# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=519 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 520 --- ## [Drinks you've never had but would like to try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinks-youve-never-had-but-would-like-to-try/1004275 "2024-07-18T11:51:49Z")
Any cocktails, mocktails, or soft drinks you’ve never had, but have wanted to try? I’ve always wanted to try an Aqua Velva, but I never remember when I’m at a bar. Same with a Harvey Wallbanger. I mostly just want to o… --- ## [The Prime Day 2024 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prime-day-2024-thread/1004384)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-prime-day-2024-thread/1004384 "2024-07-18T11:48:52Z")
Prime Day is here! @ZipperJJ usually jumps on this but she’s busy elsewhere so I’ll start this one. Prime Day began yesterday and runs through today. My weakness is watches. I have a small collection of rather cheap and… --- ## [Login dot gov questions and experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/login-dot-gov-questions-and-experiences/1004389)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/login-dot-gov-questions-and-experiences/1004389 "2024-07-18T10:04:21Z")
I was notified today that the website mysocialsecurity dot gov is transitioning from their own login credentials to using login dot gov credentials. So I set up login dot gov login credentials for myself. For my security… --- ## [Can you all help me find a movie title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-all-help-me-find-a-movie-title/1004403)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-all-help-me-find-a-movie-title/1004403 "2024-07-18T03:10:37Z")
I believe that the main character was played by Helen Hunt. The movie was about her and her aging father. He was living in another state with he wife (not the character’s mom) and he wrote a profanity (bitch?) on the b… --- ## [Smoking Age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-age/991140)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-age/991140 "2024-07-17T23:07:53Z")
It is proposed that there should be a new law in the UK (similar to the one in New Zealand) \[New Zealand to completely outlaw smoking\] This will mean that anyone born after 2010 (or thereabouts) will never be able to bu… --- ## [Any suggestions about cleaning fabric lampshades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-about-cleaning-fabric-lampshades/1004349)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-suggestions-about-cleaning-fabric-lampshades/1004349 "2024-07-17T21:57:28Z")
I recently bought an assortment of lamps at an estate sale. Some of them were just regular ol’ lamps but I did get a few treasures in the lot. One being a Tiffany glass lamp that I know how to clean. I really like this … --- ## [How are the Republicans going to avoid a repeat of the 2020 election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-republicans-going-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-2020-election/1004360)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-republicans-going-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-2020-election/1004360 "2024-07-17T21:41:25Z")
Let’s put the shoe on the other foot. We talk a lot about Democratic strategy. Let’s talk Republican strategy. We’re almost certainly heading into a repeat of the last election as far as the candidates go. It’s looking … --- ## [Lost Phone — What to do without Authenticator App?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-phone-what-to-do-without-authenticator-app/1004376)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-phone-what-to-do-without-authenticator-app/1004376 "2024-07-17T21:01:36Z")
According to Find My Phone, my device is somewhere in my house. We can’t hear it ringing but since it’s not out in the wild I’m not panicking yet. Then I remembered 2FA. I am wondering what people do in such a case when … --- ## [I need Roman Shades, top-down-bottom-up; can you help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-roman-shades-top-down-bottom-up-can-you-help/1004392)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-roman-shades-top-down-bottom-up-can-you-help/1004392 "2024-07-17T20:18:09Z")
Hi, I can sure use some help. I’m in the middle of a remodel and just installed new windows throughout. I now need shades. I’ve been to The Shade Store, and to a Hunter Douglas store. Their typical price is a bit prohi… --- ## [Are AI-disclaimers going to become common in books and movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-disclaimers-going-to-become-common-in-books-and-movies/1004355)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-disclaimers-going-to-become-common-in-books-and-movies/1004355 "2024-07-17T20:01:48Z")
