# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=597 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 598 --- ## [When Did English Conflate Kids (Baby Goats) and Kids (Human Children)? And Which Came First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-english-conflate-kids-baby-goats-and-kids-human-children-and-which-came-first/999643)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-english-conflate-kids-baby-goats-and-kids-human-children-and-which-came-first/999643 "2024-04-01T15:57:19Z")
I’m going to guess, based on no evidence or research whatsoever, that English-speakers were calling youthful goats “kids” centuries before we applied the same term (colloquially) to the young of H sapiens. I’m also going… --- ## [Beer in Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-in-germany/999650)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-in-germany/999650 "2024-04-01T15:35:56Z")
Generally speaking, and as compared to beer available in the U. S., is there less alcohol content in the beers in Germany? --- ## [Do your arms bend this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-arms-bend-this-way/999607)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-arms-bend-this-way/999607 "2024-04-01T15:15:37Z")
I was looking at a movie review and, giving one still shot more than a passing glance, I realize that my arms/hands don’t bend that way. They don’t bend that way now, I doubt they ever bent that way in my more flexible y… --- ## [Is oily glue any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oily-glue-any-good/999666)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oily-glue-any-good/999666 "2024-04-01T14:50:40Z")
I’ve been seeing ads lately for oily glue—a type of glue I hadn’t heard of until now. A bit of searching on Amazon shows that there are several different brands of this stuff, which suggests it isn’t a new invention. Bra… --- ## [Men Who Want To Lose Weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-want-to-lose-weight/999493)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-want-to-lose-weight/999493 "2024-04-01T14:01:22Z")
Years ago, my brother gifted me a subscription to Men’s Health. It’s an okay magazine. But I used to joke every issue was the same. Celebrity Exercise Routine! Six-pack abs! Recipes for omelettes and smoothies! Mix… --- ## [What is the scam here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scam-here/999534)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scam-here/999534 "2024-04-01T13:24:42Z")
So we found a small charge on a credit care we rarely use from Hallmark.com (for an order placed at 1AM, when we were definitely asleep). Called the credit card company, cancelled the card. A few days later, a package … --- ## [Anybody else see The Zombies recently on their current tour? How was the sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-see-the-zombies-recently-on-their-current-tour-how-was-the-sound/999660)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-see-the-zombies-recently-on-their-current-tour-how-was-the-sound/999660 "2024-04-01T12:18:06Z")
I’m kind of curious. My wife and I went to see them at The Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC) this evening and we walked out during the first song. The sound mix was terrible…way too loud and way too much compression. I wa… --- ## [Who is Dr. Roger Seheult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-dr-roger-seheult/999645)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-dr-roger-seheult/999645 "2024-04-01T12:12:11Z")
From this morning’s (2024-03-31) Votemaster: " It turns out, there actually are multiple benefits to sun exposure for many systemic benefits; it’s one of the reasons I’m a nudist. This video explains what one should do… --- ## [Times they show you the 4th wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-they-show-you-the-4th-wall/999462)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-they-show-you-the-4th-wall/999462 "2024-04-01T11:34:10Z")
What are occasions in TV shows where they actually show you the normally “invisible” 4th wall? Examples to follow. --- ## [Anyone watching Death and Other Details on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-death-and-other-details-on-hulu/997273)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-death-and-other-details-on-hulu/997273 "2024-04-01T10:47:47Z")
I am enjoying this Agatha-Christie-esque show with Mandy Patinkin. Only five episodes have dropped so far but I find myself looking forward to each new one. Anyone else watching? --- ## [(Old) Everybody's hiding under a rock in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-everybodys-hiding-under-a-rock-in-the-mmp/999328)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-everybodys-hiding-under-a-rock-in-the-mmp/999328 "2024-04-01T10:11:12Z")
Can’t say I blame y’all. The news is terrifying; for some of us, spring has sprung and it’s finally “goin’ outside” weather; a lot of us are dealing with personal and family health issues. No wonder it’s almost 7 a.m. a… --- ## [Source of this quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-this-quote/932488)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-this-quote/932488 "2024-04-01T07:50:33Z")
This quote is attributed to “Anonymous”-Can anyone find out who actually said it? “Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.” --- ## [When's the last time you ate string cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610 "2024-04-01T06:42:54Z")
As a follow up to “When is the last time you ate a hot dog?,” “When is the last time you ate liver and onions?,” “When is the last time you at creamed beef on toast (shit on a shingle)?,” “When is the last time you drank… --- ## [How could I make a gag exploding birthday cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-make-a-gag-exploding-birthday-cake/557515)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-i-make-a-gag-exploding-birthday-cake/557515 "2024-04-01T03:53:06Z")
My 12-year-old niece is having a birthday in a few months and I’d like to pull a gag that has it explode in her face (gently explode–I don’t want any eyeballs bouncing on the floor) when she blows out the candles. The p… --- ## [Suncatcher with large facets to create big rainbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suncatcher-with-large-facets-to-create-big-rainbows/999604)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suncatcher-with-large-facets-to-create-big-rainbows/999604 "2024-04-01T03:04:54Z")
I’m in the market to buy a large decorative suncatcher with relatively few facets so it will create fewer but much larger rainbows on the walls. Well, not really rainbows, they’re spectrums, like from a prism. So far m… --- ## [Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buckaroo-banzai-vs-the-world-crime-league/250214)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buckaroo-banzai-vs-the-world-crime-league/250214 "2024-04-01T03:01:20Z")
