# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1155&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1156 --- ## [An AUS Husband accidentally spends $725 on EIGHT items at the supermarket......have you ever been majorly overcharged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-aus-husband-accidentally-spends-725-on-eight-items-at-the-supermarket-have-you-ever-been-majorly-overcharged/962293)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-aus-husband-accidentally-spends-725-on-eight-items-at-the-supermarket-have-you-ever-been-majorly-overcharged/962293 "2022-04-11T11:18:22Z")
Apparently hubby found out the one problem with “tap cards” the hard way Have you ever been overcharged a large amount like this ? and if so did you catch it in time? --- ## [The Last Of Biden’s Privateers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-biden-s-privateers/961007)
**Author:** [@BadSamaritan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadSamaritan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-biden-s-privateers/961007 "2022-04-11T07:06:19Z")
Republicans introduce bill to issue Letters of Marque for privateers against Russian oligarchs. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6869/all-actions? --- ## [I Guess There Needs To Be A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-there-needs-to-be-a-mmp/962235)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-there-needs-to-be-a-mmp/962235 "2022-04-11T05:46:09Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 48 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 82 and partly N.O.S. whatever that means. I suppose it could also mean mostly cloudy. TWPTB are bein’ cryptic. I envis… --- ## [Hope This Makes Beck Feel Better When She Sees It: Weasel In The House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-this-makes-beck-feel-better-when-she-sees-it-weasel-in-the-house/962607)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-this-makes-beck-feel-better-when-she-sees-it-weasel-in-the-house/962607 "2022-04-11T05:27:01Z")
Soon after I arrived at the homeplace after my Dad’s passing I learned that there has been a weasel in the house since before my Mom went into the hospital in late March. Apparently it just takes napkins without making … --- ## [Serious actors, or non-actors, doing comedy later on…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-actors-or-non-actors-doing-comedy-later-on/962529)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-actors-or-non-actors-doing-comedy-later-on/962529 "2022-04-11T05:05:42Z")
This could also make for a great thread. “Serious actors, or non-actors, doing comedy later on…” --- ## [Closed FQ thread on laws about sexual assault. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-fq-thread-on-laws-about-sexual-assault-why/962587)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-fq-thread-on-laws-about-sexual-assault-why/962587 "2022-04-11T03:40:05Z")
I could see moving it but even with an OP that initially came off goofy the thread was actually exploring the subject and the murkiness of the laws and their interpretations in a reasonable way. What legally counts as … --- ## [How much do you guess you have in your permanent 'pantry'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-guess-you-have-in-your-permanent-pantry/962523)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-guess-you-have-in-your-permanent-pantry/962523 "2022-04-11T02:40:55Z")
(Pantry is in quotes, because I mean all of your basic food storage types, freezer/fridge/cupboards/true pantry/whatever.) This came up because a friend is going through a really miserable divorce – basically she fled h… --- ## [Dad just passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-just-passed-away/962390)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-just-passed-away/962390 "2022-04-11T02:35:51Z")
My dad passed away early this morning at the age of 87. He grew up in North Carolina and lived most of his life in East Tennessee, but had no use for the NRA or Donald Trump. My mom was just in the hospital and is now … --- ## [2022 Masters Tournament (golf)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-masters-tournament-golf/962416)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-masters-tournament-golf/962416 "2022-04-11T01:06:16Z")
Or should we just call this the Tiger Woods tournament thread, since that will be the dominant topic of conversation until Friday night when he misses the cut by 12 (or more likely, drops out Thursday). But hey, I’m as … --- ## [Books you'd like to turn into movies and actors you'd like to see play them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youd-like-to-turn-into-movies-and-actors-youd-like-to-see-play-them/962422)
**Author:** [@Macfries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macfries)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youd-like-to-turn-into-movies-and-actors-youd-like-to-see-play-them/962422 "2022-04-11T00:11:41Z")
Mine is killer from the heights by mike jahn. Like too see a 1970s version of Clint Eastwood play the main character. --- ## [Is a 40 hour work week normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-40-hour-work-week-normal/962474)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-40-hour-work-week-normal/962474 "2022-04-10T22:56:46Z")
