# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=110&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 111 --- ## [The Melania movie reviews are in! (they're not good)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-melania-movie-reviews-are-in-theyre-not-good/1027227)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-melania-movie-reviews-are-in-theyre-not-good/1027227 "2026-04-10T23:53:37Z")
Melania is getting 6% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics, vs. 99% from the (apparently very small) audience. That’s a difference of 93 percentage points between the critics and the movie-watching public. A decade ago, w… --- ## [Can you help me solve a mystery? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-solve-a-mystery-long/1029172)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-solve-a-mystery-long/1029172 "2026-04-10T21:45:32Z")
There is an abandoned quarry a few miles from my house, about 50 acres of (sadly) soon-to-be-developed wild land with a large pond and hiking/biking trails throughout. It’s regularly used by local hikers, dog walkers, fi… --- ## [Have you ever used laundry detergent sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-laundry-detergent-sheets/1029127)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-laundry-detergent-sheets/1029127 "2026-04-10T19:34:47Z")
I’ve been bombarded of late with ads from Earth Breeze for their laundry detergent sheets. I like the concept but I wonder how good the product is. Being frugal, I’m reluctant to buy based solely on their ads. I know non… --- ## [Should I get a tablet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-tablet/1028550)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-tablet/1028550 "2026-04-10T18:47:59Z")
As far as computers go, I’ve always been a desktop guy. I’ve always been pretty computer savvy, but I’m no expert. I used to build my computers from scratch, but I haven’t done so in about 20 years. I’ve never had any us… --- ## [Italian princesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-princesses/1029159)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-princesses/1029159 "2026-04-10T18:31:03Z")
I see stories like this and the first thing that comes to mind is… isn’t Italy a republic? Some reporter sure did not do their homework. By that standard, I’m the Duchess of Bohemia and I dare you to prove otherwise. … --- ## [What non-modified street legal car goes the fastest in reverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-modified-street-legal-car-goes-the-fastest-in-reverse/1028903)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-modified-street-legal-car-goes-the-fastest-in-reverse/1028903 "2026-04-10T17:58:14Z")
I am looking for a straight off of a production line, non-modified car, of which at least a thousand were made, that when shifted into reverse goes the fastest. --- ## [I need a huge glass of WHINE (various scheduling fun)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-huge-glass-of-whine-various-scheduling-fun/1029170)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-huge-glass-of-whine-various-scheduling-fun/1029170 "2026-04-10T17:42:06Z")
I work for a large government consulting firm. I’d been saying for ages that if the contract was not renewed at the end of March, I’d stick a fork in it and retire. In January or so, we were told it would be extended up… --- ## [How much extra time would change your life - and how](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-extra-time-would-change-your-life-and-how/1029140)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-extra-time-would-change-your-life-and-how/1029140 "2026-04-10T15:59:51Z")
The current thread about money here is about getting extra money. Some of us, especially old somes of us, need time more than money. I’m not talking years of life, I’m talking hours in the day. Maybe it is from not hav… --- ## [The intersection between politics and personal finance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intersection-between-politics-and-personal-finance/1029099)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intersection-between-politics-and-personal-finance/1029099 "2026-04-10T15:16:01Z")
As I’ve mentioned in other threads, I’ve got some cash savings that I’d like to do more with, still being a decade plus away from retirement age. I’ve been planning on putting a chunk into my Vanguard index fund, as o us… --- ## [Anyone quit a job after a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485)
**Author:** [@cornycopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornycopia)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485 "2026-04-10T10:30:25Z")
Has anyone ever quit a job in under a month? I just did. I went from a hybrid job that was 5 minutes from my house to a role with a 30 minute commute each way and 5 days in the office. I expected the commute/office to b… --- ## [The Situation with the Police in Buffalo is More Complex than it Seems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-situation-with-the-police-in-buffalo-is-more-complex-than-it-seems/855197)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-situation-with-the-police-in-buffalo-is-more-complex-than-it-seems/855197 "2026-04-10T09:10:00Z")
