# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=449&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 450 --- ## [How can anyone fall for this spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-fall-for-this-spam/1009020)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-fall-for-this-spam/1009020 "2024-10-28T02:55:03Z")
Got this in my spam box the other day How do we disect this… First of all, do you live in Missouri or Maryland? Second, does anyone in the US put their apartment specifications in with their address? Plus, a 4 bath … --- ## [Funny Headlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-headlines/953537 "2024-10-28T00:55:54Z")
Spiders Are So Scary That They Actually Scare Other Spiders, Scientists Find Link Got any to share? --- ## [Is rawdogging it bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rawdogging-it-bad-for-you/1006579)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rawdogging-it-bad-for-you/1006579 "2024-10-28T00:42:47Z")
Some “health experts” are claiming that sitting doing nothing for a few hours is bad for your health, but it doesn’t seem that outrageous a practice to me. Some people simply call that “meditating”, or “Saturday”. Wha… --- ## [Mild rant, could get worse, the mailman lied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-rant-could-get-worse-the-mailman-lied/1008976)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-rant-could-get-worse-the-mailman-lied/1008976 "2024-10-27T23:50:06Z")
I live in a coop building. Basically like an apartment setup, but we own our residences. Our building seems to be last in the line for mail delivery. Getting it before 5:00PM is early, 6:00 is average, and sometimes i… --- ## [The changes to Medicare don’t help me at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-changes-to-medicare-don-t-help-me-at-all/1009209)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-changes-to-medicare-don-t-help-me-at-all/1009209 "2024-10-27T20:32:57Z")
Medicare and Advantage Plan providers are touting the “big” change to Medicare in 2025, closing a supposed donut hole as related to the cost of prescription drugs. This and other changes are suppose to save us old folks … --- ## [Price of Eggs as Politicized Inflation Indicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-eggs-as-politicized-inflation-indicator/1009285)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-eggs-as-politicized-inflation-indicator/1009285 "2024-10-27T20:29:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is the New York Times Pro-Trump?: This web page from an egg producer is dated April 17, 2019: Sauder’s Eggs I can state for a fact that I am not a discerning connoisseur :grin: But th… --- ## [Advice on shopping for dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-shopping-for-dice/1009180)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-shopping-for-dice/1009180 "2024-10-27T20:25:35Z")
My buddy wanted a 20 sided with "Fuck you " on the 20 and “fuck me” on the 1 face. I could not find that, but on Amazon I found a single D20 with “fuck” on the 1 face. I assume we all know what the singular of “dice” i… --- ## [Why only one Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-one-trump/1009213)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-only-one-trump/1009213 "2024-10-27T19:14:46Z")
Why out of 45 Presidents, has there only been one who tried to take over the government after he was defeated in an election? --- ## [Another apparent bug: \[en.theme\_translations.6.replies\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-apparent-bug-en-theme-translations-6-replies/1009299)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-apparent-bug-en-theme-translations-6-replies/1009299 "2024-10-27T19:05:49Z")
I’m seeing \[en.theme\_translations.6.replies\] and \[en.theme\_translations.6.last-post\] to the right of Topic in the heading bar at the top of a forum, and at the bottom of threads next to Suggested and Related. This just … --- ## [Fictional examples of "punished for succeeding"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-examples-of-punished-for-succeeding/1009001)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-examples-of-punished-for-succeeding/1009001 "2024-10-27T18:50:00Z")
Someone works out a better way of doing something, only to discover that everyone invested in the status quo is either uninterested or actually actively opposed to any innovation that will overturn the apple cart. Or som… --- ## [Is there any value to political rallies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-value-to-political-rallies/1009084)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-value-to-political-rallies/1009084 "2024-10-27T18:08:27Z")
With the election moving into its final days I have seen some videos of the candidates at political rallies and it made me wonder…why? It seems like the epitome of preaching to the choir. They pack a stadium or whateve… --- ## [What is the point/objective of political rallies in the 21st Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-objective-of-political-rallies-in-the-21st-century/1009298)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-objective-of-political-rallies-in-the-21st-century/1009298 "2024-10-27T15:09:52Z")
I’ve felt this way for as long as I can remember but this presidential cycle I feel it even more strongly. I’m sure prior to the days of instant video communication they served a purpose in that they rounded up rural vo… --- ## [R.I.P. Luis Tiant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-luis-tiant/1008587)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-luis-tiant/1008587 "2024-10-27T15:03:04Z")
Luis Tiant has died at the age of 83: He wasn’t the greatest pitcher of his era, but he was one of the most interesting. It seemed like he never used the same motion twice in a row. He was a master at disrupting the b… --- ## [Cooking With Tequila](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-tequila/1009234)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-tequila/1009234 "2024-10-27T14:49:45Z")
I am looking for suggestions and your recipes(family, abuela’s, secret whatever) for dishes incorporating tequila. I’ve looked at several different recipe websites and they all have variations on the same damn recipe of… --- ## [What is the name of this movie . . .?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/1009280)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-movie/1009280 "2024-10-27T14:17:25Z")
Spoilers ahead I am trying to remember the name of a foreign film that I saw about four or five years ago (and I’m pretty sure it was released around that time). \*It is an Eastern European film, probably either Russian… --- ## [Have I Learned Nothing from Horror Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-learned-nothing-from-horror-movies/1009015)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-learned-nothing-from-horror-movies/1009015 "2024-10-27T12:07:14Z")
