# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=326&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 327 --- ## [Your weird names for food items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-weird-names-for-food-items/1017379)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-weird-names-for-food-items/1017379 "2025-05-01T00:26:38Z")
In the “What’s the strangest thing you’ve heard of that has been tranformed into ‘milk’?” thread, @engineer\_comp\_geek mentions that he refers to his wife’s almond milk as “nut juice”. In our family, we have always refer… --- ## [I'm knackered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-knackered/1017313)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-knackered/1017313 "2025-05-01T00:22:41Z")
Title says it all. Some kip would be lovely. Unfortunately, some git threw a wobbly and dented me bonnet and smashed me windscreen with a spanner in the car park near the council house. Brilliant. I’m also peckish becaus… --- ## [What causes these sharp, transient pains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-these-sharp-transient-pains/1017715)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-these-sharp-transient-pains/1017715 "2025-04-30T23:37:25Z")
This happens to me infrequently (maybe once every two years). Without any warning, I will get a very sharp pain when walking, located just below my ankle, on the outside of my foot, slightly forward of the ankle. The pai… --- ## [How do you know you're getting old? Andre Agassi, 55, plays pickleball!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-youre-getting-old-andre-agassi-55-plays-pickleball/1017726)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-youre-getting-old-andre-agassi-55-plays-pickleball/1017726 "2025-04-30T23:02:07Z")
Not surprisingly, he’s also playing in the world championships. I just saw this on NBC News. --- ## [If you don't want AI in your Google search results, just curse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-want-ai-in-your-google-search-results-just-curse/1017707)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-want-ai-in-your-google-search-results-just-curse/1017707 "2025-04-30T21:46:29Z")
How do I measure curtains vs How the fuck do I measure curtains --- ## [(Old) Tying up loose ends in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tying-up-loose-ends-in-the-mmp/1011700)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tying-up-loose-ends-in-the-mmp/1011700 "2025-04-30T20:59:11Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 8c/47f with a predicted high of 10c/50f, and partly cloudy. Weather app says “It might be nice now, but at some point it’s going to fucking rain. Sad fucking trombone.” Yes, we do hav… --- ## [Best Cheech and Chong movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cheech-and-chong-movie/486746)
**Author:** [@New\_Beginning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Beginning)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cheech-and-chong-movie/486746 "2025-04-30T20:50:46Z")
My fiancee has never seen a Cheech and Chong movie and she would like to watch one finally. It has been a while since I’ve seen them, and while I remember getting a real kick out of one or two of them, I found some of th… --- ## [Buying products before tariffs kick in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-products-before-tariffs-kick-in/1011936)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-products-before-tariffs-kick-in/1011936 "2025-04-30T20:23:16Z")
I read an article on one of the online business sites which opined that tariffs might soon make some products much more expensive. At the top of their list was consumer electronics. Mr. brown has been griping that our … --- ## [Is there really a "research casino" operated by gambling companies and big tech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-research-casino-operated-by-gambling-companies-and-big-tech/1017625)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-research-casino-operated-by-gambling-companies-and-big-tech/1017625 "2025-04-30T18:56:21Z")
In this video, the presenter is making the claim that the spread of ever easier access to gambling is a really dangerous trend, with the potential to be “more damaging than the opioid crisis.” OK, I don’t have a problem … --- ## [How do I set it up so I can view this forum in Dark Mode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-it-up-so-i-can-view-this-forum-in-dark-mode/1017721)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-it-up-so-i-can-view-this-forum-in-dark-mode/1017721 "2025-04-30T18:39:35Z")
Dark background with white letters. If it could be done it would be easier on my eyes anyway. --- ## [Copyright and stranger photographs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-and-stranger-photographs/1017406)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-and-stranger-photographs/1017406 "2025-04-30T17:26:37Z")
Let’s say I’m wandering about with a friend. We want to memorialize our outing with a nice photo. I ask a stranger walking by if they’d take a picture of me and my friend. The stranger agrees, and my friend gives their c… --- ## [Cruise tips (ocean, big ship)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-tips-ocean-big-ship/998255)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-tips-ocean-big-ship/998255 "2025-04-30T15:14:38Z")
I see some older threads on this but they are MUCH older (20+ years ago) so, asking again if that’s ok: I am going on my first cruise in May. Any tips? (in my case I do NOT need tips about excursions but others may f… --- ## [Critique my water purifying schemes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-water-purifying-schemes/1017616)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-water-purifying-schemes/1017616 "2025-04-30T01:25:15Z")
I’m aware of the method where people stretch a small sheet of plastic over a pool of water and collect the condensate that drips off the plastic. But how about some more active methods, each utilizing a 1 meter square fl… --- ## [In the past few week, our nondescript public school has had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-past-few-week-our-nondescript-public-school-has-had/1017634 "2025-04-30T01:19:32Z")
A former student selected early in the second round of the WNBA draft, and 2. Had a former student accepted at Harvard with a full ride. --- ## [The psychology of hating a marginalized group because they're doing better than you, vs because they're doing worse than you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-hating-a-marginalized-group-because-theyre-doing-better-than-you-vs-because-theyre-doing-worse-than-you/1017249)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-hating-a-marginalized-group-because-theyre-doing-better-than-you-vs-because-theyre-doing-worse-than-you/1017249 "2025-04-30T00:51:42Z")
