# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=559&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 560 --- ## [Experienced BBQers (who use wood-based fuel, not gas): What is your fuel of choice? (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-bbqers-who-use-wood-based-fuel-not-gas-what-is-your-fuel-of-choice-poll/1000965)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experienced-bbqers-who-use-wood-based-fuel-not-gas-what-is-your-fuel-of-choice-poll/1000965 "2024-05-22T15:50:19Z")
poll In the Charcoal Grills thread, @Tripolar and I are in a bit of a debate over whether lump charcoal or briquets are better for BBQing. Tripolar is in the lump charcoal camp, and I am partial to good quality briquets … --- ## [Domestic roses on wild rootstock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-roses-on-wild-rootstock/1001874)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-roses-on-wild-rootstock/1001874 "2024-05-22T13:00:55Z")
Our house has a very nice row of pink roses that runs along the length of our terrasse. They came with the house and my guess is that they are maybe 30 years old. We first noticed two years ago that one of the roses had… --- ## [Is there really hardcore porn on European television stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-hardcore-porn-on-european-television-stations/256847)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-hardcore-porn-on-european-television-stations/256847 "2024-05-22T11:25:47Z")
In discussions on the SDMB and elsewhere regarding the collective prudishness of the United States, someone will inevitably mention that they heard from a friend of a friend that, while travelling through Europe, they sa… --- ## [Video game ID help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-id-help/1001881)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-id-help/1001881 "2024-05-22T06:08:21Z")
I’m trying to remember a game I played in the late 90’s early 2000’s. PC internet based game - I don’t remember if I downloaded anything, but certainly didn’t pay for anything Top down realtime “battle” game 1- 4 onlin… --- ## [Puzzle game difficulty: "Baba is You" vs "The witness"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-game-difficulty-baba-is-you-vs-the-witness/1001815)
**Author:** [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-game-difficulty-baba-is-you-vs-the-witness/1001815 "2024-05-22T04:29:38Z")
Which one did you find harder. Personally I’m not sure yet since I haven’t finished “Baba is You”, but I think it’s more logical and fairer. Despite saying that, it’s still pretty hard and I’m probably done less than hal… --- ## [Do advertisers not know I already bought the thing they're trying to sell me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisers-not-know-i-already-bought-the-thing-theyre-trying-to-sell-me/1001590)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-advertisers-not-know-i-already-bought-the-thing-theyre-trying-to-sell-me/1001590 "2024-05-22T02:04:59Z")
So I bought a couch yesterday online. So now all these advertisers have polluted my screens with couch advertisements. But the thing is, it’s not just any couch; it’s the exact same couch I bought. Same color and every… --- ## [And in Arizona: Investigation into fake electors appears to be heating up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-arizona-investigation-into-fake-electors-appears-to-be-heating-up/988776)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-arizona-investigation-into-fake-electors-appears-to-be-heating-up/988776 "2024-05-22T01:55:47Z")
Rolling Stone article indicates that the state AG office is investigating. Statement from AG Mayes: Says that there is also a federal grand jury convened. Apparently, the Arizona fake electors didn’t try to keep it s… --- ## [South Korea to ban pro-Kim Jong Un pop songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-to-ban-pro-kim-jong-un-pop-songs/1001862)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korea-to-ban-pro-kim-jong-un-pop-songs/1001862 "2024-05-22T01:49:56Z")
I haven’t listened to them, but does anyone think they’ll actually change opinions about Kim outside of North Korea? --- ## [First Cybertruck sighting in the wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cybertruck-sighting-in-the-wild/1001801)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cybertruck-sighting-in-the-wild/1001801 "2024-05-22T01:30:51Z")
Yesterday I saw my first Cybertruck in the wild (Atlanta area). It was parked overnight at a local tinting/painting/customization shop that often has unique vehicles parked in front of it, from vintage to donks to kale… --- ## [If you could metabolize uranium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-metabolize-uranium/1001867)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-metabolize-uranium/1001867 "2024-05-22T00:47:21Z")
