# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1090 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1091 --- ## [Army reporter in Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-reporter-in-vietnam/965647)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-reporter-in-vietnam/965647 "2022-06-08T03:49:17Z")
In the movie Full Metal jacket the character Joker is a reporter for stars and stripes in the Army. But then is he sent to join a regular combat unit and gets involved in combat. Is this something that would happen.… --- ## [How to find the records from Congress. gov?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-records-from-congress-gov/965795)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-records-from-congress-gov/965795 "2022-06-08T03:15:21Z")
One of the article references I read lately shows:US. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. Latin America and the US. after the Falklands/ Malvinas Crisis (July 20 and Aug… --- ## [Windows 11: How do I make flashing apps on taskbar a little less sublte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-how-do-i-make-flashing-apps-on-taskbar-a-little-less-sublte/965853)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-how-do-i-make-flashing-apps-on-taskbar-a-little-less-sublte/965853 "2022-06-08T01:24:11Z")
I’m borrowing a Windows 11 computer while my Windows 10 computer gets fixed, and one thing I’ve noticed is that when I have a message waiting for me on Discord or mIRC, the flashing is much, much more subtle in 11 than i… --- ## [Tell me it's OK to throw these photos away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-its-ok-to-throw-these-photos-away/964863)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-its-ok-to-throw-these-photos-away/964863 "2022-06-08T01:18:11Z")
I have a LOT of stuff. Boxes and boxes of electronic parts and tools and hardware. But, I am making an effort to get rid of things that are redundant or obsolete (anyone want a functional Tek 468 'scope?). When my folks… --- ## [Speculate on the CIA's long-range plans for dealing with Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-on-the-cias-long-range-plans-for-dealing-with-russia/963090)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-on-the-cias-long-range-plans-for-dealing-with-russia/963090 "2022-06-08T01:09:15Z")
Elsewhere, I’ve speculated that one possible outcome of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would be that other countries bordering Russia could invade it, not to conquer but to re-claim territory that has been in dispute in th… --- ## [How do I use google-- \[find phone from tablet, but tablet needs code that is texted to phone\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-google-find-phone-from-tablet-but-tablet-needs-code-that-is-texted-to-phone/965684 "2022-06-07T22:25:24Z")
–to help me find my phone from my tablet, when before I can sign in on my tablet it requires me to retrieve a code from my phone? --- ## [Chess: Glee v HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-heyhomie/965311)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-glee-v-heyhomie/965311 "2022-06-07T21:00:16Z")
This is a training game (I’m a retired chess coach) and I would ask that just the players post in it. (Your co-operation is appreciated!) I’ll give a link to the associated game discussion thread, where folks are welcom… --- ## [Mariah Carey being sued by Vince Vance over "All I Want for Christmas is You"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariah-carey-being-sued-by-vince-vance-over-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/965683)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariah-carey-being-sued-by-vince-vance-over-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/965683 "2022-06-07T20:32:02Z")
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying the mass appeal of Mariah Carey’s seminal Christmas hit “All I Want for Christmas is You”. Released in 1994, it’s the one and only holiday song to have sold 10 million or more copi… --- ## [Unnecessary Age Differences Between Characters and Actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-age-differences-between-characters-and-actors/965738)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-age-differences-between-characters-and-actors/965738 "2022-06-07T20:28:00Z")
It’s normal for actors to play characters of a different age; it’s easier to hire a 20-year-old to play a 16 year old for a few years than to get a 16-year old and hope he doesn’t change appearance too much (and also dea… --- ## [As a responsible gun owner, we as a country need to fix this gun violence problem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697 "2022-06-07T19:57:17Z")
