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**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-mail-contacts-question/1001240 "2024-05-08T04:56:46Z")
For several years I’ve had my own domain and I’ve used the iPhone email program and Microsoft Outlook on my PC. Just recently I started using G Mail on both my phone and PC. Two questions: Is it possible to move all … --- ## [I want a list or video of every Sopranos death but WITH the cause/reason for each death stated for each one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-list-or-video-of-every-sopranos-death-but-with-the-cause-reason-for-each-death-stated-for-each-one/1001245)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-list-or-video-of-every-sopranos-death-but-with-the-cause-reason-for-each-death-stated-for-each-one/1001245 "2024-05-08T04:27:25Z")
There are videos I watch of every Sopranos death, but I want a 5 words or fewer description of the cause/reason for each death/whacking. If none already exists, please type it for me? Example: Bob: shot to death. Reaso… --- ## [When, If Ever, is it Appropriate to Blame the Victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-ever-is-it-appropriate-to-blame-the-victim/999984)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-ever-is-it-appropriate-to-blame-the-victim/999984 "2024-05-08T00:52:18Z")
When I was an undergraduate, there were a series of crimes on and around campus mostly revolving around robberies and petty theft. The adminstrators sent out an alert informing us that a student had been robbed the prev… --- ## [Ugh, I hate gift horses and their damn mouths!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-i-hate-gift-horses-and-their-damn-mouths/1001237)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-i-hate-gift-horses-and-their-damn-mouths/1001237 "2024-05-08T00:50:13Z")
I got a check in the mail today, from the US Treasury, for $4,000. I have no idea why - the check says 12/2023 tax refund, but AFAIK, I owed taxes for 2023. I’m going to deposit it, but I would guess that I’m going to … --- ## [Has anyone ever seen a list of the most common REASONS people choose their particular 4 digit pin number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-a-list-of-the-most-common-reasons-people-choose-their-particular-4-digit-pin-number/993966)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-a-list-of-the-most-common-reasons-people-choose-their-particular-4-digit-pin-number/993966 "2024-05-07T23:21:10Z")
Please note: I’m not asking which pin numbers are most often used, I’ve seen lists of those common numbers (like 1234, 1111, 5555, etc.) but WHY people choose what they do. Some ideas I’ve had: A year date of personal … --- ## [How do I log out of the Straight Dope Message Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-log-out-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/1000179)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-log-out-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/1000179 "2024-05-07T22:16:06Z")
I just joined up, and I don’t see a place to log out. I’ve got all sorts of kids, friends, who have occasional access to my computer, and I’d like to log out so they can’t explore my account, or post here. Is there a log… --- ## [Marvel Studios and Paramount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-studios-and-paramount/1001209)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-studios-and-paramount/1001209 "2024-05-07T22:00:23Z")
Disney owns Marvel Comics, and, thus, calls the shots when it comes to filming an adaption. So why doesn’t Disney release any of Marvel adaptions through it’s own studios? The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe…Avengers, I… --- ## [Iconic Scenes From Otherwise Forgotten Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948 "2024-05-07T21:21:28Z")
I’ll start with this one: John Cusack holding up the boom box and blasting “In Your Eyes” to win back his girl at the end of Say Anything. We all know that scene. We can picture it. It’s fully ingrained into the popula… --- ## [What is the goal of student encampments in the US (re Gaza)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-goal-of-student-encampments-in-the-us-re-gaza/1001225)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-goal-of-student-encampments-in-the-us-re-gaza/1001225 "2024-05-07T20:45:55Z")
So, i hang out with undergrads. And i have a friend who is risking her graduation to keep the encampment open on her campus. And i don’t get it. And I’m afraid to ask her, because she’s really passionate about this and … --- ## [Culinary : ingredient nomenclature - spices and what to do with them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culinary-ingredient-nomenclature-spices-and-what-to-do-with-them/1001041)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culinary-ingredient-nomenclature-spices-and-what-to-do-with-them/1001041 "2024-05-07T19:27:54Z")
