# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=225&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 226 --- ## [I Pit "Cafe Society" people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051 "2025-10-09T13:09:21Z")
CAN’T YOU FCKING PEOPLE MAKE YOUR OWN REUBENS? FFS Or do you need “Americas Test Cooking” (sponsored by) or “Alton Brown” or “Kenji Alt” to make you believe you don’t know what a reuben is… Hellmans’ is shit, and has… --- ## [Anyone Use Ooma VoIP Telephone Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-ooma-voip-telephone-service/1023723)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-ooma-voip-telephone-service/1023723 "2025-10-09T12:46:12Z")
Yes, there is a previous topic started on this. In 2007. With no responses. So I’m trying again. Does anyone have experience with this company and their VoIP systems? If yes, I’d love to hear about them. Thanks! --- ## [South Carolina District Court Judge Diane Goodstein's vacay home destroyed in explosion; injuries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712 "2025-10-09T11:25:29Z")
The beachfront home of South Carolina District Court Judge Diane Goodstein was destroyed in an explosion yesterday, sending several of her family members to the hospital. Her husband, ex-Senator Arnold Goodstein, suffere… --- ## [What are the first movies you remember seeing as a child and how did they affect you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-first-movies-you-remember-seeing-as-a-child-and-how-did-they-affect-you/1021980)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-first-movies-you-remember-seeing-as-a-child-and-how-did-they-affect-you/1021980 "2025-10-09T08:05:14Z")
Born in 1962. Not a lot of money, so movie theaters weren’t a regular stop on the family train. That said, a few things happened early on that I remember clearly. We lived in Philly in an area called Mt. Airy. Close to… --- ## [Comic book coloring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-coloring/1023763)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-coloring/1023763 "2025-10-09T04:54:11Z")
Talking DC and Marvel: In my day, comic books colors were flat, and limited. White people conveniently were approximated by red dots on newsprint. No shading. Now, it’s all airbrushed and very intricate, and some artists… --- ## [Nine Billion Names of God– combinatorics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-billion-names-of-god-combinatorics-question/1023534)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nine-billion-names-of-god-combinatorics-question/1023534 "2025-10-09T02:43:32Z")
I don’t remember if the story specified that there would be exactly 9,000,000,000 names decimal. It seems more likely to me that it would be some number about nine billion reflecting some value arising from combinatorics… --- ## [Apple's SF store: how did they build it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-sf-store-how-did-they-build-it/1023755)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-sf-store-how-did-they-build-it/1023755 "2025-10-09T02:31:04Z")
On Post St, north side of Union Square – the south wall of the store is sheets of glass (I assume), each sheet being 10 feet wide and 40+ feet tall. Making such a sheet is impressive, transporting it to the site is impre… --- ## [What, if any, issues did Lincoln face from his own commanders at the start of the Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-issues-did-lincoln-face-from-his-own-commanders-at-the-start-of-the-civil-war/1023692)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-issues-did-lincoln-face-from-his-own-commanders-at-the-start-of-the-civil-war/1023692 "2025-10-09T02:18:23Z")
Inspired by several recent threads, including the ones about Pete Hegseth as well as blue state “soft secession”. I had honestly never considered this issue, but now it seems like something obvious, and I’m sure somethi… --- ## [Claymore anti personnel mine question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claymore-anti-personnel-mine-question/1023728)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claymore-anti-personnel-mine-question/1023728 "2025-10-09T01:59:46Z")
In a very tense scene in a Vietnam war movie (Platoon?) the protagonist is on forward watch one night when the shadowy figure of an enemy soldier slowly emerges from the misty underbrush and approaches him. Our guy glanc… --- ## [Number sequence quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-sequence-quiz/1023700)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-sequence-quiz/1023700 "2025-10-09T00:30:16Z")
Below are two number sequences. Either give the next few numbers or the rule they were generated from. The two sequences are related, so if you get one, you’ll likely get the other. Ideally, you’ll spoiler your answer so… --- ## [Reemergence of Chinese business class after Mao?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reemergence-of-chinese-business-class-after-mao/1023725)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reemergence-of-chinese-business-class-after-mao/1023725 "2025-10-09T00:07:20Z")
