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**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gets-out-weirded/973134 "2022-10-13T01:12:13Z")
Barbershop quartet covers “One More Minute With You” Original video --- ## [Did you see the NYT Article on Yeshivas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424 "2022-10-12T23:37:40Z")
Did you see Sunday’s article on Yeshivas in the New York area? The Orthodox site I follow is going nuts. They are not pointing out mistakes. They are just upset. In any case, the Times reported on the poor education (a… --- ## [POTUS announces major federal marijuana reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-announces-major-federal-marijuana-reform/972839)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-announces-major-federal-marijuana-reform/972839 "2022-10-12T22:51:32Z")
POTUS announced a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana. The Attorney General will develop an administrative process for the issuance of certificates of pardon to eligible individuals. T… --- ## [Mr. Loaf: a teachable moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-loaf-a-teachable-moment/958212)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-loaf-a-teachable-moment/958212 "2022-10-12T22:20:40Z")
The passing of, um, Something Something Aday (I don’t remember his whole birth name, what, you want me to get hung up on trivia at a time like this?) has saddened the world. Meat Loaf. Two separate words, both capitalize… --- ## [Job change/relationship advice needed (A lot of moving parts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-change-relationship-advice-needed-a-lot-of-moving-parts/973084)
**Author:** [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-change-relationship-advice-needed-a-lot-of-moving-parts/973084 "2022-10-12T22:14:03Z")
I need some advice. I’m in my thirties, married with two kids, and have been at my current place for 7 years. I have 10 total years of experience as a project engineer. This isn’t really important information but does gi… --- ## [Is the lottery trying to incentivize the annuity option by giving you more money that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lottery-trying-to-incentivize-the-annuity-option-by-giving-you-more-money-that-way/973079)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lottery-trying-to-incentivize-the-annuity-option-by-giving-you-more-money-that-way/973079 "2022-10-12T21:46:16Z")
Invariably, when someone wins the lottery, the options go something like this: The Jackpot is $1 billion. If you take the lump sum, you get $600 million. If you choose annuity, you get twenty payments of $40 million eac… --- ## [A request for all Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-all-dopers/973055)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-all-dopers/973055 "2022-10-12T19:18:53Z")
My father died, and I have to go to his funeral next week. A friend of mine quit breathing early yesterday morning, and despite all efforts, he is gone. My request is simple: For a minimum of about a week I need all o… --- ## [Have you ever visited a Trump property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-visited-a-trump-property/968248)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-visited-a-trump-property/968248 "2022-10-12T18:57:17Z")
Note that this thread is not meant to discuss Donald Trump himself, or his politics. Just if you’ve visited a Trump property–casinos, golf courses, hotels, whatever–and what your impression of the property (or propertie… --- ## [US cities - shortest name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-shortest-name/973040)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-shortest-name/973040 "2022-10-12T18:55:52Z")
Inspired by the US cities - three words or more? thread, what are the shortest named cities in the US? Ely, NV and MN Others? --- ## [Andy Warhol on exhibit in Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-warhol-on-exhibit-in-iran/953003)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-warhol-on-exhibit-in-iran/953003 "2022-10-12T18:52:19Z")
And it is wildly popular! I admit I did not know these things: I can’t help but be happy about this. I love art and I’m always glad to see others enjoy it as well. --- ## [Misunderstood plurals, or possibly just weird linguistic stuffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-plurals-or-possibly-just-weird-linguistic-stuffs/972778)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-plurals-or-possibly-just-weird-linguistic-stuffs/972778 "2022-10-12T18:12:04Z")
The recent tread about oxen made me want to post about an issue I had recently listening to a podcast that involved those magnificent beasts the aurochs. Unfortunately the podcasters failed to realize “ochs” here is just… --- ## [John F from TMBG in a serious car accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-f-from-tmbg-in-a-serious-car-accident/965932)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-f-from-tmbg-in-a-serious-car-accident/965932 "2022-10-12T16:52:38Z")
Earlier today John L from They Might Be Giants announced on their social media that John Flansburgh was in a serious car wreck last night after a show. Seven broken ribs, some with multiple fractures. A short time ago J… --- ## [Does the subject of a blackmail scheme have to be revealed in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-subject-of-a-blackmail-scheme-have-to-be-revealed-in-court/973119)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-subject-of-a-blackmail-scheme-have-to-be-revealed-in-court/973119 "2022-10-12T16:13:51Z")
Suppose I slept with my boss’s wife. I get away with it, but later someone notices a discrepancy in my story. They decide to hit me up for money rather than turn me in for the crime. Does the affair have to come out in c… --- ## [Selling a famous home-run ball: How does the fan prove that it's the legit ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-famous-home-run-ball-how-does-the-fan-prove-that-its-the-legit-ball/973019)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-famous-home-run-ball-how-does-the-fan-prove-that-its-the-legit-ball/973019 "2022-10-12T15:50:16Z")
Say some fan catches a famous home-run ball (a ball that involved breaking some record) and wants to sell it. How does a buyer verify that the ball is indeed the real one, considering that it won’t look any different fro… --- ## [Browser jumping back up within a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-jumping-back-up-within-a-thread/969021)
**Author:** [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-jumping-back-up-within-a-thread/969021 "2022-10-12T14:58:37Z")
During the last few weeks, I’ve had problems with my browser (Chrome running in Windows 10) suddenly jumping upward within threads so that I am now looking at a post 20 or 40 places above the post I was trying to read. I… --- ## [Science Fiction Comes True with Spray-On Clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-comes-true-with-spray-on-clothing/972569)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-comes-true-with-spray-on-clothing/972569 "2022-10-12T14:43:44Z")
