# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1019 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1020 --- ## [Vision question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-question/970157)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-question/970157 "2022-08-23T21:18:01Z")
How come when I close one eye and put my finger really close to the other eye I can see a translucent outline of my finger? I can understand with two eyes how there are some parts that are only seen by one eye, but I do… --- ## [Ireland vacation question: hiking boots? sneakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-vacation-question-hiking-boots-sneakers/969235)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-vacation-question-hiking-boots-sneakers/969235 "2022-08-23T21:15:50Z")
We’re going to Ireland next week, spending 2 days in Dublin and then taking a bus tour that gives us 1 night each in Cork, Limerick and Galway, with a final night in Dublin. Sightseeing stops between the towns include Po… --- ## [Mystery keystroke combination to make emails disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-keystroke-combination-to-make-emails-disappear/970065)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-keystroke-combination-to-make-emails-disappear/970065 "2022-08-23T19:32:21Z")
Background: Windows 10, Chrome browser, Xfinity Connect (Comcast) email application. Keyboard is Logitech wireless ERGO keyboard. This has happened twice to me recently and once a while back – while moving my keyboard t… --- ## [RNC asking me to 're-confirm' that I'm still registered as a Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-asking-me-to-re-confirm-that-im-still-registered-as-a-republican/969722)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-asking-me-to-re-confirm-that-im-still-registered-as-a-republican/969722 "2022-08-23T19:23:40Z")
Those bastards. It looks VERY official. Had to open it and read it to figure it out. It’s from the Republican National Committee. It says I need to re-confirm my affiliation as a Republican. I’m not registered at all. … --- ## [Amusing, Unusual or Perplexing Patterns in your Love Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-unusual-or-perplexing-patterns-in-your-love-life/970027)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-unusual-or-perplexing-patterns-in-your-love-life/970027 "2022-08-23T19:15:56Z")
Inspired by this thread, where people’s dating criteria, among other things, are discussed. What I’d like to address here is different. Have you noticed strangely recurring patterns in your love life that cannot be expl… --- ## [Fatberg column and household grease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatberg-column-and-household-grease/807523)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatberg-column-and-household-grease/807523 "2022-08-23T17:52:01Z")
In today’s column, Cecil points out that one primary issue is the amount of grease being dumped into the sewer system. Even before I was old enough to start cooking, my mother made it very clear that excess grease and oi… --- ## [Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-with-tony-bennett/970163)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-with-tony-bennett/970163 "2022-08-23T17:51:34Z")
I was searching for a recording of Love For Sale and tripped across the version by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. I enjoyed it so much I started listening to a number of other things that they recorded together. Wow. Havin… --- ## [Why doesn't Netflix offer premium movies at extra cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-netflix-offer-premium-movies-at-extra-cost/969280)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-netflix-offer-premium-movies-at-extra-cost/969280 "2022-08-23T17:17:34Z")
If I want to watch a movie that Netflix doesn’t have (which is most movies I want to watch–Netflix’s selection is slim pickins except for their self-produced content and movies that are old enough to be just old movies b… --- ## [Perjorative names for water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perjorative-names-for-water/937922)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perjorative-names-for-water/937922 "2022-08-23T16:46:08Z")
Drizzly Gully Wash Faucet Drip Robert Drowny Junior Glacier Wizz Dorkle Smelly old water Geyser Hork Tuna Toilet Doopflush Bat Tinkle Cloud Dump Foster’s Ice Chunks Runny Puddles Hosegorger Simple Siphon … --- ## [Can the suspect in the Salman Rushdie attack be charged for a Hate crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-suspect-in-the-salman-rushdie-attack-be-charged-for-a-hate-crime/969608)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-suspect-in-the-salman-rushdie-attack-be-charged-for-a-hate-crime/969608 "2022-08-23T16:17:00Z")
