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**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thank-god-its-frood-day-a-hoopy-mmp/1001795 "2024-05-27T12:08:12Z")
Saturday is Towel Day, so make sure you have yours, and maybe pop down to the pub for a couple of pints, or a cup of a liquid almost, but not entirely unlike tea. Unless that one Facebook Nutter is right, and Judgement … --- ## [Are there puns that can still work after translation to a different language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-puns-that-can-still-work-after-translation-to-a-different-language/999024)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-puns-that-can-still-work-after-translation-to-a-different-language/999024 "2024-05-27T08:41:45Z")
I don’t mean so-called ‘bilingual puns’ where a foreign word is dropped into an English sentence (‘Look at that S-car go!’), but rather, puns or other similar wordplay where the meaning survives translation, even though… --- ## [How do I make Google Maps use GPS on my Android phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-google-maps-use-gps-on-my-android-phone/1002079)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-google-maps-use-gps-on-my-android-phone/1002079 "2024-05-27T02:07:03Z")
I am on a cruise with my family. We are currently somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean. I am using Starlink internet. When I use Google Maps it says I am in Hamburg. How do I fix that? --- ## [Re: Tarred and Feathered, 29-Apr-1988](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-tarred-and-feathered-29-apr-1988/339807)
**Author:** [@mrsmuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsmuckers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-tarred-and-feathered-29-apr-1988/339807 "2006-01-20T01:01:05Z")
In reference to the column “Has anyone actually ever been tarred and feathered?” from 29-Apr-1988, Jesus tells a story in the new testament of the Bible (The Message version) about a man who planted a vineyard and turned… --- ## ["I don't even have a garage, you can call home and ask my wife!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-have-a-garage-you-can-call-home-and-ask-my-wife/1002031)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-have-a-garage-you-can-call-home-and-ask-my-wife/1002031 "2024-05-27T00:06:45Z")
Any other mentions of a garage in a song? I have a feeling it pops up in country music. --- ## [Why is Trump drawing such small crowds? (or is he?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-drawing-such-small-crowds-or-is-he/1002052)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-drawing-such-small-crowds-or-is-he/1002052 "2024-05-26T23:24:05Z")
While of course Trump and his lackeys are saying his crowds are “Yuge!”. They’ve even resorted to using imagery from other gatherings to obfuscate his crowd size. However, imagery from journalists shows his crowd sizes a… --- ## ['This discovery re-writes history!' claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-discovery-re-writes-history-claims/1001832)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-discovery-re-writes-history-claims/1001832 "2024-05-26T22:35:20Z")
I saw yet another news feed claiming to re-write history, crawl across my desktop: Footprints discovered in New Mexico rewrite American history I’m not disputing that article, and maybe it’s not the best example. Howev… --- ## [Recommend me a (relatively) inexpensive pair of sunglasses I can order online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-relatively-inexpensive-pair-of-sunglasses-i-can-order-online/1002041)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-relatively-inexpensive-pair-of-sunglasses-i-can-order-online/1002041 "2024-05-26T21:29:54Z")
I’m down to my last pair, with the end of one of the arm parts being held on with duct tape. In the past I’ve ordered these a couple times- they are a wraparound style I like, polarized, of course 100% UV protection, an… --- ## [Can I use record cover images to promote my record store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-record-cover-images-to-promote-my-record-store/1001869)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-record-cover-images-to-promote-my-record-store/1001869 "2024-05-26T21:00:36Z")
I’m starting a record store. (See the full thread here.) My question is for lawyers and/or trademark experts: Can I use images of album covers I own and intend to sell in my promotional materials? Or would this run afou… --- ## [How significant is the damage stemming from an airliner making a belly landing without wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-significant-is-the-damage-stemming-from-an-airliner-making-a-belly-landing-without-wheels/1002006)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-significant-is-the-damage-stemming-from-an-airliner-making-a-belly-landing-without-wheels/1002006 "2024-05-26T20:56:29Z")
