# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1033 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1034 --- ## [Secret Service vs the President: What if the president wants to do something the Secret Service opposes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-vs-the-president-what-if-the-president-wants-to-do-something-the-secret-service-opposes/948492)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-vs-the-president-what-if-the-president-wants-to-do-something-the-secret-service-opposes/948492 "2022-08-07T14:02:26Z")
The title kinda says it all. As I understand it presidents are restricted by the secret service from doing many things (e.g. driving). So, what if president Biden said he was hopping in a car and driving to Starbucks f… --- ## [Have any of you had an injury like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-had-an-injury-like-this/969221)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-had-an-injury-like-this/969221 "2022-08-07T13:40:07Z")
Left shoulder. When i lift my left arm there is a sharp pain in the shoulder. Right at the point where upper arm meets shoulder. If i extend my arm straight out in front of me I can feel it but its not as sharp. When … --- ## [Baseball: Is the Official Score Keeper Biased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-the-official-score-keeper-biased/968830)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-the-official-score-keeper-biased/968830 "2022-08-07T13:33:23Z")
The day before in the Orioles vs Tampa Bay\* game, Trey Mancini was credited with an in the park homerun. This was only possible because the outfielder lost the ball in the sun. (This was a day game.) No error was scored … --- ## [Quebec rock song: sounds like "To Quebec Sit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-rock-song-sounds-like-to-quebec-sit/969112)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-rock-song-sounds-like-to-quebec-sit/969112 "2022-08-07T12:58:06Z")
I recently took a trip through Quebec and I heard some very catchy music, like “J’te gâte all dressed” by Bleu Jeans Bleu and “Gossip” by Lisa LeBlanc. There was one song I liked that I’ve been having problems googling.… --- ## [Refrigerator compresor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-compresor/969161)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-compresor/969161 "2022-08-07T07:34:46Z")
Related, I guess, to my parts question is the fact that we bought a new fairly expensive GE French door refrigerator/freezer replacement. Of course, the compressor died after literally two weeks. GE wants to replace th… --- ## [How would you rank the Daniel Craig starring James Bond movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rank-the-daniel-craig-starring-james-bond-movies/969065)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rank-the-daniel-craig-starring-james-bond-movies/969065 "2022-08-07T06:34:48Z")
Now that Daniel Craig is done and all his movies are available to home viewing\*, my wife and I have had a chance to re-watch them. He’s the best Bond and we like his movies the most. I believe I’ve seen all the pre-Craig… --- ## [The New Age/Wellness movement and its overlap with conspiracy theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-age-wellness-movement-and-its-overlap-with-conspiracy-theories/958752)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-age-wellness-movement-and-its-overlap-with-conspiracy-theories/958752 "2022-08-07T04:10:44Z")
A trend that has been noticeable over the course of the pandemic surrounding the issue of conspiracy theories and misinformation regarding the vaccine and covid itself is that a lot of those peddling this stuff are not t… --- ## [Acronyms you misunderstood and gave a false meaning/etymology to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-you-misunderstood-and-gave-a-false-meaning-etymology-to/968551)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acronyms-you-misunderstood-and-gave-a-false-meaning-etymology-to/968551 "2022-08-07T03:07:15Z")
Saw the acronym POSSLQ in this thread, and was confused because it seemed to describe a heterosexual relationship… You see, I thought the acronym in question meant Person of Same Sex Lesbian Queer. I have no idea where… --- ## [Why did plants evolve to be green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-plants-evolve-to-be-green/969180)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-plants-evolve-to-be-green/969180 "2022-08-07T01:55:42Z")
I chemically why plants are green: they are green because of chlorophyll. But, my question is why did plants evolve that way in the first place? What sort of advantage would early plants have to become green over any oth… --- ## [Can you install Windows 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-11-on-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra/969151)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-11-on-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra/969151 "2022-08-07T01:46:49Z")
