# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=703&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 704 --- ## [Can someone step by step me through unlocking facebook protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-step-by-step-me-through-unlocking-facebook-protection/987007)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-step-by-step-me-through-unlocking-facebook-protection/987007 "2023-11-06T11:28:31Z")
I’ve been trying for a couple hours and it keeps sending me in Catch-22 spirals. --- ## [What is this (presumed) scam/spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-presumed-scam-spam/989135)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-presumed-scam-spam/989135 "2023-11-06T09:20:45Z")
For the past few months, I’ve been sporadically getting text messages from some insurance company. The most recent one (which is fairly typical) says Almost all of them use the same name, and mention the same vehicle.… --- ## [(Old) Tricks, treats, and a brand new month in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tricks-treats-and-a-brand-new-month-in-the-mmp/992297)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tricks-treats-and-a-brand-new-month-in-the-mmp/992297 "2023-11-06T06:15:57Z")
Did you pull Halloween pranks? Did you have favorite treats or favorite homes to get treats from? Did you have a favorite costume? That should get us started. As for me: No pranks - I was and remain a goody-goody. F… --- ## ["Wikipedia is more one-sided than ever”: Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-is-more-one-sided-than-ever-wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger/946774)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-is-more-one-sided-than-ever-wikipedia-co-founder-larry-sanger/946774 "2023-11-06T05:17:08Z")
“Wikipedia is more one-sided than ever,” Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger said. “It is not too far to say that Wikipedia, like many other deeply biased institutions of our brave new digital world, has made itself into … --- ## [What's the big deal about offshore banks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-offshore-banks/747329)
**Author:** [@sudont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sudont)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-offshore-banks/747329 "2023-11-06T04:37:53Z")
“But when you factor in postage and bank fees, the tax savings may not do much more than buy you two six-packs instead of one.” Pfft, the ten G’s in my savings account haven’t earned enough interest to buy a candy bar, … --- ## [Pork 'panko breadcrumbs'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-panko-breadcrumbs/992661)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-panko-breadcrumbs/992661 "2023-11-06T04:07:17Z")
I saw an ad for pork ‘panko breadcrumbs’, a keto alternative to… well, panko breadcrumbs. I assume they’re meant as a coating. But could I smash up a bag of Baken-Ets, and successfully use a cup of them in a meatloaf ins… --- ## [Panko breadcrumbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656 "2023-11-06T00:48:40Z")
I saw an ad for panko breadcrumbs, a keto alternative to… well, breadcrumbs. I assume they’re meant as a coating. But could I smash up a bag of Baken-Ets, and successfully use a cup of them in a meatloaf? --- ## [Advice on a recalcitrant lamp post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-recalcitrant-lamp-post/992550)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-recalcitrant-lamp-post/992550 "2023-11-05T23:15:31Z")
You guys helped me with re-wiring my chandelier and fixing the trim on my house, which was great. Now I have a new one! A tree branch came down on the old lamp post in front of my house and wrecked it. I decided to repl… --- ## [Estate consumed by Assisted Living costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-consumed-by-assisted-living-costs/992613)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estate-consumed-by-assisted-living-costs/992613 "2023-11-05T22:28:02Z")
Dad is in Assisted Living. His estate (my inheritance) is being consumed by the $8,000/month cost. Medicaid will start covering costs only when his estate is completely gone. There is only $102,000 left currently. I’d l… --- ## [When did the word safari not mean hunting anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-word-safari-not-mean-hunting-anymore/992645)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-word-safari-not-mean-hunting-anymore/992645 "2023-11-05T22:18:01Z")
When googling, most sources say that safari originally meant hunting animals, but today it means viewing animals. When did this shift occour? --- ## [If hearsay isn’t objected to, is it admitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hearsay-isn-t-objected-to-is-it-admitted/991839)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hearsay-isn-t-objected-to-is-it-admitted/991839 "2023-11-05T22:14:14Z")
If an obvious hearsay statement is made by a witness but the opposing counsel doesn’t object to it because he was distracted, not paying attention, conferring with his client, etc, is the statement still left to stand or… --- ## [What movie is Who Is Erin Carter reminding me of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-who-is-erin-carter-reminding-me-of/992643)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-who-is-erin-carter-reminding-me-of/992643 "2023-11-05T22:10:40Z")
Hubby is watching and commenting (this is how we roll here. He watches and I don’t) on the show and everything he’s said so far has reminded me of a movie we saw a long while ago. A single Puerto Rican mom with a young … --- ## [MLB: The Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/990989 "2023-11-05T22:02:31Z")
The playoffs begin Tuesday. Your wild card matchups: Milwaukee (92-70) hosts Arizona (84-78) (Winner plays Los Angeles) The Serpents, who might well have the top two votegetters in Rookie of the Year voting in Corbin… --- ## [Dental fear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-fear/766564)
**Author:** [@Diaboli226868](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diaboli226868)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-fear/766564 "2023-11-05T21:53:45Z")
In the classic coloumn Can someone be literally scared to death? - The Straight Dope from 2006 there’s a reference to a British four-year old child being scared to death at dentist visit. Is there an online reference fo… --- ## [Is it possible to live in the US without a bank account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-live-in-the-us-without-a-bank-account/992545)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-live-in-the-us-without-a-bank-account/992545 "2023-11-05T21:19:11Z")
The new Speaker of the House reportedly has no bank accounts (@flurb posted about it here). This is FQ so need to steer clear of politics. My question for FQ: Is it possible to live in the US with no bank account? --- ## [Russian sub named after Tsar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-sub-named-after-tsar/992624)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-sub-named-after-tsar/992624 "2023-11-05T21:09:12Z")
