# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=492 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 493 --- ## [Upper Peninsula (UP) Michigan recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-peninsula-up-michigan-recommendations/982637)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upper-peninsula-up-michigan-recommendations/982637 "2024-08-26T16:38:16Z")
The Mrs. and I are planning a camping/fishing trip to Michigan, primarily the UP, this fall and would appreciate some suggestions for some additional things to see/do/eat to get the full cultural experience of the region… --- ## [NFL rules on two players on same team with same uniform number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rules-on-two-players-on-same-team-with-same-uniform-number/1005895)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rules-on-two-players-on-same-team-with-same-uniform-number/1005895 "2024-08-26T16:01:06Z")
The 49ers currently have two players wearing number 5, quarterback Joshua Dobbs and punter Pressley Harvin. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. Is this something that is only allowed during preseason? Or is it alwa… --- ## [Performance Goals for Plain Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/performance-goals-for-plain-job/1005762)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/performance-goals-for-plain-job/1005762 "2024-08-26T14:19:57Z")
I need ideas for performance goals for a job where I am simply one in a train processing paperwork. I get fed what I need from someone upstream, I process paperwork, and pass it on. Eventually, the paperwork comes back t… --- ## [Persuading one's friends to vote for Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuading-ones-friends-to-vote-for-harris/1005768)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuading-ones-friends-to-vote-for-harris/1005768 "2024-08-26T14:15:22Z")
So… I have a friend in Virginia who is leaning towards voting for Trump, because Harris and Walz are too far left. He’s a libertarian. He’s president of his conservative Jewish temple. He has a non-binary child whom he m… --- ## [(Old) A Good Read in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-good-read-in-the-mmp/1005898)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-good-read-in-the-mmp/1005898 "2024-08-26T13:56:26Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 14c/57f with a predicted high of 19c/67f, and cloudy. Weather app says “It’s mild and fucking overcast outside. Maybe you should stay inside and pay your fucking bills.” Weather app i… --- ## [What's your special lunch treat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-special-lunch-treat/1006152 "2024-08-26T13:35:45Z")
Sweet potato fries with garlic aioli dipping sauce! I don’t often indulge in them but happened to be by the restaurant where I get them on another errand today, so why not! One to-go side order is enough for two lunche… --- ## [Eating pig ears in San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-pig-ears-in-san-francisco/1006190)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-pig-ears-in-san-francisco/1006190 "2024-08-26T13:33:58Z")
Sometimes, you get surprised… Ya see…I’m just sittin’ here quietly, reading a simple NY Times article about Elon Musk’s decision to relocate his company “X” out of San Francisco. The article gives a description of the … --- ## [A poll for Generation X or younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-generation-x-or-younger/1005891)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-generation-x-or-younger/1005891 "2024-08-26T13:23:47Z")
I know lots of people my age will know this reference, I want to find out if it had legs past its original life, hence I am asking folks in the younger age brackets. Question: would you understand a reference to “Mutt a… --- ## [This is where I came in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-where-i-came-in/1003829)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-where-i-came-in/1003829 "2024-08-26T11:16:49Z")
Perhaps younger posters don’t know that that’s from the old days of movie theaters, when they had continuous showings. You paid one admission and go in. If you were late for the start of the movie, you saw whatever scene… --- ## [Banana flavoured condoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-flavoured-condoms/1006138)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-flavoured-condoms/1006138 "2024-08-26T10:12:32Z")
Ok. This is a bit of a side story. I was in the courthouse, awaiting the justice to pronounce his opinion. The justice needs to rule on one fact, vis, was I, or was I not, involving myself in crimen injuria when referr… --- ## [81-pound cousin is pregnant, how worried should we be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81-pound-cousin-is-pregnant-how-worried-should-we-be/1006153)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81-pound-cousin-is-pregnant-how-worried-should-we-be/1006153 "2024-08-26T01:32:52Z")
My cousin (37 years old) is pregnant, but has always been extremely thin. Previously, we thought it might be anorexia, but she in fact eats a lot of food, it’s just that her body seems to absorb very little of the nutrie… --- ## [Ice Cream Trucks And Carts in 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-trucks-and-carts-in-2024/1003735)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-trucks-and-carts-in-2024/1003735 "2024-08-26T01:20:00Z")
Summertime! Part of my childhood was the rare visit from the ice cream truck. More common were bicycle-carts with a small attached freezer. Prices were reasonable, and I never understood how they could make much money… --- ## [When did something being high cost or inconvenient translate into entitlement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-something-being-high-cost-or-inconvenient-translate-into-entitlement/1001802)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-something-being-high-cost-or-inconvenient-translate-into-entitlement/1001802 "2024-08-26T01:15:58Z")
So recently I’ve seen a newspaper article about how the toll roads in North Texas show little mercy to people of color/poor people, and the article basically implies that because these toll roads are somewhat expensive, … --- ## [A plea to USA Dopers (particularly in swing states)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plea-to-usa-dopers-particularly-in-swing-states/1006166)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plea-to-usa-dopers-particularly-in-swing-states/1006166 "2024-08-26T01:10:20Z")
(Mods please move if this isn’t the right spot for this.) I am nervous about the integrity of the election this November. It seems more and more likely to me that some will try to interfere with what is (at least IMO) … --- ## [Rib meat? Pork Belly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rib-meat-pork-belly/1006092)
**Author:** [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rib-meat-pork-belly/1006092 "2024-08-26T00:42:35Z")
I got some porks ribs from Costco, and they are cut in a rectangular slab. At one end, the long ribs run the width of the slab, but as the ribs get shorter, there is more and more boneless meat at the bottom of them. If … --- ## [Is there any way to rearrange Gmail by “sender”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-rearrange-gmail-by-sender/1006206)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-rearrange-gmail-by-sender/1006206 "2024-08-25T22:23:39Z")
