# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=428 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 429 --- ## [Adult children who turn away from religious-type beliefs of their families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-children-who-turn-away-from-religious-type-beliefs-of-their-families/1010164)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-children-who-turn-away-from-religious-type-beliefs-of-their-families/1010164 "2024-11-25T18:21:45Z")
Sounds to me as if you are dealing with a classic case of late adolescent rebellion? If so, it is likely that nothing you do will improve matters, and may even be counterproductive. Where is this new attitude coming fr… --- ## [Back to the Future - How is "Great Scott!" dubbed in other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-how-is-great-scott-dubbed-in-other-languages/1010658)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-how-is-great-scott-dubbed-in-other-languages/1010658 "2024-11-25T18:09:38Z")
How is Doc Brown’s catchphrase “Great Scott!” rendered in other languages? And if the foreign langauge version was translated literally word for word back into English what would it become? For example, if the Spanish… --- ## [Spanish Court: Croquette-eater was unlawfully fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-court-croquette-eater-was-unlawfully-fired/1010716)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-court-croquette-eater-was-unlawfully-fired/1010716 "2024-11-25T17:36:50Z")
To give more information on this weird story, an employee in a supermarket was fired for eating a croquette. The Court found that this was common practice if the food was not going to be sold the next day. I’m just happy… --- ## [Ophelia's nest egg in Trading Places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ophelias-nest-egg-in-trading-places/1010722)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ophelias-nest-egg-in-trading-places/1010722 "2024-11-25T15:59:48Z")
Trading Places is one of my favorite movies of all time and it is even a little bit of a Christmassy movie. My question is not about the climactic scene at the end involving orange juice-- that is covered in plenty of p… --- ## [How to get better reception on portable FM radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-better-reception-on-portable-fm-radio/1010712)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-better-reception-on-portable-fm-radio/1010712 "2024-11-25T14:55:47Z")
I have a portable FM radio that gets less-than-perfect reception in a particular residence. Don’t know if it’s the building itself, or the location in town relative to the broadcast antenna, but I’d like to see if I can… --- ## [How does (did) job assignment/placement happen in Communist countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-did-job-assignment-placement-happen-in-communist-countries/690945)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-did-job-assignment-placement-happen-in-communist-countries/690945 "2024-11-25T14:12:06Z")
It’s generally considered common wisdom in the US that one of the features of life in places like the USSR and East Germany was that you were pretty much guaranteed a job, with the corresponding meager, but good enough t… --- ## [Dog Illness - Opinions Needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-illness-opinions-needed/1010618)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-illness-opinions-needed/1010618 "2024-11-25T13:48:38Z")
So, the other tech I work with has a dog that is 6 months old. The dog has had its shots and whatever other services are routinely done for dogs by vets. The dog was a normal pup, energetic, happy, playful, etc. Sudde… --- ## [Universe 25 mouse social experiment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-25-mouse-social-experiment/988492)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universe-25-mouse-social-experiment/988492 "2024-11-25T13:37:09Z")
I was reading a little bit about a social experiment a scientist did with some mice. I find it hard to believe that he reported on it accurately. He provided them with an ideal environment and at the beginning of the exp… --- ## [Formula for #Days Julian Calendar Falls Behind Gregorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-for-days-julian-calendar-falls-behind-gregorian/1010726)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-for-days-julian-calendar-falls-behind-gregorian/1010726 "2024-11-25T13:35:23Z")
Fell down a bit of a rabbit hole, starting with reading this site and deciding to amuse myself by implementing a Gregorian-to-Roman conversion field in FileMaker. The bit that ended up being the most difficult to implem… --- ## [In Europe, how do you tell the difference between "far right" and "mainstream right"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741 "2024-11-25T11:46:13Z")
Also, how do you tell the difference between “far left” and “mainstream left”? --- ## [Can you get in trouble for threatening to shoot someone who's threatening you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-in-trouble-for-threatening-to-shoot-someone-whos-threatening-you/1010118)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-in-trouble-for-threatening-to-shoot-someone-whos-threatening-you/1010118 "2024-11-25T11:17:55Z")
I imagine YMMV depending on the state. Some YouTube Drama, a YouTuber I’ll call Able is threatening to go to another YouTuber I’ll call Bravo’s house (which is in another state) and Able is being vague about what they’l… --- ## [Yet another black hole question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-black-hole-question/1010627)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-black-hole-question/1010627 "2024-11-25T07:49:08Z")
Once something has fallen past a black hole’s event horizon, is it that nothing inside can get outside the horizon again, or is it that nothing can move away from the singularity even momentarily? I thought I had read re… --- ## [Speaking of the ancient pharaohs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-the-ancient-pharaohs/1010484)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-the-ancient-pharaohs/1010484 "2024-11-25T04:05:47Z")
How do we know how they pronounced their names? Where do we get “Tutankhamen” or “Ramses” from the writings they left? --- ## [Math history--was calculus was invented before the concept of taking an average?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-history-was-calculus-was-invented-before-the-concept-of-taking-an-average/1010671)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-history-was-calculus-was-invented-before-the-concept-of-taking-an-average/1010671 "2024-11-25T01:21:06Z")
Neal DeGrasse Tyson says so. In a political panel show (Bill Maher), they were discussing polls and statistics about the election. Neal DeGrasse Tyson said that human beings have trouble understanding statistics, and t… --- ## [What version of the twilight zone do you like best and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-version-of-the-twilight-zone-do-you-like-best-and-why/1010625)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-version-of-the-twilight-zone-do-you-like-best-and-why/1010625 "2024-11-25T00:11:21Z")
