# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1690 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1691 --- ## [When I click "To" in Outlook I see contacts only from one account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-click-to-in-outlook-i-see-contacts-only-from-one-account/922519)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-click-to-in-outlook-i-see-contacts-only-from-one-account/922519 "2020-10-08T23:58:07Z")
I have been Googling this for 20 minutes and finding related but different issues. I even found an old post of mine here from 2012 with a related but different question. When I create a new email, I can click the “To” b… --- ## ["My grandfather arrived in the US with only $X in his pocket", how literally true was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandfather-arrived-in-the-us-with-only-x-in-his-pocket-how-literally-true-was-this/921681)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-grandfather-arrived-in-the-us-with-only-x-in-his-pocket-how-literally-true-was-this/921681 "2020-10-08T23:50:31Z")
It’s an extremely common trope of people saying that their ancestors arrived in America with only some tiny amount of money in their pockets. eg: Wolf Glosser, who reportedly fled Belarus and landed in New York aboard th… --- ## [Should Biden bother showing up for the next two debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-bother-showing-up-for-the-next-two-debates/921882)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-bother-showing-up-for-the-next-two-debates/921882 "2020-10-08T22:15:25Z")
Last night’s “debate” was anything but. Trump was basically his out-of-control rage monster self, and I don’t see his behavior changing much for the next two debates. As moderator, Chris Wallace’s hands were tied. Short … --- ## [Biden’s speech at Gettysburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-s-speech-at-gettysburg/922377)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-s-speech-at-gettysburg/922377 "2020-10-08T21:59:20Z")
I had no idea how much I needed that. Sure it was light on specifics but so was the original Gettysburg Address. I thought it was well crafted and powerful and it reminded me of what I want in a President. It made me hop… --- ## [Smallest gap (years) in cultural change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-gap-years-in-cultural-change/922521)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-gap-years-in-cultural-change/922521 "2020-10-08T21:49:31Z")
It strikes me that the societal shifts in the 3 years between 1963 and 1966 (in the U.S.) might be the largest cultural change in a small amount of time since this country was founded. Any other contenders? --- ## [A question about English language translations of the Koran/Quran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-english-language-translations-of-the-koran-quran/922458)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-english-language-translations-of-the-koran-quran/922458 "2020-10-08T21:16:13Z")
Basically what the title says. I don’t know Arabic, but I’m interested in reading the Koran. I’m assuming there is more than one translation into English, as the Christian Bible has many different translations. Is on… --- ## [Bill Clinton playing sax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-playing-sax/515681)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-playing-sax/515681 "2020-10-08T20:48:07Z")
I’m looking for a video of the time Bill Clinton went on late night TV and played the saxophone while wearing sunglasses. I believe the song was 'Heartbreak Hotel" I’ve found discussion of the incident, but I can’t fin… --- ## [What the oldest historical figure someone alive today can claim descent and a name from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-oldest-historical-figure-someone-alive-today-can-claim-descent-and-a-name-from/921196)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-oldest-historical-figure-someone-alive-today-can-claim-descent-and-a-name-from/921196 "2020-10-08T20:31:17Z")
So I’m reading about the Glorious Revolution in Britain in the 1680s at the moment and one the things I notice is how many of the major figures are direct descendents of people alive today who have inherited their name. … --- ## [I just realized my hard drive is 11 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realized-my-hard-drive-is-11-years-old/922416)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realized-my-hard-drive-is-11-years-old/922416 "2020-10-08T20:23:09Z")
A few more years and it will really be able to drive! Is it just me or did desktop hard drives really started to get more reliable about a decade ago? I don’t hear people talking about them failing and taking everythin… --- ## [The Muppets Now comes to Disney Plus July 31st](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098 "2020-10-08T20:07:02Z")
Will it be better than the Muppets ABC show? --- ## [Why are flies attracted to people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-flies-attracted-to-people/917830)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-flies-attracted-to-people/917830 "2020-10-08T19:37:10Z")
What’s the deal with these flies who keeping coming back at people, who need to shoo them away again and again? What are the flies after? --- ## [Strangest scam I ever heard of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-scam-i-ever-heard-of/922515)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-scam-i-ever-heard-of/922515 "2020-10-08T19:30:13Z")
In Sept I ordered a TV stand from FB Marketplace, from Burney Furniture. I checked them out, everything seemed OK. Got a confirmation email, but a few days later got another one saying the order was canceled, and my … --- ## [Hobbyist insistence on tailored products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbyist-insistence-on-tailored-products/921153)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbyist-insistence-on-tailored-products/921153 "2020-10-08T18:46:48Z")
I’ve noticed something over the years I’ve been on the Internet, and that’s a sort of hobbyist insistence on products/items that are labeled as for that particular hobby, when in fact there’s absolutely nothing special a… --- ## [Pence & Harris debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-harris-debate/922513)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-harris-debate/922513 "2020-10-08T18:45:22Z")
I probably missed seeing another thread on this. But perhaps someone had the remarkable patience to sit through yet another informative political debate. If so, your thoughts are welcome here. --- ## [Sports announcers - stupidest question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-announcers-stupidest-question/921857)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-announcers-stupidest-question/921857 "2020-10-08T18:16:46Z")
Sports announcers obviously want a good relationship with coaches and athletes. In return for access, they do not tend to ask tough questions. And they have to fill time, during the pauses in play. But some of the que… --- ## [What are poll watchers going to be watching for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-poll-watchers-going-to-be-watching-for/922437)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-poll-watchers-going-to-be-watching-for/922437 "2020-10-08T17:48:22Z")
