# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=492&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 493 --- ## [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 The font, the colors and style just seem SO outdated.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? --- ## [Are you worried about violence if Harris wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-worried-about-violence-if-harris-wins/1005716)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-worried-about-violence-if-harris-wins/1005716 "2024-08-26T23:16:17Z")
The current headline on the CNN website is “Trump again stirs fears of stolen election claims with latest attacks on Harris” but I’ve encountered surprisingly little discussion of “what will Trumpers do if Harris wins?” … --- ## [Can someone explain the Joe Rogan Experience to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-joe-rogan-experience-to-me/1004322)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-joe-rogan-experience-to-me/1004322 "2024-08-26T22:30:08Z")
As I understand it, the Joe Rogan Experience has been the world’s biggest podcast and discussion youTube channel for some time. Now, I am well aware that YouTube et al are not meritocracies. The most popular videos are … --- ## [Jabba No Badda (Or Streaming Services apparently use foreign prints)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-no-badda-or-streaming-services-apparently-use-foreign-prints/1006276)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-no-badda-or-streaming-services-apparently-use-foreign-prints/1006276 "2024-08-26T22:21:59Z")
I was watching Return of the Jedi on Disney Plus recently and I noticed something weird. In the version of the movie I am used to much of Jabba’s dialogue was subtitled on screen. This time the subtitles were not on scre… --- ## [How do they get these drone-like videos, where there isn't a drone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-these-drone-like-videos-where-there-isnt-a-drone/1006196)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-these-drone-like-videos-where-there-isnt-a-drone/1006196 "2024-08-26T21:55:44Z")
Sorry for the Facebook video, but it’s an example of what I’m talking about. I’ve been watching a lot of motorcycle reels on Facebook. The camera catches the motorcycles from the front, as if they’re on a stick, but th… --- ## ["Search" function on Mac Mail stopped working. Anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-on-mac-mail-stopped-working-anyone-else/1006269)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-on-mac-mail-stopped-working-anyone-else/1006269 "2024-08-26T21:17:11Z")
Title says it all. Did a Mac OS update a few days ago. It seems that now I cannot search my emails. A massive pain the ass. I’ve got 2 Gmail accounts and a work account that has zero to do with Gmail, Google, etc. So, … --- ## ['Murder, He Says' (1945) music and NPR's 'All Things Considered' theme music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-he-says-1945-music-and-nprs-all-things-considered-theme-music/1006227)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-he-says-1945-music-and-nprs-all-things-considered-theme-music/1006227 "2024-08-26T20:26:42Z")
Murder, He Wrote (1945) is on TCM right now. A piece of music plays into the plot. It’s the same music NPR uses to introduce All Things Considered. What is it? Who composed it? When was it composed? --- ## [Is there a way on Android, to set regular alarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-on-android-to-set-regular-alarms/1006139)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-on-android-to-set-regular-alarms/1006139 "2024-08-26T19:45:10Z")
I have to tend to my mother 4 times a day. So i set alarms at those points. Its tiresome to set a new alarm each time she needs her pills. I was wondering, is there a way that i can set alarms at certain points during th… --- ## [Can anybody really get a license to sell fully automatic weapons, and then sell to "friends and family, colleagues, or interested buyers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-really-get-a-license-to-sell-fully-automatic-weapons-and-then-sell-to-friends-and-family-colleagues-or-interested-buyers/1005538)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-really-get-a-license-to-sell-fully-automatic-weapons-and-then-sell-to-friends-and-family-colleagues-or-interested-buyers/1005538 "2024-08-26T19:43:46Z")
I had the apparently misinformed idea that fully automatic weapons were illegal. Now I see a claim that all you need is the magic of an FFL and you too can become a vendor, buy your own at wholesale cost, and sell to fri… --- ## [Favorite Film Critics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-film-critics/1006061)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-film-critics/1006061 "2024-08-26T18:37:15Z")
Lately, I’ve been re-reading John Simon’s film criticism, as collected in his book Reverse Angle, and finding that I enjoy it more than I’d remembered and, far more horrifying, that I agree with most of it, especially hi… --- ## [Does PowerPoint have a template...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250 "2024-08-26T18:35:29Z")
I need a template in PowerPoint for a basic flowchart. (Who creates flowcharts anymore?) Just the basic symbols I can scale and throw something together (with four steps) to please my boss. Does such a thing exist? If n… --- ## [Texas Hindus build 90 foot statue of Hanuman. Texas Christians perfectly fine with it. (Just kidding--Texas Christians freak out.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hindus-build-90-foot-statue-of-hanuman-texas-christians-perfectly-fine-with-it-just-kidding-texas-christians-freak-out/1006048)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-hindus-build-90-foot-statue-of-hanuman-texas-christians-perfectly-fine-with-it-just-kidding-texas-christians-freak-out/1006048 "2024-08-26T18:35:12Z")
Starting the countdown clock to the first vandalism. --- ## [Cullman, Alabama, water treatment plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cullman-alabama-water-treatment-plant/1006212)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cullman-alabama-water-treatment-plant/1006212 "2024-08-26T18:29:14Z")
They have a tall control tower that looks like a flying saucer from the air. But I have documented dozens of water treatment plants and none had control towers. What do they do up there? And how do they get up there? Loo… --- ## [Anyone else had the New York Times email them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-had-the-new-york-times-email-them/1006257)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-had-the-new-york-times-email-them/1006257 "2024-08-26T18:00:16Z")
At least, I assume it’s The New York Times and not a scam. Update to our Terms of Service, Terms of Sale and Privacy Policy. Dear Reader, We are writing to let you know that we have updated our Terms of Service, Terms… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=491&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=493&state=watching)