How many Americans truly have a standard M-F 40 hour work week, or at least work the same five days out of seven? I mean they never have to do overtime, they’re not expected to check their email at night, and they most d… --- ## [What musical genres are mainly known by only one song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-genres-are-mainly-known-by-only-one-song/962248)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-genres-are-mainly-known-by-only-one-song/962248 "2022-04-10T22:33:33Z")
So random musical musing triggered by describing Ace of Spades by Motorhead to my wife. I described it (I think correctly based on quick Google) as Speed Metal. It occurs to me that this is probably the only example of… --- ## [Strange Knife Fight Ritual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-knife-fight-ritual/569413)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-knife-fight-ritual/569413 "2022-04-10T22:07:44Z")
I was watching a western last night (The Long Riders, made in 1980) in which a strange knife fight was staged. Two men are in a bar, one of them is supposed to be half Indian if that matters. They agree to hand-to-hand… --- ## [Sidesleepers--can you train yourself to sleep on your back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidesleepers-can-you-train-yourself-to-sleep-on-your-back/962518)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidesleepers-can-you-train-yourself-to-sleep-on-your-back/962518 "2022-04-10T21:47:30Z")
I’ve been a side-sleeper all my life, but at 54 with 2 arthritic shoulders that seems to be ceasing to be an option. I can lay on either side for about 20 minutes before it gets pretty uncomfortable. Last night I dozed… --- ## [Two Marvel Universe questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-marvel-universe-questions/962624)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-marvel-universe-questions/962624 "2022-04-10T21:34:46Z")
What’s the difference between Venom and Moon Knight? What is that funky Arabic groove playing over the end credits on Moon Knight? --- ## [How many corpses have you seen in the wild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-corpses-have-you-seen-in-the-wild/959541)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-corpses-have-you-seen-in-the-wild/959541 "2022-04-10T21:28:25Z")
By ‘corpses’, I’m counting bodies covered by sheets as well as uncovered ones. There was a crash in Fife, WA (near Tacoma) this morning. A tow truck driver was hit and killed by a semi driver (who was taken into custod… --- ## [Stories where the main character influences a real person -- Early examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-main-character-influences-a-real-person-early-examples/962408)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-main-character-influences-a-real-person-early-examples/962408 "2022-04-10T20:59:24Z")
In an early episode of Quantum Leap Sam meets a young Michael Jackson and teaches him to moonwalk. Does anyone know of any earlier examples, not necessarily involving time travel, where the main character meets a real pe… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars is leaving ABC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-is-leaving-abc/962552)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-is-leaving-abc/962552 "2022-04-10T20:45:52Z")
Dancing with the Stars is moving to Disney+. You’ll have to subscribe to watch. That’s not a option for me. I have very little interest in Disney shows. I used to watch DWTS obsessively. I’d watch the show and then rewa… --- ## [Tiger Moms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-moms/962549)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-moms/962549 "2022-04-10T20:38:07Z")
It was some time ago that a Yale law professor supposedly promoted the idea in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother that raising successful kids required parents to make all the decisions on how they spend their time - mainly… --- ## [Is zero in mathematics the same as zero in physics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zero-in-mathematics-the-same-as-zero-in-physics/961206)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-zero-in-mathematics-the-same-as-zero-in-physics/961206 "2022-04-10T18:19:40Z")
In mathematics: 1 minus 1 equals zero 1 apple minus 1 apple equals zero In physics: 1 apple minus 1 apple cannot equal zero, because it’s impossible for two apples to be identical. It seems like in physics, zero sho… --- ## [Is it all about the demographic shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-all-about-the-demographic-shift/961337)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-all-about-the-demographic-shift/961337 "2022-04-10T18:13:54Z")