So I have a recipe that calls for “tomato puree”. Our grocery store sells “crushed tomatoes” (tinned) and “tomato paste” (tinned), but nothing called “tomato puree”. Which do you think the recipe is calling for, O Dope… --- ## [Best and worst "car casting" you've seen in in TV and film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-car-casting-youve-seen-in-in-tv-and-film/943873)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-car-casting-youve-seen-in-in-tv-and-film/943873 "2024-05-07T18:22:04Z")
By “car casting” I mean, how well does a vehicle shown on screen fit the character it’s supposed to belong to. So good car casting makes you go “That’s exactly the sort of car this character would drive”. Bad car casti… --- ## [Can you sleep with Randy Smith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sleep-with-randy-smith/1001215)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sleep-with-randy-smith/1001215 "2024-05-07T15:40:02Z")
People are using an old video tutorial for an early version of Word for Mac as a sleep aid. I find it an interesting windows into history, though, from parts I’ve watched, which includes discussion of the cripling limita… --- ## [One of my frogs died and I tried to dissect him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-frogs-died-and-i-tried-to-dissect-him/1001189)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-frogs-died-and-i-tried-to-dissect-him/1001189 "2024-05-07T15:02:55Z")
It didn’t end well. I have a fish tank with a few little creatures in it. One Betta fish, one lone Ember Tetra (the last remaining from a school of 15) four Amano shrimp that have lived far beyond what they normally do … --- ## [Who is the earliest person we know as Firstname - M.I. - Lastname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-earliest-person-we-know-as-firstname-m-i-lastname/1001200)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-earliest-person-we-know-as-firstname-m-i-lastname/1001200 "2024-05-07T14:29:44Z")
I think of Booker T Washington right away. I know he added on his middle name himself later in life and always called himself by his full name. But after that point we know him as Booker T. I won’t accept Jesus H. Chris… --- ## [OK, this lazy AI image generation is getting ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-lazy-ai-image-generation-is-getting-ridiculous/1001194)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-lazy-ai-image-generation-is-getting-ridiculous/1001194 "2024-05-07T14:28:11Z")
Why is there an ear growing from this gutter? --- ## [Windows: I want to backup a file, compress every night saving it with a unique title showing the date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-i-want-to-backup-a-file-compress-every-night-saving-it-with-a-unique-title-showing-the-date/1001187)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-i-want-to-backup-a-file-compress-every-night-saving-it-with-a-unique-title-showing-the-date/1001187 "2024-05-07T14:12:28Z")
\[I want a free solution.\] I have a Windows mdb database. Every night I wish to run a backup. I wish to compress the database and save it with a unique name consisting of the database name and date. Is there a problem … --- ## [Ought public libraries advance social agendas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-public-libraries-advance-social-agendas/999737)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-public-libraries-advance-social-agendas/999737 "2024-05-07T13:46:50Z")
Perhaps phrased another way, ought a community’s public library reflect that community’s predominant views and beliefs, or ought it seek to expose the community to alternative views? This is the context in which this is… --- ## ["Laundry straps" -- what are these for and how do you use them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-straps-what-are-these-for-and-how-do-you-use-them/1000916)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-straps-what-are-these-for-and-how-do-you-use-them/1000916 "2024-05-07T13:25:29Z")
I came across this item on amazon: 12 Pcs Laundry Strap with Buckle Wash Care Utility Strap Replacement Household Cleaning Loop Accessories Tools Apparently these are used to sort laundry while it’s being washed? There… --- ## [What will you do if Trump wins in November?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do-if-trump-wins-in-november/997214)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do-if-trump-wins-in-november/997214 "2024-05-07T13:04:20Z")
I know I would be mad as hell. My first instinct is to leave the country, but I wouldn’t realistically know where to go or how to do it. If there is evidence of a steal, I would definitely support demonstrations. I don… --- ## [After Putin, who? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-putin-who-what/967907)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-putin-who-what/967907 "2024-05-07T11:48:46Z")
