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**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-do-you-want-to-see-resolved/1007757 "2024-09-29T02:48:11Z")
I just went into this thread and called the OP to tell us: did you buy the car or not? There was a thread a few years ago where the OP found out that an anonymous one-night stand years back resulted in a child and he wa… --- ## [How biased is NewsNation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-biased-is-newsnation/1008221)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-biased-is-newsnation/1008221 "2024-09-29T02:36:00Z")
It presents itself as unbiased, but its recent promotion of Bill O’Reilly interviewing Elon Musk leads me to believe it might not be true. What’s the scoop? --- ## [Wealth going to the 1%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealth-going-to-the-1/1007678)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealth-going-to-the-1/1007678 "2024-09-28T22:38:32Z")
A factoid I keep hearing is that almost all of the increase in the US economy today is going to an elite of 1% or less. But how exactly is this manifesting? If they’re raking in more money, what is it getting spent on? A… --- ## [Is there a good fact-checking analysis of Netanyahu's UN speech? September 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-fact-checking-analysis-of-netanyahus-un-speech-september-2024/1008212)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-fact-checking-analysis-of-netanyahus-un-speech-september-2024/1008212 "2024-09-28T20:40:40Z")
I would like to read an objective, as much as possible, review and fact-check of Netanyahu’s speech to the UN the other day. I have yet to be able to find one online, though. Is there a good breakdown and fact-check of … --- ## ["Bridgerton" ball was a Wonka-esque flop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgerton-ball-was-a-wonka-esque-flop/1008204)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgerton-ball-was-a-wonka-esque-flop/1008204 "2024-09-28T18:55:56Z")
I never watched the show, but I saw the headline and had to check it out. These kinds of abysmally-planned events are clearly set up to be grifts, aren’t they? Just trying to pull in money? --- ## [What is the Breakfast of Champions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-breakfast-of-champions/1007750)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-breakfast-of-champions/1007750 "2024-09-28T16:02:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Am I an extreme outlier because I remember people, faces, places, names from 20-30 years ago?: I think opinions will vary. --- ## [How would you prove you're a citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prove-youre-a-citizen/1007450)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prove-youre-a-citizen/1007450 "2024-09-28T14:15:56Z")
Is a birth certificate sufficient? A copy or one of the official embossed ones? If you’re the child of immigrants and born in the USA, is your birth certificate enough? I don’t have a passport. Do naturalized citizens g… --- ## [Possible War in Lebanon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-war-in-lebanon/1004947)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-war-in-lebanon/1004947 "2024-09-28T13:40:34Z")
Many people seem to think a war with Lebanon/Hezbollah and Israel is inevitable. There was a major strike into the Golan Heights over the weekend, which killed a number of children. https://apnews.com/article/israel-leb… --- ## [Tupperware inc files for bankruptcy 70s and 80s kids sob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tupperware-inc-files-for-bankruptcy-70s-and-80s-kids-sob/1007457)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tupperware-inc-files-for-bankruptcy-70s-and-80s-kids-sob/1007457 "2024-09-28T12:11:56Z")
Wow, this one brings back memories of playing Atari in the bedroom with the cousins while Mom and Aunts took turns having the parties. The snacks were the best! tho And yes, Aunt still has a lot of hers. LOL. Though I h… --- ## [I have a Game Dev Tycoon (Game on Steam) question - are the game genres random or can i unlock specific ones? - edited title - RT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-game-dev-tycoon-game-on-steam-question-are-the-game-genres-random-or-can-i-unlock-specific-ones-edited-title-rt/1007736)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-game-dev-tycoon-game-on-steam-question-are-the-game-genres-random-or-can-i-unlock-specific-ones-edited-title-rt/1007736 "2024-09-28T12:00:05Z")
is the genre research random or do you have to do certain things to unlock specific ones? like in the game I’m playing now I have kung fu unlocked but I’m not getting “fighting” so I can make my Mortal Kombat/Stree… --- ## [What should I do in Barcelona, over a long weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-barcelona-over-a-long-weekend/1005719)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-barcelona-over-a-long-weekend/1005719 "2024-09-28T11:01:30Z")
