# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=652&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 653 --- ## [How to Post a Photo to My OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-photo-to-my-op/995930)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-photo-to-my-op/995930 "2024-01-15T19:18:15Z")
Is it possible to upload a small JPG image to my opening post? I keep getting an error message. --- ## [My minivan gets stuck on a railroad crossing, daughter saves the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-minivan-gets-stuck-on-a-railroad-crossing-daughter-saves-the-day/995768)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-minivan-gets-stuck-on-a-railroad-crossing-daughter-saves-the-day/995768 "2024-01-15T18:46:52Z")
Some people will remember Beta-chan, and now she’s 15 years old and my son is 13. Time flies. We are back in Japan and live in Hokkaido. Last night, we had close to three feet of snow, so of course we headed off to the … --- ## [Now what was THIS 1970's arcade game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-what-was-this-1970s-arcade-game/996106)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-what-was-this-1970s-arcade-game/996106 "2024-01-15T10:58:54Z")
You guys came up with answer pretty quickly to this, so here is another one: Arcade game I saw at the Aladdin’s Castle in the mid-70’s. Featured a movie screen and a replica machine gun, like one found on a battleship.… --- ## [Parasite - great movie or no? (SPOILERS WELCOME)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721 "2024-01-15T10:17:05Z")
Just saw this the other day (we try to see most of the Oscar contenders.) I was surprised that there was no thread on this - mainly because it impresses me as so different from what is usually nominated for best pic. I… --- ## [Beck and another shameful moment in the debacle that is my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-another-shameful-moment-in-the-debacle-that-is-my-life/996062)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-and-another-shameful-moment-in-the-debacle-that-is-my-life/996062 "2024-01-15T08:33:40Z")
Dammit, Beck. You are a mess. Ok, thx @Aspenglow for shutting down my ignorance. If you worried (clearly @kenobi\_65 was gonna egg me on😊) I’m ok. Ivy shot me up with the correct amount of insulin. Changed my pump. … --- ## [What was this 1970's arcade racing game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-1970s-arcade-racing-game/995999)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-1970s-arcade-racing-game/995999 "2024-01-15T07:22:37Z")
I remember seeing this game in the Aladins Castle in the early-mid 70’s. I never played it because I didn’t know what it was about. My memory may be a tad foggy about it. It had a plastic model race car under domed plas… --- ## [Reacher TV series -- Is this crime doable? (Spoilers in OP and beyond)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-tv-series-is-this-crime-doable-spoilers-in-op-and-beyond/996011)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-tv-series-is-this-crime-doable-spoilers-in-op-and-beyond/996011 "2024-01-15T01:38:24Z")
Disclaimer: I haven’t read the books or seen any of the Tom Cruise movies. My question is about the crime in Season One of the Reacher, the 8-epsode TV series starring built-like-a brick-refrigerator Alan Ritchson. I… --- ## ["Leave the world behind" (produced by the Obamas) is freaking out the CT'ers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619 "2024-01-15T01:37:16Z")
This movie is currently playing on Netflix. It’s an apocalyptic type show we’re in the United States gets shut down through cyber attacks. The show itself is packed full of symbolism and Easter eggs. (Which I liked). B… --- ## [Tell me about your knock-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-knock-offs/996019)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-knock-offs/996019 "2024-01-15T01:12:37Z")
Ever buy stuff that is clearly a knock-off of a popular, more expensive item? Tell me all about it! I love my SUNWILL Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Double Wall Travel Tumbler, aka YETI knockoff. It was just $25 for t… --- ## [I pit airport duty free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-airport-duty-free/994838)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-airport-duty-free/994838 "2024-01-15T00:56:24Z")
I just flew out of BKK ( Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand) for like the 6th time, and I hate hate hate their duty free areas. Scenario: arrive at curb, wander to airline drop bag areas, which are always mobbed. Most airli… --- ## [Joyce Randolph RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyce-randolph-rip/996080)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyce-randolph-rip/996080 "2024-01-14T22:25:30Z")
You know, I don’t have much to say here except she had a good long life, and I liked Trixie Norton better than Ethel Mertz as a second banana. --- ## [Is it common on the internet that people use AI to create any resources (e.g., about language orthography, history, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-on-the-internet-that-people-use-ai-to-create-any-resources-e-g-about-language-orthography-history-etc/994635)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-on-the-internet-that-people-use-ai-to-create-any-resources-e-g-about-language-orthography-history-etc/994635 "2024-01-14T21:54:37Z")
I’ve heard that AI has been popular in recent years. It is often used as a tool for assistance virtually. Infact, people are now often using it to create essays. Does this apply to online resources too? I just wanted to … --- ## [Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel): Anybody done one of these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-scholar-formerly-elderhostel-anybody-done-one-of-these/995906)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-scholar-formerly-elderhostel-anybody-done-one-of-these/995906 "2024-01-14T21:49:57Z")
We’re thinking of signing on for one of these trips, probably to Italy. I’m wondering if anybody here has experience with this outfit and any recommendations. We’ve done extensive travel in the past, but it’s been a long… --- ## [Two-ingredient chocolate mousse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ingredient-chocolate-mousse/995975)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ingredient-chocolate-mousse/995975 "2024-01-14T21:22:34Z")
Take 2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup water. Blend for three minutes. Chill overnight. Garnish with more chocolate chips. Makes four servings. Is this guy serious? He seems to be. This is not chocolate m… --- ## [Saw a SovCit licence plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-sovcit-licence-plate/980398 "2024-01-14T20:30:07Z")
It was a USDOT plate complete with DOT’s logo but for private use. Hmmmm, that’s strange and sovcit bunk that the car is not for commerce, transport or hire. But it looked like a real plate, not one of those handwritte… --- ## [Chess: 900 ELO to 1500 ELO in a Year -- Is It Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-900-elo-to-1500-elo-in-a-year-is-it-possible/976265)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-900-elo-to-1500-elo-in-a-year-is-it-possible/976265 "2024-01-14T20:00:48Z")
