# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=630&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 631 --- ## [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… --- ## [Butting Heads with the Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butting-heads-with-the-director/996618)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butting-heads-with-the-director/996618 "2024-02-14T22:18:30Z")
I work in human resources, but in the words of my mentor Burke, “Don’t let that fool you, I’m really an okay guy.” I’ve been doing this for about a decade now and I actually like my job, my coworkers, and even the compa… --- ## [Where is the best place to buy jarred dried spices of good quality at a decent price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-buy-jarred-dried-spices-of-good-quality-at-a-decent-price/997474)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-buy-jarred-dried-spices-of-good-quality-at-a-decent-price/997474 "2024-02-14T21:29:53Z")
Spices are so important to making so many dishes tasty. But, supermarkets charge a huge premium for a small bottle of a given spice. Is there somewhere to buy decent quality spices (not fake or low quality or been sitt… --- ## [Did COVID kill Kissing Booths at fairs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-covid-kill-kissing-booths-at-fairs/997113)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-covid-kill-kissing-booths-at-fairs/997113 "2024-02-14T21:12:12Z")
I haven’t seen one since 2021, or maybe before that. --- ## [Anybody watching Tacoma FD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-tacoma-fd/852560)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-tacoma-fd/852560 "2024-02-14T20:52:15Z")
It’s sitcom about a fire station in Tacoma WA starring Broken Lizard’s Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan. I think it’s pretty funny, straight in your face humor with a decent cast and creatives ideas. One of the funniest e… --- ## [Cheap Living Options (Non-Housing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-living-options-non-housing/833987)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-living-options-non-housing/833987 "2024-02-14T20:51:52Z")
I’ve heard of people living in the following conditions to save money: In their car/van (Some people even put mattresses in the back of their van so that they can sleep more comfortably) In an RV In a mobile camper Cam… --- ## [NFL 2023-2024: Super Bowl 58](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-2024-super-bowl-58/997095)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 383\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-2024-super-bowl-58/997095 "2024-02-14T20:17:46Z")
Super Bowl week is here. For the first time, the Big Game will be played in Las Vegas, at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Raiders. The Kansas City Chiefs, who many thought (including this Chiefs fan) had no chance of ma… --- ## [Who has the best cornbread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004 "2024-02-14T19:51:15Z")
Sadly, Ohio cannot compete very well in this chase. I love cornbread and just had some from Meijer that was pretty good, though. Let’s hear it for your favorite. Sweet vs savory? Pan fried or oven? Fried in bacon fat? Mu… --- ## [Who should host The Daily Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322 "2024-02-14T19:00:02Z")
I love Roy Wood, Jr., but I’m not entirely sure he should be the permanent host for the show. I’m going to go all the way back to what I said when Jon Stewart left. I think it should be Larry Wilmore. I thought this bef… --- ## [ID this kitschy horror movie pastiche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-kitschy-horror-movie-pastiche/997556)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-kitschy-horror-movie-pastiche/997556 "2024-02-14T18:14:21Z")
Maybe from the 70s or 80s, I think the movie was a pastiche of stories, kind of like Creepshow, but not that one because I checked. I only remember one scene from one of the stories. There were two men, father and son. T… --- ## [Porn from Eastern Europe. Why is there so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-from-eastern-europe-why-is-there-so-much/328562)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-from-eastern-europe-why-is-there-so-much/328562 "2024-02-14T16:48:29Z")
Why does such a high percentage of internet porn seem to originate from eastern europe nowadays? Looking at the ladies on these porno sites it makes me wonder what is driving the seemingly endless supply of blonde hair,… --- ## [What’s your opinion of Madrid airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-opinion-of-madrid-airport/997484)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-opinion-of-madrid-airport/997484 "2024-02-14T16:18:25Z")
