# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1404 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1405 --- ## [Tiki Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795 "2021-07-08T19:52:05Z")
Recently I was reminded of Tiki Culture, restaurants and bars with a South Pacific theme. My girlfriend at the time, and I, liked to go to Kelbo’s on Pico Boulevard in L.A. In the '90s, we found it deliciously tacky an… --- ## [Small rituals in our everyday lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-rituals-in-our-everyday-lives/946004)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-rituals-in-our-everyday-lives/946004 "2021-07-08T19:44:21Z")
Not sure if it is a nervous habit or a ritual. I believe it started offf as a nervous habit. I keep a knife at my computer desk. I use it to drill and carve holes in the front edge of my desk. Each hole represents someth… --- ## [How are the bands you liked in high school doing today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-bands-you-liked-in-high-school-doing-today/944501)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-bands-you-liked-in-high-school-doing-today/944501 "2021-07-08T19:42:59Z")
I’ve been going through a few bands I liked from high school, some of which even have new music. I’m curious how bands you all liked from high school are doing today. Here is my list: Nirvana - inactive. Lead singer de… --- ## [Question about state tax when working in one state and headquartered in another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-state-tax-when-working-in-one-state-and-headquartered-in-another/946002)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-state-tax-when-working-in-one-state-and-headquartered-in-another/946002 "2021-07-08T19:41:46Z")
What happens if: Your company is headquartered in one state; but Has branches in other states which can be considered “hubs” for admin and tax purposes for employees working within X miles of those hubs; and You work f… --- ## [Venmo question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venmo-question/945940)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venmo-question/945940 "2021-07-08T19:15:18Z")
I’m spending most of my time at my fiancées house since my hip replacement in May, and she occasionally asks me to assist her with Venmo transactions between her and her sister. Today I was doing so and learned, to my ho… --- ## [For the Tolkien completist: The Russian version of FOTR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-tolkien-completist-the-russian-version-of-fotr/941130)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-tolkien-completist-the-russian-version-of-fotr/941130 "2021-07-08T18:07:05Z")
Many of us have strange memories of the Soviet version of The Hobbit Well, it seems that they also made The Fellowship of the Ring According to Wikipedia, they included Tom Bombadil and the Barrow Wights. --- ## [How do I find a competent electrician for my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-competent-electrician-for-my-house/945631)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-competent-electrician-for-my-house/945631 "2021-07-08T16:32:49Z")
I need to hire an electrician for a straightforward situation. What is a good way to find one? After I take you dopers’ advice and call him/her over, what are some good screening questions to ask before I give them the g… --- ## [Has anyone on any of those naked reality TV shows ever gotten a boner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-any-of-those-naked-reality-tv-shows-ever-gotten-a-boner/945871)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-any-of-those-naked-reality-tv-shows-ever-gotten-a-boner/945871 "2021-07-08T16:12:03Z")
Naked and Afraid, Naked Dating, you know there’s probably a Naked Obstacle Course show coming soon. But legitimate question, has someone ever gotten one? --- ## [Spam calls stopped? New STIR/SHAKEN phone standand aims to end spoofed Caller-ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-calls-stopped-new-stir-shaken-phone-standand-aims-to-end-spoofed-caller-id/945429 "2021-07-08T16:08:36Z")
It looks like the FCC is rolling out a new standard for phone networks which is designed to ensure that the Caller-ID you see on your phone is valid. This should greatly limit the ability for spammers to operate and sho… --- ## [How much weight did The Fat Man Walking actually lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-did-the-fat-man-walking-actually-lose/373460)
**Author:** [@Plastic\_Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plastic_Jesus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-did-the-fat-man-walking-actually-lose/373460 "2021-07-08T15:25:11Z")
For those not familiar with The Fat Man Walking, he is Steve Vaught, an obese man who recently spent 13 months walking across the US in order to lose weight. He made himself into a media celebrity and signed a $250,000 … --- ## [Going "back" East](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-east/943707)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-back-east/943707 "2021-07-08T14:35:27Z")
