# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=404&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 405 --- ## ["Pompatus" revisited: Steve Miller Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pompatus-revisited-steve-miller-speaks/1012345)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pompatus-revisited-steve-miller-speaks/1012345 "2024-12-31T05:24:53Z")
Nothing really new, but here’s a quick video with Jimmy Fallon where he mentions it. Steve’s looking a lot like Jerry Springer these days. :open\_mouth: --- ## [Another ferry capsizes in South Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ferry-capsizes-in-south-korea/1012370)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-ferry-capsizes-in-south-korea/1012370 "2024-12-31T05:12:20Z")
From The Korea Times: Captain found dead after car ferry capsizes off southwestern coast, 4 still missing The captain of a car ferry that capsized off the southwestern coast was found dead inside the ship, the Coast G… --- ## [Facebook "Likes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-likes/1012342)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-likes/1012342 "2024-12-31T00:19:20Z")
Every once in a while, someone I never heard of it “likes” one or more of my Facebook posts. This morning, I found 20 new “likes”, all given by a pretty young girl who lives in Las Vegas. Two questions: Why would some… --- ## [Is there a full Canadian breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-full-canadian-breakfast/1012154)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-full-canadian-breakfast/1012154 "2024-12-30T23:41:27Z")
We have full English breakfasts plus Irish, Scottish and Welsh breakfasts. The latter are just variations on the original (?) English version. I found out there is a full Australian breakfast also although it just seems … --- ## [RIP Olivia Hussey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-hussey/1012248)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-hussey/1012248 "2024-12-30T23:31:21Z")
--- ## [Why did all the McDonaldland characters disappear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-mcdonaldland-characters-disappear/941369)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-mcdonaldland-characters-disappear/941369 "2024-12-30T22:03:41Z")
Being a child in the 60’s and 70’s I remember seeing lots of McDonalds commercials featuring a cast of characters, such as Ronald, Grimace, the Hamburgler, Mayor McCheese, and many others. The commercials were clearly ge… --- ## [Expanding my vocabulary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-my-vocabulary/1009546)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-my-vocabulary/1009546 "2024-12-30T21:31:04Z")
Certain odd words, common enough that I come across them in my reading every few months, drive me to the dictionary where I read the entry, go “Oh, yeah, that’s what it means.” But then I always forget the definition the… --- ## [Bobby Gentry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-gentry/1012270)
**Author:** [@jinkzx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jinkzx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-gentry/1012270 "2024-12-30T20:44:02Z")
I want to say Im thinking of Bobby Gentry --- ## [People who live outside the USA: Do you routinely eat grape jelly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-live-outside-the-usa-do-you-routinely-eat-grape-jelly/1011893)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-live-outside-the-usa-do-you-routinely-eat-grape-jelly/1011893 "2024-12-30T20:32:38Z")
Let’s not get into differences of jam/jelly/preserves/etc. I’m talking about the sweet fruit flavored stuff you might spread on your bread/toast/scones/muffins/whatever. Is grape flavored (stuff) something you might ro… --- ## [Civilization 5 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-5-question/1012346)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-5-question/1012346 "2024-12-30T19:02:22Z")
My friend and I played Civilization 5 on the Medieval start recently. We found no Ruins - is this a bug, or to be expected? Thanks (and Happy New Year!) --- ## [Thermodynamic efficiency of an electric heater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermodynamic-efficiency-of-an-electric-heater/1012089)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermodynamic-efficiency-of-an-electric-heater/1012089 "2024-12-30T18:11:30Z")
I had just seen a humorous Tik-Tok video regarding the thermodynamics of various electric devices, and how none can achieve 100% efficiency: there will always be some energy lost as waste heat. So…what is the thermodyna… --- ## [Your ideal home layout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ideal-home-layout/1011992)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ideal-home-layout/1011992 "2024-12-30T17:43:34Z")
What is your ideal home layout for a detached house? Everything on a single plane, or two or more floors? Garage built in or separate? Living room on the first or second floor? En suite bathroom or not? Open floor plan, … --- ## [F them seed oils!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-them-seed-oils/1007323)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-them-seed-oils/1007323 "2024-12-30T15:46:32Z")
They are in almost every got damn thing! I can’t order anything out in restaurants without my food swimming in them. Take something healthy like broccoli. Order them in just about any restaurant and it is loaded with som… --- ## [My blank is so blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blank-is-so-blank/1011865)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blank-is-so-blank/1011865 "2024-12-30T13:33:42Z")
New game that came to me… My keyboard is so old… That the WoF\* keys are almost worn away! WoF = Wheel of Fortune letters are R, S, T, L, N, and E, the most used letters in the alphabet. --- ## [(Old) Pole Dancer and Dasher and Comet and Cupid! - A MMP For The Rest Of Us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pole-dancer-and-dasher-and-comet-and-cupid-a-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/1012043)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pole-dancer-and-dasher-and-comet-and-cupid-a-mmp-for-the-rest-of-us/1012043 "2024-12-30T08:46:58Z")
It’s Festivus! Whip out your pole, warm up the meatloaf, and let’s Air some Grievances! And the title was chosen because it combines Festivus, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day(we got a lot of VDay cards going to the stor… --- ## [Prepping collard greens early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepping-collard-greens-early/1012242)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepping-collard-greens-early/1012242 "2024-12-30T06:20:08Z")