I’ve got a lot of garbage emails from the same people, spammers, companies I no longer care about, and I’d like to eliminate easily some of them going back years, but I see no way to bundle all my emails over the years f… --- ## [Shepard, Gagarin, and Public Education in Arkansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepard-gagarin-and-public-education-in-arkansas/1002943)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepard-gagarin-and-public-education-in-arkansas/1002943 "2024-08-25T21:51:07Z")
Did anyone here at SDMB had a similar experience? I went to elementary school in a small but not tiny town in Arkansas in the 1960s. We were taught that Alan Shepard was the first man in space. Our text books supported… --- ## [Trump: In 4 years we’ll have it fixed. You won’t have to vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-in-4-years-we-ll-have-it-fixed-you-won-t-have-to-vote/1004870)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-in-4-years-we-ll-have-it-fixed-you-won-t-have-to-vote/1004870 "2024-08-25T21:41:41Z")
I know anything out of his mouth shouldn’t be news but this was a little shocking. He seems to imply he will fix it where voting will not be an option in 4 years. --- ## [JD Vance couch story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-couch-story/1005715)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-couch-story/1005715 "2024-08-25T21:16:16Z")
I don’t understand how this made up story by one guy makes it to international news. Don’t people say bizarre untrue things on social media all the time? Can someone explain the process of one tweet becoming an internat… --- ## [What happened to Rob Reiner as a director?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-rob-reiner-as-a-director/1006209)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-rob-reiner-as-a-director/1006209 "2024-08-25T21:10:56Z")
I heard quite a bit about how M. Night Shyamalan experienced a dramatic decline in his movie-making skills and it actually is quite true. However, he has managed to occasionally direct and write some better movies, inclu… --- ## [3,000m record broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-000m-record-broken/1006213)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-000m-record-broken/1006213 "2024-08-25T20:50:24Z")
…by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 7:17.55, taking 3.12 sec off the previous record of 7:20.67. This was the last remaining record held by Daniel Komen, dating back to 1996. --- ## [Tulsa Area dog hiking and swimming areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsa-area-dog-hiking-and-swimming-areas/1006111)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsa-area-dog-hiking-and-swimming-areas/1006111 "2024-08-25T19:43:34Z")
I’m relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a few months starting in mid-September, and I’m bringing my Jack Russell named Milo with me. Where I currently live, there are many parks and trails suitable for dogs. I walk him on … --- ## [Stopping genocide, both generally and in specific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-genocide-both-generally-and-in-specific/1006161)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-genocide-both-generally-and-in-specific/1006161 "2024-08-25T19:27:00Z")
The advocates and protesters we commonly call “pro-Palestinian” are sometimes their own worst enemies, in my opinion, and (given my knowledge base) I’m a little unsure about the motives of some (especially those who use … --- ## [I am pitting Microsoft again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pitting-microsoft-again/1006013)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-pitting-microsoft-again/1006013 "2024-08-25T17:33:55Z")
Microsoft downloaded more malware into my computer without my consent. I try to ignore these malware downloads as long as possible but I was traveling this week and I had to power off my computer. And Microsoft installe… --- ## [Returning to the scene of the accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-to-the-scene-of-the-accident/1005553)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-to-the-scene-of-the-accident/1005553 "2024-08-25T17:21:37Z")
A couple of years back, I had to swerve to avoid hitting a school bus that pulled out in front of me and I wound up taking out a mailbox and trashing the right front of my car. No injuries, just a messed up bit of fende… --- ## [The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate flew over our house and shat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-fickle-finger-of-fate-flew-over-our-house-and-shat/1006102)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-fickle-finger-of-fate-flew-over-our-house-and-shat/1006102 "2024-08-25T15:51:52Z")
Mr VOW has been plagued with increasing back pain. He had scans done, and we’ve been waiting to hear back from the doctor. It’s been harder and harder for him to stand and get his legs to support him. He started with a c… --- ## [Does anyone take two Lansoprazole (or Omeprazole)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-take-two-lansoprazole-or-omeprazole/1006098)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-take-two-lansoprazole-or-omeprazole/1006098 "2024-08-25T15:24:45Z")
I take one Lansoprazole every morning, half an hour before ingesting anything else. It works well all day, at least until about mid-afternoon, when I start to feel acid coming up again. I’m also quite acidic when I lie… --- ## [Tell me something before the FDIC if the James boys or Dillinger gang robbed the bank you had your money in were you screwed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-before-the-fdic-if-the-james-boys-or-dillinger-gang-robbed-the-bank-you-had-your-money-in-were-you-screwed/1006120)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-before-the-fdic-if-the-james-boys-or-dillinger-gang-robbed-the-bank-you-had-your-money-in-were-you-screwed/1006120 "2024-08-25T15:17:44Z")
a while back we were watching The Long Riders on TV and wondered what would happen to Farmer John’s money if the bank got robbed … I know these days it’s insured and he suffers no losses but from 1860 to 1930 was it sor… --- ## [About the importance of voting and participation in politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-importance-of-voting-and-participation-in-politics/1006130)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-importance-of-voting-and-participation-in-politics/1006130 "2024-08-25T14:59:13Z")
Continuing the discussion from Democratic National Convention August 19-22 2024: While I do understand your point, you should consider walking that back a bit. I have always been irritated by the fact that the person w… --- ## [Now help me find this comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-help-me-find-this-comic/1006184)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-help-me-find-this-comic/1006184 "2024-08-25T14:18:00Z")
You were of no help in the past, let’s see what we can do here. Beers on me to the winner. I remember seeing this in a book of old one panel cartoons in the library when I was a kid. So this one might go back to the 50’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=493)