# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=574 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 575 --- ## [mmm-Songs Pre-Poll to Determine the Finalists for Final 2000s Songs Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-songs-pre-poll-to-determine-the-finalists-for-final-2000s-songs-poll/1000860)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-songs-pre-poll-to-determine-the-finalists-for-final-2000s-songs-poll/1000860 "2024-05-01T11:28:02Z")
This poll will determine our 5 finalists for our favorite 2000s song. This list contains the winner of each individual poll plus an additional 7 wild card songs (These 7 songs received 8 or more votes in their final poll… --- ## [Mysterious Roman object found in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-roman-object-found-in-england/1000960)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-roman-object-found-in-england/1000960 "2024-05-01T04:59:48Z")
What it says in the headline, really. I’d be very interested to find out what these things were used for by the Romans. --- ## [Where can I get a CAT-6 cable split and connectors put on the cut ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-cat-6-cable-split-and-connectors-put-on-the-cut-ends/1000666)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-cat-6-cable-split-and-connectors-put-on-the-cut-ends/1000666 "2024-05-01T04:18:42Z")
I needed solid reliable internet service in a location our WiFi doesn’t reach well, and extenders weren’t doing the job. So I acquired enough ethernet cable to accomplish a wired connection. It works well. It’s a long… --- ## [Breakfast: spin-off from "Three men froze to death" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414 "2024-05-01T04:04:51Z")
While we’re waiting for the lab tests to come back… I never understood the “Mikey likes it” commercial. “New cereal. Sposta be good for you. I’m not gonna try it. You try it. let’s get Mikey (big smiles of logic) Yeah!… --- ## [We should go back to glass and metal containers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-go-back-to-glass-and-metal-containers/1000329)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-go-back-to-glass-and-metal-containers/1000329 "2024-05-01T03:50:09Z")
I just ran across this article, Critics call out plastics industry over “fraud of plastic recycling”. I’ve been hearing this complaint for years, so it’s nothing new. Nevertheless, I dutifully put plastics into the rec… --- ## [Upcoming gig - Gandalf/Smaug in the opera "The Hobbit"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-gig-gandalf-smaug-in-the-opera-the-hobbit/996692)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-gig-gandalf-smaug-in-the-opera-the-hobbit/996692 "2024-05-01T00:56:06Z")
Sorry, I’ve been sitting on this news for a while, and now that it’s been announced, I’ve been telling everybody because I’m still geeking out about it. I’ll be doing the two roles of Gandalf the Grey and Smaug the Drag… --- ## [Which branch of the US Army constructed Camp Logan National Guard training facility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-branch-of-the-us-army-constructed-camp-logan-national-guard-training-facility/1000982)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-branch-of-the-us-army-constructed-camp-logan-national-guard-training-facility/1000982 "2024-04-30T22:27:16Z")
Which branch of the US Army constructed Camp Logan National Guard training facility ? I couldn’t find any reference to which division of the US army constructed these National Guard training camps. --- ## [Bring me the severed head of Mata Hari. (LINK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-me-the-severed-head-of-mata-hari-link/1000865)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-me-the-severed-head-of-mata-hari-link/1000865 "2024-04-30T18:17:49Z")
Because her head is missing, from the Paris Museum where it was kept. There are many reasons to tell the story of Mata Hari – an extravagant icon of femininity, famous burlesque performer, World War I spy, and “collect… --- ## [Is anyone familiar with the University of South Wales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-familiar-with-the-university-of-south-wales/1000930)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-familiar-with-the-university-of-south-wales/1000930 "2024-04-30T17:49:43Z")
Not New South Wales in Australia but South Wales in … Wales. They have a program(me) I’m interested in but so far in researching the school I have been unimpressed. I asked a question and their reply was basically cut-… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter W and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[FINAL POLL ADDED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/1000482)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-w-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/1000482 "2024-04-30T17:49:10Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter W. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [Advice Seeking a Remote Job - Your Experieces Landing a Satisfying Opportunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-seeking-a-remote-job-your-experieces-landing-a-satisfying-opportunity/1000968)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-seeking-a-remote-job-your-experieces-landing-a-satisfying-opportunity/1000968 "2024-04-30T17:35:37Z")
