# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1115 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1116 --- ## [Why is Detroit batting FIRST against Oakland today if they're at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-detroit-batting-first-against-oakland-today-if-theyre-at-home/964250 "2022-05-10T17:41:22Z")
Have I lost my mind? The Tigers and A’s are in Detroit and Detroit is batting AT THE TOP OF THE INNING!! Huh? What??? --- ## [Dropping "the" in Front of Chef or Coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-the-in-front-of-chef-or-coach/963954)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropping-the-in-front-of-chef-or-coach/963954 "2022-05-10T16:06:12Z")
My son was watching one of the cooking shows and it reminded me how people often drop the “the” in front of chef when referring to the chef. For example, someone told a lie to the chef and someone else commented “I can’… --- ## [What are the world's top destinations for fruit tourism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worlds-top-destinations-for-fruit-tourism/964134)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-worlds-top-destinations-for-fruit-tourism/964134 "2022-05-10T14:30:39Z")
Since everybody has different taste, the only objective criteria I can think of are: Diversity of fruit Flavor and sweetness levels of the fruit. More is almost always better. Size of fruit. Bigger is better, all other… --- ## [What do you call a person who trolls a troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-person-who-trolls-a-troll/964158)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-a-person-who-trolls-a-troll/964158 "2022-05-10T14:12:41Z")
Troll squared. I’ll show myself out… --- ## [How does one get the Hells Angels off your back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-the-hells-angels-off-your-back/963742)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-get-the-hells-angels-off-your-back/963742 "2022-05-10T14:00:12Z")
My friend, “J.”, has a cousin she lives with in Ontario, whom I’ll call “Z”. Z has gotten on the wrong side of the Hells Angels. They’re suspicious of him because he makes a lot of money, and think he’s been dealing in… --- ## [Cuisinart issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuisinart-issue/964233)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuisinart-issue/964233 "2022-05-10T14:00:01Z")
I can never get my cuisinart to line up correctly. There are three main parts, the bowl (with the handle), the lid (with a part that clicks into the handle), and the little feeder part that fits into the lid. I say “cl… --- ## [How, Exactly, Are The Dead Identified By 'Dental Records'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-are-the-dead-identified-by-dental-records/964143)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-are-the-dead-identified-by-dental-records/964143 "2022-05-10T13:31:39Z")
Do dentists send off xrays to some office in Washington or something? --- ## [Calculating my weight with no scales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-my-weight-with-no-scales/964181)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calculating-my-weight-with-no-scales/964181 "2022-05-10T13:31:34Z")
I don’t own any scales and don’t want to buy any scales, but I have a questionnaire asking me for my weight. This doesn’t need to be super accurate but I want it to be reasonable. I was assuming there would be at least o… --- ## ['T' vs. 'tea'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-vs-tea/964179)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-vs-tea/964179 "2022-05-10T12:37:57Z")
In the late-‘80s, a girlfriend introduced me to ‘T’, meaning ‘trash’. ‘What’s the T?’ (‘What’s up?’) she’d ask; or, Oh, she was dishing the T on \[so-and-so\].’ Recently I’ve seen posts where people use ‘tea’ for the sam… --- ## [Putin's Victory Day speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putins-victory-day-speech/964225)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putins-victory-day-speech/964225 "2022-05-10T12:32:44Z")
Ukraine War: Putin’s Victory Day speech fact-checked - BBC News President Putin has repeatedly said Ukraine plans to acquire nuclear weapons as a justification for Russia’s invasion, although there’s no evidence this i… --- ## [House wiring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-wiring-question/964096)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-wiring-question/964096 "2022-05-10T03:27:00Z")
My wife’s bedroom and the kitchen are on separate circuit breakers. She has her space heater on all the time, and usually her light. When I use the stove, the circuit breaker to her bedroom will flip, but not the kitch… --- ## [Questions about contesting a will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-contesting-a-will/964186)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-contesting-a-will/964186 "2022-05-10T02:55:42Z")
I’ll be making a will. Sooner rather than later. One of the beneficiary’s might be a problem. I’m not certain that anything will be contested. I’ve seen that the following are some of the reasons someone might use to con… --- ## [Indian Wells Tennis 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-wells-tennis-2022/960835)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-wells-tennis-2022/960835 "2022-05-10T02:51:05Z")
It’s started! I’m especially excited this year because it’s safe enough to actually attend again. My kids play competitively and Indian Wells is great for watching professionals up close and personal. The opening Tiebre… --- ## [Baker's Chocolate Chip cookie recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/964147)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe/964147 "2022-05-10T01:16:59Z")
I always used the recipe on the back of Baker’s chocolate chips for my cookies, but either Baker’s stopped making chocolate chips, or none of the stores in my area carry them. Does anyone have the recipe off the Baker’s… --- ## [A mild scam exposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-scam-exposed/964073)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-scam-exposed/964073 "2022-05-09T22:46:59Z")
i got a letter from the Toyota dealership where I bought my car in late 2019, telling me that if I sold them my 2020 Corolla they would give me a brand new 2022 Corolla AND lower my monthly payments by 75 bucks. “Yeah, … --- ## [Zero Hour!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-hour/964097)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-hour/964097 "2022-05-09T22:45:57Z")
