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**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-dreams-thread/973550 "2022-10-21T15:48:50Z")
A cross between MPSIMS and Game Room, I guess: Anybody here have odd, vivid dreams about their sports team or sports in general before? I once dreamt the Eagles beat the Bengals in 2010 in the Super Bowl at the Cowboy… --- ## [What are the likely outcomes/scenarios in the Ukraine war that the US is working towards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-likely-outcomes-scenarios-in-the-ukraine-war-that-the-us-is-working-towards/972818)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-likely-outcomes-scenarios-in-the-ukraine-war-that-the-us-is-working-towards/972818 "2022-10-21T15:00:44Z")
There’s a lot of discussion on what Putin may or may not do next in the Ukraine war. Recent wars have shown that the US is not very good at planning out exit strategies. Is that the case again ? If Putin continues in hi… --- ## [How much of the periodic table can you recite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-periodic-table-can-you-recite/973381)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-periodic-table-can-you-recite/973381 "2022-10-21T14:01:01Z")
I can state the first two rows in a flash although I sometimes stumble on Neon. After that it’s an educated guess. --- ## [Question regarding three medieval German Hanse towns:Anklam, Stolpe, Kolberg and Königsberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-three-medieval-german-hanse-towns-anklam-stolpe-kolberg-and-konigsberg/973576)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-three-medieval-german-hanse-towns-anklam-stolpe-kolberg-and-konigsberg/973576 "2022-10-21T13:18:48Z")
Regarding German Hanse towns:Anklam, Stolpe, Kolberg and Königsberg, were any of these medieval free city-states. if not what was their status in the “Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation”? --- ## [Trumps 757? What happened to it, where is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-757-what-happened-to-it-where-is-it/808122)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-757-what-happened-to-it-where-is-it/808122 "2022-10-21T13:10:38Z")
Where is trumps Boing 757? Was it a leased plane? Is it sitting in a hanger somewhere? --- ## [Phil Plait's new site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-new-site/973533)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-new-site/973533 "2022-10-21T10:23:21Z")
Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, has written his last blog for Syfy Wire. He said he was going to continue, but didn’t say where. Does anyone know what his new site is? --- ## [Trailer for The Peripheral (TV adaptation of the William Gibson book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245 "2022-10-21T03:30:26Z")
William Gibson’s 2014 novel The Peripheral has been made into a TV series for Amazon Prime. The executive producers are Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, the showrunners of Westworld, and it definitely seems to have that vibe… --- ## [My new Samsung 58 inch smart TV is not working with Denon AVR X1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-samsung-58-inch-smart-tv-is-not-working-with-denon-avr-x1000/973482)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-samsung-58-inch-smart-tv-is-not-working-with-denon-avr-x1000/973482 "2022-10-21T03:27:54Z")
I know that the model of my Denon AVR is old but I don’t understand why that should make a difference except for UHD or 4K compatibility. Here is the situation I have a Sony PS4 and an Asus TUF15 gaming laptop. With my … --- ## [Is it a feasible/good idea to heat a greenhouse with compost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-feasible-good-idea-to-heat-a-greenhouse-with-compost/973561)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-feasible-good-idea-to-heat-a-greenhouse-with-compost/973561 "2022-10-21T01:30:23Z")
When vegetable matter decays, it generates heat. But it also generates methane and CO2. So if I put a big pile of compost in a greenhouse, enough to heat it up to prevent frost in winter, would it release enough methane … --- ## [Is this kid's book illustration subtly (or not-so-subtly) racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kids-book-illustration-subtly-or-not-so-subtly-racist/973442)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-kids-book-illustration-subtly-or-not-so-subtly-racist/973442 "2022-10-21T01:25:57Z")
I’ve pondered getting tattooed with the image seen on the righthand page here at 2:37, but am having second thoughts as it occurs to me that the duck might represent a (dated) racist trope, via his garb, etc. He first sh… --- ## [Bullshit history that turned out to be true](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-history-that-turned-out-to-be-true/945541)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-history-that-turned-out-to-be-true/945541 "2022-10-21T01:22:00Z")
