# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=588&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 589 --- ## [Unbearable sciatic pain, help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbearable-sciatic-pain-help/943625)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbearable-sciatic-pain-help/943625 "2024-04-13T03:22:03Z")
\[a note to mods: I am seeing and am under the “care” of my primary care physician and a pain specialist. So this is mere a plea for anecdotal things dopers have found that relieves the pain - not seeking medical advise, … --- ## [I am your king; you must come and pay homage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-king-you-must-come-and-pay-homage/831739)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-king-you-must-come-and-pay-homage/831739 "2024-04-13T02:27:52Z")
I’ve decided that I am your king. Those who pay homage to me will earn my royal favor; those who do not will earn my wrath. Think carefully on it. The favor of the king can be a powerful asset. I may even make you one o… --- ## [Has any airplane ever tried to race the eclipse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-airplane-ever-tried-to-race-the-eclipse/999976)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-airplane-ever-tried-to-race-the-eclipse/999976 "2024-04-13T01:45:58Z")
A commercial jet or even a fast private one should be able to extend the dark period by heading along with the shadow. The shadow is traveling at what, 1000 mph? If you fly at 600 mph you would a get a longer dark period… --- ## [Stupid Rhetorical Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-rhetorical-questions/1000182)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-rhetorical-questions/1000182 "2024-04-13T01:33:07Z")
Have you ever made more Guacamole than you can eat? --- ## [Dental Digital Xrays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-digital-xrays/1000111)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-digital-xrays/1000111 "2024-04-13T01:04:06Z")
Any Dentists in the house? I have requested a copy all of my dental records from my usual dentist, including all xrays. I’ve been thinking about changing my dental provider and I would also like a copy of those files fo… --- ## [True Detective s4 question (answer may contain spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-s4-question-answer-may-contain-spoilers/996575)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-s4-question-answer-may-contain-spoilers/996575 "2024-04-12T23:53:44Z")
I’m just over one episode in and before I go any further: in this season, is the supernatural real? --- ## [What are the PGA rules for debris on the course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-pga-rules-for-debris-on-the-course/1000204)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-pga-rules-for-debris-on-the-course/1000204 "2024-04-12T21:46:33Z")
Watching the Masters and I saw a lot of leaves blowing everywhere. What are the rules for when and where you can clear the immediate area before a stroke? --- ## [EV / Plug-in hybrid owners: how do you clean your windshield in summer and winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-plug-in-hybrid-owners-how-do-you-clean-your-windshield-in-summer-and-winter/999977)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ev-plug-in-hybrid-owners-how-do-you-clean-your-windshield-in-summer-and-winter/999977 "2024-04-12T21:41:42Z")
Do you use a squeegee? Paper towels? Microfiber? Bucket of dirty water with or without anti-freeze? Windex? Go to car wash once per week? Something else? Please state if your car is parked inside or outside. Reddit thr… --- ## [The Positivity Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-positivity-thread/999885)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-positivity-thread/999885 "2024-04-12T21:29:50Z")
I’m growing so tired of negativity I thought I’d see how a thread about things you like would go. I’m posting it in CS, because I’m mostly thinking about movies, books, music, cuisine etc, but an occasional non CS topic … --- ## [What would you do? Key left in trunk lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-key-left-in-trunk-lock/1000106)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-key-left-in-trunk-lock/1000106 "2024-04-12T19:58:47Z")
This morning, I was waiting in the supermarket parking lot for them to deliver my grocery order, when I noticed a car nearby that had a key stuck in the trunk lock. What would you do, if anything? I could imagine the o… --- ## [Ring Doorbells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-doorbells/1000206)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-doorbells/1000206 "2024-04-12T19:26:07Z")
