# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=538&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 539 --- ## [What's the little taste of wine at the start of the bottle called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-little-taste-of-wine-at-the-start-of-the-bottle-called/1003085)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-little-taste-of-wine-at-the-start-of-the-bottle-called/1003085 "2024-06-22T10:29:36Z")
So, the little taste of wine that you get when you order a bottle of wine at a posh restaurant. What’s it called? When they pour a little splash of wine in your glass, for you to taste, and make sure the bottle is not c… --- ## [Identify this font, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-font-please/1003078)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-font-please/1003078 "2024-06-22T08:15:50Z")
(Wasn’t sure where to put this) Can anyone identify this font? --- ## [If fusion reactors were a reality, what would the fuel cycle for them be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fusion-reactors-were-a-reality-what-would-the-fuel-cycle-for-them-be-like/1002938)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fusion-reactors-were-a-reality-what-would-the-fuel-cycle-for-them-be-like/1002938 "2024-06-22T05:08:39Z")
Suppose we mastered nuclear fusion to the point where it becomes commercially viable and provided the lion’s share of our energy generation. What would the overall fuel cycle in such an economy be like? Would we produce … --- ## [Just got Dr. Fauci's new book from the library!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-dr-faucis-new-book-from-the-library/1003181 "2024-06-22T03:23:24Z")
It was released on Tuesday (today’s Friday) and I got the call this morning that it was available for me. I must have been at the head of the line, and/or there were multiple copies. Unfortunately, I also hid it on the… --- ## [Your Favourite Diner Meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241 "2024-06-22T03:08:39Z")
Just wondering what Dopers’ favourite diner meals are. For the purposes of this thread, “diner” refers to a place to get a meal. Nothing more, nothing less. It might be in a repurposed streetcar, or it might be a hole… --- ## [Nevada Fake Electors Indicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-fake-electors-indicted/994236)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nevada-fake-electors-indicted/994236 "2024-06-22T02:39:01Z")
A Nevada grand jury has indicted the six fake electors. Kenneth « The Cheese » Chesebro has been singing like a canary, sounds like. --- ## [Out-of-Place Rock on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-place-rock-on-mars/1003152)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-of-place-rock-on-mars/1003152 "2024-06-22T01:43:30Z")
I saw this on Daily Kos. The image is startling. In the middle of a field of black basalt rocks atop the red Martian sand, there sits an anomalously white boulder. There are no other similar rocks or outcroppings anywhe… --- ## [Back when men wore suits all the time, how did they handle the summer heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-when-men-wore-suits-all-the-time-how-did-they-handle-the-summer-heat/1002926)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-when-men-wore-suits-all-the-time-how-did-they-handle-the-summer-heat/1002926 "2024-06-22T01:34:21Z")
In days of yore, men wore suits everywhere. It wasn’t just when going to work or out on the town. And while climate change is a thing, it still got hot during the summer back in the day. And although air conditioning … --- ## [Tethering Windows 11 to iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tethering-windows-11-to-iphone/1003188)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tethering-windows-11-to-iphone/1003188 "2024-06-22T01:19:24Z")
I turned on hotspot on my iPhone. I connected to the PC by Bluetooth. I kept looking at Wi-Fi connections, and suddenly the iPhone appeared. Voila, Internet access. But now it has disappeared again. How do I get it back… --- ## [Dakota Johnson on Jimmy Kimmel (6-19-24)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dakota-johnson-on-jimmy-kimmel-6-19-24/1003138)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dakota-johnson-on-jimmy-kimmel-6-19-24/1003138 "2024-06-22T00:18:39Z")
Her dress designer would have earned an “Auf Wiedersehhen” on Project Runway for that fiasco! Mr VOW was mildly disappointed that there was no gratuitous boob shot. I’m sure Jimmy could have offered his jacket, or maybe… --- ## [High-bypass turbofan engines: thrust vs. speed & altitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-bypass-turbofan-engines-thrust-vs-speed-altitude/1003108)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-bypass-turbofan-engines-thrust-vs-speed-altitude/1003108 "2024-06-22T00:17:29Z")
How does the max available thrust from a passenger jet engine vary with air speed and altitude? I’m aware of the concept of thrust lapse, in which the thrust produced by a jet engine tends to decrease as airspeed and/or… --- ## [Ancient ship wreck found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-ship-wreck-found/1003153)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-ship-wreck-found/1003153 "2024-06-21T22:42:33Z")
Off the coast of Israel, a ship from approximately the time of king Tut was recently discovered during a survey by Energean, looking to develop natural gas fields. Ancient Shipwreck Preserves a Deep Bronze Age Time Caps… --- ## [Old Diner Dash Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-diner-dash-games/1003176)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-diner-dash-games/1003176 "2024-06-21T20:46:13Z")
I used to love the old Diner Dash games but I haven’t had much luck finding them other than a couple of website that have the first few levels of Diner Dash: Hometown Hero available to play. Can you still get these anywh… --- ## [Second Shot at Russell's Paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-shot-at-russells-paradox/1003034)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-shot-at-russells-paradox/1003034 "2024-06-21T20:21:46Z")
In this thread… Possible avenue for Russell’s Paradox solution? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board I attempted to lay the groundwork for articulating and/or programming a solution. Lumpy stated his (her… --- ## [I'm in a pickle-jam...yes, I am!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-a-pickle-jam-yes-i-am/1003142)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-a-pickle-jam-yes-i-am/1003142 "2024-06-21T18:46:07Z")
Well …on my counter is tomatoes. On my deck rail is tomatoes. I count about 60. Son-of-a-wrek is out picking peas with the kids. Gonna be a hot stinky mess when they’re done. He picked a bushel and a peck Saturday. Mi… --- ## [Are there any indications that when the Norse arrive in the New World they brought death via diseases with them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-indications-that-when-the-norse-arrive-in-the-new-world-they-brought-death-via-diseases-with-them/1003052)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-indications-that-when-the-norse-arrive-in-the-new-world-they-brought-death-via-diseases-with-them/1003052 "2024-06-21T18:17:02Z")
