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**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-furniture-abruptly-closes-the-entire-operation-22-nov-22/975471 "2023-07-17T20:09:27Z")
In short, not only did 2,500 employees find out they were losing their jobs, with no notice whatsoever, just before Thanksgiving, but the truck drivers have even been ordered to turn around and return to home base! I ha… --- ## [Electrical receptacles in hotel rooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-receptacles-in-hotel-rooms/987110)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-receptacles-in-hotel-rooms/987110 "2023-07-17T19:13:29Z")
In every room I’ve stayed in, the prongs in the AC receptacles have virtually no retaining/clamping force. I am assuming this is due to their constant use; the prongs inside the receptacle lose their springiness due to t… --- ## [Further discussion of 2001: A Space Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/further-discussion-of-2001-a-space-odyssey/987170)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/further-discussion-of-2001-a-space-odyssey/987170 "2023-07-17T17:33:34Z")
Previous thread, unfortunately closed: 2001: A Space Odyssey Here are some cool recent reinterpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey posters: --- ## [Again with the image issues. Has something changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-image-issues-has-something-changed/987130)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-image-issues-has-something-changed/987130 "2023-07-17T17:47:04Z")
After a struggle, mostly due to the fact that I never imagined it could be so easy, I learned how to add images to a post. It seemed that all I had to do was paste the link from the image hosting site into my post, an… --- ## [New Name for former title holders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-former-title-holders/987106)
**Author:** [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-former-title-holders/987106 "2023-07-17T17:04:44Z")
I feel like we should have a name for living people who once held a office or rank but have since been superseded by time or disgrace. It should be one that can be used for both the high and low lights of a position . … --- ## [Jane Birkin dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-birkin-dead/987111)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-birkin-dead/987111 "2023-07-17T15:51:41Z")
BBC News - Singer and actress Jane Birkin dead at 76 So sad. --- ## [Songs that Hit a Little too Close to Home... on Several Levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hit-a-little-too-close-to-home-on-several-levels/986952)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hit-a-little-too-close-to-home-on-several-levels/986952 "2023-07-17T15:13:51Z")
My ex and I broke up a year ago today. Our relationship sort of lasted one more day, because we agreed to spend one last night together, and still gave each other a few farewell kisses as I was moving out the following … --- ## [Have you ever taken a repositioning cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-a-repositioning-cruise/986463)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-a-repositioning-cruise/986463 "2023-07-17T15:07:17Z")
I was reading an article in The Thrillist about repositioning cruises: What Are Repositioning Cruises? - Thrillist It seems like a good way to save a few bucks, but having never been a cruise can you tell me if it is w… --- ## [Why is one screw on the hinges to my door a Torx?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-one-screw-on-the-hinges-to-my-door-a-torx/987114)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-one-screw-on-the-hinges-to-my-door-a-torx/987114 "2023-07-17T14:40:31Z")
Heavy exterior door. All the rest are Phillips screws as I expected. The Torx is on the jamb side of a hinge, not into the door itself. It’s not a security hinge. I did not install this one. Perhaps the contractor lost… --- ## [Propagating Bird of Paradise plant from tubers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propagating-bird-of-paradise-plant-from-tubers/987082)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propagating-bird-of-paradise-plant-from-tubers/987082 "2023-07-17T14:30:54Z")
I’m dividing a bird of paradise that has been root bound for years. Various web articles say that the tubers (their name is legion) may be divided to start new plants, like lotus. Has anyone any experience with this? --- ## [Most-regretted baby names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730 "2023-07-17T14:27:11Z")
We’ve all seen lists of the most common baby names. And we may have seen lists tracking how certain names cycle in and out of fashion. But I’ve never seen a list like this before. Most regretted baby names according t… --- ## [Food sizes/portions shrinking and shortages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-sizes-portions-shrinking-and-shortages/952701)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-sizes-portions-shrinking-and-shortages/952701 "2022-10-26T20:08:42Z")
Just went to Starbucks for first time in months. Their smallest grande size cups have really shrank. I still see drive thru lines still as long as ever! Went to my Walmart: items missing: Chicken in a Biscuit crackers, … --- ## [When did Flash become The Flash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-flash-become-the-flash/987092)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-flash-become-the-flash/987092 "2023-07-17T06:16:49Z")
When I was a kid I used to get D.C. comics for a dime (the occasional 80-Page Giants were a quarter). In those days one of the heroes was Flash. I just noticed a series on Netflix called The Flash. When did he acquire a … --- ## [Adventures in Wikipedi-ing - I discovered I could edit a page in Russian Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-wikipedi-ing-i-discovered-i-could-edit-a-page-in-russian-wikipedia/962198)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-wikipedi-ing-i-discovered-i-could-edit-a-page-in-russian-wikipedia/962198 "2023-07-17T05:46:08Z")
I noticed that the flags in the infobox for the Russian article for Judah Benjamin were wrong, and figured out how to fix them. No Russian required. Before: Now: Purely mundane; marginally pointless. … --- ## ["Las Vegas Scrabollo" board game from 1954](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-scrabollo-board-game-from-1954/950653)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-scrabollo-board-game-from-1954/950653 "2023-07-17T04:28:20Z")
Does anyone have any details on this board game, called “Las Vegas Scrabollo”? What company made it - was it Parker Bros.? Ideally - I would like to find the rules for it. It was played like Scrabble, but you used small … --- ## [Ohio Republicans in Your Bedroom (Political ad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-republicans-in-your-bedroom-political-ad/987123)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-republicans-in-your-bedroom-political-ad/987123 "2023-07-17T04:12:32Z")
