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**Author:** [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-lyrics-dont-match-their-composition/918933 "2024-03-12T10:25:36Z")
I’m thinking of songs whose lyrics, when read alone, convey one type of mood but when listened to seem to convey another mood entirely. As an example, I nominate the song “Die Die Die” by the Avett Brothers. In addition … --- ## [Mmm's song poll - Special Playoff Edition for the Letter E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmms-song-poll-special-playoff-edition-for-the-letter-e/998664)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmms-song-poll-special-playoff-edition-for-the-letter-e/998664 "2024-03-12T08:36:00Z")
What is your favorite 2000s song that begins with the letter E? Select just one of the following: poll --- ## [Stefanik has said she'd betray American democracy: how the fuck is this not front page news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stefanik-has-said-shed-betray-american-democracy-how-the-fuck-is-this-not-front-page-news/997367)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stefanik-has-said-shed-betray-american-democracy-how-the-fuck-is-this-not-front-page-news/997367 "2024-03-12T04:52:05Z")
How the fuck is this not front page news? The likely future candidate for VP just said she would usurp the will of the people and betray her position as President of the Senate, if she had been VP on Jan 6th 2021: http… --- ## ["I thee endow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thee-endow/998693)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thee-endow/998693 "2024-03-12T04:50:52Z")
This is a long shot. Some time ago, maybe in the 1980s, I saw a comedy movie in which there was a scene at a wedding where someone, not a native Engish speaker, was confused by the words “I thee endow”. I think he repeat… --- ## [Opening a thread without realizing it's a zombie. And then you do a double-take](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-thread-without-realizing-its-a-zombie-and-then-you-do-a-double-take/996225)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-a-thread-without-realizing-its-a-zombie-and-then-you-do-a-double-take/996225 "2024-03-12T04:16:36Z")
Does anyone else do this? I seem to do this to myself all the time. Just now I opened a thread called ’ Quirks of your local TV newsanchors’. The OP and the first half-dozen or so posters were all current contributors. … --- ## [Impact of audio books vs reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-audio-books-vs-reading/998583)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-audio-books-vs-reading/998583 "2024-03-12T04:16:13Z")
I am curious what people think about the relative value of listening to an audiobook vs reading the physical (or screen-based) book. To me, audiobooks feel like cheating somehow, but I am not sure whether my opinion hold… --- ## [Anyone Want a Free Sub to Nate Silver's Substack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-a-free-sub-to-nate-silvers-substack/996170)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-a-free-sub-to-nate-silvers-substack/996170 "2024-03-12T02:30:21Z")
Since I paid for a membership I got three free memberships to pass on. PM me with your email address if you want one. --- ## [Women are 28% less likely to recieve CPR because strangers are afraid to touch them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-28-less-likely-to-recieve-cpr-because-strangers-are-afraid-to-touch-them/998617)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-28-less-likely-to-recieve-cpr-because-strangers-are-afraid-to-touch-them/998617 "2024-03-12T02:24:51Z")
I never thought about it before reading this article, but I’ve always learned CPR on a male dummy. Would I be hesitant to perform it on a lady? --- ## [Anaesthetic before ether](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaesthetic-before-ether/998702)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anaesthetic-before-ether/998702 "2024-03-12T01:44:36Z")
The first anaesthetic is reported to be inhaled ether. If you’re from Boston you think that William Morton first came up with this in 1846, demonstrating it in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital. If you’re … --- ## [How does gravity react with anti matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gravity-react-with-anti-matter/778983)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-gravity-react-with-anti-matter/778983 "2024-03-11T19:35:03Z")
Is there such a thing as anti gravity to work with anti matter? --- ## [Anyone use Smithsonian or Nat Geo travel services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-smithsonian-or-nat-geo-travel-services/998683)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-smithsonian-or-nat-geo-travel-services/998683 "2024-03-11T19:05:03Z")
Mrs. Martian and I generally like to travel on our own. We’ve rented cars and driven around Britain, Ireland, Germany and Spain with Rick Steves guides. However, we have used travel agents for more “exotic” (for our defi… --- ## [How do I get a pair of good eclipse viewing glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-pair-of-good-eclipse-viewing-glasses/998470)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-pair-of-good-eclipse-viewing-glasses/998470 "2024-03-11T17:31:50Z")
I want to buy a pair of glasses so I can watch the solar eclipse next month. But ideally, I would still be able to watch other things afterwards. I read an article that said there are a lot of low-quality eclipse-viewin… --- ## [Distinguishing human blood from animals or other humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinguishing-human-blood-from-animals-or-other-humans/998367)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinguishing-human-blood-from-animals-or-other-humans/998367 "2024-03-11T17:20:39Z")
When I was younger I wondered whether you could throw investigators a loop by mixing the blood at your crime scene with animal blood. I never had the need to actually try this. I’m sure that today with all the DNA tools … --- ## [Stripping code from old WordPro file](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stripping-code-from-old-wordpro-file/998653)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stripping-code-from-old-wordpro-file/998653 "2024-03-11T16:01:42Z")
I have a bunch of old WordPro files that had to be saved in a .txt format. Is there a program out there that will strip the code out of these files and leave just the original text? Lucy --- ## [2023 SI Sportsperson of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-si-sportsperson-of-the-year/986475)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-si-sportsperson-of-the-year/986475 "2024-03-11T15:51:51Z")
It’s July, and it’s not an Olympic year, so I figure it’s not too early to start talking about this. Here are my early choices: Shohei Ohtani, unless he or the Angels crash and burn in the second half of the season. T… --- ## [Titu Singh and Past Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titu-singh-and-past-lives/68906)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titu-singh-and-past-lives/68906 "2024-03-11T15:44:53Z")
