# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1725 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1726 --- ## [Anyone else have an Oculus Quest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-an-oculus-quest/847594)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-an-oculus-quest/847594 "2020-09-08T03:04:01Z")
I bowed to the pressure from my own brain and got an Oculus Quest. I have an Oculus Rift but it is an older one. Wow! First, let me talk hardware. This is an impressive system. It’s all in one. There are no cables … --- ## [Lou Brock, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-brock-rip/919993)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-brock-rip/919993 "2020-09-08T03:02:43Z")
I’d not seen anything about this until catching a link to this story on a baseball subreddit. Lou Brock, the former Cardinals star, who is still the all-time steals leader for the National League, passed away in St. Lou… --- ## [Job hunting SUCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hunting-sucks/919536)
**Author:** [@Mom-of-Andrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mom-of-Andrew)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hunting-sucks/919536 "2020-09-08T01:46:58Z")
Current gripe: Every blessed company requires you to upload your entire work history, educational history and references to their proprietary system to apply for any job. State agencies each have their own system. Whi… --- ## ["$145 dollar queen-sized pillowtop mattress"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/145-dollar-queen-sized-pillowtop-mattress/920030)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/145-dollar-queen-sized-pillowtop-mattress/920030 "2020-09-08T00:42:47Z")
$145 Queen Sized Mattress For maybe the past 20 years, in various cities in Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska and Michigan, I’ve come across signs promoting a queen-sized pillowtop mattress (usually a set) for sale at a ludi… --- ## ["Mandatory reporting" - only in professional context, or elsewhere as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-reporting-only-in-professional-context-or-elsewhere-as-well/919923)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandatory-reporting-only-in-professional-context-or-elsewhere-as-well/919923 "2020-09-08T00:34:43Z")
Let’s use elder abuse, or child neglect, as examples. When encountering such things on the job, doctors, counselors and teachers would be required to report, of course. But what about when off the job - does the same leg… --- ## [How to change the tank on a toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-the-tank-on-a-toilet/919960)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-the-tank-on-a-toilet/919960 "2020-09-08T00:30:22Z")
I bought a new toilet. It was delivered. I hired a plumber to install it. After he left, I noticed that the tank was the wrong part – I intended to buy a Toto Drake® II Close Coupled Toilet, 1.28GPF. And that’s what the… --- ## [Venture Bros might be cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venture-bros-might-be-cancelled/920035)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venture-bros-might-be-cancelled/920035 "2020-09-08T00:25:54Z")
The author behind a recent art book for The Venture Bros. is saying the show has been cancelled after nearly eight seasons. Ken Plume, author of Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros ., recently … --- ## [Coppola gets another shot at fixing godfather III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coppola-gets-another-shot-at-fixing-godfather-iii/920008)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coppola-gets-another-shot-at-fixing-godfather-iii/920008 "2020-09-07T21:49:15Z")
just seen this earlier … I wonder if he cut the screen time down on his daughter’s performance which was considered the main problem of the movie the article mentions Robert Duvall didn’t come back as Tom Hagen in fac… --- ## [Am I the only person who thinks 'Confederacy of Dunces' is tedious, humor-free, and overhyped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-who-thinks-confederacy-of-dunces-is-tedious-humor-free-and-overhyped/654718)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-who-thinks-confederacy-of-dunces-is-tedious-humor-free-and-overhyped/654718 "2020-09-07T21:25:06Z")
Yes, I’ll say it again: I think that Confederacy of Dunces is tedious, humor-free, and overhyped (with the hype sometimes rising to a fever pitch on these Boards). Now, maybe if had I read it back in the 60’s when it wa… --- ## [Has an actual celebrity ever been on those celebrity reality TV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-actual-celebrity-ever-been-on-those-celebrity-reality-tv-shows/919912)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-actual-celebrity-ever-been-on-those-celebrity-reality-tv-shows/919912 "2020-09-07T20:45:48Z")
You know, Dancing With The Stars, Celebrity Big Brother, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! It’s always either has-been B list actors from 20 years ago (Verne Troyer), former sports athletes (Dennis Rodman), incredibly… --- ## [The New Godwin, 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-godwin-2020/920062)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-godwin-2020/920062 "2020-09-07T20:40:36Z")
Actual neonazis in actual Germany. I suppose that future right-wing German and other such groups will be Godwinized by comparing them to Trump. --- ## [What’s your favorite Ken Burns documentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-ken-burns-documentary/919938)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-ken-burns-documentary/919938 "2020-09-07T20:13:30Z")
poll Every one that I’ve seen have been fantastic although I haven’t seen “Prohibition” or “The Roosevelts”. I’m torn between “The Civil War” and “Baseball”. I loved “Baseball” so much that I bought the book so I’m going… --- ## [David Graebar has died, apoarently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-graebar-has-died-apoarently/919749)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-graebar-has-died-apoarently/919749 "2020-09-07T20:01:22Z")
I was sad to read this. I enjoyed reading “Bullshit Jobs” and some of the other books from this LSE anthropologist. --- ## [Ben Platt floors me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-platt-floors-me/920040)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-platt-floors-me/920040 "2020-09-07T19:57:53Z")
I am not a fan of Broadway generally, although I am a great respecter of the talent and skill that Broadway musical theatre requires. I am exposed to it mostly during Kennedy Center honors presentations and things of tha… --- ## [What do y'all think about "Reveal Parties"? (sex of unborn babies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-think-about-reveal-parties-sex-of-unborn-babies/839503)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-yall-think-about-reveal-parties-sex-of-unborn-babies/839503 "2020-09-07T19:56:28Z")
