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**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-but-not-as-advertised/954060 "2021-11-22T14:46:35Z")
What things are good, but not what they are advertised as? I have an example: Rao’s Homemade Vodka Sauce is a good marinara. It is not a vodka sauce. It contains vodka and cheese, but no cream, and I have absolutely no … --- ## [Wireless access points and extending my home network range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-access-points-and-extending-my-home-network-range/954724)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-access-points-and-extending-my-home-network-range/954724 "2021-11-22T14:35:41Z")
I like hardwired ethernet for reliability. No doubt speed is better, too, when that matters. But we use wireless too. I have ethernet throughout the house. I bought two Apple Airport wireless access points and plugged t… --- ## [Anybody tried Wendy's new french fries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-tried-wendys-new-french-fries/954197)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-tried-wendys-new-french-fries/954197 "2021-11-22T13:42:33Z")
I keep seeing commercials for Wendy’s “new hot and crispy” fries and my heart sinks just a little bit. The first thing I think of is when Burger King “improved” their fries many years ago in the same way. I tried them ex… --- ## [Patrick Stewart is Ageless!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-is-ageless/954748)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-is-ageless/954748 "2021-11-22T12:37:29Z")
At least I think he is. Here’s his photo on Wikipedia: Patrick Stewart. It’s taken in 2019. But you get the picture. It’s been over 27 years since ST: TNG. And he hasn’t changed that much, IMHO at least. Question: who’… --- ## [Did anyone get RealPlayer Premium? Is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-get-realplayer-premium-is-it-worth-it/950914)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-get-realplayer-premium-is-it-worth-it/950914 "2021-09-20T12:45:43Z")
I’ve been wavering back and forth for months on whether I should pony up the forty bucks for the “enhanced” version of RealPlayer. If it’s just a one-time expenditure, that’s no problem at all (I didn’t hesitate for a mo… --- ## [Make a specific quote-action button for website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-specific-quote-action-button-for-website/954702)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-specific-quote-action-button-for-website/954702 "2021-11-22T07:02:50Z")
I’m asking for a coder who doesn’t know much English. We’re designing a kinda blog website. It should have a feature like this: when a viewer is reading an article, there is a toolbar on the side, which has several hotk… --- ## [Loopiest far-right beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopiest-far-right-beliefs/954490)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loopiest-far-right-beliefs/954490 "2021-11-22T06:19:47Z")
I wonder about the things these nutbags (say they?) believe to be true. Some, I must think, are things they don’t really believe in but they say they do to rile up the left, and there may be some I just don’t understand … --- ## [Do You Fear Your Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fear-your-death/951525)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fear-your-death/951525 "2021-11-22T05:05:11Z")
I live in constant existential dread that every heartbeat will be my last. How about you? See, I gave religion a try, but just didn’t buy into the blind faith aspect. And while I feel there may be a creator, I don’t thin… --- ## [Interesting gernerational cultural shift on holding the door for someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-gernerational-cultural-shift-on-holding-the-door-for-someone/954275)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-gernerational-cultural-shift-on-holding-the-door-for-someone/954275 "2021-11-22T05:04:59Z")
So I’m an older Dude who has been taught my whole life to hold the door open. Not a radical teaching I know, but for the majority of my life, for me and most people, that when a door is held open fro you, you kind of sym… --- ## [“Tightness” in late 70s bands, and in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tightness-in-late-70s-bands-and-in-general/947784)
**Author:** [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tightness-in-late-70s-bands-and-in-general/947784 "2021-11-22T04:10:50Z")
I’ve heard a lot of people I respect say that the B52s were shit. For me, “Loveshack” is absolutely unbearable, but I enjoyed “Rock Lobster”, I thought it was up there with my favourite music. Then one time I realised it… --- ## [What toys and games did you want when you were a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-toys-and-games-did-you-want-when-you-were-a-child/952321)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-toys-and-games-did-you-want-when-you-were-a-child/952321 "2021-11-22T02:51:01Z")
