# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1071&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1072 --- ## [Compressed powder laundry discs (U.S.) ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressed-powder-laundry-discs-u-s-id/968103)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressed-powder-laundry-discs-u-s-id/968103 "2022-07-17T18:48:52Z")
In the '70s, we’d sometimes used laundry detergent in the form of compressed powder discs about three inches in diameter and an inch or so thick. They were easier to use than a heavy box of powder and a measuring cup (w… --- ## [The Stammering Method of Acting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stammering-method-of-acting/968071)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stammering-method-of-acting/968071 "2022-07-17T18:06:24Z")
Watching an old ep of Colombo, with Roddy McDowell as the murderer, I’m reminded how much better of an actor he was prepuberty. In adulthood he lost all trace of naturalness and joined the school of acting that equated m… --- ## [Help me understand Red 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-red-5/968019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-red-5/968019 "2022-07-17T16:09:19Z")
Sorry, probably a stupid question since I’m not well versed in that universe but… What are/is the Red 5? Was Luke a Red 5? Was Yoda? --- ## [Another "old doggie nearing the end" thread (long) (and sad): update, dog has died (07-14-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-doggie-nearing-the-end-thread-long-and-sad-update-dog-has-died-07-14-22/959907)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-old-doggie-nearing-the-end-thread-long-and-sad-update-dog-has-died-07-14-22/959907 "2022-07-17T15:56:09Z")
My Sweetie is 16 and the time is coming soon. I’ve done this Quality of Life Scale for Pets online calculator a couple of times over the past few weeks. On a scale of 8 to 80, I get 46. Here she is in better times. … --- ## [Combining animation and python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-animation-and-python/968087)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-animation-and-python/968087 "2022-07-17T14:56:56Z")
I want to make a few videos that combing animation and the math library in python. Think of something like a video showing the equation 3x - 2y = 12 (animation) plotting the intercepts (python) drawing the line (pyth… --- ## [GoGuardian is spying on children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goguardian-is-spying-on-children/953722)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goguardian-is-spying-on-children/953722 "2022-07-17T14:07:47Z")
Some schools are putting GoGuardian software on the computers students use – and more. A brief description: “GoGuardian products allow teachers and administrators to view and snapshot students’ computer screens, clos… --- ## [Potato Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-pie/967993)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-pie/967993 "2022-07-17T13:51:40Z")
I wasn’t really sure where this one should go. MPSIMS seemed to make a little sense. Anyways, I have a question to go with it. So Cafe it is. As I’ve said before, I love variations on a theme, always did. And I discover… --- ## [White Castle sugar roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-sugar-roll/967425)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-sugar-roll/967425 "2022-07-17T13:36:42Z")
I’m watching a show and it highlighting White Castle. On an old menu, hamburgers were 5 cents and a “suger roll” was 7 cents. What is a sugar roll and why was it more expensive than a hamburger? --- ## [What's the intention of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-intention-of-whats-so-funny-bout-peace-love-and-understanding/964622)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-intention-of-whats-so-funny-bout-peace-love-and-understanding/964622 "2022-07-17T12:34:33Z")
I love this song. I think it’s the best thing both Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello have ever done, the best song Lowe has ever written and produced (for EC), and the best recording EC and the Attractions have ever made. But… --- ## [Portland:Oregon or Maine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-oregon-or-maine/672472)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-oregon-or-maine/672472 "2022-07-17T09:40:09Z")
Simple question. Oh if you post, make sure you note your location. --- ## [Compound W](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compound-w/967963)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compound-w/967963 "2022-07-17T01:58:20Z")
Several years ago I discovered a small, smooth, flesh-coloured bump on a finger. I assumed it was a callus and trimmed it with clippers. It came back. Eventually I showed it to my PCP (a nurse practitioner), who said … --- ## [Could a big enough telescope “see” the Big Bang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-big-enough-telescope-see-the-big-bang/967825)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-big-enough-telescope-see-the-big-bang/967825 "2022-07-17T00:57:51Z")
Inspired by the JWST images, could such a telescope be theoretically be made? I recall College physics that said the universe was opaque for the first few hundred thousands years post Big Bang so, I would have thought, n… --- ## [Long-lost episode of Sesame Street found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-lost-episode-of-sesame-street-found/966867)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-lost-episode-of-sesame-street-found/966867 "2022-07-17T00:32:10Z")
A banned episode of Sesame Street from the 70s featuring the Wicked Witch of the West from Wizard of Oz was found. The episode was only shown once before being banned for being “too scary” for kids. --- ## [Be careful out there. Fireworks mishaps 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-out-there-fireworks-mishaps-2022-edition/967393)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-careful-out-there-fireworks-mishaps-2022-edition/967393 "2022-07-17T00:28:54Z")
It’s that time of year when folks celebrate America by injuring themselves or their friends. Or worse, some will even die. I loved fireworks as a kid. But somehow the joy of watching things blow up has lost all its char… --- ## [Do non-Americans prefer lower-scoring game outcomes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-non-americans-prefer-lower-scoring-game-outcomes/967270)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-non-americans-prefer-lower-scoring-game-outcomes/967270 "2022-07-16T22:06:36Z")
Many years ago, I took soccer as a PE elective in college (in New York,) and the coach told us that Americans generally prefer high-scoring games for entertainment’s sake (i.e., would prefer soccer games have scores of 4… --- ## [Is this what High Definition TV looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-what-high-definition-tv-looks-like/968033)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-what-high-definition-tv-looks-like/968033 "2022-07-16T21:23:49Z")
