# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1670 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1671 --- ## [Help me identify another movie (or the novel it was based on)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-another-movie-or-the-novel-it-was-based-on/923882)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-another-movie-or-the-novel-it-was-based-on/923882 "2020-10-26T21:59:12Z")
I saw this one on Russian TV in the late '80s. It was a Soviet production, but it was set in the USA (New York City, IIRC). I’m pretty sure it was either (a) a remake of an American movie or (b) based on a novel by an … --- ## [What Do You Like That You're Not Supposed To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-that-youre-not-supposed-to/855649)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-that-youre-not-supposed-to/855649 "2020-10-26T21:06:12Z")
I love fake maple syrups like Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth and dislike the real stuff. I love Subway, especially the steak and cheese sub and with double meat and extra cheese. I swear it was created with me in mind. … --- ## [Got Your Flu Shot? 40% say, "No, Thanks."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-your-flu-shot-40-say-no-thanks/826208)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-your-flu-shot-40-say-no-thanks/826208 "2020-10-26T20:47:02Z")
I’m sorry, but I never get a flu shot. Not because I’m afraid it will give me the flu, but because I never get sick. I’m 65 and own a landscape company and have never missed a day of work since I bought the business 30… --- ## [Why do indexes have "see..." instead of just giving the page number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-indexes-have-see-instead-of-just-giving-the-page-number/922939)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-indexes-have-see-instead-of-just-giving-the-page-number/922939 "2020-10-26T20:08:43Z")
Often times when I look up things in an index I see something like the following Green beans see Beans, Green I then have to flip back to the category of Beans and go down to Green and find that its on page 27. Why d… --- ## [Fire in a ballot drop box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-in-a-ballot-drop-box/923926)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-in-a-ballot-drop-box/923926 "2020-10-26T19:57:17Z")
Here is possibly a new twist in voter suppression. Early yesterday morning there was a fire in a ballot drop box in Boston Apparently about 87 ballots are still readable, out of perhaps 122 in the box. It could be a c… --- ## [Mayor/news anchor vacancies - Anchorage AK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-news-anchor-vacancies-anchorage-ak/922943)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-news-anchor-vacancies-anchorage-ak/922943 "2020-10-26T19:27:46Z")
Alaska mayor resigns. Wasn’t sure whether to place this in P&E, where we see most discussion of randy pols, or IMHO. --- ## [Walt Disney's "SONG OF THE SOUTH"-Forbidden to be Shown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walt-disneys-song-of-the-south-forbidden-to-be-shown/149796)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walt-disneys-song-of-the-south-forbidden-to-be-shown/149796 "2020-10-26T18:41:18Z")
I recall seeing this old Disney film,many years ago. Somebody told me that due to the film’s portrayal of black people, Disney had decided to avoid releasing the film to video. Is this true? I remember that one of the m… --- ## [Agree or disagree: impact of portable smart devices on e-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-impact-of-portable-smart-devices-on-e-mail/923888)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agree-or-disagree-impact-of-portable-smart-devices-on-e-mail/923888 "2020-10-26T18:37:23Z")
Please, this discussion is not about texting technology. Stick to e-mail. I do not own a portable smart device, or cell phone. My home workstation, with a conventional keyboard, is my only means of e-communication. When… --- ## [How can you check Gmail without altering your phone's setup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-check-gmail-without-altering-your-phones-setup/923904)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-check-gmail-without-altering-your-phones-setup/923904 "2020-10-26T18:10:46Z")
My mom was away from home and her pc. She wanted to login and check her email on my Android phone. Everytime I opened Chrome and Gmail sign in, it automatically loaded my Gmail. I don’t want to permanently add my mom’s … --- ## [Tomndebb steps down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-steps-down/921362)
