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**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-out/985032 "2023-06-05T12:18:35Z")
Yay. I caught the last five minutes of MTP yesterday, and it was about the most defensive, condescending farewell speech I’ve ever heard, including Nixon’s “Kick Dick Nixon” screed. It was also the most welcome, why-di… --- ## [Why does chicken get stuck in my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-get-stuck-in-my-throat/172103)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-get-stuck-in-my-throat/172103 "2023-06-05T11:04:48Z")
I looooove chicken. I eat it a lot, and it has never been a problem for me (except for one single instance of food poisoning). But in the last six months, most times when I eat it some of it gets stuck in my throat. It … --- ## [(Old) Firin' up the grill in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734 "2023-06-05T06:34:08Z")
Today being the unofficial start of summer according to all the local news folk, let’s talk cook-outs. As a kid, I loved when we cooked out, but then all I had to do was help carry stuff from the kitchen to the deck, the… --- ## [Blackjack math: Play 3:2 against a dealer and tipping vs 6:5 at a machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-math-play-3-2-against-a-dealer-and-tipping-vs-6-5-at-a-machine/984998)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-math-play-3-2-against-a-dealer-and-tipping-vs-6-5-at-a-machine/984998 "2023-06-05T04:25:41Z")
6:5 ‘blackjack’ is a scourge. However, I was wondering about the difference in playing 6:5 against a machine where you don’t have to tip would work out against playing 3:2 against a dealer but you’re tipping that dealer. … --- ## [Random “Unartistic” Images](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-unartistic-images/984940)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-unartistic-images/984940 "2023-06-05T03:18:09Z")
This thread made me laugh. But it’s pretty random. --- ## [On December 7th 1941, an airplane took The Long Way Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-december-7th-1941-an-airplane-took-the-long-way-home/985006)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-december-7th-1941-an-airplane-took-the-long-way-home/985006 "2023-06-05T02:13:54Z")
Around the World. Unplanned & Unprepared. It would be a hellava Indiana Jone film, but it was real. THE LONG WAY HOME, 1941 --- ## [Funny Quotes and Anecdotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-quotes-and-anecdotes/984670)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-quotes-and-anecdotes/984670 "2023-06-04T23:58:07Z")
Just for fun. As everyone probably knows, I love cephalopods. Oh, and I hate surprise birthday parties. So last night my husband was teasing me about the worst thing ever, surprise birthday parties, and I said, “I gue… --- ## [Neanderthal Chemical Engineering, of sorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neanderthal-chemical-engineering-of-sorts/984989)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neanderthal-chemical-engineering-of-sorts/984989 "2023-06-04T21:25:21Z")
A limited form of chemistry on Tar seems to have been practiced. --- ## [Any good stat block sources for modern World NPCs in D&D 5e](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-stat-block-sources-for-modern-world-npcs-in-d-d-5e/985000)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-stat-block-sources-for-modern-world-npcs-in-d-d-5e/985000 "2023-06-04T21:06:56Z")
So the small game I’m running had the party sealing rifts in the fabric of the world. (Middle Earth Fourth Age 40.) Now they’ve gotten ahead of the problem with a lot of other teams working on it and our brave party is b… --- ## [When is the best time to post an online review of a product you purchased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-an-online-review-of-a-product-you-purchased/984988)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-post-an-online-review-of-a-product-you-purchased/984988 "2023-06-04T18:43:04Z")
When you purchase a product then review it online, how long do you wait until posting a review? Also, do they normally let you update your reviews (like if something breaks after six months)? Obviously this isn’t somethi… --- ## [Negative side effects from this carbon capture process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-side-effects-from-this-carbon-capture-process/984942)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-side-effects-from-this-carbon-capture-process/984942 "2023-06-04T17:17:49Z")
The process in question is that of a company called Equatic. The were in the news because they made a deal with Boeing. As I understand their process, they apply some kind of electrolysis to sea water which causes the d… --- ## [How high can punitive damages go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-can-punitive-damages-go/984524)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-can-punitive-damages-go/984524 "2023-06-04T15:44:18Z")
Theoretically, as I understand it, punitive damages are designed to deter future illegal behavior, in both the defendant and in others considering similar future behavior, as well as to punish the defendant for his past … --- ## [How do they know the load limit on bridges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-know-the-load-limit-on-bridges/984541)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-know-the-load-limit-on-bridges/984541 "2023-06-04T15:07:05Z")
I know it’s not like this: So how? --- ## [Spies die in mysterious boat accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spies-die-in-mysterious-boat-accident/984951)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spies-die-in-mysterious-boat-accident/984951 "2023-06-04T15:01:09Z")
This really does sound like something from a spy novel. Maybe it was an innocent pleasure trip that caught bad weather, but the whole thing is weird. --- ## [Kosovo: legal or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosovo-legal-or-not/438096)
**Author:** [@Sebhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebhal)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosovo-legal-or-not/438096 "2023-06-04T14:52:04Z")
Is Kosovo seceding from Serbia legal? On the one hand we’ve got the Serbians crying foul and claiming it’s illegal, on the other we’ve got the US, and no doubt soon the UK, France and Germany recognising it. They had a … --- ## [Who are some notable rock stars from true working-class backgrounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-notable-rock-stars-from-true-working-class-backgrounds/945425)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-notable-rock-stars-from-true-working-class-backgrounds/945425 "2023-06-04T14:48:42Z")
A friend and I were having this conversation last night after I jokingly referred to Bruce Springsteen as “the most authentically working class musician in popular music”, a sentiment that I know he totally disagrees wit… --- ## [This topic needs some attention ( clear out the old stuff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-topic-needs-some-attention-clear-out-the-old-stuff/984714)
