# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=195 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 196 --- ## [A mysterious still image from a 1967 video, a bit of online detective work, and a hidden history of women on the fringes of fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098 "2025-11-26T15:58:32Z")
I was browsing through my YouTube feed this weekend, when I saw a 1967 educational short film called 'Farm Family in Winter". I had first become familiar with the short through the RiffTrax guys (Mike and the two guys wh… --- ## [Is it possible for us ordinary users to see earlier versions of a post that has been changed by the poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-us-ordinary-users-to-see-earlier-versions-of-a-post-that-has-been-changed-by-the-poster/1025129)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-us-ordinary-users-to-see-earlier-versions-of-a-post-that-has-been-changed-by-the-poster/1025129 "2025-11-26T14:45:06Z")
Just curious. I seem to remember it was possible, but maybe that was under the old system? --- ## [When did opinion polls start getting reported so widely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-opinion-polls-start-getting-reported-so-widely/1024793)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-opinion-polls-start-getting-reported-so-widely/1024793 "2025-11-26T13:50:21Z")
Sure, there have always been polls about presidential elections. But over the past year or so, it seems the media cannot report an any social or political issue without observing that x% of whomever feel one way or the … --- ## [Udo Kier has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/udo-kier-has-passed-away/1025091 "2025-11-26T11:32:50Z")
Udo Kier - German actor who was equally at home in Euro-arty, Euro-trashy, Hollywooden and Warhol films - has died aged 81. I remember him best from Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein, two films by Andy Warhol… --- ## [Sink the Yantar! (Russian spy and internet sabotage ship)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-the-yantar-russian-spy-and-internet-sabotage-ship/1025087)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sink-the-yantar-russian-spy-and-internet-sabotage-ship/1025087 "2025-11-26T05:04:34Z")
The Yantar (Янтарь - amber) is a Russian ship, ostensibly for marine research. As such, of course, it has the ability to launch mini-subs. In the last year, this ship has been known to be mapping (and hovering over) und… --- ## [First Annual SDMB Fantasy Football Guillotine League - Cecil’s Chopping Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-cecil-s-chopping-block/1021749)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-annual-sdmb-fantasy-football-guillotine-league-cecil-s-chopping-block/1021749 "2025-11-26T04:15:10Z")
Yahoo has added guillotine leagues to their setup, which I’ve been dying to try out the last several years ever since I heard about it. Here’s the general idea: Teams are drafted like normal. But each week there are no … --- ## [Episodes that work as self contained films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-that-work-as-self-contained-films/1025028)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-that-work-as-self-contained-films/1025028 "2025-11-26T03:00:45Z")
I just got Apple TV so I am catching up on shows I couldn’t watch before. One is Mythic Quest about an MMO company and the fifth (or so) episode just blew me away. It had nearly no connection to the show itself (until th… --- ## [NFL Week 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/1024956)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/1024956 "2025-11-26T01:44:07Z")
There were two huge wins last Sunday: The Rams edged the Seahawks to take the NFC West lead, and the Broncos took firm control of the AFC West with their 8th straight win, a victory over the Chiefs. KC is 5-5 and in seri… --- ## [Roman Numerals on Buildings-why additive form rather than subtractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-numerals-on-buildings-why-additive-form-rather-than-subtractive/1025133)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-numerals-on-buildings-why-additive-form-rather-than-subtractive/1025133 "2025-11-26T01:41:58Z")
I work at a public library, built as a Carnegie library, where the year of its construction,1903, is represented on its facade as ’MDCCCCIII’ rather than ‘MCMIII’. Cursory examination of other same-era buildings suggests… --- ## [Has anyone ever thought you were autistic before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366)
**Author:** [@SaSaLeLe2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaSaLeLe2011)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-thought-you-were-autistic-before/1024366 "2025-11-25T23:08:37Z")
So around 7th grade randomly, people started saying I had autism and the whole school thought I was autistic. I had no idea why, and I thought it was a rumor that a bully said. I moved to Europe in high school, and on th… --- ## [Help me ID this Barney Miller episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-barney-miller-episode/1025113)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-barney-miller-episode/1025113 "2025-11-25T22:58:31Z")
