# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=637&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 638 --- ## [Spy accidentally hypnotizing themself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-accidentally-hypnotizing-themself/997056)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-accidentally-hypnotizing-themself/997056 "2024-02-04T21:15:37Z")
I remember seeing a comedy where a spy or somebody is trying to hypnotize his nemesis, but accidentally hypnotizes himself, leading to silly hijinks. Does anybody remember this trope? I’m thinking Get Smart, Naked Gun, o… --- ## [Premier League 2023/24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2023-24/989507)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premier-league-2023-24/989507 "2024-02-04T16:53:24Z")
Didn’t see a thread started for the new season so thought I’d kick it off. The transfer window in Europe has closed and Premier League clubs in England have spent a record £2.36bn per the BBC. My club Tottenham Hotspur h… --- ## [Newest Vince McMahon lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newest-vince-mcmahon-lawsuit/996876)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newest-vince-mcmahon-lawsuit/996876 "2024-02-04T15:32:54Z")
So far it’s a civil lawsuit. I wouldn’t be surprised if this triggers a police investigation and criminal charges. Apparently the Mr McMahon character was inspired by real life. Extremely :poop: and sleazy behavior for… --- ## [The Sopranos, 25 years later... (open spoilers, even in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-25-years-later-open-spoilers-even-in-op/995915)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-25-years-later-open-spoilers-even-in-op/995915 "2024-02-04T11:38:16Z")
Today is the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the first episode of The Sopranos, America’s favorite story about troubled teens, New Jersey mob types, and, of course, anti-Italian discrimination. Credited with kicking… --- ## [Three US Troops killed and 25 injured in attack in Jordan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-us-troops-killed-and-25-injured-in-attack-in-jordan/996773)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-us-troops-killed-and-25-injured-in-attack-in-jordan/996773 "2024-02-04T07:39:37Z")
Here’s a link. This is breaking news. Things are going from bad to worse over there. --- ## [Particle physics question re. "glueballs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/particle-physics-question-re-glueballs/997067)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/particle-physics-question-re-glueballs/997067 "2024-02-04T01:27:28Z")
Gluons are massless particles that transmit the strong nuclear force and bind quarks together. Gluons can theoretically form clumps called glueballs, which Wiki says would quickly decay. If glueballs are formed from mass… --- ## [PA Man Beheads Govt. Emp. Father, Posts Video Online, Calls For "Revolution" Against Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-man-beheads-govt-emp-father-posts-video-online-calls-for-revolution-against-biden/996894)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-man-beheads-govt-emp-father-posts-video-online-calls-for-revolution-against-biden/996894 "2024-02-04T00:55:42Z")
Story here. (Yes, I know the Mail isn’t the best source, but this is breaking within the last hour and there aren’t many articles about it yet.) I suppose it was only a matter of time before Trump and his legion of… --- ## [Wizard of Oz how did the make the corn and plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-how-did-the-make-the-corn-and-plants/968261)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-how-did-the-make-the-corn-and-plants/968261 "2024-02-03T23:12:13Z")
If you haven’t seen the new remastered video…its here: - YouTube I’ve always wondered what the corn and other plants were made of in that age before widespread plastic use. Anyone know what material the prop plants wer… --- ## [Can a human or an animal EAT 35mm nitrate film stock (and live)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-human-or-an-animal-eat-35mm-nitrate-film-stock-and-live/995998)
**Author:** [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-human-or-an-animal-eat-35mm-nitrate-film-stock-and-live/995998 "2024-02-03T22:44:26Z")
Background: nitrate film stock is flammable, impossible to extinguish, and toxic when in burns. Theoretically a nitrate film might contain a lost and sought-after movie (such as London After Midnight) but it could also b… --- ## [Crab cooking advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-cooking-advice-sought/997061)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-cooking-advice-sought/997061 "2024-02-03T22:12:05Z")
It’s Dungeness crab season and I’d like to go buy a couple of live crabs and cook them. I’ve done so in the past, but the lively, aggressive crabs scare me and I don’t like to throw them in a pot of boiling water. I se… --- ## [Does anyone have a Robinhood account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-robinhood-account/996996)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-robinhood-account/996996 "2024-02-03T22:02:32Z")
