# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=613&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 614 --- ## [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")
Are there any US States with no non-National Guard military bases? --- ## [Musicians: What piano chord is played at 2:59 on "Let It Be"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-piano-chord-is-played-at-2-59-on-let-it-be/663891)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-piano-chord-is-played-at-2-59-on-let-it-be/663891 "2024-03-09T14:54:49Z")
\*\*During the 2nd half of the third verse of Let It Be (“I wake up to the sound of music / Mother Mary comes to me”) Paul McCartney’s piano part has a slightly different chord than the one used in the other verses. The c… --- ## [Senate says goodbye to dress code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-says-goodbye-to-dress-code/990409 "2024-03-09T12:46:53Z")
The unofficial dress code for the US Senate has been done away with. Senators no longer have to wear business attire. Gift link for WaPo article: You know you’ve entered BizarroWorld when you get lectured about etiqu… --- ## [Historical debate : did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to mecca in 1324 eventually lead to the annexation of Africa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-debate-did-mansa-musas-pilgrimage-to-mecca-in-1324-eventually-lead-to-the-annexation-of-africa/998475)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-debate-did-mansa-musas-pilgrimage-to-mecca-in-1324-eventually-lead-to-the-annexation-of-africa/998475 "2024-03-09T12:30:27Z")
Ok in 1324 the emperor of Mali Mansa Musa who was considered a devout Moslem and historically the richest ruler of the world went on a hajj to Mecca that was so financially legendary it made history and is still disc… --- ## [Has eastern Germany caught up with western Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eastern-germany-caught-up-with-western-germany/996814)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-eastern-germany-caught-up-with-western-germany/996814 "2024-03-09T07:07:01Z")
In 1990, when East and West Germany were reunified, the differences between east and west were stark. The west was affluent and successful while the east had been burdened with 40 years of communist rule. How are things… --- ## [New "Quote" , "Copy Quote" mouseover on cell phone is a mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quote-copy-quote-mouseover-on-cell-phone-is-a-mess/998521)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-quote-copy-quote-mouseover-on-cell-phone-is-a-mess/998521 "2024-03-09T05:13:40Z")
I post mostly on my cell phone. When I long-press on part of a post I want to quote, the new “Quote”, and “Copy Quote” mouseover causes the mouseover to highlight large amounts of text, well into the next posts, because … --- ## [What happens if you are on prescription medication and get arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-are-on-prescription-medication-and-get-arrested/998516)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-are-on-prescription-medication-and-get-arrested/998516 "2024-03-09T02:21:14Z")
Assume you are on some necessary medication (properly prescribed by a doctor and legal) and you get arrested and thrown in jail. What do the police do? If you have the medication on you will they be taken with you to j… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=612&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=614&state=tracking)