# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1191 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1192 --- ## [What vitamins/supplements do you take often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vitamins-supplements-do-you-take-often/916724)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vitamins-supplements-do-you-take-often/916724 "2022-02-21T23:08:08Z")
Not asking for any private knowledge. I was thinking what a big industry vitamins are. During medical school, I remember our chemistry professor becoming red in the face as he stormed about the unnecessary additions to… --- ## [My phone # may be spoofed, anythging I can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-may-be-spoofed-anythging-i-can-do/959636)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-may-be-spoofed-anythging-i-can-do/959636 "2022-02-21T20:59:42Z")
Someone just called me and read the riot act – claiming his phone has been ringing constantly from my (land line) number. Assuming he is telling the truth, is there anything I can do? I have made no calls from that phon… --- ## [White Precipitant Build Up in Hot Water Dispenser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-precipitant-build-up-in-hot-water-dispenser/959888)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-precipitant-build-up-in-hot-water-dispenser/959888 "2022-02-21T19:56:29Z")
I assume there’s a factual answer. Mods, feel free to move this if there isn’t. Our 15-year-old Insinkerator Hot Water Dispenser started leaking yesterday and my wife decided to see if we could fix it. Spoiler alert… we… --- ## [Interesting choice of background](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-choice-of-background/959769)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-choice-of-background/959769 "2022-02-21T19:02:55Z")
Is that a painting of Robert E Lee on the wall? :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: --- ## [Dinner suggestions? I have chicken breasts, stock and various vegetables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-suggestions-i-have-chicken-breasts-stock-and-various-vegetables/959820)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-suggestions-i-have-chicken-breasts-stock-and-various-vegetables/959820 "2022-02-21T18:48:23Z")
So yesterday I bought some boneless chicken breasts thinking Chicken Piccata for Sunday dinner, which is a regular on the solost family meal rotation but I just ain’t feelin it today. Feeling like something either new, o… --- ## [Switching hands for bowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-hands-for-bowling/933561)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-hands-for-bowling/933561 "2022-02-21T17:14:51Z")
I am league bowler and have always bowled with my right hand as I am very right hand dominate. Many years ago I severely injured my right hand but with physical therapy plus continuing to use my right hand thankfully, un… --- ## [Ponderings on good/bad things that don't scale in a simple way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponderings-on-good-bad-things-that-dont-scale-in-a-simple-way/959002)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponderings-on-good-bad-things-that-dont-scale-in-a-simple-way/959002 "2022-02-21T16:23:01Z")
You’re in a room, there is an apple on the table that you want to eat. There is a wasp in the room with you. Assuming you’re not deathly allergic or exceptionally scared of stinging insects, your response may be to sim… --- ## [How do I create my own "disappearing text" text boxes in Google Slides? - example inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-my-own-disappearing-text-text-boxes-in-google-slides-example-inside/959880)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-my-own-disappearing-text-text-boxes-in-google-slides-example-inside/959880 "2022-02-21T16:16:35Z")
When you use pre-fab slide templates on google slides, it creates a little text box that says “click here to enter text”. When you click it, that text disappears and your text replaces it. It’s nice. In fact, if you empt… --- ## [Kings’ ransoms: 150K marks vs 400K livre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-ransoms-150k-marks-vs-400k-livre/959749)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kings-ransoms-150k-marks-vs-400k-livre/959749 "2022-02-21T12:23:21Z")
Who paid more: Richard the Lionhearted in 1194 or Louis IX in 1250? --- ## [In classical or modern literature is there any revenge plot based around a stolen thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-classical-or-modern-literature-is-there-any-revenge-plot-based-around-a-stolen-thing/959757)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-classical-or-modern-literature-is-there-any-revenge-plot-based-around-a-stolen-thing/959757 "2022-02-21T12:19:14Z")