At the end of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984), they flashed on the screen: “Watch out for Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League!” Or words to that effect. Watched for it, it ne… --- ## [Unprofessional Moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unprofessional-moderation/999504)
**Author:** [@andrewm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unprofessional-moderation/999504 "2024-04-01T02:56:16Z")
“No political pot-shots in MPISMS” official mod notes should not include “I agree with your political pot-shot” commentary. Mod notes should stick strictly to the facts, and be unbiased. --- ## [NY Subway Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-question/999528)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-question/999528 "2024-04-01T01:27:42Z")
I’ve never ridden the NY subway but may be doing so this weekend. I’m looking at a schedule for the G Train and on the map I see (at least I think I do) many stops. When I go to the downloadable schedules there are only … --- ## [What happens if an older car is in an accident, insurance-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-an-older-car-is-in-an-accident-insurance-wise/999614)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-an-older-car-is-in-an-accident-insurance-wise/999614 "2024-03-31T23:32:02Z")
Long story short, my mom’s car was hit, with witnesses, and it was 100% the other driver’s fault (Mom was parked, with her keys in her pocket - the other driver was just starting a road test, which, thankfully, she faile… --- ## [My first foray into medium format photography (Mamiya C220), my photos came back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-foray-into-medium-format-photography-mamiya-c220-my-photos-came-back/999416)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-foray-into-medium-format-photography-mamiya-c220-my-photos-came-back/999416 "2024-03-31T21:48:56Z")
Three weeks ago I was watching a YouTube video that mentioned Vivian Maier’s work; I had seen her work years ago but had forgotten until now. She was a nanny in NYC in the 50s and 60s, and she took amazing photographs wi… --- ## [COVID Killed Our Local Coffeeshop, But](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-killed-our-local-coffeeshop-but/999100)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-killed-our-local-coffeeshop-but/999100 "2024-03-31T21:45:19Z")
It’s a really nice place. Half of it is a coffeeshop, and in the back, there’s a stage and seating. They used to have Open Mic Nights on the last Thursday of the month, which would also appear on Channel 17 (Public Acces… --- ## [Cannabis Users: How Long For A T-Break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-users-how-long-for-a-t-break/999617)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-users-how-long-for-a-t-break/999617 "2024-03-31T21:11:56Z")
So last week, I realized that it was taking me three bowls just to get a buzz, and I decided it was time for a T-break. Here I am a week later and I’m jonesing hardcore. I set out to do a 28-day T-break (resuming again … --- ## [Is my espionage story too absurd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-espionage-story-too-absurd/998921)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-espionage-story-too-absurd/998921 "2024-03-31T21:11:32Z")
As the axiom goes, always better to first embarrass oneself in front of a small group than a large one (although I wasn’t planning my fiction for any sort of publication, just for sharing with a hundred friends and some … --- ## [Some Amusing Science Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-amusing-science-memes/999622)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-amusing-science-memes/999622 "2024-03-31T20:46:19Z")
Some of these made me chuckle. Perhaps some of them will make you chuckle. --- ## [How many lines drawn in line art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-lines-drawn-in-line-art/999647)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-lines-drawn-in-line-art/999647 "2024-03-31T19:42:56Z")
Depending on the style of inking/sketching, how many lines are drawn in line art? whether it’s cartoon art or realistic, there isn’t a exact number how many lines drawn, but how many notable lines drawn in the line art? --- ## [Does 'GIF' automatically mean 'animated GIF' to you young'uns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gif-automatically-mean-animated-gif-to-you-younguns/999478)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-gif-automatically-mean-animated-gif-to-you-younguns/999478 "2024-03-31T19:17:27Z")
Several dozen times in various contexts I’ve encountered a reference to a GIF image file and the item in question has invariably been an animated GIF. Admittedly, I don’t know any modern reason to use a GIF other than f… --- ## [Radio-Friendly Singles With (Real or Artificial) Crowd Noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-friendly-singles-with-real-or-artificial-crowd-noise/999619)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-friendly-singles-with-real-or-artificial-crowd-noise/999619 "2024-03-31T18:31:31Z")
What are some songs that were either recorded before a live audience (viz, at a concert), or have crowd noise in the background (real or artificial)? I’m asking about singles that make the charts; so for example, Cheap T… --- ## [Dating question: When is it ok for a man to approach a women he doesn’t know to ask for her number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-question-when-is-it-ok-for-a-man-to-approach-a-women-he-doesn-t-know-to-ask-for-her-number/999282)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-question-when-is-it-ok-for-a-man-to-approach-a-women-he-doesn-t-know-to-ask-for-her-number/999282 "2024-03-31T17:47:18Z")
So, my divorce was granted last 9/11 (so apropos); we’d been separated for 2 years prior to that. Me, an introverted man who works a lot, did date 2 people during that time, but one came from a dating app and another wa… --- ## [Car clocks automatically updating to Daylight Saving Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-clocks-automatically-updating-to-daylight-saving-time/998769)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-clocks-automatically-updating-to-daylight-saving-time/998769 "2024-03-31T17:30:56Z")
I’ve had my 2014 Impala for several years, and the same thing happens every spring and every fall: the car’s clock doesn’t know the time changed, and then after a variable amount of time (days to weeks), it belatedly fig… --- ## [Don't spend the eclipse buying potato chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-spend-the-eclipse-buying-potato-chips/999529)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-spend-the-eclipse-buying-potato-chips/999529 "2024-03-31T17:14:23Z")
SunChips is having an eclipse-related promotion. Which given the name of their product is a natural. They’ve developed a special flavor (Pineapple Habanero and Black Bean Spicy Gouda). But here’s what makes this pit-wor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=596) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=598)