The Buffalo (New York) Police were filmed pushing an Old Guy to the ground. It was horrifying in that he fell backward, landed on the concrete and began bleeding, reportedly from the ear. Then the city suspended two poli… --- ## [Generally, why do horses bob their heads quickly up and down in movie westerns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-why-do-horses-bob-their-heads-quickly-up-and-down-in-movie-westerns/1029054)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-why-do-horses-bob-their-heads-quickly-up-and-down-in-movie-westerns/1029054 "2026-04-10T08:52:00Z")
I’ve noticed in many Westerns the horse bobs his head up and down when ridden by an actor. I see it often when an actor mounts the horse and is supposed to ride confidently down the street. The violent bobbing horse hea… --- ## [How to respond to interviewer when you are overqualified for the position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-interviewer-when-you-are-overqualified-for-the-position/1029136)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-interviewer-when-you-are-overqualified-for-the-position/1029136 "2026-04-10T08:14:41Z")
Need advice fast. I have an interview tomorrow at a company in my profession for a lower position job. it’s entry level, and I have 20 years experience. That includes experience in the position offered, maybe future op… --- ## [Equivalents in other languages of "Eagle-Eyed" (someone with sharp vision)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equivalents-in-other-languages-of-eagle-eyed-someone-with-sharp-vision/1028964)
**Author:** [@LAphofol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LAphofol)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equivalents-in-other-languages-of-eagle-eyed-someone-with-sharp-vision/1028964 "2026-04-10T03:37:33Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new to this forum, which I discovered while wandering around the Internet looking for equivalents of French idioms. I actually came across this thread, which helped me find equivalents in many other la… --- ## [Iran 10 point proposal: thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-10-point-proposal-thoughts/1029152)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-10-point-proposal-thoughts/1029152 "2026-04-10T02:32:30Z")
Is this serious or just an opening gambit? I can’t see the US agreeing to most of this. As far as I can see, it amounts to “give us everything we want, admit you were wrong, and go away.”. (Admittedly rather of an ove… --- ## [Ottawa words (letter pattern)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-words-letter-pattern/1029139)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-words-letter-pattern/1029139 "2026-04-10T01:18:12Z")
Some of you may remember Agamemnon words. That is words made up of successive palindromic sequences. In Agamemnon, they are three 3-letter palindromes. Ottawa words are similar. It’s made up of 1, 2, and 3 letter palind… --- ## ["Golden Curry" product - anyone use it or familiar with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-curry-product-anyone-use-it-or-familiar-with-it/1028949)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-curry-product-anyone-use-it-or-familiar-with-it/1028949 "2026-04-09T23:59:29Z")
I mean this stuff: I’ve seen it in the grocery store for years but never tried it. I think there are some variations. Is it good? Am I missing something? I do have pretty … --- ## [Reddit users can really bring the funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-users-can-really-bring-the-funny/956286)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-users-can-really-bring-the-funny/956286 "2026-04-09T23:41:51Z")
I never come away from Reddit without at least a chuckle, often a literal LOL. In a recent sub about the female officer who mistook her glock for her taser - and ended up killing the suspect - the discussion was how, in… --- ## [SDMB Photo Thread - Show us a photo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641 "2026-04-09T23:29:52Z")
This is a thread for Dopers to show off photos they have taken themselves. One photo per post please. Discussion of photo is encouraged. They do not need to be artsy fartsy, just (ideally) interesting in some way. Remem… --- ## [Presidential cognitive exams. To whom do they report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-cognitive-exams-to-whom-do-they-report/1028844)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-cognitive-exams-to-whom-do-they-report/1028844 "2026-04-09T23:00:50Z")
