# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=685&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 686 --- ## [Venting: am I the jerk? Cleaning 30 foot high up gutters sans safety equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venting-am-i-the-jerk-cleaning-30-foot-high-up-gutters-sans-safety-equipment/993655)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venting-am-i-the-jerk-cleaning-30-foot-high-up-gutters-sans-safety-equipment/993655 "2023-11-28T13:51:41Z")
So, we have a nice big 2 story house of ~4000 sq feet. High ceilings, sloped roofs on 3 levels, with the highest roof gutters about 30 feet off the ground. My (in the process of becoming an ex) decided it would be a goo… --- ## [Are we overly sensitive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-overly-sensitive/993342)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-overly-sensitive/993342 "2023-11-28T11:47:59Z")
I frequently see trigger warnings on videos, etc. and am of two minds about them. On the one hand, I don’t want to be an insensitive asshole. On the other hand, I feel like those that are sensitive to such things perha… --- ## [How far do you live from the place you were born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-the-place-you-were-born/917959)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-the-place-you-were-born/917959 "2023-11-28T09:10:06Z")
Born on Guam, live in Portland OR - 5,687 miles. Let’s see who lives the closest and who lives the farthest. :smiley: --- ## ["Boil me some noodles and fry me some eggs." Were fried eggs and noodles ever a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212 "2023-11-28T06:10:13Z")
In the 1945 Three Stooges short Idiots Deluxe, the boys decide to take Moe on a hunting trip, hoping the fresh air and country surroundings will relieve his frayed nerves. At one point, Moe makes the above request, but… --- ## [Do people who have never been high/elevated have a fear of heights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-have-never-been-high-elevated-have-a-fear-of-heights/993671)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-have-never-been-high-elevated-have-a-fear-of-heights/993671 "2023-11-28T04:30:51Z")
This is not a question about being high on drugs. I am wondering about someone who has lived their whole life in a place with no cliffs, no tall trees, no tall buildings etc. would they have any kind of interesting reac… --- ## [CFL 2023 season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-2023-season/986708)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-2023-season/986708 "2023-11-28T03:29:33Z")
First game for us at Riderville this season. Elks lead Riders 1-0 at end of 1st quarter. --- ## [Is Courtney Cox more famous than Bruce Springsteen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-courtney-cox-more-famous-than-bruce-springsteen/993586)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-courtney-cox-more-famous-than-bruce-springsteen/993586 "2023-11-28T02:21:00Z")
Many people, probably most Dopers in fact, know that Courtney Cox got her start in show business in Springsteen’s “Dancin In The Dark” video. On its face, the question in the title seems ridiculous. But Cox was on a num… --- ## [Turning down requests for money, when you just don't think it's a good idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-down-requests-for-money-when-you-just-dont-think-its-a-good-idea/991762)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-down-requests-for-money-when-you-just-dont-think-its-a-good-idea/991762 "2023-11-28T01:38:08Z")
This was triggered by a specific request, but I suppose it could apply in a lot of circumstances so feel free to wander to related type requests. One of the semi-close members of my family (think something like the chil… --- ## [Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald and other tragic Great Lakes shipwrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-edmund-fitzgerald-and-other-tragic-great-lakes-shipwrecks/992964)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-edmund-fitzgerald-and-other-tragic-great-lakes-shipwrecks/992964 "2023-11-28T00:29:18Z")
I rang our bell on the Lake Michigan shore 29 times tonight, for the Edmund Fitzgerald. (Once for each man lost on Lake Superior in 1975.) I’m sure I saw the Fitz sail past my home here many times during my younger days… --- ## [The alcoholics at the New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alcoholics-at-the-new-york-times/993542)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alcoholics-at-the-new-york-times/993542 "2023-11-28T00:29:26Z")
