# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=634 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 635 --- ## [What is a "sheldon eel trap"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sheldon-eel-trap/997182)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sheldon-eel-trap/997182 "2024-02-09T00:19:18Z")
I saw on the news about limiting the elver harvest in Maine. I noted methods of harvest are limited to dip nets, Fyke nets and Sheldon eel traps. I can easily find examples of the first two, but I’ve not been able to f… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad day in my neighborhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-in-my-neighborhood/997212)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-day-in-my-neighborhood/997212 "2024-02-09T00:18:07Z")
In some weird atmospheric configuration it was nearly 70degrees today. In my neighborhood. One big house(well the unfinished tiny house, too). A barn. A wellhouse. A shed or three. Just us ones. No neighbors really. So… --- ## [Absolute WTF, 'what were they thinking' plots and subplots in old movies and TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-wtf-what-were-they-thinking-plots-and-subplots-in-old-movies-and-tv-shows/995229)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-wtf-what-were-they-thinking-plots-and-subplots-in-old-movies-and-tv-shows/995229 "2024-02-08T23:58:09Z")
I took Boxing Day off yesterday as a buffer to a busy Christmas Day, and spent it lazily flipping channels all day. I settled on the '63 ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and irony-watched most of it. For those who are not familiar, it’s… --- ## [What will be the results of Allen Weisselberg's perjury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-results-of-allen-weisselbergs-perjury/997241)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-results-of-allen-weisselbergs-perjury/997241 "2024-02-08T23:57:21Z")
So judge Arthur Engoron is understandably pissed Allen Weisslberg admitted to lying in his case as part of a separate plea deal: So what will the upshot of this be? I mean AFAIK Trump is already losing this trial abou… --- ## [Favorite novel series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novel-series/994191)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-novel-series/994191 "2024-02-08T22:51:22Z")
I have read several book series that have the same central character in each novel the following are some of my favorites. I’m sure that this has been done previously, but a refresh is always fun. Donald Westlake (aka … --- ## [Electronically measuring drag on an arrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-measuring-drag-on-an-arrow/997082)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronically-measuring-drag-on-an-arrow/997082 "2024-02-08T20:35:38Z")
I am not sure if this would work but if it did work it would be of some value. In archery flight shooting our goal is to build an arrow with the minimum drag. I have always wanted a way to measure this objectively. so I … --- ## [CalMeacham at Local Author Event September 14 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-at-local-author-event-september-14-2023/989634)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-at-local-author-event-september-14-2023/989634 "2024-02-08T20:33:42Z")
I’m going to be sitting at a table at Hummingbird Books 55 Boylston St.(Route 9) Chestnut Hill Newton MA from 6 to 8 PM on Thursday, September 14 (not this week as I post this, but next). I’m promoting Lost Wonder… --- ## [Thread column not sized right on phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-column-not-sized-right-on-phone/997077)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-column-not-sized-right-on-phone/997077 "2024-02-08T20:32:07Z")
I’m using a Samsung S21, and for a while I’m having trouble that the display width for threads does not match my screen size. The browser header is correct, but the StraightDope banner and menu is narrower than the brows… --- ## [AHunter3 makes racer72's Twelve Cheese Lasagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahunter3-makes-racer72s-twelve-cheese-lasagna/997286 "2024-02-08T19:57:51Z")
From this vintage-2004 thread – I had said to myself that that 12-cheese lasagna recipe sounded enticing and that I should try making it some time. Well, it’s been 20 years but I finally got around to it. First, the a… --- ## [Need some houseplant advice re: loose moss pole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-houseplant-advice-re-loose-moss-pole/997311)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-houseplant-advice-re-loose-moss-pole/997311 "2024-02-08T19:51:22Z")
I have a beautiful “white princess” philodendron in my office that I repotted not long ago. When I did, I added a moss pole to the pot. The plant lives on a high shelf because the pot is too big for the windowsill, but … --- ## [What are these red and white lines on Google Maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-red-and-white-lines-on-google-maps/997211)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-red-and-white-lines-on-google-maps/997211 "2024-02-08T18:24:53Z")
