# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=667&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 668 --- ## [Single Combat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-combat/641893)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-combat/641893 "2023-12-23T06:06:10Z")
Relating to this thread: Has an important battle ever been decided by single combat? - The Straight Dope I just thought I’d point out another example of a duel not taking place, although offered by one side: BBC NEWS | … --- ## [Can you freeze cooked chow mein? Need answer pretty fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-freeze-cooked-chow-mein-need-answer-pretty-fast/994682)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-freeze-cooked-chow-mein-need-answer-pretty-fast/994682 "2023-12-23T06:06:02Z")
This aternoon, the staff at my apartments brought in a whole big pile of chow mein, rice, something I didn’t recognize, and pita bread for us residents. I got there when it was almost over and there was a donkey load of … --- ## [Relativity/though experiment question (hypothetical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-though-experiment-question-hypothetical/994642)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-though-experiment-question-hypothetical/994642 "2023-12-23T05:39:24Z")
A question posed on another forum asked, “If two spaceships were travelling side by side, 100 yards apart going 99% of the speed of light, would they be able to look through the portholes and see each other?” It was ans… --- ## [Bookbinders' forums, outside of reddit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookbinders-forums-outside-of-reddit/995011)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookbinders-forums-outside-of-reddit/995011 "2023-12-23T03:45:14Z")
Are there any bookbinders’ message boards or forums, outside of reddit? I’m especially interested in any place that welcomes people who are new to the craft and who have lots of questions about tools and supplies. --- ## [My phone messed up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-messed-up/995022)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-messed-up/995022 "2023-12-23T03:31:07Z")
My phone reset or something and I lost access to the Dope. It did the same to my e mail. I had forgotten my passwords as i stay logged in. I recharged my phone and now its ok. I can’t do without my Dope! --- ## [The mmm songs also-ran poll. Here’s your chance to get your forgotten songs some votes. Please see the RULES in the OP {POLLS ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-also-ran-poll-here-s-your-chance-to-get-your-forgotten-songs-some-votes-please-see-the-rules-in-the-op-polls-added/994823)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-also-ran-poll-here-s-your-chance-to-get-your-forgotten-songs-some-votes-please-see-the-rules-in-the-op-polls-added/994823 "2023-12-23T03:21:51Z")
(From a suggestion by @Moonrise) Now that all the polls are posted (except for the Grandaddy of all Song Polls, which will commence later this week), let us take this opportunity to vote for our most glaring omissions. … --- ## [What happened to the lakes at what is now Mexico City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-lakes-at-what-is-now-mexico-city/994338)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-lakes-at-what-is-now-mexico-city/994338 "2023-12-23T01:11:08Z")
I recently read Conquistador, about Cortes’ conquest of the Aztec empire. I hadn’t realised that the Aztec cities were built on and around a major lake system. So what happened to the lakes? Mexico City isn’t on lakes … --- ## [Should I call out my friend's lack of professionalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-out-my-friends-lack-of-professionalism/994934)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-out-my-friends-lack-of-professionalism/994934 "2023-12-22T23:19:04Z")
I frequently network with people looking for new jobs – both formally through a vocational organization and informally through personal and professional connections. IOW, I’m introduced to “Bill,” who’s looking for a new… --- ## ["Different Drum": Most clichés in a song ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-drum-most-cliches-in-a-song/835255)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-drum-most-cliches-in-a-song/835255 "2023-12-22T22:55:38Z")
What is the world’s record for highest density of idioms or clichés in a song or poem? I nominate Linda Ronstadt’s hit song Different Drum. I show the first four stanzas below with clichés and idioms colored red. Can … --- ## [The mmm songs Wild Card & Also-Ran poll. Let’s get some of these high vote-getters into our final music poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mmm-songs-wild-card-also-ran-poll-let-s-get-some-of-these-high-vote-getters-into-our-final-music-poll/994988 "2023-12-22T21:46:19Z")
(From suggestions by @Moonrise and @peccavi) Now that all the individual letters are all settled, let us take this opportunity to shoehorn in some wild card and also-ran entries. These are the top vote-getters from the … --- ## [LOTR: Return of the King movie 20th anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-return-of-the-king-movie-20th-anniversary/994941)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-return-of-the-king-movie-20th-anniversary/994941 "2023-12-22T19:59:53Z")
