# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1462 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1463 --- ## [Refilling hand disinfectant from one bottle to another - OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refilling-hand-disinfectant-from-one-bottle-to-another-ok/941697)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refilling-hand-disinfectant-from-one-bottle-to-another-ok/941697 "2021-05-11T02:50:56Z")
I have a bottle of clinical grade hand disinfectant (Sterillium) in my home for use when I come in from outside. I also carry a smaller bottle of the same product with me, which has quite a handy size. When that bottle i… --- ## [Making Fun of Someone’s Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-someone-s-name/933515)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fun-of-someone-s-name/933515 "2021-05-11T01:55:29Z")
I was listening to comedy radio, and Birbiglia was talking about how a new student at his school was named Dong Suk. The student tried to call himself Fernando after people started making fun of him. “But with a name l… --- ## [Tawny Kitaen has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tawny-kitaen-has-died/941674)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tawny-kitaen-has-died/941674 "2021-05-11T01:48:39Z")
Cause unknown. Age 59. Bachelor Party wouldn’t have been the same without you, Tawny. Neither would have all those music videos. --- ## [What to make with a chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-with-a-chicken/913696)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-with-a-chicken/913696 "2021-05-11T01:43:50Z")
I bought a chicken from a farmers market. It was “processed” on Wednesday and flash frozen. It’s been cut up, not a whole chicken. It was kind of expensive, but I figured I’d try it. After I purchased it the farmer t… --- ## [Explain High Lumber Prices To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-high-lumber-prices-to-me/941558)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-high-lumber-prices-to-me/941558 "2021-05-11T01:35:15Z")
America is likely going to be spending enormous sums on infrastructure soon. Replacing thousands of lead pipes. Building rails and repairing roads. Yet prices of lumber and steel are three times the normal price. Man… --- ## [Avatars, Discourse links, sharing questions - All in one easy post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-discourse-links-sharing-questions-all-in-one-easy-post/941677)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-discourse-links-sharing-questions-all-in-one-easy-post/941677 "2021-05-11T01:34:40Z")
Could you always have an avatar in your profile on vBulletin but they wouldn’t show unless you looked in the profile? This guy was banned in 2004 but has a profile pic that shows up now. Profile - dorkusmalorkusmafia … --- ## [These Karens have taken things too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-karens-have-taken-things-too-far/941609)
**Author:** [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-karens-have-taken-things-too-far/941609 "2021-05-11T01:23:01Z")
Honestly, I haven’t been following the Myanmar situation closely, but this headline caught my attention. I thought, shit what did that poor clerk do to make them start burning stuff down? --- ## [COVID vaccinations for young children - a major ethical issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccinations-for-young-children-a-major-ethical-issue/941618)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccinations-for-young-children-a-major-ethical-issue/941618 "2021-05-11T01:10:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: Quoting from @eschrodinger’s post in that thread\*: Huge vaccine news. Pfizer has applied to the FDA for authorization for it… --- ## [Are you currently multi-tasking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-currently-multi-tasking/941553)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-currently-multi-tasking/941553 "2021-05-11T00:34:41Z")
While typing this I am watching “Bloodbath At The House Of Death” and baking some chicken nuggets. You? --- ## [Someday we'll find it, the rainbow location](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someday-well-find-it-the-rainbow-location/941327)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someday-well-find-it-the-rainbow-location/941327 "2021-05-10T23:33:32Z")
This drizzly morning as I checked kids’ temperatures as they rolled into school at 7:30, the clouds parted for a few minutes, and we were treated to a spectacular rainbow over the school. By 7:35 it was gone, but I kept … --- ## [TEW 2020: Is there an easy way to make pictures of wrestlers holding titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tew-2020-is-there-an-easy-way-to-make-pictures-of-wrestlers-holding-titles/941792)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tew-2020-is-there-an-easy-way-to-make-pictures-of-wrestlers-holding-titles/941792 "2021-05-10T23:29:38Z")
I’ve just started a WCW 1997 scenario in Total Extreme Wrestling 2020. I decided to use pictures of wrestlers holding their particular championships while they’re champion. I’ve just started, and the only title change I… --- ## [The McDonalds Videogame (2005)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mcdonalds-videogame-2005/941684)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mcdonalds-videogame-2005/941684 "2021-05-10T22:56:16Z")
Back in 2005 and 2006 I played this flash game called ‘The McDonalds Videogame’. The whole game is a satire of McDonalds and corporate greed: it’s a business sim. Grow your cattle and feed in the third-world Expand you… --- ## [Help with some project construction calculations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-some-project-construction-calculations/941733)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-some-project-construction-calculations/941733 "2021-05-10T22:47:42Z")
I want to build a circular wood frame that will hold a glass table that is 44" in diameter. I will use pieces of lumber formed into a shape, probably an octagon, and use a router or jigsaw to cut out the inner and outer … --- ## [Strange apartment rental cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-apartment-rental-cost/941679)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-apartment-rental-cost/941679 "2021-05-10T22:35:42Z")
My son is moving into an apartment with a couple of friends and, in addition to first and last month’s rent, security deposit and the like, they are being charged $50/month for the washer and dryer that come with the apa… --- ## [Recommend me a long-running "dramedy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-long-running-dramedy/933246)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-long-running-dramedy/933246 "2021-05-10T22:14:11Z")
My wife’s and my preferred TV watching is what I’ll call dramedies - hourlong shows, w/ several characters and clever dialogue. We just finished Suits. A couple of other shows we enjoyed recently were Psych and Boston … --- ## [I love Andy. Bad bad bad Beck speaks the whole truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-andy-bad-bad-bad-beck-speaks-the-whole-truth/941503)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-andy-bad-bad-bad-beck-speaks-the-whole-truth/941503 "2021-05-10T21:54:05Z")
