# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1045 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1046 --- ## [Is this t-shirt meant to be sarcastic or literal? NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-t-shirt-meant-to-be-sarcastic-or-literal-nsfw/968446)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-t-shirt-meant-to-be-sarcastic-or-literal-nsfw/968446 "2022-07-26T04:14:45Z")
Someone mentioned College Station in a thread the other day and I googled to see if it was an actual college. This pic came up in the image results. Not a gamer whatsoever, but I am aware of GamerGate and some stuff lik… --- ## [The final season of The Simpsons is going to be an amazing experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-season-of-the-simpsons-is-going-to-be-an-amazing-experience/962083)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-season-of-the-simpsons-is-going-to-be-an-amazing-experience/962083 "2022-07-26T03:04:01Z")
The show’s been on for 33 years. Based on what I know about how TV shows, including the Simpsons, are renewed, The Simpsons creators will probably get at least two seasons advance notice about the show being discontinue… --- ## [Any experience with Earthwash strips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-earthwash-strips/968356)
**Author:** [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-earthwash-strips/968356 "2022-07-26T00:28:03Z")
As it says, anyone have any experience with Earthwash laundry strips? Or anything similar? The strips are supposed to be dehydrated laundry detergent. The idea is to use less plastic (and incidentally leave a smaller ca… --- ## [How do you want your ugly bag of mostly water disposed of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-ugly-bag-of-mostly-water-disposed-of/968470)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-ugly-bag-of-mostly-water-disposed-of/968470 "2022-07-26T00:16:55Z")
I know this has been discussed before, but I can’t seem to find it so I’m asking now. Cremated? Burial at sea? Launched into space after being frozen in the hopes that one day they’ll find a cure for death? I would lov… --- ## [Would Like a 'Parliamentary Political Systems for Americans' Primer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-like-a-parliamentary-political-systems-for-americans-primer/967695)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-like-a-parliamentary-political-systems-for-americans-primer/967695 "2022-07-25T21:44:47Z")
I’m embarrassed about how little I understand about a form of democratic government that’s far more universal and widespread than the American Constitutional bicameral model. And now that ours seems to be grinding to a … --- ## [Medical specialties where the surgeon is different from the expert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-specialties-where-the-surgeon-is-different-from-the-expert/968401)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-specialties-where-the-surgeon-is-different-from-the-expert/968401 "2022-07-25T20:33:11Z")
A good example is neurologist. The neurologist studies the nervous system, but the neurosurgeon does surgery on it. Is this common in medicine? I think the cardiologist is different from the cardiovascular surgeon. The … --- ## [Star Trek Discovery season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-4/954597)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-4/954597 "2022-07-25T19:26:26Z")
Episode 1…wasn’t horrible. It dragged in spots, it is soap opera-y as usual, but nobody burst into tears. (Although somebody might have as soon as the credits rolled.) Later in the season we’ll get to see how Michael pe… --- ## [Some Advice on how to Play Melodies in Octaves on the Piano?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-advice-on-how-to-play-melodies-in-octaves-on-the-piano/968517)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-advice-on-how-to-play-melodies-in-octaves-on-the-piano/968517 "2022-07-25T18:57:32Z")
So I have started playing Mia & Sebastian’s Theme from La La Land and it seems pretty doable, the first part at least. However, there’s a point where the melody is played in octaves. I understand the basic technique and… --- ## [Help me choose a doorbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-doorbell/968459)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-doorbell/968459 "2022-07-25T18:21:30Z")
My old doorbell, which is probably original to the 60 year old house, stopped working. When did it stop working? I have no idea. I just realized a week ago. The ringer is the kind that has a big wound coil and two bars t… --- ## [Update from fake homeless guy GoFundMe case from 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-from-fake-homeless-guy-gofundme-case-from-2017/968450)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-from-fake-homeless-guy-gofundme-case-from-2017/968450 "2022-07-25T18:05:51Z")
I’d forgotten about this. A couple claimed a homeless man gave the wife $20 for gas when she was stranded. They started a GoFundMe, supposedly for the homeless guy, that raised over $400,000. All three were in on the sca… --- ## [What Makes a Book Classic Literature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-book-classic-literature/968331)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-book-classic-literature/968331 "2022-07-25T17:29:25Z")
What does a book have to have to be “classic literature”? Age? Does the author have to be dead? Dead for a certain number of years? Acceptable content? Can the unfortunately racist Gone with the Wind ever be conside… --- ## [Dogfights in the post Top Gun era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogfights-in-the-post-top-gun-era/918290)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogfights-in-the-post-top-gun-era/918290 "2022-07-25T17:27:37Z")
I just finished watching Top Gun (1986). The climax features dog fights between American and Soviet pilots. Furthermore, there is a story told verbally within the film about the lead character’s father perishing in a d… --- ## [Stories Where the Hero Loses (Spoilers possible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-hero-loses-spoilers-possible/968209)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-hero-loses-spoilers-possible/968209 "2022-07-25T17:12:48Z")
In fiction, the good guy always wins, right? Not 100% of the time. Sometimes the good guy flat out loses. Sometimes there may be a moral victory, but it’s not resolved into an actual victory. There are two classic exam… --- ## [Tell me about the Sepp Blather case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-sepp-blather-case/968231)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-sepp-blather-case/968231 "2022-07-25T17:02:15Z")
I was wondering if someone could educate me on the troubles and possible vindication of Football President Sepp Blatter. Did he do a good job? Is the sport really corrupt, or not? Was he deservedly vindicated? --- ## [UL about Dinah Shore's biracial baby \[new title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ul-about-dinah-shores-biracial-baby-new-title/165667)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ul-about-dinah-shores-biracial-baby-new-title/165667 "2022-07-25T16:03:39Z")
