# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1060 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1061 --- ## [..'bout a ghost from a wishin' well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bout-a-ghost-from-a-wishin-well/21409)
**Author:** [@drollman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drollman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bout-a-ghost-from-a-wishin-well/21409 "2022-07-10T19:40:43Z")
In “If You Could Read My Mind” Gordon Lightfoot sings: “…Just like an old time movie ‘bout a ghost from a wishin’ well.” Is there such a movie? --- ## [Suppose we knew the current situation would be the status quo for an extended period. What should we do differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-we-knew-the-current-situation-would-be-the-status-quo-for-an-extended-period-what-should-we-do-differently/965786)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-we-knew-the-current-situation-would-be-the-status-quo-for-an-extended-period-what-should-we-do-differently/965786 "2022-07-10T19:28:17Z")
(I am human, and I’m certain that there are factors and questions in this scenario that I’m not addressing or just plain not seeing. Please try to take this in the spirit in which it was intended.) Suppose we knew, for … --- ## [When you fly, do you use the in flight entertainment system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-fly-do-you-use-the-in-flight-entertainment-system/967308)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-fly-do-you-use-the-in-flight-entertainment-system/967308 "2022-07-10T19:15:09Z")
poll For me, the answer is yes, almost all the time. Even if I’m reading my kindle or some hard copy, I’m likely streaming music from in flight entertainment. Obviously the answer might vary depending if it’s a 12 hour… --- ## [What’s up with prescription drug ads all being the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-prescription-drug-ads-all-being-the-same/967650)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-prescription-drug-ads-all-being-the-same/967650 "2022-07-10T18:39:37Z")
They all seem to involve seemingly normal people going about their day, with smiles on their faces, doing interesting things; well, interesting to them but not usually anything I would ever do. Sure I get it: these peop… --- ## [Does the US have more psychopaths than other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-have-more-psychopaths-than-other-countries/967474)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-us-have-more-psychopaths-than-other-countries/967474 "2022-07-10T17:48:31Z")
Prompted by yet another mass shooting of random innocent victims. We have more guns, by far, than any other country. And we have more gun deaths than any other country. And there is undoubtedly a correlation between t… --- ## [Dental 'Deep Cleanings' a quasi-scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-deep-cleanings-a-quasi-scam/539474)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-deep-cleanings-a-quasi-scam/539474 "2022-07-10T17:14:51Z")
Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but my wife and I have been going to a very large dental practice for the last 10 years and have been noticing a huge effort to push the so called ‘deep cleaning’. Basically, it’s an additi… --- ## [State of CA to make insulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-ca-to-make-insulin/967577)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-ca-to-make-insulin/967577 "2022-07-10T16:13:06Z")
I think it means at first they will contract a drug company to make it and then sell it cheaper. Then they will make it in their own factory. --- ## [Cassidy Hutchinson and questions on her testimony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassidy-hutchinson-and-questions-on-her-testimony/967219)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassidy-hutchinson-and-questions-on-her-testimony/967219 "2022-07-10T15:49:38Z")
It has been suggested that a new thread be started to discuss apparent discrepancies in the testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson that was part of the June 28th meeting of the House Jan 6 Committee hearings. I don’t know why… --- ## [Hair products for a guy with dry grey hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-products-for-a-guy-with-dry-grey-hair/967701)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-products-for-a-guy-with-dry-grey-hair/967701 "2022-07-10T15:42:04Z")
I use Pantene now but wondering if I should try something else . My hair is not long. Looking for similar cost to Pantene. --- ## [To the French ear, when is best to use 'habiter' and when 'vivre'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-french-ear-when-is-best-to-use-habiter-and-when-vivre/967660)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-french-ear-when-is-best-to-use-habiter-and-when-vivre/967660 "2022-07-10T14:40:30Z")
