# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1008&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1009 --- ## [Change a driving law!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-driving-law/971942)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-driving-law/971942 "2022-09-27T15:31:15Z")
Let’s pretend… you are nominated the Transportation Czar for one day in your state/province/country, and you are given the power to do one of the following: a. Remove an existing driving law. b. Add a new driving law. … --- ## [NFL 2022 - Week Three Strikes You're Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-three-strikes-youre-out/972039)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-three-strikes-youre-out/972039 "2022-09-27T14:55:53Z")
Week 3 is here. We’re starting to learn a bit more about these teams, but there are still a ton of questions. Is Tua really a 6 td guy, or was that a fluky game (both) What the fuck is wrong with Kyle Pitts (Arthur Smith… --- ## [What kind of music do audiophiles listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-music-do-audiophiles-listen-to/972096)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-music-do-audiophiles-listen-to/972096 "2022-09-27T13:43:17Z")
So in this thread about high-end turntables, there’s a lot of commentary about audiophiles who spend serious money- tens of thousands of dollars on individual pieces of equipment, and whether that’s worth it, or even act… --- ## [Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-mirror-are-closer-than-they-appear/971709)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-mirror-are-closer-than-they-appear/971709 "2022-09-27T13:30:54Z")
Enough already! Why can’t they just make mirrors that are accurate? --- ## [When and why did "Esquire" become synonymous with "lawyer", at least in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-esquire-become-synonymous-with-lawyer-at-least-in-the-united-states/970445)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-esquire-become-synonymous-with-lawyer-at-least-in-the-united-states/970445 "2022-09-27T11:46:14Z")
One can’t help but notice this. It seems that Esq. has become the standard postnominal for practicing attorneys, used on door shingles, letterheads, and business cards. There’s an obvious practicality there, since “E… --- ## [Can I give my car TOO many oil changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-car-too-many-oil-changes/970822)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-car-too-many-oil-changes/970822 "2022-09-27T10:59:37Z")
I’m assuming that there is a factual answer to this question but depending on how the thread goes I understand if the mods move it to GD Using synthoil and a good fluid, you can easily get 10,000 miles per oil change. … --- ## [Welcome to Fhloston Paradise (Fifth Element question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-fhloston-paradise-fifth-element-question/287650)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-fhloston-paradise-fifth-element-question/287650 "2022-09-27T10:27:02Z")
Does anyone know the name of the Hawaiian song that’s played when Korben (Bruce Willis) and Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) first arrive at Fhloston Paradise and get lei’d? It is not on the soundtrack, and is not listed in the c… --- ## [Blue Velvet questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-velvet-questions/972040)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-velvet-questions/972040 "2022-09-27T09:03:39Z")
Just watched this. Though I had seen clips of it, I had never watched the whole movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it—I love quirky directors that have a vision, a story to tell, and the talent to tell it. So, let me first ack… --- ## [Royal deaths: Can anyone explain this Monty Python joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-deaths-can-anyone-explain-this-monty-python-joke/972193)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-deaths-can-anyone-explain-this-monty-python-joke/972193 "2022-09-27T08:11:54Z")
In Whither Canada?, the very first episode of Flying Circus, there is a sketch about a TV show (presented by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) showing famous deaths from history. It also includes Eric Idle playing a cheesy TV hos… --- ## [I spilled an entire saucepan of hummingbird food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spilled-an-entire-saucepan-of-hummingbird-food/972185)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spilled-an-entire-saucepan-of-hummingbird-food/972185 "2022-09-27T06:32:24Z")
Sugar water, that is, all over my ceramic tile kitchen floor. I have mopped with Fabuloso, I used my steamer, I’ve scrubbed with microfiber cloths and I have swiffered by 2x4’ squares the entire floor. The damn floor is … --- ## [Clerks III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-iii/967523)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-iii/967523 "2022-09-27T05:55:15Z")
That’s right, Clerks 3. I haven’t thought about Clerks in a long time, but who knows, this might be fun. --- ## [Are electrical ring circuits used in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electrical-ring-circuits-used-in-the-us/971998)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electrical-ring-circuits-used-in-the-us/971998 "2022-09-27T05:20:10Z")
IN UK house wiring, outlets are (or used to be?) wired in a configuration called a ring, where there were two outgoing wires from the supply box, and these were wired to multiple outlets in a chain so that each one had e… --- ## [Banning disco\*bot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496 "2022-09-27T04:14:02Z")
I’m on record as a Doper holding the position that the only things I want to see on the SDMB are posts written by actual Dopers. Up until the changeover to the Discourse platform, this desideratum has been admirably fulf… --- ## [How to wind down a business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wind-down-a-business/967355)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wind-down-a-business/967355 "2022-09-27T03:01:54Z")
I have a semi-successful business doing A/V stuff. I am a sole proprietor, no LLC or anything like that. It’s just me, no employees, no payroll. I still do gigs on a limited basis. I do not look for new work but I st… --- ## [Post Your Helpful Household Tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-helpful-household-tips/967091)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-helpful-household-tips/967091 "2022-09-27T02:53:29Z")
