# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=309&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 310 --- ## [Inglourious Basterds - Shosanna and Landa (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglourious-basterds-shosanna-and-landa-open-spoilers/540613)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglourious-basterds-shosanna-and-landa-open-spoilers/540613 "2025-05-28T15:06:34Z")
So, thinking again of the two scenes between Shosanna Dreyfus and Col. Landa: Why did he let her go when she was a child? He could easily have shot her, or had his men do so, but chose not to. Even though he had no … --- ## [Windows 10 browser question -- tab and title font size within the browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-browser-question-tab-and-title-font-size-within-the-browser/1018892)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-browser-question-tab-and-title-font-size-within-the-browser/1018892 "2025-05-28T14:51:22Z")
This seems to have changed for me today, but I don’t know why. Apparently something like this problem has been bothering people since the advent of Windows 10. In my browser, the font in the URL line, the bookmarks line… --- ## [Has Anyone Had a Problem with a Salivary Gland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-problem-with-a-salivary-gland/1018874)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-a-problem-with-a-salivary-gland/1018874 "2025-05-28T12:48:51Z")
I know, you’re not a doctor, or you’re not my doctor. Or dentist (come to think of it, I know we have a few MDs here, but I can’t think of any Dentists) I have an appointment with my dentist tomorrow. Dr. Google says den… --- ## [Backup phone for travel--suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-phone-for-travel-suggestions/1017940)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-phone-for-travel-suggestions/1017940 "2025-05-28T12:31:32Z")
We want to get a phone to use instead of our regular cell phones when we travel. For $70ish/month, we can add a line to my phone account. What’s our least expensive option for a phone + service that meets all of most of … --- ## [Am I Overreacting about /AmIOverreacting? (Reddit about bad behavior in relationships)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-about-amioverreacting-reddit-about-bad-behavior-in-relationships/1018709)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-overreacting-about-amioverreacting-reddit-about-bad-behavior-in-relationships/1018709 "2025-05-28T07:27:58Z")
I’ve been poking around Reddit a little more lately, and found myself gawking at /AmIOverreacting, a Reddit in which people post their scenarios and ask whether things are actually bad or whether they’re just overreactin… --- ## [What's your favorite Bob Dylan cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-bob-dylan-cover/990887 "2025-05-28T07:03:51Z")
That is, what is your favorite cover of a Bob Dylan song? Full disclosure; I’m not a big Dylan fan but I respect his song writing abilities. Still, to me he’s like the Babe Ruth of songwriting - throw that much stuff ag… --- ## [How far does this "papal infallibility" stuff go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-this-papal-infallibility-stuff-go/1017956)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-this-papal-infallibility-stuff-go/1017956 "2025-05-28T05:09:53Z")
Putting this here because I doubt there’s a simple factual answer. What if the Pope just announced ex cathedra one day “You know, we’re going to drop the whole “divinity of Jesus” thing and rebrand ourselves as a femini… --- ## [Did Molly Shannon ever make a thriller, with an armed police standoff where she gets shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-molly-shannon-ever-make-a-thriller-with-an-armed-police-standoff-where-she-gets-shot/1018866)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-molly-shannon-ever-make-a-thriller-with-an-armed-police-standoff-where-she-gets-shot/1018866 "2025-05-28T02:05:49Z")
I just saw some short clips from a movie (I presume), Molly Shannon was the only one in the cast I recognized. It was a suburban setting, some guy gets shot in the back at a neighborhood barbeque, later she and a 10-year… --- ## [Israel and Trump's effect on politics outside the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-trumps-effect-on-politics-outside-the-us/1018884)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-trumps-effect-on-politics-outside-the-us/1018884 "2025-05-28T01:06:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028: This brings up a question I have that is probably inapropriate for a thread on US politics. We have seen how Trump had a ne… --- ## [Unwanted Brand “Extensions”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-brand-extensions/1018544)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-brand-extensions/1018544 "2025-05-28T01:04:10Z")
