Had Trump’s grandfather naturalized by the time Trump’s 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
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
Queen Bee BBQ - mock radio commercials - Straight Dope Does anyone know who produced the fake radio commercials for Queen Bee BBQ? I used to hear them years ago on the Steve Dahl show in Chicago Steve would play them at the begining of his show along side things like 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 ”
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
hoodies. - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board With some scissors and a sewing machine she could easily re-shape the hood into a rounded one, but so few people sew anymore A needle and thread will also work, but she’d need to be very careful about her stitching, and examine it after each washing to make sure it wasn’t coming apart on her
How Do You Address a Ed. d. ? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope At least in my university experience “Doctor X” was the preferred form of address for professors who hadn’t asked you to use their first name “Professor X” was thought to sound like something out of an 1930’s movie So that would have applied to an Ed D, too andymurph64 August 27, 2003, 9:31pm 14 College survival advice: