# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=602&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 603 --- ## [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… --- ## [What is your “guilty pleasure” hobby that you wish you had more time to dedicate to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-guilty-pleasure-hobby-that-you-wish-you-had-more-time-to-dedicate-to/999331)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-guilty-pleasure-hobby-that-you-wish-you-had-more-time-to-dedicate-to/999331 "2024-03-26T18:11:17Z")
I have two, and I call them “guilty pleasures” because they both seem entirely unlike what my outward persona would portray to people as stuff that I like (I am an attorney, work in an office, spend tons of time reading … --- ## [Food To Go With Red Beans and Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-to-go-with-red-beans-and-rice/999401)
**Author:** [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-to-go-with-red-beans-and-rice/999401 "2024-03-26T18:00:09Z")
SIL and I both love red beans and rice, but there’s only one restaurant in town that makes a good version. So, I’m gonna try to make it at home and feed the fam. Slight problem - my brother and niece don’t like beans, … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter I and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[polls added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-i-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-polls-added/998828)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-i-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-polls-added/998828 "2024-03-26T17:19:51Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter I. 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… --- ## [White House Roosevelt room books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-roosevelt-room-books/965051)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-roosevelt-room-books/965051 "2024-03-26T17:16:23Z")
What are those books on the fireplace mantle in the Roosevelt room? I think they have the presidents names on them but what’s in them? --- ## [Did the "Do you carry your cell phone with you at home" thread get cornfielded? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-with-you-at-home-thread-get-cornfielded-why/999392)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-with-you-at-home-thread-get-cornfielded-why/999392 "2024-03-26T15:39:03Z")
I was reading it, and about to reply, when suddenly it became “not available or private.” What’s up? --- ## [Today's (3-17-24) NYT Crossword](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-3-17-24-nyt-crossword/998942)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-3-17-24-nyt-crossword/998942 "2024-03-26T14:38:35Z")
I don’t understand the theme of today’s puzzle. Or at least the clue that describes the theme. I’m not seeing what they mean. Please spoiler your reply if you know the answer. --- ## [Did Nick Cage ever make a movie where he didn't Nick CAGE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nick-cage-ever-make-a-movie-where-he-didnt-nick-cage/999364)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nick-cage-ever-make-a-movie-where-he-didnt-nick-cage/999364 "2024-03-26T13:42:14Z")
I know he even did so in Moonstruck, but I think maybe he didn’t in Guarding Tess. --- ## [Let’s Talk About Whisk(e)y Some More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-about-whisk-e-y-some-more/999308)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-about-whisk-e-y-some-more/999308 "2024-03-26T12:37:19Z")
The thread about expensive Macallan whisky has me thinking about distilled spirits more generally and wondering what you’re experiences have been with variations between bottles of the same whiskey from the same distille… --- ## [Orson Welles's "The Other Side of the Wind" finally released (2018)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orson-welless-the-other-side-of-the-wind-finally-released-2018/999346)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orson-welless-the-other-side-of-the-wind-finally-released-2018/999346 "2024-03-26T12:07:09Z")
I have not seen this movie, but I’ve been following the hold-up for years. I completely missed that it had finally been released in 2018, and could find onlythis single comment in a very long thread, so that might have … --- ## [Higgeldy Piggeldy Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higgeldy-piggeldy-game/926516)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/higgeldy-piggeldy-game/926516 "2024-03-26T10:29:19Z")
This is a thread game based on a contest GAMES magazine ran, years ago. The idea is to write a short poem composed of double dactyls. A dactyl is a three syllable poetry measure with the stress on the first syllable. … --- ## [Would you pray to Shrimp Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pray-to-shrimp-jesus/999082)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pray-to-shrimp-jesus/999082 "2024-03-26T10:28:57Z")
My favorite quote from this article on weird pictures circulating on Facebook: “Because if you see the comments of these friggin shrimp Jesuses, it’s all people going ‘Amen,’” Thayer said. “I don’t think anybody is going… --- ## [Location of depositories in art museums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-of-depositories-in-art-museums/999219)
**Author:** [@FirstTimeHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FirstTimeHere)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-of-depositories-in-art-museums/999219 "2024-03-26T10:15:38Z")
Where is the depository usually located in art museums? Underground, on the first floor or on the higher floors and why? --- ## [The natural range of Hush Puppies and grits on menus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-natural-range-of-hush-puppies-and-grits-on-menus/996605)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-natural-range-of-hush-puppies-and-grits-on-menus/996605 "2024-03-26T07:03:10Z")
We ate at Long John Silvers and enjoyed their hush puppies, whatever they are. Made from cornmeal, flour and a bit of onion I think. It’s the only place I think I have seen them in NE Ohio. My first wife was from Virgini… --- ## [Fake Image Detector--this could be useful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-image-detector-this-could-be-useful/999059)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-image-detector-this-could-be-useful/999059 "2024-03-26T05:14:23Z")
A fake image detection website? Purportedly. I’ve bookmarked it, and if it does not work well, it is a step in the right direction. (LINK) --- ## [Could Trump have been stopped br the GOP in the early days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-have-been-stopped-br-the-gop-in-the-early-days/989154)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-have-been-stopped-br-the-gop-in-the-early-days/989154 "2024-03-26T04:35:23Z")
Could the GOP have prevented Trump in the early days? IAN American so my understanding of your politics is gleaned from a US history in university 40 yrs ago, watching the news, and reading the Dope. From my recollecti… --- ## [What skills/activities must you personally excel at to be a top teacher/coach of those skills/activities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skills-activities-must-you-personally-excel-at-to-be-a-top-teacher-coach-of-those-skills-activities/999205)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skills-activities-must-you-personally-excel-at-to-be-a-top-teacher-coach-of-those-skills-activities/999205 "2024-03-26T03:52:41Z")
Apologies if the title is confusing. My wife is starting some art classes. I asked her if she had had the opportunity to view the teacher’s work, to assess his ability. But then I thought about sports coaches, who wer… --- ## [(Old) Funny things you overheard in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-funny-things-you-overheard-in-the-mmp/998974)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-funny-things-you-overheard-in-the-mmp/998974 "2024-03-26T02:08:53Z")
Well, not here here. Although, we have enough funny quips that I’m sure there have been memorable gems. Anyway, I stopped at Walgreens quickly last night, and overheard: Person 1: “I’m really more of a ‘chicken and ric… --- ## [The Frozen Hypothetical - What is your schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-hypothetical-what-is-your-schedule/999245)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-hypothetical-what-is-your-schedule/999245 "2024-03-26T01:25:53Z")
You alone get an extra hour every day. During this hour, everyone else on earth is frozen and you are free to spend this hour as you choose. You do not age during this hour, so your lifespan does not change. No harm come… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter L and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[Final polls added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-l-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-polls-added/999031)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-l-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-polls-added/999031 "2024-03-26T01:05:00Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter L. 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… --- ## [Youre a celebrity/person of historical interest is it tacky to be selling your love letters while everyones still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-celebrity-person-of-historical-interest-is-it-tacky-to-be-selling-your-love-letters-while-everyones-still-alive/999312)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-celebrity-person-of-historical-interest-is-it-tacky-to-be-selling-your-love-letters-while-everyones-still-alive/999312 "2024-03-26T01:04:38Z")
Ok, I know collectors pay a lot for their favorite celeb writings like letters and messages that Elvis personally wrote to people and museums and scholars would love to have anything historical be it love letters to a gr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=601&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=603&state=tracking)