# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1430 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1431 --- ## [Cockney Rhyming Slang in The Great Escape: What the heck is Mac saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockney-rhyming-slang-in-the-great-escape-what-the-heck-is-mac-saying/944201)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockney-rhyming-slang-in-the-great-escape-what-the-heck-is-mac-saying/944201 "2021-06-14T03:22:16Z")
Forth of July scene, just before Tom (the tunnel) is found. Mac says something in what I assume is Cockney Rhyming Slang, but they take it a step further and I assume he messes up the first go because of the Moonshine, a… --- ## [I'm melting, I'm melting in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-melting-im-melting-in-the-mmp/943758)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-melting-im-melting-in-the-mmp/943758 "2021-06-14T02:04:03Z")
Looks like summer is upon southern Merrylande, and other places, too. Heat, humidity, insects, t-storms, cats and dogs living together… :open\_mouth: :rofl: When I was a kid, we didn’t have a/c, but we did have a window… --- ## [Which operating systems tend to be most vulnerable to ransomware attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-operating-systems-tend-to-be-most-vulnerable-to-ransomware-attacks/943670)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-operating-systems-tend-to-be-most-vulnerable-to-ransomware-attacks/943670 "2021-06-14T01:49:58Z")
In the context of recent cyberattacks/ransomware attacks on key US industries coming out of Russia and elsewhere, which operating systems used by these industries tend to be most vulnerable to ransomware attacks? Mac OS,… --- ## [The Bus Is Powered By?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bus-is-powered-by/944155)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bus-is-powered-by/944155 "2021-06-14T00:30:16Z")
Inspired by a comment in Machine Elf’s thread about propane powered vehicles in GQ(sorry for not linking, those are difficult for me). Locally for me, many of the public transit busses(but not all) are powered by propan… --- ## [Generic drug names with alternating consonants and vowels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-drug-names-with-alternating-consonants-and-vowels/944023)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-drug-names-with-alternating-consonants-and-vowels/944023 "2021-06-14T00:06:29Z")
A thread here mentions the generic drug aducanamab and that reminded me of this question. It seems to me an unusually high proportion of generic drug names have this quality. Please do not respond with a counterexample… --- ## [Unconventional and poor running style -- ever hear of "dishing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconventional-and-poor-running-style-ever-hear-of-dishing/944011)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unconventional-and-poor-running-style-ever-hear-of-dishing/944011 "2021-06-13T23:01:44Z")
I was reading a mystery story, written by a Brit, in which a suspect was recognized by his very bad style of running, which they called “dishing.” I didn’t really understand the fairly brief description, but it sounded l… --- ## [Help me identify this weed/grass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-weed-grass/944063)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-weed-grass/944063 "2021-06-13T22:50:19Z")
This weed/grass has a single stem 8 to 12 inches long and about 1/16" in diameter. At the top is a tiny pine-cone-shaped bud about 3/4" to 1" long and 1/4" in diameter surrounded with a corona of very tiny white flowers … --- ## [Greetings! It is I, brujaja, now relegated to the lesser designation of OGbrujaja because technology sucks sometimes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-it-is-i-brujaja-now-relegated-to-the-lesser-designation-of-ogbrujaja-because-technology-sucks-sometimes/944163)
**Author:** [@OGbrujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OGbrujaja)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-it-is-i-brujaja-now-relegated-to-the-lesser-designation-of-ogbrujaja-because-technology-sucks-sometimes/944163 "2021-06-13T22:33:06Z")
There was this guy. We fell in love and got together and went through all kinds of things both hellish and beautiful, being homeless/living in his airstream trailer, from which he had torn out the bathroom and kitchen to… --- ## [What’s up with the Wonder Woman TV Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-the-wonder-woman-tv-show/944007)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-the-wonder-woman-tv-show/944007 "2021-06-13T21:05:36Z")
I am not a comic book guy. Rarely read them even back in the day. Only watch the occasional superhero movie - if the reviews are very good. I did see the Gal Gadot Wonder Woman movie and liked her a lot. Did not both… --- ## [Why Can't Technetium Keep It Together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-technetium-keep-it-together/943708)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-technetium-keep-it-together/943708 "2021-06-13T20:57:51Z")
