# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=491&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 492 --- ## [Will you pay any attention to the paralympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pay-any-attention-to-the-paralympics/1005274)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-pay-any-attention-to-the-paralympics/1005274 "2024-08-28T01:37:11Z")
In the Olympics thread, a poster commented: How do the rest of you feel? I’m not a big fan of watching much sport at all, but I have never had any interest in watching the paralympics. Just curious how broad the inte… --- ## [Cover versions that changed time signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-that-changed-time-signature/1006082)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-that-changed-time-signature/1006082 "2024-08-28T00:10:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Billy Joel's Piano Man: copying a relevant sentence as context for this thread here: joe cocker’s “with a little help from my friends”, also comes to mind \[being 3/4 time signature\], as … --- ## [Oh my fucking god. I cannot stand the far left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-fucking-god-i-cannot-stand-the-far-left/1005406)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-fucking-god-i-cannot-stand-the-far-left/1005406 "2024-08-27T21:11:37Z")
I miss 20 years ago when people like me and dennis kucinich were the far left. Medicare for all, gay rights, higher minimum wage, integration of minorities into society, progressive taxation. Now the overton window has… --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2023/989478)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2023/989478 "2024-08-27T20:12:28Z")
Sorry, I’m late getting the ball rolling on this. Most of the OP will be a repeat from last year’s thread. I think this is actually our 19th year doing these. Those of you who played last year should have an invite in y… --- ## [Democratic National Convention August 19-22 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-national-convention-august-19-22-2024/1005835)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 1020\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-national-convention-august-19-22-2024/1005835 "2024-08-27T19:00:29Z")
I didn’t see a thread yet for this so i thought I would make one. I’ll start the speculation by wondering if they’ll get any big stars to perform (of course, none as big as Kid Rock). My dream is for Beyonce to come out… --- ## [Excel Efficiency: Fastest way to unprotect 100 worksheets in a workbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-efficiency-fastest-way-to-unprotect-100-worksheets-in-a-workbook/1006282)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-efficiency-fastest-way-to-unprotect-100-worksheets-in-a-workbook/1006282 "2024-08-27T18:57:58Z")
I have Excel workbooks with dozens and dozens of protected worksheets. Sometimes I need to unprotect all of them to make a minor change, and then reprotect all of them again. They all have the same password. How I curren… --- ## [Unmuted microphones - in at least 3 P&E threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unmuted-microphones-in-at-least-3-p-e-threads/1006306)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unmuted-microphones-in-at-least-3-p-e-threads/1006306 "2024-08-27T18:00:12Z")
Lately we’ve had a few discussions about the practice of splitting off hijacks into new threads. (I tend to prefer aggregate threads rather than splitting, but I’m not a mod.) In P&E right now, the issue of whether mic… --- ## [Air Canada is the worst carrier ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-canada-is-the-worst-carrier-ever/948350)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-canada-is-the-worst-carrier-ever/948350 "2024-08-27T17:55:55Z")
I don’t want to hear about Spirit or RyanAir. If you pick those you know you have made the decision to save money and accept their shitty service. First of all, you can count how many fucks Air Canada gives about being… --- ## [How does the arrest of Pavel Durov affect Telegram and why is this bad for Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-arrest-of-pavel-durov-affect-telegram-and-why-is-this-bad-for-russia/1006210)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-arrest-of-pavel-durov-affect-telegram-and-why-is-this-bad-for-russia/1006210 "2024-08-27T17:53:21Z")
I’ve just read the wiki page on Durov. He’s a very interesting person. I have also seen dozens of tweets by people claiming that this is going to really hurt Russia, but I can’t see how. It seems his brother is still … --- ## [$5 million in methamphetamines disguised as watermelons discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-million-in-methamphetamines-disguised-as-watermelons-discovered/1006214 "2024-08-27T17:12:24Z")
They were found in a truck crossing the southern border. Will the driver become known as the “melon felon”? --- ## [Cooking apples. Oh so many cooking apples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-apples-oh-so-many-cooking-apples/1005375)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-apples-oh-so-many-cooking-apples/1005375 "2024-08-27T17:09:27Z")
I moved house earlier this year, and have acquired as a result a number of mature fruit trees. Which is obviously lovely. But one has produced a bumper crop of Bramley cooking apples - ie apples you can’t eat raw as they… --- ## [The KT impact: deaths on the day found in Dakota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kt-impact-deaths-on-the-day-found-in-dakota/831757)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kt-impact-deaths-on-the-day-found-in-dakota/831757 "2024-08-27T16:44:57Z")
BBC story here. Scientists have found creatures that were killed on the day of the impact and were immediately covered by mud and thus preserved as fossils. Amazing. --- ## [Hippos in Colombia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hippos-in-colombia/1005209)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hippos-in-colombia/1005209 "2024-08-27T16:48:13Z")
I have read a number of articles and seen video of hippos living wild in Colombia. They are descended from animals in the private zoo that Pablo Escobar maintained while still in power. The video I saw today on Animal … --- ## [Pardons for sale: Trump, Jared Kushner, Alan Dershowitz and the commutation of Jonathan Braun's sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardons-for-sale-trump-jared-kushner-alan-dershowitz-and-the-commutation-of-jonathan-brauns-sentence/993723)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardons-for-sale-trump-jared-kushner-alan-dershowitz-and-the-commutation-of-jonathan-brauns-sentence/993723 "2024-08-27T16:47:32Z")
Inspired by this NYT article (gift link) I have been wondering: What would it take to abolish the Presidential prerogative to concede pardons on federal crimes without any limit or supervision. Is this prerogative ens… --- ## [Best Post-Beatles Career, who made the music you liked the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-post-beatles-career-who-made-the-music-you-liked-the-best/1006045)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-post-beatles-career-who-made-the-music-you-liked-the-best/1006045 "2024-08-27T16:21:17Z")
