# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=79 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 80 --- ## [Hate filling up for gas in the cold of winter? I feel like I need to share this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-filling-up-for-gas-in-the-cold-of-winter-i-feel-like-i-need-to-share-this/1025600)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-filling-up-for-gas-in-the-cold-of-winter-i-feel-like-i-need-to-share-this/1025600 "2025-12-11T06:00:13Z")
I just recently discovered this and I just love it so much. I used the Kroger app. But if Kroger has it I’m sure others do too. So I pull up to the pump, open my app, enter the pump number and turn the pump on. The app… --- ## [So Trump is meeting with Mamdani in NY today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-meeting-with-mamdani-in-ny-today/1033259)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trump-is-meeting-with-mamdani-in-ny-today/1033259 "2026-09-22T13:43:51Z")
There is a live feed from Forbes on YouTube, but nothing is happening. Was this a planned event, or impromptu, and is there a program or is it ad lib? --- ## [Do you have a certain interest that you're afraid to lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-certain-interest-that-youre-afraid-to-lose/1032740)
**Author:** [@Doowapdabadoowap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doowapdabadoowap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-certain-interest-that-youre-afraid-to-lose/1032740 "2026-09-02T05:15:02Z")
For me it would be kane pixels backrooms ( or “the complex” ) series, i really enjoyed the movie and currently watching available series on youtube and it would suck to see all my love … --- ## ["The Major and the Minor" (1942)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-and-the-minor-1942/1029407)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-and-the-minor-1942/1029407 "2026-05-04T22:38:58Z")
Per Wikipedia’s entry: After her first client, Albert Osborne, makes a heavy pass and refuses to take “No” for an answer, Susan Applegate quits her job as a Revigora System scalp massager But is that description soft… --- ## [I need to brag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-brag/1027194)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-brag/1027194 "2026-01-30T18:53:27Z")
I had a physical over the winter break, and since I was just about to turn 59, and had just had an ear infection, so we were talking about my ears, my doctor suggested a baseline hearing test. There are some people with … --- ## [These guys are late to the party. There’s already been a documentary on this subject](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-are-late-to-the-party-there-s-already-been-a-documentary-on-this-subject/1028967)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-guys-are-late-to-the-party-there-s-already-been-a-documentary-on-this-subject/1028967 "2026-04-03T02:47:18Z")
It’s call Multiplicity. --- ## [Why did Quebec pass a law that apparently penalizes doctors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-quebec-pass-a-law-that-apparently-penalizes-doctors/1024397)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-quebec-pass-a-law-that-apparently-penalizes-doctors/1024397 "2025-10-29T21:41:00Z")
So the law will impose huge penalties(up to 500,000 per day) on doctors who don’t help enough people. Why? Is there something I’m missing? On the surface it sounds dumb but I’m no expert. --- ## [Brady Bunch House Made History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-house-made-history/1028311)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-house-made-history/1028311 "2026-03-09T17:22:38Z")
‘Brady Bunch’ house declared a historic landmark --- ## [Stupid Facebook question: Commenting with an animated .gif](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-question-commenting-with-an-animated-gif/1025406)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-facebook-question-commenting-with-an-animated-gif/1025406 "2025-12-05T09:03:47Z")
I know this is a dumb question, but how do I put an animated .gif into a comment, that is not one of the ones you can choose from the small library with the .gif button? I tried to post this in a comment: Since the a… --- ## [Micro preemie was born at less than 2 pounds, in April, she’s now at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micro-preemie-was-born-at-less-than-2-pounds-in-april-she-s-now-at-home/1024568)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/micro-preemie-was-born-at-less-than-2-pounds-in-april-she-s-now-at-home/1024568 "2025-11-20T06:41:54Z")
Welcome Trinity! Trinity the micro preemie, on Long Island NY. Amazing story ➜ Micro-preemie heads home after spending nea… --- ## [Is it possible to change usernames on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-usernames-on-the-sdmb/1032571)
**Author:** [@Xarrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xarrot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-change-usernames-on-the-sdmb/1032571 "2026-10-01T19:30:27Z")
I want a new username but wish to keep my old account. --- ## [Todd Snider has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-snider-has-died/1024889)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todd-snider-has-died/1024889 "2025-11-17T00:25:52Z")
I was supposed to see Todd Snider last night, but the show was cancelled. I can’t quite figure out what really happened, but my interpretation is he got assaulted in Salt Lake City, enough to go to the hospital. He was t… --- ## [RIP Shelly Fabares, dies at 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelly-fabares-dies-at-82/1032525)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelly-fabares-dies-at-82/1032525 "2026-08-24T21:48:36Z")
