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**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 … --- ## [jumping people revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-people-revisited/80261)
**Author:** [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-people-revisited/80261 "2024-09-24T18:38:03Z")
A while back Cecil wrote a column responding to a question about what would happen if everyone in China jumped off their chairs at once. In a related vein comes this story ( http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010907/sc/li… --- ## [The soundtrack of your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soundtrack-of-your-life/1007598)
**Author:** [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soundtrack-of-your-life/1007598 "2024-09-24T18:30:51Z")
Today’s grocery trip required two stops; we get most of our stuff at Aldi to save money, but a few things need to come from Fresh Thyme, which is just down the street from our local Aldi. Sitting in the left turn lane a… --- ## [Scary music videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-music-videos/1007242)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-music-videos/1007242 "2024-09-24T17:25:31Z")
This Back Sabbath video from 1970 is just… scary. It’s a rather boring song, IMO, but it still gives me the chills after all these years. This song about a plane crash by Bloodrock is just… I dunno. Disturbing and horri… --- ## [Who's this actor and where else have I seen him (Dog Day Afternoon 1975)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-this-actor-and-where-else-have-i-seen-him-dog-day-afternoon-1975/1007593)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-this-actor-and-where-else-have-i-seen-him-dog-day-afternoon-1975/1007593 "2024-09-24T17:22:05Z")
I noticed this guy at the end of “Dog Day Afternoon” (which, if you haven’t seen it - see it! Now!) He looks very familiar to me but the character only appears in two scenes at the end and he doesn’t have a name or dialo… --- ## [A Thread for Downballot Nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-downballot-nonsense/1007662)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-downballot-nonsense/1007662 "2024-09-24T17:21:38Z")
As we all are aware, the MAGA crazy has filtered way down from Trump through the senate, house , state and local governments. We don’t need a thread for each one (except the big ol’ Mark Robinson thread, good riddance) b… --- ## [UC Berkeley football team makes light of “woke” label](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uc-berkeley-football-team-makes-light-of-woke-label/1007659)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uc-berkeley-football-team-makes-light-of-woke-label/1007659 "2024-09-24T15:28:58Z")
I like that they’re making fun of this kind of thing. You can’t take it seriously. If this better fits somewhere else, please move it. --- ## [Has anyone here tried "Spiced Coca-Cola"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-spiced-coca-cola/1006587)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-spiced-coca-cola/1006587 "2024-09-24T14:59:25Z")
Hy-Vee, a Midwestern grocery chain, is giving away 12-packs, and by all accounts, this stuff is nasty. Has anyone here seen, let alone tasted, it? I’m just curious. (My brother said it had “natural flavorings” listed,… --- ## [Happy Autumnal Equinox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/1007581)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-autumnal-equinox/1007581 "2024-09-24T14:10:57Z")
--- ## [Let’s make a list of especially controversial local and state candidates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-make-a-list-of-especially-controversial-local-and-state-candidates/1007655)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-make-a-list-of-especially-controversial-local-and-state-candidates/1007655 "2024-09-24T13:03:55Z")
I thought it would be interesting to make a list of candidates for local and statewide office that are especially controversial. I’ll start with the one that inspired this thread. Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski (R), of Port… --- ## [Got new hearing aids, now I need a new phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-new-hearing-aids-now-i-need-a-new-phone/1004427)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-new-hearing-aids-now-i-need-a-new-phone/1004427 "2024-09-24T11:13:07Z")
I’m lucky in that my health insurance pays for a new pair of hearing aids every three years. Unfortunately due to COVID lockdowns, my previous audiologist deciding it was a good time to retire, and then things just falli… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=470&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=472&state=watching)