# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=375 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 376 --- ## [Share a compliment you received many years ago that has stayed with you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-compliment-you-received-many-years-ago-that-has-stayed-with-you/1014007)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-compliment-you-received-many-years-ago-that-has-stayed-with-you/1014007 "2025-02-09T13:24:41Z")
Mine is about 60 years old. I was but a lad of 7 or 8, I’m guessing. Dad brought me somewhere on an errand where we met an older dude – a farmer, I think – and he started chatting with me about something. Maybe about ho… --- ## [Elon Musk got access to the Federal Payment System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-got-access-to-the-federal-payment-system/1013755)
**Author:** [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musk-got-access-to-the-federal-payment-system/1013755 "2025-02-09T11:05:48Z")
This sounds like an Orwellian nightmare: Elon Musk, not an elected government representative, got access to a system which proceeds payments to American citizens with all the sensitive data included, tax refunds, medical… --- ## [Solo vacation trip - Amtrak Southwest Chief!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-vacation-trip-amtrak-southwest-chief/1014074)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-vacation-trip-amtrak-southwest-chief/1014074 "2025-02-09T04:04:11Z")
I’ve devoured the other threads by rail-rider Dopers over the years, and so, having just turned 70, I’m visiting family in Santa Barbara for a birthday party. My wife was lamenting the cost of airfare, so I checked, and… --- ## [Major earthquake (ca. 7.6) south of the Cayman Islands, also Tsunami warnings (2/8/2025)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-earthquake-ca-7-6-south-of-the-cayman-islands-also-tsunami-warnings-2-8-2025/1014067)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-earthquake-ca-7-6-south-of-the-cayman-islands-also-tsunami-warnings-2-8-2025/1014067 "2025-02-09T02:11:04Z")
There’s some property damage in the Cayman Islands, and a tsunami alert was issued. I don’t know yet if it was warranted; it just happened within the past hour. And here’s a link to a live seismograph tracing, from a… --- ## [Do you regret getting divorced from your passionless, roommate-like marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-getting-divorced-from-your-passionless-roommate-like-marriage/570576)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-getting-divorced-from-your-passionless-roommate-like-marriage/570576 "2025-02-09T02:02:00Z")
There are lots of reasons people get divorced. If possible, I would like to keep this thread limited to this very small subset of divorces. Please only respond if you were in a marriage where: Your spouse was general… --- ## [Some practical (I guess) music theory questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-practical-i-guess-music-theory-questions/1013562)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-practical-i-guess-music-theory-questions/1013562 "2025-02-09T00:46:12Z")
I find myself really enjoy Perfect night. Which is a bit enigmatic to me, because none of its melody or other aspects are much outstanding, and I have no attached strings (gamer, band’s fan…). After a few re-listening, I… --- ## [I May Need A New Psychiatrist- Long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-need-a-new-psychiatrist-long/1014037)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-need-a-new-psychiatrist-long/1014037 "2025-02-08T23:12:01Z")
I first started with my current psychiatrist ( I will call him Dr R for short) while I was living in my second apartment. It had been a bad year. Dr R asked about my various diagnoses and concluded that Vraylar was not h… --- ## [How many States (provinces/regions etc) have you lived in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-regions-etc-have-you-lived-in/1013346)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-regions-etc-have-you-lived-in/1013346 "2025-02-08T23:07:05Z")
I’ll leave it up to respondents to determine the exact meaning of ‘lived in’, but l’ll assume that we are excluding short hotel stays and the like. In other words, places you would respond to the question “Where to you l… --- ## [Your Version of Windows 11 Has Reached End of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-version-of-windows-11-has-reached-end-of-service/1014024)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-version-of-windows-11-has-reached-end-of-service/1014024 "2025-02-08T21:49:58Z")
I few years ago I purchased a Dell 790 desktop with a 2016 ship date off of eBay. The seller had upgraded the operating system from Windows 10 to Windows 11 (release 21H2). Note this computer doesn’t meet Microsoft requ… --- ## [Has the China tariff affected you personally yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-china-tariff-affected-you-personally-yet/1013989)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-china-tariff-affected-you-personally-yet/1013989 "2025-02-08T21:33:53Z")
