# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1011 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1012 --- ## [Very basic Microsoft Word question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-basic-microsoft-word-question/970727)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-basic-microsoft-word-question/970727 "2022-09-01T14:31:23Z")
This has been bothering me for years. Maybe it’s time to ask for help. Suppose I want to make a simple list of things in Word. Not a bulleted list, just a plain text list. Most of the items are short, but there is one v… --- ## [Why is trump keeping classified documents-- for what purpose does he want them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-keeping-classified-documents-for-what-purpose-does-he-want-them/970526)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-keeping-classified-documents-for-what-purpose-does-he-want-them/970526 "2022-09-01T14:07:33Z")
There’s some discussion of his reasons in the "FBI Search and Seizure’ thread, but that thread is so large and covers so much I thought that this subject might warrant its own thread. So my understanding is that trump d… --- ## [Duplicate episodes in different series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-episodes-in-different-series/968900)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duplicate-episodes-in-different-series/968900 "2022-09-01T13:23:11Z")
Bewitched is well known dor recycling old scripts with new Darrens, but today I happened to remember a story from the 60s - a regular character writes a song, and a rock group likes it well enough to do its own version, … --- ## [Do linguists specializing in ancient Germanic languages know enough to reconstruct a basic dialogue in any of the ancient Germanic languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-linguists-specializing-in-ancient-germanic-languages-know-enough-to-reconstruct-a-basic-dialogue-in-any-of-the-ancient-germanic-languages/970153)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-linguists-specializing-in-ancient-germanic-languages-know-enough-to-reconstruct-a-basic-dialogue-in-any-of-the-ancient-germanic-languages/970153 "2022-09-01T13:21:19Z")
Do linguists specializing in ancient Germanic languages know enough to reconstruct a basic dialogue in any of the ancient Germanic languages? If so it was disappointing to hear only modern German being used in the series… --- ## [What exaxctly are we getting (in terms of content and quantity) with a Google scanned book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exaxctly-are-we-getting-in-terms-of-content-and-quantity-with-a-google-scanned-book/970709)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exaxctly-are-we-getting-in-terms-of-content-and-quantity-with-a-google-scanned-book/970709 "2022-09-01T06:41:52Z")
I’m curious to know how the Google algorithm searches for Google book content and quantity. I think I remember reading that a result offers the reader 10% of an entire book but in my experience the content will often hav… --- ## [Power bank for phone/electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-bank-for-phone-electronics/970594)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-bank-for-phone-electronics/970594 "2022-09-01T04:15:03Z")
I thought of putting this in factual questions but since every thread I start there gets moved elsewhere I thought I’d save a mod the trouble of moving it. :wink: I’m in the market for one of those “power bank” back up… --- ## [Put a value on a human life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-value-on-a-human-life/970580)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-value-on-a-human-life/970580 "2022-09-01T04:06:24Z")
So as I watching something about A.I. robots, it made me think about how much one would cost and then how much more or less value would it have in compared to a human being. Obviously the answer is that a robot/machin… --- ## [Why did the Republican Party Allow Donald Trump to Corrupt Them So Fully?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-republican-party-allow-donald-trump-to-corrupt-them-so-fully/970407)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-republican-party-allow-donald-trump-to-corrupt-them-so-fully/970407 "2022-09-01T02:27:42Z")
As suggested by @What\_Exit, I am starting this discussion in response to the discussion held here, to avoid thread-shitting there: I believe that discussion is disingenuous on its face because it begins with erroneous… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2022-edition/968873)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2022-edition/968873 "2022-09-01T02:25:31Z")
Show of hands who’s ready for cool autumn evenings, chilly mornings and comfy hoodies? I’m absolutely done with this year’s Helliconia Summer… What I am reading: Off-Duty by Gregory Ashe. This is his first collection o… --- ## [Record for fastest growing thread/topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-fastest-growing-thread-topic/970460)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-fastest-growing-thread-topic/970460 "2022-09-01T02:02:43Z")
I guess this belongs here, rather than, say, FQ. The thread on the Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago has accumulated nearly 2,000 posts in less than three weeks. This seems extraordinarily fast. But is it a record? Is there … --- ## [Question about Gay/Lesbian Teachers in Schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gay-lesbian-teachers-in-schools/970693)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gay-lesbian-teachers-in-schools/970693 "2022-09-01T01:12:26Z")
Sincere question here. We all know that in general teachers or adults in any position of authority over their students should not be physically touching them. But there are things such as healthy physical affection vs … --- ## [Van Helsing - my favorite disaster of a show (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-helsing-my-favorite-disaster-of-a-show-open-spoilers/846333)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-helsing-my-favorite-disaster-of-a-show-open-spoilers/846333 "2022-09-01T00:20:28Z")
Van Helsing - my favorite disaster of a show OK, so this includes spoilers for the show, but honestly, do you really care? I mean, it’s that Van Helsing show on Syfy. Van Helsing will always have a special place in my … --- ## [Pink buoy in Washington State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-buoy-in-washington-state/970489)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-buoy-in-washington-state/970489 "2022-08-31T23:58:59Z")
My wife got a couple of free fishing buoys (that she wants to use for decorations on the house) from a neighbour; one red and white for crabbing, and the other one pink. For some reason, I can’t find what the pink buoy … --- ## [How to Select a Drum Set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-select-a-drum-set/970635)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-select-a-drum-set/970635 "2022-08-31T23:18:58Z")
