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**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982475 "2023-04-21T17:15:11Z")
I haven’t given much thought to Jaffee in recent decades. But he was a genius and an influence for many, many people… and I was sorry to hear that he had passed. --- ## [Did Your Sibling(s) Do Weird Things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-sibling-s-do-weird-things/982695)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-sibling-s-do-weird-things/982695 "2023-04-21T16:36:20Z")
Inspired by this BoredPanda thread inspired by TV, this is the place to tell stories about sibling quirks. --- ## [Parler is apparently pronounced /parlor/ now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parler-is-apparently-pronounced-parlor-now/930153)
**Author:** [@Olfatbut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olfatbut)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parler-is-apparently-pronounced-parlor-now/930153 "2023-04-21T16:20:37Z")
Parler has been in the news lately and when I heard NPR pronounce it “Parlor” I was like wtaf? And then another podcast pronounced it that way. According to wikipedia: The name was originally intended to be pronounced … --- ## [Will Jim Butcher ever write the final Dresden books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-jim-butcher-ever-write-the-final-dresden-books/966516)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-jim-butcher-ever-write-the-final-dresden-books/966516 "2023-04-21T15:39:49Z")
I get the feeling he has the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ fatigue that Conan Doyle complained about. Apparently this wasn’t the series he really wanted to write in the first place? What d’you think? Of course he may be under… --- ## [Breaking up gravel to install driveway -- without breaking my back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-gravel-to-install-driveway-without-breaking-my-back/982915)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-up-gravel-to-install-driveway-without-breaking-my-back/982915 "2023-04-21T15:27:49Z")
My driveway is completely paved with concrete except for the last 10 feet or so where it connects to the street, which is just compacted gravel. The gravel is a nuisance and I want to remove it and pour concrete in ther… --- ## [How to get cigarette smell out of hair, fabrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-cigarette-smell-out-of-hair-fabrics/982676)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-cigarette-smell-out-of-hair-fabrics/982676 "2023-04-21T13:38:37Z")
Recently I did a favor for a friend who smokes. She was out of town and I stayed in her house caring for her dogs for four days. I only spent abut four hours actually with her and a lit cigarette, but of course the hou… --- ## [Any studies re: psychopathic behavior when they don't have access to guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-studies-re-psychopathic-behavior-when-they-dont-have-access-to-guns/982823)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-studies-re-psychopathic-behavior-when-they-dont-have-access-to-guns/982823 "2023-04-21T11:13:36Z")
Have there been any studies in jurisdictions where guns are not legal, and what sort of alternate behavior that psychopaths use to take out rage, frustration, etc., which traditionally would have resulted in gun violence… --- ## [Post Office \[US\] Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-us-question/982826)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-us-question/982826 "2023-04-21T05:34:01Z")
Like many folks I have added a small security camera to the outside of the barn, and absolutely RIGHT NOW, 8:28 PM the mail truck is sitting at my mailbox. Not dropping off letters, or packages, just sitting there not ev… --- ## [Does Overturning an Election equate to Overthrowing the Government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-overturning-an-election-equate-to-overthrowing-the-government/982986)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-overturning-an-election-equate-to-overthrowing-the-government/982986 "2023-04-21T02:11:06Z")
First off, I apologize for derailing this thread. I take exception to anyone saying that the events of Jan 6th were an attempt to overthrow The Government rather than to overthrow An Election. Is the US that feeble tha… --- ## [Del Taco menu weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-menu-weirdness/982921)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-menu-weirdness/982921 "2023-04-21T01:22:54Z")
Scanning the on-line menu for Del Taco today, I noticed that there was a disclaimer about “regional differences.” More to the point, there are regional menus for AL/GA/OH/SC/Melbourne, FL and a different one for Kissimme… --- ## [What is this thing? (Military equipment)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-military-equipment/982710)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-military-equipment/982710 "2023-04-21T00:32:08Z")
