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**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-sweet-girl-is-gone/1005487 "2024-08-13T14:21:34Z")
She came to us quite by accident. Or perhaps it was fate. Who the hell really knows about these things? Our last cat had died two years earlier and we were not looking for a replacement after having her with us for 20 ye… --- ## [Bone spurs and MRI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-spurs-and-mri/1005620)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-spurs-and-mri/1005620 "2024-08-13T12:17:19Z")
Of course, trump. If he got an MRI at Walter Reed, would it show his bone spurs, if they’re real? Or would he have been subjected to any other kind of scan which could reveal? --- ## [Can you give me some formatting help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-give-me-some-formatting-help/1005630)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-give-me-some-formatting-help/1005630 "2024-08-13T11:40:34Z")
I have a post I want to make but I need to hide a word in it. I have forgotten how to do that, and poking around has not given me the solution. I’m an idiot, can’t find how to do the BB codes. --- ## [Whatever did Bill Knapps restaurants do that was so horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-did-bill-knapps-restaurants-do-that-was-so-horrible/102177)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-did-bill-knapps-restaurants-do-that-was-so-horrible/102177 "2024-08-13T11:33:44Z")
I frequently listen to Detroit radio (WJR) even though I live in Cleveland…just love Mitch Albom, and it makes the traffic reports so much more challenging! Anyhow, lately there have been these apologetic commercials fo… --- ## [Unexpected Enthusiasm for Harris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-enthusiasm-for-harris/1004685)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-enthusiasm-for-harris/1004685 "2024-08-13T07:15:44Z")
Prior to Biden dropping out the arguments for replacing him with Harris was because she’s the VP, or that she’d have access to his funds, or that she was the one person who in some polls did a little better than Trump. … --- ## [They don't really make good adventure stories anymore, do they? (I blame internet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-really-make-good-adventure-stories-anymore-do-they-i-blame-internet/1005521)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-dont-really-make-good-adventure-stories-anymore-do-they-i-blame-internet/1005521 "2024-08-13T04:39:50Z")
I was thinking the other day, you don’t see a lot of the classic “hero’s journey” “coming of age” style adventure stories these days like you did when I was growing up. I’m thinking stories like the original Star Wars, … --- ## [Do campaign tours help win votes in a state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-campaign-tours-help-win-votes-in-a-state/1005514)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-campaign-tours-help-win-votes-in-a-state/1005514 "2024-08-13T03:46:26Z")
This is not about any particular candidate or election so I put it here. Candidates make stops in various states at campaign rallies. In the old days before mass media, whistlestop tours and stump speeches might have at… --- ## [Do you have PTSD from something that happened a long time ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-ptsd-from-something-that-happened-a-long-time-ago/1005451)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-ptsd-from-something-that-happened-a-long-time-ago/1005451 "2024-08-13T02:19:21Z")
When I was three or four years old (around 1971) my father picked me up and set me on a big tree branch that was five feet off the ground and four inches in diameter. I cried and screamed. I don’t know why he did it. I … --- ## [Writing words like "comma" in voice-to-text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-words-like-comma-in-voice-to-text/1005632)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-words-like-comma-in-voice-to-text/1005632 "2024-08-13T00:53:38Z")
I put comments on student papers using Microsoft’s native voice-to-text feature – it’s a huge timesaver when grading many dozens of papers. But I frequently want to type a comment like “You need a comma after this word”… --- ## [Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 9994\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2024-08-13T00:48:22Z")
What would prevent Jack Dorsey from building a different type of Social Media platform that rivals Twitter? --- ## [Abigail (2024) - Did I Miss Something? (Spoilers obviously)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abigail-2024-did-i-miss-something-spoilers-obviously/1005594)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abigail-2024-did-i-miss-something-spoilers-obviously/1005594 "2024-08-13T00:24:27Z")
I just watched the movie Abigail and for the most part I enjoyed it. In Abigail, a group of criminals kidnaps the daughter of a notorious crime lord with the expectation of receiving a hefty ransome. For the most part,… --- ## [Conservatism - What is it as a Philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-what-is-it-as-a-philosophy/1005231)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-what-is-it-as-a-philosophy/1005231 "2024-08-12T23:26:57Z")
Sure, but the self-labeled fiscal conservative may feel that the government isn’t being responsible with money and that a better job can be done. That isn’t a crazy sentiment on its face. My issue with such types is tha… --- ## [Olympic Boxing Gender Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-boxing-gender-controversy/1005161)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-boxing-gender-controversy/1005161 "2024-08-12T22:15:20Z")
This person achieves something amazing and of course the usual jerks pile on. I wonder about the behavior of her opponent as well. --- ## [Trump Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Enough Votes to Overturn Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592)
**Author:** [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pressured-georgia-official-to-find-enough-votes-to-overturn-election/929592 "2024-08-12T22:10:54Z")
Just wondering… how is this not treason? Or enough to impeach and remove? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html?campaign\_id=60&emc=edit\_na\_20210103&instance\_id=0&nl=breakin… --- ## [What kind of vinegars do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-vinegars-do-you-use/1005570)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-vinegars-do-you-use/1005570 "2024-08-12T21:59:44Z")
