# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=477&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 478 --- ## [One way to tell if your coworkers don't like you: they take you up a mountain and leave you there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-way-to-tell-if-your-coworkers-dont-like-you-they-take-you-up-a-mountain-and-leave-you-there/1006337)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-way-to-tell-if-your-coworkers-dont-like-you-they-take-you-up-a-mountain-and-leave-you-there/1006337 "2024-09-16T19:51:03Z")
Maybe a job search is in order. --- ## [How oppressive were the British taxes on the American colonies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-oppressive-were-the-british-taxes-on-the-american-colonies/1007302)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-oppressive-were-the-british-taxes-on-the-american-colonies/1007302 "2024-09-16T19:02:40Z")
The origin story of the United States of America usually begins with a debate over “taxation without representation”. The British Crown, needing to pay for the costs of the recently concluded French and Indian War, impo… --- ## [35mm film camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-camera/727200)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-camera/727200 "2024-09-16T17:07:01Z")
I just acquired a Minolta SRT 101 35mm film camera. With standard 55mm lens plus a Vivitar Automatic Tele Converter, plus a Vivitar 80-250mm zoom lens and a NICE tripod. I haven’t shot film in decades. My last 35mm cam… --- ## [My Pet Laura Loomer Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-laura-loomer-theory/1007350)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-laura-loomer-theory/1007350 "2024-09-16T16:26:57Z")
A Narcissist operates on a very basic level, whatever elaborate hoops they jump through it is only to satisfy an immediate personal need. The Harris debate made it clear Trump will lose but that was just the last nail o… --- ## [What? TCM you are breaking me. Bad bad bad programming and decisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tcm-you-are-breaking-me-bad-bad-bad-programming-and-decisions/1006501)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tcm-you-are-breaking-me-bad-bad-bad-programming-and-decisions/1006501 "2024-09-16T16:21:18Z")
Ok. I get it. You have ideas. You get ok’s and go-aheads. Marlena Deitrich for a 24 hour period. That’s fine. Until we get into the lost and broken films. The ones with no plot but to showcase her various talents. Plea… --- ## [It Came From Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-hollywood/1007304)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-came-from-hollywood/1007304 "2024-09-16T16:14:04Z")
A friend of mine mentioned the movie The Giant Claw and I said that I only know that movie from the clips in In Came From Hollywood. I hadn’t thought about ICFH in a long time but I realize just how influential it was on… --- ## [Songs you totally thought were by somebody else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-totally-thought-were-by-somebody-else/1004612)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-totally-thought-were-by-somebody-else/1004612 "2024-09-16T14:53:48Z")
Looks like the last time we did this, at least according to ‘similar to…’ was 2009: Songs you would have sworn were sung by somebody else. …so seems like enough time has gone by: let’s do the wrong song again… Though,… --- ## [Archive.ph/ web tool usefulness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-ph-web-tool-usefulness/1007343)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-ph-web-tool-usefulness/1007343 "2024-09-16T13:12:44Z")
FYI - for any website link with a paywall, put archive.ph/ before the entire url and you can get an archived version of the full page (at least for articles and the like). I find it a game changer for web surfing. Why di… --- ## [Genesis' 'Misunderstanding'/Zeppelin's 'Fool In The Rain'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-misunderstanding-zeppelins-fool-in-the-rain/32702)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-misunderstanding-zeppelins-fool-in-the-rain/32702 "2024-09-16T12:43:35Z")
OK. This just might be stretching the boundaries of ‘mundane’ and ‘pointless’ to the breaking point, but has anyone else beside me noticed the striking similarities between ‘Misunderstanding’ by Genesis and ‘Fool In The … --- ## [(Old) Find the Good in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-find-the-good-in-the-mmp/1007008)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-find-the-good-in-the-mmp/1007008 "2024-09-16T11:45:45Z")
Good Morning everyone! Yesterday was one of the most difficult days that I’ve had in a long time due to some news that I received. I may go into that later or not. Nonetheless, I feel better this morning and committed… --- ## [I caught me a mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-me-a-mouse/1007141)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-caught-me-a-mouse/1007141 "2024-09-16T11:30:04Z")
Yesterday morning, the Little Dog was acting very suspiciously - running over to the curtains and searching around the room. My wife and I were working on painting the kitchen, and when she made some noise by the sink, a… --- ## [GPT o1-preview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gpt-o1-preview/1007335)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gpt-o1-preview/1007335 "2024-09-16T10:44:30Z")
What’s really interesting about this one is that you can see it’s “thought” processes. They’re provided via a dropdown before the answer. Here’s a recent session I had with it. https://chatgpt.com/share/66e641fc-9a00-8… --- ## [This crawling rug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-crawling-rug/1007320)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-crawling-rug/1007320 "2024-09-16T06:43:25Z")
The carpet it’s on top of is sort of cheap indoor wall-to-wall. It lends itself very well to Velcro. Indeed I have a run of about 1.5 meters of some flat white Ethernet cable criss-crossed with some off that thin gree… --- ## [Bad, bad bad Casseroles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-casseroles/995711)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-casseroles/995711 "2024-09-16T05:36:37Z")
Good lord. My DIL was coming with one of her phenomenally bad Casseroles tonight. The dreaded tater-tot thing. The girl just cannot cook. And she tries to fancy things up with results that boggle the mind. Thank heaven… --- ## [Musk and Commercial Spacewalks (Polaris Dawn)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-and-commercial-spacewalks-polaris-dawn/1007071)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-and-commercial-spacewalks-polaris-dawn/1007071 "2024-09-16T02:19:49Z")
SpaceX is launching civilians into the Van Allen belt as part of the first commercial spacewalk. It seems daring, and may break a few records. Will it do more? Is this anything? --- ## [Why would a car's wheel move by itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-cars-wheel-move-by-itself/1006904)