While perusing The Rules for Thanksgiving Wine on the NYT cooking site, I noted that amongst various reasonable suggestions (No Pairings Are Necessary, Serve Both Red and White) was the formula Buy One Bottle for Each Ad… --- ## [A question for Chinese people. What do you think of American Chinese food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-chinese-people-what-do-you-think-of-american-chinese-food/992237)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-chinese-people-what-do-you-think-of-american-chinese-food/992237 "2023-11-27T23:45:29Z")
I’m just wondering and keep in mind that I’m not anti-Chinese. I’m just curious to see what they think of American Chinese food. Do you like it? Do you hate it? Or, are you indifferent with it? --- ## [Re-reading the Port Huron Statement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-reading-the-port-huron-statement/993425 "2023-11-27T23:20:09Z")
Re-read the Port Huron Statement this week-end, as one does. (Yes, the compromised second draft.) Drafted in 1962, it strikes me as relevant still today, apart from the language, such as the use of “man” for humanity and… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #12 - November 2023 - “Cold”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-12-november-2023-cold/992445)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-12-november-2023-cold/992445 "2023-11-27T21:10:08Z")
This is the monthly thread for November 2023. The topic this month is “Cold”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier… --- ## [Did the danged poll function work this time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715 "2023-11-27T21:07:27Z")
Having problems posting polls, testing here. poll --- ## [Red blood cell given tiny moustache](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-blood-cell-given-tiny-moustache/993786)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-blood-cell-given-tiny-moustache/993786 "2023-11-27T20:56:41Z")
I mean, the title really says it all. Is there any wonder that science can’t accomplish? Fair warning: the article is not the easiest to read. --- ## [What should George Bailey have done with the surplus money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-george-bailey-have-done-with-the-surplus-money/993638)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-george-bailey-have-done-with-the-surplus-money/993638 "2023-11-27T20:30:05Z")
I was at the in-laws for T-Day yesterday, and after the Lions loss I guess nobody was in the mood for more football, so somebody switched to a channel playing ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. At the heartwarming end I wondered,… --- ## [Preserving vitamin C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preserving-vitamin-c/993674)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preserving-vitamin-c/993674 "2023-11-27T20:09:47Z")
There’s an SF subgenre about a person from the present somehow being transported to the past. They then usually rely on their knowledge of some more advanced technology that they introduce to whatever era to make money a… --- ## [Eagles release player who hasn't played since 1994 (Bernard Williams)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagles-release-player-who-hasnt-played-since-1994-bernard-williams/993449)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagles-release-player-who-hasnt-played-since-1994-bernard-williams/993449 "2023-11-27T20:09:04Z")
Bernard Williams, who was suspended from the Philadelphia Eagles in October 1995 for marijuana and never again played another NFL snap, was finally released from the roster when the NFL brought his status to the Eagles’ … --- ## [Was there ever a high-profile American version of "Stille Nacht" released with German lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-high-profile-american-version-of-stille-nacht-released-with-german-lyrics/993774)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-high-profile-american-version-of-stille-nacht-released-with-german-lyrics/993774 "2023-11-27T19:52:08Z")
I must be having some kind of memory glitch. For years, I’ve thought that someone on the level of Nat “King” Cole or Johnny Mathis had released a German-language version of “Silent Night” (or “Stille Nacht” in the origi… --- ## [The Great 2023 Thanksgiving Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-2023-thanksgiving-thread/993377)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-2023-thanksgiving-thread/993377 "2023-11-27T19:40:41Z")
This whole OP is a bit too miscellaneous for CS, so here we are. That said, I will not object to its relocation to CS, as needed. Well, here we are. Thanksgiving is fast approaching and this is the week of Running Aroun… --- ## [Remake From Dusk to Dawn (spoilers aplenty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-from-dusk-to-dawn-spoilers-aplenty/993474)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-from-dusk-to-dawn-spoilers-aplenty/993474 "2023-11-27T19:14:31Z")