This is a link to a story about a missile launch from a Russian submarine, “Emperor Alexander III”. Why would they name a sub after the father of the Tsar they murdered in the revolution? --- ## [Would forcing someone to watch bad movies legitimately be considered torture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-forcing-someone-to-watch-bad-movies-legitimately-be-considered-torture/992574)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-forcing-someone-to-watch-bad-movies-legitimately-be-considered-torture/992574 "2023-11-05T20:58:17Z")
Like a prison warden decides to do an experiment where for prisoners who go to solitary confinement he finds bad mainstream Hollywood movies and plays them right outside the cell door bars at normal volume (I know solita… --- ## [Have humans been raped by dolphins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-humans-been-raped-by-dolphins/694046)
**Author:** [@grue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-humans-been-raped-by-dolphins/694046 "2023-11-05T20:55:53Z")
The last bit reminds me of this video: --- ## [Does she have, have not, or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-she-have-have-not-or-both/67864)
**Author:** [@frock75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frock75)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-she-have-have-not-or-both/67864 "2023-11-05T20:55:08Z")
I’ve been hearing this rather persistant rumor about Jamie Lee Curtis. Does anyone know whether this lady is a hermaphrodite or not? Come to think of it her features are a bit masculine. What’s the deal? --- ## [What is the most recent day where nothing is known to have happened? Most recent month? Year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-recent-day-where-nothing-is-known-to-have-happened-most-recent-month-year/988389)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-recent-day-where-nothing-is-known-to-have-happened-most-recent-month-year/988389 "2023-11-05T20:25:35Z")
Decade? Century? Millennium? Worldwide daily newspapers have been published since July 1, 1650, so we probably know something about every day since then. Wiki’s entry for 1650 shows a birth on June 25th, and deaths on J… --- ## [Bing Maps discontinued "Bird's Eye View" in my area.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-maps-discontinued-birds-eye-view-in-my-area/801533)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-maps-discontinued-birds-eye-view-in-my-area/801533 "2023-11-05T20:08:43Z")
I have been a regular user of Bing Maps oblique aerial photo feature, which they call “Bird’s Eye”. Went on today to look at a location and it says they have “updated” the feature and it is no longer available except in… --- ## [The Lunatic Fringe is now up to 23% of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunatic-fringe-is-now-up-to-23-of-the-us/992100)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunatic-fringe-is-now-up-to-23-of-the-us/992100 "2023-11-05T19:43:55Z")
How has this gotten so bad? This feels a lot like the path to fascism. Nearly a quarter of Americans (23%) agree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence … --- ## [Why is USMC ahead of USN in the DOD order of precedence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-usmc-ahead-of-usn-in-the-dod-order-of-precedence/925444)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-usmc-ahead-of-usn-in-the-dod-order-of-precedence/925444 "2023-11-05T19:10:13Z")
It is clear that this is the order of precedence set by the DOD, and also these are the recognized birthdays of the services: 1775-06-14 USA, US Army 1775-11-10 USMC 1775-10-13 USN 1947-09-18 USAF 1790-08-04 USCG T… --- ## [What absorbs more heat energy 1 L of salt water or fresh water from -20C to 10C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-absorbs-more-heat-energy-1-l-of-salt-water-or-fresh-water-from-20c-to-10c/992612)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-absorbs-more-heat-energy-1-l-of-salt-water-or-fresh-water-from-20c-to-10c/992612 "2023-11-05T17:46:25Z")
A saturated salt water solution should just be slush at -20 and gradually rise in temp as it melts then becomes 10C Fresh water at -20 will be ice and absorb heat at some rate until it reaches 0, then plateau in temp as… --- ## [Is diner lingo used anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diner-lingo-used-anywhere/992529)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diner-lingo-used-anywhere/992529 "2023-11-05T16:25:24Z")
Here’s the history: Is diner lingo still in use anywhere? I’ve eaten at several “Coney Island” restaurants in the Detroit metro area and don’t recall ever hearing any of these terms. --- ## [Is There Hope for the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-hope-for-the-us/992627)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-hope-for-the-us/992627 "2023-11-05T15:34:28Z")
I am feeling increasingly hopeless about the future of the US. Neither the Senate or the House se --- ## [Can you make sense of any Yes song lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-sense-of-any-yes-song-lyrics/661278)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-sense-of-any-yes-song-lyrics/661278 "2023-11-05T13:27:35Z")
I like the sound of a lot of songs by Yes, but I can’t make any sense out of their lyrics. Take for example “Hold On” from the 91025 album. Have the band offered any explanation as to the meaning of the lyrics? If not… --- ## [How do AI "programs" work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ai-programs-work/992265)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-ai-programs-work/992265 "2023-11-05T03:56:52Z")
How do they work? … I understand its not a program as such, with “linear istructions” (if-then-else) working from beginning to end… but watching a video of Musk driving in FSD-mode, he mentions a lot of its not been prog… --- ## [Botticelli October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2023/990977 "2023-11-05T02:58:32Z")
Good evening, boys and ghouls. Welcome to the October 2023 Botticelli thread, with me, your host W. De La Rue. Here is the previous month’s thread, here is an explanation of the rules from a thread earlier this year, and… --- ## [Hell o' Weenies (October Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 608\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-o-weenies-october-mini-rants/990948 "2023-11-05T02:31:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Time To Dismember (Rants of September): About thirty minutes ago, I opened my freezer and checked the icemaker. There were some ice cubes in the back of the freezer, just outside the bin … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=702&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=704&state=watching)