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**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-misses-the-old-days/991088 "2023-10-07T18:19:37Z")
I remember my best friend, when I was 13, sleeping over. We gossiped and made fun of our runner-up best friend. I remember 1st best friend told runner-up bestie all about it. And then the little crums talked about me. A… --- ## [Advice about routing round grooves in wood, several in a row, close together (kind of long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-routing-round-grooves-in-wood-several-in-a-row-close-together-kind-of-long/991113)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-routing-round-grooves-in-wood-several-in-a-row-close-together-kind-of-long/991113 "2023-10-07T17:55:36Z")
Wood is poplar, 3/4" thick, about 12" x 23". I expect to use a plunge router and a round-nose bit to make 5/8" or 3/4" wide grooves about 18-1/2" long, cut with the grain, and about 1/4" apart. There will be 12 or 13 gro… --- ## [Recommend a crime-of-the-week type show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-crime-of-the-week-type-show/986480)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-crime-of-the-week-type-show/986480 "2023-10-07T17:19:28Z")
Here’s what I’m looking for: Something kind of along the lines of Monk, Bones, CSI, Sherlock, the various Law & Orders, etc. where there’s a different crime each episode. Or even like the first few series of Shetland, w… --- ## [Isn't ALEXA with Amazon Prime Supposed to Be Ad-Free and Have a Huge Song Library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-alexa-with-amazon-prime-supposed-to-be-ad-free-and-have-a-huge-song-library/991238)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-alexa-with-amazon-prime-supposed-to-be-ad-free-and-have-a-huge-song-library/991238 "2023-10-07T16:01:42Z")
If memory serves, when I got Amazon Prime about 5 years ago, the songs I listened to through my Alexa’s were ad-free and I could request and play a TON of songs. Now, Alexa sprinkles in ads every 2-3 songs and when I mak… --- ## [Scooters in Bermuda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters-in-bermuda/990318)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters-in-bermuda/990318 "2023-10-07T15:42:58Z")
My wife and I will be traveling to Bermuda in October. The last time she was in Bermuda, she and her friend rented scooters and used them as their primary/sole transportation, and they had a blast. But that’s when she wa… --- ## [A question about winning the lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-winning-the-lottery/991121)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-winning-the-lottery/991121 "2023-10-07T14:45:46Z")
The question is this. In states where a winner can remain anonymous, does that really happen? Or somehow do they get outed? See, if I won a big one I wouldn’t want to be bothered but I figure someone in the system wou… --- ## [Fun fact: Welsh language got rid of K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-fact-welsh-language-got-rid-of-k/991218)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-fact-welsh-language-got-rid-of-k/991218 "2023-10-07T14:44:16Z")
--- ## [Instructions You Say? Pffft!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-say-pffft/668500)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-say-pffft/668500 "2023-10-07T13:59:27Z")
Up until recently, I never really understood why items like toothpicks and Q-tips came with instructions. When I originally read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy and came across the toothpicks thing I didn’t belie… --- ## [Question about oversized truck loads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-oversized-truck-loads/991225)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-oversized-truck-loads/991225 "2023-10-07T13:47:47Z")
I was driving today and I encountered a truck carrying an oversized load. It was some kind of big storage tank. This was on a standard two lane road and the load was a little wider than the lane. This wasn’t a problem fo… --- ## [Should i bail on my trip to Israel next week? (Leaving 2023-08-06)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bail-on-my-trip-to-israel-next-week-leaving-2023-08-06/987684)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bail-on-my-trip-to-israel-next-week-leaving-2023-08-06/987684 "2023-10-07T13:33:36Z")
I was supposed to visit Israel the summer of 2020. The trip is to go to a puzzle convention, plus a little touring. For some reason, the puzzle convention was cancelled a couple of times, but now it’s supposed to happen. … --- ## [Israel at war with Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237 "2023-10-07T13:25:32Z")
Hamas launched a surprise attack of Israel. Reuters has a good article, which my broken app won’t let me link: (but it’s easy to Google) JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the … --- ## [How can I set a default address in Google Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-default-address-in-google-maps/991216)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-default-address-in-google-maps/991216 "2023-10-07T10:31:25Z")
When I use Google maps for directions, I’d like to have the starting address default to my home address rather than typing it in every time. Is there a way to do this? --- ## [Your top-10 science fiction films of this century (2000-2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-science-fiction-films-of-this-century-2000-2023/990918)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-science-fiction-films-of-this-century-2000-2023/990918 "2023-10-07T06:24:22Z")
Listening to the latest The Big Picture podcast and the hosts (Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan) are doing their top-10 lists of sci-fi films released this century, an exercise perfectly suited for this audience, so let’s h… --- ## [What's the difference between outlines after the sketch/preparatory drawing and line art without a sketch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-outlines-after-the-sketch-preparatory-drawing-and-line-art-without-a-sketch/991209)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-outlines-after-the-sketch-preparatory-drawing-and-line-art-without-a-sketch/991209 "2023-10-07T06:16:49Z")
There’s no difference between outlines and line art since they focus on the use of line, they’re different on they’re made, outlines are drawn after a sketch and preparatory drawing which drawn with outlines but not inke… --- ## [What are examples of authentic Bell Curves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-examples-of-authentic-bell-curves/991098)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-examples-of-authentic-bell-curves/991098 "2023-10-07T03:08:46Z")
I need a project for my students that involves taking data and calculating z-scores and percentiles so I need examples of real bell curve distributions. However it needs to be high-school student appropriate so no IQ te… --- ## [Why can't I buy pork broth at the grocery store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-pork-broth-at-the-grocery-store/991027)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-pork-broth-at-the-grocery-store/991027 "2023-10-06T22:59:36Z")