I watched American Graffiti (incidentally, the film that made George Lucas the money that enabled him to shoot Star Wars a few years later) and noticed that several characters in the film (which is set in California) mak… --- ## [Apple Watch talking with Phone without Bluetooth. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-watch-talking-with-phone-without-bluetooth-how/945914)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-watch-talking-with-phone-without-bluetooth-how/945914 "2021-07-08T14:09:31Z")
I have a new Apple Watch. I have an iPhone. Most of the time I have my Bluetooth enabled and they communicate with each other. I get that. However, I turned my Bluetooth off yesterday and I’m still seeing my texts ap… --- ## [Has Spirit Airlines gotten any better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-spirit-airlines-gotten-any-better/945624)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-spirit-airlines-gotten-any-better/945624 "2021-07-08T12:30:32Z")
… since this discussion? They are offering ridiculously low airfares ($150 roundtrip, Boston to New Orleans) but I am, perhaps understandably, a bit leery. --- ## [Windows XP activation is no longer available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-activation-is-no-longer-available/945885)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-activation-is-no-longer-available/945885 "2021-07-08T12:06:48Z")
When Windows XP went out of support, MS was clear: you could still activate Windows XP. And you could. For 5 years or so. But it’s gone now. I just changed some hardware, Windows XP noticed and told me I needed to re-act… --- ## [Stocking up on drinking water in the middle of nowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-up-on-drinking-water-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/945792)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stocking-up-on-drinking-water-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/945792 "2021-07-08T08:52:49Z")
Those of you who live in the Portland, OR area will hopefully recognize the area I’m about to describe. As for the rest of you, I assume there are similar spots elsewhere. Heading west on Highway 26 out of the Portland … --- ## [The Communist History of World War 2, where the Nationalist Chinese were evil and Imperial Japan were misunderstood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-communist-history-of-world-war-2-where-the-nationalist-chinese-were-evil-and-imperial-japan-were-misunderstood/945646)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-communist-history-of-world-war-2-where-the-nationalist-chinese-were-evil-and-imperial-japan-were-misunderstood/945646 "2021-07-08T07:44:10Z")
I remember seeing somebody on Twitter about 5 years ago unironically post a website link to the “True” history of World War 2, which was written from a Communist perspective. It was hosted on a Communist/Socialist websit… --- ## [Police procedurals vs classic detective shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-procedurals-vs-classic-detective-shows/945245)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-procedurals-vs-classic-detective-shows/945245 "2021-07-08T07:41:59Z")
My brother in law was gushing recently about how much better police shows are today than they were decades ago. He compared the examples of CSI vs Adam-12. I’m not sure how fair the comparison was but I would agree that … --- ## [Frank Abagnale question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-abagnale-question/343666)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-abagnale-question/343666 "2021-07-08T07:36:27Z")
I met the man about 15 years ago. Guy could charm the birds out of the trees. And his lectures are OUTSTANDING!! Does anyone know if he’s ever asked for/received a pardon fr his crimes? It’s been like 40 years now. --- ## [Reccomend "2 minute mystery" stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-2-minute-mystery-stories/945619)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-2-minute-mystery-stories/945619 "2021-07-08T07:24:04Z")
Anybody got any recommendations for more recent books that are compilations of short solvable mysteries, similar to Asimov’s “Black Widowers”?. Ideally each story should be readable in 10 minutes and contain all the info… --- ## [Camera Problem on W10 Surface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-problem-on-w10-surface/945900)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-problem-on-w10-surface/945900 "2021-07-08T07:30:48Z")
For some unknown reason, the camera on my Surface laptop stopped working and the message says that it can’t be found. I have been through all the usual steps: Turn off and on Check drivers Delete driver and restart T… --- ## [NHL season begins Jan 13 with new divisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521 "2021-07-08T05:39:05Z")