Right now we have white vinegar red wine vinegar rice vinegar balsamic vinegar I also really like malt vinegar but only use it with fish fry or French fries which we don’t make at home. Last night we had pork loin … --- ## [What passenger aircraft was ice-tested after a crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-passenger-aircraft-was-ice-tested-after-a-crash/425424)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-passenger-aircraft-was-ice-tested-after-a-crash/425424 "2024-08-12T21:25:31Z")
Several years ago a passenger aircraft crashed, killing everyone on board. It was thought that icing was the cause. Tests where made where an identical aircraft flew behind a tanker that sprayed it with water in freezi… --- ## [Las Vegas politician goes to trial for killing journalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604 "2024-08-12T21:04:42Z")
This story seems both very “ordinary” (as in very believable) and outlandish. He just walked up to the guy’s house in a straw hat and stabbed him? --- ## [Role Models of Eloquence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536 "2024-08-12T20:13:57Z")
The thread about snobbery, in which I admit to being a private grammar snob (I’ll think disapproving thoughts but will rarely voice them) raises an interesting question to me: who is the best role model of eloquence? Th… --- ## [How are coherent fiberoptic bundles made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-coherent-fiberoptic-bundles-made/1005619)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-coherent-fiberoptic-bundles-made/1005619 "2024-08-12T20:08:21Z")
A coherent fiberoptic bundle is one in which the position of any given fiber on one end of the bundle corresponds to its position on the other end of the bundle. This is useful for transmitting images optically from one… --- ## [A thread for Gulftiger to discuss politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-gulftiger-to-discuss-politics/1005006)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-gulftiger-to-discuss-politics/1005006 "2024-08-12T18:43:49Z")
This is a discussion that belongs in the pit, but probably in it’s own place, not the general thread about trolls. --- ## [Cupping. You know that thing athletes do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupping-you-know-that-thing-athletes-do/1005512)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupping-you-know-that-thing-athletes-do/1005512 "2024-08-12T18:25:37Z")
Does anybody know if it’s woo or real? Any experiences? --- ## [2017 Toyota Sienna pulsing/noise at the wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-toyota-sienna-pulsing-noise-at-the-wheel/1004967)
**Author:** [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-toyota-sienna-pulsing-noise-at-the-wheel/1004967 "2024-08-12T18:05:11Z")
While passengering in the Sienna last night the car developed a weird pulsing noise at speed all of a sudden. We could hear it over the stereo and my wife could feel something at the steering wheel. It sounded just like … --- ## [Can I Block Texts From Someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-texts-from-someone/1005533)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-texts-from-someone/1005533 "2024-08-12T16:20:21Z")
I keep getting junk texts from someone named 36-794. Or 36 794. Oy maybe 36794. They show up as different configurations on my iPhone (iOS 17.6.1) and my MacBook Air (Sonoma 14.5). On the phone, I can “Report Junk and D… --- ## [What online game am I thinking of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-online-game-am-i-thinking-of/1005617)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-online-game-am-i-thinking-of/1005617 "2024-08-12T15:28:52Z")
I just had a memory of an online game I played years ago but cannot remember the name or full details. Here is is what I do remember: It was a bunch of little pictures of things and you can combine them to make other th… --- ## [What is the most divisive physical thing that individuals can make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200 "2024-08-12T15:21:23Z")
I mean, like there are some recipes and foods that, no matter how you make them, you will get people saying ‘no No NO! That is not how you make that thing!’ West Country Cream Teas are a good example - Cornish people pu… --- ## [Olymp. pistol and rifle shooting -\> weapons? cal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olymp-pistol-and-rifle-shooting-weapons-cal/1005334)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olymp-pistol-and-rifle-shooting-weapons-cal/1005334 "2024-08-12T15:11:36Z")
there was quite a lot of pics coming from the olympics shooting contests into the meme space … which makes me wonder … what type of weapons are being shot?, what caliber of ammo?, etc… It seems that it is very small ca… --- ## [Glen Canyon's Double Arch has collapsed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-canyons-double-arch-has-collapsed/1005551)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-canyons-double-arch-has-collapsed/1005551 "2024-08-12T14:39:04Z")
Story here. A frequently visited arch collapsed in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, the National Park Service reported Friday in a news release. The “Double Arch” geologic feature was al… --- ## [To what extent (if at all) should one accommodate requests to desist triggering peoples OCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-should-one-accommodate-requests-to-desist-triggering-peoples-ocd/1005575)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-should-one-accommodate-requests-to-desist-triggering-peoples-ocd/1005575 "2024-08-12T13:26:57Z")
Bit of a specific situation but I get a lot of requests from people who watch my videos, that I should stop doing something (or change the way I do it) on account of their OCD. Its probably worth acknowledging that peop… --- ## [Duchy of Lancaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duchy-of-lancaster/1005256)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duchy-of-lancaster/1005256 "2024-08-12T13:24:03Z")
…maybe also Cornwall? These are estates from which the duke derives some sweet revenue. These monies may have some official purpose, but that is not the point. My question is, are there any other situations where you pe… --- ## [Was there ever an old-timey, mechanical horse-racing game like this (link to video in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-an-old-timey-mechanical-horse-racing-game-like-this-link-to-video-in-op/1005572)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-an-old-timey-mechanical-horse-racing-game-like-this-link-to-video-in-op/1005572 "2024-08-12T12:31:34Z")
A scene in the 1980 movie Popeye involves Wimpy and Swee’Pea going to bet on the horses. Except, the horses are actually a mechanical contraption where a carny turns a gear. Cue lulz. Was there ever such a thing? Or was… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=501&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=503&state=tracking)