# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=618 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 619 --- ## [People who raise poultry: How can you tell which birds are no longer laying eggs, especially if you have a sizable flock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-raise-poultry-how-can-you-tell-which-birds-are-no-longer-laying-eggs-especially-if-you-have-a-sizable-flock/998211)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-raise-poultry-how-can-you-tell-which-birds-are-no-longer-laying-eggs-especially-if-you-have-a-sizable-flock/998211 "2024-03-02T12:39:49Z")
I’m curious. I know that most egg producers, whether backyard or otherwise, want to cull the non-laying hens. I can understand how a factory farm could figure it out, but a backyard breeder? Explain how, please and th… --- ## [Glue for metal eyeglasses parts with a small gap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glue-for-metal-eyeglasses-parts-with-a-small-gap/998336)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glue-for-metal-eyeglasses-parts-with-a-small-gap/998336 "2024-03-02T10:03:46Z")
My eyeglasses temple piece broke today near the hinge. The optometrist says there’s nothing her optician can do for it. There’s a small flat piece of metal maybe 3 or 4mm long on one end that slides into a metal sleeve … --- ## [What the heck is "There are no forests"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-there-are-no-forests/774050)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-there-are-no-forests/774050 "2024-03-02T07:11:56Z")
I gather it’s some sort of young earth/flat earth woo, but I don’t feel like sitting through 90-minute YouTube videos to satisfy five minutes’ worth of curiosity. --- ## [Christina Aguilera upset with her daughter's clothing choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-aguilera-upset-with-her-daughters-clothing-choices/998246)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-aguilera-upset-with-her-daughters-clothing-choices/998246 "2024-03-02T03:39:45Z")
Christina Aguilera was on the Drew Barrymore Show yesterday and they started talking about the problem they’re facing policing their daughters’ fashion choices in light of how they dressed when they were younger. At one… --- ## [Can service be restored to old pay phones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-service-be-restored-to-old-pay-phones/997995)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-service-be-restored-to-old-pay-phones/997995 "2024-03-02T03:17:25Z")
The brewery down the beach has an old phone booth out front. They said, ‘We do want to restore it but I don’t know if service will ever be restored.’ The statement is unclear as to whether they can have it restored, or… --- ## [Looking for a way to beautifully showcase a portfolio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-beautifully-showcase-a-portfolio/998261)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-beautifully-showcase-a-portfolio/998261 "2024-03-02T02:11:43Z")
My DIL is a hardworking genealogist who not only researches families, but also writes brief profiles of her subjects by spotlighting them in short biographies that combine brief narratives, big photos, and great page lay… --- ## [The original Mary Poppins has had its {UK} rating raised over discriminatory language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-mary-poppins-has-had-its-uk-rating-raised-over-discriminatory-language/998160)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-mary-poppins-has-had-its-uk-rating-raised-over-discriminatory-language/998160 "2024-03-02T01:38:54Z")
Do people still use the term “hottentots”? Not that that should be a reason to change or not change, I’m just wondering. --- ## [How many references could you list on a "background check" form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-references-could-you-list-on-a-background-check-form/998252)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-references-could-you-list-on-a-background-check-form/998252 "2024-03-01T23:25:32Z")
I just had to complete a form for the periodic review of my background check. One of the sections required that I list 3 non-relatives who have known me well for at least 7 years. Yeah, I was able to list 3, but every … --- ## [Sec Def Lloyd Austin "secretly" hospitalized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-def-lloyd-austin-secretly-hospitalized/995719)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-def-lloyd-austin-secretly-hospitalized/995719 "2024-03-01T23:13:49Z")
I doubt it will have much impact on the election, but it’s really not a good look for the Administration that we’re only now finding out that the Secretary of Defense has been hospitalized since January 1 and spent four … --- ## [Obama v McConnell in the Merrick Garland incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-v-mcconnell-in-the-merrick-garland-incident/998280)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-v-mcconnell-in-the-merrick-garland-incident/998280 "2024-03-01T22:45:47Z")
Maybe this is better posted in great debates, but I’m actually looking for something that would be considered a factual answer. When McConnell stonewalled the nomination of Garland for the SCOTUS, he did it by refusing … --- ## [Could we create/add an MMP tag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-create-add-an-mmp-tag/998089)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-create-add-an-mmp-tag/998089 "2024-03-01T17:45:57Z")
Would it be possible to create a tag for the MMP? I’ll admit I have less than zero understanding of how the process of creating a new tag works. I do know how to add an existing tag to a new thread … but is the above ^… --- ## [Where have all the British TV shows gone from Amazon Video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-british-tv-shows-gone-from-amazon-video/998284)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-british-tv-shows-gone-from-amazon-video/998284 "2024-03-01T16:30:56Z")
There are a few British shows on our watch list, all fairly light stuff (all we are up for nowadays when we collapse on the sofa after putting the kids to bed, True Detective? Happy Valley? Looks great but way too dark f… --- ## [America's Most Average Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-most-average-person/998208)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-most-average-person/998208 "2024-03-01T15:03:45Z")
The YouTube channel vlogbrothers recently posted a video (below, 4.5 minutes long) about “the most average person in America.” By that he meant he is looking at who is the median person in America. It is not really on… --- ## [Who sets the schedule for SCOTUS oral arguments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sets-the-schedule-for-scotus-oral-arguments/998299)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sets-the-schedule-for-scotus-oral-arguments/998299 "2024-03-01T14:06:54Z")
Obviously in reference to the Trump immunity case, but I’m not looking to discuss that. As I understand it, it takes 4 of the 9 justices to decide to hear a case, but after that, who decides when oral arguments occur? Re… --- ## [Black-Scholes Option Pricing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-scholes-option-pricing/481641)