I apologize if this isn’t the right forum for this. I’d received a quote on a new laptop by email. The sales rep told me the company honors their quotes for 14 days. But due to the tariff, my quote was cancelled after … --- ## [Instead of the New Yorker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-the-new-yorker/1013922)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-the-new-yorker/1013922 "2025-02-08T21:19:32Z")
I’ve subscribed to the magazine most of my life, but only lately have I realized How expensive it is. $9.99 the cover price on the latest issue. I’ve got a continuing subscription, letting them bill my credit card, but… --- ## [Is This Thing \[Still\] On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-thing-still-on/1013882)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-thing-still-on/1013882 "2025-02-08T21:03:25Z")
I think it’s been four years since I last looked this way - and then, it was only because someone had tagged me based on my old MST3K summaries. I saw someone doing a fundraiser for the Chicago Reader on BlueSky, which … --- ## [How well integrated is the Palestinian population in Chile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-integrated-is-the-palestinian-population-in-chile/1013996)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-integrated-is-the-palestinian-population-in-chile/1013996 "2025-02-08T20:51:35Z")
Chile has a half million Palestinians living there. My understanding is that when Palestinians live in other middle eastern nations they tend to live as second class citizens and there are issues with terrorism and viole… --- ## [Crazy "Reduce Neighbor Upstairs Noise Machine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-reduce-neighbor-upstairs-noise-machine/1014058)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-reduce-neighbor-upstairs-noise-machine/1014058 "2025-02-08T20:49:24Z")
WTF is this? Numerous ones for sale, here is a great description from one. "There is a set of machine in the main machine, which is about 1kg and the power is between 10W and 100W. When the machine is powered on, you ca… --- ## [Is there a downside to legalized sports betting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-downside-to-legalized-sports-betting/1007310)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-downside-to-legalized-sports-betting/1007310 "2025-02-08T18:24:45Z")
Missouri voters are voting on a constitutional amendment to legalize sports betting this November. I’m not sure what the BFD here is. Missourians have been quasi-legally betting on sports for as long as there have been … --- ## [I bought cow. Dead cow. Wrapped in plastic. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-cow-dead-cow-wrapped-in-plastic-now-what/1013745)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-cow-dead-cow-wrapped-in-plastic-now-what/1013745 "2025-02-08T16:39:37Z")
A neighbor has a working farm and has just done one of her periodic beef sales. You can buy a cow, half a cow, a quarter of a cow, or one eighth. We bought 1/8 of a cow. I don’t usually eat much red meat, but who can re… --- ## [Axe-throwing with a twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axe-throwing-with-a-twist/1014015)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axe-throwing-with-a-twist/1014015 "2025-02-08T15:39:44Z")
I just discovered this ad: The Axe House is a premier indoor axe and knife-throwing facility based in Chilliwack, BC and is now a fully licensed liquor establishment." What could possibly go wrong? --- ## [Explain to me the shape of the classic harp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-shape-of-the-classic-harp/1013986)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-the-shape-of-the-classic-harp/1013986 "2025-02-08T15:35:08Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for quite a while, and I finally spent a few unproductive hours Googling, but have found no web page that addresses the question. Here’s the classic harp shape I’m referring to: … --- ## [Is there ever a time "new" eggs are preferable to cook with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-ever-a-time-new-eggs-are-preferable-to-cook-with/1014032)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-ever-a-time-new-eggs-are-preferable-to-cook-with/1014032 "2025-02-08T15:23:38Z")
ISTM I regularly see advice that “old” eggs are preferable to use. (within some reason…a couple weeks old or so) Recently from here: And I have seen that old eggs are better for hard boiling. Are “new” eggs ever idea… --- ## [Slim Chickens - tell this British person about them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slim-chickens-tell-this-british-person-about-them/1013968)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slim-chickens-tell-this-british-person-about-them/1013968 "2025-02-08T14:59:42Z")