I’ve never seen it, but it was recounted to me a long time ago. So details may be off. They arrest a guy who robbed a bank (or something) just before the statute of limitations expires. The guy makes some sort of comme… --- ## [Do you use a Dash Cam and if so which type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-dash-cam-and-if-so-which-type/1024432)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-dash-cam-and-if-so-which-type/1024432 "2025-11-25T22:36:08Z")
Title says it all. Cannot trust Amazon reviews. Most “reviewing” sites are buggy and the links lead to things that make my anti-virus software crank into overload. So I turn to the well-edumacated and trusty Dopers. Are… --- ## [What's your Medieval English\* epithet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-medieval-english-epithet/1025013)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-medieval-english-epithet/1025013 "2025-11-25T21:15:31Z")
I love the epithets attributed to some of the major players at the center of the chaotic game of thrones that was Norman England.\* Harold Harefoot Edmund Ironside Hereward the Wake Æthylfrith the Twister Eadric the Gr… --- ## [What occupations could you learn at a professional level through Youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-occupations-could-you-learn-at-a-professional-level-through-youtube/1025090)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-occupations-could-you-learn-at-a-professional-level-through-youtube/1025090 "2025-11-25T21:15:13Z")
Let’s take auto mechanic as an example. Sure you could learn how to change oil and brakes, but could you become a professional mechanic just by watching Youtube? I wouldn’t think so and there are some careers where I’m … --- ## [Off-duty pilot tries to shut down the engines mid-flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-pilot-tries-to-shut-down-the-engines-mid-flight/991966)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-pilot-tries-to-shut-down-the-engines-mid-flight/991966 "2025-11-25T20:41:06Z")
He was riding in the jump seat, presumably on the way home? Thankfully the crew was able to subdue him and he was taken into custody when they landed at Portland. There’s almost certainly a bigger story as to why this gu… --- ## [Are the Cormoran Strike books any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-cormoran-strike-books-any-good/1025097)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-cormoran-strike-books-any-good/1025097 "2025-11-25T20:25:30Z")
I don’t care for Rowling, but I was also unaware that she’d written this series. Are they interesting? Well-written? --- ## [Has any big name chef admitted to losing their palate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-big-name-chef-admitted-to-losing-their-palate/1025102)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-big-name-chef-admitted-to-losing-their-palate/1025102 "2025-11-25T17:15:25Z")
Recently my algorithm has been inundated with Master Chef and Hells Kitchen clips. Gordon Ramsey likes to show off his keen palate and ability to recognize the most subtle ingredients. I don’t have a sensitive palate. C… --- ## [X rolls out (and backtracks on) Location feature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rolls-out-and-backtracks-on-location-feature/1025065)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-rolls-out-and-backtracks-on-location-feature/1025065 "2025-11-25T15:16:50Z")
I’m surprised that this isn’t a much bigger story; I’m not seeing a lot of coverage on mainstream news sites, just these minor tech sites. For a long time now, people have accused many, many, many Twitter users of being… --- ## [In your city, and your city only, what are the fanciest restaurants? What are your favorite restaurants (fancy or otherwise)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-city-and-your-city-only-what-are-the-fanciest-restaurants-what-are-your-favorite-restaurants-fancy-or-otherwise/1025029)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-city-and-your-city-only-what-are-the-fanciest-restaurants-what-are-your-favorite-restaurants-fancy-or-otherwise/1025029 "2025-11-25T13:20:59Z")
The Michelin Guide does not cover Springfield, Illinois (regretfully). And if it did, there wouldn’t be a star anywhere in the town anyway. Hell, there might be one or two Bib Gourmands. Nevertheless, the town does have … --- ## [November 22, 1963 - John F Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas - 62 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/november-22-1963-john-f-kennedy-assassinated-in-dallas-texas-62-years-ago/1025054)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/november-22-1963-john-f-kennedy-assassinated-in-dallas-texas-62-years-ago/1025054 "2025-11-25T11:20:21Z")
