# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1073&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1074 --- ## [How did you come to leave home as a young person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-come-to-leave-home-as-a-young-person/967267)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-come-to-leave-home-as-a-young-person/967267 "2022-07-15T16:10:05Z")
If you did, that is. I’m thinking of a young-ish adult moving out of wherever they consider to be their familial/parental home into their own place (alone or with other/s) and establishing your own household. Not just g… --- ## [Question about Cheating for current Pokemon Go players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cheating-for-current-pokemon-go-players/967948)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-cheating-for-current-pokemon-go-players/967948 "2022-07-15T15:45:15Z")
tl/dr: Has Niantic specifically stated exactly why some of the things they have said are cheating, and am I going to get banned for having a second account, among other things? Niantic has announced recently that they a… --- ## [Different magazines with the same cover at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-magazines-with-the-same-cover-at-the-same-time/968004)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-magazines-with-the-same-cover-at-the-same-time/968004 "2022-07-15T15:06:45Z")
Magazines generally try to have covers that are attention grabbing (so that you’ll grab and buy the issue) and unique (so that they won’t be mistaken for another magazine). But sometimes magazines end up ion the newsstan… --- ## [Trying to remember a comedian's name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-comedians-name/967981)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-comedians-name/967981 "2022-07-15T14:52:59Z")
He was active in the late 60s and 70s. Moon face, dark curly hair, big walrus mustache. I remember the routine he did with another guy where he was an automaton on a subway platform who would talk and give advice for c… --- ## [Google Photos question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-photos-question/967456 "2022-07-15T13:42:36Z")
I have a Google account, and the Google Photos app on my phone. But I’ve never really grasped how to make it work efficiently. I’ll start with a basic question: I just took a photo with my phone. I see it in the Google … --- ## [Is there a gift/game card site that dosent need a cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gift-game-card-site-that-dosent-need-a-cell-phone/967994)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gift-game-card-site-that-dosent-need-a-cell-phone/967994 "2022-07-15T10:12:57Z")
ok I dont have a cell phone and wanted to buy someone a pc game but all the places like g2a and such needs a cell phone to send verification Is there a site that still just needs email ? thanks --- ## [When I hear the song (blank) it makes me think of (blank)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-hear-the-song-blank-it-makes-me-think-of-blank/967834)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-hear-the-song-blank-it-makes-me-think-of-blank/967834 "2022-07-15T08:46:24Z")
So, I’m at the doctor’s office this morning, waiting to get my COVID booster. The radio in the waiting room starts playing “Funky Town” by Lipps, Inc. Every time I hear that song, it makes me think of the “Malcolm In The… --- ## [If Trump is indicted by the DOJ, would he testify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-indicted-by-the-doj-would-he-testify/967951)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-indicted-by-the-doj-would-he-testify/967951 "2022-07-15T08:15:26Z")
If indicted for actions around January 6, it seems likely that Trump’s team would use the defense of “Trump held a genuine belief that the election was stolen.” Somehow, this would make up for all of the chaos that ensu… --- ## [Removing sunscreen stains (and scratches) from car paint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-sunscreen-stains-and-scratches-from-car-paint/967653)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-sunscreen-stains-and-scratches-from-car-paint/967653 "2022-07-15T08:06:24Z")
I’ve got a now one-year-old Toyota and with the summer here my adolescents managed to get sunscreen handprints on the doors. Normal cleaning doesn’t work and I tried a suggestion I found online about using an ordinary er… --- ## [Impressions Anyone? Cam of Walking In New York City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressions-anyone-cam-of-walking-in-new-york-city/967779)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressions-anyone-cam-of-walking-in-new-york-city/967779 "2022-07-15T06:06:23Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4WeAR7tctA So what are your impressions after watching this for a few minutes? For example the first thing which struck me was that I had thought from reading the media that New York Ci… --- ## [Advice needed: parking in Jersey, staying in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-parking-in-jersey-staying-in-nyc/967886)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-parking-in-jersey-staying-in-nyc/967886 "2022-07-15T04:32:51Z")
