What's this sticker in my mailbox? - Straight Dope
WEBJun 2, 2008 · Factual Questions. FatBaldGuy June 2, 2008, 5:29pm 1. About a week ago, a new sticker appeared on the inside of my mailbox door. It has the USPS logo on it, and it says “Managed Service Point” along with my address and a bar code. My WAG is that this is either. a) something for the letter carrier to scan for delivery confirmation on ...
Please decipher this saying on a t-shirt - Straight Dope
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Pukka Sahib -- What's That Mean. Cafe Society. 7. 23378. May 23, 2016. In the endless ads online for Temu, for fathers day they are peddling t-shirts with sayings, and one of them goes: “I Love My Wife but sometimes I want to square up.”. I looked it up for a definition, still don’t get it…
What exactly constitutes a "square" of baker's chocolate?
WEBAug 6, 2014 · The half-squares are a pretty recent innovation that has messed up a lot of handed-down recipes. A square had been a square since the Truman Administration, if not before. Still, it’s better than one of my recipes, written out by an aunt in the 1960s, that calls for a “39-cent” container of Cool Whip.
Your ideas for custom debate bingo cards - Straight Dope
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Let’s make a list of things that Trump will say or do in tomorrow night’s debate. Those who are so inclined can use one of the many free online bingo card generators to make cards to play while watching. For a standard bingo card, you’re supposed to have a total of 75 unique entries, from which each card uses 24, if the center square is a free space. I’ll start with as many obvious ...
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Why is the Frankenstein's head squared-off? - Straight Dope
WEBJun 15, 2011 · (Referring to the monster, of course, and the 1931-onward Universal Studios version, specifically) Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been familiar with the explanation by Frankenstein makeup artist Jack Pierce: The thing is, I’ve never understood how that translates to a monster with a square skull, rather than just like, say, the monster from Young Frankenstein, with a dome-ish cranium. Am I ...
-= Jimmy Hoffa Address? =- - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
WEBOct 21, 2014 · WhitmoreShores February 13, 2017, 9:30pm 8. According to a couple of sources, the address is 1614 Ray Ct, Lake Orion, MI. It’s off of Allendale Rd, on the SW shore of Square Lake. There’s a youtube post called “Finding Jimmy Hoffa, his Lake Orion House” that shows the state of the home in late 2015, and how to get there.
Cashier makes an error in your favor, you say nothing, did you just ...
WEBAug 3, 2015 · But I guess if there were 12 widgets on the shelf priced at $20, and there’s an identical one priced at $10, then that is dishonest if you try to get that thirteenth one for $10. But even then, at most stores the pricing is in the computer. So even if it’s labeled $10, the barcode will ring up at $20.
Military term: 5 by 5. Origin? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
WEBOct 19, 2000 · I believe the two parameters “5 by 5” refer to the strength of the carrier and the modulation (loud and clear). I’ve often heard air traffic controllers respond to a request for a radio check with, “5 on the carrier, about a 3 on modulation,” which means that the person is coming loud but moderately garbled. I heard this term in movie ...
How close to the wind could the old square-riggers sail?
WEBSep 1, 2001 · Square rigged ships could not make much progress to windward but they definitely could sail directly across the wind without losing ground, or even making some very small progress to windward. On the other hand, one of these ships, with the wind abaft the beam (which was the case most the time) would …