# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=594&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 595 --- ## [VR Mavens - Some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vr-mavens-some-questions/999623)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vr-mavens-some-questions/999623 "2024-04-04T22:21:08Z")
Hi folks - I’m preparing to furnish my cool new bachelor pad in the latest high style and coolitude. The good news is I am starting from absolute zero: I own substantially nothing but clothes, a tablet, a phone, and a c… --- ## [Where does "neener neener neener" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-neener-neener-neener-come-from/43092)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-neener-neener-neener-come-from/43092 "2024-04-04T20:48:18Z")
You all know the song. “neener neener neener” This melody usually has improvised lyrics, aimed at the subject of some ridicule. But where does this tune come from? It goes up and down from high to low notes, and I thi… --- ## [Do you ever get alcoholic beverages at the cinema/movie theatre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-alcoholic-beverages-at-the-cinema-movie-theatre/999723)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-alcoholic-beverages-at-the-cinema-movie-theatre/999723 "2024-04-04T20:35:21Z")
When going to see a film at the cinema, do you ever get an alcoholic beverage? Does it matter if it’s at a place like Alamo Drafthouse or a chain like an AMC? For me, the answer is yes about 50% of the time. On weekends… --- ## [A serious question for Sam Stone on Factual Errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 2303\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881 "2024-04-04T19:14:41Z")
This is a 100% serious question. I’m a scientist. This means I’m wrong a lot. Such is the nature of science. However, when I’m wrong I adjust my belief state accordingly. In other words, when I’m shown to be wrong, espec… --- ## [Horror crash at the Basque Tour, Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Roglic involved and injured](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-crash-at-the-basque-tour-vingegaard-evenepoel-and-roglic-involved-and-injured/999823)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-crash-at-the-basque-tour-vingegaard-evenepoel-and-roglic-involved-and-injured/999823 "2024-04-04T18:43:50Z")
About an hour ago, on the 4th stage of the Basque Tour, a horrible mass crash happened in a downhill curve at the head of the peloton. I’m reporting this watching Eurosport and only have their information. The curve look… --- ## [NATO code names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nato-code-names/999772)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nato-code-names/999772 "2024-04-04T18:51:55Z")
Inspired by a link in another thread. Why does NATO assign code names? Why not call a MIG-21 a MIG-21? Why publicise these code words? And the first named in that exerpt is “Dolgorukiy,” which is not at all a simplif… --- ## [Medical Dopers: How long can a senior with dementia live without sufficient hydration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-dopers-how-long-can-a-senior-with-dementia-live-without-sufficient-hydration/999776)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-dopers-how-long-can-a-senior-with-dementia-live-without-sufficient-hydration/999776 "2024-04-04T18:02:33Z")
My wife and I have been taking care of my mother-in-law, 87, for nearly three years. Two years ago she collapsed and was taken to the hospital, where we were told she was dehydrated. Since then we have been very careful … --- ## [How long does the flu last in a room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-the-flu-last-in-a-room/999734)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-the-flu-last-in-a-room/999734 "2024-04-04T17:50:15Z")
I have the flu, or something. It’s not COVID, but I have a fever, some congestion, coughing. Feels like the flu to me. My wife is away. When she was around, I was quarantining myself in the office and guest room, and… --- ## [The darker side of the bridge collapse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darker-side-of-the-bridge-collapse/999569)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darker-side-of-the-bridge-collapse/999569 "2024-04-04T16:46:18Z")
I wonder if terrorists have taken note of the past several bridge collapses. A shaped charge or two on the right beam could bring as much havoc as an airliner. --- ## [The "inspect" option on a web page--Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inspect-option-on-a-web-page-why/999642)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inspect-option-on-a-web-page-why/999642 "2024-04-04T16:29:31Z")
On any web page in my browser (chrome), if I right-click anywhere on the screen, I get a menu with options like: cut paste undo redo etc,—And on the bottom line of the menu : “inspect”. Clicking on “inspect” opens a s… --- ## [Is Isekai only Japanese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-isekai-only-japanese/989852)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-isekai-only-japanese/989852 "2024-04-04T15:05:21Z")
I’ve read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain, Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp, the Axis of Time series by John Birmingham, the Conrad Stargard series by Leo Frankowski, the Destroyermen se… --- ## [Elevators in high buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevators-in-high-buildings/999605)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevators-in-high-buildings/999605 "2024-04-04T14:56:09Z")
In the world’s tallest buildings - assuming something like a public viewing area at the top - is it normal to have at least one elevator that takes you to the top without a change? I seem to remember a 1960s visit to the… --- ## [“There’s No Such Thing As A Bad Movie Accent”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-bad-movie-accent/988773)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-bad-movie-accent/988773 "2024-04-04T14:01:44Z")
I don’t really agree with the Times claiming this, basically stating movies are entertaining fictions and so accents are unimportant. They affect perceptions of verisimilitude, acting ability and tone even if some movie… --- ## [Major Earthquake hits Taiwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-earthquake-hits-taiwan/999765)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-earthquake-hits-taiwan/999765 "2024-04-04T12:50:48Z")
I hope all Dopers in the area are OK. --- ## [Which of these 2 songs do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-2-songs-do-you-prefer/999731)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-2-songs-do-you-prefer/999731 "2024-04-04T12:48:22Z")
Over in the mmm-song polls arena we are at a deadlock in selecting the best song that begins with the letter M. I don’t like ties (but never mind about my neckwear preferences). I thought it would be interesting to creat… --- ## [Book Title? Baltic Fleet's Journey to Japan, Russo-Japanese War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-baltic-fleets-journey-to-japan-russo-japanese-war/999488)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-baltic-fleets-journey-to-japan-russo-japanese-war/999488 "2024-04-04T12:09:55Z")