I am brining my daughter to New York City for a few days in August. We are driving down from Toronto, and staying in Manhattan, but I’d rather not drive IN to Manhattan (which I’ve done before and was not super pleasant… --- ## [You Tube Narration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-narration/967938)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-narration/967938 "2022-07-15T02:28:30Z")
What is with the computer generated vaguely English accent on some of the 'Unsolved Mysteries’ videos? I know it is generated because it makes pronunciation errors on some words - words I know that my British friends hav… --- ## [Carpenters, woodworkers, handymen: most durable finish for exterior threshold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-woodworkers-handymen-most-durable-finish-for-exterior-threshold/967917)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carpenters-woodworkers-handymen-most-durable-finish-for-exterior-threshold/967917 "2022-07-15T00:59:39Z")
I’m replacing an old painted wooden threshold on our front door with a new oak one, and looking at finishes that will keep it from chipping and wearing away like the old one has. But many of the polyurethane finishes int… --- ## [Bubble ball bull games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-ball-bull-games/967954)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubble-ball-bull-games/967954 "2022-07-14T23:31:33Z")
This rodeo event has been around for some years and the fools keep coming forward for their chance to win a few hundred bucks if they outrun a BULL while wearing a bubble ball. Are they fucking nuts, and the crowd is la… --- ## [Circadian Medicine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circadian-medicine/967911)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circadian-medicine/967911 "2022-07-14T23:09:51Z")
I’m kind of fascinated by this article in the New York Times Magazine. Everyone knows that the body has a sleep/wake cycle regulated by ambient light and hormones like melatonin. This article discusses newer research s… --- ## [Is it "Summer" in Australia right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-summer-in-australia-right-now/567467)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-summer-in-australia-right-now/567467 "2022-07-14T22:43:56Z")
Or is it just warm in the Winter? In other words, does the actual name of the season change when you cross the equator? --- ## [Math for a baseball spaceship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-for-a-baseball-spaceship/967738)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-for-a-baseball-spaceship/967738 "2022-07-14T22:39:33Z")
As a mental exercise, I created the following specific scenario: Your spaceship, which is out in space traveling at some unspecified speed, has a dry weight mass of 12 tons (12000Kg). It is loaded with a million America… --- ## [Supplement ratio oddity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supplement-ratio-oddity/967826)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supplement-ratio-oddity/967826 "2022-07-14T22:37:05Z")
Per doctor’s instructions, I’m taking a calcium / vitamin D supplement. Weirdly, the supplement contains 125% of my vitamin D requirement (1000 IU) - but only HALF of my calcium requirement. Why wouldn’t they try to pr… --- ## [How are the Dresden books nowadays? No spoilers, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-dresden-books-nowadays-no-spoilers-please/967839)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-dresden-books-nowadays-no-spoilers-please/967839 "2022-07-14T22:37:02Z")
I dropped off after Skin Game, which was pretty good, Dead Beat and Fool Moon. I’ve heard he hasn’t gotten any better at female characters. How are the more recent ones? --- ## [What do you recall about President Obama’s ascent to the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-recall-about-president-obama-s-ascent-to-the-white-house/967873)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-recall-about-president-obama-s-ascent-to-the-white-house/967873 "2022-07-14T20:44:10Z")
I wasn’t engaged in politics at all until Scumbag # 1 threaded the needle of the Republican primary in 2016. I documented in another thread a couple of years ago, how I wasn’t paying TOO much attention leading up to the… --- ## [Speaking of illegal immigration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-illegal-immigration/967966)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-illegal-immigration/967966 "2022-07-14T19:33:46Z")
