# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=629 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 630 --- ## [American Exceptionalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-exceptionalism/992173)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-exceptionalism/992173 "2024-02-15T19:40:46Z")
America is a great country, and right now, with its economy far outperforming its peers since the Obama term, we’re arguably as close to American hegemony as we’ve been since the baby boom. But “American Exceptionalism”… --- ## [Another time travel question: how do I get rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-travel-question-how-do-i-get-rich/997057)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-travel-question-how-do-i-get-rich/997057 "2024-02-15T18:35:09Z")
So I’ve come across the typical Time Machine. It’s about the size of a phone booth (or sports car), and it can physically transfer me and whatever I can reasonably fit inside across the years. I’ve managed to resolve a… --- ## [Sunless Sea (computer game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunless-sea-computer-game/780555)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunless-sea-computer-game/780555 "2024-02-15T18:34:00Z")
Anyone play this (rogue-like exploration/RPG)? I’ve been having a blast. It’s hard, and I die a lot, but once you get a few things (chiefly a house, a will, and a scion) then dying isn’t so bad since you get an heir th… --- ## [Walmart email about adding a credit card to wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-email-about-adding-a-credit-card-to-wallet/997572)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-email-about-adding-a-credit-card-to-wallet/997572 "2024-02-15T18:21:40Z")
On Feb. 13, I got an email from Walmart saying: Hi, Marine\_One Thank you for adding a credit card to your wallet. I replied asking what is this? Their reply was: “Please note this is an automatic reply from an unmon… --- ## [Do you get short of breath when it is windy out side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-short-of-breath-when-it-is-windy-out-side/996045)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-short-of-breath-when-it-is-windy-out-side/996045 "2024-02-15T17:21:24Z")
I have noticed in the summer and winter when it gets windy I get short of breath and was wondering if others here have this problem? Now that it is winter and windy I have noticed the short of breath when it is windy. --- ## [Is it possible to create a truly bespoke phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-truly-bespoke-phone/997549)
**Author:** [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-truly-bespoke-phone/997549 "2024-02-15T16:09:40Z")
Like a lot of people, I waste too much time on my phone. I know it’s possible to set time limits on how much time you can spend on social media apps like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. However, since it’s so easy to d… --- ## [New Year’s Rant Solutions (January mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-s-rant-solutions-january-mini-rants/995437)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 537\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-s-rant-solutions-january-mini-rants/995437 "2024-02-15T15:58:39Z")
You’d think my city is under attack. Nothing but explosions for hours. And fireworks are illegal here. The good thing is that they don’t scare my dog. They piss her off and she barks at them, like “Shut the fuck up a… --- ## [The Carpenters: A (Re) Appreciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carpenters-a-re-appreciation/950281)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carpenters-a-re-appreciation/950281 "2024-02-15T15:24:00Z")
Dedicated to Karen, the first woman to make me cry ”Love of beauty is taste. Creation of beauty is art.”, Ralph Waldo Emerson Yesterday Once More IT ALL started… the melancholy mus… --- ## [Videos where the dashcam owner is the stupid one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-where-the-dashcam-owner-is-the-stupid-one/973343)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-where-the-dashcam-owner-is-the-stupid-one/973343 "2024-02-15T14:53:09Z")
I like to watch compilations of stupid driver dashcam videos. Every now and then one of the clips is clearly from the dashcam of the driver who was the idiot. Are there any clip compilations of just those videos from t… --- ## [Car Enthusiasts: Share Your Favorite Exhaust Music!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-enthusiasts-share-your-favorite-exhaust-music/633923)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-enthusiasts-share-your-favorite-exhaust-music/633923 "2024-02-15T14:05:05Z")
Anyone that’s a fan of musclecars/supercars/rally cars…what car provokes your nucleus accumbens more than any other with its nasty, mellifluous exhaust note? I have a couple I really like. Post yours! Boss 429 heavily … --- ## [Godel and the constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godel-and-the-constitution/997316)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godel-and-the-constitution/997316 "2024-02-15T13:56:28Z")
