# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1081&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1082 --- ## [What's the easiest and cheapest way to get an older HDTV to stream TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-and-cheapest-way-to-get-an-older-hdtv-to-stream-tv/967441)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-easiest-and-cheapest-way-to-get-an-older-hdtv-to-stream-tv/967441 "2022-07-06T14:12:44Z")
I have an ancient 20 inch HDTV I found in the back of a closet. It still works but lacks the remote and when I tried to get it to work on an antenna the HDTV claims it needs “authorization” or whatever. I want to mount i… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Comatose mistaken ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-comatose-mistaken-ideas/965984 "2022-07-06T12:13:35Z")
Yesterday, early AM, I woke up in a semi-coma, semi-aware, thoroughly confused state. I was alone in a pale blue room with a bright light to my left. I lay there trying to fathom what this was. My hands were bound. I he… --- ## [Archaic Beverages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-beverages/967329)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-beverages/967329 "2022-07-06T11:09:51Z")
A while back, I was buying a fountain pop at a convenience store. They had run out of ice, so I took the liberty of adding a small amount of cold slushee. It occurred to me that ice cream would also work. And that it … --- ## [Why does one seem to get less "bathroom warning" at home than in public? (Possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-one-seem-to-get-less-bathroom-warning-at-home-than-in-public-possible-tmi/967430)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-one-seem-to-get-less-bathroom-warning-at-home-than-in-public-possible-tmi/967430 "2022-07-06T10:39:42Z")
I’m not sure if this is really a Factual Question or not, but it seems to be the case for me. Is it just me, or other people, too? At home, my body gives me a mere minute’s warning sometimes that I need to go to the re… --- ## [Feature suggestion about Topic muting/ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-suggestion-about-topic-muting-ignore/966938)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-suggestion-about-topic-muting-ignore/966938 "2022-07-06T10:25:23Z")
It would be nice if you could also Mute a Topic for a certain period of time, like if you know you’re getting a bit too upset and need to cool down, just like with the poster Ignore feature. This may have been brought u… --- ## [Google Drive question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-drive-question/967472)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-drive-question/967472 "2022-07-06T07:07:25Z")
I have Google Drive and have paid for extra storage. I shared a folder on my account so someone I work with can put files in there. They are telling me that when they plop files in that shared folder they lose space on… --- ## [Economics Question: Is it correct to equate 'opportunity costs' with 'margin costs' or even 'marginal rate of substitution'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-question-is-it-correct-to-equate-opportunity-costs-with-margin-costs-or-even-marginal-rate-of-substitution/967326)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-question-is-it-correct-to-equate-opportunity-costs-with-margin-costs-or-even-marginal-rate-of-substitution/967326 "2022-07-06T06:21:24Z")
I have seen opportunity costs followed by either ‘margin costs’ or even ‘marginal rate of substitution’ in parenthesesn ie. equated Is it correct to equate ‘opportunity costs’ with ‘margin costs’ or even ‘marginal rate … --- ## [What is this hand signal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-hand-signal/967450)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-hand-signal/967450 "2022-07-06T05:32:08Z")
I’ve seen it used as a sign of encouragement: pinkie finger and forefinger up, thumb holding down the index finger and ring finger. It’s not the Shaka sign, with thumb and pinkie finger up. --- ## [“The (Camp) Ritchie Boys”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-camp-ritchie-boys/967368)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-camp-ritchie-boys/967368 "2022-07-06T01:00:36Z")
Not usually moved by the content of 60 Minutes, but was fascinated by “The Ritchie Boys”, shown tonight, a group of a few hundred soldiers embedded in US WW2 army units who went through training in Maryland - and played … --- ## [Is it racist to call someone from Turkey a Turk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-call-someone-from-turkey-a-turk/967358)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-call-someone-from-turkey-a-turk/967358 "2022-07-06T00:02:14Z")
My mom and a neighborhood group are writing a song for a July 4th celebration and in it they refer to Dr. Oz as “the Turk.” It sounds a little off or racist to me, but perhaps I’m seeing something that isn’t there? --- ## ["My Old Man"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-man/967349)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-man/967349 "2022-07-05T23:46:42Z")
"My old man’s a cotton-pickin’, finger-lickin’ chicken plucker. Next lines, boomers - --- ## [Open Sunday to Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-sunday-to-saturday/967460)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-sunday-to-saturday/967460 "2022-07-05T23:28:10Z")
Hi SD, I saw a sign yesterday saying “Pool is open from 12 PM - 7 PM, Sunday to Saturday”. Why don’t they just say 24/7? “Every Day” is a good choice of words. Am I supposed to intuit something educational from this “… --- ## [Highland Park shooter's tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highland-park-shooters-tattoo/967482)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highland-park-shooters-tattoo/967482 "2022-07-05T22:55:32Z")
(I tried to embed the image but Discourse wouldn’t let me. You can easily find it online.) The Highland Park shooter has a tattoo below his right eye. It resembles a tally of 5 sort of – where you make 4 vertical line… --- ## [Is there a symbol for the microsoft Windows Key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-symbol-for-the-microsoft-windows-key/591472)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-symbol-for-the-microsoft-windows-key/591472 "2022-07-05T21:27:07Z")
I’m writing documentation, and I want to include that key on a Microsoft box’s keyboard ,that’s usually in the lowest row, with the Windows logo on it. Is there a symbol for it? Or any easy way to get it in a document? --- ## [Cleveland Indians considering a name change \[Edit: It's "Guardians"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-indians-considering-a-name-change-edit-its-guardians/914323)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleveland-indians-considering-a-name-change-edit-its-guardians/914323 "2022-07-05T19:57:27Z")