All my life, I haven’t seen Zero Hour! I finally did. I couldn’t help laughing, due to its being remade as Airplane! --- ## [How long does a Phobos/Mars solar eclipse take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-phobos-mars-solar-eclipse-take/964153)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-phobos-mars-solar-eclipse-take/964153 "2022-05-09T22:23:04Z")
A recent video of a Martian solar eclipse of the sun by the moon Phobos is fascinating. (NASA's Perseverance Rover Sees Solar Eclipse on Mars - YouTube) But how long did it actually take? Was the video real time? S… --- ## [Hyothetical: US launches missle attack on drug labs in Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyothetical-us-launches-missle-attack-on-drug-labs-in-mexico/964156)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyothetical-us-launches-missle-attack-on-drug-labs-in-mexico/964156 "2022-05-09T22:03:36Z")
This article got me thinking of how it would actually play out if this actually happened. Suppose that Trump’s advisors hadn’t been able to talk him out of it, and instead went ahead and followed his orders to launch a … --- ## [Ozark Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozark-finale/964127)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozark-finale/964127 "2022-05-09T20:45:22Z")
I made it through all 4 seasons, with all its crazy twists and turns, and while I had a few questions about the ending, which my wife was easily able to answer, I still found it satisfying. Did anyone else watch the ent… --- ## [When did manufacturers start making pipe cleaners in colors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-manufacturers-start-making-pipe-cleaners-in-colors/964154)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-manufacturers-start-making-pipe-cleaners-in-colors/964154 "2022-05-09T18:02:41Z")
I remember playing with these in school in 1966, twisting them into shapes, when they were already specifically made as craft supplies, and were probably too impractical to actually be used for cleaning tobacco pipes. I … --- ## [Egg Bites (miniature frittatas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-bites-miniature-frittatas/963684)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-bites-miniature-frittatas/963684 "2022-05-09T17:39:03Z")
I’ve been buying Three Bridges Egg Bites from Costco for some time now. Having run out, I homemade a dozen on Wednesday. My wife and I each had one, and the rest got wrapped and frozen. I had two for breakfast yesterd… --- ## [Are men responsible for women's happiness or unhappiness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-responsible-for-womens-happiness-or-unhappiness/963061)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-responsible-for-womens-happiness-or-unhappiness/963061 "2022-05-09T17:28:01Z")
Full disclosure: I am a divorced father of multiple children. The children’s mother, my ex wife, left me for another man a few years back. They are married now. She knew him before we ever met. I also had a long dis… --- ## [What is meant by 'dynamic chaos'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-dynamic-chaos/964098)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-dynamic-chaos/964098 "2022-05-09T17:16:28Z")
I came across a quotation from Ernst Hanfsteangl referring to Hitler’s government as being “dynamic chaos”. I was searching for a definition and what Hanfstaengl meant by it. Can it be compared to any recent regimes/gove… --- ## [Acupuncture-vs-Neuropathy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture-vs-neuropathy/964166)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture-vs-neuropathy/964166 "2022-05-09T16:25:15Z")
Has anyone experienced successful results following acupuncture treatment for neuropathy (specifically numbness/tingling feet)? --- ## [Tell me about Your stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-stuff/963867)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-stuff/963867 "2022-05-09T16:07:24Z")
Not all of it though. Just the cool stuff. The weird or rare stuff. The thing that has a really neat story attached. Maybe it’s something you wouldn’t expect to find in a home, but that scrawny, ancient vendor in tha… --- ## [Which forms of gout are curable? Or is gout simply manageble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forms-of-gout-are-curable-or-is-gout-simply-manageble/963123)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-forms-of-gout-are-curable-or-is-gout-simply-manageble/963123 "2022-05-09T15:11:35Z")
Hi I’ve read conflicting reports online about the treatmen of gout. Is gout really curable or simply manageable with current medications/therapies? --- ## [Is there machine-readable text (not the scanned pdf) of the leaked Dobbs draft opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-machine-readable-text-not-the-scanned-pdf-of-the-leaked-dobbs-draft-opinion/964088 "2022-05-09T14:52:26Z")
I’d like to read it, but I want to do so on my phone or an e-reader, and scanned pdfs are a pain. --- ## [Things we used to laugh at](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-used-to-laugh-at/963961)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-used-to-laugh-at/963961 "2022-05-09T14:32:40Z")
. . . but wluld never fly on network television today. As a comic, I think “adult” comedy has its place in an adult context, where adults can seek it out usinv their own judgmen… --- ## [Don't leave your unlocked car running and then wonder why it gets stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-leave-your-unlocked-car-running-and-then-wonder-why-it-gets-stolen/777980)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-leave-your-unlocked-car-running-and-then-wonder-why-it-gets-stolen/777980 "2022-05-09T13:12:26Z")
:smack: We’re having a rash of this in my area, and it happened to my friend’s 30-year-old son over the weekend. :rolleyes: He said, “But I was just running in to get cigarettes!” (at 11pm in a dicey neighborhood, no l… --- ## [How quickly do c-19 symptoms present themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-do-c-19-symptoms-present-themselves/963761)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-do-c-19-symptoms-present-themselves/963761 "2022-05-09T13:11:20Z")
I did my first stupid thing (about C-19, that is) yesterday–I ate out indoors. Worse, maskless. Worse, in Florida. After two years of fanatical safety. And about 12 hours later, feeling anxious, I also started feeling … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1116)