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**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-sept-25-2024/1007730 "2024-09-26T02:18:30Z")
News is breaking on MSNBC but details are sparse thus far. Here’s a link to Yahoo News: At this point there are no specifics as to what he has been indicted for (I think that’s coming tomorrow for some reason) but it … --- ## [Does the phrase "hale and hearty" appear in Shakespeare's works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-phrase-hale-and-hearty-appear-in-shakespeares-works/1007699)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-phrase-hale-and-hearty-appear-in-shakespeares-works/1007699 "2024-09-26T02:33:57Z")
During a rally Trump said the following about Biden: He was a hale and hearty guy, well-met. Did you ever hear Shakespeare? He was hale and hearty and well-met, but he wasn’t a smart person. “Well-met” shows up a lot… --- ## [Government shutdown watch Fall 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-watch-fall-2024-edition/1007449)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-watch-fall-2024-edition/1007449 "2024-09-25T20:55:15Z")
Earlier today the House of Representatives voted down Speaker Johnson’s attempt to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating after the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Johnson had… --- ## [Things you may not want to tell your ex-wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-may-not-want-to-tell-your-ex-wife/1007260)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-may-not-want-to-tell-your-ex-wife/1007260 "2024-09-25T20:43:12Z")
… but you do anyway. My ex is very cool, but she has a massive aversion to danger to our children. I grew up in a fairly permissive home, where… well, where accidental damages meant a trip to the hospital, but if my mu… --- ## [Split\_p\_j trolling and political swipes in Cafe Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-trolling-and-political-swipes-in-cafe-thread/1007667)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-trolling-and-political-swipes-in-cafe-thread/1007667 "2024-09-25T20:07:03Z")
I think this board is missing the bigger picture, as usual. Only 75 posts on a huge story that touches everything. We are talking about Beyonce, whose music Harris used in the rally at the hanger, or that the Obama’s had… --- ## [Something has changed with the Twitter algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-has-changed-with-the-twitter-algorithm/1007685)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-has-changed-with-the-twitter-algorithm/1007685 "2024-09-25T18:48:40Z")
I saw a few folks talking about it, and now I’ve noticed myself - accounts I follow that disappeared from my Twitter feed are now re-emerging. Anyone else notice this? About 8 months ago I realized that I was no longe… --- ## [What was this Deadpool like movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-deadpool-like-movie/1007681)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-deadpool-like-movie/1007681 "2024-09-25T18:24:13Z")
Probably 20 years old. A kind of revenge flick. A guy suffers grievous injuries, the recovery from which robs him of an ability to feel pain. I think that was his main “power”. He dressed (iirc) swathed in bandages from … --- ## [Experiences with voter outreach: is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-voter-outreach-is-it-worth-it/1006930)
**Author:** [@illoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illoe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-voter-outreach-is-it-worth-it/1006930 "2024-09-25T17:56:23Z")
Today I spent two hours phone-banking for one of the two major US political parties. I was nervous about it because I’m an extreme introvert, but it was really well organized, with an autodialer that made it easy to conn… --- ## [Japan: why not "The Japans"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-why-not-the-japans/1007122)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-why-not-the-japans/1007122 "2024-09-25T17:29:38Z")
In the recent “Shogun” miniseries, the English-speaking characters conspicuously referred to Japan as “the Japans.” The creators of the miniseries seem to have put considerable effort into historical accuracy - if not f… --- ## [David Duchovny Why Won't You Love Me (A 90s flashback)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-duchovny-why-wont-you-love-me-a-90s-flashback/1007680)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-duchovny-why-wont-you-love-me-a-90s-flashback/1007680 "2024-09-25T16:08:43Z")
Hank Green brought this up today but I actually remember this swimming around the Internet back at the time. It is like a Who’s Who Time Capsule of 90s Pop Culture and the song is darn catchy. --- ## [Are you glad you're a Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-glad-youre-a-doper/1007552)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-glad-youre-a-doper/1007552 "2024-09-25T14:55:46Z")