So I saw elsewhere a post about the number of calories in a gram of uranium (20,000,000,000), and somebody joked that it was a good reason not to eat it. Now obviously the body cannot absorb calories from uranium like we… --- ## [A question about service dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-service-dogs/1001500)
**Author:** [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-service-dogs/1001500 "2024-05-21T23:16:08Z")
Our office sent email last week informing us that someone would be bringing a service dog to the office. The email says that the dog is friendly and likes to jump up to greet people. The email also says to not approach t… --- ## [Bicycle tires vs automobile tires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-tires-vs-automobile-tires/991860)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-tires-vs-automobile-tires/991860 "2024-05-21T22:15:34Z")
Why do bicycle tires loose air faster than car tires? I can literally go years without needing to put air in my car and truck tires but it seems I need to ‘top off’ the tires in my 3 bicycles every couple of weeks. I ev… --- ## [Garage doors and their openers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-doors-and-their-openers/1001618)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garage-doors-and-their-openers/1001618 "2024-05-21T19:21:55Z")
Today the rod broke, the one that holds the spring that helps our single garage door to open and close easily. The guy I called said he had never seen that before, but he was pretty young. Also, the cable on that side wa… --- ## [Did Feanor go to the Halls of Mandos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-feanor-go-to-the-halls-of-mandos/1001879)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-feanor-go-to-the-halls-of-mandos/1001879 "2024-05-21T19:15:38Z")
Feanor, even as he lay dying, made his sons keep their oath re the Silmarils. So he learned nothing. Did he still get to go to the Halls of Mandos? Did every elf get to go? Even the “bad” ones like Feanor and Eol? --- ## [Interviewers (for hiring) and recent interviewees: how many / how long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewers-for-hiring-and-recent-interviewees-how-many-how-long/1001733)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interviewers-for-hiring-and-recent-interviewees-how-many-how-long/1001733 "2024-05-21T18:36:35Z")
I hear about multi-month, six-round ordeals. Here’s my process for scientists/engineers in a consulting role: Recruiter screening call (\<30 min) Call with two people from a similar technical background (1 hour) Technic… --- ## [Any tank keepers here? Aquariums, bowls, terrariums, watered, dry, fish. Show us your stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tank-keepers-here-aquariums-bowls-terrariums-watered-dry-fish-show-us-your-stuff/1001817)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tank-keepers-here-aquariums-bowls-terrariums-watered-dry-fish-show-us-your-stuff/1001817 "2024-05-21T17:58:51Z")
I started the 3.5 gallon bowl not quite a year ago. It is full of pretty plants and ramshorn snails. When I first set it up and I didn’t know what I was doing, I got 3 cherry shrimp. It was not cycled and the shrimp died… --- ## [When and why did Republicans start seeing Russia as allies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-republicans-start-seeing-russia-as-allies/994562)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-republicans-start-seeing-russia-as-allies/994562 "2024-05-21T15:41:57Z")
I made a post in the Russia-Ukraine breaking news thread that @WhatExit? properly shut down. I’m bringing the question here: I realised that the world had changed when Trump in his campaign openly called on “Russia, i… --- ## [Is there an economic incentive in keeping rental apartments scarce in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-economic-incentive-in-keeping-rental-apartments-scarce-in-canada/1001807)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-economic-incentive-in-keeping-rental-apartments-scarce-in-canada/1001807 "2024-05-21T13:24:45Z")
In Québec and Ontario, there’s a shortage of apartments available for rent, and those apartments that are available have seen their rents go up substantially over the past 3 years. And there are not enough being built to… --- ## [Medicare recovery on personal injury settlements and supplemental (medigap) insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-recovery-on-personal-injury-settlements-and-supplemental-medigap-insurance/1001465)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medicare-recovery-on-personal-injury-settlements-and-supplemental-medigap-insurance/1001465 "2024-05-21T13:13:28Z")
I’ve been researching whether Medicare tries to “recover” medical expenses they have already paid for, if the patient receives a personal injury settlement. For example. let’s say you are injured (e.g., in a car acciden… --- ## [Fallout Episode 6: The Trap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-6-the-trap/1000141)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-6-the-trap/1000141 "2024-05-21T10:44:15Z")
