# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=620 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 621 --- ## [Anyone familiar with a DVD box set of early "Beverly Hillbillies" episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009 "2024-02-28T02:09:33Z")
It was released in 2005. I don’t remember where I bought it. Maybe Wal-Mart, or some bin at a grocery store. The video quality is pretty poor, which may have been one reason it was for sale cheap. But another thing: the… --- ## [Have You Seen Society Of The Snow? (Netflix movie about Uruguayan rugby team crash in the Andes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856 "2024-02-28T00:46:26Z")
When my financial situation improves, I intend to restart my Netflix account and watch Society of the Snow, about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes in 1972. I saw Alive, the 1993 film about the same sto… --- ## [Study finds an asthma drug significantly reduces multiple food allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-an-asthma-drug-significantly-reduces-multiple-food-allergies/998080)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-finds-an-asthma-drug-significantly-reduces-multiple-food-allergies/998080 "2024-02-28T00:31:58Z")
There are treatments for having been exposed to an allergen, but there aren’t a lot of treatments that reduce the rock that you will react to a food you are allergic to. It’s not clear to me what the long term safety o… --- ## [The sap must flow! 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448 "2024-02-27T23:44:14Z")
The tree is the sap. The sap is the tree. The sap enhances oatmeal and brussel sprouts. The sap expands waistlines. The sap maple, of course. After a sketchy two weeks here where the temperatures never went below freezi… --- ## [Do black holes frighten you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-holes-frighten-you/997839)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-black-holes-frighten-you/997839 "2024-02-27T23:26:06Z")
Maybe it’s a depth thing-I’m a little weirded out by very deep water too. For example, this article about a distant black hole gave me a mild case of the heebie-jeebies. Just the idea of this thing pulling you in and th… --- ## [Why do they print "stories" on food packaging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064 "2024-02-27T22:47:26Z")
As I was waiting for my lunch to heat up in the microwave (leftover barley soup), I noticed the writing on the bag of Snyder’s pretzel nibblers. “They’re poppable! They’re crunchy!” And then it proceeded to give a co… --- ## [Abbreviations or suffixes for linear measurements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-or-suffixes-for-linear-measurements/998053)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbreviations-or-suffixes-for-linear-measurements/998053 "2024-02-27T22:29:35Z")
For writing or typing distances in metric we use m (meter), or cm, mm, km. For English (I guess) distances we use " for inches and ’ for feet. Is there a symbol or suffix for our friend the Smoot? --- ## [RIP Jam Master Jay of Run DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647 "2024-02-27T22:04:54Z")
I actually worked with these guys once upon a time… Anyway, apparently he was shot and killed today. --- ## [Seeking a MacOS utility that shows what's loading the GPU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-macos-utility-that-shows-whats-loading-the-gpu/998186 "2024-02-27T21:04:12Z")
I have a GPU load indicator in my menubar. Admittedly, the reason I have one there is because I’m probably asking it to spew pixels onto more screen real estate than the designers have in mind, so I do accept that the s… --- ## [Does story research = homework?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-story-research-homework/998166)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-story-research-homework/998166 "2024-02-27T20:58:41Z")
I know there’s a rule (or thought there was anyway)that we’re not supposed to help people who seem to be posting for help with homework or schoolwork-does research for a book/movie/play count the same way? --- ## [Who, or what, is your favorite villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435 "2024-02-27T20:03:15Z")
Wide open question. Any medium. Any definition of villain. Just a random thought when a neutrino traversed my frontal lobe while I was perusing the Cafe. I’ll be back later after I consider my own answer. --- ## [Could You Pass the Presidential Physical Fitness Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-presidential-physical-fitness-test/997863)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-pass-the-presidential-physical-fitness-test/997863 "2024-02-27T19:52:37Z")
Back then? Today? I sure couldn’t. The mile run and pull ups were not in my wheelhouse as a kid, and the pull ups are right out for me as a adult due to carotid arterial dissections. The NYT had an article about it that… --- ## [The cost of trump's legal defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-trumps-legal-defense/998106)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-trumps-legal-defense/998106 "2024-02-27T19:32:25Z")
AIUI, since leaving office, trump’s legal defense has cost him north of 50 mil. How does that break down, exactly? Seems like the cases against him are pretty cut and dry. What are those legal eagles doing to justify the… --- ## [What might have caused circles on my patio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-have-caused-circles-on-my-patio/998176)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-have-caused-circles-on-my-patio/998176 "2024-02-27T17:56:33Z")
This morning we woke to see some circles on our patio, and have no idea what might have caused them. I actually took pictures - I’ll see if I can figure out how to host and attach them. We live west of Chicago. Yester… --- ## [Would you have sex with a total stranger for money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811)
**Author:** [@sweetcan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetcan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811 "2024-02-27T16:39:00Z")
First of all, I’m all for legalizing prostitution. It could be quite a lucrative tax reward for the state and/or federal government much in the same way as legalizing marijuana would be. Fucking someone for money, wantin… --- ## [Anyone else germinating sprouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-germinating-sprouts/998169)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-germinating-sprouts/998169 "2024-02-27T16:34:41Z")
For xmas my sister always gives everyone the same gift. Typically it is something she likes but nobody else does. This year she gave us all sprout germinating kits. At first I thought she’d done it again, but for the pa… --- ## [Threats in court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threats-in-court/998070)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threats-in-court/998070 "2024-02-27T16:14:28Z")
