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**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-19-june-2024-night-poll-added/1002403 "2024-07-01T10:09:43Z")
This is the monthly thread for June, 2024. The topic this month is “Night”, chosen by @aurora\_maire. Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month . To make the photos eas… --- ## [Blondies recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blondies-recipe/406200)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blondies-recipe/406200 "2024-07-01T03:58:39Z")
We used to enjoy the Blondies and Applebee’s (and not much else but the day-long happy hour). Now I want to make a brownie-blondie double decker. I need: a good Blondie recipe (haven’t found any that looks just right) a… --- ## [Martin Mull has passed at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-mull-has-passed-at-80/1003465)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-mull-has-passed-at-80/1003465 "2024-07-01T03:40:09Z")
He was an absolute genius --- ## [I was looking at the O’Reilly Auto Parts website…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-looking-at-the-o-reilly-auto-parts-website/1002632)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-looking-at-the-o-reilly-auto-parts-website/1002632 "2024-07-01T02:44:49Z")
And stumbled across part # 121G. Good to know they are looking ahead. Any other examples of this type of thing? --- ## [What kind of offices does an American courthouse house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-offices-does-an-american-courthouse-house/1003119)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-offices-does-an-american-courthouse-house/1003119 "2024-07-01T02:33:42Z")
This is another case of a European asking a question about America the answer to which would be obvious to any American. What kind of offices does a courthouse in a stereotypical small American town typically house? You’… --- ## [Would you go to Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-mars/1002878)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-mars/1002878 "2024-07-01T00:53:12Z")
For these purposes assume it’s completely safe, whilst safety concerns would obviously be a real life worry please dismiss them here. For some reason the mission to Mars needs someone just like you, in fact you are the … --- ## [No longer considered diabetic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-considered-diabetic/1003412)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-longer-considered-diabetic/1003412 "2024-06-30T23:40:21Z")
I just got a phone call from my doctor who said that as a result of the blood test I took yesterday I should no longer be considered diabetic. A year ago, my A1C was 4.6%. My DIL (a family physician) thought I should d… --- ## [MLB: June 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2024/1002387)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2024/1002387 "2024-06-30T17:12:58Z")
A new month, with new hope and fresh shattered dreams. Dodgers, Phillies and Brewers lead the NL. Yankees, Guardians and Mariners head up the AL. Biggest lead is 6.5 games (Phils over Braves). Narrowest lead is 2.0 (Yan… --- ## [Filter to separate hydrogen from oxygen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filter-to-separate-hydrogen-from-oxygen/1003492)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filter-to-separate-hydrogen-from-oxygen/1003492 "2024-06-30T16:48:41Z")
Here’s a story about making green hydrogen (gift link). After electrolyzing the water, it says there’s a filter to separate the two gases. What kind of filter would this be? When we electrolyzed H in high school chem … --- ## [A Quiet Place Day One Seen it Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-day-one-seen-it-thread/1003528)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-day-one-seen-it-thread/1003528 "2024-06-30T16:13:31Z")
Wow, I was a little blown away by this. It was much better than I expected it to be. Really good performances, great set pieces and a tight engaging story. Much less popcorn than I expected (in a good way). The only neg… --- ## [Ckjackson has been banned for calls to violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ckjackson-has-been-banned-for-calls-to-violence/1003527)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ckjackson-has-been-banned-for-calls-to-violence/1003527 "2024-06-30T14:52:53Z")
Most recently here: But he also picked up warnings for threats of violence and for ignoring moderator instructions: and for use of slurs Both in the pit, where it’s pretty hard to pick up a warning. --- ## [What is the largest two-digit number that is the same upside down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-two-digit-number-that-is-the-same-upside-down/1003450)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-two-digit-number-that-is-the-same-upside-down/1003450 "2024-06-30T12:35:23Z")
Wait! Isn’t this an FQ? Apparently not. I was watching a game show and my answer was 88 because upside down = horizontal reflection, right? I was wrong. The answer was 96 because their definition of upside down is a… --- ## [What state would you love to move to...if it weren't for the current politics there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-would-you-love-to-move-to-if-it-werent-for-the-current-politics-there/1003133)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-state-would-you-love-to-move-to-if-it-werent-for-the-current-politics-there/1003133 "2024-06-30T11:23:12Z")
I would love to visit Georgia and perhaps even live in Florida if politics were not so far-right in practice. Yes, I know there are somewhat liberal cities/towns in each of those states, but there is no assurance they c… --- ## [Undetected misdeeds you got away with as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undetected-misdeeds-you-got-away-with-as-a-child/1003010)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undetected-misdeeds-you-got-away-with-as-a-child/1003010 "2024-06-30T07:59:59Z")
I was just thinking of a few things I did as a kid which, if my parents had known about them, would have gotten me into a lot of trouble. But I kept my mouth shut, so I got away with them. Let’s see. Here’s a list: … --- ## [Yeah I watched the debate. (Not about voting, poll results or Bidens failures)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-watched-the-debate-not-about-voting-poll-results-or-bidens-failures/1003516)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-watched-the-debate-not-about-voting-poll-results-or-bidens-failures/1003516 "2024-06-30T03:59:27Z")
I’m not panicky. I’m not despondent. Biden still works out better in my world. That crap won’t change my vote. My problem is Trump’s lies. I heard his standard speaking points, we’ve all heard them. One thing, at th… --- ## [The real tragedy of Michael Jackson's death is ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-tragedy-of-michael-jacksons-death-is/502051)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-tragedy-of-michael-jacksons-death-is/502051 "2024-06-30T02:39:24Z")
