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**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-today-wish-me-luck/972763 "2022-10-18T18:17:12Z")
I’ve been working for my current employer for ~10 years, but recently have decided to explore some other options; both for some increased job satisfaction and opportunity for increased compensation. I applied for a job … --- ## [Why are Italian-American names so badly mispronounced, even by their owners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-italian-american-names-so-badly-mispronounced-even-by-their-owners/295660)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-italian-american-names-so-badly-mispronounced-even-by-their-owners/295660 "2022-10-18T18:12:03Z")
It seems to me this actually happens more with Italian names than with others. Granted, we Americans tend to have a hard time with foreign names, but with all the experience of Italian immigration in the early XX centu… --- ## [What's the deal with Trump and Windmills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trump-and-windmills/973398)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trump-and-windmills/973398 "2022-10-18T18:04:43Z")
According to this tweet… “Whoever does public relations work for this garbage has done an incredible job,” Trump says, after a long rant about wind turbines getting a “puff piece” on 60 Minutes. There are few constants … --- ## [Static Electric Spark from Cup of Soda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-electric-spark-from-cup-of-soda/720281)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/static-electric-spark-from-cup-of-soda/720281 "2022-10-18T17:58:09Z")
It seems to me to happen all the time: I’ll buy a soda at a fast food place, where the cup is made of plastic. I’ll fill it with soda at a fountain. I’ll start to sip…and get a tiny little zap on my lip. Is this just… --- ## [McDonald's introduces strawless lids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-introduces-strawless-lids/972150)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-introduces-strawless-lids/972150 "2022-10-18T17:30:31Z")
Basically like the coffee lids with an added bump to latch your lip on. They may replace straws but I don’t think they will replace the straw experience. --- ## [Judy Tenuta has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judy-tenuta-has-died/972857)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judy-tenuta-has-died/972857 "2022-10-18T17:01:18Z")
She was only 65. In case you’ve forgotten her: --- ## [What is the name of this movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/973424)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/973424 "2022-10-18T16:06:21Z")
American movie, horror or psychological drama, from the 90s. Two little girls raised by a schizophrenic (or “just” bipolar?) mother in some backwater town, the older girl hallucinates about angels and demons, and there i… --- ## [Scam or possibly real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-or-possibly-real/973384)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-or-possibly-real/973384 "2022-10-18T16:05:08Z")
I know, I know… if you have to ask. But I thought I’d run it past you guys. It does seem like if it was real they would mention what it’s about? Got this today: --- ## [Insular Cases (US citizenship for American Samoans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insular-cases-us-citizenship-for-american-samoans/973406)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insular-cases-us-citizenship-for-american-samoans/973406 "2022-10-18T15:57:40Z")
I am hearing for the first time about the Insular Cases, 100 year old legal statutes about the citizenship status of people born in the US territories. Apparently, the rules varied from one territory to another, but as i… --- ## [Lowell returns to merit based admissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434 "2022-10-18T15:57:39Z")
Previously posted in an incorrect forum tldr. Lowell (a San Francisco based magnet school) changed its admissions to a lottery system during the pandemic and then kept the admissions system in place to promote divers… --- ## [Lowell returns to merit based admissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973431)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973431 "2022-10-18T14:59:45Z")
--- ## [Non-US, English-Speaking Dopers: Do You Grind Your Cannabis Or Mince It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-english-speaking-dopers-do-you-grind-your-cannabis-or-mince-it/973337)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-english-speaking-dopers-do-you-grind-your-cannabis-or-mince-it/973337 "2022-10-18T14:57:05Z")
I’ve come to learn, through watching some British, Australian, and NZ YouTube content that the American term “ground beef” confuses you people (you say “minced beef” or, in NZ, just “mince”). Seems like grinding is done … --- ## [What Can Britain Teach America (plus vice versa, or any one country “teach” another)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-britain-teach-america-plus-vice-versa-or-any-one-country-teach-another/971270)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-britain-teach-america-plus-vice-versa-or-any-one-country-teach-another/971270 "2022-10-18T14:51:16Z")
This may be political, based on the article below, but I had hoped for a more expansive discussion. It’s based on an appreciation of the UK essentially splitting royal duties from political power, which Frum feels has r… --- ## ["Luckiest Girl Alive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luckiest-girl-alive/973425)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luckiest-girl-alive/973425 "2022-10-18T13:48:40Z")
In my opinion, Mila Kunis plays her finest and most mature role is this movie about a high school girl who was gang raped at a party and, subsequently, how that experience affected her emotionally and shaped the adult wo… --- ## [Radio controlled Airbus A380](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-controlled-airbus-a380/973409)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-controlled-airbus-a380/973409 "2022-10-18T10:23:19Z")
This is pretty cool, a flying, radio controlled jet plane, the A380. It looks about 15’ long, roughly, to my eye. Is Maverick flying this thing? He buzzes the tower 3x. From searching Radio controlled Airbus A380, it a… --- ## [Betting on a horse race: If I place a bet at 100:1 and at race time the odds are 10:1 do I get a 100:1 payout or the 10:1 payout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-a-horse-race-if-i-place-a-bet-at-100-1-and-at-race-time-the-odds-are-10-1-do-i-get-a-100-1-payout-or-the-10-1-payout/964136)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-on-a-horse-race-if-i-place-a-bet-at-100-1-and-at-race-time-the-odds-are-10-1-do-i-get-a-100-1-payout-or-the-10-1-payout/964136 "2022-10-18T09:10:36Z")