Democrats are running the political ad (below) which I think is pretty great. I seriously hope democrats get better at running ads like this and not, “I am a family man who is working for you!” ads. Gloves off, don’t p… --- ## [Toenail question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-question/971883)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-question/971883 "2023-07-17T00:36:47Z")
Why do toenails seem to get thicker and tougher with age? Is there some evolutionary advantage for this aside of being more able to kick ass? --- ## [What have I created in my refrigerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-i-created-in-my-refrigerator/987010)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-i-created-in-my-refrigerator/987010 "2023-07-17T00:08:28Z")
I’ve been trying to eat a lunch that is healthier than my usual deli sandwich. In addition to Wheat Thins and string cheese, I pack sliced apples, blanched broccoli and raw carrots. Each week I peel 2lbs of carrots and … --- ## [Thinking of moving from the West Coast to the Great Lakes, questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-moving-from-the-west-coast-to-the-great-lakes-questions/986944)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-moving-from-the-west-coast-to-the-great-lakes-questions/986944 "2023-07-16T22:35:32Z")
A little background: I live in a suburb of Portland, Oregon. My wife has a successful bookkeeping business. I teach part-time at a local community college, and work part time for my wife. I turned 52 last month, wife wil… --- ## [Is there a rational argument for Deontology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rational-argument-for-deontology/984590)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rational-argument-for-deontology/984590 "2023-07-16T21:39:22Z")
It seems to me that almost every political or social debate we see has, at its root cause, a profound disagreement. We all look at different situations and try to find the best answer, and we cone to very different concl… --- ## [My Hotmail won't let me send messages (only from MY computer through Firefox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hotmail-wont-let-me-send-messages-only-from-my-computer-through-firefox/987121)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hotmail-wont-let-me-send-messages-only-from-my-computer-through-firefox/987121 "2023-07-16T21:39:00Z")
Since Friday, I haven’t been able to send any messages from my Hotmail (now the so-called “Outlook” - I’ve had my address for 20 or more years and still use it only because of all the contacts that have it. Hotmail has b… --- ## ["What is it?" -- wherein we consider an object from an oldish movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-wherein-we-consider-an-object-from-an-oldish-movie/986965)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-wherein-we-consider-an-object-from-an-oldish-movie/986965 "2023-07-16T21:35:55Z")
High Society, 1956 musical remake of The Philadelphia Story. In this scene, Frank Sinatra (in the Jimmy Stewart role) and Celeste Holm (melodious in the Ruth Hussey part) are remarking on all the gaudy goodies that the i… --- ## [Well, it looks like if you run a business, it’s A-okay to discriminate against certain customers based on your religious beliefs…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-it-looks-like-if-you-run-a-business-it-s-a-okay-to-discriminate-against-certain-customers-based-on-your-religious-beliefs/986409)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-it-looks-like-if-you-run-a-business-it-s-a-okay-to-discriminate-against-certain-customers-based-on-your-religious-beliefs/986409 "2023-07-16T20:54:40Z")
Well, it looks like if you run a business, it’s A-okay to discriminate against certain customers based on your religious beliefs… --- ## [Tree identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-identification/987084)
**Author:** [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-identification/987084 "2023-07-16T19:38:06Z")
I just performed some tree surgery in my yard (removed a tree that had died during our extended drought)… and there are 3 more trees growing alongside the dead one. I’d like to ID them, and maybe pick a “winner” to nur… --- ## [Life hacks you figured out on your own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041 "2023-07-16T18:45:35Z")
Use only bright-colored thumbtacks. Then when you drop one, you have some chance of finding it before you step on it in your sock feet. --- ## [Recommend a streaming “whodunit” show to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-streaming-whodunit-show-to-me/987006)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-streaming-whodunit-show-to-me/987006 "2023-07-16T18:14:08Z")
I’ve been watching Perry Mason and Murdoch Mysteries. I like more lighthearted fare instead of “heavier” or gory crime. Right now I have Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix and Acorn. What’s fun and engaging? --- ## [Is this the ability to smell and taste slightly spoiled meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-ability-to-smell-and-taste-slightly-spoiled-meat/267491)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-ability-to-smell-and-taste-slightly-spoiled-meat/267491 "2023-07-16T17:48:07Z")
I have a problem which is driving me nuts. I frequently encounter meat, especially in restaurants, which to everyone else tastes fine, but which smells and tastes horrible to me. One time I was out with a whole group … --- ## [How to maximize the life of a phone battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-the-life-of-a-phone-battery/987113)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-maximize-the-life-of-a-phone-battery/987113 "2023-07-16T17:47:18Z")
I am not talking about how long a charge lasts, but how long the battery lasts. Should top it off every night to 100%, no matter what % is left? Should I let it get down to 30% or lower before I charge it? Should I leav… --- ## [What should I do with this baby animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-baby-animal/987067)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-this-baby-animal/987067 "2023-07-16T16:43:41Z")
Its little and pink-eyes are just blue dots. I found it on the sidewalk and it was still alive and squeaking. I couldn’t leave it there and put it in a box with a towel. That was two days ago and it’s still alive and eat… --- ## [Beau Is Afraid - anyone else seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beau-is-afraid-anyone-else-seen-it/983298)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beau-is-afraid-anyone-else-seen-it/983298 "2023-07-16T15:07:56Z")
Only the third feature film by A24 director Ari Aster, whose previous two movies - Hereditary and Midsommar - I enjoyed a lot, in a twisted way. I watched Beau Is Afraid in the theater on Tuesday. What a fucked-up roller… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=781) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=783)