# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=640&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 641 --- ## [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… --- ## [Help me make some award-winning chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739 "2024-01-31T02:41:39Z")
I want to make a killer batch of chili for the AFC / NFC games tomorrow. I’ve found a couple YT links showing how to make what they claim is award-winning chili, but I’m skeptical. For one thing, both videos claimed tha… --- ## [What can a person say in defending themself and denying a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-say-in-defending-themself-and-denying-a-crime/996717)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-say-in-defending-themself-and-denying-a-crime/996717 "2024-01-31T01:37:26Z")
The recent Trump verdicit raised this question. Please don’t focus on the person. I’m asking about legal guidelines. What can someone say in defending themself against an accusation? Hypothetically, a public person is a… --- ## [What disaster prep things have you undertaken in your homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disaster-prep-things-have-you-undertaken-in-your-homes/996497)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disaster-prep-things-have-you-undertaken-in-your-homes/996497 "2024-01-30T22:03:34Z")
A “disaster” in this context could be as simple as preparing for a power outage that might last a day or two, but also includes preparations for other events, such as hurricanes, tornado damage, flooding, or getting snow… --- ## [So, a question about the TOR browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-question-about-the-tor-browser/996853)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-question-about-the-tor-browser/996853 "2024-01-30T22:02:04Z")
Earlier today I downloaded something from rapidgator using Firefox. When you download something for free from rapidgator, you have to wait at least two hours before the next download. Thirty-five minutes later, I tried… --- ## [Kari Lake recamps to Arizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kari-lake-recamps-to-arizona/991465)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kari-lake-recamps-to-arizona/991465 "2024-01-30T20:25:53Z")
Not getting any traction at Mal-A-Lardo with the Mango Manchurian as a potential VP; Ms. Lake is taking her essence back to Arizona. I hope this turns the purple state bluer. Or else it’s another stunt to get a Faux Ne… --- ## [Sometimes, the \[what?\] is too much - poetry reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-what-is-too-much-poetry-reference/996856)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-what-is-too-much-poetry-reference/996856 "2024-01-30T20:21:47Z")
I’m annoyed, because my slightly inebriated, emotional self is trying to recall some poetic line that said, more or less, that “sometimes, the … mumble can’t remember … is too much.” Who and what was that? Walt Whitman?… --- ## [How can a Medicare Part D provider charge a $0 monthly premium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-medicare-part-d-provider-charge-a-0-monthly-premium/996842)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-medicare-part-d-provider-charge-a-0-monthly-premium/996842 "2024-01-30T19:34:25Z")
Last year, our Part D provider, Wellcare Value Script, charged $7.40 per month for our coverage. This year, our monthly premium is $0 - nothing. How can this provider afford a $0 premium? I called their help number, b… --- ## [Be cool! Be blue! Argyria as a choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-cool-be-blue-argyria-as-a-choice/996781)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-cool-be-blue-argyria-as-a-choice/996781 "2024-01-30T19:01:05Z")
Argyria is a condition that turns your skin blue, or grey, or something in between. It is caused by absorbtion of collodial silver, which is a tincture containing elemental silver in molecular form. It was sometimes pres… --- ## [Obama portraits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760 "2024-01-30T18:11:56Z")
Yesterday, two portraits of the Obamas were unveiled. They are not the White House portraits, but they are the portraits that will sit in the National Portrait Gallery in DC (an outstanding museum, by the way). Compar… --- ## [Why am I so f-ing cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-f-ing-cold/993439)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-f-ing-cold/993439 "2024-01-30T18:07:09Z")
Okay, I’ve been ill for 4-5 days. Weirdly no respiratory stuff. No real symptoms. But when I take my temperature it’s been low, like 96F.something each time. I’m shivering - seriously cold. My home office is right now 7… --- ## [What does a Supreme Court clerk do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-supreme-court-clerk-do/626730)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-supreme-court-clerk-do/626730 "2024-01-30T17:44:28Z")
Clerking for a Supreme Court justice is apparently a very prestigious thing to have on one’s law resume. What exactly do these clerks do? How many clerks does each justice have at any one time? How long do clerks typi… --- ## [Actual working Starfleet-style communicator to go on sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501 "2024-01-30T17:10:34Z")
Ooo, shiny! And very tempting… --- ## [Anyone else having trouble making Italics and Paragraph Breaks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-making-italics-and-paragraph-breaks/996630)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-trouble-making-italics-and-paragraph-breaks/996630 "2024-01-30T15:58:20Z")
For the last few days, all the words that I’ve italicized have the asterisk on each side of the word, but show up as plain text in the preview pane and when I post it (except bolding, for some reason). And the only way … --- ## [What Nazi official announced the March 1936 march into the Rhineland (video link included)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nazi-official-announced-the-march-1936-march-into-the-rhineland-video-link-included/996785)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-nazi-official-announced-the-march-1936-march-into-the-rhineland-video-link-included/996785 "2024-01-30T15:56:08Z")
Link to documentary. You can see the announcement starting at about 15:19. I couldn’t find where the speaker was identified. --- ## [Seeking the source of a literary quotation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-the-source-of-a-literary-quotation/996868)
**Author:** [@PapaD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapaD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-the-source-of-a-literary-quotation/996868 "2024-01-30T15:40:13Z")
I once read something to the effect, “A man may fool his wife or his mistress, but a daughter is a different matter.” I have searched in vain for the literary source of this quote, which may have been an English translat… --- ## [Tony Blair - "Policy first, politics second"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blair-policy-first-politics-second/996844)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blair-policy-first-politics-second/996844 "2024-01-30T15:16:09Z")
I had the privelege of hearing Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister, speak this past weekend. While he discussed a wide range of geopolitical topics he threw out the quote “Policy first, politics second”, when asked abo… --- ## [RIP Melanie Safka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-melanie-safka/996606)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-melanie-safka/996606 "2024-01-30T14:59:49Z")
Folk singer/songwriter Melanie Safka, best known as simply Melanie, has died at the age of 76. While no Joni Mitchell, she was beginning to have a following with people who liked somewhat folky introspective music in th… --- ## [Hotels near LAX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotels-near-lax/996628)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotels-near-lax/996628 "2024-01-30T14:56:32Z")
I am flying overseas in August. I will be overnighting at LAX. Does anyone have recommendations for places to stay near the airport? This is a vacation so I want to relax for a bit and have planned the departures in the … --- ## [Zvi Zamir, head of Mossad during and after the Munich Olympics, died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zvi-zamir-head-of-mossad-during-and-after-the-munich-olympics-died/996866)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zvi-zamir-head-of-mossad-during-and-after-the-munich-olympics-died/996866 "2024-01-30T14:47:33Z")
Not sure what forum is best for this so mods feel free to move. His leadership during the response to that attack, Operation Wrath of God, was felt to be quick and brutal. For sure at one innocent was killed. Hard to … --- ## [Local school board cancels school because of an eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-school-board-cancels-school-because-of-an-eclipse/996738)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-school-board-cancels-school-because-of-an-eclipse/996738 "2024-01-30T09:00:16Z")
Well, sort of. My local school board has decided the total solar eclipse of April 8 will be dangerous. So a PA day has been moved from April 22 to April 8 so the kids aren’t subjected to all the danger. The period of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=639&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=641&state=watching)