# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=483 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 484 --- ## [Knight in Shining Tow Truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-in-shining-tow-truck/1006840)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-in-shining-tow-truck/1006840 "2024-09-08T00:15:35Z")
Tuesday I was doing a rescue dog transport. I do these pretty regularly - pickup a dog, drive it about 75 miles and hand it off to the next driver, It only costs a little gas and time and makes me feel good. As I was he… --- ## [Who is using a personal neurstim unit? Any relief? Are these all just snake oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-using-a-personal-neurstim-unit-any-relief-are-these-all-just-snake-oil/1006908)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-using-a-personal-neurstim-unit-any-relief-are-these-all-just-snake-oil/1006908 "2024-09-07T23:54:04Z")
Big Disclaimer: Yes, I know that medical advice delivered on a message board is not vetted. I am soliciting opinions. Not a medical plan. I own a 20 year old TENS unit. Back when I broke my back, it did indeed stimulate… --- ## [Another “what the hell is this thing”? (Power lines)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-the-hell-is-this-thing-power-lines/1006927)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-the-hell-is-this-thing-power-lines/1006927 "2024-09-07T23:23:34Z")
What does the weird frisbee device do? \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Paralympics 2024 - Paris - discussion and viewing thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralympics-2024-paris-discussion-and-viewing-thread/1006427)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paralympics-2024-paris-discussion-and-viewing-thread/1006427 "2024-09-07T22:39:32Z")
Watching today as events are underway. USA opened with a win in basketball and I’m about to watch the rugby match that has actually already happened and I missed. I’m not sure all the rules for para-rugby. Looks more li… --- ## [A brush with Nazism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brush-with-nazism/421402)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brush-with-nazism/421402 "2024-09-07T21:45:44Z")
I’ve been going through more of the family papers and came across an odd envelope. I had been aware that my grandparents tried to help Jewish refugees in Europe in the days before WW2, but I knew no details. Anyway, th… --- ## [Were adoptive parents ever specifically advised NOT to tell their kids they were adopted? Or was it just Not Done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-adoptive-parents-ever-specifically-advised-not-to-tell-their-kids-they-were-adopted-or-was-it-just-not-done/1004892)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-adoptive-parents-ever-specifically-advised-not-to-tell-their-kids-they-were-adopted-or-was-it-just-not-done/1004892 "2024-09-07T21:41:03Z")
All of the adopted children I’ve ever known were well aware that they were adopted. All of the parents I’ve known who have adopted children have made the kids aware since Day One that they’re adopted. Was there a time i… --- ## [Mrs. Cecil Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-cecil-adams/1005658)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-cecil-adams/1005658 "2024-09-07T21:31:06Z")
What do we know about her? ~Max --- ## [The latest in a long line of classical music identification requests by pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-classical-music-identification-requests-by-pjd/1006915)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-classical-music-identification-requests-by-pjd/1006915 "2024-09-07T18:19:38Z")
Hi classical fans, can someone remind me where this tune comes from please, TIA !! --- ## [Driveway and road maintenance and Martha Stewart,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driveway-and-road-maintenance-and-martha-stewart/1006636)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driveway-and-road-maintenance-and-martha-stewart/1006636 "2024-09-07T14:12:49Z")
I’ll start a new thread instead of posting in Becks “Silence” thread so road maintenance can have it’s own thread. I have known about the finest example of road maintenance for some time. Martha Stewart owns Edsel Ford’s… --- ## [Jerkish characters (beginning with The Beatles) in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerkish-characters-beginning-with-the-beatles-in-songs/1006330)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerkish-characters-beginning-with-the-beatles-in-songs/1006330 "2024-09-07T13:48:34Z")
I was going to make this just about The Beatles yet I reckon I’ve got them covered. If I missed any, add them in. Now these aren’t necessarily evil characters (excepting Maxwell yet he was misunderstood and it was the … --- ## [Most prescient piece of science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prescient-piece-of-science-fiction/1006128)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prescient-piece-of-science-fiction/1006128 "2024-09-07T12:12:08Z")
In 1967, the Star Trek episode Court Martial had the falsification of video evidence by a computer expert as it’s major plot point. I remember watching it as a kid, and not understanding how someone could fake a video re… --- ## [Bacon sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-sucks/832099)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-sucks/832099 "2024-09-07T09:26:29Z")
Trump administration to slash USDA pork inspections, including tests for salmonella, E. coli I used to like bacon and “the other white meat” in general. But minus food safety measures? No thanks. I have to agree with… --- ## [Where are all the new bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-new-bands/1006823)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-new-bands/1006823 "2024-09-07T02:47:58Z")
Driving in to the office this morning I was behind a metro bus with an advertisement on the rear promoting the 2024 HFSstival. It looked exactly like this: For those who a… --- ## [Is this television FUBAR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-television-fubar/1006785)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-television-fubar/1006785 "2024-09-07T02:15:00Z")
Have an LG 55 inch TV in our living room. Don’t watch it all that much. Have a bigger, better set in our rec room in the lower level. Bought living room set circa 2015. It’s never been turned off. You can see the scree… --- ## [Carrying firearms for defense against an aggressive bear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-firearms-for-defense-against-an-aggressive-bear/1000420)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-firearms-for-defense-against-an-aggressive-bear/1000420 "2024-09-07T01:01:19Z")