Seems to be a new story: Good. --- ## [We're On the Opposite Side of the Sun From Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun-from-christmas/966823)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun-from-christmas/966823 "2022-07-05T19:46:55Z")
As any of you who know by now must know, I am literally fascinated by otherwise mundane things. I think I’ve always been that way. Anyway, did you know as I write this, we are on the far opposite side of the Sun from Ch… --- ## [If A Party Dies During Civil Litigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-party-dies-during-civil-litigation/967405)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-party-dies-during-civil-litigation/967405 "2022-07-05T19:38:54Z")
Let’s say that A sues B in civil court for \[insert reason here\]. During the trial, A dies. Does the case just go on without her, with her estate set to recover any damages? If B dies, does the case continue with his esta… --- ## [It Came from Outer Space -- The Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-outer-space-the-musical/967469)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-outer-space-the-musical/967469 "2022-07-05T18:43:29Z")
No joke here. There really IS a musical version of It Came from Outer Space, and it’s playing right now (June-July 2022) at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. If I was there, I’d go I recently watched the film in 3D – I… --- ## [I Had An Absinthe Martini Last Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-absinthe-martini-last-night/967340)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-absinthe-martini-last-night/967340 "2022-07-05T18:03:50Z")
I already shared this on Facebook, so I might as well share it here too. I had an Absinthe Martini last night. A couple of things I love about that photo. I had it in the candle holder that they used as a bar glass, in S… --- ## [Reptilian Dietary Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dietary-question/967461)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reptilian-dietary-question/967461 "2022-07-05T17:57:11Z")
Reptiles and other animals that swallow prey hold. Have they evolved to have a dietary requirement for the contents of their preys stomach and intestinal contents? I have a reason for asking, trying to develop a line of … --- ## [Looking for load-bearing plastic blocks (cheap)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-load-bearing-plastic-blocks-cheap/967347)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-load-bearing-plastic-blocks-cheap/967347 "2022-07-05T17:48:20Z")
I’m thinking of using some wooden planks that I already have to build some bookshelves. Remember in college when you’d use concrete blocks and boards to build shelves? That’s what I want to do, but I don’t want to use … --- ## [Words or phrases you used as a young person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-used-as-a-young-person/388925)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-you-used-as-a-young-person/388925 "2022-07-05T17:47:29Z")
What words or phrases were in your youthful lexicon? Awesome – Very good Bitchin – Very good Bite the big cookie – Die Boff – Have sex with Chuck you, Farley – A general dismissal Cream – 1. To beat soundly (‘We cr… --- ## [Botticelli - June 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2022/965380)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2022/965380 "2022-07-05T17:40:46Z")
Starting the new month a few days early. I am B --- ## [Is the universe old or young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-universe-old-or-young/963334)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-universe-old-or-young/963334 "2022-07-05T16:41:48Z")
Obviously the answer to this question is “We don’t know”. But where’s the fun in that?! We may as well speculate. The universe is old The formation of new galaxies peaked billions of years ago. And star formation seem… --- ## [Getting a gas dryer connected -- all done, but no heat (dryer is mechanically fine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-gas-dryer-connected-all-done-but-no-heat-dryer-is-mechanically-fine/966860)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-gas-dryer-connected-all-done-but-no-heat-dryer-is-mechanically-fine/966860 "2022-07-05T16:16:09Z")
The house was very helpful with my shower plumbing issue last summer. It’s now time for what I hope will be a much simpler fix. Long story short: Our 50-something year old home needed some of the original gas cocks repl… --- ## [Do We Have Any Idea What Might Happen When The Human Brain Reaches Its "Memory Limit?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-idea-what-might-happen-when-the-human-brain-reaches-its-memory-limit/967273)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-idea-what-might-happen-when-the-human-brain-reaches-its-memory-limit/967273 "2022-07-05T16:07:16Z")
I have been thinking about this for quite some time. Apparently, according to some research, the human brain has an estimated total memory of around 2.5 petybites. This is not much of a issue right now, for that is more … --- ## [What Is The Largest Animal That Lacks A Tongue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-animal-that-lacks-a-tongue/967319)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-animal-that-lacks-a-tongue/967319 "2022-07-05T13:05:09Z")
My little brother asked me this recently. I did not know the answer. For the sake of posterity, let’s assume that we are referring exclusively to organisms in the animalia family that are not microscopic. --- ## [Why are people following me on TikTok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-following-me-on-tiktok/967357)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-following-me-on-tiktok/967357 "2022-07-05T12:09:36Z")
I’m fairly new to TikTok. I don’t post videos but I will occasionally comment. And my comments are typically nothing noteworthy. Yet people are following me. I’m guessing money is involved somehow. But what’s the gig? --- ## [What memes or bumper stickers actually make a good point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-memes-or-bumper-stickers-actually-make-a-good-point/964879)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-memes-or-bumper-stickers-actually-make-a-good-point/964879 "2022-07-05T11:58:03Z")
I have no bumper stickers on my car, I do not read or post to Twitter. This is because I feel it’s very unlikely that any actual wisdom can be expressed in so few words. There is always context that goes beyond the pithy… --- ## [Why don't we snore when awake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-snore-when-awake/967317)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-snore-when-awake/967317 "2022-07-05T10:53:36Z")
I am a snorer. I snore so loudly that when I am camping I choose to go to the opposite side of the campside/cave because I have been told I snore. But I am also an insomniac. I often spend hours in a state not unlike sl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1080&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1082&state=tracking)