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**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-anthony-sher-passed-away/955828 "2023-07-09T23:15:47Z")
A week ago, I only just learned. One of the greatest contemporary Shakespearean actors, and a son of Cape Town. I had the pleasure of seeing him and John Kani in The Tempest, he was an awesome Prospero. --- ## [Causes of multiple toilets clogging in large building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-multiple-toilets-clogging-in-large-building/986746)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/causes-of-multiple-toilets-clogging-in-large-building/986746 "2023-07-09T21:07:21Z")
At the university I work at, several toilets in one building keep getting clogged and flooding. Facilities mounted a “don’t rush to flush” campaign reminding people not to flush anything but, and I quote, “pee, poop, and… --- ## [Global High Temperature Record Broken This Week - Thrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-high-temperature-record-broken-this-week-thrice/986743)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-high-temperature-record-broken-this-week-thrice/986743 "2023-07-09T19:27:56Z")
It’s been a hot year already with Texas heat waves and big wildfires across Canada. I didn’t see another thread discussing the new record, set three different days this week, for rising mercury. --- ## [When Did "On Tomorrow" Become a Thing (Language Use)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-on-tomorrow-become-a-thing-language-use/986715)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-on-tomorrow-become-a-thing-language-use/986715 "2023-07-09T15:51:59Z")
A few years back, I had a coworker who would tell me something like, “I’ll have this ready for you on tomorrow.” But then I heard others say on tomorrow, and, brace yourself, even “on yesterday.” I’m not the language … --- ## [Women: How often do you get "horny"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-often-do-you-get-horny/194242)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-how-often-do-you-get-horny/194242 "2013-02-05T04:09:24Z")
I’d like to get some idea of what the female sex drive is. Being a male, I’m rather clueless about such things, and the real life women I know are reticent about this. So I turn to the internet, hoping that the relative … --- ## [Does What Exit's heavy-handed moderation in the Ukraine war thread improve it or degrade it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368 "2023-07-09T15:01:07Z")
poll I don’t understand What Exit’s obsession with hijacks in the Ukraine war thread. I am perfectly capable of scrolling past digressions and meanders that don’t interest me. They are far less intrusive and distractin… --- ## [Where to check online for disease (potential) using genetic data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-check-online-for-disease-potential-using-genetic-data/986712)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-check-online-for-disease-potential-using-genetic-data/986712 "2023-07-09T14:12:55Z")
I used a kit from MyHeritage and got raw data for supposedly my whole DNA. Recently I read about a syndrome that I suspect I could have. However, there’s no clinic in my country where it can be diagnosed; on the other ha… --- ## [Thunderstorms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorms/986448)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorms/986448 "2023-07-09T12:55:27Z")
Is there a limit as to how far north (or south) that a thunderstorm (or simply lightning flashes) can occur? When I look at a lightning map (such as Real Time Lightning Map :: LightningMaps.org ) I can see (at this momen… --- ## [What's a hearing aid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-hearing-aid/986740)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-hearing-aid/986740 "2023-07-09T12:16:49Z")
Nano Hearing Aids say their product is ‘a TRUE hearing aid, NOT just an amplifier.’ I thought hearing aids are amplifiers. If they’re not, then what are they? --- ## [Legacy colleges represent a discriminatory admissions practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legacy-colleges-represent-a-discriminatory-admissions-practice/986533)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legacy-colleges-represent-a-discriminatory-admissions-practice/986533 "2023-07-09T11:56:16Z")
In light of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding college admission practices it would seem a natural extension to apply this to legacy admissions. Student admissions should be based on their scholastic achievemen… --- ## [Can you tell how nasty a vegetable is from the amount of added bacon, butter or sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-how-nasty-a-vegetable-is-from-the-amount-of-added-bacon-butter-or-sauce/986378)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-how-nasty-a-vegetable-is-from-the-amount-of-added-bacon-butter-or-sauce/986378 "2023-07-09T03:08:50Z")
I came across this in a book - you can always tell how nasty a vegetable is by how much bacon is added. They were talking Brussel sprouts (which I like). They were joking, but I wondered if this was generally true? --- ## [How did this debit card get hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-debit-card-get-hacked/986779)
**Author:** [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-debit-card-get-hacked/986779 "2023-07-09T03:05:52Z")
We have two checking accounts with our local credit union. One for our common expenses, and one only my wife uses. Her debit card apparently got hacked; the CU was very good about canceling the card and reimbursing the… --- ## [Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse Seen It Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-across-the-spiderverse-seen-it-thread/984967)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-across-the-spiderverse-seen-it-thread/984967 "2023-07-09T02:22:42Z")
The spoiler free review is I loved it. Some of the action scenes went on a tad too long but they were visually interesting so that helped. Also I will let you know that while there is a mid credits scene there is no end… --- ## [Anyone live in Ely, NV? Or in the area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-ely-nv-or-in-the-area/986614)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-ely-nv-or-in-the-area/986614 "2023-07-09T01:52:58Z")
I’m getting tired of the heat, not to mention how racist, bigoted and misogynistic Arizona has become post trump so I’m looking to move somewhere where there is water. And dispensaries. And grocery stores. Ely looks ver… --- ## [Sunk cost fallacy: how to calculate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunk-cost-fallacy-how-to-calculate/986747)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunk-cost-fallacy-how-to-calculate/986747 "2023-07-09T01:00:31Z")
Reading a reference to the sink cost fallacy in another thread, I got to wondering, are there formulae to help one calculate when one should bail? To have a reasonably useful measurement to say, “okay, this much and no m… --- ## [Any King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard fans here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-fans-here/985494)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-fans-here/985494 "2023-07-09T00:39:38Z")
