# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=415&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 416 --- ## [People lying about their 21st birthday just to get free drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-lying-about-their-21st-birthday-just-to-get-free-drinks/1011242)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-lying-about-their-21st-birthday-just-to-get-free-drinks/1011242 "2024-12-16T06:49:41Z")
Even though the bouncers/doormen check ID’s and know how old you are: I’ve heard of some people telling random strangers that it’s their 21st birthday, which resulted in free drinks for the night. However, I’m not sure… --- ## [(Old) Rainy Days and Mondays in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-rainy-days-and-mondays-in-the-mmp/1011386)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-rainy-days-and-mondays-in-the-mmp/1011386 "2024-12-16T05:25:12Z")
Woot. Its about to rain for a bit here. I awoke briefly to bathroom and to get over the weird dream. Who likes rain? --- ## [Found a can of gasoline out in the middle of nowhere. Is there any way to test it to determine if it's OK to use in my vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-can-of-gasoline-out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-is-there-any-way-to-test-it-to-determine-if-its-ok-to-use-in-my-vehicle/1004823)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-can-of-gasoline-out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-is-there-any-way-to-test-it-to-determine-if-its-ok-to-use-in-my-vehicle/1004823 "2024-12-16T03:39:04Z")
So, yesterday. @Seanette and I took our Jeep out on the Volcanoville Trail. Along the way, we came upon a five-gallon (actually, labeled as 20 liters) gasoline can, which turns out to be full of a liquid that certainl… --- ## [Bus Crash Of Junior Hockey Players in Saskatchewan - Fatalities Confirmed \[in 2018\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bus-crash-of-junior-hockey-players-in-saskatchewan-fatalities-confirmed-in-2018/811965)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bus-crash-of-junior-hockey-players-in-saskatchewan-fatalities-confirmed-in-2018/811965 "2024-12-16T03:01:25Z")
A bus carrying a Junior Hockey League team to a playoff game in East-Central Saskatchewan was T-boned by a semi today. The Mounties have confirmed fatalities and injuries. Rumours say as many as 15 dead. Witnesses say… --- ## [Humankind: A Hopeful History](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humankind-a-hopeful-history/1011672)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humankind-a-hopeful-history/1011672 "2024-12-16T02:21:16Z")
I’ve been reading a book called Humankind: A Hopeful History. The author, Martin Bregman, sets out to prove that we are in fact evolutionarily wired for cooperation rather than competition, and that our instinct to trus… --- ## [Fast Food Kitchens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-kitchens/1011494)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-kitchens/1011494 "2024-12-16T00:13:01Z")
Maybe this belongs in IMHO, feel free to move it. I pondered this the other day as I stood waiting for my food at Taco Bell. Why do so many fast food restaurants have the view of their kitchen in plain view? I do not wa… --- ## [So if you worked at Mcdonald's , would you recognize the assassin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-you-worked-at-mcdonalds-would-you-recognize-the-assassin/1011441)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-you-worked-at-mcdonalds-would-you-recognize-the-assassin/1011441 "2024-12-15T23:21:28Z")
Well, would you? Huh? As for me…I sure wouldn’t. For two reasons: As a McD employee, I’m a minimum-wage slave who just wants to finish my shift. My situational awareness is pretty much limited to counting the burger… --- ## [(Old) “Oh shit! I see Monday!” - Spot‘s new MMP (told you I liked it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-oh-shit-i-see-monday-spot-s-new-mmp-told-you-i-liked-it/1010747)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-oh-shit-i-see-monday-spot-s-new-mmp-told-you-i-liked-it/1010747 "2024-12-15T21:10:52Z")
I can’t tell if I did this new MMP at the crack o’ Monday dark in the am right. About all I can say is I tried, I really did. I’m not even home yet. Stayed late at my daughter’s house because they have streaming coveri… --- ## [I need a new TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-tv/1011681)
**Author:** [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-tv/1011681 "2024-12-15T18:58:10Z")
I have a 10-ish year old non-smart Samsung TV that I’m looking to replace. It still works fine but I’m thinking I want to replace before someone starts slapping tariffs on everything. I also have a fairly new Roku devi… --- ## [Trump won. How fucked is Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-won-how-fucked-is-ukraine/1009761)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-won-how-fucked-is-ukraine/1009761 "2024-12-15T18:25:24Z")
