# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=604 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 605 --- ## [Advice for a trip to Key West please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-trip-to-key-west-please/999215)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-a-trip-to-key-west-please/999215 "2024-03-23T14:27:21Z")
I am considering taking my three sons (21, 18 and 15) on a road trip to Key West over Christmas vacation. I have been there once way back in the early 90s (took a puddle-jumper from Fort Meyers for a daytrip) but have ne… --- ## [Toronto Police Advise Residents to make Car Keys Easily Available to Thieves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-police-advise-residents-to-make-car-keys-easily-available-to-thieves/999037)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-police-advise-residents-to-make-car-keys-easily-available-to-thieves/999037 "2024-03-23T13:34:07Z")
Apparently the police have advised Toronto residents to leave keys near the front doors of their homes so car thieves have easier access to them. Presumably to prevent violence from armed criminals who have already comm… --- ## [Was it General Pershing or General Henri Giraud's decision as to how long the 369th infantry brigade fought ? Why were they forced to fight for 191 days in thefront-line trenches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-general-pershing-or-general-henri-girauds-decision-as-to-how-long-the-369th-infantry-brigade-fought-why-were-they-forced-to-fight-for-191-days-in-thefront-line-trenches/999235)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-general-pershing-or-general-henri-girauds-decision-as-to-how-long-the-369th-infantry-brigade-fought-why-were-they-forced-to-fight-for-191-days-in-thefront-line-trenches/999235 "2024-03-23T08:54:27Z")
Was it General Pershing or General Giroud’s decision as to how long the 369th infantry brigade fought ? --- ## [Who Played the MTV Guitar Riff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-played-the-mtv-guitar-riff/153523)
**Author:** [@RocketRod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RocketRod)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-played-the-mtv-guitar-riff/153523 "2024-03-23T08:20:56Z")
Heya… Remember the original MTV network ident? The one with the rocket blasting off and the moonman planting the MTV flag??? Well… who was the guitarist who played the “duh, da-duh, da-duh-di-duh…” riff? :confused: … --- ## [Underhanded Campaign Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underhanded-campaign-ideas/995422)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underhanded-campaign-ideas/995422 "2024-03-23T05:27:31Z")
Maybe this belongs in IMHO or MPISMS. I never really know. Anyway, I was thinking of funny ways someone with a few political dollars could troll the other team (let’s not get hung up on what we personally believe, this … --- ## [Spotify / Alexa combo driving me to drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-alexa-combo-driving-me-to-drink/999149)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-alexa-combo-driving-me-to-drink/999149 "2024-03-23T04:05:36Z")
I have a premium Spotify account and multiple Amazon Alexa devices scattered throughout the house. I don’t know who to blame, Spotify or Alexa, but one of them is having a good laugh messing with my head. Devices come … --- ## [How do I punctuate this possessive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-punctuate-this-possessive/999014)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-punctuate-this-possessive/999014 "2024-03-23T03:50:11Z")
In a thread over in CS about Michael Jackson videos, I wanted to make “Beat It” possessive. Since titles are typically in double quotes, would it be “Beat It”’s? That looks very wrong. Putting the apostrophe within the… --- ## [Heart rate zone monitors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-zone-monitors/980165)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-rate-zone-monitors/980165 "2024-03-23T03:17:03Z")
Typically I’ve managed my exercise intensity by the perceived exertion test (how hard am I breathing basically) but had once upon a time by had a Polar chest strap one. It came with an app that graphed time in different … --- ## [Crowdfunded AI project unlocks some of the text of charred Vesuvius scrolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdfunded-ai-project-unlocks-some-of-the-text-of-charred-vesuvius-scrolls/997154)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdfunded-ai-project-unlocks-some-of-the-text-of-charred-vesuvius-scrolls/997154 "2024-03-23T02:21:28Z")
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00346-8 This is very cool, and has real potential to unlock a lot of manuscripts that were previously inaccessible. For example, More broadly, the machine-learning techniques… --- ## [Stopping on or near the stop line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-on-or-near-the-stop-line/999152)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-on-or-near-the-stop-line/999152 "2024-03-23T01:23:41Z")