What would happen to a US citizen who snuck into Mexico, and decided to stay a while? I could exist there indefinitely if I had access to an ATM. If I went off the beaten path, would I ever be challenged? And if they cau… --- ## [Iran on the verge of Nuclear Weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-weapons/967960 "2022-07-14T18:56:06Z")
I haven’t seen any threads about this recently, but I heard a report on NPR this morning, so I thought I’d put something up. Here’s some cause for concern. We can thank Trump for derailing the Iran Treaty, which he was… --- ## [X-rated films of the late 1960s , or R-rated after X denoted porno films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rated-films-of-the-late-1960s-or-r-rated-after-x-denoted-porno-films/967776)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rated-films-of-the-late-1960s-or-r-rated-after-x-denoted-porno-films/967776 "2022-07-14T18:19:53Z")
I’m writing an article about those films of the late 60s and early 70s that featured explicit (or very suggestive) sex scenes, where actors were at least partially nude but totally and plainly engaged in sex acts on scre… --- ## [Why do you admire astronauts (if you do)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-admire-astronauts-if-you-do/966571)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-admire-astronauts-if-you-do/966571 "2022-07-14T15:56:04Z")
Inspired by the “national treasure” thread, in which several Americans identified the Apollo astronauts as major national heroes. I didn’t want to threadshit, and I certainly don’t have anything in particular against ast… --- ## [How does a Horseshoe Crab find the Water after Breeding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-horseshoe-crab-find-the-water-after-breeding/967877)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-horseshoe-crab-find-the-water-after-breeding/967877 "2022-07-14T15:49:30Z")
This year my family and I were able to visit New Jersey during Horseshoe Crab breeding season. To breed, the males attach themselves to the back of a female, and the female crawls out of the ocean at high tide onto the b… --- ## [Divorce and Obituaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-obituaries/967491)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-and-obituaries/967491 "2022-07-14T14:36:14Z")
A friend has just passed away. He and I shared a hobby with others over decades. His obituary was extensive and well thought out. Mentioned his upbringing, his college education which he did not complete. A job where… --- ## [What was the most anachronistic thing you've seen in a fictional work that wasn't intentional or an accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-anachronistic-thing-youve-seen-in-a-fictional-work-that-wasnt-intentional-or-an-accident/953956)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-anachronistic-thing-youve-seen-in-a-fictional-work-that-wasnt-intentional-or-an-accident/953956 "2022-07-14T13:58:16Z")
Barring stuff like Blazing Saddles where all the anachronisms are a joke, or something that was unavoidably left in by mistake like seeing airplane contrails in a work set in the Middle Ages, or something where that was … --- ## [Atari is 50 years old - what have you liked about them? what did they do wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-is-50-years-old-what-have-you-liked-about-them-what-did-they-do-wrong/967137)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atari-is-50-years-old-what-have-you-liked-about-them-what-did-they-do-wrong/967137 "2022-07-14T13:53:37Z")
50 years as a brand, but it’s not the same company, I don’t think. Anyone have fond memories of Atari games throughout their 50 year memory? I do and will share below. Also, how the heck did they mess up so bad that the… --- ## [Academics And Writers Of The SDMB: Do You Remember The First Time You Were Cited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academics-and-writers-of-the-sdmb-do-you-remember-the-first-time-you-were-cited/967784)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academics-and-writers-of-the-sdmb-do-you-remember-the-first-time-you-were-cited/967784 "2022-07-14T13:30:31Z")
I got cited today! I’m not an academic and have published no academic papers (I doubt anything I wrote as an undergrad was groundbreaking), but I am a low-rent news writer for an E-list website. And today, a C-list websi… --- ## [I Am VERY Patient With Technology. Can Anyone Else Relate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-very-patient-with-technology-can-anyone-else-relate/967857)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-very-patient-with-technology-can-anyone-else-relate/967857 "2022-07-14T12:48:08Z")
Because I do really wonder if I am alone. I’ll give an example. My father and I got a CD player about twenty years ago. We had a choice between the deluxe one and the somewhat cheaper one. We could’ve easily gotten the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1072&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1074&state=watching)