# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=463 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 464 --- ## [Well here we go again. Jill Stein for Spoiler 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-here-we-go-again-jill-stein-for-spoiler-2024/993220)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-here-we-go-again-jill-stein-for-spoiler-2024/993220 "2024-10-07T02:02:07Z")
Jill Stein launches long-shot Green Party presidential campaign | AP News Seven years ago someone said (and I’m extensively paraphrasing here), that the choice between Trump and Clinton was like that between a sandwich … --- ## [Singing-mezzo soprano? Alto? Contralto? Key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-mezzo-soprano-alto-contralto-key/1008267)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-mezzo-soprano-alto-contralto-key/1008267 "2024-10-06T23:35:06Z")
So I’ve always loved singing. Unfortunately I generally can’t, which is to say I can fake it and sound like I can sing for a little teeny snippets of songs but somewhere along the way I lose it and it sounds terrible. B… --- ## [Let's improve family cocktail recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-improve-family-cocktail-recipes/1008504)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-improve-family-cocktail-recipes/1008504 "2024-10-06T23:15:22Z")
I’ll start with a highball my grandfather used to mix: 1 jigger Jacquin’s Apricot Brandy 1 jigger Imperial whiskey Top with Canada Dry over ice in a highball glass My improvement: 1 jigger Rothman & Winter Orchard A… --- ## [Why are American flags on clothing so popular nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-american-flags-on-clothing-so-popular-nowadays/1008246)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-american-flags-on-clothing-so-popular-nowadays/1008246 "2024-10-06T22:48:54Z")
Or maybe I’m just noticing them, but it seems like I’m seeing them on car decals, hats, shirts, etc more and more often. Is it just a passing fashion trend? --- ## [Why is reporting a crime "snitching"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-reporting-a-crime-snitching/1008431)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-reporting-a-crime-snitching/1008431 "2024-10-06T22:18:36Z")
I have seen a bunch of posts, mostly on Reddit, where someone posts a photo or video of someone breaking the law, generally an egregious traffic violation, and some people deride the poster for being a “snitch.” “Mind yo… --- ## [Premier League 2024/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2024-25/1005822)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2024-25/1005822 "2024-10-06T21:52:14Z")
The season is underway with the opening game on Friday night being won late on by Manchester United 1-0 against Fulham at home. Today newly promoted Ipswich Town play their first game back in the Premier League in more t… --- ## [Recommendations Wanted: Two Weeks in Spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-wanted-two-weeks-in-spain/1008254)
**Author:** [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-wanted-two-weeks-in-spain/1008254 "2024-10-06T21:36:23Z")
I got extremely good pointers here for a UK trip a couple of years ago, and just saw @puzzlegal 's thread about a quick trip to Barcelona (which I’m bookmarking), so I’m dipping in again for the collective travel wisdom … --- ## [Do I Want A Used (Small) Truck, Or Something Else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-a-used-small-truck-or-something-else/1007675)
**Author:** [@hooberly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hooberly)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-a-used-small-truck-or-something-else/1007675 "2024-10-06T21:28:31Z")
So I’ve been wanting a second vehicle for a while now. Our only vehicle at the moment is the family car, a sedan that we’ll be replacing down the road, but that’s a discussion for another day. I used to have a Ford F-150… --- ## [Things you think you know, but you do not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-you-know-but-you-do-not/1002166)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-think-you-know-but-you-do-not/1002166 "2024-10-06T20:31:41Z")
Many lies and half truths are spread around- Gibbons wrote that the Library of Alexandria was destroyed by the Christians- Nope, it was the Romans, first under Julius Caesar. Cleopatra was Egyptian, not Greek- Well.… --- ## [Help me identify this 90's song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-90s-song/946602)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-90s-song/946602 "2024-10-06T19:57:15Z")
I can’t remember much. It was a simple serene song. I know nothing about music, unfortunately. I have a difficult time humming to Google what I hear in my head. It’s sung by a female. When I say “something” I don’t know… --- ## [Trying to find a parody song of John Anderson's 'Swingin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-parody-song-of-john-andersons-swingin/670753)