Have there been times when old sources make claims about history that everybody knew were totally made up nonsense, until they weren’t? --- ## [Meta-songs: Songs about being a musician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-songs-songs-about-being-a-musician/971057)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-songs-songs-about-being-a-musician/971057 "2022-10-21T01:16:16Z")
I used the expression “once bitten, twice shy” the other day, which led me to start singing the song to myself under my breath, which turned into a bit of an earworm, which got me to thinking, there have to be a million … --- ## [The Tulsi Gabbard Presidential campaign thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tulsi-gabbard-presidential-campaign-thread/827665)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 434\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tulsi-gabbard-presidential-campaign-thread/827665 "2022-10-21T00:14:16Z")
So Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who is an alleged Democrat, is running for Congress. And she begins her campaign by criticizing other Democrats who call Trump nominees out for using their religious biases as a basis of … --- ## [My rice got buggy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rice-got-buggy/973515)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rice-got-buggy/973515 "2022-10-20T23:05:44Z")
I bought a cloth bag of rice at a local Asian grocery, because it’s cheaper that way, and did transfer some of it into Blue Bunny ice cream containers, which seal tightly. However, tonight I poured some from the zippere… --- ## [Why isn't there a easy way to turn off Bluetooth tv audio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-easy-way-to-turn-off-bluetooth-tv-audio/973513)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-there-a-easy-way-to-turn-off-bluetooth-tv-audio/973513 "2022-10-20T21:33:48Z")
Tvs still use the mechanical jack that pushes a lever that disables the tv built-in speakers. Its the same type jack they used in transistor pocket radios in the 1960’s. There was a ear piece that plugged in and disable… --- ## [GPS warfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-warfare/973472)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gps-warfare/973472 "2022-10-20T20:47:55Z")
I had been wondering about GPS spoofing and jamming as cheap UAV attacks ramp up in the Ukraine. The GPS systems of the U.S. and Russia have military functionality as their base reason. The military can control functiona… --- ## [Where do leaf peepers come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-leaf-peepers-come-from/973348)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-leaf-peepers-come-from/973348 "2022-10-20T20:35:03Z")
As I read a thread on the New Hampshire reddit about some morons, it reminded me of something I’ve never been clear on because I’ve always lived in New England where the leaves change every single year: what states in th… --- ## [Obscure Newsweek "Whistler's Mother" joke from the 1990s that I never understood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-newsweek-whistlers-mother-joke-from-the-1990s-that-i-never-understood/973027)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-newsweek-whistlers-mother-joke-from-the-1990s-that-i-never-understood/973027 "2022-10-20T20:33:45Z")
So there was this Newsweek cartoon from the late 1990s that I’ve never understood and has sort of bugged my mind. I can’t find the original cartoon. But it was the painting Whistler’s Mother, except that on the small pi… --- ## [Should North Korea be kicked out of the United Nations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-north-korea-be-kicked-out-of-the-united-nations/973222)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-north-korea-be-kicked-out-of-the-united-nations/973222 "2022-10-20T19:43:03Z")
Mods, I couldn’t find a similar thread. Please merge this if there is one. According to Wikipedia, The Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (commonly known as N… --- ## [Monkey Island 6 is coming out this year. Return to Monkey Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-island-6-is-coming-out-this-year-return-to-monkey-island/962266)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-island-6-is-coming-out-this-year-return-to-monkey-island/962266 "2022-10-20T19:25:56Z")
I asked this 12 years ago and now it has been announced. Ron Gilbert announced it on April Fool’s Day because he had tweeted 9 years ago that if he ever announced Monkey 6, he would do it on April Fool so no one would… --- ## [Tax burden on average Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-burden-on-average-americans/973452)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-burden-on-average-americans/973452 "2022-10-20T18:36:28Z")
