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**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-recommend-ear-drops/973904 "2022-10-31T02:07:24Z")
I get a lot of wax build up, and just went a month ago to get irrigated, as it were. I was told to get drops that will help with the wax. I used them one day. It still felt wet hours later, and I still had the poppi ng… --- ## [The House Progressive Caucus is full of traitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-progressive-caucus-is-full-of-traitors/973715)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-progressive-caucus-is-full-of-traitors/973715 "2022-10-31T01:42:06Z")
Every single one of these shitters need to be primaried and/or voted out of office. The far left in the USA, just the like far right, is totally compromised by Putin sympathy. I called Congressman Chuy Garcia’s office… --- ## [Is it racist to use the term 'Master Bedroom'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-use-the-term-master-bedroom/973613)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-use-the-term-master-bedroom/973613 "2022-10-31T01:39:56Z")
I work at a property management company. I also have a background in architecture. I have used the term ‘master bedroom’ thousands of times in my work. So I was surprised yesterday when an associate told me the term was … --- ## [Has anyone else seen the 'Xiden' spelling for Biden? From the context it's clearly pejorative, but what is the reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-seen-the-xiden-spelling-for-biden-from-the-context-its-clearly-pejorative-but-what-is-the-reference/973956)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-seen-the-xiden-spelling-for-biden-from-the-context-its-clearly-pejorative-but-what-is-the-reference/973956 "2022-10-31T00:16:51Z")
Evidently “Let’s Go Brandon” is so last year, because it seems the new epithet is spelling the president’s name “Xiden”. I first saw it in the comments to an article on MSN, thinking it was a typo. I saw it again in … --- ## [Impeaching a former President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-a-former-president/931420)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-a-former-president/931420 "2022-10-30T23:55:27Z")
How long after a Presidency could the President be impeached? Even after his lifetime? Could we impeach GWB? How about Herbert Hoover? --- ## [Top three horror TV episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-horror-tv-episodes/973323)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-horror-tv-episodes/973323 "2022-10-30T23:29:27Z")
“It’s a Good Life”. Twilight Zone “Lonely Souls”. Twin Peaks “The Zombie” Kolchak:The Night Stalker --- ## [Check my intuition/stats on this dice-race question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-intuition-stats-on-this-dice-race-question/974034)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-my-intuition-stats-on-this-dice-race-question/974034 "2022-10-30T23:19:45Z")
When I retired, I decided that among other things, I wanted to learn to code. I’d had a bunch of data scientists reporting to me over the years, but other than some surface-level SAS and R, I hadn’t run anything but cann… --- ## [What's the maximum extent to which Republicans can cut off aid to Ukraine, starting in 2023?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-extent-to-which-republicans-can-cut-off-aid-to-ukraine-starting-in-2023/973501)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-maximum-extent-to-which-republicans-can-cut-off-aid-to-ukraine-starting-in-2023/973501 "2022-10-30T21:43:14Z")
The mods didn’t like this being discussed in the general war-in-Ukraine thread, so here is its own: Prominent Republicans, such as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have already indicated that they may reduce or cut… --- ## [How big an issue was water conservation in California in the late 1980s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-an-issue-was-water-conservation-in-california-in-the-late-1980s/974016)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-an-issue-was-water-conservation-in-california-in-the-late-1980s/974016 "2022-10-30T21:40:39Z")
My question is inspired by the boox X by Sue Grafton, the current book that I’m reading. It was written in 2015 but takes place in a fictional version of Santa Barbara in 1989. One of the sub-plots involves water conse… --- ## [An Animated Short for Halloween ( from The New Yorker )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-animated-short-for-halloween-from-the-new-yorker/974027)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-animated-short-for-halloween-from-the-new-yorker/974027 "2022-10-30T19:16:26Z")
--- ## [Human movie memory storage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-movie-memory-storage-question/973982)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-movie-memory-storage-question/973982 "2022-10-30T18:38:22Z")
(I was going to ask in this thread, but rather than hijack that …) Does the brain store moving memories (ie movies), or does it (as i suspect) store “key frames” (like in animations) and then recall using some sort of … --- ## [The case for nuclear power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-for-nuclear-power/970618)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-for-nuclear-power/970618 "2022-10-30T18:13:01Z")
I’m not a Great Debater, so I put this in IMHO. I was born in the Space Age, grew up during the Cold War, and read and watched a lot of science fiction. So I was exposed to the concept of nuclear power being the ener… --- ## [ID this backyard grranimal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-backyard-grranimal/974023)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-backyard-grranimal/974023 "2022-10-30T18:05:19Z")
GIF from motion activated camera. My friend is wondering if they are a threat to her dog. The GIF is 1080p, so you can size it full screen for a better view. Ferrets? Grey foxes? --- ## [Recommend a security camera set up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-security-camera-set-up/973963)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-security-camera-set-up/973963 "2022-10-30T17:19:18Z")
Now that my mother has passed, her home is empty. I’m not going to rush to sell it. I may use it occasionally. Probably sell in about a year. I live 100 miles away. So it’s not easy to just pop over to check on it. I’m… --- ## [Would shame help get people to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-shame-help-get-people-to-vote/973875)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-shame-help-get-people-to-vote/973875 "2022-10-30T17:05:17Z")
Not the shame of voting or not voting for a certain candidate, but just of whether or not you voted at all. This is an old article, but it talks about making your vote public again, not who you voted for, just your statu… --- ## [Computer glitches - related?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-related/973966)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-related/973966 "2022-10-30T17:02:31Z")
