# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=363&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 364 --- ## [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")
Ouch! :eek: --- ## [Sabine Hossenfelder - anti-science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabine-hossenfelder-anti-science/1009449)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabine-hossenfelder-anti-science/1009449 "2025-03-02T23:19:52Z")
Professor Dave has made a video criticizing Sabine for increasingly publishing anti-science and anti-establishment rhetoric, on her site, and in her articles for The Guardian and in her book. It starts out very civil bu… --- ## [Non-military use of "subdued" patches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-military-use-of-subdued-patches/1014975)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-military-use-of-subdued-patches/1014975 "2025-03-02T21:58:16Z")
I’m designing some swag for a group I work with. One of the products is a colorful patch. People have been asking for it in “subdued” colors, like this. I wasn’t familiar with the use of subdued patches so I had to look … --- ## [What would a modern left/right American Civil War look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-modern-left-right-american-civil-war-look-like/1014207)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-modern-left-right-american-civil-war-look-like/1014207 "2025-03-02T21:39:26Z")
We tend to think of the US as being comprised of red states and blue states, but in truth, this perception is created from a winner-take-all election process. It’s more accurate to think of it as a “purple America” — the… --- ## [Have any of you applied for Social Security on the web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-applied-for-social-security-on-the-web/1014891)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-of-you-applied-for-social-security-on-the-web/1014891 "2025-03-02T21:31:46Z")
If so, I’d like to ask you a procedural question. Thanks! --- ## [I never doxxed anybody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-doxxed-anybody/1015029)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-doxxed-anybody/1015029 "2025-03-02T21:21:47Z")
@aspenglow, here is where I’ll defend myself against moderation. In the recent thread in MPSIMS, I wrote about the shock discovery that the new woman I’d been on 2 dates with had previously been an adult film actress: … --- ## [Marvel Rivals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-rivals/1011347)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-rivals/1011347 "2025-03-02T20:50:08Z")
Marvel Rivals is a just released f2p Marvel 6v6 hero shooter game – basically Marvel Overwatch. I have grown so sick of the whole Marvel universe after it has saturated the last 10 years of all media more than anything … --- ## [Upgrading to UEFI/Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-uefi-windows-11/1014744)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-uefi-windows-11/1014744 "2025-03-02T20:35:50Z")
This is going to get geeky fast. I want to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 (I think this drive might have originally been Windows 7, upgraded to 10). First, I have to go from a legacy format to GPT, so I try mbr2… --- ## [Search Results Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-results-problem/1015003)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-results-problem/1015003 "2025-03-02T18:20:43Z")
Let’s say you’re searching for all occurrences of your own username (or that of someone else) in a long thread to which you (or they) posted quite a bit. You click the magnifying glass, input the username you wish to se… --- ## [Is Trump confused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3753\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589 "2025-03-02T18:18:11Z")
People make a lot out of inconsequential political gaffes. Imagine it was you making big speeches or having every musing recorded, despite arduous and frequent travel. Not to mention people continuously trying to ask y… --- ## [So I found out the girl I just started dating used to do porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-out-the-girl-i-just-started-dating-used-to-do-porn/1014481)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-found-out-the-girl-i-just-started-dating-used-to-do-porn/1014481 "2025-03-02T17:06:43Z")
Fuck my life. This is all kinds of emotionally exhausting. So, if you followed my last thread, I just started seeing a woman. She’s 32, has 2 kids, and we’ve been on 2 dates. Both ended really well; a great kiss. An… --- ## [I need to learn Excel, I think. Any course rec's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-learn-excel-i-think-any-course-recs/1014746)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-learn-excel-i-think-any-course-recs/1014746 "2025-03-02T16:39:22Z")
I never quite know where to put questions like these, hope this is ok … The company I work for looooooooves an excel sheet, and I’m pretty hopeless with them. I can do some simple things like sum a column of figures, bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=362&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=364&state=tracking)