# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=456&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 457 --- ## [Famous spoken guest voices in iconic songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-spoken-guest-voices-in-iconic-songs/1008585)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-spoken-guest-voices-in-iconic-songs/1008585 "2024-10-16T22:30:17Z")
A question for our knowledgeable pop music folks: what songs feature voice overs by famous people? Here are two examples: Meatloaf, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, has a voice over by Phil Rizzuto. Michael Jackson, Th… --- ## [Sports and birth date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-and-birth-date/1008859)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-and-birth-date/1008859 "2024-10-16T22:10:14Z")
I have read articles about how being born early in the year is an advantage when it comes to sport. The theory is that you gain an early advantage that compounds as you get older. But then I read another article about… --- ## [What kind of tape should I use to tape a blackout curtain to a wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-tape-should-i-use-to-tape-a-blackout-curtain-to-a-wall/1008775)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-tape-should-i-use-to-tape-a-blackout-curtain-to-a-wall/1008775 "2024-10-16T21:55:53Z")
I bought a blackout curtain to cover my bedroom window, and it came with velcro fasteners to attach it to the wall. The velcro sticky pads work well but I was thinking of also taping the perimeter of the curtain to the w… --- ## [The Hajj (Mecca)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hajj-mecca/1008718)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hajj-mecca/1008718 "2024-10-16T20:38:57Z")
An interesting live video from Mecca showing pilgrims doing one step of the Hajj (Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia). They seem to enter in an organized fashion, and then circle the black object (the “Holy Kaaba”) seven … --- ## [Why are certain jobs strict about overtime while others aren't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-certain-jobs-strict-about-overtime-while-others-arent/1002388)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-certain-jobs-strict-about-overtime-while-others-arent/1002388 "2024-10-16T17:55:07Z")
Even though overtime depends on business needs and staffing, it makes me wonder why certain jobs don’t offer or require overtime, since it may not be necessary, depending on the situation. For example: blue collar, ware… --- ## [Can dental records identify a corpse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dental-records-identify-a-corpse/1008767)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dental-records-identify-a-corpse/1008767 "2024-10-16T17:17:17Z")
In books and movies, we see a damaged body that can only be identified–or not–by a dental record. Does this happen in real life? I mean, is there some massive dental record data base that police/FBI can access? Even if t… --- ## [A genie gives you one wish, but you have to make it for someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genie-gives-you-one-wish-but-you-have-to-make-it-for-someone-else/1008813)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genie-gives-you-one-wish-but-you-have-to-make-it-for-someone-else/1008813 "2024-10-16T16:19:24Z")
Wow! You just found a genie lamp. Cool! You rub it and the genie pops out and tells you the deal: He’s a pretty straightforward genie. No evil genie shenanigans on his part, but he’s also not going to allow any shenanig… --- ## [Air Force experiments on temperature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-experiments-on-temperature/1008852)
**Author:** [@CanTak3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanTak3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-experiments-on-temperature/1008852 "2024-10-16T14:51:52Z")
I remember reading about this in the 1980s. I’m finding very little info on it though. Is it real? Who did it? How did they raise the temperature to this value? Or did the person just get in like a very hot sauna? I imag… --- ## [How did Facebook do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-facebook-do-this/1008865)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-facebook-do-this/1008865 "2024-10-16T14:12:35Z")
Here’s the situation. A youth sends an email to the Gmail account of a local youth group, asking for information. An adult leader from the group responds to the email, using the group’s Gmail account and provides informa… --- ## [Caddo Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caddo-lake/1008765)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caddo-lake/1008765 "2024-10-16T13:21:51Z")
New movie streaming on Max (i will admit a friend of mine is in it) produced by M Night Shyamalan but it was a very intriging movie. Not really scary but mind bending. --- ## [What non-violent ways do nations use to try to influence each other and bring each other down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-violent-ways-do-nations-use-to-try-to-influence-each-other-and-bring-each-other-down/1008819)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-violent-ways-do-nations-use-to-try-to-influence-each-other-and-bring-each-other-down/1008819 "2024-10-16T12:15:50Z")
