# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1060&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1061 --- ## [Economists : Any models / predictions of the economic world after fossil fuels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economists-any-models-predictions-of-the-economic-world-after-fossil-fuels/968529)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economists-any-models-predictions-of-the-economic-world-after-fossil-fuels/968529 "2022-07-29T16:03:24Z")
The subject came up here : How Can We Address Climate Change Besides Limiting Emissions? - #116 by am77494 Looking for models / analysis / predictions published in peer reviewed journals about the economic / political s… --- ## [Timeline of Plastic Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeline-of-plastic-use/968268)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeline-of-plastic-use/968268 "2022-07-29T15:29:57Z")
As a baby-boomer who grew up in the 60s, my memory is that almost none of the products commonly made of plastic were such back then. I’m very curious for factual information about when manufacturers began using this vers… --- ## [Etiquette question: Referring to a married woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-referring-to-a-married-woman/968672)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-referring-to-a-married-woman/968672 "2022-07-29T15:26:20Z")
Many years ago (according to my vintage copy of Emily Post’s book) a woman who was married or widowed was properly referred to as Mrs. Husband-First-Name Husband-Last-Name. So the woman currently married to John Smith w… --- ## [Is Attenuating Fear Part Of A Leader’s Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-attenuating-fear-part-of-a-leader-s-job/968662)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-attenuating-fear-part-of-a-leader-s-job/968662 "2022-07-29T15:03:22Z")
There is a recent book out that discusses traits that make exceptional leaders. Although well written, it is similar to many business and psychology offerings. The exception is it discusses fear at some length, which I… --- ## [Was I wrong to ask for my money back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-wrong-to-ask-for-my-money-back/968374)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-wrong-to-ask-for-my-money-back/968374 "2022-07-29T12:48:01Z")
The family and I just spent a couple of weeks with my brother in the US. With kids, there were eight of us total (more when our parents were visiting), and we ate out a lot and did lots of activities. My brother and I ha… --- ## [Incredibly common products which the store clerk never heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-common-products-which-the-store-clerk-never-heard-of/951225)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 680\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-common-products-which-the-store-clerk-never-heard-of/951225 "2022-07-29T11:33:06Z")
Inspired by this. I was in a Macy’s men’s department looking for a polo-style shirt. The employee had heard of the Polo brand; in fact there was a whole Ralph Lauren section, but no actual classic-style polo shirts for … --- ## [Can I use pictures of buildings on postcards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-pictures-of-buildings-on-postcards/968643)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-pictures-of-buildings-on-postcards/968643 "2022-07-29T02:34:24Z")
I’ve been getting into photography, and someone suggested taking some in my hometown and selling them on postcards (up till now I’ve just been doing outdoor pictures). If I take a picture of, say, Joe’s Diner and sell it… --- ## [iPhone question: How do I get only one contact displayed at top of my text messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-question-how-do-i-get-only-one-contact-displayed-at-top-of-my-text-messages/968742)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-question-how-do-i-get-only-one-contact-displayed-at-top-of-my-text-messages/968742 "2022-07-29T02:27:30Z")
I’ve got a pic of Mrs Piper showing when I open my text program on my iphone. That’s how I want it. (A delightful pic of her in her court waistcoat with an ice cream cone I bought her after a good day in court.) Until … --- ## [Actors/Actresses whose looks changed drastically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whose-looks-changed-drastically/922813)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whose-looks-changed-drastically/922813 "2022-07-29T01:44:41Z")
I was recently re-watching Newsradio and it struck me how much both Dave Foley and Joe Rogan’s looks have changed since the series (and since Kids in the Hall, but Dave pretty much looked the same in KITH and Newsradio).… --- ## [Which actor has played the most radically different real life roles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-has-played-the-most-radically-different-real-life-roles/968692)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-has-played-the-most-radically-different-real-life-roles/968692 "2022-07-29T00:44:38Z")
So which actor has played two of the most radically different historical real life characters? Defining difference in whichever way you want, physical difference, personality, politics, ethics… I’d say Gary Oldman for p… --- ## [Recommend a book about integrity from this list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-about-integrity-from-this-list/966674)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-about-integrity-from-this-list/966674 "2022-07-29T00:37:02Z")
My school is asking all of the students to read a book over the summer about personal integrity, with a list of suggestions (students can pick a book not on the list, but should be prepared to defend how it represents in… --- ## [Let's talk about cozy mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-cozy-mysteries/944806)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-cozy-mysteries/944806 "2022-07-29T00:21:52Z")
I have been a fan of cozy mysteries for a long time. I started with Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Miss Marple and went from there. I don’t know if this exactly fits the bill, but I loved Dorothy Gilman’s Mrs. Pollifax s… --- ## [Ask the woman with Meniere's disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-menieres-disease/221364)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-menieres-disease/221364 "2022-07-28T22:27:58Z")
Well, ask away. I’m home over winter break, and I’m not going anywhere any time soon. --- ## [Name pairs with reverse compounds (e.g., Dorothy and Theodore)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pairs-with-reverse-compounds-e-g-dorothy-and-theodore/968572)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-pairs-with-reverse-compounds-e-g-dorothy-and-theodore/968572 "2022-07-28T21:38:40Z")
The names Dorothy and Theodore are both derived from the Greek words δῶρον, meaning “gift”, and θεός, meaning “god”. The only difference, etymologically, is that in Dorothy, the order is δῶρον + θεός, whereas in Theodor… --- ## [Do you use a different accent or dialect, depending on who you speak to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-different-accent-or-dialect-depending-on-who-you-speak-to/964016)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-different-accent-or-dialect-depending-on-who-you-speak-to/964016 "2022-07-28T20:16:32Z")
