# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1169&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1170 --- ## [Was this Trojan Condom commercial a controversial ad when it first came out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-trojan-condom-commercial-a-controversial-ad-when-it-first-came-out/961802)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-trojan-condom-commercial-a-controversial-ad-when-it-first-came-out/961802 "2022-03-28T00:58:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from YouTube Cleaning Porn: According to the caption for this video, it was the first time condoms were advertised on television, in 1975. It uses a well-known Bible passage from… --- ## [Do Russians have access to the internet during this war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-russians-have-access-to-the-internet-during-this-war/961714)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-russians-have-access-to-the-internet-during-this-war/961714 "2022-03-28T00:17:36Z")
Russia is heavily censoring its news reports.There was that famous incident a few days ago on Russian television when a worker in a news studio held up a sign behind the newscaster saying basically “don’t believe what t… --- ## [Searching in Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-in-discourse/961764)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-in-discourse/961764 "2022-03-27T23:51:56Z")
With vBulletin we could search within the body of posts or within just titles alone. Am I correct that Discourse does not allow us to search just within titles (which, I guess, they call “topics”)? mmm --- ## [Bizarre number of posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-number-of-posts/961780)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-number-of-posts/961780 "2022-03-27T22:13:32Z")
I see the following on a thread I have not followed: It thinks there are 132 new posts on a thread with only 64 posts in it. I know we get spam at times, but it seems unlikely we got… --- ## [Cannot drag-and-drop text into a reply window. Also (c) and (r) trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-text-into-a-reply-window-also-c-and-r-trouble/959392)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-drag-and-drop-text-into-a-reply-window-also-c-and-r-trouble/959392 "2022-03-27T22:12:38Z")
@codinghorror , I just noticed this: I cannot drag-and-drop text from another place into a reply that I am composing. Copy-and-paste works fine, but not drag-and-drop. While creating this thread, I see that I also can… --- ## [Are these examples likely to be conflated memories or dreams of memories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-examples-likely-to-be-conflated-memories-or-dreams-of-memories/961803)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-examples-likely-to-be-conflated-memories-or-dreams-of-memories/961803 "2022-03-27T22:07:31Z")
Some months ago, I asked about imperfect recall of memories, which led to an interesting discussion. Now I would like to ask about a situation where I seem to have conflated two different memories; I am wondering if the … --- ## [Why won’t my Apple Watch pair with my new iPhone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-won-t-my-apple-watch-pair-with-my-new-iphone/961778)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-won-t-my-apple-watch-pair-with-my-new-iphone/961778 "2022-03-27T22:01:55Z")
I’ve had the watch since last May, and originally had it paired to my iPhone 11. I just upgraded to iPhone 13 and the watch only connects to the internet when my phone is connected to a wireless network. Even then, the p… --- ## [Should Visa and Mastercard be broken up for being a duo-monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-visa-and-mastercard-be-broken-up-for-being-a-duo-monopoly/961446)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-visa-and-mastercard-be-broken-up-for-being-a-duo-monopoly/961446 "2022-03-27T21:43:38Z")
Forgive my boundless ignorance on this subject, but it seems like there are only two real choices nowadays for bank-issued credit/debit cards - a card with the Visa or Mastercard logo. Have these companies reached the p… --- ## [What would be the effect of raising a child in an environment with nothing "meant for children?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-effect-of-raising-a-child-in-an-environment-with-nothing-meant-for-children/961781)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-effect-of-raising-a-child-in-an-environment-with-nothing-meant-for-children/961781 "2022-03-27T20:41:10Z")
Say you raise a child in an upbringing where there’s no Sesame Street, no kid’s cartoons or books, nothing “for kids” - instead, all their books are grown-up stuff like textbooks, Hemingway, etc. and their movies are all… --- ## [What was the first "person decapitated by wire" usage in movies/TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-person-decapitated-by-wire-usage-in-movies-tv/961690)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-person-decapitated-by-wire-usage-in-movies-tv/961690 "2022-03-27T19:33:47Z")
Jumping off of this thread, what was the first usage of this method of death? (deathod?) --- ## [Problem loading drivers on Windows 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-loading-drivers-on-windows-10/961535)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-loading-drivers-on-windows-10/961535 "2022-03-27T19:28:46Z")
I recently had a thread:Windows 10 keeps crashing - #9 by The\_Man\_In\_Black where I was helped out. I ended up needing to remount my cpu heat sink with new paste. But now I am having trouble loading drivers. I tried Go… --- ## [Do people grow cocaine here in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-grow-cocaine-here-in-the-united-states/315413)
**Author:** [@who\_knows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/who_knows)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-grow-cocaine-here-in-the-united-states/315413 "2022-03-27T16:50:44Z")
Recently, I was reading an article that was discussing the growing number of people in the US who are growing marijuana. The article said that most were growing marijuana for sale, while others were growing it for their… --- ## [Where I started… where I ended up. The journeys of a SQUIRREL! mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-started-where-i-ended-up-the-journeys-of-a-squirrel-mind/961750)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-started-where-i-ended-up-the-journeys-of-a-squirrel-mind/961750 "2022-03-27T16:41:30Z")
I was talking to my sister and we were discussing my grandmother’s biblical literacy. My sister said that she wasn’t that literal, as, for example, my grandmother thought that the story of Methuselah and the giants was j… --- ## [Printing one or two sheets--no printer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-one-or-two-sheets-no-printer/961490)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-one-or-two-sheets-no-printer/961490 "2022-03-27T16:37:31Z")
I hate home printers. I print very little, only a very few sheets a year. And every printer I have ever owned goes bad, very quickly. Ink costs a fortune. How can I get stuff printed? BTW-- my local Kinkos declined … --- ## [Rant about SDMB and pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-sdmb-and-pandemic/961703)
