# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=453 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 454 --- ## [What happened to $15-20 Uber Eats promotions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-15-20-uber-eats-promotions/1008993)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-15-20-uber-eats-promotions/1008993 "2024-10-20T20:14:53Z")
For the last few years, up until March 2024 or so, Uber Eats offered $15 to $20 off promotional discounts (provided you spend at least $25) but lately the highest coupon I’ve seen is $5 off. Has your experience been the… --- ## [Both sides: Trump and Harris are \*Both\* Anti-trade according to US Chamber of Commerce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-sides-trump-and-harris-are-both-anti-trade-according-to-us-chamber-of-commerce/1008640)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-sides-trump-and-harris-are-both-anti-trade-according-to-us-chamber-of-commerce/1008640 "2024-10-20T19:54:38Z")
From the annals of both-sidesism, the Chamber of Commerce says, “We have two presidential candidates who are anti-trade.” Not quite and not really. Bloomberg: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/10/10/trump-harri… --- ## [Please recommend a really nice champagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-really-nice-champagne/1001167)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-really-nice-champagne/1001167 "2024-10-20T19:19:51Z")
Please recommend a really nice champagne – or sparkling wine, since we don’t believe that the best necessarily comes from France. Mr. Middon and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary this summer, and want to mark t… --- ## [Is what Kaspersky AV did legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-kaspersky-av-did-legal/1008995)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-kaspersky-av-did-legal/1008995 "2024-10-20T17:58:03Z")
Not in IMHO since it’s not going to court and the situation is resolved. I get a charge on my card and CapOne (awesome btw) declined it as fraudulent. Investigating, here’s what happened. Kaspersky, due to its ties wi… --- ## [The exploding pagers, new information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exploding-pagers-new-information/1008882)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exploding-pagers-new-information/1008882 "2024-10-20T16:56:32Z")
The original thread on the exploding pagers is closed, but enough new details on their construction has come out to warrant an update. The battery pack for the pager contained a thin 6 gram sheet of PETN along with a st… --- ## [Is g-factor affected by the Flynn effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-g-factor-affected-by-the-flynn-effect/1008999)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-g-factor-affected-by-the-flynn-effect/1008999 "2024-10-20T16:46:07Z")
The Flynn effect is the substantial and long-sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence test scores that were measured in many parts of the world over the 20th century, named after researcher James… --- ## [When did the American Empire begin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-american-empire-begin/1008724)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-american-empire-begin/1008724 "2024-10-20T12:58:33Z")
I’m reading Peter Cooper’s Fall of Civilizations. He gives starting and ending points for each, usually when a major kind was enthroned. Ex.: Khmer 802-1431. That got me to wondering what date a future historian would g… --- ## [Exactly what can Biden do in Gaza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-can-biden-do-in-gaza/1008566)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-can-biden-do-in-gaza/1008566 "2024-10-20T12:43:08Z")
Okay, it seems there are some voters that are angry that Biden has not done enough for Gaza, and maybe some are gonna vote Green, whose candidate says the same. Now, clearly the US has sent aid, and Biden has tried very… --- ## [What exempted Bob Dylan from military service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exempted-bob-dylan-from-military-service/406631)
**Author:** [@tchiphead2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tchiphead2)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exempted-bob-dylan-from-military-service/406631 "2024-10-20T05:34:14Z")
That’s my question. It seems that Dylan was the right age for the draft and I wondered how he got out of serving in the military? Thank for you finding out. Thom --- ## [Name that song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985 "2024-10-20T03:22:04Z")
Again. This should be easy for rock music fans of a certain age. It starts out with a strong bass line and quick tempo. At some point in the song someone is wailing “oh-oh-ohoh-ohoh-etc”. There may be a line about climbi… --- ## [What is this tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-tune/1007564)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-tune/1007564 "2024-10-20T02:54:07Z")
This was played by the Late Show Band at their first break on the Thursday show. So as they cut to commercial I only heard a few seconds of it. I think it’s a jazz cross-over like Grazing in the Grass, something from the… --- ## [Sleeping at O'Hare Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-at-ohare-airport/1008799 "2024-10-20T02:23:14Z")
Background: For Christmas I’ll be flying to my parent’s place in LaCrosse, WI. Currently the only airline that serves LaCrosse is American, and quite frankly their schedule sucks (Please, Delta, bring back flights from… --- ## [Air vs. water temperature, and how it feels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-vs-water-temperature-and-how-it-feels/1008922)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-vs-water-temperature-and-how-it-feels/1008922 "2024-10-20T01:15:19Z")
Riddle me this. The air temperature is 75 degrees, I get into the pool and feel chilly. After 5 minutes or so I feel comfortable in the water but those first 5 minutes are pretty bracing. The water temperature is 85 d… --- ## [Logitech M705 Mouse Mode Shift Button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-m705-mouse-mode-shift-button/1008673)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logitech-m705-mouse-mode-shift-button/1008673 "2024-10-20T00:22:23Z")
I have a Logitech M705 wireless mouse. There’s a button below the scroll wheel that allows you to switch between smooth scrolling and line-by-line scrolling. A week or so ago, the switch button stopped working. The mouse… --- ## [Building a chicken sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-chicken-sauce/1008918)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-chicken-sauce/1008918 "2024-10-19T23:59:03Z")
Not sure if a moment of inspiration or desperation but I thought of a recipe to serve over rice and I look to y’all for possible pitfalls or ways to improve it. It is inspired by the sauce for steak diane. Cube the chi… --- ## [Classic animated specials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-animated-specials/1008679)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-animated-specials/1008679 "2024-10-19T22:16:54Z")
