# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=638&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 639 --- ## [Hebrew (or Yiddish) translation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-or-yiddish-translation/997025)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-or-yiddish-translation/997025 "2024-02-02T14:17:01Z")
AnimatedAnimated movie “Gay Purr-ee” (1962). Featuring the vocal talents of (among others) Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, and Red Buttons. The FQ: At 1:10:07 there are newspaper accounts in differ… --- ## [NY Expands Its Legal Definition Of Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-expands-its-legal-definition-of-rape/996961)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-expands-its-legal-definition-of-rape/996961 "2024-02-02T11:11:44Z")
They’re updating the definition so that rape can mean a wider variety of acts. The well-publicized trial of E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump probably helped the change. --- ## [Entropy is Scary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entropy-is-scary/996987)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entropy-is-scary/996987 "2024-02-02T08:09:13Z")
Have you ever wondered how long evidence of our current civilization and existence will last? Check this, the Great Pyramid was built 4,500 years ago, and still stands today. Great Roman structures like the Colosseum are… --- ## [Traitors - Reality game show on Peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traitors-reality-game-show-on-peacock/983507)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traitors-reality-game-show-on-peacock/983507 "2024-02-02T06:27:34Z")
My daughter recently discovered a new reality game show streaming on Peacock, Traitors. There is an American, UK, and Australian version. Each of these iterations has their 1st season on the platform. Supposedly a Dut… --- ## [Lingerie Question: Does anyone really](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingerie-question-does-anyone-really/95670)
**Author:** [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingerie-question-does-anyone-really/95670 "2024-02-02T05:41:56Z")
Strangely enough, this is intended as a serious question… At the Winnipeg let’s let the locals meet the out-of-town NDPers mini-dope-get-together-thingy, the question came up as to whether anyone really found “red lace … --- ## [Does the Atlantic Magazine have any customer service at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-atlantic-magazine-have-any-customer-service-at-all/997006)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-atlantic-magazine-have-any-customer-service-at-all/997006 "2024-02-02T04:45:41Z")
After several attempts at calling and emailing the Atlantic magazine about my 30 day trial account I have not been able to contact anyone, nor have I received any replies. Has anyone else else had the same experience. It… --- ## [What social and economic impacts would Star Trek replicator technology have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-social-and-economic-impacts-would-star-trek-replicator-technology-have/996690)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-social-and-economic-impacts-would-star-trek-replicator-technology-have/996690 "2024-02-02T04:25:08Z")
Seems to me that if someone invented a Star Trek style replicator and was able to give humanity the ability to re-arrange essentially worthless matter (e.g. a pile of poo or a bunch of worthless rocks) into any new matri… --- ## [I've been gone from the SDMB for 20 years. What's happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-gone-from-the-sdmb-for-20-years-whats-happened/996625)
**Author:** [@Poldana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poldana)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-gone-from-the-sdmb-for-20-years-whats-happened/996625 "2024-02-02T03:06:37Z")
I was doing some cleaning and found one of Uncle Cecil’s books and decided to visit. I can’t even remember my original nickname from back then but mostly lurked. I’m registered under my Fark name now; I wandered over the… --- ## [Trying to remember title of short play about passengers on a bus that turns out to be death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-title-of-short-play-about-passengers-on-a-bus-that-turns-out-to-be-death/996036)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-title-of-short-play-about-passengers-on-a-bus-that-turns-out-to-be-death/996036 "2024-02-02T02:39:38Z")
Long ago, during freshman year of high school, I took a drama class. We broke into groups, each being assigned a short play to perform. My group did A Visit To A Small Planet, and in fact I think all the plays had orig… --- ## [Where do I put a post about crafting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-put-a-post-about-crafting/997001)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-put-a-post-about-crafting/997001 "2024-02-02T02:20:41Z")
