# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=696 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 697 --- ## [Other gritty TV westerns you can recommend besides Deadwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-gritty-tv-westerns-you-can-recommend-besides-deadwood/993080)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-gritty-tv-westerns-you-can-recommend-besides-deadwood/993080 "2023-11-14T20:21:25Z")
I’ve always been fond of westerns. I watched Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, and the Rifleman, to name a few, growing up as a kid. While I enjoyed watching these shows, I realize now they weren’t very realistic… --- ## [If Swahili is a phonetic language, why are misspellings common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-swahili-is-a-phonetic-language-why-are-misspellings-common/992105)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-swahili-is-a-phonetic-language-why-are-misspellings-common/992105 "2023-11-14T19:22:40Z")
Right so according to research, misspellings such as th instead of dh, r instead of l, the omission of h, etc. as can be seen here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242189390\_Problems\_of\_Writing\_in\_Kiswahili\_A\_C… --- ## [SDMB Edit window question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-edit-window-question/993094)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-edit-window-question/993094 "2023-11-14T18:49:16Z")
Why does the edit window let you make and submit your edit and THEN tell you it’s too late. It already knew that when I opened the edit window. Maybe there should be a clock or timer that ticks down the seconds left to m… --- ## [Is it possible to download a posting archive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-a-posting-archive/993132)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-download-a-posting-archive/993132 "2023-11-14T18:24:54Z")
My sister (Doper ioioio a.k.a. lainaf) passed away shortly before the Covid pandemic. I’ve enjoyed browsing through her posts, which date back two decades, but it would be nice to have them stashed on my own computer. I… --- ## [Why don’t schools teach basic consumer finance & law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-schools-teach-basic-consumer-finance-law/991425)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-schools-teach-basic-consumer-finance-law/991425 "2023-11-14T18:15:32Z")
I don’t know what all schools do but my general understanding is that public schools at least are not making it a practice now, any more than they did when I was a kid, to teach basic consumer finance (& law cause it rea… --- ## ["Earthy" flavors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthy-flavors/992884)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthy-flavors/992884 "2023-11-14T18:03:35Z")
I keep seeing the word “earthy” tossed around as a descriptor in food discussions. A thread on this board about roobiroos tea (sorry, I still can’t spell it but I have a firm policy never to look anything up!) uses the t… --- ## [What is your favorite publication/website for health-related information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-publication-website-for-health-related-information/993089)
**Author:** [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-publication-website-for-health-related-information/993089 "2023-11-14T17:54:02Z")
Me? For about two decades it has been the Life Extension Foundation’s magazine and website. I have found some of their recommendations for otc products and dosing protocols to be spot on in some instances where my blood … --- ## [Absinthe spoons for the thrifty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057 "2023-11-14T17:11:23Z")
In what surely must be a clash of cultures, Walmart sells absinthe spoons. --- ## [Experience dealing with a close friend/relative with a negative disposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-dealing-with-a-close-friend-relative-with-a-negative-disposition/992694)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-dealing-with-a-close-friend-relative-with-a-negative-disposition/992694 "2023-11-14T16:22:43Z")
I was wondering if folk might share their experiences dealing with someone close to them who has a consistently negative disposition. My concern is with our adult son in his young 30s. He was more challenging than our … --- ## [Your own personal sleeper hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-personal-sleeper-hits/992754)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-personal-sleeper-hits/992754 "2023-11-14T13:17:12Z")
In music industry parlance, a “sleeper hit” is a song that attracts little attention upon its release, but becomes a big success much later on. Let’s define a “personal sleeper hit” as a song that you have long disliked… --- ## [Abortion and the future of the GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-the-future-of-the-gop/992935)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-and-the-future-of-the-gop/992935 "2023-11-14T12:46:05Z")
Not to be overly optimistic here, but from the progressive point of view, the GOP appears to have boxed itself in, electorally, good and proper here. if there’s one issue their base has committed itself to, irrevocably, … --- ## [The latest in satire: "Vladimir Putin, Life Coach"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-satire-vladimir-putin-life-coach/993088)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-satire-vladimir-putin-life-coach/993088 "2023-11-14T12:09:20Z")
It popped up in an ad at the bottom of the page, and sure enough, it’s real. --- ## [The rings of Saturn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rings-of-saturn/75844)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rings-of-saturn/75844 "2023-11-14T08:57:00Z")
What are they made of? I wonder whether the opening footage of 3rd Rock from the Sun is accurate in that it shows a bit where Saturn’s rings appear to be made of coal, or at least carbon; they’re supposed to be “a meter … --- ## [WSJ - toxic work environment at the FDIC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsj-toxic-work-environment-at-the-fdic/993067)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsj-toxic-work-environment-at-the-fdic/993067 "2023-11-14T07:07:51Z")
WSJ article about the long standing toxic work environment at the FDIC, primarily within the bank examiners group. FDIC has just over 5,000 employees, about 2,900 of which work in the bank examination group. Within t… --- ## [Tough chicken breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-chicken-breasts/993078)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-chicken-breasts/993078 "2023-11-14T05:23:16Z")
Lately we seem to be getting tough chicken breasts. They tend to be larger and give an audible sound like sawing when cutting it raw. You can physically feel the muscle fibers are hard and the meat when cooked is so to… --- ## [So... the Beaumont children drowned, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-beaumont-children-drowned-right/992956)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-beaumont-children-drowned-right/992956 "2023-11-14T04:43:08Z")