I have two questions. The first will be in this thread, the second in another. I saw this on a show on the Discovery Channel. Has anyone heard of the “past life” case of Titu Singh? Here is a link that explains it bette… --- ## [Why does Canada care about its paper currency being unrippable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-canada-care-about-its-paper-currency-being-unrippable/998523)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-canada-care-about-its-paper-currency-being-unrippable/998523 "2024-03-11T15:35:04Z")
Earlier, I was sitting at one of those touristy bars where people write messages on paper currency and staple it to an area of the bar where it will presumably be for eternity, thereby guaranteeing immortality to the bea… --- ## [AI Generated Art Is No Different Than Photography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-generated-art-is-no-different-than-photography/998444)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-generated-art-is-no-different-than-photography/998444 "2024-03-11T15:13:06Z")
AI Generated Art is a hot button issue in the cyber spaces I frequent. The argument goes AI is trained on the artistic styles of real people which then can generate art like that person but isn’t copyrighted. A human a… --- ## [W00t! I just earned a Popular Link badge!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-i-just-earned-a-popular-link-badge/996251)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/w00t-i-just-earned-a-popular-link-badge/996251 "2024-03-11T14:42:26Z")
For a link I posted 20 years ago… “Patience, Monty, climb the ladder…” --- ## [Today 9 March is National Meatball Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-9-march-is-national-meatball-day/998654)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-9-march-is-national-meatball-day/998654 "2024-03-11T14:08:49Z")
Get your meatball specials here:National Meatball Day 2024: Deals for Saucy Savings --- ## [How cold would a sports game or outdoor event have to be to see mass casualties/deaths from hypothermia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-would-a-sports-game-or-outdoor-event-have-to-be-to-see-mass-casualties-deaths-from-hypothermia/995968)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-would-a-sports-game-or-outdoor-event-have-to-be-to-see-mass-casualties-deaths-from-hypothermia/995968 "2024-03-11T11:32:25Z")
Not wanting to derail the NFL threads in the Game Room: The Chiefs are about to play the Dolphins this weekend in one of the coldest games in NFL history. Decades ago, the NFL also allowed the Ice Bowl to go ahead in 19… --- ## [(Old) March forth into victory in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-march-forth-into-victory-in-the-mmp/998430)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-march-forth-into-victory-in-the-mmp/998430 "2024-03-11T06:54:37Z")
Thats my clever title. After patting myself on the back, I wake up from another weird dream all sweaty. Its easy to cover up when you first lie down, I think they shoot heat through the building whilst I sleep. Must be… --- ## [Help me refine my definition of dumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-refine-my-definition-of-dumb/997518)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-refine-my-definition-of-dumb/997518 "2024-03-11T05:47:11Z")
I wasn’t sure if this was the proper forum, but I assure you I don’t consider this frivolous. Let me start with my hypothesis: Most people are dumb. As in a large majority. It’s a major reason Trump gets tens of mill… --- ## [Modern Recipes That Are Barely Recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-recipes-that-are-barely-recipes/998544)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-recipes-that-are-barely-recipes/998544 "2024-03-11T02:33:15Z")
How I long for the day when you could just look up a recipe in a book or even on line and get just a recipe. These days it seems I have to trudge through piles of fluff - the “chef’s” bio, what their pets are named, pro… --- ## [Bank was acquired by another bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-was-acquired-by-another-bank/989703)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-was-acquired-by-another-bank/989703 "2024-03-11T02:17:49Z")
And now I can’t get to anything online. 12 phone calls in the last two days. They say that MANY customers of my former bank (that I’ve been a member of for over 30 years) cannot access anything online. I can’t even logi… --- ## [Looking for comic strip news and discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-comic-strip-news-and-discussion/987413)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-comic-strip-news-and-discussion/987413 "2024-03-11T02:02:45Z")
Where is a good site for getting current comic strip news and perhaps discussion? --- ## [Tell me a sweet, trivial thing someone does for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-sweet-trivial-thing-someone-does-for-you/994453)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-a-sweet-trivial-thing-someone-does-for-you/994453 "2024-03-11T01:53:59Z")
Ivy cleans her glasses with little sheets of cleaner impregnated papers. When she’s done she hands it to me to clean my phone or tablet screen. I think it’s awfully sweet of her. She nice, sometimes😊 --- ## ['So you want to be a hero? (Hero!)' '80s song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-be-a-hero-hero-80s-song-id/998686)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-be-a-hero-hero-80s-song-id/998686 "2024-03-11T01:16:59Z")
This should be easy, but my google-fu is not mighty tonight. :notes: So you want to be a hero? (Hero!) :notes: Who did it, and what movie sountrack was it used on? --- ## [What, if any, rights did Jewish people have in Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-rights-did-jewish-people-have-in-nazi-germany/997867)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-rights-did-jewish-people-have-in-nazi-germany/997867 "2024-03-11T00:35:59Z")
After watching Schindlers List for the umpteenth time I started wondering did the Jews have any rights in Nazi Germany? Other than flying the Jewish colors? For instance, could a German citizen assault or kill a Jewish… --- ## [Some (relatively) good news on Covid and kidney issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-relatively-good-news-on-covid-and-kidney-issues/998120)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-relatively-good-news-on-covid-and-kidney-issues/998120 "2024-03-11T00:35:57Z")
About 20% of people hospitalized with Covid also experience resulting kidney impairment while hospitalized. In a post hospitalization longitudinal study of those who did, it looks like long-term kidney effects are less l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=611&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=613&state=watching)