We see these belly landings every couple months – a big passenger airliner or freight jet has to land with wheels up. The plane slides for several hundred feet, maybe a thousand of more, across the concrete runway. Then… --- ## [Does anyone else here deal with muscle twitches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-deal-with-muscle-twitches/1001884)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-deal-with-muscle-twitches/1001884 "2024-05-26T19:51:49Z")
I’ve had them off and on for 25 years. Sometimes, it drives me nuts. My twitches don’t hurt, but they’re random. They come and go. They hit different muscle groups. I’m in my late 50’s now, and starting to wonder if… --- ## [Precolumbian corn in Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precolumbian-corn-in-korea/971468)
**Author:** [@rpinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinet)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precolumbian-corn-in-korea/971468 "2024-05-26T19:35:14Z")
In episode 11 of korean series “The King’s Affection” --historical romance situated in the 15th c.-- several characters appear eating corn. Not mentioning it as such, but the images are unmistakeable. Is that accurate? --- ## [From a Christian perspective - what's the biblical case for inclusion on lgbtq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-christian-perspective-whats-the-biblical-case-for-inclusion-on-lgbtq/1001694)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-christian-perspective-whats-the-biblical-case-for-inclusion-on-lgbtq/1001694 "2024-05-26T18:56:31Z")
I almost put this one in the “Methodists Splitting” thread, since it’s my denomination that recently went through a schism around the gay issue. But it’s a larger question. I have no issue with the recent decisions of … --- ## [What are some of your favorite history books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-history-books/999255)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-history-books/999255 "2024-05-26T18:20:30Z")
What are some great history books that stuck with you after you finished them? Or that led you down deeper rabbit holes of learning? I’m not even looking solely for nonfiction (historical fiction is great too). I’ve be… --- ## [South Carolina Congressional District 1 Gerrymander Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-congressional-district-1-gerrymander-case/1000484)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-congressional-district-1-gerrymander-case/1000484 "2024-05-26T16:48:25Z")
A thread to discuss Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. Background In 2018, Joe Cunningham was the first Democrat in 30 years to flip a district in South Carolina. Nancy Mace won back the seat f… --- ## [Fargo Season 5 discussion (Starts 21NOV2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-5-discussion-starts-21nov2023/993228)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-5-discussion-starts-21nov2023/993228 "2024-05-26T13:55:50Z")
From the Wiki article It stars Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon, a seemingly typical Midwestern housewife living in Scandia, Minnesota, whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her after she lands in hot water with t… --- ## [I support the cause of the pro-Palestinian protestors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-the-cause-of-the-pro-palestinian-protestors/1000841)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-support-the-cause-of-the-pro-palestinian-protestors/1000841 "2024-05-26T13:39:24Z")
I do have some caveats. First off, I support putting pressure on Israel to cease fire in Gaza, IMO that is a just cause. That would be primarily for the purpose of providing food and medical aid to Gazans. I have no dou… --- ## [Jurassic Park: Chaos Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-chaos-theory/1002088)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-park-chaos-theory/1002088 "2024-05-26T12:49:48Z")
This released yesterday and I binged all 10 episodes of the first season (with more definitely to come). If you aren’t familiar, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous was an animated series set in the, um, world of Jurassic Wo… --- ## [UK Dopers - Visa & Mastercard question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-visa-mastercard-question/1001770)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-visa-mastercard-question/1001770 "2024-05-26T09:59:34Z")
Spike (17) is going on a school trip to Scotland and England in a couple of weeks. We were going over his packing list, and one item stated that Visa and Mastercard were not widely accepted over there. That doesn’t sou… --- ## [Is this video a joke or serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-video-a-joke-or-serious/1002025)
**Author:** [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-video-a-joke-or-serious/1002025 "2024-05-26T09:24:06Z")
Is this them doing a joke bit or is he seriously pissed? Always heard how nice he is to work with, so… assuming probably a joke? Its a video by the kid who starred alongside Charlie Day in Fist Fight and if… --- ## [What do you think about this map of the Old Man Logan setting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-this-map-of-the-old-man-logan-setting/1002078)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-this-map-of-the-old-man-logan-setting/1002078 "2024-05-26T03:36:35Z")