**Author:** [@JustALoner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustALoner)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-sdmb-and-pandemic/961703 "2022-03-27T16:30:10Z")
I have come to SD randomly for a few decades now and randomly browse the boards and always thought I could get open minded information from free spirited people and kind of thought of it as information that is really wha… --- ## [DOes anyone do paint-by-number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-do-paint-by-number/961771)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-do-paint-by-number/961771 "2022-03-27T16:27:42Z")
My stepfather is 90 and wants to try paint by number. The one he bought has color mixing and tiny areas to paint and is very intimidating for a first effort. Does anyone have a recommendation for an easier one that I can… --- ## [What If Humans Were Herbivores? Carnivores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-humans-were-herbivores-carnivores/961775)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-humans-were-herbivores-carnivores/961775 "2022-03-27T15:45:59Z")
Humans are omnivores obviously. Yes, some choose to be vegans and whatnot. But physiologically speaking we are omnivores. This question has concerned me for years. I guess I can tell you, part of it is inspired by what … --- ## [Do you ever wake up confused about dreams vs reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-wake-up-confused-about-dreams-vs-reality/947470)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-wake-up-confused-about-dreams-vs-reality/947470 "2022-03-27T06:48:45Z")
On Saturday I spent a couple hours organizing the basement, and will need to spend several more. Then the night before last I dreamed that it was imperative that I line up CDs on the bookcase that serves as my bed’s head… --- ## [Discourse/SDMB and browser history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-sdmb-and-browser-history/961340)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-sdmb-and-browser-history/961340 "2022-03-27T06:32:43Z")
I usually read the SDMB in the Chrome browser on my phone. This morning I went to look in my browser history for a non-SDMB article that I had read yesterday, and saw that my browser history was full of SDMB links. And n… --- ## [Trump sues Hillary Clinton, many others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sues-hillary-clinton-many-others/961651)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sues-hillary-clinton-many-others/961651 "2022-03-27T06:07:02Z")
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/trump-sues-everyone-who-ever-offended-him-over-2016-election In short, Trump is suing Hillary and a bunch of others alleging a conspiracy to ruin his life and prevent his election… --- ## [Remembering 'Gotcha Ya'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-gotcha-ya/947078)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-gotcha-ya/947078 "2022-03-27T04:27:31Z")
I was thinking about the old days of the SDMB. Memes and such. Every time I see the word “gotcha” I think of gotcha ya. Remember Opal? Sweet, polarizing Opal and her 2 line non-lists? Anybody want to walk down memory l… --- ## [Does Russia have the rest of the world over a barrel (of oil)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-russia-have-the-rest-of-the-world-over-a-barrel-of-oil/960291)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-russia-have-the-rest-of-the-world-over-a-barrel-of-oil/960291 "2022-03-27T03:20:59Z")
A side issue in another thread that I thought should be fully explored, since I think it greatly impacts the rationality of Putin’s recent actions. If Russia turns off its energy exports to the rest of the world, how wi… --- ## [Is there a way to delete or edit my own post/thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306)
**Author:** [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306 "2022-03-27T02:48:24Z")
Apparently there is none? Was for 5 minutes once… Is there something or someone that helps in the running of the site that can? --- ## [What exactly would western special forces unit be doing in Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-would-western-special-forces-unit-be-doing-in-ukraine/961052)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-would-western-special-forces-unit-be-doing-in-ukraine/961052 "2022-03-27T02:19:00Z")
So I have a couple things I’ve been wondering about lately. Since Ukraine is taking in volunteers from foreign nations to fight, can western nations send special forces units to the Ukraine, but if they’re captured/ca… --- ## [Formula 1 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-thread/914544)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-thread/914544 "2022-03-27T00:30:43Z")
The season restarted this weekend with an absolute cracker of a race. Mercedes are so dominant it could have been dull as dishwater but the qualifying penalty for Hamilton and the safety cars during the race livened it u… --- ## [MIT Blackjack Team: Why don't people replicate that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mit-blackjack-team-why-dont-people-replicate-that/961331)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mit-blackjack-team-why-dont-people-replicate-that/961331 "2022-03-27T00:13:08Z")
I was watching a documentary about the MIT Blackjack team. There was even a big budget movie made about them. (Wikipedia article on the MIT Blackjack Team) I am not a gambler but, as near as I can tell, no one was actua… --- ## [Sweating out the fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating-out-the-fat/961628)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating-out-the-fat/961628 "2022-03-26T23:58:00Z")
Production of sebum, the oily/waxy stuff secreted by sebaceous glands in the skin, can be modulated with a small protein. Some researchers at Penn couldn’t figure out how their treated mice were losing weight – they were… --- ## [Then and Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-and-now/961732)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-and-now/961732 "2022-03-26T23:11:42Z")
It doesn’t have to be musical groups, but where are they now? --- ## [Hydroponically grown strawberries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydroponically-grown-strawberries/961649)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydroponically-grown-strawberries/961649 "2022-03-26T22:32:35Z")
I purchased some strawberries the other day with packaging that emphasized that they were hydroponically grown. They are tasteless. Isn’t that something that the producers would have had significant control over based on… --- ## [Suggestions for improving posture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-improving-posture/961704)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-improving-posture/961704 "2022-03-26T22:30:52Z")
Like many people that sit at a desk all day doing computer work, I have bad posture. Currently, I’ve rolled up a sweater and placed it behind my lower back. It seems to be helping. A co-worker gave me arm rests to att… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1168&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1170&state=tracking)