# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1647 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1648 --- ## [Oily and dry skin at the same time. Solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oily-and-dry-skin-at-the-same-time-solution/575637)
**Author:** [@Actias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Actias)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oily-and-dry-skin-at-the-same-time-solution/575637 "2011-03-23T18:57:37Z")
Who else has this? And I don’t mean oily in some spots (around the nose and forehead) and dry in others. I mean oily on top of dry. After I get out of the shower my face is soooo dry that it turns whitedryyuckiness and p… --- ## [Another hilariously botched art "restoration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-hilariously-botched-art-restoration/925506)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-hilariously-botched-art-restoration/925506 "2020-11-15T11:35:47Z")
This one is in Palencia, Spain (A lot of these botched restorations seem to come from Spain – se the NPR article). It apparently was done quite a while ago, but is currently trending online It’s inevitably being compar… --- ## [Are there any NON-AUTOMOTIVE machines that employ a clutch-and-shifter gearbox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-automotive-machines-that-employ-a-clutch-and-shifter-gearbox/925515)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-automotive-machines-that-employ-a-clutch-and-shifter-gearbox/925515 "2020-11-15T11:29:43Z")
Do any machines NOT designed for locomotion - i.e. a stationary machine that does not move under its own power - employ the same type of gearbox that is found in a car or truck, in which there are multiple gears that con… --- ## [Novels, long form TV series, and movies where reader/audience sympathizes with both adversaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-long-form-tv-series-and-movies-where-reader-audience-sympathizes-with-both-adversaries/925513)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-long-form-tv-series-and-movies-where-reader-audience-sympathizes-with-both-adversaries/925513 "2020-11-15T09:08:54Z")
I’m looking for novels, series, or movies (I stress the first two I can enjoy it for a while), where the reader or audience sympathizes with adversaries or both the protagonist and antagonist. While sympathizing with tw… --- ## [Which are the world's easiest and hardest pro sports leagues to get into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-are-the-worlds-easiest-and-hardest-pro-sports-leagues-to-get-into/922457 "2020-11-15T08:30:32Z")
Considering only the world’s top-tier leagues - Premier League, La Liga, NFL, Bundesliga, NBA, NHL, MLB, etc: Which is the hardest league to get into, as a professional athlete, and which is comparatively the easiest? --- ## [I'm losing weight and not in a good way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-weight-and-not-in-a-good-way/919187)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-weight-and-not-in-a-good-way/919187 "2020-09-17T02:48:48Z")
In the past three months I’ve gone from 210 to 183. The problem is, I’m not eating. I get hungry but nothing sounds good. And when I try to force myself to eat, I get “full” after just a few bites. And if I continue to … --- ## [Who sucker punches Rick Moranis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sucker-punches-rick-moranis/922058)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sucker-punches-rick-moranis/922058 "2020-11-15T07:52:58Z")
Seems someone decided that sucker punching Rick Moranis would be fun. Not sure why cause I’m pretty sure he didn’t do anything to them. Can this year get any more screwed up? Actor Rick Roranis Sucker-punched --- ## [Star Trek: Discovery, Season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-1/821368)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-1/821368 "2020-11-15T07:09:16Z")
I just finished watching Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery. I started a new thread to discuss the entire season with whoever might be interested rather than try to tack on to the individual episode threads. Overall, I ha… --- ## [Favorite Kirk Hammett solo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kirk-hammett-solo/924540)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kirk-hammett-solo/924540 "2020-11-15T04:39:28Z")
I’ve been listening through a lot of Metallica lately and my favorite solo is still unchanged. Dyers Eve. What a totally badass perfectly constructed solo for a perfectly structured song. Few solos actually get me pumped… --- ## [Google humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-humor/925535)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-humor/925535 "2020-11-15T03:44:19Z")
If you look up “Alex Trebek” on Google, it comes back with “Who is Alex Trebek”. Answering your request in the form of a question. --- ## [Apparently some people are naming their pets "Fauci" after Dr. Fauci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-some-people-are-naming-their-pets-fauci-after-dr-fauci/925534 "2020-11-15T03:38:16Z")
Pure MPSIMS stuff… I saw the Tweet below and had to share. Love it. --- ## [Was the Girl Scouts right to delete a post honoring Amy Barrett's appointment to the supreme court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-girl-scouts-right-to-delete-a-post-honoring-amy-barretts-appointment-to-the-supreme-court/924238)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-girl-scouts-right-to-delete-a-post-honoring-amy-barretts-appointment-to-the-supreme-court/924238 "2020-11-15T01:12:18Z")
Story HERE. and HERE Apparently someone made a post honoring Amy Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme court and pointing out she was only the 5th woman ever to do so. You can see the post at the links above. It includes… --- ## [Help me colourise this image of US infantrymen from WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-colourise-this-image-of-us-infantrymen-from-wwii/924145)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-colourise-this-image-of-us-infantrymen-from-wwii/924145 "2020-11-15T01:07:50Z")
I’ve been getting into colourising old black and white images. There’s no way of pulling out the colours from a black & white image so choosing the right colours is a mixture of research and artistic choice. The skin co… --- ## [Calling all knitters - help, I have a question!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-knitters-help-i-have-a-question/925589)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-knitters-help-i-have-a-question/925589 "2020-11-15T01:04:54Z")
I’m lining up Christmas gifts, including for someone who knits. Some cool yarn seems a nice idea, but dayyum … is it as expensive as it seems? I bought her some yarn once before, intending to get enough for her to make … --- ## [Best Music for the Hard of Hearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-music-for-the-hard-of-hearing/925504)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore2.0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-music-for-the-hard-of-hearing/925504 "2020-11-14T23:57:41Z")
