# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=361 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 362 --- ## [What's the deal with CBD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-cbd/1015056)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-cbd/1015056 "2025-03-04T13:35:52Z")
Harrelsen’s Own CBD commercials say this to me: A mother says, ‘When the kids turn… “unholy”, Harrelson’s Own keeps my patience \[alive?\]."’ To me, a non-user, this says, ‘When my kids are too much. I get high.’ The com… --- ## [Don't call me bud, bud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792)
**Author:** [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792 "2025-03-04T13:18:43Z")
On another forum i noted how attractive a lady in a sfw gif was and asked her name thusly; “whom is this minx?” The fellow who originally posted it replies with “who knows, its a GIF, bud” The lass was immediately ide… --- ## [Can the Planets Ever Align?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-planets-ever-align/1014949)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-planets-ever-align/1014949 "2025-03-04T13:11:59Z")
I don’t mean “appear to be in a line as seen from Earth” like what is kind of happening now. I mean, given any orbital resonances and whatever else, and ignoring the differences in their orbital planes, has it ever been … --- ## [Feel good thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-thread/1015096)
**Author:** [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-thread/1015096 "2025-03-04T11:49:53Z")
Can be anything that makes you smile… story, astronomy pic or this https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ \_NwWRYvZHeo Can some one point me to how to embed this. BlueSky of course offers up many candidates daily. --- ## [30 years ago memorial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-ago-memorial/1015085)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-ago-memorial/1015085 "2025-03-04T09:54:26Z")
Its been 30 years to the day. I woke up at 6:30 to check on you. We all knew the time was close. Did you? Your breaths were shallow and rapid. The sound will never leave me. Were you hanging on just long enough for… --- ## [Quote: "..still insists he sees the ghosts."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-still-insists-he-sees-the-ghosts/376440)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-still-insists-he-sees-the-ghosts/376440 "2025-03-04T09:11:53Z")
Anybody know the source of “He beats his fists upon the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts?” Googling gave huge number of totally goofy hits but no help. --- ## [Trump 47 Appointees Who Quit or Were Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-47-appointees-who-quit-or-were-fired/1015082)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-47-appointees-who-quit-or-were-fired/1015082 "2025-03-04T02:22:35Z")
This may be the first of many: Politiico: Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr. --- ## [Does anyone know what the CAKE phrase comfort eagle refers to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-the-cake-phrase-comfort-eagle-refers-to/257619)
**Author:** [@yellowcakesolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowcakesolid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-the-cake-phrase-comfort-eagle-refers-to/257619 "2025-03-04T01:58:09Z")
I know it’s from CAKE. I know the line, “He is living comfort eagle.” Does anyone know what it means or refers to? Thanks. --- ## [Traveling to the UK from USA. Do I need the Electronic Travel Authorization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-the-uk-from-usa-do-i-need-the-electronic-travel-authorization/1014245)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-the-uk-from-usa-do-i-need-the-electronic-travel-authorization/1014245 "2025-03-03T22:15:47Z")
Title says it all. Headed to Heathrow from Logan in about a week. Have a nice valid USA passport. Will be staying for a few days doing touristy things (Watching Ireland play Wales in a Six Nations Rugby match in Cardi… --- ## [What has happened to the Darwin Awards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-the-darwin-awards/1015040)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-the-darwin-awards/1015040 "2025-03-03T21:56:06Z")
The Darwin Awards were a big part of social media in The Aughts and as recently as 2020. Many News publications published odd news and suggested a Darwin Award. The web site hasn’t been updated since 2022. I know the … --- ## [Why are we concerned with plastic straws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-concerned-with-plastic-straws/1012732)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-concerned-with-plastic-straws/1012732 "2025-03-03T21:54:39Z")
I haven’t seen any good examples that they are a big problem. There’s that one turtle, but come on. Turtles are the goats of the ocean. The plastic retainer on 6 packs seem actually designed to snare things, but a straw?… --- ## [My thoughts on the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-the-united-states/1014614)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-the-united-states/1014614 "2025-03-03T20:25:37Z")
As you all (probably) know, my dad was a Naval officer. I grew up in the Cold War. For most of my life, the United States was ‘The Good Guy’. The Soviet Union was ‘The Bad Guy’. As an (official) adult, I railed again… --- ## [Best NA Beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-na-beers/1015045)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-na-beers/1015045 "2025-03-03T20:06:30Z")
I’ve cut my alcohol consumption way down, and the quality of nonalcoholic beer is making it a lot easier. What are some of your favorites? Right now I’m enjoying an Athletic Free Wave, which is close to the top. Desch… --- ## [New New Who, season two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-new-who-season-two/1015048)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-new-who-season-two/1015048 "2025-03-03T18:19:40Z")
Coming April 12th --- ## [What is the origin of "Germany is calling and I must go"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-germany-is-calling-and-i-must-go/1014985)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-germany-is-calling-and-i-must-go/1014985 "2025-03-03T18:00:11Z")
I saw this phrase on a t-shirt. I found there are a number of different companies selling their version of this shirt. It sounds like a quote from an internet meme or a movie or a video game or something. But I can’t fin… --- ## [Would you help your employer/cow-orker out in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-help-your-employer-cow-orker-out-in-this-situation/1014788)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-help-your-employer-cow-orker-out-in-this-situation/1014788 "2025-03-03T16:54:56Z")
