# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=292&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 293 --- ## [Jaws - 1975 Original Summer Blockbuster- 3D - Imax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907 "2025-06-23T15:02:22Z")
Trailer! Eeeeeee! Best ever! !jaws labor day imax trailer - Google Search --- ## [ID a specific gun from the bullet. Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-specific-gun-from-the-bullet-possible/1019982)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-specific-gun-from-the-bullet-possible/1019982 "2025-06-23T14:53:45Z")
So I am fond of long form journalism, one genre of which is “true crime” (hopefully no relationship to the 80s era tabloid mag!) How can identifying a specific gun from a bullet even be feasible? I mean, sure caliber c… --- ## [Do Bluebell Icecream radio commercials make anyone else homicidal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bluebell-icecream-radio-commercials-make-anyone-else-homicidal/583782)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bluebell-icecream-radio-commercials-make-anyone-else-homicidal/583782 "2025-06-23T14:22:44Z")
If you haven’t been (ahem) \*lucky \* enough to encounter them, above are YouTube videos of the basic idea. I swear to god, the first time I heard one, I was waiting for the other… --- ## [RIP Frederick Forsyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frederick-forsyth/1019800)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frederick-forsyth/1019800 "2025-06-23T14:11:47Z")
It might be because he died about the same time as Sly Stone, but there has been little notice (even on this Board) about the passing of Frederick Forsyth, author of many thrillers, starting with The Day of the Jackal I… --- ## [How can Inter Miami advance to the Knockout Stage (FIFA Club World Cup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-inter-miami-advance-to-the-knockout-stage-fifa-club-world-cup/1019898)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-inter-miami-advance-to-the-knockout-stage-fifa-club-world-cup/1019898 "2025-06-23T13:42:45Z")
After all teams in Group A have played two matches, Inter Miami and Palmeiras have four points and occupy spots #1 and #2 in group standings. They play Palmeiras next, while the remaining two teams play each other. I ge… --- ## [Crime Capsules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-capsules/1019973)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-capsules/1019973 "2025-06-23T13:06:07Z")
This has been going through my mind for months now and I might have even brought it up here before. In one of our many political or pit threads, the subject of ‘history/ current times being rewritten by donnie and frien… --- ## [My Older Daughter Is Going To Los Angeles Next Month - What Should She Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-older-daughter-is-going-to-los-angeles-next-month-what-should-she-know/1018283)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-older-daughter-is-going-to-los-angeles-next-month-what-should-she-know/1018283 "2025-06-23T12:42:36Z")
She’s 18 and it’s her first solo trip. She’s always been rather shy and afraid to speak for herself, so I’m really glad to see her coming out of her shell. I’m also very nervous about the whole thing, though I keep this … --- ## [Weird Android Chrome ChatGPT problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-android-chrome-chatgpt-problem/1020016)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-android-chrome-chatgpt-problem/1020016 "2025-06-23T12:20:13Z")
Some time in the last 2 or 3 days, apparently something in Chrome changed that broke ChatGPT. The page now constantly reloads every half-second or so. First showing the normal URL, then a loading URL. … --- ## [Why do classic names have diminutives / nicknames that change the initial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-classic-names-have-diminutives-nicknames-that-change-the-initial/1019916)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-classic-names-have-diminutives-nicknames-that-change-the-initial/1019916 "2025-06-23T10:46:15Z")
There is - or was - a tendency in English to take very common names and for a nickname to develop that changed out the initial. To wit: Richard —\> Rick—\>Dick. In the past (until it started to be common as slang for a ce… --- ## [Question about a failing electric stovetop burner element](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-failing-electric-stovetop-burner-element/1019813)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-failing-electric-stovetop-burner-element/1019813 "2025-06-23T09:07:22Z")
