# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=542&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 543 --- ## [So I broke my wrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-broke-my-wrist/1002114)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-broke-my-wrist/1002114 "2024-06-16T02:52:42Z")
It’s my right wrist and I can barely use my left for anything. I did a bang up jobas I broke both the ulna and the radius. I can peck out this post with my right hand, but it is uncomfortable. This sucks; I’ve got shit … --- ## [Who developed the math operators + - / x?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-developed-the-math-operators-x/1002406)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-developed-the-math-operators-x/1002406 "2024-06-16T02:41:54Z")
The Roman numbering system is older then the Arabic but did it have any operators? It appears the Roman numerals were good for years and numbers of things but cumbersome for math. When the Arabic system came along was i… --- ## [Insider trading laws and corporate executives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading-laws-and-corporate-executives/1002807)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insider-trading-laws-and-corporate-executives/1002807 "2024-06-16T02:26:28Z")
I read a recent online article which said that the CEO of a company sold a large amount of stock in the company shortly before a report was publicly issued which said the company’s profits were lowered than expected whic… --- ## [Rules for speaking Alfalfa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-speaking-alfalfa/313687)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-speaking-alfalfa/313687 "2024-06-15T22:22:22Z")
My relatives who grew up in the 40’s mentioned this pig latin like language to me many years ago. I can’t find rules on how to speak it. --- ## [What makes something NSFW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355 "2024-06-15T21:39:51Z")
Okay, specific question is, under what circumstances is something NSFW enough to have to break the link? I wondered this because I recently posted a video of a Bo Burnham song. I wasn’t sure whether to break the link or… --- ## [The Decline of Traditional Male Oriented Hobby Shops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-traditional-male-oriented-hobby-shops/1002846)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-traditional-male-oriented-hobby-shops/1002846 "2024-06-15T21:25:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Things you loved as a kid that you still love as an old person: --- ## [How do you enter text with a smart tv remote control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-enter-text-with-a-smart-tv-remote-control/1002845)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-enter-text-with-a-smart-tv-remote-control/1002845 "2024-06-15T21:00:20Z")
Ok, my g/f decided we needed a bigger tv (so she can read text), and there don’t appear to be any which aren’t “smart”, so … Anyway, it all works as expected, except for the entry of text, eg, in the youtube search bo… --- ## [I tend to monologue and I want to learn the concise ways of efficient talkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tend-to-monologue-and-i-want-to-learn-the-concise-ways-of-efficient-talkers/1002669)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tend-to-monologue-and-i-want-to-learn-the-concise-ways-of-efficient-talkers/1002669 "2024-06-15T19:58:15Z")
For the past 5+ years, I’ve been talking at people over zoom for a living as an IT / AI adviser I have noticed I spend a long time lecturing people, spending multiple minutes listening only to my voice. This is not good… --- ## [How to deal with an endless and copious stream of suggested concerns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-an-endless-and-copious-stream-of-suggested-concerns/1002870)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-an-endless-and-copious-stream-of-suggested-concerns/1002870 "2024-06-15T19:52:55Z")
I have a YouTube channel that is growing in popularity; the overwhelming majority of comments and feedback I get in the comments and other channels, is positive and lovely, and I am grateful for it. There is a very smal… --- ## [Opinion polls and the State Department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-polls-and-the-state-department/1002668)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-polls-and-the-state-department/1002668 "2024-06-15T19:42:56Z")
Does the State Department care about opinion polls when shaping foreign policy? If yes, any books talking about how opinion polls impact the State Department’s shaping of foreign policy? Also, does considering the opinio… --- ## [Build a better mouse jiggler and the world will beat a path to your door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-better-mouse-jiggler-and-the-world-will-beat-a-path-to-your-door/998519)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/build-a-better-mouse-jiggler-and-the-world-will-beat-a-path-to-your-door/998519 "2024-06-15T18:31:57Z")
Been getting lots of ads for Amazon electronics on Facebook lately. Tonight one of the items was an “Undetectable Mechanical Mouse Jiggler”. Never having heard of one I clicked through and had to read quite a bit of the … --- ## [How well did 1984 hold up in 1985?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-did-1984-hold-up-in-1985/1002799)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-did-1984-hold-up-in-1985/1002799 "2024-06-15T15:26:39Z")
I’m thinking about literature or film that was set in the future compared to when it was produced. Like 2001 written in 1968. Or 1984 written in 1949. Which such works held up the best once that future date had actual… --- ## [Red Lobster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lobster/1001821)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lobster/1001821 "2024-06-15T15:09:30Z")
Many famous chefs have sheepishly admitted they loved eating at Red Lobster. So do I. The biscuits are delicious, and even if the seafood is sometimes frozen or basic, the fact remains it is delicious. It’s not like a… --- ## [Little help on fixing scratches on my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-help-on-fixing-scratches-on-my-car/1002105)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-help-on-fixing-scratches-on-my-car/1002105 "2024-06-15T12:19:53Z")
I was backing my 2008 Silver Toyota Aygo and it had a bit of an altercation with a stone bird bath. Six fairly shallow 6" Scratches up to and slightly on the plastic of the headlight assembly (no visible problems, crac… --- ## [Where are all the election deniers hiding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-election-deniers-hiding/974758)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-election-deniers-hiding/974758 "2024-06-15T11:00:37Z")