I think so. It’s a huge controversy: why has U.S. culture become so polarized? But I think the answer is pretty simple. When White Christian straight males had all the power (1776-19??), non-white non-Christian non-stra… --- ## [Question about an old joke; The secret to comedy... Timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-an-old-joke-the-secret-to-comedy-timing/962355)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-an-old-joke-the-secret-to-comedy-timing/962355 "2022-04-10T18:04:17Z")
So I first saw this joke by Mel Brooks on a show in the 80’s, Carson I think. And I’m pretty sure I saw him say it in a older clip, 60’s or 70’s… I eventually assumed it was an old Vaudeville-Catskills era joke. Lately… --- ## [What's a legit cause for jury-summons deferment or excuse? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-legit-cause-for-jury-summons-deferment-or-excuse-need-answer-fast/962545)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-legit-cause-for-jury-summons-deferment-or-excuse-need-answer-fast/962545 "2022-04-10T17:43:45Z")
Just got a jury summons today, and it coincides with when I was going to travel to Taiwan for a year (flight is this June - the juror summons requires me to be on call for May to July.) Never tried to get a deferment be… --- ## [I could be a billionaire!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-be-a-billionaire/962612)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-be-a-billionaire/962612 "2022-04-10T16:30:37Z")
I have been getting multiple spams a day for various scams including many 419 scams. But until today, nobody has ever offered to send me a billion dollars or more! Look at this: Attention; Dear, This offer might int… --- ## [Are you related to or have you met anyone famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-related-to-or-have-you-met-anyone-famous/960544)
**Author:** [@Dbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dbug)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-related-to-or-have-you-met-anyone-famous/960544 "2022-04-10T15:05:54Z")
I am distantly related to Eleanor Roosevelt on my paternal grandfathers side. and this also makes us related to her husband and uncle who were both presidents. As for people I’ve met i met tuff hedeman in my opinion he … --- ## ["Attack the post, not the poster" should be removed as a rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-not-the-poster-should-be-removed-as-a-rule/961924)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-not-the-poster-should-be-removed-as-a-rule/961924 "2022-04-10T14:57:27Z")
Note: This isn’t meant to be an indictment of or attack on any particular poster. Although the recent ATMB thread was obviously a catalyst for this post, I would ask that we not re-litigate it. This is an opinion I’ve … --- ## [Taking into account what's going on in Ukraine...what do you think would happen if China invades Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-into-account-whats-going-on-in-ukraine-what-do-you-think-would-happen-if-china-invades-taiwan/960904)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-into-account-whats-going-on-in-ukraine-what-do-you-think-would-happen-if-china-invades-taiwan/960904 "2022-04-10T14:19:01Z")
This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while now. I know there are many who think that China isn’t or hasn’t really been serious about invading Taiwan and trying to bring the country back in using military for… --- ## [Heat-treated Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-treated-milk/962167)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-treated-milk/962167 "2022-04-10T11:08:46Z")
In some countries, when you buy milk it comes in a box. It has been ultra heat treated and will remain fresh for months. This design allows it to be stored for emergencies, taken camping (though with more weight than m… --- ## [In the 1950s, was male on male sex regarded as something horny guys did when they couldn't get dates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-1950s-was-male-on-male-sex-regarded-as-something-horny-guys-did-when-they-couldnt-get-dates/962414)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-1950s-was-male-on-male-sex-regarded-as-something-horny-guys-did-when-they-couldnt-get-dates/962414 "2022-04-10T07:18:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why was this useage of "queer" offensive?: Older dopers, is this for real? ETA: What about you know, McCarthyism? ~Max --- ## [What would the topic of your Op-Ed be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-topic-of-your-op-ed-be/962510)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-topic-of-your-op-ed-be/962510 "2022-04-10T05:08:58Z")
Here’s the scenario: the editor of the New York Times (or any newspaper you prefer) calls you and says you’ve been selected to write an op-ed for tomorrow’s edition. You have carte blanche to write about anything you wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1154&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1156&state=tracking)