Since this is FQ, I’d like the discussion to be factual. Mods, please feel to move this, if needed. I would have thought that the suspect in the subject attack will be charged for a hate crime, since it meets several of… --- ## [Question on building a chicken run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-building-a-chicken-run/970166)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-building-a-chicken-run/970166 "2022-08-23T15:25:56Z")
I am building a chicken run in a side yard to be ready for next spring. How high would I have to build the sides so it doesn’t need a roof for the chickens to fly out? Or more specifically would 6 feet be enough? Or d… --- ## [This OP has drawn flags very quickly for being offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-op-has-drawn-flags-very-quickly-for-being-offensive/970110)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-op-has-drawn-flags-very-quickly-for-being-offensive/970110 "2022-08-23T14:53:46Z")
Um, I went to great lengths to make clear that I am absolutely NOT suggesting that every last member of such a group was a scam artist. Further still, I acknowledged the realities that (in Europe) precipitated their li… --- ## [Who will turn out to be the next Arthur Miller of the Trump Era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-turn-out-to-be-the-next-arthur-miller-of-the-trump-era/970138)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-turn-out-to-be-the-next-arthur-miller-of-the-trump-era/970138 "2022-08-23T14:26:31Z")
We had a decade of the McCarthy Era (late 1940s to late 1950s). We’re into over half a decade of the Trump Era (starting with his presidency. I’d like to think it won’t last more than a decade). What playwrights /authors… --- ## [Other than Waldgirmes, what other towns east of the Rhine were held by the Romans until their abandonment by the Romans in the 5th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-waldgirmes-what-other-towns-east-of-the-rhine-were-held-by-the-romans-until-their-abandonment-by-the-romans-in-the-5th-century/970152)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-waldgirmes-what-other-towns-east-of-the-rhine-were-held-by-the-romans-until-their-abandonment-by-the-romans-in-the-5th-century/970152 "2022-08-23T14:09:29Z")
Other than Waldgirmes, what other towns east of the Rhine were held by the Romans until their abandonment by the Romans in the 5th century? --- ## [Polygamy advocacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy-advocacy/934011)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy-advocacy/934011 "2022-08-23T12:52:51Z")
I just heard something on the radio about a woman who was a polygamy advocate. And I wondered. How would legal polygamy benefit the women in those relationships? --- ## [Mac geeks: I need some advice on a drive enclosure for my hard drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-geeks-i-need-some-advice-on-a-drive-enclosure-for-my-hard-drive/330316)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-geeks-i-need-some-advice-on-a-drive-enclosure-for-my-hard-drive/330316 "2005-11-14T05:14:50Z")
I have a desktop CRT iMac - the “Snow” model. Here it is. It recently died. After discussing it over at the Apple boards, it’s probably some sort of mother board issue. Anyway, the bottom line turned out to be that it w… --- ## [Is it known what Pence did on Jan.6th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-known-what-pence-did-on-jan-6th/970136)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-known-what-pence-did-on-jan-6th/970136 "2022-08-23T05:24:27Z")
If so, opinions on this article are welcome. --- ## [Hey cat people-Netflix doc about cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cat-people-netflix-doc-about-cats/970025)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cat-people-netflix-doc-about-cats/970025 "2022-08-23T04:50:46Z")
My brother recommended this Netflix show to me. I haven’t seen it yet, am thinking about other things at the moment, will see it another day. There was a line in the trailer - “Cats are wild animals living in your hom… --- ## [Industrial noises common to residents of North America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-noises-common-to-residents-of-north-america/969978)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-noises-common-to-residents-of-north-america/969978 "2022-08-23T04:05:59Z")
I am wondering which industrial noise is most common for the residents of North America. My nominee is the railroad grade crossing air horn cadence of long, long, short, long. Your thoughts, please. --- ## [Looking for a definition of the phrase "on step" in the sentence "Seconds later he reappeared on step, holding one float on the water as he took the corner."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-the-phrase-on-step-in-the-sentence-seconds-later-he-reappeared-on-step-holding-one-float-on-the-water-as-he-took-the-corner/970028)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-definition-of-the-phrase-on-step-in-the-sentence-seconds-later-he-reappeared-on-step-holding-one-float-on-the-water-as-he-took-the-corner/970028 "2022-08-23T03:47:39Z")