**Author:** [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-scholes-option-pricing/481641 "2024-03-01T03:13:43Z")
I have a couple of points on Cecil’s most amusing (“let a professional help you out,” indeed) column on a couple (fission and Chicago School economics) of the glorious achievements of UofC affiliates (http://chicago.stra… --- ## [Man with too many items for checkout pulls gun on clerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-too-many-items-for-checkout-pulls-gun-on-clerk/997627)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-with-too-many-items-for-checkout-pulls-gun-on-clerk/997627 "2024-03-01T01:20:06Z")
A little background, although it probably isn’t necessary. A few weeks ago our local supermarket chain started restricting self-checkout to shoppers with 10 items or less, partly because too many people were pushing load… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - February 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2024-edition/996849)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2024-edition/996849 "2024-03-01T00:35:03Z")
February is on the horizon and it’s a leap yar! One MORE day of reading for us! So I have no idea what Punxsutawney Phil is going to declare next Friday, but spring has already hit Northern Utah with a vengeance. It was… --- ## [What are these lyrics (and what do they mean)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lyrics-and-what-do-they-mean/956172)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lyrics-and-what-do-they-mean/956172 "2024-02-29T23:38:59Z")
The song: Mama You Been On My Mind (Bob Dylan) I had this Rod Stewart album when I was young - so this is the version I’m most familiar with. But I never understood the opening lines. Not the words, really, or the meani… --- ## [Dueling Your Mirror Image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dueling-your-mirror-image/997751)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dueling-your-mirror-image/997751 "2024-02-29T23:30:07Z")
Suppose you are three meters away from your mirror image self. Your doppelganger does everything that you do. And you’ve decided you must kill them. It takes light 1/100,000,000th of a second for the light to reach your… --- ## [Mundane, pointless stuff I learned today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-stuff-i-learned-today/70298)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-stuff-i-learned-today/70298 "2024-02-29T23:02:24Z")
Today I learned that limes are always sold in thier unripened state… Why? To distinguish them from lemons, since limes are also yellow in thier ripened form!! What have you learned today? Gp P.s. I did warn you in th… --- ## [Advice on choosing part D Medicare insurance and Supplemental insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-choosing-part-d-medicare-insurance-and-supplemental-insurance/998202)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-choosing-part-d-medicare-insurance-and-supplemental-insurance/998202 "2024-02-29T20:16:39Z")
I’ve already started the application process and have selected for part B to start in April '24. Right now I’m trying to figure out which company would be best for part D. It seems that no matter which plan I choose Y… --- ## [Any benefit to letting a car “rest” during a long drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-letting-a-car-rest-during-a-long-drive/998253)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-benefit-to-letting-a-car-rest-during-a-long-drive/998253 "2024-02-29T19:48:46Z")
I’m about to leave for a long car trip of about 1,500 miles over 2 days. My original plan was to drive my new truck down, but due to space limitations where I’ll be parking, I am forced to bring my much older 2009 car. … --- ## [Do any religious sects denounce in vitro fertilization? (IVF)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-religious-sects-denounce-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/998013)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-religious-sects-denounce-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/998013 "2024-02-29T17:44:30Z")
I understand that IVF often results in the death of blastocysts, or at least embryos that are never implanted into any womb. So if you believe that destroying a fertilized egg is murder, you presumably wouldn’t want to u… --- ## [The new "WHAM!" documentary on Netflix - highly recommend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-wham-documentary-on-netflix-highly-recommend/986796)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-wham-documentary-on-netflix-highly-recommend/986796 "2024-02-29T17:28:34Z")
I watched it last night. It’s about the classic George Michael/Andrew Ridgeley duo, and while it’s quite superficial as docos go, it’s still excellent, and I for one sang along through much of it. Highly recommended fo… --- ## [Wondering aloud about creating a Science forum (added a science tag instead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-aloud-about-creating-a-science-forum-added-a-science-tag-instead/998022)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-aloud-about-creating-a-science-forum-added-a-science-tag-instead/998022 "2024-02-29T15:24:34Z")
Okay, bear with me as I think this out, it’s not a proposal (yet). I was reading a couple of science-y threads in MaPSIMS this morning and was thinking about what a strange place that was to park them. And that got me r… --- ## [Different songs, same melody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-songs-same-melody/577981)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-songs-same-melody/577981 "2024-02-29T14:35:02Z")
I realized many years ago that Barney the Dinosaur’s I Love You song is the same melody as This Old Man. The alphabet song is really Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. And I just realized that Mary Had a Little Lamb is reall… --- ## [Pluto -- now in COLOR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-now-in-color/732470)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-now-in-color/732470 "2024-02-29T14:21:33Z")
New high-res. photos from the flyby in color: We’ve known for almost 15 years that Pluto was “mostly brown”, but it’s better at high resolution http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010319.html --- ## [Scary scenario for Trump victory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-scenario-for-trump-victory/998164)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-scenario-for-trump-victory/998164 "2024-02-29T13:21:21Z")
I’ve seen similar ideas put forward, and can’t find a problem with this one: --- ## [Balletomanes please? What's this called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balletomanes-please-whats-this-called/998241)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balletomanes-please-whats-this-called/998241 "2024-02-29T13:15:04Z")
I used to know the name for this but googling isn’t coming up with it. It’s done by a male dancer. At 1:59 in the video (which shows just 3 seconds of it, but in a ballet it goes on several seconds longer) he’s circlin… --- ## [Any Michael Rapaport fans? Can you explain this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-michael-rapaport-fans-can-you-explain-this/993488)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-michael-rapaport-fans-can-you-explain-this/993488 "2024-02-29T11:49:11Z")
He seems to have gone over the edge. Sorry about it not starting at the beginning :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=617) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=619)