# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1795 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1796 --- ## [My new Kindle Oasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-kindle-oasis/913445)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-kindle-oasis/913445 "2020-07-11T21:10:54Z")
I got it about a month ago, finally finished my backlog of hardcovers and am reading my first book on the Oasis. Love it. I read a lot of history, and since my memory is not what it used to be, I forget a lot of the deta… --- ## [Share your recurring sports-related nightmares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-recurring-sports-related-nightmares/913845)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-recurring-sports-related-nightmares/913845 "2020-07-11T20:25:57Z")
I’m talking about nightmares that involve you actually playing the sport, and not related to fandom. I haven’t played competitive baseball in over 30 years, but I’ve always had this recurring dream in which I’m running … --- ## [Searching for personal user statistics filtered by time period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-personal-user-statistics-filtered-by-time-period/913240)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-personal-user-statistics-filtered-by-time-period/913240 "2020-07-11T19:07:56Z")
Some time yesterday, I poked around my profile page and preferences and somewhere I could filter my statistics (post count etc.) for certain time periods, weekly, monthly, by quarter or by year. But for the life of me I … --- ## [Galaxy Store is Using the Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galaxy-store-is-using-the-battery/914561)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galaxy-store-is-using-the-battery/914561 "2020-07-11T18:46:54Z")
I’ve got a Samsung Galaxy w/Android, and I’m pretty happy with it. Starting about a month ago, every day – Every Single Day – at 4:00, I get a warning, “Galaxy Store is Using the Battery.” It lasts until 7:00. I have … --- ## [Why are onions so big lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-onions-so-big-lately/914675)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-onions-so-big-lately/914675 "2020-07-11T17:27:33Z")
Is it just my imagination, or have onions gotten huge recently - like in the last couple of months? Just bought a 3 lb gab of yellow onions and it had four onions in it, all about equally sized. Every other bag was the s… --- ## [Favorite actor self parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-self-parodies/684640)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-self-parodies/684640 "2020-07-11T17:22:48Z")
What are other people’s favorite actor self parodies in art (where an actor plays themselves with exaggerated, comical or made up personality traits). I’d say Carl Weathers on Arrested Development is my favorite. --- ## [Homemade Kumis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-kumis/915031)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-kumis/915031 "2020-07-11T16:04:27Z")
Anyone successfully make some at home? How did you do it? What kind of milk (or yoghurt?) did you use; was it pasteurised? --- ## [Peripheral sensitization of nervous system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-sensitization-of-nervous-system/914936)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peripheral-sensitization-of-nervous-system/914936 "2020-07-11T15:48:11Z")
No medical advice to specific cases, you’re not a doctor or if you are, you’re not my doctor: What can help with peripheral sensitization of the flexor carpi ulnaris and its associated tendon? Would one measure be ligh… --- ## [JK Rowling putting out new book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowling-putting-out-new-book/854497)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowling-putting-out-new-book/854497 "2020-07-11T15:30:29Z")
It will be out in print in Nov. but for now she is putting out parts on this website. --- ## [Identify this baseball player (from a grainy TV screencap)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-baseball-player-from-a-grainy-tv-screencap/553923)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-baseball-player-from-a-grainy-tv-screencap/553923 "2020-07-11T14:53:45Z")
I belong to a board devoted to “The Twilight Zone.” An episode (“The Fugitive” by Charles Beaumont) had this photo on a desk or table in the background. Fans there became curious but could not identify him. Anyone hav… --- ## [Switching out babies in 1930s maternity ward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-out-babies-in-1930s-maternity-ward/914930)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-out-babies-in-1930s-maternity-ward/914930 "2020-07-11T14:51:07Z")
In Once Upon A Time in America Noodles’s gang switch around a lot of babies in a maternity ward, (lets say 100 of the purpose of this OP). They then “lose” the information of which baby is which. If this really happened,… --- ## [Most Rebellious Film Directors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-rebellious-film-directors/914977)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-rebellious-film-directors/914977 "2020-07-11T14:29:52Z")
(who were also great) Those who would not compromise their art for any reason… The first one that comes to mind is John Cassavetes. His first movie “Shadows” was very independent, outside of the studio system, but becau… --- ## [Louis L'Amour Stage West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-lamour-stage-west/914990)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-lamour-stage-west/914990 "2020-07-11T13:15:25Z")
That story was made into a Maverick episode. I would like to read the original story. Where can I find it? --- ## [Pickup truck towing capacity - how to know for certain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickup-truck-towing-capacity-how-to-know-for-certain/914680)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickup-truck-towing-capacity-how-to-know-for-certain/914680 "2020-07-11T11:10:14Z")
I’m looking to buy a Ford F-150. Its purpose will be to pull a medium-sized camper-trailer, in the 17-20 foot range. I’ve calculated that the truck I buy needs to be able to tow at least 7500 lbs. Unfortunately, I can’t… --- ## [What's the difference between a megabit and a megabyte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-megabit-and-a-megabyte/457338)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-megabit-and-a-megabyte/457338 "2008-07-23T06:31:28Z")
Recently on a commercial for an internet provider, they used the word megabit to say how fast their internet is. I’ve always known the word megabyte so hearing megabit was a bit odd. I looked up both the definitions an… --- ## [Tell me about life with kittens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-life-with-kittens/847643)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-life-with-kittens/847643 "2020-07-11T07:57:48Z")
