# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=601 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 602 --- ## [How often do you watch TV/movies with the subtitles on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208 "2024-03-27T23:45:14Z")
I sometimes do this as a painless way to brush up on a foreign language even when watching and listening in English. But I have read subtitles are sometimes used by parents hoping to help children read better. I had no… --- ## [Resisting the urge to stream ahead when watching a series with a partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resisting-the-urge-to-stream-ahead-when-watching-a-series-with-a-partner/999365)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resisting-the-urge-to-stream-ahead-when-watching-a-series-with-a-partner/999365 "2024-03-27T23:12:35Z")
My better half and I are currently watching Season 4 of True Detective and boy, is it good (at least the first two episodes). Unfortunately he is gone all week, so it will be another 5 days before we can watch episode 3… --- ## [Are GIFs allowed now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gifs-allowed-now/999473)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gifs-allowed-now/999473 "2024-03-27T22:58:59Z")
The first post in this thread used a GIF, which caught my attention. Breaking news: Sean “Diddy” Combs – homes raided by feds (25 Mar 2024) - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board I… --- ## [Explain the Artemis in-orbit refueling requirement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-artemis-in-orbit-refueling-requirement/999098)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-artemis-in-orbit-refueling-requirement/999098 "2024-03-27T22:42:39Z")
55 years ago, a Saturn V rocket put men on the moon and returned them to Earth after having been fueled up prior to departure - no mid-flight refueling was required. Artemis 2 looks like once it gets into its initial Ea… --- ## [Is the real estate comission settlement going to change home buying and selling as much as this article says it will and the realtors wont be making as much money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-estate-comission-settlement-going-to-change-home-buying-and-selling-as-much-as-this-article-says-it-will-and-the-realtors-wont-be-making-as-much-money/999272)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-estate-comission-settlement-going-to-change-home-buying-and-selling-as-much-as-this-article-says-it-will-and-the-realtors-wont-be-making-as-much-money/999272 "2024-03-27T22:28:15Z")
all I got out of this is everyone will be paying their own agent fees and it might lower the fee rate … is there more to it? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-ways-the-realtor-commission-settlement-affects-people-… --- ## [Local news term for area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-news-term-for-area/999339)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-news-term-for-area/999339 "2024-03-27T22:15:31Z")
In any major city in the U.S. the local news media has a general term to describe the city and the surrounding area. For example, in L.A. it’s “the Southland” while in Washington, D.C. it’s “the DMV” (District, Maryland,… --- ## [Ronna McDaniel to step down from RNC Chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronna-mcdaniel-to-step-down-from-rnc-chair/997215)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronna-mcdaniel-to-step-down-from-rnc-chair/997215 "2024-03-27T22:02:43Z")
I wonder who will replace her. --- ## [Meet the cutest little Chinese killbot ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-cutest-little-chinese-killbot-ever/999391)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-cutest-little-chinese-killbot-ever/999391 "2024-03-27T20:03:55Z")
The video doesn’t show the mentioned “almost defends itself”, but I, for one look forward to laboring in its underground lithium mine --- ## [St. Louis Sunday Dinner recs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-sunday-dinner-recs/999398)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-sunday-dinner-recs/999398 "2024-03-27T16:59:40Z")
Our family is going to be stuck in St. Louis this weekend, and dinner reservations are on me. The hitch is that this Sunday is Easter, so I need a big list of recommendations to go through. Normally I’d just look up a To… --- ## [Any interest in Intensly Casual Fantasy Baseball League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-intensly-casual-fantasy-baseball-league/981553)
**Author:** [@ahduval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahduval)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-intensly-casual-fantasy-baseball-league/981553 "2024-03-27T15:53:33Z")
Any interest in doing a private Straight Dope Fantasy Baseball League. I can start one after work, or if someone else wants to start one, i’ll join. questions to ask: Yahoo, ESPN, or a third (unknown) option? how man… --- ## [Pontoon boats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontoon-boats/999261)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pontoon-boats/999261 "2024-03-27T15:33:38Z")