In classical or modern literature is there any revenge plots based around stolen things? Other than The Revenant which has as its theme revenge/satisfaction for among other things(leaving Hugh Glass for dead) stealing … --- ## [Political Slang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-slang/959784 "2022-02-21T07:22:42Z")
Not long ago, politicians worldwide acquired the habit of asking themselves a series of questions and then answering them “yes” or “no”. Maybe it started with Bush and Rumsfeld, but I do not know. Will this be the last… --- ## [How to protect computer from bastard stinkbugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-computer-from-bastard-stinkbugs/959742)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-protect-computer-from-bastard-stinkbugs/959742 "2022-02-21T06:03:47Z")
Not sure if this blongs in FQ or IMHO, but here goes… A few months ago I bought a gaming-level computer. My office area is infested with stinkbugs, and no amount of sealing around windows and doorwall seems to keep them… --- ## [Recommendations for PC gaming controllers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-pc-gaming-controllers/959161)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-pc-gaming-controllers/959161 "2022-02-21T05:46:51Z")
I’ve been doing a fair amount of gaming lately on a gaming PC. I found using keyboard / mouse as controllers kind of awkward at first, though I’ve mostly gotten used to it. Still, I’m wondering if a more classic controll… --- ## [The Mandela Effect is real, but chocolate is the only actual example. Describe Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-real-but-chocolate-is-the-only-actual-example-describe-chocolate/959773)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-real-but-chocolate-is-the-only-actual-example-describe-chocolate/959773 "2022-02-21T03:54:50Z")
You’re just about to go shopping and you say to someone ‘do you fancy a bar of chocolate? Shall I pick up your favourite?’, only to be met with a quizzical look and the reply ‘ch…oc…olate? Is that something new?’ Yes,… --- ## [Texting question: I get a reply, "Loved \" with nothing else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-question-i-get-a-reply-loved-then-quotes-my-entire-last-text-with-nothing-else/959778)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-question-i-get-a-reply-loved-then-quotes-my-entire-last-text-with-nothing-else/959778 "2022-02-21T03:51:57Z")
I do a fair amount of texting and I’ve only gotten a couple of these. For example, You: Did you go see that movie about the monster that devoured Cleveland? Me: Yes! My favorite part was when he ate the golfers lik… --- ## [Car Talk...what does this mean: "Dry sump lubrication, fully homologated core engine" (Koenigsegg Regera)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-talk-what-does-this-mean-dry-sump-lubrication-fully-homologated-core-engine-koenigsegg-regera/959803)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-talk-what-does-this-mean-dry-sump-lubrication-fully-homologated-core-engine-koenigsegg-regera/959803 "2022-02-21T02:34:16Z")
I was watching a YouTube video of Jay Leno’s Garage and he had Christian von Koenigsegg on the show discussing one of his cars, the Regera. The fastest street legal car in the world (at least at that time in 2018). Koe… --- ## [Buying high mileage car or truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-high-mileage-car-or-truck/959477)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-high-mileage-car-or-truck/959477 "2022-02-21T01:30:28Z")
Looking to buy a small pickup either Toyota or Nissan . My budget is low so most of what I can buy are 150k mileage and up. This would likely not be used every day by me. Is there anything to check for besid… --- ## [Wait! Alder Lake with DDR5 is affordable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-alder-lake-with-ddr5-is-affordable/959390)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-alder-lake-with-ddr5-is-affordable/959390 "2022-02-20T22:43:46Z")
Looking to upgrade my over-a-decade-old rig with my tax rebate. I priced out a beautiful Rocket Lake system for about $1450. Yes I make them expensive but damn they last a long time. My current machine is a Gen 3 and … --- ## [What thermometer/TC should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thermometer-tc-should-i-buy/959821)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thermometer-tc-should-i-buy/959821 "2022-02-20T22:29:24Z")
I often ask myself temperature-related questions that could be answered if I had a thermometer with a tc on a flexible cord. For example: How warm is this room compared to another room? How warm is the tap water, and … --- ## [Turkish film censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-film-censorship/959834)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-film-censorship/959834 "2022-02-20T19:18:08Z")
