# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=220 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 221 --- ## [How does someone establish ownership of a cemetery plot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-establish-ownership-of-a-cemetery-plot/1022899)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-establish-ownership-of-a-cemetery-plot/1022899 "2025-10-17T11:27:43Z")
My parents bought cemetery plots (1980’s) for themselves and me in a very large cemetery. They’re buried a few rows away from my grandparents. My mom’s sister’s extended family is also buried there. I didn’t receive any… --- ## [Tomiichi Murayama, Former Prime Minister of Japan, dies at 101 years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomiichi-murayama-former-prime-minister-of-japan-dies-at-101-years-old/1024047)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomiichi-murayama-former-prime-minister-of-japan-dies-at-101-years-old/1024047 "2025-10-17T07:25:49Z")
Japan ex-PM Murayama, famous for WWII apology, dies aged 101 Here is the full text in English of the famous apology. That site is from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The speech is dated 15 August 1995. --- ## [Hurry, I need help what should I eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-i-need-help-what-should-i-eat/1016630)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-i-need-help-what-should-i-eat/1016630 "2025-10-17T03:03:17Z")
should I eat nachos(alone) or the sandwich with chips and apple! I know the nachos wont fill me up ut they taste good, the sandwich meal will what should I pick?!! --- ## [Halloween - how do I make a horn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-how-do-i-make-a-horn/1024021)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-how-do-i-make-a-horn/1024021 "2025-10-17T02:56:04Z")
My neighbor got new carpet. Carpet comes rolled on 10’ cardboards tubes (think very heavy duty paper towel tubes); I kept one of the tubes. I have a room over the garage & a lederhosen shirt. My plan is to convert tha… --- ## [Source of Texas execution drug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-texas-execution-drug/1024013)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-texas-execution-drug/1024013 "2025-10-16T21:03:55Z")
Where does Texas acquire the Pentobarbital it uses for executions? I was under the impression that pharmaceutical companies frown on the use of their products for executions. --- ## [Some American tourists are flagjacking; Canadians are not amused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-american-tourists-are-flagjacking-canadians-are-not-amused/1023323)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-american-tourists-are-flagjacking-canadians-are-not-amused/1023323 "2025-10-16T20:07:01Z")
“Flagjacking” is the term used for American tourists who sew a Maple Leaf on their gear and pretend to be Canadians, to avoid the stigma of being an American abroad. The practice was common in the early 2000s, then decl… --- ## [My tv won't turn on with the remote control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tv-wont-turn-on-with-the-remote-control/1023933)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tv-wont-turn-on-with-the-remote-control/1023933 "2025-10-16T19:28:22Z")
I was gifted a big Toshiba tv about 3 years ago, it is hooked up to basic cable. The cable box lights up, the internet on my laptop is working, but the tv won’t turn on with the remote control. I have tried everything.… --- ## [Medicare yet again. I get so confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-yet-again-i-get-so-confused/1023951)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-yet-again-i-get-so-confused/1023951 "2025-10-16T19:24:56Z")
66 year old man with wife turning 67 soon. Work for an organization with a “qualified plan” and last year opted to not sign up, keeping our BCBS plan as insurance. Now the company is switching to Imagine360 which despite… --- ## [ChatGPT 4 Prez 2028?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-4-prez-2028/1024018)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-4-prez-2028/1024018 "2025-10-16T17:24:37Z")
Background: As the years roll on by, the country continues to become more and more divided, and there is widespread discontent from across the political spectrum. The standards for political office have never been lower,… --- ## [How is the House of Representatives organized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-house-of-representatives-organized/1023944)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-house-of-representatives-organized/1023944 "2025-10-16T16:03:54Z")
The speaker is chosen by the members of the house. But I have recently read that there is actually a law that only the speaker can administer the oath of office to representatives. This seems to be self-contradictory. … --- ## [NBA Offseason 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2025/1020090)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2025/1020090 "2025-10-16T15:11:00Z")
So, the NBA Offseason is here after a thrilling playoffs, with the draft tomorrow in which the Mavs are expected to take Cooper Flagg. Here are some of the recent trades: The Phoenix Suns traded Kevin Durant to the Hou… --- ## [Zodiac signs are 2000 years out of date!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zodiac-signs-are-2000-years-out-of-date/1022862)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zodiac-signs-are-2000-years-out-of-date/1022862 "2025-10-16T13:30:58Z")
What’s your sign? No, it’s not. (Disclaimer: Your Z-sign’s effect on your daily life is your option. I make no judgements on the matter. Okay?) According to an article in the NYTimes, sign charts were set up 2000 years a… --- ## [Help me plan a Summer vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-summer-vacation/1018857)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-summer-vacation/1018857 "2025-10-16T12:36:53Z")
My wife has given me more or less carte blanche to plan a Summer vacation for us. Now that our kids are grown, we want to start taking two vacations, just the two of us-- Winter and Summer, every year. This past February… --- ## [The Italian verb salire (to go up)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-italian-verb-salire-to-go-up/1024011)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-italian-verb-salire-to-go-up/1024011 "2025-10-16T06:01:11Z")
I’ve seen the phrase “This goes up to eleven” translated as either: Questo va fino a undici or:- Questo sale fino a undici A Google search tells me that:- In Italian, the word “fino” most commonly functions as a pre… --- ## [Quotes wrongly attributed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-wrongly-attributed/1023972)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-wrongly-attributed/1023972 "2025-10-16T02:42:38Z")
