# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=498&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 499 --- ## [Okay, I am a Neanderthal. How do I add a profile picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-am-a-neanderthal-how-do-i-add-a-profile-picture/1005875)
**Author:** [@banjo\_scruggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/banjo_scruggs)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-am-a-neanderthal-how-do-i-add-a-profile-picture/1005875 "2024-08-18T19:46:56Z")
See thread title. --- ## [What are you a "snob" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-snob-about/1004962)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-snob-about/1004962 "2024-08-18T19:38:12Z")
Yesterday I spoke on the phone with my daughter who had just started a new job. She jokingly observed that she had a horrible cup of coffee at the new job, but had met up with a cow-orker who apparently knew where to re… --- ## [Kayaking Picnic Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaking-picnic-food/1005859)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaking-picnic-food/1005859 "2024-08-18T18:54:54Z")
For a day trip on the river for four people, I am tasked with making lunch. I am looking for food ideas that are not too messy, will survive being tossed about to a certain degree, and can be eaten with the fingers. So… --- ## [Transferring music between devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-music-between-devices/1005850)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-music-between-devices/1005850 "2024-08-18T18:07:31Z")
Is it possible to transfer my music from an old iPod to my current iPhone? The music on the iPod is mine - I purchased it. --- ## [What is the chance money intended for Kamala goes to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chance-money-intended-for-kamala-goes-to-trump/1005431)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chance-money-intended-for-kamala-goes-to-trump/1005431 "2024-08-18T17:30:41Z")
I’m just spitballing here but I keep getting these very aggressive ads (texts) to donate to Kamala. The one I just received said something like "we have to stop Trump at all cost. We will match your donation 500%. And th… --- ## [Warning in "care for mother" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-in-care-for-mother-thread/1005869)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-in-care-for-mother-thread/1005869 "2024-08-18T17:25:12Z")
Continuing the discussion from Care for Mother: --- ## [The Gibberish(?) That Ursula Sings in "Poor Unfortunate Souls"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gibberish-that-ursula-sings-in-poor-unfortunate-souls/686130)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gibberish-that-ursula-sings-in-poor-unfortunate-souls/686130 "2024-08-18T15:55:38Z")
Beginning at 5:37 Ursula begins some incantation to steal Ariel’s voice. Best I can figure it’s a mix of English, Latin-sounding gibberish, and just gibberish. One lyrics site says: Beluga sevruga Come wi… --- ## [A Hodge-Podge of Lodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hodge-podge-of-lodge/1005826)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hodge-podge-of-lodge/1005826 "2024-08-18T15:22:18Z")
Or, just any old cookware really. Over the summer, I have managed to acquire four “new” cast iron skillets. One of which was a Lodge pan that was so caked with gunk that the giant Lodge branding “stamp” on the bottom c… --- ## [Let's get Vance's stories on the screen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-vances-stories-on-the-screen/1005778)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-vances-stories-on-the-screen/1005778 "2024-08-18T12:46:15Z")
Of course I mean the other J. Vance, my man Jack. I’ve always thought his work was very suited to screen adaptation, being so full of description, colour, music, and lively characters in general. The rampant sexism (typ… --- ## [Pilfer - another word game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilfer-another-word-game/1005860)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilfer-another-word-game/1005860 "2024-08-18T10:52:25Z")
Can’t find this posted before… Another online word finding game --- ## [Is Trump giving up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-giving-up/1005638)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-giving-up/1005638 "2024-08-18T08:44:25Z")
After the shooting and recent drop in the polls I see a little tiredness in Trump. Is he planning an exit? As an option of course. --- ## [Well, that was weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-weird/1005848)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-weird/1005848 "2024-08-18T07:31:36Z")
Yesterday, as night came on, and it got cooler, I decided to go from shorts and t to pants and shirt. I stopped off in the bathroom for a pit stop, and as I was standing there I felt a strange yet somehow familiar sensat… --- ## [LOTR: Frodo never had a chance to destroy the One Ring. He is shown from the very start he cannot do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-frodo-never-had-a-chance-to-destroy-the-one-ring-he-is-shown-from-the-very-start-he-cannot-do-it/1004487)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-frodo-never-had-a-chance-to-destroy-the-one-ring-he-is-shown-from-the-very-start-he-cannot-do-it/1004487 "2024-08-18T04:16:44Z")
I was watching the recent YouTube video, “Why didn’t Elrond push Isildur into the Cracks of Doom?” by In Deep Geek. While the video is not about the question of this post there is this bit in the video which prompted me… --- ## [Things you always order if you see it on a menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-always-order-if-you-see-it-on-a-menu/1005680)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-always-order-if-you-see-it-on-a-menu/1005680 "2024-08-18T04:15:49Z")
What are dishes that you always or almost always order when you see it on a menu? Mine: clam chowder - Everyone’s clam chowder is a little or a lot different, and I like trying them all. fish tacos - I love them and t… --- ## [Melting Lead Into Conical Copper Chiminea Cap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-lead-into-conical-copper-chiminea-cap/1005755)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-lead-into-conical-copper-chiminea-cap/1005755 "2024-08-18T03:17:47Z")
I have a new terracota chiminea but no cap, and I couldn’t find anything to use as a cap to keep out rain. I thought that a terracotta (or stoneware) plant saucer would work, but none fit. They are either too large or to… --- ## [Plz recommend upbeat workplace appr music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plz-recommend-upbeat-workplace-appr-music/1005669)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plz-recommend-upbeat-workplace-appr-music/1005669 "2024-08-18T02:48:47Z")
