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**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-midsummer-nights-dream-has-any-production-ever-done-this/984848 "2023-06-01T15:33:03Z")
I was thinking today about A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and specifically about the little play within the play that the mechanicals put on. They’re worried that the portrayal of the roaring Lion might frighten the ladies … --- ## [Military Procurement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-procurement/933757)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-procurement/933757 "2023-06-01T15:06:41Z")
An article in the Canadian newspaper today talking about how some much needed ships are over budget. It’s a common scenario. Ten years ago the estimate was, say, $15B. And now it is something like $70B. Of course, “t… --- ## [Household renovation planning, what comes first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/household-renovation-planning-what-comes-first/984694)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/household-renovation-planning-what-comes-first/984694 "2023-06-01T14:12:00Z")
Trying not to hijack This Thread of What\_Exit’s, but I’d love some input from those that have tackled it. I want to redo my kitchen for sure, and probably at least one bathroom. Actually I have a laundry list of stuff I… --- ## [New PC build - use m.2 NMVe drive to cache older platter drives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-build-use-m-2-nmve-drive-to-cache-older-platter-drives/984849)
**Author:** [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pc-build-use-m-2-nmve-drive-to-cache-older-platter-drives/984849 "2023-06-01T13:52:40Z")
It’s time to build me a new PC, my current desktop is now 6 plus years old. I will be transferring 2 3Tb Western Digital SATA drives to the new system and am looking at a 2Tb Samsung 990 Pro NMVe to be my new C:\\ system … --- ## [Who should get the loss in this game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-get-the-loss-in-this-game/984771)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-get-the-loss-in-this-game/984771 "2023-06-01T13:30:18Z")
Kopeck gives up 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings. Hendrix comes in with the score tied at 4 and gives up 2. Sox lose 6-4. Kopeck gets the loss. Why not Hendrix, who gave up the winning run(s)? --- ## [Aquarium on wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-on-wheels/964950)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aquarium-on-wheels/964950 "2023-06-01T13:29:53Z")
In one of my aquarium groups someone asked for advice about how to make an aquarium stand with wheels for a medium sized tank. Everybody else is going “try Home Depot” and “make sure you use heavy duty wheels.” Not one … --- ## [What do you think of as a "spatula"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375 "2023-06-01T13:00:55Z")
A plat metal device for turning burgers/pancakes? A rubber or flexible metal device for emptying jars/spreading frosting? Something else? --- ## [Joe Biden assault accusation part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-assault-accusation-part-2/853366)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-assault-accusation-part-2/853366 "2023-06-01T12:51:28Z")
Accuser Tara Reade says she will go under oath and also allow people to ask her questions while under oath. She will take a polygraph if Biden takes one. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/politics/tara-reade-meg… --- ## [Question on (not) converting voltage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-not-converting-voltage/984802)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-not-converting-voltage/984802 "2023-06-01T12:21:17Z")
I have a radio charger I want to use in my car. It uses 14V at 1A. Is there anyway that the12V plug in the car will work or is 2 volts too much to make up? --- ## [Lindsey Graham's Response to the Russians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-grahams-response-to-the-russians/984773)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-grahams-response-to-the-russians/984773 "2023-06-01T11:05:30Z")
So I’m actually going to praise something Graham said. The other day Graham said that the money spent in Ukraine was well spent as it is kiling Russian soldiers. The Russian government responded by issuing an arrest war… --- ## [Tell Me About PVC Inks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pvc-inks/227893)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pvc-inks/227893 "2023-06-01T08:43:08Z")
That’s what my boss just said to me; now I’m saying it to you. Could anyone who knows anything about polyvinylchloride inks please tell me about them? I’ll take any information I can get. Thanks! CJ --- ## [Why do dolphins swim like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dolphins-swim-like-this/984488)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dolphins-swim-like-this/984488 "2023-06-01T06:59:53Z")
Here’s a video of a whole bunch of dolphins swimming along. They all routinely follow a trajectory that occasionally has them arc mostly - sometimes almost entirely - out of the water. Do they do this because it’s a mo… --- ## [I've lost a ton of weight (and I hate it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-lost-a-ton-of-weight-and-i-hate-it/949809)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-lost-a-ton-of-weight-and-i-hate-it/949809 "2023-06-01T01:42:46Z")
This is not in GD for a reason. I’m not here to debate diet theories. I’m just here to tell my story. If you have read my posts on dieting you know in am not a “it’s just calories in vs. calories out” person. I think… --- ## [Car Repair Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/984755)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-repair-question/984755 "2023-06-01T01:01:27Z")
I recently had to replace a truck battery. Unsurprising really, since the last time it was new was six years ago. But there was no point where it seemed to be in difficulty. It basically went from working well to not … --- ## [Horology on Niven's Ringworld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horology-on-nivens-ringworld/984760)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horology-on-nivens-ringworld/984760 "2023-05-31T22:15:34Z")
I just finished re-reading Ringworld and am now reading for the first time The Ringworld Engineers. What’s bugging me is Niven uses the word “dawn” a number of times in this sequel. Since daylight is provided by the syst… --- ## [What's going on with the hamburger menu? {May 25, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-hamburger-menu-may-25-2023/984561)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-hamburger-menu-may-25-2023/984561 "2023-05-31T21:35:21Z")
