# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1318 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1319 --- ## [What's a short-handled shovels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-short-handled-shovels/696830)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-short-handled-shovels/696830 "2021-10-10T09:53:03Z")
‘A short-handled shovel, right, is a shovel. And get this… it’s handle is short!’ I thought I’d get that out of the way at the beginning. The folk tune Big Rock Candy Mountain contains the lyric, ‘There ain’t no short… --- ## [Seriously Walmart? How stupid do you think I am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-walmart-how-stupid-do-you-think-i-am/919922)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-walmart-how-stupid-do-you-think-i-am/919922 "2021-10-10T07:25:12Z")
So I am indulging my Diet Coke addiction by ordering 2 liter bottles. Usually I get my deliveries from Giant but they consider $1.99 to be a sale price and Walmart charges $1.69. So I ordered 6 bottles. I usually check n… --- ## [Can saying the wrong word be a sign of dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-saying-the-wrong-word-be-a-sign-of-dementia/951586)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-saying-the-wrong-word-be-a-sign-of-dementia/951586 "2021-10-10T05:07:08Z")
I don’t know how common this is with other people, which is why I’m asking. Here’s an example. Yesterday I meant to say “oh, why are there new, green wheels on that?” instead what came out was “why leaf wheel?”. It was f… --- ## ['300 Messiahs' Executed That Year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-messiahs-executed-that-year/951342)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/300-messiahs-executed-that-year/951342 "2021-10-10T03:22:47Z")
(I thought about this question for a while. And I decided to put it in GD. Because someone will argue, at one point it’ll turn into a debate :slight\_smile: .) My head is still reeling from what I just heard on the Scien… --- ## [“I want Jake from Sixteen Candles…” What romantic scenes do you wish you were in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-jake-from-sixteen-candles-what-romantic-scenes-do-you-wish-you-were-in/951475)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-jake-from-sixteen-candles-what-romantic-scenes-do-you-wish-you-were-in/951475 "2021-10-10T02:57:51Z")
I want to dance in my nightgown with Roberto Benigni to an old blues song, like in Down By Law. I want Naveen Andrews to hoist me up on a rope so I can look at old murals in a bombed-out church, like in The English Patie… --- ## [Recommended donation amount for GoFundMe for our former nanny's dead boyfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-donation-amount-for-gofundme-for-our-former-nannys-dead-boyfriend/952109)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-donation-amount-for-gofundme-for-our-former-nannys-dead-boyfriend/952109 "2021-10-09T22:11:24Z")
Last month right before we were planning on rehiring our children’s nanny, she texted us that she had contracted COVID. We just recently learned her boyfriend also contracted COVID and ultimately died from it. They wer… --- ## [Why can't the FBI just trace every phone inside the capitol building during the coup attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-fbi-just-trace-every-phone-inside-the-capitol-building-during-the-coup-attempt/930069)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-fbi-just-trace-every-phone-inside-the-capitol-building-during-the-coup-attempt/930069 "2021-10-09T21:38:01Z")
phones have location beacons, does the FBI have the right to trace every cell phone inside the building to determine if people were there legally (interns, aides, congress people, etc) or illegally? or is something with… --- ## [Industrial (for lack of a better choice of words) Uses for Animal Products, c. 1875](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-for-lack-of-a-better-choice-of-words-uses-for-animal-products-c-1875/951816)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-for-lack-of-a-better-choice-of-words-uses-for-animal-products-c-1875/951816 "2021-10-09T21:05:09Z")
I’m playing an Old West-themed video game, and of the gameplay mechanics involves running a business wherein I turn in animal products (whole carcasses are best) to a confederate who then turns them into profit. Yes, it’… --- ## [What is the best school field trip you went on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-school-field-trip-you-went-on/949310)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-school-field-trip-you-went-on/949310 "2021-10-09T21:01:57Z")
A recent thread asks about the worst one. But which was your favourite? --- ## [Why is the shaft of a soldiering iron burning hot bare metal instead of being insulated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-shaft-of-a-soldiering-iron-burning-hot-bare-metal-instead-of-being-insulated/952137)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-shaft-of-a-soldiering-iron-burning-hot-bare-metal-instead-of-being-insulated/952137 "2021-10-09T20:49:27Z")
A soldiering iron typically has a metal shaft a few inches long below the soldiering tip with the back half being plastic. You have to hold the iron by the plastic back end to avoid getting burned. This can make working… --- ## [If there were a White Caucasian Heritage Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-a-white-caucasian-heritage-month/719632)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-a-white-caucasian-heritage-month/719632 "2021-10-09T18:09:33Z")
This should have gone into Great Debates, except that I can’t post a poll there, so in IMHO it goes: In the United States, there is a Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, and an African-American Hist… --- ## [What does the roll, pitch, and yaw image mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-roll-pitch-and-yaw-image-mean/952188)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-roll-pitch-and-yaw-image-mean/952188 "2021-10-09T17:33:39Z")
The Wikipedia page for Yaw has an image of a mnemonic device to remember angle names. Not knowing anything about angle names, the image makes no sense to me. Can someone please explain it? The cat represents roll. A pit… --- ## [Article: Would It Be Fair to Treat Vaccinated Covid Patients First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-would-it-be-fair-to-treat-vaccinated-covid-patients-first/949415)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-would-it-be-fair-to-treat-vaccinated-covid-patients-first/949415 "2021-10-09T16:53:54Z")
I saw this article (below) and thought it was interesting. I think this can be a tough one: --- ## [Illegal Scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-scam/952021)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-scam/952021 "2021-10-09T16:46:49Z")
For a long time, we’ve been seeing - several times a day - the screen on our landline displaying “SPAM RISK” when the phone rings. That’s a commentary on our times, for sure. Well, Spectrum went one step farther today. … --- ## [Long but Informative Article on the Origins of the Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-but-informative-article-on-the-origins-of-the-virus/942353)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-but-informative-article-on-the-origins-of-the-virus/942353 "2021-10-09T16:45:36Z")