Poll watchers seem to be a big thing in the news lately, what with Trump’s very vocal concerns about potential voter fraud. What rules govern the behavior of official poll watchers at polling places? What are poll watc… --- ## [Feds break up militia plot to kidnap Michigan governor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505 "2020-10-08T17:35:26Z")
These guys hate wearing masks so much they were going to commit a federal crime to punish the governor who implemented them. And I’m pretty sure these fellers weren’t just going to bring her to their cabin for tea and s… --- ## [Masks - best intersection of quantity, price, and comfort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-best-intersection-of-quantity-price-and-comfort/922507)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-best-intersection-of-quantity-price-and-comfort/922507 "2020-10-08T16:55:07Z")
Is anyone aware of a company/brand which masks decent non-disposable masks in bulk? Or semi-bulk? Like the mask equivalent of a pack of Walmart tube socks? I have a great many disposable face masks which I give to stude… --- ## [Has Listenership Of Terrestrial Radio Gone Down Now That Satellite Radio, Streaming Are Things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-listenership-of-terrestrial-radio-gone-down-now-that-satellite-radio-streaming-are-things/922348)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-listenership-of-terrestrial-radio-gone-down-now-that-satellite-radio-streaming-are-things/922348 "2020-10-08T16:48:20Z")
I can’t imagine that the old AM/FM model of providing content to listeners is the same as it was two decades ago, with the advent of streaming and satellite radio. Anyone familiar with the numbers able to provide an ans… --- ## [Amazon list of 100 Sci Fi and Fantasy books to read in a lifetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-list-of-100-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-in-a-lifetime/922133)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-list-of-100-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-in-a-lifetime/922133 "2020-10-08T16:33:06Z")
https://www.amazon.com/100-Science-Fiction-Fantasy-Books-to-Read-in-a-Lifetime/b/?ie=UTF8&node=12661600011 There’s plenty of people on here with a vast knowledge of sci fi so I’ll let them have their fun. I do find it … --- ## [GLOW season 3 \[Open Spoilers\] season 4 Cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-season-3-open-spoilers-season-4-cancelled/838480)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-season-3-open-spoilers-season-4-cancelled/838480 "2020-10-08T16:26:45Z")
Season 3 of GLOW dropped yesterday on Netflix. I love this show much better than I ever thought I would based on the initial descriptions of it. It’s a great mixture of comedy and drama. The characters (and their acto… --- ## [Most top military leaders quarantined historically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-top-military-leaders-quarantined-historically/922453)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-top-military-leaders-quarantined-historically/922453 "2020-10-08T15:10:15Z")
I feel like the current situation where all but one of the US Joint Chiefs of staff are in quarantine is unprecedented. Has there been a similar incident in the past, either for the literal US joint Chiefs or for a simil… --- ## [Americans respecting the other political party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-respecting-the-other-political-party/922376)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-respecting-the-other-political-party/922376 "2020-10-08T15:09:20Z")
An interesting article from 538 about how, 40 years ago, Democrats had a grudging respect for their Republican colleagues and vice versa. Cross party friendships and so forth. Now, this collegiality has long disappeare… --- ## [Advice needed: Sound dampening a motor in a model rocketship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-sound-dampening-a-motor-in-a-model-rocketship/921180)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-needed-sound-dampening-a-motor-in-a-model-rocketship/921180 "2020-10-08T08:04:41Z")
My latest model project is a classic-style rocketship with a rotating ring for artificial gravity. The ring is driven by a little 9V motor and gearbox. The last time I used one of these motor/gearbox units was in a Mec… --- ## [Any horror streaming services worth looking into for halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-horror-streaming-services-worth-looking-into-for-halloween/922468)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-horror-streaming-services-worth-looking-into-for-halloween/922468 "2020-10-08T04:24:49Z")
I tried shudder a year or so ago and was disappointed in it and cancelled. Generally Hulu, netflix and amazon prime have a good share of horror movies. Tubi is also good for a lot of campy 80s horror. But since it is ha… --- ## [Trump on Golf vacation again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-on-golf-vacation-again/781412)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-on-golf-vacation-again/781412 "2019-07-25T00:11:35Z")
Trump is off golfing in Florida again this weekend. The fourth time in a month he’s gone down to Florida for a nice holiday. Seems that’s what he does now. Of course, his golf trips now cost the taxpayer a pretty penny… --- ## [Is a nine point difference in cholesterol significant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-nine-point-difference-in-cholesterol-significant/922359)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-nine-point-difference-in-cholesterol-significant/922359 "2020-10-08T02:20:35Z")
Last year’s checkup found my cholesterol a tad above 200, so I decided to watch what I eat more closely. Today it’s back under 200, but I noted from my previous results that I was still nine points lower two years ago. H… --- ## [Importance of Vice Presidential Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importance-of-vice-presidential-debate/922436)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importance-of-vice-presidential-debate/922436 "2020-10-08T02:07:10Z")
VP debates have traditionally been sideshows at best. They might predictably provide news headlines the next day and perhaps a couple days more for pundits to promote their theories of who ‘won’, but apart from that, the… --- ## [Memorable tv lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-tv-lines/922004)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-tv-lines/922004 "2020-10-08T01:59:14Z")
Here are some of mine. How many can you identify? Bonus points if you can name the speaker and the situation, in addition to the show. Feel free to add your own: “How did you find out about the guy in the park?” “Fo… --- ## [Was backgammon ever seen as sophisticated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-backgammon-ever-seen-as-sophisticated/921847)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-backgammon-ever-seen-as-sophisticated/921847 "2020-10-08T01:54:06Z")
My father owned a fancy wooden backgammon set, and taught me how to play at a young age. There is a degree of skill in avoiding, or when to risk leaving, vulnerable single pieces. (I’m sure enthusiasts have a complex v… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1689) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1691)