The tablet has 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD for storage. I would like to run a particular illustration program and though an Android version exists it is much poorer than the one I use on my Windows laptop. Could I install Windo… --- ## [Grill with rotisserie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grill-with-rotisserie/969123)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grill-with-rotisserie/969123 "2022-08-06T23:15:36Z")
Anybody know of a propane bbq grill that comes with a rotisserie attachment or maybe just a grill model that one can add a rotisserie kit without having to modify it. Thanks. --- ## [Double Indemnity movie question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-indemnity-movie-question/969212)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-indemnity-movie-question/969212 "2022-08-06T21:51:44Z")
Something I’ve never grokked about DOUBLE INDEMNITY: the bit where Keyes makes Neff an offer. “How’d you like a $50 cut in salary?” “Do I laugh now or wait til it gets funny?” “…I’m serious.” Neff gets asked to stop … --- ## [Looking for an on-line door monitoring solution from real users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-on-line-door-monitoring-solution-from-real-users/968984)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-on-line-door-monitoring-solution-from-real-users/968984 "2022-08-06T20:13:25Z")
(Maybe this belongs in IMHO because I’m trying to find recommendations, but I also need to know if something exists which is a fact so I’m letting the mods decide.) I have a few doors that I would like to be able to che… --- ## [What I learned on my most recent European vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-my-most-recent-european-vacation/968212)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-my-most-recent-european-vacation/968212 "2022-08-06T19:58:47Z")
Americans are the rudest mother f’ers on Earth. The only time I encountered rude people, invariably they were American tourists. There were times a European went out of their way to help me far beyond what an American … --- ## [What is physically happening when a body grows acclimated to temperature extremes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-physically-happening-when-a-body-grows-acclimated-to-temperature-extremes/969031)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-physically-happening-when-a-body-grows-acclimated-to-temperature-extremes/969031 "2022-08-06T17:58:39Z")
My gym has a cold plunge that I sometimes enjoy using after a workout. When I haven’t used it in a long time, it makes my ankles hurt like blazes, but only for a few days. After regular exposure, the pain goes away almos… --- ## [Is there a way to find the pix that Windows uses when the computer is locked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-the-pix-that-windows-uses-when-the-computer-is-locked/969111)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-find-the-pix-that-windows-uses-when-the-computer-is-locked/969111 "2022-08-06T15:08:55Z")
When The lock page comes on and I need to hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, there are pretty pix that come up as background. Is there a way to find those pix and download any of them? --- ## [(Need answer fast) I'm writing a will soon, what info do I need to leave money to a friend in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-im-writing-a-will-soon-what-info-do-i-need-to-leave-money-to-a-friend-in-the-uk/968553)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-im-writing-a-will-soon-what-info-do-i-need-to-leave-money-to-a-friend-in-the-uk/968553 "2022-08-06T15:08:41Z")
Most of my assets will be split between my nieces and nephews. But I wanted to leave lump sums to a few people and charities also. I have a friend in the UK I"ve known for 20+ years. I know her first and last name, date… --- ## [The Nahployment 'Crisis'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nahployment-crisis/941117)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 1417\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nahployment-crisis/941117 "2022-08-06T14:08:43Z")
Went to Popeye’s the other night, 8:15, it was Tuesday, 2-piece combo day - if you like Popeye’s, you know. Celebrating that there was only 1 car in line, I pull up only to find a sign saying they had to close because of… --- ## [Spider-man: No Way Home - Seen it thread (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/956048)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/956048 "2022-08-06T13:12:53Z")
I’m seeing this Friday night and my 13-year old daughter is excited. We’ve watched all the Marvel movies leading up to this one, though my kids have not yet seen Eternals. Anyway, the buzz is building now that it screene… --- ## [Anne Heche goes nuts, gets roasted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-heche-goes-nuts-gets-roasted/969168)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-heche-goes-nuts-gets-roasted/969168 "2022-08-06T12:13:40Z")
She crashes her car into a garage, drives away while people are trying to help her, speeds down the street and plows into a house, where the car, the house, and Anne Heche all catch fire. The house and car didn’t survive… --- ## [Police radar and vehicle vibrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-radar-and-vehicle-vibrations/950133)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-radar-and-vehicle-vibrations/950133 "2022-08-06T12:06:38Z")