What do you think about this map of the US after the villain takeover in Old Man Logan from a technical/worldbuilding standpoint? I like the map and the setting but there are three changes I would make: 1: The villain … --- ## [Could a right-handed boxer become a good southpaw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-right-handed-boxer-become-a-good-southpaw/1002074)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-right-handed-boxer-become-a-good-southpaw/1002074 "2024-05-26T01:53:01Z")
Bill Lake is a decently successful boxers, and a righty. For whatever reason, his coach thinks he should learn to box as if he was a lefty. Could he learn to do it as well as a naturally left-handed person? Or at all? --- ## [Could attorneys representing poor-to-middle-class defendants successfully use Trump-style legal defense tactics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-attorneys-representing-poor-to-middle-class-defendants-successfully-use-trump-style-legal-defense-tactics/1001983)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-attorneys-representing-poor-to-middle-class-defendants-successfully-use-trump-style-legal-defense-tactics/1001983 "2024-05-26T01:16:35Z")
This is going to be kind of a scattershot Factual Question because it gets into different jurisdictions, different rules, etc. And of course the difference between criminal trials and civil trials will have an effect. S… --- ## [Series that converges on π-3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-that-converges-on-3/1002048)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-that-converges-on-3/1002048 "2024-05-26T00:44:29Z")
I once read about an interesting formula/series for π that rather than converging on pi or some multiple or fraction of it, instead converged on the decimal portion of it, π minus the 3. Another part that I might be mis… --- ## [A lump in my chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lump-in-my-chest/1001724)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lump-in-my-chest/1001724 "2024-05-25T22:35:05Z")
Three days ago I found a lump in my chest. I called today and am seeing a Nurse Practitioner on Monday (the best I could do). The lump is about the size of a nickel, squeezed into the shape of an ovoid lozenge. It is on … --- ## [Bad, Bad, Bad ideas that should be eliminated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ideas-that-should-be-eliminated/1002075)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ideas-that-should-be-eliminated/1002075 "2024-05-25T22:34:09Z")
(With credit to @Beckdawrek for the title). I had to do some work on the kitchen sink faucet. But first, I needed to shut the water off. The shutoffs were 1970’s-vintage washer-and-seat valves, and I had to really cra… --- ## [Using Google Translate on Ktichen Knife - I'm impressed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-google-translate-on-ktichen-knife-im-impressed/1002073)
**Author:** [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-google-translate-on-ktichen-knife-im-impressed/1002073 "2024-05-25T22:25:41Z")
Not wanting to wake the zombie Japanese Tantō Blade - Translate Writing thread, I decided to start a new one. I have a Japanese kitchen knife my youngest brother gave me years ago. The only identifying images on the bl… --- ## [Coffee grind for dolce gusto or Nespresso (refillable) capsules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grind-for-dolce-gusto-or-nespresso-refillable-capsules/1002060)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grind-for-dolce-gusto-or-nespresso-refillable-capsules/1002060 "2024-05-25T20:40:39Z")
I have a Dolce Gusto capsule bearing coffee maker … this model: and while I do use the “commercial” capsules (both D-G and 3rd party), every now and then I use my permane… --- ## [Ghostbusters!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters/1002050)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters/1002050 "2024-05-25T19:55:27Z")
Random thing. So tonight Siri (my phone was on the coffee table) caught part of my conversation which prompted her to randomly ask, “Who would you like me to call?” Jokingly I said, “Ghostbusters”. She called NYFS No 7… --- ## [George Floyd biopic in the works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-floyd-biopic-in-the-works/1001995)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-floyd-biopic-in-the-works/1001995 "2024-05-25T19:15:47Z")
I wasn’t sure where else to put this, so here it is. It just didn’t feel right for Cafe Society. In short, his daughter Gianna and her mother are planning to executive-produce a biopic about him, and the feedback I’ve … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=555&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=557&state=watching)