… or rather, the real tragedies are: 1/ we will be subjected to renewed assaults from his “musical legacy” for the foreseeable future 2/ the musical taste of whole new generations will be despoiled; his stuff is like #… --- ## [Painting \[automotive\] plastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-automotive-plastic/998291)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/painting-automotive-plastic/998291 "2024-06-30T02:23:38Z")
It’s going to be a couple of months before it’s warm enough to paint, so I’m just gathering information while I think about the prep work. I’m sure everybody knows that my 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca II was stolen and was re… --- ## [Suicide Squad Isekai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-isekai/1003519)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-isekai/1003519 "2024-06-30T02:12:57Z")
A new Isekai anime series. Amanda Waller opens a portal into a alternate world and drafts a team of supervillains to explore it. The team consists of . I’ve watched the first three episodes. It is “okay”, not great. Not… --- ## [Just getting started in your Forties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-getting-started-in-your-forties/1003478)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-getting-started-in-your-forties/1003478 "2024-06-30T01:27:22Z")
Anyone here just getting started at life in their forties? That seems to be the path facing me. Whatever the causes of your delayed life, is their anyone here that has surmounted that sizeable mountain? I’m poor and have… --- ## [Fleas?! WTH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas-wth/1003405)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleas-wth/1003405 "2024-06-30T01:14:18Z")
In the last two weeks I’ve found little bugs on my arms or legs about six times. I saw two today so far. I think they are fleas? They are tiny and black with long, narrow bodies. Although they have been assorted sizes. … --- ## [The meaning of the lyrics of "Lump" by the Presidents of the United States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-the-lyrics-of-lump-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america/464371)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-the-lyrics-of-lump-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america/464371 "2024-06-30T00:35:51Z")
I was listening to this song today and I realized…this is one weird-ass fucking song. What on earth is it supposed to be about? If you listen to the lyrics carefully, it describes a somewhat disturbing situation: OK, s… --- ## [Trump reference to "Brandon" at debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-reference-to-brandon-at-debate/1003494)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-reference-to-brandon-at-debate/1003494 "2024-06-29T23:03:36Z")
I have not closely followed the history of the MAGA “Let’s go Brandon” insult (?) but I know I heard him refer to Brandon early on in the debate. As I recall he just slipped it in without any context. Did I imagine that?… --- ## [Trump's reported increases in minority-voter support are - at best - heavily exaggerated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-reported-increases-in-minority-voter-support-are-at-best-heavily-exaggerated/1003157)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-reported-increases-in-minority-voter-support-are-at-best-heavily-exaggerated/1003157 "2024-06-29T22:44:08Z")
From this past Monday’s Status Kuo, commentator Jay Kuo’s Substack: Trump has been courting the “Black” vote, and the mainstream media is rather mindlessly playing along. Trump went to Michigan over the weekend, and t… --- ## [Validity of some YouTube channels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/validity-of-some-youtube-channels/1003205)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/validity-of-some-youtube-channels/1003205 "2024-06-29T22:07:52Z")
Obviously there is a range of quality and validity to whatever one reads and watches online and I don’t know of any objective assessment of them. There are a few YouTube channels I currently watch and a few that I am cu… --- ## [Is the bee gees old people music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092)
**Author:** [@santypanty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/santypanty)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bee-gees-old-people-music/1003092 "2024-06-29T21:54:22Z")
is it --- ## [Reservation Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservation-dogs/948461)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservation-dogs/948461 "2024-06-29T21:51:13Z")
Has anyone seen this? Made by Sterlin Harjo (who I am not familiar with) and Taika Waititi (who I know from What We Do In the Shadows and Thor Ragnarok), it features the lives of some kids living on a reservation in Okl… --- ## [Should foreign nationals be allowed to donate to campaigns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-foreign-nationals-be-allowed-to-donate-to-campaigns/1003486)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-foreign-nationals-be-allowed-to-donate-to-campaigns/1003486 "2024-06-29T21:11:14Z")
The reasons why not seem obvious at first glance, especially nowadays. Are there reasons it should be allowed? This thread was sparked by an Ohio law that banned them from contributing which was then challenged by a laws… --- ## [I have hyperkalimia. Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-hyperkalimia-any-advice/1002890)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-hyperkalimia-any-advice/1002890 "2024-06-29T19:58:47Z")
That is high potassium. On whatever scale they use, it is 5.4 while the normal range tops at 4.6. So not way above. Now I do try to follow a low salt diet, but I do not use a salt substitute (which basically subs K fo… --- ## [Physics and Dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-and-dimensions/1003498)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-and-dimensions/1003498 "2024-06-29T19:25:54Z")
I things were scaled up or down to a point that they were unperceivable to one another but still operated almost identically in most ways would they be considered different dimensions. --- ## [Is there any way for the public to find information on specific past traffic collisions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-for-the-public-to-find-information-on-specific-past-traffic-collisions/1003480)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-for-the-public-to-find-information-on-specific-past-traffic-collisions/1003480 "2024-06-29T18:41:43Z")
Friends of mine were in a horrific crash in 2022, in Cocoa, Florida. Thankfully, they are now doing amazingly well given the severity of their injuries. I recently visited them and heard some of the details of the collis… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=530) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=532)