Technetium is a radioactive element. VERY radioactive. Tc-99, the most common isotope, has a half life of just six hours; it is vanishingly hard to find in nature. The artificial Tc-97 lasts million of years but it’s … --- ## [Reforms to snooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reforms-to-snooker/943967)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reforms-to-snooker/943967 "2021-06-13T20:19:02Z")
\ Snooker virtuoso Judd Trump recently expressed the view t… --- ## [Darryl the 27 year old zombie goldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darryl-the-27-year-old-zombie-goldfish/944059)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darryl-the-27-year-old-zombie-goldfish/944059 "2021-06-13T19:10:01Z")
will not being seeing his 28th birthday. He faked me out before but he is definitely gone, buried and mourned. R.I.P. :frowning: --- ## [Peru: Castillo holds lead but where will he lead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peru-castillo-holds-lead-but-where-will-he-lead/944181)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peru-castillo-holds-lead-but-where-will-he-lead/944181 "2021-06-13T19:04:09Z")
The elite are scared, worrying that Castillo will use Venezuela as a template. From what I’ve read and heard though fully nationalizing the major industries is an unlikely path but much higher taxes on those industries… --- ## [Virginia Democratic Primary-Return of the Mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-democratic-primary-return-of-the-mack/943941)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-democratic-primary-return-of-the-mack/943941 "2021-06-13T17:57:51Z")
Last night was an excellent night for moderate Democrats. Terry McAuliffe crushed the competition including the progressive favorite, Jennifer Carrol Foy On the Lieutenant Governor race, I was happy to see Haya Ayala … --- ## [How much would you pay to go to space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-go-to-space/944156)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-you-pay-to-go-to-space/944156 "2021-06-13T16:55:50Z")
So there was a recent auction to be the third passenger in a future space flight ($28 million) Assuming you deemed it reasonably safe (I dunno, maybe not as safe as commercial flight, but definitely safer than climbing … --- ## [Simple HVAC Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-hvac-question/944012)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-hvac-question/944012 "2021-06-13T12:39:46Z")
I have a programmable thermostat (a basic, not-Smart). When the room temperature shown on the thermostat matches the set point temperature on the thermostat, the A/C turns off. However, the fan keeps running. Yes, the fa… --- ## [Another Day in Paradise copying Pulp Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-in-paradise-copying-pulp-fiction/944105)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-in-paradise-copying-pulp-fiction/944105 "2021-06-13T10:09:12Z")
The other day, I saw just a few scenes from Another Day in Paradise (1998, with James Woods and Melanie Griffith) and was struck by the similarities to Pulp Fiction (1994). More than similarities, the things I noticed we… --- ## [Should I cut off Kohl's paper tag off this Vera Wang towel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-cut-off-kohls-paper-tag-off-this-vera-wang-towel/943592)
**Author:** [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-cut-off-kohls-paper-tag-off-this-vera-wang-towel/943592 "2021-06-13T09:46:51Z")
https://i2.paste.pics/f9ef54653507d16c19ed486d7a2e41d3.png --- ## [I'm in the market for a new (to me) car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-market-for-a-new-to-me-car/943661)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-market-for-a-new-to-me-car/943661 "2021-06-13T05:32:53Z")
I was hoping to wait a couple more years, but on Thursday, I took my car in for what I thought would be routine repairs, and found out it would cost more to make those repairs than the car is worth. I also need new tire… --- ## [Name of a literary device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-literary-device/944117)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-literary-device/944117 "2021-06-13T05:12:28Z")
The 1989 film True Believer has a character that is a conniving District Attorney named Robert Reynard, and a derelict from the streets named Cecil Skell. Reynard seems to be a reference to Reynard the Fox a character in… --- ## [Favorite store-bought kombucha brands and flavors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-store-bought-kombucha-brands-and-flavors/944041)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-store-bought-kombucha-brands-and-flavors/944041 "2021-06-13T02:20:55Z")
