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**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-beads/977795 "2023-01-07T16:49:31Z")
I don’t know if this question has been answered before, but here goes. Back in Sept, it was discussed here about the chess scandal here in St Louis, but is it actually possible for a computer inside anal beads to transmi… --- ## [School traveling media presentation from the 80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-traveling-media-presentation-from-the-80s/977694)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-traveling-media-presentation-from-the-80s/977694 "2023-01-07T16:16:46Z")
No one I mention this to seems to remember it, but sometime after 1982 in high school we had an assembly to watch a traveling presentation. There were I believe 3 screens and the video would go from screen to screen then… --- ## [Six-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977806)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977806 "2023-01-07T13:58:48Z")
Teacher last reported in critical condition after being shot by one of her students in the first grade. I have no words. Except maybe to say, only in America could a six-year-old child so quickly absorb the elements of… --- ## [My wife's dog hates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-dog-hates-me/977180)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wifes-dog-hates-me/977180 "2023-01-07T12:51:42Z")
I’m sorry if this is a repeat, I recently posted on the topic before but couldn’t find it so here I go again. About four years ago my SIL got a 2 month old rescue to be her “shop” dog, the idea being to be a mascot of s… --- ## [How often does your home internet service provider kick you off the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-your-home-internet-service-provider-kick-you-off-the-internet/977603)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-your-home-internet-service-provider-kick-you-off-the-internet/977603 "2023-01-07T09:09:29Z")
When I had a wired connection with AT&T, it might happen once every other month or so. Now that I have a T-Mobile wireless Gateway, it happens just about every day, sometimes twice in a day. I talked to a friend yesterda… --- ## [Opinion on rent charge for short term guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-rent-charge-for-short-term-guest/977457)
**Author:** [@LittleFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleFox)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-rent-charge-for-short-term-guest/977457 "2023-01-07T08:35:23Z")
So I’ll try to keep this short. Due to a difficult situation, my girlfriend and I had to move out immediately. Her friend offered to let us stay with her and her two kids, as long as needed and no mentioned charge for d… --- ## [Tell Me About Your Dual Monitor Setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dual-monitor-setup/977796)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dual-monitor-setup/977796 "2023-01-07T06:34:09Z")
I’m thinking of taking the plunge. My new job is too crazy to fit on one screen. But I’ve been trying to be more thoughtful about my purchases lately, and want to really think it through. I would use the second monitor … --- ## [Jerry O'Connell as Herman Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-oconnell-as-herman-munster/977798)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-oconnell-as-herman-munster/977798 "2023-01-07T05:20:20Z")
The Wednesday thread reminded me of a Munster remake (?) with O’Connell as Herman. Did I dream it? I can’t find anything about it. --- ## [Family of 8 shot dead in Utah home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-of-8-shot-dead-in-utah-home/977709)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-of-8-shot-dead-in-utah-home/977709 "2023-01-07T04:54:32Z")
Here is the Reuters story as it is breaking. “We don’t know why this happened. We’re not going to guess,” the city manager said. The victims include 5 minors. --- ## [Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade (No longer a draft as of 06-24-2022.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 1605\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862 "2023-01-07T03:29:59Z")
I believe this is without precedent, for a draft opinion to release before publication, and until publication it is not the official opinion of the court. However, that being said, reliable journalism is circulating the … --- ## [How many bones do you need for stock? (e.g. chicken or beef stock)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-do-you-need-for-stock-e-g-chicken-or-beef-stock/977735)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-do-you-need-for-stock-e-g-chicken-or-beef-stock/977735 "2023-01-07T01:25:01Z")