**Author:** [@MrPete67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPete67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-topic-needs-some-attention-clear-out-the-old-stuff/984714 "2023-06-04T14:40:22Z")
I considered offering some neat stuff in here. But looking at the very old dates, I changed my mind, assuming no one bothers to read here anymore. How about ‘clearing out the shelves’ ?? --- ## [What does Toronto +150 mean on a betting site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-toronto-150-mean-on-a-betting-site/984753)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-toronto-150-mean-on-a-betting-site/984753 "2023-06-04T14:35:41Z")
Pardon my ignorance, but I have never bet on an event. While watching a ball game on TV, one of the main advertisers is an online betting site (Bet 365 I think its called) and their big schtick is that you can bet even … --- ## [More than a spelling mistake but not really a mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-a-spelling-mistake-but-not-really-a-mondegreen/984356)
**Author:** [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-a-spelling-mistake-but-not-really-a-mondegreen/984356 "2023-06-04T14:20:54Z")
Whats the technical term for this kind of language error “Crimes and Mr. Meaners “ Its more than a spelling mistake, but doesn’t have the meaning shift of a mondegreen or eggcorn. --- ## [Free electricity from air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-electricity-from-air/984556)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-electricity-from-air/984556 "2023-06-04T04:45:20Z")
Some scientists claim they can harvest electricity from humid air: The idea is to have a material that has zillions of nano-pores of less than 100 nm across. The article doesn’t say it, but one side of the material ne… --- ## [Help us name our 3rd kitten!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-3rd-kitten/409027)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-3rd-kitten/409027 "2023-06-04T00:20:48Z")
Photos of the new kittens are forthcoming(my wife is picking them up now). Anyway, we named two of our cats Kaylee and Inara. I know, it’s not that original with Dopers, but none of our family knows the origins of the n… --- ## [Would there be simulated violence in Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-simulated-violence-in-heaven/983481)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-simulated-violence-in-heaven/983481 "2023-06-03T23:13:29Z")
If there was a perfect afterlife of unimaginable bliss, happiness, fulfillment etc I’ve always wondered if you could create non sentient people to interact with and if so what you were allowed to do with them. If I wante… --- ## [I need a reality check here. Dad was wrong for this right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-reality-check-here-dad-was-wrong-for-this-right/984530)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-reality-check-here-dad-was-wrong-for-this-right/984530 "2023-06-03T23:10:57Z")
Just watched this video. Baby girl is sitting in her highchair. Dad is giving his daughter kisses all over her face. Not in a creepy way just in a typical way a loving father would give his daughter affection. The thin… --- ## [What is wrong with Ukraine striking back at Russia? (If in fact that they are.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-ukraine-striking-back-at-russia-if-in-fact-that-they-are/984835)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-ukraine-striking-back-at-russia-if-in-fact-that-they-are/984835 "2023-06-03T22:53:28Z")
There have been several drone strikes in Russia the past couple of weeks. Russia is very obviously pointing their bloody fingers at Ukraine and Ukraine is denying it vehemently. Some intelligence types are suggesting t… --- ## [Is there a way to keep a ceiling fan from turning when it's off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-keep-a-ceiling-fan-from-turning-when-its-off/984752)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-keep-a-ceiling-fan-from-turning-when-its-off/984752 "2023-06-03T22:45:25Z")
I got new lights in the living room and they are bright . And where I sit, one light is behind the fan blades. This gives me a headache when the fan is turning. If I want the fan going, I’m fine with turning the light … --- ## [Recommend some "hard" sci-fi books in the vein of Andy Weir (The Martian, Project Hail Mary, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-hard-sci-fi-books-in-the-vein-of-andy-weir-the-martian-project-hail-mary-etc/982462)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-hard-sci-fi-books-in-the-vein-of-andy-weir-the-martian-project-hail-mary-etc/982462 "2023-06-03T21:43:43Z")
First, the ask: What are some authors or books you’ve personally enjoyed that had an emphasis on the “science” part of sci-fi? I recently had the chance to pick up Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir’s latest novel after The … --- ## [Police Pulling Over Cars With Families In Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pulling-over-cars-with-families-in-them/984080)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-pulling-over-cars-with-families-in-them/984080 "2023-06-03T21:07:37Z")
Hi SD, I’m curious about what happens when police pull over families. What is the interaction like between the officer and the family? Do they engage or only talk to the driver? Are officers sometimes convinced to le… --- ## [And “You” Are Feeling Old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-are-feeling-old/984779)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-are-feeling-old/984779 "2023-06-03T20:52:47Z")
I enjoyed this thread of the oldest known examples of things like socks, sunglasses, shoes and sculpture. I don’t know how accuracy they dates are on this collection of random items. --- ## [Chess Games You're Proud Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-games-youre-proud-of/981038)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-games-youre-proud-of/981038 "2023-06-03T19:45:24Z")
In another thread I suggested we post chess games we’re proud of. No one commented so I’ll just make the thread myself. Hopefully Glee and the other chess players here much stronger than I will post theirs. This is a me… --- ## [Oldest person with a living parent/grandparent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-with-a-living-parent-grandparent/621891)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-with-a-living-parent-grandparent/621891 "2023-06-03T19:19:32Z")
This might sink like a rock, having had longevity threads recently, but. . . Who’s the oldest person you’ve known with a living parent or grandparent? I’ll start (“yo” is my shorthand for “year(s) old”): My 79yo grand… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=813&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=815&state=watching)