Habiter to me sounds like ‘reside’ (but for how long?), as opposed to ‘live’(vivre) or spend one’s life or a long while staying in a place but I’m never quite sure when to use either. --- ## [Gold Rush show on Discovery with 1 annoying thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-rush-show-on-discovery-with-1-annoying-thing/967297)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gold-rush-show-on-discovery-with-1-annoying-thing/967297 "2022-07-10T11:14:39Z")
I know it’s not 100% real but I like it. They really mine gold and some of them make a lot of money. The latest season the video guy keeps doing video selfies for no reason. I guess the producers are OK with that… --- ## [Tony Sirico RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-sirico-rip/967645 "2022-07-10T10:53:04Z")
He was 79. Great in the Sopranos . --- ## [I want my new place to smell nice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-new-place-to-smell-nice/966831)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-new-place-to-smell-nice/966831 "2022-07-10T05:43:23Z")
I’m moving into a new place soon, and thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do something I ought to have done ages ago, and that is to have it smell less like a single guy’s grotto, or be blandly sterile, and … --- ## [How were you meant to order off this kind of 19th century menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-meant-to-order-off-this-kind-of-19th-century-menu/967536)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-meant-to-order-off-this-kind-of-19th-century-menu/967536 "2022-07-10T04:17:28Z")
One of my favorite idle activities when I’m sitting up late at night is to browse menus for restaurants I’ll probably never go to. Whether it’s because it’s in a city I’ll never visit or because it doesn’t exist anymore,… --- ## [Anybody watching "The Dropout" on Hulu? (Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos) - spoilers for eps 1-4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-dropout-on-hulu-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-spoilers-for-eps-1-4/961048)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-dropout-on-hulu-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-spoilers-for-eps-1-4/961048 "2022-07-10T04:01:11Z")
I remember when the story broke being somewhat interested, and then I read Carreyrou’s book Bad Blood - and became a Theranos obsessive. I also watched The Inventor - but skipped the podcast that the Hulu series is based… --- ## [MLB new 2023 Interleague scheduling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-new-2023-interleague-scheduling/967438)
**Author:** [@Workingdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Workingdude)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-new-2023-interleague-scheduling/967438 "2022-07-10T02:21:54Z")
The old MLB schedules use to be 19 games against teams in your own division 6 or 7 games against teams in your league, 3 or 4 games against teams in the other league but a different interleague division each year on rota… --- ## [How well does a president have to perform to have his first midterm go his way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-does-a-president-have-to-perform-to-have-his-first-midterm-go-his-way/967633)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-does-a-president-have-to-perform-to-have-his-first-midterm-go-his-way/967633 "2022-07-10T01:38:50Z")
The only first-midterm in the past few decades to have gone the way of the sitting party was 2002, and that was largely because of the 9/11 effect. Otherwise, every sitting president - Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Obama, T… --- ## [Getting used to eyelid debridement and other dry eye treatements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-eyelid-debridement-and-other-dry-eye-treatements/961138)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-used-to-eyelid-debridement-and-other-dry-eye-treatements/961138 "2022-07-10T01:33:52Z")
Hi Everyone! Stepping out of lurk mode for a minute… let’s talk about our eyelids! The tl;dr: does using a debridement tool like the NuLids system get easier? I’ve been dealing with dry eyes for a while - since I’m a … --- ## [The acceptable name of the fungus Auricula auricula-judae](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acceptable-name-of-the-fungus-auricula-auricula-judae/967378)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acceptable-name-of-the-fungus-auricula-auricula-judae/967378 "2022-07-10T00:24:34Z")
About using the name ‘Jew’s Ear’ in describing the fungus Auricula auricula-judae: poll There is a certain type of fungus that grows on Elder trees; the scientific name is Auricula auricula-judae. Common names include … --- ## [Montreal and general Quebec Travel Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-general-quebec-travel-advice/967567)