What happens if a defendant is crazy/stupid enough to threaten the jury or judge with retribution if they convict? Would that automatically be a mistrial? If so, what prevents that stunt being done again? --- ## [I've developed an algorithm that predicts the future of mankind...and it doesn't look good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-developed-an-algorithm-that-predicts-the-future-of-mankind-and-it-doesnt-look-good/997730)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-developed-an-algorithm-that-predicts-the-future-of-mankind-and-it-doesnt-look-good/997730 "2024-02-27T16:06:33Z")
Ok, not really. But I’ve started watching Apple TV’s “Foundation” series based off of the classic Isaac Asimov books where mathematician Hari Seldon develops his “psychohistory” (a sort of mishmash of chaos theory, pred… --- ## [What will eventually happen to the Millennium Tower in San Francisco? (Leaning NW at 3 inches/year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-eventually-happen-to-the-millennium-tower-in-san-francisco-leaning-nw-at-3-inches-year/957777)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-eventually-happen-to-the-millennium-tower-in-san-francisco-leaning-nw-at-3-inches-year/957777 "2024-02-27T16:02:37Z")
According to this NBC article, it’s now about 26 inches off center and gaining 3 inches each year. The original attempt to stop the movement seemed to speed up the tilting and had to be stopped last summer. Has this ev… --- ## [The Ukraine war and Transnistria. How could Russia fight there, given the geography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ukraine-war-and-transnistria-how-could-russia-fight-there-given-the-geography/998128)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ukraine-war-and-transnistria-how-could-russia-fight-there-given-the-geography/998128 "2024-02-27T14:58:57Z")
I’ve been seeing articles that Russia is considering annexing Transnistria, a breakaway part of Moldova. There’s even speculation that an attempt by Russia to invade Moldova is being considered. Here’s one article abou… --- ## [Rocky - What is this pre-fight preparation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocky-what-is-this-pre-fight-preparation/998007)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocky-what-is-this-pre-fight-preparation/998007 "2024-02-27T14:58:38Z")
In the first Rocky film (1976) there is a scene before the big fight which alternates between Rocky and Apollo Creed’s dressing rooms. We see them taping their hands, sniffing something and then there’s this: … --- ## [Pain in my ribs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-my-ribs/998151)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-my-ribs/998151 "2024-02-27T14:44:24Z")
So, the day before yesterday I draped the right side of my torso across an armchair to try and grab something off the floor next to the chair. I felt a pop on, I think my 10th. rib? The pop was painful and my rib hurts t… --- ## [Uxbridge English Dictionary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uxbridge-english-dictionary/998158)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uxbridge-english-dictionary/998158 "2024-02-27T12:17:09Z")
The thread on easily confused words is a treasure trove of quirks of the English language; it also reminded me of this radio comedy game, which involves rather more radical confusions, as follows: Capability: what good … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter A 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-a-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/997921)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/997921 "2024-02-27T11:52:04Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter A. 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… --- ## [Competitive cheerleading (still a thing!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitive-cheerleading-still-a-thing/998090)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitive-cheerleading-still-a-thing/998090 "2024-02-27T08:31:08Z")
While going through the upcoming ESPN lineup about a week ago, I found something I hadn’t seen in a very long time, the UCA Division I-A College National Championship, the big cheerleading competition formerly known as t… --- ## [What if I put my workout on shuffle mode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-put-my-workout-on-shuffle-mode/998147)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-put-my-workout-on-shuffle-mode/998147 "2024-02-27T07:22:59Z")
There are obvious reasons why an exercise routine concentrates on specific areas of the body each time: it’s easier to remember, and there seems to be common sense benefits to exercising a muscle for X minutes at once ra… --- ## [I wonder if the is text is really from AT&T](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-the-is-text-is-really-from-at-t/998107)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-the-is-text-is-really-from-at-t/998107 "2024-02-27T04:04:33Z")
I’m sure most of us have heard about the widespread AT&T outage that happened on Thursday. I’m an AT&T customer but was not affected by the outage. This morning, I received this text: “It’s AT&T. We apologize for Thurs… --- ## [Help with Chase Pay Over Time calculations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-chase-pay-over-time-calculations/998109)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-chase-pay-over-time-calculations/998109 "2024-02-27T03:13:59Z")
To start, this is just a math question. I know how credit cards work and I have paid my cards off in full each month for 20-some years. A unique debt situation has occurred for me, with my dog needing knee replacement th… --- ## [Unexpected Facial Recognition Tech Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-facial-recognition-tech-use/998000)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-facial-recognition-tech-use/998000 "2024-02-27T02:58:19Z")
There have been many instances of companies using facial tech in the sly: shopping malls and now this. But how helpful is it really knowing most university students are the exact age and gender you would absolutely expe… --- ## [Advice on CD copier, hardware and software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-cd-copier-hardware-and-software/996882)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-cd-copier-hardware-and-software/996882 "2024-02-27T00:44:06Z")
I own a lot of CDs. I have a player but I am too lazy to load it up and the CDs are scattered all over and it is hard to find the ones I want. My laptop no longer has a reader. I would like advice on what hardware and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=619) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=621)