# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=582 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 583 --- ## [Do rotary nose-hair trimmers actually work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rotary-nose-hair-trimmers-actually-work/972775)
**Author:** [@norvalnormal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norvalnormal)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-rotary-nose-hair-trimmers-actually-work/972775 "2024-04-19T22:24:42Z")
I just bought a “well-reviewed” one from Amazon, and it does not cut hair at ALL. I suddenly realized I have a half dozen of these things (two of them Panasonic-branded), and none did a decent job, and every single one o… --- ## ["Scavengers Reign", new animated sci-fi series on Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scavengers-reign-new-animated-sci-fi-series-on-max/992959)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scavengers-reign-new-animated-sci-fi-series-on-max/992959 "2024-04-19T21:45:45Z")
There’s a new show on Max – animated sci-fi, called “Scavengers Reign”. The premise is a familiar one – human explorers marooned on an alien planet. But this one is truly special – maybe the best animated sci-fi series… --- ## [Has anyone had experience with the Men's Alliance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-experience-with-the-mens-alliance/1000198)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-had-experience-with-the-mens-alliance/1000198 "2024-04-19T21:40:14Z")
I was walking our dogs through the parking lot of a local Methodist church and saw they had just installed a 20’ storage container on blocks in the parking lot. The container had a flagpole at one corner with an America… --- ## [What Do You Do to Relax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228)
**Author:** [@brasstacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brasstacks)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-relax/999228 "2024-04-19T21:09:42Z")
What do you like to do when you seriously need a breather? This semester I must admit has been trying. Are there coping skills you use to deal with stress that seem to be reliable and recommendable? I would recommend: M… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter T 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-t-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/1000227)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-t-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/1000227 "2024-04-19T20:37:45Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter T . 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 relea… --- ## [Question on a hearsay exception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-hearsay-exception/927233)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-hearsay-exception/927233 "2024-04-19T20:05:28Z")
Actual case I’m fighting in municipal court so here in IMHO. You are not my attorney. I pay for an attorney service so I have advice but he is not “my attorney”. Neighbor made a complaint and made a statement to a pol… --- ## [What was your favorite \*arcade\* game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-arcade-game/994902)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-arcade-game/994902 "2024-04-19T20:04:04Z")
Anyway, what games were your favorite, for those who did or do play arcade games? I very rarely played them (lived in a rural area, and was only a place with an arcade a few times a year). I died quickly. They faded fro… --- ## [On the difference between the Left and the Right and their relationship to their partisan media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-difference-between-the-left-and-the-right-and-their-relationship-to-their-partisan-media/1000448)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-difference-between-the-left-and-the-right-and-their-relationship-to-their-partisan-media/1000448 "2024-04-19T19:47:23Z")
Starting a new topic because I thought the emerging sidebar in Trump won't be the Republican party nominee in 2024 warranted its own discussion: Absolutely. It feels to me, personally, like people on the Left and pe… --- ## [Stars that chose to leave their show and it was a good move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-that-chose-to-leave-their-show-and-it-was-a-good-move/1000462)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stars-that-chose-to-leave-their-show-and-it-was-a-good-move/1000462 "2024-04-19T19:18:08Z")
Inspired by “stars fired from their own show” thread, sometimes actors choose to leave a hit show they are on, thinking that they can make it bigger on their own. It seems that more often than not, they are wrong. Exampl… --- ## [RED-The colour of revolution or the Republican Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-the-colour-of-revolution-or-the-republican-party/1000387)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-the-colour-of-revolution-or-the-republican-party/1000387 "2024-04-19T18:03:28Z")
Is the colour red ever going to be the colour for revolutionary movements any more, or has it been usurped forever by the Republican Party? --- ## [I hate Florence and the Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-florence-and-the-machine/579734)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-florence-and-the-machine/579734 "2024-04-19T17:52:56Z")
I have heard the goddamn song “Dog Days Are Over” about 90,000 times now and I can’t stand it. The voice is obnoxious and breathy - this is the female John Mayer. The lyrics suck. “Run fast for your mother, fast for your… --- ## [Why I will drink heavily on Election Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-will-drink-heavily-on-election-day/991434)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-will-drink-heavily-on-election-day/991434 "2024-04-19T17:12:16Z")
I have despised Biden since the 80s. I just found out he’s trying to solve the student debt crisis still which IMO is worse than the mortgage crisis of 2008. I have to give him a chance to finish the job right? Vote f… --- ## [Elopement Stats For Drug Rehab Facilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elopement-stats-for-drug-rehab-facilities/1000480)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elopement-stats-for-drug-rehab-facilities/1000480 "2024-04-19T15:26:33Z")
My Google Fu is failing me. I’m looking for a percentage of how many people leave x-day drug rehab treatment before completing. Like, if Sunny Acres averages about 30 new patients per month, how many of those will leave … --- ## [Are there Commentary tracks on Netflix or other streaming services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-commentary-tracks-on-netflix-or-other-streaming-services/1000499)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-commentary-tracks-on-netflix-or-other-streaming-services/1000499 "2024-04-19T15:22:50Z")
I like the commentary tracks on DVDs and Blu-Rays. Is there something similar on streaming services? I know you can choose language “tracks” on most services, I was just wondering if any of them was a choice to listen to… --- ## [Who could replace Kim Jong Un?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-replace-kim-jong-un/1000237)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-replace-kim-jong-un/1000237 "2024-04-19T14:03:17Z")