Apparently when the great mathematical logician Kurt Godel was preparing to apply for US citizenship, he studied the consitution in detail, and concluded that there is a logical flaw in it which would allow a dictatorshi… --- ## [Guard your French Bulldogs-they're very valuable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guard-your-french-bulldogs-theyre-very-valuable/997604)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guard-your-french-bulldogs-theyre-very-valuable/997604 "2024-02-15T13:28:44Z")
--- ## [Hey, Ukraine, if you’re listening…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ukraine-if-you-re-listening/997596)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ukraine-if-you-re-listening/997596 "2024-02-15T11:31:55Z")
I know you have a war to fight and all, and Russia is attacking you from all angles, but if you or your allies can spare any hackers, it’s probably a good investment to look into scuttling Trump’s chances this November, … --- ## [What should I do in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-this-situation/990815)
**Author:** [@kjwrites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjwrites)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-this-situation/990815 "2024-02-15T07:37:47Z")
So, my mother isn’t a very friendly person. She’s kind of a recluse. Well, she has an aunt named Jenny who married a woman named Nikki and they have a daughter named Abbi. And my mother doesn’t really get along with them… --- ## [My credit score went up 80 points after getting a credit card. Normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-credit-score-went-up-80-points-after-getting-a-credit-card-normal/997500)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-credit-score-went-up-80-points-after-getting-a-credit-card-normal/997500 "2024-02-15T07:17:42Z")
I ran into some financial issues 2015-2016. Had a bunch of late payments on credit cards,car loan etc. My credit went from the mid 700’s at the time into the tank. All that stuff got paid off in late 2016 (except fo… --- ## [I get to love you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-to-love-you/997532)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-to-love-you/997532 "2024-02-15T05:38:07Z")
Yeah, I stole the title from an ad on TV. So sue me. Who do you love in 2024? How’s your love life? I love. I love big. It’s kinda creepy how much. I’m clingy and needy about it. But I’m generous and nice. (Zo) Be … --- ## [NSFW: Looking for an old sex cartoon that was on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-looking-for-an-old-sex-cartoon-that-was-on-hbo/997379)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsfw-looking-for-an-old-sex-cartoon-that-was-on-hbo/997379 "2024-02-15T04:39:41Z")
Hi all, warning, this is graphic- So this was on HBO, in like the mid to late 90s. It was a weekly show, I think, possibly the series, Shock Video. Anyway there was like maybe a one minute scene, a cartoon, of a guy t… --- ## [If Someone With Medical Issues Says "Don't Cook for Me" Don't Cook For Them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-with-medical-issues-says-dont-cook-for-me-dont-cook-for-them/832141 "2024-02-15T04:25:59Z")
While in real life I often bite my tongue/grit my teeth over this, I have got to let it out. Awhile back I did my new downstairs neighbor a favor. I told her there was no need to repay me. She insists. She insists by … --- ## [Discussion of superbowl ads/halftime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-superbowl-ads-halftime/997473 "2024-02-15T04:15:59Z")
There was some mention of ads and TS sightings in the “Game Room” watch along thread, but I didn’t see any overall discussion of the “non-football” aspects of the broadcast. Anyone else interested? My wife and I watche… --- ## [When is the last time you wore plastic bags on your feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-wore-plastic-bags-on-your-feet/997476)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-wore-plastic-bags-on-your-feet/997476 "2024-02-15T04:12:02Z")
When I was a kid in the Chicago area, when we went out to play in the snow, sled, or ice skate, my mom would have us wear plastic bags (usually bread bags) between our 2 pair of socks to keep our feet warm. I currently … --- ## [Short story based on Lady and the Tramp in Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-story-based-on-lady-and-the-tramp-in-cosmopolitan/747829)
**Author:** [@Wizard101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wizard101)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-story-based-on-lady-and-the-tramp-in-cosmopolitan/747829 "2024-02-15T03:17:57Z")
Can someone help me figure out what issue of Cosmopolitan the short story that Lady and the Tramp is based on was published in? The story is titled “happy Dan, the whistling dog” or “Happy Dan, the cynical dog” and it wa… --- ## [Looking for any mention of any field hospital/ casualty clearing station/lazarette where wounded African- American soldiers were sent for treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-any-mention-of-any-field-hospital-casualty-clearing-station-lazarette-where-wounded-african-american-soldiers-were-sent-for-treatment/997502)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-any-mention-of-any-field-hospital-casualty-clearing-station-lazarette-where-wounded-african-american-soldiers-were-sent-for-treatment/997502 "2024-02-15T02:10:55Z")
