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**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-ridge-lodge-olympic-np-burns-to-the-ground/983732 "2023-05-08T19:56:58Z")
It is a total loss We have not been there that often, but went up there for the transit of Venus and there were a few people with good telescopes who were letting folks have a look. --- ## [Only fans in the buildings? Sport ticket sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-fans-in-the-buildings-sport-ticket-sales/983723)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-fans-in-the-buildings-sport-ticket-sales/983723 "2023-05-08T19:44:39Z")
I read the Florida Panthers have taken steps to reduce the number of Canadian Maple Leaf fans at home games. They are in a competitive hockey playoff series. It seems unsporting and churlish, even as it probably does n… --- ## [How to pay for Tremfya (psoriasis drug)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pay-for-tremfya-psoriasis-drug/983749)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pay-for-tremfya-psoriasis-drug/983749 "2023-05-08T19:13:07Z")
Heavens. The stuff is $18,690 per dose, which can be reduced to $5, depending on things I don’t know. Ms. Napier has been using Tremfya. We have decent insurance which has been covering it. But I’m retiring, and we hav… --- ## [Securing a webcam on a 1/4" threaded mount so it doesn't turn freely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-a-webcam-on-a-1-4-threaded-mount-so-it-doesnt-turn-freely/983747)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-a-webcam-on-a-1-4-threaded-mount-so-it-doesnt-turn-freely/983747 "2023-05-08T18:46:17Z")
I feel kind of stupid asking about this, but I think you’ll see why it’s a bit of a problem. I just bought an adjustable (extensible) mount for an inexpensive webcam. The 1/4" threaded screw for the camera is about 2" … --- ## [Motion sensor light, but sensor is remote - does this exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sensor-light-but-sensor-is-remote-does-this-exist/983688)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sensor-light-but-sensor-is-remote-does-this-exist/983688 "2023-05-08T18:30:35Z")
Allow me to explain. I am looking for a set-up that would turn on my kitchen light when I open my door(s). In other words, the sensor can be mounted away from the actual light. I would have thought that this is somethi… --- ## [House MD, which hospital is used for the aerial shots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-md-which-hospital-is-used-for-the-aerial-shots/300259)
**Author:** [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-md-which-hospital-is-used-for-the-aerial-shots/300259 "2023-05-08T18:27:49Z")
I’ve been thinking it’s Georgetown Medical in DC, based on what I remember it looking like when I worked there in the late '90s. Anyone know if this is correct? If it’s not, which hospital/facility is it? -Butler --- ## [Study shows no relation between vaccination and menstrual irregularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-shows-no-relation-between-vaccination-and-menstrual-irregularity/983541)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-shows-no-relation-between-vaccination-and-menstrual-irregularity/983541 "2023-05-08T18:16:52Z")
A study of nearly six million Swedish women has failed to detect significant association of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination with menstrual irregularity. This caught my eye, mostly because of the sample size, although I’ve only s… --- ## [Vida Blue passed away at age 73 {2023-05-07}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vida-blue-passed-away-at-age-73-2023-05-07/983708)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vida-blue-passed-away-at-age-73-2023-05-07/983708 "2023-05-08T17:55:37Z")
Apparently he was the last Switch Hitter to win the MVP. 1971 when he won both the MVP & Cy Young He went 24-8 that season with a 1.82 ERA. 312 Innings. 24 Complete Games. He was an amazing pitcher. A great lefty. --- ## [Where in the World did these comic panels come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-did-these-comic-panels-come-from/983714)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-did-these-comic-panels-come-from/983714 "2023-05-08T17:36:37Z")
OK, I’m stumped. Any comics doper able to identify these Golden Age images? https://64.media.tumblr.com/6047068112fa0254e5d8e92c012db487/tumblr\_nncba8PHK01qzn0kbo1\_1280.jp… --- ## [Do more Neanderthal genes exist in living beings now than ever before in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-more-neanderthal-genes-exist-in-living-beings-now-than-ever-before-in-history/983698)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-more-neanderthal-genes-exist-in-living-beings-now-than-ever-before-in-history/983698 "2023-05-08T17:33:43Z")
