# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=704&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 705 --- ## [Celebrity "life" pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool/776123)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool/776123 "2023-11-05T02:18:36Z")
I’ve always thought the whole “death pool” thing was kind of, well not just kind of morbid. Has anybody ever thought of turning it on its head? Instead of picking the youngest celebs who you think will die, you pick th… --- ## [What could cause these typos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-these-typos/992601)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-these-typos/992601 "2023-11-05T01:58:55Z")
In preparation for the upcoming election on Tuesday, I’ve been reading several articles on cleveland.com (the website for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the area’s main newspaper). In all of the articles, I’ve been noticin… --- ## [Us \[2019\] Doesn't make any sense, right? (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-2019-doesnt-make-any-sense-right-open-spoilers/979067)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-2019-doesnt-make-any-sense-right-open-spoilers/979067 "2023-11-05T01:58:54Z")
I finally watched this movie but I couldn’t find a thread about it, either because one doesn’t exist or because searching for things that are “Us” related is futile. I loved Get Out, and I thoroughly enjoyed Nope despit… --- ## [The Lyric Mutation Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyric-mutation-game/992567)
**Author:** [@martyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martyg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyric-mutation-game/992567 "2023-11-05T01:09:30Z")
You know what the words actually are, but you change them to something hopefully humorous. This is not for mishearings. So “wrapped up like a douche” or “there’s a bathroom on the right” are not the focus. Examples: F… --- ## [Recommend me software for making audio clips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-software-for-making-audio-clips/992581)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-software-for-making-audio-clips/992581 "2023-11-05T01:04:48Z")
I bought software for this a long time ago, and can’t find the license key-- the company is taking forever to get back to me, maybe because it’s the weekend. There used to be tons of this stuff free online-- I just need… --- ## [Is Israel an apartheid regime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-israel-an-apartheid-regime/992614)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-israel-an-apartheid-regime/992614 "2023-11-05T01:01:21Z")
There you go again, amplifying Hamas propaganda. --- ## [Bad bad bad "I won't back down"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-i-wont-back-down/992606)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-i-wont-back-down/992606 "2023-11-04T23:32:30Z")
“I will stand my ground, and keep this world from draggin’ me down…” Yep. A new beck has arisen. Watch out. (Just kidding, I’m too nice to fight anything) --- ## [Was the 'printing' of money during the days of hyperinflation in 1920s Germany quantitative easing or a literal printing of cash/bank notes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-printing-of-money-during-the-days-of-hyperinflation-in-1920s-germany-quantitative-easing-or-a-literal-printing-of-cash-bank-notes/992570)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-printing-of-money-during-the-days-of-hyperinflation-in-1920s-germany-quantitative-easing-or-a-literal-printing-of-cash-bank-notes/992570 "2023-11-04T23:04:57Z")
I’m sorry if this question sounds simplistic but I’ve never seen any alternative phrasing in any arcticles I’ve read on the Hyperinflation in Germany during the Great Depression. Was the ‘printing’ of money during the d… --- ## [Vienna, Austria unveils a 2 million Euro statue that looks like a compilation of elementary-school art projects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vienna-austria-unveils-a-2-million-euro-statue-that-looks-like-a-compilation-of-elementary-school-art-projects/992333)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vienna-austria-unveils-a-2-million-euro-statue-that-looks-like-a-compilation-of-elementary-school-art-projects/992333 "2023-11-04T22:51:34Z")
Yeah, I know this is the Daily Caller. It’s where I saw the story on another site, and this really does need to be seen to be believed. --- ## [Registering the Father on a Birth Certificate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-the-father-on-a-birth-certificate/991831)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-the-father-on-a-birth-certificate/991831 "2023-11-04T22:28:33Z")
This is really aimed at UK Dopers, but it will be interesting to see variations around the world. The question relates to the situation where a father dies before the birth. I know that a mother cannot put just anyone d… --- ## [Taylor Tomlinson taking over for James Corden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-tomlinson-taking-over-for-james-corden/992489)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-tomlinson-taking-over-for-james-corden/992489 "2023-11-04T21:33:58Z")
