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**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-at-work-band/999413 "2024-03-28T15:37:11Z")
No Sign of Yesterday by Men At Work is playing on the iPod now. There was another of their songs that played before lunch, but I don’t remember which one it was. (I could back up to find out, but I won’t.) It had more… --- ## [What happened to the center right? Has it always been a numerical minority, or did it actually shrink recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-center-right-has-it-always-been-a-numerical-minority-or-did-it-actually-shrink-recently/999338)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-center-right-has-it-always-been-a-numerical-minority-or-did-it-actually-shrink-recently/999338 "2024-03-28T15:13:52Z")
I was catching up on the Boebert thread and started to ponder a hypothesis suggested by two of the posts in that thread. What is this hypothesis? It’s that the spectrum of voters from left to right isn’t a bell curv… --- ## [Eastman disbarment proceedings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742 "2024-03-28T14:42:51Z")
Thought I would start a thread on this. It’s Trump-adjacent, since Eastman is facing disbarment over the legal advice that he gave concerning attempts to delay the certification vote. Interesting statement in his testim… --- ## [Ice on swelling: how long is it effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-on-swelling-how-long-is-it-effective/999481)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-on-swelling-how-long-is-it-effective/999481 "2024-03-28T14:19:46Z")
When one gets an injury, such as happens playing sports, one of the treatments is to put ice on the injury. This is to suppress swelling of the injured part. How long is this an effective way of reducing swelling? Is the… --- ## [Jeffrey Clark and mass resignation at the DOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffrey-clark-and-mass-resignation-at-the-doj/990374)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffrey-clark-and-mass-resignation-at-the-doj/990374 "2024-03-28T13:28:21Z")
So, Trump was considering installing Jeffrey Clark as acting Attorney General. He backed off when several high ranking officials threatened to resign if he did. Why did he care if they resigned? Why didn’t he just tel… --- ## [Heardle Rock (time sensitive for March 28, will be gone tomorrow)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heardle-rock-time-sensitive-for-march-28-will-be-gone-tomorrow/999500)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heardle-rock-time-sensitive-for-march-28-will-be-gone-tomorrow/999500 "2024-03-28T12:26:53Z")
Heardle is basically name that tune. Today, they have a really identifiable song, but I don’t know what version it is – it doesn’t even sound like the original artist to me. I can’t find this version anywhere. My gu… --- ## [What do the dopers think of the Kate Middleton brouhaha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-dopers-think-of-the-kate-middleton-brouhaha/998723)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 496\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-dopers-think-of-the-kate-middleton-brouhaha/998723 "2024-03-28T11:20:45Z")
No Kate Middleton thread on the dope yet? Lets make one. So I have been largely ignoring the brouhaha (I’m a brit living in the states for 20+ and am kind of irritated when I’m forced to read about the british royals he… --- ## [Is having a girlfriend in 7th grade normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-girlfriend-in-7th-grade-normal/999275)
**Author:** [@SaSaLeLe2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaSaLeLe2011)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-a-girlfriend-in-7th-grade-normal/999275 "2024-03-28T06:45:30Z")
come on now. is it? --- ## [Reminiscing old Games Magazine contests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminiscing-old-games-magazine-contests/998840)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminiscing-old-games-magazine-contests/998840 "2024-03-28T04:39:27Z")
Something over in Cafe Society made me think about the contests that ran (and still do) in Games Magazine. I am not necessarily talking about ones run regularly like the annual Rebus Contest or the occasional Scavenger H… --- ## [Help me find a tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-tree/999474)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-tree/999474 "2024-03-28T03:59:55Z")
So apparently Tree Hunters are a thing. Which is kind of cool. Some guy recently re-discovered the largest Cottonwood tree in NY. I would love to visit it but try as I might, I can not find the exact location or coordi… --- ## [How often do you watch TV/movies with the subtitles on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208 "2024-03-27T23:45:14Z")
I sometimes do this as a painless way to brush up on a foreign language even when watching and listening in English. But I have read subtitles are sometimes used by parents hoping to help children read better. I had no… --- ## [Resisting the urge to stream ahead when watching a series with a partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resisting-the-urge-to-stream-ahead-when-watching-a-series-with-a-partner/999365)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resisting-the-urge-to-stream-ahead-when-watching-a-series-with-a-partner/999365 "2024-03-27T23:12:35Z")
My better half and I are currently watching Season 4 of True Detective and boy, is it good (at least the first two episodes). Unfortunately he is gone all week, so it will be another 5 days before we can watch episode 3… --- ## [Are GIFs allowed now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gifs-allowed-now/999473)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gifs-allowed-now/999473 "2024-03-27T22:58:59Z")
The first post in this thread used a GIF, which caught my attention. Breaking news: Sean “Diddy” Combs – homes raided by feds (25 Mar 2024) - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board I… --- ## [Explain the Artemis in-orbit refueling requirement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-artemis-in-orbit-refueling-requirement/999098)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-artemis-in-orbit-refueling-requirement/999098 "2024-03-27T22:42:39Z")
55 years ago, a Saturn V rocket put men on the moon and returned them to Earth after having been fueled up prior to departure - no mid-flight refueling was required. Artemis 2 looks like once it gets into its initial Ea… --- ## [Is the real estate comission settlement going to change home buying and selling as much as this article says it will and the realtors wont be making as much money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-estate-comission-settlement-going-to-change-home-buying-and-selling-as-much-as-this-article-says-it-will-and-the-realtors-wont-be-making-as-much-money/999272)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-estate-comission-settlement-going-to-change-home-buying-and-selling-as-much-as-this-article-says-it-will-and-the-realtors-wont-be-making-as-much-money/999272 "2024-03-27T22:28:15Z")