Where I live, in the midwest, about 40% of drivers I observe, stop anywhere from a whole car length or more before the stop line. If you aren’t aware, the stop line is the wide white stripe that runs across the street, … --- ## [MLB: Spring Training 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2024/997963)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2024/997963 "2024-03-23T01:18:35Z")
Dodgers are crushing the Padres in the first game of Spring Season on ESPN. It’s sunny outside, it’s National Margarita Day…Life is Good. So what do you think of your team’s chances this year? --- ## [NCAA Basketball - Strange Out-of-Bounds Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-basketball-strange-out-of-bounds-call/999184)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-basketball-strange-out-of-bounds-call/999184 "2024-03-23T00:26:47Z")
Anyone know a lot about college basketball here? I feel like I know it fairly well for a fan but I can’t figure out this call. It’s from an NCAA basketball game between U of Minnesota (maroon) and Butler U (white) a co… --- ## [Seeking new non-theistic expressions for gratitude, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-new-non-theistic-expressions-for-gratitude-etc/999148)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-new-non-theistic-expressions-for-gratitude-etc/999148 "2024-03-23T00:03:37Z")
I sincerely hope and desire that this will not become another atheists vs. religionists brouhaha. This is just me, trying to find ways to express myself that don’t contradict my own views. Are there already more colorfu… --- ## [Quiet On Set, the Nickelodeon Doc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-on-set-the-nickelodeon-doc/999091)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-on-set-the-nickelodeon-doc/999091 "2024-03-22T23:20:47Z")
Has anyone watched this documentary streaming on Max? When I was a child growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, I watched a lot of Nickelodeon. I always thought that the channel respected it’s audience more than Disney did, i… --- ## [Can A U.S. State Ban One Or More Specific Foreigners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-u-s-state-ban-one-or-more-specific-foreigners/998815)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-u-s-state-ban-one-or-more-specific-foreigners/998815 "2024-03-22T23:05:59Z")
Let’s say an Irish band upsets the feelings of a state’s governor, and the governor tells them not to come back. If they did try to fly into one of the state’s international airports (from abroad) at a later date, could … --- ## [Beds that back onto windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beds-that-back-onto-windows/999048)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beds-that-back-onto-windows/999048 "2024-03-22T22:36:24Z")
Now, something has bugged me for the longest time when watching US make over TV shows like Queer Eye. And it’s cropped up again when I was idly perusing homes in Montecito (wow, those prices are punchy). It’s beds that b… --- ## [Smoothies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoothies/996093)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoothies/996093 "2024-03-22T21:47:35Z")
Having acquired a holiday Smoothie blender, I have started to use it. It’s a convenient way to get lots of fruits, maybe a few seeds or vegetables and use protein powder. There are lots of smoothie threads since they b… --- ## [If Trump suddenly drops out, who do you think will drop back in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-suddenly-drops-out-who-do-you-think-will-drop-back-in/999177)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-suddenly-drops-out-who-do-you-think-will-drop-back-in/999177 "2024-03-22T21:17:33Z")
Let us say Trump contracts Sane Cow Disease and drops out. Who do you think will throw their chapeau back in the Republican squared circle? --- ## [Media that you only like one particular aspect of (but you like it a whole lot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-that-you-only-like-one-particular-aspect-of-but-you-like-it-a-whole-lot/999197)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-that-you-only-like-one-particular-aspect-of-but-you-like-it-a-whole-lot/999197 "2024-03-22T20:59:41Z")
Loki on Disney+ Story/plot etc… ehh, ‘preserve the timeline’ I can take or leave. Tom Hiddleston’s performance of Loki is pretty immaculate and fun to watch, but it’s not the reason I watch. All of the alien worlds an… --- ## [Vernor Vinge, author of A Fire Upon the Deep RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vernor-vinge-author-of-a-fire-upon-the-deep-rip/999136)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vernor-vinge-author-of-a-fire-upon-the-deep-rip/999136 "2024-03-22T19:27:43Z")
