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**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-no-military/998358 "2024-03-09T15:44:15Z")
Are there any US States with no non-National Guard military bases? --- ## [Musicians: What piano chord is played at 2:59 on "Let It Be"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-piano-chord-is-played-at-2-59-on-let-it-be/663891)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-piano-chord-is-played-at-2-59-on-let-it-be/663891 "2024-03-09T14:54:49Z")
\*\*During the 2nd half of the third verse of Let It Be (“I wake up to the sound of music / Mother Mary comes to me”) Paul McCartney’s piano part has a slightly different chord than the one used in the other verses. The c… --- ## [Senate says goodbye to dress code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409 "2024-03-09T12:46:53Z")
The unofficial dress code for the US Senate has been done away with. Senators no longer have to wear business attire. Gift link for WaPo article: You know you’ve entered BizarroWorld when you get lectured about etiqu… --- ## [Historical debate : did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to mecca in 1324 eventually lead to the annexation of Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-debate-did-mansa-musas-pilgrimage-to-mecca-in-1324-eventually-lead-to-the-annexation-of-africa/998475)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-debate-did-mansa-musas-pilgrimage-to-mecca-in-1324-eventually-lead-to-the-annexation-of-africa/998475 "2024-03-09T12:30:27Z")
Ok in 1324 the emperor of Mali Mansa Musa who was considered a devout Moslem and historically the richest ruler of the world went on a hajj to Mecca that was so financially legendary it made history and is still disc… --- ## [Has eastern Germany caught up with western Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eastern-germany-caught-up-with-western-germany/996814)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eastern-germany-caught-up-with-western-germany/996814 "2024-03-09T07:07:01Z")
In 1990, when East and West Germany were reunified, the differences between east and west were stark. The west was affluent and successful while the east had been burdened with 40 years of communist rule. How are things… --- ## [New "Quote" , "Copy Quote" mouseover on cell phone is a mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quote-copy-quote-mouseover-on-cell-phone-is-a-mess/998521)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quote-copy-quote-mouseover-on-cell-phone-is-a-mess/998521 "2024-03-09T05:13:40Z")
I post mostly on my cell phone. When I long-press on part of a post I want to quote, the new “Quote”, and “Copy Quote” mouseover causes the mouseover to highlight large amounts of text, well into the next posts, because … --- ## [What happens if you are on prescription medication and get arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-are-on-prescription-medication-and-get-arrested/998516)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-are-on-prescription-medication-and-get-arrested/998516 "2024-03-09T02:21:14Z")
Assume you are on some necessary medication (properly prescribed by a doctor and legal) and you get arrested and thrown in jail. What do the police do? If you have the medication on you will they be taken with you to j… --- ## [Trump In Jail Election Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-in-jail-election-question/998561)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-in-jail-election-question/998561 "2024-03-09T02:14:36Z")
What percentage of current Trump supporters would still vote for him if he was in prison or jail come election time? --- ## [Alabama law legalizing IVF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-law-legalizing-ivf/998588)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-law-legalizing-ivf/998588 "2024-03-09T01:09:41Z")
I just read that the Alabama legislature just passed and the governor signed a new law that legalizes IVF. How can such a law be worded? The problem with the recent Alabama supreme court decision was not that it outlaw… --- ## [Seeking input about the "best song by letter" polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-input-about-the-best-song-by-letter-polls/992171)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-input-about-the-best-song-by-letter-polls/992171 "2024-03-09T00:49:08Z")
See this thread for reference. I’ve decided to limit the final poll for each letter to the top ten vote-getting songs (a little more or less if there is a tie). Given that, how many votes should I allow in the final po… --- ## [It is International Women's Day. Put your awesome woman-centered story here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-international-womens-day-put-your-awesome-woman-centered-story-here/998613)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-international-womens-day-put-your-awesome-woman-centered-story-here/998613 "2024-03-08T22:14:17Z")
The first female to be “governor” was Carolyn B. Shelton. In 1909, she was Oregon’s Governor Chamberlain 's private secretary and when he had to leave for Washington DC to become US Senator, he put her in charge of the … --- ## [What reason is there to think Trump would be let out pending appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reason-is-there-to-think-trump-would-be-let-out-pending-appeal/998564)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reason-is-there-to-think-trump-would-be-let-out-pending-appeal/998564 "2024-03-08T22:06:25Z")
So this has come up a couple of times. It’s been claimed in some quarters (on this board and elsewhere) that even if Trump is convicted of a felony before the 2024 election he will be allowed to remain free while appeal… --- ## [Great Unique Non-English Language Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-unique-non-english-language-movies/974540)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-unique-non-english-language-movies/974540 "2024-03-08T21:42:37Z")
I only get three pleasures in life – music, comedy, and movies… I’ve seen many. But I notice a trend, that the ones I’ve been able to sit through have mostly been foreign, despite watching a majority of American movies (… --- ## [Weird Outlook (Microsoft) event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-outlook-microsoft-event/998466)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-outlook-microsoft-event/998466 "2024-03-08T21:35:08Z")
Normally, if I send an email from the desktop outlook app, it goes into my sent mail folder on the app, and is also visible when I look in the sent mail on the web app/phone app. On Saturday, I sent one email from the d… --- ## [Dollar Store Cinnamon Recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollar-store-cinnamon-recall/998620)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollar-store-cinnamon-recall/998620 "2024-03-08T20:17:44Z")
La Fiesta, Marcum, MK, Swad, Supreme Tradition and El Chilar brands of ground cinnamon are typically sold at discount stores and contain between 2.03 and 3.4 parts per million of lead, the agency said. No illnesses h… --- ## [How do we feel about teachers fired for posting homemade porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-teachers-fired-for-posting-homemade-porn/994614)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 1022\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-teachers-fired-for-posting-homemade-porn/994614 "2024-03-08T18:59:08Z")
