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**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sport-not-be-discussed-outside-of-the-game-room/1012401 "2025-01-01T02:47:45Z")
Inspired by the move of this thread from GD to TGR. As I indicated, I started the thread in GD hoping to attract discussion from the board in general, not just sports fans. I suspect there is no shortage of folk (like … --- ## ["Vote for Coolidge": an outdated meme for "outdated"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-coolidge-an-outdated-meme-for-outdated/1012244)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-coolidge-an-outdated-meme-for-outdated/1012244 "2024-12-31T23:00:32Z")
I’ve been revisiting a lot of older sitcoms lately. Last night I watched Green Acres 1x06 “Furniture, Furniture, Who’s Got the Furniture?” (October 20, 1965) where Oliver’s perpetually snobbish mother is appauled to see … --- ## [Removing "reply to" from a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-reply-to-from-a-post/1012368)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-reply-to-from-a-post/1012368 "2024-12-31T22:43:07Z")
Sometimes when I post in a thread I accidentally reply to a particular poster, rather than to the thread itself. The person gets a note of a reply, even though my post doesn’t address them directly. I’ve tried editing,… --- ## [Repo snatches on Youtube. What if AWD or 4WD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repo-snatches-on-youtube-what-if-awd-or-4wd/1012304)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repo-snatches-on-youtube-what-if-awd-or-4wd/1012304 "2024-12-31T22:31:40Z")
I’ve been watching repo shorts on Youtube where the driver goes in fast while lowering his tow gear. Its a T where the back arms open up once it’s in position to lift one axel. Just look at this to see. So my question… --- ## [VR goggles for mice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vr-goggles-for-mice/1012339)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vr-goggles-for-mice/1012339 "2024-12-31T21:47:31Z")
Now they can eat all of the virtual cheese they please! Just have to figure out how to get them into a sleek jumpsuit. But really, here’s hoping it has so actual benefits to studying the brain. --- ## [Explosion at South Korean Military Base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-south-korean-military-base/1012080)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-south-korean-military-base/1012080 "2024-12-31T20:47:04Z")
From The Korea Times: 3 people injured in explosion at military base in Gimhae Three civilians were injured in an explosion at a military base in this southeastern city on Monday, authorities said. The explosion occu… --- ## [9/11 Suspects Expected to Plead Guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-suspects-expected-to-plead-guilty/1005082)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-suspects-expected-to-plead-guilty/1005082 "2024-12-31T20:33:31Z")
I am not in the know so didn’t see this coming! I wonder what benefit they’ll derive here. --- ## [ChatGPT says RFK and Sargent Shriver were "brilliant" or "one of most brightest minds in JFK's admin"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-says-rfk-and-sargent-shriver-were-brilliant-or-one-of-most-brightest-minds-in-jfks-admin/1012038)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-says-rfk-and-sargent-shriver-were-brilliant-or-one-of-most-brightest-minds-in-jfks-admin/1012038 "2024-12-31T18:28:27Z")
Sometimes GPT is helpful, sometimes it’s a mess, but I question its answers to my question: “Who are widely regarded as the brightest cabinet members, advisors, or assistants of John F. Kennedy?” I knew Robert McNamara,… --- ## [Photo booths - where were they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-booths-where-were-they/1012137)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-booths-where-were-they/1012137 "2024-12-31T17:11:23Z")
I read an article that stated there were only 200 old school photo booths left in the world. The others have gone digital. I don’t remember encountering any in my youth. Where would they be set up - shopping malls, I gue… --- ## [Hey, AI actually did something for me! (About IDing a crime novel series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ai-actually-did-something-for-me-about-iding-a-crime-novel-series/1012361)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ai-actually-did-something-for-me-about-iding-a-crime-novel-series/1012361 "2024-12-31T16:55:23Z")
For weeks I’ve been trying to remember a particular series of books. For no particular reason, they just popped up in my brain during a sleepless stretch one night, and I got to thinking, yeah, I really enjoyed those bo… --- ## [Caesar’s Calendar puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caesar-s-calendar-puzzle/1002796)
**Author:** [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caesar-s-calendar-puzzle/1002796 "2024-12-31T16:22:51Z")
So I got this Caesar’s Calendar puzzle as an early Fathers’ Day gift. (I will often get various puzzles as gifts.) Link to mine but others seem to produce it. (This page also has a link to solutions but I don’t want to c… --- ## [Is it irrational to be nervous about getting on a Boeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-irrational-to-be-nervous-about-getting-on-a-boeing/1012296)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-irrational-to-be-nervous-about-getting-on-a-boeing/1012296 "2024-12-31T14:24:37Z")
Probably. But the South Korea crash has not helped. --- ## [He Hate Me Fantasy Football 2024 - Year 22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2024-year-22/1005297)
**Author:** [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-fantasy-football-2024-year-22/1005297 "2024-12-31T13:21:48Z")
That time of year again! So the league has been set up for a while, but only three owners (besides me) responded to the invites I sent. If you want me to re-send the invite, let me know here or via PM. Also if you are n… --- ## [Any way to axe the Edge browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-axe-the-edge-browser/1011996)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-axe-the-edge-browser/1011996 "2024-12-31T10:08:55Z")
My wife is having minor memory problems. She uses the Firefox browser and things generally go smoothly. But at least once a day, the Edge browser opens spontaneously and covers the Firefox window. I have told her repe… --- ## [Fix Windows 10 blue screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-windows-10-blue-screen/1011993)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-windows-10-blue-screen/1011993 "2024-12-31T07:25:04Z")
