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**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greg-kihn-died/1005740 "2024-08-15T23:49:44Z")
Always like him. Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of his song Jeopardy, and Greg has a cameo at the end of the video. RIP, Greg. --- ## [What to make of Kursk? Ukraine Invades Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-of-kursk-ukraine-invades-russia/1005478)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-of-kursk-ukraine-invades-russia/1005478 "2024-08-15T23:43:56Z")
What to make of this news? Strategic genius? Fake news? Just another try at showing that the Russian military seems more effective at telling Putin good news than addressing corruption and incompetence? Rose-coloured… --- ## [Are there any good mobile games for your phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-mobile-games-for-your-phone/1005073)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-mobile-games-for-your-phone/1005073 "2024-08-15T23:33:53Z")
For the most part phone games suck. They are either repetitive, pay to win or so full of ads that they are unplayable. So what are your recommendations? I don’t mind buying a game if it’s worth it but I don’t want a pay… --- ## [Six-letter words - change zero to two letters make a new word (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-make-a-new-word-part-1/911652)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-make-a-new-word-part-1/911652 "2024-08-15T22:24:30Z")
Starting a new thread because the earlier one was closed for having more than 10k posts. The last word in the previous thread: flowed --- ## [How to remove a bookmark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-a-bookmark/1005747)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-a-bookmark/1005747 "2024-08-15T21:18:01Z")
I accidentally bookmarked a thread. I deleted the bookmark. However, I still see a greyed-out bookmark next to the thread title and I’ve been unsuccessful at removing this. I don’t know if it’s an artifact or what. Is th… --- ## [Google chrome removing ublock origin extension/app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-removing-ublock-origin-extension-app/1005515)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-removing-ublock-origin-extension-app/1005515 "2024-08-15T20:15:25Z")
dont know where this goes exactly so i put it here … mods maya move it if im wrong When my spellcheck app quit working i went to see if i turned it off and subsequently fixed it I found this on the page : This exte… --- ## [Zits, pimples, boils, why is it that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zits-pimples-boils-why-is-it-that/1005629)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zits-pimples-boils-why-is-it-that/1005629 "2024-08-15T19:18:53Z")
Am i the first to ask this question. Every human being gets zits, pimples, boils etc . But why is it that they are formed only on the front side of the body and very rarely on the back side of the body. By this i mean … --- ## [What are nano particles and graphene used for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-nano-particles-and-graphene-used-for/1005750)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-nano-particles-and-graphene-used-for/1005750 "2024-08-15T19:18:23Z")
What are nano particles used for? I hear they used in materials science, medicine, biology and cancer treatment and testing? I hear this new technology is about 10 to 15 years out before it becomes more mainstream. But … --- ## [What should you do if you belatedly find out you've fed someone something they shouldn't/wouldn't eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-do-if-you-belatedly-find-out-youve-fed-someone-something-they-shouldnt-wouldnt-eat/1005447)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-you-do-if-you-belatedly-find-out-youve-fed-someone-something-they-shouldnt-wouldnt-eat/1005447 "2024-08-15T17:15:25Z")
First, apology to the mods, I really couldn’t decide it this belongs here or cafe society. Recipe(s) involved, but the question is, I guess, about manners and morality/ethics. Okay, tonight I made what we call “clean o… --- ## [Help me design a modest home gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-modest-home-gym/1005699)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-a-modest-home-gym/1005699 "2024-08-15T16:17:30Z")
Having moved house recently, I’ve acquired a slightly tumbledown stone built coach house in the garden - probably around 2-300 years old. Luckily, someone has fairly recently installed a new roof and lighting, it’s water… --- ## [What will we learn about FBI Investigations into Trump's campaign 6 months from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-learn-about-fbi-investigations-into-trumps-campaign-6-months-from-now/1005714)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-learn-about-fbi-investigations-into-trumps-campaign-6-months-from-now/1005714 "2024-08-15T15:47:37Z")
Trumps recent, more erratic behavior has me wondering if he’s facing more bad news than is public knowledge. He’s always worn his emotions on his sleeve and even his supporters recognize how chaotic he’s been recently. I… --- ## [West Coast Trail (or any through hike) solo or hiking partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-coast-trail-or-any-through-hike-solo-or-hiking-partner/769076)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-coast-trail-or-any-through-hike-solo-or-hiking-partner/769076 "2024-08-15T15:26:47Z")
Next summer I am going to be hiking the west coast trail. I am trying to decide if I want to do it alone or with a partner. The one and only reason I want a partner is because it might be a little scary doing it alone. T… --- ## [Opinions on a Wikipedia disagreement regarding sources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-a-wikipedia-disagreement-regarding-sources/1005705)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-a-wikipedia-disagreement-regarding-sources/1005705 "2024-08-15T15:24:43Z")
OK, this isn’t going to keep me up at night, but as a longtime member here I’m accustomed to “Cite?” Anyway, I removed a comment on a Wikipedia entry, which a subsequent editor replaced. Yes, it had a published source,… --- ## [Can you help me identify this plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-identify-this-plant/1005390 "2024-08-15T14:29:32Z")
I have seen this plant the last years in Berlin’s surroundings, always close to the water, mostly in swamps or very close to lakes. It is about one meter high, has a single stem with a diameter of ~1 cm and relatively bi… --- ## [Biology question: Crabs and Scorpions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biology-question-crabs-and-scorpions/966551)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biology-question-crabs-and-scorpions/966551 "2024-08-15T13:53:08Z")
