Dungeon Crawler Carl? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope I have read the first book If you’re a big fan of Dungeons and Dragons and you don’t mind relentlessly sophomoric humor, it’s funny I don’t plan on reading any more of the series myself, but my son-in-law, who listens to it as an audiobook loves it, and is on the 4th book Everyone I’ve heard comment says the audiobook is better
Stopwatches count in centiseconds? - Straight Dope Have I been misguided all my life, or do stopwatches actually count in centiseconds, and not milliseconds, as I’ve been led to believe? The conventional stopwatch that I use is in the format of MM:SS:(CC) Since there are only two digits in the last section, the watch is counting in 1 100th of a second, which is a centisecond by definition
Tsunami Warning for Japan, July 30 2025 - Straight Dope Japan has issued a tsunami warning, with waves expected to reach up to 3 meters (about 10 feet) with the first waves at 10:30 (maybe) News: About 30 minutes ago, the warning system went off, and we received warning al hellip;
Kamala Harris and the runup to the 2024 Presidential . . . - Straight Dope The progressive card game company is paying new voters who come up with plans and disparage Donald Trump online The company behind the game Cards Against Humanity is aiming to one-up Elon Musk with its plan to pay blue-leaning swing-state residents who make voting plans and agree to publicly condemn Donald Trump
TV theme song questions - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Ever wondered exactly what was being said in the theme songs of your favorite shows? I know that today we can look up the answers online but that wasn’t true back when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s Please chime in with your “what were they saying?” theme songs Here’s one that’s always confused me: In the Diff’rent Strokes theme song is it “they got nothing but their genes
Scans of old magazines online? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope I’ve recently discovered that Sports Illustrated has an online archive where you can view scans of old issues, complete with photos and ads (click on the “view this issue” link under the cover thumbnail) Seems every issue of SI more than about a dozen years old is available for viewing Are there any other magazines that offer similar archives? I know of some that have the text of old
(Old) Whats the winter forecast in the MMP? - Straight Dope Is it too early for the weather guessers to tell us what’s in store for this winter? Have you heard anything for your area? Do share! Farmer’s Almanac says our area will be mild and snowy Rah
What were you THINKING? - Page 151 - Straight Dope Let me put it this way: I don’t believe he belongs in this thread Let’s see, who was it who said this a while back upthread? Just gentle ribbing, I promise, and I totally see your point When it comes to Lumpy, I’m uncertain 90% of the time or so, I get the feeling of a grumpy, old man who wants it back the way it was before although in their defense (minimal to be clear) it’s more
Why is Amazon shipping my order from Australia? - Straight Dope It may not be coming from Amazon itself, but from a third-party vendor; Amazon is simply doing the shipping A lot of items listed on Amazon aren’t actually being sold to you by Amazon My understanding is that PS5 game discs aren’t region-locked (though digital download codes may be), but I could be mistaken Topic Replies Views Activity Preordering software - questions In My Humble