# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=592 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 593 --- ## [Electronically generated contrabass vs instruments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-generated-contrabass-vs-instruments/999944)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-generated-contrabass-vs-instruments/999944 "2024-04-07T01:55:12Z")
Most contrabass instruments whether strings or brass seem to have trouble producing a tone as opposed to merely a series of pulses. But before you say “well duh, those frequencies ARE a series of pulses” I would like to … --- ## [Who sang the theme song for the original George Of The Jungle cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-theme-song-for-the-original-george-of-the-jungle-cartoon/999910)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-theme-song-for-the-original-george-of-the-jungle-cartoon/999910 "2024-04-07T01:17:34Z")
I would like to know who sang the theme song for the original cartoon, not the remake or the movies. --- ## [RIP author John Barth (1930 - 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-author-john-barth-1930-2024/999793)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-author-john-barth-1930-2024/999793 "2024-04-06T23:48:14Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/books/john-barth-dead.html?ugrp=m&unlocked\_article\_code=1.hk0.bS-C.mpIamJ\_6a2P9&smid=url-share (gift link) I read a couple of his books, including the Sot-Weed Factor, and I’m not s… --- ## [Where can we get Manhattan style clam chowder in Manhattan? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-get-manhattan-style-clam-chowder-in-manhattan-need-answer-fast/999952)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-get-manhattan-style-clam-chowder-in-manhattan-need-answer-fast/999952 "2024-04-06T22:40:57Z")
Kayla and I are about to get off of a boat tour of liberty island. She wants me to be able to have a bowl of Manhattan style clam chowder (which I get when I can, which is not very often). But she can’t seem to find a Ma… --- ## [Hebrew to English translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-to-english-translation/999903)
**Author:** [@InfraBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfraBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-to-english-translation/999903 "2024-04-06T21:42:01Z")
Here’s another late Friday afternoon Hebrew question. What is the English translation of the Hebrew in the photo linked below? Thank you. --- ## [Question about disparity in carrier shipping pricing for individuals vs business (or why does my return cost so much)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disparity-in-carrier-shipping-pricing-for-individuals-vs-business-or-why-does-my-return-cost-so-much/999834)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disparity-in-carrier-shipping-pricing-for-individuals-vs-business-or-why-does-my-return-cost-so-much/999834 "2024-04-06T21:21:01Z")
I was going to buy a travel foldable massage table from a third party on amazon for $219 and, thankfully, checked return shipping before I did. To return it would have cost $378, confirmed by UPS. The package was 42lbs, … --- ## [Are car manufacturers required to test all seat belt designs, even if the only difference is color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-car-manufacturers-required-to-test-all-seat-belt-designs-even-if-the-only-difference-is-color/999768)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-car-manufacturers-required-to-test-all-seat-belt-designs-even-if-the-only-difference-is-color/999768 "2024-04-06T17:11:30Z")
I am trying to run down an online rumor based on no factual evidence that car manufacturers (one person mentioned Porsche specifically) have to do crash tests of all seat belt designs, even if the only difference is the … --- ## ["Well smack my ass and call me Sally!"...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-smack-my-ass-and-call-me-sally-wtf/255146)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-smack-my-ass-and-call-me-sally-wtf/255146 "2024-04-06T17:08:12Z")
Why would I want anyone to do that? What would it mean if they did? What does my ass, Sally, or the two together, have to do with a state of disbelief or surprise? I heard this exclamation uttered again yesterday, I h… --- ## [Daughter having jaw surgery tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-having-jaw-surgery-tomorrow/999792)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-having-jaw-surgery-tomorrow/999792 "2024-04-06T16:36:31Z")
It’s for a significant under bite. Our blender will get more use the next few weeks than it has in the many years we’ve had it. Please send good thoughts her way if you’re so inclined. --- ## [With Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's health problems should she retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-supreme-court-justice-sotomayors-health-problems-should-she-retire/999886)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-supreme-court-justice-sotomayors-health-problems-should-she-retire/999886 "2024-04-06T16:03:05Z")