Admin: If you feel this should be in under “Cafe Society”, please feel free to move. My son (16) has been drumming for many years in school band. We have a used, electronic drum set at home that is showing its age, plus… --- ## [OK, so let's admit I'm an alcoholic, and that one of my liver enzymes just spiked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-lets-admit-im-an-alcoholic-and-that-one-of-my-liver-enzymes-just-spiked/970572)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-lets-admit-im-an-alcoholic-and-that-one-of-my-liver-enzymes-just-spiked/970572 "2022-08-31T22:02:43Z")
So, it’s been a rough couple of years. I’ve always drank too much, and when I was caring for my Mom when she was dying in 2017 (living in CO, commuting to Maine) it got bad. Maine winters and stress/grief are a real th… --- ## [Trump's PAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-pac/970607)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-pac/970607 "2022-08-31T20:29:28Z")
CMIIW, but didn’t TFG have a PAC that was his to do with as he pleased, as long as he didn’t announce his candidacy? It was supposedly over 200 million. Of all the times it might be advantageous to peel off a few bills a… --- ## [Can't we agree on who started the war? (theoretical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-we-agree-on-who-started-the-war-theoretical/970585)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-we-agree-on-who-started-the-war-theoretical/970585 "2022-08-31T20:05:12Z")
So the Chinese ambassador to Australia is saying that heightened military activities including the firing of missiles over Taiwan etc. was caused by the Pelosi visit to Taiwan, so she is directly responsible for those ac… --- ## [Prenup - What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prenup-what-would-you-do/970343)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prenup-what-would-you-do/970343 "2022-08-31T19:57:58Z")
Just a scenario I was thinking about and wondering what your opinions on it are. Say you are the wealthier person in the relationship and not just by a little but significantly wealthier (millions worth vs 30k/yr kind o… --- ## [Choose one \[of these TV shows\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-one-of-these-tv-shows/970525)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-one-of-these-tv-shows/970525 "2022-08-31T19:32:48Z")
poll --- ## [Have you disabled Windows 10 updates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-disabled-windows-10-updates/970402)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-disabled-windows-10-updates/970402 "2022-08-31T18:48:52Z")
I’ve seen several ways to disable forced updates for Windows 10, including a free app " StopUpdates10"– If you’ve disabled Windows 10 forced updates, what method did you use? Thanks for help– --- ## [DingusMcFathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dingusmcfathead/970530)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dingusmcfathead/970530 "2022-08-31T18:05:59Z")
Just received an email: Subject: Snapchat Password Reset Hey dingusmcfathead, To reset your password for Snapchat, please click the following link: … Trouble is I don’t ever remember having a Snapchat account and … --- ## [Question on new car fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-new-car-fees/970601)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-new-car-fees/970601 "2022-08-31T17:42:28Z")
I know that today it is a sellers’ market on cars. I just ordered a new RAV4 and pricing looks like MSRP + delivery fee + dealer fee. I know the last 2 are BS charges but today am I pretty much stuck paying them? And … --- ## [Suppressed Animosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppressed-animosity/970519)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppressed-animosity/970519 "2022-08-31T17:11:31Z")
I was in my local Jewel’s market Sunday morning at about 7:30 am. As you can imagine, it was sparsely populated and had only one checkout line open, but there were only 4 people in front of me in the checkout line. An … --- ## [Is this why they call us old farts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-why-they-call-us-old-farts/970274)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-why-they-call-us-old-farts/970274 "2022-08-31T16:47:42Z")
Is there a point where old folks fart every time they move? I stand up - farts. I start walking - farts. Because I had an intestinal thing for most of January, I can even say which month it started (March). That’s five … --- ## [Age differences re: older women, younger men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-differences-re-older-women-younger-men/970617)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-differences-re-older-women-younger-men/970617 "2022-08-31T16:34:19Z")
After getting out of a crappy relationship with a 36 yr old guy, (I am 61), I realize theres probably a point where the age difference is too wide. My ex was with me because I showed an interest, and because hes disable… --- ## [Strange Play: Chicago vs. Baltimore (8/23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-play-chicago-vs-baltimore-8-23/970255)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-play-chicago-vs-baltimore-8-23/970255 "2022-08-31T15:47:52Z")
If anyone caught this game last night, the top of the 8th found Chicago with runners on the corners. Then, what could only be a wild pitch (due to its crazy trajectory in my opinion), advanced the runner on 1st to 2nd, b… --- ## [Who is the more iconic SciFi character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-more-iconic-scifi-character/970356)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-more-iconic-scifi-character/970356 "2022-08-31T15:40:33Z")
poll --- ## [Capacitor question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacitor-question/970486)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capacitor-question/970486 "2022-08-31T14:53:54Z")
Mods: I’m not sure if this is an IMHO question 'cause it seems like simple facts that I just don’t happen to know. Feel free to move it if necessary. I got brave enough to pull apart my ancient stereo receiver (Yamaha … --- ## [Would there be Trump without Sarah Palin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-trump-without-sarah-palin/969979)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-trump-without-sarah-palin/969979 "2022-08-31T12:59:26Z")
Saw the headline below and clicked wondering how they would be in conflict. The article doesn’t talk about that, but skimming through it got me thinking. I haven’t thought about it except for the few minutes since I ski… --- ## [Certain thread (threads?) no longer showing number of unread posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certain-thread-threads-no-longer-showing-number-of-unread-posts/970619)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certain-thread-threads-no-longer-showing-number-of-unread-posts/970619 "2022-08-31T12:39:30Z")
One of the things I most love about discourse is the little blue bubble on the side of the thread title that shows how many unread posts you have in that thread. But for some reason it isn’t showing up in the “Stupid R… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1010) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1012)