I googled it, but none of the answers given (that I read) seemed to fit. ETA: Closer view --- ## [Meaning of “review bombing”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-review-bombing/997100)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-review-bombing/997100 "2024-02-08T18:11:04Z")
Wondering if the teeming hoards can weigh in on this… “Review bombing” is, to my understanding, or possibly misunderstanding, some number of individuals post negative reviews of a creative work having not even actually … --- ## [Jason Statham and Burt Reynolds in a medieval monster movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-statham-and-burt-reynolds-in-a-medieval-monster-movie/997269)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-statham-and-burt-reynolds-in-a-medieval-monster-movie/997269 "2024-02-08T16:18:16Z")
Wait, what? I would have thought you were making this up. Nope. In the Name of the King 2007 "The film was nominated for five Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, Worst Supporting Actor (Burt Reyno… --- ## [Ara: History Untold - 4x Grand Strategy hybrid from the makers of Civ 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ara-history-untold-4x-grand-strategy-hybrid-from-the-makers-of-civ-5/995592)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ara-history-untold-4x-grand-strategy-hybrid-from-the-makers-of-civ-5/995592 "2024-02-08T15:22:19Z")
Has anyone heard of this upcoming game? It seems to basically be a cross between Civ and a Grand Strategy game. Many of the developers appear to have worked on Civ 5 previously. It seems incredibly ambitious. The scale… --- ## [Why the bias against men's long hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-bias-against-mens-long-hair/991481)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-bias-against-mens-long-hair/991481 "2024-02-08T15:03:13Z")
In Texas, a student was suspended for having too long hair (apparently other reasons also) but this is an ongoing issue since i was young, both school and jobs; this is double standard since girls/women can wear their ha… --- ## [Why are the Feds not paying for the refugees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-feds-not-paying-for-the-refugees/995646)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-feds-not-paying-for-the-refugees/995646 "2024-02-08T12:22:23Z")
New York is begging to not take anymore refugees. Chicago as well. Denver is nearing bankruptcy. Workers are fearing no raises and possible furloughs. Now the Red States refusing to take refugees is looking less like… --- ## [Is it possible to removed mirrored coating from sunglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-removed-mirrored-coating-from-sunglasses/544622)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-removed-mirrored-coating-from-sunglasses/544622 "2024-02-08T12:15:10Z")
I’ve been given some sunglasses which I really like. Thing is they’re mirrored, which is ok, but I’d rather they weren’t. I’m wondering if there is a way to remove the coating? I’m thinking maybe using a metal polish, bu… --- ## [What would Jews do/think if the Messiah criteria were fulfilled by different people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-jews-do-think-if-the-messiah-criteria-were-fulfilled-by-different-people/997042)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-jews-do-think-if-the-messiah-criteria-were-fulfilled-by-different-people/997042 "2024-02-08T10:17:49Z")
I am not a Jew, and I have only the very vaguest notion of Jewish theology. But from what I’ve read, they expect that the Messiah will fulfill all of the following 4 criteria (and even more) in one lifetime. (They do not… --- ## [Why did the Oregon Trail go right through perfectly fine farmland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-oregon-trail-go-right-through-perfectly-fine-farmland/997165)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-oregon-trail-go-right-through-perfectly-fine-farmland/997165 "2024-02-08T07:19:53Z")
Fourteen or so years ago I submitted a question to Cecil and actually got a reply from CKDexterHaven that my question was gonna be passed along to Cecil, with others, for possible answering in the column. He warned that … --- ## [Significance of "Al-Aqsa"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-al-aqsa/250100)
**Author:** [@vinniepaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinniepaz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-al-aqsa/250100 "2024-02-08T04:42:46Z")
Ok. I know most of you aren’t rap fans, but theres a rapper named Immortal Technique who says this “Its like the prescription pills when you misusin em nigga/ the Templar Knights, when they took Jerusalam nigga/ and fig… --- ## [Anyone else here watching the 2024 Grammys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-watching-the-2024-grammys/997111)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-watching-the-2024-grammys/997111 "2024-02-08T04:05:40Z")
