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**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-amazon-review/966562 "2022-11-21T19:15:10Z")
I recently purchased and reviewed a back scratcher from Amazon. I gave the item 5 stars. The review was simple: “Pricey But a Great Back Scratcher” “VERY scratchy and a bit pricey, but this works great.” A day or two… --- ## [RIP SF Writer Greg Bear at 71](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sf-writer-greg-bear-at-71/975249)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sf-writer-greg-bear-at-71/975249 "2022-11-21T18:19:25Z")
I had a long and informative meeting with Greg’s care team this afternoon: neurologist, critical cardiac care doctor, surgeon, and palliative care team. The neurologist showed me the MRI images and carefully explained t… --- ## [Resolved: Hijacking threads should never be used as a reason for banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-hijacking-threads-should-never-be-used-as-a-reason-for-banning/975321)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-hijacking-threads-should-never-be-used-as-a-reason-for-banning/975321 "2022-11-21T16:21:39Z")
So I saw this thread a few days ago, read an interesting article on the topic over the weekend, and thought about contributing to the discussion. Then I started reading the postings in the thread, and only about a thir… --- ## [Why would soapy water be more alkaline than soap itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-soapy-water-be-more-alkaline-than-soap-itself/975155)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-soapy-water-be-more-alkaline-than-soap-itself/975155 "2022-11-21T16:02:28Z")
The EPA has a handy online chart giving the pH levels of various common substances. As a refresher: the pH scale ranges from 0-14, with 0 being battery acid, 7 bring neutral, and 14 being highly alkaline caustic soda. (… --- ## [Cleaning moldy cookware with maximum confidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-moldy-cookware-with-maximum-confidence/975265)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-moldy-cookware-with-maximum-confidence/975265 "2022-11-21T15:59:10Z")
This is mildly embarrassing, but I have allowed a very nice piece of cookware to sit in the back of the fridge for (mumble mumble) months with a small amount of organic material in it. I peeked in it yesterday and it’s f… --- ## [Marvel Snap - The new highly addictive mobile card game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-snap-the-new-highly-addictive-mobile-card-game/975035)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-snap-the-new-highly-addictive-mobile-card-game/975035 "2022-11-21T15:51:33Z")
Marvel Snap came out of beta a couple weeks ago for Android, IOS, and Steam and I am hopeless addicted. The game play itself is fairly simple: You build a deck of 12 cards, each having their own energy cost and power. Ov… --- ## [I lost my kitty and now he has been erased](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-kitty-and-now-he-has-been-erased/975226)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-kitty-and-now-he-has-been-erased/975226 "2022-11-21T15:44:28Z")
I finally had to put my Boris to sleep last week. He was almost 19 and had kidney disease. He had been going downhill recently, not eating well, not as active and not grooming. He also has had a recurrent bleeding area o… --- ## [Electrical question: 110 and 220 in same conduit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-question-110-and-220-in-same-conduit/975233)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-question-110-and-220-in-same-conduit/975233 "2022-11-21T14:11:19Z")
I need to run both a 110V and 220V line to an outdoor deck. There is an existing PVC conduit between the circuit box and the deck. Are there any concerns with running both lines through the same conduit? --- ## [Who do you regret not talking to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-regret-not-talking-to/975256)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-regret-not-talking-to/975256 "2022-11-21T13:12:15Z")
A very specific sort of regret: people you had a lot of close contact with in the past, and were nasty or unpleasant jerks you tried to avoid, but who had some valuable insight for you if you could have tolerated them be… --- ## [Can we talk about hard cider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-hard-cider/975230)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-hard-cider/975230 "2022-11-21T13:02:16Z")
Recently spent a couple of weeks tooling around New England, and I couldn’t help noticing the hard cider scene there was very competitive. Craft beer was quite numerous and competitive as well, but the cider section of a… --- ## [Starsector: 2D Space Combat/Trade Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starsector-2d-space-combat-trade-game/975310)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starsector-2d-space-combat-trade-game/975310 "2022-11-21T12:06:05Z")
I’ve been playing Starsector for the past couple of weeks. At first glance, you might look at it and say “but where’s my sweet, sweet 3D graphics?” and yes visually it is 2D but the combat have an incredible look to them… --- ## [Can an object exist that is so far away that we haven't felt its gravity yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-object-exist-that-is-so-far-away-that-we-havent-felt-its-gravity-yet/974853)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-object-exist-that-is-so-far-away-that-we-havent-felt-its-gravity-yet/974853 "2022-11-21T12:21:02Z")
TL,DR: can an object ‘beyond’ the visible edge of the universe affect us gravitationally? Inspired by a short story from a 1940’s Weird-Tales type pulp magazine. Short story shorter: bleeding-edge astronomical measureme… --- ## [Trump's announcement regarding 2024 and legal protections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-announcement-regarding-2024-and-legal-protections/975288)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-announcement-regarding-2024-and-legal-protections/975288 "2022-11-21T11:04:23Z")
I’ve heard people say Trump jumped into the 2024 primary campaign early to increase his revenue stream from donors and protect himself from prosecutors. I realize it helps to have an official campaign to solicit campaig… --- ## [Windows PDA: Which of these chips is the hard drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-pda-which-of-these-chips-is-the-hard-drive/975306)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-pda-which-of-these-chips-is-the-hard-drive/975306 "2022-11-21T11:01:59Z")
Which of these chips hold the operating system? --- ## [God, I HATE Microsoft \[file creation and modified dates\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-microsoft-file-creation-and-modified-dates/975266)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-microsoft-file-creation-and-modified-dates/975266 "2022-11-21T06:17:20Z")
I’ve spent almost an hour at Microsoft Community trying to get a simple answer to a simple question and now I’m frustrated enough to kill someone. I have photos and videos in my downloads folder. I am trying to organize… --- ## [Can You ID this Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-movie/975275)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-movie/975275 "2022-11-21T03:59:13Z")