This piqued my curiosity: Fast food chain Americans ‘prefer to KFC’ opening 10 new UK locations A fast food chain from the US is expanding across the UK, with plans to open 10 more locations in 2025. Slim Chickens, a … --- ## [Fresh pomegranates from the produce department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-pomegranates-from-the-produce-department/1012158)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-pomegranates-from-the-produce-department/1012158 "2025-02-08T14:51:59Z")
I stopped by the nearby grocery store yesterday (Christmas Eve) and they had some for 50 cents each, so I decided to buy one. I watched a YouTube video on how to open one, and it tasted wonderful (I’ve had arils, but no… --- ## [“Nobody is (doing anything / talking) about this!” How much is enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-is-doing-anything-talking-about-this-how-much-is-enough/1014035)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-is-doing-anything-talking-about-this-how-much-is-enough/1014035 "2025-02-08T14:15:51Z")
I’ve heard this both before and lately: “Here’s this hot button issue! Why isn’t anyone doing anything about it? Why isn’t the media covering this?!” And someone replies with multiple front page stories on CNN and the Ti… --- ## [Impacts on CDC Website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impacts-on-cdc-website/1014030)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impacts-on-cdc-website/1014030 "2025-02-08T11:31:53Z")
Resources formerly available on the CDC website have been removed: The HIV index page, testing information, national surveillance reports and datasets. Websites focused on the health of LGBTQ youth, including pages… --- ## [Guillotine question(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillotine-question-s/1013982)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillotine-question-s/1013982 "2025-02-08T03:09:25Z")
I heard a joke that started: I just got hired at the guillotine factory… I’ll beheading there soon. Yeah, silly premise… or is it? How many guillotines were ever produced? Were they all one-offs, or was there a factor… --- ## [Purless cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purless-cat/1013966)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purless-cat/1013966 "2025-02-08T02:20:21Z")
My son has a yellow tabby short hair. He’s sort of an odd cat, which incidentally fits with my son. He’s always marched to a different drummer. For instance he named this cat Spring Heel Jack. Spring Heel Jack was a Vi… --- ## [Can Apple brick undelivered phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-apple-brick-undelivered-phones/1014012)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-apple-brick-undelivered-phones/1014012 "2025-02-07T22:37:10Z")
A friend had their new iPhone stolen by a porch pirate. I know it’s possible to remotely disable an iPhone you already own/use, but can Apple disable a phone that gets stolen before it’s even turned on by the rightful o… --- ## [Flatulence etiquette in department stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatulence-etiquette-in-department-stores/1010308)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatulence-etiquette-in-department-stores/1010308 "2025-02-07T21:28:11Z")
As I was browsing around in Target last night, I suddenly felt a big rumble in my gut. I had a Koia protein drink earlier. Yes, it’s vegan, but there is 7g of fiber per bottle. I identify as a vegan these days. I eat pla… --- ## [Any good videos you've seen that depict the start of life (when it was replicators, pre-prokaryotes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-videos-youve-seen-that-depict-the-start-of-life-when-it-was-replicators-pre-prokaryotes/1013993)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-videos-youve-seen-that-depict-the-start-of-life-when-it-was-replicators-pre-prokaryotes/1013993 "2025-02-07T20:29:41Z")
I like this video, are there other good videos? --- ## [What is the "old clothing" smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-old-clothing-smell/1013776)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-old-clothing-smell/1013776 "2025-02-07T19:42:29Z")
Some call it the “thrift store smell”. It is frequently discussed on the Internets but they all say it is old sweat, dirt, etc. But it is not just vintage clothing that develops it. Any cotton cloth that has been stored … --- ## [Libre Office question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libre-office-question/1014017)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libre-office-question/1014017 "2025-02-07T18:53:32Z")
I’ve created a 10x10 grid to be used in our Super Bowl pool. I’ve written the name of one team across the top. I’d like to turn the page 90 degrees and type the name of the other team along the side. I can’t find a wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=376)