# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=569&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 570 --- ## [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 … --- ## [G Mail Contacts Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-mail-contacts-question/1001240)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-mail-contacts-question/1001240 "2024-05-08T04:56:46Z")
For several years I’ve had my own domain and I’ve used the iPhone email program and Microsoft Outlook on my PC. Just recently I started using G Mail on both my phone and PC. Two questions: Is it possible to move all … --- ## [I want a list or video of every Sopranos death but WITH the cause/reason for each death stated for each one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-list-or-video-of-every-sopranos-death-but-with-the-cause-reason-for-each-death-stated-for-each-one/1001245)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-list-or-video-of-every-sopranos-death-but-with-the-cause-reason-for-each-death-stated-for-each-one/1001245 "2024-05-08T04:27:25Z")
There are videos I watch of every Sopranos death, but I want a 5 words or fewer description of the cause/reason for each death/whacking. If none already exists, please type it for me? Example: Bob: shot to death. Reaso… --- ## [When, If Ever, is it Appropriate to Blame the Victim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-ever-is-it-appropriate-to-blame-the-victim/999984)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-ever-is-it-appropriate-to-blame-the-victim/999984 "2024-05-08T00:52:18Z")
When I was an undergraduate, there were a series of crimes on and around campus mostly revolving around robberies and petty theft. The adminstrators sent out an alert informing us that a student had been robbed the prev… --- ## [Ugh, I hate gift horses and their damn mouths!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-i-hate-gift-horses-and-their-damn-mouths/1001237)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-i-hate-gift-horses-and-their-damn-mouths/1001237 "2024-05-08T00:50:13Z")
I got a check in the mail today, from the US Treasury, for $4,000. I have no idea why - the check says 12/2023 tax refund, but AFAIK, I owed taxes for 2023. I’m going to deposit it, but I would guess that I’m going to … --- ## [Has anyone ever seen a list of the most common REASONS people choose their particular 4 digit pin number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-a-list-of-the-most-common-reasons-people-choose-their-particular-4-digit-pin-number/993966)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-seen-a-list-of-the-most-common-reasons-people-choose-their-particular-4-digit-pin-number/993966 "2024-05-07T23:21:10Z")
Please note: I’m not asking which pin numbers are most often used, I’ve seen lists of those common numbers (like 1234, 1111, 5555, etc.) but WHY people choose what they do. Some ideas I’ve had: A year date of personal … --- ## [How do I log out of the Straight Dope Message Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-log-out-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/1000179)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-log-out-of-the-straight-dope-message-board/1000179 "2024-05-07T22:16:06Z")
I just joined up, and I don’t see a place to log out. I’ve got all sorts of kids, friends, who have occasional access to my computer, and I’d like to log out so they can’t explore my account, or post here. Is there a log… --- ## [Marvel Studios and Paramount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-studios-and-paramount/1001209)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-studios-and-paramount/1001209 "2024-05-07T22:00:23Z")
Disney owns Marvel Comics, and, thus, calls the shots when it comes to filming an adaption. So why doesn’t Disney release any of Marvel adaptions through it’s own studios? The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe…Avengers, I… --- ## [Iconic Scenes From Otherwise Forgotten Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948 "2024-05-07T21:21:28Z")
I’ll start with this one: John Cusack holding up the boom box and blasting “In Your Eyes” to win back his girl at the end of Say Anything. We all know that scene. We can picture it. It’s fully ingrained into the popula… --- ## [What is the goal of student encampments in the US (re Gaza)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-goal-of-student-encampments-in-the-us-re-gaza/1001225)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-goal-of-student-encampments-in-the-us-re-gaza/1001225 "2024-05-07T20:45:55Z")
So, i hang out with undergrads. And i have a friend who is risking her graduation to keep the encampment open on her campus. And i don’t get it. And I’m afraid to ask her, because she’s really passionate about this and … --- ## [Culinary : ingredient nomenclature - spices and what to do with them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culinary-ingredient-nomenclature-spices-and-what-to-do-with-them/1001041)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culinary-ingredient-nomenclature-spices-and-what-to-do-with-them/1001041 "2024-05-07T19:27:54Z")
So I have a recipe that calls for “tomato puree”. Our grocery store sells “crushed tomatoes” (tinned) and “tomato paste” (tinned), but nothing called “tomato puree”. Which do you think the recipe is calling for, O Dope… --- ## [Best and worst "car casting" you've seen in in TV and film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-car-casting-youve-seen-in-in-tv-and-film/943873)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-car-casting-youve-seen-in-in-tv-and-film/943873 "2024-05-07T18:22:04Z")
By “car casting” I mean, how well does a vehicle shown on screen fit the character it’s supposed to belong to. So good car casting makes you go “That’s exactly the sort of car this character would drive”. Bad car casti… --- ## [Can you sleep with Randy Smith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sleep-with-randy-smith/1001215)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sleep-with-randy-smith/1001215 "2024-05-07T15:40:02Z")
People are using an old video tutorial for an early version of Word for Mac as a sleep aid. I find it an interesting windows into history, though, from parts I’ve watched, which includes discussion of the cripling limita… --- ## [One of my frogs died and I tried to dissect him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-frogs-died-and-i-tried-to-dissect-him/1001189)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-frogs-died-and-i-tried-to-dissect-him/1001189 "2024-05-07T15:02:55Z")
It didn’t end well. I have a fish tank with a few little creatures in it. One Betta fish, one lone Ember Tetra (the last remaining from a school of 15) four Amano shrimp that have lived far beyond what they normally do … --- ## [Who is the earliest person we know as Firstname - M.I. - Lastname?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-earliest-person-we-know-as-firstname-m-i-lastname/1001200)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-earliest-person-we-know-as-firstname-m-i-lastname/1001200 "2024-05-07T14:29:44Z")
I think of Booker T Washington right away. I know he added on his middle name himself later in life and always called himself by his full name. But after that point we know him as Booker T. I won’t accept Jesus H. Chris… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=568&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=570&state=watching)