# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=598 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 599 --- ## ["Jolene"! Whose version do you like best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolene-whose-version-do-you-like-best/999591)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolene-whose-version-do-you-like-best/999591 "2024-03-31T15:33:32Z")
Lots of singers have done covers of Dolly Parton’s wonderful “Jolene” and while I haven’t heard them all, I’ve heard some excellent ones, although i always find myself going back to Dolly’s original as my favorite. The … --- ## [Is mold remediation going to wipe out all my savings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mold-remediation-going-to-wipe-out-all-my-savings/999612)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mold-remediation-going-to-wipe-out-all-my-savings/999612 "2024-03-31T14:20:50Z")
A water leak has caused a major mold problem in two bedrooms and inside a wall space (and possibly even more places) according to a mold expert who did some air-sample testing a few days ago. Very high levels of Aspergil… --- ## [The flooded disaster that is Tulare Lake in California’s Central Valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flooded-disaster-that-is-tulare-lake-in-california-s-central-valley/983363)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flooded-disaster-that-is-tulare-lake-in-california-s-central-valley/983363 "2024-03-31T12:50:49Z")
Tulare Lake is normally a dry lake. It has been dry since the late 1800s and early 1900s when the rivers that fed it were diverted to irrigate Central Valley farm lands. But there has… --- ## [Has there ever been a TV series where the title sequence was just part of the episode (see explanation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-tv-series-where-the-title-sequence-was-just-part-of-the-episode-see-explanation/999477)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-tv-series-where-the-title-sequence-was-just-part-of-the-episode-see-explanation/999477 "2024-03-31T12:16:12Z")
Has there ever been a TV series where the title sequence flows as a completely natural continuation of the cold open. What I mean is, for example, in Popular Weekly Space Opera, the cold open takes place in spacedock in… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter N 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-n-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999377)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999377 "2024-03-31T10:26:07Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter N. 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… --- ## [Which is closer to the Earth’s center…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-closer-to-the-earth-s-center/999609)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-closer-to-the-earth-s-center/999609 "2024-03-31T08:26:53Z")
…the Kola Borehole or the Challenger Deep? (Question on behalf of Iris, age 10. I can’t figure it out.) --- ## [Does a booster hot water tank make sense in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-booster-hot-water-tank-make-sense-in-this-situation/999487)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-booster-hot-water-tank-make-sense-in-this-situation/999487 "2024-03-31T06:20:27Z")
I read through previous posts, but most are old and things may have changed. No speculation please, I’m looking for facts from people who have successfully solved a problem similar to mine. Here’s the story. I’m in the … --- ## [Recommend a dish to make and bring to Easter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dish-to-make-and-bring-to-easter/999567)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dish-to-make-and-bring-to-easter/999567 "2024-03-31T04:12:35Z")
I am not hopeless in the kitchen but I am new to cooking side dishes to be included in extended family get togethers. Ideally, everyone eats what I make and I don’t spend all day before hand prepping this. We already h… --- ## [What does gerrymandering/redistricting practically speaking look like on the ground? How does it impact a voter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gerrymandering-redistricting-practically-speaking-look-like-on-the-ground-how-does-it-impact-a-voter/999543)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gerrymandering-redistricting-practically-speaking-look-like-on-the-ground-how-does-it-impact-a-voter/999543 "2024-03-31T00:58:17Z")
What does gerrymandering/redistricting practically speaking look like on the ground? How does it impact a voter? If I’m living in Queens, New York or Collins Avenue in Miami, if I’m a Democrat or Republican and my commu… --- ## [What do outsiders not understand about the place where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-outsiders-not-understand-about-the-place-where-you-live/999355)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-outsiders-not-understand-about-the-place-where-you-live/999355 "2024-03-31T00:29:44Z")
Feel free do define the place where you live to be as large or small an area as makes sense for you. California’s water supply mostly depends on the Sierra Nevada snow pack. Whenever it rains where I live my mom alway… --- ## [Bankman-Fried defense "harm to customers is zero"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankman-fried-defense-harm-to-customers-is-zero/999498)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bankman-fried-defense-harm-to-customers-is-zero/999498 "2024-03-31T00:28:30Z")
I’m looking for the reasoning behind Bankman-Fried FTX scheme being claimed to have zero harm to customers, lenders, and investors. THe knee jerk reaction is that his defense attorneys are wrong and that they are tryi… --- ## [Windows cursor poblem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-cursor-poblem/999256)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-cursor-poblem/999256 "2024-03-30T23:30:52Z")
has anyone else been having problems with Windows the last month? When I place my cursor on email/link/box, instead of opening up I get popup boxes (back, reply, save link menus), and then continues to popup 4-5 times un… --- ## [Terror Attack in Moscow, Russia (March 22, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-in-moscow-russia-march-22-2024/999222)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-in-moscow-russia-march-22-2024/999222 "2024-03-30T23:25:26Z")
There’s a terrorist attack that is being reported in Moscow, Russia, At least 40 dead. The early report I see is shooting at a concert hall. Several gunmen had explosives and automatic weapons. --- ## [Home use Blood Pressure Monitors. Please provide your opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-use-blood-pressure-monitors-please-provide-your-opinions/995550)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-use-blood-pressure-monitors-please-provide-your-opinions/995550 "2024-03-30T22:41:55Z")
Hi Everyone, I see several old threads on this topic, but I would like something more up to date. I have been instructed to begin using a home blood pressure monitor and I see a lot of options out there. I have small … --- ## [Roast beef - internal temp for still a bit bloody in centre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roast-beef-internal-temp-for-still-a-bit-bloody-in-centre/999620)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roast-beef-internal-temp-for-still-a-bit-bloody-in-centre/999620 "2024-03-30T22:37:37Z")
