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**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905 "2023-03-23T21:43:22Z")
Riffing on this thread. For me: Defecation: downloading Republican talking points. --- ## [Let's talk about banning police dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-banning-police-dogs/981487)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-banning-police-dogs/981487 "2023-03-23T21:28:29Z")
California is considering banning police dogs. I’m woefully ignorant about the pros and cons. If you have an opinion, would you mind sharing it here so that I can be better educated. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Was Blondie's 'Rapture' the first fem rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondies-rapture-the-first-fem-rap/136018)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondies-rapture-the-first-fem-rap/136018 "2023-03-23T20:57:54Z")
The subject says it all… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #4 - March 2023 - "Water"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-4-march-2023-water/980619)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-4-march-2023-water/980619 "2023-03-23T20:56:16Z")
This is the monthly thread for March 2023. The topic this month is “Water”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here . One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier to … --- ## [It's just a typo...Democrats scared us for a moment there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-typo-democrats-scared-us-for-a-moment-there/981555)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-typo-democrats-scared-us-for-a-moment-there/981555 "2023-03-23T19:27:06Z")
I just got a look at the 2024 Call for the Democratic National Convention, and there appeared to be a significant change in how the 3200 “base” delegates are allocated to the states. Instead of 1/2 being based on the com… --- ## [Domino set a la Domino Rally (late 80s/early 90s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551 "2023-03-23T17:01:24Z")
The other day I was thinking about that brief phase in the 80s or thereabouts of domino sets for toppling. One of them was Domino Rally (Wikipedia tells me it also went by the name Domino Express in Europe). When I was a… --- ## [Can someone explain the Justin Bieber phenomenon to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-justin-bieber-phenomenon-to-me/981420)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-justin-bieber-phenomenon-to-me/981420 "2023-03-23T15:54:43Z")
The “Taylor Swift phenomenon” I can understand. Justin Bieber’s “Beliebers”, well not so much… --- ## [Mantoux TB Test and Autoimmune Diseases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mantoux-tb-test-and-autoimmune-diseases/981506)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mantoux-tb-test-and-autoimmune-diseases/981506 "2023-03-23T14:24:42Z")
I had to get a pre-employment TB test yesterday, and when I filled out the paperwork, I was asked if I have an autoimmune disease. In fact I do-- autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The nurse said that I would be ineligible for… --- ## [What's the -Least- complicated meal you're ever prepared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129 "2023-03-23T13:02:33Z")
Inspired, of course by a current thread: Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook, and don’t mind the prep work if the end result is tasty or what I wanted, but sometimes you cook something that is perfect (to you at least)… --- ## [Met Opera: Lohengrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-opera-lohengrin/980932)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-opera-lohengrin/980932 "2023-03-23T05:36:35Z")
The Metropolitan Opera has live HD Broadcasts available in cinemas for selected shows. I’ve been to a few of them before Covid and quite enjoyed them. I am debating if I should go see Lohengrin next week, however. That’… --- ## [Russian Lukoil chief dies in 'fall from hospital window' {2022-09-01}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-lukoil-chief-dies-in-fall-from-hospital-window-2022-09-01/970732)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-lukoil-chief-dies-in-fall-from-hospital-window-2022-09-01/970732 "2023-03-23T02:15:12Z")
Ravil Maganov, chief of Lukoil has died after “falling from a hospital window” in Moscow, reports say. This comes after several other Russian energy bosses have died in mysterious circumstances. The body of millionair… --- ## [Ice cream flavors, best, worst, and weirdest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897 "2023-03-23T01:48:50Z")
That potato chip thread inspired me to start this one. Best: In recent years, Breyer’s Thin Mint ice cream. I was eating it out of the container, and realized it was going to make me sick if I took another bite. It w… --- ## [Powdered beer? Are they serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-beer-are-they-serious/981425)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-beer-are-they-serious/981425 "2023-03-23T00:58:12Z")
I’m not a beer drinker, but I just heard about this on the BBC via PBS. A German company is test-marketing this, in part to reduce the company’s carbon footprint in shipping. It has to be reconstituted and chilled befo… --- ## [Do you prefer shows to be released a whole season at a time or week by week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-shows-to-be-released-a-whole-season-at-a-time-or-week-by-week/981361)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-shows-to-be-released-a-whole-season-at-a-time-or-week-by-week/981361 "2023-03-23T00:37:13Z")
… or somewhere in between, like in two halves released a few weeks apart? One of my co-workers is watching a show that is dropping week-by-week and has been complaining about it for a few weeks. She wants to watch the w… --- ## [Superman and Lois Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-2/957563)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-2/957563 "2023-03-22T23:03:57Z")
Are you ready for the next season? Let’s go! S02E01 What Lies Beneath GREGORY SMITH (“EVERWOOD”) DIRECTS THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE - Season two opens with the dust still settling in Smallville following the … --- ## [Help me stop my phone from hating my daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-phone-from-hating-my-daughter/981514)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-phone-from-hating-my-daughter/981514 "2023-03-22T22:13:48Z")
