# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1035 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1036 --- ## [What is wrong with people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-people/969001)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-people/969001 "2022-08-04T19:02:58Z")
Long, sorry. So I get to work and say hello to my boss and I can immediately tell something is wrong. As it turns out his father is in the hospital with cancer, but has now contacted Covid and it is bad. The doctors exp… --- ## [Why is my Email Screwed Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-email-screwed-up/969081)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-email-screwed-up/969081 "2022-08-04T18:46:54Z")
I am using Windows 11, and the bog-standard Mail program. Nothing fancy. Most of my emails come through fine. Some (including an important one from my doctor) do not display properly. I get lots of formatting stuff; … --- ## [Shows and movies that star the same actors in the same roles decades later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-and-movies-that-star-the-same-actors-in-the-same-roles-decades-later/968665)
**Author:** [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-and-movies-that-star-the-same-actors-in-the-same-roles-decades-later/968665 "2022-08-04T17:52:38Z")
Star Trek Picard season 3 is reuniting most of the main cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation to tell a new story nearly 30 years later. The Matrix Resurrections did the same after a nearly 20 year gap. Jamie Lee Curtis… --- ## [Anyone have experience with Google Assistant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-google-assistant/969043)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-google-assistant/969043 "2022-08-04T17:46:35Z")
This all started when I wanted something to replace my ancient Sonos controller and also to provide a digital clock in the bedroom. I am leaning towards Google Assistant because I’m heavily invested in the Google univer… --- ## [Can someone please advise me on a DIY project on a metal table with a Faux Marble top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-advise-me-on-a-diy-project-on-a-metal-table-with-a-faux-marble-top/969087)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-advise-me-on-a-diy-project-on-a-metal-table-with-a-faux-marble-top/969087 "2022-08-04T17:39:28Z")
Hi, I have this metal table with a faux marble top that I’d like to fix-up. It was exposed to some sun and water and some other type of cleaner and now the top is damaged. The top is peeling on one corner and I want to… --- ## [Need some help understanding diopters and nearsightedness (for swimming goggles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-understanding-diopters-and-nearsightedness-for-swimming-goggles/968979)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-understanding-diopters-and-nearsightedness-for-swimming-goggles/968979 "2022-08-04T17:03:10Z")
Growing up in Asia, optometrists always used a system of “200 degrees, 400 degrees, 800 degrees” for nearsightedness. In America, however, it’s apparently “diopters” of “-2.5, -4.0, -7.5,” etc. I’m not sure how it conve… --- ## [Watching People Watching Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-people-watching-things/969063)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-people-watching-things/969063 "2022-08-04T16:54:25Z")
I spend very little time following memes and popular Interwebz sites. I am vaguely familiar with people unboxing new stuff or playing games or commenting sarcastically on events and things and people. A Grauniad column… --- ## [The Atoz Game (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2022-08-04T15:41:52Z")
You know the rules. You add another entry to the existing category. If you finish the category, you start a new one. The lists here aren’t for ten or thirteen items. They go up to twenty-six; one for each letter of the … --- ## [Tell a joke that only someone from your region will understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-a-joke-that-only-someone-from-your-region-will-understand/968346)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-a-joke-that-only-someone-from-your-region-will-understand/968346 "2022-08-04T15:20:54Z")
Hampton Roads, Virginia: “Damn, that hurricane better slow its approach up the coast; if it hits Emporia going that speed, it’s gonna get pulled over.” --- ## [Why is there suddenly a Favorites folder icon on my Mac desktop and how do I get rid of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-suddenly-a-favorites-folder-icon-on-my-mac-desktop-and-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it/969093)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-suddenly-a-favorites-folder-icon-on-my-mac-desktop-and-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it/969093 "2022-08-04T15:18:29Z")