Yesterday we watched a 2022 Turkish RomCom Love Tactics. (Innocuous time waster.). What struck me as curious was what I perceived as “censorship” choices. The lead characters are very attractive. The women were often … --- ## [Taking the fresher stuff from the back of the shelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-fresher-stuff-from-the-back-of-the-shelf/959471)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-fresher-stuff-from-the-back-of-the-shelf/959471 "2022-02-20T19:34:07Z")
So suppose you’re in some supermarket and they have shelves of perishable stuff in refrigerators. All those items have expiration dates, and the way they stock the shelves is with the older stuff in front and the newer s… --- ## [Borodin's Prince Igor Overture: beautiful but fraught](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borodins-prince-igor-overture-beautiful-but-fraught/959566)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borodins-prince-igor-overture-beautiful-but-fraught/959566 "2022-02-20T19:09:05Z")
For over a week, Borodin’s Prince Igor Overture has been haunting my brain. The haunting melodies have a somber beauty comparable to Trevor Jones’s score for The Last of the Mohicans. Prince Igor is heavily fraught with … --- ## [Making caramel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-caramel/959832)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-caramel/959832 "2022-02-20T19:07:35Z")
When I make caramel, it’s usually step 1 in creme caramel. So I am making a hard candy, not a gooey sauce. But that’s what they are usually doing on the Great British Bake Off, and they do it differently. I pour some su… --- ## [Vikings: Valhalla - entire season drops February 25 on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-valhalla-entire-season-drops-february-25-on-netflix/959831)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-valhalla-entire-season-drops-february-25-on-netflix/959831 "2022-02-20T18:27:04Z")
Vikings was a wild ride, but it was also unfortunately very much up and down in quality. They never recovered from getting rid of Ragnar, though there were plenty of great moments after his…exit. Anyway, Netflix has pai… --- ## [Maximum storage time for non-refrigerated eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-storage-time-for-non-refrigerated-eggs/959748)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-storage-time-for-non-refrigerated-eggs/959748 "2022-02-20T18:11:33Z")
I was watching an interesting documentary the other day about a 2 year sea voyage. It had a section on food prep. They had a vast quantity of eggs that they stored non-refrigerated. The prep was to cover them liberally i… --- ## [Fries/chips: soaking, rinsing or straight into oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fries-chips-soaking-rinsing-or-straight-into-oil/959735)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fries-chips-soaking-rinsing-or-straight-into-oil/959735 "2022-02-20T15:41:02Z")
Searching shows just a few SDMB threads in which it’s mentioned in passing, so I thought I’d start a thread and ask you Dopers. I’ve tried soaking the cut potatoes for short or extended periods in sugar water, salt water… --- ## [Another major figure in the epstein case commits suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-major-figure-in-the-epstein-case-commits-suicide/959802)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-major-figure-in-the-epstein-case-commits-suicide/959802 "2022-02-20T14:42:33Z")
suicide in quotation marks they better keep maxwell alive long enough to spill the beans --- ## [Can the courts ban someone from being a police officer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-courts-ban-someone-from-being-a-police-officer/959759)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-courts-ban-someone-from-being-a-police-officer/959759 "2022-02-20T14:01:21Z")
In reaction to, but not specific to, the Kim Potter case. Suppose the judge felt that if you can’t tell the difference between a taser and a gun, you shouldn’t be a cop. Could they add the penalty of taking away your a… --- ## [Design the post-USA flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-post-usa-flag/959806)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-post-usa-flag/959806 "2022-02-20T13:55:12Z")
So someday, eventually, the political entity formerly known as the United States of America is no more. At least not as a federation of 50 semi-sovereign “states” with their current boundaries. Presuming some polity comp… --- ## [No Fly List for Trouble Makers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fly-list-for-trouble-makers/959646)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fly-list-for-trouble-makers/959646 "2022-02-20T05:55:54Z")
Would the airlines be violating anything by creating their own, shared no fly list? Don’t they have the right to refuse service as long as the reason isn’t discriminatory? Assault a crew member? No airline will sell you … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1192)