I just came off a 4-hour straight teaching binge. Before the binge, the hamburger menu showed what it had always shown (number of new threads, number of unread threads, number of messages, and a couple of other things. N… --- ## [At what point would YOU want to pull the plug on YOURSELF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-would-you-want-to-pull-the-plug-on-yourself/984475)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-would-you-want-to-pull-the-plug-on-yourself/984475 "2023-05-31T20:02:38Z")
Inspired by this thread. I will notify the mods to ensure this does not violate board restrictions against discussing suicide. To avoid that, I’ll ask that people discuss their opinions when they reach an older age - l… --- ## [Looking for a YouTube channel/link. Woodworking guy is building a wheelchair ramp but philosophizing about work, getting started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-youtube-channel-link-woodworking-guy-is-building-a-wheelchair-ramp-but-philosophizing-about-work-getting-started/984833)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-youtube-channel-link-woodworking-guy-is-building-a-wheelchair-ramp-but-philosophizing-about-work-getting-started/984833 "2023-05-31T19:31:21Z")
This thoughtful, honest, Ron Swanson like guy is building a residential wheelchair ramp during the course of the video. He’s not explaining the “how to” but more philosophizing about life and work. My impression is that… --- ## [What do you think this song phrase means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-this-song-phrase-means/984795)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-this-song-phrase-means/984795 "2023-05-31T18:48:50Z")
I’ve been listening to some old Jerry Jeff Walker lately, mostly Viva Terlingua! One of my favorite cuts off that album is Backsliders Wine. (The complete lyrics can be found here.) It’s a great song that opens with hau… --- ## [What were these stories and who wrote them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-stories-and-who-wrote-them/984831)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-stories-and-who-wrote-them/984831 "2023-05-31T18:19:05Z")
They were part of collections of stories-I don’t remember if they were the same author in each or not. One was about a guy who found a huge hoard of silver in his field. Another was a guy who gradually learned to see thr… --- ## [The Fine Art of the Libelous Tombstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fine-art-of-the-libelous-tombstone/984834)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fine-art-of-the-libelous-tombstone/984834 "2023-05-31T18:12:42Z")
Truly, our Ancestors were masters of the Nifty. 1000 year from now, these will still be wrecking reputations. Today, all we got is Twitter. --- ## [The Lehto's Law thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lehtos-law-thread/984785)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lehtos-law-thread/984785 "2023-05-31T18:09:27Z")
Steve Lehto is a lawyer with a YouTube channel. He posts videos using the title Lehto’s Law. IMHO he is both informative and entertaining. The point of this thread is to post links to his videos for discussion. Discussio… --- ## [Vulnerability in Discourse software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulnerability-in-discourse-software/984796)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulnerability-in-discourse-software/984796 "2023-05-31T16:53:42Z")
This is to create a new thread for an issue that was found in the Test Thread in ATMB. This was in response to the following post: --- ## [Ought horror characters be aware of horror movies/books? (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-horror-characters-be-aware-of-horror-movies-books-open-spoilers/969307)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-horror-characters-be-aware-of-horror-movies-books-open-spoilers/969307 "2023-05-31T13:54:18Z")
We are almost done w/ the Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass. It starts off as a creepy scenario where “miracles” occur within the context of church. It pretty quickly turns out to be a vampire flick. But at no point do… --- ## [Walking Dead ends tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-ends-tonight/975274)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-ends-tonight/975274 "2023-05-31T13:48:04Z")
Yes, it’s still on. Surprised? My wife and I have actually stuck with it, but it has been so boring the last few seasons, we are glad it is ending and don’t plan to watch any future spinoffs or continuations. The fact t… --- ## [SQL Syntax. Table.Date \< '5.1.2023'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sql-syntax-table-date-5-1-2023/984634)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sql-syntax-table-date-5-1-2023/984634 "2023-05-31T12:58:57Z")
I don’t really do SQL. I mean, I muck around in it in minor ways but it’s definitely not my first database language, more of a tertiary acquisition than a secondary, in fact. I want to modify an existing SQL query that… --- ## [Will the Trumpies come back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-trumpies-come-back/984216)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-trumpies-come-back/984216 "2023-05-31T12:33:35Z")
If we assume, for a moment, that someone will wrest the GOP nomination away from Trump—DeSantis, Pence, Haley, someone else—is the GOP impaired by all the Trump MAGA loyalists who’ll view the nominee as their worst enemy… --- ## [Different countries have a three number emergency call (e.g. 911 in the US). When travelling, will the local three digit emergency number work on my US based cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-countries-have-a-three-number-emergency-call-e-g-911-in-the-us-when-travelling-will-the-local-three-digit-emergency-number-work-on-my-us-based-cell-phone/984805)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-countries-have-a-three-number-emergency-call-e-g-911-in-the-us-when-travelling-will-the-local-three-digit-emergency-number-work-on-my-us-based-cell-phone/984805 "2023-05-31T10:52:34Z")
Title says it all really. If I am in London, 999 is the number to summon emergency services. There is also (I read) a pan-European emergency number…112. If I am in a foreign country, using my American based cell phone… --- ## [Why can I not find a post I made 20 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-not-find-a-post-i-made-20-years-ago/980643)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-not-find-a-post-i-made-20-years-ago/980643 "2023-04-26T22:27:31Z")
I was looking for an post I made about 19-20 years ago here, and I couldn’t. I got a screen displaying, “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.” Well, it does exist somewhere, because I made it here. And it was… --- ## [Superstar Duets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superstar-duets/984798)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superstar-duets/984798 "2023-05-31T07:00:26Z")
Hard to beat this one: Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson’s incredible version of Pancho and Lefty (1993) \[AI upgrade\] - YouTube [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=815) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=817)