In this post over in this thread, @Broomstick said the following: I have guns, too, but would not use them in self-defense against a bear. The vast majority of firearms are simply not that effective against an attackin… --- ## [The newest Dollar coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-dollar-coin/1001374)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-dollar-coin/1001374 "2024-09-07T00:00:16Z")
The George Washington dollar coin may be one of the most confusing coins ever issued. I literally had to stack it on top of a quarter to tell the difference. I’m starting to thing there’s some vested interest that doesn’… --- ## [Peak R 'n R moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-r-n-r-moments/1006771)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-r-n-r-moments/1006771 "2024-09-06T23:31:44Z")
. what’s your personal fav. peak RnR moment? --- ## [DVDs, Blu Rays, 4k, 8k etc. What is your experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvds-blu-rays-4k-8k-etc-what-is-your-experience/1006526)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvds-blu-rays-4k-8k-etc-what-is-your-experience/1006526 "2024-09-06T23:21:16Z")
My TV is 4k. It has 4096 × 2160 pixels and I use a mix of blu rays, DVDs and streaming services. I have a roku, but I don’t know if it can handle 4k or not. I’ve had it for a few years so it may be out of date. In my e… --- ## [What happened to my thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-thread/1006878)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-my-thread/1006878 "2024-09-06T22:56:25Z")
I was going to start a thread, "perfection is the enemy of good’, but noticed there was another similar thread a few years ago. So I abandoned it. Then I meant to respond to the Gacy Killer Clown thread but inadvertentl… --- ## [Joey Chestnut not competing at 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-chestnut-not-competing-at-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/1002753 "2024-09-06T21:31:02Z")
Major League Eating has ruled the 16-time champion ineligible to compete due to his endorsement of plant-based Impossible Foods hot dogs. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/joey-chestnut-unable-to-compete-in-nathans… --- ## [I just found out that Barack Obama was the lead singer of Looking Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-that-barack-obama-was-the-lead-singer-of-looking-glass/1006715)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-that-barack-obama-was-the-lead-singer-of-looking-glass/1006715 "2024-09-06T20:52:42Z")
There’s nothing you can tell me I’m wrong! --- ## ["Nude Barn Cat" on a sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-barn-cat-on-a-sign/1006833)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-barn-cat-on-a-sign/1006833 "2024-09-06T17:49:05Z")
A hand-lettered sign by the side of the road, here in Elkhart, Indiana said “NUDE BARN CAT.” That’s just odd. I guess “well-dressed barn cat” might have been stranger. Why would somebody put up a sign to say that? --- ## [Botticelli - August 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070 "2024-09-06T13:18:51Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - July 2024 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #124 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Our new letter is S --- ## [How much credence do you put in Allan Lichtman and his "Keys To The White House"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-credence-do-you-put-in-allan-lichtman-and-his-keys-to-the-white-house/1004434)
**Author:** [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-credence-do-you-put-in-allan-lichtman-and-his-keys-to-the-white-house/1004434 "2024-09-06T04:54:49Z")
I haven’t posted here more than once since the debate, having been in Tevye mode since it happened. (“On the other hand…on the other hand…on the other hand…”) I’m still mostly on the fence, although I lean more towards w… --- ## [Republican voter suppression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-voter-suppression/922002)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-voter-suppression/922002 "2024-09-06T04:00:43Z")
Texas Gov Abbot changed the rules on 1day’s notice so that each county can only have one Early Vote drop box. Republicans have robocalled black voters In multiple states trying to scare them away from mail-in voting with… --- ## [Benadryl effective time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benadryl-effective-time/1006747)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benadryl-effective-time/1006747 "2024-09-06T03:06:41Z")
A few months ago I started having problems with itching. It always starts with the top of my right ear, then my eyes, then it will start jumping all over my body where everything itches. The Benadryl gives my fast effect… --- ## [Engine braking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-braking/1006788)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engine-braking/1006788 "2024-09-06T03:06:35Z")
Inspired by a discussion on engine braking in this thread: While heat transfer is an inevitable part of engine braking, it’s possible to envision a hypothetical engine with no heat transfer at all that still provides… --- ## [Potassium hydroxide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potassium-hydroxide/1006699)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potassium-hydroxide/1006699 "2024-09-06T03:02:34Z")
So I came across this polyethylene bottle half-full of what I guess may be KOH. What is a good way to confirm what is in there, as opposed to sodium hydroxide, or who knows what? --- ## [God Dammit, Google, Answer the question I ASKED, NOT the closest one you can find in your memory banks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-google-answer-the-question-i-asked-not-the-closest-one-you-can-find-in-your-memory-banks/1003227)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-google-answer-the-question-i-asked-not-the-closest-one-you-can-find-in-your-memory-banks/1003227 "2024-09-06T01:03:53Z")
I’m perfectly okay with you saying “I don’t have an answer for that question.” I ask, “Why can’t I install instagram on my Macbook from the App Store?”, I’m totally NOT okay with you answering the entirely different que… --- ## [RIP James Darren](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-darren/1006660)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-darren/1006660 "2024-09-06T00:47:35Z")
He’s another one I didn’t know was still alive. Still, 88 isn’t that terribly old nowadays. Of course, he played ‘Vic Fontaine’ on ST:DS9, so I should have realised. (Incidentally, I just found out today that Danger… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=482) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=484)