I can’t find it, and I’ve looked. Neither canned pork stock broth nor pork boullion cubes are anywhere in sight. This is unfortunate, as substituting chicken broth will not do for the recipes I want to try it in. Don’t f… --- ## [The Astronaut Wears Prada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-astronaut-wears-prada/991186)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-astronaut-wears-prada/991186 "2023-10-06T22:54:38Z")
Prada has been asked to help design the suits for the upcoming Artemis III mission. I’m sure there’s some good reason for this, but it’s not obvious. It does seem to be good for publicity and set-ups for jokes. Since … --- ## [How do you scan QR codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-scan-qr-codes/991132)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-scan-qr-codes/991132 "2023-10-06T22:21:28Z")
Just like the question asks: how do you scan QR codes? I’ve run into this a lot recently. I have a smartphone, but rarely use it. If It has “QR Code scanning capabilities,” I’m unaware of them. Do I have to download … --- ## [Diary of a Wandering Thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diary-of-a-wandering-thule/985453)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diary-of-a-wandering-thule/985453 "2023-10-06T21:36:56Z")
8:00 AEST sofa.even.notices Well it’s getting real now Dopers. Have cleared the baggage checkers. Found my gate lounge. At worst can now spend the next 50 days wandering Kingsford Smith with only a beanie for a change … --- ## [The Trump civil trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-civil-trial/991167)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-civil-trial/991167 "2023-10-06T20:53:33Z")
Isn’t fraud a crime? Why isn’t this a criminal case? Who is the plaintiff? If New York State is the plaintiff, does that mean that NYS suffered a financial loss as a result of Trump’s fraud? If Trump is ordered to pa… --- ## [Hypothetical: Trump 1st Impeachment a Chance to Get Rid of Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-trump-1st-impeachment-a-chance-to-get-rid-of-him/991194)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-trump-1st-impeachment-a-chance-to-get-rid-of-him/991194 "2023-10-06T19:29:06Z")
Suppose in an alternate timeline at the first Trump impeachment the GOP would have seized the opportunity to be rid of Trump. Suppose that the bulk of the Republicans, and importantly, the GOP leadership (such as McConne… --- ## [NYT Online Crossword Puzzle Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-online-crossword-puzzle-question/991199)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-online-crossword-puzzle-question/991199 "2023-10-06T19:23:13Z")
I have been on an unwanted hiatus from work for the past six weeks. Since there’s only so much time I can spend bingeing quality programming, I’ve taken to seeking out and solving online puzzles and brain teasers. For th… --- ## [Sun rises in the east weather question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-rises-in-the-east-weather-question/991193)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sun-rises-in-the-east-weather-question/991193 "2023-10-06T19:18:15Z")
Sun rises in the east, sets in the west. Weather patterns generally go west to east. What if this was reversed eons ago? Same climate we have now? Development rate/type of life forms changed? What if eons ago the sun c… --- ## [Visited an Amazon Fresh store for the first time today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visited-an-amazon-fresh-store-for-the-first-time-today/991172)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visited-an-amazon-fresh-store-for-the-first-time-today/991172 "2023-10-06T18:44:51Z")
It was about what I expected from reading up about it. Prices were a bit steeper than I anticipated. Haven’t seen the receipt yet so I don’t know if there were any screwups. My wife and I decided it’s really not a place … --- ## [Is this logic puzzle legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-logic-puzzle-legit/990561)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-logic-puzzle-legit/990561 "2023-10-06T18:31:24Z")
I was just trying to solve a daily logic puzzle by Kevin Stone. Here’s the puzzle: After a local bungled heist, five suspects were being interviewed by the police. Eventually, the police managed to get a confession. … --- ## [The Bebington Puzzle Stones--a matter of Cryptology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bebington-puzzle-stones-a-matter-of-cryptology/991195)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bebington-puzzle-stones-a-matter-of-cryptology/991195 "2023-10-06T18:19:23Z")
Apparently, there are or once were stone inscriptions carved into a wall in Bebington, in the UK. Some of the alleged solutions look a trifle thin to me. See what the Cryptology Dopers can make of them. --- ## [Unsure of what to study (AI-concerns on obsolesence)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsure-of-what-to-study-ai-concerns-on-obsolesence/990717)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsure-of-what-to-study-ai-concerns-on-obsolesence/990717 "2023-10-06T18:06:53Z")
Hi there, young Al128 will be joining university student ranks next year … She is unsure on what to study … and tbh I am mildly concerned about the AI onslought that is fully setting in and rendering some “studies” pre… --- ## [Pig possibilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pig-possibilities/991125 "2023-10-06T16:24:21Z")
Why does my pork chop have 2 bones? I thought chops were like the t-bone of the pig. Was it too young? Bones haven’t knitted together. Seems wasteful. Was it old? Had arthritis and the bone separated? Was it a clumsy … --- ## [The World is closing in (eek! Hide the children and small pets)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-closing-in-eek-hide-the-children-and-small-pets/991168)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-closing-in-eek-hide-the-children-and-small-pets/991168 "2023-10-06T15:08:17Z")
My little world shrinks. Again. I’m the epic shrinking woman stuck in it. (It’s getting sorta close and smelly in here!) I do dialysis on Thursday evenings now. Well, I go in and they’ve had some kind of party/event.… --- ## [Fresh salmon for breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-salmon-for-breakfast/991095)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-salmon-for-breakfast/991095 "2023-10-06T13:01:16Z")
Today is a no-work day; not a day off, just a no work will be accomplished day. Not even a little bit. Why? I’ve discovered the Live cams of brown bears gorging on very fresh salmon at Brooks Falls on Katmai National … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=723&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=725&state=tracking)