# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=654&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 655 --- ## [Those "nodding" oil pumps scattered about the oil fields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-nodding-oil-pumps-scattered-about-the-oil-fields/995838)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-nodding-oil-pumps-scattered-about-the-oil-fields/995838 "2024-01-11T20:25:00Z")
There aren’t too many here in Ohio but I notice an occasional one when driving the back roads. Not many of them are running, though. They are officially known as pump jacks it seems.Most use an electric motor if they are… --- ## [Tell us some place you lived using only cultural references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-some-place-you-lived-using-only-cultural-references/995736)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-some-place-you-lived-using-only-cultural-references/995736 "2024-01-11T20:22:53Z")
Try for ones that only people familiar with your city would be know. For example you could say Thomas Guides SIG Alerts Traffic breaks “The” freeway Or maybe one unique cultural icon that again, only people familiar … --- ## [New Year's Feud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-feud/995517)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-feud/995517 "2024-01-11T15:38:04Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. You want to match the other people in the game. Rules: DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS , lest you see the other answers. If you … --- ## [UK Jeopardy! hosted by Stephen Fry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-jeopardy-hosted-by-stephen-fry/995712)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-jeopardy-hosted-by-stephen-fry/995712 "2024-01-11T14:31:49Z")
Here’s a YouTube link to the first episode. It’s a 50-minute format with 3 rounds. Much slower paced than American Jeopardy! at this point, and the monetary amounts aren’t comparable. Stephen Fry is always worth watchin… --- ## [Let's talk about Quinfall (upcoming MMORPG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-quinfall-upcoming-mmorpg/995840)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-quinfall-upcoming-mmorpg/995840 "2024-01-11T14:05:55Z")
If you haven’t heard, Quinfall is an MMORPG being produced by Turkish developer Vawraek. And it’s… controversial. So a bit of history. Vawraek previously developed a game called Kayra Online, which was being devel… --- ## [“Messages in this conversation”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messages-in-this-conversation/995940)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messages-in-this-conversation/995940 "2024-01-11T13:23:30Z")
Outlook, and possibly other email clients too, include a “messages in this conversation” feature. If you have a lengthy chain of correspondence with people ping-ponging emails to each other, you can open any one of them,… --- ## [Navigation (driving)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navigation-driving/995723)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navigation-driving/995723 "2024-01-11T11:28:27Z")
We’re watching an episode of NCIS. ‘McGee’ tells ‘Gibbs’ he’d printed out directions. When I lived in L.A., I relied on my Thomas Guide. It was indispensable. When I started coming up here to northern Washington, I h… --- ## [Longest and shortest solar day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-and-shortest-solar-day/995569)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-and-shortest-solar-day/995569 "2024-01-11T10:31:43Z")
By the longest solar day I mean the longest time from one solar noon to the next. And similarly for shortest. My google-fu seems not up to the question although I found one site that claims December days are generally … --- ## [Spending a day in Seoul, Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-a-day-in-seoul-korea/995917)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spending-a-day-in-seoul-korea/995917 "2024-01-11T05:01:57Z")
I have a 12+ hour layover in Seoul in a few weeks, and I’d love to get out and explore a little. It looks like it’s pretty simple to get through immigration (no visa required) if your stay is less than 24 hours. Has any… --- ## [Sitcoms filmed in front of a live audience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience/995925)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience/995925 "2024-01-11T02:55:06Z")
I was watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air and started wondering about how many sets they have and how the filming is done in practice. You have the main set that is the house, and then you have quite a number of other loca… --- ## [Limits on words/characters per post, and on consecutive posts by the same poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-words-characters-per-post-and-on-consecutive-posts-by-the-same-poster/995015)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-words-characters-per-post-and-on-consecutive-posts-by-the-same-poster/995015 "2024-01-11T02:03:07Z")
Is there a limit to the number of words or characters in a post under Discourse? Does Discourse prevent a single poster from posting more than a certain number of posts in a row? IOW, if I want to create a fairly lengt… --- ## [Another dishwasher question: soap dispenser not working; can I put the pod in the dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dishwasher-question-soap-dispenser-not-working-can-i-put-the-pod-in-the-dishwasher/995847)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dishwasher-question-soap-dispenser-not-working-can-i-put-the-pod-in-the-dishwasher/995847 "2024-01-11T00:28:07Z")
The little pod-holder on my dishwasher door isn’t working. It only opens half-way, or not at all, and when I open the dishwasher after running a cycle, the pod is hard; hasn’t melted and dispensed any soap. I’ve got a… --- ## [Brian DePalma's "Carrie": great movie and adaptation... except for the ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995789)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995789 "2024-01-10T23:47:59Z")
Spoilers I am, of course, talking about the ending where Carrie White’s hand shoots up from the grave. The ending truly misunderstands the point of Carrie White’s character, and the novel. She is supposed to be a tragi… --- ## [Plagiarism, Claudine Gay, a Zionists' wife, and Business Insider's German owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-claudine-gay-a-zionists-wife-and-business-insiders-german-owner/995870)
**Author:** [@InfraBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfraBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-claudine-gay-a-zionists-wife-and-business-insiders-german-owner/995870 "2024-01-10T23:43:36Z")
Business Insider published a story about Bill Ackman’s wife, Neri Oxman, plagiarizing Wikipedia articles along with other texts, as a comparison with ousted Harvard President Claudine Gay’s plagiarism and Ackman’s push t… --- ## [Why is the music at Starbucks so obnoxiously loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-music-at-starbucks-so-obnoxiously-loud/954213)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-music-at-starbucks-so-obnoxiously-loud/954213 "2024-01-10T23:37:03Z")