I see that they’re offering a 3% match on IRA rollovers and transfers, which is pretty amazing. I’m currently with Fidelity, and have really enjoyed their customer service and minimalist pricing. However, Robinhood has s… --- ## [How much did we tip in the 80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-we-tip-in-the-80s/835664)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-we-tip-in-the-80s/835664 "2024-02-03T22:01:20Z")
Title is pretty much the question. I’m trying to remember what it was usually. My grandmother, who was tighter than two thumbs up a pigs ass, would take money off the table if she thought is was too much. She wouldn’t gi… --- ## [US Tax Question--software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tax-question-software/996937)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tax-question-software/996937 "2024-02-03T20:21:16Z")
I have health insurance, a pension, and took cash from my 401k. What tax software accommodates this? Free preferred. --- ## [Please persuade me why Medicare ought not be means tested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-persuade-me-why-medicare-ought-not-be-means-tested/989365)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-persuade-me-why-medicare-ought-not-be-means-tested/989365 "2024-02-03T19:37:41Z")
Apologies if this is more IMHO than GD. It seems to have been a few years since we discussed this. But as I’m getting closer to collecting Medicare and seeing many of my friends/family doing so, I don’t quite get why r… --- ## [Whatever happened to Leroy Moten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-leroy-moten/73688)
**Author:** [@Knight16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knight16)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-leroy-moten/73688 "2024-02-03T19:18:34Z")
I’m doing research on Viola Liuzzo who was shot and killed by Klansmen in Selma, AL in March of 1965 following the Selma Civil Rights march. Another man, Leroy Moten was in the car with her and survived. He pretended to… --- ## [Pigeons. Dammed Ones. Possibly literally. (NEWSLINKS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-dammed-ones-possibly-literally-newslinks/997052)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pigeons-dammed-ones-possibly-literally-newslinks/997052 "2024-02-03T19:06:46Z")
Pigeons from Hell. Shropshire. But still messengers of Death. Yes, they ARE coming to get you. NEWSLINK India has exonerated a Pigeon of being a Spy. For China. Next week, they will be hanging Chimps from lamp posts, … --- ## [Soap box misunderstanding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-box-misunderstanding/996886)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-box-misunderstanding/996886 "2024-02-03T17:09:14Z")
In your opinion what do you think would happen if unbeknownst to yourself a basket of towels were washed? With one pod of Persil detergent (unscented), a cup of bleach(generic) and…listen to this…a bar of Dove soap. Hal… --- ## [Pulp Fiction Briefcase MacGuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-briefcase-macguffin/750463)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-briefcase-macguffin/750463 "2024-02-03T17:02:44Z")
The hypothesis that the briefcase contains Marcellus’ soul seems reminiscent to me of the Harlan Ellison short story “Grail”: A man spends much of his life, including bargaining with a demon, to gain the mysterious art… --- ## [My Latest Hate in Movies & TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-latest-hate-in-movies-tv/996504)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-latest-hate-in-movies-tv/996504 "2024-02-03T16:59:36Z")
I have noticed more and more instances in movies and tv where you are expected to be able to read a text message or a written note. I have fairly good eyes but unless I was watching on a HUGE screen, I can’t usually read… --- ## [Coxswain, who are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coxswain-who-are-they/996791)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coxswain-who-are-they/996791 "2024-02-03T05:43:11Z")
Sitting here in Melbourne, Australia, sipping a beer and watching rowing fours and eights practice on the river. I’m wondering who becomes a coxswain? Someone into rowing but who doesn’t want to row. I understand the rol… --- ## [If you were a time traveler what's a fast and easy way to prove that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-whats-a-fast-and-easy-way-to-prove-that/996650)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-time-traveler-whats-a-fast-and-easy-way-to-prove-that/996650 "2024-02-03T04:39:10Z")