The US debut was Dec 17, 2003, and I meant to post on that date but like Butterbur one thing drove out another and I forgot. I will re-watch the extended addition sometime soon. Though I’m not happy with some things (ar… --- ## [Attorneys -am I being patient enough and when is it time to hire somebody else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorneys-am-i-being-patient-enough-and-when-is-it-time-to-hire-somebody-else/994779)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attorneys-am-i-being-patient-enough-and-when-is-it-time-to-hire-somebody-else/994779 "2023-12-22T19:06:36Z")
I can’t get into specific details. My mother had a very good corporate tax attorney that setup her LTD and Trust for her medical practice. That was in the early 1990’s. Wells Fargo handles most of it now, but they won’t… --- ## [Any way to reset the default thread pointer to a given date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-reset-the-default-thread-pointer-to-a-given-date/994940)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-reset-the-default-thread-pointer-to-a-given-date/994940 "2023-12-22T18:25:05Z")
When an older thread is rezzed, it invariably points either to the first post (if I never viewed it before, or it predates the switchover from vBulletin–I think on that latter score), or to whichever post I had last read… --- ## [Oldest surviving Best Actor Oscar winner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-surviving-best-actor-oscar-winner/994995)
**Author:** [@bryanmaguire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmaguire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-surviving-best-actor-oscar-winner/994995 "2023-12-22T18:06:46Z")
Watching West Side Story. George Chakiris is still live at the age of 91. He won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the role of Bernardi. Is he the oldest surviving best actor oscar winner. Male/ female lead/supportin… --- ## [What it should be a better term \[moving pictures\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-should-be-a-better-term-moving-pictures/990606)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-it-should-be-a-better-term-moving-pictures/990606 "2023-12-22T17:01:23Z")
All artificial images are made out of still images such as single man-made images like drawings, painting and photographs, comics and sketches/multiple drawings are multiple man-made still images in one image,but there’s… --- ## [Autobattler Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autobattler-games/994890)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autobattler-games/994890 "2023-12-22T16:47:52Z")
So I have heard about this genre of games where, by my understanding (and please correct me if I am wrong), you essentially program your moves in advance and then let it fly and hope to do better than your opponent. I t… --- ## [What would it take to increase the federal minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-increase-the-federal-minimum-wage/994971)
**Author:** [@CuckerTarlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuckerTarlson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-increase-the-federal-minimum-wage/994971 "2023-12-22T15:13:36Z")
In the United States of America, it is $7.25 an hour, and has been since 2007. Minimum wage can be set by states individually, but those that don’t have their own opt for the federal minimum. Such a wage was already to… --- ## [Odd electrical breaker problem, multiple sections of house on multiple breakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-electrical-breaker-problem-multiple-sections-of-house-on-multiple-breakers/994899)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-electrical-breaker-problem-multiple-sections-of-house-on-multiple-breakers/994899 "2023-12-22T15:03:54Z")
Quick background, I’ve owned my house for 18 years, it was built in 1971. I recently had some lights added to my basement and also had some new breakers added to rewire the basement outlets, first floor lights, and the b… --- ## [I have way too much cat hair in my nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-way-too-much-cat-hair-in-my-nose/410763)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-way-too-much-cat-hair-in-my-nose/410763 "2023-12-22T14:31:35Z")
After about 34 years of being totally cat free, I have now acquired two of the beasties. They are delightful (well, except for the 3:00 am cat fights that wake me up). However, I have a LARGE amount of cat hair in my no… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter C? Final poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-c-final-poll-added/992047)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-c-final-poll-added/992047 "2023-12-22T11:39:58Z")
Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. in the title. You must include the artist or your submission will not be counted. Poll will appear once we get enough entries. mmm --- ## [Pilots, lawyers, etc: Let's talk about Trevor Jacob, YouTuber who may have intentionally crashed his plane for publicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-lawyers-etc-lets-talk-about-trevor-jacob-youtuber-who-may-have-intentionally-crashed-his-plane-for-publicity/960985)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-lawyers-etc-lets-talk-about-trevor-jacob-youtuber-who-may-have-intentionally-crashed-his-plane-for-publicity/960985 "2023-12-22T10:04:18Z")