**Author:** [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-steps-down/921362 "2020-10-26T17:42:00Z")
After 15 3/4 years as a Moderator, I am stepping down or out. Keep the cheering down: I am not leaving, just getting out of the “keeping order” business. It has been fun and educational, going all the way back to the A… --- ## [Blackjack online gambling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-online-gambling-question/841158)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackjack-online-gambling-question/841158 "2020-10-26T13:38:10Z")
Hi SD, I am swearing off online gambling after a strategy I tried failed. I believe it is called the Martingale strategy, where you double your bet after each loss, until you win. The strategy runs into problems like … --- ## [Israel-UAE Agreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-uae-agreement/918031)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-uae-agreement/918031 "2020-10-26T12:18:43Z")
Because nothing is as free from controversy as any thorny issue in the Middle East. Trump will take the credit for this agreement which establishes diplomatic relations and travel between Israel and the UAE and puts a h… --- ## [Well, you can't win 'em all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-cant-win-em-all/923809)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-you-cant-win-em-all/923809 "2020-10-26T12:08:44Z")
A sports psychologist who wrote a motivational book called “Winning Isn’t Normal” tried to collect $25,000 for copyright violation from a non-profit organization in Oakland that sponsored a swim team, after a passage fro… --- ## [Global helium shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-helium-shortage/923423)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-helium-shortage/923423 "2020-10-26T12:05:12Z")
Several years ago I recall hearing about how there was (is) a worldwide shortage of helium gas. I’d always heard that helium is the second most common element in the universe. Apparently not on earth, though. My question… --- ## [Foiled (arrest made) plot to kill Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiled-arrest-made-plot-to-kill-biden/923723)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiled-arrest-made-plot-to-kill-biden/923723 "2020-10-26T12:01:47Z")
Wow. Just … wow !! Where’d he get half a million bucks – a rather inappropriate GoFundMe ?? --- ## [Pope calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples: Homosexual people have the right to be in a family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-calls-for-civil-union-laws-for-same-sex-couples-homosexual-people-have-the-right-to-be-in-a-family/923512)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-calls-for-civil-union-laws-for-same-sex-couples-homosexual-people-have-the-right-to-be-in-a-family/923512 "2020-10-26T12:00:13Z")
I don’t follow religious news much at all, but I always thought Catholics (except for a few religious liberals) viewed homosexuality as a sin. --- ## [When did they start putting guard rails on paper cutters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-start-putting-guard-rails-on-paper-cutters/923541)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-start-putting-guard-rails-on-paper-cutters/923541 "2020-10-26T11:33:25Z")
When I was in Junior High in the late 50s, a classmate cut off some of the fingers on her left hand with a paper cutter (and this was before surgeons could re-attach fingers). Back then, paper cutters didn’t have guard r… --- ## [The Polling feature is enabled. Here's how to use it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polling-feature-is-enabled-heres-how-to-use-it/511109)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polling-feature-is-enabled-heres-how-to-use-it/511109 "2020-07-05T23:58:18Z")
RULES We’re not really changing any rules here. Polls have always been allowed in IMHO, but now they’re automated. We know this is a fun new toy to play with, but PLEASE don’t overwhelm the forum with a zillion new poll… --- ## [Creatures of Habit in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creatures-of-habit-in-the-mmp/923313)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creatures-of-habit-in-the-mmp/923313 "2020-10-26T10:33:48Z")
Applying to you, someone you live with, or your own creatures/critters/pets. There’s a definite morning routine with my 3 (dog and 2 cats): Let Higgs out of her crate - she runs down the hall to see if FCD is up yet. … --- ## [How do I tell my narcissistic mother I don't want her to move to where I live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-narcissistic-mother-i-dont-want-her-to-move-to-where-i-live/921422)
**Author:** [@crazytooth615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazytooth615)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-my-narcissistic-mother-i-dont-want-her-to-move-to-where-i-live/921422 "2020-10-26T06:29:30Z")
I grew up in the U.S.A. but now I live in Canada. One of the reasons that I moved here is that I wanted to create space between myself and my abusive family. This includes my nMom. My nMom and I have a decent relationsh… --- ## [The Disappearing Journalist and the Submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearing-journalist-and-the-submarine/793883)