This thing suddenly appeared. It’s a good guess that some accidental hand movement generated it, I don’t know. But I don’t want ANY icons on my desktop. I have a Favorites section on my Finder sidebar and that’s fine. H… --- ## [22-year-old zombie thread popped up near the top of MPSIMS without any new posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-year-old-zombie-thread-popped-up-near-the-top-of-mpsims-without-any-new-posts/969064)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-year-old-zombie-thread-popped-up-near-the-top-of-mpsims-without-any-new-posts/969064 "2022-08-04T14:55:11Z")
This thread just popped up about 21 threads from the top of MPSIMS, even though nobody has posted in it since 2000. --- ## [The morality of not limiting human contact as much as possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-not-limiting-human-contact-as-much-as-possible/956823)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-not-limiting-human-contact-as-much-as-possible/956823 "2022-08-04T14:49:30Z")
Especially with omicron here. This is a question I’ve been struggling with for a while. Am I a bad person for being in the presence of multiple strangers indoors in public, including a good deal of maskholes? After all,… --- ## [Does it help restaurants to keep mentioning old accolades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-help-restaurants-to-keep-mentioning-old-accolades/963443)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-help-restaurants-to-keep-mentioning-old-accolades/963443 "2022-08-04T14:45:21Z")
There is a pizza shop down the street from me. In the window are banners given out for winning competitions i.e., “Best Pizza in the Midwest”. The problem is that the newest banner dates from 2004. Every time I see it I … --- ## [What's the minimum-level miracle it would take you to convince you God exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-minimum-level-miracle-it-would-take-you-to-convince-you-god-exists/968443)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-minimum-level-miracle-it-would-take-you-to-convince-you-god-exists/968443 "2022-08-04T12:42:23Z")
If one day the Atlantic Ocean were split in half such that people could walk across on dry land, I’m sure the vast majority of people would acknowledge something un-scientific and unusual had happened. For smaller-level… --- ## [In Nelly's 'Hot In Herre"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nellys-hot-in-herre/513847)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nellys-hot-in-herre/513847 "2022-08-04T09:35:57Z")
he says something about a bowl in the basement, and the girl says ‘what?’ To which he replies that he’s just kidding like Jason (unless she’s gonna do it) As my band are keen to do this song I’d like to know, - to what… --- ## [Some questions about anaphylactic shock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-anaphylactic-shock/968931)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-anaphylactic-shock/968931 "2022-08-04T08:10:07Z")
I’m writing a story about a person who has an allergic reaction to shellfish while eating in a restaurant, and I had a lot of questions: 1-What would the shock symptoms look like? 2-Would a high end restaurant have an … --- ## [What Are Some Everyday Foods That Consumers Generally Don't Make For Themselves (and instead buy professionally-made product)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-everyday-foods-that-consumers-generally-dont-make-for-themselves-and-instead-buy-professionally-made-product/968158)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-everyday-foods-that-consumers-generally-dont-make-for-themselves-and-instead-buy-professionally-made-product/968158 "2022-08-04T06:34:23Z")
I was watching a video about ramen and the host said that most Japanese don’t make ramen themselves – the process is apparently time-consuming and labor-intensive – and just prefer to buy it from ramen shops where it’s c… --- ## [What great lost shows do you want to see? which do you want to stay lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-great-lost-shows-do-you-want-to-see-which-do-you-want-to-stay-lost/968535)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-great-lost-shows-do-you-want-to-see-which-do-you-want-to-stay-lost/968535 "2022-08-04T04:57:08Z")
So TIL that there was a 1990s US remake of the cult 80s British classic (and my personal greatest TV show of all time) the Young Ones. It never saw the light of day, and all that survives is the intro: So this defini… --- ## [Where on YouTube is the full documentary "The Social Dilemma"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-youtube-is-the-full-documentary-the-social-dilemma/969068)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-youtube-is-the-full-documentary-the-social-dilemma/969068 "2022-08-04T04:42:48Z")
