# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=233 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 234 --- ## [Can you guys give me feedback on my writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-guys-give-me-feedback-on-my-writing/1023369)
**Author:** [@IMadeLem0nade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMadeLem0nade)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-guys-give-me-feedback-on-my-writing/1023369 "2025-09-26T20:03:53Z")
I wrote this when my girlfriend was in a bad state of mind, and I want to know what you guys think of it. Hold back nothing, just please try to provide in depth explanation of why you feel that way. I want feedback in a… --- ## [What to do with some Roquefort cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-some-roquefort-cheese/1023362)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-some-roquefort-cheese/1023362 "2025-09-26T17:16:31Z")
Some sites I was reading online said that blue cheese, and especially goat or sheep blue cheese, was all that. So I went to the trouble of finding some genuine French Roquefort (I’d have been happy with an American equiv… --- ## [I Pit damuriajashi and DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-damuriajashi-and-demontree/928300)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1239\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-damuriajashi-and-demontree/928300 "2025-09-26T15:44:45Z")
Continuing the “discussion” from Trolls R Us redux I already said what I wanted to say to @damuriajashi, so now to move on to @DemonTree. I don’t believe for a moment that you have a problem with racism or bigotry in g… --- ## [Sara Jane Moore, Rest in... Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-jane-moore-rest-in-something/1023404)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-jane-moore-rest-in-something/1023404 "2025-09-26T14:32:34Z")
I don’t know if this thread should be in Politics & Elections. Mods, move if desired. Anyway, Sara Jane Moore died this week at the age of 95. I can remember the day she took a couple of shots at President Ford in 197… --- ## [The GOAT movie or TV credits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goat-movie-or-tv-credits/1022522)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goat-movie-or-tv-credits/1022522 "2025-09-26T14:24:33Z")
There’s a lot of really wonderful ones, of course. Iconic, memorable, evocative: Mad Men, Sopranos, twilight zone, outer limits, Dexter, Se7en I’m sure there’s a contingent of people who would even hold up things like Gi… --- ## [Katmai Brown Bear Cam is up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katmai-brown-bear-cam-is-up/836123)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katmai-brown-bear-cam-is-up/836123 "2025-09-26T14:20:29Z")
The brown bear cam at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, AK is up and running. Lots of fish trying to go upstream, but I haven’t seen any bears yet. We took a vacation trip to Katmai and saw tons of grizzlies, some o… --- ## [When is it okay to speak badly about the Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-speak-badly-about-the-dead/1023327)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-okay-to-speak-badly-about-the-dead/1023327 "2025-09-26T13:59:35Z")
There’s a Latin phrase ““De mortuis nihil nisi bonum”, which roughly translates to “Of the dead, \[say\] nothing but good.” But there’s a problem with this: what if the deceased was a terrible person? Even “bad” people of… --- ## [Tell me about your experience with Fitness Trackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-fitness-trackers/1023380)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experience-with-fitness-trackers/1023380 "2025-09-26T13:29:43Z")
I am reading reviews of Fitness Trackers. I know Fitbit is popular and has been available for over a decade. I’m strongly considering the Samsung because it links with their Android phones. Do you wear a Fitness Tracke… --- ## [What does the "missing" component of Baja Gold Sea Salt consist of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-missing-component-of-baja-gold-sea-salt-consist-of/1023306)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-missing-component-of-baja-gold-sea-salt-consist-of/1023306 "2025-09-26T11:21:31Z")
I’ve been going down the rabbit hole of various kinds of salts while learning about lacto fermentation and have come across Baja Gold Sea Salt, which is seemingly considered one of the premium salts for such projects. T… --- ## [Help wanted: composting, especially bokashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-composting-especially-bokashi/1023357)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-composting-especially-bokashi/1023357 "2025-09-26T05:53:14Z")