I am primed to look into full-time remote job opportunities for their flexibility and other advantages. My current job allows a couple days of wfh, but demands a commute to the office on most, even when most of my day is… --- ## [Real-world Virtuous Cycles (Lacto-fermentation - kimchi, sauerkraut, pickles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-virtuous-cycles-lacto-fermentation-kimchi-sauerkraut-pickles/1000955)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-virtuous-cycles-lacto-fermentation-kimchi-sauerkraut-pickles/1000955 "2024-04-30T17:18:47Z")
It’s pickling time for me and I am currently starting off a batch of lacto-fermented wild garlic, and I was pondering the process of lacto-fermentation this morning, as an example of a real-world virtuous cycle - where a… --- ## [You have to lose a major movie studio hundreds of millions, what bad movie do you make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-lose-a-major-movie-studio-hundreds-of-millions-what-bad-movie-do-you-make/1000733)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-lose-a-major-movie-studio-hundreds-of-millions-what-bad-movie-do-you-make/1000733 "2024-04-30T17:00:46Z")
Long story short it’s basically a Producers scheme, you personally have to be producer for a major Hollywood film with a 150 million dollar budget. However the film needs to be a bomb and a HUGE bomb, like “Earns less th… --- ## [Where's My 'Latest' Button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-latest-button/1000702)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-latest-button/1000702 "2024-04-30T16:05:57Z")
I hate to seem like an ingrate, I really do. The Discourse folks have done so much to accommodate our needs. But there’s a recent change that’s making me nuts. My usual way of browsing the site is to select a thread t… --- ## [Haiku in Physics Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-in-physics-today/1000875)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-in-physics-today/1000875 "2024-04-30T16:05:39Z")
There on the letters page pf the April issue of Physics Today there’s a blue box with, instead of a letter, a haiku: I can’t recall seeing anything quite like it before in the magazine. There are plenty of physics-bas… --- ## [Why would a lot price be $500,001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-lot-price-be-500-001/1000888)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-lot-price-be-500-001/1000888 "2024-04-30T15:01:16Z")
A piece of land near my house recently went on the market, with a list price of $500,001. Can you think of any reason why they would have that extra dollar on the price? Looking at other nearby listings on Zillow, I don’… --- ## [Cat towers, free, you-haul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-towers-free-you-haul/1000971)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-towers-free-you-haul/1000971 "2024-04-30T14:58:28Z")
Located in Minneapolis. One short tower (35") and one tall (70"). Both in great condition. Our cat can’t climb these any longer. I have no way to transport these, so you’ll have to come and get them. --- ## [My alcohol seizures (longish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-alcohol-seizures-longish/1000946)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-alcohol-seizures-longish/1000946 "2024-04-30T14:56:18Z")
In the “do blood pressure pills work?” thread I alluded to my alcohol-seizures. I’ve had friends with epilepsy where something like Ritalin kept it at bay. I never saw them have a seizure. My cousin Billy had really st… --- ## [Sponge Cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sponge-cities/1000933)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sponge-cities/1000933 "2024-04-30T14:47:17Z")
Anyone heard of Sponge Cities? Sounds like a good concept to better manage water. Maybe Las Vegas could use a Sponge City, if it has further sponge needs. --- ## [What Search Terms Do I Need To Use To Find A Hobbyist Board, For Sale Website, etc. For A Very Specific Type Of Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-search-terms-do-i-need-to-use-to-find-a-hobbyist-board-for-sale-website-etc-for-a-very-specific-type-of-car/1000947)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-search-terms-do-i-need-to-use-to-find-a-hobbyist-board-for-sale-website-etc-for-a-very-specific-type-of-car/1000947 "2024-04-30T14:30:57Z")
