# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=478&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 479 --- ## [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 … --- ## [Favorite Kevin Costner Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kevin-costner-movie/1007089)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kevin-costner-movie/1007089 "2024-09-15T06:23:18Z")
I made a post similar to this, but not a poll, way back in 2008. I didn’t actually recall it, but it came up as a suggested similar topic when I started this thread. :grinning: The James Earl Jones thread prompted me to… --- ## [Can scientists predict our actions before we're aware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scientists-predict-our-actions-before-were-aware/1007170)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-scientists-predict-our-actions-before-were-aware/1007170 "2024-09-15T06:21:18Z")
Asked another way: Have there been legit studies done that detected what someone would do before they were aware of it? If so, what are they/where can I read about them? For example of the concept, I’m sitting in a cha… --- ## [That ship has sailed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-ship-has-sailed/996861 "2024-09-15T06:00:28Z")
Let’s take a saying such as the one in this thread’s title and make it emphatic, more emphatic, and most emphatic, in that order. Please let someone else post the next level after you post one before you post . The addit… --- ## [People who think Elvis faked his death and is still alive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-elvis-faked-his-death-and-is-still-alive/1006192)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-elvis-faked-his-death-and-is-still-alive/1006192 "2024-09-15T03:17:15Z")
This conspiracy theory goes back many years. I remember first seeing it back in the days when creating a website meant having funky animations, backgrounds and buttons, sparkling icons and usually a font like comic sans … --- ## [Thought on a baby shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-on-a-baby-shower/1006255)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-on-a-baby-shower/1006255 "2024-09-15T00:19:44Z")
Was hoping to get folks’ opinions about a baby shower invite I received recently. I’m finding myself having somewhat negative reaction to it, and thinking a little less of the parents to be as a result, and was just cur… --- ## [Historical murder mystery novels -- obscure places/time, with humor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-murder-mystery-novels-obscure-places-time-with-humor/1007216)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-murder-mystery-novels-obscure-places-time-with-humor/1007216 "2024-09-15T00:19:19Z")
Murder mysteries set in historical eras are always a good read if well researched and written. There are multiple ones set in ancient Rome, for example, or Regency England. But what about times and places not usually m… --- ## [How is the invasion of Ukraine being pitched to Russians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-invasion-of-ukraine-being-pitched-to-russians/1007241)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-invasion-of-ukraine-being-pitched-to-russians/1007241 "2024-09-14T23:39:13Z")
I post here in FQ because it seems there should be a straight-forward factual answer to this question. No country’s people wants to send its sons into the meatgrinder of war. However, sometimes, the public can be convi… --- ## [Google pictures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pictures/1007258)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pictures/1007258 "2024-09-14T22:19:05Z")
Has anyone noticed lately that when you look up an address on Google, I get pictures of back of buildings, vacant lot and once picture of sidewalk, which are useless. Is it just here in St Louis, or have others noticed t… --- ## [If you HAD to jump out of a skyscraper would you look up or down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-jump-out-of-a-skyscraper-would-you-look-up-or-down/1007142)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-jump-out-of-a-skyscraper-would-you-look-up-or-down/1007142 "2024-09-14T22:07:33Z")
Ignoring that you may not be able to control which way you’re looking. Would you want to see it coming or not? I think I’d rather have it be a surprise. --- ## [Former Ticketmaster VP charged with hacking Crowdsurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-ticketmaster-vp-charged-with-hacking-crowdsurge/1007272)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-ticketmaster-vp-charged-with-hacking-crowdsurge/1007272 "2024-09-14T21:58:21Z")
I understand that Ticketmaster dominates their area of the marketplace. Apparently one way was by encouraging others to commit crimes. I’m amused that the way they found out that Ticketmaster had hacked them was by a fo… --- ## [I'm going to Morocco for Two Weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-morocco-for-two-weeks/977937)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-morocco-for-two-weeks/977937 "2024-09-14T21:26:08Z")
Basically, I signed up for this tour in late Feb/early Mar, which takes the long way from Casablanca to Marakesh via a bunch of other sites. The tour itself is pretty regimented, but do dopers have any great opinions o… --- ## [Travel/Road food for car trip, 2024 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-road-food-for-car-trip-2024-edition/1007173)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-road-food-for-car-trip-2024-edition/1007173 "2024-09-14T19:58:09Z")
So, as I’ve mentioned in a couple of other threads, I’m planning a long (630ish mile) drive to visit my folks in a few weeks. No fun, but it’s a drive I’ve done several times before. Sadly, unlike 90% of such trips, my… --- ## [Material that limits air transfer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/material-that-limits-air-transfer/1007044)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/material-that-limits-air-transfer/1007044 "2024-09-14T17:28:14Z")
I’m trying to insulate our garage. I’ve added insulating tiles to the inside of the garage door which, though fairly cheap to do, doesn’t seem to have really changed how much the temperature inside differs from outside. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=477&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=479&state=watching)