Looking for a definition of the phrase “on step” in the sentence “Seconds later he reappeared on step, holding one float on the water as he took the corner.” "The Boss taxied downriver, around the broad sweeping bend, a… --- ## ["Dark money" donor gives 1.6 BILLION to conservative organization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-money-donor-gives-1-6-billion-to-conservative-organization/970124)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-money-donor-gives-1-6-billion-to-conservative-organization/970124 "2022-08-23T03:46:17Z")
Yeah, I know it’s his money, but this story isn’t getting the attention I think it should. --- ## [What We Do In The Shadows Season Four Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-four-discussion/967908)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-four-discussion/967908 "2022-08-23T03:33:49Z")
I started the thread last year for season 3, so I thought maybe I’d do the same this time, so we aren’t saddled with bumping an old thread with an inaccurate title. I’ve seen the first two episodes of the season, and am… --- ## [What names would you choose for post scarcity space stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-would-you-choose-for-post-scarcity-space-stations/969718)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-would-you-choose-for-post-scarcity-space-stations/969718 "2022-08-23T02:53:49Z")
This prompt is inspired by Iain Banks’ Culture series. If you could choose the names for 10 large spaceships capable of carrying hundreds of millions of people in post scarcity utopic comfort which names would you choose… --- ## [Car sluggish when accelerating for a while, then it goes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sluggish-when-accelerating-for-a-while-then-it-goes-away/970022)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sluggish-when-accelerating-for-a-while-then-it-goes-away/970022 "2022-08-23T01:52:57Z")
It’s a 2008 Altima if that matters. This happened a few weeks ago when doing Door Dash, for about 10 minutes, then it was fine. Tonight it was so sluggish I thought I was going to break down, but I went home to take a … --- ## [Glucose test strips $$$](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucose-test-strips/970092)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glucose-test-strips/970092 "2022-08-23T00:51:24Z")
What does it cost to manufacture a glucose test strip? (My uninformed guess is 4¢) Insurance aside, they retail for about 75¢ apiece. --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Season 2 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-2-thread/828363)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-2-thread/828363 "2022-08-23T00:46:33Z")
Starting with Episode 2 I thought a single thread would be better. Wow, they really are trying to course correct. A Star Ship going to a planet Just Like Earth ™ is the Trekiest of Treks that ever Treked and I enjoyed i… --- ## [Cell Phone Use and PSAs Against Distracted Driving: What Seems Excessive to You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-use-and-psas-against-distracted-driving-what-seems-excessive-to-you/969511)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-use-and-psas-against-distracted-driving-what-seems-excessive-to-you/969511 "2022-08-22T23:49:23Z")
Texting while driving is the stupidest thing a person can do while behind the wheel and should be punished through heavy fines and loss of one’s driver’s license. That said, there is currently a PSA campaign that politel… --- ## [Getting into Vatican Museum - Oops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-vatican-museum-oops/970033)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-vatican-museum-oops/970033 "2022-08-22T23:43:02Z")
OK. So we’re planning a trip to Italy, and learned today that the Vatican Museum is sold out for the week we will be there (late September). My wife is crushed. Are there any Italy-experienced (or perhaps resident) Dope… --- ## [Has anyone tried kvas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-kvas/970052)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-kvas/970052 "2022-08-22T23:30:18Z")
I found some in the European section of a store. From the ingredient list it is rye bread soaked in seltzer water. Reading up a bit on it there should be a small amount of alcohol. Taste is described as pickley and gamey… --- ## [Help me pick out a coffee table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-coffee-table/970049)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-coffee-table/970049 "2022-08-22T23:26:05Z")
Does anyone have a living room table similar to one of these? Whether or not you do, do you notice interesting/potentially problematic things about them? 1: Amazon.ca 2: Amazon.ca 3: Amazon.ca 4: Amazon.ca 5: Amazon… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1018) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1020)