It’s that anniversary again. Where were you? Were you born yet? Were your parents born yet? I was a sophomore in geometry class at Madonna High School (not there any more) in Niagara Falls, New York. I’m not there any m… --- ## [Off with their heads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-with-their-heads/1024877)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-with-their-heads/1024877 "2025-11-25T11:10:06Z")
Say I was a very bad, bad, bad beck. My sentence was the guillotine. How much time after the chop would I be aware? I’ve read 20-25 seconds? If true, how do they prove it? The head has rolled. No info there. If aware,… --- ## [Trump being led by reporter at press conference - who is this guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-being-led-by-reporter-at-press-conference-who-is-this-guy/1025114)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-being-led-by-reporter-at-press-conference-who-is-this-guy/1025114 "2025-11-25T05:38:56Z")
Columnist Danny Westneat, in the Sunday Seattle Times, wrote a piece titled " What really led Trump to threaten Seattle’s World Cup". In it, he states that \[B\]ack in September, during a press briefing in the Oval Offic… --- ## [R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-cliff/1025104)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jimmy-cliff/1025104 "2025-11-25T03:46:06Z")
Reggae singer dead at 81 For my money, The Harder They Come is the best movie soundtrack of all time. I’ve always thought the movie could use a modern remake: have some young stars record the songs and retool the plot a… --- ## [A-Rod: your thoughts about him… as an athlete? As a man? Or otherwise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rod-your-thoughts-about-him-as-an-athlete-as-a-man-or-otherwise/1025057)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rod-your-thoughts-about-him-as-an-athlete-as-a-man-or-otherwise/1025057 "2025-11-25T02:50:05Z")
I’m watching the Alex vs A-Rod 3-part series. Other than being a great ballplayer I really don’t know much about him. And I really didn’t follow his baseball career all that closely. I just finished episode 2. He seems … --- ## [Fur trim on clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fur-trim-on-clothes/1025071)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fur-trim-on-clothes/1025071 "2025-11-25T01:45:07Z")
With the Christmas season almost upon us, it occurred to me to wonder about depictions of Saint Nicholas/ Father Christmas, and the use of fur trim on coats. What exactly is the design purpose of putting a trim at the en… --- ## [DNA testing of archaeological specimens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-of-archaeological-specimens/1025108)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-testing-of-archaeological-specimens/1025108 "2025-11-25T00:47:13Z")
Not sure if this belongs in MPSIMS or IMHO. The subject is too fuzzy for FQ. Recently, YouTube has been offering me videos with titles like “DNA analysis reveals the shocking origins of X.” X might be a historical fig… --- ## [GO JO orange hand cleaner ingredients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-jo-orange-hand-cleaner-ingredients/1025107)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-jo-orange-hand-cleaner-ingredients/1025107 "2025-11-24T22:54:34Z")
The label claims NATURAL\* ORANGE\* with those darn asterisks. Here is the ingredient list. Which of these is the orange ingredient? I note that the bottle I have at home (probably 10 years old) does not list petroleum dis… --- ## [Resolved - all egg dishes taste good..All that fancy prep by chefs just makes them look pretty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-all-egg-dishes-taste-good-all-that-fancy-prep-by-chefs-just-makes-them-look-pretty/1025052)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-all-egg-dishes-taste-good-all-that-fancy-prep-by-chefs-just-makes-them-look-pretty/1025052 "2025-11-24T22:50:02Z")
I like to watch Gordon or Jacques prepare omelets. All that whipping and stirring, the folding, the pan tilting and final rolling and voila - you have a perfect omelet. Usually “creamy”. But I’m sitting here eating my eg… --- ## [Identify a SCIFI book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-scifi-book/1025081)
**Author:** [@Adversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adversary)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-scifi-book/1025081 "2025-11-24T22:48:02Z")
I am looking for an old SCIFI book I read, not really old but at least 20-30 years I am guessing. Items that help identify it: (spoilers!!!) Space Opera like setting Emperor and people he deems worthy are made immorta… --- ## [Who promoted the early 1970s "Blaxploitation" genre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-promoted-the-early-1970s-blaxploitation-genre/1025086)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-promoted-the-early-1970s-blaxploitation-genre/1025086 "2025-11-24T22:39:19Z")
So after years of African-Americans fighting for dignity, equal rights, a chance at prosperity, participation in America’s institutions; after paying with blood, sweat and tears, sometimes at the price of life; Hollywood… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=194) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=196)