During the 1904 Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Baltic Fleet was sent to sail to the Pacific. And no, you cannot go the Arctic Route. As I understand, the trip was quite the story. Any book titles about it? --- ## [A pox on your dance recital!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pox-on-your-dance-recital/182234)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pox-on-your-dance-recital/182234 "2024-04-04T02:05:18Z")
At last I have found an appropriate target for my venom - the children’s dance recital! Would someone PLEASE explain to me why dance schools insist on staging such bloated, expensive, wasteful, excessive spectacles? Is… --- ## [Why am I getting a Facebook Notification from Myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-a-facebook-notification-from-myself/999805)
**Author:** [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-a-facebook-notification-from-myself/999805 "2024-04-04T01:50:47Z")
I am seeing a notification that is from myself that is about a sports event (I didn’t click on it) - there is no video or link with it. It’s not even a local sports team, plus I don’t follow sports on Facebook or even ta… --- ## [Do you like the bleachers at Dodger Stadium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-bleachers-at-dodger-stadium/999590)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-bleachers-at-dodger-stadium/999590 "2024-04-04T00:27:55Z")
Planning a trip out west for baseball this summer. I often like sitting in the bleachers at ballparks, it’s one of the best areas in nearby Angels Stadium. Don’t quite see the vibe of bleacher seats at Dodger Stadium wa… --- ## [Would shorting DWAC be free money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-shorting-dwac-be-free-money/999411)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-shorting-dwac-be-free-money/999411 "2024-04-03T23:50:38Z")
Since the company that merged with Truth Social is being propped up by Trump cult members, it seems to me that selling it short, if I knew how to do that, would just be free money. It valuation is now something like 1000… --- ## [Apartment in Trump Tower seized in Congo corruption case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-in-trump-tower-seized-in-congo-corruption-case/999779)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-in-trump-tower-seized-in-congo-corruption-case/999779 "2024-04-03T23:42:50Z")
Now, apparently Donald Trump has no involvement except for the location. Cynical me raises an eyebrow, but it’s possible. --- ## [Welp. We're stuck on I-75 in Ohio. Power line down across the expressway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-were-stuck-on-i-75-in-ohio-power-line-down-across-the-expressway/999761)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-were-stuck-on-i-75-in-ohio-power-line-down-across-the-expressway/999761 "2024-04-03T23:21:49Z")
Heading south today from Michigan, off and on rain and storms. Got just past Dayton on 75, and traffic came to a pretty abrupt stop. A trucker said he heard a power line fell across the expressway, plus a fatal accident.… --- ## [Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids' TV (documentary series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-on-set-the-dark-side-of-kids-tv-documentary-series/999799)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-on-set-the-dark-side-of-kids-tv-documentary-series/999799 "2024-04-03T23:21:01Z")
Has anyone else been watching this? It’s been airing on Discovery ID, and previously on HBO Max. Yet another reason why, as cute as child actors are, I cannot comprehend why anyone would want their kids to do this, not… --- ## [Can anyone ID this documentary / series of documentaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-documentary-series-of-documentaries/632150)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-documentary-series-of-documentaries/632150 "2024-04-03T23:19:31Z")
Back in the mid- to late-nineties or possibly early 2000s on PBS (would have been either WNET-13 i or WLIW-21 in here NY), I remember seeing a documentary, or perhaps a few of them, by a director whose name I unfortunate… --- ## [Why am I able to whistle a tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-able-to-whistle-a-tune/978833)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-able-to-whistle-a-tune/978833 "2024-04-03T23:07:46Z")
Okay, so I’ve played the violin, I’ve played the guitar. For a very short time, I played the trombone. I often sing. (Note: I don’t do any of these things well, but I can please myself sometimes.) So I understand how I … --- ## [PSA: If you have separate Hulu and Disney Plus Accounts you are over paying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-if-you-have-separate-hulu-and-disney-plus-accounts-you-are-over-paying/999700)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-if-you-have-separate-hulu-and-disney-plus-accounts-you-are-over-paying/999700 "2024-04-03T22:45:16Z")
But they don’t make it easy: If you want the ad free bundle through Hulu you have to take their $24.99 plan that includes ESPN+. If you go through Disney Plus you can get a $19.99 ad free bundle of just the two but if … --- ## [George Carlin (AI impersonator) I'm Glad I'm Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-ai-impersonator-im-glad-im-dead/996039)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-ai-impersonator-im-glad-im-dead/996039 "2024-04-03T22:16:30Z")
I just finished watching Dudesy’s George Carlin impersonation. The beginning and the end of the video are major disclaimers which were drawn out long enough that perhaps some viewers started to wish they were dead also. … --- ## [Grand Master--card game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-master-card-game/32209)
**Author:** [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-master-card-game/32209 "2024-04-03T21:52:12Z")
Sorry if this should go in MPSIMS, but I do have a question. Does anyone remember this card game? I don’t really have a firm grasp of what it was really about but here’s what I know. It is a card game. (Duh!) It is base… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter O 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-o-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999559)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999559 "2024-04-03T19:24:30Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter O. 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… --- ## [What tree is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tree-is-this/999767)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tree-is-this/999767 "2024-04-03T18:04:49Z")
I live in Sacramento, California. In my area, there’s a tree that, while pretty, I dislike because I’m pretty sure it’s what sets off my seasonal allergies. I cannot identify it, but am hoping someone can. The linked pho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=593&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=595&state=tracking)