# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=294 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 295 --- ## [(Missing person case) Cutting the wire to the starter relay question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864 "2025-06-20T16:09:02Z")
Specifically, a 1993 Jeep Cherokee. Short version: On March 9, 2000, Twenty-three-year-old college senior Leah Roberts left her home in North Carolina for a cross-country trip that lasted just three days and never ret… --- ## [Superyacht vs tornado: tornado wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907 "2025-06-20T16:00:25Z")
15 survivors and 7 still missing so far. The billionaire owner of the big-ass boat is one of the missing. Lots of info on the yacht: --- ## [What was this fantasy/horror anthology series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fantasy-horror-anthology-series/1019861)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fantasy-horror-anthology-series/1019861 "2025-06-20T15:42:21Z")
The only episode I remember was one wherein a woman had a lover who would turn into a cat. I think the cat guy betrayed her, so while he was in cat form, she took him to the vet to get fixed. --- ## [Rewatching "Lost" after 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-lost-after-20-years/1012698)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-lost-after-20-years/1012698 "2025-06-20T15:21:52Z")
I recently started rewatching “Lost” when it started streaming on Netflix and am hoping some other fans (or not-fans) are also watching (or hate-watching) so we can share thoughts on it. Open spoilers throughout. I watc… --- ## [What is the point of the yellow box worn by shark attack girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-yellow-box-worn-by-shark-attack-girl/1019884)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-yellow-box-worn-by-shark-attack-girl/1019884 "2025-06-20T12:13:24Z")
Leah Lendel is the 9 year old recently almost lost her hand to a shark attack. She is wearing a large yellow box shaped like a cheese wedge. It seems too large to be just for protection as a smaller box would do the sa… --- ## [Is there a topic for everyone to identify movies we don't know the title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-for-everyone-to-identify-movies-we-dont-know-the-title/1019821)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-for-everyone-to-identify-movies-we-dont-know-the-title/1019821 "2025-06-20T06:30:29Z")
Similar to the Sci-Fi one here, I searched and it seems it’s a bunch of random topics whenever it pops up, maybe this will be a permanent one? Here’s a movie I vaguely remember. Set in the 90s or possibly late 80s but … --- ## [Fortuitous encounters that had a surprisingly large impact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortuitous-encounters-that-had-a-surprisingly-large-impact/1019740)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortuitous-encounters-that-had-a-surprisingly-large-impact/1019740 "2025-06-20T03:45:41Z")
Been meaning to start something like this for a while. Two I can think of: On our 10th anniversary, we were in a head-on collision on the way to dinner. Nobody was injured but it made for a hell of a memorable evening. … --- ## [Adding a link to a YouTube video to an iPhone Home Screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-youtube-video-to-an-iphone-home-screen/1019853)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-youtube-video-to-an-iphone-home-screen/1019853 "2025-06-20T03:40:42Z")
Is there a way to add a button to the iPhone Home Screen that links to a specific YouTube video and have it open with the YouTube app and not a browser? My google fu has failed me. --- ## [Will 2025 be similar to 2001 wag the dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2025-be-similar-to-2001-wag-the-dog/1019657)
**Author:** [@justdoit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justdoit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2025-be-similar-to-2001-wag-the-dog/1019657 "2025-06-20T02:29:03Z")
As you may remember, George Bush won the 2000 election when SCOTUS ended Al Gore’s appeal. It was a close, disputed election and the first 8 months in 2001 Bush didn’t do well in the polls and didn’t seem popular. Many… --- ## [Credit Card Balance Transfer Fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-balance-transfer-fees/1019733)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-balance-transfer-fees/1019733 "2025-06-20T02:15:17Z")
So, how exactly do they work? Let’s say, hypothetically, I transfer a balance of $5,000. The initial fee is 3% of the balance transferred which would be $150 for the first 3 months. Does that mean my minimum payment thos… --- ## [Show us Something Cool About Your Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-us-something-cool-about-your-place/1018832)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-us-something-cool-about-your-place/1018832 "2025-06-20T01:21:17Z")
About 8 years ago I rebuilt the picket fence around the back yard. We have a tree that leans into the neighbor’s yard, so we notched it to let the tree pass through the plane of the fence. The off cut was a perfect rend… --- ## [Was the attendance at the June 14 USA Parade lower than hoped for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-attendance-at-the-june-14-usa-parade-lower-than-hoped-for/1019663 "2025-06-20T00:53:57Z")
I wasn’t sure how to phrase this question. Many liberal news sites and I think quite a few mainstream middle-ground ones are suggesting or stating that the parade was a flub. Was it? I don’t know what was expected, but … --- ## [New Iranian nuclear bunker impossible to bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-iranian-nuclear-bunker-impossible-to-bomb/608938)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-iranian-nuclear-bunker-impossible-to-bomb/608938 "2025-06-20T00:26:43Z")
Writing this on my iPhone, so it’s hard for me to provide a link. But wouldn’t it be possible to do something like land a few hundred helicopters, and just take over and destroy the facility while defending against whate… --- ## [Anyone tried RYZE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-ryze/1019776)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-ryze/1019776 "2025-06-19T23:34:15Z")
I’ve cut way down on my Pepsi consumption so I’m interested in some kind of morning drink so I don’t start out the day with little bit of Pepsi I still drink. I hate the flavor and smell of coffee, can tolerate the flavo… --- ## [On my mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-mind/94467)
**Author:** [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-mind/94467 "2025-06-19T22:38:43Z")
With apologies to my LJ friends, since I put this there, too. I’ve needed so badly to get this out of my head. There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. It’s from an interview with a holocaust survivour, and I’l… --- ## [RIP Lou Christie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lou-christie/1019843)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lou-christie/1019843 "2025-06-19T22:14:16Z")
