# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=463&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 464 --- ## [I hafta post the cute (cat related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hafta-post-the-cute-cat-related/1008494)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hafta-post-the-cute-cat-related/1008494 "2024-10-07T06:54:56Z")
I’m now a cat grandparent, because my son just took the plunge and went to the Humane Society to adopt a cat, now that he lives in a pet-friendly apartment building. Of course, he came home with TWO cats, but that’s a di… --- ## [How to find taxi stands in Rome (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-taxi-stands-in-rome-need-answer-fast/1008452)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-taxi-stands-in-rome-need-answer-fast/1008452 "2024-10-07T06:31:17Z")
I’m in Rome. I need a taxi in the morning. So apparently you can’t flag down a taxi here, you have to go to a taxi stand. Fine, but I can’t find a map online to taxi stands. Any help appreciated. --- ## [How big was the crowd at Trump's 2nd rally in Butler PA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-was-the-crowd-at-trumps-2nd-rally-in-butler-pa/1008506)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-was-the-crowd-at-trumps-2nd-rally-in-butler-pa/1008506 "2024-10-07T02:56:13Z")
I’m sure it was the most bigly huuuge crowd in history, right? Has there been any commentary on this at all? And is the crowd size relevant now, or are we all too jaded to care any more? --- ## [Cheeseburger hegemony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeseburger-hegemony/816066)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeseburger-hegemony/816066 "2024-10-07T02:10:13Z")
Has anyone else noticed the demise of the humble, yet iconic, hamburger from restaurant menus in this great land? I was at a restaurant today and ordered a hamburger, and received a cheeseburger. Seems like every hambu… --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=462&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=464&state=tracking)