I’m already paying for several movie streaming sites, and so I don’t want to add another one: Netflix. However, I want to see The Social Dilemma (despite the criticisms), and Mashable reported: Netflix just put hit docum… --- ## [Botticelli - July 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465 "2022-08-04T03:40:54Z")
I am P --- ## [Does the lack of independent coffee shops say anything about a place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-lack-of-independent-coffee-shops-say-anything-about-a-place/968982)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-lack-of-independent-coffee-shops-say-anything-about-a-place/968982 "2022-08-04T02:34:08Z")
I’ve lived in a lot of places. Some had lots of independent coffee shops, which I always have liked. Others basically just had coffee shop chains similar to Timmy Hoho’s and Starbucks. Of course we are talking before … --- ## [New State Mottos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-state-mottos/593116 "2022-08-04T02:19:55Z")
Montana: Go Away, We’re Full New Mexico: Red or Green? --- ## [Canadian 'dopers, Freedom Convoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 857\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-freedom-convoy/959186 "2022-08-04T02:11:14Z")
Wasn’t sure where to put this as it’s really just a GQ-type question. I’ve seen a few of the interviews with truckers from the Freedom Convoy, a protest of mask mandates in Canada by truckers that’s been going on. Most… --- ## [Cola With Lemon and Lime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cola-with-lemon-and-lime/966785)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cola-with-lemon-and-lime/966785 "2022-08-04T01:36:15Z")
I’ve always enjoyed cola with citrus. It is needed for some of the lesser colas. In my university days, the occasional “lime and lager” might have been all that stood between me and scurvy, so there’s the nutritional a… --- ## [Who is the best sports announcer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-sports-announcer/956250)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-sports-announcer/956250 "2022-08-04T01:23:18Z")
I was thinking about sports for no particular reason, and it occurred to me you do not often see sports announcers quote poetry or literature in a learned way. That’s fine - better they know the ins and outs of the game… --- ## [Prosecuting crimes outside the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecuting-crimes-outside-the-us/968987)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecuting-crimes-outside-the-us/968987 "2022-08-04T01:11:06Z")
A US citizen just got convicted of killing his wife in Africa. Trial was in Denver how is this legit? I guess Zambia declined to charge him? Is this because it was also insurance fraud. --- ## [If I spill something in a store, is it my responsibility to clean it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-spill-something-in-a-store-is-it-my-responsibility-to-clean-it-up/968877)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-spill-something-in-a-store-is-it-my-responsibility-to-clean-it-up/968877 "2022-08-03T23:16:28Z")
Had a weird experience at the convenience store the other day. Went to buy a 50 cent fountain drink, filled it with ice and put some coke in it. Now apparently something was wrong with the plastic cup provided because t… --- ## [Why are spellcheckers \*so\* bad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-spellcheckers-so-bad/968985)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-spellcheckers-so-bad/968985 "2022-08-03T21:21:07Z")
I was just typing a message about covid and the spellchecker gave me a red underline for “denialists” and “overcounted”. Those are… both clearly words. It suggested “denialist” for the first one, and had no idea for the… --- ## [Does every state/region believe that they have the prettiest sunsets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-state-region-believe-that-they-have-the-prettiest-sunsets/968996)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-every-state-region-believe-that-they-have-the-prettiest-sunsets/968996 "2022-08-03T20:40:04Z")
Whenever there is a red/pink/purple sunset, my Facebook newsfeed gets filled with (pretty bad) pictures exclaiming how beautiful the sunsets are here. Do they really vary that much from place to place and does everyone r… --- ## [Can you ID this insect for me, please? (Hopefully not a bedbug)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-insect-for-me-please-hopefully-not-a-bedbug/969005)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-insect-for-me-please-hopefully-not-a-bedbug/969005 "2022-08-03T20:35:05Z")
I was lying awake last night and felt something crawling on my skin. I caught the insect and took pictures of it, one of which can be found here (JPG file). For scale, I placed a one cent coin of the euro next to it; tho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1034) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1036)