# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=656&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 657 --- ## [Have you personally experienced trauma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-personally-experienced-trauma/990175)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-personally-experienced-trauma/990175 "2024-01-09T16:56:52Z")
We were recently speaking with my wife’s sister who said something like, “Every person experiences 5 traumas in their life.” Well, if that is true, my wife and I are in for quite the traumatic next couple of decades! … --- ## [Explosion at Fort Worth, Texas hotel \[9-Jan-2024\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-fort-worth-texas-hotel-9-jan-2024/995799)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-fort-worth-texas-hotel-9-jan-2024/995799 "2024-01-09T16:01:33Z")
It may be a gas leak, but there has been an explosion at hotel in Fort Worth injuring 11 with on person missing. Here is a gift link to NYT coverage so no paywall. Images are showing large portions of the building blown… --- ## [Serena Stevens 2004-2023 RIP (China Guy's twins)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serena-stevens-2004-2023-rip-china-guys-twins/978138)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serena-stevens-2004-2023-rip-china-guys-twins/978138 "2024-01-09T15:35:26Z")
It is with a heavy heart to post that my youngest daughter passed away on 8 January. Serena was featured in several threads though out the years. She was twin B born on Christmas Eve 2004 in Shanghai. Some may remember … --- ## [The celebrations at the end of Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrations-at-the-end-of-return-of-the-jedi-special-edition/995717)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrations-at-the-end-of-return-of-the-jedi-special-edition/995717 "2024-01-09T14:15:50Z")
Okay, so at the end of Return of the Jedi, but only in the Special Edition, we get to see celebrations on Imperial-occupied worlds like Naboo and even Coruscant, commemorating the destruction of the Death Star, defeat of… --- ## [Problems with "Compress Photos" in MS Word 365. There are two versions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-compress-photos-in-ms-word-365-there-are-two-versions/995669)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-compress-photos-in-ms-word-365-there-are-two-versions/995669 "2024-01-09T12:37:59Z")
I have been using MS Word for 6-7 years now. I create documents of cemeteries so I have photos of tombstones, usually 10 or so per document. I use one blank document that I copy so I’ve been using the same one for years.… --- ## [Former US Ambassador arrested for being possible Cuban agent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-us-ambassador-arrested-for-being-possible-cuban-agent/994098)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-us-ambassador-arrested-for-being-possible-cuban-agent/994098 "2024-01-09T12:02:41Z")
It’s just amazing that people overturn a lifetime of service and accomplishments for (presumably) a paycheck. I can’t think what else they promised him. Maybe a government job if/when the sanctions are lifted on Cuba? --- ## [CC rewards programs - bill footed by poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cc-rewards-programs-bill-footed-by-poor/993907)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cc-rewards-programs-bill-footed-by-poor/993907 "2024-01-09T11:00:20Z")
Saw this article in another thread about Paying Cash instead of CC - Is it Spreading?: Opinion | Credit Card Points Are Being Paid for by the Poor - The New York Times (nytimes.com) That article is a bit of a stretch I… --- ## [Google Maps property lines viewable on Google Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-property-lines-viewable-on-google-earth/995659)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-property-lines-viewable-on-google-earth/995659 "2024-01-09T10:59:34Z")
I swear I was able to do this years ago and now I cannot. --- ## [What's the straight dope on those "creosote clearing" logs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-those-creosote-clearing-logs/995792)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-those-creosote-clearing-logs/995792 "2024-01-09T09:29:05Z")
We don’t have a lot of fireplace fires in our house, but we like to have 3-5 or 6 during a winter. But someone nearby had a fireplace fire and it freaked me out thinking that we could have one. We did have the fireplac… --- ## [Franz Beckenbauer dead at 78](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franz-beckenbauer-dead-at-78/995782)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franz-beckenbauer-dead-at-78/995782 "2024-01-09T06:57:55Z")
Just saw the breaking news on spiegel.de. No details yet, just the announcement that he died. He was Germany’s best footballer of all time and its greatest legend in every regard, though he did much wrong as an offici… --- ## [Finding old links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-old-links/990345)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-old-links/990345 "2024-01-09T06:39:33Z")
I don’t know if this is the right forum but it can be moved if I’m in a wrong place. I have lost a set of links to favorite older threads. Some may not be available any longer, I know. But another Doper helped me find… --- ## [Recommend a nonfiction book about thru-hiking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-nonfiction-book-about-thru-hiking/994414)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-nonfiction-book-about-thru-hiking/994414 "2024-01-09T01:49:29Z")
I recently fell down a rabbit hole on Youtube thanks to Kyle Hates Hiking, a channel about people who’ve suffered mishaps while wilderness hiking, and often suffer a cruel or strange fate as a result. Quite a few of the … --- ## [Doctors and Prostitutes - What's with the red light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-and-prostitutes-whats-with-the-red-light/235626)
**Author:** [@Wytehawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wytehawk)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-and-prostitutes-whats-with-the-red-light/235626 "2024-01-08T23:03:57Z")
This topic came up in a converstion recently, and nobody could give an explanation. Is there a connection between the reasons that a doctor traditionally hangs a red light out in front of their practice, and that areas … --- ## [What are your favorite Doobie Brothers albums and Band lineup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-doobie-brothers-albums-and-band-lineup/995651)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-doobie-brothers-albums-and-band-lineup/995651 "2024-01-08T22:17:14Z")
