# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=563&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 564 --- ## [Let's talk about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) lifestyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-lifestyle/995946)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-lifestyle/995946 "2024-05-17T00:18:01Z")
FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) came up a bunch of times in another about people not working, but I don’t want to hijack that thread by focusing on FIRE. The theory goes that if you aggressively save as much… --- ## [More dining topics - table or booth and the history of booths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dining-topics-table-or-booth-and-the-history-of-booths/1001507)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dining-topics-table-or-booth-and-the-history-of-booths/1001507 "2024-05-16T23:51:20Z")
We always get a booth. More privacy. It just seems nicer. The only exception is when I take several of the grandkids out to eat and a larger table is best. My son has 8 children. 7 of them are girls. Their dining room t… --- ## [Forest Gump 30 Year Anniversary Box of Chocolates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forest-gump-30-year-anniversary-box-of-chocolates/1001656)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forest-gump-30-year-anniversary-box-of-chocolates/1001656 "2024-05-16T23:38:55Z")
I got mine, yum! Made by Russel Stover. However, I think they missed a chance to teach one of Forest’s life lessons. Despite the famous quote being printed on the cover you do in fact know what you are going to get becau… --- ## [Has anyone ever stayed at the hotel at a native American casino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-stayed-at-the-hotel-at-a-native-american-casino/1001621)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-stayed-at-the-hotel-at-a-native-american-casino/1001621 "2024-05-16T23:06:30Z")
I live in Southern California and there’s a fair number of Native American casinos that are clearly trying to compete with Las Vegas, with giant 20 story hotel towers and all sorts of amenities in the casino complex like… --- ## [Filmfax - Classic Sci-Fi & Horror Film Magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filmfax-classic-sci-fi-horror-film-magazine/1001643)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filmfax-classic-sci-fi-horror-film-magazine/1001643 "2024-05-16T17:59:08Z")
I’ve been selling copies of Filmfax and Filmfax Outre magazine on eBay and thought Dopers might be interested. Every issue has pristine pages and comes bagged & boarded. The more issues you buy at once, the more you save… --- ## [What's that, you say? What's growing in my garden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-you-say-whats-growing-in-my-garden/1000944)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-you-say-whats-growing-in-my-garden/1000944 "2024-05-16T21:31:46Z")
We have a nice size kitchen garden. Thanks to Son-of-a-wrek. (He’s the heavy lifter.) Greens, onions, peas, okra, tomatoes, cucumber, squash. Son comes in yesterday and tells me there’s a volunteer growing out there. … --- ## ["Leave It To Beaver" reference in "Licorice Pizza"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-it-to-beaver-reference-in-licorice-pizza/1001582)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-it-to-beaver-reference-in-licorice-pizza/1001582 "2024-05-16T20:53:29Z")
In the 2021 comedy Licorice Pizza (set in 1973), teen actor Gary Valentine makes an off-color joke during a TV interview: Host: How are things going for you, Gary? Gary: Last week I did three beavers. Host: You mean L… --- ## [Spinoff companies that retain a defunct large sompany's name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-companies-that-retain-a-defunct-large-sompanys-name/1001350)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-companies-that-retain-a-defunct-large-sompanys-name/1001350 "2024-05-16T19:53:40Z")
I notice that some spinoff companies of large and famous companies have in some cases continued to exist long after that famous parent company has disappeared. The one that stands out particularly is Todd-AO Sound The … --- ## [I finally got to try mutton. Anyone here into it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-to-try-mutton-anyone-here-into-it/1001012)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-to-try-mutton-anyone-here-into-it/1001012 "2024-05-16T19:35:04Z")
Mutton’s been on my bucket list as a food to try before I shuffle off this mortal coil for a while now. But it was only last week when I finally found a place serving it. I’d heard many tales of how great/meh/horrible … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Caught a break! Yeah? Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-caught-a-break-yeah-well/1000763 "2024-05-16T17:31:06Z")
