# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=613&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 614 --- ## [One of my small toenails just came completely off. Should I be concerned? Will it grow back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-small-toenails-just-came-completely-off-should-i-be-concerned-will-it-grow-back/998612)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-small-toenails-just-came-completely-off-should-i-be-concerned-will-it-grow-back/998612 "2024-03-10T22:38:32Z")
Just now, I was going over my toenails to see if any needed clipping, and as I brushed my fingers over that toenail, it came away in my hand. No pain or anything. I can’t bend over well enough to see the nail bed very we… --- ## [Movies that follow the book too closely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-follow-the-book-too-closely/998652)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-follow-the-book-too-closely/998652 "2024-03-10T22:22:28Z")
I just finished the audiobook of Stephen King’s “The Langoliers” and then for kicks and grins, watched the made for TV miniseries of it. While I liked the audiobook, what bothered me the most about the movie version was … --- ## [What's your go-to eat out Breakfast/Brunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-eat-out-breakfast-brunch/998055 "2024-03-10T20:43:40Z")
I was inspired for this thread by the English Breakfast thread on another spot. I go out for a late breakfast/brunch once every week or 2. My go to is a big vege breakfast from a shopping centre chain food place. (Coffe… --- ## [Quote tags turning into code tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-turning-into-code-tags/998298)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-tags-turning-into-code-tags/998298 "2024-03-10T20:37:49Z")
I’ve seen this before, but since it just cropped up again, I’m asking about it now. Sometimes, the board will take quote tags in a post, and instead of formatting them like quotes, will format them like codes: Monotype… --- ## [About seeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seeds/998545)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-seeds/998545 "2024-03-10T20:25:15Z")
What is closer to the truth? A seed is a living thing or a seed contains the ingredients for a living thing. --- ## [“Fraudulent” bidding on auction sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraudulent-bidding-on-auction-sites/998623)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraudulent-bidding-on-auction-sites/998623 "2024-03-10T19:03:44Z")
What is the purpose of making fake accounts to drive up bidding on auction sites? I don’t get what advantage it is for the fraudsters to get the price hiked up so high that the item has to be taken down and re-listed. --- ## [Debt consolidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation/998625)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-consolidation/998625 "2024-03-10T18:00:51Z")
Has anyone used these things? How do they work? I mean if I have 5 credit cards that I paying on, how does consolidating them into 1 payment help me or companies? --- ## [Do you still see a lot of Covid “Ghost Artifacts”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-see-a-lot-of-covid-ghost-artifacts/998295)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-see-a-lot-of-covid-ghost-artifacts/998295 "2024-03-10T17:28:54Z")
You know what I mean. Signs on the floor saying to social distance, or only go in one direction down the aisle. Wall dispensers and bottles of soapy goo. That sort of thing. Still see a lot of these “ghostly remnants… --- ## [Things to do near Sagamore Hill? (Central Long Island, North Shore) in late Spring, Summer or early Fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-near-sagamore-hill-central-long-island-north-shore-in-late-spring-summer-or-early-fall/998670)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-near-sagamore-hill-central-long-island-north-shore-in-late-spring-summer-or-early-fall/998670 "2024-03-10T17:18:22Z")
I’m plotting a 3-4 day trip to the Theodore Roosevelt House (Sagamore Hill) this year. Thus far I have points of interest: Hempstead House Nassau County Museum of Art Bailey Arboretum Planting Fields Arboretum State Hi… --- ## [Mark Robinson condemns TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-robinson-condemns-tv-shows/998538 "2024-03-10T16:33:46Z")
Mark Robinson just won the GOP primary to become the candidates for governor of North Carolina. Rachel Maddow had a piece on last night’s MSNBC show pointing out his questionable beliefs, declarations, and platform. It’… --- ## [Favorite - ultra ultra short - guitar solos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-ultra-ultra-short-guitar-solos/662610)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-ultra-ultra-short-guitar-solos/662610 "2024-03-10T15:09:17Z")
I just thought of this topic when I ran into, once again, my guilty-pleasure fond guitar solo: Shake it up, by The Cars. Elliot Easton. I’m really not very enamored of the The Cars, and would cringe a little when they … --- ## [Pride and Prejudice- recomendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-and-prejudice-recomendations/354142)
**Author:** [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-and-prejudice-recomendations/354142 "2024-03-10T14:57:43Z")
Jsut a quick question about this story. We have recently turned and interest to seeing this movie. Recently, however, I’ve heard of several versions. The is supposed to be a BBC, a mid-40’s and I hear a recent release… --- ## [TV ads that are much different with audio only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ads-that-are-much-different-with-audio-only/998649)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ads-that-are-much-different-with-audio-only/998649 "2024-03-10T14:21:57Z")
There’s an ad I’ve seen on TV a few times lately. A couple is going through a parents’ house after they have died, looking for some important insurance papers or something. However, the other night it came on while I was… --- ## [If being short meant being a minority, and having minority status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-being-short-meant-being-a-minority-and-having-minority-status/995674)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-being-short-meant-being-a-minority-and-having-minority-status/995674 "2024-03-10T14:20:21Z")
So I’m reading this book called Slay, and so far I’m riveted. It’s about a teenage Black girl, who creates an MMORPG exclusively for Black\* players. A lot of stuff happens, but what I’m on about is when the main characte… --- ## [People, mostly older, who get peeved by retail and service workers saying "No problem" instead of "You're welcome"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-mostly-older-who-get-peeved-by-retail-and-service-workers-saying-no-problem-instead-of-youre-welcome/998517)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-mostly-older-who-get-peeved-by-retail-and-service-workers-saying-no-problem-instead-of-youre-welcome/998517 "2024-03-10T13:46:13Z")