I didn’t see this posted anywhere else … An abbreviated 56-game NHL season begins Jan 13. Because of cross-border issues due to COVID, American teams will be organized into East, Central, and West divisions of 8 teams … --- ## [App for transcribing music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-for-transcribing-music/945921)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-for-transcribing-music/945921 "2021-07-08T05:14:20Z")
Both of my primary school daughters are taking piano lessons, and they love to compose their own songs. And some of them are really not bad. :grin: In addition to making video recordings of these pieces, I would like to… --- ## [Why do people believe you can’t drink alcohol after rabies boosters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-believe-you-can-t-drink-alcohol-after-rabies-boosters/945571)
**Author:** [@RabidBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RabidBill)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-believe-you-can-t-drink-alcohol-after-rabies-boosters/945571 "2021-07-08T04:34:12Z")
I’m currently going through my second round of rabies shots within a year (only two this time!) I have heard it said that you can’t drink alcohol, smoke or even exercise when taking these shots. I’ve talked to 5 differ… --- ## [Why would my brother’s social security benefits double?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-brother-s-social-security-benefits-double/945645)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-brother-s-social-security-benefits-double/945645 "2021-07-08T03:10:45Z")
I’ve mentioned in other threads that I am the guardian of my adult (46 years old) intellectually disabled brother. He lives in a group home and receives social security and a monthly salary from the consignment store whe… --- ## [In Praise of the Toronto Maple Leafs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs/943569)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs/943569 "2021-07-08T02:53:57Z")
My Montreal team has had a lot of lean years, recently. Nevertheless, bwa ha ha ha ha. In the nicest possible way. --- ## [Sprinter tests positive for performance-dehancing drug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinter-tests-positive-for-performance-dehancing-drug/945507)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sprinter-tests-positive-for-performance-dehancing-drug/945507 "2021-07-08T02:21:08Z")
So American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended for a month and may miss the Olympics because she tested postive for . . . marijuana. She apparently ingested a legal edible after learning that her biologic… --- ## [Would using auto-on night lights actually be less energy efficient than just turning my regular lights on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-auto-on-night-lights-actually-be-less-energy-efficient-than-just-turning-my-regular-lights-on/945795)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-auto-on-night-lights-actually-be-less-energy-efficient-than-just-turning-my-regular-lights-on/945795 "2021-07-08T02:19:45Z")
Throughout my house for safety reasons I have these LED night lights that are automatically on once its dark in every hallway or room that isn’t a bedroom. These are mainly for if someone has to use the bathroom in the m… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad rock, the serial killer, and my concealed weapon. (How's that for a catchy thread title?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-rock-the-serial-killer-and-my-concealed-weapon-hows-that-for-a-catchy-thread-title/945859)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-rock-the-serial-killer-and-my-concealed-weapon-hows-that-for-a-catchy-thread-title/945859 "2021-07-08T00:58:14Z")
The lil’wrekker and I decided to drive to town. My insulin was ready to pick up and we needed to do some shopping. Driving down the 2 lane state highway we encounter the highway department mowing the shoulders. They had… --- ## [What is the Straight Dope on Raw Milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-raw-milk/944831)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-straight-dope-on-raw-milk/944831 "2021-07-08T00:47:20Z")
I drank a quart of it in Amish Country last month. Very creamy, very delicious. Reminded me of being a kid at the neighbor’s dairy farm. So I googled it and it seems to return only one of two basic ideas: 1) That you… --- ## [Data URI parsing in favicon images](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-uri-parsing-in-favicon-images/938948)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-uri-parsing-in-favicon-images/938948 "2021-07-08T00:27:49Z")
It seems like the software is not properly reading data URI scheme in the icons when it indexes sites. Example: The small image to the left of the name “The Daily Beast” shows a broken image on my computer. When I che… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1403) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1405)