Title says it all. I know odds can fluctuate before a horse race. If, for some reason, everyone starts betting on one horse the odds go down. My question is, if I placed the bet earlier at higher odds do I get that hi… --- ## [Beto O'Rourke gives a heckler a piece of his mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourke-gives-a-heckler-a-piece-of-his-mind/969516 "2022-10-18T05:54:55Z")
TL : DR - Someone started laughing when he started talking about the Uvalde shooting, and he called that person the MF word. One of my FBFs posted a tweet that said, “Profanity is using the word ‘motherfucker.’ Obsce… --- ## [Peter Robinson (Author of Banks crime stories) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-robinson-author-of-banks-crime-stories-has-died/973330)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-robinson-author-of-banks-crime-stories-has-died/973330 "2022-10-18T01:55:34Z")
I see that several people have watched and/or recommended the British TV series based on the DCI Banks novels of Peter Robinson… It doesn’t appear to be widely reported, but he died last week. I think i’ve read all th… --- ## [Spanish lyrics to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-lyrics-to/18302)
**Author:** [@troutmask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troutmask)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-lyrics-to/18302 "2022-10-18T01:39:36Z")
In the last part of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”, Stephen Stills sings some lyrics that sound like Spanish, but I can’t quite make them out. This has bothered me for many years, and I can’t take it any more! Please, someone, … --- ## [How Would Superheroes Change If They Became Hipsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-superheroes-change-if-they-became-hipsters/973319)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-superheroes-change-if-they-became-hipsters/973319 "2022-10-18T00:49:40Z")
Wonder Woman: “My invisible jet had a huge carbon footprint. For the sake of the environment, I replaced it with this Invisible Tesla.” Aquaman: “Sure, Atlantis is okay. But it’s no Portland and you can’t get authenti… --- ## [Why does Trump hate windmills so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-trump-hate-windmills-so-much/973395)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-trump-hate-windmills-so-much/973395 "2022-10-18T00:30:05Z")
There has to be some reason, doesn’t there? --- ## [Product "shipment"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-shipment/973347)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-shipment/973347 "2022-10-17T23:13:21Z")
Pretty common for a place to say package is shipped when UPS has no data on it. Clearly this is done so I can be charged for it :frowning: --- ## [How long will it be before the planets are in the same position as they are now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-be-before-the-planets-are-in-the-same-position-as-they-are-now/973317)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-be-before-the-planets-are-in-the-same-position-as-they-are-now/973317 "2022-10-17T21:35:07Z")
Ignoring the fact that the galaxy is spinning and moving through space too, how long will it take until all of the planets are in the same position that they are now, relative to the sun? IOW, if I mapped the location o… --- ## [Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-pitcher-bruce-sutter-has-died/973271)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-pitcher-bruce-sutter-has-died/973271 "2022-10-17T21:27:35Z")
No details as to cause. --- ## [The Enchirito is back! The People Rejoyce!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-enchirito-is-back-the-people-rejoyce/972923)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-enchirito-is-back-the-people-rejoyce/972923 "2022-10-17T21:20:06Z")
Time for the Happy Dance! They’d better have the freaking olive slices. Otherwise this could get…ugly. --- ## [Patagonia gives away the company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patagonia-gives-away-the-company/971594)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patagonia-gives-away-the-company/971594 "2022-10-17T20:58:44Z")
This isn’t really mundane, nor pointless, but it’s more like a Good Guy story. The family that owns the Patagonia outdoors clothing company has restructured the company so that any profits will go towards fighting clima… --- ## [Semi truck markings and license plate questions - history thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-truck-markings-and-license-plate-questions-history-thereof/973324)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-truck-markings-and-license-plate-questions-history-thereof/973324 "2022-10-17T20:57:16Z")
It’s surprisingly hard to find the answer to my questions. I can get tons of sites telling me how to install the marking, which markings are correct, what they mean - but the history is obscured. When were trucks first … --- ## [Wearables (Such as Apple Watch/Pixel Watch) - Still useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearables-such-as-apple-watch-pixel-watch-still-useful/973022)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearables-such-as-apple-watch-pixel-watch-still-useful/973022 "2022-10-17T20:57:05Z")
Wearables have been on the market for a few years now. If you have one, do you still like it? Is it worth the money? The last thread I found on this was pretty old. I have a Fitbit, but nothing fancy like a Google or Ap… --- ## [Has a boxer ever knocked out the referee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-boxer-ever-knocked-out-the-referee/973139)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-boxer-ever-knocked-out-the-referee/973139 "2022-10-17T20:17:45Z")
A common feature of pro wrestling scripted matches is the referee getting knocked out ‘by mistake’ or on purpose. But, in boxing has a fighter ever punched the referee? Either by accident when the ref is trying to break… --- ## [TV Panel show decline in the UK? (Mock the Week....canceled)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-panel-show-decline-in-the-uk-mock-the-week-canceled/968975)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-panel-show-decline-in-the-uk-mock-the-week-canceled/968975 "2022-10-17T20:15:02Z")
Wondering if we are experiencing a decline of the comedy-discussion-panel show in the UK. Never mind the Buzzcocks was canceled a few years back(though it was back this year…not as funny). Mock the Week with Dara Ó Bria… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=970) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=972)