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**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyoto-animation-fire-arson-attack-at-japan-anime-studio/837254 "2024-01-25T14:40:42Z")
Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33 A sad day for Kyoto, for Japan, and for anime fans worldwide. The alleged arsonist has been caught. Right now, in the fog of (war), he appears to have no… --- ## [Looking for maker of a particular musical instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-maker-of-a-particular-musical-instrument/996299)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-maker-of-a-particular-musical-instrument/996299 "2024-01-25T04:25:14Z")
I received a 35 key IRIN melodian/melodica for Christmas, and I can find any info about this company. Is there a link to this company? --- ## [The pigeon commercial for some insurance company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pigeon-commercial-for-some-insurance-company/996521)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pigeon-commercial-for-some-insurance-company/996521 "2024-01-25T04:05:13Z")
That’s that Benjamin guy who voices Archer. I know that. One of the ads, he says he has homing pigeon in his DNA. And the other pigeon(don’t know who voices him) says he should get a smart watch for GPS, because the he … --- ## [Stretching those food dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stretching-those-food-dollars/995957)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stretching-those-food-dollars/995957 "2024-01-25T04:00:06Z")
Hi everyone I’m trying to change my habits with regards to food. For the last several years, I have eaten mostly expensive fast food. If I had to guess, I probably spend between $20.00 to $25.00 per day to eat. That’s n… --- ## [Microsoft Outlook and interface for viewing attachments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-and-interface-for-viewing-attachments/996597)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-and-interface-for-viewing-attachments/996597 "2024-01-25T03:40:50Z")
This is a screenshot (slightly modified for the sake of anonymity) of the top of an email that actually has 38 attachments: As you can tell, I’m only seeing 2 1/2 file att… --- ## [Knee replacement complications 3 months post -- what to ask for & look for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-replacement-complications-3-months-post-what-to-ask-for-look-for/996601)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-replacement-complications-3-months-post-what-to-ask-for-look-for/996601 "2024-01-25T02:36:30Z")
My spouse had her second total knee replacement for arthritis, a bit over 3 months ago. She was doing well and recovering like the first knee until some weeks post, then it started hurting. It’s grown worse and worse and… --- ## [So i decided to play Minecraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-decided-to-play-minecraft/962617)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-decided-to-play-minecraft/962617 "2024-01-25T01:39:20Z")
My pandemic project was to learn to play video games. I feel like there’s this whole new art form, and I’m illiterate, and wanted to learn to “read”. I tried a bunch of things, but ended up intrigued by Minecraft. It ha… --- ## [Question about police cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-police-cameras/996136)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-police-cameras/996136 "2024-01-25T01:23:33Z")
There have been numerous threads about police searches and your rights (one currently in Factual Questions), but do you continue to assert those rights not to to comply if you see the cop(s) turn their police cams and mi… --- ## [Pineapple on Pizza comes to Italy. Not without Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-on-pizza-comes-to-italy-not-without-protest/995559)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-on-pizza-comes-to-italy-not-without-protest/995559 "2024-01-25T01:06:29Z")
Italy divided over new pineapple pizza So – no tomato sauce and no Canadian Bacon (or Ham), and the pineapple is caramelized. But it’s still pineapple despoiling the sacred dough of the pizza. I await developments. --- ## [Did you go see dinner theater, back in the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-see-dinner-theater-back-in-the-day/996464)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-go-see-dinner-theater-back-in-the-day/996464 "2024-01-25T01:05:56Z")
I know some forms of dinner theater still exist, for example the murder mystery dinner theater, but I’m thinking more back when famous people, or more realistically, famous people past their primes, would tour dinner the… --- ## [Misleading/inaccurate advertising terms: hand-scraped floors and homemade soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-inaccurate-advertising-terms-hand-scraped-floors-and-homemade-soup/995276)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-inaccurate-advertising-terms-hand-scraped-floors-and-homemade-soup/995276 "2024-01-24T22:26:36Z")
I tend towards the pedantic, and am (very mildly) put off by terms that I consider inaccurate and misleading. This morning, I realized I did not know exactly what was meant by a hand scraped wood floor. Google reveals … --- ## [Looking for a non-fiction book for teens about comets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-non-fiction-book-for-teens-about-comets/996357)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-non-fiction-book-for-teens-about-comets/996357 "2024-01-24T22:21:45Z")
When I was in high school in the very early 1980s I read a book from the 1960s or 1970s (probably) about comets: what was known about their composition, the history of people understanding them, how they were associated … --- ## [What could these types of dream I'm sometimes having mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-these-types-of-dream-im-sometimes-having-mean/996443)
**Author:** [@Cityyewtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cityyewtree)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-these-types-of-dream-im-sometimes-having-mean/996443 "2024-01-24T22:00:05Z")
In real life, I live in a small town but regularly commute to a medium sized city which involves a trip up a highway, across a large estuary type river into the city. Just before the bridge crossing is a junction where i… --- ## [Raising Pigeons For Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-pigeons-for-food/996446)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-pigeons-for-food/996446 "2024-01-24T20:38:52Z")
In a book I read a long time ago, a character is a gourmand who loves him some haute cuisine. One of the recipes he’s mentioned as enjoying is squabs with sauce printemps (\*Note: I could be wrong on the sauce). Squabs ar… --- ## [Are You Old Enough To Have Made Ashtrays At School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-old-enough-to-have-made-ashtrays-at-school/996232)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-old-enough-to-have-made-ashtrays-at-school/996232 "2024-01-24T19:56:10Z")