Obviously the EU will support Ukraine, but I doubt it will be enough. What’s going to happen? I doubt Ukraine will fall, but I bet that Donbas will be forever Russian. --- ## [What's wrong with using a microwave to make tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-using-a-microwave-to-make-tea/1011513)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-using-a-microwave-to-make-tea/1011513 "2024-12-15T17:38:53Z")
A new XKCD strip is based on this. I’ll confess; this is how I make tea. I fill up my mug with water from the sink and then I heat it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. Then I put a tea bag in the hot water. Thi… --- ## [Have you ever made a bundle buying something and reselling it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-bundle-buying-something-and-reselling-it/1001464)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-bundle-buying-something-and-reselling-it/1001464 "2024-12-15T15:57:05Z")
I was watching Antiques Roadshow which presents numerous accounts of someone buying a painting or lamp or something for a pittance and then discovering it is worth thousands of dollars. Other than real estate, I don’t th… --- ## [What kind of spam is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-spam-is-this/1011523)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-spam-is-this/1011523 "2024-12-15T14:49:42Z")
Phone rings. I pick it up and say “Hello”. A recorded message says, “The service you have tried to reach is unavailable at this time. Please hold.” Of course, I hung up. What are they doing? --- ## [Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Debate Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-donald-trump-debate-controversy/1005279)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-donald-trump-debate-controversy/1005279 "2024-12-15T13:03:09Z")
I suppose it’s possible that I missed this being discussed in one of the other threads, but now he’s trying to pull the “Uno reverse-card” and say that he’s agreed to a September 4th debate with Harris to be moderated by… --- ## [What’s fair to reimburse this seller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-fair-to-reimburse-this-seller/1011584)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-fair-to-reimburse-this-seller/1011584 "2024-12-15T11:44:04Z")
I’ll try to make this brief as possible, I met a lady selling overnight oat packs at a farmers market this summer, tried them, and really liked them. Even though she’s located two towns over I’ve purchased from her webs… --- ## [Were your childhood friends from your school? Neighborhood? Both? Other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-your-childhood-friends-from-your-school-neighborhood-both-other/1011463)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-your-childhood-friends-from-your-school-neighborhood-both-other/1011463 "2024-12-15T10:39:56Z")
This morning my sister and I were discussing our childhood neighborhood - NW side of Chicago in the late 50s-70s. Our block had 16 nearly identical bungalows on each side of the street. I asked who lived in a certain h… --- ## [Name of the movie for SILK ROAD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-the-movie-for-silk-road/1011639)
**Author:** [@Sim77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sim77)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-the-movie-for-silk-road/1011639 "2024-12-15T09:04:52Z")
One friend of mine told me about a movie and the story was some people were looking to find a way through himalaya because they wanted to reach china by foot of course. Can anybody remember something ? --- ## [Mapfre Insurance Advantage Elite Add-on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mapfre-insurance-advantage-elite-add-on/1011611)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mapfre-insurance-advantage-elite-add-on/1011611 "2024-12-15T08:35:50Z")
OK. I am hoping someone here is familiar with the optional add-on to Mapfre homeowner’s insurance, Advantage Elite. Background: A relative who is a first-time home buyer asked me to review the insurance quote, since she… --- ## [Using periods for emphasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-periods-for-emphasis/1011620)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-periods-for-emphasis/1011620 "2024-12-15T08:08:09Z")
There’s a punctuation style that seems to have appeared relatively recently where the writer puts a period (full stop) after each word in a sentence or phrase to indicate that each word is to be emphasized individually, … --- ## [Nerds Gummy Clusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerds-gummy-clusters/1009524)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerds-gummy-clusters/1009524 "2024-12-15T07:56:50Z")