She’ll be hosting a show called After Midnight that will air after The Late Show, beginning next year. There have been too few female talk show hosts. I don’t know her style too well, but I wish her luck. Colbert is a to… --- ## [Cheetos - Crunchy, Puff or Flaming Hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetos-crunchy-puff-or-flaming-hot/992198)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetos-crunchy-puff-or-flaming-hot/992198 "2023-11-04T20:05:26Z")
Cheetos - Crunchy, Puff, Flaming Hot? poll Per Wikipedia, Cheetos were introduced in 1948. They’ve been a part of our lives since early childhood. I avoid chips in my regular diet. Once in awhile I’ll indulge in a smal… --- ## [What's the song that spells HELL,KILL,BILL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-that-spells-hell-kill-bill/992594)
**Author:** [@Leelaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leelaa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-that-spells-hell-kill-bill/992594 "2023-11-04T18:11:03Z")
Not sure if it’s right but can anyone help please. A male raps/sings it. --- ## [Characters that Don't Age (and how they explain it, if at all)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-dont-age-and-how-they-explain-it-if-at-all/992299)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-dont-age-and-how-they-explain-it-if-at-all/992299 "2023-11-04T18:03:33Z")
We’ve probably done this in the past. Maybe more than once. But I don’t recall it, so here it is. Some movies, book series, and comic strips actually show characters aging. We’ve been witness to Indiana Jones aging of l… --- ## [When a (US) Lawyer Moves to a Different State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-us-lawyer-moves-to-a-different-state/992034)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-us-lawyer-moves-to-a-different-state/992034 "2023-11-04T17:46:59Z")
What happens when a lawyer moves with his family from, say, California, to, say, Missouri (a sub-plot in a TV series I watch). Is it just a matter of taking and passing the MO bar? Is there a crash course for lawyers mov… --- ## [Toyota Engine System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-engine-system/992588)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-engine-system/992588 "2023-11-04T16:08:29Z")
I have a 2017 Toyota 4Rummer. It came with their Entune system which is their radio/satellite/hands free phone/ navigation screen etc. system. The Entune worked for years but now it suddenly stopped being able to pair m… --- ## ["Til Murder do us Part" on Netflix: Did Soering do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-murder-do-us-part-on-netflix-did-soering-do-it/992560)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-murder-do-us-part-on-netflix-did-soering-do-it/992560 "2023-11-04T14:00:16Z")
I graduated from UVA in 1983, a year before the events in this story. Charlottesville seemed such an innocent safe college town back then. Sadly so much has changed regarding that myth. As depicted in the documentary, t… --- ## [What effect does leaving guardianship to your children in your will have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-does-leaving-guardianship-to-your-children-in-your-will-have/991971)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-effect-does-leaving-guardianship-to-your-children-in-your-will-have/991971 "2023-11-04T13:40:06Z")
This is not an actual case therefore not in IMHO but I’ll use my family dynamic to illustrate. Let’s say my stepson and his wife leave custody of their child to Mrs Cad (and I guess me but not important to the discussio… --- ## [If I pay all my taxes as if I'm in the USA, what are the reasons the U.S. government might object to my working remotely from abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-pay-all-my-taxes-as-if-im-in-the-usa-what-are-the-reasons-the-u-s-government-might-object-to-my-working-remotely-from-abroad/992379)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-pay-all-my-taxes-as-if-im-in-the-usa-what-are-the-reasons-the-u-s-government-might-object-to-my-working-remotely-from-abroad/992379 "2023-11-04T13:28:40Z")
I may be offered a remote job as a technical writer (I’d be working in Texas, but the company is based in California.) I had read before that usually employers will not let employees work remotely from abroad (I had pre… --- ## [Tip WalMArt delivery folks? Yes or No?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-walmart-delivery-folks-yes-or-no/992553)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tip-walmart-delivery-folks-yes-or-no/992553 "2023-11-04T13:03:12Z")