There are many contributing factors to our problem. It’s an American problem. We love our guns. But we can’t keep having these mass shootings! Briefly about me — I did not grow up with guns. Until the military, I never … --- ## [Is Google Maps influenced by advertisers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-google-maps-influenced-by-advertisers/965785)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-google-maps-influenced-by-advertisers/965785 "2022-06-07T19:01:42Z")
I have noticed that if there is more than one way to get somewhere Google Maps will try to guide me to a route that has national fast food restaurants, even if that route is slightly longer. Is Google paid to route peop… --- ## [Shawshank Redemption: a question about timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-a-question-about-timing/964344)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-redemption-a-question-about-timing/964344 "2022-06-07T19:01:26Z")
How does Andy Dufresne have time to clean out the bank accounts and get out of state before the alarm on his escape goes out? I presume that prisons have an early rise and shine while banks- well, keep banker’s hours. An… --- ## [Democratic Municipal Officials nationaldmo dot org](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-municipal-officials-nationaldmo-dot-org/965759)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-municipal-officials-nationaldmo-dot-org/965759 "2022-06-07T18:30:30Z")
Today is the first I’ve heard of this organization. What irritated me is that they sent me a text, although I am not a registered Democrat. If they knew me well enough to know I might be interested, they should also have… --- ## [That explains it. 8( \[What ever happened to... untimely deaths of random acquaintances\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-explains-it-8-what-ever-happened-to-untimely-deaths-of-random-acquaintances/665730)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-explains-it-8-what-ever-happened-to-untimely-deaths-of-random-acquaintances/665730 "2022-06-07T18:29:44Z")
In the late 1980s, I knew a very interesting man who was a few years older than me through a club we were both in (we were both in our 20s). I even asked him for a date; he declined, but IDR why. :o I wondered what ever… --- ## [Who cleans up after seeing eye dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cleans-up-after-seeing-eye-dogs/965665)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cleans-up-after-seeing-eye-dogs/965665 "2022-06-07T18:08:35Z")
Question in the title. Originated by Rahn Hortman. Or, more precisely, are blind people given an exception to pick up laws? Or are the dogs trained to not poop except by command? --- ## [Look at what we did…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-what-we-did/965538)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-at-what-we-did/965538 "2022-06-07T18:05:35Z")
I’ve posted enough… too much really… in the Dopezine, but the 4,986 words my five pieces alone contributes to it still was not enough. I want to publicly thank each and every one of the volunteers – @Ann\_Hedonia, @Beo… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Fruit Assault Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-fruit-assault-edition/963673)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-fruit-assault-edition/963673 "2022-06-07T16:00:03Z")
Trump Deposition New York, NY October 18, 2021 Lawyer: “Knock the crap out of them, would you?” That was your statement?’ Oh, yeah It was very dangerous We were threatened Lawyer: With what? They were going to th… --- ## [Dad up and died and left me to deal with my mom's Alzheimer's. I need so much advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-up-and-died-and-left-me-to-deal-with-my-moms-alzheimers-i-need-so-much-advice/950581)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-up-and-died-and-left-me-to-deal-with-my-moms-alzheimers-i-need-so-much-advice/950581 "2022-06-07T15:54:29Z")
Good god, where do we even start. My dad has had faltering health all year. We’ve been in and out of the ER numerous times since January, fighting the symptoms of what ultimately ended up being untreatable heart failure.… --- ## [Gaslighting may soon become the new norm: Apple users will be able to rescind text messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaslighting-may-soon-become-the-new-norm-apple-users-will-be-able-to-rescind-text-messages/965803)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaslighting-may-soon-become-the-new-norm-apple-users-will-be-able-to-rescind-text-messages/965803 "2022-06-07T15:40:53Z")
Can’t even trust your own text message history anymore; swear to God. This is a horrible fucking idea. --- ## [What happened to the USA Network programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-usa-network-programming/965794)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-usa-network-programming/965794 "2022-06-07T14:37:40Z")
