# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=704&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 705 --- ## [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… --- ## [The hamster ball guy is at it again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamster-ball-guy-is-at-it-again/989769)
**Author:** [@JHuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHuff)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hamster-ball-guy-is-at-it-again/989769 "2023-11-04T01:58:52Z")
Cecil answered this question some years ago now. And it may be of interest that our hamster wheeling friend is once again in the news for having cost each of us another 1.2 cents. As it turns out, the coast guard and… --- ## [Celebrity death rumors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-rumors/992552)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-rumors/992552 "2023-11-04T01:47:48Z")
Sort of inspired by the closed Tawnee Stone thread. Recently my wife fell “victim” to a celeb death hoax involving Richard Thomas. Now, we seem to have heard that Vladimir Putin is not longer living. Who starts these … --- ## [Ron DeSantis - The Pit Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-the-pit-edition/984601 "2023-11-04T01:47:20Z")
There are threads in Politics and Elections but now that he’s declared, here’s his own pitfall. --- ## [Could I legally will my corpse skin to be turned into leather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-will-my-corpse-skin-to-be-turned-into-leather/673874)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-legally-will-my-corpse-skin-to-be-turned-into-leather/673874 "2023-11-04T00:06:42Z")
Googling for human leather reveals a couple of hoax sites and some nazi era information but nothing especially trustworthy. If I wanted my skin to be turned into leather after I die and be used to make commemorative item… --- ## [Facebook account hacked & hijacked TechSupp unresponsive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-account-hacked-hijacked-techsupp-unresponsive/992520)
**Author:** [@thevolleyballer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thevolleyballer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-account-hacked-hijacked-techsupp-unresponsive/992520 "2023-11-03T23:13:49Z")
My Facebook account without warning logged me off. When I tried logging back in, it said the password was changed an hour ago. I didn’t, which means it was hacked. I went thru the FB procedure to try & get a reset and no… --- ## [Anybody remember this story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-this-story/992539)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-this-story/992539 "2023-11-03T22:15:18Z")
It was kind of a human interest type story. I read it online. The gist is that some producer of a citrus product was dumping his spent rinds by the ton down some side road. I don’t remember what country this was in. Anyw… --- ## [Theories about diet for type 2 diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-about-diet-for-type-2-diabetes/987368)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theories-about-diet-for-type-2-diabetes/987368 "2023-11-03T22:09:41Z")
I’m confused by two different types of diets I’ve seen suggested for improving glucose control in type 2 diabetes. They seem pretty opposite. Not sure if there’s one correct answer or you just have to try a diet that you… --- ## [Can you teach me how to BBQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-teach-me-how-to-bbq/964116)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-teach-me-how-to-bbq/964116 "2023-11-03T21:58:49Z")
Hi everyone, I was gifted a small BBQ and I want to use it today. I have set it up on a stack of eight double bricks (the sort with holes in the middle) and made sure it isn’t under any part of the awning. And a hose … --- ## [Comparing shutter speeds of several video cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-shutter-speeds-of-several-video-cameras/992470)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-shutter-speeds-of-several-video-cameras/992470 "2023-11-03T21:44:10Z")
I have a few video cameras and they do not have any EXIF or metadata that can tell me the electronic shutter speed when in use. I want to use the one with the fastest shutter speed that produces a good picture under com… --- ## [Questions regarding any diplomatic ties between medieval Moray (Scotland ) under King Macbeth and the royal court of France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-any-diplomatic-ties-between-medieval-moray-scotland-under-king-macbeth-and-the-royal-court-of-france/992500)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-any-diplomatic-ties-between-medieval-moray-scotland-under-king-macbeth-and-the-royal-court-of-france/992500 "2023-11-03T21:28:55Z")
Were there any formal diplomatic ties between Scotland/Moray under King Macbeth in the 1040s and the royal court of France(Henri II??) ? Would the court of King Macbeth have had Old Frankish speakers? Was Old Frankish a … --- ## [Just driving along](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-driving-along/992546)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-driving-along/992546 "2023-11-03T21:15:28Z")
Well, I was just riding along. Ivy was driving. It her exasperatingly slow and steady way. We’re on the way to dialysis via Taco bell. It seems my late lunch will now be later. Ivy nicked a dog. We stop. The dog is not… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=703&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=705&state=tracking)