This is an AT&T phone, fairly new. I put all my contacts into it, downloaded the few apps that I use, and everything functioned just fine for awhile. Then, out of the blue, my daughter sends a text and says that she keep… --- ## [What did you use for inside trash before plastic trash bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-use-for-inside-trash-before-plastic-trash-bags/981344)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-use-for-inside-trash-before-plastic-trash-bags/981344 "2023-03-22T22:09:56Z")
Random thought. We used to use large paper grocery bags and milk cartons for wet items. Plastic produce bags weren’t common, so not sure what we used if we didn’t have a milk carton handy. Maybe wrapped wet items in new… --- ## [2023 World Baseball Classic thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-world-baseball-classic-thread/980928)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-world-baseball-classic-thread/980928 "2023-03-22T21:13:03Z")
Anyone following it? First time it’s been held since 2017. Twenty teams in the tournament this time, which is the largest-ever pool. Group stage ongoing as we speak. I went to the Panama game in Taichung last night, the… --- ## [What is the nature of Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nature-of-heaven/981323)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nature-of-heaven/981323 "2023-03-22T21:14:15Z")
Are dead relatives able to watch your every moment, like the dead grandparents from the Family Circus, or the 50’s Phantom Zone criminals? I mean, am I going to have to spend eternity avoiding eye contact with my parents… --- ## [A Doper “In Memoriam” Forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-in-memoriam-forum/981461)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-in-memoriam-forum/981461 "2023-03-22T21:08:39Z")
Has any thought been given to a dedicated forum for announcing and discussing the passing of board members? The frequency of such threads seems to be increasing exponentially as our membership ages. I’m never quite sure… --- ## [Alexander the Great: How did he reinforce his army?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-the-great-how-did-he-reinforce-his-army/981480)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-the-great-how-did-he-reinforce-his-army/981480 "2023-03-22T20:50:58Z")
I was watching a video on the exploits of Alexander the Great and I wondered how he managed to go from battle to battle and not run out of steam. I get these battles were months apart but still…I thought part of the str… --- ## [So was What\_Exit correct here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-what-exit-correct-here/981501)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-what-exit-correct-here/981501 "2023-03-22T20:28:37Z")
I started a thread in Politics & Elections asking for who people would vote for as President if Biden and Trump are excluded as choices. Of course given this Board all of the responses (except one) was any Democrat whic… --- ## [What does "Doc. Dr." mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-doc-dr-mean/981449)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-doc-dr-mean/981449 "2023-03-22T19:48:35Z")
I’ve started getting YouTube ads for somebody who identifies themselves with the abbreviation Doc. Dr… I understand the Dr. stands for Doctor but what does the Doc. mean in this context? The ads are very unclear but I th… --- ## [Magic: The Gathering Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-help/981444)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-help/981444 "2023-03-22T19:45:35Z")
My boyfriend has terrible anxiety and I’ve been trying to get him to meditate more, or do something to occuppy his racing mind. The other day I got the idea to ask him to name 25 Magic cards. Then I switched it up and sa… --- ## [How are cat treats different than cat food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-cat-treats-different-than-cat-food/981296)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-cat-treats-different-than-cat-food/981296 "2023-03-22T19:09:45Z")
What’s in a cat treat that makes it at treat? With people, fat and sugar usually do the trick. But cat treats seem to have ingredients similar to food. --- ## [The Last of Us - tv show discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314 "2023-03-22T17:19:19Z")
I am a day behind and will watch the pilot tonight. It’s getting hugely positive reviews, and some outlets have seen either the entire or most of the whole season. I played Last of Us 1 on PS3, but never played its sequ… --- ## [What games do you never delete from your system (PC or console)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-do-you-never-delete-from-your-system-pc-or-console/975176)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-do-you-never-delete-from-your-system-pc-or-console/975176 "2023-03-22T17:09:12Z")
In the “Free PC Game” thread I mentioned a deep discount on the game XCOM 2. @Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness agreed it is a great game (it truly is great) and suggested it was worth downloading again to play. Which got me thinki… --- ## [Peacock connectivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacock-connectivity/981006)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacock-connectivity/981006 "2023-03-22T16:56:48Z")
Trying to watch Peacock on the smart TV. We get this error: Something went wrong. Please try to access from a more secure device. I tried resetting the modem, but got the same error. How do we fix this? --- ## [Permanent Ban for YWTF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-ywtf/981499)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-ywtf/981499 "2023-03-22T15:39:41Z")
Moderating: After discussion in the mod loop, we’ve decided to permanently revoke YWTF’s posting privileges. This is based on the following formal warnings, together with various mod notes: Original warning and topic … --- ## [Who would you vote for in the 2024 Presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for-in-the-2024-presidential-election/981495)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-vote-for-in-the-2024-presidential-election/981495 "2023-03-22T15:38:49Z")
Only guideline is it cannot be Biden OR Trump. You can tell us your vote for the primary, election or both. You can make it a write-in vote. You can make it a protest vote like Murder Fox. Just no Biden or Trump. Re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=869) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=871)