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**Author:** [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-americans-get-real-diplomats/1010989 "2025-01-14T16:04:49Z")
Wtf is up with your ambassadors? You just sell the job to highest bidder? For real? --- ## [What made you first think, "Man, I'm old"? What makes you still feel young(ish)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-first-think-man-im-old-what-makes-you-still-feel-young-ish/1012353)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-you-first-think-man-im-old-what-makes-you-still-feel-young-ish/1012353 "2025-01-14T15:15:42Z")
I turned 40 this year and noticed a few gray hairs, but shrugged them off. I took a few classes at a community college, surrounded by 20-somethings and their newfangled slang and TikTok “tea”, but that wasn’t what did it… --- ## [Dry cleaner door ding-dong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-cleaner-door-ding-dong/1012924)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-cleaner-door-ding-dong/1012924 "2025-01-14T04:43:31Z")
I’ve just seen this Family Guy clip: Back before I was born my mother worked for a small “Mom and Pop” drycleaners. She stayed friends with the family and would visit them at the store and at their home. S… --- ## [What are Dad Jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-dad-jokes/1012178)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-dad-jokes/1012178 "2025-01-14T03:54:09Z")
I’m curious about the term, and I’m curious about the type of humor. What makes a joke a “Dad joke”? Also, that term seems to have a negative tone, a commentary on the quality of the joke. Please help me understand. --- ## [Looking for a calendar app/document template/etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-calendar-app-document-template-etc/1012934)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-calendar-app-document-template-etc/1012934 "2025-01-14T02:24:45Z")
I’m a teacher. I like to create a calendar for my students, listing what we’ll be covering (and have covered) when. Right now, I do this using a Google Doc that I share with them, that has a big table in it. The downs… --- ## [You can play baseball at ANY ballpark in history—what do you pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-play-baseball-at-any-ballpark-in-history-what-do-you-pick/721882)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-play-baseball-at-any-ballpark-in-history-what-do-you-pick/721882 "2025-01-14T01:02:49Z")
I’m not really a sports guy—and this question is inspired by a Star Trek episode—but it’s been stewing for awhile, and I thought I’d finally get around to asking it. Anyway, the setup: You’re putting together an amateur… --- ## [Running Man remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-man-remake/1012745)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-man-remake/1012745 "2025-01-13T22:50:27Z")
IMDb Wikipedia Planned release date November 7, 2025. I just hope its not the dumpster fire that the '87 release was. I had already read the book and was stoked for the movie. Even more-so with Arnold as the star. … --- ## [British Museum suing curator for stealing artifacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-museum-suing-curator-for-stealing-artifacts/1012802)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-museum-suing-curator-for-stealing-artifacts/1012802 "2025-01-13T22:50:21Z")
The suspect has apparently responded: “I thought it was a job requirement for working here.” --- ## [What is the purpose of jodhpurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-jodhpurs/1006681)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-jodhpurs/1006681 "2025-01-13T22:49:30Z")
Since there’s already a thread on Puttees ( What was the purpose of puttees? - #11 by John\_DiFool ), I thought I’d bring up this topic. “Jodhpurs” are those weird pants with extra-wide thighs, but tight-fitting near the… --- ## [Well, I fell on ice today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-fell-on-ice-today/1012871)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-fell-on-ice-today/1012871 "2025-01-13T21:47:11Z")
This is aimed at those of you who live in climates that have snowy and icy winters. I generally am aware of whether or not I have slipped and fallen at least once each winter. Not like I write it down or anything. But… --- ## [Brother printer, Linux drivers, rpm vs deb, typo maybe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-printer-linux-drivers-rpm-vs-deb-typo-maybe/1012665)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-printer-linux-drivers-rpm-vs-deb-typo-maybe/1012665 "2025-01-13T20:42:21Z")
Hello all, Please Note, this question may or may not have a factual answer. I’m looking into a new printer, I’m interested in this Brother printer: MFC-J1205W I don’t understand what’s going on with this page from Brot… --- ## [Isn’t It Tune You Went To Bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-it-tune-you-went-to-bed/1012904)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isn-t-it-tune-you-went-to-bed/1012904 "2025-01-13T19:04:57Z")
Well? Isn’t it? --- ## [The differences between 1970s cinema and the cinema of today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-differences-between-1970s-cinema-and-the-cinema-of-today/457017)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-differences-between-1970s-cinema-and-the-cinema-of-today/457017 "2025-01-13T18:39:50Z")
I’ve been thinking lately that there is just something fundamentally different about 70s movies and TV shows versus the ones we have today. There are a bunch of different factors that seem to combine together to create t… --- ## [Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 6654\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953 "2025-01-13T18:26:32Z")
It’s the Stormy Daniels situation. The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star,… --- ## [Wayside local attractions to go visit; near"ish" to the Nachez Trace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayside-local-attractions-to-go-visit-near-ish-to-the-nachez-trace/1012798)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayside-local-attractions-to-go-visit-near-ish-to-the-nachez-trace/1012798 "2025-01-13T18:13:21Z")
I’m coming down from the Chicago area to drive along the Natchez parkway and visit the historic Trace (whenever it warms up enough). I likely will get to it near Nashville but will probably not get all the way to the ot… --- ## [Why do more women like dancing than men do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-more-women-like-dancing-than-men-do/1012501)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-more-women-like-dancing-than-men-do/1012501 "2025-01-13T18:06:24Z")
