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**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-somers-has-passed-away-at-76/991610 "2023-10-18T00:32:03Z")
Article below --- ## [The pumpkin spice (bleck!) MMP \[Old\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-spice-bleck-mmp-old/991304)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-spice-bleck-mmp-old/991304 "2023-10-17T23:59:48Z")
although it started before Labor Day it’s pumpkin spice season so the topic is what’s the most disgusting and or weird thing you’ve seen it in ? Mines in ale and dog/cat food I guess since some of the premium animal fo… --- ## [Jeezum Pete, enough with the fundraising emails for an election that is 13 months away!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeezum-pete-enough-with-the-fundraising-emails-for-an-election-that-is-13-months-away/991684)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeezum-pete-enough-with-the-fundraising-emails-for-an-election-that-is-13-months-away/991684 "2023-10-17T22:23:14Z")
So, we’re in MT, a battle ground state for the Senate, and hopefully the house as well. We WILL be giving money and have in the past. The barrage has been unrelenting, starting just after the LAST election. I get emai… --- ## [Re-watching My Fair Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-my-fair-lady/991329)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-my-fair-lady/991329 "2023-10-17T21:45:44Z")
Just how rich is Prof Higgins? 2 male and 6 female servants that I counted. Next, Higgins uses “blaggard” several times, which is slang for Blackguard, hmm, isn’t that the sorta thing he hates? I notice that Col Picker… --- ## [Alligators in the sewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligators-in-the-sewer/459604)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligators-in-the-sewer/459604 "2023-10-17T21:02:13Z")
Realistically, what are the chances that a baby alligator flushed into a major metropolitan sewer system could survive for any reasonable length of time? --- ## [Lingering habits/bits of knowledge(?) -- M T W R F S U](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingering-habits-bits-of-knowledge-m-t-w-r-f-s-u/991316)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingering-habits-bits-of-knowledge-m-t-w-r-f-s-u/991316 "2023-10-17T20:27:04Z")
Long ago, possibly in First Grade, I was taught to abbreviate the days of the week that way. And still, about 65 years later, I follow suit, scribbling down “T8” for that 8 pm Tuesday meeting or R1130 for that lunch mee… --- ## [Remarriage for widows and widowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarriage-for-widows-and-widowers/991547)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarriage-for-widows-and-widowers/991547 "2023-10-17T19:49:08Z")
Someone posted to advice columnist Carolyn Hax’s chat this afternoon as follows: “The facts are the facts. 85% of men are married or in a committed relationship within 2 years after their wife dies. 5% of widows are.” I… --- ## [The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-open-spoilers/990893)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-open-spoilers/990893 "2023-10-17T19:49:03Z")
I’m surprised there wasn’t already a thread. This is definitely better than Dead City. France is still picturesque after a zombie apocalypse. Soo full of culture :wink:. --- ## [Tiny handheld chainsaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-handheld-chainsaw/991667 "2023-10-17T19:43:25Z")
Today I helped someone break dow an old couch and got to use a tiny handheld chainsaw they had bought for the task. I didn’t have any idea that something like that existed. They are useful and adorable and I want one mys… --- ## [Can Alexa take typed instructions via the app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alexa-take-typed-instructions-via-the-app/991688)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-alexa-take-typed-instructions-via-the-app/991688 "2023-10-17T18:34:14Z")
Often, my Alexa Echo device can’t seem to understand my song requests, esp if the title is in a different language. This happens even whan she’s understood that same request in the past. Is there some way via the app I … --- ## [Eminem: appropriate for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eminem-appropriate-for-kids/131437)
**Author:** [@fader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fader)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eminem-appropriate-for-kids/131437 "2023-10-17T17:55:21Z")
So I on my spare time I watch my sister’s kids on the weekend so she can get some QT and chores done. I never thought to censor my music in front of them. So one day, I picked up my sister and she got in the car. I wa… --- ## [Reality Families are the very worst TV has to offer. What's THIS family's deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-families-are-the-very-worst-tv-has-to-offer-whats-this-familys-deal/991602)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-families-are-the-very-worst-tv-has-to-offer-whats-this-familys-deal/991602 "2023-10-17T17:24:35Z")
Do any of you know the hook on that Discovery network reality show Village of the Damned? I mean Welcome to Plathville? All of the promos are just different blond people saying they aren’t speaking to each other after so… --- ## [My wife's peanut butter cookies are my Achilles heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-peanut-butter-cookies-are-my-achilles-heel/991517)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-peanut-butter-cookies-are-my-achilles-heel/991517 "2023-10-17T17:00:23Z")
There’s probably nothing all that special about her recipe, but whenever my wife makes peanut butter cookies, I can’t help but down them all within a 24 hour period. I try and leave some for the kids, but I’ve gotten to … --- ## [So who's turning 55 this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-turning-55-this-year/810731)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-turning-55-this-year/810731 "2023-10-17T16:14:05Z")
I’ve never been one for marking age milestones - I mean really, 21 and 30 and so on went by barely-remarked - but 55 feels like something a little special, even though it really isn’t. Sure, now I can move into 55+ commu… --- ## [Fourth Amendment questions (Liberty Safe controversy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fourth-amendment-questions-liberty-safe-controversy/991594)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fourth-amendment-questions-liberty-safe-controversy/991594 "2023-10-17T16:11:04Z")
A recent news story has me curious about 4th amendment rights, and responsibilities of homeowners when facing a search. Like many legal issues, it seems simple until you get into the details. IMHO due to speculative, w… --- ## [Boss's Day today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosss-day-today/991463)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosss-day-today/991463 "2023-10-17T16:08:02Z")