See title. --- ## [How, exactly, do Airtags work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-airtags-work/995317)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-do-airtags-work/995317 "2024-02-02T02:12:02Z")
I’ve read some articles that say Airtags use Bluetooth technology and Apple’s ‘extensive network’ to track them, but I’m not sure exactly how they work. I know that if I connect a device to my computer, I need to pair i… --- ## [Is it in poor taste to visit the graves of celebrities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-in-poor-taste-to-visit-the-graves-of-celebrities/996569)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-in-poor-taste-to-visit-the-graves-of-celebrities/996569 "2024-02-02T01:43:31Z")
I have, on occasion, visited the graves of famous people whose careers I admire. The first were Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee, astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 tragedy, at Arlington National Cemetery. There have bee… --- ## [Let's expand the Chinese domino set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-expand-the-chinese-domino-set/994852)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-expand-the-chinese-domino-set/994852 "2024-02-02T00:17:09Z")
As a wee lad, I learned to play dominoes with the classic western double-six set. As I got older, I learned to play a number of different games with larger sets, most notably the double-twelve set as the usual choice for… --- ## [Can any convex quadrilateral be folded exactly in half?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-convex-quadrilateral-be-folded-exactly-in-half/996358)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-convex-quadrilateral-be-folded-exactly-in-half/996358 "2024-02-01T23:16:57Z")
That is, without any gaps or overlap? This is of course trivially simple for squares, rectangles, rhombuses and kites. As for parallelograms, some time ago I posted here about an alternate way of folding rectangles in h… --- ## [Few things are more annoying than someone who's less sick than you acting like they're more sick than you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/few-things-are-more-annoying-than-someone-whos-less-sick-than-you-acting-like-theyre-more-sick-than-you/996085)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/few-things-are-more-annoying-than-someone-whos-less-sick-than-you-acting-like-theyre-more-sick-than-you/996085 "2024-02-01T22:49:11Z")
Actually in this case it’s “less sick than I was a couple of days ago,” but the point stands. I had a 102 degree fever, complete shutdown of both nostrils, wet hacking cough so bad that it made me throw up, throat that … --- ## [Can I use a moblile hotspot to get my mom better internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-moblile-hotspot-to-get-my-mom-better-internet/996902)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-moblile-hotspot-to-get-my-mom-better-internet/996902 "2024-02-01T21:56:09Z")
She lives in an area of town where the best internet she can get is Verizon DSL. 3-4 mbps on a good day. It’s enough for the internet, she only goes on to go to the hometown page. But for Christimas this year we got h… --- ## [It irritates me when people hold their phones like a Star Trek communicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-irritates-me-when-people-hold-their-phones-like-a-star-trek-communicator/996862)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-irritates-me-when-people-hold-their-phones-like-a-star-trek-communicator/996862 "2024-02-01T21:47:50Z")
Phones were originally something you held up to the side of your face so that the earpiece was next to your ear. But now I see many people holding their smartphone horizontally, in front of their mouth. Clutching it weir… --- ## [The EU just approved a $54 billion aid package for Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eu-just-approved-a-54-billion-aid-package-for-ukraine/996983)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eu-just-approved-a-54-billion-aid-package-for-ukraine/996983 "2024-02-01T21:43:38Z")
Being careful how I word this in order to not get in trouble on the board, but the EU has finally reached an arrangement that would send $54 billion in aid to Ukraine. It is likely to take all the form of economic aid in… --- ## [The Betamax of Wingnuts, or, When The Wrong Format Wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-betamax-of-wingnuts-or-when-the-wrong-format-wins/996933)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-betamax-of-wingnuts-or-when-the-wrong-format-wins/996933 "2024-02-01T21:25:03Z")
When it is possible to make wingnuts that look like this: Why would you ever make wingnuts that look like this? … --- ## [Although an RMV Rant Might be Trite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/although-an-rmv-rant-might-be-trite/996989)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/although-an-rmv-rant-might-be-trite/996989 "2024-02-01T20:21:02Z")