I was just wondering what helpful household tips my various board members have come up thru the years. Now, to make it more interesting, it has to be something you came up with or upon totally by yourself (so no fair goi… --- ## [Attention football strategists. Why not a field goal instead of a punt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-football-strategists-why-not-a-field-goal-instead-of-a-punt/971743)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-football-strategists-why-not-a-field-goal-instead-of-a-punt/971743 "2022-09-27T02:39:00Z")
Football is enjoyable, the American kind in this case. I was watching a college game at the stadium and during warm-ups the kicker for our team was nailing 50-yard field goals regularly. I’ve seen him before kick a 53-y… --- ## [I have COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-covid/959041)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-covid/959041 "2022-09-27T02:32:31Z")
I need testing. I will get it today, if I can. Runny nose, coughing strongly, mucus, dizzy & exhausted. Hell-O Omicron :frowning: . --- ## [Prey, the Hulu Predator movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prey-the-hulu-predator-movie/969233)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prey-the-hulu-predator-movie/969233 "2022-09-27T02:24:32Z")
This was pretty good! Most streaming service originals have been poor (the Gray Man) IMO, but this did really well. Simple plot; a predator is hunting in America and some Comanche hunters fight back. No real spoilers he… --- ## [Memory is the first thing to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-is-the-first-thing-to-go/972182)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-is-the-first-thing-to-go/972182 "2022-09-27T01:40:47Z")
I started a new post in FQ, and the new “Your topic is similar to…” window popped with an older post that was exactly what I was about to ask. And I had posted it. --- ## [The Luggage Shop At The Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luggage-shop-at-the-airport/972215)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luggage-shop-at-the-airport/972215 "2022-09-27T01:35:19Z")
I’m old enough to remember a time when the shops at various airports differed a great deal. Although still true in a few countries, for the most part they have been standardized by big companies selling essentially the … --- ## [Ah Summer, how I miss you already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-summer-how-i-miss-you-already/972145)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-summer-how-i-miss-you-already/972145 "2022-09-27T00:48:10Z")
Wearing nothing but a t-shirt and shorts every day. Going barefoot unless I absolutely have to put on footwear to leave my property. Kayaking- for the last 5 years or so Mrs. solost and I have literally kayaked a… --- ## [Toulouse Lautrec rabbit recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toulouse-lautrec-rabbit-recipe/972204)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toulouse-lautrec-rabbit-recipe/972204 "2022-09-27T00:46:18Z")
I was making idle conversation with a bar tender at a local craft brewery, and somehow we stumbled upon the fact that Lautrec was also an accomplished chef. As we had talked earlier about a stray pet rabbit I had caught … --- ## [Pitting aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-aceplace57/961183)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-aceplace57/961183 "2022-09-27T00:11:10Z")
When your racist ass is at the “Gee, Apartheid, I don’t know…” stage, it’s basically hanging out for everyone to see. --- ## [Hello Everyone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone/972161)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-everyone/972161 "2022-09-26T23:51:45Z")
New user here and thought it would be polite to say hello. This is actually the second time in the space of about a month but on my first try my account was quickly deleted because I had signed up using a free VPN. Hopef… --- ## [Can a Molex connector carry 120 VAC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-molex-connector-carry-120-vac/972229)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-molex-connector-carry-120-vac/972229 "2022-09-26T23:42:59Z")
The title says it all. I have a project that will require connecting low current line voltage from a standard computer style 3 prong plug in the back panel to a DC power supply inside. The problem is that the two parts … --- ## [Most pitches seen by a batter on a single at bat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-pitches-seen-by-a-batter-on-a-single-at-bat/972264)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-pitches-seen-by-a-batter-on-a-single-at-bat/972264 "2022-09-26T22:15:14Z")
Is this something record keepers track? I’ve seen batters foul off pitch after pitch. Does someone hold the record for this? --- ## [Damn ! Another fine jazz legend leaves the stage.. (Pharoah Sanders)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-another-fine-jazz-legend-leaves-the-stage-pharoah-sanders/972153)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-another-fine-jazz-legend-leaves-the-stage-pharoah-sanders/972153 "2022-09-26T21:37:38Z")
Tenor sax player Pharoah Sanders - John Coltrane collaborator - has died aged 81. Saw him at the Jazz Cafe in Camden town, fabulous night out !! --- ## [Looking to install a mini-split heat pump (A/C). Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-install-a-mini-split-heat-pump-a-c-advice/971919)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-install-a-mini-split-heat-pump-a-c-advice/971919 "2022-09-26T21:20:29Z")
There was a thread about mini-splits back in '15 but it looks like there have been some advancements so I wanted to start anew. I have a vacation home which is heated with propane and cooled with a window a/c. The wind… --- ## [How to reply to multiple comments in one post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reply-to-multiple-comments-in-one-post/972172)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reply-to-multiple-comments-in-one-post/972172 "2022-09-26T20:02:34Z")
Instead of making a hash of a thread by replying to multiple people individually how do you quote several people in one reply? I hope that makes some kind of sense…thank you! --- ## [Is this really a Shakespeare quote? "A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-shakespeare-quote-a-friend-is-one-that-knows-you-as-you-are-understands-where-you-have-been-accepts-what-you-have-become-and-still-gently-allows-you-to-grow/972131 "2022-09-26T18:38:35Z")
Is this really a Shakespeare quote? “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” I’ve seen it surfacing in odd places… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1007&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1009&state=tracking)