What the article says: After the first couple of days and Trump claiming that the virus was created in a Chinese Lab a group of virologists came out and said that the virus likely jumped from an animal host that would… --- ## [Removing window tint adhesive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-window-tint-adhesive/952090)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-window-tint-adhesive/952090 "2021-10-09T14:59:09Z")
I recently bought a used auto that’s had window-tint film applied to the side windows an unknown number of years ago – the car is 20. Since nothing lasts forever the film has started peeling from the bottom, thanks to t… --- ## [Stars Who Had No Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-who-had-no-friends/951947)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-who-had-no-friends/951947 "2021-10-09T14:51:35Z")
Movies, comedy, music, but someone who’s a star, well known. I used “had” because someone living can still change, and make friends. If you can only think of living people, try to pick the oldest, since chances are someo… --- ## [Tommy Kirk has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-kirk-has-died/952080)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tommy-kirk-has-died/952080 "2021-10-09T14:30:22Z")
The child star of Old Yeller has passed. --- ## [Dynamo Effect Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dynamo-effect-q/952127)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dynamo-effect-q/952127 "2021-10-09T13:20:21Z")
This article on Earth’s Dynamo Effect states: Assume first (A) that there is present an initial poloidal magnetic field My simple question is what is the source of this initial field? --- ## [High Noon: Harrison Ford emulating Cooper, seminal theme song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-noon-harrison-ford-emulating-cooper-seminal-theme-song/952130)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-noon-harrison-ford-emulating-cooper-seminal-theme-song/952130 "2021-10-09T12:15:05Z")
I’ve noticed a couple of things about the 1952 film High Noon and am wondering what all of you have to say about this: Some of Harrison Ford’s onscreen facial gestures are very similar to those of Gary Cooper. There’s a… --- ## [Actors/Musicians/Luminaries ya just plain can't look at](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157 "2021-10-09T11:58:33Z")
Here’s to where you cop to your ridiculously unfair biases against the OP subjects simply because of the way they look, especially irrespective of the truckloads of talent said target(s) may possess. Because of the obvi… --- ## [Actors/Musicians/Luminaries you (perhaps surprisingly) don’t mind looking at](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858 "2021-10-09T10:10:53Z")
I’m not talking about yer Brad Pitts or yer Jennifer Anistons. I’m talking about celebrities who are not generally known for their appearance but something about them clicks for you. I’ll start it off with Sarah Silverm… --- ## [Gear heads: recommend a dash cam - front, rear and inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gear-heads-recommend-a-dash-cam-front-rear-and-inside/952191)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gear-heads-recommend-a-dash-cam-front-rear-and-inside/952191 "2021-10-09T07:21:17Z")
Thanks in advance. I’m looking for a dash cam that captures inside a Chevy Volt, plus front and rear. My son is a 16 year old driver, and somewhat legitimately worried about hate crimes. I want him to feel more at ease … --- ## [What is this linguistic phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-linguistic-phenomenon/938039)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-linguistic-phenomenon/938039 "2021-10-09T06:30:23Z")
I was griping today about the overuse of the term “gaslighting” which prompted a conversation about the broadening of a word’s definition to the point that it becomes almost meaningless. Examples used were “triggered” (a… --- ## [Bell's palsy and treatment for long-term effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bells-palsy-and-treatment-for-long-term-effects/952198)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bells-palsy-and-treatment-for-long-term-effects/952198 "2021-10-09T06:02:55Z")
I see a number of older threads about this condition, but none on really long-term effects, so I’m starting a new one. 30 years ago, I had Bell’s palsy. A few days ago I had a quick video visit with a doctor for somethi… --- ## [US Army officers not following orders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-officers-not-following-orders/951929)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-officers-not-following-orders/951929 "2021-10-09T05:22:29Z")
In episode 8 of Band of Brothers (WW 2) the company captures a few Germans one night and loses a man. They are ordered to repeat the mission the next night. Captain Winters tells everyone to sleep and ignore the o… --- ## [Help me make sense of processors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-sense-of-processors/952183)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-sense-of-processors/952183 "2021-10-09T03:56:05Z")
This was inspired by my inability to run Diablo 2 Resurrected, but I’m not specifically asking about that. I thought that the problem might be that my desktop PC is about 5 years old, so I thought that I’d look into rep… --- ## [How Do I Know if This is "Normal" or "Advanced" Behavior for My Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-this-is-normal-or-advanced-behavior-for-my-child/951634)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-this-is-normal-or-advanced-behavior-for-my-child/951634 "2021-10-09T03:26:21Z")
I am constantly reminding myself that I’m his parent, so I’m always skeptical that the stuff my son does is actually remarkable. It’s like how I think he’s cute, but it’s the constant stream of strangers going out of the… --- ## [Why don't Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling via budget reconciliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-democrats-want-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling-via-budget-reconciliation/952027)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-democrats-want-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling-via-budget-reconciliation/952027 "2021-10-09T02:38:10Z")
I’m not too familiar with the debt ceiling issue, but I’ve read the Dems say they refuse to do it via budget reconciliation. Why is that, and how is it not worse then breaking the filibuster or minting a trillion dollar… --- ## [What is the most comfortable face mask for long-term wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-face-mask-for-long-term-wear/951201)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-face-mask-for-long-term-wear/951201 "2021-10-09T02:26:35Z")
I have been using the ubiquitous blue paper face masks throughout the pandemic and they have worked fine for me. Thing is, I generally only need to wear them for less than 30 minutes at a time. That’s worked fine for m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1319)