# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=635&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 636 --- ## [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… --- ## [What is it like to work as an engineer (environmental, civil, mechanical, not so much software/electrical)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-work-as-an-engineer-environmental-civil-mechanical-not-so-much-software-electrical/996640)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-like-to-work-as-an-engineer-environmental-civil-mechanical-not-so-much-software-electrical/996640 "2024-02-07T19:30:35Z")
Is anyone here an engineer of the real-world kind? Like building devices, vehicles, roads, dams, etc., as opposed to circuits and software? Can you share a bit of what your day-to-day’s like, what kind of projects you ty… --- ## [How reliable and unreliable is this site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-and-unreliable-is-this-site/997170)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-and-unreliable-is-this-site/997170 "2024-02-07T17:32:22Z")
Do you think, there is anything unreliable about this site? Like a lot of suites are unreliable (ex: Reddit). Is SD one of them? --- ## [Movie Series with One or Two Titles Different from the Others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-series-with-one-or-two-titles-different-from-the-others/997138)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-series-with-one-or-two-titles-different-from-the-others/997138 "2024-02-07T17:29:56Z")
The threads about non-appearing characters and recently-seen films has made me think of this. They called the first film of the Nick and Nora Charles films The Thin Man, and people thought it referred to Nick Charles. S… --- ## [Physics of H20 / vapor / Leidenfrost Effect in kettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-of-h20-vapor-leidenfrost-effect-in-kettle/997195)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-of-h20-vapor-leidenfrost-effect-in-kettle/997195 "2024-02-07T16:12:17Z")
Hi there, random shower thought: when you boil water in an (e.g.) electric kettle - you will see air bubbles rising at the end of the boiling process (rolling boil?) I assume the gas bubbles come from the Leidenfrost … --- ## [Guess the Chinglish translation for this toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-chinglish-translation-for-this-toy/997202)
**Author:** [@Oswald\_Bastable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oswald_Bastable)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-chinglish-translation-for-this-toy/997202 "2024-02-07T15:43:57Z")
My daughter received this toy as a gift. It’s a craft toy where you push little bits of material through slits in the dresses of cardboard cut out dolls to give a 3D effect. It’s called ‘DIY Versatile Facelift’. Can anyo… --- ## [Trying to find a philosophical quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-philosophical-quote/997164)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-philosophical-quote/997164 "2024-02-07T14:46:09Z")
A couple of months ago, I read a quote from (possibly) Alan Watts and I can’t remember the exact phrase. My google-fu is compromised by my not completely remembering the specifics. It was something similar to this parap… --- ## [Classic Books Which Live Up To Their Reputation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-books-which-live-up-to-their-reputation/976763)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-books-which-live-up-to-their-reputation/976763 "2024-02-07T13:38:57Z")
Many voluminous classic books have aged badly, are simply not worth the time, are unreadable or never deserved the reputation won when there were fewer alternatives and less knowledge and variety. Inspired by The Atlant… --- ## [The ultimate mmm-song pre-poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mmm-song-pre-poll/995159)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mmm-song-pre-poll/995159 "2024-02-07T13:01:31Z")
This poll will determine our 5 finalists for the Most Favoritest Doper Song.of All Time. These are our 33 finalists. This list contains the winner of each individual poll, plus 5 additional selections from the also-ran a… --- ## [Texas national guard vs. Border Patrol standoff - begining of a new civil war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-national-guard-vs-border-patrol-standoff-begining-of-a-new-civil-war/996440)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-national-guard-vs-border-patrol-standoff-begining-of-a-new-civil-war/996440 "2024-02-07T02:48:13Z")
Is this going to be the “first shot” of a new civil war? If the US supreme court rules against Texas and Texas ignores the ruling, keeping it’s national guard at the border, then what happens? I’m not trying to cause … --- ## [Has anyone gotten an invite to BlueSky? (Open to all now, invites no longer required)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gotten-an-invite-to-bluesky-open-to-all-now-invites-no-longer-required/992043)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gotten-an-invite-to-bluesky-open-to-all-now-invites-no-longer-required/992043 "2024-02-07T01:18:21Z")
These things seem to be rarer than Faberge eggs. Anyone gotten in yet? (BlueSky is a Twitter/X alternative. I don’t really know what it offers that’s better than the alternative, but it’s not associated with Musk, so th… --- ## [King Charles has prostate treatment \[Update 5-FEB-24 treatment for cancer\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-has-prostate-treatment-update-5-feb-24-treatment-for-cancer/996695)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-has-prostate-treatment-update-5-feb-24-treatment-for-cancer/996695 "2024-02-07T00:50:40Z")
