# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=686&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 687 --- ## [The long-term romantic relationship without marriage / kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-romantic-relationship-without-marriage-kids/993485)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-romantic-relationship-without-marriage-kids/993485 "2023-11-27T12:39:19Z")
In this thread Are young singles relationship-averse? the topic came up regarding relationships that last a long time (decades even) without progressing into marriage and/or kids. Sometimes they do. I myself was with m… --- ## [Fixed perfume problem with UV and/or ozone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixed-perfume-problem-with-uv-and-or-ozone/993724)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixed-perfume-problem-with-uv-and-or-ozone/993724 "2023-11-27T12:27:57Z")
Huge personal victory here! We often have relatives as multiple day houseguests. I’m very sensitive to perfumes after an industrial exposure to toluene diisocyanate, but my requests to them not to use perfumes here fall … --- ## ["Snake oil salesman" profiled on "60 Minutes" elected to local office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-oil-salesman-profiled-on-60-minutes-elected-to-local-office/969454)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-oil-salesman-profiled-on-60-minutes-elected-to-local-office/969454 "2023-11-27T10:53:55Z")
Lawrence Stowe created phony treatments for ALS, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and other disorders, which led to him serving 6 years in prison after he was exposed on a “60 Minutes” clip that has re-aired several times. … --- ## [Costco sells 6,000,000 pumpkin pies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592 "2023-11-27T07:22:56Z")
That is equal to about 500 truck loads. The pies are great and cheap and same price they were in 1990. --- ## [High energy particle detected from outside the Galaxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-energy-particle-detected-from-outside-the-galaxy/993708)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-energy-particle-detected-from-outside-the-galaxy/993708 "2023-11-27T07:10:28Z")
Story here: I don’t know enough to comment, but it sounds significant? --- ## [(Old) Can You Hear that Cranberry "Schloop"? - A Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-can-you-hear-that-cranberry-schloop-a-thanksgiving-mmp/993412)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-can-you-hear-that-cranberry-schloop-a-thanksgiving-mmp/993412 "2023-11-27T06:46:11Z")
So are you Team Can, or are you one of those whole berry people? And do they even have the canned stuff in Canada when they celebrate Metric Thanksgiving? Anyways, up, caffeinated, and off to start Peak Season heaving. … --- ## [ACK! Do I need to worry? Hiked with somebody who, it turns out, has it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-do-i-need-to-worry-hiked-with-somebody-who-it-turns-out-has-it/993379)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ack-do-i-need-to-worry-hiked-with-somebody-who-it-turns-out-has-it/993379 "2023-11-27T04:56:51Z")
On Friday I hiked 7.6 miles with somebody who thought she had had a head cold for 3 days. Today she tested positive for Covid. Since I have chronic bronchitis, we are both very careful even about ordinary colds. We coul… --- ## [Driving me crazy...I need help with a word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-me-crazy-i-need-help-with-a-word/993662)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-me-crazy-i-need-help-with-a-word/993662 "2023-11-27T04:58:35Z")
There is a word used commonly these days to refer to when someone changes the facts when relating a past event to make them look better. Revisionism fits, but it isn’t the word I’m looking for. I often hear the word use… --- ## [Primetime American Television Superstars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primetime-american-television-superstars/982725)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primetime-american-television-superstars/982725 "2023-11-27T03:52:48Z")
Who are the Prime-Time American TV superstars? For the purposes of this discussion, Prime Time is from 7 to 11PM (Eastern) and I’m only interested in scripted live-action dramas or comedies, and people who are main char… --- ## [Movies using Magic Tricks instead of Special Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-using-magic-tricks-instead-of-special-effects/993591)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-using-magic-tricks-instead-of-special-effects/993591 "2023-11-27T03:27:46Z")
NOTE – I am NOT looking for movies that depict magic tricks, or in which magic is performed as part of the movie AS magic tricks. So don’t go posting the 1953 movie Houdini or the 1964 movie The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao or… --- ## [RIP Marty Kroftt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-marty-kroftt/993713)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-marty-kroftt/993713 "2023-11-27T02:19:12Z")