But a search on Snopes only gives me a piece about Jim Nabors. Since the late 70’s, I’ve heard stories that Dinah Shore at one time gave birth to a mixed race baby. It’d being a scandalous thing for someone to do back … --- ## [Do fingernails grow back after they're removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fingernails-grow-back-after-theyre-removed/968455)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fingernails-grow-back-after-theyre-removed/968455 "2022-07-25T15:00:56Z")
In my life as a movie watcher I’ve seen thousands of nails yanked out by the root in a damp basement with weeping walls and a single swinging, flickering, yellow globe. But I’ve never seen followup. Are the nailbeds sca… --- ## [Odd Looking Filming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-looking-filming/968325)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-looking-filming/968325 "2022-07-25T14:34:42Z")
That’s a stupid topic title, but I can’t think of another way to say it. I don’t even know if I can explain it here. I’ve noticed this on two shows - Dateline & The Lincoln Lawyer. When they show a city from above it lo… --- ## [How did Bernardo Attolico die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-bernardo-attolico-die/435460)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-bernardo-attolico-die/435460 "2022-07-25T13:46:56Z")
Attolico was an Italian diplomat before and during WWII. He was, among his other titles, Itallian ambassador to Brazil, the Soviet Union, Germany, and finally the Vatican City until his death in 1942. I know he died in… --- ## [“By way of …”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-way-of/968431)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-way-of/968431 "2022-07-25T13:46:00Z")
On vacation, spouse and adult children plus one staying with my wife’s mother. Old friend who lives in area visited. After he leaves I am asked where he’s from (slight accent notable). I respond “Canada by way of Atlant… --- ## [Anyone know of an open source licensed list of dictionary words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-an-open-source-licensed-list-of-dictionary-words/968475)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-an-open-source-licensed-list-of-dictionary-words/968475 "2022-07-25T12:50:33Z")
I’m working on a little personal coding project, and I need a list of dictionary words. I’m planning to publish the end result as an open source package, and the code will include (a subset of) said list - so I’d like to… --- ## [Which vertebrate has the most joints in their body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vertebrate-has-the-most-joints-in-their-body/968472)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vertebrate-has-the-most-joints-in-their-body/968472 "2022-07-25T11:52:27Z")
The thought occurred to me recently that different animals have different body parts that function in different ways., Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that some animals have more joints than others. Which vertebrat… --- ## [The bad, bad, bad gas costs too much thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-gas-costs-too-much-thread/968360)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-gas-costs-too-much-thread/968360 "2022-07-25T11:49:22Z")
If you didn’t need gas for your gigantic SUV or muscle car what would you buy? I would buy a small Island😁 or shoes. --- ## [Bridge on the River Kwai. Why does the water go down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-on-the-river-kwai-why-does-the-water-go-down/439951)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-on-the-river-kwai-why-does-the-water-go-down/439951 "2022-07-25T06:08:05Z")
Hmm… Posted this question this morning, but it seems to have disappeared. Mods, if that is a problem, please delete. Anyway, Bridge was on last night and the question of how does a river go down several, 5, maybe 6, fe… --- ## [Welcome to the world! Please, please stay a while (newborn puppies!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-please-please-stay-a-while-newborn-puppies/967918)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-please-please-stay-a-while-newborn-puppies/967918 "2022-07-25T05:47:39Z")
Mama beagle is a first-time mom, she’s nervous, and she had to have an emergency c-section. She was brought to the shelter a few weeks ago from a rural animal control, where she had been on the euthanasia list. Dad is a … --- ## [Why is Paramount+ so balky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paramount-so-balky/966632)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-paramount-so-balky/966632 "2022-07-25T03:39:14Z")
I have many streaming services that I use both on my laptop and on the TV (which is a new LG). They all work fine except for Paramount, which seems to buffer continuously. Even getting to the app is an exercise in frustr… --- ## [Squatty potty commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatty-potty-commercial/966263)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatty-potty-commercial/966263 "2022-07-25T03:34:47Z")
Yeah, I know there are supposed to be no commercials in the boards. But this one is just too funny and I hope they will let it be. --- ## [If I Just Must, I'll Start The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-just-must-ill-start-the-mmp/968138)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-just-must-ill-start-the-mmp/968138 "2022-07-25T03:33:06Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, or not. The big item on today’s agenda is men’s night over to the church … --- ## [Why did she Like my Facebook posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-she-like-my-facebook-posts/968289)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-she-like-my-facebook-posts/968289 "2022-07-25T02:15:49Z")
Last night a woman I don’t know (she seems to be a plus-size model) Liked about a dozen of my recent posts on Facebook. Judging from her profile they don’t seem to be things that would appeal to her. My suspicious mind… --- ## [How is this magic trick done? 2 audience members on stage. Magician touches one, but both feel it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-magic-trick-done-2-audience-members-on-stage-magician-touches-one-but-both-feel-it/968495)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-magic-trick-done-2-audience-members-on-stage-magician-touches-one-but-both-feel-it/968495 "2022-07-25T01:28:43Z")
2 seemingly random audience members are brought on stage. They are both blindfolded. The magician says, “I’m going to touch random parts of your body. When you feel it, point to the place that I touched you.” So the … --- ## [The proper order of things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-order-of-things/968380)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-order-of-things/968380 "2022-07-25T00:25:10Z")
There is a debate in my house, and your opinion will determine whether this marriage - nay, even the continued existence of the universe as we know it - shall survive. It’s knife, fork and spoon, am I right? This is the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1044) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1046)