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## [For those who love the cock: do you find penises visually attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-love-the-cock-do-you-find-penises-visually-attractive/484735)

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**Author:** [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-love-the-cock-do-you-find-penises-visually-attractive/484735 "2009-02-10T13:23:38Z")

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I love the cock, but I think penises are ugly as hell. I do like the look of a nice package, however. My straight female friends think I’m crazy. So I’m curious how other people feel about the appearance of the penis. I …

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## [Sheetrock / Plastering Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheetrock-plastering-advice/1001264)

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**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheetrock-plastering-advice/1001264 "2024-05-10T19:26:44Z")

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Background: I’m renovating a bedroom, and since I have to update the old two wire electric and make lots of holes for that, and since the “insulation” in this 80 year old house is… inadequate, I decided to just go down …

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## [My car is infested with tiny black ants. What to do? Need to answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-is-infested-with-tiny-black-ants-what-to-do-need-to-answer-fast/1001320)

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**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-is-infested-with-tiny-black-ants-what-to-do-need-to-answer-fast/1001320 "2024-05-10T18:52:55Z")

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It started about a week ago. I saw a few black ants on the sill of the window on the driver side. I sprayed them with some stuff I had in the car, actually it was some bathtub cleaner. And they were gone. But over the la…

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## [Why is the Cervix very far from the Cervical area of the neck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-cervix-very-far-from-the-cervical-area-of-the-neck/1000735)

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**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-cervix-very-far-from-the-cervical-area-of-the-neck/1000735 "2024-05-10T17:38:00Z")

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Having endured surgery 10 days ago on C-4, 5, 6 & 7 I’ve got more than a passing familiarity with the Cervical area of my spine. Why in the world is the neck area of the spinal process called this, whereas the lower spi…

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## [Possible auroras in the continental US tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-auroras-in-the-continental-us-tonight/1001370)

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**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-auroras-in-the-continental-us-tonight/1001370 "2024-05-10T17:09:15Z")

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From a big coronal mass ejection. Recall those red prominences from the eclipse? \[are they they same thing or related somehow?\] https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/swpc-issues-its-first-g4-watch-2005 As far south as Alaba…

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## [Could our moon have a submoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-our-moon-have-a-submoon/1001353)

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**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-our-moon-have-a-submoon/1001353 "2024-05-10T16:50:04Z")

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I’m not asking if it does, of course. We’d have noticed by now. But from the little I’ve read a moon would need a stable orbit to “support” a submoon. Does ours qualify? And would it affect Earth?

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## [Anybody comparable to Allie Sherlock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-comparable-to-allie-sherlock/1000272)

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**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-comparable-to-allie-sherlock/1000272 "2024-05-10T16:32:17Z")

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Is there anybody comparable to Allie Sherlock in already having made it as a well-known singer and yet still regularly singing on the street? Her latest video (still being streamed as I write is https://www.youtube.com/…

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## [The Beatles' "Let It Be" film re-released on Disney+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-let-it-be-film-re-released-on-disney/1001286)

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**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-let-it-be-film-re-released-on-disney/1001286 "2024-05-10T15:25:52Z")

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The newly-restored version of Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s documentary “Let It Be” dropped on Disney+ today. It’s largely been unavailable for the past 50 years, and everything I heard was that it was a dark, unflattering film…

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## [Could you live only on food that comes from the sea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-only-on-food-that-comes-from-the-sea/1001152)

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**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-live-only-on-food-that-comes-from-the-sea/1001152 "2024-05-10T14:22:14Z")

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I few days ago I was watching Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea on youtube. At one point in the movie Captain Nemo (played by James Mason) says that all the food on the Nautilus comes from the sea. Could this be done…

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## [We planted about 100 bulbs yesterday and some critter dug up 30 of them last night (or maybe the morning.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-planted-about-100-bulbs-yesterday-and-some-critter-dug-up-30-of-them-last-night-or-maybe-the-morning/1000104)