I’ve decided to be truthful. Deception is not my better ability. Y’all may have noticed I spill my guts alot on the Dope. I don’t pretend to understand why I do this. I just know I do it. I must tell all. There’s a c… --- ## [Gas and wood pellet fire boxes retrofitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-and-wood-pellet-fire-boxes-retrofitted/941771)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-and-wood-pellet-fire-boxes-retrofitted/941771 "2021-05-10T21:09:58Z")
Moving back to an old house. The home to be has what was advertised as a decorative fireplace with a very pretty mantel, tiling, and ornate cover. When they said decorative they meant it. Plaster wall behind it. It is … --- ## [I could use some parenting advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-parenting-advice/941690)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-use-some-parenting-advice/941690 "2021-05-10T19:12:08Z")
Here’s the background; I have parental controls enabled on Vaderling’s phone. I can turn on and off his data, games, apps, control his contact list, both who is on it and who he can contact and when. I can track his l… --- ## [Installing and playing Windows 98 game on Windows XP - what's the worst that could happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-and-playing-windows-98-game-on-windows-xp-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen/939582)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-and-playing-windows-98-game-on-windows-xp-whats-the-worst-that-could-happen/939582 "2021-05-10T18:49:00Z")
So I know that a Windows 98 game isn’t likely to work on XP - but, since I have the game, I might as well try. I’m not so much concerned that the game won’t work (if it doesn’t, it doesn’t,) though, as I worry it might … --- ## [US cars and engine power on the 60s and 70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cars-and-engine-power-on-the-60s-and-70s/941767)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cars-and-engine-power-on-the-60s-and-70s/941767 "2021-05-10T18:47:55Z")
When I was a teen in the 90s I was briefly a car buff, spending time with friends street racing and trying to improve our shitbox cars. Mine was a 73 Ford Gran Torino with a 302 V8 engine. The lore at the time to explai… --- ## [Altima break pad replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altima-break-pad-replacement/939992)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altima-break-pad-replacement/939992 "2021-05-10T18:45:06Z")
Getting inspection and while the pads are somewhat worn down they will pass and mechanic said they were just above the level where he would normally recommend getting them replaced. So I would say maybe 4/5 of the way wo… --- ## [What's the farthest anyone here has seen someone go to ensure an uninvited guest doesn't show up to an event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-anyone-here-has-seen-someone-go-to-ensure-an-uninvited-guest-doesnt-show-up-to-an-event/940666)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-anyone-here-has-seen-someone-go-to-ensure-an-uninvited-guest-doesnt-show-up-to-an-event/940666 "2021-05-10T18:42:28Z")
Just tossing this out there for the heck of it. I’ve definitely heard of people hiring an off-duty cop to make sure an ex, or other unwanted relative, didn’t show up to a wedding. --- ## [That superhero landing pose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-superhero-landing-pose/941313)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-superhero-landing-pose/941313 "2021-05-10T18:34:39Z")
You know the one. Superhero leaps and lands, with: flat back. One hand directly beneath him/her, one arm extended. One leg tucked under, one leg out at an awkward 45 degree angle. Where did this come from? I never r… --- ## [Morons who won’t see good films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-who-won-t-see-good-films/941775)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-who-won-t-see-good-films/941775 "2021-05-10T18:18:15Z")
Test, please delete. --- ## [Can I offer safe deposit boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-offer-safe-deposit-boxes/941665)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-offer-safe-deposit-boxes/941665 "2021-05-10T17:57:44Z")
I was listening to a podcast that mentioned that getting a safe deposit box in most major banks required, at minimum, getting on a waiting list or probably needing to “know someone”. Wiki informs me that SDBs are usuall… --- ## [A Simple Telephone Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-telephone-question/941725)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-telephone-question/941725 "2021-05-10T14:43:36Z")
As I mentioned previously, I recently had to buy my first smart phone. It works. I am calling my friends and family to tell them my new number. When I call a number, like my brother’s, his phone’s display shows my phone… --- ## [Blue ring octopus fights crab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-ring-octopus-fights-crab/941611)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-ring-octopus-fights-crab/941611 "2021-05-10T14:35:08Z")
Blue ring octopus are highly venomous to humans and there’s no anti-venom available. I was impressed how the crab stands up on his back legs to fight. You want a piece of me dude? :slight\_smile: I didn’t know they could… --- ## [FCM told me I had to start the week’s MMP~I’d been shirking long enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcm-told-me-i-had-to-start-the-week-s-mmp-i-d-been-shirking-long-enough/941267)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fcm-told-me-i-had-to-start-the-week-s-mmp-i-d-been-shirking-long-enough/941267 "2021-05-10T10:44:28Z")
Did I do ok , mooomm? Thundering, lightening and raining soft, sweet smelling rain here. Gonna finish my ice cream and stagger off to bed. Long day of Hattie wrangling after all, gotta rest up. Happy Moanday. --- ## [Looking for the name of some solitaire games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-some-solitaire-games/941663)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-some-solitaire-games/941663 "2021-05-10T10:42:47Z")
I have various solitaire apps with literally hundreds of games and rather than poring through all of them, maybe some folks here can help with the names. First, there’s one with seven piles. You deal out all but three … --- ## [What does an ad blocker do for a web browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-ad-blocker-do-for-a-web-browser/941454)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-ad-blocker-do-for-a-web-browser/941454 "2021-05-10T10:32:16Z")
What does and ad blocker do for a web browser? What does it block? Unbeknownst to me, I have an ad blocker on my PC. I occasionally get a banner asking me to disable the aforesaid ad blocker. The banner usually obscu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1461) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1463)