I’ll always remember that documentary series on dinosaurs that he and his brother did during my childhood. He’s rafting with Marshall Willinholly now. --- ## [What was the first (auto)biography titled "I, \"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-auto-biography-titled-i-name/993709)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-auto-biography-titled-i-name/993709 "2023-11-27T00:39:55Z")
Offhand I can think of three (auto)biographical works (in some cases partly fictionalized) whose title follows this pattern: I, Claudius, by Robert Graves (1934) I, Tina by Tina Turner (1986) I, Tonya, the 2017 film ab… --- ## [New name game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-game/993537)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-game/993537 "2023-11-26T23:07:13Z")
Bored out of my skull this morning, I made up a game in which I invert the syllables in a multisyllabic person’s name. For some reason, it’s funniest with movie stars: Lanc Burtaster Doug Kirklas Hoffin Dustman Fonr… --- ## [Note on the Drawing Power of Crowds of Different Size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-on-the-drawing-power-of-crowds-of-different-size/993667)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-on-the-drawing-power-of-crowds-of-different-size/993667 "2023-11-26T22:09:32Z")
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1970-00589-001?doi=1 This won an Ig Nobel prize this year. The really important Milgram experiment. PSYCHOLOGY PRIZE \[USA\] Stanley Milgram, Leonard Bickman, and Lawrence Berkowitz for e… --- ## [Definition: Sinister --- "On the left?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-sinister-on-the-left/993649)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/definition-sinister-on-the-left/993649 "2023-11-26T21:03:08Z")
I was writing someone and was going to use the word “sinister” but I thought, to be careful, I should check the definition. I found this (part of the definition): 4 a : of, relating to, or situated to the left or on t… --- ## [Armagnac advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armagnac-advice/993701)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armagnac-advice/993701 "2023-11-26T20:11:29Z")
Went looking for Armagnac today. The government stores have the biggest selection, but it’s still pretty small. They have 2 in our price range, but I can’t find out much about them to choose from. One is Domaine de Joy,… --- ## [Default view now sorted by "Replies". How do I change this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-view-now-sorted-by-replies-how-do-i-change-this/993732)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-view-now-sorted-by-replies-how-do-i-change-this/993732 "2023-11-26T20:03:09Z")
I use the Straight Dope Light Interface. I’m used to seeing the most recent posts first wham I go into a forum or view a list of the latest posts, etc. So, sorted by “Activity” Today, I discovered the default view whe… --- ## [For Those Feeling sick all the time like myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-feeling-sick-all-the-time-like-myself/993682)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-feeling-sick-all-the-time-like-myself/993682 "2023-11-26T19:40:10Z")
I thought I had the flu, but then thought, “But I haven’t seen anyone in weeks!” and noticed that every time my cousin comes over, as soon as he leaves, I have to go to take a shit. I also had problems pissing, and I kno… --- ## [The Flash Seen It Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-seen-it-thread/985693)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-seen-it-thread/985693 "2023-11-26T19:39:29Z")
I’ll say upfront I know Ezra Miller has personal issues but his portrayal of the Flash was one of the best parts of the recent DC movies so I was excited for this. Some Spoilery thoughts . . . . I liked it a lot. I… --- ## [What do I do to get a video to play on my Chromebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-to-get-a-video-to-play-on-my-chromebook/991764)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-to-get-a-video-to-play-on-my-chromebook/991764 "2023-11-26T18:39:50Z")
Never mind what kind of video (heh heh). I have a link to it that allows me to see it on my phone or on my laptop. But when it gets to the 55 second mark on my Chromebook, it locks up and doesn’t go further. I’ve dis… --- ## [Quote and reply functions not working, and page displaying oddly, one thread only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-reply-functions-not-working-and-page-displaying-oddly-one-thread-only/992535)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-reply-functions-not-working-and-page-displaying-oddly-one-thread-only/992535 "2023-11-26T18:04:50Z")
