# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1424 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1425 --- ## [Location of Columbus' first landfall in the Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-of-columbus-first-landfall-in-the-americas/944472)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-of-columbus-first-landfall-in-the-americas/944472 "2021-06-20T02:35:08Z")
There is a debate among historians as to the identity of Guanahani, the island where Columbus first stepped on American soil on 12 October 1492; but the predominant view is that it is an island formerly known as Watling,… --- ## [Red landscape mulch bark that stinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-landscape-mulch-bark-that-stinks/944499)
**Author:** [@chasole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chasole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-landscape-mulch-bark-that-stinks/944499 "2021-06-20T02:18:55Z")
I live in a neighborhood that employs a landscape company to maintain the common areas. They put down that reddish colored mulch under the bushes. Whenever it rains lightly I notice it smells like a forest fire. Is it po… --- ## [Getting older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-older/943726)
**Author:** [@chasole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chasole)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-older/943726 "2021-06-20T01:49:00Z")
Entering my 60’s I often find myself using my toes to pick things up. A sock, a Cheeto, coins (difficult), pretty much anything. I don’t even do it consciously, not sure if it is due to laziness or a desire to not bend o… --- ## [What is the most masculine idea of all-time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-masculine-idea-of-all-time/943041)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-masculine-idea-of-all-time/943041 "2021-06-20T01:07:11Z")
There’s a decent comedy routine by Seinfeld where he talks about male thinking. In his view, the most masculine idea of all-time was flying all the way to the moon, than driving around it for a short distance in a littl… --- ## [Now that I have moved back to my hometown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-i-have-moved-back-to-my-hometown/944619)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-i-have-moved-back-to-my-hometown/944619 "2021-06-20T00:59:49Z")
Every Wednesday I got to my parents house and make dinner. Ya know what I made this week? Pork chops and applesauce. Gee, it was swell. --- ## [Bandannas that are actually soft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandannas-that-are-actually-soft/944649)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandannas-that-are-actually-soft/944649 "2021-06-19T23:39:37Z")
I am looking for recommendations for bandannas that are actually soft and don’t smell funny. A lot of the bandannas that I have tried feel rough on your face like sandpaper, they are not soft like they should be. A lot o… --- ## [Bored near Atlanta, what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-near-atlanta-what-do-i-do/316203)
**Author:** [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-near-atlanta-what-do-i-do/316203 "2005-08-10T15:13:36Z")
OK, I personally am not bored, but my mum is visiting from SoCal and I don’t want her to sit around my sister’s apartment all day. She’s here for a month and I need stuff her and my wife to do and see. The limitations … --- ## [Free vintage sotware - you pay postage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-vintage-sotware-you-pay-postage/944490)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-vintage-sotware-you-pay-postage/944490 "2021-06-19T22:20:12Z")
AutoTAB for AutoCAD - the pictures say it all! https://imgur.com/urdklaE https://imgur.com/VSs0h2p Isn’t it amazing what we find when we clean out our office? --- ## [Etiquette when a member has disabled personal messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-when-a-member-has-disabled-personal-messages/944359)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-when-a-member-has-disabled-personal-messages/944359 "2021-06-19T22:05:49Z")
There’s this one member I want to ask a personal question of, but he has disabled PMs. I don’t know if that was on purpose or part of the Discourse transition. What is the etiquette here? I’m thinking life goes on witho… --- ## [When midges or gnats relentlessy lock on to their prey (a human), is it a sign of an underlying health condition or the nature of the gnat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-midges-or-gnats-relentlessy-lock-on-to-their-prey-a-human-is-it-a-sign-of-an-underlying-health-condition-or-the-nature-of-the-gnat/944595)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-midges-or-gnats-relentlessy-lock-on-to-their-prey-a-human-is-it-a-sign-of-an-underlying-health-condition-or-the-nature-of-the-gnat/944595 "2021-06-19T21:56:27Z")