I have lived with kittens before but a. I wasn’t responsible for their care, and b. at the oldest I was 15 the last time we’re talking about kittens plural, and 18 the last time I lived part-time with a singular kitten w… --- ## [So they went their own way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-went-their-own-way/914368)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-went-their-own-way/914368 "2020-07-11T06:27:15Z")
I dunno if this will work well. For that matter, it might work better in Cafe Society, except that I’m setting it up as a game of responses within this thread. So I was trying to expand the variety on my Shuffle My Sta… --- ## [Has Anyone Heard the Expression "Ass over Teakettle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-the-expression-ass-over-teakettle/855921)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-the-expression-ass-over-teakettle/855921 "2020-07-11T05:59:09Z")
Forgive my sin of not Social Distancing last night, but I was with group of friends and I said “Ass over Teakettle” in an anecdote I was telling. I believe it is an expression I picked up from my parents who are from Ne… --- ## [If you are sick, is it beneficial to purify the air so you don't rebreathe the virus which you exhale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-sick-is-it-beneficial-to-purify-the-air-so-you-dont-rebreathe-the-virus-which-you-exhale/914872)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-sick-is-it-beneficial-to-purify-the-air-so-you-dont-rebreathe-the-virus-which-you-exhale/914872 "2020-07-11T04:49:36Z")
Articles have mentioned that the severity of CV19 might have some correlation to the initial viral load someone is infected with. So if someone gets a small initial load, they could have more mild symptoms. This make s… --- ## [New Gillian Welch/David Rawlings album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-gillian-welch-david-rawlings-album/914917)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-gillian-welch-david-rawlings-album/914917 "2020-07-11T04:34:03Z")
As I write this, so new it doesn’t come up in a Google search. All cover songs, listening now --- ## [Substantive Due Process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substantive-due-process/914993)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substantive-due-process/914993 "2020-07-11T03:30:48Z")
I’ve been reading court cases for a couple years now, doing a bit of research here and there, and one thing that I really can’t get behind is the idea of substantial due process. I mean, I certainly support the judiciary… --- ## [Which President would you most like to be serving during the current crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-would-you-most-like-to-be-serving-during-the-current-crisis/855740)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-president-would-you-most-like-to-be-serving-during-the-current-crisis/855740 "2020-07-11T02:47:15Z")
So you can pick any US President, from Washington to Trump. Who do you think has the temperment and knowledge to best lead this country right now? With everything that is happening, from COVID 19, to the Black Lives Mat… --- ## [ID the ice cream man tune from the '60s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-ice-cream-man-tune-from-the-60s/663719)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-ice-cream-man-tune-from-the-60s/663719 "2020-07-11T02:26:12Z")
I’d like to identify the tune played by the ice cream man’s truck when I was a small child in the '60s. Unfortunately, I can’t write music. I started typing out detailed instructions on how to play the notes on an inte… --- ## [How to recover my previous logon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-recover-my-previous-logon/914972)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-recover-my-previous-logon/914972 "2020-07-11T01:41:18Z")
I can’t log on under my previous username (Xema). I can’t seem to come up with the correct password, and when I ask that a password reset be sent to my email address, it doesn’t arrive (perhaps it goes to an old email a… --- ## [NBA to allow players to substitute "social justice messages" for their names on jerseys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-to-allow-players-to-substitute-social-justice-messages-for-their-names-on-jerseys/914034)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-to-allow-players-to-substitute-social-justice-messages-for-their-names-on-jerseys/914034 "2020-07-11T00:56:56Z")
Personalized jerseys could say such things as “Black Lives Matter” or “I Can’t Breathe,” bring light to a social or charitable cause or even display the names of George Floyd or Breonna Taylor, who were killed by poli… --- ## [Comic strip crossover on Dick Tracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-strip-crossover-on-dick-tracy/914841)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-strip-crossover-on-dick-tracy/914841 "2020-07-11T00:37:49Z")
The Dick Tracy comic strip has done a few crossovers over the years, such as Batman and Little Orphan Annie, but this last Sunday they started a new one. Dethany from the strip Fastrack makes her first appearance in wha… --- ## [Lady Antebellum is now Lady A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-antebellum-is-now-lady-a/855486)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-antebellum-is-now-lady-a/855486 "2020-07-11T00:23:47Z")
But I will still have unclean thoughts about the girl. --- ## [Trumps Calls With Foreign Leaders Embarrasing, Bullying, Uninformed and Disasterous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-calls-with-foreign-leaders-embarrasing-bullying-uninformed-and-disasterous/913730)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-calls-with-foreign-leaders-embarrasing-bullying-uninformed-and-disasterous/913730 "2020-07-11T00:10:47Z")
This is a long article and contains what we all feared: Trump is a bully, delusional in his self assessment of his abilities, easily outmaneuvered by Putin and Erdogan, and more influenced by Jared and Ivanka than the … --- ## [Morgue in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgue-in-texas/914963)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgue-in-texas/914963 "2020-07-10T23:24:54Z")
Nueces County Morgue (Corpus Christi, TX): Don’t send us any more COVID victims, we are FULL. It’s a shame those folks don’t realize that the increase in infections is only because there is more testing! If Texas would … --- ## [Do other countries have foreigners hosting most of their political talk shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-foreigners-hosting-most-of-their-political-talk-shows/914891)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-foreigners-hosting-most-of-their-political-talk-shows/914891 "2020-07-10T22:41:24Z")
It always felt odd to me to see so many Canadians or British presenters on American political talk shows, and now even Quibi is getting into it and heavily marketing it self-aware as another American political talk show … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1794) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1796)