I’ve become unexpectedly obsessed with this story, and wanted to get the views of my fellow Dopers, particularly those with flying and/or legal experience. It was touched on only briefly in the Great Ongoing General Avia… --- ## [Are you a fan of your long knife pizza cutter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-fan-of-your-long-knife-pizza-cutter/994884)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-fan-of-your-long-knife-pizza-cutter/994884 "2023-12-22T08:39:20Z")
I don’t know why I’m asking this because I already ordered it from Amazon. I’ve always used the roller kind myself. But I lost my last one. So I ordered another from Amazon. This time I decided to go a different direct… --- ## [Purpose of a thing in airport passenger boarding bridges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-thing-in-airport-passenger-boarding-bridges/994958)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-thing-in-airport-passenger-boarding-bridges/994958 "2023-12-22T05:36:30Z")
My sister, who takes flights a few times a year within the US, wondered about this. In the boarding tunnel that extends from the gate to the plane, there is (or used to be) what she describes as a stand of some sort topp… --- ## [Which conferences get to participate in the College Football Playoff national championship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-conferences-get-to-participate-in-the-college-football-playoff-national-championship/975638)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-conferences-get-to-participate-in-the-college-football-playoff-national-championship/975638 "2023-12-22T03:18:14Z")
For the last 8 years, the only conferences that have been in the college football playoff national championship have been the ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 and SEC. If a team from one of the other conferences (American Athleti… --- ## [RIP Gregory Golodoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gregory-golodoff/994956)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gregory-golodoff/994956 "2023-12-22T02:03:05Z")
Who is that, you ask? Mr. Golodoff was the last surviving Alaskan out of 41 who were captured by the Japanese in WWII on the Aleutian island of Attu. When the Japanese invaded Attu, they killed the one person who could h… --- ## [Accelerationism and the "four turnings": absolute horseshit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerationism-and-the-four-turnings-absolute-horseshit/994644)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerationism-and-the-four-turnings-absolute-horseshit/994644 "2023-12-22T01:33:13Z")
Just saw this on Nebula.tv (actually a rare example a really interesting video that is a available in Nebula only and not YouTube): Why Some Billionaires Are Actively Trying To Destroy The World | Nebula It’s about acc… --- ## [Legal Q: How is the value of a thing stolen determined? (current case raises an interesting question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-how-is-the-value-of-a-thing-stolen-determined-current-case-raises-an-interesting-question/994697)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-how-is-the-value-of-a-thing-stolen-determined-current-case-raises-an-interesting-question/994697 "2023-12-22T00:46:24Z")
Mods: Not sure if this should be FQ or IMHO or GD…please move if I got it wrong. I was reading this article recently: Full Title: Thieves argued they should face lesser charge because their stolen goods were on sale … --- ## [How does TSA screening work at VERY small airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tsa-screening-work-at-very-small-airports/984976)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tsa-screening-work-at-very-small-airports/984976 "2023-12-22T00:36:02Z")
This October, I’m gonna be taking a short trip to Yakima, WA for an indy wrestling show. Since I don’t own a car and don’t want to deal with rentals, I decided to fly there and make a 2-night stay out of it. Yakima’s aip… --- ## [You have 70,000 tons of iridium--what do you do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-70-000-tons-of-iridium-what-do-you-do-with-it/994313)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-70-000-tons-of-iridium-what-do-you-do-with-it/994313 "2023-12-22T00:25:32Z")
A recent episode of a science fiction series introduced the discovery of an asteroid containing around 70,000 tons of iridium. Currently global iridium production is around 7 tons per year, so that’s around 10,000 years … --- ## [I'd like to buy someone a pair of Enchroma glasses.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-buy-someone-a-pair-of-enchroma-glasses/822018)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-buy-someone-a-pair-of-enchroma-glasses/822018 "2023-12-22T00:24:53Z")
This post has prior mod approval. The SDMB is in no way responsible for any of this. I’m not ashamed (not much anyways) to admit that watching the Enchroma glasses videos usually hit me right in the feels and I’d like … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=666&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=668&state=watching)