Subsequent to a power-supply failure, a non-backed-up utility computer running (supposedly) Windows 10 Pro initially seemed to be OK \[passed a CHKDSK and booted normally\], but after \[unclear precisely what happened\] the … --- ## ["Pompatus" revisited: Steve Miller Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pompatus-revisited-steve-miller-speaks/1012345)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pompatus-revisited-steve-miller-speaks/1012345 "2024-12-31T05:24:53Z")
Nothing really new, but here’s a quick video with Jimmy Fallon where he mentions it. Steve’s looking a lot like Jerry Springer these days. :open\_mouth: --- ## [Another ferry capsizes in South Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ferry-capsizes-in-south-korea/1012370)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ferry-capsizes-in-south-korea/1012370 "2024-12-31T05:12:20Z")
From The Korea Times: Captain found dead after car ferry capsizes off southwestern coast, 4 still missing The captain of a car ferry that capsized off the southwestern coast was found dead inside the ship, the Coast G… --- ## [Facebook "Likes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-likes/1012342)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-likes/1012342 "2024-12-31T00:19:20Z")
Every once in a while, someone I never heard of it “likes” one or more of my Facebook posts. This morning, I found 20 new “likes”, all given by a pretty young girl who lives in Las Vegas. Two questions: Why would some… --- ## [Is there a full Canadian breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-full-canadian-breakfast/1012154)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-full-canadian-breakfast/1012154 "2024-12-30T23:41:27Z")
We have full English breakfasts plus Irish, Scottish and Welsh breakfasts. The latter are just variations on the original (?) English version. I found out there is a full Australian breakfast also although it just seems … --- ## [RIP Olivia Hussey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-hussey/1012248)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-hussey/1012248 "2024-12-30T23:31:21Z")
--- ## [Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-mcdonaldland-characters-disappear/941369)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-mcdonaldland-characters-disappear/941369 "2024-12-30T22:03:41Z")
Being a child in the 60’s and 70’s I remember seeing lots of McDonalds commercials featuring a cast of characters, such as Ronald, Grimace, the Hamburgler, Mayor McCheese, and many others. The commercials were clearly ge… --- ## [Expanding my vocabulary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-my-vocabulary/1009546)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-my-vocabulary/1009546 "2024-12-30T21:31:04Z")
Certain odd words, common enough that I come across them in my reading every few months, drive me to the dictionary where I read the entry, go “Oh, yeah, that’s what it means.” But then I always forget the definition the… --- ## [Bobby Gentry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-gentry/1012270)
**Author:** [@jinkzx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jinkzx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-gentry/1012270 "2024-12-30T20:44:02Z")
I want to say Im thinking of Bobby Gentry --- ## [People who live outside the USA: Do you routinely eat grape jelly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-live-outside-the-usa-do-you-routinely-eat-grape-jelly/1011893)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-live-outside-the-usa-do-you-routinely-eat-grape-jelly/1011893 "2024-12-30T20:32:38Z")
Let’s not get into differences of jam/jelly/preserves/etc. I’m talking about the sweet fruit flavored stuff you might spread on your bread/toast/scones/muffins/whatever. Is grape flavored (stuff) something you might ro… --- ## [Civilization 5 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-5-question/1012346)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-5-question/1012346 "2024-12-30T19:02:22Z")
My friend and I played Civilization 5 on the Medieval start recently. We found no Ruins - is this a bug, or to be expected? Thanks (and Happy New Year!) --- ## [Thermodynamic efficiency of an electric heater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermodynamic-efficiency-of-an-electric-heater/1012089)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermodynamic-efficiency-of-an-electric-heater/1012089 "2024-12-30T18:11:30Z")
I had just seen a humorous Tik-Tok video regarding the thermodynamics of various electric devices, and how none can achieve 100% efficiency: there will always be some energy lost as waste heat. So…what is the thermodyna… --- ## [Your ideal home layout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ideal-home-layout/1011992)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ideal-home-layout/1011992 "2024-12-30T17:43:34Z")
What is your ideal home layout for a detached house? Everything on a single plane, or two or more floors? Garage built in or separate? Living room on the first or second floor? En suite bathroom or not? Open floor plan, … --- ## [F them seed oils!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-them-seed-oils/1007323)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-them-seed-oils/1007323 "2024-12-30T15:46:32Z")
They are in almost every got damn thing! I can’t order anything out in restaurants without my food swimming in them. Take something healthy like broccoli. Order them in just about any restaurant and it is loaded with som… --- ## [My blank is so blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blank-is-so-blank/1011865)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blank-is-so-blank/1011865 "2024-12-30T13:33:42Z")
New game that came to me… My keyboard is so old… That the WoF\* keys are almost worn away! WoF = Wheel of Fortune letters are R, S, T, L, N, and E, the most used letters in the alphabet. --- ## [(Old) Pole Dancer and Dasher and Comet and Cupid! - A MMP For The Rest Of Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pole-dancer-and-dasher-and-comet-and-cupid-a-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/1012043)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pole-dancer-and-dasher-and-comet-and-cupid-a-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/1012043 "2024-12-30T08:46:58Z")
It’s Festivus! Whip out your pole, warm up the meatloaf, and let’s Air some Grievances! And the title was chosen because it combines Festivus, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day(we got a lot of VDay cards going to the stor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=401) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=403)