# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=377&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 378 --- ## [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… --- ## [US Dopers - how do you feel about Trump's threats to Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-how-do-you-feel-about-trumps-threats-to-canada/1013348)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-how-do-you-feel-about-trumps-threats-to-canada/1013348 "2025-02-07T17:28:43Z")
One of the many Canadopers here - you may know of me as the person who starts the Canadoper cafe thread. Let me start by saying I’m no longer in any kind of joking mood on the question, and I think I speak for a majorit… --- ## [Why does January seem so loooooong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-january-seem-so-loooooong/1013678)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-january-seem-so-loooooong/1013678 "2025-02-07T15:46:38Z")
December seemed to end in a blink of an eye but this January felt like it was 67 weeks long. Why is that? --- ## [My son's Android Screen is dead(black screen). What are my options for getting info off it? (details inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sons-android-screen-is-dead-black-screen-what-are-my-options-for-getting-info-off-it-details-inside/1014018)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sons-android-screen-is-dead-black-screen-what-are-my-options-for-getting-info-off-it-details-inside/1014018 "2025-02-07T15:44:30Z")
He dropped it and the only effect is the screen is black and will NOT turn on. I connected to my PC, but I can’t grant my PC permission to access because I can’t hit the “allow” button on his phone. Uh, no screen… I… --- ## [Pet insurance coordination of benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-insurance-coordination-of-benefits/1009358)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-insurance-coordination-of-benefits/1009358 "2025-02-07T15:17:43Z")
My baby gurl has what is believed to be a torn ACL. She is going for x-ray/imaging to confirm, & then surgery after that to fix it if it is what the vet suspects. We have some insurance for her; covers 50% up to $4000/… --- ## [Nude in Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-in-paris/1013943)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-in-paris/1013943 "2025-02-07T14:53:25Z")
Hi folks, There’s a 1970 film called Quiet Days in Clichy, based on a spicy Henry Miller memoir. Near the beginning, a woman appears naked, and there’s this narrow ribbon or strip of embroidered cloth stuck on her skin … --- ## [Is eliminating governmental wa$te and fraud a good thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eliminating-governmental-wa-te-and-fraud-a-good-thing/1013959)
**Author:** [@BorealisCooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorealisCooper)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eliminating-governmental-wa-te-and-fraud-a-good-thing/1013959 "2025-02-07T14:31:54Z")
Never mind that Trump’s double barrel shotgun approach may be too much, but I think most American taxpayers have regretted for a very long time that too much of their tax money was wasted and that it should be studied as… --- ## [Why would an electric scale explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-electric-scale-explode/1013965)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-electric-scale-explode/1013965 "2025-02-07T12:31:54Z")
We have a scale similar to this in one of our upstairs bedrooms. A few minutes ago, I was alone at home working in our living room, when I heard something that sounded like a handful of small objects - beads or somethin… --- ## [What modern root beer taste closest to the original ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-root-beer-taste-closest-to-the-original-ones/1013953)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-root-beer-taste-closest-to-the-original-ones/1013953 "2025-02-07T09:20:01Z")
Especially now that safrole is banned. I suspect there might be two answers. The closest probably being some hand-crafted root beer only available in limited markets but I’m also curious what national brands ae closest… --- ## [What was the US military doing in Lebanon in 1958?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-us-military-doing-in-lebanon-in-1958/1013984)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-us-military-doing-in-lebanon-in-1958/1013984 "2025-02-07T03:26:01Z")
I was talking to my uncle today, who was in the US Marines from 1956-1958. He said that toward the end of his enlistment his unit was packed and ready to deploy to Lebanon but it got called off at the last moment. What … --- ## [Have you given up hope for the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-given-up-hope-for-the-future/1013246)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-given-up-hope-for-the-future/1013246 "2025-02-07T03:14:32Z")
poll I’m not handholding anybody here. It means what you think it means. Go with your heart. If you answered yes, what has or is going to change in your life plans because of it? I’ve discussed this before, and often d… --- ## [Question about artwork from The Andy Griffith Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-artwork-from-the-andy-griffith-show/997260)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-artwork-from-the-andy-griffith-show/997260 "2024-02-09T05:44:00Z")
On the closing credits of The Andy Griffith Show, there’s a sketch of a lake and some trees, presumably a sketch of the lake often featured in Mayberry and to which Andy and Opie are walking in the opening credits (Myers… --- ## [Do modern Nazis still say "Heil Hitler!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-nazis-still-say-heil-hitler/1013976)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-modern-nazis-still-say-heil-hitler/1013976 "2025-02-07T00:09:54Z")
Do modern Nazis still say “Heil Hitler” or have they replaced it with “Heil Trump” or whoever they wish to “Heil” at the present moment? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=376&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=378&state=tracking)