# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1453 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1454 --- ## [Employee owned companies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employee-owned-companies/941864)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employee-owned-companies/941864 "2021-05-20T11:06:03Z")
Inspired by some of the more recent discussion in this thread, I thought it might be interested to have a spin-off thread rather than derail that thread. I was thinking it would be good to have a more open-ended discussi… --- ## [Your greatest travel adventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-travel-adventure/941384)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-travel-adventure/941384 "2021-05-20T10:27:45Z")
Tell us about your most exotic and/or daring trip! --- ## [Wrist watch garrote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrist-watch-garrote/705445)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrist-watch-garrote/705445 "2021-05-20T07:05:49Z")
I was just watching the movie Blowout and the bad guy used one. I think they used one in a Bond flick among others. Was this ever really a thing or is it just a movie fabrication? --- ## ["Drug 1 And Drug 2" songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-1-and-drug-2-songs/942050)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-1-and-drug-2-songs/942050 "2021-05-20T06:53:44Z")
I’m listening to the wonderful Green On Red compilation “The Little Things In Life”, and “Pills And Booze” comes up, which let me notice that there are a bunch of songs of that sort. The ones that come to my mind are: O… --- ## [$1million to do the most good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1million-to-do-the-most-good/942473)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1million-to-do-the-most-good/942473 "2021-05-20T05:39:13Z")
Totally hypothetical here, and I can’t come up with a good answer myself. Lets say you had $1million that you had to give away, but you wanted it to do the absolute most good; where would you put it. Lets try some cons… --- ## [Compact fluorescent bulbs: what's T2, T3, T4, T5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-fluorescent-bulbs-whats-t2-t3-t4-t5/491980)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compact-fluorescent-bulbs-whats-t2-t3-t4-t5/491980 "2009-04-07T03:37:20Z")
I’m guessing the T stands for “type,” but which T is what? Some Googling hints that T4 might designate “dimmable” but I’m not finding anything conclusive. Or does it refer to size, or type of ballast, or generation, or w… --- ## [John Mulaney is Back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mulaney-is-back/942077)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mulaney-is-back/942077 "2021-05-20T03:06:36Z")
A quote from Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness “John Mulaney is my favorite comedian, now that Louis CK is hot garbage (please, Mulaney, please don’t be hot garbage). I love his standup.” I agree with that statement except I don’t… --- ## [Why is there a slice of cake next to my username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-slice-of-cake-next-to-my-username/940619)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-slice-of-cake-next-to-my-username/940619 "2021-05-20T03:03:56Z")
Not that I necessarily object. Just wondering whether it means anything. --- ## [Spacex Starship landing on the moon: how's that suppose to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-starship-landing-on-the-moon-hows-that-suppose-to-work/942467)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-starship-landing-on-the-moon-hows-that-suppose-to-work/942467 "2021-05-20T02:52:30Z")
So SpaceX has been selected to develop a version of Starship that will land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to the Orion capsule orbiting the Moon. Is the Starship HLS (Human Landing System) profile substantiall… --- ## [Question about liability for a tree on my property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-liability-for-a-tree-on-my-property/942373)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-liability-for-a-tree-on-my-property/942373 "2021-05-20T01:09:54Z")
There is a large mulberry tree on the corner of my lot in Washington, DC. My neighbor in the adjoining lot has started excavating his lot to apparently dig out his basement and add more parking. In the course of the ex… --- ## [Raptors Superfan IS In The Basketball Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raptors-superfan-is-in-the-basketball-hall-of-fame/942336)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raptors-superfan-is-in-the-basketball-hall-of-fame/942336 "2021-05-20T01:01:46Z")
Nav Bhatia, the Toronto Raptors “Superfan” who has attended every single home game in the history of the franchise, has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in its new, appropriately named, “Superfan” section: … --- ## [How do I ask about my sister's remains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ask-about-my-sisters-remains/942130)
**Author:** [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ask-about-my-sisters-remains/942130 "2021-05-20T00:53:36Z")
My sister died in March and was cremated. My brother made all the arrangements, but I haven’t heard what happened with them after that. (We are not on good terms; in fact, I’m hesitant to ask at all for fear he won’t ans… --- ## [Wedding ring after death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-ring-after-death/942251)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-ring-after-death/942251 "2021-05-20T00:03:33Z")
Answer one or both polls, if appropriate. Thank you! When you die, assuming you pass before your spouse, do you want your ring to stay with your remains or do you want it to pass to someone? poll . . . If you have l… --- ## [Can't place an order on a website because of...a Jewish holiday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-place-an-order-on-a-website-because-of-a-jewish-holiday/942395)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-place-an-order-on-a-website-because-of-a-jewish-holiday/942395 "2021-05-19T23:36:02Z")
I was trying to order a particular and often hard-to-find vacuum press release paper from a company I believe I have ordered from in the past with no problems, but today, after adding what I needed to the shopping cart, … --- ## ["Let's lose with Joe!" what the 2020 campaign slogan should be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-lose-with-joe-what-the-2020-campaign-slogan-should-be/851820)
