# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1464 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1465 --- ## [Is the new shingles vaccine finally plentiful in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-shingles-vaccine-finally-plentiful-in-your-area/923826)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-shingles-vaccine-finally-plentiful-in-your-area/923826 "2021-05-09T02:35:36Z")
I tried getting it a year or two ago, but the pharmacies near me never had any in stock. I finally got around to getting it a couple of days ago, the first shot anyway. They had plenty in stock, and I feel assured they… --- ## [Has this scene variation ever happened in the movies or on television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-scene-variation-ever-happened-in-the-movies-or-on-television/941612)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-scene-variation-ever-happened-in-the-movies-or-on-television/941612 "2021-05-09T00:53:11Z")
The scene is the one where one of two characters offers a drink, then secretly drops a small pill, a bit of powder or a small amount of liquid into the other person’s drink…only to have the other person secretly switch t… --- ## [Dog owners who travel...how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-who-travel-how-do-you-do-it/941318)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-owners-who-travel-how-do-you-do-it/941318 "2021-05-08T23:31:06Z")
My wife and I always thought we’d get a dog, when one of us is retired and we have the time to devote to giving him the attention and training he deserves. Well, COVID hit and we’re home all the time! So we got a Pande… --- ## [2021 UCI World Tour Bicycle Racing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-uci-world-tour-bicycle-racing/937300)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-uci-world-tour-bicycle-racing/937300 "2021-05-08T23:26:15Z")
There’s traditionally an annual Tour de France thread in this forum, and last year with the topsy turvy schedule we ended up using that thread for the Tour, the Giro, the Vuelta, the World Championships, and various of t… --- ## [The Dutch have a tradition of "dropping" their children off in a forest at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dutch-have-a-tradition-of-dropping-their-children-off-in-a-forest-at-night/941465)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dutch-have-a-tradition-of-dropping-their-children-off-in-a-forest-at-night/941465 "2021-05-08T23:05:52Z")
Apparently the parents will take groups of young kids (preteen) out into the woods in the middle of the night to let them find their way home or to a campsite. This is, like, a normal thing in the Netherlands. Sometimes … --- ## [The Divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-divorce/940550)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-divorce/940550 "2021-05-08T23:05:38Z")
I use the SDMB as a journal and have for 20 years - from stories about being a new dad to issues regarding my career to just reminiscing about shit that’s happened in my life, I write my stories and not only store them h… --- ## [What the hell is up with Claussen Minis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-up-with-claussen-minis/941075)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-up-with-claussen-minis/941075 "2021-05-08T20:58:15Z")
Claussen minis are the only pickle I’ll eat. They’re the only ones that are crispy all the way through, and unlike cornichons they’re pickled in brine and not vinegar. Not to mention that once pickles outgrow the mini st… --- ## [Simple physics question, I think, with regard to swinging your arms to regain your balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question-i-think-with-regard-to-swinging-your-arms-to-regain-your-balance/941088)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question-i-think-with-regard-to-swinging-your-arms-to-regain-your-balance/941088 "2021-05-08T20:43:40Z")
With your feet on the ground, if you begin to lose your balance and fall backward, you can swing your arms in a circle, front to back and regain you balance. Same for if you begin fall forward, you swing you arms forwar… --- ## [Pat Sajak is irreplaceable as the host of Wheel of Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-is-irreplaceable-as-the-host-of-wheel-of-fortune/941399)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-is-irreplaceable-as-the-host-of-wheel-of-fortune/941399 "2021-05-08T19:17:57Z")
He is far less replaceable than Alex Trebek. Wheel is a tough watch in general because it’s truly mindless schlock but the way Pat interacts with the contestants after all these years is gold. He projects the perfect com… --- ## [Please share your Tiny Carter memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-tiny-carter-memes/941456)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-tiny-carter-memes/941456 "2021-05-08T19:11:02Z")
I have not been able to find any Tiny Carter memes yet, but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time (sort of like the Bernie-mittens memes that made the rounds) If you find any, please post them here. In case anyone is won… --- ## [Cool Rube Goldberg backyard device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-rube-goldberg-backyard-device/941619 "2021-05-08T19:05:30Z")
Video is about three minutes but it is all action, no build up. I don’t know how famous this guy is but he has a fair Youtube following doing stuff like this. Starts with a basketball, ends with a basketball and in betwe… --- ## ["waiting for" vs. "waiting on"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-vs-waiting-on/941299)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-vs-waiting-on/941299 "2021-05-08T18:33:02Z")
This question was inspired by the thread “in to” vs. “into” It drives me crazy when I hear something like, “I was waiting on so-and-so to get back to me about my question.” To me, this is a clear example where one shou… --- ## [Another math problem (measuring streaks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-math-problem-measuring-streaks/941276)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-math-problem-measuring-streaks/941276 "2021-05-08T18:05:21Z")
I’m not sure what area of maths this comes under. But basically I play a lot of chess, and one thing I’ve noticed is that wins and losses tend to come in streaks. This is probably because my ability fluctuates day to da… --- ## [Why not raise the minimum wage with local ordinances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-raise-the-minimum-wage-with-local-ordinances/941477)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-raise-the-minimum-wage-with-local-ordinances/941477 "2021-05-08T17:59:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Nahployment 'Crisis': Except that that’s kind of the whole point of the concept of “working for a living”. I mean, if you can work full time and live responsibly and thriftily, and s… --- ## [How universal is the concept of "a trial"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-universal-is-the-concept-of-a-trial/941621)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-universal-is-the-concept-of-a-trial/941621 "2021-05-08T17:38:17Z")