Something that I have pondered is it possible to confuse speed radar with a severe vibration of the car? Perhaps intentional caused on the extreme end? Maybe the nose of the car set on an oscillating device, perhaps ul… --- ## [Visiting Bar Harbor, Maine from cruise ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-bar-harbor-maine-from-cruise-ship/969150)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-bar-harbor-maine-from-cruise-ship/969150 "2022-08-06T11:52:23Z")
Just looking to see if anyone has some ideas here, maybe someone has done it before. I will be visiting Bar Harbor as a stop on a cruise on October 11, the day after the bus system stops running for the year. I want to… --- ## [Adventures in bad logo design - August 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-bad-logo-design-august-2022/969113)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-bad-logo-design-august-2022/969113 "2022-08-06T11:11:25Z")
Being a former graphic artist (well, not that I ever really stopped, just don’t do it professionally much anymore) I enjoy listicle-style articles featuring bad logos. Often these bear unfortunate resemblances to embarra… --- ## [My home made ice cream keeps coming out crumbly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-home-made-ice-cream-keeps-coming-out-crumbly/968441)
**Author:** [@Andrew1010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew1010)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-home-made-ice-cream-keeps-coming-out-crumbly/968441 "2022-08-06T08:31:24Z")
I have been making ice cream lately and made a few batches each time I make it comes out crumbly and not able to really eat it in a cone I made a cooked custard ice cream and cooked it to 175 degrees I don’t think i let … --- ## [Kardashian and Davidson Call It Quits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kardashian-and-davidson-call-it-quits/969170)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kardashian-and-davidson-call-it-quits/969170 "2022-08-06T08:19:35Z")
“Due to distance and schedules.” Gee, I had such high hopes that those two crazy kids would make it work. --- ## [What's up with your spices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-your-spices/968809)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-your-spices/968809 "2022-08-06T06:23:11Z")
Was making a marinade for some chicken this afternoon. The recipe called for some rosemary. After adding some to the marinade, I noticed the use by date on the container was March of 2014. Went through all the spices and… --- ## [Mnemonic devices you remember, except you forgot the thing they're supposed to help you remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonic-devices-you-remember-except-you-forgot-the-thing-theyre-supposed-to-help-you-remember/964041)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonic-devices-you-remember-except-you-forgot-the-thing-theyre-supposed-to-help-you-remember/964041 "2022-08-06T05:48:18Z")
If that title doesn’t make sense, here’s an example: The acronym “BALLS PDQ” is forever embedded in my brain. I know it’s a mnemonic device; I’m pretty sure I learned it in Boy Scouts to remember something about swimmi… --- ## [Restaurant delivery expectations to a condo/apartment/hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-delivery-expectations-to-a-condo-apartment-hotel-room/969098)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-delivery-expectations-to-a-condo-apartment-hotel-room/969098 "2022-08-06T05:09:20Z")
I moved from a house to a condo a couple of months ago and my board game night group came with me. Our tradition has been to order food and we tip 20%. The house was never a problem for them to deliver to the front door… --- ## [What things in your experience are often, but poorly, correlated with intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-in-your-experience-are-often-but-poorly-correlated-with-intelligence/964892)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-in-your-experience-are-often-but-poorly-correlated-with-intelligence/964892 "2022-08-06T03:46:30Z")
Things like drinking wine (instead of something else like beer). I like wine. I just don’t think of it as more “intelligent” than other choices. People recommending wines want to know what you are going to eat it with… --- ## [Two questions re pr-1964 smoking health hazard awareness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-re-pr-1964-smoking-health-hazard-awareness/968889)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-re-pr-1964-smoking-health-hazard-awareness/968889 "2022-08-06T01:27:04Z")
Today, the serious health hazards of smoking are common knowledge. In the past, however, smoking was a very common, if not (at certain times and among some demographics) near-universal habit (though allegedly, not “every… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1032) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1034)