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**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539 "2024-03-07T15:52:04Z")
Anyone else know this one? Some number of years back and for unknown reasons, people started gaining one (and only one) superpower each after they turn 18. This became the new normal, and the occasional person who doesn’… --- ## [IMHO: All jobs should have a 5 minute grace period for clocking in and out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-all-jobs-should-have-a-5-minute-grace-period-for-clocking-in-and-out/998417)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-all-jobs-should-have-a-5-minute-grace-period-for-clocking-in-and-out/998417 "2024-03-07T15:38:33Z")
Even though a majority of jobs are understanding if you’re a couple minutes late (only if you call them before the start of your shift and let them know) there are some jobs that are more strict when it comes to attendan… --- ## [⟨iu⟩ versus English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iu-versus-english/998551)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iu-versus-english/998551 "2024-03-07T15:18:36Z")
A simple little pair of letters, ⟨iu⟩. Mysteriously, it’s all but invisible to English-speaking readers. My evidence for this? First is the overwhelming preponderance of ⟨ui⟩ in English. 'Cause if you cruise with quick … --- ## [Identify this freshwater fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-freshwater-fish/998492)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-freshwater-fish/998492 "2024-03-07T14:24:47Z")
Seems straight forward, but actually a bit tricky. Yesterday was a beautiful day. I decided to clean up my rods and reels. Then I thought about the pond back in the woods. The owner of the property died recently (he r… --- ## [Do frozen potatoes in soup turn to mush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-frozen-potatoes-in-soup-turn-to-mush/998510)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-frozen-potatoes-in-soup-turn-to-mush/998510 "2024-03-07T14:21:20Z")
I’m craving some “loaded potato soup”. But I’m also feeling lazy. Instead of cutting up a bunch of potatoes I was thinking about just getting a bag of frozen (cubed) hash browns. Has anyone ever tried this? Thanks. --- ## [France enshrines the right of women to have an abortion in its constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-enshrines-the-right-of-women-to-have-an-abortion-in-its-constitution/998487)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-enshrines-the-right-of-women-to-have-an-abortion-in-its-constitution/998487 "2024-03-07T13:45:39Z")
On March 4th, the French parliament finally approved an amendment to article 34 of the French constitution, explicitly enshrining the right to have access to abortion. The vote was 780-72 in favor of the amendment. The … --- ## [Various states, including Colorado, determine Trump is disqualified from holding office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1148\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-states-including-colorado-determine-trump-is-disqualified-from-holding-office/988412 "2024-03-07T10:20:56Z")
Apologies if this has already been reported. Trump Is Disqualified From Holding Office, Conservative Law Professors Argue | HuffPost Latest News Keith is enthusiastic about it: https://youtu.be/dWAA-DOJc\_o Damn it, I … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter B 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-b-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/998061)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-b-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/998061 "2024-03-07T10:16:23Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter B. 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… --- ## ["Operation Squid" discovers 1.3 tons of cocaine in Portugal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-squid-discovers-1-3-tons-of-cocaine-in-portugal/998454)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-squid-discovers-1-3-tons-of-cocaine-in-portugal/998454 "2024-03-07T08:02:33Z")
Holy Mackerel, Batman! These drug traffickers are getting more… so-fish-ticated. --- ## [Another retirement/aging discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-retirement-aging-discussion/997967)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-retirement-aging-discussion/997967 "2024-03-07T07:43:32Z")
This topic started me thinking about my remaining years. I just turned 57. I am single (divorced.) I have been working continuously in the IT field for over 30 years. I have been contributing to my 401(k) all along and i… --- ## [Steve Garvey is running for Congress?!?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-garvey-is-running-for-congress/998518)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-garvey-is-running-for-congress/998518 "2024-03-07T06:44:18Z")
This is apparently for real. I remember when he and his former wife split up in the 1980s, and both of them ended up being exposed as total village idiots. I had never heard about that until earlier today. --- ## [Sell me on your preferred (premium) music streaming service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-preferred-premium-music-streaming-service/997481)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-your-preferred-premium-music-streaming-service/997481 "2024-03-07T03:25:30Z")
I’ve been using Amazon premium music since the pandemic (global pandemics are how they getcha, it’s econ 101) but after a year in a job where I can listen to music 8 hours a day I’m getting tired of it. Not enough variet… --- ## [I will vote today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-vote-today/998482)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-vote-today/998482 "2024-03-07T03:12:28Z")
I will vote, both in the Primaries, and in November. It may be that many senior Republicans wan this to be the last,/u\> US Election. So I will vote, win or lose. Because I woke up this morning , literally, with these … --- ## [Anybody watched American Conspiracy? (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watched-american-conspiracy-netflix/998562)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watched-american-conspiracy-netflix/998562 "2024-03-07T02:03:26Z")
I’m not sure what to think. CTs are not my things but his one raises some interesting questions. There are actual murders (and what was ruled a suicide) that took place. --- ## [Over-large portions = Gannet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-large-portions-gannet/998447)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-large-portions-gannet/998447 "2024-03-07T01:41:12Z")
A question from a friend. How do Americans describe people who take over-large portions at social gatherings, if they do not have the word ‘gannet’? --- ## [Ho Fucking Ho - December Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ho-fucking-ho-december-mini-rants/993961)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ho-fucking-ho-december-mini-rants/993961 "2024-03-06T23:12:22Z")