In the modern world criminal trials are pretty ubiquitous even in autocratic countries, but for the most part these can be traced to European Roman or Anglo-Saxon legal traditions either directly through colonialism or s… --- ## [Android voice to text app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-voice-to-text-app/925106)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-voice-to-text-app/925106 "2021-05-08T17:08:02Z")
I have an app on my Android that converts voice dictation into text, and it works very well. I can dictate, copy, and paste into a text message. Need to switch between the two apps, copy, then go to the text window and h… --- ## [Grilled fish and...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-fish-and/941613)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-fish-and/941613 "2021-05-08T14:40:33Z")
We’ve got some nice barramundi filets in the freezer, and I want to grill them on the barbie in the not-too-distant future. What should we have with it? The Missus doesn’t like the effect broccoli has on her. Asparagu… --- ## [Immune or not? seems simple. Apparently it's not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immune-or-not-seems-simple-apparently-its-not/941437)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immune-or-not-seems-simple-apparently-its-not/941437 "2021-05-08T14:16:55Z")
I do not understand the term, immunity, in regards to covid-19. I believe that some vaccines protect us from some diseases absolutely, and for a long time. Occasionally, but not always, we may have to get a booster. B… --- ## [Was someone arrested during the filming of a game show (I think it was Hollywood Squares)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-someone-arrested-during-the-filming-of-a-game-show-i-think-it-was-hollywood-squares/941623)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-someone-arrested-during-the-filming-of-a-game-show-i-think-it-was-hollywood-squares/941623 "2021-05-08T13:42:00Z")
When I was very young, I vaguely remember watching the Hollywood Squares game show, and having them stop the taping because someone, a contestant or a star, was being arrested. Was this just a weird dream I had, or did … --- ## [Ancient History (Rome): Did Spartacus have any big plan or did he just run amok for a few years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-history-rome-did-spartacus-have-any-big-plan-or-did-he-just-run-amok-for-a-few-years/941422)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-history-rome-did-spartacus-have-any-big-plan-or-did-he-just-run-amok-for-a-few-years/941422 "2021-05-08T12:59:11Z")
The story of Spartacus and his slave rebellion in ancient history (circa 100 BC) is famous. Stories and even movies have been made of it. Spartacus certainly was a good general and caused the Romans a lot of trouble bu… --- ## [AI and chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-chess/941660)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-chess/941660 "2021-05-08T12:04:55Z")
If two computers using the same programming played each other in a game of chess, would the moves and outcomes always be the same for any given opening move? How does a computer choose it’s opening move if it goes first? … --- ## [Do we now live in a new reality where pandemics are more common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-now-live-in-a-new-reality-where-pandemics-are-more-common/941218)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-now-live-in-a-new-reality-where-pandemics-are-more-common/941218 "2021-05-08T11:53:19Z")
Now that we have a world population of nearly 8 billion and the world is highly globalized, with more air travel than ever, I am wondering if we are just living on borrowed time. Like some critical mass of population and… --- ## [What would you do if someone were unwittingly breaking an unjust law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-someone-were-unwittingly-breaking-an-unjust-law/941634)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-someone-were-unwittingly-breaking-an-unjust-law/941634 "2021-05-08T11:49:01Z")
The title’s a bit of an oversimplification, but hopefully it gets the point across. Say you’re a hobbyist, and a member of a minority group that’s even more underrepresented among your fellow hobbyists. One of your fell… --- ## [Quoting another poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-another-poster/941614)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-another-poster/941614 "2021-05-08T07:42:20Z")
I’m confused about how to quote another poster. This used to work: \[quote=Postername\]Text1\[/quote\], but now it doesn’t. Then I tried without the poster’s name: \[quote\]Text2\[/quote\] Then Text3 Then \>Text4. What is t… --- ## [My Theory: Vegetarians, Omnivores and Carnivores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-vegetarians-omnivores-and-carnivores/929879)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-theory-vegetarians-omnivores-and-carnivores/929879 "2021-05-08T06:52:01Z")
I guess anyone who knows me, knows that I have a number of theories I like to share. And I am sorry to say some of my theories haven’t been received as well as I would like perhaps. Anyways, I sometimes think of advance… --- ## [Retired circus elephants move to new sanctuary in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-circus-elephants-move-to-new-sanctuary-in-florida/941475)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-circus-elephants-move-to-new-sanctuary-in-florida/941475 "2021-05-08T05:02:30Z")
I saw this on the news this morning and I have to share it. Retired elephants from the Ringling Bros./Barnum and Bailey Circus have a spacious new sanctuary where they can roam and forage and bond with other elephants. … --- ## [Android wildly misreporting file sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-wildly-misreporting-file-sizes/941629)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-wildly-misreporting-file-sizes/941629 "2021-05-08T03:43:49Z")
I once had a crappy old LG phone with 8 GB of storage (around 4 GB usable) that misreported my DCIM filder to be several gigabytes when that was an impossible size for it. I could copy it to the Micro SD card and it woul… --- ## [Pandemic dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-dreams/941032)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-dreams/941032 "2021-05-08T03:17:51Z")
Like a lot of people, I’ve occasionally had those “anxiety dreams” about suddenly realizing that you’ve shown up to work naked, or that you suddenly discover it’s the day of a big final exam that you completely forgot to… --- ## [Is NoScript still worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-noscript-still-worth-it/941540)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-noscript-still-worth-it/941540 "2021-05-08T01:54:29Z")
I don’t do as much web surfing as I once did on my laptop (Apple), but I do some. I used to think that the NoScript add on was an important part of basic internet security. But it’s incredibly inconvenient these days; s… --- ## [Was the M 1917 Enfield rifle used in basic training for WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-m-1917-enfield-rifle-used-in-basic-training-for-wwii/940701)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-m-1917-enfield-rifle-used-in-basic-training-for-wwii/940701 "2021-05-08T01:24:36Z")
Not clear from my research that it was or that it wasn’t. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1463) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1465)