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**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-will-always-be-a-ginger-cat-at-churchills-country-home-chartwell/1010850 "2024-12-04T04:15:25Z")
Just learned this. I love the specificity of the Churchill family’s request. --- ## [Guidance on a new computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-on-a-new-computer/1006802)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidance-on-a-new-computer/1006802 "2024-12-04T02:11:34Z")
Hwæt! I have a new computer. It’s a Windows type. I’ve never had a Windows type before, personally, although I’ve used them at work for mumblety-mumble years. At work, there’s the IT people who keep it running. Now, I… --- ## ['The Streets Of Laredo' Celtic song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-streets-of-laredo-celtic-song/1010965)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-streets-of-laredo-celtic-song/1010965 "2024-12-03T21:46:56Z")
The Streets Of Laredo contains the lyrics ‘Beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly/Play the dead march as you carry me along’. Was there a Celtic-sounding song with these lyrics? Possibly about WWI? Or am I confl… --- ## [Jackson Browne is even better live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-browne-is-even-better-live/1009417)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-browne-is-even-better-live/1009417 "2024-12-03T20:58:48Z")
I’ve always loved Jackson’s albums from the 70’s and his 1993 I am Alive albums. But geez his performances Live takes it to another level. Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic Vol 1 is incredible. The live arrangements are sim… --- ## [What are some needs of people today that are not being met?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-needs-of-people-today-that-are-not-being-met/1010943)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-needs-of-people-today-that-are-not-being-met/1010943 "2024-12-03T19:34:38Z")
I keep hearing various opinions about what needs people feel are not being met in this day and age. I mean it in the broadest sense - emotional, psychological, financial, practical, technological. Some of these sound lik… --- ## [Windows 11 - I can't see files copied to my Google Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-i-cant-see-files-copied-to-my-google-drive/1011106)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-i-cant-see-files-copied-to-my-google-drive/1011106 "2024-12-03T19:30:27Z")
I bought a Windows 11 laptop. I installed the Google Drive App. Transfered some files down to the laptop. Works fine. I uploaded a new 3 GB video to Google Drive. It went way, way to fast for a Wii-Fi connection. It c… --- ## [Where are jingles for local radio commercials produced and recorded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-jingles-for-local-radio-commercials-produced-and-recorded/1011080)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-jingles-for-local-radio-commercials-produced-and-recorded/1011080 "2024-12-03T18:05:54Z")
Like the catchy jingle for the windshield/auto glass repair shop in the town where I work – did the radio station’s ad salesperson also have to write the jingle? And then he or she sent it off to … I dunno, somewhere in … --- ## [Superman and Lois Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-3/981271)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-3/981271 "2024-12-03T17:42:33Z")
Season 3 of Superman and Lois is upon us. With the massacre of DC-TV (and the larger DCU), this may be the last season of the show, though no announcement one way or another has been made yet. Jordan Elsass, who played … --- ## [Leftovers Recipe Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftovers-recipe-ideas/1010983)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftovers-recipe-ideas/1010983 "2024-12-03T17:10:58Z")
It’s that time again. What to do with all these leftovers? Today I took stock and I have-- a whole tray of mushrooms that did not get used, the greater part of a 13 pound turkey, stuffing and collard greens. How about so… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-13/1010809)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-13/1010809 "2024-12-03T17:05:01Z")
The upset bug showed up last weekend, as three contenders went down at the hands of division foes. Pittsburgh was defeated in a blizzard in Cleveland, the Titans surprised the Texans in Houston, and Dallas defeated Washi… --- ## [Can't hear voice from one number on mobile phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-hear-voice-from-one-number-on-mobile-phone/1011028)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-hear-voice-from-one-number-on-mobile-phone/1011028 "2024-12-03T14:46:06Z")
My cousin and I are best friends. When she calls me (Android phone to Android phone). It rings, I answer, but hear no sound or voice. When I call her, it rings and she can hear my voice. I cannot hear her. Doesn’t sound… --- ## [True? "Democrats would rather have fascism than Bernie Sanders' populism"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-democrats-would-rather-have-fascism-than-bernie-sanders-populism/1010953)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-democrats-would-rather-have-fascism-than-bernie-sanders-populism/1010953 "2024-12-03T08:06:14Z")
The quote came from here: I understand that there’s been a lot about this topic, already. I’m referring to the claims made specifically in this clip, and it’s title. If you disagree, how? Even though I’m g… --- ## [The Hunter Biden Investigation {thread started in 2019}, Hunter Pardoned on December 1, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunter-biden-investigation-thread-started-in-2019-hunter-pardoned-on-december-1-2024/840964)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1619\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hunter-biden-investigation-thread-started-in-2019-hunter-pardoned-on-december-1-2024/840964 "2024-12-03T07:36:38Z")
From what I have seen of John Solomon’s work, there didn’t seem to be any “there there” with the Biden accusations. And, realistically, nor would there be given that he was working (probably through Rudy Giuliani) with … --- ## [Trump's 100% Tariff Threat to BRICS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tariff-threat-to-brics/1011053)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tariff-threat-to-brics/1011053 "2024-12-03T07:23:57Z")
According to the AP, in a Truth Social post, Trump has warned BRICS nations “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mi… --- ## [Has pepper spray been used before on the sports field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-pepper-spray-been-used-before-on-the-sports-field/1010994)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-pepper-spray-been-used-before-on-the-sports-field/1010994 "2024-12-03T05:34:14Z")
Reading about Michigan upsetting favoured Ohio State. The article implies that emotions ran so high that pepper spray was used to separate the two teams. It took several minutes for stadium security and police to separ… --- ## [Dream On by Aerosmith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-on-by-aerosmith/1010971)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-on-by-aerosmith/1010971 "2024-12-03T04:04:45Z")
