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**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-gmt-utc-zulu-time-why-7-hours-ahead/1001197 "2024-05-09T06:35:01Z")
I reset my watch today, which has a 24-hour hand. Currently in Pacific Standard Time, it is 13:00. I looked up the current UTC, and it says it’s 20:00. Why is UTC only seven hours ahead instead of eight hours ahead? --- ## [Define your region (of the US) with a yes/no question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327 "2024-05-09T06:19:25Z")
If I were to create a quiz that could pinpoint where you live based on yes/no questions, what would that question be for your region(s) of choice? Do you call interstates/freeways “The \*\*\*”?" Yes = Southern California --- ## [Kevin Spacey comes out in response to accusation of sexual harassment of 14-year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221 "2024-05-09T05:01:30Z")
Story. That’s a real downer. I love Spacey’s acting but he won’t get a pass from anyone for trying to use his coming out as a shield against attempting to molest a young boy. I am really disappointed in him. I thought … --- ## [It’s sad though, just at the moment it’s a very beautiful planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-sad-though-just-at-the-moment-it-s-a-very-beautiful-planet/1001285)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-sad-though-just-at-the-moment-it-s-a-very-beautiful-planet/1001285 "2024-05-09T04:05:01Z")
It is. It is indeed. The rich primal greens… the river snaking off into the distance… the burning trees… --- ## [What time signatures are "Golden Brown" and "One Of These Things First"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signatures-are-golden-brown-and-one-of-these-things-first/1001232)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signatures-are-golden-brown-and-one-of-these-things-first/1001232 "2024-05-09T03:09:10Z")
This is a question about two of my favorite songs, by very different artists, the Stranglers’ “Golden Brown” and Nick Drake’s “One Of These Things First”. First, I only wanted to ask for the time signature of “Golden Bro… --- ## [Today I start as a volunteer firefighter (1 year update)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-start-as-a-volunteer-firefighter-1-year-update/1000941)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-start-as-a-volunteer-firefighter-1-year-update/1000941 "2024-05-09T01:12:11Z")
original thread So its been an interesting and exiting year. I Recently completed EMT class. I am now a certified EMT again. I I have lost about 30 pounds and I haven’t been in this good of shape for 20+ years. I … --- ## [What are some good travel games to pack for a trip (apart from a deck of cards)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-travel-games-to-pack-for-a-trip-apart-from-a-deck-of-cards/1000574)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-travel-games-to-pack-for-a-trip-apart-from-a-deck-of-cards/1000574 "2024-05-09T00:37:16Z")
My family and I are going on a cruise which will be all sea days. I was wondering what might be some fun games to bring along. The ability to be small/fit in a suitcase without taking up too much room is important for … --- ## [(Old) Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896 "2024-05-09T00:07:42Z")
As it is now 12:43 in WestByGawdVirginia, I feel qualified to start the new MMP this early. We have enough parm, garlic and shrimp for dinner tonight and I will want something fast and easy. I haven’t been able to use … --- ## [The debt is not mine, the doctor's billing company are morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-is-not-mine-the-doctors-billing-company-are-morons/1001273)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-is-not-mine-the-doctors-billing-company-are-morons/1001273 "2024-05-08T22:57:33Z")
So… let’s keep this short. A doctor’s medical billing company has been insisting for over a year I owe them over a thousand dollars. I do not - I already paid that bill. I have proof of this. I suspect they have sent… --- ## [How often (in, say, the last 20 years) do you think corporations have had individual citizens killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-in-say-the-last-20-years-do-you-think-corporations-have-had-individual-citizens-killed/998765)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-in-say-the-last-20-years-do-you-think-corporations-have-had-individual-citizens-killed/998765 "2024-05-08T21:51:50Z")
Inspired by absolutely nothing in particular, certainly not a specific aircraft manufacturer. --- ## [The ghost of ? lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghost-of-lake/1001256)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghost-of-lake/1001256 "2024-05-08T20:47:01Z")
