# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=105&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 106 --- ## [Anyone use the recipes on the box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-the-recipes-on-the-box/769876)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-the-recipes-on-the-box/769876 "2026-04-20T02:37:45Z")
I bought some frozen Tilapia on a lark and when I got it out of the freezer, I saw it had a recipe on the back for Tilapia Veracruz. Looked quick and easy so I made it and liked it. Same with a Cornbread Supreme recipe… --- ## [I'm back. What'd I miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-whatd-i-miss/1029403)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-whatd-i-miss/1029403 "2026-04-20T00:51:45Z")
Hi folks: Somewhere in the process of raising young kids, I fell away from posting here. But now I’m back! Catch me up. Have all the Shodan types now been been banned? What are the current long-simmering beefs? Is Mil… --- ## [Home-distilling ban ruled unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-distilling-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/1004249 "2026-04-20T00:43:55Z")
I think this is the correct forum for this. If not, mods, please relocate as the spirit moves you. A federal judge in Texas ruled Congress was too big for its britches when it banned home-distilling. (The link goes to Y… --- ## [Has anyone ever heard of this fairy tale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this-fairy-tale/63914)
**Author:** [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-heard-of-this-fairy-tale/63914 "2026-04-20T00:28:06Z")
I have clear memories of this fairy tale from my childhood, but my parents swear they’ve never heard of it, much less told me it, my brother has no idea what I’m talking about, and neither do my friends. I only remember … --- ## [How would the card-game con in The Sting work in real life? (Open spoilers for 50-year-old movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-card-game-con-in-the-sting-work-in-real-life-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-movie/1028937)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-card-game-con-in-the-sting-work-in-real-life-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-movie/1028937 "2026-04-19T21:45:08Z")
In The Sting, Gondorff plays poker against Lonnegan. Lonnegan uses a pre-stacked deck to deal himself four nines. Lonnegan is dealt a Full House, which he knows will lose, and then bim bam boom, he has four Jacks and tak… --- ## [How likely is Uber to ban me if I do a credit-card charge back for food that was never delivered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-uber-to-ban-me-if-i-do-a-credit-card-charge-back-for-food-that-was-never-delivered/1027885)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-uber-to-ban-me-if-i-do-a-credit-card-charge-back-for-food-that-was-never-delivered/1027885 "2026-04-19T21:19:58Z")
So, I ordered some food, UberEats driver never delivers it to me, but I get charged money for it anyway. Numerous sessions of bringing this up with UberEats customer support always gave the same reply, “We are unable to … --- ## [Where do East & West start and end, anyway? (Prime Meridian, antimeridian, and the International Date Line)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-east-west-start-and-end-anyway-prime-meridian-antimeridian-and-the-international-date-line/1028690)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-east-west-start-and-end-anyway-prime-meridian-antimeridian-and-the-international-date-line/1028690 "2026-04-19T20:03:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is the furthest north, south, east and west you've ever been? (By Longitude please.): An interesting side discussion (well, to me anyway) there was about where exactly “East” and “Wes… --- ## [Car would not start last night. Started fine this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-would-not-start-last-night-started-fine-this-morning/1029370)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-would-not-start-last-night-started-fine-this-morning/1029370 "2026-04-19T19:53:29Z")
I drove all over yesterday then about 7pm I was missing an item for dinner and car wouldn’t start. The starter sounded fine and healthy, it just wouldn’t engage. The battery is less than a year old but I still had a fr… --- ## [Kansas City area Dopers - anybody hear that explosion last night? (Sat 4/18/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-area-dopers-anybody-hear-that-explosion-last-night-sat-4-18-2026/1029399)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-area-dopers-anybody-hear-that-explosion-last-night-sat-4-18-2026/1029399 "2026-04-19T17:04:10Z")
Saturday evening April 18, somewhere around 8 to 8:30 pm, we heard a window-rattling bang or explosion. It didn’t sound close but it was still loud enough for my wife and I to look at each other and say “What was that?” … --- ## [A question on marriages / partnerships with one sole breadwinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-marriages-partnerships-with-one-sole-breadwinner/1029326)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-marriages-partnerships-with-one-sole-breadwinner/1029326 "2026-04-19T16:48:32Z")