A story of some things I got and one thing I didn’t: When I was a kid, I was big into the TV show Knight Rider, with David Hasselhoff. What I wanted more than anything was the talking KITT car set with the Michael Knig… --- ## [Trekkers, tell me about Garth of Izar (poss. spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkers-tell-me-about-garth-of-izar-poss-spoilers/954733)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trekkers-tell-me-about-garth-of-izar-poss-spoilers/954733 "2021-11-22T01:55:11Z")
BLUF: Waitaminnit, is the Garth of Izar from Prelude to Axanar the same Garth of Izar in TOS’ Whom Gods Destroy? I had seen Prelude to Axanar and recognize it may not be canon, but the story discusses the Four Years War… --- ## [Worst (or best) music managers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-or-best-music-managers/954718)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-or-best-music-managers/954718 "2021-11-22T01:43:17Z")
Please name and shame the managers who severely harmed the musical act they represented! (Or if you prefer, tell us about a music manager whose particular talents were indispensable to a certain act’s success.) --- ## [Personalities of all the Star Trek Captains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personalities-of-all-the-star-trek-captains/954747)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personalities-of-all-the-star-trek-captains/954747 "2021-11-22T01:42:22Z")
My thoughts on the most significant personality traits in terms of command ability (for the ones I’ve seen, anyway - I haven’t seen Discovery and didn’t finish Voyager or Enterprise but have seen all TOS, movies, TNG, DS… --- ## [Reconciling Imperial Japan's Reverence for Beauty and Harmony and Its Internal/External Violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconciling-imperial-japans-reverence-for-beauty-and-harmony-and-its-internal-external-violence/953998)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reconciling-imperial-japans-reverence-for-beauty-and-harmony-and-its-internal-external-violence/953998 "2021-11-22T00:06:54Z")
Imperial Japan seemed of two distinct minds. One mind locked in a Zen-like trance that exalted stillness and the beauty of nature. Another mind rooted in centuries of conquest and machismo. I realize old Japan was highly… --- ## [Does 120/60 meant 60 watts is the limit, or the recommendation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-120-60-meant-60-watts-is-the-limit-or-the-recommendation/954563)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-120-60-meant-60-watts-is-the-limit-or-the-recommendation/954563 "2021-11-22T00:00:49Z")
Buying bulbs for a bedroom ceiling light fixture and trying to understand if 120/60 means 60 watts is the best bulb to use, or the maximum-power-permitted limit for the bulb (in other words, something like 45 watts would… --- ## [Why does unlimited not mean unlimited when dealing with cell phone plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-unlimited-not-mean-unlimited-when-dealing-with-cell-phone-plans/954655)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-unlimited-not-mean-unlimited-when-dealing-with-cell-phone-plans/954655 "2021-11-21T23:53:14Z")
Hello Everyone, This evening my internet on my phone stopped working. Strange as the rest of the family is still in service. I call T Mobile and the rep days I’ve reached my days limit. Weird I say to her as for the la… --- ## [How long until herd immunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-herd-immunity/954417)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-herd-immunity/954417 "2021-11-21T23:22:04Z")
So, we’d all hoped that enough people would be vaccinated to bring us to herd immunity. And, well, I think it’s clear by now that that’s not going to happen. But while vaccination is the best route to herd immunity, it… --- ## [Whatever happened to boxing trainer Shorty Linton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-boxing-trainer-shorty-linton/759954)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-boxing-trainer-shorty-linton/759954 "2021-11-21T22:47:07Z")
I just watched The Joe Louis Story (1953) for the first time. Louis’s first trainer Shorty Linton appears briefly as himself. Most of his training would later be done by Jack Blackburn, who died in 1942, then Manny Se… --- ## [Does Speaker of the House get a salary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-speaker-of-the-house-get-a-salary/954689)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-speaker-of-the-house-get-a-salary/954689 "2021-11-21T22:38:44Z")