I’ve heard this ghost story so many times. Only except it’s never at the same place. It’s just the same story different place. The story goes something like this: The story takes place somewhere near a large body of wa… --- ## [Songs about Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868 "2024-05-08T20:05:53Z")
… On a really crappy Sunday! :persevere: https://youtu.be/dZMc0-ZAUeY https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs https://youtu.be/g4flAZEgtjs --- ## [Scottish Independence-Is it realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-independence-is-it-realistic/1000883)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-independence-is-it-realistic/1000883 "2024-05-08T20:05:41Z")
I’m no expert on politics in the UK, but apparently it’s again a possibility. But by realistic I mean could Scotland survive on its own? And should they push for it? (Wish I’d kept in contact with my Scottish relatives … --- ## [Have the SS Totenkopfring rings ever been found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-ss-totenkopfring-rings-ever-been-found/947738)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-ss-totenkopfring-rings-ever-been-found/947738 "2024-05-08T19:35:00Z")
This is very weird. I stumbled across this wikipedia article: It outlines how Himmler had a special “death’s head ring” made for valued members of the SS, which he presented to them. Then, in the waning days fo the … --- ## [Mysterious Nazi skeletons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-nazi-skeletons/1001227)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-nazi-skeletons/1001227 "2024-05-08T19:31:51Z")
Ok, so not that exciting, but I really wanted to use that headline. And they may not even be Nazis. But “Mysterious Possibly Nazi skeletons!” isn’t as fun. --- ## [What is the Haitian gang member saying (in Creole, I assume) in this one scene of Bad Boys 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-haitian-gang-member-saying-in-creole-i-assume-in-this-one-scene-of-bad-boys-2/1001244)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-haitian-gang-member-saying-in-creole-i-assume-in-this-one-scene-of-bad-boys-2/1001244 "2024-05-08T19:26:48Z")
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQHqvG9Ql8) At the 2:04 mark, what is the Haitian saying? I’m assuming it’s Creole. --- ## [Electrical garage door openers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-garage-door-openers/1001149)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-garage-door-openers/1001149 "2024-05-08T19:24:33Z")
Does anyone have an explanation why a door would stop partially open? The track seems clear, but it stops when open about three feet. --- ## [How to avoid "boy cried wolf" syndrome when there is, in fact, a wolf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-boy-cried-wolf-syndrome-when-there-is-in-fact-a-wolf/1001268)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-boy-cried-wolf-syndrome-when-there-is-in-fact-a-wolf/1001268 "2024-05-08T19:12:39Z")
One of the biggest political obstacles is that you can warn repeatedly about something that is actually, in fact, true - climate change or Trump having fascist tendencies - but because you repeated it too often, people t… --- ## [Mohair vs Merino vs Cashmere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohair-vs-merino-vs-cashmere/1001242)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohair-vs-merino-vs-cashmere/1001242 "2024-05-08T18:50:55Z")
How do these different premium wools compare? Any others I’m not aware of? --- ## [People who named themselves after a famous person - and then became more famous than the person they named themselves after](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-named-themselves-after-a-famous-person-and-then-became-more-famous-than-the-person-they-named-themselves-after/1001207)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-named-themselves-after-a-famous-person-and-then-became-more-famous-than-the-person-they-named-themselves-after/1001207 "2024-05-08T18:40:09Z")
Harry Houdini named himself after a famous French magician named Robert-Houdin - but today Houdini is far more famous. Are there other examples of this happening. Note: this has to be a self-given name - Martin Luther K… --- ## [Is there a case that Jesus didn't believe in his own divinity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-case-that-jesus-didnt-believe-in-his-own-divinity/1000759)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-case-that-jesus-didnt-believe-in-his-own-divinity/1000759 "2024-05-08T17:03:16Z")