**Author:** [@Mr.Baggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Baggins)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-cars-wheel-move-by-itself/1006904 "2024-09-16T01:10:31Z")
My car just came back from the dealer after the 100,000 km tuneup. A few days later, I started to feel, when driving slowly (such as, when you just start moving) that the wheel pulls itself quite forcefully a bit to the … --- ## [Is paying a credit card bill 2 days late bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paying-a-credit-card-bill-2-days-late-bad/1007262)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paying-a-credit-card-bill-2-days-late-bad/1007262 "2024-09-16T00:55:47Z")
I pay for almost all our household expense through my credit card and then pay it all off every month. I do this for the airline miles. This month, I forgot to schedule the payment through my bank and it won’t be paid u… --- ## [Old Military Records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-military-records/1007308)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-military-records/1007308 "2024-09-15T23:44:57Z")
Anyone have the process/address to acquire old military records? --- ## [Government Address Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-address-question/956673)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-address-question/956673 "2024-09-15T22:14:09Z")
I want to send a letter to the governor. I went to the official government website and saw the following… State Capitol, Room 204 PO Box 200801 Helena, MT 59620-0801 There’s both a physical address “State Capitol, Room… --- ## [Is it bad to overdress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-overdress/1007049)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-overdress/1007049 "2024-09-15T22:10:09Z")
I’m currently working in a job training/placement program for young people with special needs (autism, for example). The other staff members dress reasonably casually, as do other staff in the building housing the progra… --- ## [Is there a term for this awkward stance used in group photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-awkward-stance-used-in-group-photos/1000568)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-awkward-stance-used-in-group-photos/1000568 "2024-09-15T21:55:48Z")
I’ve been noticing group photos in a local Facebook group lately where everyone is standing with one hand clasped on top of the other. It looks really uncomfortable, unnatural, and stupid, especially when the whole group… --- ## [2nd Assassination Attempt on Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-assassination-attempt-on-trump/1007317)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-assassination-attempt-on-trump/1007317 "2024-09-15T21:40:31Z")
Today, Per CNN and others. Unclear if it was “close”, but gunfire reported and tackled by SS. Rifle found, with scope, and GoPro near golf course where Trump was at. --- ## [Should a surgeon be able to distinguish a spleen from a liver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-surgeon-be-able-to-distinguish-a-spleen-from-a-liver/1007274)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-surgeon-be-able-to-distinguish-a-spleen-from-a-liver/1007274 "2024-09-15T20:25:41Z")
So this guy was traveling in Florida when he started feeling pain on his left side. He went to a local hospital where the doctors told him he needed to have his spleen removed. He said he’d prefer to consult with his own… --- ## [Restaurants with mini jukeboxes at each table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-with-mini-jukeboxes-at-each-table/1006926)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-with-mini-jukeboxes-at-each-table/1006926 "2024-09-15T19:38:09Z")
Are they still a thing? I have not been in such a place in almost 40 years. And I wonder how they worked in two respects: Did not the music “bleed” into any neighboring tables music creating a cacophony? As I recall th… --- ## [Signage at Arby's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signage-at-arbys/1007223)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signage-at-arbys/1007223 "2024-09-15T18:23:22Z")
Yesterday, I got a hankering for some Arby’s. I went in to order, and while I was waiting I noticed the manager and a couple of helpers engaged in an arts and crafts project in the middle of the lobby. They were engage… --- ## [How dangerous is COVID? Bad flu or lifetime consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-covid-bad-flu-or-lifetime-consequences/1007234)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-covid-bad-flu-or-lifetime-consequences/1007234 "2024-09-15T17:30:03Z")
My GF is very spooked about COVID and shared this recent article with me: What We Know About Covid’s Impact on Your Brain Many of Covid’s earliest and most alarming effects involve the brain, including a lost sense o… --- ## [Who is Going to Fall with Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-fall-with-trump/1007250)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-going-to-fall-with-trump/1007250 "2024-09-15T15:00:38Z")
I’ve said this before in other threads: Trump’s flooring the gas pedal in a race with the expectation of either become the next President of the United States or crashing in a most spectacularl manner. First responders… --- ## [Soap, soap suds and lather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-soap-suds-and-lather/1007293)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-soap-suds-and-lather/1007293 "2024-09-15T12:33:57Z")
This might have something to do with optics. All of the bar soap I’ve ever seen and used (with the exception of Ivory) is made with dye in it. This lends a bar of soap a distinctive color. But when I use a bar of soap, … --- ## [Pro Teams should use busses (Tyreek Hill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-teams-should-use-busses-tyreek-hill/1007038)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-teams-should-use-busses-tyreek-hill/1007038 "2024-09-15T11:00:56Z")
Driving while black is too sensitive for the Game Room. I assumed Pro Teams used buses to go from the hotel to the game venue. A team bus ensures everyone gets to the stadium on time. Allegedly, Tyreek Hill was driving… --- ## [Let's talk grilled cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-grilled-cheese/989658)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-grilled-cheese/989658 "2024-09-15T08:51:49Z")
Or I if you’re on the other side of the pond I think you call them toasties. (Yes, in America “grilled” usually means cooked over a fire, except for sandwiches. A “grilled” sandwich is cooked in a frying pan until the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=476&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=478&state=tracking)