# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=672 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 673 --- ## [How do I zero out Visa/MC gift cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-zero-out-visa-mc-gift-cards/990771)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-zero-out-visa-mc-gift-cards/990771 "2023-12-16T07:10:48Z")
I work in a preschool. A lot of the parents gave me gift cards that were just those Visa or MC spend-anywhere cards. I now have a bunch of them with just a few dollars on each one. Stores are telling me they can’t run… --- ## [Can the evolution of Classical Latin to Ecclesiastical Latin in changes of pronunciation, vocabulary, etc. partly be attributed to the fall of Rome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-evolution-of-classical-latin-to-ecclesiastical-latin-in-changes-of-pronunciation-vocabulary-etc-partly-be-attributed-to-the-fall-of-rome/994571)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-evolution-of-classical-latin-to-ecclesiastical-latin-in-changes-of-pronunciation-vocabulary-etc-partly-be-attributed-to-the-fall-of-rome/994571 "2023-12-16T04:35:10Z")
So in Ecclesiastical Latin, (also known as Church Latin) was technically an evolution of Classical Latin with changes in pronounciation, vocabulary, etc. It was a continuation of it after the fall of rome. Did the fall o… --- ## [Is the ship scene in "Leave The World Behind" realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ship-scene-in-leave-the-world-behind-realistic/994594)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ship-scene-in-leave-the-world-behind-realistic/994594 "2023-12-16T04:02:10Z")
I would have guessed the ship would hit ground long before it did. I did check out some videos of this happening IRL but those are at ports where the sea bottom is going to be deep enough for the ships. (I can say one t… --- ## [Seeking recommendations for a replacement tablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-recommendations-for-a-replacement-tablet/975434)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-recommendations-for-a-replacement-tablet/975434 "2023-12-16T03:31:24Z")
I have a Galaxy S2 Tab that’s about 5 years old, and it’s showing its age. Plus it’s too old for the latest Android OS, so some apps I use will no longer run. For the most part, I use it to read library books, play mind… --- ## [Let’s talk pans!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-pans/994643)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-pans/994643 "2023-12-16T03:23:19Z")
I have a set of non-stick pots and pans that have started to outlive their use. The two fry pans in particular have gotten decidedly less “non-stick” than they used to be. I have certainly been ingesting toxic pan coatin… --- ## [Making more money than your siblings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-more-money-than-your-siblings/994550)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-more-money-than-your-siblings/994550 "2023-12-16T03:02:47Z")
I have two older siblings. My brother, who had a talent for tinkering with electronics, went to community college to get an AA in electronics, but dropped out. My sister, who was an A student in high school, announced … --- ## [Why do Koreans bury kimchi pots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-koreans-bury-kimchi-pots/441105)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-koreans-bury-kimchi-pots/441105 "2023-12-16T02:41:06Z")
I understand kimchi needs to ferment a while (weeks? months? I’m not sure) in a sealed container before you can call it kimchi. What I don’t understand is why the container has to be buried. Wouldn’t it work just as we… --- ## [So was the whole "Trump destroyed the Post Office to rig the Election" just a left-wing conspiracy theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-the-whole-trump-destroyed-the-post-office-to-rig-the-election-just-a-left-wing-conspiracy-theory/994003)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-the-whole-trump-destroyed-the-post-office-to-rig-the-election-just-a-left-wing-conspiracy-theory/994003 "2023-12-16T02:29:37Z")
Reading this article and came along this line. DeJoy may be best known as the Trump-era GOP megadonor the left accused of meddling with mail-in voting to subvert the 2020 election. Now that it’s all said and done, w… --- ## [Prince Harry on 60 Minutes — what’s his story? Good guy? Spoiled brat? What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-on-60-minutes-what-s-his-story-good-guy-spoiled-brat-what/977908)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-on-60-minutes-what-s-his-story-good-guy-spoiled-brat-what/977908 "2023-12-16T01:58:22Z")
I’ve got 60 Minutes on right now but am not really paying attention. It’s on in the background while I’m working on something else. I’ll watch it again later when I can pay attention. My question is more about Harry and… --- ## [What's the plot twist in Proof of Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plot-twist-in-proof-of-life/994646)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-plot-twist-in-proof-of-life/994646 "2023-12-15T23:22:16Z")