It was 50/50 whether to put this in Factual Questions or Great Debates. I’m guessing it’s going to result in a debate, so… I’m a former devout Christian (now atheist Buddhist) reading a book called Heaven and Hell: A Hi… --- ## [Why is the term open minded used only for people interested in certain issues, rather than people willing to debate stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-term-open-minded-used-only-for-people-interested-in-certain-issues-rather-than-people-willing-to-debate-stuff/1001255)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-term-open-minded-used-only-for-people-interested-in-certain-issues-rather-than-people-willing-to-debate-stuff/1001255 "2024-05-08T16:58:32Z")
Open minded by definition should be a person that is willing to hear out the other side, accept criticisms of their world views (left or right) and even change them if they see they might not be correct about something, … --- ## [Does being drunk and/or high invalidate sworn testimony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-drunk-and-or-high-invalidate-sworn-testimony/975535)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-drunk-and-or-high-invalidate-sworn-testimony/975535 "2024-05-08T16:24:06Z")
\[Spoiler for the 2012 film \*Flight\* starring Denzel Washington\] There is a scene in the 2012 film Flight where, after giving some very important sworn testimony at a hearing, the subject admits (truthfully) to being hig… --- ## [American cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cheese/523548)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cheese/523548 "2024-05-08T14:24:53Z")
Kraft Deli Deluxe American Cheese is a ‘Pasturized process cheese’. By legal definition, it is 100% cheese. Kraft Singles is a ‘Pasteurized process cheese product’. By legal definition, it contains less than 51% chees… --- ## ["Unfrosted" - Seinfeld's Directorial Debut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-seinfelds-directorial-debut/1001257)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-seinfelds-directorial-debut/1001257 "2024-05-08T14:19:08Z")
“Unfrosted” - A satire of the children’s cereal industry I’m hoping some of you have or will watch this movie because I really want opinions on it. My view on it is that many children’s cereals make a mockery of the … --- ## [FL Supreme Court upholds six week abortion ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-supreme-court-upholds-six-week-abortion-ban/999709)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-supreme-court-upholds-six-week-abortion-ban/999709 "2024-05-08T14:14:24Z")
Thanks to the FL Supreme Court, one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation will go into full effect in 30 days. At the same time, the Court allowed a state constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights to ap… --- ## [Why aren't we hearing more about quantitative tightening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-we-hearing-more-about-quantitative-tightening/1001205)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-we-hearing-more-about-quantitative-tightening/1001205 "2024-05-08T13:33:04Z")
Since the financial crisis of 2008, amplified by the measures needed during Covid, we’ve heard great grumbling from the right about quantitative easing, which was often called printing money. (The Fed can indeed inject m… --- ## [UI designers: it's ok to use the words "yes" and "no"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ui-designers-its-ok-to-use-the-words-yes-and-no/976275)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ui-designers-its-ok-to-use-the-words-yes-and-no/976275 "2022-12-13T00:54:32Z")
One my pet peeves with UI design is when the UI asks the user a yes/no question, and then gives the user a choice of answers which are not “yes” and “no”. Often they are “OK” and “Cancel” or something like that. It’s usu… --- ## [Pet Flea Protection 2024 Edition: Opinions, Good, Bad, and/or Ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-flea-protection-2024-edition-opinions-good-bad-and-or-ugly/1001236)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-flea-protection-2024-edition-opinions-good-bad-and-or-ugly/1001236 "2024-05-08T06:37:53Z")
So, spring is coming, despite multiple remaining freeze warnings here in the Colorado Front range, and I’ve been of multiple minds regarding protection from fleas. My two cats are indoor 95% of the time, but in the last… --- ## [Beethoven's Deafness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beethovens-deafness/557285)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beethovens-deafness/557285 "2024-05-08T05:37:49Z")
Was Beethoven completely deaf while he was composing his 9th symphony? I would think that partial deafness would be a whole lot better than complete deafness. A related question is whether a musical genius really needs … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=567) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=569)