In my job, 3 of us are each assigned our own workloads, which are scheduled out some 5-6 months in advance. Periodically, if someone is sick or out on short notice, the office will ask if any of the rest of us can pick … --- ## [Which online site best for a part-time job? Please, no temp agencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-online-site-best-for-a-part-time-job-please-no-temp-agencies/1014938)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-online-site-best-for-a-part-time-job-please-no-temp-agencies/1014938 "2025-03-03T16:41:14Z")
What online site is best for getting a part-time job? And please, do not discuss temp agencies. I have nothing but bad memories from them. And a few physical scars. --- ## [Are restaurants where the staff deliberately treats you rudely still a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-restaurants-where-the-staff-deliberately-treats-you-rudely-still-a-thing/1014896)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-restaurants-where-the-staff-deliberately-treats-you-rudely-still-a-thing/1014896 "2025-03-03T16:07:13Z")
Chicago used to have Ed Debevic’s, a themed restaurant in which the staff were deliberately rude, but in a tongue in cheek, absurdist, playful sort of way. Are restaurants like this still a thing? A Wiki page about the … --- ## [Let's talk Dentures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dentures/1012992)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-dentures/1012992 "2025-03-03T15:08:47Z")
It does appear that I’m looking at a partial denture appliance to go into my lower jaw. I’ve already got to molars out, from quite a few years ago. One on either side, each one a tooth in from the way-back molars. Now, … --- ## [(Old) Wrapping up Feb in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wrapping-up-feb-in-the-mmp/1014729)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wrapping-up-feb-in-the-mmp/1014729 "2025-03-03T15:05:08Z")
Second month of 2025 is just about used up - not sure where it went, but so it goes. Days are getting longer here in the northern hemisphere, so there’s that. Happy Moanday!! --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - February 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2025-edition/1013643)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2025-edition/1013643 "2025-03-03T13:47:28Z")
Month two of 2025 and week two of Hell in the USA. Ya know, if I had an old couch, I’d consider shelling out the money to FedEx it to the White House… everyone needs a work wife. However, I shall just make an effort to k… --- ## [RIP, David Johansen/Buster Poindexter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-johansen-buster-poindexter/1014984)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-johansen-buster-poindexter/1014984 "2025-03-03T13:43:23Z")
Always loved the NY Dolls, and “Hot Hot Hot” wasn’t bad, either. Also, he was a pretty good actor. --- ## [Does the Russian Communist Party still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-russian-communist-party-still-exist/1015047)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-russian-communist-party-still-exist/1015047 "2025-03-03T13:28:08Z")
Does the Russian Communist Party still exist or has it been outlawed by Putin? If they do still exist, how strongly can they make their presence felt? Do they have to keep a low profile? --- ## [A murmuration of starlings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murmuration-of-starlings/1015038)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murmuration-of-starlings/1015038 "2025-03-03T13:14:22Z")
This winter, a flock of starlings decided to roost in our hedge. There are a lot of them. A LOT. Every evening, the starlings form murmurations directly above our house. They are majestic and mesmerising: streaming acro… --- ## [Plot: Reds sneak a man into the Oval Office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-reds-sneak-a-man-into-the-oval-office/1014981)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-reds-sneak-a-man-into-the-oval-office/1014981 "2025-03-03T12:38:54Z")
This plot was done more than once during the Cold War: the evil Commies put their agent into the ultimate position to sabotage the West: the White House. Either the President is replaced by an identical imposter, or a de… --- ## [Fractional frames per second in advanced digital cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fractional-frames-per-second-in-advanced-digital-cameras/1015051)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fractional-frames-per-second-in-advanced-digital-cameras/1015051 "2025-03-03T05:18:23Z")
I was reading about the Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera, an advanced (for the time) digital camera. It can operated at numerous fps rates. But some of them are not even fps and are slightly off. For instance the camera c… --- ## [Which novel do you think best depicts the US and the rest of the world over the next 4+ years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-novel-do-you-think-best-depicts-the-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world-over-the-next-4-years/1010574)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-novel-do-you-think-best-depicts-the-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world-over-the-next-4-years/1010574 "2025-03-03T05:15:19Z")
When it became apparent that the COVID pandemic would last a while, I read Camus’ The Plague, which had so many similarities to what the world went through. With the election of quasi-fascists in the US, I’ve read folks… --- ## [The French Connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-connection/1015012)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-french-connection/1015012 "2025-03-03T03:29:04Z")
So, inspired by the obituaries, my wife and I watched The French Connection for the first time last night. We have questions. The police took the French car apart into very small pieces before discovering the heroin. … --- ## [Meal subscription service opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meal-subscription-service-opinions/1015022)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meal-subscription-service-opinions/1015022 "2025-03-03T02:44:03Z")
Since this is food related I suppose this could go to Cafe Society, but I’m really looking for opinions, gotchas, and information so I’ll put it here. My wife and I are coming through a period where, for a variety of re… --- ## [7.5 Million in Bitcoins buried in landfill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-5-million-in-bitcoins-buried-in-landfill/675941)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-5-million-in-bitcoins-buried-in-landfill/675941 "2025-03-03T00:31:34Z")
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