**Author:** [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearing-journalist-and-the-submarine/793883 "2020-10-26T06:23:54Z")
I’m surprised that I wasn’t able to find any discussion of this story on the Dope. I’ve read a number of articles about this developing story (NPR; NY Magazine). It seems most likely that he killed her, but there doesn… --- ## [Dirty Tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-tricks/923877)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-tricks/923877 "2020-10-26T03:22:20Z")
… are well underway. In Boston, of all places. You might have thought they would have chosen somewhere a bit more up for grabs. Ballot Drop Box Set On Fire In Boston --- ## [Heterosexual Questionnaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heterosexual-questionnaire/923741)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heterosexual-questionnaire/923741 "2020-10-26T03:19:57Z")
I shared this one some time ago. And I think it is time to share it again. Do your gay friends tease you about being hetero? Do they pressure to have gay sex, just once, to see if you can be ‘converted’? Then perhaps y… --- ## [What are these strange holes near Area 51?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-strange-holes-near-area-51/923895)
**Author:** [@90lbwuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/90lbwuss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-strange-holes-near-area-51/923895 "2020-10-26T02:59:02Z")
(topic withdrawn by author, will be automatically deleted in 876000 hours unless flagged) --- ## [Early voting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-question/923811)
**Author:** [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-voting-question/923811 "2020-10-26T02:31:24Z")
Normally I vote on election day at my polling place on an old mechanical voting machine where I think the choices are tailored to my election district. Today I voted early for the first time. The polling place was open t… --- ## [Borat 2--how were the prank scenes filmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borat-2-how-were-the-prank-scenes-filmed/923837)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borat-2-how-were-the-prank-scenes-filmed/923837 "2020-10-26T02:10:05Z")
(There is another general thread about this movie but I have a specific question.) Many scenes appear to be pranks. But the filming is not through some hidden pen camera in some guy’s pocket–it is generally high quality… --- ## [Max File Size for Excel Spreadsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-file-size-for-excel-spreadsheet/923602)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-file-size-for-excel-spreadsheet/923602 "2020-10-26T00:59:17Z")
My program manager wants a comprehensive spreadsheet to track all aspects of a program, ie: the kitchen sink. This includes the embedding of pdf files in the spreadsheet, although I have not personally seen this done (ot… --- ## [Question about the Speyer Diet of 1529](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-speyer-diet-of-1529/923881)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-speyer-diet-of-1529/923881 "2020-10-26T00:58:02Z")
Did five or as other sources (eg. Wikipedia) six princes and 14 Imperial Free Cities protest the ban on Martin Luther declared by the Diet of Worms after Luther’s trial in 1521? I have read quite a few sources from some… --- ## [Brother wants to charge rent for a house in his name that Sister was living expecting to own it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-wants-to-charge-rent-for-a-house-in-his-name-that-sister-was-living-expecting-to-own-it/847299)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-wants-to-charge-rent-for-a-house-in-his-name-that-sister-was-living-expecting-to-own-it/847299 "2020-10-26T00:47:20Z")
I have a friend who is in a bit of family house drama. The background is this: Mom died about 7 years ago Sister (Mom’s daughter and my friend) lived with ailing Mom and took care of her several years prior to her dea… --- ## [Would All of the Automotive People Please Stand Up? \[Advice on oil database\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-all-of-the-automotive-people-please-stand-up-advice-on-oil-database/923764)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-all-of-the-automotive-people-please-stand-up-advice-on-oil-database/923764 "2020-10-26T00:28:30Z")
Hey Everyone, Would someone suggest a good database where I can look up Oil Filters, Oil Capacities, Types of Oil Required and other things by the type of car in question? I am sure there are lots of them, but when I d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1669) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1671)