# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=683 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 684 --- ## [Hall takes out restraining order against Oates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-takes-out-restraining-order-against-oates/993562)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-takes-out-restraining-order-against-oates/993562 "2023-12-01T02:42:26Z")
The '80s pop rocker is suing his former bandmate over a contract/debt issue, but the details remain sealed at this time. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/entertainment/daryl-hall-restraining-order-john-oates/index.html I… --- ## [Video of my stand-up comedy about "transgender" (Give me your opinions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-my-stand-up-comedy-about-transgender-give-me-your-opinions/993906)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-my-stand-up-comedy-about-transgender-give-me-your-opinions/993906 "2023-12-01T01:28:52Z")
Link removed. --- ## [Video of me doing stand-up comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-me-doing-stand-up-comedy/993720)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-me-doing-stand-up-comedy/993720 "2023-12-01T01:25:55Z")
Click on the title: “Me doing stand-up comedy.” Let me know what you think. --- ## [Resolved: Companies should have to pay you for data breaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-companies-should-have-to-pay-you-for-data-breaches/989872)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-companies-should-have-to-pay-you-for-data-breaches/989872 "2023-12-01T00:04:55Z")
Just got another letter from a company where someone got into their system and downloaded my personal information. Their solution for my name and SSN being on the Dark Web now? A year on credit monitoring. Just to be … --- ## [Weird and interesting family trees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-interesting-family-trees/993855)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-interesting-family-trees/993855 "2023-11-30T22:16:31Z")
We all know about family trees and the phylogenetic (evolutionary) tree showing the branching and development of species. The meaning and construction of these trees of des cent are pretty clear and straightforward. But… --- ## [Is Biodiesel Kosher and/or Halal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biodiesel-kosher-and-or-halal/993831)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biodiesel-kosher-and-or-halal/993831 "2023-11-30T21:21:04Z")
Biodiesel is a renewable resource made from trans-esterizing/de-glycerizing plant-derived shortening and animal-derived fat. This includes pork grease. Given that observant Jews and Muslims eschew the eating of pig fle… --- ## [Slicedalone has been banned for hostility toward other users and failing to debate in good faith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicedalone-has-been-banned-for-hostility-toward-other-users-and-failing-to-debate-in-good-faith/993922)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicedalone-has-been-banned-for-hostility-toward-other-users-and-failing-to-debate-in-good-faith/993922 "2023-11-30T20:47:47Z")
After a discussion in the mod loop, we have decided to permanently revoke @slicedalone’s posting privileges, based on a continuing pattern of problematic behavior including hostility towards other users, refusing to deba… --- ## [How Is A Criminal Mind Developed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-criminal-mind-developed/208906)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-criminal-mind-developed/208906 "2023-11-30T20:25:09Z")
How is it that some people become criminals, while the majority do not? When the same temptations face all of us, why do certian individuals succumb, while others keep to the narrow path of righteousness? Are criminals… --- ## [Instead of a "Last Night on Bill Maher" thread... \[basically "Is Putin Evil?"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-a-last-night-on-bill-maher-thread-basically-is-putin-evil/993679)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-a-last-night-on-bill-maher-thread-basically-is-putin-evil/993679 "2023-11-30T20:09:43Z")
…because he was off the air, I watched his Club Random this morning, where he “interviewed” Oliver Stone. I put “interviewed” in quotes because IMO Maher is a very poor interviewer of right-wing conspiracy nutballs, whom… --- ## [The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade '23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-23/993738)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-23/993738 "2023-11-30T19:09:05Z")
Just finished watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC yesterday. I don’t know how much you all follow it, but I felt like talking about it for some reason. (I don’t have anyone to Christmas shop for, so not mu… --- ## [Realestate Apps for other countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realestate-apps-for-other-countries/993882)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realestate-apps-for-other-countries/993882 "2023-11-30T18:01:24Z")
The US had Zillow and Redfin and realtor\[dot\]com so when you see some random house of interest, you can get an idea of how expensive it (and the market) is for that area. It’s a good passtime the wife and I have…while r… --- ## [Bands named for a member that is not the lead singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-for-a-member-that-is-not-the-lead-singer/993716)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-for-a-member-that-is-not-the-lead-singer/993716 "2023-11-30T16:20:06Z")
The J. Geils Band would count but The Steve Miller Band would not. I could go either way on Santana. --- ## [“You can use other people’s knowledge, but you can’t use other people’s wisdom”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-use-other-people-s-knowledge-but-you-can-t-use-other-people-s-wisdom/993775)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-use-other-people-s-knowledge-but-you-can-t-use-other-people-s-wisdom/993775 "2023-11-30T16:18:57Z")
I came across this quote, credited to Montaigne (although he used the term “men”). I think it speaks to the value of experience and self-discovery. But I’m not sure if it is true or profound. So what do you think? --- ## [Question about a spam email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-spam-email/993879)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-spam-email/993879 "2023-11-30T14:40:11Z")
I got a spam email (it’s certainly been going around, I’ve had dozens of these from different senders) where the header information appears to be: From: CVSPharmacy \ To: taylorcody55@… --- ## [Philip Morris cigarette additive - Di-GL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-morris-cigarette-additive-di-gl/993820)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-morris-cigarette-additive-di-gl/993820 "2023-11-30T14:36:17Z")
In a 1953 ad Philip Morris claimed their exclusive additive, Di-Gl would remove the “irritating vapors” in all the other cigarettes. Heck, they were so clean they did not need “…gadgets or filters.” Any idea what that ma… --- ## [Supernatural Short Story similar to the film The Others (Spoiler Warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-short-story-similar-to-the-film-the-others-spoiler-warning/993878)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-short-story-similar-to-the-film-the-others-spoiler-warning/993878 "2023-11-30T09:24:20Z")
