# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=639&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 640 --- ## [Life Imitates "No Country For Old Men"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-no-country-for-old-men/996863)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-imitates-no-country-for-old-men/996863 "2024-02-01T13:50:19Z")
In a remote-ish desert in California, it appears a drug deal gone wrong resulted in the murders of several people. It looks like many people in cars met in a very un-traveled location to transact something, and mass mur… --- ## [DIY wooden staircase: solid tread or collage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-wooden-staircase-solid-tread-or-collage/996852)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-wooden-staircase-solid-tread-or-collage/996852 "2024-02-01T13:36:11Z")
We have an oak staircase at home. It was built by amateurs (the whole house was) and is extremely creaky. The treads are simply 1-inch planks of oak (from the 1980s) that were screwed in with very little subtetly into th… --- ## [Overcoming Cognitive Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-cognitive-dissonance/684768)
**Author:** [@UncaRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaRay)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overcoming-cognitive-dissonance/684768 "2024-02-01T13:06:26Z")
Is there a proven method of overcoming cognitive dissonance in another human being? For example an Iraq Veteran who is being driven to suicide by his inability to accept that Iraq was an illegal war, even though he knows… --- ## [Brian J. Thompson has died (91)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-j-thompson-has-died-91/996872)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-j-thompson-has-died-91/996872 "2024-02-01T12:12:53Z")
Longtime Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Rochester, Professor, author of The Physical Optics Notebook and its successor The New Physical Optics Notebook, longtime editor of the… --- ## [Any point to interstellar probes now we have the solar lens concept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-point-to-interstellar-probes-now-we-have-the-solar-lens-concept/996960)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-point-to-interstellar-probes-now-we-have-the-solar-lens-concept/996960 "2024-02-01T11:58:05Z")
I was excited about the Breakthrough Starshot initiative; a project to fire a tiny probe to the next star system. It would take decades to get there, or more than a human lifetime if we want it to enter into orbit when i… --- ## [NFL : What's all the significance of time-outs in the last minutes of the game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-whats-all-the-significance-of-time-outs-in-the-last-minutes-of-the-game/996855)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-whats-all-the-significance-of-time-outs-in-the-last-minutes-of-the-game/996855 "2024-02-01T07:23:52Z")
Bear with me. I don’t watch NFL very much; tuned in this week to see if the Lions made it. What puzzled me was all the discussion about time-outs in the last few minutes of the game. Why are time-outs so significant … --- ## [Tax Question. Foreign Earned Income Exclusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-foreign-earned-income-exclusion/996885)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-question-foreign-earned-income-exclusion/996885 "2024-02-01T04:46:04Z")
Turbotax says I am due a refund, but I don’t trust it. I can’t find the answer to my specific situation. I’m trying to confirm this is not a bug before I continue. Married, Filing Jointly. Both people live together ove… --- ## [My, my, my... my coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-my-my-my-coyote/996874)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-my-my-my-coyote/996874 "2024-02-01T03:35:43Z")
A couple of days ago our 130 lb dog alerted to something in the front yard at dusk. He went berserk and man is he loud! It was foggy but I could see it was a fox or a coyote. I have never seen a coyote around here before… --- ## [Why use a pressure cooker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-a-pressure-cooker/996786)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-a-pressure-cooker/996786 "2024-02-01T02:54:28Z")
I have seen in recent posts people advocating the use of a pressure cooker. But, the only use I can see is it cooks some things faster. But how much faster and is that really worth having a bomb in your kitchen? I get… --- ## [Topic Playlist! (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996892)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996892 "2024-02-01T02:15:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Topic Playlist! (Part 2) - #10001 by Skunkdog. Previous discussions: Topic Playlist! (Part 1) Topic Playlist! (Part 2) --- ## [Thoughts on comments at a memorial service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-comments-at-a-memorial-service/996832)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-comments-at-a-memorial-service/996832 "2024-02-01T01:36:41Z")
Attended a memorial service yesterday. I had only met the dead guy once. My wife was decent friends with the widow, very close friends with the widow’s cousin. I had no opinion about him other than what I heard from m… --- ## [HOA financial question/ IRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-financial-question-irs/996922)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-financial-question-irs/996922 "2024-02-01T01:03:27Z")
This might be unanswerable but here goes… My wife is the manager of our gated community. There is an HOA that is unassociated with management or ownership of the park. They are a secretive and non-effectual group. There… --- ## [Ad for yoga teacher helped catch killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-yoga-teacher-helped-catch-killer/996875)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-yoga-teacher-helped-catch-killer/996875 "2024-01-31T23:01:59Z")
Just a weird story, but I’m glad that the apparent killer has been arrested. --- ## [If a cow jumped over the moon, how fast would it be going when it got back and hit earth's atmosphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-cow-jumped-over-the-moon-how-fast-would-it-be-going-when-it-got-back-and-hit-earths-atmosphere/996737)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-cow-jumped-over-the-moon-how-fast-would-it-be-going-when-it-got-back-and-hit-earths-atmosphere/996737 "2024-01-31T20:56:32Z")
According to the nursery rhyme, the cow jumped over the moon. But coming back, man, that would not be good. Let’s assume the cow’s trajectory takes it in a free return trip around the Moon, a la Apollo 13. (Apollo 8 s… --- ## [Colorado CD5 up for grabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-cd5-up-for-grabs/996925)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-cd5-up-for-grabs/996925 "2024-01-31T20:05:53Z")
