# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=486 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 487 --- ## [Is anyone keeping up with those vaccination cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-keeping-up-with-those-vaccination-cards/1006618)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-keeping-up-with-those-vaccination-cards/1006618 "2024-09-03T16:41:02Z")
The pharmacist hasn’t asked about mine for the last couple of vaxes at least, and I always forget to bring it anyway. But afterwards I go online to download my vax record into the Wallet on my iPhone. But who’s asking … --- ## [Tech question (cursor behavior)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-cursor-behavior/1006599)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-question-cursor-behavior/1006599 "2024-09-03T15:35:13Z")
I browse this board on iOS. I’ve noticed that when I attempt to tap the screen to move my cursor while composing a post, the default behavior is to highlight the closest word instead. Because of this, it takes significan… --- ## [Is a society without interest-lending possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-society-without-interest-lending-possible/347360)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-society-without-interest-lending-possible/347360 "2024-09-03T14:30:12Z")
I’ve been thinking a lot about debt and credit/loans lately, and this has been toiling in my brain and I absolutely must hear people’s thoughts on it. Could a society which doesn’t allow the lending of money at interest… --- ## [Cash Only Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-only-society/698419)
**Author:** [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-only-society/698419 "2024-09-03T14:28:21Z")
How would America be right now if it were a cash only society? Meaning, if it never went with anything except cash only. And what would America’s big crisp bills be besides just $50 bills and $100 bills? --- ## [VO artists sue over “stolen” voices {VO=Voice Over}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vo-artists-sue-over-stolen-voices-vo-voice-over/1006565)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vo-artists-sue-over-stolen-voices-vo-voice-over/1006565 "2024-09-03T14:14:54Z")
I know this type of story isn’t new, but it’s always disconcerting. If you’re of a paranoid bent, how would you know if anything is real? I hope these two are able to get some answers from the company and laws put in pla… --- ## [Heinz canned spaghetti carbonara: genius or ghastly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445 "2024-09-03T12:29:12Z")
Italians are said to be confused or upset by this latest incarnation of canned pasta made from pancetta and some non-traditional ingredients. Would you buy it? --- ## [What makes aftermarket automotive window tint jobs look terrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-aftermarket-automotive-window-tint-jobs-look-terrible/1005994)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-aftermarket-automotive-window-tint-jobs-look-terrible/1005994 "2024-09-03T12:23:29Z")
I often see cars with tinted rear windows that have hundreds of bubbles trapped between the glass and the tint film. What causes this? --- ## [Cyclists used to power boats in America Cup race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-used-to-power-boats-in-america-cup-race/1006678)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-used-to-power-boats-in-america-cup-race/1006678 "2024-09-03T12:07:38Z")
World-class bikers are recruited to provide power to these boats. I guess they used to have people use their arms and this is the next logical step. It’s both weird and ingenious. I couldn’t do it bc I’ve never really ri… --- ## [What's the best Sriracha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-sriracha/987432)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-sriracha/987432 "2024-09-03T11:54:25Z")
Huy Fong brand Sriracha has gotten very expensive and hard to find because the company’s chile supplier had a crop failure. I’m looking for an alternative. What are the best brands of Sriracha available now? Thanks. --- ## [Finish reading the dang thread before you post in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-reading-the-dang-thread-before-you-post-in-it/1006521)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-reading-the-dang-thread-before-you-post-in-it/1006521 "2024-09-03T08:47:03Z")
Time and time again, someone pops into a thread to respond to either the OP or some other post. But most of the time when they haven’t read to the end of the thread, the thing they’re responding to has already been answe… --- ## [Climate change: Sea level rising faster in the Pacific?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-sea-level-rising-faster-in-the-pacific/1006299)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-sea-level-rising-faster-in-the-pacific/1006299 "2024-09-03T03:14:11Z")
Reading this article this morning: I was struck by this line: Sea surface temperatures in the Southwest Pacific have risen three times faster than the global average since 1980, according to the World Meteorological… --- ## [(Old) Meticulously Monday the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-meticulously-monday-the-mmp/1006243)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-meticulously-monday-the-mmp/1006243 "2024-09-03T03:05:48Z")
It’s Monday! There was no MMP. So…. Ta-da! What things are you meticulous about? Moi? Well, removing offensive vegetables from my plate. Onions? Gotta go! Um, what else? Blogging or most any type of writing. (Ok, … --- ## [Once-popular songs that are no longer socially acceptable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-popular-songs-that-are-no-longer-socially-acceptable/1005956)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-popular-songs-that-are-no-longer-socially-acceptable/1005956 "2024-09-03T02:39:55Z")
Years ago, I had a question about the lyrics of Superman by The Brothers Four. It was sung in a stereotypical Mexican accent, is about a boy with a Spanish name, on the Mexican border, and who sold towels to \[people cro… --- ## [Nylon stockings and garter belts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nylon-stockings-and-garter-belts/1006069)
**Author:** [@Kitty32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitty32)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nylon-stockings-and-garter-belts/1006069 "2024-09-03T02:29:19Z")
Do men get excited or aroused by seeing a woman’s nylon stockings and garter belt when she is sitting with her legs crossed and do women get excited or aroused when she notices a man is catching a glimpse of her nylon st… --- ## [So, at 50+ I am back to university classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-50-i-am-back-to-university-classes/1006536)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-at-50-i-am-back-to-university-classes/1006536 "2024-09-03T01:44:31Z")
