# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=304&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 305 --- ## [Has any modern woo been accepted as real science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-modern-woo-been-accepted-as-real-science/1018724)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-modern-woo-been-accepted-as-real-science/1018724 "2025-06-07T11:21:15Z")
Moving on from this thread. I made the statement, “AFAIK, not one single modern phenomenon that has been dubbed woo has proven to be real.” Of course many advances in science have been disbelieved at one point or ano… --- ## [Creating maps in Google maps of another program? possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-maps-in-google-maps-of-another-program-possible/1019177)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-maps-in-google-maps-of-another-program-possible/1019177 "2025-06-07T08:17:21Z")
Once upon a time, I could photocopy pages from atlases or parts of road maps to create a map of a route I wanted to take, and estimate its length. With Google maps, I can get only suggested routes-- there doesn’t seem t… --- ## [What music do you want to die to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-do-you-want-to-die-to/1019204)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-do-you-want-to-die-to/1019204 "2025-06-07T03:29:17Z")
I’ve actually given this some thought. If I’m lucky enough to die in bed, alert and aware enough to hear music I’ve chosen… what would it be? I would really like to curate the last music I ever hear. Here’s what would b… --- ## [I shattered "My Doctor's" Mind in Kroger's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shattered-my-doctors-mind-in-krogers/1019219)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shattered-my-doctors-mind-in-krogers/1019219 "2025-06-07T02:38:42Z")
First thing First: I have no doctor Had to make a beer run. Kroger has these download coupons for insane beer discounts. Catch is, you use it, you lose it. So, if it lets you use it 5 times in a single transaction, you … --- ## [Heads of state who visit the White House - specifically because the US president himself arranged it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-of-state-who-visit-the-white-house-specifically-because-the-us-president-himself-arranged-it/1019280)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-of-state-who-visit-the-white-house-specifically-because-the-us-president-himself-arranged-it/1019280 "2025-06-06T23:43:32Z")
Trying to keep this non-political: Recently, the South African leader visited the White House - and then Trump ambushed him by showing him photos of “slain white farmers” that weren’t even from South Africa - and then t… --- ## [Best way to learn some basic Italian in a month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-learn-some-basic-italian-in-a-month/1019078)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-learn-some-basic-italian-in-a-month/1019078 "2025-06-06T23:38:47Z")
I’m traveling to Italy for a work trip at the end of June, and would like to pick up just some very basic words & phrases (like yes/no/thank you/sorry, “where is the bathroom?”, “where is the train station?”, “can this … --- ## [This... Is... Jeopardy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 1235\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083 "2025-06-06T20:05:20Z")
I think this is a fun idea; let’s see if it gets any traction. Here’s how it’ll work: The first player (that’d be me) will come up with a category, and then post a Jeopardy!-like clue which fits the category. The first… --- ## [Explain to me Markdown and Obsidian for taking notes or doing anything else. Also word processing preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-markdown-and-obsidian-for-taking-notes-or-doing-anything-else-also-word-processing-preferences/1013141)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-markdown-and-obsidian-for-taking-notes-or-doing-anything-else-also-word-processing-preferences/1013141 "2025-06-06T19:46:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Anyone write in shorthand (e.g. taking notes at meetings)?: Wiki: Obsidian (software) - Wikipedia Obsidian is a personal knowledge base and note-taking software application that operates… --- ## [How is a new Jewish temple founded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-new-jewish-temple-founded/1016212)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-new-jewish-temple-founded/1016212 "2025-06-06T19:25:04Z")
Suppose that I want to found a newJewish temple in Rhode Island (just to choose a place at random). How do I go about doing it? For example, how do I get a Torah (or more than one-I’ve read in another thread that some ha… --- ## [What exactly does a trainer for a professional sport do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-a-trainer-for-a-professional-sport-do/1019141)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-a-trainer-for-a-professional-sport-do/1019141 "2025-06-06T19:04:01Z")
I say professional sport because that is the top echelon of a sport. If a boxer is going to fight in the world championship, why does he need a trainer? His trainer never had the ability to make it to the world champions… --- ## [Did anybody miss the posters that used to adorn mechanic's shops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-miss-the-posters-that-used-to-adorn-mechanics-shops/211459)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-miss-the-posters-that-used-to-adorn-mechanics-shops/211459 "2025-06-06T17:44:50Z")
When I was a kid and I was dragged with my dad to the mechanics to get his old Datsun (frequently) repaired, I remember seeing all the girlie posters mechanics used to put on the ceilings (so they could glance at them wh… --- ## [Can Bayliss, the dog, have a pet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bayliss-the-dog-have-a-pet/1019203)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-bayliss-the-dog-have-a-pet/1019203 "2025-06-06T16:05:05Z")
Over last weekend Bayliss had a friend. He’s enamored with it. We were shocked. He not a fluffy toy dog. A bit interested in a ball, for a moment. Rather have a food treat, more than anything. He followed Son-of-a-wr… --- ## [Gee, Mom and Dad. Thanks for fucking me over, 63 years in advance. A Legal Name Rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-mom-and-dad-thanks-for-fucking-me-over-63-years-in-advance-a-legal-name-rant/1018462)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-mom-and-dad-thanks-for-fucking-me-over-63-years-in-advance-a-legal-name-rant/1018462 "2025-06-06T15:00:43Z")
So, my parents decided before I was born to honor both dead great-grandfathers. Therefore, my birth certificate reads: Cartooniverse Stephen Crane Doper Nice. Honor, honor, honor. Problem? When applying for my first S… --- ## [Two business opportunities: Option A, you're bankrolled with $100. Option B, you're bankrolled with a suitcase full of cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-business-opportunities-option-a-youre-bankrolled-with-100-option-b-youre-bankrolled-with-a-suitcase-full-of-cash/1019241)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-business-opportunities-option-a-youre-bankrolled-with-100-option-b-youre-bankrolled-with-a-suitcase-full-of-cash/1019241 "2025-06-06T13:04:00Z")
Which one would you pick? I know Option B seems like the best one. It takes money to make money. But, I would pick Option A. Option B is too risky. Who knows where the hell that money came from. It could be acquired ill… --- ## [I hate, hate, hate two-factor verification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-hate-hate-two-factor-verification/981811)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-hate-hate-two-factor-verification/981811 "2025-06-06T10:14:37Z")
Number of times that two-factor verification has prevented me from logging into my own account (because I don’t have the right phone with me, e.g.) and then I subsequently received an email saying “we prevented someone s… --- ## [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. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=303&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=305&state=watching)