We have an electric stove that has two two-burner cartridge inserts (for a total of 4 burners). The left side cartridge insert has large and small traditional coil-style burners, like the kind Grandma used, where the pan… --- ## [(Old) Every Girl Crazy 'Bout A Sharp Dressed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-every-girl-crazy-bout-a-sharp-dressed-mmp/1019688)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-every-girl-crazy-bout-a-sharp-dressed-mmp/1019688 "2025-06-23T08:51:22Z")
Today is my official Brown 5 Year Anniversary date, which means I get a vest. Or I’m 100% vested in the pension. I get those two confused. In any case, it means a few bucks, so in a non-Apocalypse scenario, I can affo… --- ## [What to make of a US E-4B doomsday plane going to D.C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-of-a-us-e-4b-doomsday-plane-going-to-d-c/1019844)
**Author:** [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-make-of-a-us-e-4b-doomsday-plane-going-to-d-c/1019844 "2025-06-23T05:36:19Z")
One of these doomsday plans made an unexpected stop in D.C. yesterday and I was wondering how alarming is this. Is Trump preparing for a big war with Iran? Would they be capable of attacking him with a bomb blast so he… --- ## [Hey night auditor, I can send as many elevators to the top floor I want!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-night-auditor-i-can-send-as-many-elevators-to-the-top-floor-i-want/1013974)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-night-auditor-i-can-send-as-many-elevators-to-the-top-floor-i-want/1013974 "2025-06-23T05:09:51Z")
Not really… I essentially live in hotels, so I know what is normal and what is not. When I first arrived I was told that the set of elevators closest to the front desk were not working, and to use the second set. I was … --- ## [How will U.S. Politics affect the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-u-s-politics-affect-the-2028-los-angeles-olympics/1019959)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-u-s-politics-affect-the-2028-los-angeles-olympics/1019959 "2025-06-23T03:39:24Z")
The Los Angeles Summer Olympics are supposed to run from July 14 to July 30 in 2028, and the Trump government will still be fully in power. Are there any safeguards in place to ensure that pretty much all countries will… --- ## [Jack Reacher is a serial killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-is-a-serial-killer/1019886)
**Author:** [@New\_Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Labor)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-is-a-serial-killer/1019886 "2025-06-23T02:50:30Z")
I have enjoyed all the Reacher books, they are good pot boilers. Last month I was talking with my brother about Reacher. His opinion is that Reacher is a serial killer. That got me thinking. Vigilante? Yes, for sure. Se… --- ## [How do I copy an image into a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981 "2025-06-23T01:33:58Z")
I know there must be a way to copy a still image into a thread, since it’s frequently done. How do I do that? (eg images from Wikimedia Commons or media items.) --- ## [I Pit Split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-split-p-j/941620)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 1472\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-split-p-j/941620 "2025-06-23T01:21:15Z")
My first pitting! This tool comes out guns blazing in the Derek Chauvin thread claiming to have a smoking gun, but when shown that the gun is actually a steaming turd, just keeps repeating the same nonsense again and ag… --- ## [Split\_p\_j is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-is-banned/1019992)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-p-j-is-banned/1019992 "2025-06-23T00:24:13Z")
It should not surprise anyone, including the subject of this post, that Split\_p\_j has been banned. This poster was instructed to stop posting about conspiracy theories, and after two temporary suspensions for violating… --- ## [Indiana Jones and the Great Circle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle/1011507)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle/1011507 "2025-06-23T00:12:36Z")
Anyone else playing? Thoughts? I’m only a few hours in, still in the Vatican, but it’s by far my favorite game this year. I’m not really a fan of first person games, but I loves me some Dr. Jones, so had to play. I d… --- ## [I'm buying a small room window A/C - any recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-small-room-window-a-c-any-recommendations/1019986)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-buying-a-small-room-window-a-c-any-recommendations/1019986 "2025-06-23T00:04:46Z")
When I had my central A/C unit serviced about a month ago, the tech said it was low on refrigerant but he couldn’t find a leak. He added some and said to let them know if I started having issues with cooling and I’d pro… --- ## [Why it's a bad idea to talk to the cops: the case of the alleged wife-killer Barry Morphew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-talk-to-the-cops-the-case-of-the-alleged-wife-killer-barry-morphew/942222)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-talk-to-the-cops-the-case-of-the-alleged-wife-killer-barry-morphew/942222 "2025-06-22T23:32:00Z")