I found this picture while surfing online. If I saw the items by themselves, I would have assumed they were fuel storage units. But the vehicles has its gun attached to them. So what is their purpose? … --- ## [New Omicron sub-variant called Arcturus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-omicron-sub-variant-called-arcturus/982944)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-omicron-sub-variant-called-arcturus/982944 "2023-04-21T00:28:05Z")
I hadn’t heard anything about it until a day or two ago. Has anyone else? Gotta say that when I Googled the word “Arcturus”, the entire first page was about this, and not the yellow-giant star. Here’s some more info… --- ## [Ongoing Judicial Deceit and Misrepresentation Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-judicial-deceit-and-misrepresentation-omnibus-thread/982796)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-judicial-deceit-and-misrepresentation-omnibus-thread/982796 "2023-04-20T22:19:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from Texas Federal Judge strikes down FDA approval of the abortion pill (competing lawsuit filed, outcome uncertain): I’m starting a linked but separate thread for this, and while I know we som… --- ## [IRS agent alleges Hunter Biden probe is being mishandled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-agent-alleges-hunter-biden-probe-is-being-mishandled/982980)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-agent-alleges-hunter-biden-probe-is-being-mishandled/982980 "2023-04-20T21:26:29Z")
“Despite serious risks of retaliation, my client is offering to provide you with information necessary to exercise your constitutional oversight function and wishes to make the disclosures in a nonpartisan manner to t… --- ## [Netflix ends its DVD-by-mail service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-ends-its-dvd-by-mail-service/982868)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-ends-its-dvd-by-mail-service/982868 "2023-04-20T20:45:37Z")
It’s continually shrinking and will end at the end of September. --- ## [Bands with three or more members who let everyone sing lead on at least one song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-three-or-more-members-who-let-everyone-sing-lead-on-at-least-one-song/982816)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-three-or-more-members-who-let-everyone-sing-lead-on-at-least-one-song/982816 "2023-04-20T18:32:05Z")
The Beatles obviously The Police have Stewart and Andy sing lead on 1-2 songs each. The Who (Roger, Pete T., John E., Keith lineup) Barely. Split Enz let everyone sing a song on the second side of their last album. I… --- ## [Can someone explain the Hunter Biden Scandal to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hunter-biden-scandal-to-me/961392)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hunter-biden-scandal-to-me/961392 "2023-04-20T18:06:51Z")
I know who Biden is, who his son is, that his son worked in (for?) Ukraine when Biden was VP, that there’s a laptop involved somehow, but I don’t know much more (factually) than that. Is there an article somewhere that … --- ## [What’s your experience with IPOs? (and will Stripe or Databricks list in 2023?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-experience-with-ipos-and-will-stripe-or-databricks-list-in-2023/982926)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-experience-with-ipos-and-will-stripe-or-databricks-list-in-2023/982926 "2023-04-20T17:00:49Z")
The whole stock market is prone to hype and rumour, but IPOs seem to be at another level. I’ve only had experience of RocketLab, which I briefly saw an 80% return within two weeks of launch, only for it to fall fairly qu… --- ## [Has the Mickey Mouse Club ever been shown in repeats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-mickey-mouse-club-ever-been-shown-in-repeats/982819)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-mickey-mouse-club-ever-been-shown-in-repeats/982819 "2023-04-20T16:57:49Z")
I’ve never really spent much time looking at the Disney Channel schedule, but I’ve never seen the Mickey Mouse Club on there. I also don’t think I’ve seen it on Disney +. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a repeat of… --- ## [How do the esophagus and stomach heal (of wounds) if they're constantly disrupted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-esophagus-and-stomach-heal-of-wounds-if-theyre-constantly-disrupted/982973)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-esophagus-and-stomach-heal-of-wounds-if-theyre-constantly-disrupted/982973 "2023-04-20T16:27:46Z")