**Author:** [@Dungeon\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dungeon_Master)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-parody-song-of-john-andersons-swingin/670753 "2024-10-06T18:06:46Z")
Source material - - YouTube So. I’ve been trying to find this song on and off for a very long time. My dad first asked me about it because he thought it was funny and wanted to hear it again but every time I search the … --- ## [Greatest invention/discovery in the last 500 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-invention-discovery-in-the-last-500-years/954804 "2024-10-06T15:26:52Z")
What do you consider as the “greatest” invention or discovery in the last 500 years? Something that really changed the world at its time. I nominate two: The marine chronometer. This was/is a clock-like device which … --- ## [All this panic. (Dockworkers strike)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-this-panic-dockworkers-strike/1008420)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-this-panic-dockworkers-strike/1008420 "2024-10-06T13:04:48Z")
How is this sane? I always keep extra stuff. I don’t think TP is gonna run out here or nationally. --- ## [Would synthetic proteins with artificial amino acids have uses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-synthetic-proteins-with-artificial-amino-acids-have-uses/1008497)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-synthetic-proteins-with-artificial-amino-acids-have-uses/1008497 "2024-10-06T06:09:05Z")
So I know alphafold is reasonably good at determining the tertiary structure based on the primary amino acid sequence. I don’t know if they can do quaternary structure or not. But there are 20-22 naturally occurring ami… --- ## [A very old taco shell recipe (I need help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-taco-shell-recipe-i-need-help/996297)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-taco-shell-recipe-i-need-help/996297 "2024-10-06T05:27:07Z")
Okay, here’s the story: I used to make my own taco shells from a recipe that I found in (possibly) a Betty Crocker cookbook. This would have been probably in the 70s. Now these weren’t traditional tortillas, but more lik… --- ## [Which movie had a scene of people in a suburban neighborhood doing the bunny hop in the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-had-a-scene-of-people-in-a-suburban-neighborhood-doing-the-bunny-hop-in-the-street/1008481)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-had-a-scene-of-people-in-a-suburban-neighborhood-doing-the-bunny-hop-in-the-street/1008481 "2024-10-06T04:41:21Z")
Some years ago, we were watching this film on cable – I think it was that long ago – and in one scene there was a line of people doing the bunny hop, while the song played in the background. It looked like everyone in … --- ## [Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown-the-beatles/1006922)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown-the-beatles/1006922 "2024-10-06T03:41:10Z")
There has been some debate about this song from The Beatles “Rubber Soul” ii my OP Jerkish characters (beginning with The Beatles) in songs Firstly, I believe this is the first time George plays the Sitar. Let us then… --- ## [Tim Walz' "Hot Dish" (tricked-up Tater Tot Casserole)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-walz-hot-dish-tricked-up-tater-tot-casserole/1008461)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-walz-hot-dish-tricked-up-tater-tot-casserole/1008461 "2024-10-06T03:03:13Z")
Gosh, I’m familiar with this dish having just THREE ingredients: hamburger, cream soup (preferably mushroom) and of course Tater Tots. I’m sure it can be made with infinite variations, including this one. --- ## [Well once again the enigmatic Tuttle saves the day(Michigan QB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-once-again-the-enigmatic-tuttle-saves-the-day-michigan-qb/1008490)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-once-again-the-enigmatic-tuttle-saves-the-day-michigan-qb/1008490 "2024-10-06T02:35:22Z")
Hehe mostly a 35 year old joke From the TV series MASH(which I am sure not many remember) But UM, defending champs, with a loss of experienced returning players , has cycled through QBs. But now they have Tuttle Bew… --- ## [How do you return camera angle to normal in WWE 2K24 for PS4? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-return-camera-angle-to-normal-in-wwe-2k24-for-ps4-need-answer-fast/1008493)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-return-camera-angle-to-normal-in-wwe-2k24-for-ps4-need-answer-fast/1008493 "2024-10-06T01:46:05Z")