Some backstory: Barry Morphew looks a lot like his wife. Perhaps likeness attracts? Both appear to be attractive and healthy. Title: Husband charged with murder of missing wife in Colorado also charged with voter fr… --- ## [Do you watch riffed versions of your favorite B-Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-riffed-versions-of-your-favorite-b-movies/1019950)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-riffed-versions-of-your-favorite-b-movies/1019950 "2025-06-22T21:33:00Z")
By “riffs”, I mean voice-overs by Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic, RiffTrax or any of the others that take a schlock film and have fun with added dialog and descriptions. Right now I am watching a RiffTr… --- ## [Republican vs. Democratic pedophiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-vs-democratic-pedophiles/1019867)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-vs-democratic-pedophiles/1019867 "2025-06-22T21:31:21Z")
For the purpose of this thread, ‘pedophile’ means adult who has sexual relations with a minor (boys or girls). I’ve read at least three, maybe four, articles about Republican politicians (and adjacent) being arrested fo… --- ## [I just took the red pill AND the blue pill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-took-the-red-pill-and-the-blue-pill/1019925)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-took-the-red-pill-and-the-blue-pill/1019925 "2025-06-22T20:57:35Z")
I’ve got a bad head cold, so I just took a robitussin pill and a naproxen pill. Robitussin for throat and coughing, naproxen for headache. Robitussin was red, naproxen was blue. We’ll see how my take on reality is when… --- ## [Help with niggling plot points tv/film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-niggling-plot-points-tv-film/1019880)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-niggling-plot-points-tv-film/1019880 "2025-06-22T18:45:50Z")
I don’t know if anybody else gets the case where they remember a vague plot point/conversation fragment from something they’ve watched and it keeps buzzing around until it gets resolved. I get this quite a bit, I’m hopin… --- ## [Tolkien's orcs = British soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkiens-orcs-british-soldiers/1019946)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkiens-orcs-british-soldiers/1019946 "2025-06-22T18:04:03Z")
I’m re-reading LOTR (I think for the 3rd time…definitely the first time in 25 years or so). I’ve always thought that the best scenes are the ones where the bad guys take the stage and get some dialog. But what strikes … --- ## [How Much of the USS Constitution Is Original?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-uss-constitution-is-original/632047)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-uss-constitution-is-original/632047 "2025-06-22T17:18:58Z")
My guess is…zero. The ship was reconstructed several times (my uncle has an ash tray made from copper removed from the ship in 1927, during rebuilding). Wood rots, and most of the hull probably has been replaced several… --- ## [Could the US destroy Israel's nuclear weapons capability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-destroy-israels-nuclear-weapons-capability/1019979)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-us-destroy-israels-nuclear-weapons-capability/1019979 "2025-06-22T15:31:59Z")
This thread made me wonder whether Israel’s nuclear capability could be destroyed similarly to Iran’s: Obviously Iran couldn’t do it, and it’s different because Israel is thought to already have operational nuclear we… --- ## [Toothache AND busted toilet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothache-and-busted-toilet/1019930)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toothache-and-busted-toilet/1019930 "2025-06-22T13:35:04Z")
GODDAMMIT! My dentist screwed up my filling, and then went on vacation for a week. So, I can’t get the tooth fixed until Monday. AND I get get up this morning , and the toilet is busted. And I can’t get anybody to sh… --- ## [Congressional baseball game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-baseball-game/1019630)
**Author:** [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-baseball-game/1019630 "2025-06-22T13:18:58Z")
I enjoy watching the Congressional baseball game. It’s an interesting mix of politics and sports. The history is kind of intersting also. Axios has results from 1962-2025: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/congression… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=291&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=293&state=tracking)