# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=624 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 625 --- ## [Latest meme I don't understand: "lobotomy" songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-meme-i-dont-understand-lobotomy-songs/997865)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-meme-i-dont-understand-lobotomy-songs/997865 "2024-02-21T23:34:09Z")
Basically taking a innocent children’s tune like Mary Had A Little Lamb, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, etc. and adding a bizarre score of notes to it. Plus, what the heck is the “fire in the hole” references got to do with i… --- ## [Moderation in "Difference between Grizzly and Brown bears" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-difference-between-grizzly-and-brown-bears-thread/997904)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-difference-between-grizzly-and-brown-bears-thread/997904 "2024-02-21T22:20:55Z")
Beckdawrek posted the following sequence. The context is that there is a species called the Brown bear (including the Grizzly); and a separate species called the American black bear (or just Black bear). But the latt… --- ## [Palworld the PC/XBox Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palworld-the-pc-xbox-game/996756)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palworld-the-pc-xbox-game/996756 "2024-02-21T21:32:11Z")
I searched and was surprised there wasn’t already a topic on the game Palworld, available on PC and XBox. The game has set sales records, selling on Steam at a rate of about a million a day. At most recent count, from t… --- ## [25th anniversary of SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-of-sdmb/995532)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-of-sdmb/995532 "2024-02-21T20:59:23Z")
As we enter 2024, it should be noticed that the Straight Dope Message Board is celebrating its 25th anniversary! I’m proud to have been there from the beginning (and earlier on AOL)! What are we doing to celebrate? --- ## [When did you learn White bread lacks nutrients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-learn-white-bread-lacks-nutrients/997747)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-learn-white-bread-lacks-nutrients/997747 "2024-02-21T20:52:00Z")
I’m rewatching the History Channel series The Food That Built America. For people that haven’t watched the series. Here is a short summary. The episode on bakeries starts with Lee Marshall and Continental Baking. Marsh… --- ## [It’s hard to get a job these days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-hard-to-get-a-job-these-days/996932)
**Author:** [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-hard-to-get-a-job-these-days/996932 "2024-02-21T20:48:51Z")
It’s hard to get a job these days. I never been to prison and don’t have a record. But it’s getting harder to find a job these days in 2024. I was born in 1993 so I’m 31 years old. I was in special Ed during grades 4 to … --- ## [Does anyone else watch the BBC Comedy "The Office"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-bbc-comedy-the-office/153326)
**Author:** [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-bbc-comedy-the-office/153326 "2024-02-21T20:27:48Z")
I saw this show, starring Ricky Gervais, for the first time on a flight from LA to London. I thought it was hilarious and I think its awesome that BBC America is now showing it. So far they have only shown episodes 1 a… --- ## [This is a bag - party (drinking) game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-bag-party-drinking-game/997858)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-bag-party-drinking-game/997858 "2024-02-21T18:08:16Z")
Has anyone else familiar with it? It goes like this, everyone sets in a circle, and recites these verses: This is a bag A what? A bag Oh, this is a bag The first person recites the first line, the second person the… --- ## [Wifi enabled products that do or don't need to be wifi enabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-enabled-products-that-do-or-dont-need-to-be-wifi-enabled/997145)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-enabled-products-that-do-or-dont-need-to-be-wifi-enabled/997145 "2024-02-21T18:04:25Z")
So, I’m in the market for a new dishwasher, and half the models I’m perusing are extolling the virtues of their wifi-enabled versions. Really? WHY would I need a wifi enabled dishwasher. It gets full, I switch it on. I’m… --- ## [Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Montreal, and Ottawa road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-vermont-new-hampshire-montreal-and-ottawa-road-trip/996890)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maine-vermont-new-hampshire-montreal-and-ottawa-road-trip/996890 "2024-02-21T17:42:15Z")