all I got out of this is everyone will be paying their own agent fees and it might lower the fee rate … is there more to it? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-ways-the-realtor-commission-settlement-affects-people-… --- ## [Local news term for area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-news-term-for-area/999339)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-news-term-for-area/999339 "2024-03-27T22:15:31Z")
In any major city in the U.S. the local news media has a general term to describe the city and the surrounding area. For example, in L.A. it’s “the Southland” while in Washington, D.C. it’s “the DMV” (District, Maryland,… --- ## [Ronna McDaniel to step down from RNC Chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronna-mcdaniel-to-step-down-from-rnc-chair/997215)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronna-mcdaniel-to-step-down-from-rnc-chair/997215 "2024-03-27T22:02:43Z")
I wonder who will replace her. --- ## [Meet the cutest little Chinese killbot ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-cutest-little-chinese-killbot-ever/999391)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-cutest-little-chinese-killbot-ever/999391 "2024-03-27T20:03:55Z")
The video doesn’t show the mentioned “almost defends itself”, but I, for one look forward to laboring in its underground lithium mine --- ## [St. Louis Sunday Dinner recs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-sunday-dinner-recs/999398)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-sunday-dinner-recs/999398 "2024-03-27T16:59:40Z")
Our family is going to be stuck in St. Louis this weekend, and dinner reservations are on me. The hitch is that this Sunday is Easter, so I need a big list of recommendations to go through. Normally I’d just look up a To… --- ## [Any interest in Intensly Casual Fantasy Baseball League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-intensly-casual-fantasy-baseball-league/981553)
**Author:** [@ahduval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahduval)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-intensly-casual-fantasy-baseball-league/981553 "2024-03-27T15:53:33Z")
Any interest in doing a private Straight Dope Fantasy Baseball League. I can start one after work, or if someone else wants to start one, i’ll join. questions to ask: Yahoo, ESPN, or a third (unknown) option? how man… --- ## [Pontoon boats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontoon-boats/999261)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontoon-boats/999261 "2024-03-27T15:33:38Z")
I’m not a boat guy but I do like the idea of pontoon boats on calm inland lakes. Huge flat decks with railings all around for kid’s safety. An upper deck or at least a roof for shade. Nice little kitchen. Couches. And an… --- ## ["He died before he knew he was a dad." Why is this sad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-died-before-he-knew-he-was-a-dad-why-is-this-sad/999393)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-died-before-he-knew-he-was-a-dad-why-is-this-sad/999393 "2024-03-27T15:08:17Z")
It’s a plot point I’ve seen in various media-but why is it sad? I wouldn’t want to die knowing that my partner has a kid they’ll be raising on their own and who will never meet or know their dad. I’d rather die not knowi… --- ## [Why does my phone give me the time every time I plug in the aux cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-give-me-the-time-every-time-i-plug-in-the-aux-cable/999353)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-give-me-the-time-every-time-i-plug-in-the-aux-cable/999353 "2024-03-27T14:28:16Z")
got an Android 8 I think? It’s a few years old. but lately it’s been doing something odd. I plug it into aux cable connected to a stereo every day to have it play music while I work. But lately, when I do that, somehow G… --- ## [How come cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385)
**Author:** [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385 "2024-03-27T06:50:50Z")
Does everybody realize that cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks. Why is it that cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks but only jobs that withheld taxes and pay in check… --- ## [Why is it all SUVs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-all-suvs/998476)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-all-suvs/998476 "2024-03-27T04:26:41Z")
Back in, I think, '18 or '19, the major American auto manufacturers dropped almost all of their car lines, in favor of pickups and SUVs. Apart from the sportiest models, you cannot buy an American car from the biggest co… --- ## [How do I search for a specific first and last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-a-specific-first-and-last-name/999341)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-a-specific-first-and-last-name/999341 "2024-03-27T04:05:00Z")
I am trying to get information and possibly pictures about a specific person, but unfortunately this person’s first and last name are also used to describe something else. For example, if his name was Van Tower I would … --- ## [Has interviewing serial killers been useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-interviewing-serial-killers-been-useful/999143)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-interviewing-serial-killers-been-useful/999143 "2024-03-27T02:23:54Z")
Most people have seen Silence of the Lambs or perhaps the show Mindhunter, and obviously, people have gone to interview serial killers in real life as described in the inspiration for the show. But have the killers actua… --- ## [The Golden Goose Hypothetical -- What do you produce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-goose-hypothetical-what-do-you-produce/999291)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-goose-hypothetical-what-do-you-produce/999291 "2024-03-27T02:16:03Z")
Inspired by Mean\_Mr.Mustard’s Frozen Hypothetical. This one is clearly backed by magic. Do not worry about the (im)possibility of creating whatever you pick. No nitpicking over where you get the necessary matter/energ… --- ## [Anti-vax puppy owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vax-puppy-owner/999414)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vax-puppy-owner/999414 "2024-03-27T02:05:54Z")
Took the new puppy to her first training class last night at PetsMart. One of the humans there wasn’t wearing just a MAGA hat, he was wearing an “Ultra-MAGA” hat. Near the end of class the trainer remembered he needed to… --- ## [Washington State passes "Stripper's bill of rights."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380 "2024-03-27T01:46:38Z")
Based on what’s listed in the article,( “training for employees in establishments to prevent sexual harassment, identify and report human trafficking, de-escalate conflict and provide first aid. It also mandates security… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=600&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=602&state=tracking)