16 October in the US is an unofficial “Boss’s Day” to celebrate and thank bosses. Apparently there are Hallmark cards and everything. My response to this echoes a common sentiment some of you may have bumped into. When… --- ## [Do one hit wonders really play their signature song multiple times in concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-hit-wonders-really-play-their-signature-song-multiple-times-in-concert/991690)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-one-hit-wonders-really-play-their-signature-song-multiple-times-in-concert/991690 "2023-10-17T15:48:44Z")
I’ve always heard that joke story, “I saw the Baha Men and they played Who Let The Dogs Out four times in a 30 minute set”. I’m curious if they actually do that, does anyone here have any experience of seeing a “one hit… --- ## [What do the native French say to express "Ah, now I have it."( It's finally occurred to me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-native-french-say-to-express-ah-now-i-have-it-its-finally-occurred-to-me/991687)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-native-french-say-to-express-ah-now-i-have-it-its-finally-occurred-to-me/991687 "2023-10-17T15:27:03Z")
What do the native French say to express “Ah, now I have it.” (Now the idea or word I was searching for has finally occurred to me). I haven’t found anything online that matches the equivalent in English. --- ## [Reply to Babale re: Hamas and Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-babale-re-hamas-and-israel/991469)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-babale-re-hamas-and-israel/991469 "2023-10-17T15:07:19Z")
I never once supported what Hamas did. You ascribed that to me, because you’re a piece of shit. I just pointed out that a lot of Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israel - over 21 times as many than have Israeli… --- ## [What to fill a beanbag chair with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-fill-a-beanbag-chair-with/991580)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-fill-a-beanbag-chair-with/991580 "2023-10-17T12:58:29Z")
Most of the fill sold anywhere now is shredded memory foam. I don’t personally find this very satisfying to sit on when I want a beanbag, because I remember beanbag chairs from the 60s and 70s, that were filled with bead… --- ## [Would you rather accept a billion dollars but you die in 5 years or continue living your life as it is now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-accept-a-billion-dollars-but-you-die-in-5-years-or-continue-living-your-life-as-it-is-now/923800)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-accept-a-billion-dollars-but-you-die-in-5-years-or-continue-living-your-life-as-it-is-now/923800 "2023-10-17T03:15:00Z")
Would you rather accept a billion dollars tax free but you die instantly and painlessly in 5 years or continue living your life as it is now? I’d pick the billion primarily because I’d rather live in comfort and do imme… --- ## [Your experience with whole-house generators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-whole-house-generators/991405)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experience-with-whole-house-generators/991405 "2023-10-17T02:42:09Z")
With a heavy winter and lots of snow being predicted for the North Shore of Boston this winter, we are considering having a whole-house backup generator installed. Our house is small, only 1,500 square feet, but we have … --- ## [Could the Japanese have used alternative carriers during the Battle of Midway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-japanese-have-used-alternative-carriers-during-the-battle-of-midway/953509)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-japanese-have-used-alternative-carriers-during-the-battle-of-midway/953509 "2023-10-17T02:31:51Z")
Famously the Japanese aircraft carriers Zuikaku and Shoukaku were supposed to be used in the Midway Operation but due to the Battle of the Coral Sea both were damaged with the Shokaku requiring serious port time while Zu… --- ## [The first American Women quarters are out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-american-women-quarters-are-out/991653)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-american-women-quarters-are-out/991653 "2023-10-17T01:45:09Z")
A co-worker showed me the Bessie Colman one. Looks pretty cool! --- ## [Does Any Language, When Referencing Christianity, Differeniate Between 'Church' (building) and 'Church' (institution)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-language-when-referencing-christianity-differeniate-between-church-building-and-church-institution/991570)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-language-when-referencing-christianity-differeniate-between-church-building-and-church-institution/991570 "2023-10-17T00:50:44Z")
I’m asking about the distinctin between A church, as in a building or a local congregation (“First Presbyterian Church is hosting a fundraiser for…”), and THE church, as in the institution (“The Presbyterian Church is fa… --- ## [Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand/978438)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand/978438 "2023-10-16T22:08:45Z")
While I pay very little attention to New Zealand politics I think she was one of the best political leaders in the world. --- ## [The end is near. What are your plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-is-near-what-are-your-plans/991571)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-is-near-what-are-your-plans/991571 "2023-10-16T21:49:49Z")
So, you know without any possibility of reprieve you’re gonna die or vanish. You are positive this will happen, in say, 10 days. You’re not on death row. You have freedom and access to your own assets. What would you … --- ## [Border barrier between NM and TX — where, exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-barrier-between-nm-and-tx-where-exactly/991606)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-barrier-between-nm-and-tx-where-exactly/991606 "2023-10-16T20:59:29Z")
Texas governor just announced a razor wire barrier between TX and NM. I’m trying to figure out where. Best I can find is “near Sunland Park”. I’m assuming along the east side of Christo Rey, between Anapra Rd and the ol… --- ## [What's the downside of not paying timeshare fees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-downside-of-not-paying-timeshare-fees/991657)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-downside-of-not-paying-timeshare-fees/991657 "2023-10-16T20:17:32Z")
Let’s say that a couple, whom I will call Mom and Dad for short, bought a timeshare (Tahiti Village Las Vegas) a while back when they were a bit younger and traveled a lot. Now they are older and have a few health proble… --- ## [Taking the plane, then the train from Paris to Brussels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-plane-then-the-train-from-paris-to-brussels/991664)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-plane-then-the-train-from-paris-to-brussels/991664 "2023-10-16T20:09:11Z")
We’re going to Belgium next year, and in looking at airfares, mr. romans found flights via Air France and KLM wherein you fly into Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and then take the Eurostar into Belgium. Booking for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=716&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=718&state=tracking)