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  1. How Does Fiber Optic Data to a House Work? - Straight Dope

    Apr 23, 2025 · I have a box in the basement - it has 2 phone (RJ11?) jacks and 4 ethernet (RJ45?) jacks. The power goes to another box which then goes to the main box – the smaller box is battery …

  2. Discuss & Rate Female ADAs from the Jack McCoy Era of the Original …

    Nov 16, 2025 · My Roku TV has one whole channel devoted to the original Law & Order. Yup, 24/7. Around the clock. 😵‍💫 It may not include the new re-boot with a white-haired Jack McCoy. I have white …

  3. Cracker Jack: Offensive? Racist? - Straight Dope

    Feb 8, 2003 · Most people have heard of Cracker Jack®. It’s sort of like caramel corn, it comes in a box with a prize, and it was immortalized in “Take me out to the Ballgame”. But why does it have that …

  4. Is it true that Jack in the Box got in trouble for selling horsemeat ...

    It is a common story in Michigan that Jack in the Box is no longer in Michigan because of a scandal in the 80s regarding JITB selling horse meat burgers. Is there any truth to this? I did find reference to …

  5. 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool - Page 99 - Straight Dope

    Nov 29, 2025 · Lem Barney Lemuel Jackson Barney (September 8, 1945 – November 29, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback and return specialist for the Detroit …

  6. Connecting old game systems to a modern TV - Straight Dope

    Dec 2, 2023 · I dug out a couple of old gaming systems - a Sega Genesis and a Playstation2 - and discovered that my smart TVs have no RCA or S-video inputs. I see that there are adapters available …

  7. A question about a McDonald's sandwich... - Straight Dope

    Jul 1, 2002 · Here in Cleveland the local McDonald’s are featuring a sandwich called a “Thome Triple” [or “Triple Thome”] a none too subtle reference to Jim Thome who plays baseball for the Cleveland …

  8. Restaurants with mini jukeboxes at each table - Straight Dope

    Sep 7, 2024 · Each song at the main juke box had a pin associated with it. If you selected C-3, the main juke box would move pin C-3 to the “on” position, and also turn ON the speaker at your table.

  9. Crickets> Beatles>Byrds>Animals> Monkees> Eagles

    Dec 3, 2025 · There was a fad for animal-themed band names in the 60s, which the Internet tells me was started by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. I think there was a sub-fad within it for misspelling the …

  10. Movies into TV series - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board

    Dec 5, 2025 · A later episode would be all about Jack Lemmon’s character deciding to give some revealing documents to the TV news team and would climax with the guy receiving them noticing in …