Its kind of hard for me to explain what I mean, but when it comes to bigotry against marginalized groups, I notice that people will hate the marginalized group both because they are doing worse in life than the bigoted p… --- ## [Seen on Reddit: The time to do anything was last year. But the time to resist is now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-on-reddit-the-time-to-do-anything-was-last-year-but-the-time-to-resist-is-now/1017574)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-on-reddit-the-time-to-do-anything-was-last-year-but-the-time-to-resist-is-now/1017574 "2025-04-29T22:50:44Z")
Great phrase! I suggested that raygunsite.com make t-shirts with it. --- ## [Any Demis Roussos fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-demis-roussos-fans/166967)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-demis-roussos-fans/166967 "2025-04-29T22:10:46Z")
My only knowledge of the mega (European) singing sensation was from an appearance he made on Dina Shore’s talk show of the 1970s. I got the idea that he was pretty hot stuff in Europe, but for some reason he failed to a… --- ## [Bolo ties: Who wears them for what sort of occasion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolo-ties-who-wears-them-for-what-sort-of-occasion/1017597)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolo-ties-who-wears-them-for-what-sort-of-occasion/1017597 "2025-04-29T21:47:08Z")
I’ve been reading about what seems to me (as a European) a peculiarly American type of necktie called bolo. I’ve never encountered one in real life, but from the pictures I’ve seen they seem to be just a cord slung aroun… --- ## [My Calendar Just Reminded Me to Renew my SDMB Subscription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-calendar-just-reminded-me-to-renew-my-sdmb-subscription/1017639)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-calendar-just-reminded-me-to-renew-my-sdmb-subscription/1017639 "2025-04-29T20:18:06Z")
Annual reminder set up back in the days when to remain a Charter Member one had to re-up. --- ## [Relatedness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relatedness/1013551)
**Author:** [@Richardpurvey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richardpurvey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relatedness/1013551 "2025-04-29T20:03:11Z")
Are two members of the same species necessarily more closely related to each other than they are to a member of another species? --- ## [Musician's Claim on Stradivarius - Does it Make Sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-claim-on-stradivarius-does-it-make-sense/1013961)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-claim-on-stradivarius-does-it-make-sense/1013961 "2025-04-29T19:16:49Z")
So there’s a Stradivarius going up for auction that might set a new record. Yesterday on All Things Considered they interviewed a violinist who owns one. He spoke about how great they are, and what makes them so prized, … --- ## [Help choosing window air conditioner (or possibly 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choosing-window-air-conditioner-or-possibly-2/1017461)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choosing-window-air-conditioner-or-possibly-2/1017461 "2025-04-29T18:40:52Z")
Looking for a window AC unit for my downstairs, currently have one for bedroom. Downstairs consists of Kitchen (230sq ft), Living room (210sq ft), and bathroom (45sq ft). The Living room and bathroom both connect to th… --- ## [Newly built temple for the worship of the Olympian Gods in Greece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-built-temple-for-the-worship-of-the-olympian-gods-in-greece/1017594)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-built-temple-for-the-worship-of-the-olympian-gods-in-greece/1017594 "2025-04-29T18:01:54Z")
A group in Greece has built a new temple for the worship of the Olympian Gods. Finished last March, it has been explicitly built to celebrate rites according to the Ancient Greek religion. https://greekreporter.com/2025… --- ## [How do electric linemen know where to place lines that are being repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-electric-linemen-know-where-to-place-lines-that-are-being-repaired/1017573)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-electric-linemen-know-where-to-place-lines-that-are-being-repaired/1017573 "2025-04-29T13:31:14Z")
Let’s say a power line gets knocked down in a storm or something. How does the lineman know the exact place to reattach the line for repair? --- ## [Inspired by the "Why is your Ex your Ex" thread: A What If scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-the-why-is-your-ex-your-ex-thread-a-what-if-scenario/1017649)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-the-why-is-your-ex-your-ex-thread-a-what-if-scenario/1017649 "2025-04-29T13:19:35Z")
I’d like to ask the Why is your Ex your Ex participants, and anybody else who’s interested, what you would do in this situation. This is a story I read in Epic Illustrated many moons ago. It starts off with a female cre… --- ## [Do you use landing/launching pads in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-landing-launching-pads-in-your-house/1017540)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-landing-launching-pads-in-your-house/1017540 "2025-04-29T12:35:58Z")
I mean, semi-officially designated places you put things that are on their way to somewhere else, which you don’t want to actually take there at the moment? The idea being that the next person who happens to be going to… --- ## [Ancient American candy "Chewy Fruit": What was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-american-candy-chewy-fruit-what-was-it/257687)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-american-candy-chewy-fruit-what-was-it/257687 "2025-04-29T11:59:54Z")
Here is a cover of singer Dave Mason’s New Crest on an Old Wave. It never occurred to me that the artwork was a part of pop culture before appearing on Mason’s album, but. . . A few weeks ago in one of the many well kn… --- ## [Ever had any strong suspicions that you've encountered a narc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-any-strong-suspicions-that-youve-encountered-a-narc/1014904)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-any-strong-suspicions-that-youve-encountered-a-narc/1014904 "2025-04-29T00:25:53Z")
Me and two buddies were taking a break from gaming at the casino. Then we were approached by this new guy. Definitely only been a regular for the last six months or so. He chatted us up about the current “hot” hustle gam… --- ## [A car moving at 99.999999999% the speed of light, turns on the headlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-moving-at-99-999999999-the-speed-of-light-turns-on-the-headlights/1017487)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-moving-at-99-999999999-the-speed-of-light-turns-on-the-headlights/1017487 "2025-04-28T23:24:04Z")
OK, I’ve read all the previous posts on this subject I could find but I didn’t see this specific question addressed. I also realize that due to my my lack of understanding, I face derision still, I press onward. I was w… --- ## [Who was the last Pope with a living mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-pope-with-a-living-mother/1017547)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-pope-with-a-living-mother/1017547 "2025-04-28T22:40:27Z")
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