A work of fiction I came across the other day was talking about the many unspoken norms of Chinese businessmen today. But that got me to thinking: Didn’t Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party do everything in their … --- ## [NYT Family Subscriptions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-family-subscriptions/1023742)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-family-subscriptions/1023742 "2025-10-08T23:09:20Z")
A few years ago, I subscribed to the New York Times. I rarely read the paper, but it is handy as far as my Wordle and Connections stats are concerned. A-a-a-nyway, for the past couple of weeks, both of those games have b… --- ## [Does/has anyone else use(d) powdered eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-has-anyone-else-use-d-powdered-eggs/1015285)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-has-anyone-else-use-d-powdered-eggs/1015285 "2025-10-08T22:57:51Z")
With the price and scarcity of eggs, and the fact that I usually just use them in recipes, I’m curious about them, and if anyone here has used them. I’m pretty sure I had them when I canoed the Boundary Waters, but that… --- ## [Veal, beef and pork in one sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veal-beef-and-pork-in-one-sauce/1023804)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veal-beef-and-pork-in-one-sauce/1023804 "2025-10-08T22:10:25Z")
I was at an Italian restaurant and I noticed their Bolognese sauce featured veal, beef and pork. Why the veal? It is milder then beef and more expensive. Would you even taste any difference? --- ## [Correlation Between Caste and Political Orientation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-between-caste-and-political-orientation/1023757)
**Author:** [@threeorangept2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorangept2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlation-between-caste-and-political-orientation/1023757 "2025-10-08T21:54:50Z")
I’m returning to the SDMB after a long hiatus with a slightly altered username. I’ve noticed that there are several prominent South Asian-Americans on the American Right (Vivek Ramaswamy, Saager Enjeti, Kash Patel, etc.… --- ## [How many books do you not finish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-do-you-not-finish/1023525)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-do-you-not-finish/1023525 "2025-10-08T21:40:12Z")
Does anybody out there keep track of the books that they abandon? How often do you abandon one? I have a DNF (did not finish) shelf on Goodreads, so it’s very easy for me to sort by date “finished” to see how often I g… --- ## [Can a state legally defend itself from the Feds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-state-legally-defend-itself-from-the-feds/1023605)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-state-legally-defend-itself-from-the-feds/1023605 "2025-10-08T18:48:46Z")
I was thinking about this when I heard that Trump was sending troops to Portland. I forget his exact reason but IIRC it was something about an invasion. Anyway, that is not an important issue for this question. Let’s … --- ## [Going to Orycon science fiction and fantasy convention this month...for the last time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-orycon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-convention-this-month-for-the-last-time/1023787)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-orycon-science-fiction-and-fantasy-convention-this-month-for-the-last-time/1023787 "2025-10-08T17:50:15Z")
I am going to Orycon 45, Oregon’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, later this week…for the last time. This will be the last Orycon mainly because it is time for new ideas from new people, so we ar… --- ## [Package delivery service tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/package-delivery-service-tracking/1023381)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/package-delivery-service-tracking/1023381 "2025-10-08T17:35:23Z")
Lets say I ordered an item off of eBay. The seller decided to ship it through FedEx. The tracking number showed it was picked up, moved through 1 city and now, for the last 2 weeks, it hasn’t moved from the 2rd city list… --- ## ["Ring a ding, ring a ding went the bellow"--help me identify this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-a-ding-ring-a-ding-went-the-bellow-help-me-identify-this-song/1023750)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-a-ding-ring-a-ding-went-the-bellow-help-me-identify-this-song/1023750 "2025-10-08T14:57:21Z")