I know that I’m asking how deep is the ocean? The Doobies had so many great lineups of musicians. The band name is really a franchise where fantastic and talented people visited for a few years. Do you have a favorite … --- ## [Fairy Tale Come True--Magical Mouse Cleanup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairy-tale-come-true-magical-mouse-cleanup/995785)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairy-tale-come-true-magical-mouse-cleanup/995785 "2024-01-08T22:12:55Z")
A mouse that tidys-up a workbench. They wrote fairy tales about this. News article, with video link. LINK --- ## [Something terrible happened to my Android Facebook UI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-terrible-happened-to-my-android-facebook-ui/995794)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-terrible-happened-to-my-android-facebook-ui/995794 "2024-01-08T21:58:43Z")
My Facebook interface on web browsers for Android used to look pretty similar to the interface for the Android app.: That isn’t perfect (for instance, I have no interest in that row … --- ## [Survivor 45](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870 "2024-01-08T21:32:21Z")
I had to start this thread so I could point and laugh at the Yellow tribe. “We can do hard things?” There’s no evidence to suggest that’s true. Note that the tribe names sound vaguely like their colors? And they were… --- ## [What's in the toll plaza service buildings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-toll-plaza-service-buildings/995614)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-the-toll-plaza-service-buildings/995614 "2024-01-08T20:56:44Z")
They are the smallish buildings at one end of the row of tollbooths. Anyone been in one? Some are larger and have a mini highway patrol station and others might have a garage and parking area to stage snow removal equip… --- ## [Anyone using Amazon Household?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-amazon-household/995743)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-amazon-household/995743 "2024-01-08T20:23:09Z")
My wife and I have separate Amazon accounts and we each have a Prime subscription. I think we can save $139/year by dropping one of the Prime subscriptions and sharing Prime via a Household thingie. I’ve read through the… --- ## [Presents that totally failed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presents-that-totally-failed/992871)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presents-that-totally-failed/992871 "2024-01-08T20:08:54Z")
What presents have you given/gotten/witnessed that TOTALLY failed at achieving the intended happiness/gratitude/appreciation/other pleasant result for the recipient? Note: the present must have honestly been meant to be… --- ## [Does part of the NYC pizza taste come from the fact that slices are typically reheated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-part-of-the-nyc-pizza-taste-come-from-the-fact-that-slices-are-typically-reheated/992762)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-part-of-the-nyc-pizza-taste-come-from-the-fact-that-slices-are-typically-reheated/992762 "2024-01-08T19:48:43Z")
NYC pizza is very well known and people enjoy its unique taste. I’ve seen articles which attribute the taste to something about the water, the sauce, or something like that. But one other unique aspect of NYC pizza is th… --- ## [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/995786)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995786 "2024-01-08T19:13:38Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [Shiny-headed gentlemen of the Dope, advice please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-headed-gentlemen-of-the-dope-advice-please/993491)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-headed-gentlemen-of-the-dope-advice-please/993491 "2024-01-08T19:20:52Z")
I’m 46. I’ve been bald on top for at least 20 years, but my hair still grows on the back and sides. I generally have Mrs Snowman buzz it with a trimmer (guard off) every three weeks or so, when I start to go a bit Hulk H… --- ## [The legality possessing or acquiring Apollo moon rocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-possessing-or-acquiring-apollo-moon-rocks/995179)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-possessing-or-acquiring-apollo-moon-rocks/995179 "2024-01-08T19:13:37Z")
This thread had its origins as an on-topic reply by @Schnitte in the missing artworks and treasures thread, responses to which veered off into a hijack on the legality of owning or acquiring moon rocks. The conversation… --- ## [Who says hoo in the hootin boob tube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-hoo-in-the-hootin-boob-tube/995781)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-hoo-in-the-hootin-boob-tube/995781 "2024-01-08T19:11:30Z")
I’m gonna ruin a tiny bit of TV for you, because once you notice it you can’t un-notice it. When a TV show (or movies, I suppose, but I really notice it with shows) wants to let you know that the characters are outside … --- ## [Surprising cameos in movies or TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-cameos-in-movies-or-tv-shows/682437)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-cameos-in-movies-or-tv-shows/682437 "2024-01-08T17:25:28Z")
That “obscure movies” thread had a reference to Ron Jeremy in a mainstream picture, which made me think of this. So, what are some of yours? Here are two that immediately come to mind for me: “Calendar Girls”: The mo… --- ## [Presenting via "Microsoft Teams" live event. What am I in for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-via-microsoft-teams-live-event-what-am-i-in-for/995667)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-via-microsoft-teams-live-event-what-am-i-in-for/995667 "2024-01-08T16:10:28Z")
I agreed to talk about a subject, and then learned it would be via a Microsoft Teams live event. I’ve never used it before, and neither have the people I’m working with on this. Can anybody tell me what to expect? I’m a… --- ## [Happy holidays!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/995003)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays/995003 "2024-01-08T12:26:18Z")
Well, I’m about to leave and start my two week winter break but, before I do, I have to wish my SDMB family all the best! Have a blessed holiday season! I love my boardies!! :heart: :kiss: :100: --- ## [AI entering the real world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-entering-the-real-world/995739)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-entering-the-real-world/995739 "2024-01-08T11:52:14Z")
Here’s a thread for sitings of generative AI or LLMs in the real world. I’ve been using ChatGPT and Copilot for work for months now, and I’ve seen Midjourney style art in cheap ads. And I’m sure AI is replacing algorithm… --- ## [David Soul-Dead at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-soul-dead-at-80/995665)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-soul-dead-at-80/995665 "2024-01-08T05:44:53Z")
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