For context: The working theory seems to be that sonebody abducted and murdered them. But wouldn’t an accidental drowning be a more likely answer? They were last seen on or near a beach, and dead bodies … --- ## [An Old Mad Magazine Comic Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-mad-magazine-comic-strip/993039)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-mad-magazine-comic-strip/993039 "2023-11-14T04:23:32Z")
Since I was born in 1958, I suppose I was reading Mad magazine until 1974 or so. They used to feature wordless cartoon strips by some artists whose style was rather distinctive. One of his comics seems rather important … --- ## [Tim Scott is suspending his campaign (11/12)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-scott-is-suspending-his-campaign-11-12/993052)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-scott-is-suspending-his-campaign-11-12/993052 "2023-11-14T02:27:06Z")
I’m not surprised, TBH. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/12/politics/tim-scott-ends-presidential-campaign/index.html --- ## [My cat, who was lost, is now found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-who-was-lost-is-now-found/993038)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-who-was-lost-is-now-found/993038 "2023-11-14T00:59:46Z")
He was always an indoor-only kitty, but 3 nights ago he darted out the back door and went immediately though a hole in the neighbor’s fence. We sat up for hours thinking he’d come home after he’d had his little adventure… --- ## [Fentanyl laced letters sent to election offices. November 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fentanyl-laced-letters-sent-to-election-offices-november-2023/992938)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fentanyl-laced-letters-sent-to-election-offices-november-2023/992938 "2023-11-14T00:10:04Z")
From the USA Today: Authorities are searching for the person or group responsible for sending suspicious letters, some of which contained fentanyl, to election offices in at least five states this week. This incident h… --- ## [Why does chicken pop when it's microwaved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-pop-when-its-microwaved/993075)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-chicken-pop-when-its-microwaved/993075 "2023-11-14T00:01:36Z")
Maybe this is better in Cafe Society. It happens when warming pieces of chicken with bones in, e.g. breasts, thighs, but also with off the bone chicken - boneless breasts, for example. It seems there must be pockets of … --- ## [Messenger chat - member list won't scroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messenger-chat-member-list-wont-scroll/993087)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messenger-chat-member-list-wont-scroll/993087 "2023-11-13T23:12:18Z")
When I try to see the list of members in a Messenger chat group, I can only see the first few that appear on the pop-up screen after I click on the group avatar at the upper left. I can’t scroll down any further to see t… --- ## [Fruit flies! Exterminator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-flies-exterminator/992759)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-flies-exterminator/992759 "2023-11-13T21:38:01Z")
Help! We’ve had pesky little fruit flies hanging around for over a month now. We’ve tried traps, cleaning the drains, everything in the threads linked, and they keep coming back to the point that we’re wondering about ca… --- ## [The Kids Aren't Alright (Cot'd)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-arent-alright-cotd/991200)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-arent-alright-cotd/991200 "2023-11-13T21:24:06Z")
This thread is being started to end a hijack of a different, equally interesting thread. On the subject of whether or not adolescents and young adults are less independent than they are in years past, some have posited r… --- ## [Would using an orbital weapon be a war crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-orbital-weapon-be-a-war-crime/993047)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-orbital-weapon-be-a-war-crime/993047 "2023-11-13T20:16:16Z")
Handwave that country A has a way to accurately drop an asteroid on country B and keep the damage to only one city. Is this a war crime? --- ## [Which historical figures would you like to see on social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-historical-figures-would-you-like-to-see-on-social-media/992775)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-historical-figures-would-you-like-to-see-on-social-media/992775 "2023-11-13T17:53:31Z")
You manage to send a self-powering, locked-down smartphone back in time and into the hands of some famous person who died in the 20th century or earlier. You get them registered with a social media account of your choic… --- ## [Do some countries literally only allow you to work 40 hours total a week across multiple jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-countries-literally-only-allow-you-to-work-40-hours-total-a-week-across-multiple-jobs/993004)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-countries-literally-only-allow-you-to-work-40-hours-total-a-week-across-multiple-jobs/993004 "2023-11-13T17:02:23Z")
Found this comment on TikTok in response to somebody in the US having two jobs “In my country you cannot legally work more than 40 hours a week.” That seems wrong. I know certain countries do have laws saying you can… --- ## [If someone were born incapable of feeling embarrassment, how would they turn out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-were-born-incapable-of-feeling-embarrassment-how-would-they-turn-out/993046)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-were-born-incapable-of-feeling-embarrassment-how-would-they-turn-out/993046 "2023-11-13T16:41:00Z")
Really weird question that popped into my head recently. Assume that they’re just as capable of feeling every other emotion and of learning as “normal.” Also, I consider shame to be a different enough emotion to classify… --- ## [Disagreement in the cockpit \[8/22/2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-in-the-cockpit-8-22-2022/992428)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagreement-in-the-cockpit-8-22-2022/992428 "2023-11-13T13:58:51Z")
A former Delta co-pilot was federally indicted earlier this month, accused of threatening to shoot the captain of a commercial flight last year if he diverted the plane because a passenger on board may have been suffe… --- ## [Why are pharmacies higher off the floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmacies-higher-off-the-floor/2153)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmacies-higher-off-the-floor/2153 "2023-11-13T11:37:31Z")
I could have sworn this was answered before, but my searches turned up nothing. Maybe I’m thinking of Feldman. So, why are they higher? Is there a good reason, or are pharamacists just pretentious? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=695) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=697)