The blacked out Epstein docs are readable online If you go on reddit, it’s quite abuzz with the epstein-files and there are now quite a lot of sources where you can download 900 or so pages un-blacked-out
Had Trumps grandfather naturalized by the time Trumps father was born? This is a factual question although I have not been able to find the answer on Google, but it has an obvious political implication Trump’s grandfather emigrated to the US in 1885 Incidentally, I have no idea if my grandparents, immigrants all, ever naturalized I can’t imagine it would have seemed very important in those days
Why would exterior house lights blink? - Straight Dope Walking the dog around the block, a few days ago we noticed blinking exterior lights on a house behind us These are “coach lights” on either side of his garage door The blinking seems to occur at a constant rate, rather than an irregular flickering (or morse code!) First, both lights were blinking Then, on a subsequent day, both were on but neither were blinking Then, only one was
Obscure trivia questions. . . . . can you help??? - Miscellaneous and . . . See if you can make anything out of this lot: 1 David Meadows from Derby was the inaugural winner 25 years ago of a competition organised by the Guardian and Cutty Sark that basically involved solving anagrams, crosswords, and word puzzles, etc What word, meaning “addicted to word puzzles” was coined for the event? 2 What was the rather appropriate surname (to an Englishman) of the
players contracts - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Ok, I’m as much a sports fan as the next guy, but there’s one thing I’ve often wondered When a player signs a contract, is he obligated to play at a certain level? Let’s say Alex Rodriguez decides he just doesn’t want to put any effort in his game and just collects his quarter billion over the next 10 years Can he do that? Of will that somehow void his contract
Whats the difference between a bush and a tree? One dividing line is that a boat can be carried on a ship So when the USS Cole was put onto that dry-dock ship and carried home it became a boat I guess
The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 1) The memo, which was posted online Sunday alongside Hegseth’s video, said that the promotion and selection review will look at officer evaluations, promotion and command selection boards, and how professional military education is conducted “in order to enhance the lethality of the force ”
Shakespeare Mafia-- Signup - Thread Games - Straight Dope All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages This is a Mafia game The basic idea is that there’s a town, composed mostly of innocents, but with a few secret evildoers among them The game goes in cycles of Day and Night: Every Day, all of the townsfolk