OK. This is absolutely insane. Here in Massachusetts, they’ve really started pushing to use the website for most RMV transactions, including registration renewals. On October 12 I renewed my registration online. Got th… --- ## [If someone thats drowned has been submerged for long enough, will they eventually puke up the contents of their stomach whilst still underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-thats-drowned-has-been-submerged-for-long-enough-will-they-eventually-puke-up-the-contents-of-their-stomach-whilst-still-underwater/996159)
**Author:** [@bluerust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluerust)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-thats-drowned-has-been-submerged-for-long-enough-will-they-eventually-puke-up-the-contents-of-their-stomach-whilst-still-underwater/996159 "2024-02-01T19:03:20Z")
I would have thought that if their stomach was uncontrollably and quickly filling up with water whilst they were unconscious, it wouldn’t take long for their stomach to forcibly expel it’s contents? I was thinking about… --- ## [Taco Bell & The Double Decker Taco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-the-double-decker-taco/996637)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-the-double-decker-taco/996637 "2024-02-01T18:36:30Z")
Like the McRib this is an occassional item for a limited time. Unlike the McRib, Why? They have the supplies there. It’s just a soft taco tortilla and beans. In fact, right now you can get, directly off the menu, the… --- ## [Name of a Photographer of NYC at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-photographer-of-nyc-at-night/996076)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-photographer-of-nyc-at-night/996076 "2024-02-01T18:32:17Z")
I saw a series of remarkable black and white photos of NYC at night. Central Park and skyscrapers. These were taken in the 30’s or 40’s - 50’s? by a famous photographer and while there are scads of pictures online, I … --- ## [LOTR question {On Bilbo's Ring}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-on-bilbos-ring/996181)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-on-bilbos-ring/996181 "2024-02-01T18:20:09Z")
If the ring Bilbo found wasn’t the One Ring what other ring could it have been? Gandalf acts like there are magical rings hidden in every nook and cranny of Middle Earth. --- ## [Any advice for a Chile visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-a-chile-visit/996928)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-a-chile-visit/996928 "2024-02-01T17:30:41Z")
Thinking of spending a week or two there. Never been south of the equator, so that might be interesting… the sun appears to move in the opposite direction from which northern hemisphere people expect? Is this disorient… --- ## [Febyourweary (February Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/febyourweary-february-mini-rants/996975)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/febyourweary-february-mini-rants/996975 "2024-02-01T17:05:16Z")
I guess I have to start another one, you slacker fucks. The local newspaper decided to cancel us. Turns out, instead of telling us we were in arrears on payments (our card was compromised), they let the debt climb up to… --- ## [Help with yahoo email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-yahoo-email/980883)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-yahoo-email/980883 "2024-02-01T14:43:16Z")
Trying to log in to a yahoo email acct I’ve used over 15-years, I’m getting msgs like “uh oh, something went wrong, try again later” or “We are unable to process your request at this time–Please try again in 1 hour” I’v… --- ## [Botticelli - January 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514 "2024-02-01T14:27:04Z")
I am G! Link to previous thread: Botticelli - December 2023 - #262 by Prof.Pepperwinkle --- ## [Is printing money free money or debt the government has to pay off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-printing-money-free-money-or-debt-the-government-has-to-pay-off/996599)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-printing-money-free-money-or-debt-the-government-has-to-pay-off/996599 "2024-02-01T14:19:03Z")
That link says Bureau of Engraving & Printing is where money is printed and send to the Federal Reserve System. And that there is $2 trillion worth of Federal Reserve notes in circulation. So that say the government s… --- ## [Doctored images of Australian MP appear in newspaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctored-images-of-australian-mp-appear-in-newspaper/996909)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctored-images-of-australian-mp-appear-in-newspaper/996909 "2024-02-01T13:53:53Z")
This story is both icky and weird. Icky, because the “Photoshopped” images somehow “slipped through the cracks” to appear on the bulletin. Weird because of the phrase “sexism fury” in the headline. It just sounds awkward… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=637&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=639&state=tracking)