My husband is going to a conference, and I plan to join him. But I have hard commitments Tuesday evenings, so I will be flying out on Wednesday, arriving Thursday, and I need to get home by the following Tuesday. So I’l… --- ## [Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to lead the UK but has resigned on July 7, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1423\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872 "2024-09-28T08:39:43Z")
Previous thread about May’s resignation and Johnson’s election as PM: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=876044 Brexit, Brexit, Brexit and Brexit - oh, yeah, and the economy, budget, immigration, educ… --- ## [Speculation that NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is in danger of losing state Republican Party financial support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-that-nc-lt-governor-mark-robinson-is-in-danger-of-losing-state-republican-party-financial-support/1006316)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-that-nc-lt-governor-mark-robinson-is-in-danger-of-losing-state-republican-party-financial-support/1006316 "2024-09-28T07:39:48Z")
Speculation that said crazy dude – NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson – is in danger of losing state Republican Party financial support: Republicans are now deciding when to pull the plug on Robinson’s sinking ship. A Surv… --- ## [Do people's veins ever fully recover from blood tests and IV's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-peoples-veins-ever-fully-recover-from-blood-tests-and-ivs/1007748)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-peoples-veins-ever-fully-recover-from-blood-tests-and-ivs/1007748 "2024-09-28T03:42:44Z")
My mom was a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and sometimes got called in to start IV’s in patients with bad veins I"ve always been a difficult stick. Especially now after a lifetime of blood tests and IV’s. I had surgery in … --- ## [How to cook steelhead trout: need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-steelhead-trout-need-answer-fast/1007626)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-steelhead-trout-need-answer-fast/1007626 "2024-09-27T21:13:07Z")
My husband doesn’t eat fish, so i rarely cook it. But i like fish, my adult daughter (who lives with us) likes fish, and my husband is out of town. So i went to the supermarket and picked up some thing labeled “steelhead… --- ## [Culturally/Regionally common foods and drinks you've never tried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221 "2024-09-27T19:43:44Z")
Thanksgiving reminds me of common foods I’ve never tried, and then there’s Christmas for a beverage most people I know seem to enjoy. Most of them just seem like they’d be gross. Others are because of ethical objections.… --- ## [Apparently there's nothing wrong with me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-theres-nothing-wrong-with-me/1007777)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-theres-nothing-wrong-with-me/1007777 "2024-09-27T19:35:56Z")
Well, except for the extremely low white blood cell count (2 something for those who know what that means) Also anemia. I was sent to a hematologist, who had me do a bunch more tests and a bone marrow biopsy.\* Do I hav… --- ## [Car jump-starting and vulnerable electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-jump-starting-and-vulnerable-electronics/1007654)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-jump-starting-and-vulnerable-electronics/1007654 "2024-09-27T18:49:09Z")
For the purposes of this thread, the “conventional” way of jump-starting a car is: \*connect positive cable to positive terminal of dead battery \*connect positive cable to positive terminal of good battery \*connect neg… --- ## [Haitian food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haitian-food/1007226)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haitian-food/1007226 "2024-09-27T16:13:46Z")
All kidding about cats-as-food aside, I’m now curious what Haitian cuisine is like. I loves me some jerk chicken, but that’s a Jamaican thing. Does Haitian food have similar Caribbean tendencies, or is there more Fren… --- ## [Mass Shooting in Birmingham, Alabama \[2024-09-22\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-birmingham-alabama-2024-09-22/1007600)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-birmingham-alabama-2024-09-22/1007600 "2024-09-27T16:09:13Z")
Yet another mass shooting. 4 dead, 17 injured. No suspects in custody. --- ## [Frog folks - genus Rana vs. Lithobates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-folks-genus-rana-vs-lithobates/1007795)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-folks-genus-rana-vs-lithobates/1007795 "2024-09-27T16:03:39Z")