I got an image of a scene of a movie that is probably from the 80s. These short creatures that may have been children are throwing these little bombs or grenades at the heroes. My memory is they are all in black or maybe… --- ## [What are some of the best things you ever ate at a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-best-things-you-ever-ate-at-a-restaurant/975082 "2022-11-21T03:48:30Z")
Obviously a counterpoint to ‘What’s the Worst Thing You Ever Ate at a Restaurant?’. That thread was taking some detours into posters describing things they’ve particularly enjoyed at restaurants, and I was thinking of so… --- ## [Is America English the most monotone language on the planet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-english-the-most-monotone-language-on-the-planet/700886)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-english-the-most-monotone-language-on-the-planet/700886 "2022-11-21T03:39:05Z")
I was having difficulty articulating this in the subject line. What I mean is, it seems like when we Americans speak, it’s very monotone. Yet, when I hear any other person speak any other language, it seems very animated… --- ## [You're at a low-level comic convention and you see a booth with someone you want to talk to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-at-a-low-level-comic-convention-and-you-see-a-booth-with-someone-you-want-to-talk-to/975216)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-at-a-low-level-comic-convention-and-you-see-a-booth-with-someone-you-want-to-talk-to/975216 "2022-11-21T03:34:36Z")
I’ll just give you the exact scenario. I was just at an event that I THOUGHT was basically a comic-book/vintage toy flea-market. And until I got to the end, it basically was. Small venue, a couple of people were cosplay… --- ## [Weird Al Yankovic biopic coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-yankovic-biopic-coming/958019)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-yankovic-biopic-coming/958019 "2022-11-21T01:50:21Z")
On the plus side, Al is co-writing, On the possibly minus side…Daniel Radcliffe?? Al is over six feet tall, while Dan is only 5’5". It reminds of of when they cast Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher. --- ## [Lifelong teetotalers and non-alcoholic beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifelong-teetotalers-and-non-alcoholic-beer/975142)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifelong-teetotalers-and-non-alcoholic-beer/975142 "2022-11-20T23:55:21Z")
I’m curious to know about the experiences of lifelong teetotalers and non-alcoholic beer or wine. I guess a lot of people who never drink alcohol do so for religious reasons, so does NA beer still seem haram to you? If … --- ## [Help With Pricing For Things I Am Planning To Sell (Collectibles, Electronics, Household, Clothing, Etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-pricing-for-things-i-am-planning-to-sell-collectibles-electronics-household-clothing-etc/974916)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-pricing-for-things-i-am-planning-to-sell-collectibles-electronics-household-clothing-etc/974916 "2022-11-20T22:07:19Z")
I have decided I need to start selling some of the treasures, as well as some ordinary things, I have collected during my lifetime. I’ve used Craigslist in the past when it was free, and I always got the price I wanted f… --- ## [When is an inn really an inn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-an-inn-really-an-inn/975140)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-an-inn-really-an-inn/975140 "2022-11-20T20:46:50Z")
There are many establishments that call themselves Something-Inn/Inn-Something but are really either fully modern hotels (e.g. Holiday Inn, Inn on the Park; also some motels call themselves “motor inns”), or restaurants … --- ## [Does anyone enjoy the "guest" bits on SNL's Weekend Update?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-enjoy-the-guest-bits-on-snls-weekend-update/974844)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-enjoy-the-guest-bits-on-snls-weekend-update/974844 "2022-11-20T20:46:34Z")
I don’t know, maybe it’s me, but I don’t understand the bits, now a regular thing, where someone interrupts the mildly funny mocking of current events to do a few minutes of schtik. It always seems irrelvant, and never f… --- ## [Selecting health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-health-insurance/974509)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selecting-health-insurance/974509 "2022-11-20T18:40:52Z")
I’m choosing between two options, and want to make sure I’m not missing something (I’ve never been able to choose between plans before, so the details have always been less than important to me). You are not my financial… --- ## [Were you kept away from the black sheep of the family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-kept-away-from-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/975188)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-kept-away-from-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/975188 "2022-11-20T18:31:59Z")
Either you never met them at all, or you knew them when you were young and then something made your parents decide not to allow further contact. Does that describe the black sheep in your family too? My dad was the 5th … --- ## [Elon Musk's legal trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-legal-trouble/975050)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-legal-trouble/975050 "2022-11-20T17:03:49Z")
Elon Musk was just in court. He’s been in court before and is likely to be again both because he’s a litigious so and so and because he sort of thinks he shouldn’t have to follow laws and regulations he doesn’t like. A … --- ## [Another "please identify this old comic strip"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-please-identify-this-old-comic-strip/975231)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-please-identify-this-old-comic-strip/975231 "2022-11-20T17:01:24Z")
It may still be around for all I know, but the last time I saw it was well over 30 years ago; I started seeing it probably in the 60’s. There’s absolutely no reason for me to be curious about it except nostalgia. Situat… --- ## [Bridge bidding question - takeout double responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-bidding-question-takeout-double-responses/975168)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-bidding-question-takeout-double-responses/975168 "2022-11-20T16:55:40Z")
I had an unfamiliar hand today at duplicate (bridge at the senior center; basic conventions that we learned from Audrey Grant, aka ACBL). West is the dealer and bids 1 :diamonds:, and North (partner) doubles. East passe… --- ## [Heroin gangs in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-gangs-in-england/974993)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroin-gangs-in-england/974993 "2022-11-20T15:43:43Z")
I thought that heroin or opium was a prescription drug in England. I thought that addicts could purchase it in a pharmacy. Maybe I’m waaaaaaay off. But I was surprised to find in a novel I’m reading a reference to the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=941) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=943)