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**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrr-mine-kinder-hitlers-pirates/983972 "2023-05-12T23:56:13Z")
With a Yo-Ho-Ho-Uber Allies, I suppose. --- ## [Mass shootings: why not report on the lobby trail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shootings-why-not-report-on-the-lobby-trail/983785)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shootings-why-not-report-on-the-lobby-trail/983785 "2023-05-12T23:04:47Z")
Reporting on the last Texas mass shooting followed a familiar pattern. -Numbers of victims, -the usual lament from the Dems and a call for disarmament -a Republica spokesperson repeating the usual talking points blami… --- ## [2021 F-150 Powerboost Error Message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-f-150-powerboost-error-message/983889)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-f-150-powerboost-error-message/983889 "2023-05-12T22:04:36Z")
Yesterday I started my truck and this error message appeared on the driver’s display “Shift System Fault-Service required” I pressed OK and the next message was “Service Vehicle Soon”. It appears to be working fine, for… --- ## [MS-Excel: Any way to tell it 'Just do it!'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-any-way-to-tell-it-just-do-it/983825)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-excel-any-way-to-tell-it-just-do-it/983825 "2023-05-12T18:42:43Z")
I often have to insert header records into .csv files. I’ll copy a record (only column A populated) from one file, highlight the top record in another file, right-click, and choose Insert Copied Cells. Half the time, i… --- ## [States' laws impacting what happens in other states: cars; pigs; and abortions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-laws-impacting-what-happens-in-other-states-cars-pigs-and-abortions/970501)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/states-laws-impacting-what-happens-in-other-states-cars-pigs-and-abortions/970501 "2023-05-12T17:10:16Z")
California is planning on banning new ICE car sales by 2035. Not many cars are produced there but it clearly has major impact on what is produced elsewhere given the size of their market. They also have passed a law reg… --- ## [The 'Comparable Titles' Game: Suspense Thrillers of a Certain Type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comparable-titles-game-suspense-thrillers-of-a-certain-type/983917)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comparable-titles-game-suspense-thrillers-of-a-certain-type/983917 "2023-05-12T15:48:34Z")
I’ve reached the point where I need to compile a list of other books that are similar to the one I’ll be flogging to the lit agents and interns at publishing orgs. That’s going to be a bit difficult to define so I’d lik… --- ## [Can a dog climb a ladder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-climb-a-ladder/983812)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-dog-climb-a-ladder/983812 "2023-05-12T15:44:25Z")
I know a motivated cat can climb even a vertical ladder: I have seen one do so. Has anyone seen a dog do the same though? I imagine this might be a trick some old-time circus trainers might have attempted? --- ## [Understanding The Fielder's Choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-the-fielders-choice/983716)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-the-fielders-choice/983716 "2023-05-12T15:27:51Z")
I may never fully understand all the rules of baseball. It is just overwhelming and too technical at times. But, here goes: Am I to understand that whenever there is a base runner AND an infield out is made, it’s a field… --- ## [One s'more into the breech--misfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-smore-into-the-breech-misfire/983870)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-smore-into-the-breech-misfire/983870 "2023-05-12T15:16:43Z")
If you jammed a marshmallow and graham cracker-based confectionary into the barrel of a gun, would it cause the gun to misfire, or would the bullet “clean” the barrel? --- ## [Recommend me a SuperVLC that can Edit, Loop, etc not just Play videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-supervlc-that-can-edit-loop-etc-not-just-play-videos/983892)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-supervlc-that-can-edit-loop-etc-not-just-play-videos/983892 "2023-05-12T13:46:47Z")
Eons and eons ago, before candy-colored iMacs and the disappearance of the floppy disk, I shelled out for an Apple product called QuickTime Pro. It wasn’t a separate program; instead, it unlocked some menu items that we… --- ## [Do I \*have\* to take my Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-social-security/983867)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-social-security/983867 "2023-05-12T13:05:26Z")
This most definitely doesn’t apply to me, so hypothetically: Let’s say I’ve done pretty well in life, maybe like. . . starting a software company named after a fruit. You may start receiving SS as early as 62, but you’… --- ## [A Superb Owl MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superb-owl-mmp/979707)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-superb-owl-mmp/979707 "2023-02-21T03:19:37Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s that time again… I did not watch your Superb Owl, I have no interest in it although I know a few people over my side of The Pond who did watch it. On a totally unrelated note, I am very fond of … --- ## [Why stop Social Security increases at age 70?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stop-social-security-increases-at-age-70/983886)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stop-social-security-increases-at-age-70/983886 "2023-05-12T12:16:41Z")
Sorry if this has been asked and answered, but I’m curious about the reasoning behind the rate of annual Social Security increases (currently something like 8%) stopping at age 70. I’ve been waiting to take my SS until I… --- ## [Divorce and community property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-community-property/983882)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-community-property/983882 "2023-05-12T12:09:47Z")
Dick and Jane are married. Dick buys his friend Bob a lottery ticket as a gift and it hits for a zillion dollhairs. Jane files for divorce and insists that Dick bought said lottery ticket with community property therefo… --- ## [Why is my iMessage setting getting turned off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-imessage-setting-getting-turned-off/983914)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-imessage-setting-getting-turned-off/983914 "2023-05-12T10:45:35Z")
Not sure if this is an iOS issue or a Wi-Fi issue … I work in a small retail store with an unsecured guest Wi-Fi that we employees use as well as customers. There are 2 other networked that are solely for store operatio… --- ## [Recommend an Ad Blocker for iphone to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-ad-blocker-for-iphone-to-me/983823)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-an-ad-blocker-for-iphone-to-me/983823 "2023-05-12T06:59:13Z")