I’m hard of hearing and I have been for years. I wear hearing aids and I have a particular problem with higher frequencies, which is where lots of consonant sounds lie. That means it’s really easy for me to confuse thing… --- ## [A few questions about overheating machine guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-overheating-machine-guns/925585)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-overheating-machine-guns/925585 "2020-11-14T23:37:03Z")
Questions from watching this video: The machine gun stops firing because it runs out of ammo. But by that point, you can see that the red-glowing heat is creeping closer and closer (it’s glowing the barr… --- ## [Starting a business during a pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-business-during-a-pandemic/925420)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore2.0)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-business-during-a-pandemic/925420 "2020-11-14T22:21:42Z")
So as years go, I think we can all agree that 2020 simultaneously blows goats and sucks donkey balls. I think that’s a given. And while starting a new business is tough at the best of times, starting one this year has be… --- ## [Is there any way to show "location" anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-location-anymore/925378)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-location-anymore/925378 "2020-11-14T22:12:46Z")
Don’t know if this is ATMB or Site Feedback: is there a way to show location in the new platform? I miss those little glimpses of where posters were from. --- ## [Northeaster US bird that copies tones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northeaster-us-bird-that-copies-tones/849964)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northeaster-us-bird-that-copies-tones/849964 "2020-11-14T21:54:17Z")
So, spring has sprung, and birds are singing and there’s one some bird songs that, ages past, have sounded like … electronics. Please don’t quote me on the lyrebird, the Australian bird that copies all sounds perfectly,… --- ## [Ok what did i mess up on my pc that pictures aren't showing up on websites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-did-i-mess-up-on-my-pc-that-pictures-arent-showing-up-on-websites/925591)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-did-i-mess-up-on-my-pc-that-pictures-arent-showing-up-on-websites/925591 "2020-11-14T21:51:28Z")
I messed something up using my pc cleaning program that isn’t letting a certain type of picture on news/magazines websites show up all I’m getting is a blank square on some and others just smoosh the website like … --- ## [Is James Lindsay's description of Wokeness accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-james-lindsays-description-of-wokeness-accurate/925177)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-james-lindsays-description-of-wokeness-accurate/925177 "2020-11-14T21:34:06Z")
In the linked video, James Lindsay presents an overview of Wokeness, or Critical Social Justice, or what we might call Critical Theory of the post-post-modernism era. Lindsay is opposed to this movement bu… --- ## [Were slaves ever allowed to “retire”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-slaves-ever-allowed-to-retire/922647)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-slaves-ever-allowed-to-retire/922647 "2020-11-14T20:43:43Z")
The life of an American slaves was undoubtedly brutal, even if the abuse wasn’t considered. Field work must have been exhausting, and I imagine that stress fractures or pulled muscles were common. Even house work offer… --- ## [Thinking about getting a drone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-getting-a-drone/925582)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-getting-a-drone/925582 "2020-11-14T19:49:12Z")
I’ve been thinking of getting a drone for road trips and camping for a bit of fun. I am looking at the DJI Mavic Mini (about $400) and the Protensic T25 (under $200). Since I’m new to this, I’d prefer the less expensive… --- ## [Anyone got a good Chicken Korma recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-chicken-korma-recipe/923242)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-chicken-korma-recipe/923242 "2020-11-14T14:41:40Z")
Anyone? --- ## [Sacha Baron Cohen twitter picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacha-baron-cohen-twitter-picture/925449)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacha-baron-cohen-twitter-picture/925449 "2020-11-14T13:27:26Z")
Is of American figure skater Sasha Cohen. :smile: I wonder if she knows. She won a silver medal in 2006 games. https://twitter.com/SachaBaronCohen --- ## [Why :A Novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-novel/924751)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-novel/924751 "2020-11-14T13:24:09Z")
What is the purpose of some books having “A Novel” after the title? I was perusing a list of Amazon books and came across this quite a few times. Examples: The Address: A Novel The Orphan’s Tale: A Novel. --- ## [What happens to artificial joints after cremation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-artificial-joints-after-cremation/925521)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-artificial-joints-after-cremation/925521 "2020-11-14T13:15:40Z")
I’m talking about knee and hip replacements mostly, but also screws holding bones together, gold crowns - anything that won’t burn or melt under high temperatures. Does the temperature of the oven destroy the alloy? Are… --- ## [Nuclear attack scenario vs. Dirty compuyer tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-scenario-vs-dirty-compuyer-tricks/925549)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-scenario-vs-dirty-compuyer-tricks/925549 "2020-11-14T12:50:20Z")
Last week I started a thread about ways your computer can be attacked and how it can be defended. It was hidden, with an admonishment from a mod, who said regardless of intent, do mot post methods of attacking computers… --- ## [How do you pronounce Londis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-londis/925520)
**Author:** [@wabsnazsm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wabsnazsm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-londis/925520 "2020-11-14T12:49:52Z")
Some say Londis whilst others say Lundis. I have asked in store and I have received both answers. What’s going on here? Give me the slightly disappointing truth. --- ## [Is it still OK to use the phrase Indian Summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-use-the-phrase-indian-summer/925065)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-ok-to-use-the-phrase-indian-summer/925065 "2020-11-14T11:50:10Z")
If not, what is the alternate term? We’re in the middle of a really nice one right now and it got me wondering. I’ve never heard an objection and never saw an alternate term. A little research, (very little) shows the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1646) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1648)