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**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-planted-about-100-bulbs-yesterday-and-some-critter-dug-up-30-of-them-last-night-or-maybe-the-morning/1000104 "2024-05-10T13:46:18Z")

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Incredibly frustrating, we suspect it is a squirrel but wondering if it was some other animal. I know squirrels bury nuts and suspect he saw us burying nut like objects and decided to steal our stash. Sound reasonable …

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## [Email question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-question/998777)

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**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-question/998777 "2024-05-10T12:32:16Z")

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My wife and I are moving from Quebec to Ontario into an apartment building that has some sort of arrangement entailing a better deal with Bell as an internet provider. According to the Bell rep that I have spoken to, Be…

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## [Cold call extended warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-call-extended-warranty/1001082)

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**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-call-extended-warranty/1001082 "2024-05-10T06:40:43Z")

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So hubster took a call today while I was on my phone trying to straighten out an insurance issue that’s been going on since December. I failed, but that is a story for a different day. As I’m finishing my call, hubster…

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## [Hijacking posts for voting strategy thread, Gaza stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijacking-posts-for-voting-strategy-thread-gaza-stuff/1000769)

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**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\
**Replies:** 90\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijacking-posts-for-voting-strategy-thread-gaza-stuff/1000769 "2024-05-10T06:19:18Z")

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…can we not do this? This week in Gaza Palestinians are discovering and exhuming mass graves. Over 700 bodies have been found so far including women, children, patients, hospital staff, people who have had their hands …

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## [Worst cop movie scene vs real life ever (Lethal Weapon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cop-movie-scene-vs-real-life-ever-lethal-weapon/1001092)

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**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cop-movie-scene-vs-real-life-ever-lethal-weapon/1001092 "2024-05-10T05:14:15Z")

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The original Lethal Weapon movie was playing on some channel or another the other day. Hadn’t seen it in quite a while so I watched a bit. It dawned on me what a terrible scene this was vs real life. First of all, dr…

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## [Do you ever disagree with computer nav routes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-disagree-with-computer-nav-routes/998919)

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**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Replies:** 111\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-disagree-with-computer-nav-routes/998919 "2024-05-10T04:29:05Z")

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We don’t tend to use computer nav very often, but sometimes when we do, we are surprised at the suggested route. One we encounter often involves how to get onto a major area highway - 294 N - from our home. The interse…

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## [Did the police ever use a map board to coordinate police cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-police-ever-use-a-map-board-to-coordinate-police-cars/1000633)

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**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-police-ever-use-a-map-board-to-coordinate-police-cars/1000633 "2024-05-10T03:52:44Z")

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I was just watching an episode of Poroit, and they made a big deal about a new investigation. It was a map of London, and they had little model cars set on it. The cars would radio in their location, and people would mov…

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## [Fallout Episode 3: The Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-3-the-head/1000138)

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**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-3-the-head/1000138 "2024-05-10T02:13:43Z")

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Spoiler policy: Anything in this episode and any previous episodes are open spoilers. Please do not discuss what happens in later episodes in this thread. Rather, go to the thread for that episode and discuss it there. A…

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## [X-Men '97 (Disney+ Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-97-disney-series/999075)

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**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-97-disney-series/999075 "2024-05-09T23:16:47Z")

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The two-part season premiere just dropped on Disney Plus and I’m watching right now. It’s a direct continuation of the '90s animated series, picking up sometime after the series finale, with Professor X having been assas…

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## [Most analyzed female tv character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-analyzed-female-tv-character/1000881)

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**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-analyzed-female-tv-character/1000881 "2024-05-09T23:09:48Z")

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On YouTube I’ve hit a seam of Gilmore Girls shorts and apparently watching them has put me on the recommended list of analyses of Rory Gilmore - of which there seem to be a bazillion. Before this weekend, I’d have assume…

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## [RFK JR seems to be gaining steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451)

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**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\
**Replies:** 110\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451 "2024-05-09T22:51:55Z")

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Given the inherent dynamics of third-party candidates, it seems to me that both Democrats and Republicans should be concerned about this.