I am planning a road trip through the above-mentioned areas in the fall. These are my must-sees so far: Bar Harbor / Acadia National Park, ME Freeport, ME Flume Gorge, NH Ben and Jerry’s, Waterbury, VT Gatineau Park (n… --- ## [Is there any control over these fund raising efforts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-control-over-these-fund-raising-efforts/997895)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-control-over-these-fund-raising-efforts/997895 "2024-02-21T17:32:49Z")
Is there any law preventing any random scammer from creating a site to raise money intending to simply take the money from anyone stupid enough to give it? Like, suppose I set up a webpage and call it, oh, “Save our Glo… --- ## [Spotify - sharing an account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-sharing-an-account/997879)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-sharing-an-account/997879 "2024-02-21T16:22:38Z")
I have a Spotify premium individual plan. If I am driving and listening in my vehicle, and my spouse loads Spotify at home, my music stops. I get that. A while ago I tried the family plan, but I could not figure out how… --- ## [The 15 Billion Year Password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-15-billion-year-password/985273)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-15-billion-year-password/985273 "2024-02-21T15:58:22Z")
Ever since I started that thread about passwords and an xkcd cartoon, I’ve been checking my new passwords, developed in xkcd-approved methods, in this password checker: Our system made me chose a new password today. … --- ## [Hernia anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hernia-anyone/917250)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hernia-anyone/917250 "2024-02-21T15:34:44Z")
My 49 yo body seems to enjoy finding ways to screw with me. First it was a bad knee. Then tendonitis in both elbows. Then pre-arthritic neck pain, then sciatica. Lots of visits to the physiotherapist. And now this… Frid… --- ## [I think the talk about the birds and the bees is way overdue (10 yo son) wife disagrees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-talk-about-the-birds-and-the-bees-is-way-overdue-10-yo-son-wife-disagrees/997667)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-talk-about-the-birds-and-the-bees-is-way-overdue-10-yo-son-wife-disagrees/997667 "2024-02-21T14:43:58Z")
My son recently turned 10, and we haven’t had “the talk” yet. I think by this time we should have had it and probably to some significant detail. But my wife seems concerned because none of his friends other parent’s (th… --- ## [500 entities that comprise Trump org](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/500-entities-that-comprise-trump-org/997787)
**Author:** [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/500-entities-that-comprise-trump-org/997787 "2024-02-21T12:44:51Z")
People with financial/business/legal/real estate expertise: is there a legitimate reason for having ~500 legal entities in Trump org. ? I can understand splitting some stuff to manage liabilities, but this looks more li… --- ## [The UK "triple lock" on pensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-triple-lock-on-pensions/997830)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-triple-lock-on-pensions/997830 "2024-02-21T08:24:10Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/state-pension-triple-lock-shock-as-labour-pledge-puts-tories-on-the-spot/ar-BB1izcPH Under the triple lock, the state pension increases every year in line with wages, inflation or 2… --- ## [Tips for using Discourse to avoid hijacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-using-discourse-to-avoid-hijacks/997712)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-using-discourse-to-avoid-hijacks/997712 "2024-02-21T07:58:21Z")
Apparently Discourse has nifty tools to create offshoot threads for exploring tangents. I request a tutorial. Is it just a matter of posting a link to another post in your new thread? Bonus: There’s a details option und… --- ## [Names of weird or abscure car parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-weird-or-abscure-car-parts/165628)
**Author:** [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-weird-or-abscure-car-parts/165628 "2024-02-21T07:00:44Z")
I want to stump a friend of mine b/c he thinks he is a master mechanic when it comes to cars. So give me a list of weird car parts and their functions to see if I can stump him. Parts with acronyms works too. --- ## ["We're sharing a drink we call loneliness"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-sharing-a-drink-we-call-loneliness/997782)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-sharing-a-drink-we-call-loneliness/997782 "2024-02-21T05:14:56Z")
