# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=661&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 662 --- ## [Trivial Pursuit Mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555 "2024-01-02T01:47:27Z")
The amount of mis-information in Trivial Pursuit (Genus Edition) is staggering. I haven’t played in a long time, but I recall numerous mistakes coming up under science, esp. One question specifically stands out in my m… --- ## [Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien -- their JFK assassination podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-reiner-and-soledad-obrien-their-jfk-assassination-podcast/993435)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-reiner-and-soledad-obrien-their-jfk-assassination-podcast/993435 "2024-01-02T01:34:15Z")
The podcast is on Apple Podcasts. I saw a story on CNN that these two have a podcast, 2 episodes out, third one out on Wednesday the 60th anniversary, I don’t know how many in total, where they are investigating the JFK … --- ## [Did new posts get cornfielded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-new-posts-get-cornfielded/995471)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-new-posts-get-cornfielded/995471 "2024-01-01T23:38:58Z")
This thread here but I think there is at least one other. All of the posts added to the zombie today are gone. Headshots? Y2K24 issue? --- ## [Can someone remind me what this waltz is please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463 "2024-01-01T23:34:17Z")
It’s a famous waltz … but i can’t remember what it’s called. Thanks --- ## [Kang & Kodos theme from the Simpsons -- musical antecedents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kang-kodos-theme-from-the-simpsons-musical-antecedents/995468)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kang-kodos-theme-from-the-simpsons-musical-antecedents/995468 "2024-01-01T23:16:01Z")
This musical theme plays on The Simpsons for many or most appearances of Kang and Kodos. To me it sounds like 30s horror film music – is there specific older music which The Simpsons is riffing on here? Thought it might … --- ## [So are we an independent organization now, or are we still owned by that newspaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-we-an-independent-organization-now-or-are-we-still-owned-by-that-newspaper/995024)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-we-an-independent-organization-now-or-are-we-still-owned-by-that-newspaper/995024 "2024-01-01T23:05:57Z")
Sorry, I’ve been really out of the loop. All I can recall is some threads from 3-4 years ago. Are we now independently funded and owned, or are we still affiliated with, or on the budget, of that newspaper/website? (can… --- ## [Big batch of homemade beef stock- what shoud I do with it? Open to ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-batch-of-homemade-beef-stock-what-shoud-i-do-with-it-open-to-ideas/995246)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-batch-of-homemade-beef-stock-what-shoud-i-do-with-it-open-to-ideas/995246 "2024-01-01T21:11:03Z")
So we had a big ol’ prime rib roast for Christmas dinner, which had 7 big rib bones left over. I just used the ribs to make a very nice beef stock. Sipping on a cup of it now and it’s very rich and delicious. I make chi… --- ## [New Year's Eve 2023 fireworks around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-eve-2023-fireworks-around-the-world/995427)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-eve-2023-fireworks-around-the-world/995427 "2024-01-01T21:09:22Z")
The ones in Sydney Harbor in Australia are always spectacular (about 14 minutes). Tokyo (about 15 minutes) Singapore (about 30 minutes) More later as we watch. --- ## [Ladies: Do You Mind Sharing The Public Bathroom With Those You Perceive As Being Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-mind-sharing-the-public-bathroom-with-those-you-perceive-as-being-men/299946)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-mind-sharing-the-public-bathroom-with-those-you-perceive-as-being-men/299946 "2005-04-26T04:56:33Z")
CYA Disclaimers: If you want to bash people in the Transsexual Community, do it in the privacy of your own home. The ‘exclusive story’ cited in the OP comes from The NY Post (NYC’s version of London’s ‘The Sun’ tabloid).… --- ## [Guards supervising imates of the opposite sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guards-supervising-imates-of-the-opposite-sex/271550)
**Author:** [@Hadrian0117](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hadrian0117)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guards-supervising-imates-of-the-opposite-sex/271550 "2004-10-28T21:13:59Z")
Why are female guards allowed to supervise male inmates (or vice versa) while they’re showering, using the toilet, during cavity searchs etc. I know sex discrimination is illegal but don’t those laws not apply when one’s… --- ## [Mass Killings in the US (2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2023/977981)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-us-2023/977981 "2024-01-01T17:38:46Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2023 Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer (The killer is charged or would have been charged had he lived.) Minors cannot generally be held legall… --- ## [I feel so very small and ashamed of myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-so-very-small-and-ashamed-of-myself/995426)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-so-very-small-and-ashamed-of-myself/995426 "2024-01-01T15:13:05Z")
I was misinformed. I took a stand that was dumb. So I availed myself of some research and found out I’m still very dumb. I learned a few things. Mostly I learned I have way more to learn. It’s shameful to know yoursel… --- ## [Preferred conceptualization of “alien”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-conceptualization-of-alien/995284)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-conceptualization-of-alien/995284 "2024-01-01T14:15:45Z")
Inspired by an offhand comment in a podcast I heard: Aliens just like us are kind of boring. But which is more interesting (examples appreciated) of the following? Those who look like or seem like us superficially but … --- ## [Cars up on blocks -- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-up-on-blocks-why/8270)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-up-on-blocks-why/8270 "2000-03-07T23:55:00Z")
We’ve all seen the front yards with the broken down cars up on cinder blocks. But why remove the tires and put the cars on blocks? I never understood that. --- ## [Megan Rapinoe is retiring from football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megan-rapinoe-is-retiring-from-football/993119)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megan-rapinoe-is-retiring-from-football/993119 "2024-01-01T10:11:49Z")
It’s always best to go out on top while you’re young enough to enjoy it. --- ## [(Old, or maybe we mean Aulde) Happy Christmas MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-or-maybe-we-mean-aulde-happy-christmas-mmp/995108)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-or-maybe-we-mean-aulde-happy-christmas-mmp/995108 "2024-01-01T05:58:00Z")