Who had the better falsetto? Frankie Valli or Lou Christie (who died yesterday at the age that all old rockers die: 82) --- ## [Looking for a 4K television with good speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-4k-television-with-good-speakers/1019856)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-4k-television-with-good-speakers/1019856 "2025-06-19T19:53:47Z")
I would like it to be under $350, and between 50 and 55 inches. I really don’t want to add a sound bar, so good internal speakers are a must. Any suggestions? --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Flagpole Erection Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-flagpole-erection-edition/1019858)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-flagpole-erection-edition/1019858 "2025-06-19T19:42:55Z")
On June 18 2025 Trump watched as they put up a couple of new flagpoles, and his talk meandered around a bit. A lot. We’ll be putting it up at 11:00 here And a couple of minutes later, On the other side. We’ll start h… --- ## [Watching "What Price Hollywood" this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-what-price-hollywood-this-weekend/1015530)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-what-price-hollywood-this-weekend/1015530 "2025-06-19T19:12:25Z")
For those not familiar with the 1932 film, it was the first movie in the series of remakes now known as “A Star is Born”. It was extremely well-made and almost impossible to find. I had to buy the DVD. It was directed… --- ## [Laptop Internal Speaker not muting with headphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-internal-speaker-not-muting-with-headphones/1019833)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-internal-speaker-not-muting-with-headphones/1019833 "2025-06-19T18:34:09Z")
Ok, this is very weird. Wired headphones are plugged in and working. But the internal laptop speaker has sound coming out? The reason someone uses headphones is to avoid disturbing other people. In my experience the … --- ## [Please recommend a nonfiction vacation book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-nonfiction-vacation-book/1019371)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-nonfiction-vacation-book/1019371 "2025-06-19T16:51:20Z")
Hey, I’m fly fishing in Montana from Friday to Wednesday and looking for something to read on the flights and in the evenings on the deck. For me, the perfect vacation book is light without being insipid. Something yo… --- ## [Could AI design and create good video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-ai-design-and-create-good-video-games/1017543)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-ai-design-and-create-good-video-games/1017543 "2025-06-19T16:09:25Z")
I was re-watching The Empire Strikes Back and was thinking it would be cool to have a first-person game focusing on the Battle of Hoth. We could participate from the POV of an Alliance soldier in the snow trenches, or a … --- ## [Mac Mini M1, 2020 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-mini-m1-2020-question/1019815)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-mini-m1-2020-question/1019815 "2025-06-19T16:06:27Z")
This Mini was a gift, one I’m terribly grateful for. But the RAM is native in the Motherboard with no change of expansion. Anyone know of a work-around? Are there external cases one can place a Mini INTO that essentiall… --- ## [Beach Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-stories/1019679)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beach-stories/1019679 "2025-06-19T15:41:06Z")
Going through my pictures from recent years and eras long gone. I have a few beach stories to share for those who want to read. My cousin and I took a trip to Florida in August of 2014. We stayed in Fort Myers at a sma… --- ## [Leaving elder cat alone for the first time. (Sad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-elder-cat-alone-for-the-first-time-sad/1019779)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-elder-cat-alone-for-the-first-time-sad/1019779 "2025-06-19T13:59:25Z")
I lost one of my cats about a month ago. My remaining cat hasn’t been taking it well. He still cries very loudly at times throughout the day. Wondering around the house looking for his brother. I tried to give him as m… --- ## [Evelyn Romadka, Vampire Queen Of Chicago. Book References?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evelyn-romadka-vampire-queen-of-chicago-book-references/1019832)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evelyn-romadka-vampire-queen-of-chicago-book-references/1019832 "2025-06-19T13:13:37Z")
Our subject is Evelyn Romadka, a former citizen of Milwaukee, and later, a leader of a gang of female thieves in Chicago in the pre-WW1 era. Does anybody have a good book title on her? Or even a chapter in a more gener… --- ## [So... how are men supposed to look for "business casual" shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-men-supposed-to-look-for-business-casual-shirts/1019430)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-are-men-supposed-to-look-for-business-casual-shirts/1019430 "2025-06-19T13:04:33Z")
It’s a bit embarrassing to ask this… but, uh, how do I shop for everyday shirts that aren’t just t-shirts? (I don’t know all the different clothing vocabulary, sorry, maybe “business casual”?) As a working-class millenni… --- ## [Phantosmia / Phantom Smells / Olfactory Hallucinations / Parosmia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantosmia-phantom-smells-olfactory-hallucinations-parosmia/1019810)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantosmia-phantom-smells-olfactory-hallucinations-parosmia/1019810 "2025-06-19T12:35:32Z")
I’ve been suffering from phantom smells for several years, but in the past few weeks it’s become pretty distressing. The basic phantom smell is smoky; the closest comparison I can draw is cigarette smoke. Sometimes it’s… --- ## [Cannabis tolerance and eating vs smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-tolerance-and-eating-vs-smoking/1019010)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-tolerance-and-eating-vs-smoking/1019010 "2025-06-19T11:36:43Z")
I’ve been eating edibles for a few weeks and I find myself needing more and more to get the same effect. If I switched back to smoking or vaping, would I still have a high tolerance and this need more? Should I plan on t… --- ## [Why does R. Kennedy jr have that voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-r-kennedy-jr-have-that-voice/1019734)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-r-kennedy-jr-have-that-voice/1019734 "2025-06-19T11:21:03Z")
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