Just noticed that I have a birthday cake. Yep, looks like I’ve been here 24 years today. In that time, I’ve been contradicted, argued with, agreed with, corrected. I’ve posted silly song lyrics in accordance with even… --- ## [What does {WE?} mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-we-mean/1007151)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-we-mean/1007151 "2024-09-25T14:44:13Z")
I’ve noticed {WE?} at the tail end of some comments made by mods. Is that some sort of administrative code-speak? What does {WE?} mean? --- ## [Exile in semi modern times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exile-in-semi-modern-times/1007589)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exile-in-semi-modern-times/1007589 "2024-09-25T07:01:57Z")
I am only vaguely familiar with this. I am curious as to the whole subject of exiles. What were the trems of the exile. What could they expect once they landed? Were any laws in force? How quickly did they restart a more… --- ## [NASA planning to get sample from an asteroid Tues (with spacecraft OSIRIS-REx)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-planning-to-get-sample-from-an-asteroid-tues-with-spacecraft-osiris-rex/923357)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-planning-to-get-sample-from-an-asteroid-tues-with-spacecraft-osiris-rex/923357 "2024-09-25T04:38:15Z")
If all goes well it will happen. Japan did this once . --- ## [It's ON: nothing like Donkey Kong (Radar Images of Asteroid)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-on-nothing-like-donkey-kong-radar-images-of-asteroid/1007627)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-on-nothing-like-donkey-kong-radar-images-of-asteroid/1007627 "2024-09-25T04:14:26Z")
There are some excellent radar images of Asteroid 2024 ON, which passed nearby a week ago. A contact binary. --- ## [What exactly does this political (?) shirt mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-this-political-shirt-mean/1007640)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-this-political-shirt-mean/1007640 "2024-09-25T04:13:19Z")
At least I think it’s political I assume the red states are actual “red states” but I don’t get what the beer has anything to do with it. --- ## [Brett Favre; Ted DiBiase Sr. and Jr. sued by Mississippi for welfare misspending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-ted-dibiase-sr-and-jr-sued-by-mississippi-for-welfare-misspending/964246)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-favre-ted-dibiase-sr-and-jr-sued-by-mississippi-for-welfare-misspending/964246 "2024-09-25T04:08:00Z")
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, former pro wrestlers “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and his son Ted DiBiase Jr., and several other people for squandering mi… --- ## [Two opposed scenarios about the GOP’s future (assuming Trump loses in 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-opposed-scenarios-about-the-gop-s-future-assuming-trump-loses-in-2024/1006963)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-opposed-scenarios-about-the-gop-s-future-assuming-trump-loses-in-2024/1006963 "2024-09-25T02:58:32Z")
Now that the GOP has put up the worst possible candidate in human history (except perhaps Caligula and Hitler), and still will get at least to a very close race in 2024, I must ask: Won’t their first post-Trump candidate… --- ## [Are these painkillers I bought a placebo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-painkillers-i-bought-a-placebo/1007318)
**Author:** [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-painkillers-i-bought-a-placebo/1007318 "2024-09-25T02:00:47Z")
I bought some OTC pain meds for backache. Each tablet contains 500mg paracetamol and 7.5mg dihydrocodeine tartrate. Apparently, these are the strongest painkillers you can buy without prescription in the UK. However, I … --- ## [Bodybuilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodybuilding/1007316)
**Author:** [@Nightfall1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightfall1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bodybuilding/1007316 "2024-09-25T01:55:01Z")
Hello everyone. I hope someone can help me. Maybe 50 years ago in a Dan Lurie bodybuilding magazine there was an article about the myth Sisyphus. He was a devious tyrant who killed visitors to show off his power. This v… --- ## [Young Child Acting Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-child-acting-question/673023)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-child-acting-question/673023 "2024-09-25T00:58:57Z")