I’m surfing around on the internet and end up on YouTube. I select a video and I get a message saying “You are off line. Check your connection”. If I use the “try again” button nothing changes. I refresh and it plays,… --- ## [NFL 2022 Week Seven Wonders of the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seven-wonders-of-the-world/973539)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-seven-wonders-of-the-world/973539 "2022-10-30T16:38:07Z")
It’s week seven and the NFC East is the top division in the NFC conference. In other news, dogs and cats are now living together in harmony. Meanwhile, Rodgers and Brady look old, the Packers have their first back-to-bac… --- ## [Question about gay lifestyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gay-lifestyle/973633)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gay-lifestyle/973633 "2022-10-30T16:10:59Z")
Over the years I have known several people who weren’t really gay but they were unable to attract a mate of the opposite sex and eventually hooked up with their very close friends of the same sex. They watch straight por… --- ## [I would feel better about Latin America if](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-feel-better-about-latin-america-if/974009)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-feel-better-about-latin-america-if/974009 "2022-10-30T13:16:44Z")
During the White House meeting held five days after the Argentine invasion of the Falklands… Ronald Reagan: I’d offer this assessment: I would feel better about Latin America if we retain the friendship of both parties … --- ## [Gender, race, and other issues (split off from Doper Demographics thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-race-and-other-issues-split-off-from-doper-demographics-thread/971091)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-race-and-other-issues-split-off-from-doper-demographics-thread/971091 "2022-10-30T13:07:15Z")
As I said in my mod note in the Doper Demographics thread, we did not want to go into other issues like race and gender so that the demographics thread would not be hijacked. Several dopers did not pay attention to this … --- ## [8 cylinders, 10 carburettors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-cylinders-10-carburettors/973923)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-cylinders-10-carburettors/973923 "2022-10-30T12:47:07Z")
The Munster Koach from the TV series has a V8 engine with 10 carburettors. The engine was a 289 cubic-inch Ford V8 originally configured for installation in a 1964+1⁄2 Mustang.\[1\] It was built with Jahns high compressi… --- ## [Cub Food. You are fuckers plain and simple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cub-food-you-are-fuckers-plain-and-simple/973999)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cub-food-you-are-fuckers-plain-and-simple/973999 "2022-10-30T10:51:14Z")
My son moved to the midwest and so we wanted to buy Cub gift cards for him. Tried it once for a $100 card and they charged me then I found out like 15 minutes later that their security contractors said my transaction wa… --- ## [Is there an electrician in the house? (My house is not about to burn down or anything.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-electrician-in-the-house-my-house-is-not-about-to-burn-down-or-anything/973850)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-electrician-in-the-house-my-house-is-not-about-to-burn-down-or-anything/973850 "2022-10-30T05:31:33Z")
My house was built in 1984. It has copper wiring. We bought the place in 2001 and have been living here ever since. From time-to-time, I find it necessary to replace an electrical outlet due to wear. The outlet simpl… --- ## [Where does the prefix cul- come from. Is it Latin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-prefix-cul-come-from-is-it-latin/973905)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-prefix-cul-come-from-is-it-latin/973905 "2022-10-30T05:05:14Z")
Where does the prefix cul- come from. Is it Latin? I couldn’t find it. I see it in the words ‘culminate’, ‘culpable’ ‘cul de sac’ etc. I believe I read somewhere that it can mean ‘adverse’. Not sure. --- ## [Bottom (high E) string on my acoustic guitar went dead, what could be the cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottom-high-e-string-on-my-acoustic-guitar-went-dead-what-could-be-the-cause/960591)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottom-high-e-string-on-my-acoustic-guitar-went-dead-what-could-be-the-cause/960591 "2022-10-30T04:37:28Z")
Not too long ago, I changed out the strings on my Takamine steel string guitar. I’ve been playing it awhile since I did this–though not as much as I should be doing–and, as usual, the guitar sounded and played great,… --- ## [Recommend cheap contact lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cheap-contact-lenses/924917)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cheap-contact-lenses/924917 "2021-02-09T14:46:30Z")
I hit my insurance limit so have to pay cash. Most places I’ve found are right around $90 a box. Hoping to find cheaper of course. They’re the Air Optix Night and Day of it matters. As always, thanks in advance --- ## [Identify old 70's game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-old-70s-game/973888)
**Author:** [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-old-70s-game/973888 "2022-10-30T03:21:50Z")
Hey folks, While going through some old photos, I came across one of my brother and I playing one of our our games. My Google Fu is weak on this one but it was akin to Connect Four. The vertical frame was red and yello… --- ## [Is this math story problem in Baby Blues legitimate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-math-story-problem-in-baby-blues-legitimate/973849)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-math-story-problem-in-baby-blues-legitimate/973849 "2022-10-30T02:07:34Z")
The October 26, 2022 Baby Blues strip has this math word problem: If Sonia charges her EV to 85% at a 240v, 30 amp source, and her car’s battery has a capacity of 40 kwh, how long will it take before she can drive to h… --- ## [Will the rich Republicans and the crazy true believers ever come into serious conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-rich-republicans-and-the-crazy-true-believers-ever-come-into-serious-conflict/973895)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-rich-republicans-and-the-crazy-true-believers-ever-come-into-serious-conflict/973895 "2022-10-29T23:35:41Z")
Sure, there are those who are both, like the Mercers, but for years, people have been saying, “oh, most of the moneyed one percenters don’t really believe in the stuff they’re paying Fox News to spew; they just want thei… --- ## [Strep throat as an adult sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strep-throat-as-an-adult-sucks/973626)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strep-throat-as-an-adult-sucks/973626 "2022-10-29T22:45:07Z")
I’m a man in my 40s with strep throat. It was diagnosed last Sunday with a throat culture, and I was prescribed a ten day course of antibiotics (now halfway done). I assume I got it from my toddler, but neither he nor m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=981&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=983&state=muted)