Do you think they’re fun? Necessary? Just another gift grab? This is on my mind because I just received an invitation to a Reveal Party for one of my grandnieces. (Great nieces? Whatever you call the daughter of one o… --- ## [What would you do if an angry mob demands you raise your fist in support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-an-angry-mob-demands-you-raise-your-fist-in-support/919071)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-an-angry-mob-demands-you-raise-your-fist-in-support/919071 "2020-09-07T19:34:25Z")
This is in response to the recent video of a woman being attacked for not giving a raised fit salute to BLM. Also their is more video of other diners getting attacked. So what would YOU do if you were out eating, peacef… --- ## [Well that was fast: got my first scam call on my new phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-fast-got-my-first-scam-call-on-my-new-phone/920056)
**Author:** [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-fast-got-my-first-scam-call-on-my-new-phone/920056 "2020-09-07T19:33:12Z")
My employer mailed me a cell phone. I don’t recall if I got it on Thursday or Friday, but I couldn’t insert the SIM card until after work on Friday. So as far as I’m concerned, Friday, September 4th was the phone’s “birt… --- ## [So I had an opportunity to wash my slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-had-an-opportunity-to-wash-my-slippers/919955)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-had-an-opportunity-to-wash-my-slippers/919955 "2020-09-07T18:34:09Z")
I’m particular about the things I can wash together. My personal “ick” is throw rugs: they collect until I have a load. I certainly don’t wash them with underwear or kitchen towels. A perfect ride-along item with thro… --- ## [New kitten at Casa Silenus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-at-casa-silenus/919812)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitten-at-casa-silenus/919812 "2020-09-07T18:18:30Z")
\[Album\] Tango Brought him home last night. A friend found him in h… --- ## ["There's only been five years of peace in American history, 1976-1980"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-only-been-five-years-of-peace-in-american-history-1976-1980/919868)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-only-been-five-years-of-peace-in-american-history-1976-1980/919868 "2020-09-07T17:19:46Z")
I’ve been seeing this quote a lot now for some reason from Jimmy Carter. The only US president to complete his term without war, military attack or occupation has called the United States “the most warlike nation in th… --- ## [What country has the sexiest accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-sexiest-accent/918797)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-sexiest-accent/918797 "2020-09-07T17:08:07Z")
You can travel almost anywhere and end up in an isolated hostel - there always seems to be an Australian there yelling out “Aussie Aussie Aussie” in an accent women often find endearing. I’m more partial to women speaki… --- ## [Starting a new life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-new-life/918791)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-new-life/918791 "2020-09-07T16:39:10Z")
Another chapter in my life is almost done, about to be printed but only a rough draft of what I wanted it to be. I am laid off from a job I hoped I would do until I retired, moving from the NYC/NJ area to Virginia, will … --- ## [Do casinos manipulate the odds of slot machines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-manipulate-the-odds-of-slot-machines/745143)
**Author:** [@Squallous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squallous)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-casinos-manipulate-the-odds-of-slot-machines/745143 "2020-09-07T16:20:11Z")
Is the casino allowed to manipulate the odds / payouts of a particular slot machine tailored to the specific individual playing it? Casinos, especially those in hotels, resorts, and cruise ships, will give their guests … --- ## [Disasters that never materialized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disasters-that-never-materialized/917840)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disasters-that-never-materialized/917840 "2020-09-07T15:07:31Z")
As I watched my neighbor drive away in their Tesla, I realized that the wholesale slaughter of pedestrians due to their lack of engine noise seems to not have happened. What other predicted problems ended up being a non-… --- ## [Confessions of a ‘bastard cop’, his words.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-bastard-cop-his-words/855365)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-bastard-cop-his-words/855365 "2020-09-07T14:33:06Z")
It’s a longer read, but def worth it. I think defund the police protestors have a point. --- ## [TV characters who have "J." as their middle initial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-characters-who-have-j-as-their-middle-initial/159025 "2020-09-07T12:51:09Z")
Bullwinkle J. Moose Rocket J. Squirrel Abraham J. Simpson Homer Jay Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson Philip J. Fry I don’t know about Rocky but there is a tendency for male animated characters to have “J.” for the… --- ## [My almost 11 hours in ER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-almost-11-hours-in-er/919946)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-almost-11-hours-in-er/919946 "2020-09-07T12:37:44Z")
Short background: swallowed a fishbone, careless of me, and it got stuck. Painful to swallow, not budging, so after an hour I went to ER. Checked in around 6:20 pm. 9:05 pm was taken back to room #3. 11:10 pm, taken to … --- ## [We go to 11!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-go-to-11/919736)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-go-to-11/919736 "2020-09-07T12:28:06Z")
According to the numbers at COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer , the U.S. now has only the 11th worst rate for covid deaths per million population. Yes, two of the top worst ten are countries so small they woul… --- ## [Where can I get a small Photoshop job done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-small-photoshop-job-done/919525)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-small-photoshop-job-done/919525 "2020-09-07T10:09:10Z")
I have an image which I would like the background color changed on. I tried to use Paint-dot-net but could not achieve what I wanted. I think it needs Photoshop to get it done right. Problem is, I do not have the softwar… --- ## [Are there any Non-Religious child sponsor agencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-religious-child-sponsor-agencies/393343)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-non-religious-child-sponsor-agencies/393343 "2015-01-25T01:00:10Z")
I’m interested in sponsoring an international child, but would prefer a non-religious agency. Does such a thing exist? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1724) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1726)