# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=679&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 680 --- ## [Your Personal All Time Top 10 Sports Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-all-time-top-10-sports-moments/853504)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-all-time-top-10-sports-moments/853504 "2023-12-07T20:45:01Z")
Yeah, I know we’ve done this thread enough times that there could be a "Your Personal All Time Top Ten “Your Personal All Time Top Ten Sports Moments Threads” thread, but whatever, there’s not one on the front page right… --- ## [Another another tax thread - Free PC games...should I pay tax on them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-another-tax-thread-free-pc-games-should-i-pay-tax-on-them/993877)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-another-tax-thread-free-pc-games-should-i-pay-tax-on-them/993877 "2023-12-07T20:14:39Z")
It is somewhat common for developers/distributors to give away PC games for free. EPIC does this weekly. Others do it on occasion. It may seem like no big deal but I probably get $1,500 (very rough guess) in free game… --- ## [Why does my card not fit my wallet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-card-not-fit-my-wallet/994063)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-card-not-fit-my-wallet/994063 "2023-12-07T18:39:26Z")
Last year, my friend bought me a new wallet. It was made of recycled tires. I liked it, but you had to really push hard to get most of my cards into the card slots. Even though it was made of rubber. But I put up with it… --- ## [Favourite property shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-property-shows/994181)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-property-shows/994181 "2023-12-07T16:56:38Z")
I’m a sucker for property shows, where couples go searching for a new home. In the UK we have various – Location, location location, which has the best hosts and tends to deal in ‘normal’ houses and budgets; Escape to t… --- ## [Thief: The Black Parade (amazing free expansion for the game "Thief: The Dark Project")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thief-the-black-parade-amazing-free-expansion-for-the-game-thief-the-dark-project/994247)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thief-the-black-parade-amazing-free-expansion-for-the-game-thief-the-dark-project/994247 "2023-12-07T16:07:28Z")
One of my all-time favorite games ever was “Thief: The Dark Project” which is now 25 years old. Which makes it remarkable that a fan-made expansion has just been released for the game and, apparently, it is excellent. … --- ## [How do you trust any information received online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-trust-any-information-received-online/994137)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-trust-any-information-received-online/994137 "2023-12-07T12:53:18Z")
Everyone is biased. Anything could be misinformation unless you experienced it firsthand. Is there a baseline rule that can be applied to say “I know this to be true?” I slightly changed the title because I didn’t want … --- ## [How to cash out Amazon gift card balance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cash-out-amazon-gift-card-balance/994188)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cash-out-amazon-gift-card-balance/994188 "2023-12-07T04:49:03Z")
I’ve acquired several hundred dollars in my Amazon gift card balance, but don’t want to spend it buying stuff from Amazon because I also have an Amazon Rewards credit card, and I earn three percent for Amazon purchases. … --- ## [Bands that sing "frat style" with multiple vocalists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-sing-frat-style-with-multiple-vocalists/993769)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-sing-frat-style-with-multiple-vocalists/993769 "2023-12-07T04:30:13Z")
Just happened to hear “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love)” (1965) by The Swingin’ Medallions while shuffling 60s songs the other day. It reminded me, of course, of Delta House’s rendition of “Louie, Louie” in Animal House,… --- ## [What's your strategy for online shopping (re: junk on Amazon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-strategy-for-online-shopping-re-junk-on-amazon/994138)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-strategy-for-online-shopping-re-junk-on-amazon/994138 "2023-12-07T03:44:13Z")
Do you have a strategy? Lately it seems absolutely impossible to sift through the mountains of gibberishly named companies that make up 90% of Amazon search results. If you know the name of a company you can visit their … --- ## [Question on a repair: VVT solenoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-repair-vvt-solenoid/994144)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-a-repair-vvt-solenoid/994144 "2023-12-07T01:38:24Z")
My son needs to have the VVT solenoid on his 2011 Mazda CX-7 replaced. He is being quoted $915 + tax. This is a place I trust but that seems awfully expensive - estimates on generic websites for generic VVT solenoid re… --- ## [Norman Lear has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norman-lear-has-died/994175)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norman-lear-has-died/994175 "2023-12-07T00:32:15Z")
Just saw this on the NYT. Creator of “All In The Family” and other edgy comedies, he was 101. --- ## [NFL 2023: Week 13 in a Baker's Dozen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-13-in-a-bakers-dozen/993880)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-13-in-a-bakers-dozen/993880 "2023-12-07T00:27:46Z")
As we get ready to enter the home stretch of the 2023 season, the word came down that the Jets have opened a 21-day practice window for Aaron Rodgers. Not sure why, as the Jets are 4-7 and likely need to win their last … --- ## [Lost Media Found. A Real Life X File is Solved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-media-found-a-real-life-x-file-is-solved/994198)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-media-found-a-real-life-x-file-is-solved/994198 "2023-12-07T00:07:02Z")
This was kind of a amazing. This link is a Twitter thread (No I am not calling it X) of a person who heard a background song in an X Files episode and liked it enough to try and find it. Her attempts only came up with ot… --- ## [Coronavirus general discussion and chit-chat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 1935\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903 "2023-12-06T23:19:26Z")
Let’s use this thread for general discussion about coronavirus and discussions that don’t necessarily need their own thread. --- ## [Million selling (gold) records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-selling-gold-records/994150)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/million-selling-gold-records/994150 "2023-12-06T22:48:34Z")