I’m playing in a Gauntlet Match, and while waiting for my guy to enter, I hit something I shouldn’t have and now the camera angles are different. How do I return them to the original game-standard camera angle? Need ans… --- ## [The UK returns (most of) the Chagos Islands to Mauritius](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-returns-most-of-the-chagos-islands-to-mauritius/1008445)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-returns-most-of-the-chagos-islands-to-mauritius/1008445 "2024-10-06T01:17:34Z")
Has anyone else been following the saga of the Chagos Islands? There’s been a sudden development: Background: When Mauritius gained independence from the UK in 1968, the UK kept some extremely remote islands – the Cha… --- ## [7 items I ask myself during a weird time in my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-items-i-ask-myself-during-a-weird-time-in-my-life/1008392)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-items-i-ask-myself-during-a-weird-time-in-my-life/1008392 "2024-10-06T01:08:04Z")
Things I thought about in my goofy brain while under some kinda influence: Why is there such a thing as black soap? Why is my chair an arm-chair but it can’t hug me? Ok, I know, the arms of a chair are for my arms … --- ## [Will voter enthusiasm play a big role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-voter-enthusiasm-play-a-big-role/1008434)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-voter-enthusiasm-play-a-big-role/1008434 "2024-10-06T00:38:03Z")
I had this as a random one off question in another thread, and decided it deserved one on its own. If turnout will be a key factor in the upcoming election, what do you think voter enthusiasm is like for both candidates… --- ## [How is there a sand shortage in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-there-a-sand-shortage-in-the-world/987767)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-there-a-sand-shortage-in-the-world/987767 "2024-10-05T22:25:27Z")
You can find more articles like the one above with a simple Google search. I don’t doubt that this is a real issue, I seem to see similar articles popping up every few months. But, it seems to me there is abundant sa… --- ## [Should you ever/never go back again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-never-go-back-again/1008245)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-never-go-back-again/1008245 "2024-10-05T20:47:06Z")
Is it better sometimes to stick with your memories? My mother’s parents had a summer place in New Hampshire, a farmhouse with attached barn they’d turned into a lovely summer home – cozy kitchen, quirky rooms and stairc… --- ## [Sent a Steak Back to Kitchen and Got Same Steak in Return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456 "2024-10-05T19:46:08Z")
I like Texas Road House. It’s not the greatest steak or anything, but for the price point it really hits the spot. I ordered an 8 ounce NY strip cooked to medium and what they brought me was rare. It took a while for … --- ## [Constitutional Sheriffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-sheriffs/1008215)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constitutional-sheriffs/1008215 "2024-10-05T19:32:49Z")
Where did the idea of sheriffs being some sort of ultimate authority according to the Constitution come from? I took a look, and the word “sheriff” doesn’t appear in the Constitution at all. I can’t even find “county a… --- ## [Was this a carjacking attempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-carjacking-attempt/1008345)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-carjacking-attempt/1008345 "2024-10-05T17:08:40Z")
I was pulling out of a grocery store parking lot yesterday. It was a busy place in broad daylight. A guy appeared on the passenger side of my car, indicating he wanted to talk to me. I rolled the window down partially. … --- ## [Frankenstorm hits on election day--what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstorm-hits-on-election-day-what-happens/639114)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstorm-hits-on-election-day-what-happens/639114 "2024-10-05T16:07:50Z")
The title says it all, basically. Suppose the upcoming storm gathers in strength for a few more days. And instead of affecting “only” 60 million people, it is even worse. This could, I think, make it one of the wors… --- ## [3D Stereo Photography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-stereo-photography/1007441)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-stereo-photography/1007441 "2024-10-05T15:57:04Z")
A little background. Many a years ago, maybe 30, I was into stereo photography. I had a Revere camera that shot 3D slides. Film processed and inserted into special mounts and viewed with a special viewer. At one time I h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=462) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=464)