# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=699&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 700 --- ## [Bad, bad, bad shopping cart war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-shopping-cart-war/992018)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-shopping-cart-war/992018 "2023-11-10T20:50:46Z")
How do you feel about returning your cart to the right place? I never really concerned myself about it, at all. I always parked nearish one of the cart garage thingys, as to swipe a cart going in, just in case there we… --- ## [Questions about asking questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-asking-questions/992857)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-asking-questions/992857 "2023-11-10T20:42:01Z")
This may be a bad habit of mine I am not sure, but, when I pose a question, it is usually about something I know very little about. Along with my question I usually like to post my reasons behind asking the question whic… --- ## [What sketch and line art process that digital artists go through?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch-and-line-art-process-that-digital-artists-go-through/992924)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sketch-and-line-art-process-that-digital-artists-go-through/992924 "2023-11-10T20:01:50Z")
What are sketch and line art process like for digital artists? since their processes are very different, do they do \[ gesture sketch → rough sketch → refined sketch → line art\] or \[rough sketch → refined sketch → line … --- ## [How often are Navy Seals/commandos deployed from submarines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-navy-seals-commandos-deployed-from-submarines/992735)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-navy-seals-commandos-deployed-from-submarines/992735 "2023-11-10T19:59:11Z")
A US attack submarine which can carry 66 Navy SEAL commandos (or 154 Tomahawk missiles) has entered the Persian Gulf to keep things interesting for Iran. SEAL forces “can clandestinely leave the vessel through forward bo… --- ## [Question for any mail carriers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-any-mail-carriers/992824)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-any-mail-carriers/992824 "2023-11-10T19:56:06Z")
I am slow to change from processes that seem to me to already be working fine. You know, ‘Bah! Keep your new-fangles improvements!’ Particular case: I pay most bills by mailed checks. Yes, utilities, credit cards, do… --- ## [After the Roman Popular Assemblies, when was the next comparable representative body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-roman-popular-assemblies-when-was-the-next-comparable-representative-body/826925)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-the-roman-popular-assemblies-when-was-the-next-comparable-representative-body/826925 "2023-11-10T17:36:11Z")
Been reading on the Roman Republic again. I am always impressed with how (relatively) impressive the Roman Popular Assembly system was. There were all sorts of issues with the assemblies and the Roman political system ge… --- ## [Movies you meant to see but never did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-meant-to-see-but-never-did/992877)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-meant-to-see-but-never-did/992877 "2023-11-10T17:00:52Z")
There’s a lot of films that I never quite got around to seeing, whether or not they were good. Any of the John Wayne westerns. Cool Hand Luke. Any of the Pink Panther movies after the first. Any that you just never saw … --- ## [Psst...hey, buddy....maybe you've seen an F-35 fighter jet someplace 'round here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-hey-buddy-maybe-youve-seen-an-f-35-fighter-jet-someplace-round-here/990295)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-hey-buddy-maybe-youve-seen-an-f-35-fighter-jet-someplace-round-here/990295 "2023-11-10T16:56:49Z")
Just wonderin’, ya know… Because the army lost one someplace in South Carolina, and can’t find it. . --- ## [Bands/artists whose merchandise is more popular/well known than their music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-artists-whose-merchandise-is-more-popular-well-known-than-their-music/992700)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-artists-whose-merchandise-is-more-popular-well-known-than-their-music/992700 "2023-11-10T15:30:46Z")
The Misfits would seem to be the poster child for this. At least half the people walking around wearing Misfits t-shirts have never heard a single Misfits song, and wouldn’t recognize it even if they did hear one. Who e… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter S? See rules in OP. Polls will appear in this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-s-see-rules-in-op-polls-will-appear-in-this-thread/992240)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-s-see-rules-in-op-polls-will-appear-in-this-thread/992240 "2023-11-10T15:25:42Z")
