# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=502 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 503 --- ## [What kind of vinegars do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-vinegars-do-you-use/1005570)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-vinegars-do-you-use/1005570 "2024-08-12T21:59:44Z")
Right now we have white vinegar red wine vinegar rice vinegar balsamic vinegar I also really like malt vinegar but only use it with fish fry or French fries which we don’t make at home. Last night we had pork loin … --- ## [What passenger aircraft was ice-tested after a crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-passenger-aircraft-was-ice-tested-after-a-crash/425424)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-passenger-aircraft-was-ice-tested-after-a-crash/425424 "2024-08-12T21:25:31Z")
Several years ago a passenger aircraft crashed, killing everyone on board. It was thought that icing was the cause. Tests where made where an identical aircraft flew behind a tanker that sprayed it with water in freezi… --- ## [Las Vegas politician goes to trial for killing journalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604 "2024-08-12T21:04:42Z")
This story seems both very “ordinary” (as in very believable) and outlandish. He just walked up to the guy’s house in a straw hat and stabbed him? --- ## [Role Models of Eloquence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-models-of-eloquence/1005536 "2024-08-12T20:13:57Z")
The thread about snobbery, in which I admit to being a private grammar snob (I’ll think disapproving thoughts but will rarely voice them) raises an interesting question to me: who is the best role model of eloquence? Th… --- ## [How are coherent fiberoptic bundles made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-coherent-fiberoptic-bundles-made/1005619)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-coherent-fiberoptic-bundles-made/1005619 "2024-08-12T20:08:21Z")
A coherent fiberoptic bundle is one in which the position of any given fiber on one end of the bundle corresponds to its position on the other end of the bundle. This is useful for transmitting images optically from one… --- ## [A thread for Gulftiger to discuss politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-gulftiger-to-discuss-politics/1005006)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-gulftiger-to-discuss-politics/1005006 "2024-08-12T18:43:49Z")
This is a discussion that belongs in the pit, but probably in it’s own place, not the general thread about trolls. --- ## [Cupping. You know that thing athletes do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupping-you-know-that-thing-athletes-do/1005512)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupping-you-know-that-thing-athletes-do/1005512 "2024-08-12T18:25:37Z")
Does anybody know if it’s woo or real? Any experiences? --- ## [2017 Toyota Sienna pulsing/noise at the wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-toyota-sienna-pulsing-noise-at-the-wheel/1004967)
**Author:** [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-toyota-sienna-pulsing-noise-at-the-wheel/1004967 "2024-08-12T18:05:11Z")
While passengering in the Sienna last night the car developed a weird pulsing noise at speed all of a sudden. We could hear it over the stereo and my wife could feel something at the steering wheel. It sounded just like … --- ## [Can I Block Texts From Someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-texts-from-someone/1005533)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-block-texts-from-someone/1005533 "2024-08-12T16:20:21Z")
I keep getting junk texts from someone named 36-794. Or 36 794. Oy maybe 36794. They show up as different configurations on my iPhone (iOS 17.6.1) and my MacBook Air (Sonoma 14.5). On the phone, I can “Report Junk and D… --- ## [What online game am I thinking of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-online-game-am-i-thinking-of/1005617)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-online-game-am-i-thinking-of/1005617 "2024-08-12T15:28:52Z")
I just had a memory of an online game I played years ago but cannot remember the name or full details. Here is is what I do remember: It was a bunch of little pictures of things and you can combine them to make other th… --- ## [What is the most divisive physical thing that individuals can make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200 "2024-08-12T15:21:23Z")
I mean, like there are some recipes and foods that, no matter how you make them, you will get people saying ‘no No NO! That is not how you make that thing!’ West Country Cream Teas are a good example - Cornish people pu… --- ## [Olymp. pistol and rifle shooting -\> weapons? cal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olymp-pistol-and-rifle-shooting-weapons-cal/1005334)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olymp-pistol-and-rifle-shooting-weapons-cal/1005334 "2024-08-12T15:11:36Z")
there was quite a lot of pics coming from the olympics shooting contests into the meme space … which makes me wonder … what type of weapons are being shot?, what caliber of ammo?, etc… It seems that it is very small ca… --- ## [Glen Canyon's Double Arch has collapsed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-canyons-double-arch-has-collapsed/1005551)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-canyons-double-arch-has-collapsed/1005551 "2024-08-12T14:39:04Z")
Story here. A frequently visited arch collapsed in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, the National Park Service reported Friday in a news release. The “Double Arch” geologic feature was al… --- ## [To what extent (if at all) should one accommodate requests to desist triggering peoples OCD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-should-one-accommodate-requests-to-desist-triggering-peoples-ocd/1005575)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-if-at-all-should-one-accommodate-requests-to-desist-triggering-peoples-ocd/1005575 "2024-08-12T13:26:57Z")
Bit of a specific situation but I get a lot of requests from people who watch my videos, that I should stop doing something (or change the way I do it) on account of their OCD. Its probably worth acknowledging that peop… --- ## [Duchy of Lancaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duchy-of-lancaster/1005256)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duchy-of-lancaster/1005256 "2024-08-12T13:24:03Z")
…maybe also Cornwall? These are estates from which the duke derives some sweet revenue. These monies may have some official purpose, but that is not the point. My question is, are there any other situations where you pe… --- ## [Was there ever an old-timey, mechanical horse-racing game like this (link to video in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-an-old-timey-mechanical-horse-racing-game-like-this-link-to-video-in-op/1005572)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-an-old-timey-mechanical-horse-racing-game-like-this-link-to-video-in-op/1005572 "2024-08-12T12:31:34Z")
