# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1342 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1343 --- ## [I’m having a problem replacing fluorescent tubes with LEDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-a-problem-replacing-fluorescent-tubes-with-leds/950552)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-having-a-problem-replacing-fluorescent-tubes-with-leds/950552 "2021-09-14T10:19:17Z")
I bought 2 four foot LED’s that are “plug and play”, no re-wiring required. Not of the new tunes light up when I install them or twist them during troubleshooting. When I turn the switch off and back on, only one tube li… --- ## [Current openly gay MLB players?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-openly-gay-mlb-players/950588)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-openly-gay-mlb-players/950588 "2021-09-14T06:01:54Z")
Are they any current openly gay Major League Baseball players? --- ## [Kansas lawmaker goes full-on wacko](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmaker-goes-full-on-wacko/941141)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-lawmaker-goes-full-on-wacko/941141 "2021-09-14T04:40:18Z")
Here’s hoping he was having some sort of treatable medical event and isn’t stuck this crazy. --- ## [Were there any weird or stupid things that were fads specific to your school/area growing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-weird-or-stupid-things-that-were-fads-specific-to-your-school-area-growing-up/950330)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-weird-or-stupid-things-that-were-fads-specific-to-your-school-area-growing-up/950330 "2021-09-14T02:29:41Z")
As an example: In my home town of Los Alamos New Mexico in the mid 80’s it for some reason became a thing for a few weeks for my fellow middle schoolers to crush sweet tart candies and snort them. Why? I have no fricki… --- ## [What's up with the new recycling labels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-new-recycling-labels/950623)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-new-recycling-labels/950623 "2021-09-14T00:44:53Z")
Starting to come across these on plastic container LABELS. Nothing on the plastic itself like the old ones. Directs you to this site: how2recycle.info. It says “plastic” but no number. Don’t need a number anymore? I know… --- ## [Right Wing Bomber claims to be Trans-Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-bomber-claims-to-be-trans-woman/949648)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-bomber-claims-to-be-trans-woman/949648 "2021-09-13T22:55:35Z")
I have my doubts about this. I think HE is trolling the Justice system. Hoping to get a lighter sentence, or even funnier in HIS mind, assigned to a female prison. I fully support Trans People, but this GUY is just … --- ## [Damn, I love quack medical devices!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-i-love-quack-medical-devices/950556)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-i-love-quack-medical-devices/950556 "2021-09-13T21:20:36Z")
My current favorite is this Crystal Harmonizers for only $180. Some features: “Every one of our Laser Imprinted Crystal Generators is treated with the world’s most powerful, clean-energy cold green laser which embeds 46… --- ## [Have you ever asked out your co-worker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-asked-out-your-co-worker/950359)
**Author:** [@dope1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dope1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-asked-out-your-co-worker/950359 "2021-09-13T20:06:37Z")
A while back I asked a girl who worked where I did in fact we were the only two people who worked in that department. I didn’t even realized when I developed feelings for her but I knew I needed to tell her how I felt as… --- ## [Engineering or mechanical device terminology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineering-or-mechanical-device-terminology/950376)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineering-or-mechanical-device-terminology/950376 "2021-09-13T20:04:28Z")
Can’t find the right terminology to search for this. It’s for a machine at work. A linear actuator moves a gripper back and forth loading parts. If the machine’s power is cut at the wrong time in the cycle, the grippe… --- ## [Budgie Skull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budgie-skull/950492)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budgie-skull/950492 "2021-09-13T19:40:43Z")
Last night my oldest budgie, Fat Uncle Blue, passed away. This morning I went to bury him beside where I buried Deadbeat Dad two years ago. I found his body and decided to take his skull. … --- ## [Frequency of double yolked eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-double-yolked-eggs/950296)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-double-yolked-eggs/950296 "2021-09-13T19:03:49Z")
So I understand eggs with double yolks aren’t rare but, how unusual is it to have multiple eggs with double yolks in a single carton of a dozen eggs? I ask because I just finished using a carton of eggs and 5 of the 12… --- ## [Did you ever have a paper route?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-paper-route/950480)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-paper-route/950480 "2021-09-13T19:01:21Z")
I did. I was 12 years old. The papers were delivered by the newspaper to my street corner. I’d go out at like 6am, put them in my stolen shopping cart. And would throw them on the porch for about 4 blocks. I would h… --- ## [Titles, names, words, etc. that are funny in other countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-names-words-etc-that-are-funny-in-other-countries/950256)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titles-names-words-etc-that-are-funny-in-other-countries/950256 "2021-09-13T18:26:53Z")
Goolie Get-together, as performed by The Toadies is playing in the iPod. It’s the theme song of the 1970-1971 cartoon Groovie Goolies. ‘Goolies’, in England and I suppose other countries, means ‘testicles’. If they’ve… --- ## [Legal requirement to notify next of kin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-requirement-to-notify-next-of-kin/950567)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-requirement-to-notify-next-of-kin/950567 "2021-09-13T18:04:10Z")
Scenario: Dick and Jane have been married for 20 years. They have no children and few close friends. Jane loathes her in-laws and doesn’t much care for her own family. Lucky for her both their families live several sta… --- ## [What goes on in alcohol rehab (Hazelden)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-on-in-alcohol-rehab-hazelden/919036)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-on-in-alcohol-rehab-hazelden/919036 "2020-09-10T22:05:52Z")
Don’t need answer fast, this honestly isn’t me. I’ve Hazelden is one of the ‘good’ alcohol rehab places that doesn’t rely on AA or at least it’s not mandatory. Is this true? I happen to despise AA and think it’s a load … --- ## [Thinking back, isn't the entire concept of people streaking in public creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-back-isnt-the-entire-concept-of-people-streaking-in-public-creepy/950037)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-back-isnt-the-entire-concept-of-people-streaking-in-public-creepy/950037 "2021-09-13T17:27:19Z")