Hi, I’ve heard people tell me that they are constantly targeted by biting gnats/midges and horseflies (and such insects that draw blood) outdoors and in their homes or apartment buildings/ in their surroundings. Does th… --- ## [Did you Think "Happy Days" Jumped The Shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-think-happy-days-jumped-the-shark/733230)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-think-happy-days-jumped-the-shark/733230 "2021-06-19T21:07:36Z")
I’m probably in the minority, but I think it didn’t. That jumped the shark episode was like a transition into something new. I thought when" Happy Days" really jumped the shark, was when Ron Howard & Donny Most left. Th… --- ## [Question on Sharpe's Eagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-sharpes-eagle/944645)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-sharpes-eagle/944645 "2021-06-19T20:33:25Z")
I am binge watching the Sharpe’s series and had a question on the second installment Sharpe’s Eagle. I did a quick look on wiki and imdb but didn’t find the answer. And if you haven’t seen it, spoiler ahead. When Maj.… --- ## [Is this a rat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rat/944298)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-rat/944298 "2021-06-19T19:48:03Z")
Cat just delivered this to me, but it looks “off” for a rat to me. Face too blunt. Tail and ears maybe not right. Body seems short. \[Al… --- ## [John Paragon, 'Jambi the Genie' on The Pee-wee's Playhouse has died at 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-paragon-jambi-the-genie-on-the-pee-wees-playhouse-has-died-at-66/944576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-paragon-jambi-the-genie-on-the-pee-wees-playhouse-has-died-at-66/944576 "2021-06-19T19:39:05Z")
Actor John Paragon, Known for Role on Pee-wee 's Playhouse , Dies at 66 (yahoo.com) Per the article, ‘His cause of death is not clear at this time.’ Meka Leka Hi Meka Hiney Ho - Jambi - YouTube --- ## [Story problem (math)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-problem-math/944334)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-problem-math/944334 "2021-06-19T17:22:48Z")
This seems like it should have a simple solution, but it’s not coming to me. Let’s say three people work in a factory that makes dodads. Person A is assigned to work 95% on dodads and spend 5% of their time on other thi… --- ## [Please help me identify this tree take 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-tree-take-2/944419)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-tree-take-2/944419 "2021-06-19T15:54:35Z")
I was trimming some tall bushes in my front yard and I spotted some berries that looked like Mulberries. I clipped some leaves and took a picture of them along with the berries. Are these from a Mulberry bush or tree… --- ## [YTD and MTD rainfall total for my city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ytd-and-mtd-rainfall-total-for-my-city/944436)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ytd-and-mtd-rainfall-total-for-my-city/944436 "2021-06-19T15:05:45Z")
I need help finding this information. I’ve tried all kinds of search terms and no site seems to have it. I want the year-to-date and month-to-date precip for Hillsboro OR. Or better yet, for all cities in Oregon. I’ve fo… --- ## [Why did Republicans vote overwhelming to make Juneteenth a holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-republicans-vote-overwhelming-to-make-juneteenth-a-holiday/944505)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-republicans-vote-overwhelming-to-make-juneteenth-a-holiday/944505 "2021-06-19T14:35:00Z")
It was passed unanimously by the Senate, and only 14 voted No in the House. But this seems like the kind of thing that Republicans would criticize as virtue signaling by the woke Left. Even Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ma… --- ## [On the subject of attacking an armed man and getting shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-subject-of-attacking-an-armed-man-and-getting-shot/853460)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-subject-of-attacking-an-armed-man-and-getting-shot/853460 "2021-06-19T14:13:44Z")
A man was shot when he attacked another man with a gun. How responsible should the man who shot him be, legally, ethically, morally? We can all probably agree that attacking a person with a gun is not a good idea most o… --- ## [Athletes whose game excelled considerably in play-off situations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-game-excelled-considerably-in-play-off-situations/944085)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-game-excelled-considerably-in-play-off-situations/944085 "2021-06-19T14:00:32Z")
In hockey, it’s always these two players mentioned - Claude Lemieux and Daniel Briere. Never seen anyone else called Mr. Play-Offs. Even The Great One doesn’t qualify because he was, well, always great. Not as well-verse… --- ## [What is the best fusion cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-fusion-cuisine/943231)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-fusion-cuisine/943231 "2021-06-19T13:34:01Z")