I’ve watched some police type shows. They show alot of videos from Ring Doorbells. Many crimes are committed and recorded. From traffic things, porch pirates and assaults. If the homeowner submits these videos to Police… --- ## [What does "following your gut" feel like to you? How did you learn to "trust your gut"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-following-your-gut-feel-like-to-you-how-did-you-learn-to-trust-your-gut/1000103)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-following-your-gut-feel-like-to-you-how-did-you-learn-to-trust-your-gut/1000103 "2024-04-12T19:22:51Z")
As the title said, I am curious how folks have “gone with their gut intuition”, especially in circumstances where they are faced with tough decisions or life-altering changes. Some thoughts/prompts for discussion: What… --- ## [Antivaxers are now advocating for not giving rabies vaccines because it shortens the life and causes autism...in dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivaxers-are-now-advocating-for-not-giving-rabies-vaccines-because-it-shortens-the-life-and-causes-autism-in-dogs/999979)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivaxers-are-now-advocating-for-not-giving-rabies-vaccines-because-it-shortens-the-life-and-causes-autism-in-dogs/999979 "2024-04-12T19:22:11Z")
I don’t even know what to say… --- ## [Why do all episodes of Perry Mason have a murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-episodes-of-perry-mason-have-a-murder/1000008)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-all-episodes-of-perry-mason-have-a-murder/1000008 "2024-04-12T18:52:44Z")
It’s not called the “Perry Mason Murder Hour”; some of the crimes involved are much more interesting than murder. I get tired of the bad people not receiving justice through the system instead of gettin’ murderized. Tha… --- ## [Starship Simulator - singleplayer Elite Dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572 "2024-04-12T17:57:23Z")
First look video for a new game I’ve heard nothing about: Yet another Space Simulator, but this one seems really interesting. The question is whether like most recent space sims they overpromise and under… --- ## [How can I stop butt dialing the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894 "2024-04-12T17:56:58Z")
I have a new nickname… “King of the Butt Dials”. At least once per day, but usually three or four times per day, I butt dial someone. Often it’s the last person I’ve talked to, but it can be some random person I’ve spoke… --- ## [Enjoy canned salmon? Next time you eat it, try not to think about this!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-canned-salmon-next-time-you-eat-it-try-not-to-think-about-this/1000189)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-canned-salmon-next-time-you-eat-it-try-not-to-think-about-this/1000189 "2024-04-12T14:46:21Z")
Good luck not eying every bit suspiciously like it might be a worm. --- ## [My mother was defrauded by the cell phone company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-was-defrauded-by-the-cell-phone-company/1000171)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-was-defrauded-by-the-cell-phone-company/1000171 "2024-04-12T13:34:26Z")
A year or two back, my mother and uncle got new cell phones. Their old ones were working just fine, but the rep falsely told them that they would soon stop working when 3G stopped being supported (their old phones were … --- ## [The Newest Totally Stupid Teenage Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-totally-stupid-teenage-game/1000151)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-newest-totally-stupid-teenage-game/1000151 "2024-04-12T12:37:46Z")
Here in Chicagoland, where we have multiple shootings every day by mostly young people disguised in masks or hoodies or whatever, teenaged idiocity has come up with yet another new “game” that could get them injured or k… --- ## [I must have forgotten that I was wearing my “They Live” sunglasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-have-forgotten-that-i-was-wearing-my-they-live-sunglasses/1000124)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-have-forgotten-that-i-was-wearing-my-they-live-sunglasses/1000124 "2024-04-12T11:08:31Z")
I saw this billboard today. Sorry about the crummy photo: \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [What's the coding for strikethrough text in this format?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coding-for-strikethrough-text-in-this-format/994149)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coding-for-strikethrough-text-in-this-format/994149 "2024-04-12T07:21:26Z")
Seems like a straightforward question, so I’ll just say TIA. Oh, also need answer fast. TIA. again. --- ## [What are your favorite parody songs NOT written by Weird Al Yankovic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-parody-songs-not-written-by-weird-al-yankovic/999360)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-parody-songs-not-written-by-weird-al-yankovic/999360 "2024-04-12T05:29:37Z")