I’m looking for any mention of any French or Belgian-run field hospital/ casualty clearing station/lazarette where wounded African-American soldiers were sent for treatment in WWI. I couldn’t find any online. --- ## [Do you look things up while reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-things-up-while-reading/996070)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-look-things-up-while-reading/996070 "2024-02-15T01:26:21Z")
I do. Whether I’m reading fic or non, I often pick up my laptop to check out something referenced in my book. Maybe a photo of a person mentioned. Or maybe if they refer to a food, plant, historical event, or just a w… --- ## [And the winner of the best late night host/show (in your opinion) is:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-winner-of-the-best-late-night-host-show-in-your-opinion-is/980327)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-winner-of-the-best-late-night-host-show-in-your-opinion-is/980327 "2024-02-15T01:12:19Z")
Jimmy Kimmel is the best late night host and has the best show. And he has the best sidekick. I just love Guillermo Rodriguez. I started recording Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers a few months ago and I’ve… --- ## [How far inland can a dune arise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-inland-can-a-dune-arise/997092)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-inland-can-a-dune-arise/997092 "2024-02-15T00:32:26Z")
I am now giving the novel that I wrote last year a 5th revision before I offer it to further publishers. I would like to fact-check a little detail I put in one chapter. Specifically, I describe a location in the novel a… --- ## [Why did I vomit during the rescue attempt after the crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-vomit-during-the-rescue-attempt-after-the-crash/997578)
**Author:** [@IcedSodium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IcedSodium)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-vomit-during-the-rescue-attempt-after-the-crash/997578 "2024-02-15T00:18:35Z")
A few years ago, I was involved in a car accident, the car crashed into a river at the side of the road and I was trapped, unable to move out of my seat and the car quickly filled up with water. I remember once the car … --- ## [Say something that is true to a person in 1985 that will make you sound like a crazy person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-that-is-true-to-a-person-in-1985-that-will-make-you-sound-like-a-crazy-person/968283)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 580\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-something-that-is-true-to-a-person-in-1985-that-will-make-you-sound-like-a-crazy-person/968283 "2024-02-15T00:14:55Z")
So you’ve gone back in time to tell people about the 21st century. Everything you say is true, but they think you’re a crazy person. What truths do you speak? Here’s mine: In the future, your friends will send you pict… --- ## [Uproar over "Sexualised Jesus" picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uproar-over-sexualised-jesus-picture/997185)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uproar-over-sexualised-jesus-picture/997185 "2024-02-14T23:42:45Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this, but it’s art, so… I guess they think that Jesus shouldn’t look like a “pretty boy”? I don’t think if he existed, he looked much like this, anyway. But clearly, people are afraid this pic… --- ## [Succession on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/succession-on-hbo/815428)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 647\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/succession-on-hbo/815428 "2024-02-14T23:07:02Z")
The series premiere was last night. I thought it was OK. A good cast (Brian Cox is good just about anything). Lots of wealthy-NYC lifestyle porn (luxury apartments! helicopter rides! limousines zipping through Manhatt… --- ## [Is forcibly taking the keys from a drunk driver a crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-forcibly-taking-the-keys-from-a-drunk-driver-a-crime/750203)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-forcibly-taking-the-keys-from-a-drunk-driver-a-crime/750203 "2024-02-14T22:22:27Z")
Lets say you are in traffic and you are behind a car that is engaging in reckless driving. Weaving in and out of lanes, almost causing multiple accidents, etc. If you both stop at a stop light and you get out of your ca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=628) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=630)