Does the Speaker of the House get an additional salary, in addition to just being a Congresscritter? There’s all this talky-talk about making Trump the Speaker. If that happens, but he is not elected to be a House memb… --- ## [Tennis - Dean Martin jr at Wimbledon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-dean-martin-jr-at-wimbledon/954720)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-dean-martin-jr-at-wimbledon/954720 "2021-11-21T20:31:59Z")
Various sources state that Dean Martin jr (1951-1987 - son of actor/singer Dean Martin) - also known as “Dino” or “Dean Paul” or “Dean Paul Martin” - birth name “Dean Paul Crocetti jr” - played in a junior event at Wimbl… --- ## [Was a pudding ever not a hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-pudding-ever-not-a-hat/954652)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-pudding-ever-not-a-hat/954652 "2021-11-21T17:02:49Z")
My MIL, wife, and I all recall seeing illustrations of a garment called a ‘pudding’ which was like a big inner tube around a child’s middle, worn to protect him from falls while learning to walk. But when I search, all I… --- ## [Voicemail message with no missed call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voicemail-message-with-no-missed-call/954696)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voicemail-message-with-no-missed-call/954696 "2021-11-21T15:49:02Z")
I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and use GeezerNet (aka Consumer Cellular). It frequently happens that I get an alert on my phone that informs me I have a voicemail message, but when I check Recent Calls I have no missed c… --- ## [Yankees (and other MLB) off season (edited title)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-and-other-mlb-off-season-edited-title/951999)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-and-other-mlb-off-season-edited-title/951999 "2021-11-21T15:47:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from MLB 2021 Playoffs: I agree it is time for a new Manager and new coaches. Boone is close to useless and Nevin has been terrible long before last night. On Gallo, the Yanks control him next… --- ## [Giving gifts - fun or chore of dread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-gifts-fun-or-chore-of-dread/954622)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-gifts-fun-or-chore-of-dread/954622 "2021-11-21T15:21:36Z")
I do so hate occasions when I need to give a gift - I’m not very good at it. In my heart of hearts, I’m all about practical, and practical gifts are sooo boring! It’s even worse with people I know well, because I should … --- ## [Juvenile v. Infantile v. Puerile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-v-infantile-v-puerile/954620)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-v-infantile-v-puerile/954620 "2021-11-21T14:59:52Z")
What is the difference, the real difference, between the words juvenile, infantile and puerile? Yes, I know they all mean immature and silly. But individually, how do they differ in meaning, if any way, from each other? … --- ## [Why were map-engravers sketchy people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-map-engravers-sketchy-people/954698)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-map-engravers-sketchy-people/954698 "2021-11-21T14:48:50Z")
I was re-reading Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. In one section there is a passage: "Round the corner from the by-street, there was a square of ancient, handsome houses, now for the most part decayed from their high estate and… --- ## [Need help identifying an author](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-an-author/954712)
**Author:** [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-an-author/954712 "2021-11-21T14:01:24Z")
Some years ago, I read a few mystery novels by a psychologist that were about a psychologist in Denver who got involved in solving crimes. I can’t remember the author’s name. Can anyone help? --- ## [Old UK motorcycle plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-motorcycle-plate/954602)
**Author:** [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-uk-motorcycle-plate/954602 "2021-11-21T09:39:23Z")
We have an amazing photo of my Aunt Peg on a motorcycle that probably dates to sometime around 1915. I am hoping that somebody with better google skills than I can help me identify what year it is from. The plate is SE23… --- ## [What Temp Does Water Freeze, in Denver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-temp-does-water-freeze-in-denver/270622)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-temp-does-water-freeze-in-denver/270622 "2021-11-21T07:09:04Z")
I know it sounds like there’s a trick to this question, but I was just wondering: At what temp does water freeze at a high altitude? Does lower air pressure change the freezing point at all? - Jinx [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1279) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1281)