Use of compliancy versus compliance - Straight Dope So why not just use the source word? Just bugging me Why use the word compliancy instead of compliance? Because it sounds fancier The dude is a government-bureaucrat nerd who is fucking up our precious English language He probably says “utilization” and uses lots and lots of acronyms too, right? Peremensoe November 17, 2015, 12:26am 4
The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 2. Choose your . . . This is Round Two of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 12 head-to-head battles Polls will close when the voting starts tapering off Note: Because we have an odd number this round the highest seed gets a bye Elaine Benes - Seinfeld (1) - Bye Highest seed
March 28, 2026 - No Kings Day marches and rallies Here’s the past thread from the most recent October 2025 No Kings Day: The October one was a whopper: Organizers of the protests estimated that the protests drew nearly 7 million attendees,[20][21] while a partnership between data journalist G Elliott Morris and the Xylom, an independent Atlanta-based science newsroom, estimated 5 million to 6 5 million participants Either estimate would
Ant misbehaving - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share . . . “What are you in here for, buddy?” “Ant smuggling ” Last year, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) warned of a growing demand for garden ants – scientifically known as Messor cephalotes - in Europe and Asia, where collectors keep them as pets … “Within his personal luggage there was found 1,948 garden ants packed in specialised test tubes,” prosecutor Allen Mulama told the court
Outlander - eighth and final season (spoilers as it airs) One of the few shows my wife and I do not wait to binge, Outlander is back for the very last time Faith…lived??? I had totally forgotten that from the previous season What? How? What? Three excellent questions I have no clue how they came up with this storyline or how it could affect the overall plot I’m glad the show is back and this season, I like the opening song @ivylass
Something New -- Autism T-shirts - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Last night I stopped in a Spencer’s Gift Store, something I hadn’t done in a while I noticed something I’d never seen before – T-shirts celebrating Autism I’m not talking about “autism Awareness” shirts, or T-shirts advocating acceptance of the Autistic Those have been around for quite a while This was something very different These T-shirts celebrated Autism, and appeared
How’s Carney doing, Canada? - #84 by orcenio - Straight Dope Your bestie, JT, already signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement back in 2016, which: Trade in goods: CETA eliminates tariffs and reduces barriers for virtually all sectors and aspects of Canada-EU trade Prior to this agreement, only 25% of EU tariff lines on Canadian goods were duty-free With CETA, 98% of EU tariff lines are now duty-free for Canadian goods Most countries