I’ve been binge watching Everybody Loves Raymond, and there’s something about the dynamic between Deb and Ray that bugs me. For context: Ray is the sole breadwinner and Deb is a stay at home mom. At the point in the seri… --- ## [Judicial nom. of Justin Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judicial-nom-of-justin-smith/1029376)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judicial-nom-of-justin-smith/1029376 "2026-04-19T16:17:10Z")
This is driving me crazy. I can’t figure out what actor this guy reminds me of. --- ## [Why Does Streaming video throw away Commentaries and other Goodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-streaming-video-throw-away-commentaries-and-other-goodies/1029258)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-streaming-video-throw-away-commentaries-and-other-goodies/1029258 "2026-04-19T14:21:22Z")
I always enjoyed DVD commentaries with the director and cast. Splash 20th Anniversary for example featured Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, other cast commentary. A making of feature and other goodies. I had to rent or purchase … --- ## [AI and our appreciation of the arts and beauty in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-our-appreciation-of-the-arts-and-beauty-in-general/1028522)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-our-appreciation-of-the-arts-and-beauty-in-general/1028522 "2026-04-19T13:42:29Z")
Just in the last couple of years, I have developed a level of disgust for AI-generated music, art, and photography in general that has basically ruined the experience for me of browsing the web. It doesn’t matter how bea… --- ## [1870s Popular Science Digests old book give-away. Also 1900 Cyclopedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1870s-popular-science-digests-old-book-give-away-also-1900-cyclopedia/1026729)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1870s-popular-science-digests-old-book-give-away-also-1900-cyclopedia/1026729 "2026-04-19T13:13:06Z")
First off is 7 volumes from the 1870s of Popular Science Monthly. I’m only looking to be reimbursed for shipping. Second is the complete set of Century Dictionary and … --- ## [NASA begins to powerdown Voyagers. (mission will continue, but with less instruments)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-begins-to-powerdown-voyagers-mission-will-continue-but-with-less-instruments/966640)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-begins-to-powerdown-voyagers-mission-will-continue-but-with-less-instruments/966640 "2026-04-19T12:06:04Z")
Now, some news are reporting this as a complete power down, they are missing that it will be some instruments going down to save power. Mission will likely continue until 2030! Their original 4 year mission \* was extende… --- ## [Training of air traffic controllers--Trump style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-of-air-traffic-controllers-trump-style/1029205)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-of-air-traffic-controllers-trump-style/1029205 "2026-04-19T09:42:40Z")
In the middle of an article in the Times about recruiting of air traffic controllers from among gamers, the following paragraph appeared: “Under the Trump administration, the average processing time to onboard successfu… --- ## [Former Va. Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax and wife Cerina (DDS) found dead in apparent murder/suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-and-wife-cerina-dds-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/1029324)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-and-wife-cerina-dds-found-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide/1029324 "2026-04-19T05:32:31Z")
The former lieutenant governor of Virginia, Justin Fairfax, and his wife Cerina, a dentist, were found dead earlier today by their teenage children, in an apparent murder/suicide. They had been divorcing, although he was… --- ## [MLB uniforms question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-uniforms-question/1029373)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-uniforms-question/1029373 "2026-04-19T02:45:05Z")
The rules for uniforms contains the following paragraph: “If the undershirt is exposed then all the players on the team must wear matching ones. Numbers or other devices may be worn on the sleeve of the undershirt (for … --- ## [The mind-boggling movie quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-boggling-movie-quote/304608)