I love Weird Al and could list a dozen of his songs off the top of my head that are funny and brilliant. But are there songs by other artists that you like? The only parody artist I know of that comes close is Bob Rivers… --- ## [German Speakers: I'm looking for a harsh descriptive word for someone who is an outcast or reject](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-im-looking-for-a-harsh-descriptive-word-for-someone-who-is-an-outcast-or-reject/999907)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-im-looking-for-a-harsh-descriptive-word-for-someone-who-is-an-outcast-or-reject/999907 "2024-04-12T05:16:36Z")
The protagonist in my novel is an outcast in his German town: despised, unwelcome, rejected by his neighbors. I need a pejorative German term for him. Not like “loser,” but something that captures his being ostracized by… --- ## [Questions on Civil War terminology : What did US Civil War soldiers call 'base camp' and if they had such a thing a general military hospital for more long-term convalescence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-civil-war-terminology-what-did-us-civil-war-soldiers-call-base-camp-and-if-they-had-such-a-thing-a-general-military-hospital-for-more-long-term-convalescence/1000041)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-civil-war-terminology-what-did-us-civil-war-soldiers-call-base-camp-and-if-they-had-such-a-thing-a-general-military-hospital-for-more-long-term-convalescence/1000041 "2024-04-12T04:06:16Z")
What did US Civil War soldiers call 1,. ‘base’/HQ’ and if they had such a thing 2. ‘a general military hospital’ far behind the battlefield for more long-term convalescence? I wasn’t able to find any such terminology onl… --- ## [Can Ohtani get his money back from the bookmaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ohtani-get-his-money-back-from-the-bookmaker/1000147)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ohtani-get-his-money-back-from-the-bookmaker/1000147 "2024-04-12T00:59:33Z")
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter (Ippei Mizuhara) is current negotiating a deal to plead guilty for stealing millions of dollars from Ohtani to pay his gambling debt. https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/sport/shohei-ohtani… --- ## [How long do fabric moth eggs remain viable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-fabric-moth-eggs-remain-viable/1000153)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-fabric-moth-eggs-remain-viable/1000153 "2024-04-11T23:35:48Z")
I have a moth eaten old wool blanket that i recently used to protect my floor while using an angle grinder. Then i pulled it out as something to sit on during the eclipse. And i noticed it was a lot MORE moth eaten than … --- ## [Gina Carano is ignorant AF, but cancel culture is really getting ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 986\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gina-carano-is-ignorant-af-but-cancel-culture-is-really-getting-ridiculous/932694 "2024-04-11T22:57:07Z")
For the record, I absolutely agree that her comparisons of conservatives to Jews’ treatment during Nazi Germany make her look as dumb as a wheelbarrow, but it was just a comment made out of ignorance. In case anyone’s … --- ## [King Kong and Godzilla (2024) Seen it thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-kong-and-godzilla-2024-seen-it-thread/999655)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-kong-and-godzilla-2024-seen-it-thread/999655 "2024-04-11T22:32:26Z")
Don’t remember the subtitle so I put the year. It was not bad. The polar opposite in tone from Godzilla Minus One (which is fine) and it reminded me of when I watched Godzilla movies as a kid in that the People stuff wa… --- ## [In golf, do you have to get out of the way of your own ball after an errant shot or can you let it hit you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-golf-do-you-have-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-your-own-ball-after-an-errant-shot-or-can-you-let-it-hit-you/1000108)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-golf-do-you-have-to-get-out-of-the-way-of-your-own-ball-after-an-errant-shot-or-can-you-let-it-hit-you/1000108 "2024-04-11T22:09:03Z")
If you were golfer and hit a ball that for some reason rolled back to you, do you have to get out of the way of the ball? Or can you stay still and let the ball touch you? For instance, your ball is near a water hazard.… --- ## [Can the term Juvenalian irony or satire be applied to the Fool's use of irony /satire in King Lear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-term-juvenalian-irony-or-satire-be-applied-to-the-fools-use-of-irony-satire-in-king-lear/999918)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-term-juvenalian-irony-or-satire-be-applied-to-the-fools-use-of-irony-satire-in-king-lear/999918 "2024-04-11T21:54:10Z")
Can the term ‘Juvenalian’ irony or satire be applied to the Fool’s use of irony /satire in King Lear? I have never seen it described that way anywhere on Google. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=587&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=589&state=muted)