It’s pretty obvious many well known brands, things like Oreo and Triscuits, put out many variations that take up a lot of supermarket shelf space (which they probably pay for) and presumably have niche customers. These … --- ## [Identify a Character/Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-character-line/1018864)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-character-line/1018864 "2025-05-27T23:01:42Z")
Okay, I think this one might be a toughie. Here’s the thing … I was at work the other day and there’s a new kid who asks a lot of questions - which is good, but there’s a limit. In my frustration I muttered to myself, “… --- ## [Truck won't run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-wont-run/1018756)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-wont-run/1018756 "2025-05-27T22:52:05Z")
Automotive opinions so I’m of the opinion this belongs here. 1994 Suburban 1500 (gas). Get in the truck and the ignition is totally dead. Not even the classic light the instruments but won’t crank scenario of a low ba… --- ## [Flying cats and no news is good news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cats-and-no-news-is-good-news/1018778)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cats-and-no-news-is-good-news/1018778 "2025-05-27T20:49:25Z")
Lazing around on my bed with my newspapers spread out. I’m reading the littles(I call it) Tossing garbage pages as I go. I have a small Amazon box beside the bed. Meeko the cat loves this “game” Its a “if I fits, I sit… --- ## [Are these nice places? (NY Post lists 12 “most affordable” US beach towns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-nice-places-ny-post-lists-12-most-affordable-us-beach-towns/1018797)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-nice-places-ny-post-lists-12-most-affordable-us-beach-towns/1018797 "2025-05-27T20:11:46Z")
Today’s NY Post listed affordable beach towns, shown in this graphic. Made me wonder if these are nice places in the opinion of Dopers. I’ve never been to any of them and know little about most. Canada still has some … --- ## [The Last of Us Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-season-2/1018803)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-season-2/1018803 "2025-05-27T18:42:04Z")
No game spoilers please. Surprised there wasn’t a weekly thread for this. The S2 finale was tonight. S1 was one of my favorite shows of the year with one all time great episode (3) and several other excellent episodes (… --- ## [Do PCs last longer than they used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pcs-last-longer-than-they-used-to/1018816)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pcs-last-longer-than-they-used-to/1018816 "2025-05-27T17:16:30Z")
I am presently typing this on a laptop I bought almost five years ago. This computer is used daily, and it remains a fast, reliable computer for my job, gaming, and general needs. The battery doesn’t last like it used … --- ## [The VW Volkswagon Emissions Scandal - longer and deeper than first thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vw-volkswagon-emissions-scandal-longer-and-deeper-than-first-thought/740063)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vw-volkswagon-emissions-scandal-longer-and-deeper-than-first-thought/740063 "2025-05-27T13:42:50Z")
Previous thread on the VW scandal: The next big automotive scandal? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board Starting a new thread to get the VW name in the title and to provide thi… --- ## [One great thing about the Trump presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-great-thing-about-the-trump-presidency/1017766)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-great-thing-about-the-trump-presidency/1017766 "2025-05-27T13:05:58Z")
President Harris will be able to rebuild the Executive Branch effectively from scratch. We all know that after 30-40 years, sometimes you need to clean house by throwing away everything. Here’s our chance after 250 yea… --- ## [TMJ food recommendations (need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-food-recommendations-need-answer-kinda-fast/1018628)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmj-food-recommendations-need-answer-kinda-fast/1018628 "2025-05-27T12:59:47Z")
So Mrs. Cardigan couldn’t open her jaw this morning. She went to a dentist who told her she’s got severe episode of TMJ and recommends she ‘eat’ with a straw. Apart from a Wendy’s Frosty, what other food suggestions mig… --- ## [Do you know anyone who doesn't use cell phones, laptops, or any devices (in 2025)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-doesnt-use-cell-phones-laptops-or-any-devices-in-2025/1018123)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-doesnt-use-cell-phones-laptops-or-any-devices-in-2025/1018123 "2025-05-27T11:14:08Z")
