# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1845 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1846 --- ## [Being called "young man"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-called-young-man/854937)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-called-young-man/854937 "2020-06-05T22:23:04Z")
Several times recently people in retail or customer interaction called me “young man” and I bristled every time because I am not a young man, expecially to these people. Anyone else encounter this, and do you feel it’s c… --- ## [Examples from fiction where some people see the villains as heroes due to their political leanings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-from-fiction-where-some-people-see-the-villains-as-heroes-due-to-their-political-leanings/855048)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-from-fiction-where-some-people-see-the-villains-as-heroes-due-to-their-political-leanings/855048 "2020-06-05T20:55:21Z")
Inspired by the thread on the Republican convention, and in particular by Driver8’s post that alludes to Stephen King’s The Stand. Do you all know anyone, either groups or individuals, who view the villains in a work o… --- ## [A question about edible vegetation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-edible-vegetation/854985)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-edible-vegetation/854985 "2020-06-05T20:52:00Z")
I just saw a Facebook post that read “One simple rule-If it comes from a plant, eat it. If it is made in a plant, don’t”. I have no interest in discussing processed food versus non-processed food, but I think it leads t… --- ## [Classical Music ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id/854927)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id/854927 "2020-06-05T20:18:48Z")
I don’t know if it is possible, but perhaps the SD can try to ID a popular classical piece by its use? It appears in many cartoons when there is a domestic scene, like Bugs Bunny doing housework or laundry. Or, it may be… --- ## [What would a 3C warming by 2100 entail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-3c-warming-by-2100-entail/855115)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-3c-warming-by-2100-entail/855115 "2020-06-05T20:09:48Z")
This is meant to be more of a question than a debate, but my understanding is advances in renewables mean we may be able to keep warming down to 3C or so by 2100. What would this entail? Would large amounts of cropland … --- ## [Weird Jar problem. Lid turns but button doesn't pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-jar-problem-lid-turns-but-button-doesnt-pop/823405)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-jar-problem-lid-turns-but-button-doesnt-pop/823405 "2020-06-05T19:57:38Z")
Google is no help. All hits are about dealing with a lid that’s too tight. The lid will turn in either direction without getting any looser or tighter, and the button doesn’t pop up. Are there any tricks to get it open w… --- ## [How to print screen caps on Windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-screen-caps-on-windows/855108)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-print-screen-caps-on-windows/855108 "2020-06-05T19:40:12Z")
I just started a new job. Part of my job entails using a PC which I know nothing about. I need to know how to print screen cap selections. I figured out that windows button+shift+s will save my selection to clipboard bu… --- ## [Is the "film" look in movies mostly motion blur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-film-look-in-movies-mostly-motion-blur/854978)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-film-look-in-movies-mostly-motion-blur/854978 "2020-06-05T19:27:46Z")
When I saw the Hobbit movies in the theater at 60fps, I got the disconcerting feeling that I was watching a play. It looked kind of like real-life, and the sets looked fake. Trees looked like foam props, etc. I watche… --- ## [How do cats and dogs get on if they are in the same house together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-and-dogs-get-on-if-they-are-in-the-same-house-together/855072)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cats-and-dogs-get-on-if-they-are-in-the-same-house-together/855072 "2020-06-05T19:09:01Z")
Well I always thought they didn’t get on well or were enemies or it was like Tom and Jerry with the cat and dog but does anyone have both maybe who get on alright? Or maybe the cat takes the dog out for a walk around the… --- ## [How I survived flying with 2 cats on 3 airplanes during the coronavirus and a civil rights crisis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-survived-flying-with-2-cats-on-3-airplanes-during-the-coronavirus-and-a-civil-rights-crisis/855112)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-survived-flying-with-2-cats-on-3-airplanes-during-the-coronavirus-and-a-civil-rights-crisis/855112 "2020-06-05T19:02:14Z")
You probably don’t remember, but back when I was still themysterywriter, I made a thread here about how I was scared my cats were going to die when we had to move across the ocean. Well, that move is finally over, and th… --- ## [Beck fights the bad, bad, bad vine (How kudzu entertained me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-fights-the-bad-bad-bad-vine-how-kudzu-entertained-me/854905)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-fights-the-bad-bad-bad-vine-how-kudzu-entertained-me/854905 "2020-06-05T18:58:47Z")
At the dinner table me and Son-of-a-wrek were discussing an old car I obtained that I want rebuilt. I’ve been pressing him about this for years. He’s had a busy life. No time. He’s working from home, mostly. It seems he… --- ## [Where did Choosing Beggars learn the "You need to..." style of demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-choosing-beggars-learn-the-you-need-to-style-of-demand/854808)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-choosing-beggars-learn-the-you-need-to-style-of-demand/854808 "2020-06-05T18:53:13Z")
If there’s one thing I have learned from reading r/choosingbeggars on Reddit, it’s that these people often phrase their demands and expectations in the phrasing “You need to give me this for free!” or “You need to find m… --- ## [WTF is Obamagate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-obamagate/853616)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-obamagate/853616 "2020-06-05T18:41:04Z")
Apparently it’s the biggest political scandal in American history, but I can’t seem to figure out what Obama supposedly even did. Is this the first tautological scandal? It exists because someone decided a scandal needed… --- ## [Vaccine Related Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-related-questions/855067)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-related-questions/855067 "2020-06-05T17:57:15Z")
This is completely hypothetical so let’s keep it in GQ territory. Mods you may want to move this to The Quarantine Zone. In the US, which federal department has responsibility for approving a human vaccine? I think it… --- ## [12' beach ball, how much would it weigh inflated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-beach-ball-how-much-would-it-weigh-inflated/854977)