I remember Shelly from Coach and the last three seasons of One Day At a Time. I had a teen crush on her in high school, and always enjoyed her work on Coach. She appeared in Superman: The Animated Series as Martha Kent… --- ## [Civil rights pioneer's statue goes up in U.S. Capitol as Virginia representative, replacing General Lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-rights-pioneers-statue-goes-up-in-u-s-capitol-as-virginia-representative-replacing-general-lee/1025779)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-rights-pioneers-statue-goes-up-in-u-s-capitol-as-virginia-representative-replacing-general-lee/1025779 "2025-12-17T21:34:06Z")
Every state gets two bronze statues in the US Capitol recognizing important figures from its past. For awhile, Virginia’s representation was George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Lee’s statue was removed in 2020 at the r… --- ## [I can't believe how long ago DOGE seems to have been!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-how-long-ago-doge-seems-to-have-been/1026803)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-how-long-ago-doge-seems-to-have-been/1026803 "2026-01-19T14:05:25Z")
Today’s Doonesbury is spot on about DOGE. Wasted money instead of saving any, broke many aspects of our public services, demoralizing the federal workforce in the process, and caused many deaths. Read Doonesbury by Gar… --- ## [Social Conformity Humourous Clip ....Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conformity-humourous-clip-need-answer-fast/1034055)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conformity-humourous-clip-need-answer-fast/1034055 "2026-10-22T19:02:40Z")
I’m teaching a unit on elections and need a short, preferably humorous video clip on the importance of a secret ballot. You know the sort - in a class (or social situation) somebody raises their hand for an unpopular (o… --- ## [Car ID from TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-id-from-tv-show/1026514)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-id-from-tv-show/1026514 "2026-01-09T23:32:48Z")
In an episode of Leverage, ‘The Real Fake Car Job’ (2012), Timothy Hutton is driving this car: What kind of car is it? --- ## [Will Abby Zwerner (teacher shot by 6-year-old and awarded $10 million) actually get any money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-abby-zwerner-teacher-shot-by-6-year-old-and-awarded-10-million-actually-get-any-money/1024662)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-abby-zwerner-teacher-shot-by-6-year-old-and-awarded-10-million-actually-get-any-money/1024662 "2025-11-07T15:56:05Z")
Abby Zwerner, a teacher shot by a six-year-old, has been awarded $10 million in her lawsuit against the principal of the school for failing to intervene when it was suspected/known that the lad had brought a loaded gun t… --- ## [What if the Supreme Court were 6-3 Democratic appointees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-supreme-court-were-6-3-democratic-appointees/1024860)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-supreme-court-were-6-3-democratic-appointees/1024860 "2025-11-21T21:03:19Z")
It’s not hard to imagine scenarios where this could have happened. I’ll give one example, though there are many: Clarence Thomas suffers a fatal heart attack at age 51 in 1999, so Bill Clinton gets to appoint a liberal J… --- ## [Orchestral Windows startup sound bite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-windows-startup-sound-bite/1026862)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-windows-startup-sound-bite/1026862 "2026-01-22T09:09:14Z")
I trying to find that swelling orchestral music that Windows made when it started up, perhaps XP. I think it had the name of a technology, like “Dolby” but not dolby. It was like surround sound with exaggerated stereo ef… --- ## [LA classics gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-classics-gone/1029437)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/la-classics-gone/1029437 "2026-04-21T23:01:42Z")
all is lost. alas. Clifton Cafeteria in downtown LA, open since 1935, has closed for good. Along with 117-year-old Coles, who supposedly invented the French Dip, has gone with them. So much history left in the dust, due … --- ## [Fission Fragment Rockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fission-fragment-rockets/1031139)
**Author:** [@spacecadet86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacecadet86)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fission-fragment-rockets/1031139 "2026-06-24T00:23:15Z")
Just how practical would fission fragment rockets be in the distant future for reaching 550AU or greater distances in human lifetimes? Would fission fragment reactors ever be a practical source of energy generation on la… --- ## [Marine Corps Boot Camp Question (San Diego)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-corps-boot-camp-question-san-diego/1032256)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-corps-boot-camp-question-san-diego/1032256 "2026-08-10T12:29:11Z")
Last week it was reported a Marine “recruit” died at Camp Pendleton, ostensibly during a physical evaluation. When I went through boot camp in San Diego (1969) recruits left MCRD only once, and that for rifle/marksmans… --- ## [Where does the income from a deceased YouTuber go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-income-from-a-deceased-youtuber-go/1027092)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-income-from-a-deceased-youtuber-go/1027092 "2026-01-28T03:02:12Z")
Recently a young (he was 55/56) YouTuber died. He had no wife and no children. His YouTube channel is still getting views – indeed, his videos probably got a yuge bump when news of his death broke. Does this money go to… --- ## [RIP Country Joe, from Country Joe and The Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-country-joe-from-country-joe-and-the-fish/1028302)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-country-joe-from-country-joe-and-the-fish/1028302 "2026-03-11T10:23:51Z")