It’s like walking into a goddamn nightclub whenever I go into a Starbucks. You know, maybe I just want to relax and enjoy conversation with my friends without having to raise my voice; did you ever think of that? Shit! … --- ## [Biblical word for dead beat dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-word-for-dead-beat-dad/995904)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-word-for-dead-beat-dad/995904 "2024-01-10T22:25:03Z")
Just as the title states, does anyone know if the bible had a word for dead beat dads. --- ## [Tell Me About Your Life Without Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-life-without-sugar/995751)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-life-without-sugar/995751 "2024-01-10T22:22:05Z")
I’ve been feeling pretty crap lately, and I don’t think it’s coincidental that I’ve been ingesting large amounts of sugar. I believe it’s disrupting my sleep. However, I can’t really imagine my life without it. It’s a pa… --- ## [Help changing the region on my Android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-changing-the-region-on-my-android-phone/995919)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-changing-the-region-on-my-android-phone/995919 "2024-01-10T22:21:38Z")
I moved from Israel to the states, and I am having problems installing some apps because Google Play Store says these apps are not available in my region. I have a Motorola G7 Android. I’ve looked for the region settings… --- ## [Inheritance / Will question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-will-question/995908)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-will-question/995908 "2024-01-10T22:01:21Z")
My MIL is redoing her will, and has two conflicting desires with respect to her residence. First, she has stated repeatedly that she wishes to leave her home to her only child, my wife. Second, she wants her husband (t… --- ## [Shutting down iMac interrupts power on surge strip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutting-down-imac-interrupts-power-on-surge-strip/995914)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shutting-down-imac-interrupts-power-on-surge-strip/995914 "2024-01-10T20:51:20Z")
I was on the phone doing remote tech support with my 83-year-old mother today. At one point, I asked her to shut down her iMac (a model at least 10 years old by now) and then power it back up again. She selected “Shut Do… --- ## [Has there ever been a real-life equivalent to the "Kobayashi Maru" test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-real-life-equivalent-to-the-kobayashi-maru-test/686119)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-real-life-equivalent-to-the-kobayashi-maru-test/686119 "2024-01-10T20:15:47Z")
The Kobayashi Maru scenario is a famous fictional test given to cadets at Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy. The situation is designed to be unwinnable and the real test is to evaluate how the candidate thinks and performs u… --- ## [Does a battery weigh less as the charge leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-battery-weigh-less-as-the-charge-leaves/995796)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-battery-weigh-less-as-the-charge-leaves/995796 "2024-01-10T20:15:01Z")
I heard someone talking about the non-viability of electric airplanes. One of the points they referenced was that the longer a conventional plane flies, the less it weighs due to fact that it’s burning fuel and that a ba… --- ## [Traveling without checked bag. Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-without-checked-bag-tips/995784)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-without-checked-bag-tips/995784 "2024-01-10T19:50:33Z")
We’ll be leaving for vacation this weekend. Our least favorite part is returning home. There are no direct flights and it is an International flight, so we have to retrieve checked bags, go through customs/immigration,… --- ## [Macron appoints youngest-ever Prime Minister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macron-appoints-youngest-ever-prime-minister/995897)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macron-appoints-youngest-ever-prime-minister/995897 "2024-01-10T19:24:10Z")
Mme Borne has been persuaded to resign and Macron’s choice has gone to a new generation in advance of this year’s elections to the EU Parliament (I note that the leader of the extreme right’s campaign is even younger) … --- ## [New Toilet Handle + Closed Lid = Leaking Toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilet-handle-closed-lid-leaking-toilet/994645)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-toilet-handle-closed-lid-leaking-toilet/994645 "2024-01-10T18:48:55Z")
I had to replace the interior pieces inside my toilet tank and so purchased and installed the Korky Complete Universal Repair Kit. So far so good. The handle had to be replaced, and I have been through 3 different ones… --- ## [Secret Santa 2023 - sorry for the delay, let's hustle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2023-sorry-for-the-delay-lets-hustle/993131 "2024-01-10T18:47:17Z")
I’ve never organized a gift exchange before, but I love the SDMB Secret Santa and didn’t want to skip it this year, so here goes! I didn’t get my ass in gear until now, so we might have to rush a little bit. Ok, so here… --- ## [Paxlovid Rebound: How Long to Test Negative Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-rebound-how-long-to-test-negative-again/977538)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-rebound-how-long-to-test-negative-again/977538 "2024-01-10T18:20:01Z")
So I first tested positive for COVID on 12/19, a Monday morning, and was put on Paxlovid right away (within 12 hours of first symptoms). That was a Monday, and by Friday evening I was testing negative again. Alas, I was … --- ## [Judge Parker's long-lost daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parkers-long-lost-daughter/995868)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parkers-long-lost-daughter/995868 "2024-01-10T17:49:55Z")
A character who I’m told was last seen in the late 1960s and has been gone in-strip for twenty years was recently reintroduced. I’m :exploding\_head: --- ## [Living in Texas, am I out of luck when it comes to any legal online sports betting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-texas-am-i-out-of-luck-when-it-comes-to-any-legal-online-sports-betting/995865)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-in-texas-am-i-out-of-luck-when-it-comes-to-any-legal-online-sports-betting/995865 "2024-01-10T17:47:45Z")
The gambling laws get massively confusing, but the long and short of it as I understand is that Texas is still one of the 13 states in which online sports gambling isn’t legal - and that even if it were, technically, onl… --- ## [CTHD: What kind of barbarian was Lo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthd-what-kind-of-barbarian-was-lo/55250)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthd-what-kind-of-barbarian-was-lo/55250 "2024-01-10T17:22:28Z")
Saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the second time. This time I wondered what ethnic group the barbarian bandito “Lo” was supposed to belong to. It’s probably stated outright in the original novel by Wang Dulu, Wo Hu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=653&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=655&state=tracking)