Back in the ancient times when I regularly read science fiction, a common trope was that people would wear clothing that appeared immediately, the fabric emerging from some device and forming around the body. I don’t mea… --- ## [Thanksgiving: Acrimonious Holiday Get-Together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-acrimonious-holiday-get-together/972863)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-acrimonious-holiday-get-together/972863 "2022-10-12T13:34:02Z")
I read that 60% of Americans dislike getting together with their families for holidays, in part because political views have become so entrenched that it is even difficult to discuss things neutrally. This number has to… --- ## [How many photos of The Beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-photos-of-the-beatles/972970)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-photos-of-the-beatles/972970 "2022-10-12T12:02:30Z")
I’ve been doing a project which has required me to look through all the photos on my computer. I have digital pictures going back around 20 years, and there must be around 10,000-20,000. This isn’t a particularly special… --- ## [Graphic design knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-design-knowledge/545623)
**Author:** [@goBuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goBuffalo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-design-knowledge/545623 "2010-07-06T19:53:20Z")
Hey guys, So I’ve been into graphic/web design ever since I was a kid, but only a year or so ago did I to get serious about getting disciplined with learning/improving. I’m 26 years old, and I work for a small web/mobil… --- ## [Can someone tell me where this riff comes from ..?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-where-this-riff-comes-from/972687)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-where-this-riff-comes-from/972687 "2022-10-12T10:02:41Z")
I thought it was Hank Williams’ “Settin’ the woods on fire” but it appears it isn’t (unless it’s a version i couldn’t find). It’s a country/honky-tonk thing. Here’s a hastily cobbled together rendition to give you an i… --- ## [Tips for Managing a Million Deadlines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-managing-a-million-deadlines/972906)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-managing-a-million-deadlines/972906 "2022-10-12T07:02:25Z")
My job (grant writer) already entails managing a lot of deadlines. I do it mostly through my Outlook Calendar and a mediocre grants management system.\* It works to keep track of about fifty grants/reports per year. But n… --- ## [Battlebots '22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-22/968416)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-22/968416 "2022-10-12T05:18:03Z")
'20 and '21 seasons Got some unexpected news from Primetimer about the upcoming year in Battlebots. There will be a special event, Battlebots Champions, starting August 4. Details here. No word yet on who will be compet… --- ## [When should you stop watering your lawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-you-stop-watering-your-lawn/972905)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-you-stop-watering-your-lawn/972905 "2022-10-12T03:35:24Z")
For those of you live in a northern climate, when is it time to stop watering your lawn, and when is it time to winterize your irrigation system? I live in Montana, and the temps during the day are in the high 60s and dr… --- ## [Has a nation ever given an enemy combatant a medal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-nation-ever-given-an-enemy-combatant-a-medal/972174)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-nation-ever-given-an-enemy-combatant-a-medal/972174 "2022-10-12T03:30:53Z")
Strange question I know, but I recently finished reading a book on the Falklands War where the admiration of British soldiers for an unidentified Argentinian combatant is expressed. Said soldier was killed during the bat… --- ## [Question about Nursery Rhyme This Little Piggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nursery-rhyme-this-little-piggy/973026)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-nursery-rhyme-this-little-piggy/973026 "2022-10-12T02:06:16Z")
What does Piggy went to the market mean to you? poll “This Little Piggy” Lyrics This little piggy went to the market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none, And … --- ## [What would an Amish Westworld be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-amish-westworld-be-like/973047)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-amish-westworld-be-like/973047 "2022-10-11T23:20:39Z")
Delos has opened up a new theme park world. Instead of the Wild West or Feudal Japan or Ancient Rome they choose an Amish theme What would Amishworld be like? Would they follow the same pattern of a relatively tame core… --- ## [Don't Blame Me -- I Voted for M&Ms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-m-ms/973074)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-m-ms/973074 "2022-10-11T23:03:51Z")
With Halloween approaching, the people at the shopping service Instacart have released what they claim is a state-by-state listing of the favorite candy in each state. Their results: The most favorite candy in 15 states … --- ## [What is cursive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cursive/971828)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-cursive/971828 "2022-10-11T20:13:13Z")
Intrigued by this article: I asked myself: what is it that Americans cannot read or write? Do they mean any fluently handwritten text that is not in AllCaps (which I see in Wikipedia is rather called block letters when… --- ## [Explain: The Impossible Broken Drain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-impossible-broken-drain/972949)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-impossible-broken-drain/972949 "2022-10-11T20:04:51Z")
Our sink has a typical drain assembly pictured here. The linkage seems connected, and the handle moves when I move the linkage. However, the stopper part of the drain itself does not move. How can this be? As I recall, t… --- ## [Fish'n'chips - Guinness batter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishnchips-guinness-batter/932394)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishnchips-guinness-batter/932394 "2022-10-11T19:45:27Z")
I always use Newcastle Brown Ale to make the batter for fish’n’chips. I do have some Newcastle, but I also have Guinness Stout. Should I use the Guinness to make the batter for Super Bowl Dinner tonight? Or should I s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=995&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=997&state=muted)