I often see recipes that tell you to keep some scraps from your chicken or turkey or beef to use to make stock. But, when I cook I do not have that many scraps. Maybe some wing tips. Maybe some fat from beef and a few… --- ## [I lost my Aunt last night. Almost two years after I lost my Uncle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-aunt-last-night-almost-two-years-after-i-lost-my-uncle/977729)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-aunt-last-night-almost-two-years-after-i-lost-my-uncle/977729 "2023-01-07T00:55:00Z")
I apologize if I was short with anyone today. I am trying to process this. My Uncle’s wife took her life yesterday. Almost 2 years after my Uncle had passed. She was not in great health, she was mostly blind and did a v… --- ## [Could the minority party elect a Speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-minority-party-elect-a-speaker/977687)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-minority-party-elect-a-speaker/977687 "2023-01-07T00:24:02Z")
The Speaker is elected by members-elect; the constitution says nothing about parties. If the majority party is splintered, couldn’t the minority party easily have enough votes, more than either faction of the majority, t… --- ## [To what degree will having recorded audio hinder the evolution of language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-will-having-recorded-audio-hinder-the-evolution-of-language/977767)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-degree-will-having-recorded-audio-hinder-the-evolution-of-language/977767 "2023-01-06T22:48:55Z")
My latest shower thoughts that I must share. I don’t know how many of you studied the Canterbury Tales in Middle English(1400), but it might as well be Latin for all the ability of the average person to understand it. … --- ## [How to pack and what to wear for trip to Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pack-and-what-to-wear-for-trip-to-mexico/977678)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pack-and-what-to-wear-for-trip-to-mexico/977678 "2023-01-06T22:30:11Z")
I’ve never been to Mexico, and I rarely take any type of vacation other than camping or staying at relatives’. I will be flying to PV from Canada. It’s cold here. Do I wear shorts onto the plane? I feel like I should… --- ## [Math memes - is the bar really that low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-memes-is-the-bar-really-that-low/977659)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-memes-is-the-bar-really-that-low/977659 "2023-01-06T21:28:11Z")
People are shocked that 550 /2 doesn’t equal 225 77 + 33 doesn’t equal 100 This is 2nd grade math. I’m guilty of occasional brain farts. But this is such simple math. --- ## [Were there entities like DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Products Agency) in the ancient world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-entities-like-darpa-defense-advanced-research-products-agency-in-the-ancient-world/977516)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-entities-like-darpa-defense-advanced-research-products-agency-in-the-ancient-world/977516 "2023-01-06T20:33:27Z")
How did the ancient world come up with advanced weapons of war? Anything from better metallurgy to better armor designs to better weapon designs. Or better siege equipment. Who bothered to invent a catapult and later a… --- ## [Snow accumulating on driveways, but not sidewalks/streets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-accumulating-on-driveways-but-not-sidewalks-streets/977720)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-accumulating-on-driveways-but-not-sidewalks-streets/977720 "2023-01-06T17:53:05Z")
We live in a typical Chicago suburb, where attached garages are even with the fronts of most houses, with paved driveways to the street. There is a front sidewalk parallel to the street, which divides the front lawn fro… --- ## [Recipe ID thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-id-thread/977765)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-id-thread/977765 "2023-01-06T15:37:30Z")
Do you ever find a recipe of unknown provenance and wonder where it came from? Recipes get clipped, republished, stolen, written on index cards, modified beyond recognition, and published again, but sometimes a good cook… --- ## [Today I am ninety years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-am-ninety-years-old/977051)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-am-ninety-years-old/977051 "2023-01-06T13:37:27Z")
Never paid much attention to birthdays or decades but this one seems important. I have benefitted from the discussions on this forum of issues regarding relevance and aging. Here are some thoughts of the day: I cannot r… --- ## [Getting out of someone else’s bedbug infestation when I am hundreds of miles from home, closing on a new condo in 12 days, and already mentally drained…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-out-of-someone-else-s-bedbug-infestation-when-i-am-hundreds-of-miles-from-home-closing-on-a-new-condo-in-12-days-and-already-mentally-drained/977777)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-out-of-someone-else-s-bedbug-infestation-when-i-am-hundreds-of-miles-from-home-closing-on-a-new-condo-in-12-days-and-already-mentally-drained/977777 "2023-01-06T09:42:43Z")