Ever since the pandemic I have been exploring this band’s discography and have just been blown away by their range, their ability, and the overall grooving as of their songs. The fact that they can put out rock albums, f… --- ## [How important is it for a country to get along with its neighbours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-for-a-country-to-get-along-with-its-neighbours/986784)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-for-a-country-to-get-along-with-its-neighbours/986784 "2023-07-08T23:34:30Z")
This Economist article discusses diplomacy and getting along with neighbouring countries. Tribes have long defined themselves as “not the other”, as too many Canadians do, yet still our relationship with our American ne… --- ## [Public school funding in Wisconsin to increase until the year 2425](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-funding-in-wisconsin-to-increase-until-the-year-2425/986664)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-funding-in-wisconsin-to-increase-until-the-year-2425/986664 "2023-07-08T21:02:25Z")
If, in the year 2425, public schools should still be alive, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, not one to tinker with chance, wants them funded: MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers, a former public school educator, used his broad pa… --- ## [SDMB Photo Manipulation Thread -- Show us what you can do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-manipulation-thread-show-us-what-you-can-do/953310)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-manipulation-thread-show-us-what-you-can-do/953310 "2023-07-08T19:47:36Z")
As many of you undoubtedly recall, for years, Cracked ran what they called “photoplasty contests,” where the idea was to use picture-manipulation software (e.g. Photoshop, GIMP, or even Paint) to produce an artwork that … --- ## [Pantry moths. No harm no foul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantry-moths-no-harm-no-foul/986734)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantry-moths-no-harm-no-foul/986734 "2023-07-08T19:43:58Z")
I have been having pantry moths in my kitchen for the last several months. I see a couple flying around each day and a bunch of them are getting caught in the pheromone traps I have suck inside the cabinets. At this mome… --- ## [How do people fall in the water and not resurface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-fall-in-the-water-and-not-resurface/986566)
**Author:** [@Yosh99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosh99)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-fall-in-the-water-and-not-resurface/986566 "2023-07-08T19:08:16Z")
There have been several drownings in local lakes lately and all report that people fell in the water and never resurfaced. In once case a person fell off a platform into the water. In another, a person fell out of a bo… --- ## [Favorite 70s Live Concerts Available on YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-70s-live-concerts-available-on-youtube/986444)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-70s-live-concerts-available-on-youtube/986444 "2023-07-08T18:23:38Z")
Last night, this was so great, I listened to it twice. Danny (drummer) is on fire, and the rest of the band is as well. You can feel it with their exuberance, especially the vocalists, adding a lot of extra OOMPH, many t… --- ## [Shotcrete & Landmines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotcrete-landmines/986615)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotcrete-landmines/986615 "2023-07-08T16:53:15Z")
Has anyone tried something like sprayed concrete layers (e.g. shotcrete) as a method for dealing with landmines? Would you be able to put enough material over top to dampen their effects sufficiently? --- ## [Do people still get HIV through blood transfusions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-get-hiv-through-blood-transfusions/276508)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-get-hiv-through-blood-transfusions/276508 "2023-07-08T16:02:31Z")
Inspired by a story told in this thread: Can lawsuits really go this far? I, and several others, were surprised that in this day and age, people are still getting HIV-tainted blood: Then Trunk “opened up a huge can … --- ## [Vampire Facials and HIV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-facials-and-hiv/986744)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampire-facials-and-hiv/986744 "2023-07-08T15:24:17Z")
NBC just said someone in Albuquerque contracted HIV this year from getting a facial with their own plasma, a ‘vampire facial’ they called it. I feel sad for the patient who didnt know what questions to ask before they … --- ## [How far does a school have to accommodate parents who don't want their child taught be a particular teacher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-a-school-have-to-accommodate-parents-who-dont-want-their-child-taught-be-a-particular-teacher/986362)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-a-school-have-to-accommodate-parents-who-dont-want-their-child-taught-be-a-particular-teacher/986362 "2023-07-08T13:13:37Z")
Assume it’s a US public school (but I’d be interested in how this would be handled in other countries). Say a patent has unresolveble issues with a particular teacher and is adamant their do not want their child in that … --- ## [What's the most Edenic existence for a pack of pre-historic humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-edenic-existence-for-a-pack-of-pre-historic-humans/986543)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-edenic-existence-for-a-pack-of-pre-historic-humans/986543 "2023-07-08T12:44:50Z")
For at least a generation or two? If we accept that myths are sometimes based on some dimly (or tribally) remembered event, like Noah’s flood may be based on the worst flood suffered by one’s great (times 100) grandparen… --- ## [Dope Fest San Francisco Bay Area! (May/June 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-fest-san-francisco-bay-area-may-june-2023/982563)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-fest-san-francisco-bay-area-may-june-2023/982563 "2023-07-08T05:30:34Z")
Let’s do this! Who’s up for it? If you’d like to join in the May/June 2023 San Francisco Bay Area Dope Fest, how about providing the following? Or, however you want to reply, go for it. These are suggestions… Perhaps c… --- ## [Your go-to ox penis recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693 "2023-07-08T04:59:57Z")
Available for $12/lb near me, which seems steep. I’m not thrilled about long braises or digging out the pressure cooker, but I’m guessing that may be necessary for good texture based on the random recipes I see in Google… --- ## [How easy is it to cut off a human penis on an unwilling individual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-cut-off-a-human-penis-on-an-unwilling-individual/732085)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-cut-off-a-human-penis-on-an-unwilling-individual/732085 "2023-07-08T03:05:36Z")
These stories in the media of penile amputation kinda puzzle me, Lorena used a knife and the unnamed Chinese woman a pair of scissors. Being male I have access to a penis, and flaccid it is very flexible and of a textur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=786) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=788)