Churchill never said ““Don’t talk to me about Naval Tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash,”“ but he did say he wished he did. Mark Twain, apparently never said “Golf is a good walk spoiled”, but the orig… --- ## [Fighting an invasive maple tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-an-invasive-maple-tree/1023941)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-an-invasive-maple-tree/1023941 "2025-10-16T00:07:32Z")
Our neighbor’s maple tree keeps sending runners under our fence and I’m tired of fighting it. I’m not interested in killing their tree, but I want to cauterize(?) these runners so they stop sprouting on my side. I’ve h… --- ## [Can you walk the whole length of the street you live on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-walk-the-whole-length-of-the-street-you-live-on/1023068)
**Author:** [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-walk-the-whole-length-of-the-street-you-live-on/1023068 "2025-10-15T22:17:16Z")
My street isn’t very long. When I walk around the neighborhood, I easily walk its entire length. It’s probably 1/4-1/3 of a mile. The last street I lived on was just as short, but there was a nasty hill down the other en… --- ## [Best Sitcoms of the 21st Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sitcoms-of-the-21st-century/1023932 "2025-10-15T20:39:51Z")
Just because I like making lists. I had originally planned a Top 5 but couldn’t stop. 30 Rock Brooklyn 9-9 Derry Girls Modern Family Parks & Recreation Schitt’s Creek Ted Lasso What We Do in the Shadows --- ## [Sabrina Carpenter music video led to discovery of church financial scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabrina-carpenter-music-video-led-to-discovery-of-church-financial-scandal/1024003)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabrina-carpenter-music-video-led-to-discovery-of-church-financial-scandal/1024003 "2025-10-15T20:36:05Z")
This was back in 2024: Long story short, the Monsignor allowed her to film a video in his church. The diocese didn’t like this idea, investigated, and uncovered possible financial irregularities. I know it’s an old stor… --- ## [How does DOJ seize bitcoin from scammers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-doj-seize-bitcoin-from-scammers/1023981)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-doj-seize-bitcoin-from-scammers/1023981 "2025-10-15T20:14:21Z")
DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin from ‘pig butchering’ scam based in Cambodia I thought that was one of the features of cryptocurrency, it was immune from seizure by law enforcement. How did DOJ get access to the bi… --- ## [Stuff being delivered to my address erroneously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-being-delivered-to-my-address-erroneously/1023969)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-being-delivered-to-my-address-erroneously/1023969 "2025-10-15T19:54:26Z")
Here lately, I’ve been having a run of stuff being incorrectly delivered to my address. None is addressed to anyone who lives here, but it’s definitely our address. One is a woman’s medical stuff from Blue Cross/Blue … --- ## [Stephen Miller - Heinrich Himmler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-miller-heinrich-himmler/1020151)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-miller-heinrich-himmler/1020151 "2025-10-15T18:50:30Z")
Continuing the discussion from NYC Mayor election thread: I just did an image search on Heinrich Himmler, then on Stephan Miller. There really is an uncanny resemblance. If Miller grew a mustache, they could be brothe… --- ## [How exactly does our body use up excess fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-our-body-use-up-excess-fat/1023906)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-our-body-use-up-excess-fat/1023906 "2025-10-15T18:41:00Z")
So our reserve fat is sitting there all fat, dumb and happy and “Whaaaa, I’m disappearing!” What happens to trigger this? And how does that stored fat get into the digestive system? Asking for a umm “friend”. --- ## [Political Compass #54: Some people are naturally unlucky.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-54-some-people-are-naturally-unlucky/299862)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-54-some-people-are-naturally-unlucky/299862 "2025-10-15T17:42:33Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Three separate songs that together tell a story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-separate-songs-that-together-tell-a-story/1023710)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-separate-songs-that-together-tell-a-story/1023710 "2025-10-15T17:19:28Z")
It has occurred to me that Tom Jones’ (arguably) three most famous songs put together tell a story. The songs were written years apart by different creators, with no intended connection between them. Nevertheless, they … --- ## [Diagnostic labels as group membership. A sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnostic-labels-as-group-membership-a-sequel/1023636)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnostic-labels-as-group-membership-a-sequel/1023636 "2025-10-15T16:41:10Z")
Rather than bumping one of, for example the two threads below, I am opening a new thread to share an interesting bit in today’s NYT (gift link) on the subject. Previous threads related: The NYT piece: I write th… --- ## [When you encounter a Doper-ish term in the wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-encounter-a-doper-ish-term-in-the-wild/1023952)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-encounter-a-doper-ish-term-in-the-wild/1023952 "2025-10-15T16:24:07Z")
This is breaking local news on Facebook right now, and it looks like One Of Us got name-dropped in the comments. --- ## [This Just In: Musk to create fleets of MurderKillBots!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-musk-to-create-fleets-of-murderkillbots/1023994)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-musk-to-create-fleets-of-murderkillbots/1023994 "2025-10-15T15:36:34Z")
Over this past weekend, xAI took delivery of several truckloads of Cybertrucks. It’s unclear whether those counted toward that pathetic third-quarter showing or whether this is intended to shore up flagging numbers for … --- ## ["Perfect" television shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-television-shows/1017366)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-television-shows/1017366 "2025-10-15T15:27:14Z")
What shows do you consider to have been perfect? Not just good or even great, but perfect. Please use spoilers where appropriate! Some criteria (in my head). No growing pains, the show hits the ground running from the… --- ## [Pumpkin Spice question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-spice-question/1023943)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-spice-question/1023943 "2025-10-15T15:21:56Z")
I am going to experiment and make rice krispy treats, probably with butterscotch chips. I plan on adding some pumpkin spice (home blended of course) to it as a somethin-somethin. How much should I use? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=219) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=221)