Back in the day - a singer would get a gold record for selling a million copies. How accurate were the counts, and how did they count? Did the record companies produce some kind of certified list of the number of copies … --- ## [Looking for a good novel that explores the world of golf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-novel-that-explores-the-world-of-golf/994133)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-novel-that-explores-the-world-of-golf/994133 "2023-12-06T22:20:31Z")
I’m looking for a good novel that explores the world of golf (and gets into technicalities of the game) but optimally explores interesting philosophical themes. --- ## [Colbert out of action again (11/27/2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colbert-out-of-action-again-11-27-2023/993790)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colbert-out-of-action-again-11-27-2023/993790 "2023-12-06T22:17:34Z")
After being forced out of action a month ago due to testing positive for Covid, Stephen is out for at least a week due to a ruptured appendix, which was removed over the Thanksgiving holiday. That’s two weeks off the air… --- ## [Theobromine, stimulants, and ingredient lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theobromine-stimulants-and-ingredient-lists/994163)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theobromine-stimulants-and-ingredient-lists/994163 "2023-12-06T22:17:02Z")
Does anyone know of theobromine (or other stimulants) have to be explicitly listed in food ingredient lists in the US? I have these Oreo candy canes that are chocolate flavored. They don’t list caffeine or theobromine, … --- ## [What's it like to stay at a homeless shelter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-stay-at-a-homeless-shelter/992508)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-stay-at-a-homeless-shelter/992508 "2023-12-06T21:49:58Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [The Night Aliens Landed in Mims (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-aliens-landed-in-mims-long/994071)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-aliens-landed-in-mims-long/994071 "2023-12-06T21:12:04Z")
SDMB note 1: I created this post as an offshoot of: \[\[SDMB note 2: as I write below, I have carried this story around in my head for decades; what better place to first publish it than here, where I’ve spent so many th… --- ## [Consulting miderators re: further action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consulting-miderators-re-further-action/991358)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consulting-miderators-re-further-action/991358 "2023-12-06T21:10:14Z")
Putting this here in an abundance of caution because attempting any explanation in the thread will likely be called “arguing moderation”. The link is a widespread meme. It is intentionally over-the-top to be funny. (Th… --- ## [Am I Worrying Too Much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-worrying-too-much/980241)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-worrying-too-much/980241 "2023-12-06T20:55:31Z")
I need to know if I’m overreacting. I am a worrier, so I like to check in with others. My sister has 2 vintage fans in her house. They’re pretty and she likes them, which I don’t have a problem with. I do think they’re u… --- ## [Let's hear what Amtrak is like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-what-amtrak-is-like/994066)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-what-amtrak-is-like/994066 "2023-12-06T20:54:50Z")
Posting in IMHO to facilitate comments like, “NO! Don’t do it!” and so forth. My beloved missus wants to take a trip to Washington DC (from Denver) this coming April. For several reasons, driving is not an option. I … --- ## [Conspiracy theory on Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theory-on-iran/994143)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theory-on-iran/994143 "2023-12-06T17:54:18Z")
Something I have been starting to think about recently is the possibility of a massive terrorist attack in the United States if we take out a strong response to Iran. The primary thing I base this on is the threat issued… --- ## [R.I.P. Ralph Cirella (from the Howard Stern show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ralph-cirella-from-the-howard-stern-show/994180)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ralph-cirella-from-the-howard-stern-show/994180 "2023-12-06T14:35:14Z")
Unless you’re a listener of Howard Stern you probably don’t know who Ralph Cirella was. He was a long-time contributor to the show, starting out as Stern’s stylist and becoming one of the more polarizing regular characte… --- ## [Racoons are just giant rats!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoons-are-just-giant-rats/993796)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoons-are-just-giant-rats/993796 "2023-12-06T13:08:25Z")
So, kidlet’s 9 pound elderly covid cat was yowling and hissing like it was mortally wounded. I come out looking for Peep, and he’s at the sliding glass door but no blood or anything. Of course, 2 inches on the other side… --- ## [Mariachi bands following people around (1950s, if that matters)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariachi-bands-following-people-around-1950s-if-that-matters/994141)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mariachi-bands-following-people-around-1950s-if-that-matters/994141 "2023-12-06T12:30:11Z")
I just saw the great movie Victims of Sin (Victimas del Pecado), which was made in 1951 in Mexico. In a few scenes, one of the main characters, a kind of bigshot hustler, is wandering around town at night followed by a m… --- ## [Issues with high humidity in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-high-humidity-in-the-house/993815)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-high-humidity-in-the-house/993815 "2023-12-06T11:02:00Z")
I live in an older home and am running into an issue I’ve never had before. Basically any time the heater is not in use, humidity levels in the house soar. Humidity in the house regularly reaches 65-75% in the summer eve… --- ## [The Great British Baking Show question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-british-baking-show-question/991220)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-british-baking-show-question/991220 "2023-12-06T10:11:46Z")
I’ve been bingeing this (among other shows) this month. Of the three challenges that the bakers face each week, they are given advance notice of two. My question: are the bakers told how much time they’re going to be gi… --- ## ["We are needing" vs. "We need"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-needing-vs-we-need/992771)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-needing-vs-we-need/992771 "2023-12-06T05:30:12Z")
I work with a guy who’s first language is not English. He uses the phrase “I am needing a cup of coffee” instead of, “I need a cup of coffee”. I’ve noticed other people at work have begun using this. Is it a dialect or … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=678&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=680&state=tracking)