Most of the complaints I’ve read about this film involve its sudden shift from a crime/ kidnapping/ escape movie to a horror/ vampire flick. If you could re write the script to continue the first half more conventionall… --- ## [Archie Comics Universe...cohesive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-comics-universe-cohesive/278544)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-comics-universe-cohesive/278544 "2023-11-27T18:33:39Z")
I was reading an online Josie and the Pussycats comic at the Archie Comics website this morning, and learned for the first time that Alexandra is not just a bitch, but also a witch. Casting magic spells and everything. … --- ## [Is X (Twitter) down right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-x-twitter-down-right-now/993773)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-x-twitter-down-right-now/993773 "2023-11-27T17:46:37Z")
I tried to read a tweet a friend posted, and the page said ‘Something went wrong. Try reloading. \[Retry\]’. I tried going to twitter dot com, and got the same message. Downdetector says there are no current problems. --- ## [When you were a child, was it your dream to grow up, own an egg company and someday rip off all of your consumers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-child-was-it-your-dream-to-grow-up-own-an-egg-company-and-someday-rip-off-all-of-your-consumers/993529)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-were-a-child-was-it-your-dream-to-grow-up-own-an-egg-company-and-someday-rip-off-all-of-your-consumers/993529 "2023-11-27T17:45:53Z")
Or does that only happen as you get older and more cynical? I’m just asking. I mean WHO FUCKING DOES THIS? Well, The Decision Makers at Cal-Maine and Rose Acre Farms did. A federal jury in Illinois has found two lar… --- ## [Why is windows file explorer doing this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-windows-file-explorer-doing-this/993753)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-windows-file-explorer-doing-this/993753 "2023-11-27T16:59:17Z")
Just trying to find a filename in file explorer. “ProductivityPayGap.jpg” If I type “pro” I get that file along with “kevin\_prom” but if I try “pay” or “gap” or “PayGap” I get nothing. I’ve tried to find some search opt… --- ## [Saw The Play That Goes Wrong in the New World Stage in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350 "2023-11-27T16:05:06Z")
It was “The Murder at Havisham Manor” and this is hands down one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I literally laughed nonstop through 2 hours, laughed so hard my face hurt. I can’t recommend this enough. Things b… --- ## [Chicago question: There is Ida B. Wells Drive and Wells Street (they intersect). Are these named after different people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-question-there-is-ida-b-wells-drive-and-wells-street-they-intersect-are-these-named-after-different-people/993751)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-question-there-is-ida-b-wells-drive-and-wells-street-they-intersect-are-these-named-after-different-people/993751 "2023-11-27T16:04:27Z")
Title says it all. Are these two different people or the same person? I know who Ida B. Wells is but but not sure about the Wells of Wells Street. You can see the intersection here (middle-right quarter of the map bel… --- ## [Song ID: electronica Christmas song with 'creepy' ho-ho-hos throughout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-electronica-christmas-song-with-creepy-ho-ho-hos-throughout/825828)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-electronica-christmas-song-with-creepy-ho-ho-hos-throughout/825828 "2023-11-27T15:41:26Z")
Not much to go on lyrically here – the song is largely an electronic instrumental, with some ‘creepy-ish’ ho-ho-hos sparsely interspersed throughout the song. I think I remember there being some occasional low-volume car… --- ## [Palm Beach County owns your trash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-beach-county-owns-your-trash/993704)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palm-beach-county-owns-your-trash/993704 "2023-11-27T14:20:53Z")
Well, maybe not your trash; but residents’ trash. Palm Beach County, Florida, is making commercial worm composting illegal, saying it owns the rights to residents’ trash. Mel Corichi originally founded her worm farm… --- ## ["Spoon & Stable" - Minneapolis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoon-stable-minneapolis/993770)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoon-stable-minneapolis/993770 "2023-11-27T13:17:45Z")
I traveled to Minneapolis for Thanksgiving, and the fabulous meal served couldn’t have been better. Since our host had a birthday on Sunday, I felt I wanted to return the favor and take him and his family out for a nice… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=684&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=686&state=tracking)