Say there are stomach ulcers, or Mallory-Weiss tears, etc. How do such things heal on their own if they are constantly disrupted by food and water passing down and through, stomach acid harming the healing tissue, etc.? --- ## [MS Word: turning off Reveiw Changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-turning-off-reveiw-changes/798543)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-turning-off-reveiw-changes/798543 "2023-04-20T15:58:49Z")
I’ve got an irritating issue with MS Word. I’m working on a document and each time I open it, it comes up in Track Changes Mode - Final Showing Mark-Up. I don’t want it to open in mark-up version; I want it to open in… --- ## [Final word on metric vs English after the apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-word-on-metric-vs-english-after-the-apocalypse/982906)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-word-on-metric-vs-english-after-the-apocalypse/982906 "2023-04-20T15:09:45Z")
Dust. That’s all that is left. Mad Max roams the vast deserts searching for gasoline. But dammit, we still need to know how far it is between outposts or how to sight the rifles. Whata yah gonna do? Measure ten millionth… --- ## [How durable are incandescent bulbs vs LED bulbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-durable-are-incandescent-bulbs-vs-led-bulbs/982855)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-durable-are-incandescent-bulbs-vs-led-bulbs/982855 "2023-04-20T13:08:14Z")
I work at a hardware store. Yesterday, a customer asked me to help him find a light bulb. Specifically, a bulb for a work light. I began showing him our selection of LED lights but he cut me off, saying he “didn’t want a… --- ## [About the ultra-rich borrowing against their assets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-ultra-rich-borrowing-against-their-assets/982852)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-ultra-rich-borrowing-against-their-assets/982852 "2023-04-20T12:09:44Z")
I’ve read this description a few times: a rich person (say, Richie Rich) has just about all of their wealth in company shares. The shares are worth, say 40 billion $, and no taxes are owed on the shares until they are so… --- ## [How Can Fidelity Claim a Tax Equivalent Yield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-fidelity-claim-a-tax-equivalent-yield/982966)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-fidelity-claim-a-tax-equivalent-yield/982966 "2023-04-20T11:50:18Z")
So I was poking around in my Fidelity account, and looking at a muni index fund (FTABX) which is specifically desirable (for some) because the interest earned is exempt from federal taxes. Fine. I note the yield on the … --- ## [Religion and waving penises around](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-waving-penises-around/982881)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-waving-penises-around/982881 "2023-04-20T11:11:06Z")
From an email discussion between my sibling and I, on my mom’s latest attempt to get us children to return to Mormonism. Their comment: As a proud owner of a penis who has yet to wave it around in public, I support th… --- ## [Reddit to charge for API Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-to-charge-for-api-access/982947)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-to-charge-for-api-access/982947 "2023-04-20T11:00:10Z")
Reddit user data is being used to train AI chatbots, which is profitable for the AI developers but not for Reddit. So, Reddit wants a piece of the pie. That seems fair. Maybe the AI companies will start scraping The St… --- ## [Which U.S. presidential losers would have died in the 4-8 year they would have been president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-presidential-losers-would-have-died-in-the-4-8-year-they-would-have-been-president/982862)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-presidential-losers-would-have-died-in-the-4-8-year-they-would-have-been-president/982862 "2023-04-20T06:23:29Z")
I still think of this Onion article, which nailed the fact that everyone later realized John McCain would have likely lived the 8 years he might have been president. Now, we never know how someone’s life and death mig… --- ## [Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy/848108)
**Author:** [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy/848108 "2023-04-20T02:24:38Z")
Sorry I can’t copy/paste a link from this tablet but there it is - too much sexual abuse & coverup. --- ## [Applying for Social Security: timing of spousal application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-social-security-timing-of-spousal-application/982818)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-social-security-timing-of-spousal-application/982818 "2023-04-20T02:10:47Z")
In a nutshell: can my spouse apply for benefits under my earnings: A) as soon as my application has been received by SSA (she will be given the option of taking under my earnings when she applies online); or B) only af… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=847&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=849&state=tracking)