Imma go on record here and say, its not my first go 'round. Done it before. In way more embarrassing ways. (Don’t you say it) Sunday, past. We grilled. Me and the kids are out on the picnic table in the nice spring we… --- ## [How Many and What Kinds of Stores Are Open 24 hours a Day Near You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-and-what-kinds-of-stores-are-open-24-hours-a-day-near-you/1000561)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-and-what-kinds-of-stores-are-open-24-hours-a-day-near-you/1000561 "2024-05-16T16:38:11Z")
I was reading this thread: And a couple posters mentioned stores open 24 hours a day are rare. I live in a rural area and the only stores I know of that are open 24 hours a day are a couple truckstops on the Intersta… --- ## [Headed to Vegas, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headed-to-vegas-what-to-do/998364)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headed-to-vegas-what-to-do/998364 "2024-05-16T16:07:18Z")
Inna and I are spending 3 days/nights in Vegas at the end of March/beginning of April and I wanted to throw it out to the Dope as to ideas on what to do (other than gambling). On the agenda already: Fremont St @ night, … --- ## [Is my cat smarter than I am?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-cat-smarter-than-i-am/1001580)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-cat-smarter-than-i-am/1001580 "2024-05-16T15:08:21Z")
scenario: Cat on west facing front porch enjoying the sun setting decides it’s too hot and scratches on the door to come in. I get up, let him in, and he goes directly to the back door so I can let him out. Versus an ext… --- ## [Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care {2023-02-18}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-president-jimmy-carter-enters-hospice-care-2023-02-18/980011)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-president-jimmy-carter-enters-hospice-care-2023-02-18/980011 "2024-05-16T15:06:25Z")
The former President is 98 and has decided to enter hospice care rather than continue to seek treatment. No specific mention of what he has been undergoing treatment for in the statement. From the NYT here (gift link) bu… --- ## [US Tipping, whole bill, or bill minus taxes and fees. Also liquor & beer? {POLLS ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tipping-whole-bill-or-bill-minus-taxes-and-fees-also-liquor-beer-polls-added/1001446)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tipping-whole-bill-or-bill-minus-taxes-and-fees-also-liquor-beer-polls-added/1001446 "2024-05-16T14:18:09Z")
@EllisDee, are you sure most people do this? I tip on the bill generally, which includes the taxes. Let’s take this to another thread though, tipping is usually the kind of post that hijacks threads. I understand som… --- ## [The Methodist Church is splitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-methodist-church-is-splitting/845926)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-methodist-church-is-splitting/845926 "2024-05-16T14:07:17Z")
According to this news article the United Methodist Church is splitting into two parts: A conservative anti-gay marriage and gay clergy half, and an inclusive half. The United Methodist Church is the second largest Prot… --- ## [Pronunciation of “hotel room”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-hotel-room/1001544)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-hotel-room/1001544 "2024-05-16T13:27:55Z")
Non-native speaker here, in a continuous struggle to internalise the rule of where to put the stress in a multisyllabic English word. As I understand it (and dictionaries confirm this), the standard pronunciation of “hot… --- ## [Should merchants be made to stop adding fees to your purchase and instead roll all that into their prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-merchants-be-made-to-stop-adding-fees-to-your-purchase-and-instead-roll-all-that-into-their-prices/1001421)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-merchants-be-made-to-stop-adding-fees-to-your-purchase-and-instead-roll-all-that-into-their-prices/1001421 "2024-05-16T13:15:22Z")
California has a law coming into effect soon which will ban “fees” from hotels and restaurants (at least). I, for one, love this idea. The merchants are not happy but I do not see the problem. They can just roll in … --- ## [Yours, Mine, And Ours (1968)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yours-mine-and-ours-1968/1001468)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yours-mine-and-ours-1968/1001468 "2024-05-16T13:04:02Z")
A couple of observations of Yours, Mine, And Ours (1968). Henry Fonda’s character has a single stripe on his sleeve, indicating an ensign (ENS O1). Henry Fonda wears a single silver bar on his collar, indicating a Lieu… --- ## [Web games I made - nothing as intellectual as wordle though](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-games-i-made-nothing-as-intellectual-as-wordle-though/1001591)