It is pretty well known that the European Explorers of the early 1500s ended up setting off smallpox and I believe flu epidemics that devastated the natives. I’ve never seen where anything similar to occurred with the ea… --- ## [How are Facebook posts monetized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-facebook-posts-monetized/1003037)
**Author:** [@kahunamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kahunamoon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-facebook-posts-monetized/1003037 "2024-06-21T18:00:10Z")
I’ve been noticing ever-increasing misinformation and lies in posts on Facebook and am hoping someone can help me know how to respond to it. One form is obviously wrong information that seems designed to get outraged res… --- ## [Hail, roof damage and insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-roof-damage-and-insurance/505076)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hail-roof-damage-and-insurance/505076 "2024-06-21T17:44:05Z")
It seems that every year two or three hail storms blow through town (Austin, TX) immediately followed by a migration of roofing companies eager to put up new roofs paid for by insurance companies. In the past 20 years or… --- ## [Is there a gadget for wringing moisture out of frozen food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gadget-for-wringing-moisture-out-of-frozen-food/1001799)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gadget-for-wringing-moisture-out-of-frozen-food/1001799 "2024-06-21T16:52:27Z")
I have been having some good luck recently making my own home-cooked cauliflower pizza. It begins with squeezing all of the moisture out of a package of defrosted cauliflower rice through cheesecloth. This does the trick… --- ## [Life and Electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-and-electricity/1003062)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-and-electricity/1003062 "2024-06-21T15:23:27Z")
So humans and other large animals use electrical signals in our nerves to allow different parts of our bodies to communicate. But it seems like this is dependent on having nerve cells. Is electricity used other than in… --- ## [Looking for a particular party favor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-party-favor/1003147)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-party-favor/1003147 "2024-06-21T13:59:21Z")
Many years ago I saw a a party favor that was a ribbon ball that when unwrapped slowly, would reveal little toys/trinkets as it unraveled. Everyone would get a ball, and we took turns tossing a die and unwrapping the ba… --- ## [Another edition of "What is this Weird Thing I Found?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128 "2024-06-21T13:41:56Z")
We had to remove part of our back deck for some plumbing work, and under the deck we found this thing. Covered in dirt and corrosion, I thought it was a broken bottle at first. But it’s made of metal with a symmetrical c… --- ## [Intellectual property question: rights to one's "likeness" then and now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-property-question-rights-to-ones-likeness-then-and-now/1003131)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intellectual-property-question-rights-to-ones-likeness-then-and-now/1003131 "2024-06-21T12:56:26Z")
When I read MAD Magazine as a kid, I became aware of the way they sometimes drew incidental characters in their TV/movie satires to resemble celebrities. One example: in the satire of “Hawaii Five-O” (“How-Are-Ya-Five-O”… --- ## [New and "very ornate" dinosaur discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-very-ornate-dinosaur-discovered/1003118)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-very-ornate-dinosaur-discovered/1003118 "2024-06-21T11:51:57Z")
Very snazzy looking beastie indeed --- ## [What makes nuclear weapons a reason not to intervene against Russia, but less cause for concern when intervening against China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-nuclear-weapons-a-reason-not-to-intervene-against-russia-but-less-cause-for-concern-when-intervening-against-china/1001083)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-nuclear-weapons-a-reason-not-to-intervene-against-russia-but-less-cause-for-concern-when-intervening-against-china/1001083 "2024-06-21T06:53:13Z")
In every discussion about Ukraine, the main reason given for the U.S. (or NATO) to not intervene directly militarily against Russia has been, “Putin’s got nukes. You don’t go to war against a nuclear power; it’s suicide.… --- ## [RIP Willie Mays (1931-2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-willie-mays-1931-2024/1003032)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-willie-mays-1931-2024/1003032 "2024-06-21T05:52:35Z")
Willie Mays, legendary Giants outfielder and 24-time All-Star, known as the “Say Hey Kid”, has passed away. --- ## [Medical marijuana and banned smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-and-banned-smoking/1003070)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-marijuana-and-banned-smoking/1003070 "2024-06-21T03:52:17Z")
Don’t think this has been covered. With medical marijuana legal in 38 states, I wonder about changes with government/private campuses. Do companies still do drug testing? What about possessing illegal drugs? And, of cour… --- ## [Hurray! I have Diabetic Neuropathy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-i-have-diabetic-neuropathy/1003137)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-i-have-diabetic-neuropathy/1003137 "2024-06-21T03:00:36Z")
First, let me state that I am a diabetic, and I am under a doctor’s supervision for that. Due to some laxity in my own personal vigilance, my A1C has gone up by point two points according to my last testing in May. But… --- ## [How is using "bonkers" not editorializing in a news article?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-using-bonkers-not-editorializing-in-a-news-article/1003126)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-using-bonkers-not-editorializing-in-a-news-article/1003126 "2024-06-21T02:09:38Z")
I don’t want to place this in “politics” because I’m more expressing an opinion on the use of the term ‘bonkers’ in a headline that is supposed to be from an unbiased news agency. My opinion is that the headline should … --- ## [Seth Meyer's Pencil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seth-meyers-pencil/1003029)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seth-meyers-pencil/1003029 "2024-06-20T23:27:21Z")
I’ve recently started watching his late night show. It’s not bad. Some pretty funny stuff sometimes. He does seem to shout everything… But what is it with him and that damn pencil? Constantly moving it around the desk, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=537&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=539&state=watching)