I had “fun sized” samples of a new-to-me candy that someone left in the WisDems office i worked out of. (Wisconsin Democrats. Catchy name, i thought.) It was a little lump of gummy candy coated in multi-colored “nerds”. … --- ## [Website or app to play around with car insurance free of sales harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-or-app-to-play-around-with-car-insurance-free-of-sales-harassment/1011666)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-or-app-to-play-around-with-car-insurance-free-of-sales-harassment/1011666 "2024-12-15T07:38:14Z")
Just what it says. I’m thinking of buying a car, there are lots of different components in terms of what I want where I’m living what I’m doing and I would like to be able to plug different scenarios in without having to… --- ## [Dumb question for you corn farmers out there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-for-you-corn-farmers-out-there/1011205)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-for-you-corn-farmers-out-there/1011205 "2024-12-15T06:33:59Z")
The only corn I’m familiar with is corn on the cob. Picked off the corn stalk, coated with butter and salt and eaten. I see videos of large farms where heavy machinery drives through the corn field, seems to cut everyt… --- ## [Other moving ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-moving-ceremonies/1011589)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-moving-ceremonies/1011589 "2024-12-15T05:09:58Z")
I just read the heartfelt thread about the fireman’s last call. I would definitely have lost it when that last klaxon sounded. What a nice tribute. Not a thread to veer off of at all. So here are a couple of cinema scene… --- ## [Shouldn't a drone the size of an SUV be easily tracked on radar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-a-drone-the-size-of-an-suv-be-easily-tracked-on-radar/1011571)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-a-drone-the-size-of-an-suv-be-easily-tracked-on-radar/1011571 "2024-12-15T05:09:31Z")
Several reports make the unsubstantiated claim that there are drones the size of an SUV flying over New Jersey. The Pentagon has shot down a claim that these drones are based on an Iranian (or other nationality) mothersh… --- ## [Neil Young – the artist whose music has given me the most pleasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-the-artist-whose-music-has-given-me-the-most-pleasure/1011394)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-the-artist-whose-music-has-given-me-the-most-pleasure/1011394 "2024-12-15T04:49:05Z")
This was a bit of a revelation, and it occurred to me just yesterday. Music has been a part of my life since the summer of 1971 when I discovered AM radio. I’ve had many favorites over the years, with the Beatles and Dy… --- ## [Forced choice ideas for card trick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-choice-ideas-for-card-trick/1011635)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-choice-ideas-for-card-trick/1011635 "2024-12-15T04:11:01Z")
I’ve been working on my own version of a card trick I’ve seen and am looking for ideas on the forced choice portion. I have four piles of cards and four participants. I need participant #1 to end up with pile #1. Doesn’… --- ## [About The Honeymooners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-honeymooners/1011586)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-honeymooners/1011586 "2024-12-15T03:41:20Z")
About where does Alice’s mother live? Near or far to the Kramdens? In one episode, Alice says she saw her mother at the market making it seem like she’s nearby; yet, I was sure I recall in another episode, Alice begs Ral… --- ## [How stressful is it to "hang" a jury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stressful-is-it-to-hang-a-jury/1011447)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-stressful-is-it-to-hang-a-jury/1011447 "2024-12-15T02:00:35Z")
The Daniel Penny trial, plus multiple viewings of “12 Angry Men” has me wondering… Suppose you’re on a jury and you are the holdout. You’re the only member keeping the group from deciding a verdict. How difficult is tha… --- ## [How Do you Wrap Your Christmas Gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wrap-your-christmas-gifts/1011633)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-wrap-your-christmas-gifts/1011633 "2024-12-15T01:18:16Z")
I set aside this weekend to wrap gifts. Used to enjoy it but now it has become festive drudgery. Many years ago I would get all creative with eclectic household wrapping materials. Old used calendars were great for wr… --- ## [Was the universe infinitely large immediately after the Big Bang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-universe-infinitely-large-immediately-after-the-big-bang/1008983)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-universe-infinitely-large-immediately-after-the-big-bang/1008983 "2024-12-15T00:35:48Z")
Assuming the universe is infinitely large now (big assumption, I realise), it must always have been infinitely large. Otherwise there would have been a moment when it transitioned from being of finite extent to being of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=414&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=416&state=tracking)