Rules: Please limit your submissions to 3 or less. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. in the title. Exclude titles that begin with punctuation, such as an apostrophe, parenthesis, etc. You must include t… --- ## [What fictional couple would you like to see on "The Amazing Race"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-couple-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-amazing-race/992801)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-couple-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-amazing-race/992801 "2023-11-10T15:08:29Z")
No aliens and no meta-humans, please. :smile: My pick would be Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin. --- ## [Give me your best tips for cleaning the inside of your car's windshield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-best-tips-for-cleaning-the-inside-of-your-cars-windshield/982979)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-best-tips-for-cleaning-the-inside-of-your-cars-windshield/982979 "2023-11-10T15:01:29Z")
I have tried a number of methods for cleaning the filmy build-up off the inside of my car’s windshield. Window cleaner (a variety); vinegar; newsprint, etc. No matter what I try there are always some missed patches or st… --- ## [Is it still recommended to add water to a car radiator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-recommended-to-add-water-to-a-car-radiator/992856)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-recommended-to-add-water-to-a-car-radiator/992856 "2023-11-10T14:02:38Z")
It used to be so simple. Get out the antifreeze tester and sample the radiator water. We added antifreeze at the beginning of winter. Water from the hose kept the Rad full for the rest of the year. Today the various ty… --- ## [Astronaut Ken Mattingly passed away on {2023-10-31}; + some Apollo moon stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-ken-mattingly-passed-away-on-2023-10-31-some-apollo-moon-stats/992828)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-ken-mattingly-passed-away-on-2023-10-31-some-apollo-moon-stats/992828 "2023-11-10T13:44:26Z")
I did not see a dedicated thread on this but it may have been mentioned in other threads like the death pool. My search did not find any recent posts about him. Astronaut Ken Mattingly was depicted by actor Gary Sinise i… --- ## [I don't get Liza Minnelli. Please explain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-liza-minnelli-please-explain/321069)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-liza-minnelli-please-explain/321069 "2023-11-10T12:27:31Z")
As the title says. Much was made today about Liza Minelli’s movie “Liza with a Z” playing at the Toronto Film Festival. Granting that Minnelli’s heyday was about 30 years ago, I don’t get it. I’ve seen the woman perfo… --- ## [What stories of the MAGA Era could be made into compelling movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-of-the-maga-era-could-be-made-into-compelling-movies/992894)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-of-the-maga-era-could-be-made-into-compelling-movies/992894 "2023-11-10T05:33:32Z")
I’d like to see the Coen Bros tackle Mike Pillow. Even though it’s a fraud story of epic proportions, I can’t imagine a Santos movie. A MTG vs Boebert comedy could be mildly amusing. --- ## ["Doctoring Up" Store Bought Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoring-up-store-bought-food/992523)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoring-up-store-bought-food/992523 "2023-11-10T04:34:15Z")
A couple of days ago after work, I was shopping for healthy food I could bring to work for lunch. While I was getting thin sliced turkey, I saw, “White Meat Chicken Salad”. Looked interesting, so I bought a container. W… --- ## [Dragons of Pern and Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragons-of-pern-and-abortion/992819)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragons-of-pern-and-abortion/992819 "2023-11-10T03:33:32Z")
The Anne McCaffrey sci-fi series with dragons telepathically bonded with humans to fight Thread. Can teleport across space time by going between Here and There (extra-dimensional space…Hyperspace? Subspace?) Going betw… --- ## [Looking for a celebratory dessert for people with food allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-celebratory-dessert-for-people-with-food-allergies/992873)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-celebratory-dessert-for-people-with-food-allergies/992873 "2023-11-10T03:25:46Z")
Hello fellow Dopers, I’m looking for good suggestions. I have a celebration event (not a birthday or anniversary) for a friend, and it’s an event where normally I’d get a cake. But he has food allergies, and so does his … --- ## [Congrats to Stephanie Terry (Democrat), Evansville's first Black / woman mayor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-to-stephanie-terry-democrat-evansvilles-first-black-woman-mayor/992790)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-to-stephanie-terry-democrat-evansvilles-first-black-woman-mayor/992790 "2023-11-10T03:01:23Z")