My daughter came over and we’re watching, as we do most years. I like seeing the artists, and know about a quarter of the songs. The Tracy Chapman/Luke McComb duet was special. Anyone else here? --- ## [Identify a 60s/70s songs - Help me Obi Dope Kenobi!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-60s-70s-songs-help-me-obi-dope-kenobi/997261)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-60s-70s-songs-help-me-obi-dope-kenobi/997261 "2024-02-08T03:40:19Z")
My dad use to listen to this psychedelic group (perhaps space rock) group. I think it started with a C, but I could be very wrong. Also, I think they were British based on my recollection of the accents, but not certain. … --- ## [Basketball coach who would yell at players for making a bad shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-coach-who-would-yell-at-players-for-making-a-bad-shot/997132)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-coach-who-would-yell-at-players-for-making-a-bad-shot/997132 "2024-02-08T03:05:15Z")
Years ago, on the Cracked podcast, they mentioned a basketball coach who would yell at his players if they took a bad shot, even if they made it. I don’t remember what episode it was, and haven’t been able to find it, n… --- ## [Do you suppose there'll be a great demand for cover bands as original artists die and retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-therell-be-a-great-demand-for-cover-bands-as-original-artists-die-and-retire/990801)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-therell-be-a-great-demand-for-cover-bands-as-original-artists-die-and-retire/990801 "2024-02-08T01:17:34Z")
Of course, no one still alive today ever heard Beethoven perform one of his piano concertos or direct an orchestra, yet his music is still played today in front of live audiences. As modern-day original singers and musi… --- ## [Is it true that people don't realize that K makes atleast two sounds in Scandinavian languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-people-dont-realize-that-k-makes-atleast-two-sounds-in-scandinavian-languages/997187)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-people-dont-realize-that-k-makes-atleast-two-sounds-in-scandinavian-languages/997187 "2024-02-08T00:52:53Z")
I looked at the phonology of Nordic languages, Norwegian, Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic and Danish. However, the letter K seems to represent bunch of different sounds. In Norwegian, hard K is like k in English and soft k i… --- ## [If charged a service fee, do you still tip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-charged-a-service-fee-do-you-still-tip/997036)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-charged-a-service-fee-do-you-still-tip/997036 "2024-02-07T23:36:00Z")
Let’s not get into whether r not we should tip but whether you should pay a tip on top of a service fee. I just made reservations for 3 high-end restaurants in Denver, and Denver restaurants are moving to a service fee … --- ## [Nuke 'em from orbit - it's the only way to be sure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuke-em-from-orbit-its-the-only-way-to-be-sure/997069)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuke-em-from-orbit-its-the-only-way-to-be-sure/997069 "2024-02-07T23:00:06Z")
How hard would it be to “nuke em from orbit”? What’s required? (Yes, I’m aware of kinetic energy weapons. Rods from God, Flying Crowbars et. al. Let’s stick with a nuke please.) --- ## [I just had a “who’s on first” interaction with a patient](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982 "2024-02-07T21:56:16Z")
Totally my fault. Me:I see you are taking a new medication. Who prescribed it? Patient: You did Me: I am pretty sure I didn’t Patient: No, you did Me: It looks like a rheumatologic medication. Have you been seeing a… --- ## [NLRB says Dartmouth basketball can unionize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nlrb-says-dartmouth-basketball-can-unionize/997201)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nlrb-says-dartmouth-basketball-can-unionize/997201 "2024-02-07T21:01:48Z")
I’m thinking this pretty much kills the NCAA. Any thoughts? I haven’t decided if I’m in favor or not. --- ## [Why Aren't People Working? (Personal anecdotes only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-people-working-personal-anecdotes-only/995662)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-people-working-personal-anecdotes-only/995662 "2024-02-07T20:25:56Z")
I see headlines about massive job growth, but when waiting in line at various establishments I still hear grumbling about “people don’t want to work anymore.” Last month I was at Goodwill in the middle of a weekday and t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=633) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=635)