In the Discussion Thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel Thread, and in that thread only, I’m having multiple problems: The thread is sometimes displaying with text from posts overlapping portions of the page where it shou… --- ## [Opera browser users/mavens, some help? Images on some sites not showing up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-browser-users-mavens-some-help-images-on-some-sites-not-showing-up/984525)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-browser-users-mavens-some-help-images-on-some-sites-not-showing-up/984525 "2023-11-26T16:39:30Z")
Starting yesterday, on a few sites such as NPR.org, homepage image previews suddenly stopped showing up. Instead of the image I get a big white minus sign in a blue circle. When I click on the story I can read the story,… --- ## [I can't look up to the open sky without getting dizzy. Is there a name for this phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-look-up-to-the-open-sky-without-getting-dizzy-is-there-a-name-for-this-phenomenon/993544)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-look-up-to-the-open-sky-without-getting-dizzy-is-there-a-name-for-this-phenomenon/993544 "2023-11-26T16:29:24Z")
I put this in IMHO, because I expect the factual question to be answered soon and am also interested if others know this, too. As long as I can remember, I couldn’t look up into the open sky without getting dizzy and dis… --- ## [Pence paused a speech to help Coast Guard member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-paused-a-speech-to-help-coast-guard-member/993703)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-paused-a-speech-to-help-coast-guard-member/993703 "2023-11-26T16:24:22Z")
I was browsing Youtube and stumbled across this. I never heard anything about it at the time. If you don’t want to watch the whole thing, you can skip to 0:45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBJmUjSJ7FI --- ## [What's wrong with David Boreanaz lower jaw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-david-boreanaz-lower-jaw/550795)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-david-boreanaz-lower-jaw/550795 "2023-11-26T15:34:43Z")
I have googled this different times, and I can’t find anything except other people asking the same question. This is driving me crazy. I watch Bones and half the time I miss what’s happening because I’m staring at his … --- ## [Loudspeakers and electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loudspeakers-and-electricity/993691)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loudspeakers-and-electricity/993691 "2023-11-26T12:19:49Z")
Hi there, I am a life-long hifi aficionado, listening to music on my hifi-set right now and wondered: what range of voltage “goes” into a loudspeaker (assume 8ohm) at moderate listening volumes? (1, 5, 10, 50 or 100+V… --- ## [What not-famous Christmas albums do you listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-famous-christmas-albums-do-you-listen-to/993653)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-famous-christmas-albums-do-you-listen-to/993653 "2023-11-26T11:09:52Z")
I really don’t have any attachment or love of traditional Christmas music, especially performances that go back a long way. My wife and I have tried a few newer ones and are wondering what people like. I will make one re… --- ## [Canadian trial: former RCMP high official convicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-trial-former-rcmp-high-official-convicted/993584)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-trial-former-rcmp-high-official-convicted/993584 "2023-11-26T05:14:28Z")
A jury has convicted a former high-ranking civilian official in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the Security of Information Act. Cameron Ortis was convicted this week on six charges of leaking secret information… --- ## [How is Decal pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-decal-pronounced/993538)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-decal-pronounced/993538 "2023-11-26T04:45:39Z")
Dee-cal is how I’ve heard it my entire life. Youtubers love to sell custom decals to support their channels. Some pronounce it Deck-all. I can usually ignore different pronunciations. Deck-all grates on my nerves. Ho… --- ## [Outrageous Fights or Feats in Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-fights-or-feats-in-comics/727479)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-fights-or-feats-in-comics/727479 "2023-11-26T03:33:45Z")
Have you ever seen a fight in a comic book that was just so outlandish, even for a comic book’s standards? One that had the victor win in such a way that it just seems impossible, even by comic book logic. Squirrel Gir… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=685&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=687&state=tracking)