I voted for the first time for mayor since moving to Evansville in 2022, and the news is… awesome! I still don’t know a whole lot about local politics, though looking at a list of mayors shows that both Republicans and D… --- ## [What's your favorite song in a language you don't understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363 "2023-11-10T00:57:37Z")
I have found that I can enjoy some songs without understanding the lyrics; the sounds of the words can be enough to convey meaning or mood. Or they’re just fun. So, what’s your favorite song in a language you don’t know? … --- ## [What are you watching right now? - Difficulty: on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-right-now-difficulty-on-youtube/826745)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-right-now-difficulty-on-youtube/826745 "2023-11-09T23:44:19Z")
So I’ve watched a couple of interesting things on YouTube recently. The cinefix and nofilmschool are a cut above the usual film lists/reviews online and PapersWeLove has some good explanations of CS papers. I’ve also s… --- ## [Comforting someone with, "There, there"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comforting-someone-with-there-there/992424)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comforting-someone-with-there-there/992424 "2023-11-09T23:16:39Z")
What does “There, there” mean in this context? Just soft iterative words? Can I say, “Here, here” instead? --- ## [What course on Gaza is best for a President facing an election on a PURELY political level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-course-on-gaza-is-best-for-a-president-facing-an-election-on-a-purely-political-level/992662)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-course-on-gaza-is-best-for-a-president-facing-an-election-on-a-purely-political-level/992662 "2023-11-09T22:36:29Z")
Yes, obviously there’s larger concerns IRL, but this is Politics & Elections, and I got curious. Even if a certain action is the morally right thing to do, it’s extremely possible to lose voters and office because of it;… --- ## ['Bye, Bye Love" by The Cars: 'broken lullaby' or 'effing lullaby?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-love-by-the-cars-broken-lullaby-or-effing-lullaby/595174)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-love-by-the-cars-broken-lullaby-or-effing-lullaby/595174 "2023-11-09T21:31:46Z")
Listening to the Cars’ “Bye, Bye, Love,” I keep hearing ‘fucking alibi;’ of course, when I go to lyrics.com, I read ‘broken lullaby’ so, next time, I hear ‘broken lullaby’. My reasons for thinking ‘fucking alibi’: ly… --- ## [Rooibos tea - love it, hate it, meh, never heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooibos-tea-love-it-hate-it-meh-never-heard-of-it/992561)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooibos-tea-love-it-hate-it-meh-never-heard-of-it/992561 "2023-11-09T21:28:22Z")
I don’t want to hijack the is Panera Bread responsible for death of a woman who drank caffeinated lemonade and died thread, but there was a reference to rooibos tea that I’d like to pursue. Obviously some people like th… --- ## [Is taking a generic OTC sleep aid long term a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taking-a-generic-otc-sleep-aid-long-term-a-bad-idea/992499)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taking-a-generic-otc-sleep-aid-long-term-a-bad-idea/992499 "2023-11-09T21:15:45Z")
Over the past six months I’ve been waking up during the night. This has nothing to do with having to go to the bathroom, and I have no problem falling asleep. About every two hours I’ve been waking up for about 15-20 min… --- ## [Diane Jennings hearing bands for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-jennings-hearing-bands-for-the-first-time/992764)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-jennings-hearing-bands-for-the-first-time/992764 "2023-11-09T19:41:13Z")
There is somebody named Diane Jennings who has a YouTube channel. For background, she is in her twenties and grew up in Ireland. She has an ongoing series of videos in which she reacts to songs by bands that she suppose… --- ## [Which famous people follow YOU on social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-people-follow-you-on-social-media/992772)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-people-follow-you-on-social-media/992772 "2023-11-09T19:11:04Z")
When you “follow” the account of a famous person on social media, it’s always gratifying when they “follow” your account back. I suppose it’s even better when some famous person follows your account out of the blue, but… --- ## [Sam\_Stone has been banned for socking \[Update - The ban has been lifted\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-has-been-banned-for-socking-update-the-ban-has-been-lifted/992756)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-has-been-banned-for-socking-update-the-ban-has-been-lifted/992756 "2023-11-09T19:00:41Z")
Long time user Sam\_Stone has been banned for socking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=698&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=700&state=watching)