Referencing this thread: …in which multiple people point out that a much greater proportion of women enjoy dancing than men. To be clear, the question here is not why you personally do or do not like dancing. Instea… --- ## [The one-syllable thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-syllable-thread/1011308)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-syllable-thread/1011308 "2025-01-13T17:29:17Z")
Tell me about your day, or about whatever is on your mind, using only one-syllable words. On this day, I have to go to the bank. My wife and I still have to buy some gifts for yule, and we don’t want the bill to bounce… --- ## [Truck attack on Bourbon Street \[2025-01-01\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-attack-on-bourbon-street-2025-01-01/1012435)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-attack-on-bourbon-street-2025-01-01/1012435 "2025-01-13T17:27:52Z")
Developing story: As of now, they are reporting 10 dead. Awful. --- ## [(Old) The Snowed In MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-snowed-in-mmp/1012614)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-snowed-in-mmp/1012614 "2025-01-13T15:32:13Z")
The snow has stopped but we got over 14" and there is ice under that. And more ice is expected to coat power lines. No outages here yet but I wouldn’t be surprised. I have a flashlight and candles ready, just in case… --- ## [Snowmageddon? snowpocalypse? SnowMyGod? what will be the next punny storm name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowmageddon-snowpocalypse-snowmygod-what-will-be-the-next-punny-storm-name/1012828)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowmageddon-snowpocalypse-snowmygod-what-will-be-the-next-punny-storm-name/1012828 "2025-01-13T15:29:59Z")
I suggest Blizzardpalooza, Snowpocalypse Now, Snowzilla, Ice-Tastrophe Frostnado --- ## [Hypothetically: could eggs laid by flu-stricken hens be eaten safely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-could-eggs-laid-by-flu-stricken-hens-be-eaten-safely/1012778)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-could-eggs-laid-by-flu-stricken-hens-be-eaten-safely/1012778 "2025-01-13T15:02:51Z")
The OP title is the question. You have a hen in your yard. The vet confirms that, yep, your hen has avian flu. Your hen still lays a few eggs. You collect the eggs, and decide to make them into scrambled eggs. There’s n… --- ## [Writing with a pencil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-with-a-pencil/1011155)
**Author:** [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-with-a-pencil/1011155 "2025-01-13T13:36:37Z")
Lately, I’ve become interested in pencils for drawing and urban sketching. My eyes have become open to the vast array of choices in graphite available, from the smallest-pointed mechanical drafting pencils to oversized … --- ## [Want To Buy--"Time Machine to the Rescue. "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-time-machine-to-the-rescue/1002446)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-time-machine-to-the-rescue/1002446 "2025-01-13T13:30:42Z")
A children’s book, by Donal Keith titled \* The Time Machine to the Rescue.\* Originally published in Boy’s Life Magazine, serially. --- ## [What is a ceramic space-heater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-ceramic-space-heater/1012860)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-ceramic-space-heater/1012860 "2025-01-13T09:52:15Z")
Went to Canadian Tire today to get a space heater; we’ve got an old house and some rooms get a bit of a draft when it’s 30 below. On the box it says « Safe ceramic heat ». What is a ceramic space heater? And why is it… --- ## [Matt Gaetz withdraws from AG nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-gaetz-withdraws-from-ag-nomination/1010567 "2025-01-13T08:13:25Z")
Breaking - I haven’t seen this anywhere else yet --- ## [What are your hopes for AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-hopes-for-ai/1012886)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-hopes-for-ai/1012886 "2025-01-13T07:21:22Z")
One of my biggest hopes for AI is that it becomes a nonjudgmental advocate to explore ideas with. So far, I am disappointed with it, but I do see glimmers of hope. --- ## [The John Birch Society's long shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-birch-societys-long-shadow/984230)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-birch-societys-long-shadow/984230 "2025-01-13T05:48:53Z")
I listened to this article on the radio last night And several points struck me: They considered every attempt by government to make people’s lives better as evil communism that must be stamped out. They were racist… --- ## [Overseas insurance for 3 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overseas-insurance-for-3-months/1012896)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overseas-insurance-for-3-months/1012896 "2025-01-13T05:47:11Z")
My daughter (Beta-chan for those who remember, now 16 years old!) is going to Germany on a student exchange for three months. I’m looking online for insurance for her, and have found a range of quotes from $170 to $350. … --- ## [Is there an American restaurant dish concept "Small dish to share"? (prompted from Google Maps question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-american-restaurant-dish-concept-small-dish-to-share-prompted-from-google-maps-question/1012876)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-american-restaurant-dish-concept-small-dish-to-share-prompted-from-google-maps-question/1012876 "2025-01-13T04:33:41Z")
I’ll have to first give a bit of background to this question: I maintain my timeline in Google Maps on my phone, i.e. state that my present location is at a particular venue/business (when Google Maps is not sure at whi… --- ## [Share your pour-over coffee technique!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-pour-over-coffee-technique/1011508)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-pour-over-coffee-technique/1011508 "2025-01-13T03:02:40Z")
We will be abandoning the Keurig soon (or more specifically, giving it to our college-aged daughter), and I have started doing pour-over coffee with a traditional porcelain coffee…device…whatever you call it…and paper fi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=392) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=394)