# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1150 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1151 --- ## [Heart → fart in song title or lyric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-fart-in-song-title-or-lyric/951187)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-fart-in-song-title-or-lyric/951187 "2022-04-04T21:12:42Z")
Thought this was too juvenile for CS, so am posting it here. Replace heart with fart in a song title or song lyric. I’ll start. Total Eclipse of the Fart by Bonnie Tyler. --- ## [Boticelli March 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243 "2022-04-04T19:23:45Z")
Starting the new thread one day early. I am W --- ## [Red/blue shifting - not astronomy related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-blue-shifting-not-astronomy-related/962130)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-blue-shifting-not-astronomy-related/962130 "2022-04-04T19:15:48Z")
It’s popular these days to see images the have a red and blue shift or ghosting. I realize a lot of it nowadays is done on purpose but is there an historic precedent like bad TV reception or something? EXAMPLE - skip to… --- ## [Phone mess up {Facebook messenger}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-mess-up-facebook-messenger/962264)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-mess-up-facebook-messenger/962264 "2022-04-04T18:22:24Z")
I got my phone last year from an outdoor vendor. It’s powered by android, sohostyle. Free internet. All was fine til it wouldn’t let me add Facebook messenger. I asked my neighbor to help. She said she’d make it better a… --- ## [What was the first use of the expression “honey, I’m home” in popular culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-use-of-the-expression-honey-i-m-home-in-popular-culture/962027)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-use-of-the-expression-honey-i-m-home-in-popular-culture/962027 "2022-04-04T18:24:17Z")
It’s something a man or woman says when returning to their perfect 1950s era sitcom house. What was the first novel or show or movie to use this line in this context? --- ## [RIP Bill Fries, aka 'C.W. McCall'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bill-fries-aka-c-w-mccall/962197)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bill-fries-aka-c-w-mccall/962197 "2022-04-04T18:14:17Z")
It seems I just looked him up a few weeks ago to see if he was still alive. --- ## [Latest electronic tracking devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-electronic-tracking-devices/962205)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-electronic-tracking-devices/962205 "2022-04-04T17:25:08Z")
To cope with my pending decline in mental acuity, I’ve bought a bunch of electronic tracking devices, and promptly tucked them away where I could consider which ones to use and which devices to hook them with. So after a… --- ## [Have you experienced the Mandela Effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-the-mandela-effect/818190)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-the-mandela-effect/818190 "2022-04-04T16:25:10Z")
It was Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday the other day (he died in 2013). In honor of the anniversary of his birth, this might be an apropos topic. The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon that is named after Nelson Mandela be… --- ## [What fantasy flick was this from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-flick-was-this-from/962239)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-flick-was-this-from/962239 "2022-04-04T15:48:00Z")
A sword & sandal type movie. The hero is visiting a king who demonstrates his power by having two of his flunkies hang themselves. They do so within seconds, and with no second thoughts. I don’t remember how they affixed… --- ## [2022 Fantasy Baseball Roll Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-fantasy-baseball-roll-call/958695)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-fantasy-baseball-roll-call/958695 "2022-04-04T15:13:07Z")
Most of the world seems to be covered in snow, and here in Indiana we’re supposed to be hitting below zero temperatures for most of the week. So naturally, my thoughts steer towards baseball, and with it, fantasy basebal… --- ## [Ukraine, Jews, Nazis and WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-jews-nazis-and-wwii/961528)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-jews-nazis-and-wwii/961528 "2022-04-04T15:03:35Z")
I hope this article is hooey cooked up by the Russians. As far as I know, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency is reputable. According to this article, the Nazis were able to convince some Ukrainians during WWII that Jews were… --- ## [Irradiated Russian Soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irradiated-russian-soldiers/962072)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irradiated-russian-soldiers/962072 "2022-04-04T14:52:34Z")
I’m obviously asking for opinions. If this has been mentioned elsewhere, please point me toward it. About those soldiers who were irradiated near the Chernobyl grounds — considering how badly they were exposed (diggin… --- ## [Justice Thomas wife and the Presidential election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-wife-and-the-presidential-election/961666)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-thomas-wife-and-the-presidential-election/961666 "2022-04-04T14:41:44Z")
This is surely beyond the pale. --- ## [What strange light did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-light-did-i-see/962209)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-light-did-i-see/962209 "2022-04-04T14:04:13Z")
On my way to work this morning I saw a strange light. It was light out, cloudy and slight rain. A light seemed to come up off the road and shoot straight up, very quickly dimming completely. There was no sound of thunder… --- ## [Did Mr. Hanky's voice come from Mr. Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mr-hankys-voice-come-from-mr-show/962192)