Spoiler policy: Anything in this episode and any previous episodes are open spoilers. Please do not discuss what happens in later episodes in this thread. Rather, go to the thread for that episode and discuss it there. A… --- ## [Blue Origin launching people into space in July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-origin-launching-people-into-space-in-july/941485 "2024-05-21T04:11:54Z")
This is a sub-orbital flight which will be offered to tourists, although this first one might have Bezos himself riding on it. --- ## [Cross-breeding makes new genes? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-breeding-makes-new-genes-really/1001751)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cross-breeding-makes-new-genes-really/1001751 "2024-05-21T03:04:45Z")
Got into a debate on facebook (I know, I know) The person I was debating insists that cross-breeding make new genes. I am equally certain it does not. Can y’all weigh in? Preferably with cites? --- ## [I'm a psychic. Ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-psychic-ask-me-anything/990583)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-psychic-ask-me-anything/990583 "2024-05-21T03:00:24Z")
Feelin’ lucky? I’ll have answers. And predictions. And maybe a number or two. To use at your own discretion. (Disclaimer: I can’t affirm or guarantee any outcomes. But I don’t charge a per minute remittance. Ain’t you … --- ## [Setting for increasing size of avatars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-for-increasing-size-of-avatars/1001814)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-for-increasing-size-of-avatars/1001814 "2024-05-21T02:20:04Z")
Someone today gently mocked me for my avatar, thinking it was a guppy of all things. Obvious in the original-sized pic that it was a falcon, but yeah all tiny I can see the reason for the confusion. So any way to make … --- ## [Taking a hiatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-hiatus/977837)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-hiatus/977837 "2024-05-21T02:17:41Z")
Not sure if anyone will miss my contributions, but I’m gonna need some time away from posting on this board. It’s not really working out for me anymore. You may see my “last seen” status as being relatively current, as … --- ## [How do people get actual Folding money from CashApp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-actual-folding-money-from-cashapp/1001835)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-actual-folding-money-from-cashapp/1001835 "2024-05-21T01:16:50Z")
I recently setup a CashApp account to pay my Yard Service and other businesses. Many individuals aren’t setup to take a credit card. I’m curious, how do they actually convert that money to Folding money in their wallet? … --- ## [Sayings that aren't as old as you think they are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-arent-as-old-as-you-think-they-are/1001735)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayings-that-arent-as-old-as-you-think-they-are/1001735 "2024-05-21T00:33:17Z")
TIL that the quote ‘And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.’ is not from some literally text; it’s from the script for Die Hard. Hans Gruber quotes it but it … --- ## [I need some ideas on gathering my samples for a survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-ideas-on-gathering-my-samples-for-a-survey/1001695)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-ideas-on-gathering-my-samples-for-a-survey/1001695 "2024-05-21T00:26:15Z")
I am going to collect authentic data for my statistics class so the sampling does not have to be a rigorous as if I’m writing a research paper. The question is “What is the biggest barrier to equity in the United States… --- ## [Auburn RB Brian Battie in critical condition after shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auburn-rb-brian-battie-in-critical-condition-after-shooting/1001831)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auburn-rb-brian-battie-in-critical-condition-after-shooting/1001831 "2024-05-20T23:35:18Z")
Apologies if there’s an NCAA offseason thread I missed, and mods, feel free to move this if there’s an existing thread that this fits better in. Auburn RB Brian Battie is in critical condition after being injured in a s… --- ## [Beautiful statue of Aphrodite found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-statue-of-aphrodite-found/1001546)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-statue-of-aphrodite-found/1001546 "2024-05-20T22:51:39Z")
Classic art from Greece found in the lost city of Amastris. WARNING TO BLUE-NOSES AND FIG LEAF PLANTERS–NUDITY IN CLASSICAL ART. {LINK} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=558&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=560&state=tracking)