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## [Browser extension to zoom text in specific regions of the screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-extension-to-zoom-text-in-specific-regions-of-the-screen/1001324)

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**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-extension-to-zoom-text-in-specific-regions-of-the-screen/1001324 "2024-05-09T19:49:56Z")

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When I zoom text to where I’m able to read it comfortably, on this and many other sites, the zoom causes areas I don’t need to read to take up proportionally more screen real estate. Headers, footers, sidebars, etc. Are …

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## [Loose neutral (electrical problem and how to detect it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-neutral-electrical-problem-and-how-to-detect-it/998676)

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**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-neutral-electrical-problem-and-how-to-detect-it/998676 "2024-05-09T19:42:16Z")

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We had the internet technician out to our house for a modem that wasn’t working. While the tech was here, something happened and various appliances, including some very expensive ones, were fried. We are now going to hav…

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## [Adverse Religious Experiences Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverse-religious-experiences-support-thread/1001195)

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**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverse-religious-experiences-support-thread/1001195 "2024-05-09T19:06:18Z")

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This thread is for people to share about lingering issues they have from adverse religious experiences and what if anything they have done to overcome them. In middle school I became a born-again Evangelical Christian. …

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## [In Vermeer's "Milk Maid" what is that thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-vermeers-milk-maid-what-is-that-thing/1001217)

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**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-vermeers-milk-maid-what-is-that-thing/1001217 "2024-05-09T17:29:41Z")

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In VerMeer’s “Milk Maid” what is that thing on the floor behind her? It could be a simple boot scraper, or a step stool, but it seems to have some sort of gear or “works” inside of it. The patterns of holes in the top …

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## [What sci-fi movie am I thinking of please? (It's not Avatar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-movie-am-i-thinking-of-please-its-not-avatar/1001279)

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**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-movie-am-i-thinking-of-please-its-not-avatar/1001279 "2024-05-09T17:05:34Z")

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Again it’s NOT Avatar. I remember blue aliens living on a white sands beach like environment. And they had these blue ball things that were important to them. I forget what the blue aliens used them for. But there are …

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## [Contempt of court and constitutional issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-court-and-constitutional-issues/1001315)

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**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-court-and-constitutional-issues/1001315 "2024-05-09T16:17:01Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here: (Without further hijacking the original thread, I wanted to comment on this.) This…

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## [Holy shit… Steve Albini dead at 61](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-steve-albini-dead-at-61/1001269)

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**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-steve-albini-dead-at-61/1001269 "2024-05-09T15:57:23Z")

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The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, has died of a heart attack If you’ve listened to anything in the last 30 years that could be characterized as …

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## [Persuade me to try cold-brewed hot coffee (from a person who doesn't drink coffee)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-to-try-cold-brewed-hot-coffee-from-a-person-who-doesnt-drink-coffee/995356)

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**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-to-try-cold-brewed-hot-coffee-from-a-person-who-doesnt-drink-coffee/995356 "2024-05-09T15:14:52Z")

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I have only tried coffee twice in my life, both times hot with milk and sugar, and I couldn’t stand it, nor understand the appeal. I guess it was the bitterness, I don’t really know. Both times were home brewed, not fro…

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## [Can albinos join the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-albinos-join-the-military/1001310)

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**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-albinos-join-the-military/1001310 "2024-05-09T15:01:00Z")

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Is albinism a disqualifying condition for joining the military of any nation? Does albinism come with any disqualifying conditions that would prevent them from passing the physical?

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## [Need a decent free AI image/video generator that will do this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-decent-free-ai-image-video-generator-that-will-do-this/1001239)

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**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-decent-free-ai-image-video-generator-that-will-do-this/1001239 "2024-05-09T12:44:44Z")

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I had a phone conversation couple of days ago with a not-very-internet-savvy friend and somehow we ended up joking about DJT and Kristi Noem mud-wrestling, or something like that, and I informed him that AI could generat…

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