I’m reading a cookbook which mixes Jamaican and Chinese influences. Not made the recipes but they look amazing. Chinese means five spice, soy sauce, ginger. Jamaican means scotch bonnets and jerk, citrus and rum. Wha… --- ## [Longest lived cast of a TV show? I've got my answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-lived-cast-of-a-tv-show-ive-got-my-answer/932090)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-lived-cast-of-a-tv-show-ive-got-my-answer/932090 "2021-06-19T12:59:03Z")
Different from oldest TV show with still living cast, this is the TV show with the most oldest living cast members. Or cast members that lived the longest. Or that have the longest average lifespans. I think that makes t… --- ## [China Conquers US. Do you fight back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-conquers-us-do-you-fight-back/944493)
**Author:** [@oldoaktree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldoaktree)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-conquers-us-do-you-fight-back/944493 "2021-06-19T12:45:24Z")
China has some space lasers or something, the US government signs an unconditional surrender. The Chinese rule us pretty much like they do in China. So economically not much changes. You keep your job and house etc. P… --- ## [Jim Jordan challenger Jeff Sites has a killer campaign ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-jordan-challenger-jeff-sites-has-a-killer-campaign-ad/944554)
**Author:** [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-jordan-challenger-jeff-sites-has-a-killer-campaign-ad/944554 "2021-06-19T11:53:16Z")
The Ohio Democratic congressional candidate running against Jim Jordan has launched what is in my opinion a powerful campaign ad. This guy is a non-politician and I hope that he can unseat Jim. Here’s a link for your v… --- ## [Long-gone department store bongs - what did they mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-gone-department-store-bongs-what-did-they-mean/269052)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-gone-department-store-bongs-what-did-they-mean/269052 "2021-06-19T11:34:15Z")
“Dude, let’s go to Dillards, and get ourselves a mighty hookah!” No, I’m not talking about that sort of bong. When I was a child, my mother would often drag me shopping to AM&A’s, her favorite department store in Buffa… --- ## [How would you prefer to support the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prefer-to-support-the-sdmb/944278 "2021-06-19T10:03:32Z")
poll See here: A modest proposal for the Straight Dope - #227 by Cecil\_Adams There is some debate about the best way to support the site. We could have paid membershipa and/or having merchandise like t-shirts, hats and… --- ## [Disney/Pixar's Luca film on Disney+ (open spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-pixars-luca-film-on-disney-open-spoilers-after-first-post/944590)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-pixars-luca-film-on-disney-open-spoilers-after-first-post/944590 "2021-06-19T08:13:22Z")
So, I watched the new animated film from Disney/Pixar, Luca, when it dropped today to all subscribers on Disney+. I really enjoyed it! Cute coming of age story. What did everyone else think? --- ## [Acceptable compromise on voters' rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-compromise-on-voters-rights/944397)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-compromise-on-voters-rights/944397 "2021-06-19T06:09:47Z")
It’s clear HR1 is not going to pass the Senate. So I put on my rose-colored centrist glasses the other day and got to wondering … what if it included a voter ID? (Let’s leave aside for this conversation the fact that Se… --- ## [Snowwhite, what the heck? Bad, bad, bad Beck in the forest and, dancing around and singin'(well that's stretching it alittle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowwhite-what-the-heck-bad-bad-bad-beck-in-the-forest-and-dancing-around-and-singin-well-thats-stretching-it-alittle/944512)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowwhite-what-the-heck-bad-bad-bad-beck-in-the-forest-and-dancing-around-and-singin-well-thats-stretching-it-alittle/944512 "2021-06-19T06:09:38Z")
You know how I acquired my dog Bayliss. Basically he just magically appeared on my deck. Every animal around this joint loves me. (Don’t count the Siamese, I’m not sure they are animals). I’ve recently attracted a 'pos… --- ## [How did you feel when Alex Trebek shaved off his mustache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-feel-when-alex-trebek-shaved-off-his-mustache/944456)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-feel-when-alex-trebek-shaved-off-his-mustache/944456 "2021-06-19T05:21:02Z")
This trivial little reminiscence is just for fun, but what kind of reaction did you have when the late, great Alex Trebek shaved off his iconic mustache back in 2001? Did it propel you into an existential crisis? Or did … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1425)