# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=598&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 599 --- ## [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… --- ## ["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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=597&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=599&state=muted)