I’m making collard greens for New Year’s Day. My wife unexpectedly bought some yesterday. They’re in the plastic produce bag, unrefrigerated. (Not much room in the fridge right now.) Would there be any problem if I d… --- ## [People changing their minds on significant issues - then denying that they had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-changing-their-minds-on-significant-issues-then-denying-that-they-had/1012148)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-changing-their-minds-on-significant-issues-then-denying-that-they-had/1012148 "2024-12-30T05:26:08Z")
I’ve changed my mind about some significant issues over the course of my adult life - the death penalty is only one example - but I’ve never denied that I had changed my mind and previously felt differently. One of my S… --- ## [Big waves demolish end of Santa Cruz Wharf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-waves-demolish-end-of-santa-cruz-wharf/1012078)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-waves-demolish-end-of-santa-cruz-wharf/1012078 "2024-12-30T05:23:50Z")
Waves from an incoming storm tore off the section of the wharf that was damaged last year. Two workers have been pulled out of the floating wreckage. Link to reddit post with drone footage --- ## [Actors/resses that makes you NOT want to see a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077 "2024-12-30T04:32:52Z")
For me, its Mark Whalberg, Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Reynolds, John Wayne, Awkwafina and Katharine Hepburne. These share one thing, i dont like how the look, --- ## [The possible states of CAT matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-possible-states-of-cat-matter/1012309)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-possible-states-of-cat-matter/1012309 "2024-12-30T04:08:00Z")
I, like many, have been worn out and depressed by the state of the world as we prepare to ring in a New Year. So I’ve spent a good bit of time playing with my endlessly selfish cats, to good effect. The house panthers … --- ## [Ozzies: What's an Astra Wally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozzies-whats-an-astra-wally/380908)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozzies-whats-an-astra-wally/380908 "2024-12-30T03:12:51Z")
I found some VB (which I’ve never had the pleasure of trying - tastes like PBR with a hint of white vineagar) at the local beer store, so I’m putting away twelve of 'em and blasting some AC/DC, Cosmic Psychos, and, of co… --- ## [Does anyone else approach travelling primarily from a "stomach space budget" perspective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-approach-travelling-primarily-from-a-stomach-space-budget-perspective/1012305)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-approach-travelling-primarily-from-a-stomach-space-budget-perspective/1012305 "2024-12-30T02:51:30Z")
In the thread Vacation in a hotel with a kitchenette - do you pack food to cook?, I’m starting to realize my fundamental approach to travelling seems to differ drastically from a lot of the other people chiming in in the… --- ## [Make any movie a Christmas movie with a slight title change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-any-movie-a-christmas-movie-with-a-slight-title-change/1011453)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-any-movie-a-christmas-movie-with-a-slight-title-change/1011453 "2024-12-30T01:21:02Z")
Let’s start this with an easy one: The Human Santapede :smile: --- ## [When did sailing across the sea become relatively safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-sailing-across-the-sea-become-relatively-safe/1011826)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-sailing-across-the-sea-become-relatively-safe/1011826 "2024-12-30T00:59:10Z")
As in, the crew didn’t have to worry about getting scurvy or running out of food or getting lost at sea etc…? I guess “safe” in this context subjective but hopefully you get the jist. --- ## [Animated remakes of live-action feature films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-remakes-of-live-action-feature-films/1012254)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-remakes-of-live-action-feature-films/1012254 "2024-12-30T00:29:53Z")
There’s been a huge fad lately in remaking animated movies as live-action films. Disney started doing this in 1994 with its live-action remake of The Jungle Book, and has been churning them out at a rate of one every ye… --- ## [Food Adventures in Translations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-adventures-in-translations/1012276)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-adventures-in-translations/1012276 "2024-12-30T00:25:43Z")
Pretty wacky skimping on hiring translators at the fried intestine company. Which is in Taiwan apparently, traditional characters and (New Taiwan) $ price. ‘Signature deep fried large intestine’. ‘炸’ can mean ‘explode’ a… --- ## [How do you regard ownership of, and responsibility for, YouTube comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-regard-ownership-of-and-responsibility-for-youtube-comments/1012202)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-regard-ownership-of-and-responsibility-for-youtube-comments/1012202 "2024-12-30T00:12:38Z")
I had an interesting conversation with someone the other day, who was very upset about some openly racist comments they saw under a video from one of their favourite creators; they contacted the YouTuber to discuss it wi… --- ## [Carter RIP thread - why not a new thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carter-rip-thread-why-not-a-new-thread/1012320)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carter-rip-thread-why-not-a-new-thread/1012320 "2024-12-29T23:53:56Z")
No objection here - just curious. I was looking for a thread on Carter’s death. When I saw this thread, I was surprised to see it was the tag end of an ongoing thread. Just wondering why his death did not merit a sepa… --- ## [Walgreens Pharmacy open on Christmas Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walgreens-pharmacy-open-on-christmas-day/1012153)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walgreens-pharmacy-open-on-christmas-day/1012153 "2024-12-29T23:01:32Z")
My local Walgreens, their pharmacy was open today (and they even had customers getting prescriptions). The store has always been open of course for last min. shoppers (it was fairly busy) but stunned to see the pharmacy… --- ## [Pink Floyd The Final Cut Explains the MAGA Movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-the-final-cut-explains-the-maga-movement/1011739)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-the-final-cut-explains-the-maga-movement/1011739 "2024-12-29T21:57:49Z")
Ok. I don’t want to spend too much time on this. I’ve been a HUGE Pink Floyd fan since I was 13, and I’m 51 now. The Final Cut was never one of my favorite PF albums. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. I just list… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=403&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=405&state=tracking)