The USA Network had a great lineup of shows between 2002-2015. Monk,Burn Notice,Psych and In Plain Sight are my 4 favorites. They were fresh and very original. I liked the mix of drama and comedy in them. There’s an ar… --- ## [Are tombstones in or on the ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tombstones-in-or-on-the-ground/965776)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tombstones-in-or-on-the-ground/965776 "2022-06-07T14:32:58Z")
This is a surprisingly hard question to find the answer, because every google result seems to be for Styrofoam Halloween tombstones. And I suspect the answer is so obvious that cemetery and mortuary sites don’t think it … --- ## [A May 30 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-may-30-mmp/965341)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-may-30-mmp/965341 "2022-06-07T14:21:33Z")
There are older threads titled A Memorial Day MMP. When I was a littler kid, Memorial Day was celebrated the 30. I was born the 31 and assumed the holiday was n my honor (as it should be). I am currently in York Engla… --- ## [Uvalde, Texas school shooting - the political thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-the-political-thread/965036)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 648\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-the-political-thread/965036 "2022-06-07T13:55:59Z")
This is the thread where I can ask the question, “How long will it take for Marjorie Taylor Greene to claim that this school shooting is fake news”? Fifteen people dead in latest school shooting --- ## [Why do cats and squirrels leave me things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-and-squirrels-leave-me-things/965724)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-and-squirrels-leave-me-things/965724 "2022-06-07T07:45:58Z")
My next door neighbor’s cat has crossed my backyard many times, and while s/he looks at me when I happen to be out onto my back deck, s/he runs away if I get too close. Every once in a while, I’ll see some twigs or ston… --- ## [What would the point of this possible scam have been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-point-of-this-possible-scam-have-been/965709)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-point-of-this-possible-scam-have-been/965709 "2022-06-07T07:35:14Z")
My mother, who lives in a different state, received a phone call from a water park in that state indicating that they had a voice mail from (my name) inquiring about a making a reservation. The callback number on the voi… --- ## [Pirates and Pick-Up Lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-and-pick-up-lines/965633)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-and-pick-up-lines/965633 "2022-06-07T04:20:12Z")
I was listening to Tom Waits and it occurred to me the song title could be part of a (wildly unsuccessful) pick up line…. “Would you like to shiver me timbers?” If this is so (and it is not), then things like “walk the… --- ## [Apple announced a bunch of new products. How bad are supply chain shortages going to hurt them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-announced-a-bunch-of-new-products-how-bad-are-supply-chain-shortages-going-to-hurt-them/965792)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-announced-a-bunch-of-new-products-how-bad-are-supply-chain-shortages-going-to-hurt-them/965792 "2022-06-07T03:47:35Z")
I’m an Apple fanboy and it looks like Apple has definitely stepped up their game this year. But, supply chain issues are definitely still a thing and especially a chip shortage. Are all these new products just Apple iD… --- ## [What is the most overrated virtue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-overrated-virtue/965271)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-overrated-virtue/965271 "2022-06-07T01:55:11Z")
“It’s my opinion that every one I know has morals, though I wouldn’t like to ask. I know I have. But I’d rather teach them than practice them any day. “Give them to others”–that’s my motto. Mark Twain Virtues are impor… --- ## [DopeZine vol. 1: The Long Bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopezine-vol-1-the-long-bust/965536)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopezine-vol-1-the-long-bust/965536 "2022-06-07T01:09:37Z")
… takes deep breath… Welcome to DopeZine vol. 1,\*“The Long Bust”: Wired Magazine’s ‘\*The Long Boom’ 25 Years On”, a collection of original pieces from just some of the Straight Dope Message Board’s most appreciated writ… --- ## [Plumbing/Heating: expected life of a domestic boiler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-heating-expected-life-of-a-domestic-boiler/965379)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-heating-expected-life-of-a-domestic-boiler/965379 "2022-06-07T00:58:23Z")
My heating system was installed in 2012. I travel a lot, and I live in a climate where winter temperatures are well below freezing for extended periods, so reliability is important. My heating system has been reliabl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1089) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1091)