**Author:** [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-general-quebec-travel-advice/967567 "2022-07-10T00:17:33Z")
Inspired somewhat by this thread, I’ll be spending roughly a week in Montreal the last week of July and would love any suggestions of any sort on things to see or do or eat or general travel tips (we have some French and… --- ## [What should we do in Quebec in late June?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-in-quebec-in-late-june/785790)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-in-quebec-in-late-june/785790 "2022-07-09T23:49:03Z")
We’re going to be in northern New Hampshire for a family reunion. Horrible, horrible location for everyone who has to travel… but the person who picked the spot lives in NH and nobody argued so we’re stuck. Anyway: we’r… --- ## [Would you "accept" this compromise on abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-this-compromise-on-abortion/966999)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-this-compromise-on-abortion/966999 "2022-07-09T23:46:47Z")
FTR, this isn’t something I’m advocating for. It’s something I’ve seen promoted lately on social media by both men and (ironically) women. Personally, I just want women to have the right to choose and be done with it. O… --- ## [What's it called when you can't quite grieve a loss because the loss is uncertain or incomplete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-called-when-you-cant-quite-grieve-a-loss-because-the-loss-is-uncertain-or-incomplete/967686)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-called-when-you-cant-quite-grieve-a-loss-because-the-loss-is-uncertain-or-incomplete/967686 "2022-07-09T22:43:17Z")
I heard a term to describe the grieving process that doesn’t go properly because the loss itself isn’t resolved. For example, if you “sort of lose” a loved one because they disappeared but you don’t know if they died or … --- ## [Homeopathy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy/967666)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy/967666 "2022-07-09T22:42:41Z")
So this morning mrAru made homeopathic coffee … he forgot to put the grounds in teh basket. HE says he made a pot of hot water, but I pointed out technically since there was still coffee residue in the basket from previo… --- ## [Why is your favorite sport the best sport in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-favorite-sport-the-best-sport-in-the-world/967578)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-favorite-sport-the-best-sport-in-the-world/967578 "2022-07-09T22:04:18Z")
Show me your powers of persuasion, and your creative writing skills. Why is your favorite sport, the best sport in the world? My favorite sport is baseball. The crack of the bat, the feeling you get when your team tur… --- ## [Question about best way to get to Chicago Union Station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-best-way-to-get-to-chicago-union-station/963849)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-best-way-to-get-to-chicago-union-station/963849 "2022-07-09T21:57:11Z")
OK, I’m planning a trip in a couple months and I’m trying to figure out the best way to get to Chicago’s Union Station for a 9:30 pm departure. Or perhaps I should say I’m trying to find the safest way to do this, becau… --- ## [WNBA player Russian custody. Why should I care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-player-russian-custody-why-should-i-care/967674)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-player-russian-custody-why-should-i-care/967674 "2022-07-09T21:46:25Z")
Brittany Griner, a WNBA player, is in Russian custody for a drug offense. Apparently she travelled to Russia with a small amount of cannabis oil in her luggage. She claims it was unintentional - the result of packing h… --- ## [100 year old cartoon predicts modern cellphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-year-old-cartoon-predicts-modern-cellphones/967649)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-year-old-cartoon-predicts-modern-cellphones/967649 "2022-07-09T21:43:46Z")
Or, “pocket phones,” as the cartoon, which was published some time between 1919 and 1923, calls them. It’s eerily predictive of the many inconveniences we face in our modern world. --- ## [Happy Birthday Dalai Lama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-dalai-lama/967521)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-dalai-lama/967521 "2022-07-09T21:01:44Z")
He is 87 When he dies it’s expected China will try to name his replacement. Tibetans will never accept that. It will be a big problem . --- ## [Solution to preventing self-adhesive strips on filters from leaving residue/pieces of tape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-preventing-self-adhesive-strips-on-filters-from-leaving-residue-pieces-of-tape/967624)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-preventing-self-adhesive-strips-on-filters-from-leaving-residue-pieces-of-tape/967624 "2022-07-09T19:30:38Z")
Finally, I have a substantial problem and need suggestions. I have a Winix HR900 air purifier. The unit performs very well for me. It’s efficient, very quiet, and does a great job removing pet hair and dirt from my de… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1059) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1061)