Doug Lamborn (R - CO) announce he will not be running for the House this year. He represents Colorado Springs which has been deep red but over the last year or two has started to drift to the purple. I suspect it will … --- ## [The family business: Market Distribution Specialists, Inc (1984-2012)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289 "2024-01-31T20:00:43Z")
It wasn’t until the plane hit cruising altitude that Teri realized she was having problems. Earlier in the morning, everything was fine, delightful even. She and her husband, John, had been preparing for their vacation…… --- ## [Aducanamab, FDA Approval, Patient "feelings"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964 "2024-01-31T19:58:46Z")
Probably most have seen the news that FDA has approved Biogen’s aducanamab, for the treatment of Alzheimers. I just need to say that I have some direct experience with this drug (well, development and trials) and I’m fru… --- ## [Impeaching Cabinet members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-cabinet-members/996701)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-cabinet-members/996701 "2024-01-31T19:01:47Z")
I just read on CNN that the House Speaker is threatening to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary. Congress can impeach the President’s Cabinet? --- ## [The Catch 22 of acute costochondritis - need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catch-22-of-acute-costochondritis-need-advice/996860)
**Author:** [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catch-22-of-acute-costochondritis-need-advice/996860 "2024-01-31T18:54:46Z")
So, I’ve had a persistent cold with a bad cough. A couple of nights ago, I coughed really hard and found myself with excruciating chest pain to the point that I thought I was having a heart attack. After a late night tri… --- ## [Yet another pizza toppings post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-pizza-toppings-post/995087)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-pizza-toppings-post/995087 "2024-01-31T18:22:45Z")
So I’m sitting here, eating reheated leftover pizza topped with eggplant and hamburger, and thinking ye gods but this is delicious! And yet I know a lot of other folks would think “EW!” – at least to the eggplant. I’ve… --- ## [Permutations for six arms of six segments with 5 positions each](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permutations-for-six-arms-of-six-segments-with-5-positions-each/996740)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permutations-for-six-arms-of-six-segments-with-5-positions-each/996740 "2024-01-31T18:11:00Z")
Teaching my grandson about combinations. He has the following “Morphing Fidget Spinner”. Each of the six arms has six knuckles, each with 5 positions. So for each arm it is 5 to the sixth power = 15,625. So for the entir… --- ## [Stop Making Sense (2023) {Talking Heads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-sense-2023-talking-heads/984160)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-sense-2023-talking-heads/984160 "2024-01-31T17:51:33Z")
The great (maybe greatest) concert film, Stop Making Sense is going to be re-released in theaters to celebrate the 40th (yikes) anniversary of the movie. Trailer Rolling Stone article I see that the album is also bein… --- ## [Android Tiles opposed to Apple Air Tags: A primer for a first-time user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-tiles-opposed-to-apple-air-tags-a-primer-for-a-first-time-user/996004)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-tiles-opposed-to-apple-air-tags-a-primer-for-a-first-time-user/996004 "2024-01-31T17:46:59Z")
We are Android phone people but we also both use iPads. About to fly in a few months for the first time in at least 4 years. Trying to minimize stress and complications. If you have used either or both Tile and Air Tag… --- ## [Machine gun parts legality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-parts-legality/996835)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-parts-legality/996835 "2024-01-31T17:28:26Z")
This ‘funny’ came across in my Facebook feed. It’s a picture of a handful of M-16 automatic sears, and the caption reads ‘Found a bunch of these Mousetrap parts in my crazy uncle’s garage by his drill press…’ I remembe… --- ## [What are your favorite series novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-series-novels/996646)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-series-novels/996646 "2024-01-31T16:44:36Z")
Mine are Donald Hamilton’s Matt Helm, very different from the films, and Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey. --- ## [Sports gambling promotions question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-gambling-promotions-question/996543)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-gambling-promotions-question/996543 "2024-01-31T14:05:21Z")
Several sports gambling sites are currently offering promotions - open a new acct, bet $5, and get $150-ish in free bets. There’s some fine print - the free bets have to be used within 7 days, and obviously if you win, … --- ## [Secrets of Sulphur Springs on Disney Channel and Disney+ (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-sulphur-springs-on-disney-channel-and-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/940746)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-sulphur-springs-on-disney-channel-and-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/940746 "2024-01-31T13:39:31Z")
You guys. I just binge-watched the entire 11-episode Disney series, Secrets of Sulphur Springs, in one go, and I have to say it’s an amazing watch. It’s a mystery/thriller/ghost story, with some twists that I’ll talk a… --- ## [The sea around Newfoundland is littered with shipwrecks. One has just re-surfaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sea-around-newfoundland-is-littered-with-shipwrecks-one-has-just-re-surfaced/996768)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sea-around-newfoundland-is-littered-with-shipwrecks-one-has-just-re-surfaced/996768 "2024-01-31T10:55:44Z")
Part of a shipwreck, likely from the 19th century, has emerged on a beach in Newfoundland. May have come to light due to erosion from Hurricane Fiona. Naval historians are excited. --- ## [What's my obligation to art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-obligation-to-art/996615)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-obligation-to-art/996615 "2024-01-31T04:48:39Z")
I’ve dreamt, at least 4 times of a particular painting. At first I thought it was the Cover of Lennon’s Imagine album. The second dream I realized it’s an angel. Clouds. The clouds have thinned out in subsequent dream… --- ## [WTF does "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-does-john-wayne-is-big-leggy-mean/341120)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-does-john-wayne-is-big-leggy-mean/341120 "2024-01-31T03:49:49Z")
There was really annoying song called “John Wayne Is Big Leggy” in the 80’s by a band named Haysi Fantayzee, that my sister used to listen to. Not sure why it came to mind 25 or so years later, but what does that mean t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=638&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=640&state=tracking)