I usually drink water throughout the day and with meals, but sometimes I’ll have a ginger ale or iced tea. I don’t drink beer or wine. I have a small bottle of tart cherry juice every day since my episode of gout last ye… --- ## [Can I buy a large cheese wheel without paying a fortune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-large-cheese-wheel-without-paying-a-fortune/941802 "2021-06-13T02:18:30Z")
I was looking into the economics of buying cheese in bulk but it seems as if cheese becomes more expensive per pound, not less, as the sizes go up. Apparently the presumption is that anyone wanting a large cheese wheel i… --- ## [Boss Level is a pretty good popcorn movie if you're in the market for one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-level-is-a-pretty-good-popcorn-movie-if-youre-in-the-market-for-one/943922)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-level-is-a-pretty-good-popcorn-movie-if-youre-in-the-market-for-one/943922 "2021-06-13T00:59:46Z")
Boss Level is on Hulu. It’s basically a sci-fi version of Ground Hog’s Day. (Action packed too) Lots of giggles, lots of fun, and the action scenes were spot on. Definitely the best action movie I’ve seen in the past ye… --- ## [I would like to change my user name to Cassandra, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-change-my-user-name-to-cassandra-please/943739)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-change-my-user-name-to-cassandra-please/943739 "2021-06-13T00:31:45Z")
I think I’ve been playing Cassandra long enough to finally ask to have my name officially changed. What should I do to make this happen? --- ## [Elana the Chernobyl motorcycle girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elana-the-chernobyl-motorcycle-girl/944151)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elana-the-chernobyl-motorcycle-girl/944151 "2021-06-12T23:51:33Z")
I remember when her “documentary” appeared on angelfire.com - the kiddofspeed. What a fascinating read it was. Hair in the breeze as the fearless Russian beauty and her Ninja wailed through the empty streets. Alas, as i… --- ## [Vikings - final season just dropped on Amazon Prime(NOT airing on History Channel) - spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-final-season-just-dropped-on-amazon-prime-not-airing-on-history-channel-spoilers/929265)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-final-season-just-dropped-on-amazon-prime-not-airing-on-history-channel-spoilers/929265 "2021-06-12T23:34:46Z")
The entire season, not week-to-week release, has dropped on Amazon Prime streaming in the US. I’m kind of shocked, but it has actually worked out for my wife and me. We have Amazon Prime, but those who do not have it ar… --- ## [Hypothetical question: what if the vote in the 2020 election was proven to be false](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-question-what-if-the-vote-in-the-2020-election-was-proven-to-be-false/944143)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-question-what-if-the-vote-in-the-2020-election-was-proven-to-be-false/944143 "2021-06-12T21:42:28Z")
First let me make it clear that I have absolutely no doubt that Trump lost the 2020 election and that Biden won. These purely are hypothetical questions. Scenario #1: What if it was absolutely proven beyond all doubt th… --- ## [Roast Beef lunchmeat; why is it wet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roast-beef-lunchmeat-why-is-it-wet/943981)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roast-beef-lunchmeat-why-is-it-wet/943981 "2021-06-12T21:17:08Z")
My gf has been buying roast beef lunch meat. No complaints, it’s delicious, but why is it always so wet? Other lunch meats are different. Bologna, sliced ham, the underappreciated olive loaf, braunschweiger, are all… --- ## [Guys, who's the hotter one: you or your wife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whos-the-hotter-one-you-or-your-wife/944073)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-whos-the-hotter-one-you-or-your-wife/944073 "2021-06-12T21:15:07Z")
Pretty straightforward question. I’m thinking of pure physical characteristics, those anyone can see. Don’t tell me “her mind is sexy” (which I wholly get, my wife’s intelligence is maybe the main reason I fell in love … --- ## [Us style attack ads showing in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-style-attack-ads-showing-in-canada/943201)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-style-attack-ads-showing-in-canada/943201 "2021-06-12T20:33:52Z")
This is pretty interesting I think. Like, Trump shit all over your closest neighbour, ally and trading partner, eroding a successful relationship unnecessarily, for four LONG years. And now this millionai… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1429) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1431)