A scene in the 1980 movie Popeye involves Wimpy and Swee’Pea going to bet on the horses. Except, the horses are actually a mechanical contraption where a carny turns a gear. Cue lulz. Was there ever such a thing? Or was… --- ## [Name of the painting in the bedroom onthe TV series Roseanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-the-painting-in-the-bedroom-onthe-tv-series-roseanne/390389)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-the-painting-in-the-bedroom-onthe-tv-series-roseanne/390389 "2024-08-12T11:51:46Z")
Does anyone recognize the painting hanging over Dan and Roseanne’s bed? My grandparents had the exact same painting, and it’s always made me curious. The painting is of a city street (I’ve always imagined it as London… --- ## [(Old) Motion To Vacat(ion)- An Off Work MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-motion-to-vacat-ion-an-off-work-mmp/1005258)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-motion-to-vacat-ion-an-off-work-mmp/1005258 "2024-08-12T10:39:16Z")
I’m up and off, so I thought I’d start the MMP. Wait, is anybody besides shoe working this week? --- ## [Alleged poisoning at chess tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424 "2024-08-12T05:47:21Z")
There’s the drive to win, and then there’s an unhealthy competitive streak. I think she should get more time, personally. (Where do I find these weird stories?) --- ## [What's going on with Biden, since the Veep announcement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-biden-since-the-veep-announcement/1005490)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-biden-since-the-veep-announcement/1005490 "2024-08-12T03:35:23Z")
I just haven’t heard or seen anything from him. Has he commented on it? Is he still acting president? What’s going on with him, anyway? Maybe I’m not looking in the right places. --- ## ["They're emptying out their asylums..." {another Trump falsehood apparently}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-emptying-out-their-asylums-another-trump-falsehood-apparently/1005566)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-emptying-out-their-asylums-another-trump-falsehood-apparently/1005566 "2024-08-12T03:16:44Z")
Seems like if trump’s absurd claims of all the world’s criminals and mental defectives being shipped to America was believed by any of the MAGAts, there would be serious investigations. The fact that (afaik) there are no… --- ## [What's the most interesting bird you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811 "2024-08-12T01:58:55Z")
Borrowing an idea from this thread… My wife and I were driving home from shopping this afternoon when not too far in front of my car I saw a blue heron coming in for a landing. I see them fairly often standing in some o… --- ## [You’re going to miss Trump when he’s gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-going-to-miss-trump-when-he-s-gone/1005530)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-going-to-miss-trump-when-he-s-gone/1005530 "2024-08-12T00:24:54Z")
Yes, you, liberal, progressive, Democrat, independent, whatever. His replacement will be him—racist, authoritarian, cruel, even sociopathic and narcissistic—but without his flaws of stupidity, vulgarity, tiny attention … --- ## [How does wi-fi work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-work/1005477)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-work/1005477 "2024-08-11T22:39:08Z")
OK, I’m kind of embarrassed to not know this, but ignorance must be fought. Our home wi-fi is sort of crappy, so my wife insists that when she is working (at her job) online, nobody else in the house can be online becau… --- ## [Has anyone here ever been polled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-been-polled/1005391)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-been-polled/1005391 "2024-08-11T20:43:57Z")
We see polls for the elections all the time. I’ve never been asked who I’m going to vote for. I recently got a thing from Neilson about what I watch on TV, but never anything political. Who are they asking? Are they … --- ## [Did anyone advocate for a new Constitution, c. 1865 (in the US, if I wasn't clear)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-advocate-for-a-new-constitution-c-1865-in-the-us-if-i-wasnt-clear/1005510)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-advocate-for-a-new-constitution-c-1865-in-the-us-if-i-wasnt-clear/1005510 "2024-08-11T17:06:08Z")
One of the big drivers of the Constitution was the matter of preserving the balance between free and slave states, lest one faction gain more power over the other. That matter was conclusively put to rest with the Civil … --- ## [What sweet snack should i make? (Need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sweet-snack-should-i-make-need-answer-kinda-fast/1005446)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sweet-snack-should-i-make-need-answer-kinda-fast/1005446 "2024-08-11T16:35:45Z")
I’m hosting a square dance on Saturday, and expect perhaps a dozen people. I’d like to bake something for them. What should it be? Blueberry scones: it’s blueberry season, and i have a super recipe. But they are best fr… --- ## [Weird Win 10 problem: Can't open list of available networks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-win-10-problem-cant-open-list-of-available-networks/1005563)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-win-10-problem-cant-open-list-of-available-networks/1005563 "2024-08-11T15:36:27Z")
I have a weird problem with Windows 10 (my hardware won’t handle Win 11 so I can’t update; my plan is to use the current machine until Win 10 support ceases and then get a new one). When I go to the Network & Internet se… --- ## [The last video game magazine in print game informer has been shut down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-video-game-magazine-in-print-game-informer-has-been-shut-down/1005208)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-video-game-magazine-in-print-game-informer-has-been-shut-down/1005208 "2024-08-11T13:59:57Z")
Just got this in the e-mail : After 33 thrilling years of bringing, you the latest news, reviews, and insights from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Game Inform… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-15/988186)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-15/988186 "2024-08-11T09:06:19Z")
Welcome to year 15, where everything stinks and nothing makes sense. This will be a shorter starting thread, but there is one major proposal to go over. League datesPreseason begins: Thursday, Aug. 3rd (Hall of Fame gam… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=501) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=503)