Should a President fail such an exam, to whom do those giving the exam report? I know there is a constitutional amendment providing a way for the cabinet? Congress? to remove the President if he is incompetent, but I do… --- ## [Ask the person taking Ozempic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-taking-ozempic/981193)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-taking-ozempic/981193 "2026-04-09T21:59:15Z")
Ozempic has been in the news a lot recently. I’ve been taking it since November. Ask away, and if you’re taking it yourself, jump in with your own experience and responses. --- ## [If we found conclusive proof of an advanced alien civilization, say \<10 light years away, could we communicate with them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-found-conclusive-proof-of-an-advanced-alien-civilization-say-10-light-years-away-could-we-communicate-with-them/1028940)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-found-conclusive-proof-of-an-advanced-alien-civilization-say-10-light-years-away-could-we-communicate-with-them/1028940 "2026-04-09T21:31:13Z")
Let’s say that, via some method that doesn’t really matter here, we find conclusive proof that there is an advanced and intelligent alien civilization inhabiting This Expolanet of That Star, which is, say, five light yea… --- ## [Makin' Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makin-bacon/1029121)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makin-bacon/1029121 "2026-04-09T21:27:04Z")
Minds out of the gutter and into the kitchen, please. :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: I want bacon! Tell me types of meat (pork only, please) and ways to cook it. --- ## [What to do with 12 tons of KitKat bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-12-tons-of-kitkat-bars/1028922 "2026-04-09T19:52:16Z")
(Don’t need answer fast.) It’s oldish news by now but thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars in Europe chocolate heist. Thieves have stolen more than 400,000 KitKat chocolate bars weighing around 12 tons from a truck in… --- ## [The government decides to revalue its gold stock much closer to market rates. Resulting in...what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-decides-to-revalue-its-gold-stock-much-closer-to-market-rates-resulting-in-what/1028361)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-decides-to-revalue-its-gold-stock-much-closer-to-market-rates-resulting-in-what/1028361 "2026-04-09T18:03:52Z")
I noticed yesterday that gold has soared above $5200 per ounce, yet the U.S. government’s gold stockpile is still booked at a mere $42 per ounce, making up over $11B at that low price. The Fed holds gold certificates\* s… --- ## [The game of ball and jacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-ball-and-jacks/1029009)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-ball-and-jacks/1029009 "2026-04-09T16:28:04Z")
I read a quote the other day that mentioned that kids in ancient Egypt played “knucklebones” with sheep toe bones. The game of knucklebones led to dice games for boys, and jacks, usually played with a wooden ball, for gi… --- ## [Bad bad bad Birdseed, and burn baby burn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-birdseed-and-burn-baby-burn/1029079)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-birdseed-and-burn-baby-burn/1029079 "2026-04-09T16:14:57Z")
I did it. Squirrels have cost me more money in bird seed. This year they have just been at the feeder in crowds. I can take a couple. I counted 7 yesterday at one time. So I plunked down the money for Spicy seed. It is… --- ## [I'm making breakfast; how do you want your eggs? (Old thread, MMM may no longer be offering. )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-breakfast-how-do-you-want-your-eggs-old-thread-mmm-may-no-longer-be-offering/555843)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-making-breakfast-how-do-you-want-your-eggs-old-thread-mmm-may-no-longer-be-offering/555843 "2026-04-09T14:56:59Z")
Just eggs. No fancy omelets, benedicts or souffles. --- ## [Artemis II Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artemis-ii-question/1028955)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artemis-ii-question/1028955 "2026-04-09T04:17:07Z")
How large is the “capsule” in which the 4 astronauts are calling home for 10 days? Enough to move around? --- ## [How do you feel about people who walk around and hangout throughout various stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-people-who-walk-around-and-hangout-throughout-various-stores/1029126)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-people-who-walk-around-and-hangout-throughout-various-stores/1029126 "2026-04-09T04:00:10Z")
Even though I shop at various stores, I’ve noticed that younger people, especially high schoolers and college students, enjoy hanging out at Target, malls, outlets, etc. since I always notice groups of them walking aroun… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=109&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=111&state=muted)