I’m watching Boardwalk Empire and there is a scene that takes place where one of the main characters is arguing with his wife and there are two small children in the dining room supposedly waiting for their breakfast. T… --- ## [Criminal Case Against Trump and Vance for Lies About Ohio Haitians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-case-against-trump-and-vance-for-lies-about-ohio-haitians/1007686)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-case-against-trump-and-vance-for-lies-about-ohio-haitians/1007686 "2024-09-25T00:52:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from How can Donald Trump win at this point?: I’m no legal eagle, but here is the Haitian Bridge Alliance complaint: It is summarized here: Haitian immigrant group calls for arrest warrant… --- ## [Which nut butter (except peanut) do you find tastiest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nut-butter-except-peanut-do-you-find-tastiest/1007618)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nut-butter-except-peanut-do-you-find-tastiest/1007618 "2024-09-25T00:29:32Z")
For more than a decade I’ve suffered with frequent ‘digestive’ issues – mainly urgency, sometimes flat out diarrhea, occasional constipation. I put this down to the known side effects of some of the medications I take d… --- ## [The Southern Baptist Convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-southern-baptist-convention/944309)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-southern-baptist-convention/944309 "2024-09-24T23:42:53Z")
It is a fight between theological conservatives vs. ultraconservatives for control for control of the Southern Baptist Convention, which guides fourteen million people. A great ‘reckoning’ in the Southern Baptist Conven… --- ## [Does the U.S. violate Russia's/China's airspace or engage in hacking activities on a similar scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-violate-russias-chinas-airspace-or-engage-in-hacking-activities-on-a-similar-scale/1007565)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-violate-russias-chinas-airspace-or-engage-in-hacking-activities-on-a-similar-scale/1007565 "2024-09-24T21:59:13Z")
News stories often bring word of the latest Russian (and more recently, Chinese) violations of U.S. airspace around Alaska – and of Russian and Chinese fighter jets buzzing U.S. Navy ships in international water. Other r… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-3/1007386)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-3/1007386 "2024-09-24T21:11:38Z")
Week 2 certainly had its share of surprises, with the Saints destroying the Cowboys and the Vikings upsetting the Niners, thanks in large part to a 97-yard TD pass from Sam Darnold to Justin Jefferson. The Bengals and Ra… --- ## [Paypal withholding on money received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-withholding-on-money-received/1007575)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paypal-withholding-on-money-received/1007575 "2024-09-24T20:32:58Z")
I just sold something and was paid on Paypal. Immediately I got a notice from Paypal that I have to give them my tax ID (which I presume is my SS number) so they can withhold 24% of every penny I receive through them ov… --- ## [Is changing my name to a name with a Scandinavian character “ø” in it a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-changing-my-name-to-a-name-with-a-scandinavian-character-o-in-it-a-bad-idea/1007217)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-changing-my-name-to-a-name-with-a-scandinavian-character-o-in-it-a-bad-idea/1007217 "2024-09-24T20:16:56Z")
Upon learning more about my heritage, I learned that my surname used to be spelled with a slashed o “ø” When my ancestors immigrated to the US, this character would alternately get changed to an “o” or “e.” I like the i… --- ## [Friend is in a bad situation - suggestions how I can help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-is-in-a-bad-situation-suggestions-how-i-can-help/1007084)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-is-in-a-bad-situation-suggestions-how-i-can-help/1007084 "2024-09-24T19:49:09Z")
It’s a longish story even minimizing the details, but I think it’s an interesting one. I don’t know if it makes complete sense - you can ask about anything puzzling, but I may not know the answer. “Lou,” a soft-hearted … --- ## [How many amazing crime busts have cops pulled off so far by using License Plate Reader technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-amazing-crime-busts-have-cops-pulled-off-so-far-by-using-license-plate-reader-technology/1007393)
**Author:** [@GoodZuckerbergs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodZuckerbergs)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-amazing-crime-busts-have-cops-pulled-off-so-far-by-using-license-plate-reader-technology/1007393 "2024-09-24T19:03:53Z")
I know many of you probably dislike that some cops now have a device that can scan thousands of license plates every minute- it’s totalitarian, it’s a slippery slope that leads to loss of freedoms/privacy- I get it, I’m … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=471)