I’ve seen a few people lament the fact that if you went streaking today you’d most likely get put on a sex offenders list somewhere, but now that I think about it is it really that big of a loss you can be criminally cha… --- ## [Worldwide vaccination rates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-vaccination-rates/950386)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-vaccination-rates/950386 "2021-09-13T15:41:07Z")
I’ve been keeping an eye on this graph periodically, and I’m saddened that it doesn’t ever seem to get much about 40 MM doses / day, and doesn’t stay up there for very long when it does. Is this a manufacturing constrai… --- ## [The World Is On Fire and In Extreme Drought: When And Where WIll The Future Water Wars Be Fought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-on-fire-and-in-extreme-drought-when-and-where-will-the-future-water-wars-be-fought/948398)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-is-on-fire-and-in-extreme-drought-when-and-where-will-the-future-water-wars-be-fought/948398 "2021-09-13T15:25:23Z")
Title says it all. I have to imagine with ever increasing populations of people worldwide coupled with climate change driven water extremes that water scarcity will create conflicts and wars. And probably already has. I… --- ## [Why do conservatives take some diseases seriously, but not others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-take-some-diseases-seriously-but-not-others/947012)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-take-some-diseases-seriously-but-not-others/947012 "2021-09-13T15:07:41Z")
Although coronavirus-related, this isn’t really a Covid thread, so I’m not putting it in Quarantine Zone: Conservatives are plenty capable of taking a disease seriously. When there was the (tiny, tiny) risk of Ebola in … --- ## [Remaining an “active employee” but not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remaining-an-active-employee-but-not-working/949669)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remaining-an-active-employee-but-not-working/949669 "2021-09-13T14:43:13Z")
My daughter has been working at a franchise coffee shop (so the employer is a small business of three coffee shops not the gigantic parent chain). She started working at the beginning of the summer, this is her first job… --- ## [Why are so many stores pushing curbside pickup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-stores-pushing-curbside-pickup/915891)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-stores-pushing-curbside-pickup/915891 "2021-09-13T14:35:57Z")
So yes there’s this whole coronavirus thing. But even before that some of the major players, including Walmart, have been heavily promoting their curbside pickup. I’m assuming they actually make more money that way, but… --- ## [How can celery juice have 120 calories (no fruit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-celery-juice-have-120-calories-no-fruit/950566)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-celery-juice-have-120-calories-no-fruit/950566 "2021-09-13T12:54:34Z")
I’m trying to lose a few pounds so paying quite close attention to what I consume. I recently bought a green juice but was shocked to see it had nearly the same amount of calories as a can of coke! I specifically chose… --- ## [Beck committed a bad bad bad travesty. Oops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-committed-a-bad-bad-bad-travesty-oops/950277)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-committed-a-bad-bad-bad-travesty-oops/950277 "2021-09-13T06:13:04Z")
The little boy wrex wanted to go fishing. They couldn’t find any worms. They came in and lamented to me how could they fish without bait? I thought about it and decided a can of sardines was needed. I happen to have … --- ## [Is there a way to alert Wikipedia to a mistake w/o an account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-alert-wikipedia-to-a-mistake-w-o-an-account/950065)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-alert-wikipedia-to-a-mistake-w-o-an-account/950065 "2021-09-13T04:58:53Z")
I just found some really out-of-date info on Wikipedia. Here is a correct map of Hawai’i County districts. Here is the Wikipedia page on District 9, with a map of the districts to the top right. Unless I am losing it (… --- ## [Bring yer brolly, here comes Nicholas (tropical storm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-yer-brolly-here-comes-nicholas-tropical-storm/950582)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-yer-brolly-here-comes-nicholas-tropical-storm/950582 "2021-09-13T03:46:25Z")
Well it looks like we have a tropical storm hitting Houston and the Texas gulf coast, fortunately Louisiana should he spared the worst of it as places are still recovering after Ida. The models have it either moving ov… --- ## [What food flavor or flavors do you dislike the most and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-flavor-or-flavors-do-you-dislike-the-most-and-why/949655)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-flavor-or-flavors-do-you-dislike-the-most-and-why/949655 "2021-09-13T02:38:54Z")
For me, it is hazelnut flavored coffee. I find even the smell of it off-putting. To me hazelnut coffee is a complex flavor. It starts with a strong base of “creme” very similar to creme soda, which I also dislike. The… --- ## [Reagan v. Mondale debate 1984](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-v-mondale-debate-1984/950459)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-v-mondale-debate-1984/950459 "2021-09-13T02:33:57Z")
I watched it again last night (the one with the age question). It is amazing how much politics has changed. Reagan said that interest rates were now “only” 12.5% and down from Mondale’s 21.25% and would likely go lower… --- ## [Movies you watch(ed) when high.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-ed-when-high/950008)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-ed-when-high/950008 "2021-09-13T02:17:08Z")
Since that last thread had legs, I thought it might be interesting to talk about movies you could watch under the influence. 2001 A Space Odyssey is, of course, mandatory viewing. --- ## [I can't believe I'm starting the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-starting-the-mmp/950165 "2021-09-13T01:02:51Z")
Guess everyone is staying in bed later on Labor Day. So what are you planning on your day off (if you’re getting a day off)? Been retired for almost 4 years now, so everyday is my day off. Rained last night so soocer d… --- ## [Which is bigger? the web or the non-web internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-bigger-the-web-or-the-non-web-internet/950416)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-bigger-the-web-or-the-non-web-internet/950416 "2021-09-13T00:46:10Z")
The world wide web lives on the internet. The internet itself predates the invention of the world wide web. What else lives on the internet? Well… other stuff. For example, data transfers that are done with old fash… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1343)