The list of ways is endless, is there a book or website about this I could look at? I’m thinking of things like the following: Giving funds (legal and illegal) to politicians who support your agenda Flooding a nation … --- ## [Do I need a 110V to 100V converter to charge in Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-110v-to-100v-converter-to-charge-in-japan/1007233)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-110v-to-100v-converter-to-charge-in-japan/1007233 "2024-10-16T04:42:05Z")
In a Japanese hotel, using the correct plug converter (to unpolarized prongs, if necessary), do I also need a step-down voltage converter for these items? Samsung Galaxy S20 pnone Apple iPhone 13 Pro Perhaps an iPad Pe… --- ## [Aceplace57, what the fuck is wrong with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aceplace57-what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/720698)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 906\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aceplace57-what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/720698 "2024-10-16T03:37:28Z")
Maybe I’m overreacting a little, but your comments in the thread about Josh Duggar are absolutely disgusting: So apparently, Josh was just a young teen who was horny, not a predator! I mean, I guess he could have reso… --- ## [Council for German Orthography intends to make idiots out of Germans, tells them where they can stick it (the possessive apostrophe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/council-for-german-orthography-intends-to-make-idiots-out-of-germans-tells-them-where-they-can-stick-it-the-possessive-apostrophe/1008822)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/council-for-german-orthography-intends-to-make-idiots-out-of-germans-tells-them-where-they-can-stick-it-the-possessive-apostrophe/1008822 "2024-10-16T02:34:10Z")
Traditionally German doesn’t use an apostrophe when the possessive form of a word is indicated with an s. Its use is derided with the apellation Deppenapostroph, idiot’s apostrophe. One place it’s seen widespread use, si… --- ## [Is a Black Sun possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-black-sun-possible/1008783)
**Author:** [@DoctorPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorPurple)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-black-sun-possible/1008783 "2024-10-16T02:01:14Z")
In Dune 2 (2024), the planet Giedi Prime (home of House Harkonnen) features a “black sun”. The sun generates only shades of grey as its “colors”. Is such a black sun actually possible? If so, what element(s) would it be … --- ## [Is death bad for the person that dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-death-bad-for-the-person-that-dies/1003275)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-death-bad-for-the-person-that-dies/1003275 "2024-10-16T01:49:09Z")
I got into a debate with someone elsewhere about Antinatalism and the badness/evil of all life in the universe ceasing to exist. I think it would be obviously bad because I think sentient life is objectively intrinsicall… --- ## [So what all forms of tribalism are going on in the greater middle east](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-all-forms-of-tribalism-are-going-on-in-the-greater-middle-east/1008353)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-all-forms-of-tribalism-are-going-on-in-the-greater-middle-east/1008353 "2024-10-16T00:51:37Z")
The obvious one right now is Muslims vs Jews, which is a major one right now with the war in Israel. But there are a variety of other forms of tribalism. I’m trying to get a better grasp on what all infighting exists in … --- ## [Welcome back to Paragon City - how to play the revived City of Heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264)
**Author:** [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Replies:** 643\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-paragon-city-how-to-play-the-revived-city-of-heroes/834264 "2024-10-15T23:22:33Z")
Holy toledo, Batman! City of Heroes is back! The instructions for how to play are written here, in detail: https://score.savecoh.com/index.php/topic,950.0.html To create an account, first create a forum account for th… --- ## [Is it Fall in your neck of the woods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fall-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/1008827)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fall-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/1008827 "2024-10-15T23:02:06Z")
