# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=418&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 419 --- ## [Video: Analysis of the last leg of Amelia Earhart's flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-analysis-of-the-last-leg-of-amelia-earharts-flight/1011510)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-analysis-of-the-last-leg-of-amelia-earharts-flight/1011510 "2024-12-12T15:34:36Z")
Link. (@15 minutes long Spoiler: He doesn’t attempt to speculate on what happened to her, other than she ran out of fuel. Anyway. . . I haven’t tried to check all the details, but if even half of it is accurate, quite… --- ## [Whence all these f'ing flies?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-all-these-fing-flies/1011442)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-all-these-fing-flies/1011442 "2024-12-12T14:49:37Z")
In the last few days, we’ve had well over a dozen big house flies buzzing around the house, all of a sudden. The silver lining is that they’re slower and dumber than the usual occasional summer flies, so they’re easier t… --- ## [Tell us about your wardrobe malfunctions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-wardrobe-malfunctions/1011238 "2024-12-12T13:27:30Z")
Did you ever accidentally tuck the back of your dress into your pantyhose / tights? Attend an important meeting with your fly undone? Please share, so I won’t feel like the only doofus here for: Sitting in the waiting r… --- ## [Editing user name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-user-name/1011391)
**Author:** [@Ash\_trav511](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ash_trav511)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-user-name/1011391 "2024-12-12T12:13:16Z")
I am relatively new here and trying to be polite and active. Am not sure if this is the right place to ask this query… Is there a way to edit my Username (for ensuring me more privacy)? I want to edit it to a shortened… --- ## [The Chicago Skyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chicago-skyway/1011504)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chicago-skyway/1011504 "2024-12-12T06:17:10Z")
Is the Skyway still there? I remember when I approached it as a younger driver it was quite daunting. It seemed to rise up like a roller coaster and it was a giddy feeling driving over the hump. I haven’t been to Chicago… --- ## [New Dietary Guidelines Under Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dietary-guidelines-under-discussion/1011538)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dietary-guidelines-under-discussion/1011538 "2024-12-12T05:37:09Z")
Here is the complete report of the scientific advisory committee: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee-report A big problem with the report is that it doesn’t make recommendations about ultra-pro… --- ## [Acceptable synonyms for "Little People," and the movie Foul Play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-synonyms-for-little-people-and-the-movie-foul-play/1010794)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-synonyms-for-little-people-and-the-movie-foul-play/1010794 "2024-12-12T05:34:59Z")
I just saw Foul Play on TV recently, and I hadn’t seen it since I was in Jr. high when it was first in theaters, so, loooooong time ago. In it (and this is not a spoiler) Goldie Hawn’s character, Gloria Mundy is told to… --- ## [Sealed transmition fluid change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealed-transmition-fluid-change/1011413)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealed-transmition-fluid-change/1011413 "2024-12-12T02:37:09Z")
Soo my car started acting funny (and not in a ha ha way.) Sometimes it doesn’t want to shift out of second or third. We decided that we should have the transmition fluid checked and it was time for an oil change anyway.… --- ## [I found a link to the Mangione Manifesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-link-to-the-mangione-manifesto/1011466)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-link-to-the-mangione-manifesto/1011466 "2024-12-12T00:40:17Z")
I can definitely see where he was coming from, although I still don’t condone his actions. --- ## [James Patterson gives holiday gifts to Massachusetts booksellers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-patterson-gives-holiday-gifts-to-massachusetts-booksellers/1011525)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-patterson-gives-holiday-gifts-to-massachusetts-booksellers/1011525 "2024-12-12T00:40:03Z")
It’s very kind, and I wish that more famous people used their power in this sort of beneficent manner. --- ## [Well, It’s Official; The Onion Has More Integrity Than The Washington Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-it-s-official-the-onion-has-more-integrity-than-the-washington-post/1010253)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-it-s-official-the-onion-has-more-integrity-than-the-washington-post/1010253 "2024-12-11T23:46:14Z")
And its new owner, Global Tetrahedron founder Jeff Lawson and Onion CEO Ben Collins have more integrity and balls than Jeff Bezos: Stranger --- ## [Crew question for an AC-130 gunship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-question-for-an-ac-130-gunship/1011511)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-question-for-an-ac-130-gunship/1011511 "2024-12-11T23:17:45Z")
I just saw a quick clip that showed the 3 primary weapons of the AC-130 Gunship. It included a 105mm Howitzer, which I was aware of, but seeing the footage made me wonder. Are those gunners airmen who ended up getting … --- ## [Why is there a T in "Antarctica"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-t-in-antarctica/1011381)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-t-in-antarctica/1011381 "2024-12-11T22:55:27Z")
We have the arctic. And we have a linguistic rule that says you can make something mean the the opposite by adding an “a” (or “an” if needed to account for an initial vowel/H sound) prefix: Social; asocial Hedonia; an… --- ## [Amazon delivery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-delivery/1011430)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-delivery/1011430 "2024-12-11T21:34:37Z")
What is going on when Amazon tells you a package is “out for delivery” and expected by 10 p.m. then a later notice tells you it will arrive 3 days hence. I only ordered it yesterday. The tracking info showed it moving t… --- ## [Chemin de Fer, free download for Macs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemin-de-fer-free-download-for-macs/1011371)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemin-de-fer-free-download-for-macs/1011371 "2024-12-11T20:26:34Z")
Yes, I’m watching Bond films. I’m trying to find a free download to play Chemin de Fer on my Mac. I find games on the Apple store, but they say ‘Not compatible with this device,’ and ‘Requires MacOS 11.0 or later and a… --- ## [The entire ‘Food Stamp’ program in its various forms is a subsidy to help farmers by keeping demand high](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-entire-food-stamp-program-in-its-various-forms-is-a-subsidy-to-help-farmers-by-keeping-demand-high/1011512)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-entire-food-stamp-program-in-its-various-forms-is-a-subsidy-to-help-farmers-by-keeping-demand-high/1011512 "2024-12-11T20:07:38Z")