This question is prompted by a clue on last night’s episode of Jeopardy!, but I’m putting it here because it’s really a factual scientific question. The category was Zodiac signs, and the clue was something like which z… --- ## [Racist riots and unrest in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-riots-and-unrest-in-the-uk/1005291)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-riots-and-unrest-in-the-uk/1005291 "2024-08-15T13:14:18Z")
There doesn’t seem to be a thread on this yet; about a week ago, a 17-year-old entered a dance/yoga class and attacked people, stabbing and killing three young girls and seriously injuring others. A rumour circulated th… --- ## [Zooming in on web page but photos do not enlarge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooming-in-on-web-page-but-photos-do-not-enlarge/1005731)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooming-in-on-web-page-but-photos-do-not-enlarge/1005731 "2024-08-15T11:10:27Z")
This has bugged me for, I dunno, decades. I figured it was time to ask. It occurs only on some, not all, websites (definitely on eBay). When I see a page with several small photos, and I zoom in to get a better look, th… --- ## [What would happen if a new President decided to paint the White House a different color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-new-president-decided-to-paint-the-white-house-a-different-color/1005702)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-new-president-decided-to-paint-the-white-house-a-different-color/1005702 "2024-08-15T08:12:21Z")
Would pronouncements from the Beige House with the Green Shutters be taken as seriously? --- ## [Off key singers on (mainstream) records? -\> Santana Caravanserai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-key-singers-on-mainstream-records-santana-caravanserai/1005612)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-key-singers-on-mainstream-records-santana-caravanserai/1005612 "2024-08-15T06:46:46Z")
I just listen to Santanas Caravanserai record … and the singer is the main reason I do not listen more often to that otherwise good work: (cued to the right spot (0:43) I still am godsmacked how a perform… --- ## [Expiring grinding wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiring-grinding-wheel/1005560)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiring-grinding-wheel/1005560 "2024-08-15T04:10:39Z")
Just one of those abrasive composite discs for cutting metal. It says on it to use by such-and-such month 2026. Why? --- ## [RIP Wally 'Famous' Amos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wally-famous-amos/1005722)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wally-famous-amos/1005722 "2024-08-15T03:36:28Z")
Used to love his cookies when I lived in L.A. --- ## [Would a volcano have a plume on Venus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-volcano-have-a-plume-on-venus/1005704)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-volcano-have-a-plume-on-venus/1005704 "2024-08-15T01:53:18Z")
Venus has a famously thick atmosphere, approximately 95 times thicker than Earth’s. It also has volcanos. So if a volcano erupted, would there be a plume or would everything just travel along the surface? --- ## [Things to do/see in Kelowna, BC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-see-in-kelowna-bc/1005697)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-see-in-kelowna-bc/1005697 "2024-08-15T00:41:43Z")
I might be going there in a couple weeks. I’ll check out the standard websites, but looking for any inside dope. Thanks! --- ## [Looking at post someone quotes or replies to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-post-someone-quotes-or-replies-to/1005718)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-post-someone-quotes-or-replies-to/1005718 "2024-08-15T00:29:01Z")
There may well be a discourse trick I don’t know about. But in a busy thread, when Abelard responds to Heloïse or quotes her, is there an easy way to look at the old Heloïse post without searching back umpteen messages? … --- ## [Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - When Were You Travelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-tramps-and-thieves-when-were-you-travelling/1005584)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-tramps-and-thieves-when-were-you-travelling/1005584 "2024-08-14T23:33:44Z")
Inspired by the thread on Brandy and because I woke up with this earworm in my head and I cannot get it out… Cher’s 1971 song Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves relates the narrator’s childhood in a travelling carnival-type s… --- ## [Vote for Kennedy! In 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-kennedy-in-2024/1005500)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-kennedy-in-2024/1005500 "2024-08-14T22:51:48Z")
I’m looking at 538’s collection of polls, which on average show Harris up 2%, but the race is basically a toss-up. Harris tends to be even, maybe slightly ahead, but more so in polls that include Kennedy or other candid… --- ## [Is there any way to get Discourse to show more than one reply per thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-discourse-to-show-more-than-one-reply-per-thread/1005693)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-discourse-to-show-more-than-one-reply-per-thread/1005693 "2024-08-14T22:02:22Z")
Say I want to find a list of posts where John6565 mentions the word “obsidian”. He’s mentioned the word a lot in several threads, but as far as I can tell Discourse search results will only list the thread once regardle… --- ## [Extraordinary (everyday) people you met in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-everyday-people-you-met-in-your-life/1005667)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-everyday-people-you-met-in-your-life/1005667 "2024-08-14T21:59:03Z")
fun story: A couple of years ago I bought an old Brooks leather seat/saddle for my bicycle ( donno, 30-50 dollars IIRC). I met up with the seller at my lunchbreak close to my office. Seller arrived on bike, took the se… --- ## [Aerodynamics of Javelin (Olympics related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamics-of-javelin-olympics-related/1005659)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamics-of-javelin-olympics-related/1005659 "2024-08-14T20:17:06Z")
My rare posts in this section of SMDB usually reflect my deep ignorance of sport in general, so please be forgiving. I don’t usually watch sport, but with the Olympics are on every TV worldwide. I was idly watching the… --- ## ['"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.'... 'Dammit, we made him angry'", a tale of customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377 "2024-08-14T19:57:47Z")
My daughter rented a U-Haul storage space in late May and since then the location has double-billed her for one space, ignoring her complaints, blowing her off, and at one time, someone called her a ‘hoe’. I asked if sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=499&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=501&state=tracking)