I’m looking for new tunes. Love me some AC~DC and Bon Jovi, but eventually ya need something new. I occasionally get to set the Pandora (or etc) for the day, and even I’m getting tired of my usual playlist. My poor cowo… --- ## [UK General Election {2024-07-04}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-2024-07-04/1001932)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 598\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-2024-07-04/1001932 "2024-08-18T02:48:34Z")
--- ## [Concerts nobody else here has seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-nobody-else-here-has-seen/1004899)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerts-nobody-else-here-has-seen/1004899 "2024-08-18T02:08:01Z")
I was listening to Ali Farka Toure this morning and thinking “I’ll bet nobody else on this board ever saw him live”. I’ve also seen: Salif Keita Habib Koite Amalia Rodrigues Ray Charles Sonny Rollins (playing with … --- ## [Cramming for a lab test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cramming-for-a-lab-test/1005832)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cramming-for-a-lab-test/1005832 "2024-08-18T00:47:15Z")
I have whatever insurance is calling an annual physical next week and am having labs done Monday. I realized I had this unrealistic plan to eat REALLY healthy before the test and now we are down to this weekend. Last ye… --- ## [Recall a time when, as a little kid, you felt very grown-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recall-a-time-when-as-a-little-kid-you-felt-very-grown-up/1004538)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recall-a-time-when-as-a-little-kid-you-felt-very-grown-up/1004538 "2024-08-17T23:53:46Z")
Or recall something that happened or that you acquired that indicated/symbolized being a grown-up. By “little kid,” I mean roughly under the age of 10. Here are my two examplee: My parents read a lot, and and we went t… --- ## [Straight Dope sighting at Not Always Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-sighting-at-not-always-right/1005813)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-sighting-at-not-always-right/1005813 "2024-08-17T23:30:12Z")
Any of youse guys wanna fess up to being the contributor of this story? I assume the column referenced is this one: --- ## [Trope: overalls or suspenders worn with one strap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trope-overalls-or-suspenders-worn-with-one-strap/1005806)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trope-overalls-or-suspenders-worn-with-one-strap/1005806 "2024-08-17T21:09:12Z")
This trope seems to be invoked when showcasing rural slovenly yahoos; Wreck-It Ralph is the most recent example that comes to mind. Is it just to suggest a general lack of sartorial neatness or is there some legitimate r… --- ## [Words that seem like they are spelled wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-seem-like-they-are-spelled-wrong/1004797)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-seem-like-they-are-spelled-wrong/1004797 "2024-08-17T21:02:32Z")
But are not. (we’ve done this before, Czarcasm about 7 years ago for example, but rather than bump an old thread, I thought I start a new one) Every time I spell professional, my mind wants to spell it proffesional. Th… --- ## [My new paper towel question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-paper-towel-question/1005807)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-paper-towel-question/1005807 "2024-08-17T20:54:40Z")
Yeah, I question these things. Paper towels worry me. I don’t like the waste. I fuss about overuse in my house. I fuss about how much we pay for the dang things to kill trees. So I’m always looking for the hack, the t… --- ## [Identify this Black comedian from one of his jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-black-comedian-from-one-of-his-jokes/1005836)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-black-comedian-from-one-of-his-jokes/1005836 "2024-08-17T19:58:17Z")
I’m trying to remember the name of a Black comedian I heard on one of the SiriusXM channels. I only remember one of his bits. Basically, he reminisces about how all of the movies he watched in school about slavery, Jim C… --- ## [To those who think breaking should not be in the Olympics: Chillax. Or shove off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-think-breaking-should-not-be-in-the-olympics-chillax-or-shove-off/1005633)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-think-breaking-should-not-be-in-the-olympics-chillax-or-shove-off/1005633 "2024-08-17T19:49:11Z")
If you think breaking should not be an Olympic sport, I assume you feel the same way about artistic swimming and rhythmic gymnastics. There’s an incredible amount of skill, strength, stamina, flexibility, hand-eye coordi… --- ## [A better Trip Planner than Google Maps or Tweaks for Google Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-trip-planner-than-google-maps-or-tweaks-for-google-maps/1005838)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-better-trip-planner-than-google-maps-or-tweaks-for-google-maps/1005838 "2024-08-17T19:46:23Z")
So Google Maps seems to have a hard limit of 10 stops. But otherwise works great for me and on my phone. I might play with this tool. --- ## [Favorite convenience stores you like to hang around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-convenience-stores-you-like-to-hang-around/1005707)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-convenience-stores-you-like-to-hang-around/1005707 "2024-08-17T18:05:22Z")
There’s just something about convenience stores that are distinctly American and Midwestern, right? Two dollar two day old hotdogs. Scratch off tickets. Kids on their bikes during the day. Drunk older men on their bikes… --- ## [Deadpool and Wolverine (new trailer in OP, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-and-wolverine-new-trailer-in-op-open-spoilers/1000625)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-and-wolverine-new-trailer-in-op-open-spoilers/1000625 "2024-08-17T16:04:24Z")
Looking forward to this one. Liked seein a glimpse of Cassandra Nova in action, but I’m wondering if there is significance behind casting the character with a 28-year-old. Does that mean the setting is the … --- ## [Marathon Man, by William Goldman, Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marathon-man-by-william-goldman-revisited/1005700)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marathon-man-by-william-goldman-revisited/1005700 "2024-08-17T15:15:01Z")
I cracked open Marathon Man by William Goldman, some fifty years after first reading and admiring it, and found myself appalled at its crudity. It’s an ingenious book in its structure, which is to tell several seemingly … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=497&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=499&state=tracking)