I am awake most of the night and sometimes I am channel surfing tv shows. The other night I came across an episode of ‘House’ - the picture was really stretched out across the screen, and it was very sharp and clear. N… --- ## [Traveling with a 14 year old. Any ID needed for TSA? (Need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-with-a-14-year-old-any-id-needed-for-tsa-need-answer-kinda-fast/968050)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-with-a-14-year-old-any-id-needed-for-tsa-need-answer-kinda-fast/968050 "2022-07-16T18:58:11Z")
We are taking our 14 year granddaughter with us on vacation later today. Will she need any kind of ID for going through the TSA check point? I looked at the TSA website and all I could find was that children 13 or older … --- ## [Small SUV with "cross" in the name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-suv-with-cross-in-the-name/968053)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-suv-with-cross-in-the-name/968053 "2022-07-16T18:41:02Z")
I saw two of them yesterday. A small SUV that has an open rear deck like a mini-pickup truck. The name is embossed on the tailgate but is not real high relief and is monotone so all I could make out is the end of the nam… --- ## [Reports from Trump Country/Hooterville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-from-trump-country-hooterville/967672)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-from-trump-country-hooterville/967672 "2022-07-16T18:15:40Z")
Over the last few years, large numbers of Trump bumper stickers, hats & suchlike were seen, here in Middle Tennessee. This is changing. They are becoming quite scarce. The local flea markets were overrun with Trumpist… --- ## [Why Those Bizarre BUICK Adverts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-those-bizarre-buick-adverts/144101)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-those-bizarre-buick-adverts/144101 "2022-07-16T18:11:06Z")
Ok, I know that the late Harley Earle was a talented designer of cars…those “portholes” on the side of Buick cars (and the tailfins of the 1950’s) were part of his legacy. But why is GM resurrecting him (two tone shoes a… --- ## [Trouble with Gmail account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-gmail-account/968054)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-gmail-account/968054 "2022-07-16T18:03:36Z")
How do I get into my Gmail account. I know my password from a gazillion years ago. The problem is my original phone number assc. with the account, is no more. They want to send me a code but they will not send it to my … --- ## [I give up -- what happens when you get a group of Introverted Dogs together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up-what-happens-when-you-get-a-group-of-introverted-dogs-together/968005)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-give-up-what-happens-when-you-get-a-group-of-introverted-dogs-together/968005 "2022-07-16T17:59:28Z")
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/07/13/introverted-dogs-meet-up-dog-park-jeanne-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wacky-world-of-jeanne-moos/ --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-13/946931)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 982\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-13/946931 "2022-07-16T17:53:23Z")
12 years down, can you believe it? Hopefully we have a more normal season this time around. Please be sure to read below because we have a lot of housekeeping with the changes in the NFL scheduling. League datesPreseaso… --- ## [Do new cars really lose value as soon as you leave the lot? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-new-cars-really-lose-value-as-soon-as-you-leave-the-lot-why/967508)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-new-cars-really-lose-value-as-soon-as-you-leave-the-lot-why/967508 "2022-07-16T17:39:31Z")
I’ve long heard it said that cars lose a significant portion of their value in the first year, which has sometimes been described as starkly as “cars lose X% as soon as you drive them off the lot.” Is this really true? … --- ## [How to: create a post on Facebook using my tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965 "2022-07-16T17:32:21Z")
Hey smart people, I would like to send CNN articles to my Facebook friends, but the articles never have the Facebook icon. I know about copying small items, clicking on Mail, copying the URL and copying that to the Creat… --- ## [How do they make contour maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-contour-maps/967968)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-contour-maps/967968 "2022-07-16T17:09:25Z")
I’ve used some contour maps recently for hiking and notice that they are pretty comprehensive. You don’t see areas marked “Elevation not available.” How do they collect such a massive amount of information, especially fo… --- ## [Opposition to the wall - moral, financial, practical, or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-the-wall-moral-financial-practical-or-otherwise/828420)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-the-wall-moral-financial-practical-or-otherwise/828420 "2022-07-16T14:43:44Z")
I don’t see how the objection to the wall can be framed in purely financial terms - although $5 billion sounds like a lot, it is tiny compared to the federal budget (indeed, the government was shut down for 32 days and t… --- ## [What are your thoughts on Tik Tok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-tik-tok/949909)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-tik-tok/949909 "2022-07-16T14:07:22Z")
Generational Zoomer here. I love swiping for DIYs on Tik Tok. --- ## [Pet Peeve -- Big Underground Monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-big-underground-monsters/967943)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-peeve-big-underground-monsters/967943 "2022-07-16T14:05:04Z")
I realize that this is a classic image – the giant monster from beneath the ground, often a dragon or something. That it’s from a dark and shadowy underground lair just adds to the aura. Where would The Hobbit be without… --- ## [Can the secret service charged with protecting Trump arrest him? (and how could it happen))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-secret-service-charged-with-protecting-trump-arrest-him-and-how-could-it-happen/967973)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-secret-service-charged-with-protecting-trump-arrest-him-and-how-could-it-happen/967973 "2022-07-16T08:58:05Z")
If it seems like Trump committed an offense that warrants being arrested is there any way that the secret service charged with protecting him would be the ones to arrest him? And if so how would such an order come down?… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1070&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1072&state=tracking)