**Author:** [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mr-hankys-voice-come-from-mr-show/962192 "2022-04-04T10:19:09Z")
I was just watching Mr. Show and in season 1, episode 1 about halfway through, there’s a skit about a Globo-Chem board meeting where they show a mascot called Pit Pat. He/she has a voice so spot on to Mr. Hanky that I h… --- ## [Who is a member of a nation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-member-of-a-nation/961919)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-member-of-a-nation/961919 "2022-04-04T09:58:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from Who is a Jew? (removed from thread on Jewish heads of state): I’d like to expand the “Who is a Jew” topic to something more general: who is a member of a nation? \[Note that by “nation” I… --- ## [Who's afraid of bad bad bad explosions in the kitchen at the rehab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-afraid-of-bad-bad-bad-explosions-in-the-kitchen-at-the-rehab/962137)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-afraid-of-bad-bad-bad-explosions-in-the-kitchen-at-the-rehab/962137 "2022-04-04T09:32:25Z")
As usual I’m minding my own dang business reading in my room. I heard a distant thud. I felt it more that heard it. I jumped up and got my medic bag and put 2 protein shakes in. Put my jacket on and my Crocs. I was mak… --- ## [Spring Has Unsprung- A Chilly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-has-unsprung-a-chilly-mmp/961821)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-has-unsprung-a-chilly-mmp/961821 "2022-04-04T07:12:12Z")
It’s March 28th, it’s 35 degrees right now, and it’s expected to drop below freezing by dawn. :cold\_face: And speaking of “spring” cleaning, sometimes when Alex Catt is sitting on my lap, and Gordie comes up for skritch… --- ## [Cricket question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-question/962188)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-question/962188 "2022-04-04T06:05:50Z")
As a relative North American novice to cricket, I have questions. Is a bowler a designated position (like the pitcher in baseball) - i.e. he plays no other position and is rarely used as a batter? A bowler can only… --- ## [Free Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-money/962089)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-money/962089 "2022-04-04T05:23:53Z")
April Fools’! --- ## [What's the deal with one and two-sentence paragraphs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-one-and-two-sentence-paragraphs/961788)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-one-and-two-sentence-paragraphs/961788 "2022-04-04T02:18:26Z")
I was just reading this article on CPR and it occurred to me that there’s been a (recent?) trend in constructing paragraphs that are comprised with just one or two sentences, along with the occasional three sentences. Wh… --- ## [Atwood wins Hitchens Prize, Gives Good Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atwood-wins-hitchens-prize-gives-good-speech/962210)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atwood-wins-hitchens-prize-gives-good-speech/962210 "2022-04-04T02:13:33Z")
I’m a fan of Margaret Atwood. She gives a great speech here, reported in The Atlantic. --- ## [Finding the Famous on the 1950 Census](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-famous-on-the-1950-census/962194)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-famous-on-the-1950-census/962194 "2022-04-04T01:25:44Z")
The 1950 U.S. Census is now searchable by the public. Some of the people I’ve been able to find include: Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower (ED 31-1051) Elvis Presley (ED 98-4) President Biden (ED 79-239) Let’s see who els… --- ## [Why aren't really small apartments more common in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-really-small-apartments-more-common-in-the-us/961807)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-really-small-apartments-more-common-in-the-us/961807 "2022-04-04T01:25:19Z")
In some parts of Europe, it’s not hard to find studio / one-bedroom apartments of between 250 and 400 square feet (23-37 square meters) – or even smaller – to rent or buy. Students and young couples gravitate toward thes… --- ## [Brand names that have a reputation for long lasting goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-have-a-reputation-for-long-lasting-goods/961047)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-have-a-reputation-for-long-lasting-goods/961047 "2022-04-04T00:56:41Z")
The first one that I think of is Little Tikes. We bought one of the classic orange push cars over 30 years ago and it’s still going strong. It’s been out in the elements the whole time and has seen generations of kids in… --- ## [Blackberries. Infested with worms? discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberries-infested-with-worms-discuss/962136)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberries-infested-with-worms-discuss/962136 "2022-04-04T00:48:27Z")
I love blackberries, I would pay $4 for a tiny carton. I would scratch myself up picking them off bushes. I love berries of all kinds, like a bear in the wild. Now I hear they are full of tiny worms from some kind of f… --- ## [SDMB 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2022-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-pool/960999)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2022-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-pool/960999 "2022-04-03T20:55:19Z")
It’s tournament time once again. Fill out your bracket at Men's Tournament Challenge - ESPN or download the mobile app. Group name: SDMB Bracketeers Password: cecil123 Limit of 3 brackets per user. It’s good to be ba… --- ## [20/20 Special - The Turpin child abuse case. It's not over. Friday, Nov 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-20-special-the-turpin-child-abuse-case-its-not-over-friday-nov-19/954642)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-20-special-the-turpin-child-abuse-case-its-not-over-friday-nov-19/954642 "2022-04-03T20:44:31Z")
Many will remember this case from 2018. The abusive parents are serving life sentences in prison. A lot of money was donated to help the children. But, the children have not received the professional support that was pr… --- ## [ID a short story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-short-story/962138)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-short-story/962138 "2022-04-03T19:48:53Z")
Set in the 1800s, I think. A woman is visited at her country home by a salesman (?). She tells him a spooky story about her menfolk heading out hunting and never coming back. Now and then you can hear them calling for th… --- ## [Name Something Duct Tape WON'T Fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-duct-tape-wont-fix/962059)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-duct-tape-wont-fix/962059 "2022-04-03T14:59:13Z")
Yes, I said name something it won’t fix. And don’t say a broken heart :wink: :slightly\_smiling\_face: . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1151)