Maybe you’ve seen this story or one related to it. I’m honestly not sure where I stand on this. On the one hand, adults have the right to free expression, and to make money by any legal means they like. It shouldn’t be… --- ## [Disagreement between the US Chamber of Commerce and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-between-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-and-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/998500)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-between-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-and-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/998500 "2024-03-08T13:07:18Z")
I wasn’t sure where else to put this: A news story that I might need some help with understanding. So they’re trying to create a rule that would cap credit card fees at $8. This article says that the Consumer Financial … --- ## [Ever see messy photos in a real estate listing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-messy-photos-in-a-real-estate-listing/998448)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-messy-photos-in-a-real-estate-listing/998448 "2024-03-08T12:34:26Z")
I was wasting time checking home listings in a nearby suburb, and happened upon this one. Asking $919k, it is 2.5-3x the average of homes i that town, and the description calls it the “crrown jewel” of the town. Check … --- ## [Weird stuff your pet does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-your-pet-does/998515)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-stuff-your-pet-does/998515 "2024-03-08T05:14:32Z")
Both of my cats do this weird thing at the water dish – hook it with a paw and yank it toward them. Sometimes they’d get it more than a foot from its proper place, splashing water hither and yon, till I put each dish (t… --- ## [Mangaka/designer/writer Akira Toriyama dead at 68](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangaka-designer-writer-akira-toriyama-dead-at-68/998595)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mangaka-designer-writer-akira-toriyama-dead-at-68/998595 "2024-03-08T04:52:04Z")
Apparently of a head injury. Though most folks probably know him for the Dragonball franchise, my personal introduction was the Dragon Quest series of video games. I was and am a huge fan of that franchise, and I’m sa… --- ## [I still don't get Git (source control)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-dont-get-git-source-control/933870)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-dont-get-git-source-control/933870 "2024-03-08T04:26:17Z")
I have read several beginners’ guides on Git. I have a Github page, and I have successfully uploaded source code and releases to it. But I still just don’t understand it, and I am reluctant to use it. I’m still basicall… --- ## [Question on home improvement offset on house sale capital gains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-home-improvement-offset-on-house-sale-capital-gains/998228)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-home-improvement-offset-on-house-sale-capital-gains/998228 "2024-03-08T02:17:19Z")
I understand that home improvement expenses, such as new flooring, landscaping, appliances, etc. can be used to offset any capital gain you realize when you sell your home. I also know that the expense of home repairs c… --- ## [Gabriel Garcia Marquez reported dead at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabriel-garcia-marquez-reported-dead-at-87/686366)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gabriel-garcia-marquez-reported-dead-at-87/686366 "2024-03-08T01:44:50Z")
Rumor has it that Gabriel Garcia Marquez has died. Chalk it up as another “he was still alive?” death. Still, a truly great writer and an early inspiration for me. --- ## [State of the Union address Feb. 7, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458 "2024-03-08T01:22:11Z")
President Biden is due to deliver the State of the Union address in just under one hour from now. It will be odd to not have Nancy Pelosi seated on the podium. I assume most of the GOP will sit on their hands during th… --- ## [Finland and Sweden appear poised for entry to NATO {2022-05-12}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-and-sweden-appear-poised-for-entry-to-nato-2022-05-12/964350)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-and-sweden-appear-poised-for-entry-to-nato-2022-05-12/964350 "2024-03-07T21:53:41Z")
And who could blame them?! Finland has quite a long border with Russia, some 1300 km. This video gives the perspectives of some diplomat types. --- ## [Here's what happens when you get 217 COVID booster shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-happens-when-you-get-217-covid-booster-shots/998542)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-happens-when-you-get-217-covid-booster-shots/998542 "2024-03-07T20:16:25Z")
Turns out not much. Link won’t display properly, so here’s the short version: a guy in Germany got 217 COVID immunization shots over 29 months, allegedly so he could sell vax cards. Medical researchers, upon hearing ab… --- ## [Post an impressive individual music performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-impressive-individual-music-performance/965931 "2024-03-07T19:11:07Z")
Give a short explanation of what it is and what we should be looking/listening for. This is Smashing Pumpkins, “Geek USA” from Siamese Dream, played live in Germany. This is from their video EP “Vieuphoria.” They play i… --- ## [My rapacious landlord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rapacious-landlord/998254)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rapacious-landlord/998254 "2024-03-07T17:53:55Z")
The management company is using a new site for payment, and the bastards are charging for the privilege of using debit cards or credit cards. I’ve always paid with debit for free, now they want me to pay a $10 fee for de… --- ## [Are all-foam mattresses as good as spring ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-foam-mattresses-as-good-as-spring-ones/994114)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-foam-mattresses-as-good-as-spring-ones/994114 "2024-03-07T17:19:03Z")
Looking to replace a worn out mattress. I’ve found on line a mattress that is totally foam that is less expensive than any spring mattresses I’m seeing. Does anyone have any experience with such a mattress, are they any … --- ## [Comic book phraseology in the MSM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-phraseology-in-the-msm/998574)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-phraseology-in-the-msm/998574 "2024-03-07T17:10:34Z")
The talking heads have always used “superpowers” and “kryptonite”. Lately I’ve heard “origin story” and “spidey-sense” come up. Spidey-sense, a kind of precognition that spiders possess ( :roll\_eyes:), is odd because I’m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=613&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=615&state=muted)