**Author:** [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-beach-ball-how-much-would-it-weigh-inflated/854977 "2020-06-05T16:57:30Z")
A friend sent me a link to this giant beach ball on Amazon. It is 12’ in diameter! The reviews are hilarious because they’re mostly about it rolling out of control and flattening everything in its way. We got to wonde… --- ## [Strange merchandising, must be fraudulent, but how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-merchandising-must-be-fraudulent-but-how/855099)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-merchandising-must-be-fraudulent-but-how/855099 "2020-06-05T15:26:39Z")
I have been involved in two transactions in the last 60 days, and I’m starting to see a pattern. I’m curious how this works. Something is advertised (not eBay); the product data is, at first look, indistinguishable fro… --- ## [MRSA how bad is it and how did it get into the community? (Staph)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-how-bad-is-it-and-how-did-it-get-into-the-community-staph/854771)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrsa-how-bad-is-it-and-how-did-it-get-into-the-community-staph/854771 "2020-06-05T15:16:54Z")
The info on MRSA (Staph Infections) says it was once from institutional settings but now is in the community and even at some beaches. How could that happen? If a hospital patient acquires it wouldn’t it be spotted in t… --- ## [Possible clue to our problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-clue-to-our-problems/855056)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-clue-to-our-problems/855056 "2020-06-05T15:06:19Z")
I just noticed something new today. I typically receive 2 notifications of new posts each time one happens. Why 2? Don’t know, but 2 has been “normal” for a long time. Besides the numerous timeouts and slowness today… --- ## [East Coast Derecho](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-derecho/855087)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-coast-derecho/855087 "2020-06-05T15:00:08Z")
I’d never even heard the word “derecho” before; then yesterday one cut off my power for 28 hours. --- ## [NFL Alternative Kickoff Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-alternative-kickoff-proposal/854549)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-alternative-kickoff-proposal/854549 "2020-06-05T14:53:28Z")
So I saw this proposal for a new rule on CNN. Not sure what to think about it. It appears to give the trailing offense a better chance at keeping the ball than an onside kick, but I’m not sure that’s a great idea. In … --- ## [Ultimate Tag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-tag/854475)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-tag/854475 "2020-06-05T14:34:41Z")
New reality show on FOX. They’ve had a fairly dismal track record with these as of late (Masked Singer…shudder) but maybe a renewed emphasis on the competition aspect can turn things around. I’ve decided to cover the f… --- ## [Explain how my sister gets targetted suggestions from my internet searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-my-sister-gets-targetted-suggestions-from-my-internet-searches/855096)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-how-my-sister-gets-targetted-suggestions-from-my-internet-searches/855096 "2020-06-05T14:31:02Z")
My sister has been visiting for a few weeks. On several occasions, she has received notifications for “suggested groups” and ads on Facebook based on searches that I have made. I am not on Facebook but was several year… --- ## [Howl's Moving Castle - How can this be a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howls-moving-castle-how-can-this-be-a-movie/854781)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howls-moving-castle-how-can-this-be-a-movie/854781 "2020-06-05T14:08:19Z")
Howl’s Moving Castle is a Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Despite its beautiful scenes and evident drawing mastery, the movie doesn’t make sense. I was watching it last night and c… --- ## [Assassination of a literary character by means of movie or television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassination-of-a-literary-character-by-means-of-movie-or-television/854677)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassination-of-a-literary-character-by-means-of-movie-or-television/854677 "2020-06-05T13:44:39Z")
NOTE: Parodies/mockeries do not count. I realize that it is difficult to transfer literary characters from the printed page to the silver screen, but I usually appreciate it when a sincere effort is made to do so. Some… --- ## [New build of Edge browser for Win7-64](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-build-of-edge-browser-for-win7-64/854971)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-build-of-edge-browser-for-win7-64/854971 "2020-06-05T13:36:17Z")
Version 83.0.478.44 (Official build) (64-bit) Which is good, because the previous version, Version 83.0.478.37 (Official build) (64-bit), appeared to be incompatible with the advertising/tracking used here, and was thro… --- ## [Absolutely shameless kid bragging here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-shameless-kid-bragging-here/854976)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-shameless-kid-bragging-here/854976 "2020-06-05T13:07:32Z")
Later today, a Boeing 767 will lift off the runway and fly across the US. My son will be in the cockpit’s left seat, enjoying his new title of “Captain”. This is a significant accomplishment, especially since we recent… --- ## ["Domicide," the Ritual Burning of Houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domicide-the-ritual-burning-of-houses/855092)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domicide-the-ritual-burning-of-houses/855092 "2020-06-05T12:13:03Z")
In the general area of Central Asian and Crimea, an old (if not ancient) civilization used to periodically burn their homes and build new ones. Nobody knows why with certainty. I recall I read about it someplace, and I… --- ## [i need confirmation of a riot "story" on facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-confirmation-of-a-riot-story-on-facebook/855068)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-confirmation-of-a-riot-story-on-facebook/855068 "2020-06-05T11:34:42Z")
My aunt keeps repeating something shes read on Facebook about supposedly there was a riot somewhere and there was a house fire and the rioters stopped the fire department from going in and a little kid died of it… I’m c… --- ## [A fantastic four](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-four/855062)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-four/855062 "2020-06-05T08:23:11Z")
I can’t quite find the words. --- ## [Beck's in the Pit. Oh, my! (Virtual bad, bad, bad protest!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-in-the-pit-oh-my-virtual-bad-bad-bad-protest/854747)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-in-the-pit-oh-my-virtual-bad-bad-bad-protest/854747 "2020-06-05T08:20:08Z")
I’m kinda afraid. Never started a ‘pit’ thread before. I’m jumping in the deep end when I’ve previously only waded in the MPSIMS and Threadgames. (Don’t bite me too hard, you lot of sharks! :)) I wanna rant and scream… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1844) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1846)