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**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-young-john-milton-meet-shakespeare-is-the-evidence-only-circumstantial/998788 "2024-03-14T14:02:06Z")
Did a young John Milton meet Shakespeare ? Is there hard evidence for this ? Is the evidence only circumstantial? --- ## [State of the Union Address, March 7, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-march-7-2024/998590)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-march-7-2024/998590 "2024-03-14T13:12:01Z")
I’ve got CNN on, and the address is due to start in about 40 minutes. Covering Gaza protesters outside the White House. Apparently, they want to block the road, preventing Biden’s motorcade from leaving. That’s unlike… --- ## [Talk to me about loss of sense of smell/taste post-Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-loss-of-sense-of-smell-taste-post-covid/995493)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-loss-of-sense-of-smell-taste-post-covid/995493 "2024-03-14T12:50:59Z")
I’m a couple of days done with my Paxlovid rebound case of Covid. The rebound phase really punched me in the nose, so to speak. I haven’t been so badly clogged in many years. But I’m done with it, except for a bit of … --- ## [Book recommendation time again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-recommendation-time-again/998734)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-recommendation-time-again/998734 "2024-03-14T10:51:05Z")
Ok dopers, I am currently in a book drought. I’m all caught up on new stuff by my “regular” authors. I’ve been enjoying some historical fiction lately and would love to hear some suggestions for something in that genre. … --- ## [Pins, watchbands, games, messages. Bad bad bad Beck and her dubious multitasking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pins-watchbands-games-messages-bad-bad-bad-beck-and-her-dubious-multitasking/998770)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pins-watchbands-games-messages-bad-bad-bad-beck-and-her-dubious-multitasking/998770 "2024-03-14T07:15:04Z")
Sitting in my chair making plans to ignore any requests of my services. (Yeah? So I’m lazy …), Son-of-a-wrek comes in He has purchased a new watchband. Oh, goody. He has fat fingers. No one will help him with the pins…… --- ## [Ohio Gov. Bypasses Trump Pick For Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-gov-bypasses-trump-pick-for-senate/998780)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-gov-bypasses-trump-pick-for-senate/998780 "2024-03-14T02:37:11Z")
A bold choice, and one that will likely see the end of his political career. But I have to respect him for it. --- ## [Ken Buck (R, Colorado) is retiring next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-buck-r-colorado-is-retiring-next-week/998768)
**Author:** [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-buck-r-colorado-is-retiring-next-week/998768 "2024-03-14T02:29:48Z")
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) will retire from Congress next week, he announced Tuesday, a move that will narrow the House GOP’s razor-thin majority even further. Bu… What does this bring the margin of error to for the Repu… --- ## [Has their ever been a split off of a split off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-their-ever-been-a-split-off-of-a-split-off/998816)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-their-ever-been-a-split-off-of-a-split-off/998816 "2024-03-14T02:14:54Z")
A topic is started, and later an off-topic conversation takes place that a moderator splits off into a separate thread. Has a moderator ever created a a split off thread from an off topic conversation in a thread that … --- ## [TikTok ban. How does a divestment work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiktok-ban-how-does-a-divestment-work/998813)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiktok-ban-how-does-a-divestment-work/998813 "2024-03-13T23:47:17Z")
So the house voted today to ban TikTok. They said either divest from Bytedance or be banned from the USA. My question is does ByteDance have to agree to a divestment? Or is it all up to TikTok? --- ## [Roman Polanski Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-polanski-redux/788618)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-polanski-redux/788618 "2024-03-13T23:46:48Z")
Samantha Geimer, the victim, is pleading for the court to end the sex assault case against Roman Polanski. She is asking the judge to either sentence him to the six weeks he already served, or just dismiss it outright. … --- ## [Series I U.S. savings bonds are paying 7.12% \[update - now 6.89%\]\[Down to 5.27% Mar2023\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-i-u-s-savings-bonds-are-paying-7-12-update-now-6-89-down-to-5-27-mar2023/955092)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-i-u-s-savings-bonds-are-paying-7-12-update-now-6-89-down-to-5-27-mar2023/955092 "2024-03-13T23:29:14Z")
I realize that’s the result of our borderline hyperinflation, but it was quite a pleasant surprise for me. Back in my working days, I bought a bunch of them, and needed to cash one in and found this out. I really hated… --- ## [Does attorney-client privilege apply to all lawyers, or just criminal-defense ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-attorney-client-privilege-apply-to-all-lawyers-or-just-criminal-defense-ones/998469)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-attorney-client-privilege-apply-to-all-lawyers-or-just-criminal-defense-ones/998469 "2024-03-13T23:21:15Z")
Say someone consults a criminal-defense attorney and says, “I committed a murder 10 years ago,” etc. etc., there’s no doubt the lawyer would keep it confidential. But if someone consults a totally different type of lawy… --- ## [What's killing my computer's internet speed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-killing-my-computers-internet-speed/998803)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-killing-my-computers-internet-speed/998803 "2024-03-13T23:13:54Z")
Sometime yesterday my internet speed on my desktop computer dropped from its normal 200+Mb/sec down to under 100k/sec, with frequent extended periods where speed is at zero, and occasional spikes up over 150Mb/sec. Mean… --- ## [What was "A Patriot" going to be about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-patriot-going-to-be-about/998786)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-patriot-going-to-be-about/998786 "2024-03-13T21:58:13Z")
The abandoned project that would have starred Eva Green. I’ve yet to locate an actual synopsis of the story. --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter F and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP (final poll added)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-f-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/998552)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-f-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/998552 "2024-03-13T21:41:51Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter F. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [Who knows their stuff about growing vegetables (tomatoes) in raised garden beds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-their-stuff-about-growing-vegetables-tomatoes-in-raised-garden-beds/998283)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-their-stuff-about-growing-vegetables-tomatoes-in-raised-garden-beds/998283 "2024-03-13T21:13:20Z")