“but it’s better than drinkin’ alone” Is it? Here on the internet, the Dope, games, online only friends, doing business online, families chatting on those sites. Streaming movies at home. Are we a lonelier world? Is … --- ## [Question about moderation in Latitia James Drops the Civil Hammer thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-moderation-in-latitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-thread/997699)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-moderation-in-latitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-thread/997699 "2024-02-21T04:48:19Z")
In this P&E thread, moderator What Exit says In response to: Which was a reference to Actually, or are you being sarcastic? I don’t subscribe to his website. Which was in the midst of a conversation about the … --- ## [I'm the idiot who washed his darks with sweatpants that had gasoline on them, ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-idiot-who-washed-his-darks-with-sweatpants-that-had-gasoline-on-them-ask-me-anything/997563)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-idiot-who-washed-his-darks-with-sweatpants-that-had-gasoline-on-them-ask-me-anything/997563 "2024-02-21T04:41:50Z")
ffs. I was pouring gas from a gas can when some spilled on my sweats. No big deal, I’ll just change. And oh, look, almost all my dark clothes are dirty, I’ll wash them together! Just jam them all in there! You know wha… --- ## [Is there a good computer for grandmas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-computer-for-grandmas/992723)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-computer-for-grandmas/992723 "2024-02-21T04:39:30Z")
TL;DR version: what’s the best setup for elderly people who are really bad with computers, but still want to use one? My mom (in her eighties) still wants to use her computer, but it’s becoming too difficult to do just … --- ## [The Census and the Definition of Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-census-and-the-definition-of-human/964062)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-census-and-the-definition-of-human/964062 "2024-02-21T04:32:07Z")
The Census is used to decide political power. It does this by counting all humans inside the different states. Human is undefined. We have, for example, the proposed law in Louisiana that would make it a homicide to en… --- ## [Unknown caller silencing on cell phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-caller-silencing-on-cell-phones/980979)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-caller-silencing-on-cell-phones/980979 "2024-02-21T04:23:52Z")
Since being retired, I have stopped garbage cell phone calls from ringing and interrupting me by turning on the silencing of unknown callers. This works . . . until I need to receive a call from somebody I want to hear … --- ## [Why Won't "Mail" Work on My MacBook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-mail-work-on-my-macbook/997779)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-mail-work-on-my-macbook/997779 "2024-02-21T04:18:06Z")
About 6 months ago, “Mail” (or Outlook for Mac?) stopped working on my MacBook for no apparent reason. If my Xfinty password is stored on the MacBook (maybe under Settings?) AND if this password changed AND if this ch… --- ## [Meet the artist who inspired Edward Hopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-artist-who-inspired-edward-hopper/997799)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-artist-who-inspired-edward-hopper/997799 "2024-02-21T03:32:43Z")
We all know Hopper’s Nighthawks. But did you know his teacher & inspiration, Martin Lewis? CHECK OUT SOME OF HIS URBAN ART. SHRIEKS OF URBAN ISOLATION. (LINK) --- ## [One day and night in New Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-and-night-in-new-haven/997711)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-and-night-in-new-haven/997711 "2024-02-21T02:59:26Z")
We’re going up tomorrow (Sunday Feb 18) arriving around noon. Probably doing a self (app) guided tour of Yale but other than that have no clue. We’re staying close to campus and it looks like there are many bars and rest… --- ## [“Honest to Goodness” fee? (Dubious extra fees.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-to-goodness-fee-dubious-extra-fees/997734)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-to-goodness-fee-dubious-extra-fees/997734 "2024-02-21T02:02:13Z")
There’s a chain restaurant here that adds a 3% “Honest to Goodness” fee on the bill “so we can continue to offer you low prices”. One of those sketchy places that advertises small sized, mediocre versions of a meal at a… --- ## [The Sound of Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sound-of-music/997760)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sound-of-music/997760 "2024-02-21T01:29:37Z")
Hulu offers The Sound of Music now. I watched it earlier this evening for the first time in about 50 years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=623) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=625)