I was reading that Neanderthal genes make up close to 0.5 percent of the DNA of people with African ancestry and the number is closer to between 1.7 and 1.8 percent for people with European and Asian genomes. With 4.7… --- ## [Tragedy in Serbia: School shooting, by 13-year-old leaves at least 9 dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-in-serbia-school-shooting-by-13-year-old-leaves-at-least-9-dead/983526)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedy-in-serbia-school-shooting-by-13-year-old-leaves-at-least-9-dead/983526 "2023-05-08T17:28:55Z")
The parents have been arrested, the boy is currently being remanded to a psychiatric facility (in part because children under 14 cannot be charged with crimes in Serbia), and a hit list was found at his house. I’m also … --- ## [USA - cross-country trains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-cross-country-trains/983228)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-cross-country-trains/983228 "2023-05-08T17:25:56Z")
Were there ever any regularly-scheduled passenger trains in the USA which traversed the entire country - i.e. from Atlantic to Pacific? It seems you always had to change in Chicago (and still do). How about further sout… --- ## [Damn phone scammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-phone-scammers/983668)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-phone-scammers/983668 "2023-05-08T16:56:24Z")
My phone number has been cloned. People are being phoned by somebody using my goddamn number. I don’t mind the confused old people who call me back, but the “comedian” is so creepy, & so-damn-unfunny, that it bugs me. --- ## [Common for Europeans to never travel from their country to other European countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-for-europeans-to-never-travel-from-their-country-to-other-european-countries/983233)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-for-europeans-to-never-travel-from-their-country-to-other-european-countries/983233 "2023-05-08T16:55:53Z")
I frequently meet people in the US that have never left their home state. Is the same true for people living in Europe? I would expect that with high speed rail and so much more history there, that people would take ad… --- ## [1963 - Tucson awards medals for shooting criminals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1963-tucson-awards-medals-for-shooting-criminals/983754)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1963-tucson-awards-medals-for-shooting-criminals/983754 "2023-05-08T16:11:57Z")
Looking over a May 1, 1963 newspaper I found a small article about Tucson, Arizona. Police Captain James E McDonald will be awarding marksmanship medals to anyone shooting a criminal in the act of committing a major crim… --- ## [Redfall (Arkane Studios game) just released to mixed reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redfall-arkane-studios-game-just-released-to-mixed-reviews/983469)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redfall-arkane-studios-game-just-released-to-mixed-reviews/983469 "2023-05-08T15:54:33Z")
I was kind of looking forward to Redfall when I saw it was to be released straight to Gamepass. But now that reviews are out, it seems it may be a disappointment. I still plan on giving it a go tonight after work. Many… --- ## [Instead of watching the Coronation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-watching-the-coronation/983686)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-watching-the-coronation/983686 "2023-05-08T15:30:33Z")
… I played computer games, read a book (I’m working my way through the Jack Reacher series) and went for a walk. A like-minded friend e-mailed me to say she: painted one wall and watched it dry washed her hair (We’re… --- ## [What is the official nomenclature for this type of promo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-official-nomenclature-for-this-type-of-promo/983701)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-official-nomenclature-for-this-type-of-promo/983701 "2023-05-08T15:30:17Z")
So you’re watching a sitcom or something on TV, and suddenly the station decides you need to be reminded that a different show will be coming on later. So they run a little silent commercial at the bottom of the screen, … --- ## [Dancers following in line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-following-in-line/983738 "2023-05-08T14:18:43Z")
I recently saw a snippet from a movie where three people were in line behind each other and they all did the same steps moving forward (sort of like a march or a ‘robot’.) Can anyone find a youtube video of any number o… --- ## [Straight Dope 4/21/2023: Is Canada poised for world domination due to climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-4-21-2023-is-canada-poised-for-world-domination-due-to-climate-change/983027)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-4-21-2023-is-canada-poised-for-world-domination-due-to-climate-change/983027 "2023-05-08T13:40:28Z")