How did I miss this in 1990? And how did it not win the war on drugs? If Alf, The Muppet Babies, and Slimer can’t convince teenagers not to do the marijuana, what hope is there for the future? (And if you … --- ## [Degree or Kind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/degree-or-kind/1008722)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/degree-or-kind/1008722 "2024-10-19T21:44:03Z")
I’m in the minority here, perhaps a minority of one or two, but I find Trump, Trumpism, MAGA, and all that truly reprehensible shit, label it as you will, to differ from the standard GOP line of BS that I grew up oppress… --- ## ["Do they speak English in What?" - Pulp Fiction, 30 years old today (10/14/1994 - 10/14/2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-speak-english-in-what-pulp-fiction-30-years-old-today-10-14-1994-10-14-2024/1008798)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-speak-english-in-what-pulp-fiction-30-years-old-today-10-14-1994-10-14-2024/1008798 "2024-10-19T19:34:16Z")
One of many great lines I could have used for the title, Pulp Fiction is the film… for me and, I assume, for a lot of us… where there was a “before” and “after” in how one saw and approached movies. So much has been sai… --- ## [What's the most degenerate thing you've done within the last month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-degenerate-thing-youve-done-within-the-last-month/1008551)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-degenerate-thing-youve-done-within-the-last-month/1008551 "2024-10-19T17:55:15Z")
Me? Not so much what I done, it is what I didn’t do! I didn’t do any laundry. I’ve been too busy gambling, partying, and playing video games! Any down time I had, I was too exhausted to do laundry. No, I didn’t wear a b… --- ## [The Woman Factor in the Clinton Loss, and Possible Harris Win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woman-factor-in-the-clinton-loss-and-possible-harris-win/1005829)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woman-factor-in-the-clinton-loss-and-possible-harris-win/1005829 "2024-10-19T14:45:19Z")
I have always thought that Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 because she was a woman. There were too many people unwilling to vote for a woman then, pretty much no matter who it was. Many more unable to overcome their persona… --- ## [What is the key-like object my wife just found? Picture inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-key-like-object-my-wife-just-found-picture-inside/1008892)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-key-like-object-my-wife-just-found-picture-inside/1008892 "2024-10-19T13:28:43Z")
This. About the same length as a house key, possibly a bit longer. --- ## [How can brainwashing be explained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-brainwashing-be-explained/176740)
**Author:** [@Kriss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kriss)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-brainwashing-be-explained/176740 "2024-10-19T12:37:45Z")
What is the psychology behind it? Dont we all have freedom of will to choose? How can we be brainwashed into something if we dont believe it? Can someone explain brainwashing to me? Isnt it similar to the withcraft trial… --- ## [How is space expanding? Which of these two analogies is more correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-space-expanding-which-of-these-two-analogies-is-more-correct/1008848)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-space-expanding-which-of-these-two-analogies-is-more-correct/1008848 "2024-10-19T12:20:55Z")
Inspired by the thread about the speed of light. This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, and I’ve come up with my own analogy as an alternative to the classic “stretched out rubber sheet”. The classic… --- ## [There is something out there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-something-out-there/1008889)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-something-out-there/1008889 "2024-10-19T11:27:16Z")
My Wife and I have two ~60 pound border collie mixes. I walk them during the week. My Wife does weekends. Both dogs healthy and energetic. We do live remote. When I walk the dogs, I always have them wait on the thresho… --- ## [Ask the Generic Person Anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-generic-person-anything/1008836 "2024-10-19T11:21:57Z")
Inspired by Czarcasm, who asked “I don’t think we have ever had a generic “Ask The Generic Person” thread, have we?”. As a generic person, feel free to ask me generic questions. I may chime in with a generic answer but p… --- ## [Possible good comet coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-good-comet-coming/1007410)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-good-comet-coming/1007410 "2024-10-19T06:59:13Z")
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may become a naked-eye object soon. Best viewing is likely to be the 2nd week in October, when it will be an evening object, hopefully visible just after sunset, close to the sun: --- ## [Pouf! It's gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouf-its-gone/1008967)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pouf-its-gone/1008967 "2024-10-19T04:55:24Z")
Poof. Pouf? Whichever. I keep loosing them. You know those net things. Pretty colors. You get great suds. Most any soap. I have a new grapefruit scented body wash. So great smelling. Makes you drool…oh well, I digress. … --- ## [I am losing my mind with Citi Bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-losing-my-mind-with-citi-bank/1008912)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-losing-my-mind-with-citi-bank/1008912 "2024-10-19T01:50:18Z")
If anyone has any ideas I’m all ears. The Citi Cards website has been down for two days. My bill will be due in a couple of days. I am leaving for Europe in a few hours, and I need to get this bill paid. I simply cann… --- ## [How much light do my herbs need indoors in the winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-light-do-my-herbs-need-indoors-in-the-winter/1008875)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-light-do-my-herbs-need-indoors-in-the-winter/1008875 "2024-10-18T22:45:24Z")
Using “herbs” in the normal sense of the work- hot peppers, mint, lavender, etc. The past couple of years I’ve used a 150 watt 5000K induction lamp with disappointing results. Everything but the peppers died out and the … --- ## [Why are most jobs 9-5 (Monday thru Friday) rather than other hours/days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-jobs-9-5-monday-thru-friday-rather-than-other-hours-days/1008641)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-jobs-9-5-monday-thru-friday-rather-than-other-hours-days/1008641 "2024-10-18T21:17:31Z")
Even though 2nd & 3rd shift hours, along with weekend availability, could work for most jobs, it’s rare to see offices and doctors/specialists open after 5 pm or during the weekends. IMO, I don’t see an issue if some bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=454)