# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=303&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 304 --- ## [Storytellers and creators, how do you see your stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytellers-and-creators-how-do-you-see-your-stories/1019227)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storytellers-and-creators-how-do-you-see-your-stories/1019227 "2025-06-06T05:24:51Z")
This can be for anyone who writes or creates fictional stories, whether for the page, screen, or some other media. How do you see your stories? To explain what I mean, I’m tell you how I see mine: In the infinite multi… --- ## [Comfort Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-foods/1019087)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-foods/1019087 "2025-06-06T05:11:56Z")
Are there any comfort foods that just don’t do it for you? I’d have to say one of mine is mac and cheese. I like it, but I just don’t get the love for it. My homemade version is always a hit with others. It doesn’t matte… --- ## [I've been suffering from S.H.I.I. Does anybody have a remedy other that jumping up and down and screaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-suffering-from-s-h-i-i-does-anybody-have-a-remedy-other-that-jumping-up-and-down-and-screaming/1019115)
**Author:** [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-suffering-from-s-h-i-i-does-anybody-have-a-remedy-other-that-jumping-up-and-down-and-screaming/1019115 "2025-06-06T05:11:50Z")
Once again, I seem to be suffering from S.H.I.I.\* I used to suffer from this years ago. I guess I never realized what was happening, but lately it’s recurred with a vengeance. I was golfing a couple of weeks ago by mys… --- ## [Have any popular, cool media franchises / works of fiction inspired real-life societal progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-popular-cool-media-franchises-works-of-fiction-inspired-real-life-societal-progress/1019245)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-popular-cool-media-franchises-works-of-fiction-inspired-real-life-societal-progress/1019245 "2025-06-06T04:45:59Z")
I’m wondering if any bestseller novels, cult TV shows, blockbuster movies, or other fictional media in recent decades inspired actual societal movements or progress on certain social issues due to some element in their f… --- ## [My favorite game is back! Sort of \[Marvel Heroes\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-game-is-back-sort-of-marvel-heroes/1019113)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-favorite-game-is-back-sort-of-marvel-heroes/1019113 "2025-06-06T03:28:11Z")
Marvel Heroes Omega. If you’re not familiar, it was a Diablo style ARPG, but in the Marvel Universe. In fact, one of the creators of Diablo, David Brevik, was in charge for a while. I know it had its technical and bal… --- ## [57 years ago today: Robert F. Kennedy fatally shot in Los Angeles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/57-years-ago-today-robert-f-kennedy-fatally-shot-in-los-angeles/1019228)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/57-years-ago-today-robert-f-kennedy-fatally-shot-in-los-angeles/1019228 "2025-06-06T01:22:08Z")
Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporter… --- ## [Can you identify this novel set in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-novel-set-in-wwii/1019242)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-novel-set-in-wwii/1019242 "2025-06-05T23:29:26Z")
I must have read this back in the '80s when I was working my way through a number of such works. A least one of the protagonists is a U-boat captain who turns against the Nazis. The one scene I remember vividly is wher… --- ## [What smoker should we get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smoker-should-we-get/1019151)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-smoker-should-we-get/1019151 "2025-06-05T23:06:27Z")
We’ve been toying with the idea of getting a smoker for a while, now that we’re retired and have time for these things. Also, we are buying cow fractions from a neighbor who raises beef cattle; last time we purchased, sh… --- ## [The Last of Us Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-part-1/971691)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-part-1/971691 "2025-06-05T21:59:12Z")
So is it worth it? For those who don’t know, The Last of Us Part 1 is a reworking of the original game with enhanced game play to bring it into the current generation of console. The original game was so great that with… --- ## [What can judges do if sovcits can afford counsel, but are unable to retain anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-judges-do-if-sovcits-can-afford-counsel-but-are-unable-to-retain-anyone/1019013)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-judges-do-if-sovcits-can-afford-counsel-but-are-unable-to-retain-anyone/1019013 "2025-06-05T21:41:52Z")
I was watching a video where the defendant in a criminal trial stated that while she could afford an attorney, she stated that she couldn’t find anyone to represent her (presumably because they weren’t willing to accede … --- ## [Recent examples of new foods spreading and getting popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-examples-of-new-foods-spreading-and-getting-popular/1018957)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-examples-of-new-foods-spreading-and-getting-popular/1018957 "2025-06-05T20:52:01Z")
As a kid, I used to wonder where all the major popular food recipes came from — not “grandma’s lasagna”, but “lasagna” itself. Having grown up in a different country, even things like mac and cheese were novel, and I was… --- ## [I got an ebike!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-ebike/1019100)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-an-ebike/1019100 "2025-06-05T19:43:48Z")
\[TL;DR: got one, love it, and it was pretty much free!\] I did! I thought being strapped for cash was going to prevent this for a while, but Amazon sells quite a few, and there’s a thing about being a teacher-- the Chan… --- ## [Any symbol out there matching this description?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-symbol-out-there-matching-this-description/1019173)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-symbol-out-there-matching-this-description/1019173 "2025-06-05T17:27:34Z")
Like a “V” with a rounded bottom, or equivalently a “U” that the arms widen at the top. --- ## [Does the word tactical have any meaning in advertisements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587 "2025-06-05T17:09:27Z")
I’ve seen ads for products like tactical flashlights and tactical screwdrivers. And god help us, I just saw an ad for a tactical bar of soap. Does tactical have any meaning when it’s used to describe products like this?… --- ## [RIP Valerie Mahaffey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-mahaffey/1019067)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-mahaffey/1019067 "2025-06-05T17:05:05Z")