I’m seeing plenty of ads for these, and am certainly getting frustrated by the number and intrusiveness of adverts on many news sites I frequent. I’m wary of some of the claims, so keen to understand how they work (and … --- ## [An AI generated dystopian short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-generated-dystopian-short-story/983871)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-generated-dystopian-short-story/983871 "2023-05-12T05:36:33Z")
I hope this is the right venue for this. ChatGPT conversation: Me: Please generate a dystopian short-story based on our conversation, and in the writing style of Frank Herbert, with respect to the the Butlerian Jihad c… --- ## [I really love my dog(s), but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-love-my-dog-s-but/983802)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-love-my-dog-s-but/983802 "2023-05-12T01:50:47Z")
I have three beasts and love them dearly but there are some things that drive me bonkers. Zebadiah (German Shepherd) - The shedding is ridiculous. I could vacuum twice a day. It seems like when I brush him, it loosens t… --- ## [About the Amazon algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-amazon-algorithm/983900)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-amazon-algorithm/983900 "2023-05-11T23:45:44Z")
Yesterday I googled “Everything Trump Touches Lies” and it came up on Amazon. Good, no problem. Then I scrolled down to the “Books you may like” section. The algorithm apparently has decided, based on “Everything Trum… --- ## [Macaroni and cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaroni-and-cheese/983710)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaroni-and-cheese/983710 "2023-05-11T22:58:37Z")
I made from-scratch mac-and-cheese today for the first time, with this simple (but moderately labor intensive) recipe: I had to make some variations – I used whole wheat rotini, which required more time and more milk … --- ## [If Subway's Tuna Ain't Tuna, Then What Is It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773 "2023-05-11T22:51:28Z")
People are saying Subway’s Tuna is not tuna or fish but they aren’t saying what it is other than “various concoctions”. Now, I used to work at Subway in my younger years, and I mixed their tuna with mayo, and while the … --- ## [Help me illuminate my basement (need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-illuminate-my-basement-need-answer-kinda-fast/982813)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-illuminate-my-basement-need-answer-kinda-fast/982813 "2023-05-11T22:30:29Z")
I’m remodeling my basement. I’m walling off a utility room for the boiler and hot water heater, adding a large TV and a gas fireplace, and opening up the center to make room for square dancing. I will put a treadmill in … --- ## [What is the lowest level of employment at which point anti-discrimination laws kick in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lowest-level-of-employment-at-which-point-anti-discrimination-laws-kick-in/983858)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-lowest-level-of-employment-at-which-point-anti-discrimination-laws-kick-in/983858 "2023-05-11T22:06:50Z")
If a big company like Boeing, Microsoft or Apple were to announce: “We refuse to hire black applicants,” such a thing would be instantly blasted; it would go viral in the blink of an eye and the legal system would be rig… --- ## [When did the United States military begin requiring in person announcements of family member deaths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-united-states-military-begin-requiring-in-person-announcements-of-family-member-deaths/981619)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-united-states-military-begin-requiring-in-person-announcements-of-family-member-deaths/981619 "2023-05-11T22:00:53Z")
Take a look at this telegram from 1942 informing a woman that her husband(age 28) has died and they’ll give her $50 to bury him. I thought by 1942, in person delivering of… --- ## [Self-cleaning ovens are dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-cleaning-ovens-are-dangerous/982689)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-cleaning-ovens-are-dangerous/982689 "2023-05-11T21:57:09Z")
I just read an article in a reputable magazine (Family Handyman) supposedly written by a professional applicance repair person, who says that you should never use an oven’s self cleaning feature. According to him, the he… --- ## [How to deal with bloodsucking bastard ticks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-bloodsucking-bastard-ticks/966099)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-bloodsucking-bastard-ticks/966099 "2023-05-11T21:56:53Z")
My friend has a few acres of land and a cabin in northern lower Michigan. I was up there with him for the weekend, and the ticks were bad. He caught one crawling up his leg within an hour of getting up there, picked seve… --- ## [Are you tired of the "TWO WEEKS EARLIER" trope in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tired-of-the-two-weeks-earlier-trope-in-movies/983862)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tired-of-the-two-weeks-earlier-trope-in-movies/983862 "2023-05-11T21:48:49Z")
I am. Seems to me half of all the films I see these days begin with some sort of action-packed, bizarre, confusing scene that lasts ten minutes or so, and then we get a card that says “TWO WEEKS EARLIER” and then the fi… --- ## [The Sting (1973), 50 years later; movies that’ve held up well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359 "2023-05-11T21:40:51Z")
Yesterday Mrs. Bullitt and I watched the classic movie, The Sting (1973). It’s a movie that has held up well through the years. Still entertaining, still fun. And a very good soundtrack. And we also realized that, hey, … --- ## [Are these special eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-special-eggs/983903)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-special-eggs/983903 "2023-05-11T20:56:21Z")
… And why the over-the-top packaging? This is a recipe for some sort of custard, I think. Pinterest link: At about 0:19 seconds in --- ## [etaoin shrdlu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etaoin-shrdlu/55063)
**Author:** [@Mofo\_Rising](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mofo_Rising)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etaoin-shrdlu/55063 "2023-05-11T18:30:12Z")
etaoin shrdlu So what the hell is the deal with that? I know Cecil himself promised an upcoming column on the subject, but I’m damned impatient. It sounds to me like an in-joke. And there’s nothing more irritating than … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=830) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=832)