I’m looking for ultra-high-mileage cars. I don’t mean like the Geo Metro (mass-produced by a major manufacturer), I’m talking about obscure European brands that have been imported into the US, or manufactured here in lim… --- ## [Breathe deep the gathering gloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathe-deep-the-gathering-gloom/1000792)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathe-deep-the-gathering-gloom/1000792 "2024-04-30T14:08:46Z")
Watch lights fade from every room. RIP Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues --- ## [70s Dreamy/Meditative Prog-Jazz Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-dreamy-meditative-prog-jazz-songs/999740)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-dreamy-meditative-prog-jazz-songs/999740 "2024-04-30T12:23:12Z")
“Smooth Jazz” is usually funky, or a fit too fast for what I’ve been trying to find, and I can’t think of a music search engine that has tempo as a filter… I’m looking for jazz chords, slow tempo, don’t even care if ther… --- ## [Question about the use of the term "on whom the stars fell on" for West Point graduates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-use-of-the-term-on-whom-the-stars-fell-on-for-west-point-graduates/1000918)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-use-of-the-term-on-whom-the-stars-fell-on-for-west-point-graduates/1000918 "2024-04-30T11:27:25Z")
Wikipedia is the only website that have seen that refers to the class of 1886 as a class on whom the stars fell. Virtually every other website only refers to the class of 1915. Does the term itself though date to the an… --- ## [Questions regarding 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Division (1917)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-3rd-battalion-of-the-24th-infantry-division-1917/1000956)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-3rd-battalion-of-the-24th-infantry-division-1917/1000956 "2024-04-30T09:47:32Z")
Of the 156 troops of the 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Division, how many of he officers were Black? How many were commissioned officers ? Were the 110 convicted all officers? --- ## [Pauly Shore as Richard Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pauly-shore-as-richard-simmons/1000917)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pauly-shore-as-richard-simmons/1000917 "2024-04-30T03:02:22Z")
If you were tasked to come up with a pitch for a parody movie that couldn’t possibly be real, a biopic about Richard Simmons (the manic goofball diet guru), played by Paul Shore (the manic goofball weirdness guru) would … --- ## [Musicians - What Frustrates You About Your Playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-frustrates-you-about-your-playing/1000859)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-frustrates-you-about-your-playing/1000859 "2024-04-30T02:18:56Z")
Let’s try to be more specific than “I wish I could play like…” or “I wish I didn’t make so many mistakes”. I’m a dedicated but technically limited amateur pianist who plays mostly classical pieces. I’ve been playing alm… --- ## [Question regarding WWII total recruitment of African American doctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-wwii-total-recruitment-of-african-american-doctors/1000936)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-wwii-total-recruitment-of-african-american-doctors/1000936 "2024-04-30T01:30:12Z")
I thought it would be an easy statistic to find. I haven’t been able to find any statistic on the number of African American doctors recruited to service in the US armed forces in WWII (1941-1945) --- ## [Zoom Job Interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942 "2024-04-30T00:04:11Z")
I have a job interview via Zoom scheduled in two days. I have never used Zoom. How does that work? Do I need to download an app.? Do I just wait for my phone to ring? Need answer fastish. Thanks! --- ## [Animals that might be candidates for full domestication and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-might-be-candidates-for-full-domestication-and-why/996508)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-might-be-candidates-for-full-domestication-and-why/996508 "2024-04-29T23:52:09Z")
If you could choose one animal not currently domesticated to be introduced to a domestication program, what would it be and why? Not thinking of exotic pets here. I have a few but the Raven might be close to the top of m… --- ## [People who were around in 1968, what would your reaction have been if THIS happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-around-in-1968-what-would-your-reaction-have-been-if-this-happened/1000858)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-were-around-in-1968-what-would-your-reaction-have-been-if-this-happened/1000858 "2024-04-29T22:30:40Z")
Okay, this question’s been percolating in the back of my mind for awhile, for a story I have to admit I’m probably never going to be able to get around to writing. But never let it be said I don’t do the research. If yo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=573) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=575)