This should include albums and singles. Solo works and works with bands not the Beatles. So Wings and Travelling Wilburys count as does the Plastic Ono Band and Ringo’s All Star Band. poll Note you have to assign 1-4 o… --- ## [RIP - Mr\_Downtown, Chicago Savant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mr-downtown-chicago-savant/1005513)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mr-downtown-chicago-savant/1005513 "2024-08-27T15:50:59Z")
All, I regret to inform you of the passing of Dennis McClendon, our friend @Mr\_Downtown. I believe he helped with some board business & column consultation in the past and always seemed to show up when a map or train o… --- ## [Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is seeking treatment for depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-rep-yadira-caraveo-is-seeking-treatment-for-depression/1006302)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-rep-yadira-caraveo-is-seeking-treatment-for-depression/1006302 "2024-08-27T15:17:54Z")
My question is, will this hurt her politically or make her seem more relatable? I certainly don’t think it should hurt her, but that’s not the sort of political world Americans inhabit just now. --- ## [Is your will straightforward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-will-straightforward/1006208)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-will-straightforward/1006208 "2024-08-27T13:57:32Z")
That is, your last will and testament: is it a plain-vanilla, “I leave all to my wife and kiddies, (plus a lot of legal mumbo jumbo)” or do you have any fancy complications in there? I’m making (revising) mine now, and … --- ## [Tax help/advice for a relative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-advice-for-a-relative/1006157)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-advice-for-a-relative/1006157 "2024-08-27T12:22:03Z")
Okay, my daughter dropped this bomb on me today. Some years ago, when she was in morning over the death of her brother, she neglected to file her federal taxes for two years, and then never got around to making it good. … --- ## [What do you think of the effectiveness of this ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-effectiveness-of-this-ad/1006067)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-effectiveness-of-this-ad/1006067 "2024-08-27T11:34:01Z")
I realize this ad has political overtones, but I’m asking for that to be put aside and judge it on it’s effectiveness. The font, the colors and style just seem SO outdated. Especially for asking that something old be re… --- ## [I need a new sudoku game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-sudoku-game/1006280)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-sudoku-game/1006280 "2024-08-27T11:21:39Z")
I just upgraded my phone. And my old sudoku game doesn’t work any more. So I’m looking for a new one. I want: A simple interface Moderately hard puzzles A way to mark a cell as possible (it impossible) for a number, a… --- ## [Car oil filters are self-tightening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-oil-filters-are-self-tightening/1005970)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-oil-filters-are-self-tightening/1005970 "2024-08-27T10:20:22Z")
I had always learned that you want to just hand-tighten oil filters on your car since it is metal on metal and you certainly do not want to strip any threads. I just heard that oil filters actually get tighter as they w… --- ## [Iconic self-identifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-self-identifications/997446 "2024-08-27T09:47:01Z")
You know what I’m talking about. Those moments in movies, TV shows or books where a character identifies his or herself so distinctively and iconically that it becomes a meme or gets YouTubed, etc. A couple of examples… --- ## [Dccc at dccc dot org -- legitimate, or spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dccc-at-dccc-dot-org-legitimate-or-spam/1006281)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dccc-at-dccc-dot-org-legitimate-or-spam/1006281 "2024-08-27T06:44:24Z")
I’ve been getting emails from dccc at dccc dot org, all soliciting donations (supposedly for Democrats) and with lots of click buttons for donation amounts, lots of text that is really a clickable image, and just in gene… --- ## [Movies you've seen recently (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906 "2024-08-27T05:10:11Z")
I’d like this thread to contain peoples’ opinions about films they’ve seen recently - either because they liked them and wish to recommend them to others or because they didn’t like them and wish to warn others to avoid … --- ## [Gmail translates "Notre Dame" when reading an email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-translates-notre-dame-when-reading-an-email/1006272)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-translates-notre-dame-when-reading-an-email/1006272 "2024-08-27T04:18:40Z")
I run a small football pool for me and several buddies. Although the pool is on a website, I usually send an email with the list of games, which I did this morning. One of the games is the Notre Dame/Texas A&M game thi… --- ## [If you don't understand a question, you probably don't have a valuable answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-understand-a-question-you-probably-dont-have-a-valuable-answer/1005505)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-understand-a-question-you-probably-dont-have-a-valuable-answer/1005505 "2024-08-27T02:10:12Z")
Inspired by a thread in great debates, if you have to have part of a question explained to you, you probably should just let somebody else answer it, and sit back and learn from it if you wish. In the instance from the t… --- ## [Do we have a new Mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-new-mod/1006264)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-new-mod/1006264 "2024-08-27T02:01:04Z")
Is JKellyMap a new Moderator? --- ## [My mouse button is randomly double-clicking when I am only single-clicking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mouse-button-is-randomly-double-clicking-when-i-am-only-single-clicking/1004717)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mouse-button-is-randomly-double-clicking-when-i-am-only-single-clicking/1004717 "2024-08-27T01:15:31Z")
The mouse is a Logitech MX “vertical” mouse, which I have had for maybe 3 years. This has started happening in the last couple of months. Is there anything I can try in order to fix this, or do I have to buy a new mouse… --- ## [Winter vacation: how low do you set your thermostat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-vacation-how-low-do-you-set-your-thermostat/1006115)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-vacation-how-low-do-you-set-your-thermostat/1006115 "2024-08-27T00:07:01Z")
If you live somewhere that experiences a “proper” winter (snow, ice, freezing temps), when you leave your house for a multi-day vacation during winter, how low do you set your thermostat? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=490&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=492&state=tracking)