Spin-off from this thread; enough has changed that I think it warrants fresh discussion, but feel free to tell me otherwise, I’m not sure I’m mentally able to be offended right now. To sum up, I’m sleeping on the couch … --- ## [Acoustic Guitar Mass Production Process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-guitar-mass-production-process/977358)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-guitar-mass-production-process/977358 "2023-01-06T07:03:27Z")
50 Year Old Korean Musical Instrument Factory I found this video fascinating. I’m actually as much amazed at the factory as the guitar production. Someone really thought this out. I bet it cost a pretty penny tool up th… --- ## [Why capitalize "Black"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-capitalize-black/977455)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-capitalize-black/977455 "2023-01-06T06:32:12Z")
I posted in the pit because I am probably going to get roasted… but, what’s up with the new trend to capitalize the word “black” when refering to their ethniticy? I’m as lily white as possible, absolutely anglo-saxon. P… --- ## [Dropped smartphone and now battery depletes rapidly - problem is with battery itself, or phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-smartphone-and-now-battery-depletes-rapidly-problem-is-with-battery-itself-or-phone/973667)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-smartphone-and-now-battery-depletes-rapidly-problem-is-with-battery-itself-or-phone/973667 "2023-01-06T04:33:48Z")
So I bought a new Samsung S22 yesterday - and would you know my luck, I accidentally dropped it from about six inches onto a hard table, sans any protective case. The battery now sometimes depletes really rapidly - like… --- ## [Jumping off the "Welshing" thread \[misogynistic slurs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-off-the-welshing-thread-misogynistic-slurs/977604)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-off-the-welshing-thread-misogynistic-slurs/977604 "2023-01-06T04:07:25Z")
I’m surprised about the offensiveness of “Welshing”. It’s not a word I remember ever using, but I understand and agree with retiring it. However, I am amazed and confused by the lazair faire attitude shown here for the w… --- ## [New relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-relationship/976957)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-relationship/976957 "2023-01-06T04:01:26Z")
For those of you who remember my ex, and its good that I’m not with him anymore, well, I have found someone. I had been in a class of his when we went to school. Been talking to him, by phone and messaging throughout th… --- ## [Shots fired at my old high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-my-old-high-school/977755)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-my-old-high-school/977755 "2023-01-06T03:42:10Z")
No good details have been publicly issued. Seems to be some sort of personal problem rather than a school attack. The school was put under lockdown but classes continued. Even so, seeing your old high school covered in… --- ## [Star Trek Strange New Worlds trailer and now begins Streaming 2022/05/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-trailer-and-now-begins-streaming-2022-05-09/960804)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-trailer-and-now-begins-streaming-2022-05-09/960804 "2023-01-06T03:37:14Z")
Finally the teaser trailer drops and frankly, I am excited. Pike was the best thing about ST Discovery and am looking forward to seeing Anson Mount again. Please don’t screw this up Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Seaso… --- ## [Hypothetical: Former President/Current Speaker of the House wins next election, could current President sabotage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-former-president-current-speaker-of-the-house-wins-next-election-could-current-president-sabotage/977760)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-former-president-current-speaker-of-the-house-wins-next-election-could-current-president-sabotage/977760 "2023-01-06T02:27:55Z")
Kind of inspired by but not directly related to the current House Speaker race. Assume we are in a completely alternate universe where the Schmapublican winner of the 2016 election loses the 2020 election and a 2022 Hous… --- ## [Which lead singer is which, in Three Dog Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lead-singer-is-which-in-three-dog-night/963215)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lead-singer-is-which-in-three-dog-night/963215 "2023-01-06T02:24:25Z")
(In this video of “Eli’s Coming”) They had three lead vocalists-- Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells, but I can’t tell who’s who in this video. Normally, I’d ask in the comments, but those are disabled. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=926&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=928&state=muted)