As a single person, I don’t generate a lot of compostable material, mostly coffee grounds and fruit & vegetable peels. I tried setting up a rotating barrel composter, but I couldn’t keep it going. I don’t think I added e… --- ## [How is the iPhone spam call & text blocking these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-iphone-spam-call-text-blocking-these-days/1023401)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-iphone-spam-call-text-blocking-these-days/1023401 "2025-09-26T03:18:21Z")
Does anyone here have a relatively recent iPhone, from the last year or two? Doesn’t have to be the super recent one that just came out a few weeks ago, but something with spam call screening and spam text filtering? How… --- ## [Recommend a Good Topical Treatment for First-Degree Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-topical-treatment-for-first-degree-burns/1023350)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-topical-treatment-for-first-degree-burns/1023350 "2025-09-26T02:47:50Z")
…with some blistering. Yesterday, I scalded my right leg between the hip and the knee. I immediately sprayed it with cold water and applied an ice pack for an hour. I now have two quarter-sized patches on my leg where b… --- ## [60's and 70's Saturday morning cartoon musical breaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60s-and-70s-saturday-morning-cartoon-musical-breaks/1023252)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60s-and-70s-saturday-morning-cartoon-musical-breaks/1023252 "2025-09-26T02:29:44Z")
Back in the day (Saturday morning, to be precise), Scooby Doo, Archie, The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan, Josie And The Pussycats etc. would go try to solve a mystery/have an adventure and partway through there would a… --- ## [A young friend of mine is internet famous, thanks to Green Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-young-friend-of-mine-is-internet-famous-thanks-to-green-day/1023343)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-young-friend-of-mine-is-internet-famous-thanks-to-green-day/1023343 "2025-09-25T23:48:00Z")
Nothing earth-shattering here, just a bit of feel-good news that I thought some people might be interested in. A friend of mine took her son Argyle to see Green Day at Riot Fest in Chicago a couple of days ago. Argyle wa… --- ## [Songs of searing anger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-of-searing-anger/1023072)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-of-searing-anger/1023072 "2025-09-25T23:37:49Z")
These are songs that sound to me like they were written and/or recorded in a white-hot blaze! Love ‘em. Contributions welcome. I Wish Them All Dead - The Wonder Stuff How Do You Sleep - John Lennon Let Him Dangle - … --- ## [How does this virus link work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-virus-link-work/1023354)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-virus-link-work/1023354 "2025-09-25T23:36:52Z")
I just received 2 obviously suspicious emails from the same source, one an hour after the other, with similar subject lines, but each had a different order number. They claimed to be about a UPS package that I ordered… --- ## [Anyone watching Severance (new show on Apple TV)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-severance-new-show-on-apple-tv/960238)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-severance-new-show-on-apple-tv/960238 "2025-09-25T23:34:15Z")
It premiered a couple weeks ago, and I highly recommend it. It’s a mystery thriller with a bit of dark office humor. High level view, it’s about people who have their minds “severed” so when they’re at work they have no … --- ## [Who are you loyal to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-loyal-to/1023152)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-loyal-to/1023152 "2025-09-25T22:31:55Z")
Loyalty is a strange concept, especially if you look at it in terms of priorities and conflicts. There is loyalty to your country, your family, your spouse, your kids, your siblings, your job, your profession, your relig… --- ## [What's the deal with the rich angry white dude (usually conservative or right wing) archtype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-rich-angry-white-dude-usually-conservative-or-right-wing-archtype/1022589)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-rich-angry-white-dude-usually-conservative-or-right-wing-archtype/1022589 "2025-09-25T21:58:09Z")
Perhaps the best example of this is Donald Trump himself. But other examples would include prominent right-leaning self-help gurus or manosphere influencers such as Jordan Peterson, Dave Ramsey, Andrew Tate, Justin Wall… --- ## [New puppy, allergy (but not?) and ozone air cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-allergy-but-not-and-ozone-air-cleaner/1023360)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-allergy-but-not-and-ozone-air-cleaner/1023360 "2025-09-25T21:49:45Z")