This is a possibly obscure question for the herpetologists and frog people out there. I’ve been looking into the North American Wood Frog lately (Lithobates sylvaticus)—largely because they’re all over my property at the… --- ## [What I don’t understand is why people who aren’t members of the privileged classes support Trump and his agenda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-don-t-understand-is-why-people-who-aren-t-members-of-the-privileged-classes-support-trump-and-his-agenda/1004386)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-don-t-understand-is-why-people-who-aren-t-members-of-the-privileged-classes-support-trump-and-his-agenda/1004386 "2024-09-27T14:03:20Z")
What I don’t understand is why people who aren’t members of the privileged classes support Trump and his agenda. He talks a good game but his actual policies while president didn’t help them. --- ## [An Urban75 Forum question (no, not a board fight!), for those who frequent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-urban75-forum-question-no-not-a-board-fight-for-those-who-frequent/1007778)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-urban75-forum-question-no-not-a-board-fight-for-those-who-frequent/1007778 "2024-09-27T13:35:41Z")
Once upon a very long time ago, someone on SDMB posted links to similar / kindred boards and I saved links to NADS, which did not survive, and to Urban75, which definitely did. I signed up for both and then mostly didn’… --- ## [Charter Members: Who and how many are left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708 "2024-09-27T11:22:24Z")
Just out of curiosity, how many folks took advantage of the charter membership, and is there a listing of who’s left? The Internet’s a wild, open space. I’m curious of who’s left of those ‘unwashed masses’ as Mike Lukas… --- ## [Is there an app for this? \[Finding lost phone using laptop\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-for-this-finding-lost-phone-using-laptop/1007673)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-for-this-finding-lost-phone-using-laptop/1007673 "2024-09-27T10:20:24Z")
Sometimes I put my phone down somewhere and then forget where it is. If somebody else is around, I can ask them to call my number and then locate my phone by the ringing. This doesn’t work when I’m by myself. I have to… --- ## [MrBeast's "Beast Games" Vegas shoot an unmitigated disaster, say local staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrbeasts-beast-games-vegas-shoot-an-unmitigated-disaster-say-local-staff/1007779)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrbeasts-beast-games-vegas-shoot-an-unmitigated-disaster-say-local-staff/1007779 "2024-09-27T09:25:02Z")
The prominent Youtuber recently conducted a three-day shoot at Allegiant Stadium for the first part of a Squid Game-esque competition series he’s producing for Amazon. The 2,000 entrants were required to live and sleep i… --- ## [Story ID: Young man trapped on an island in Ireland? Scotland? \[Spoiler\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-id-young-man-trapped-on-an-island-in-ireland-scotland-spoiler/1007772)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-id-young-man-trapped-on-an-island-in-ireland-scotland-spoiler/1007772 "2024-09-27T03:20:48Z")
This is a classic story, but the title is not coming to my mind. I have it in my head that it took place in the 18th or 19th Century. A young man is stranded on an island. He can see the mainland a short distance away… --- ## [I Pit Our IT Department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-our-it-department/997287)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-our-it-department/997287 "2024-09-27T03:12:23Z")
I have, myself, been an employee in a large organization’s IT Department. And we weren’t well liked, as a department, I tried to be a helpful person, making it that much more possible for people to do their jobs well b… --- ## [Things that bug me about Harris's position statements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-me-about-harriss-position-statements/1007688)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-me-about-harriss-position-statements/1007688 "2024-09-27T01:04:37Z")
I’m a big Harris fan. I want her to win, I support her on most things, and I think overall her campaign has been very smart. Her warmth and laughter, her ability to empathize, her desire to move forward with a positive… --- ## [When did the meaning of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-the-left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing-shift/1007619)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-the-left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing-shift/1007619 "2024-09-27T00:55:53Z")
If you say somebody doesn’t let his left hand know what his right hand is doing, you’re saying that person is very sneaky and good at concealing his questionable deeds. But that’s not the original meaning of the idiom. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=468&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=470&state=muted)