Even though technology has its pros and cons, I’ve only met one person around my age (27) who doesn’t own a cell phone. I met him at my current job, since he used to work once or twice a week (as a dishwasher) in between… --- ## [Celebrities you don't, or can't, recognize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-dont-or-cant-recognize/1018755)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-dont-or-cant-recognize/1018755 "2025-05-27T10:18:52Z")
There’s a thread about recognizing actors across multiple roles, so this is for the opposite; celebrities you don’t recognize, even once you know who they are. In the other thread, I mentioned Eli Wallach. He was great… --- ## [David Attenborough turns 99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-attenborough-turns-99/1017822)
**Author:** [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-attenborough-turns-99/1017822 "2025-05-27T09:53:52Z")
My hero and what a life. :birthday\_cake: Slowly collecting all the BBC Blu Ray 4k discs. I always learn so much. The whole family is remarkable. His brother Richard made his mark on the world . --- ## [Do you think Keanu Reeves is a good actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-keanu-reeves-is-a-good-actor/1018240)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-keanu-reeves-is-a-good-actor/1018240 "2025-05-27T09:44:18Z")
From what I’ve read, he’s a great person but as an actor, he really seems one dimensional. Do you agree or have I just not seen him in the right role? --- ## [We got'sch PUPPIES!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotsch-puppies/959574)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-gotsch-puppies/959574 "2025-05-27T08:51:02Z")
How about five Samoyed puppies (four girls and one boy), less than a week old, for your viewing delight? Their mother is Noel, Daystar’s Christmas Surprise, so named because she was born on something like December 22, t… --- ## [What could happen to CBS' FBI in the trump era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-happen-to-cbs-fbi-in-the-trump-era/1013818)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-happen-to-cbs-fbi-in-the-trump-era/1013818 "2025-05-27T05:40:35Z")
FBI is a Dick Wolf franchise, so it, like it’s L&O brothers and sisters, has episodes “ripped from the headlines”. The show even was one of the few to show masking during Covid. In real life, Dear Leader has begun to pu… --- ## [Joseph Heller easy question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-heller-easy-question/1018799)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-heller-easy-question/1018799 "2025-05-27T05:04:51Z")
I’d like some opinions, please: \*\*aside from Catch-22, what is Joseph Heller’s best book? Or your favorite of the bunch? --- ## [Cat Stevens is going on tour. I’m tempted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-stevens-is-going-on-tour-i-m-tempted/1018735)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-stevens-is-going-on-tour-i-m-tempted/1018735 "2025-05-27T04:12:39Z")
Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is going on a very rare tour of North America, and he’s playing near me in October. I love his music from the 70s, and I never imagined that he’d be in my area. I know he’… --- ## [Russian Orthodox churches are attracting guys in search of “manliness”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-orthodox-churches-are-attracting-guys-in-search-of-manliness/1018763)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-orthodox-churches-are-attracting-guys-in-search-of-manliness/1018763 "2025-05-27T01:32:04Z")
It seems that if you have such a yawning gulf of insecurity about being “manly” that you would devote yourself to a new religion, perhaps therapy would be a better fit? And of course a healthy dose of sympathy for Putin.… --- ## [Dr. Albert Schweitzer, hero or zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-albert-schweitzer-hero-or-zero/326476)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-albert-schweitzer-hero-or-zero/326476 "2025-05-27T01:15:03Z")
I had just perused the Stormfront web page and came across this blog quoting the famous and revered Dr. Albert Schweitzer from his 1961 book, From My African Notebook. He is quoted as follows; Somewhat skeptical, I sou… --- ## [Trying to find a record/song from the 60s (or maybe 50s but I'm pretty sure it's the 60s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-record-song-from-the-60s-or-maybe-50s-but-im-pretty-sure-its-the-60s/1018766 "2025-05-26T23:49:36Z")
Years ago I heard this song, figured out the name of it, looked it up on YouTube, found that it was from a whole album of similar music, and have since forgotten about it. The album was called “Space Cadets” or “Space C… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=308&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=310&state=tracking)