I’m not a boat guy but I do like the idea of pontoon boats on calm inland lakes. Huge flat decks with railings all around for kid’s safety. An upper deck or at least a roof for shade. Nice little kitchen. Couches. And an… --- ## ["He died before he knew he was a dad." Why is this sad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-died-before-he-knew-he-was-a-dad-why-is-this-sad/999393)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-died-before-he-knew-he-was-a-dad-why-is-this-sad/999393 "2024-03-27T15:08:17Z")
It’s a plot point I’ve seen in various media-but why is it sad? I wouldn’t want to die knowing that my partner has a kid they’ll be raising on their own and who will never meet or know their dad. I’d rather die not knowi… --- ## [Why does my phone give me the time every time I plug in the aux cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-give-me-the-time-every-time-i-plug-in-the-aux-cable/999353)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-phone-give-me-the-time-every-time-i-plug-in-the-aux-cable/999353 "2024-03-27T14:28:16Z")
got an Android 8 I think? It’s a few years old. but lately it’s been doing something odd. I plug it into aux cable connected to a stereo every day to have it play music while I work. But lately, when I do that, somehow G… --- ## [How come cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385)
**Author:** [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385 "2024-03-27T06:50:50Z")
Does everybody realize that cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks. Why is it that cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks but only jobs that withheld taxes and pay in check… --- ## [Why is it all SUVs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-all-suvs/998476)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-all-suvs/998476 "2024-03-27T04:26:41Z")
Back in, I think, '18 or '19, the major American auto manufacturers dropped almost all of their car lines, in favor of pickups and SUVs. Apart from the sportiest models, you cannot buy an American car from the biggest co… --- ## [How do I search for a specific first and last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-a-specific-first-and-last-name/999341)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-a-specific-first-and-last-name/999341 "2024-03-27T04:05:00Z")
I am trying to get information and possibly pictures about a specific person, but unfortunately this person’s first and last name are also used to describe something else. For example, if his name was Van Tower I would … --- ## [Has interviewing serial killers been useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-interviewing-serial-killers-been-useful/999143)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-interviewing-serial-killers-been-useful/999143 "2024-03-27T02:23:54Z")
Most people have seen Silence of the Lambs or perhaps the show Mindhunter, and obviously, people have gone to interview serial killers in real life as described in the inspiration for the show. But have the killers actua… --- ## [The Golden Goose Hypothetical -- What do you produce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-goose-hypothetical-what-do-you-produce/999291)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-goose-hypothetical-what-do-you-produce/999291 "2024-03-27T02:16:03Z")
Inspired by Mean\_Mr.Mustard’s Frozen Hypothetical. This one is clearly backed by magic. Do not worry about the (im)possibility of creating whatever you pick. No nitpicking over where you get the necessary matter/energ… --- ## [Anti-vax puppy owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vax-puppy-owner/999414)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-vax-puppy-owner/999414 "2024-03-27T02:05:54Z")
Took the new puppy to her first training class last night at PetsMart. One of the humans there wasn’t wearing just a MAGA hat, he was wearing an “Ultra-MAGA” hat. Near the end of class the trainer remembered he needed to… --- ## [Washington State passes "Stripper's bill of rights."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-passes-strippers-bill-of-rights/999380 "2024-03-27T01:46:38Z")
Based on what’s listed in the article,( “training for employees in establishments to prevent sexual harassment, identify and report human trafficking, de-escalate conflict and provide first aid. It also mandates security… --- ## [Pricey dried pasta: Particulary Praiseworthy? Profligate Purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-dried-pasta-particulary-praiseworthy-profligate-purchase/999248)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-dried-pasta-particulary-praiseworthy-profligate-purchase/999248 "2024-03-27T01:20:17Z")