The topic came up in this thread: And this is a big deal right now. Here is an article about it, there are numerous articles though: I get that asking her to retire now is being very pessimistic and is assumin… --- ## [News of the Weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-of-the-weird/999941)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-of-the-weird/999941 "2024-04-06T15:53:24Z")
Now, this is definitely weird. Also scary. And perhaps a portent of thing to come for us all? I’m wondering what other weird news of the day y’all have come across? Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled … --- ## [Could life form outside of a solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-life-form-outside-of-a-solar-system/999780)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-life-form-outside-of-a-solar-system/999780 "2024-04-06T14:04:01Z")
I was listening to a talk by astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier in which she stated that a rouge planet with a moon could harbor life – even create life. Far be it from me, a lowly pobe, to question someone of her caliber … --- ## [Musical and song rabbit-holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-and-song-rabbit-holes/978688)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-and-song-rabbit-holes/978688 "2024-04-06T13:58:14Z")
I was listening to an oldies station on the way to work this morning and Keep On Dancing by The Gentrys (1965) came on. A simple tune but I’ve always liked it. After a little research, I discovered it was a cover of the … --- ## [How do I make a egg white only hard boiled egg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-egg-white-only-hard-boiled-egg/999826)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-egg-white-only-hard-boiled-egg/999826 "2024-04-06T13:52:36Z")
Is there a mold I can pour egg white into to create an egg white only hard boiled egg? If not, is there some other way to accomplish this? --- ## [Is Book Burning next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-book-burning-next/999839)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-book-burning-next/999839 "2024-04-06T13:42:58Z")
Louisiana continues these efforts in an ongoing move by politicians in the state to damage public libraries with House Bill 777. HB 777 was introduced March 25 by Representative Kellee Dickerson, who helped fund the Lou… --- ## [MLB Hotstove, or the 2024 Ohtani sweepstakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hotstove-or-the-2024-ohtani-sweepstakes/992492)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hotstove-or-the-2024-ohtani-sweepstakes/992492 "2024-04-06T13:32:15Z")
The Angels are now in their 5 day exclusive negotiations with Ohtani. I don’t think anyone believes he’s staying. His agent will push for a huge salary for a unique talent. Meanwhile another Tommy John surgery might mean… --- ## [Straight guys who enjoy being penetrated anally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-guys-who-enjoy-being-penetrated-anally/398463)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-guys-who-enjoy-being-penetrated-anally/398463 "2024-04-06T13:24:47Z")
It’s something I sometimes read about in Penthouse Letters – a woman inserts a vibrator (sometimes a strap-on) in a man’s anus and he gets off on it. True? --- ## [The MLB season starts tomorrow! Predictions for your team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mlb-season-starts-tomorrow-predictions-for-your-team/999467)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mlb-season-starts-tomorrow-predictions-for-your-team/999467 "2024-04-06T07:39:31Z")
I know the Dodgers and Padres have technically played already, but the regular season starts tomorrow for everyone else. After seeing your team in Spring Training, assessing the lineup and cringing over injuries, where d… --- ## [No Labels Party and Its Impact on Election 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-labels-party-and-its-impact-on-election-2024/987166)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-labels-party-and-its-impact-on-election-2024/987166 "2024-04-06T03:40:54Z")
I made mention of No Labels a couple of times in this thread, most recently here: But this concern really deserves its own thread. What impact, if any, do you believe No Labels will have on the 2024 election? --- ## [Baseball: At Bat vs. Plate Appearance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-at-bat-vs-plate-appearance/999716)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-at-bat-vs-plate-appearance/999716 "2024-04-06T01:54:06Z")
Why does Major League Baseball (MLB) feel the need to differentiate between an At-Bat vs. a Plate Appearance? Personally, I feel what counts as an At-Bat distorts the statistics whereas if they only counted Plate Appeara… --- ## [In the days leading up to an eclipse, are there predictive, visual indications from the positions of the Sun and moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-days-leading-up-to-an-eclipse-are-there-predictive-visual-indications-from-the-positions-of-the-sun-and-moon/999778)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-days-leading-up-to-an-eclipse-are-there-predictive-visual-indications-from-the-positions-of-the-sun-and-moon/999778 "2024-04-06T00:37:58Z")