Can you imagine the profuse, knee bending, deep bowing apology when you have to ask your King to submit to the digital exam? “I say, Chuck, old boy, splendid round of croquet, eh what? I liked the way you skewered that … --- ## [Help me find this sad Chris Ware comic about a hugging robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sad-chris-ware-comic-about-a-hugging-robot/997156)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sad-chris-ware-comic-about-a-hugging-robot/997156 "2024-02-06T23:56:28Z")
I doubt it’s online—at least I have been unable to find it—so I’m primarily looking for which of his books it’s in. But he has a lot of books, many of them quite dense, and it’s not like there’s indexes or anything. It… --- ## [Why did someone put kalonji seeds in my luggage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-someone-put-kalonji-seeds-in-my-luggage/996940)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-someone-put-kalonji-seeds-in-my-luggage/996940 "2024-02-06T23:40:00Z")
I traveled to Nepal this week, and for some reason my suitcase took a detour through Manila and Seoul. When I finally retrieved it yesterday and unpacked, I found two packages of kalonji seeds in my bag. They were all th… --- ## [Unique flying "monster" fossil found on Isle of Skye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-flying-monster-fossil-found-on-isle-of-skye/997178)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-flying-monster-fossil-found-on-isle-of-skye/997178 "2024-02-06T23:28:14Z")
I’m not specifically on the lookout for dinosaur stories in the UK, it just happens! First, there was the Dorset fossil, now a new pterosaur on Skye! --- ## [Why are these locomotives emitting smoke intermittently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-locomotives-emitting-smoke-intermittently/997193)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-locomotives-emitting-smoke-intermittently/997193 "2024-02-06T20:30:59Z")
Referencing this video of a train starting from a dead stop on an uphill grade: Starting around 1:30, there are several points at which the locomotives put out large amounts of dense black smoke. At one p… --- ## [Has Nikki Haley mentioned what type of fertility treatments she undertook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-nikki-haley-mentioned-what-type-of-fertility-treatments-she-undertook/993550)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-nikki-haley-mentioned-what-type-of-fertility-treatments-she-undertook/993550 "2024-02-06T20:14:03Z")
\[This is a factual question, but obviously of political import, hence its placement here vs. Factual Questions\] Nikki Haley recently talked about her fertility challenges: ‘Michael and I struggled to have children of … --- ## [Chest/Ribs and a Fall. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chest-ribs-and-a-fall-thoughts/997144)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chest-ribs-and-a-fall-thoughts/997144 "2024-02-06T19:07:16Z")
I’m struggling with the best title. A week ago I fell on some ice while I was taking out the barrels for trash day. The barrel went on its side and I landed on it, with the corner of it hitting me in (or me hitting it) … --- ## [Bathroom design at the Super Bowl venue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-design-at-the-super-bowl-venue/997101)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-design-at-the-super-bowl-venue/997101 "2024-02-06T18:08:12Z")
A good article about how the 297 bathrooms are designed there and other modern faculties. But I got a chuckle about the “cost” of going to the bathroom: “Long lines for the restroom are what architects call a “friction … --- ## [New Social Security Card! How should I sign it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-social-security-card-how-should-i-sign-it/997153)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-social-security-card-how-should-i-sign-it/997153 "2024-02-06T17:26:40Z")
I haven’t had a social security card in decades, and gave up on getting Real ID with my last driver’s license as a result. (I have a passport, so this is a nuisance, but not really limiting.) But they’ve changed the rule… --- ## [The letter K in Latin kalendae](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-k-in-latin-kalendae/49203)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-letter-k-in-latin-kalendae/49203 "2024-02-06T17:06:27Z")
To this day, the Romance languages and Irish avoid using the letter\* K\*. They always use C (or “qu” in certain cases) to spell the /k/ sound. The reason for this is that the ancient Romans decided not to use K in Latin, … --- ## [Was Captain Harry S. Truman fighting anywhere near the 369th regiment at the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-captain-harry-s-truman-fighting-anywhere-near-the-369th-regiment-at-the-meuse-argonne-offensive-in-1918/997189)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-captain-harry-s-truman-fighting-anywhere-near-the-369th-regiment-at-the-meuse-argonne-offensive-in-1918/997189 "2024-02-06T16:57:36Z")
Was Captain Harry S. Truman fighting anywhere near the 369th regiment at the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in WWI? Did the Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division\*\* . witness black soldiers in combat? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=634&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=636&state=tracking)