According to my watch, it’s 02:23 GMT. So Happy Christmas, everyone! A Fairyrtale Of New York Still Christmas Eve here. We’ve had escargots and bourbon. Can’t wait until tomorrow when I give Mrs. L.A. her Christmas … --- ## [Welcome back to The Canadoper Café, 2023!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-the-canadoper-cafe-2023/977487)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-to-the-canadoper-cafe-2023/977487 "2024-01-01T03:37:06Z")
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the happening spot for all things Canadian on the SDMB. Politics, music, theatre, art, sports, food, law - if it’s Canadian, you can talk about it or ask about it here! Pull up a chair, h… --- ## [Alternatives to... twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-twitter/989825)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-twitter/989825 "2024-01-01T02:32:40Z")
Here we recommend and discuss alternatives to twitter. Straight Dope Message Board. Home of some of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks. Heavily moderated by internet standards. Host… --- ## [Is Judith Thomson’s abortion analogy valid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-judith-thomson-s-abortion-analogy-valid/994716)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-judith-thomson-s-abortion-analogy-valid/994716 "2024-01-01T02:32:19Z")
In her essay A Defense of Abortion Judith Thomson uses the example of someone being sick and needing Henry Fonda to touch them to save their life as an example of a need not representing an obligation on someone else’s p… --- ## [Windshield glass scratch repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-glass-scratch-repair/995348)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-glass-scratch-repair/995348 "2024-01-01T01:46:46Z")
I have some very fine scratches in my windshield that are annoying me. They are usually not visible but when the sun hits just right, they look almost like spider web threads. I bought the car used, so have no idea what … --- ## [Scientists may have found a living tree older than the Methuselah Pine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-may-have-found-a-living-tree-older-than-the-methuselah-pine/995401)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-may-have-found-a-living-tree-older-than-the-methuselah-pine/995401 "2024-01-01T01:34:01Z")
Story: Fascinating stuff, whether or not tests confirm the estimated age. However, the article does include a passing comment I find really depressing: the location of these ancient trees has to be kept secret from t… --- ## [Question about football (kinda)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-football-kinda/995145)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-football-kinda/995145 "2024-01-01T01:31:55Z")
At halftime, what do the people in the stands watch instead of less-agile millionaires yammering away like the folks stuck at home have to? --- ## [Wax museums - what about the bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wax-museums-what-about-the-bodies/995421)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wax-museums-what-about-the-bodies/995421 "2023-12-31T21:34:17Z")
Wax museums date back at least until to the 18th century, where famous people, often criminals, were often the subjects. Nowadays, they make the bodies of the wax figures from fiberglass and aluminum, two substances tha… --- ## [Tom Wilkinson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360 "2023-12-31T21:15:11Z")
Well, damn again. Another one… He was 75. Hell, I’M 75. :slightly\_frowning\_face: If you watch any amount of British TV or movies, he will be familiar to you. His name in the cast usually indicated a quality productio… --- ## [Please help ID this movie. Lili Marlene related. WWII, North Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-movie-lili-marlene-related-wwii-north-africa/995346)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-movie-lili-marlene-related-wwii-north-africa/995346 "2023-12-31T21:14:06Z")
I don’t have a lot to go on. Plus, my memory could be faulty, or conflating two movies. So I’ll describe it like I remember it, without any modern interpretation. I saw it in probably in the 70s, on Saturday afternoon m… --- ## [Energy needs of UNIVAC type computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-needs-of-univac-type-computers/993501)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-needs-of-univac-type-computers/993501 "2023-12-31T21:02:09Z")
What are/were the energy needs of the old UNIVAC type computers verses, say, a new iMac? If the difference is a lot, how much less energy will future computers need? --- ## [The local news is interviewing a psychic/medium/pet psychic right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-local-news-is-interviewing-a-psychic-medium-pet-psychic-right-now/995407)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-local-news-is-interviewing-a-psychic-medium-pet-psychic-right-now/995407 "2023-12-31T20:52:37Z")
They are promoting a psychic event. She will be there as well as an astrologist, a reflexologist, a tarot card reader, etc. This is on a news program. She is now giving a reading to the host. “You are someone who likes… --- ## [Fouled spark plug in engine with 10 minutes total run time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fouled-spark-plug-in-engine-with-10-minutes-total-run-time/995363)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fouled-spark-plug-in-engine-with-10-minutes-total-run-time/995363 "2023-12-31T20:27:10Z")
My new leaf blower died after 10 minutes of use and I took it to the warranty service place. They found the spark plug was blackened and fouled and would not ignite the fuel. They replaced it, and now it seems to work OK… --- ## [How does the President have the power to veto a trade commission ruling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-president-have-the-power-to-veto-a-trade-commission-ruling/995183)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-president-have-the-power-to-veto-a-trade-commission-ruling/995183 "2023-12-31T20:05:27Z")
This refers to the Apple watch ban the ITC put into affect on patent infringement grounds. FIrst, I’ll avoid the fact that I don’t understand why this is in the executive branch, where I thought, patent infringement cas… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Fly Paper Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-fly-paper-edition/991708)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-fly-paper-edition/991708 "2023-12-31T18:24:24Z")
You knew this was coming, right? Trump speaking in Iowa on October 16, 2023. He was distracted by some flies, which prompted this digression: I didn’t know you had flies here in Iowa I hate flies Now I’ll get in trou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=660&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=662&state=muted)