I’m in the very beginning of planning a trip to the U.K. and Spain this year. I was think of ending the trip in Madrid and flying home to Chicago O’Hare from Madrid airport. Can anyone assuage my feelings that MAD isn’t… --- ## [Halon Fire Extinguishers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halon-fire-extinguishers/997475)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halon-fire-extinguishers/997475 "2024-02-14T16:10:47Z")
The resurrected fire extinguisher thread reminded me that I have two Halon extinguishers bought at a home show over 20 years ago. They’ve never been used and still show pressure in the green arc on the gauge. I’m assumi… --- ## [Setting the standard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-the-standard/996930)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-the-standard/996930 "2024-02-14T15:46:22Z")
The way this game is played is by creating a category in which the next player names an example which they think is most typical, standard, or quintessential for the previously named category. That player then creates th… --- ## [Winter Flight Cancellations and Getting All Those People Where They're Going](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-flight-cancellations-and-getting-all-those-people-where-theyre-going/976878)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-flight-cancellations-and-getting-all-those-people-where-theyre-going/976878 "2024-02-14T14:03:57Z")
Today because of snow, somewhere around 200 flights were cancelled out of Seattle’s airport… I’m wondering - how do all those people get where they’re going? Just to get a general gist of things, let’s pretend they were… --- ## [Mean Mr. Mustard’s List of Original (I believe) Cinematic Sure Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-mr-mustard-s-list-of-original-i-believe-cinematic-sure-things/995911)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-mr-mustard-s-list-of-original-i-believe-cinematic-sure-things/995911 "2024-02-14T13:53:13Z")
Any game of chess will show no more than two moves after which “checkmate” will be announced. Any game of checkers will show one of the players performing at least a quadruple jump. Any fully clothed person standing… --- ## [FYI: Google translate produces something for Lorem Ipsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-google-translate-produces-something-for-lorem-ipsum/997342)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-google-translate-produces-something-for-lorem-ipsum/997342 "2024-02-14T12:51:57Z")
Cecil explained the origins of the Lorem ipsum filler text in a 2001 column: It contains the a link to further research by Rosie Cima from 2015. The consensus is that it’s gibberish derived from a passage from Cicero. … --- ## [Poll: Do you recognize the term "Fuzz Testing", and are you a Software Developer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-recognize-the-term-fuzz-testing-and-are-you-a-software-developer/997369)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-recognize-the-term-fuzz-testing-and-are-you-a-software-developer/997369 "2024-02-14T09:27:15Z")
I was talking with a software developer today, and I brought up Fuzz Testing. He’d never heard of it. I thought it was a well-known term. A friend who’s a developer didn’t recognize it either. I guess it’s not commonly k… --- ## [Can't Find Thread for 2-14 SpaceX Moon Launch--need answer soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-thread-for-2-14-spacex-moon-launch-need-answer-soon/997539)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-thread-for-2-14-spacex-moon-launch-need-answer-soon/997539 "2024-02-14T09:15:09Z")
I have browsed the current “front page” and used the search function repeatedly. I can’t find any threads about tonight’s (tomorrow morning’s 2-14-2024) SpaceX launch of the a lunar lander. I am positive this Board is d… --- ## [Do you have to call 911 if you injure an intruder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-call-911-if-you-injure-an-intruder/995132)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-call-911-if-you-injure-an-intruder/995132 "2024-02-14T08:54:50Z")
Legal not moral question and assuming YMMV depending on state. Inspired by a 911 call after a guy shot some intruders. Let’s say some guy breaks into my house and I shoot them or smash them in the head with a baseball … --- ## [Four day weeks for school children - anyone experienced this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-day-weeks-for-school-children-anyone-experienced-this/997534)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-day-weeks-for-school-children-anyone-experienced-this/997534 "2024-02-14T08:40:45Z")
Starting this thread had a pop-up for 2005! No kidding. Anyway, some districts in my area are proposing this, or have done it. They would have longer days, and take either Monday or Friday off. Of course, this is ver… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=629&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=631&state=tracking)