After living through 15 harsh winters in Northwest Montana I decided to spend the Fall and Winter months with my daughter and grandson in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My daughter is single, works full time, and could use some help r… --- ## [Cost of death penalty vs life imprisonment in different countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-death-penalty-vs-life-imprisonment-in-different-countries/1008571)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-death-penalty-vs-life-imprisonment-in-different-countries/1008571 "2024-10-15T22:19:16Z")
I was talking to someone on Reddit about the death penalty, and they kept bringing up that it costs more than just imprisoning someone for life. As far as I know that’s true - in the US. But also AFAIK that’s mostly beca… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-6/1008556)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-6/1008556 "2024-10-15T21:55:04Z")
Last week the Jags got their first win, justifying their status as favorites over the Colts. The Vikings hung on against the Jets in London to remain undefeated, and the Falcons won a wild OT game over the Bucs on TNF. … --- ## [What's the best TV these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-tv-these-days/1008834)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-tv-these-days/1008834 "2024-10-15T21:42:42Z")
In the vein of: 30 Rock Parks and Rec Brooklyn 99 The Good Place I miss being invested in those shows. --- ## [Heads of state's families killing each other in combat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-of-states-families-killing-each-other-in-combat/1008841)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-of-states-families-killing-each-other-in-combat/1008841 "2024-10-15T20:47:29Z")
So I recently fell down a “wikihole” about the 1976 Entebbe Raid, as you do. I learned that current Israeli PM Benjamin Netenyahu’s brother Yonatan led, and was killed in the raid, when Ugandan soldiers in the airport co… --- ## [Early 70's macabre tv show...night gallery? the sixth sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-macabre-tv-show-night-gallery-the-sixth-sense/1008487)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-macabre-tv-show-night-gallery-the-sixth-sense/1008487 "2024-10-15T19:25:38Z")
This was about 1970-1972 or so. I distinctly remember a show where a woman was terrorized by some animated creatures like scarecrows. Her solution was to light them on fire, and as one of them burned you could see the … --- ## [Are any fast foods getting better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-fast-foods-getting-better/1008472)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-fast-foods-getting-better/1008472 "2024-10-15T19:10:01Z")
Based loosely on the KFC thread where several posters have mentioned a decline in KFC quality, it led me to wonder, is any fast food getting better? IMO, McDonald’s has remained mostly consistent over the years with the… --- ## [Do you eat the skin of baked taters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-skin-of-baked-taters/1008478)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-skin-of-baked-taters/1008478 "2024-10-15T19:05:16Z")
There’s a clear divide between baked potato eaters. Those that eat the skin and those that only scoop out the starchy goodness inside. Which are you? :potato: poll --- ## [Focus on your strengths or work on your weaknesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-your-strengths-or-work-on-your-weaknesses/1008772)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/focus-on-your-strengths-or-work-on-your-weaknesses/1008772 "2024-10-15T18:10:18Z")
This comes out of the long lived weightlifting thread, where @Dr\_Paprika mentioned how he has never had any interest in running a marathon partly because it is so far removed from what he’s good at. My response, part jok… --- ## [Is Rifftrax as good as MST3K was back in the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rifftrax-as-good-as-mst3k-was-back-in-the-day/1008787)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rifftrax-as-good-as-mst3k-was-back-in-the-day/1008787 "2024-10-15T17:06:04Z")
I remember watching the episodes on Saturdays instead of cartoons. Nowadays you can catch them on Prime, alongside a newer show called Rifftrax that does about the same idea. I’ve only seen one or two-are they as funny?… --- ## [(Old) What's the winter forecast in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-whats-the-winter-forecast-in-the-mmp/1008532 "2024-10-15T14:31:59Z")
Is it too early for the weather guessers to tell us what’s in store for this winter? Have you heard anything for your area? Do share! Farmer’s Almanac says our area will be mild and snowy. Rah. --- ## [Reusing, recycling ideas that work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reusing-recycling-ideas-that-work/1008536)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reusing-recycling-ideas-that-work/1008536 "2024-10-15T13:46:05Z")
I like the theory and practice of taking stuff I might ordinarily throw out and finding a use for it. For example, I might make a watering can out of an empty detergent jug–just poke a few holes in the top and voila. Jus… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=455&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=457&state=tracking)