I was reading one of the online list articles; this one was about celebrities who took a career-killing role. One of the entries was for Meg Ryan and the item talked about her appearance in a 2000 movie called Proof of L… --- ## [It's Wet and Wild in the MMP: old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wet-and-wild-in-the-mmp-old/994080)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wet-and-wild-in-the-mmp-old/994080 "2023-12-15T22:44:16Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s 4c/39f with no predicted change today, and with rain showers. Weather app sums up the day as “Rain, cold and fucking sadness.” Yes, it’s grey and grim out there but I’d take that over snow any d… --- ## [Funny program pop-ups/menu items/etc you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-program-pop-ups-menu-items-etc-youve-seen/994585)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-program-pop-ups-menu-items-etc-youve-seen/994585 "2023-12-15T22:10:06Z")
In the Android app F-Stop Media Gallery, in the settings there is this option: It strikes me as funny and more to-the-point/blunt/honest than you usually see in program UIs. --- ## [Football: Can I order games a la carte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-can-i-order-games-a-la-carte/994655)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-can-i-order-games-a-la-carte/994655 "2023-12-15T21:48:51Z")
There’s only a few games I’m interested in watching. I really don’t want to buy a package. My devices are firestick and PS4 if that matters. Thanks. --- ## [The proper nomenclature for groups of fruit-bearing plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-nomenclature-for-groups-of-fruit-bearing-plants/994654)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-nomenclature-for-groups-of-fruit-bearing-plants/994654 "2023-12-15T21:35:29Z")
When referring to a group of fruit-bearing plants, are there specific terms? For example, should the word “orchard” only refer to seed or stone fruit trees like apples, pears, cherries, and peaches? Should “grove” only b… --- ## [Getting a Samsung TV to turn off (sleep) when I turn off the A/V receiver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-samsung-tv-to-turn-off-sleep-when-i-turn-off-the-a-v-receiver/994407)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-samsung-tv-to-turn-off-sleep-when-i-turn-off-the-a-v-receiver/994407 "2023-12-15T20:42:12Z")
I’m at the end of my ideas. Maybe someone has a similar experience and a suggestion. I have a Samsung UN55RU8000FXZA TV (about three years old). I run it with a Yamaha RX-V6A A/V receiver. I have four or five HDMI so… --- ## [Mandela sings about killing whites video-explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandela-sings-about-killing-whites-video-explain/683788)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandela-sings-about-killing-whites-video-explain/683788 "2023-12-15T20:27:34Z")
I saw a link to this video from a Vice article about the white-man march. Since I am a bit of a masochist I can’t help but read a lot of the white supremacist comments on youtube, and I see a lot of accusa… --- ## [Funny Names For Porn Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-names-for-porn-stars/126616)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-names-for-porn-stars/126616 "2023-12-15T19:46:46Z")
How about Clit Eastwood or Vulvita for starters? :smiley: Quasi --- ## [Legal merits and flaws of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-merits-and-flaws-of-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/967201)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-merits-and-flaws-of-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/967201 "2023-12-15T16:48:07Z")
This is the thread to discuss the legal merits and flaws of the Dobbs decision. Question before the Court: Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. Full docket here: Docket … --- ## [How do I make a forum in ChatGPT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-forum-in-chatgpt/994388)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-forum-in-chatgpt/994388 "2023-12-15T16:47:07Z")
I’m planning to make a forum when I get a mac on christmas, i’m gonna use ChatGPT to make a forum, How do I make a forum using ChatGPT and how do I get users in a forum using ChatGPT? --- ## [Speaker elected! {Canada}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-elected-canada/991063)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaker-elected-canada/991063 "2023-12-15T16:32:19Z")