When I saw The Others, years ago it reminded me of a short story I read as a kid or teen back in the 70s. I suspect it was probably even older, probably from the 40s, 50s, or 60s. I believe the protagonist visits their… --- ## [Donating blood after a heart attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-blood-after-a-heart-attack/993743)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-blood-after-a-heart-attack/993743 "2023-11-30T06:45:11Z")
Okay, it’s been a while since I last posted, but I have a question: Let’s say I have a heart attack, but it’s a mild one and I think it’s muscle pain in my arm - something like that. It’s my understanding that such thing… --- ## [Theia has been found (maybe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theia-has-been-found-maybe/992711)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theia-has-been-found-maybe/992711 "2023-11-30T02:39:39Z")
Scientists are claiming that they have found chunks of the small planet Theia that collided with the Earth to form the Moon in our mantle. Apparently it did not completely melt when it collided with the Earth however th… --- ## [Ought skiplagging be permitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-skiplagging-be-permitted/988795)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-skiplagging-be-permitted/988795 "2023-11-30T02:26:29Z")
Read an article in the paper yesterday about skiplagging, the practice of using only the first leg of a multi-leg flight. Apparently for some routes, you can buy a cheaper ticket from Chicago to San Fran with a stop in … --- ## [Clint Eastwood in "Independence Day" (1996)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-in-independence-day-1996/993868)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-in-independence-day-1996/993868 "2023-11-30T01:52:18Z")
I mean, if there is one movie that could have really used him to spice things up, this is it. Talk about a missed opportunity! That whole movie should have been an ensemble cast really. --- ## [Which felonies require a complainant to prosecute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-felonies-require-a-complainant-to-prosecute/992056)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-felonies-require-a-complainant-to-prosecute/992056 "2023-11-30T00:59:30Z")
Typically in USA law, which felonies are considered offenses against the state, and which require that some citizen complain that they have been the victim of a crime? In the former case, if a prime witness would be a pe… --- ## [A few points, Aspenglow, about the JFK thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-points-aspenglow-about-the-jfk-thread/993876)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-points-aspenglow-about-the-jfk-thread/993876 "2023-11-30T00:21:49Z")
You cite a couple of dozen of my posts in the now-closed JFK-Lee Harvey Oswald thread in Great Debates, https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-case-against-lee-h-oswald/993643/269 at least 16 of which are totally harmless… --- ## [Another tax thread - selling on eBay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tax-thread-selling-on-ebay/993867)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-tax-thread-selling-on-ebay/993867 "2023-11-30T00:20:11Z")
I have two machines I restored and will list for sale. Although I buy a lot on eBay I haven’t sold anything in years. Wow, is it a lousy situation today. Each machine should sell for around $1000. The eBay selling fee fo… --- ## [Comparing Lions to Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-lions-to-humans/993866)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-lions-to-humans/993866 "2023-11-29T23:32:03Z")
I am using lions here for a lot of reasons. Mainly because we have had a lot of exposure to lions, and they have been studied widely. They are also very dramatic in nature, especially when they are at their peak. They ar… --- ## [Christopher Columbus coming to America is the most significant thing to happen in our human species](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-columbus-coming-to-america-is-the-most-significant-thing-to-happen-in-our-human-species/986066)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-columbus-coming-to-america-is-the-most-significant-thing-to-happen-in-our-human-species/986066 "2023-11-29T23:28:45Z")
Or so thinks Neil deGrasse Tyson. Source: I loves me some NdGT but beyond the fact that if it wouldn’t have been Columbus, it would have been someone else soon enough, I would think maybe agriculture has i… --- ## [NFL 2023: Week 12 men who have walked on the moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-12-men-who-have-walked-on-the-moon/993536)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-12-men-who-have-walked-on-the-moon/993536 "2023-11-29T23:15:36Z")
Thanksgiving week is here, which means NFL on Thursday (3 games), also Black Friday (Amazon Prime game), and everybody else playing on Sunday or Monday. There are no byes this week. Thursday: Packers @ Lions (-7.5) C… --- ## [Does this (being long familiar with songs/tunes but not being able to identify) also happen to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-being-long-familiar-with-songs-tunes-but-not-being-able-to-identify-also-happen-to-you/993318)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-being-long-familiar-with-songs-tunes-but-not-being-able-to-identify-also-happen-to-you/993318 "2023-11-29T22:53:43Z")
Prompted by what I experienced yesterday in evening in dancing school - I sneaked a peek on the laptop with the playlist and saw the song was called Heart of Glass by Blondie. Finally learned that title, after always hea… --- ## [Snow day!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day/993817)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day/993817 "2023-11-29T22:47:23Z")
I’m a teacher in the Cleveland area. Today we had our first snow day of the year! I got up with my alarm at 6:30, checked my phone to be sure, and saw nothing, and started on my usual morning routine. While I’m in the… --- ## [Please tell me how bad this car problem is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-how-bad-this-car-problem-is/976239)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-how-bad-this-car-problem-is/976239 "2023-11-29T21:39:58Z")
I just bought a 2016 Honda HRV, lightly used. A few days after I bought it, I opened up the back, and I heard water sloshing around. So there’s a leak in there somewhere, and the water drains out, but if there’s a lot of… --- ## [The pleasures of getting rid of 'stuff'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pleasures-of-getting-rid-of-stuff/993490)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pleasures-of-getting-rid-of-stuff/993490 "2023-11-29T20:24:06Z")
I’m the type of person who has always tended to accumulate stuff. The tools for an old hobby linger long past my interest in the hobby, every book I ever bought (well, nearly) fill bookcases – there are eight just in my… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=682) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=684)