What do Doper chefs recommend for the internal temp on a beef roast, sorta medium rare in the centre? --- ## [Cell phone holster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-holster/998611)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-holster/998611 "2024-03-30T22:16:27Z")
Does anybody carry their cell phone in a holster clipped to their belt any longer? I believe it is considered “dorky.” I don’t want to be thought of as “dorky” but I sure hate carrying my phone in my pants pocket. --- ## [Impressive backyard sailboat building video - I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressive-backyard-sailboat-building-video-i-have-questions/999587)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressive-backyard-sailboat-building-video-i-have-questions/999587 "2024-03-30T21:42:24Z")
So often on Fridays after work I’ve started a bit of a habit watching YouTube videos abut various things that I find educational, entertaining, edverturous… ya know- all of the ‘e’ words. It’s a nice way to decompress fr… --- ## [Question about Vehicle Back-up Cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-vehicle-back-up-cameras/998766)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-vehicle-back-up-cameras/998766 "2024-03-30T21:29:35Z")
The car we currently own (and have owned for the last 11 years) does not have a back-up camera. I have, however, rented a number of cars that have them and I have been a passenger in friends’ cars that have them. Just re… --- ## [Should a parent be permitted to deny life-saving cancer treatment for their child? What about if the child is severely disabled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-parent-be-permitted-to-deny-life-saving-cancer-treatment-for-their-child-what-about-if-the-child-is-severely-disabled/999124)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-parent-be-permitted-to-deny-life-saving-cancer-treatment-for-their-child-what-about-if-the-child-is-severely-disabled/999124 "2024-03-30T21:07:57Z")
A court in Australia has denied parents of a severely disabled teenager the right to withold treatment of their child. The child has multiple disabilities, and the parents were hoping to have their child at home to under… --- ## [What to do with figs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-figs/999417)
**Author:** [@Deanna\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deanna_D)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-figs/999417 "2024-03-30T20:44:39Z")
So, I have a very happy fig tree in my yard that rewards my gardening efforts with more figs than I could possibly use. It’s already taking off, since the weather has warmed up, and I think I’m gonna have a lot of fruit … --- ## [Alphabet animal placemat from the 70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-animal-placemat-from-the-70s/995171)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-animal-placemat-from-the-70s/995171 "2024-03-30T20:34:02Z")
Anyone remember a placemat with a different animal for each letter of the alphabet - with a narwhal for the letter N? I’m guessing this would be late 70s / early 80s. Maybe it was also a poster, and I happened to have i… --- ## [What do you think about these "smart guns"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-these-smart-guns/999283)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-these-smart-guns/999283 "2024-03-30T19:57:00Z")
According to the inventor, they only fire when an “authorized” person pulls the trigger. I know nothing about guns or biometrics, so I was curious what you smarties would think about this product. Would you buy one, Woul… --- ## ["Rattling like a Ford"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rattling-like-a-ford/999536)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rattling-like-a-ford/999536 "2024-03-30T19:21:50Z")
I’m reading The Royal Book of Oz, the first Oz book published after L. Frank Baum’s death, written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and published in 1921. In one scene, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and a knight in armor named Sir … --- ## [Is it possible for a blind person to differentiate between US currency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-blind-person-to-differentiate-between-us-currency/999600)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-blind-person-to-differentiate-between-us-currency/999600 "2024-03-30T18:49:39Z")
Title is it, but not asking about coinage, just bills. Thanks ETA: Seems like there should Braille on there --- ## [What do you want to normalize and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-normalize-and-why/999086)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-want-to-normalize-and-why/999086 "2024-03-30T18:21:21Z")
I like to sleep alone. This was a problem in a lot of my past relationships, as men took it personally. But my current boyfriend recognizes that both of us can get a better night’s sleep if we sleep in separate bedroom… --- ## [Bad bad bad Beck be funny again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-be-funny-again/999586)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-be-funny-again/999586 "2024-03-30T18:20:34Z")
Ok. After dialysis I needed to get eggs for the grandwrekks. As figured, they would be scarce because if sales on them. We rarely buy eggs cause of my chickens and Son-of-a-wreks birds. All I could find were Egg lands… --- ## [Talk about being Oblivious to Possible Offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-being-oblivious-to-possible-offense/999601)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-about-being-oblivious-to-possible-offense/999601 "2024-03-30T17:53:38Z")
So I’m watching Popeye cartoons on MeTV, and the network puts on a long-winded disclaimer in tiny writing about ethnic portrayals in the past, and how wrong they were, both then and now, and how showing this cartoon in n… --- ## [Science behind itching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-behind-itching/999505)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-behind-itching/999505 "2024-03-30T17:20:46Z")
I am not talking about serious health issues where there in an obvious cause but instead I am referring to those little pesky itches that just seem to come on for no reason and leave just as quickly. I can’t imagine a lo… --- ## [Have you ever seen an actor who never made a good film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203 "2024-03-30T17:05:30Z")
Opposite of this thread. Who’s an actor you see their face or name and you instantly know that movie is going to be hot garbage? Definition of “good film” I’ll leave up to individual posters. Let’s say a minimum of 3 … --- ## [Best Fast Food To Eat The Next Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fast-food-to-eat-the-next-day/999271)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fast-food-to-eat-the-next-day/999271 "2024-03-30T16:52:11Z")
Was hungry after wasting time on the web. It was late enough my favourite restaurants were closed. I decided to grab a sub for dinner. “Mr. Sub” gets mediocre reviews from American websites, but I like several of their… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=597) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=599)