Advanced societies knew when an eclipse was coming because they had detailed tracking info for the Sun and moon. That tracking info could let them know about an eclipse years in advance. But if someone didn’t have all th… --- ## [When your daddy (weren't) your daddy but your daddy didn't know!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-daddy-werent-your-daddy-but-your-daddy-didnt-know/999801)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-daddy-werent-your-daddy-but-your-daddy-didnt-know/999801 "2024-04-06T00:37:36Z")
After much nagging from my older sister, I finally submitted a DNA test late last year. And while I got the results a couple of months ago, didn’t really take the time to peruse them properly…until today. For the record… --- ## [Libraries becoming obsolete faster than I thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libraries-becoming-obsolete-faster-than-i-thought/999712)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libraries-becoming-obsolete-faster-than-i-thought/999712 "2024-04-05T23:00:40Z")
I have just found out that our local university (40k students) is moving almost everything out of its main library to offsite storage about 30 miles away. The university claims over two million items in its various colle… --- ## [Dashboard Reminder Light Out...Fuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dashboard-reminder-light-out-fuse/999850)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dashboard-reminder-light-out-fuse/999850 "2024-04-05T22:53:07Z")
My sister says her dashboard light that indicates your headlights are on (and possibly the “ding” that reminds you to turn off the headlights) have died. She asks: Is this as simple as a bad fuse? And, if not, what could… --- ## [Boston Market is circling the drain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-market-is-circling-the-drain/999575)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-market-is-circling-the-drain/999575 "2024-04-05T22:28:02Z")
So says this Washington Post article… I used to like Boston Market, but I stopped going a few years ago. Why? They took away the napkins. I was incredulous and said so at the location I used to frequent for lunch: “You… --- ## [Can you spot the possible mistake in MSN MLB standings page \[it's been fixed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-spot-the-possible-mistake-in-msn-mlb-standings-page-its-been-fixed/999809)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-spot-the-possible-mistake-in-msn-mlb-standings-page-its-been-fixed/999809 "2024-04-05T21:23:48Z")
Ok there’s an I hope mistake on this page if you find it and it’s not a mistake … please explain … thanks (click on the blue letters ) https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/standings?ocid=binghp01 --- ## [Food Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-memes/997986)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-memes/997986 "2024-04-05T21:03:55Z")
Most of these made me chuckle. Learn about the genius of “walking bacon”, or why your favourite fruit is cheese. --- ## [Has this ventriloquist dummy thing ever been done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ventriloquist-dummy-thing-ever-been-done/999824)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ventriloquist-dummy-thing-ever-been-done/999824 "2024-04-05T20:51:42Z")
I’m imagining a routine in which the dummy is gigantic, and the ventriloquist sits on its lap. Sort of role reversal. It sounds kind of obvious, but I’ve never seen it. --- ## [Movie “unseen events” that would make a good movie of its own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-unseen-events-that-would-make-a-good-movie-of-its-own/999842)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-unseen-events-that-would-make-a-good-movie-of-its-own/999842 "2024-04-05T20:00:45Z")
Oftentimes in a movie there is some event or happening that is only mentioned or discussed, but not depicted, which would make for a good flick in its own right. Star Wars already did this. A New Hope begins with refer… --- ## [Why are there earthquakes in the middle of the North American plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-earthquakes-in-the-middle-of-the-north-american-plate/999887)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-earthquakes-in-the-middle-of-the-north-american-plate/999887 "2024-04-05T18:26:57Z")
Plate tectonics posits that earthquakes arise from plates rubbing against one another, or moving under one another. New Jersey recently had an earthquake. In 1755 there was an estimated magnitude 6.0 tremblor just outsid… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=591) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=593)