**Author:** [@pessimisticgrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pessimisticgrace)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mind-boggling-movie-quote/304608 "2026-04-18T23:27:39Z")
I don’t know if SDMB’s ever had a post about where the darned thing came from, but I’ve seen it brought up on about 10 different message boards without a definitive answer. If it has been brought up, please link me becau… --- ## [How are things THE SAME as when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-things-the-same-as-when-you-were-a-kid/1029041)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-things-the-same-as-when-you-were-a-kid/1029041 "2026-04-18T23:19:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from How were things different when you were a kid?: This comment led me to wonder about the question in the title. Is there anything you can think of that is exactly the same as when you wer… --- ## [Has any show's promotional product out lasted Flintstones Gummies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-shows-promotional-product-out-lasted-flintstones-gummies/1028906 "2026-04-18T23:13:24Z")
Random thought while being mobbed by my young (2-7 yo) kids for their Flintstones gummies. To them Flintstones are entirely a kind of vitamin gummy. They have no concept of the Flintstones as a show I watched the Flint… --- ## [Is there a quiet orange Kool Aid crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quiet-orange-kool-aid-crisis/1029296)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-quiet-orange-kool-aid-crisis/1029296 "2026-04-18T21:32:47Z")
I have been noticing in the last few months that local grocery stores that you can order delivery from either do not have 19/20 ounce cannisters of orange Kool Aid at all or charge a higher price for them. For instance, … --- ## [Who in America is actually happy about the Trump/politics situation today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-america-is-actually-happy-about-the-trump-politics-situation-today/1029069)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-america-is-actually-happy-about-the-trump-politics-situation-today/1029069 "2026-04-18T20:58:18Z")
Progressives/Democrats aren’t happy, of course. But it seems like almost no Trump supporters themselves are happy either. The rich may like the wealth increase for now but then see how Trump’s behavior crashes the stock… --- ## [Dune Part Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-part-three/1028528)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-part-three/1028528 "2026-04-18T18:13:26Z")
Teaser trailer out: I can’t remember where I saw it, but Villeneuve is not interested in going any further (probably because it gets too weird) --- ## [It's all in the wrist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-in-the-wrist/1029364)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-in-the-wrist/1029364 "2026-04-18T17:18:48Z")
I get up every morning and I straighten my sheets. Then I go to my bathroom and wake my face up. Occasionally I run a brush thru my hair. Not today. Just don’t care. Spritz body scent once. Brush teeth. I then go back … --- ## [What is this antique clamp-on gadget with crank and pulleys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-clamp-on-gadget-with-crank-and-pulleys/1029274)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-antique-clamp-on-gadget-with-crank-and-pulleys/1029274 "2026-04-18T16:29:10Z")
I bought one seemingly almost identical to the one advertised here in this old listing. This contraption has a tapered output shaft. There’s nothing on the output shaft of the one I bought, though there seems to be a bla… --- ## [Neighbors' tree. My tree. Neighbors I don't know well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-tree-my-tree-neighbors-i-dont-know-well/1029294)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-tree-my-tree-neighbors-i-dont-know-well/1029294 "2026-04-18T16:28:02Z")
You are not a lawyer (and I hope we won’t need one). But here’s the situation: Bad, near-tornado-like storm last night. Top half of neighbor’s large maple tree snapped off and is entirely in their yard but leaning and … --- ## [Looking for a type of alternate history story (AIDS related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313 "2026-04-18T12:47:42Z")
I am looking for alternate history stories where AIDS never happens. I know there are a lot a stories where it isn’t mentioned at all, but I am looking for the ones that deal directly with the different ways history and… --- ## [The De-Clutter and Clean Up Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-de-clutter-and-clean-up-support-thread/628329)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 1173\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-de-clutter-and-clean-up-support-thread/628329 "2026-04-18T09:22:40Z")
FIRST THING: I want to keep this thread POSITIVE and UPBEAT. It is meant to be encouraging and helpful. Please refrain from judgmental or disparaging comments. Thank you. I’m trying to keep on track with organizing … --- ## [Crumbling Spine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crumbling-spine/1029158)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crumbling-spine/1029158 "2026-04-18T01:00:39Z")
I’ve had back problems all my life subsequent to a car accident I experienced as a 3 year old. I was hit by a car and drug down the street while attached to the bumper because the guy did not realize he had hit me. I fel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=104&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=106&state=muted)