I was probably 13 or so when it was on the radio and I remember liking the song. Never bought the album, the only one I ever had was Toys in the Attic, and for about 40 years since I have not listened much to Aerosmith,… --- ## [Help someone too Ancient (or Stupid) to log into TikTok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-someone-too-ancient-or-stupid-to-log-into-tiktok/1011024)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-someone-too-ancient-or-stupid-to-log-into-tiktok/1011024 "2024-12-03T03:16:47Z")
I have reasons (that I won’t go into) to upload video from my computer to TikTok. So I go to sign up for a TikTok account. “Use phone or email, or log in using Google, Apple, Twitter, whatever”. Email, please. I ente… --- ## [WICKED Q: The Shiz University campus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-q-the-shiz-university-campus/1011087)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-q-the-shiz-university-campus/1011087 "2024-12-03T03:08:02Z")
Were the Alhambra-style exteriors of Shiz University based on an existing American university? I swear I’ve seen them before in one of those “20 Best University Campus” articles (and also that collee that Buffy Summers b… --- ## [What was the deadliest calendar day in human history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-deadliest-calendar-day-in-human-history/1011022)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-deadliest-calendar-day-in-human-history/1011022 "2024-12-03T03:05:38Z")
I watched a new documentary series on the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. At the beginning of each episode, it is noted that 227,898 people died as a result of that natural disaster. I wondered if that date h… --- ## [Should President Biden Pardon Remaining Individuals on Trump's Enemies List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-president-biden-pardon-remaining-individuals-on-trumps-enemies-list/1011082)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-president-biden-pardon-remaining-individuals-on-trumps-enemies-list/1011082 "2024-12-02T19:59:40Z")
There are slight variations in published lists of Donald Trump’s enemies, but this from Politico looks about correct: From Liz Cheney to Jack Smith to Mark Milley, Trump has a lengthy inventory of people he’s pledged to… --- ## [Does this app/web site exist (weather-related)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-app-web-site-exist-weather-related/1011046)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-app-web-site-exist-weather-related/1011046 "2024-12-03T01:02:13Z")
My wife and I like to travel. Since her retirement we’ve been taking a number of road trips, and we’ve been doing a couple (or more) cruises per year. The point is that a lot of our travel involves multiple destinations … --- ## [Can we realistically reduce Food Waste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-realistically-reduce-food-waste/1010979)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-realistically-reduce-food-waste/1010979 "2024-12-03T00:11:43Z")
(Caveat: these percentages are my amateur estimates; I’m sure there are studies with more precise figures) There has been discussions regarding reducing Food Waste, but I have my doubts that will happen. We live in a co… --- ## [I found a service-station today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-service-station-today/1011050)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-service-station-today/1011050 "2024-12-02T23:43:08Z")
Today I pulled into a petrol station to fill my car. Got out, grabbed the nozzle and stuck it in my tank and a fellow came running out tutting his finger at me. Huh? Whut? Well, it turned out this was one of the original… --- ## [Is the slow dance still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-slow-dance-still-a-thing/1011031)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-slow-dance-still-a-thing/1011031 "2024-12-02T23:34:48Z")
Last week, I chaperoned a dance at my school. Most of the music they played just sounded like noise to me, but then, I suppose that that’s how it’s always been, from one generation to the next. But one specific differe… --- ## [Be careful when you’re out hunting deer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-when-you-re-out-hunting-deer/1010818)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-when-you-re-out-hunting-deer/1010818 "2024-12-02T23:19:22Z")
I always thought that the main danger when hunting was disturbing a bear, or accidentally being shot oif you didn’t wear your orange. But it makes sense that a sudden burst of activity might cause fatal wear and tear on … --- ## [Uptick on credit card scams and scam fone calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uptick-on-credit-card-scams-and-scam-fone-calls/1010957)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uptick-on-credit-card-scams-and-scam-fone-calls/1010957 "2024-12-02T23:01:22Z")
I have been watching scams by fone and internet for over 25 years. Recently, I have been subject to an increase in credit card problems and I wonder if the scammers have become more sophisticated. In the last 2 years, … --- ## [A way to get rid of "illegals"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-get-rid-of-illegals/1011064)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-get-rid-of-illegals/1011064 "2024-12-02T22:48:28Z")
Not one I’m advocating, I’m just curious why, since cruelty is no consideration, trump doesn’t just make their lives so miserable that they would want to leave on their own. It would be more cost effective than roundups … --- ## [Unusual Middle Names (not a mnemonic, but similar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-middle-names-not-a-mnemonic-but-similar/1010867)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-middle-names-not-a-mnemonic-but-similar/1010867 "2024-12-02T22:15:41Z")
Several decades ago, I remember hearing a list of unusual middle names of famous people. It was something like “riddle strange only true”. “Strange” is the middle name of Robert S. McNamara, who was secretary of defens… --- ## [Mammy Yokum's attire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammy-yokums-attire/1011075)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammy-yokums-attire/1011075 "2024-12-02T21:30:15Z")
I’ve had Li’l Abner strips popping up in my Facebook feed this week. Most of the characters in the strip wear stereotypical hillbilly clothes. But for some reason, Mammy Yokum seems to follow her own strange fashion mus… --- ## [Does the SDMB have its own phone app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-have-its-own-phone-app/1005828)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-have-its-own-phone-app/1005828 "2024-12-02T21:15:01Z")
A few times lately when I open SDMB on my phone (in Chrome) I get a little pop-up message at the top saying “Install Straight Dope Message Board”. I usually ignore it, but it happened again this morning and I got curious… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=422) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=424)