A medical school professor joked about how all the university lecture hall seats had ashtrays on the back, for the convenience of the dude sitting behind you. (Like airplanes.) Before my time. But I distinctly remembe… --- ## [The official SD chimney (power generator)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-sd-chimney-power-generator/996557)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-sd-chimney-power-generator/996557 "2024-01-24T18:41:51Z")
I am truely impressed on how the hot-coffee-mug thread (“Hot” coffee cup) turned out debate-wise (like in the best of days of SD) … so here we go again … with a different topic to throw your engineering punches into: . … --- ## [Best approach for multi-destination international flights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-approach-for-multi-destination-international-flights/996581)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-approach-for-multi-destination-international-flights/996581 "2024-01-24T18:20:25Z")
This October, I’m excited to attend an international family reunion in southern Italy. I’ll be in/near Cosenza for the event, and afterwards will spend a few days in Paris with my mom and uncle before heading back to th… --- ## [Chicken wings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings/996099)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings/996099 "2024-01-24T17:50:18Z")
I would like to make my own crispy chicken wings. There have been threads about them in the past, but most are hot, or have spicy sauces. Is there a way to bake crispy wings, or do they have to be deep fried? I like c… --- ## [If trump wins the nomination, but is then convicted…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-wins-the-nomination-but-is-then-convicted/996526)
**Author:** [@kay1864](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kay1864)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-wins-the-nomination-but-is-then-convicted/996526 "2024-01-24T16:37:35Z")
Assuming that the conviction occurs before the July 15 GOP convention And assuming that Ronnie McDaniel then suspends the rules for the first ballot What will the delegates do? Stay with trump, a convicted felon (and… --- ## [NFL 2023-2024: Divisional Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-2024-divisional-round/996226)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-2024-divisional-round/996226 "2024-01-24T16:11:50Z")
The not-so-wild Wildcard weekend is now behind us. Only one of the six games was competitive, as the other five featured double-digit blowouts. Three favorites were on the receiving end of those beatdowns, including bo… --- ## [Words that you've heard, but never used in your writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-youve-heard-but-never-used-in-your-writing/996584)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-youve-heard-but-never-used-in-your-writing/996584 "2024-01-24T15:56:20Z")
Doing (yet another) word puzzle today, I came across the word SQUAWK. And I had no idea how to spell it, because I’ve never used the word before except in speech! It flummoxed me for a git, but thank you google for enlig… --- ## [How do you treat a wound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-treat-a-wound/996091)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-treat-a-wound/996091 "2024-01-24T15:31:08Z")
So you have a minor cut or scrape. It’s bleeding but not serious enough for to be sutured. What do you do? I had a girlfriend many years ago who believed that adhesive bandages were evil, and a wound needed to be “expos… --- ## [How much gold was given to Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gold-was-given-to-jesus/995876)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gold-was-given-to-jesus/995876 "2024-01-24T13:36:46Z")
Are there any tales, apocryphal or otherwise, as to how much gold was given to Jesus by the Wise Men in the Bible? Yeah, I know about the other two gifts, but gold is the gift I am wondering about. They supposedly trav… --- ## [Who can recall TV adverts for Vosene medicated shampoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-recall-tv-adverts-for-vosene-medicated-shampoo/996253)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-recall-tv-adverts-for-vosene-medicated-shampoo/996253 "2024-01-24T12:51:03Z")
These ads used to show green blobs falling across the screen. Here’s one: --- ## [Online sports betting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-sports-betting/996541)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-sports-betting/996541 "2024-01-24T12:16:52Z")
How does it work, financially? Do venues such as FanDuel and DraftKings have direct access to your bank account? Can you bet with a credit card? How long after the game ends do you have access to your winnings? Do th… --- ## [Today's help request is about (American) biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-help-request-is-about-american-biscuits/996469)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-help-request-is-about-american-biscuits/996469 "2024-01-24T07:02:45Z")
I recently got great pizza dough advice from y’all, which I followed to excellent results. Today’s question is about biscuits, in the American (not British) sense. I just had breakfast at a local eatery that offered “li… --- ## [Do you care how Nikki Haley does in the NH primary? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-how-nikki-haley-does-in-the-nh-primary-if-so-why/996519)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-how-nikki-haley-does-in-the-nh-primary-if-so-why/996519 "2024-01-24T06:10:56Z")
This is really more of an IMHO question, but the subject is very much P&E, so I’m putting it here. But I’m not looking for in-depth analysis (though if you have any, great). I care a little, mostly because I am from NH … --- ## [Will the Toronto Symphony Orchestra select my music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-toronto-symphony-orchestra-select-my-music/996488)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-toronto-symphony-orchestra-select-my-music/996488 "2024-01-23T23:34:17Z")
poll Today is the day I find out if my music will be selected or not by the TSO. Two of my composition professors think the piece is entirely appropriate for the orchestra, but of course we all acknowledge it is a highly… --- ## [Security cameras at Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-cameras-at-walmart/990922)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-cameras-at-walmart/990922 "2024-01-23T23:24:07Z")
Does Walmart have a large room filled with monitors like they do at casinos? They have hundreds of cameras at each store. One employee claims they can zoom in and read the text on a cell phone. I found another article wh… --- ## [Biden needs a new VP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-needs-a-new-vp/996559)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-needs-a-new-vp/996559 "2024-01-23T22:31:03Z")
I’m starting a new thread because this is a serious problem, and I was banned from the thread in P&E. The VP pick is very important in this election. Why are we not talking about this weak performance on the View from VP… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=643) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=645)