“Disclaimer: The use of artificial intelligence was not used in the creation of this work. This was entirely by human creation” Or would it be kind of pointless, since nobody could truly prove that they didn’t use AI, o… --- ## [How would you react to foxes with no fear of people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-foxes-with-no-fear-of-people/1003946)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-to-foxes-with-no-fear-of-people/1003946 "2024-07-17T19:56:55Z")
We have A LOT of foxes in our suburb west of Chicago. Very residential, with houses on 50’ wide lots, with sidewalks and curbs. For the past couple of months we hadn’t seen the foxes often, but recently, we’ve seen 2-3… --- ## [Scope of breaking news threads, example of hijacking best practice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scope-of-breaking-news-threads-example-of-hijacking-best-practice/1004216)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scope-of-breaking-news-threads-example-of-hijacking-best-practice/1004216 "2024-07-17T19:02:09Z")
I don’t frequent MPSIMS, so I was unsure how to categorize my comment in a breaking news thread. Best practice: I wanted to post clearly labeled speculation about the gunman’s motivation. There were 2 threads: Trum… --- ## [Tell me about Fire TV vs. Roku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fire-tv-vs-roku/1004195)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-fire-tv-vs-roku/1004195 "2024-07-17T17:30:40Z")
I currently have a Sanyo ROKU TV, and people are telling me that adding a Firestick would be a great addition. What is the difference between the two? Does Fire TV have b-movie channels like Roku’s The B-Zone, B Movie … --- ## [Your response is a porn title!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-response-is-a-porn-title/734916)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-response-is-a-porn-title/734916 "2024-07-17T16:36:32Z")
We had something like this back before the TG subforum came into being, but a search didn’t find it… Anyway, the previous person, after penning their riff, puts in a legitimate non-porn movie title-and the next person t… --- ## [How would you respond to the trolley problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-the-trolley-problem/1002430)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-respond-to-the-trolley-problem/1002430 "2024-07-17T15:51:21Z")
The trolley problem is a thought experiment where you’re asked to either watch five people be killed or pull a lever so that only one person gets killed. In this hypothetical scenario which choice would you make? For t… --- ## [Richard Simmons Dead at 76](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-simmons-dead-at-76/1004160)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-simmons-dead-at-76/1004160 "2024-07-17T15:42:39Z")
The only information I’m seeing right now is “Law enforcement sources say Richard took a fall last night, which may be connected to his passing.” --- ## [Insurance for expensive drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-for-expensive-drugs/1001978)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurance-for-expensive-drugs/1001978 "2024-07-17T15:35:07Z")
The cost of simponi increased to the point that my insurance company refused to cover it, even though the manufacturer of the drug supplemented payments. An insurance company, “Infinity” was found by my physician that w… --- ## [Earliest Obsessions ( before age 12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-obsessions-before-age-12/1004279)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-obsessions-before-age-12/1004279 "2024-07-17T15:11:41Z")
I had 2 obsessions starting around the first grade. The first one was national statistics, and the other one was animals of all kinds. Everything I learned came from encyclopedias, --- ## [Tourist \[allegedly\] dies from 'spider bite' in Brazil. Can you id from the necrosis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-allegedly-dies-from-spider-bite-in-brazil-can-you-id-from-the-necrosis/1004383)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-allegedly-dies-from-spider-bite-in-brazil-can-you-id-from-the-necrosis/1004383 "2024-07-17T14:46:33Z")
I say ‘allegedly’ because a) the link says ‘it was ascertained’ without saying by whom, and b) medical professionals aren’t necessarily good entomologists, and c) none of the info in the article is sourced to an onsite p… --- ## [Do kids nowadays not care about "stuff"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-nowadays-not-care-about-stuff/1003239)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-nowadays-not-care-about-stuff/1003239 "2024-07-17T13:01:09Z")
Do kids nowadays have nostalgia and care about stuff like people my age (Generation X) do? Had another sort of weird estate sale experience- as well as the usual stuff, there were two teenagers obviously living in the h… --- ## [Six found dead in Bangkok hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-found-dead-in-bangkok-hotel/1004325)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-found-dead-in-bangkok-hotel/1004325 "2024-07-17T09:40:54Z")