In the Canadian House of Commons :grin: I don’t know if many non-Canadian Dopers were following the story, but the Speaker of our House of Commons had a major faux-pas two weeks ago, when President Zelenskyy was addres… --- ## [Pluto TV has added 35 years of "The Price Is Right"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-tv-has-added-35-years-of-the-price-is-right/927969)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pluto-tv-has-added-35-years-of-the-price-is-right/927969 "2023-12-15T14:36:04Z")
Yep, an entire channel of Bob Barker’s era! I’m watching an episode from '81, '82 or '83 right now, given that they tried to give away a car which was only made for the '82 or '83 model years. --- ## [Violent Night-amazing upcoming Christmas movie with David Harbour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-night-amazing-upcoming-christmas-movie-with-david-harbour/972817)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-night-amazing-upcoming-christmas-movie-with-david-harbour/972817 "2023-12-15T13:57:12Z")
The trailer is here. I’m pretty interested. He’s no Bill Goldberg of course, but he can do a good Kris “Krusher” Kringle. --- ## [FBI Counterintelligece agent pleads guilty to working for Russian oligarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-counterintelligece-agent-pleads-guilty-to-working-for-russian-oligarch/994632)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-counterintelligece-agent-pleads-guilty-to-working-for-russian-oligarch/994632 "2023-12-15T13:25:31Z")
Charles McGonigal, a senior FBI agent, has been charged with conspiracy. They allege he was working for the oligarch in question, Oleg Deripaska, a known buddy of Putin. Had the relationship progressed, I wonder what els… --- ## [Install Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-straight-dope-message-board/994622)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-straight-dope-message-board/994622 "2023-12-15T11:11:32Z")
I’m sure my question must have been asked and answered already in (at least) one of the forums but damned if I can find it. So, let me ask - what does Chrome mean when it offers me the opportunity to “Install Straight Do… --- ## [A very special mmm music poll – What are your favorite X songs? (see explanation in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-special-mmm-music-poll-what-are-your-favorite-x-songs-see-explanation-in-op/994235 "2023-12-15T09:48:11Z")
TL/DR: I need an X song for the final final poll. As we are nearing the end of the music polls I am considering how to construct the ultimate poll to end all polls. I would like representation from each letter. This po… --- ## [Poland elections: Law & Justice Party appears to have been defeated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poland-elections-law-justice-party-appears-to-have-been-defeated/991637)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poland-elections-law-justice-party-appears-to-have-been-defeated/991637 "2023-12-15T09:02:57Z")
Poles went to the polls today. The Law & Justice party, in power since 2015, was hoping for a third term, but it appears to have fallen short. Exit polls indicate that L&J came in first in the popular vote, but with on… --- ## [Barry Humphries has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-humphries-has-died/983052)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-humphries-has-died/983052 "2023-12-15T07:24:54Z")
Barry Humphries, best known through the persona of Dame Edna Everidge, has died in Melbourne, Australia. Those of us who loved his work remember Dame Edna but also his creations Barry McKenzie, Sir Les Patterson, Sandy … --- ## [Where/how to invest a few thousand that I can add to over time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-how-to-invest-a-few-thousand-that-i-can-add-to-over-time/994438)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-how-to-invest-a-few-thousand-that-i-can-add-to-over-time/994438 "2023-12-15T05:18:39Z")
I would like to open some sort of investment account that I can continue to add small amounts of money for the next 7-8 years. I’m looking to have a nice balance to take a big vacation when I retire. Right now I have $1… --- ## [Can brain tissue get sunburned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-brain-tissue-get-sunburned/981052)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-brain-tissue-get-sunburned/981052 "2023-12-15T03:44:25Z")
I recently saw a comic book character (one in a long line of similar characters) who has a transparent dome for a cranium, exposing her brain beneath. As per the course for such fashion, she’s of course completely lackin… --- ## [That odd old (or newer) song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-odd-old-or-newer-song/994540 "2023-12-15T01:57:25Z")
Do you like one? Mine is I’ve got a girl in Kalamazoo Only way I’ve heard it was ‘The Glenn Miller orchestra’ My Daddy was a Big Band enthusiast. He would belt that song out like he had a good voice. I always loved t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=671) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=673)