A few days ago, I was walking towards the elevator, and its doors opened while I was still about 8 feet away. I fully expected someone to step out of it, but nope, it was empty. So, I did the obvious thing, walk right in… --- ## [Can you refuse parole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-refuse-parole/476269)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-refuse-parole/476269 "2024-10-27T05:14:55Z")
Let us say that you go to prison. Doesn’t matter how long. You have a shot at parole. Let’s say that you just plain don’t mind prison. Maybe it’s not a max facility, maybe you just don’t care. Let’s say that you decide y… --- ## [Explain this polling to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-polling-to-me/1009241)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-polling-to-me/1009241 "2024-10-27T04:00:14Z")
Most recent Gallup has Americans split Democrat/Republican/Independent as 30%/30%/40% approximately. But when asked which way they lean it is 49% Republican and 42% Democratic. I don’t get how the Republican Party has … --- ## [Any "I was doing it the hard way" stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-i-was-doing-it-the-hard-way-stories/1004335)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-i-was-doing-it-the-hard-way-stories/1004335 "2024-10-27T03:19:30Z")
You might have seen the Laural & Hardy film “The Music Box” where they were movers trying to haul a piano up a long flight of stairs to a house at the top of a hill. The kicker near the end was that there was a driveway … --- ## [So which member of the SMDB staff wrote the code for Discourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-member-of-the-smdb-staff-wrote-the-code-for-discourse/1009277)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-member-of-the-smdb-staff-wrote-the-code-for-discourse/1009277 "2024-10-27T00:32:18Z")
Engineer\_comp\_geek just gave someone a warning about “attacking the staff” to someone criticizing a feature of Discourse. So which one of you staff members was it? --- ## [Breaking news. Iran launches missile attack against Israel: 2024-10-01](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-iran-launches-missile-attack-against-israel-2024-10-01/1008344)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-iran-launches-missile-attack-against-israel-2024-10-01/1008344 "2024-10-27T00:28:56Z")
Don’t know much right now. Apparently it’s much more massive than the April attacks and is only using ballistic missile as Israel was able to shoot down the drones they tried. Hope Israeli dopers are safe. --- ## [Ohh lord of Castle of White... WTF are you doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-lord-of-castle-of-white-wtf-are-you-doing/1008853)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-lord-of-castle-of-white-wtf-are-you-doing/1008853 "2024-10-26T23:32:45Z")
I don’t think I have been to a White Castle in 15 maybe 20 years. There is one near my house, but it is tucked in an awkward place that I never actually go down. But today there was an accident on the street that forced… --- ## [Why was a thread deleted? {Cornfielded as Sock Op}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-a-thread-deleted-cornfielded-as-sock-op/1009207)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-a-thread-deleted-cornfielded-as-sock-op/1009207 "2024-10-26T21:22:03Z")
See subject line. The subject matter was a little offbeat, but I didn’t see anything that clearly deserved cornfielding. --- ## [Libby app for borrowing ebooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libby-app-for-borrowing-ebooks/1009226)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libby-app-for-borrowing-ebooks/1009226 "2024-10-26T19:36:44Z")
Up to now, I have used “Libby by OverDrive” through my public library to borrow books. It has its shortcomings (you can’t dictate sort order, and you can’t just jump to any random place in the list to start browsing) but… --- ## [What's happening in this water electrolysis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-this-water-electrolysis/1009176)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-this-water-electrolysis/1009176 "2024-10-26T19:13:08Z")
My science teacher friend says the blackened test tube is getting the least gas, which would mean it’s the oxygen side. This invalidates my guess and theory, so I’m asking here. Why is the tube getting black at the top? … --- ## [Dorothy's Home for Decrepit Dogs has Just Gotten Crustier (this was not part of the plan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorothys-home-for-decrepit-dogs-has-just-gotten-crustier-this-was-not-part-of-the-plan/1008507)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorothys-home-for-decrepit-dogs-has-just-gotten-crustier-this-was-not-part-of-the-plan/1008507 "2024-10-26T18:37:51Z")
Since my elderly dog died in December, I’ve taken a series of foster dogs and cats. I wasn’t ready to commit to another “keeper” and wasn’t sure I would ever want one again. My last fosters went home on Tuesday and, as … --- ## [You know what we need? A "where was that thread/post" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-a-where-was-that-thread-post-thread/1009257 "2024-10-26T18:06:57Z")
Have you ever read a thread or post, then later tried to go back and look for it but you can’t remember where it was and can’t find it? It happens to me a lot, especially when you have dozens of DJT\* threads in both P&E … --- ## [Can I make use of old Social Security information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-use-of-old-social-security-information/1009039)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-use-of-old-social-security-information/1009039 "2024-10-26T17:25:01Z")
I’ve found the social security numbers of many relatives, dead for decades, and I wonder if I can use these numbers to find out information about them, where they worked, their job descriptions, what they were paid, wh… --- ## [The sound of sneezing in English and other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sound-of-sneezing-in-english-and-other-languages/1009064)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sound-of-sneezing-in-english-and-other-languages/1009064 "2024-10-26T16:40:34Z")
My three languages are German, English and French (only rather badly). In colloquial speech and also in stories, the sound of a sneeze in German is usually rendered as “Hatschi!” and in French as “Atchoum!”. But I can’t … --- ## [Instacart scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-scam/1009217)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instacart-scam/1009217 "2024-10-26T15:29:26Z")
I’ve been using Instacart for grocery shopping pretty extensively since the pandemic started and have been mostly happy with their service. But a couple of days ago something happened that makes me question their integri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=448&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=450&state=muted)