I was expecting a flood of crazies, screaming for recounts or screaming that the vote was rigged and should be ignored. … I was expecting that from many districts in which a Republican lost, there would be cries of de… --- ## [Predictions for the 2020 US Presidential Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-2020-us-presidential-election/922525)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-2020-us-presidential-election/922525 "2024-06-15T07:06:26Z")
As I’ve done in past elections, here are the results of my calculations for predicting the winner of the 2020 US presidential election http://prespredict.com/ Some points: The predictions are more bullish for Biden … --- ## [Please decipher this saying on a t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-decipher-this-saying-on-a-t-shirt/1002737)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-decipher-this-saying-on-a-t-shirt/1002737 "2024-06-15T03:39:05Z")
In the endless ads online for Temu, for fathers day they are peddling t-shirts with sayings, and one of them goes: “I Love My Wife but sometimes I want to square up.” I looked it up for a definition, still don’t get it… --- ## [How to deal with haters protesting your event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-haters-protesting-your-event/1002675)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-haters-protesting-your-event/1002675 "2024-06-15T03:34:32Z")
Yesterday I went to a small-town Pride event in Potosi, MO. There were a couple of haters, standing with poorly-spelled signs calling the LGBTQ community “groomers” and whatnot. They weren’t yelling or acting the fool, j… --- ## [Judgmental Vegans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgmental-vegans/1002902)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgmental-vegans/1002902 "2024-06-15T02:20:08Z")
I suppose I’m just wondering what the arguments are for and against Vegans that judge others for their meat eating habits. I would like a more informed. Thanks ahead of time. --- ## [What sea-faring tall ships movie was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sea-faring-tall-ships-movie-was-this/1002896)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sea-faring-tall-ships-movie-was-this/1002896 "2024-06-15T02:12:34Z")
Probably from the 30s or 40s. Life aboard an English war ship. One of the sub plots involved a cabin boy who happened to be the Admiral’s son. The Admiral was hated for his zealous use of flogging, so when his son was ca… --- ## [Marx on peasant revolts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marx-on-peasant-revolts/1002891)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marx-on-peasant-revolts/1002891 "2024-06-15T01:39:27Z")
Did Marx ever address the failure of preindustrial peasant or slave revolts to overturn feudalism/ servitude and establish a “workers” (farmers) utopia? In particular, did Marx purport to explain why industrialism made a… --- ## [Can a long-time Jeep owner learn to bond with a Bronco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-long-time-jeep-owner-learn-to-bond-with-a-bronco/1002415)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-long-time-jeep-owner-learn-to-bond-with-a-bronco/1002415 "2024-06-15T01:07:16Z")
poll I’ve been a Jeep owner for almost a quarter century now- first a 1999 Cherokee Sport, and then a 2012 Grand Cherokee that I still drive. As any Jeep owner knows, it’s a love / hate relationship. I loved my Sport, an… --- ## [ACROSS THE PACIFIC: Fascinating documentary series on PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861 "2024-06-15T00:35:01Z")
Has anyone seen this? I’m watching it now. It’s about the development of international air travel in the 1920s and '30s, with lots of reenactments featuring the likes of Hap Arnold, Igor Sikorsky, and Charles Lindbergh… --- ## [Electric Heaters & Savings on Heating Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heaters-savings-on-heating-bill/1002787)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-heaters-savings-on-heating-bill/1002787 "2024-06-15T00:16:51Z")
My co-workers seem to like the A/C at a much lower temp than I do, so I have a small electric heater in my office for when I get too chilly. I also run it most days in the early spring, fall and winter. The one I had cra… --- ## [What should I do with a Top Secret document?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-a-top-secret-document/985751 "2024-06-15T00:02:10Z")
This is an entirely hypothetical question, of course. Assume you’re going through the papers of a deceased relative and among them are documents that seem to be marked Top Secret or titles of that kind, and after some… --- ## [2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2263\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2024-06-14T23:17:52Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! This past year has been a strange one, in many different ways, and 2023 hopefully will be better. Okay, as usual, let’s get the rules out of the way and get to playing. The… --- ## [The May 2024 Reader's Digest will be its last issue in the U.K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-may-2024-readers-digest-will-be-its-last-issue-in-the-u-k/1002257)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-may-2024-readers-digest-will-be-its-last-issue-in-the-u-k/1002257 "2024-06-14T22:42:33Z")
After 86 years, they’re closing up shop. I just now found that out. At first glance, it looked like they were shuttering for good, but they aren’t, at least not for the American edition. --- ## [Parenting. Yours, mine and ours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-yours-mine-and-ours/1002659)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-yours-mine-and-ours/1002659 "2024-06-14T22:14:12Z")
Parenting worries me. For many reasons. I was parented gentle and possibly over-pampered. My sibs have a different view of our upbringing. They had loads more freedom and responsibility. For obvious reasons I’ve had to … --- ## ["Choose your own adventure if Trump wins"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-adventure-if-trump-wins/1002868)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-adventure-if-trump-wins/1002868 "2024-06-14T22:04:57Z")
This choose your own adventure tool might be of interest and possible use as the election grows closer. It works for other political scenarios, too, as a way to think more about options and actions.Home - What if Trump (… --- ## [Possibly the first RV. {LINK}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-first-rv-link/1002889)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-first-rv-link/1002889 "2024-06-14T21:44:10Z")
If we define a RV/ Recreational Vehicle as a motorized vehicle that is designed to provide lodging or camping quarters, they first appeared in the US, in 1904. LINK WITH PHOTO. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=541&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=543&state=muted)