I don’t see a December rant thread, so perhaps I’m first. Went to a nice Christmas concert last night. A chamber orchestra doing some music you don’t ordinarily hear at this time of year. Everything was going fine until… --- ## [I have read that more Southerners volunteered to fight in WWII but what about WWI? Which where did most volunteers to fight in WWI come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-read-that-more-southerners-volunteered-to-fight-in-wwii-but-what-about-wwi-which-where-did-most-volunteers-to-fight-in-wwi-come-from/998530)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-read-that-more-southerners-volunteered-to-fight-in-wwii-but-what-about-wwi-which-where-did-most-volunteers-to-fight-in-wwi-come-from/998530 "2024-03-06T21:59:08Z")
I have read that more Southerners volunteered to fight in WWII but what about in WWI? Where did most American volunteers fighting in WWI come from? Did their political affiliation have anything to do with it? I couldn’t … --- ## [Are AIs capable of using the scientific method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ais-capable-of-using-the-scientific-method/980092)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ais-capable-of-using-the-scientific-method/980092 "2024-03-06T21:50:51Z")
I’m not sure if the should go in FQ or Great Debates. Let’s say an AI is tasked with forming a testable hypothesis. Take some natural phenomena that is not explained / not adequately explained by the currently accepted … --- ## [Movie Franchises that came to dominate a field or genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-franchises-that-came-to-dominate-a-field-or-genre/998537)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-franchises-that-came-to-dominate-a-field-or-genre/998537 "2024-03-06T21:31:52Z")
This idea is a little difficult to communicate, but it’s something that bugs me. i grew up on science fiction – first in the movies and TV shows and comic books of the forties, fifties, and sixties, then later reading t… --- ## [Anyone else basically impervious to stimulants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-basically-impervious-to-stimulants/998486)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-basically-impervious-to-stimulants/998486 "2024-03-06T20:26:18Z")
I was reading Czarcasm’s thread about promising his mom he’d give up (caffeinated) coffee, and the advice to taper off the caffeine gradually. Got me reminiscing about an odd thing in my life about uppers in general. A… --- ## [Dune (Film) Post-release thread (open spoilers from film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-film-post-release-thread-open-spoilers-from-film/952991)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 615\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-film-post-release-thread-open-spoilers-from-film/952991 "2024-03-06T20:10:02Z")
We had a long running thread speculating about the movie for a year and a half, but for people who saw the movie but didn’t participate in that thread, they’d have to scroll through 330 posts before they got to a post di… --- ## [Questions about the social status of Shakespeare's The King's Men. Were any of them aristocrats/ nobility ? Was Shakespeare a nobleman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-social-status-of-shakespeares-the-kings-men-were-any-of-them-aristocrats-nobility-was-shakespeare-a-nobleman/998217)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-social-status-of-shakespeares-the-kings-men-were-any-of-them-aristocrats-nobility-was-shakespeare-a-nobleman/998217 "2024-03-06T19:39:58Z")
I remember hearing a lecture years ago on the interaction of Shakespeare’s players and their audiences. The lecturer maintained that the actors and aristocratic audience had to be equals to touch each other ie. dance etc… --- ## [What kind of people would Dune's gom jabbbar test select for IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-people-would-dunes-gom-jabbbar-test-select-for-irl/998411)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-people-would-dunes-gom-jabbbar-test-select-for-irl/998411 "2024-03-06T19:16:31Z")
So rewatching Dune again I had the random thought about the gom jabbbar test. In the Dune universe it’s used by the Bene Geserrit to select their elite from the “animals” that make up the rest of humanity. But would th… --- ## [The Faceboopocalypse has begun {Instagram and facebook seemed to have crashed 2024-03-05}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-faceboopocalypse-has-begun-instagram-and-facebook-seemed-to-have-crashed-2024-03-05/998489 "2024-03-06T18:43:58Z")
I just went to check something and I had been logged out. Logged back on and it told me Facebook was down for “required maintenance” and should be back within “several hours”. Apparently it is widespread and affects Inst… --- ## [How Long Did you Hold out against Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-hold-out-against-covid/968418)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-hold-out-against-covid/968418 "2024-03-06T16:51:31Z")
I tested positive two days ago. Since the WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020, it means that I held out against Covid for 2 years, 4 months and 11 days. I must say that, being extra careful with the sa… --- ## [David Sedaris - Anyone a fan? Have any of you seen him live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-anyone-a-fan-have-any-of-you-seen-him-live/788351)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-anyone-a-fan-have-any-of-you-seen-him-live/788351 "2024-03-06T16:39:18Z")
I only know him from a handful of This American Life podcasts I’ve heard him on, and I’ve greatly enjoyed each one. I have a couple of his books on my Kindle. I started one, then lost interest about ten minutes in and h… --- ## [I’m going to join The Isotopes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-going-to-join-the-isotopes/998505)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-going-to-join-the-isotopes/998505 "2024-03-06T16:13:01Z")
I just had a nuclear stress test, and I’m glowing! Even my little kit Geiger counter has no problem detecting those gamma rays. --- ## [Excel: Increment all cells in a column by greater than 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-increment-all-cells-in-a-column-by-greater-than-1/998541)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-increment-all-cells-in-a-column-by-greater-than-1/998541 "2024-03-06T16:02:18Z")
I have a tracking sheet for exercise, and I’m about to move to a new sheet. I need to bump all of the numbers from the “weight” column by 5, preferably not manually because it is 111 rows, and I am lazy. The numbers also… --- ## [Frosting or icing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frosting-or-icing/998366)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frosting-or-icing/998366 "2024-03-06T14:58:30Z")
Cakes or cookies, it was always frosting in my family. I winder if it is one if those regional things? --- ## [Who was the last person to be executed for WWII crimes in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-person-to-be-executed-for-wwii-crimes-in-europe/998512)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-person-to-be-executed-for-wwii-crimes-in-europe/998512 "2024-03-06T13:28:42Z")
I was wondering who the last Nazi to be executed for war crimes/crimes against humanity was. At first, I thought it was Adolf Eichman in 1961, but then I found the case of Horst Fischer, who was executed in 1966 for his … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=614&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=616&state=watching)