I have run into various instances where someone speaks with a different accent or in a different dialect, depending on who one is speaking with, or alternatively, has affected a more neutral accent or dialect in order fo… --- ## [What's GMOD? (horror game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-gmod-horror-game/968625)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-gmod-horror-game/968625 "2022-07-28T18:44:30Z")
I’ve seen a couple of different examples on YouTube, but the theme is the same: a scary looking face (basically a large 2-D cutout) is chasing you and if it catches you you’re dead. A few questions: Is this an applicati… --- ## [National Public Radio and you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-public-radio-and-you/966107)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-public-radio-and-you/966107 "2022-07-28T18:41:36Z")
Do you listen to NPR? If so, what specific programs do you love (or loath)? What other countries have something equivalent? (Here’s the Wikipedia entry, if you are unfamiliar with the thing.) Michigan radio, our local p… --- ## [Question about ADA and service animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ada-and-service-animals/968552)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ada-and-service-animals/968552 "2022-07-28T18:31:42Z")
My wife and I are planning a couple days away, we are planning on visiting the east side of Mt. St. Helens and the Ape Caves. A friend of my wife and her husband would like to join us which would be more than okay with u… --- ## [How should websites charge for access and how much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-websites-charge-for-access-and-how-much/968664)
**Author:** [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-websites-charge-for-access-and-how-much/968664 "2022-07-28T18:09:39Z")
Or how much are you willing to pay? I am thinking about the local newspaper. Mine suggests $60 per year as a donation. Or you can read for free-mostly. NYT did a $4 per quarter offer that I signed up for because Redd… --- ## [Vice President candidates that had an effect on the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-president-candidates-that-had-an-effect-on-the-election/968334)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-president-candidates-that-had-an-effect-on-the-election/968334 "2022-07-28T17:43:06Z")
In presidential elections during my lifetime much has been made of vice presidential candidates and their effect on the election. The first presidential election I can remember was in 1960, JFK vs Nixon. I was only a ch… --- ## [HVAC troubleshooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-troubleshooting/968222)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-troubleshooting/968222 "2022-07-28T17:39:03Z")
Howdy gang, hope everyone is well. I’m going to hire an HVAC guy to come check our system, but I was hoping I could get ahead on troubleshooting and get ahead of any issues. We recently moved into a late 80s home and … --- ## [2001 EVA pod arms - do they make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-eva-pod-arms-do-they-make-sense/968693)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2001-eva-pod-arms-do-they-make-sense/968693 "2022-07-28T17:19:38Z")
The Kubrick movie 2001prominently features the iconic EVA pod with its double-grippered manipulator arms. They look cool/menacing, but do they make sense mechanically? Here are some still shots of the pod arms: … --- ## [Can every animal get cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-every-animal-get-cancer/968680)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-every-animal-get-cancer/968680 "2022-07-28T17:18:41Z")
How about insects? What is the smallest organism that can get cancer? --- ## [Can a rain barrel solve my problem? And if not, what's my best option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624 "2022-07-28T16:57:46Z")
I have a downspout that empties into the small space between my house and detached garage. There’s a fence running across this space, maybe 12 feet long with a gate in the middle. On one side of the fence is my driveway,… --- ## [The American Coup Fallout thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 683\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-coup-fallout-thread/931029 "2022-07-28T16:31:15Z")
Since the actual coup is over, this is the thread to discuss the fallout from the coup attempt of 1.6.2021 (well, it started earlier, but that’s the date history will remember). Trials of Insurrectionists, bills passed a… --- ## [Possession of stolen property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possession-of-stolen-property/968143)
**Author:** [@Jingleheimer-Schmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jingleheimer-Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possession-of-stolen-property/968143 "2022-07-28T15:57:10Z")
I was watching a clip of Live PD on YouTube, and they arrested someone for possession of stolen property despite no indication that the person was aware that the property was stolen. (I recall this aspect precisely, but … --- ## [Man Wards off Emus with Pool Noodles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wards-off-emus-with-pool-noodles/966236)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wards-off-emus-with-pool-noodles/966236 "2022-07-28T15:11:23Z")
I so very much want to see this turned into one of those “LIMU Emus” commercials https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/06/14/emu-pool-noodle-deterrent-moos-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/ --- ## [Third political party, Forward, being formed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-political-party-forward-being-formed/968720)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-political-party-forward-being-formed/968720 "2022-07-28T14:56:23Z")
The merger involves the Renew America Movement, formed in 2021 by dozens of former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Donald Trump; the Forward Party, fo… --- ## [Obi Wan Kenobi series to start filming in March, {Now showing as of June 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 398\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obi-wan-kenobi-series-to-start-filming-in-march-now-showing-as-of-june-2022/922748 "2022-07-28T13:16:03Z")
I hope they have at least one Jar Jar scene so some people’s heads explode --- ## [Father Solanus Casey Was A Living Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint/968492)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-solanus-casey-was-a-living-saint/968492 "2022-07-28T12:36:13Z")
I don’t know if any of you non Catholics can know or relate, or even any of you Catholics in this day and age. But supposedly every now and then, there comes along a person in the RC church who is a living saint. St. Ant… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1059&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1061&state=watching)