**Author:** [@RealFDRdem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealFDRdem)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-lose-with-joe-what-the-2020-campaign-slogan-should-be/851820 "2021-05-19T23:13:55Z")
Hey everyone new poster here. I honestly think this is the campaign slogan the DNC should run with. Maybe add “at least he isn’t the other guy”. How in the world people were convinced that a bumbling mediocrity like J… --- ## [Used EV or hybrid vehicle for a 16 year old first time driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-ev-or-hybrid-vehicle-for-a-16-year-old-first-time-driver/942268)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-ev-or-hybrid-vehicle-for-a-16-year-old-first-time-driver/942268 "2021-05-19T21:47:42Z")
Just today started looking at EV or hybrid vehicles for middle child as a first car for a 16 year old. I want to go used and under $20k for sure, and preferably under $15k. Looking for something more stodgy than peppy as… --- ## [Tesla Wreck: No Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-wreck-no-driver/941832)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-wreck-no-driver/941832 "2021-05-19T20:39:47Z")
Police say no one was in driver’s seat in fatal Tesla crash. There have been numerous criticisms of the Tesla Autopilot system from safety experts, including the use of the name “Autopilot,” which some of those criti… --- ## [How do I force Win Media Player to notice music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-force-win-media-player-to-notice-music/941601)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-force-win-media-player-to-notice-music/941601 "2021-05-19T20:24:34Z")
I used Audacity to cut down some songs, and exported them as mp3 files, but WMP won’t see them. I can’t find a way to force it to re-examine the Music folder. I put the new versions in the same folder as the old ones, bu… --- ## [Paul Mooney has passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mooney-has-passed/942499)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mooney-has-passed/942499 "2021-05-19T19:14:05Z")
He was 79. How are we going to get by without his insightful predictions as Negrodamus? Loved his bite and fuckallayall’s attitude. --- ## [Emergancy surgery questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergancy-surgery-questions/942047)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergancy-surgery-questions/942047 "2021-05-19T19:10:28Z")
A friend had to have kidney stones pulverized about a month ago. I’m assuming they put a stint to aid passing of stone, she said it the stone was really big. Anyway fast forward a few minutes ago, she’s scheduled for em… --- ## [A question about socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-socks/938431 "2021-05-19T17:31:56Z")
As I understand it, most socks are banned posters trying to come back, as opposed to active posters setting up a second account. I have questions: Is there a handful of banned posters who keep trying to come back as so… --- ## [Sort out these dietary terms: vegetarian, vegan, plant-based](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-out-these-dietary-terms-vegetarian-vegan-plant-based/942335)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sort-out-these-dietary-terms-vegetarian-vegan-plant-based/942335 "2021-05-19T17:03:34Z")
AIUI, vegans do not consume any animal products, including honey, and jello. (Let’s leave out clothing and shoes for this discussion.) AIUI, vegetarians don’t consume flesh from two- and four-legged animals (and possibl… --- ## [Hmm, did I just accidently buy into the hype train? Buckwheat honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-did-i-just-accidently-buy-into-the-hype-train-buckwheat-honey/942315)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-did-i-just-accidently-buy-into-the-hype-train-buckwheat-honey/942315 "2021-05-19T16:47:25Z")
So I was at the store needing to buy some honey. There on the shelf was the darkest honey I have ever seen. I won’t claim myself to be any kind of honey connoisseur, usually just Clover, Wildflower, maybe a small pot of … --- ## [$43m pledge to restore Galapagos Islands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365 "2021-05-19T15:55:01Z")
DiCaprio and others involved --- ## [How did my smartphone do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-smartphone-do-this/942416)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-smartphone-do-this/942416 "2021-05-19T15:13:30Z")
I was using Facebook Messenger and sent my friend a few photos from my Android smartphone. After sending it to her, I then went into my smartphone gallery and did some cropping and editing of the photos (for my own sake… --- ## [Do you remember smoking sections on airplanes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-smoking-sections-on-airplanes/941974)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-smoking-sections-on-airplanes/941974 "2021-05-19T15:01:58Z")
I barely do, roughly 1987 and it was awful. I bet if I could find those clothes I was wearing, they’d still reek of smoke. I think there were times almost every single person except teenage me had a lit cigarette and it … --- ## [Have you played Scribblenauts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-played-scribblenauts/942128)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-played-scribblenauts/942128 "2021-05-19T14:38:38Z")
Scribblenauts is a game in which characters can type anything into the game and that person/place/thing/idea appears for them to use to accomplish the given task. I was wondering if you’ve played it, and if so: what a… --- ## [Das Boot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/das-boot/558151)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/das-boot/558151 "2021-05-19T14:31:07Z")
In the scene culminating in the attack on the U-boot by a destroyer, the captain is wearing a grey-and-red football scarf. It looks like it ends in ‘-ling’. Anyone know what it is? --- ## [Trying to track down a story about Joni Mitchell and David Bowie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-track-down-a-story-about-joni-mitchell-and-david-bowie/942470)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-track-down-a-story-about-joni-mitchell-and-david-bowie/942470 "2021-05-19T13:52:31Z")
There’s an old anecdote–I think it was from the early 90s–about David Bowie and Joni Mitchell. Both were painters as well as musicians, and there was some kind of event celebrating musicians who distinguished themselves … --- ## [Google Maps and bus routes in Cyprus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-and-bus-routes-in-cyprus/942366)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-and-bus-routes-in-cyprus/942366 "2021-05-19T12:28:21Z")
We recently spent some time in Cyprus, specifically in Larnica. Try as we might, we were unable to get Google Maps to show any bus routes. Why would this be? Are they blocked from showing the routes for some reason? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1454)