Given the speculation (however tenuously supported) about Putin’s health, one wonders who would succeed him? I can’t see him retiring; I expect he’ll cling to power until death or overwhelming disability removes him fro… --- ## [Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney + \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-bad-batch-on-disney-open-spoilers/941363)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-bad-batch-on-disney-open-spoilers/941363 "2024-05-07T11:40:35Z")
I’ve just seen the first episode of The Bad Batch on Disney+ So, we’re following the continuing adventures of Clone Force 99, “The Bad Batch”. They’d appeared in the previous series The Clone Wars, and both are helmed … --- ## [Mass. Detective searched "gunpowder residue" before wife's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-detective-searched-gunpowder-residue-before-wifes-death/1001180 "2024-05-07T10:17:49Z")
Not a master criminal by any means. For which we should be grateful. --- ## [Should “The Olympics” Include Fine Arts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-olympics-include-fine-arts/1001081)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-olympics-include-fine-arts/1001081 "2024-05-07T04:56:41Z")
For the first fifty years, the modern Olympics included art competitions. Should these be resurrected? Or was this always a middling idea? --- ## [Confusing product names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-product-names/1000472)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-product-names/1000472 "2024-05-07T04:41:36Z")
“Chicken of the Sea” isn’t chicken. “Fruit of the Loom” has nothing to do with fruit. I never could understand what fruit had to do with underwear. Oh, the output from the loom is cloth, used to make underwear. Long st… --- ## [Renovate or strip a beachside high-rise condo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renovate-or-strip-a-beachside-high-rise-condo/1001204)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renovate-or-strip-a-beachside-high-rise-condo/1001204 "2024-05-07T02:42:02Z")
Our (sister and I) mother died a year ago, and we’ve managed to take care of most of her assets at this point-except the condo she had (NE Florida). First, she was well into middle-late dementia by the time she got sick… --- ## [Are infamous high profile, but poor, criminals represented by good lawyers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-infamous-high-profile-but-poor-criminals-represented-by-good-lawyers/1001153)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-infamous-high-profile-but-poor-criminals-represented-by-good-lawyers/1001153 "2024-05-06T23:36:44Z")
So when you have incredibly high profile infamous crimes carried out by criminals who become household names but aren’t particularly rich, who represents them in court? The likes of John Wayne Gacy, Ramzi Yousef, Sirhan… --- ## [Need answer fast: I have a contact lens stuck in my eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-i-have-a-contact-lens-stuck-in-my-eye/1000926)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-i-have-a-contact-lens-stuck-in-my-eye/1000926 "2024-05-06T22:35:21Z")
I was experimenting with contact lenses, and put two in this morning. The right one worked fine. The left one wouldn’t center, and isn’t doing anything vision wise. So I bought some artificial tears, and tried to float i… --- ## [How does Amazon justify their huge infrastructure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-amazon-justify-their-huge-infrastructure/1000873)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-amazon-justify-their-huge-infrastructure/1000873 "2024-05-06T21:30:25Z")
There are numerous Amazon facilities just in the Cleveland area. Each one is the size of a large factory. One replaced a shopping center. They have acres of parking although I have never seen one even close to being full… --- ## [Food you love, but can't eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-you-love-but-cant-eat/1001107)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-you-love-but-cant-eat/1001107 "2024-05-06T21:17:12Z")
What’s a food you love, but can’t eat for one reason or another? For me it’s shrimp. Love it, could be happy eating little else, but I can’t. About a decade or so ago I ate a bunch of shrimp and got all itchy all over.… --- ## [Alpha-gal syndrome and the function of galactose-α-1,3-galactose in cows/pigs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpha-gal-syndrome-and-the-function-of-galactose-1-3-galactose-in-cows-pigs/1001183)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alpha-gal-syndrome-and-the-function-of-galactose-1-3-galactose-in-cows-pigs/1001183 "2024-05-06T20:44:39Z")
My main question is: “What is the function and is it necessary for cows and pigs to have galactose-α-1,3-galactose?” For context, this is involved in Alpha-gal syndrome, an allergic reaction to mammalian meat catalyzed … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=568) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=570)