A song from my childhood, on an LP. No luck searching. A jaunty tune. The words were something like: "At the fair, I met a fellow Who sold me a nice guitar-o (or guitaro, which is a different instrument). Dingity dan… --- ## [Why do sunburns take a while to hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sunburns-take-a-while-to-hurt/1023446)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sunburns-take-a-while-to-hurt/1023446 "2025-10-08T14:45:13Z")
Anyone that’s had a sunburn knows that the pain gets worse hours after the sun exposure. Why does it take so long for the body to feel the pain? --- ## [Did this person commit a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-person-commit-a-crime/1023476)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-person-commit-a-crime/1023476 "2025-10-08T10:15:02Z")
There was a story on Reddit where someone was overpaid in their account on a Friday by $180,000. They were supposed to get 20k and got 200k. They had the idea that they can gamble the overpayment over the weekend, win an… --- ## [QAnon Shaman claims to be the rightful president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-shaman-claims-to-be-the-rightful-president/1023504)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-shaman-claims-to-be-the-rightful-president/1023504 "2025-10-08T09:48:28Z")
At this point, I say might as well give him a try. Arizona resident Jacob Chansley, better known to America as the QAnon shaman who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a striking horned warrior outfit, is suing a hos… --- ## [How true is the saying: Time to Lean - Time to Clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-the-saying-time-to-lean-time-to-clean/1023711)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-the-saying-time-to-lean-time-to-clean/1023711 "2025-10-08T06:30:13Z")
Even though there’s always something to do at our jobs (during down-time) I’ve noticed that there have been some days where there’s nothing else to do (after completing our daily tasks/responsibilities for the day) along… --- ## [Train surfing? It’s a thing. 2 SF CA teens died in the last 2 weeks (WARNING: graphic photo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-surfing-it-s-a-thing-2-sf-ca-teens-died-in-the-last-2-weeks-warning-graphic-photo/997590)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/train-surfing-it-s-a-thing-2-sf-ca-teens-died-in-the-last-2-weeks-warning-graphic-photo/997590 "2025-10-08T01:34:38Z")
Have you heard of this? It’s not a recent phenomenon. Kids have been doing this for over 10 years. 2 BAY AREA TEENS DIE WHILE ‘TRAIN SURFING’ ON BART: HERE’S WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW Quoting: “SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – I… --- ## [Trump's 100% tax on foreign-made films-A proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749 "2025-10-08T00:54:28Z")
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films | AP News I propose that the OSCARS are suspended, or at least boycotted by the industry, until this is lifted. What say you? --- ## [ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show indefinitely because of comments about GOP response to Charlie Kirk death. (Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday 2025-09-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138 "2025-10-08T00:08:45Z")
Breaking story is here. (Gift link). I’m not clear what he said but it upset FCC head Brendan Carr enough to threaten penalties to ABC and affiliates. --- ## [Foods that Don't Live Up to the Hype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-dont-live-up-to-the-hype/1023414)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-dont-live-up-to-the-hype/1023414 "2025-10-07T22:01:42Z")
I’m going to say this, and I don’t care about the controversy. Biscuits and gravy are WAY overrated. C’mon, it’s bread and gravy. What’s the big deal that they constantly show up on YouTube with clueless Brits oohing … --- ## [All about small military drones ( below 200# payload )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-small-military-drones-below-200-payload/1023760)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-small-military-drones-below-200-payload/1023760 "2025-10-07T21:47:39Z")
I am curious about everything concerning the drones, cost, effectiveness, and damage to payload ratios. How you, think they possibly could be applied? Just anything? --- ## [Ableism in Public schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ableism-in-public-schools/1023130)
**Author:** [@melaniethewitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melaniethewitch)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ableism-in-public-schools/1023130 "2025-10-07T20:15:22Z")
Ableism in Public schools. Public K-12 schools in the United States educate about 7.3 million students with disabilities – a number that has grown over the last few decades. Disabled students ages 3 to 21 are served und… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=224&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=226&state=muted)