well, it’s not full blown university degree studies, but I got a 6 month course/diploma fully sponsored and jumped on that - while doing still my regular dayjob (course is work related). twice a week we have 2hr zoom-cl… --- ## [For the Dachshund Lovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-dachshund-lovers/1006657)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-dachshund-lovers/1006657 "2024-09-03T00:10:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Our poor dogs first acid trip: They can be such a mystery, can’t they? I once accidentally pulled out a toenail while on a walk with my late beloved Lewis. A dog barked from behind the … --- ## [My recipe experiment tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-recipe-experiment-tonight/1006116)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-recipe-experiment-tonight/1006116 "2024-09-02T23:34:15Z")
Banana Fosters Bread Pudding Inspired by this recipe, I thought how wonderful a bread pudding based on banana fosters would be IF it came out. So I modified the recipe to this 1 loaf challah bread that has been in my … --- ## [Most reasonable way to get sodium malate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-reasonable-way-to-get-sodium-malate/1006648)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-reasonable-way-to-get-sodium-malate/1006648 "2024-09-02T23:11:52Z")
There’s a variety of low sodium salt replacements but, apparently, no low-chloride options. (It looks like we generally get more of it than necessary in our diet, as well.) I was curious to try some mix that would decre… --- ## [Experts on Asian art: are these pictures valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experts-on-asian-art-are-these-pictures-valuable/1006624)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experts-on-asian-art-are-these-pictures-valuable/1006624 "2024-09-02T22:55:38Z")
My wife’s grandparents bought several of these Japanese pictures in Japan sometime in the 1960s. I suspect they’re just cheap stuff made for tourists with no significant value today, but I thought I’d ask here, just in c… --- ## [What if the terminators had won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-terminators-had-won/1006598)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-terminators-had-won/1006598 "2024-09-02T20:52:20Z")
DW and I just started watching The Terminator again (Gotta love that 80’s hair). It occurred to me to wonder what the future would have been like if the terminators had succeeded in exterminating humanity. The mechanic… --- ## [Fantasy Football Printable Draft Sheet Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-printable-draft-sheet-recommendations/1006596)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-printable-draft-sheet-recommendations/1006596 "2024-09-02T19:18:35Z")
Draft night is coming up and I’m having trouble finding (half PPR) printable draft sheets by position. Any suggestions? --- ## [Smash and grab robbery at a mall minutes after I left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-and-grab-robbery-at-a-mall-minutes-after-i-left/1006581)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-and-grab-robbery-at-a-mall-minutes-after-i-left/1006581 "2024-09-02T19:06:15Z")
My son and I were at the Pentagon City Mall in Arlington VA this afternoon, and left an hour or two ago. It appears that minutes after we left, there was an organized armed robbery: Three guys in ski masks with hammer… --- ## [Anyone watching MotoGP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-motogp/1003506)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-motogp/1003506 "2024-09-02T16:10:47Z")
I used to watch a ton in the 125/250/500cc era before I moved from the UK to the US - big Mick Doohan fan. I missed most of the Rossi years, but I started watching again in 2021ish and I’ve been catching up on the races … --- ## [From a Christian perspective - what if Jesus DIDN’T get crucified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-christian-perspective-what-if-jesus-didn-t-get-crucified/1001046)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-christian-perspective-what-if-jesus-didn-t-get-crucified/1001046 "2024-09-02T16:02:25Z")
Spinning this off from a thought I had in the SRIOTD thread where Marjorie Taylor Greene is being called out for the old “the Jews killed Jesus” canard. I never really understood why that was supposed to be a bad thing, … --- ## [Nuclear War scare: what would be your "get out of town" threshold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-scare-what-would-be-your-get-out-of-town-threshold/1006162)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-war-scare-what-would-be-your-get-out-of-town-threshold/1006162 "2024-09-02T14:09:16Z")
By the time the Emergency Alert System started making that awful noise followed by an announcement that a missile launch had been detected, it would be far, far too late for anyone living in a metropolitan area to do any… --- ## [Changes in Trump since the DNC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-trump-since-the-dnc/1006314)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-trump-since-the-dnc/1006314 "2024-09-02T13:27:32Z")
Some of these may have been mentioned in other threads, but I’d like to put them in one place to better identify them. He doesn’t play his tiny according as much when giving speeches. He doesn’t make as many insults. A… --- ## [Is Misuse (or Abuse) of Elected Office a Crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-misuse-or-abuse-of-elected-office-a-crime/1006423)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-misuse-or-abuse-of-elected-office-a-crime/1006423 "2024-09-02T12:29:50Z")
Didn’t know which of the SCOTUS/Presidential immunity threads to put this in, so I made my own. In fact, it may be a Factual Question, with an objective yes or no answer, but just in case the answer is “yes,” my follow-u… --- ## [Ask ChatGPT how many r's are in the word strawberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-chatgpt-how-many-rs-are-in-the-word-strawberry/1006331)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-chatgpt-how-many-rs-are-in-the-word-strawberry/1006331 "2024-09-02T11:12:28Z")
I haven’t seen a discussion with the latest fun with ChatGPT: ask it how many r’s are in the word strawberry. It insists that there are two. (Nope, there are three.) I didn’t save the conversation, but I had it create a… --- ## [Obsolete camping advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-camping-advice/758732)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-camping-advice/758732 "2024-09-02T10:31:18Z")
I have a lot of camping and bushcraft manuals that I’ve gotten a lot from, but lately they’re getting a bit dated: time marches on, new technology gets invented and things aren’t what they used to be. I offer the followi… --- ## [Why hasn't George W. Bush spoken out against Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-george-w-bush-spoken-out-against-trump/1006074)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-george-w-bush-spoken-out-against-trump/1006074 "2024-09-02T03:43:25Z")
Does he support Trump? If not, does he lack the courage to speak out against him? Or, has he done so, and I missed it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=485) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=487)