Very weird. Some kind of cult thing? Does Vietnam have a beef with anyone? --- ## [Caring about outcomes to a degree far exceeding one's ability to determine them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caring-about-outcomes-to-a-degree-far-exceeding-ones-ability-to-determine-them/1004302)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caring-about-outcomes-to-a-degree-far-exceeding-ones-ability-to-determine-them/1004302 "2024-07-17T04:43:37Z")
It’s kind of the human condition. Not being in control enough. Wanting those outcomes. So wanting power not (initially) for its own sake but as a means to an ends. But that’s what power means. An ability to have t… --- ## [How did the FBI identify the body of Thomas Crooks (Trump's would be assassin)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-fbi-identify-the-body-of-thomas-crooks-trumps-would-be-assassin/1004202)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-fbi-identify-the-body-of-thomas-crooks-trumps-would-be-assassin/1004202 "2024-07-17T01:36:12Z")
At first, the news reported that the gunman had no id on his body; then within a few hours the FBI announced his name. How did they know? Has any news source mentioned this? My blind guess is that his rifle gave him aw… --- ## [Would you host a time traveller from the past?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-host-a-time-traveller-from-the-past/1003984)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-host-a-time-traveller-from-the-past/1003984 "2024-07-17T00:20:54Z")
There’s a new program that lets people from past eras time-travel to the present for one week, as a type of vacation. The people traveling have taken language lessons so they can speak and understand modern English. They… --- ## [Hard or Soft Shells are equally valid for Tacos, Fuck your "Only soft shells are Authentic" bullshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-or-soft-shells-are-equally-valid-for-tacos-fuck-your-only-soft-shells-are-authentic-bullshit/972249)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-or-soft-shells-are-equally-valid-for-tacos-fuck-your-only-soft-shells-are-authentic-bullshit/972249 "2024-07-17T00:19:01Z")
Because guess what, hard shell tacos are also authentic to Mexican cuisine starting around the 1800s. Don’t fucking wander into a Twitter Convo I’m having to remind me of the “fact” that “Hard shelled tacos aren’t real M… --- ## [Seen any new (birdwatching) life list birds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-new-birdwatching-life-list-birds/999674)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-new-birdwatching-life-list-birds/999674 "2024-07-16T23:00:55Z")
I wondered if other posters might enjoy a thread in which folk can list new additions to their life lists. I’m fine with anyone posting any other info/questions about their birdwatching activities. I’m a pretty casual … --- ## [Witnessing an event that very few got to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-an-event-that-very-few-got-to-see/1004004)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-an-event-that-very-few-got-to-see/1004004 "2024-07-16T22:11:56Z")
There have been thousands of events that have taken what I consider the world stage. Sometimes millions witness this event, sometimes it’s only a few hundred. Some people have been to multiple events, up till a few weeks… --- ## [Peter Buxtun, Tuskegee Experiment whistleblower, dies at 86](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-buxtun-tuskegee-experiment-whistleblower-dies-at-86/1004353)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-buxtun-tuskegee-experiment-whistleblower-dies-at-86/1004353 "2024-07-16T22:06:19Z")
If you don’t know, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was run by the U.S. government from the 1930s to the 1970s, and it involved denying syphilis treatment to hundreds of black men in the Deep South. What’s really curiou… --- ## [Happy 'Die Hard' Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-die-hard-day/1004291)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-die-hard-day/1004291 "2024-07-16T21:56:26Z")
I don’t get a chance to post that often anymore, but being on travel this evening, I noted that today is a very special holiday–it’s Die Hard day! Release date of July 15, 2024–36 years ago, it still holds up as a legit… --- ## [When the doc asks "Did you fall?" - what do they want to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-doc-asks-did-you-fall-what-do-they-want-to-know/999199)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-doc-asks-did-you-fall-what-do-they-want-to-know/999199 "2024-07-16T21:51:12Z")
Being of a certain age (70) when I go in for my semi-annual poke-n-prod, my doc will ask if I’ve fallen. I assume she’s asking if I’ve taken a tumble for no apparent reason as opposed to tripping over the dog toys in the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=518) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=520)