Hope this is not off-topic. The entire ‘Food Stamp’ program in it’s various forms is a subsidy to help farmers by keeping demand high. You pay less for food because everybody’s tax dollars funds these programs. I suppose… --- ## [What is "life changing money"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-life-changing-money/1011445)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-life-changing-money/1011445 "2024-12-11T19:45:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from So if you worked at Mcdonald's , would you recognize the assassin?: I knew a woman on an actuarial chat site who lost her job, couldn’t make rent, and her car broke, so she couldn’t get t… --- ## [Patent question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patent-question/1010105)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patent-question/1010105 "2024-12-11T18:57:12Z")
From what I understand something cannot be patented if you have already sold one. I was wondering if you could charge a security deposit and loan it out for x period of time while waiting on your patent? --- ## [We have found the right dog boarders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-found-the-right-dog-boarders/1011455)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-found-the-right-dog-boarders/1011455 "2024-12-11T16:08:34Z")
Finding the right boarder for our dogs is very important; they cannot speak up when mistreated. We originally went to a very highly rated boarders They always charged extra for play time but we thought that was normal (… --- ## [Non-US Dopers: Is package theft a problem in your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-is-package-theft-a-problem-in-your-country/1011415)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-is-package-theft-a-problem-in-your-country/1011415 "2024-12-11T15:48:51Z")
I’m not sure how big package theft really is in the U.S. (the plural of anecdote is not data, after all), but YouTube sure loves showing me videos of package thieves getting their comeuppance. That, and this time of year… --- ## [Troubleshooting a new-ish Riding Mower engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubleshooting-a-new-ish-riding-mower-engine/1011360)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubleshooting-a-new-ish-riding-mower-engine/1011360 "2024-12-11T15:39:02Z")
Hi all, While this might not be the “best” place to ask these questions, I figured many of you would have practical experience that might help. Topic: one year old riding mower. Craftsman, 19.5 hp Kohler engine. Used… --- ## [Las Vegas judge gets attacked by defendant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-judge-gets-attacked-by-defendant/995571)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-judge-gets-attacked-by-defendant/995571 "2024-12-11T10:08:19Z")
I saw this on Law Talk With Mike’s stream today. Upon hearing the judge deny probation and is sending him to jail, he rushes the judge and goes full Superman over the bench. Either court security was out of position or … --- ## [What is the point of abolishing abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-abolishing-abortion/1006471)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 547\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-abolishing-abortion/1006471 "2024-09-17T22:01:38Z")
What is the extreme right’s reasoning behind abolishing abortion? And the subsequent stopping of contraception, and IVF (which doesn’t even fit in the same category, IMHO.) I’ve heard of the Project 2025 reasons of “hav… --- ## [Certificate for this site is invalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certificate-for-this-site-is-invalid/1011467)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/certificate-for-this-site-is-invalid/1011467 "2024-12-11T01:53:51Z")
Please correct. Thanks! --- ## [Web site redirects to unrelated site, but only on Chrome (Edge OK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-redirects-to-unrelated-site-but-only-on-chrome-edge-ok/1007809)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-redirects-to-unrelated-site-but-only-on-chrome-edge-ok/1007809 "2024-12-11T01:37:37Z")
I have a web site www.stringtheoryjazz.com that suddenly starting redirecting to www.shaadicreations.com a completely unknown (to me) site. I am working with my hosting company (GoDaddy) and when they tested it, it … --- ## [President Trump and President Grover Cleveland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trump-and-president-grover-cleveland/925012)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trump-and-president-grover-cleveland/925012 "2024-12-10T21:58:54Z")
I don’t know if it’s too early to bring this up now. But I feel compelled to do so for some reason, so bear with me. Joe Biden is our next president. Mr. Trump won’t be able to do anything about that ultimately. Agreed? … --- ## [Tools of need, not of design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-of-need-not-of-design/1003228)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-of-need-not-of-design/1003228 "2024-12-10T21:12:44Z")
I know…what the heck is he on about now? One of my most used tools around the house is a long-handled dandelion fork. But since my yard is now completely xeriscaped with decomposed granite everywhere, it got repurposed … --- ## [Why do police think those two photos are the same person (Thompson murder)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-think-those-two-photos-are-the-same-person-thompson-murder/1011312)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-think-those-two-photos-are-the-same-person-thompson-murder/1011312 "2024-12-10T21:08:54Z")
The news is plastered with one photo of a masked man with a backpack with light-colored straps, who could well be the killer, and another photo of a smiling guy (in Starbucks I think) in a coat that looks different to me… --- ## [Superman goes supersonic: What would people below him experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-goes-supersonic-what-would-people-below-him-experience/1011260)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-goes-supersonic-what-would-people-below-him-experience/1011260 "2024-12-10T18:52:19Z")
Let’s say Superman is standing in a crowd of people and suddenly flies straight up into the sky, as quickly as he can, reaching supersonic speed at an altitude of, say, 100 feet, as he flies straight up, high above Earth… --- ## [Advice for choosing a new washing machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-choosing-a-new-washing-machine/1011349)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-choosing-a-new-washing-machine/1011349 "2024-12-10T18:00:02Z")
My 28 year old Sears Kenmore washing machine is reaching the end of its life. It no longer reliably spins the clothes mostly-dry. (We re-run just the spin cycle a lot.) So i guess we need a new one. We relaxed the dryer … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=417&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=419&state=tracking)