All of my life I’ve been a terrible chess player at best. My chess(dot)com ELO consistently hovers in the 900-1000 range. I’ve decided to hire a chess coach and really start grinding chess in the next year,\* and my life … --- ## [How old are the oldest bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-the-oldest-bones/996008)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-the-oldest-bones/996008 "2024-01-14T19:38:56Z")
For example, dinosaur ‘bones’, as I understand it, are fossils which are formed by sediment covering the organism quickly after death, forming a cavity which is later filled with minerals of some sort. And I take it ther… --- ## [How can the batteries for e-cars burn under water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-batteries-for-e-cars-burn-under-water/994070)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-batteries-for-e-cars-burn-under-water/994070 "2024-01-14T18:02:47Z")
How can the batteries for e-cars burn under water? There was a thread a while ago with videos of e-cars that went under water and started burning. How is that possible? I always thought a fire needed oxygen? Or is ther… --- ## [National insignia / markings on WW2 tanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-insignia-markings-on-ww2-tanks/996020)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-insignia-markings-on-ww2-tanks/996020 "2024-01-14T18:01:15Z")
I know about the German cross and the American white star, and the Soviets sometimes had red stars on their tanks. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of, say, a British tank with a Union Jack on the turret, or a… --- ## [Cheap Dental Care Options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-dental-care-options/996017)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-dental-care-options/996017 "2024-01-14T17:45:53Z")
What are some cheap option for dental care? I am in SE Michigan and my GF’s 23 y/o son has a cavity that needs filled. Would a university like UofM be much cheaper than just going to a regular dentist? Is there anywhe… --- ## [Medical Question (≠ Need Answer Fast) — recurrent inflammations @ cheekbones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-need-answer-fast-recurrent-inflammations-cheekbones/996066)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-need-answer-fast-recurrent-inflammations-cheekbones/996066 "2024-01-14T13:16:38Z")
I’m generically prone to sebaceous cysts: subcutaneous nodules under my skin that periodically get infected and swell up and get red and sore, then either just go away quietly or burst and drain and then fade. Well, I … --- ## [Life insurance question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-question/994124)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-insurance-question/994124 "2024-01-14T02:35:13Z")
John is driving home when a drunk driver crosses the center line hitting Johns car killing him. Johns life insurance pays out double because it is an accident. Does the life insurance company go after the drunk driver/… --- ## [eBay terrorizes a pair of journalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-terrorizes-a-pair-of-journalists/996061)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-terrorizes-a-pair-of-journalists/996061 "2024-01-14T02:32:26Z")
I honestly thought this type of stuff happens only in the movies (or a John Grisham novel) Here’s a (free) link to a New York Times piece that details how eBay employees tried to shut up a pair of journalists for sayin… --- ## [Tom Shales RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-shales-rip/996050)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-shales-rip/996050 "2024-01-13T23:47:19Z")
Longtime television critic for the Washington Post and author of the definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, Shales passed away yesterday at age 79. I really enjoyed his columns, which were often insightful, wit… --- ## [Becks bad bad bad dwunk posting thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-dwunk-posting-thread/996052)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becks-bad-bad-bad-dwunk-posting-thread/996052 "2024-01-13T22:51:58Z")
Yeah. I was. No faults of my own. Kinda high blood glucose. Iyv was on my case. Frettin’ and pokin’ i was giggliy over horses on TV withclothes on. Seemed awfully silly to me. Some stoopid movie on Tmc. I’m mean TCM. … --- ## [How should I die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-die/995776)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-die/995776 "2024-01-13T22:35:39Z")
Wife and I are currently reading/listening to “How Not To Die”, a book about how to adjust your diet so as to reduce your risk of developing any of several diseases. Some of the chapter titles: How not to die from hea… --- ## [A question about a song in "In the Heat of the Night"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-song-in-in-the-heat-of-the-night/464620)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-song-in-in-the-heat-of-the-night/464620 "2024-01-13T21:40:07Z")
In the movie In the Heat of the Night, towards the beginning of the movie when Sam Woods (Officer Woods) is driving his patrol car after leaving the diner, there is a song playing on the radio. The lyrics go something l… --- ## [What number is highest before using a form of "ten and \_\_\_\_\_"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-is-highest-before-using-a-form-of-ten-and/996014)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-number-is-highest-before-using-a-form-of-ten-and/996014 "2024-01-13T20:49:32Z")
In English, we get up to 12 before we say “thirteen”, which is an obvious reference to ten. What number, presumably in a foreign language, is the highest “distinct” number that doesn’t reference another number. I’m not… --- ## [Do you have a pantry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-pantry/995709)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-pantry/995709 "2024-01-13T19:24:24Z")
What do you use it for? Do you think it’s essential to have a pantry? They are not that common where I live, and I have never missed having one, but I do wonder why many people think they are essential. --- ## [Does a sedentary lifestyle burn the same amount of calories as an active lifestyle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-sedentary-lifestyle-burn-the-same-amount-of-calories-as-an-active-lifestyle/995835)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-sedentary-lifestyle-burn-the-same-amount-of-calories-as-an-active-lifestyle/995835 "2024-01-13T17:55:17Z")
The question is the title, but basically, is a sedentary lifestyle burning roughly the same amount of calories per day as an active lifestyle? I’ve just read that it doesn’t matter, both burn roughly the same amount of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=651&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=653&state=muted)