A pappy came into my life Aug 30th. An adorable beagle girl. She’s the fourth dog in my life. I’ve been going down in size as I age and while I don’t hunt, I hate small yapping rat dogs and I don’t want the hassle of a l… --- ## [Nfl play clock is25 seconds instead of 40 after an interception--why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-play-clock-is25-seconds-instead-of-40-after-an-interception-why/1023389)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-play-clock-is25-seconds-instead-of-40-after-an-interception-why/1023389 "2025-09-25T20:45:59Z")
I just learned this rule. The normal playclock is 40 seconds, but it’s shortened to 25 seconds after certain interruptions: -after a timeout, -after the 2-minute warning(which is just a timeout anyway) -after a kicko… --- ## [Satellite collision - direction dependent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-collision-direction-dependent/1007256)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-collision-direction-dependent/1007256 "2025-09-25T17:28:56Z")
If 2 satellites strike each other, what, if any, is the practical difference in the end result depending on the direction each was going? My assumption is any such collision would be a high speed impact (unless for some… --- ## [Movies where three (or more) actors play the same character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-three-or-more-actors-play-the-same-character/1016028)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-three-or-more-actors-play-the-same-character/1016028 "2025-09-25T16:30:03Z")
We watched “Interstellar” over the weekend. “Murph”, the daughter of Matthew McConaughey’s character, is portrayed by three different actresses: Mackenzie Foy as a young girl, Jessica Chastain as a young woman, and Ellen… --- ## [Can I use trinity when baking chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-trinity-when-baking-chicken/1022857)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-trinity-when-baking-chicken/1022857 "2025-09-25T16:26:26Z")
I want to bake some chicken thighs in the oven. I have a container of trinity (diced onion, celery, and bell pepper) that I want to use up. Can I throw the trinity in with the chicken if the dish will only cook for 30 … --- ## [Anyone else being the 'victim' of a brushing scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-being-the-victim-of-a-brushing-scam/1023359)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-being-the-victim-of-a-brushing-scam/1023359 "2025-09-25T14:06:06Z")
A little over two weeks ago we started getting small packages addressed to “Colin Boone” several times week, both from Amazon directly and passed through USPS. Now, this house was owned by hubby’s parents before us, for… --- ## [Emmanuel Macron gets stranded in New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmanuel-macron-gets-stranded-in-new-york/1023342)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmanuel-macron-gets-stranded-in-new-york/1023342 "2025-09-25T05:34:52Z")
:grin: This is really odd. The leader of France is trying to leave the United Nations and is blocked by the Presidential motorcade. Macron and his entourage choose to walk for thirty minutes to reach the French Embassy… --- ## [What is the deal with being barefoot on a yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-being-barefoot-on-a-yacht/1023006)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-being-barefoot-on-a-yacht/1023006 "2025-09-25T01:10:29Z")
I like watching some YouTube videos of yachts (living vicariously) and almost always the people showing the yacht are barefoot. Why? Do yacht owners make everyone take off their shoes before boarding? Do the owners onl… --- ## ["Warfighters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warfighters/1017478)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warfighters/1017478 "2025-09-25T00:21:50Z")
Is it my imagination, or has the trump regime been pushing the term “warfighters” for our troops? I don’t like it from a regime that obsesses about territorial expansion. --- ## [Is there a way to see a YouTuber’s subscribers over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-a-youtuber-s-subscribers-over-time/1023367)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-a-youtuber-s-subscribers-over-time/1023367 "2025-09-24T23:17:43Z")
I had to dislike a video and unsubscribe from a YouTube channel I liked. The host is a devout Christian but only mentions his faith, and then even obliquely, about once in 20 videos. But in yesterday’s video he saw fit t… --- ## [Claudia Cardinale has died at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claudia-cardinale-has-died-at-87/1023365)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claudia-cardinale-has-died-at-87/1023365 "2025-09-24T23:08:38Z")
I only ever knew her from The Pink Panther, but she was a contender for the sexiest Italian actress of the time long with Sofia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=232) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=234)