This year will be my first attempt at growing tomatoes in a raised bed. Past tries, using pots or just the ground, have failed miserably. My bed is 12” high x 71” wide x 35” deep, or 17 cubic feet. I assume I’ll need a… --- ## [What methods could possibly be used to achieve time travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-methods-could-possibly-be-used-to-achieve-time-travel/996405)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-methods-could-possibly-be-used-to-achieve-time-travel/996405 "2024-03-13T18:56:53Z")
What sort of technological developments could be used to this effect? --- ## [Economic Wargames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-wargames/24483)
**Author:** [@dal\_timgar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dal_timgar)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-wargames/24483 "2024-03-13T18:01:42Z")
How many economists with PhDs does it take to do grammar school algebra? Unknown, we don’t have enough yet. Economic Wargames The following essay is about the economic system of the world today. One of … --- ## [Handling problems with Amazon returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-problems-with-amazon-returns/998673)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-problems-with-amazon-returns/998673 "2024-03-13T17:38:46Z")
In theory, Amazon’s return process is simple and straightforward: you bring the item to a Koh’s or a Whole Foods, they scan it, you get your money back when Amazon receives the item. But what if Amazon doesn’t receive t… --- ## [What are your thoughts and opinions on "temp" jobs? (Probationary Periods?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-and-opinions-on-temp-jobs-probationary-periods/998615)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-and-opinions-on-temp-jobs-probationary-periods/998615 "2024-03-13T16:53:39Z")
After learning about “temp” jobs that may or may not require all new hires to go through probationary periods, along with having to wait to get hired on as a permanent full time employee (depending on the company) I have… --- ## [NJ Adolph Hitler update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-adolph-hitler-update/660080)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-adolph-hitler-update/660080 "2024-03-13T15:45:03Z")
Some may remember a few years ago this local story that went national. Family names their son Adolph Hitler. They try to get a birthday cake which says “Happy birthday Adolph Hitler.” Store refuses. Family complains in t… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Barbara Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barbara-feldon/981196 "2024-03-13T14:34:11Z")
Two days late, but Happy 90th Birthday to Barbara Feldon! --- ## [Track Ball vs. Traditional Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-ball-vs-traditional-mouse/998604)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/track-ball-vs-traditional-mouse/998604 "2024-03-13T11:20:10Z")
I first started using a track ball when I was on line gaming back in college. Instead of running a mouse wildly over a needed large area, my track ball sat perfectly still while my palm and fingers did the work. It jus… --- ## [Anybody here use freewill.com to make their will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-use-freewill-com-to-make-their-will/998709)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-use-freewill-com-to-make-their-will/998709 "2024-03-13T07:33:12Z")
Anybody here use freewill.com to make their will? Or had a relative/friend who used it and passed away? Any advice on if it’s a good way to go (so to speak)? --- ## [What are your opinions on this real estate agents actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-opinions-on-this-real-estate-agents-actions/998730)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-opinions-on-this-real-estate-agents-actions/998730 "2024-03-13T06:19:01Z")
My acquaintance Ron has been going through a divorce (now finalized). Pretty simple actually. They have no minor children, no huge debts, mortgage paid off. They are going to sell the house and split the proceed. Ron i… --- ## [SAT & ACT test score requirements are coming back for admissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-act-test-score-requirements-are-coming-back-for-admissions/998716)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-act-test-score-requirements-are-coming-back-for-admissions/998716 "2024-03-13T01:05:12Z")
Many universities and colleges have reinstated the requirements for submission of standardized test scores (primarily SAT and ACT) for application for admissions. Many schools did away with the requirement, especially d… --- ## [How stringently should rules be enforced in sports? (Owen Lloyd, an All-American swimmer, broke record and disqulified for breaking a rule)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stringently-should-rules-be-enforced-in-sports-owen-lloyd-an-all-american-swimmer-broke-record-and-disqulified-for-breaking-a-rule/998306)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stringently-should-rules-be-enforced-in-sports-owen-lloyd-an-all-american-swimmer-broke-record-and-disqulified-for-breaking-a-rule/998306 "2024-03-13T00:39:17Z")
I understand that rules in a given sport need to be applied evenly to all participants. A few days ago, Owen Lloyd, an All-American swimmer for North Carolina State University, won his race in a freestyle event and (I b… --- ## [Questions about Pop-Tarts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409 "2024-03-13T00:24:37Z")
Having recently watched the Pop-Tarts Bowl where many people were shown eating Pop-Tarts, I have some random questions. Toasted or un-toasted? What’s your favorite Pop-Tart? Do you break it in half before eating? My … --- ## [Eric Carmen of "The Raspberries" has died at 74](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-carmen-of-the-raspberries-has-died-at-74/998725)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-carmen-of-the-raspberries-has-died-at-74/998725 "2024-03-12T23:58:34Z")
The singer/songwriter who recorded Make Me Lose Control, Hungry Eyes, and All By Myself has died at the age of 74. That’s one that’s a real bummer. I really liked his solo work in the 80s. --- ## [Google Docs question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-docs-question/998767)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-docs-question/998767 "2024-03-12T19:57:22Z")
Not sure what I did, but I did something that made the display on Google docs shrink down teeny-tiny. Which I sort of remedied by zooming up to 150% on the view. However, zooming up does not increase the size of the co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=609) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=611)