I know very, very little about him. My only real connection is from the Woodstock album that a college friend and I played regularly for 4 years. Specifically the last few seconds of Rock and Soul Music (cued up to tha… --- ## [Question about repair costs for the Hollywood Walk Of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-repair-costs-for-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1027049)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-repair-costs-for-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/1027049 "2026-01-27T15:44:34Z")
When a star on the Walk Of Fame is demolished/deeply damaged over and over again, who pays for and repairs the damage? --- ## [Inbred Aristos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inbred-aristos/1027852)
**Author:** [@aruvqan\_myers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan_myers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inbred-aristos/1027852 "2026-02-21T13:35:45Z")
So, watching a bit about “Wealthy English Aristocrats insist on their relevance in modern society” and Lord and Lady Chichester have held this property since the 1400s … and he is grumping about he and his wife and 4 kid… --- ## [Does Microsoft record incorrect password attempts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-microsoft-record-incorrect-password-attempts/1024601)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-microsoft-record-incorrect-password-attempts/1024601 "2025-11-05T23:09:21Z")
(This question could apply to any tech firm or any website) When I sign into Hotmail, occasionally I’m on autopilot and enter my master password for my password manager, instead of my Hotmail password. Does Microsoft re… --- ## [Last Lion at Boston Zoo dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-lion-at-boston-zoo-dies/1034090)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-lion-at-boston-zoo-dies/1034090 "2026-10-26T11:46:45Z")
Dinari, a 17 year old lion, was euthanized on Wednesday, leaving the Lion enclosure at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo empty for the first time in years. https://www.masslive.com/boston/2026/10/last-lion-at-franklin-park-zoo… --- ## [I do not get this crossword's answers. Link inside from Futility Closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848 "2026-03-30T22:04:04Z")
It’s called an interesting and curious crossword, but it is just QUIET going across and the letters going down. How does this work with the clues? --- ## [The best episode of the worst show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-episode-of-the-worst-show/1026573)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-episode-of-the-worst-show/1026573 "2026-01-12T13:21:17Z")
Galactica 1980 was a terrible show but the pilot episode showed the Cylons attacking Earth which is all any kid at the time wanted to see so it was a great episode. What is the best episode of the worst show? --- ## [Fabric-like material left on newly installed storm grates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-like-material-left-on-newly-installed-storm-grates/1024819)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabric-like-material-left-on-newly-installed-storm-grates/1024819 "2025-11-13T13:58:39Z")
A pretty big road project has been going on locally and new drainage and grates were installed. All of the grates have black material sticking up around the edges and I’ve seen a few with what look like orange straps tha… --- ## [What's the name of this furniture concept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-furniture-concept/1030550)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-furniture-concept/1030550 "2026-06-02T18:06:46Z")
I need an option for shelving at the head of my bed, which is against one wall. The wall won’t take mounted shelves; so what I need is something like two up right poles that will fit between the bed and the wall, with fo… --- ## [The Bear and restaurant logistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-and-restaurant-logistics/1025050)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bear-and-restaurant-logistics/1025050 "2025-11-24T21:33:04Z")
We’re on the last season of The Bear now, that TV show (on Hulu and Disney) about a small Chicago sandwich shop that . The show was good, but it was the depictions of restaurant logistics — both front and back of house … --- ## [Why isn't Nassau County part of New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-nassau-county-part-of-new-york-city/1026516)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-nassau-county-part-of-new-york-city/1026516 "2026-01-10T00:01:00Z")
When New York City was formed in its modern borders in 1898, it included what was then the western half of Queens County. What was then the eastern half of Queens County was split off and became Nassau County. Why was t… --- ## [Do you know any ICE or Border Patrol agents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-ice-or-border-patrol-agents/1024709)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-ice-or-border-patrol-agents/1024709 "2025-11-13T06:10:41Z")
If so, what are they like? What do they say about their work today? NOTE: Mods can move this if appropriate - seemed political to me but maybe it belongs in IMHO or MPSIMS. --- ## [Hot new trend? Bomb threat zoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-new-trend-bomb-threat-zoos/1029733)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-new-trend-bomb-threat-zoos/1029733 "2026-06-27T19:17:16Z")
Three yesterday: Louisville Zoo, Toledo Zoo, and Phoenix Zoo. https://people.com/3-major-zoos-evacuated-on-the-same-day-due-to-bomb-threat-11964636 And about an hour ago the Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg. --- ## [I made creme fraiche! Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-creme-fraiche-now-what/1024626)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-creme-fraiche-now-what/1024626 "2025-11-06T22:08:44Z")
I tried making creme fraiche according to the absurdly simple recipe online: stir two tablespoons of cultured buttermilk into a pint of heavy cream, and let the mixture sit out on the counter overnight. It worked! It … --- ## [Declaration of Independence -- Grievances against George III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-grievances-against-george-iii/1031431)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-grievances-against-george-iii/1031431 "2026-07-07T14:16:24Z")