Is Canada poised for world domination due to climate change? You think this is a joke, don’t you? That’s what the Canadians want you to think. But make no mistake. Someday they’ll run it all. Well, maybe not all. But t… --- ## [Star of Bethlehem = comet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-of-bethlehem-comet/983666)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-of-bethlehem-comet/983666 "2023-05-08T13:12:29Z")
Would the writers of the New Testament have used their word for “star” to describe a comet, or was there a distinction between the two? --- ## [Bringing treats into work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-treats-into-work/983610)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-treats-into-work/983610 "2023-05-08T12:54:10Z")
Having worked in various office environments for many years, I’ve observed how different workplace cultures deal with the practice of bringing treats in to share with coworkers. Most places I’ve worked at have observed b… --- ## [Mount Airy, NC (Mayberry) - Who has been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-airy-nc-mayberry-who-has-been/983073)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-airy-nc-mayberry-who-has-been/983073 "2023-05-08T12:24:33Z")
I am taking a trip soon and will stop for a night (possibly two) in Mt. Airy, the inspiration for Andy Griffith’s Mayberry. I am a big Andy Griffith Show fan and I’ve always wanted to visit his hometown. I can view the … --- ## [Fiber optic connector (PC-APC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiber-optic-connector-pc-apc/530196)
**Author:** [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiber-optic-connector-pc-apc/530196 "2023-04-23T07:21:04Z")
This is kind of obscure but maybe by chance someone knows. In my optics lab we have an adapter for converting FC/PC connectors to FC/APC (or vice versa). Here is a picture of it. It is about 7 cm long, black, and is p… --- ## [MLB Baseball-Player Necklaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-player-necklaces/983719)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-player-necklaces/983719 "2023-05-08T10:53:13Z")
It’s obvious some players go out of their way to wear necklaces on the outside of their uniforms. Certainly there’s no need to let other players and fans know they got a few bucks. So, why do they do it? --- ## [Straight Dope 3/3/23: Followup - What are the chances artificial intelligence will destroy humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-3-3-23-followup-what-are-the-chances-artificial-intelligence-will-destroy-humanity/980665)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-3-3-23-followup-what-are-the-chances-artificial-intelligence-will-destroy-humanity/980665 "2023-05-08T03:12:14Z")
FOLLOWUP: What are the chances artificial intelligence will destroy humanity? \[Regarding your column on artificial intelligence,\] there’s no way you can just dismiss Cohen’s predictions (or any other prediction about AI… --- ## [4 May: Kent State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-may-kent-state/983585)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-may-kent-state/983585 "2023-05-08T02:47:40Z")
1970, 4 killed by National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio. Neil Young wrote a song about it, maybe you’ve heard it. Kent State was a formative experience for me as a high school student in Canada, and I reflect o… --- ## [Disaffiliation, the UMC, and Me. (and you?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disaffiliation-the-umc-and-me-and-you/979593)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disaffiliation-the-umc-and-me-and-you/979593 "2023-05-08T02:39:47Z")
The short version is that on Super Bowl Sunday, at approximately Super Bowl kick-off time, my congregation of the United Methodist Church will be voting on whether to disaffiliate in accordance with the rules of Paragrap… --- ## [What are Rights for? Where do they come from? Including 2nd Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-rights-for-where-do-they-come-from-including-2nd-amendment/965192)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-rights-for-where-do-they-come-from-including-2nd-amendment/965192 "2023-05-08T02:28:06Z")
Inspired by a conversation from a pit thread. I don’t think that our disagreement is about gun rights at all. I think our disagreement is about something much more fundamental, something I hope to get at in this thread… --- ## [I have a hard time not interrupting people when I know where they're going, and I need work on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-hard-time-not-interrupting-people-when-i-know-where-theyre-going-and-i-need-work-on-it/983667)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-hard-time-not-interrupting-people-when-i-know-where-theyre-going-and-i-need-work-on-it/983667 "2023-05-08T01:44:29Z")
I have an almost-impossible time not interrupting people when they’re going on a long spiel but I can already see a mile away what their final line, the real meat of the message, is. This is especially the case with my … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=833) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=835)