So lately Jonathan Stewart quoted a source as saying that average Americans pay 8% of their incomes annually in taxes – presumably Federal taxes, but much less than in a more Socialist state like Sweden. And years ago M… --- ## [Twenty Years ago this week, the greatest thread in SDMB history was started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-years-ago-this-week-the-greatest-thread-in-sdmb-history-was-started/973148)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-years-ago-this-week-the-greatest-thread-in-sdmb-history-was-started/973148 "2022-10-20T17:59:49Z")
There may have been other discussions which made the internet rounds as well… Scylla’s Blimp story is one… but for all you “new” people, those who haven’t been around all 20 years, just enjoy the living hell out of --- ## [What is the animal in this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-animal-in-this-video/973483 "2022-10-20T17:40:35Z")
Video is cued to 0:24, when some kind of animal leaps from the floor into a person’s hand, expertly rotating in the air to land in the correct orientation. I’ve searched for bush baby, sugar glider, and le… --- ## [(Florida) Driving home I saw an electronic billboard with a picture of DeSantis with the words "No exceptions for rape and incest"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-driving-home-i-saw-an-electronic-billboard-with-a-picture-of-desantis-with-the-words-no-exceptions-for-rape-and-incest/973508)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-driving-home-i-saw-an-electronic-billboard-with-a-picture-of-desantis-with-the-words-no-exceptions-for-rape-and-incest/973508 "2022-10-20T17:12:34Z")
I honestly don’t know if this was for or against DeSantis. --- ## [My first canvassing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-canvassing/973541)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-canvassing/973541 "2022-10-20T16:20:10Z")
I’ve been a voter for 50 years and never been canvassed before. My first one was just a few days ago. The canvassing was done by the campaign of the Republican challenger for the state Senate. I’m not going to tell you … --- ## [If you believe in a bleak, unavoidable future, what is the rational way to live your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-in-a-bleak-unavoidable-future-what-is-the-rational-way-to-live-your-life/973221)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-in-a-bleak-unavoidable-future-what-is-the-rational-way-to-live-your-life/973221 "2022-10-20T14:40:42Z")
The end of the world, or of human civilization as we know it, or at least of a long period of darkness and fear, has been a topic for pretty much all of human existence. I acknowledge that none of it started with the Ukr… --- ## [Senate procedures arcana - what is happening here and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-procedures-arcana-what-is-happening-here-and-why/973512)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-procedures-arcana-what-is-happening-here-and-why/973512 "2022-10-20T12:58:49Z")
In an attempt to chase down the straight dope on a claim I heard in a political ad, I tried to follow the Inflation Reduction Act through the senate. It did eventually pass and is now law. At one point, Sen. Rubio move… --- ## [A Watchmen HBO TV Series... \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-watchmen-hbo-tv-series-open-spoilers/789546)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-watchmen-hbo-tv-series-open-spoilers/789546 "2022-10-20T12:48:48Z")
…may be happening. Some details here. This could be great if it happens. --- ## [Are there any known descendants of any Anglo-Saxon royal families?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-known-descendants-of-any-anglo-saxon-royal-families/676713)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-known-descendants-of-any-anglo-saxon-royal-families/676713 "2022-10-20T12:22:44Z")
I’m curious as to whether there are any people who can prove descent from Anglo-Saxon royalty. Not just the national royalty, but of any royalty of any once independent part of it. In the following order of preference: … --- ## [What does "changuito" mean when used as a racial slur by a spanish speaker ? (Re: recent LA City Council event)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-changuito-mean-when-used-as-a-racial-slur-by-a-spanish-speaker-re-recent-la-city-council-event/973346)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-changuito-mean-when-used-as-a-racial-slur-by-a-spanish-speaker-re-recent-la-city-council-event/973346 "2022-10-20T12:13:05Z")
This is in reference to the LA City Council ongoing racism investigation. Nury Martinez, Former President of the Los Angeles City Council used the word “changuito” as a racial slur to describe Councilmember Mike Bonin’s … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=988&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=990&state=watching)