At our town’s semiquincentennial Fourth of July celebration they read out the Declaration of Independence. I admit I haven’t read this in ages. One thing that struck me quite forcibly was the list of grievances against K… --- ## [In Google Docs is there a way to jump to various sections of the document while editing without having to scroll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-google-docs-is-there-a-way-to-jump-to-various-sections-of-the-document-while-editing-without-having-to-scroll/1028034)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-google-docs-is-there-a-way-to-jump-to-various-sections-of-the-document-while-editing-without-having-to-scroll/1028034 "2026-02-27T01:51:06Z")
Basically, I have a long document I edit every day. Scrolling through 30+ pages to work on one thing and then back 25 pages for something else is a pain. I just want something on the side with a list of sections that I… --- ## [FU, AB Funds!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-ab-funds/1032385)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fu-ab-funds/1032385 "2026-08-18T13:15:19Z")
First it was the phone calls… “AB Funds” always from a different number. Then it was the emails from “AllianceBernstein”. Now I’m getting snail mail from them. I googled them and AllianceBernstein supposedly is legitimat… --- ## [Remember always to check the meaning behind numbers, especially rape incidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-always-to-check-the-meaning-behind-numbers-especially-rape-incidents/1033554)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-always-to-check-the-meaning-behind-numbers-especially-rape-incidents/1033554 "2026-10-03T16:23:31Z")
Because of the revisiting of the Cornell rape allegations, a local channel asked local colleges the number of rape incidents that were reported in 2024 and 2025. One went from 6 to 5. One went from 19 to 5. One went from… --- ## [Name this Garage/Frat anthem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126 "2026-09-19T14:17:13Z")
Ever hear a song you have heard a million times but can’t put a title or artist to it? The song linked below was played by two different bands at a garage rock festival I recently attended. The nature of such performanc… --- ## [Does CONGRESS have to swear in members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-congress-have-to-swear-in-members/1024399)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-congress-have-to-swear-in-members/1024399 "2025-10-30T04:08:04Z")
Adelita Grijalva has not been sworn in as a member of Congress, due to the government being shut down. Does it have to be Congress that swears her in? Could she be sworn in by a federal judge? --- ## [Trump admin spews ridiculous offensive libel about.. the anti-christ!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-admin-spews-ridiculous-offensive-libel-about-the-anti-christ/1028196)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-admin-spews-ridiculous-offensive-libel-about-the-anti-christ/1028196 "2026-03-04T17:43:12Z")
So this is a thing that happened as we are in the dumbest possible timeline, and this is our life now…. But hang on a goddamned minute. You are fulfilling the millennial prophecies of Revelation (as interpreted by th… --- ## [Our backflow device was stolen, so we didn’t have water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-backflow-device-was-stolen-so-we-didn-t-have-water/1024341)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-backflow-device-was-stolen-so-we-didn-t-have-water/1024341 "2025-10-28T02:05:27Z")
Early Saturday morning, around 3 am (we later determined) the backflow prevention device for my townhouse complex was stolen. I guess for the metals. The thieves literally sawed the device off, leaving bare pipes stickin… --- ## [Does the U.S. Navy have many ships present in the Persian Gulf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-navy-have-many-ships-present-in-the-persian-gulf/1031180)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-navy-have-many-ships-present-in-the-persian-gulf/1031180 "2026-06-25T22:47:53Z")
I once read that the U.S. Navy was keeping the Gerald Ford in the Arabian Sea, away from Iran, because of the threat of missiles such as the Shaheed III, which has a range of about 2000 km. Presumably, then, air strikes … --- ## [Lingvano, or learning how to sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingvano-or-learning-how-to-sign/1029269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingvano-or-learning-how-to-sign/1029269 "2026-05-01T15:51:38Z")
I’ve bought a few used books on sign language before and kind of ignored them. It occurred to me an app might be better substitute for actual lessons and You Tube. So I tried Lingvano. It seems pretty good, but is abo… --- ## [Green tree frog in house in winter (how best to deal with it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tree-frog-in-house-in-winter-how-best-to-deal-with-it/1026028)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tree-frog-in-house-in-winter-how-best-to-deal-with-it/1026028 "2025-12-26T06:07:47Z")
I was watering my plants and noticed in my watering can I have a tree frog chilling there. I don’t know if he was hibernating or if he will go back. I don’t know if he has eaten anything for months (I brought the can in… --- ## [I guess we're striking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-were-striking/1028375)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-were-striking/1028375 "2026-03-12T04:26:31Z")
I’ve never taken part in a strike before. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I teach part-time, but my position is permanent and safe. I’ve been at PCC for 14 years. I have what’s called a “multi-year contract.” Basica… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=78&per_page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=80&per_page=50)