Not a household name, but had memorable guest roles on TV for decades; Cheers, Wings, Seinfeld, Northern Exposure. If you had a role that needed the perfect balance of adorable and crazy, she was the one you called. --- ## [Was the Original iPod Deliberately Designed to Show Fingerprints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-ipod-deliberately-designed-to-show-fingerprints/1019035)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-ipod-deliberately-designed-to-show-fingerprints/1019035 "2025-06-05T16:01:53Z")
I’m reading Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company. While the book is generally outstanding, I just came across something that sounds like a conspiracy theory concerning the iPod music player: Is t… --- ## [I hope both sides of your pillow are warm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-both-sides-of-your-pillow-are-warm/1019184)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-both-sides-of-your-pillow-are-warm/1019184 "2025-06-05T12:40:58Z")
What does that mean. Spotted in a post where someone was complaining about another person. --- ## [Why is my iPhone camera out of focus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-iphone-camera-out-of-focus/1019180)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-iphone-camera-out-of-focus/1019180 "2025-06-05T11:34:11Z")
Just started today. Everything is fuzzy when I take a picture. Anyone? --- ## [Pronounciation: Is ‘fenta-nawl’ the new ‘new-cue-lur’?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounciation-is-fenta-nawl-the-new-new-cue-lur/846900 "2025-06-05T06:01:33Z")
Ever since fentanyl began its rise as the drug du jour, I’ve always pronounced it as I read it: ‘fen-tuh-nil’ or ‘fen-tuh-null’. But during grand jury duty last year, during which I heard at least 50 cases involving dru… --- ## [Nazi Nuke Thread Nuked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-nuke-thread-nuked/1018410 "2025-06-05T02:08:31Z")
A few days ago somebody started an FQ thread titled close to “Did Nazi Germany Have Nukes?” IIRC the OP was a regular poster whose name many of us would recognize. I do not recall who it was, only that the name seemed f… --- ## [Impeachment; does it overrule the supreme court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-does-it-overrule-the-supreme-court/1019121)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeachment-does-it-overrule-the-supreme-court/1019121 "2025-06-05T00:54:07Z")
This is definitely an opinion question and cannot be decided, but I am interested in your opinions. The impeachment clause of the US constitutions reads as follows: 7: Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend … --- ## [How to disable touchpad mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-disable-touchpad-mouse/1019131)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-disable-touchpad-mouse/1019131 "2025-06-05T00:40:31Z")
Now, this should be a simple process, right? I looked online for the instructions for this laptop, followed them, but when it came to the step to shut off the mouse, it was grayed out. WTF? Other info: HP Envy laptop, o… --- ## [MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled today that “permanent ineligibility” from baseball ends upon the person’s death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-ruled-today-that-permanent-ineligibility-from-baseball-ends-upon-the-person-s-death/1018345)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-ruled-today-that-permanent-ineligibility-from-baseball-ends-upon-the-person-s-death/1018345 "2025-06-05T00:40:11Z")
Well, this surprised me… MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled today that “permanent ineligibility” from baseball ends upon the person’s death. This means that sixteen now-deceased players and one now-deceased owner, who … --- ## [Elton John welcomed John Lennon to Madison Square Garden in Nov, 1974. I've got a question or two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-welcomed-john-lennon-to-madison-square-garden-in-nov-1974-ive-got-a-question-or-two/1016215)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-welcomed-john-lennon-to-madison-square-garden-in-nov-1974-ive-got-a-question-or-two/1016215 "2025-06-05T00:14:04Z")
Stumbled across a few of the videos. The resolution is understandably poor. Seems there is a woman on stage playing bass. Does anyone know who this is? And, for that matter, does anyone have a list of the entire band f… --- ## [FYI: Court order forces ChatGPT to log ALL messages, including private & deleted ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-court-order-forces-chatgpt-to-log-all-messages-including-private-deleted-ones/1019211)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-court-order-forces-chatgpt-to-log-all-messages-including-private-deleted-ones/1019211 "2025-06-04T23:44:46Z")
For you ChatGPT users out there, you should know that a recent court order from May 13 has forced OpenAI to log all your messages, including supposedly private/temporary and deleted chats. More context: The actual cou… --- ## [Goodfellas question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-question/616178)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-question/616178 "2025-06-04T22:45:43Z")
Just watched \*Goodfellas \*last night for the first time in its entirety and unedited (for television) since right after it came out. Great great film that more than holds up. It definitely deserves it’s mentions among th… --- ## [Classical music question: My Brother’s Band (film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-question-my-brother-s-band-film/1019191)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-question-my-brother-s-band-film/1019191 "2025-06-04T21:08:17Z")
Saw this recently at a French Film Festival and enjoyed it very much. I’d like to know the titles of all the classical pieces played in the film, especially the opening piece in the official trailer: https://youtu.be/dv… --- ## [What should we pay our house-sitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-pay-our-house-sitter/1019075)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-pay-our-house-sitter/1019075 "2025-06-04T20:36:25Z")
Later this month, spousal unit and I are leaving the country for a month, taking an Arctic cruise. A bit before we leave, our daughter’s bestest friend since childhood is coming to visit her, and with one thing leading t… --- ## [I shot the sheriff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shot-the-sheriff/1019031)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shot-the-sheriff/1019031 "2025-06-04T20:03:20Z")
I first heard this song from Eric Clapton’s cover. I don’t know if anyone besides perhaps Paul Simon had contemporary songs that were essentially Reggae. So quite cool Clapton covered the song. Slight maybe important ly… --- ## [What can Ukraine do with 1-4 million drones a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-ukraine-do-with-1-4-million-drones-a-year/1009208)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-ukraine-do-with-1-4-million-drones-a-year/1009208 "2025-06-04T20:02:42Z")
I’m getting contradictory figures, but I’ve read Ukraine is domestically producing anywhere from 1-4 million drones a year. many of them are FPV drones https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-ramps-up-arms-produc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=302&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=304&state=tracking)