# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=634&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 635 --- ## [Nuisance Dust in fire extinguishers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuisance-dust-in-fire-extinguishers/90628)
**Author:** [@FyreFiend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FyreFiend)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuisance-dust-in-fire-extinguishers/90628 "2024-02-10T01:09:50Z")
Hello, We had a small electrical fire in our kitchen today that I put out with a small fire extinguisher. Thankfully everyone’s alright and there was no real damage. Right now we’re cleaning up the mess left over from f… --- ## [California Storm Watch - Stay Safe \[early Feb, 2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-storm-watch-stay-safe-early-feb-2024/997083)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-storm-watch-stay-safe-early-feb-2024/997083 "2024-02-10T01:00:11Z")
A massive storm is about to hit us and we are preparing for flooding and highway closures. Hardest hit is expected to Santa Barbara (where I am) and Ventura Counties. Drizzle is starting here but the heaviest downpour is… --- ## [Non-fiction recommendations please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-fiction-recommendations-please/996869)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-fiction-recommendations-please/996869 "2024-02-09T23:41:23Z")
Anyone have any good non-fiction recommendations? I’m open to pretty much anything, but biographies are of particular interest. (I see this topic has been done a few times, but the last thread I see is over a decade old… --- ## [Officers sidearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officers-sidearms/997200)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officers-sidearms/997200 "2024-02-09T22:19:10Z")
Why in the year 2024 do military forces, the whole world over, issue their officers pistols? Rifles are effective at much greater distances, after all. --- ## [NFL 2023-2024: Conference Championships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-2024-conference-championships/996595)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-2024-conference-championships/996595 "2024-02-09T21:09:31Z")
Conference championships are upon us. The Divisional games last weekend featured three 1-possession games, while the fourth was tied at halftime. Hopefully we will see two close games on Sunday. The weather should be… --- ## [Think I may have bought someone's sentimental family photos by mistake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-i-may-have-bought-someones-sentimental-family-photos-by-mistake/997112)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-i-may-have-bought-someones-sentimental-family-photos-by-mistake/997112 "2024-02-09T21:06:37Z")
Saturday I was at an estate sale this weekend, strewn around the basement and in a couple of open storage totes were a bunch of photo boxes, picture frames, photo albums, rolls of 8mm film, etc. None of this stuff had pr… --- ## [Should I be getting a W-2 from 7-Eleven even though I only worked there 2 months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-getting-a-w-2-from-7-eleven-even-though-i-only-worked-there-2-months/982657)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-getting-a-w-2-from-7-eleven-even-though-i-only-worked-there-2-months/982657 "2024-02-09T17:46:40Z")
I worked for 7-Eleven for only about two months; it just seemed a lot longer because I was doing a daily journal. Should I be expecting a W-2 from them so I can do my taxes? I haven’t gotten one yet. --- ## [Moana 2 to be released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moana-2-to-be-released/997306)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moana-2-to-be-released/997306 "2024-02-09T16:38:20Z")
It won’t have Lin-Manuel Miranda doing the music, which is a mark against it, but I’ll wait for the trailer. And “Moana 2” is a pretty weak title. Give me something catchier. --- ## [Is there a way to see who unfriended on Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-who-unfriended-on-facebook/997354)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-who-unfriended-on-facebook/997354 "2024-02-09T16:14:10Z")
Well, any way to see if any friends have unfollowed you? I cant find any obvious way to do that in the Facebook options, but maybe im not looking hard enough? I have too many friends on facebook to compare and contrast … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with Ψ? See rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-see-rules-in-op/993795)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-see-rules-in-op/993795 "2024-02-09T16:10:27Z")
Since we’re coming to the end of the Roman alphabet, I thought we should move on to Greek. When we’re done with that, maybe Cyrillic or Arabic? Same rules as all the other similar threads. --- ## [Ramifications of the Apollo 1 fire in orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramifications-of-the-apollo-1-fire-in-orbit/997265)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramifications-of-the-apollo-1-fire-in-orbit/997265 "2024-02-09T16:03:42Z")
Most of know the tragedy of the Apollo 1 fire at the launch complex on January 27, 1967. My question is this: if Apollo 1 had launched on schedule on February 21, 1967, with the fire occurring in space how long a postp… --- ## [Favorite non-gore horror movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-non-gore-horror-movie/992438)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-non-gore-horror-movie/992438 "2024-02-09T15:45:17Z")
I do like scary movies. Even gory movies. There’s something about the increased heart rate and anticipation of what may be coming thay I enjoy. I personally think that most jump scares are overrated and too easy a tri… --- ## [Insurrection and revolution-what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurrection-and-revolution-whats-the-difference/997308)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insurrection-and-revolution-whats-the-difference/997308 "2024-02-09T09:06:38Z")
I have a bigger question that may belong in GD, but I thought I’d get better information here that might forestall it. Was George Washington’s fight against the British, (to use an example) an insurrection? --- ## [Fuck you Danielle Smith - you heartless, ignorant, self serving asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-danielle-smith-you-heartless-ignorant-self-serving-asshole/997050)
**Author:** [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-danielle-smith-you-heartless-ignorant-self-serving-asshole/997050 "2024-02-09T05:04:15Z")
Kicking down on the most vulnerable. Premier of Alberta. Forced out conservative leader Jason Kenney last year as he wasn’t cruel and anti science enough for the new breed of MAGA wanna be Western Canadian ‘conservativ… --- ## [Was Khan Noonien Singh Living During the Time of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-khan-noonien-singh-living-during-the-time-of-star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home/997281)
**Author:** [@Ulysses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulysses)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-khan-noonien-singh-living-during-the-time-of-star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home/997281 "2024-02-09T03:45:33Z")
Recently finished rewatching all of the Star Trek films and in The Wrath of Khan Chekov refers to Khan as “the product of late 20th century genetic engineering” (or words to that effect). Does that mean that Khan was liv… --- ## [They could never make (Insert old movie or show) today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-could-never-make-insert-old-movie-or-show-today/973894)
**Author:** [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-could-never-make-insert-old-movie-or-show-today/973894 "2024-02-09T02:43:49Z")
I’m interested in exploring a claim that I see all the time in reference to movies or shows from previous eras that, it is claimed, could never be made today. Usually it’s in reference to old comedies such as Blazing Sad… --- ## [Are we going to be saved by natural hydrogen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-be-saved-by-natural-hydrogen/997065)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-to-be-saved-by-natural-hydrogen/997065 "2024-02-09T02:23:32Z")
Apparently, there are deposits of hydrogen that have been naturally produced within the Earth. Will this save us from climate change? https://www.science.org/content/article/hidden-hydrogen-earth-may-hold-vast-stores-… --- ## [Best Florida Beaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-florida-beaches/993963)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-florida-beaches/993963 "2024-02-09T01:25:01Z")
Looking to get back to Florida after a hiatus in traveling. Formerly we had family down there in the Stuart area, but they’ve since moved so we’re on our own. Looking for a nice beach to visit, as close as possible to th… --- ## [If California Seceded How Far Up Shit Creek Would They Be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-california-seceded-how-far-up-shit-creek-would-they-be/997167)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-california-seceded-how-far-up-shit-creek-would-they-be/997167 "2024-02-09T00:50:13Z")
As a sister thread to If Texas Seceded How Far Up Shit Creek Would They Be I don’t know if there’s been an uptick in the actual interest trying to make it happen, or just a marked increase in articles in my newsfeed. C… --- ## [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 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=633&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=635&state=watching)