# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=604&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 605 --- ## [When did the Cheesecake Factory change their booths from these weird spirals and bird wings to orange concentric circles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-cheesecake-factory-change-their-booths-from-these-weird-spirals-and-bird-wings-to-orange-concentric-circles/999264)
**Author:** [@SaSaLeLe2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaSaLeLe2011)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-cheesecake-factory-change-their-booths-from-these-weird-spirals-and-bird-wings-to-orange-concentric-circles/999264 "2024-03-24T01:30:27Z")
I’m guessing this happened around 2014 or 2015 but there are no results when you do research online. I was very little when this happened and my brain is super curious. --- ## [How damaging would a cannonball be today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-damaging-would-a-cannonball-be-today/998163)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-damaging-would-a-cannonball-be-today/998163 "2024-03-24T00:55:13Z")
Assume I have a perfectly good cannon with unlimited cannonballs (Civil War model? I don’t know cannons) and decided to start firing it off in the middle of a big city. Would it smash in a car door? Flatten it? Punch thr… --- ## [Better than xkcd: A fun site of statistics about unrelated stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-xkcd-a-fun-site-of-statistics-about-unrelated-stuff/999240)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-than-xkcd-a-fun-site-of-statistics-about-unrelated-stuff/999240 "2024-03-24T00:12:28Z")
I just discovered a humorous site by a guy who uses AI to search data of totally unrelated subjects and find silly statistical correlations. https://tylervigen.com/ For example, did you know that there is a correlation … --- ## [How many 1980s/1990s Tabloid TV Scandals can you name off the top of your head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1980s-1990s-tabloid-tv-scandals-can-you-name-off-the-top-of-your-head/999112)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1980s-1990s-tabloid-tv-scandals-can-you-name-off-the-top-of-your-head/999112 "2024-03-23T22:02:09Z")
I was playing a game with myself: “How many 1980s/1990s Tabloid TV Scandals can you name off the top of your head?” (Googling only allowed for name clarification - Kathleen Quinlan is a perfectly fine actress who was nev… --- ## [Older Chgo dopers - Cardinal Stritch slept with amputated arm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-chgo-dopers-cardinal-stritch-slept-with-amputated-arm/999142)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-chgo-dopers-cardinal-stritch-slept-with-amputated-arm/999142 "2024-03-23T21:09:06Z")
Had to be mid to late 50s. Cardinal Stritch of Chicago had his arm amputated. I’m almost sure I remember that he slept that night with the amputated arm. I can’t find any reference to it, so now I’m doubting my memory… --- ## [Alabama drags education back to pre-1861 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-drags-education-back-to-pre-1861-days/999145)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-drags-education-back-to-pre-1861-days/999145 "2024-03-23T19:52:04Z")
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts” including… --- ## [What movies appeal equally to both men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-appeal-equally-to-both-men-and-women/999137 "2024-03-23T19:33:28Z")
I watched Barbie yesterday - and my conclusion (right or wrong) was that women would have been more likely to enjoy it than men. Which made me wonder - what movies - either genre or specific titles - have the broadest a… --- ## [Mold Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-problem/999254)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-problem/999254 "2024-03-23T19:05:23Z")
I discovered a leaking toilet yesterday, which further investigation showed mold problems underneath my flooring. I need to pull up some carpet, tile and wood flooring to investigate to see how much mold is there and how… --- ## [How do you become a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-member/999251)
**Author:** [@brasstacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brasstacks)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-member/999251 "2024-03-23T16:32:36Z")
How do you become a member? --- ## [Help me track down this mathematician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-this-mathematician/999166)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-this-mathematician/999166 "2024-03-23T15:33:15Z")
Or rather, her work. What I know: Her name was Sr. Mary Ferdinand Torline, CSJ. She might also be referred to as M. Ferdinand Torline, and the “Sr.” and “CSJ” might be omitted. She wrote a master’s thesis on “The Pra… --- ## [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. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=603&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=605&state=tracking)