There are many SDMB threads about pasta. But I couldn’t find one on whether the cheaper noodles are essentially almost as good as expensive ones. I’m not talking about fancy additions like squid ink or dehydrated veget… --- ## [I just bought a 1968-era Twin Lens Reflex camera. Help me find a period-correct light meter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-1968-era-twin-lens-reflex-camera-help-me-find-a-period-correct-light-meter/998722)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-1968-era-twin-lens-reflex-camera-help-me-find-a-period-correct-light-meter/998722 "2024-03-27T01:10:05Z")
As the subject says, help me find a period-correct light meter for my new-to-me vintage TLR camera. On a total whim, I ordered a Mamiya C220 TLR camera, a model made from 1968-1982. Mamiya C220 TLR I have been a serio… --- ## [Boldly bonding where no bandage should be embedded!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boldly-bonding-where-no-bandage-should-be-embedded/998784)
**Author:** [@TinyTank1974](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TinyTank1974)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boldly-bonding-where-no-bandage-should-be-embedded/998784 "2024-03-27T00:05:27Z")
I’ve read the discussions about removing medical adhesive stuck ON the skin. But has anyone ever heard of medical adhesive being stuck IN the skin? Like UNDER the surface of the skin? I don’t want to get into “Why”, b… --- ## [Push poll for Robert Kennedy Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/push-poll-for-robert-kennedy-jr/999363)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/push-poll-for-robert-kennedy-jr/999363 "2024-03-26T23:16:24Z")
I just got a call from someone purporting to poll for the US election. She had my name (from where) and then asked if I would rather vote for a man who would be 86 at the end of his term or for RFK jr who is young, hone… --- ## [Cat Name Puns - Political Leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-name-puns-political-leaders/999334)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-name-puns-political-leaders/999334 "2024-03-26T21:36:26Z")
Let’s try a pun thread… Let’s hear your best cat names inspired by politicians, both good and bad. I’ll start with these three… Chairman Meow Adolf Kitler Marga rat catcher --- ## [Computer/Video Games Most People Don't Remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-video-games-most-people-dont-remember/998594)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-video-games-most-people-dont-remember/998594 "2024-03-26T21:30:17Z")
Being an odd duck, I was thinking about 1950s monster movies, like you do, and I suddenly remembered a computer game I played circa 1990 called It Came from the Desert. (Wiki Link) In ICFTD, you play as a geologist who… --- ## [Tether, tie ups and missing teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tether-tie-ups-and-missing-teeth/998930)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tether-tie-ups-and-missing-teeth/998930 "2024-03-26T20:49:28Z")
My yard could be a unionized, professional, approved and on a “must see” list in a travel guide. We have corn hole, playground apparatus, basket ball goal, badminton(seasonally), a nice pond/dock (plenty of worms), a de… --- ## [Doc says I need to start wearing shoes in the house. Got any recommendations for some comfy ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-says-i-need-to-start-wearing-shoes-in-the-house-got-any-recommendations-for-some-comfy-ones/999156)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-says-i-need-to-start-wearing-shoes-in-the-house-got-any-recommendations-for-some-comfy-ones/999156 "2024-03-26T20:01:14Z")
Just got back from my podiatrist. I have planters fasciitis. She told me I need to start wearing shoes in the house. Which I absolutely hate. Shoes are the first thing that come off when I get home. I think as far as t… --- ## [NJ Senate: Tammy Murphy drops out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-senate-tammy-murphy-drops-out/999295)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-senate-tammy-murphy-drops-out/999295 "2024-03-26T19:38:49Z")
Democrats avoid messiness as it looks like Andy Kim now has a clear path to the Senate. --- ## [HBO's The Regime (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-the-regime-open-spoilers/998457)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-the-regime-open-spoilers/998457 "2024-03-26T19:28:47Z")
The Regime premiered last night on HBO and Max. I’ve been waiting awhile for this, who else is watching? It’s basically Veep set in Central European dictatorship. Kate Winslet’s has hints of Viktor Orban, Marine LePen, K… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=600) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=602)