Awaiting my first locally delivered WalMart delivery and I don’t know if I need to tip. A google search seems to indicate that tips are not allowed, and I’m OK with that. But on the other hand it’s a local store and I d… --- ## [Are Gliders basically invisible to modern Air Defense Systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gliders-basically-invisible-to-modern-air-defense-systems/992201)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gliders-basically-invisible-to-modern-air-defense-systems/992201 "2023-11-04T12:44:03Z")
I know human Gliders were used recently against Israel. I’ve also seen reports of Russian glider bombs successfully targeting Ukraine. Are Gliders basically invisible to modern Air Defense Systems? Are sentries using b… --- ## [Conspiracy Theorists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theorists/990788)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theorists/990788 "2023-11-04T12:11:20Z")
I had a bad day yesterday. First my sister said that she is supporting RFK Jr, then a person I have recently have become friends with told me he “has questions” about 9/11: specifically that the Pentagon may have been hi… --- ## [MCU Scarlet Witch vs 20th Century FOX Jean Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-scarlet-witch-vs-20th-century-fox-jean-grey/992565)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-scarlet-witch-vs-20th-century-fox-jean-grey/992565 "2023-11-04T11:20:30Z")
If they had to fight each other, which MARVEL sorceress would win? --- ## ["Japanese" proverb: Floating enemies, river sitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-proverb-floating-enemies-river-sitting/547602)
**Author:** [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-proverb-floating-enemies-river-sitting/547602 "2023-11-04T07:24:37Z")
During my weekly Japanese class last night, an “old Japanese proverb” was quoted. You’ve probably heard it: The quote itself is eye-rolling, but didn’t seem very much in the spirit of the Japanese to me, and my teacher… --- ## [Animals that can swallow whole humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-can-swallow-whole-humans/290484)
**Author:** [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-can-swallow-whole-humans/290484 "2023-11-04T07:17:26Z")
Inspired by this thread: which animals, if any, definitely have a throat large enough to swallow a human whole? I wouldn’t think there’d be too awfully many left… --- ## [Why Do I Have To Piss So Often When I Try To Take An Afternoon Nap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-piss-so-often-when-i-try-to-take-an-afternoon-nap/992496)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-piss-so-often-when-i-try-to-take-an-afternoon-nap/992496 "2023-11-04T06:18:01Z")
53-year-old male here. I’m familiar with the trope of middle-aged men having to get up several times during the night to piss. Our urogenital systems are aging, I get it. I’m no stranger to it. However, when I try to ta… --- ## [What do you tip delivery people? {Not a thread for debating or ranting about tipping}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tip-delivery-people-not-a-thread-for-debating-or-ranting-about-tipping/990912)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tip-delivery-people-not-a-thread-for-debating-or-ranting-about-tipping/990912 "2023-11-04T04:23:05Z")
During the pandemic, I used a lot of grocery delivery services, and kinda got hooked on them-- and came to realize that that the only real added expense is the tip-- aside from whatever monthly membership I might pay, wh… --- ## [Vaccine reaction-- specifically, Pfizer after J&J, but any J&J booster story sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-reaction-specifically-pfizer-after-j-j-but-any-j-j-booster-story-sought/953864)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-reaction-specifically-pfizer-after-j-j-but-any-j-j-booster-story-sought/953864 "2023-11-04T03:29:24Z")
I got the J&J last March, and am over 18, which means I am due for a booster, now that they are approved. I haven’t had it yet; I had an appointment plus some tests this week, and my PCP did not want side effects from th… --- ## [Penis enlargement column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-enlargement-column/992426)
**Author:** [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-enlargement-column/992426 "2023-11-04T02:54:24Z")
Fun fact, the line “if nature has equipped us with a ding instead of a dong, well, we must just learn to live with it” is quoted in The Language Construction Kit by Mark Rosenfelder as an example of how certain sounds ca… --- ## [Any Londoner here that wants my unused Oyster card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-londoner-here-that-wants-my-unused-oyster-card/987701)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-londoner-here-that-wants-my-unused-oyster-card/987701 "2023-11-04T02:21:32Z")
I have somewhere between 1 and 4 Oyster cards that I think have about a £20 balance on each of them. I know I have 1 because it’s in my wallet. My wife probably still has hers and my SIL and niece might still have thei… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=703&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=705&state=muted)