Here are my general questions on this subject: (1) Do most older people really get ticked off when a service employee says “no problem” instead of “you’re welcome”? Judging from social media that certainly seems to be … --- ## [Travel Credit Card - best options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-credit-card-best-options/996171)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-credit-card-best-options/996171 "2024-03-10T12:30:35Z")
We last did this in 2013 and the travel, airline, and credit landscapes have changed so I figure it’s ripe for another go. We travel multiple times a year and it’s only going to increase as we head towards retirement. W… --- ## [Surname Origin Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surname-origin-games/990426)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surname-origin-games/990426 "2024-03-10T12:12:02Z")
I haven’t looked in a while, but they were easy. Here’s one but if you know of any, please reply! --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter E 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-e-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/998419)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-e-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/998419 "2024-03-10T10:59:10Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter E. 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… --- ## [Nearish death choices. Yep. Choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearish-death-choices-yep-choices/998558)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearish-death-choices-yep-choices/998558 "2024-03-10T08:21:56Z")
When you lose gallons ( yeah, exaggerating) of blood and have seizures under anesthesia you have visions, hallucinations or opiate dreams, whichever. Wake up to very low glucose (70, not exaggerating ) and are nearly co… --- ## [If there are X different prizes with equal probability, how many wins would you typically need to get the whole set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-are-x-different-prizes-with-equal-probability-how-many-wins-would-you-typically-need-to-get-the-whole-set/998622)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-are-x-different-prizes-with-equal-probability-how-many-wins-would-you-typically-need-to-get-the-whole-set/998622 "2024-03-10T04:44:52Z")
Consider something like a McDonald’s kids meal where the meal comes with a toy and there are X different toys in the total collection. The toys are added to the meals randomly and each toy has a 1-in-X chance of being ad… --- ## [Where no meal has gone before (combos no one but you are eating)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146 "2024-03-10T03:44:53Z")
Between the fact that I love to try new things and will often purchase weird produce I see or order new ingredients through the internet, and the fact that I am obsessively opposed to food waste, I end up eating some int… --- ## [Taking the keys away from elderly parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-keys-away-from-elderly-parents/998507)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-keys-away-from-elderly-parents/998507 "2024-03-10T01:29:12Z")
Any practical advice on how best to approach taking the car keys away from an aging parent? It’s not quite an issue…yet, but I don’t think it will be too long before it becomes one. How best to evaluate their fitness t… --- ## [Shopping Channel Snark..Mostly QVC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark-mostly-qvc/998395)
**Author:** [@artisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artisto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-channel-snark-mostly-qvc/998395 "2024-03-10T01:20:19Z")
So…the Primetimer Shopping channel forum is clamped shut… This looks like a good relocation site… I see Booney on here…from a few years back… --- ## [The legacy of "The Times Square Kissing Sailor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legacy-of-the-times-square-kissing-sailor/631527)
**Author:** [@Penrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penrose)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legacy-of-the-times-square-kissing-sailor/631527 "2024-03-10T01:13:05Z")
Today was V-J Day, which produced the iconic photo of a sailor celebrating the end of the war by kissing a nurse. The image still resonates and has been reenacted by zombies, vampires, The Watchmen, The Simpsons and many… --- ## [Narrative / Narrator discrepancies (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrative-narrator-discrepancies-open-spoilers/997813)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narrative-narrator-discrepancies-open-spoilers/997813 "2024-03-09T22:07:33Z")
In the 1996 movie adaptation of Matilda, Danny Devito narrates, but also plays one of the main roles as Mr Wormwood; as a result, we hear the distinctive voice of the actor narrating things that the character played by t… --- ## [What's the real name of that "There's a Place in France . . ." song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-name-of-that-theres-a-place-in-france-song/155487)
**Author:** [@smithsonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsonian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-name-of-that-theres-a-place-in-france-song/155487 "2024-03-09T21:38:03Z")
I recently went on a classic animation binge, watching a collection of old Mickey Mouse cartoons, followed by a bunch of Felix shorts. One thing that struck me as odd was how all the cartoons from the '20s and '30s seem … --- ## [About Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dreams/984025)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-dreams/984025 "2024-03-09T21:06:34Z")
Are you one of those who can remember a dream upon waking? If so, how long does the memory stay with you? Are you able to commit it to long term/permanent memory? Do the dreams you remember form any sort of story or a… --- ## ["Prius" pronunciation vs English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prius-pronunciation-vs-english/998579)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prius-pronunciation-vs-english/998579 "2024-03-09T17:19:42Z")
How in the heck did Toyota decide that Prius should be pronounced, ‘Pr ee us’? I just sounds so pretentious. I much prefer the British ‘Pr eye us’. Are there any more instances of “i” being pronounced as a long “ee” in E… --- ## [Actor Treat Williams has died at 71 {June 12, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-treat-williams-has-died-at-71-june-12-2023/985427)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-treat-williams-has-died-at-71-june-12-2023/985427 "2024-03-09T17:16:25Z")
He has died in a motorcycle accident. His performance in the film Prince of the City made his career. RIP. --- ## [US States No Military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-no-military/998358)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-no-military/998358 "2024-03-09T15:44:15Z")
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