The only thing I can find is that his daughter would be the favorite in a peaceful transition if Kim died. I wonder if she could be the ruthless leader her father is? In a country where the slightest opposition to the le… --- ## [Prince Harry working in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-working-in-the-usa/938518)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-working-in-the-usa/938518 "2024-04-19T13:41:50Z")
Just saw on the news that Prince Harry is working in the US. He’s Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp, a SF area tech company. Is he allowed to work in the US? Does he have a green card? When I visited England, I remembe… --- ## [Hospitals suck. Don't let your blood pressure get out of control like I did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitals-suck-dont-let-your-blood-pressure-get-out-of-control-like-i-did/1000240)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospitals-suck-dont-let-your-blood-pressure-get-out-of-control-like-i-did/1000240 "2024-04-19T13:10:26Z")
I just spent the last four days in the hospital, due to “stroke-like symptoms” and a seizure, all caused by me not paying attention and letting my blood pressure get way out of control. I am fully aware that the problem … --- ## [When did showers become popular in the US (instead of baths)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-showers-become-popular-in-the-us-instead-of-baths/999135)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-showers-become-popular-in-the-us-instead-of-baths/999135 "2024-04-19T12:55:02Z")
Way back in the days of yore, people heated water in pots over a fire or on a stove, poured it into a tub, and took a bath. At some point, indoor plumbing and dedicated gas/electric water-heating appliances became a thi… --- ## [AT&T Data Breach- SSN found on "Dark Web" (Spring 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-data-breach-ssn-found-on-dark-web-spring-2024/1000439)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-t-data-breach-ssn-found-on-dark-web-spring-2024/1000439 "2024-04-19T12:15:48Z")
I got this message today from “Protect My ID” (AAA/ Experion)-- has anyone else gotten a message or messages like this? ProtectMyID detected a match to your Social Security Number on the dark web. Found: Social Securi… --- ## [Weird issue with web browsing after router change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-issue-with-web-browsing-after-router-change/999818)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-issue-with-web-browsing-after-router-change/999818 "2024-04-19T12:12:44Z")
Yesterday I switched from TDS Cable internet to CenturyLink DSL 140Mbps. Everything is working fine and the speedtest comes back as it should except my son is having issues with the web. It is slow to load and sometime… --- ## [Is the average eukaryotic cell part of a larger organism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-eukaryotic-cell-part-of-a-larger-organism/1000491)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-average-eukaryotic-cell-part-of-a-larger-organism/1000491 "2024-04-19T08:38:16Z")
In other words, if you selected a currently living eukaryotic cell at random, would it be a single-celled organism or part of some multicellular entity? I think the answer to the question is clear when we look at all ce… --- ## [Joe Flaherty has died at the age of 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741 "2024-04-19T03:24:57Z")
R.I.P., Guy Caballero. --- ## [kwyjibo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kwyjibo/252091)
**Author:** [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kwyjibo/252091 "2024-04-19T02:04:23Z")
KWYJIBO Is this a Friends reference, maybe? Possibly playing scrabble? Help? (no, I’m not talking about the poster, KWYJIBO) --- ## [Lets discuss working from home vs working in the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-working-from-home-vs-working-in-the-office/999201)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-working-from-home-vs-working-in-the-office/999201 "2024-04-19T01:41:07Z")
I was talking with one of my young underdrones at work the other day about our new office “policy” that our people were expected to be in the office four days a week if they weren’t on a project. I say “policy” because … --- ## [Kennedy Family. (not political)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476 "2024-04-19T00:51:04Z")
I saw the speech Kerry Kennedy made in their endorsement of Biden. I don’t care who they endorse. That’s not what this is about. What is up with their speech? I’m not dissing them. I suffer with speech impediment myse… --- ## [What strategies/tactics do you use to maintain your focus and productivity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strategies-tactics-do-you-use-to-maintain-your-focus-and-productivity/1000478)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strategies-tactics-do-you-use-to-maintain-your-focus-and-productivity/1000478 "2024-04-18T23:28:20Z")
Today, in the midst of my long winded procrastination and anxiety, I got to thinking: what are some of our community member’s “go-to” ways of maintaining focus, or getting their focus and concentration back after becomin… --- ## [Bob\_Blaylock hates Electric Vehicles and was happy to highjack a thread about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-blaylock-hates-electric-vehicles-and-was-happy-to-highjack-a-thread-about-it/998798)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-blaylock-hates-electric-vehicles-and-was-happy-to-highjack-a-thread-about-it/998798 "2024-04-18T20:56:11Z")
I’m a construction worker, and can expect to be sent to projects as far as eighty miles away from home. I live in an apartment, with no EV charger available to me, and no realistic possibility of having one installed … --- ## [Fallout Episode 4: The Ghouls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-4-the-ghouls/1000139)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-4-the-ghouls/1000139 "2024-04-18T20:29:56Z")
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… --- ## [Brand names that changed in everyday usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-changed-in-everyday-usage/998123)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-names-that-changed-in-everyday-usage/998123 "2024-04-18T19:39:58Z")
It’s common - unremarkable, even - for a company to start marketing a product under a new brand name. (E.g. Electrasol detergent tabs became Finish in 2009.) Are there any examples where consumers started calling a produ… --- ## [Recommend me some post-apocalyptic horror novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-post-apocalyptic-horror-novels/985385)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-post-apocalyptic-horror-novels/985385 "2024-04-18T19:38:54Z")
I’ve started re-reading Robert R. Mcammon’s “Swan Song” and decided to just make a whole themed reading playlist. I already have Brian Hodge’s “Dark Advent” and Skip/Specter’s “The Bridge” queued up. I also recently read… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=581) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=583)