Also of such works The Peace War, Marooned in Realtime, and True Names, credited as one of the earliest depictions of the cyberspace concept. RIP at 79. He had a good run at least. --- ## [The Republican War on Voting Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-war-on-voting-thread/937723)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 782\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-war-on-voting-thread/937723 "2024-03-22T17:32:04Z")
…because it needs to be created. --- ## [Google Sheets help (regexreplace)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-sheets-help-regexreplace/999158)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-sheets-help-regexreplace/999158 "2024-03-22T17:23:34Z")
I have a column of data that has been imported, A2:A1000. Along the way, it has been concatenated from two columns, using “AND”, “OR” or “WITH”. I only need the front half of this information. I also need it to be an exa… --- ## [Alabama declares frozen embryos to be children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-declares-frozen-embryos-to-be-children/997883)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-declares-frozen-embryos-to-be-children/997883 "2024-03-22T17:01:28Z")
I’d like to discuss the implication of the Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are children. I’m also interested if Dopers know whether this is appealable. Some implications, off the top of my head: IVF is dead … --- ## [Ohio Issue Watch 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-watch-2023/992753)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-watch-2023/992753 "2024-03-22T16:28:51Z")
Following up from the hasty off-cycle attempt, Ohio has two issues that are being voted on today. Issue 1 is Ohio’s attempt to pull a Kansas and protect abortion rights via constitution amendment. This is the issue tha… --- ## [Dr. K vs. China - International war over boogie woogie on Elton John's piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-k-vs-china-international-war-over-boogie-woogie-on-elton-johns-piano/996667)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-k-vs-china-international-war-over-boogie-woogie-on-elton-johns-piano/996667 "2024-03-22T15:11:40Z")
If you aren’t familiar with Brendan Kavanagh take a look at this video of him playing boogie woogie on a public piano somewhere in the UK. He gets other musicians involved in this practice like this apparently well known… --- ## [Guinastasia has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-has-passed-away/981310)
**Author:** [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-has-passed-away/981310 "2024-03-22T14:58:56Z")
I just found out today on Facebook by random scrolling that Guinastasia died on Monday, the 13th. I don’t know if she still posts here or if people would remember her, but at one time she was one of the most prolific pos… --- ## [Have you ever seen an actor who never made a bad film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-bad-film/993268)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-bad-film/993268 "2024-03-22T10:12:58Z")
I have. I’ve been working my way through Denzel Washington’s films and so far nary a stinker. Remarkable. And rare. I’ve seen all his great films, and all of his very good ones, most several times. Today i saw Roma… --- ## [Grammar Question. Where is the adverb in the noun+adverb compound noun 'sunrise'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-where-is-the-adverb-in-the-noun-adverb-compound-noun-sunrise/999068)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-where-is-the-adverb-in-the-noun-adverb-compound-noun-sunrise/999068 "2024-03-22T08:09:24Z")
Where is the adverb in the noun+adverb compound noun ‘sunrise’ ? I must have missed something fundamental in every definition of ‘adverb’ I’ve ever read. I don’t see an adverb in this compound construction. To me most a… --- ## [Calling All OH and NY Weather Watchers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-oh-and-ny-weather-watchers/999151)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-oh-and-ny-weather-watchers/999151 "2024-03-22T05:40:58Z")
I’m trying to hedge my bets where to go for the total solar eclipse. I will either wind up in Watertown, NY or Sandusky OH. From what I read, Sandusky is least likely to be affected by Lake Effect snow. (I foolishly fai… --- ## [Looking For Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-icarus/998846)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-icarus/998846 "2024-03-22T04:05:12Z")
(Not sure if this is the right forum) My GF wanted to read my version of Orpheus and Icarus. I found my version of Orpheus on LiveJournal and copied and pasted it for her. I cannot find my Icarus story. I know it was in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=603) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=605)