Obvious answers are “Predict an earthquake or other natural disaster” but what if you wanted to predict something immediately? Like you have access to the Internet from 24 hours in the future and there’s no sporting even… --- ## [Puppy wih severe separation anxiety. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-wih-severe-separation-anxiety-help/996968)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puppy-wih-severe-separation-anxiety-help/996968 "2024-02-03T02:15:42Z")
We adopted a rescue puppy in October who will soon be a year old. She’s wonderful in most respects, and learns quickly with positive reinforcement, but she completely loses her mind if left alone for even a half hour. L… --- ## [Canadian TV station does informal study of attitudes to men’s and women’s clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-tv-station-does-informal-study-of-attitudes-to-men-s-and-women-s-clothing/997004)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-tv-station-does-informal-study-of-attitudes-to-men-s-and-women-s-clothing/997004 "2024-02-03T01:40:47Z")
Global BC tv station decided to do an informal experiment about people’s scrutiny of male and female clothing. For a week, their two male news anchors wore the same suits. For the next week, their two female anchors wo… --- ## [“All I know is…” and other universal laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-know-is-and-other-universal-laws/996914)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-know-is-and-other-universal-laws/996914 "2024-02-02T23:03:30Z")
Stratocaster’s Law: Examples: “All I know is that it’s hot in the summary and cold in the winter, just like it’s always been.” (In response to concerns re: climate change.) “All I know is that when there was prayer … --- ## [Medical/chemical question about water/orange juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-chemical-question-about-water-orange-juice/996985)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-chemical-question-about-water-orange-juice/996985 "2024-02-02T22:32:37Z")
A nurse for my primary care physician has been telling me that I should drink lots of water. My first response was, I do already, as I drink lots of orange juice, apple juice, wine, etc. due to a dry mouth condition cau… --- ## [How do I display my Chromebook on an HD TV or Monitor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-chromebook-on-an-hd-tv-or-monitor/994378)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-chromebook-on-an-hd-tv-or-monitor/994378 "2024-02-02T19:53:27Z")
My model of Chromebook does not have HDMI out ports, which is frustrating. I’m a teacher and it was provided for me at work, but it would obviously be nice to connect it to my display screen at least once in awhile. My … --- ## [Newton impact depth and ballistic gel penetration. Why does it not work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-impact-depth-and-ballistic-gel-penetration-why-does-it-not-work/996978)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newton-impact-depth-and-ballistic-gel-penetration-why-does-it-not-work/996978 "2024-02-02T18:34:05Z")
In simple terms Newton’s impact depth approximation says that “For a cylindrical impactor, by the time it stops, it will have penetrated to a depth that is equal to its own length times its relative density with respect … --- ## [What mystery skin illness was the man I saw on the train suffering from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mystery-skin-illness-was-the-man-i-saw-on-the-train-suffering-from/997010)
**Author:** [@randomname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomname)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mystery-skin-illness-was-the-man-i-saw-on-the-train-suffering-from/997010 "2024-02-02T16:18:43Z")
Hello, I live in a big German city and our public transport is pretty good and used by people from all walks of life. But like in any big city there are always some odd passengers. I was in the train for a while and dec… --- ## [This Site Asks For Consent To Use Your Data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-site-asks-for-consent-to-use-your-data/996986)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-site-asks-for-consent-to-use-your-data/996986 "2024-02-02T16:11:05Z")
So for the past week I’ve been getting this undismissable pop-up window when I visit the site (I don’t stay logged in, obv.) There are multiple options for customising the data collected and used by the site and its part… --- ## [Ordered a new MacBook Pro, FedEx delivers an obviously empty box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-new-macbook-pro-fedex-delivers-an-obviously-empty-box/996691)
**Author:** [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-new-macbook-pro-fedex-delivers-an-obviously-empty-box/996691 "2024-02-02T15:48:13Z")
So after much deliberation, I recently ordered a new MacBook Pro 16" from B&H Photo, for $3299. Delivery was attempted as expected on Wednesday, but the driver handed me what was an obviously tampered with box that looke… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=636&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=638&state=tracking)