So, IMO there are 5 different versions of the twilight zone TV series The original 60s version The 1980s remake The 2002 remake The Jordan Peele 2020 remake The TV show night gallery. This one isn’t techni… --- ## [Adobe killed my Photoshop Elements, insists I upgrade. Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-killed-my-photoshop-elements-insists-i-upgrade-grrr/1007722)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-killed-my-photoshop-elements-insists-i-upgrade-grrr/1007722 "2024-11-24T23:40:19Z")
I’ve been using Photoshop Elements for a long time, first Elements 8 and since 2016, Elements 14. I know, I know, it’s not as good as real Photoshop or Lightroom or any number of other programs. But it does what I need … --- ## [Speculation About Republican Party Political Officers placed in U.S military and naval units](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-republican-party-political-officers-placed-in-u-s-military-and-naval-units/1010728)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-republican-party-political-officers-placed-in-u-s-military-and-naval-units/1010728 "2024-11-24T21:59:53Z")
As Trump seems to want to politicize the military, does anyone see him wanting to place Republican Party Political Officers in military units (much in the same way that Stalin placed political officers in the Soviet mili… --- ## [Calendar / Organiser App Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-organiser-app-recommendations/1009595 "2024-11-24T20:32:00Z")
Hi. I’m looking for a calendar / organiser app that can display events horizontally across days so I can easily see where crossovers occur (see example below). I currently use my own solution using MacOS Numbers but I’m … --- ## [Why does Windows get insomia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-windows-get-insomia/941692)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-windows-get-insomia/941692 "2024-11-24T19:52:18Z")
Meaning it forgets how to go to sleep automatically. I mean, every single Windows system I’ve owned for like 20 years has been like this. You set it to Sleep automatically after so many hours, and that’ll work for a few … --- ## [Drone recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-recommendations/979314)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-recommendations/979314 "2024-11-24T18:26:36Z")
My wife enjoys archaeology shows. These shows feature drone footage. She said something like, ‘You should get me a drone for Christmas. That way I could see things without having to go there.’ (I assume she means she… --- ## [Battlebots '25 and change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-25-and-change/1010546)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlebots-25-and-change/1010546 "2024-11-24T17:46:39Z")
'20 and 21 — '22 — '23 I can’t begin to tell you how much my interest in reality TV goes in the tank whenever Battlebots isn’t around. Right now I’m watching The Summit, which is looking like a Survivor retread crossed … --- ## [Grid batteries -- why 4 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-batteries-why-4-hours/1010707)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-batteries-why-4-hours/1010707 "2024-11-24T15:22:53Z")
Whenever grid batteries are discussed, it seems that one of their problems is that they’re only good for about four hours. And as a result, the typical installation has 4 hours worth of total energy when discharged at th… --- ## [Question about British regional accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-british-regional-accents/1010481)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-british-regional-accents/1010481 "2024-11-24T14:58:39Z")
Inspired by the “Britishisms” thread, of course. There’s a film I love called Riff Raff. Unfortunately, I don’t own it on DVD or Blu-Ray, because I have not yet found an edition with subtitles. Not even digital subtitle… --- ## [U.S. Army vs National Guard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-army-vs-national-guard/1010563)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-army-vs-national-guard/1010563 "2024-11-24T01:53:14Z")
This occurred to me while I was awake in the wee hours. Suppose Trump follows through with his intention to send military troops into major cities to round up aliens, and a state governor takes exception to this and call… --- ## [The "bumpkin doesn't know which fork to use" cliche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bumpkin-doesnt-know-which-fork-to-use-cliche/925362)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bumpkin-doesnt-know-which-fork-to-use-cliche/925362 "2024-11-24T00:59:18Z")
(This one is a little GQ and a little IMHO, so I’m going here.) JD Vance’s claptrap memoir Hillbilly Elegy has been made into a movie, which has renewed discussion about it among my mostly Appalachian circle. If you’re … --- ## [Does anyone remember this ancient thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-ancient-thread/1010680)
**Author:** [@Toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toaster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-ancient-thread/1010680 "2024-11-24T00:07:24Z")
It had a Doper with their outdoor Christmas display, and their Santa would go Ho Ho Ho! but it was low on batteries and went something like, Heeewooooooorah. Sorry, that’s all I’ve got! --- ## [The Illuminati present the Willy Wonka Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illuminati-present-the-willy-wonka-experience/998288 "2024-11-23T23:20:43Z")
So some guys rent a warehouse, build a couple of half-ass props, hire a few actors, AI-generate some promo pictures and a script and charge people $45 to experience it. I’ve seen it compared to an episode of Always Sunny… --- ## [A very lucky weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-lucky-weekend/1010685)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-lucky-weekend/1010685 "2024-11-23T22:59:39Z")
TL;DR This is a somewhat long tale and it happened a long time ago (winter of 1956-57; either Dec. or Jan., I don’t recall). I had met my first serious girlfriend, Elaine. She was from Scranton and had come to Philly … --- ## [Great uncle or Grand uncle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-uncle-or-grand-uncle/1009081)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-uncle-or-grand-uncle/1009081 "2024-11-23T21:40:07Z")
The wiki on uncle includes a chart that says that your grandparents brother is your Granduncle although some may be referred to as great uncles. I don’t believe I’ve ever heard the term Granduncle or Grandaunt for that m… --- ## [People in TV/Movies/Books/etc who were bad at their jobs. (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-tv-movies-books-etc-who-were-bad-at-their-jobs-spoilers/831094)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-tv-movies-books-etc-who-were-bad-at-their-jobs-spoilers/831094 "2024-11-23T21:37:20Z")
And I don’t mean “comically bad” (Barney Fife) or “used as a gag” bad (Ron Swanson/George Constanza), but people who were just inept at their jobs. (Spoiler boxes on relatively recent works, please. Say… 5 years?) To m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=429)