**Author:** [@atomirex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomirex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-games-i-made-nothing-as-intellectual-as-wordle-though/1001591 "2024-05-16T12:59:18Z")
About a year ago I decided to start an experiment to see if web games are possibly commercially reasonable - well, not the way I do them it seems. Still an absolute handful of people have found some of them interesting, … --- ## [Miss & Miss Teen USA have both resigned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-miss-teen-usa-have-both-resigned/1001545)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-miss-teen-usa-have-both-resigned/1001545 "2024-05-16T09:09:06Z")
Should these pageants continue, if tweaked further? Do they bring anything useful to the table? --- ## [Is your car's computer spying on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cars-computer-spying-on-you/1000954)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-cars-computer-spying-on-you/1000954 "2024-05-16T08:54:03Z")
Saw this story on Techdirt a few days ago, referencing an earlier story from the NYTimes. Short version: Automobiles get more and more computerized every year, from entertainment systems to navigation technology. It… --- ## [How were sunspots observed prior to telescopes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-sunspots-observed-prior-to-telescopes/1001402)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-sunspots-observed-prior-to-telescopes/1001402 "2024-05-16T06:59:03Z")
According to the Wikipedia article on sunspots, they were first observed by Chinese astronomers before 800 BC, and by western astronomers around 300 BC. How? how could a sunspot be observed without a telescope? --- ## [Where is this Spanish Mexican accent located in Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-spanish-mexican-accent-located-in-mexico/998713)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-spanish-mexican-accent-located-in-mexico/998713 "2024-05-16T05:20:45Z")
I’m not sure but it kinda sounds like Cory is from northern Mexico? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dys3LP5jTc4 Anyone here know where this Mexican accent is located? I’m not sure but it kinda sounds like she is from t… --- ## [Why the shooting-the-messenger or hostility towards any message that "Candidate is facing a serious chance of losing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-shooting-the-messenger-or-hostility-towards-any-message-that-candidate-is-facing-a-serious-chance-of-losing/1001564)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-shooting-the-messenger-or-hostility-towards-any-message-that-candidate-is-facing-a-serious-chance-of-losing/1001564 "2024-05-16T03:13:42Z")
Don’t want this thread to be about Biden vs. Trump itself (we have a hundred other threads for that,) but rather, about one particular subset of politics: Anytime someone cites polls that show that a particular candidat… --- ## [David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/1001600)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/1001600 "2024-05-16T03:09:33Z")
It does sound pretty horrible. (Edited for a dumb statement). --- ## [Email spam -- general discussion including tips and tricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-spam-general-discussion-including-tips-and-tricks/1001403)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-spam-general-discussion-including-tips-and-tricks/1001403 "2024-05-16T02:40:17Z")
I am now getting upwards of 100 spam emails a day. 99% of them are from senders I have already identified as spam, as they go directly into my spam folder (or some algorithm on the email system is doing that, but I thoug… --- ## [Are there any “entry level” cars left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-entry-level-cars-left/1001466)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-entry-level-cars-left/1001466 "2024-05-16T02:33:29Z")
Years ago, most car manufacturers had a basic and inexpensive model. The original Corolla, Fit or LeCar, for example. With so many people favouring trucks and SUVs, are there any of these left, or will we have to see i… --- ## [Has anybody here gone through a Spinal Cord Stimulation trial or implant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-gone-through-a-spinal-cord-stimulation-trial-or-implant/1001614)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-gone-through-a-spinal-cord-stimulation-trial-or-implant/1001614 "2024-05-16T01:46:31Z")
I have spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal that pinches on the nerves running through it. Very painful. It’s reached the point that I can barely stagger after getting up because of the pain in the lower back… --- ## [Are young singles relationship-averse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-singles-relationship-averse/993203)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-singles-relationship-averse/993203 "2024-05-16T00:41:03Z")
Watching rom-coms and sitcoms, and there’s a trope that’s gone beyond that, and is now a cliche: the single who hops into bed upon first meeting someone but is horrified at the idea of becoming romantically attached. Th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=562&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=564&state=watching)