# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=712&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 713 --- ## [Tell Me Your Age, Without Telling Me Your Age, Using Contemporaneous Ad and TV Show Slogans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-age-without-telling-me-your-age-using-contemporaneous-ad-and-tv-show-slogans/978944 "2023-10-26T01:20:20Z")
Yabba Dabba Doo!! --- ## [Man filmed peeing into beer tank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-filmed-peeing-into-beer-tank/991953)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-filmed-peeing-into-beer-tank/991953 "2023-10-26T01:13:20Z")
A man was filmed urinating into a tank of Tsingtao. No information on who the man was or who was filming. One-time weirdness or a way to tank the company’s image or stocks? Anyone on the Dope drink it? --- ## [Remind me...what does it mean to use "primary" as a transitive verb (election context)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-what-does-it-mean-to-use-primary-as-a-transitive-verb-election-context/991624)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remind-me-what-does-it-mean-to-use-primary-as-a-transitive-verb-election-context/991624 "2023-10-26T00:34:44Z")
From the Great Ongoing Revolving Speakership thread: Can someone 'splain like I’m 5 years old, please. What does this threat mean and exactly why is it a threat? What is the opposite-- IOW, what would it look like NOT … --- ## [If you dig a hole in soil and fill it with water, will fish eventually appear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dig-a-hole-in-soil-and-fill-it-with-water-will-fish-eventually-appear/282022)
**Author:** [@ancientmariner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ancientmariner)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dig-a-hole-in-soil-and-fill-it-with-water-will-fish-eventually-appear/282022 "2023-10-26T00:17:44Z")
I think i read something about this in National Geographic years ago, but I am unsure. Any links would be great as I searched Google and couldn’t find anything about this. I searched evything from Underground living orga… --- ## [You get one source of animal protein for the rest of your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729 "2023-10-25T23:43:08Z")
For some strange reason, a wizard says that you only get one source of animal protein for the rest of your life. Being a kind sort, you can still get protein from dairy, legumes, etc so you don’t have to take that into c… --- ## [Need some fun ideas for no-talking train ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fun-ideas-for-no-talking-train-ride/979782)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fun-ideas-for-no-talking-train-ride/979782 "2023-10-25T22:42:42Z")
I’m going on a long train ride that has a no-talking policy. My friend is going with me but we won’t be able to physically talk to each other so I was thinking we can just text each other over our smartphones and have… --- ## [Are these advertised products frauds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-advertised-products-frauds/988306)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-advertised-products-frauds/988306 "2023-10-25T22:12:54Z")
Are these frauds? Or are they genuine and I’m missing something? I’ve seen all of these products advertised on YouTube videos. Some are available on Amazon, eBay, and Lowe’s. Why hasn’t the FTC sued these companies f… --- ## [Short video of me finding magical powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-video-of-me-finding-magical-powers/991645)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-video-of-me-finding-magical-powers/991645 "2023-10-25T21:39:54Z")
I tried to make this artistic, creative, entertaining, with a moral to the story. Let me know what you think. --- ## [Second showers for twins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-showers-for-twins/991853)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-showers-for-twins/991853 "2023-10-25T20:44:30Z")
Been debating whether to post this, then, reading some other stuff, and thinking about the average age, and swath of experience here, plus the fact that it’s pretty anonymous, so I decided, why not? It won’t be the final… --- ## [Is “You’re not the only one” a valid response or a tired platitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-you-re-not-the-only-one-a-valid-response-or-a-tired-platitude/991956)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-you-re-not-the-only-one-a-valid-response-or-a-tired-platitude/991956 "2023-10-25T20:24:43Z")
Whenever someone discusses a personal problem they’re often met with a response of “You’re not the only one experiencing this problem.” To be clear if the person is explicitly making it seem like they’re the only one exp… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #11 - October 2023 - “Trees”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-11-october-2023-trees/990967)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-11-october-2023-trees/990967 "2023-10-25T20:13:22Z")
This is the monthly thread for October 2023. The topic this month is “Trees”, chosen by @Strinka Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easi… --- ## [Assassin's Creed \[Mirage\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-mirage/991153)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-mirage/991153 "2023-10-25T19:46:15Z")
Anyone planning on playing this? Anyone played it? The setting (medieval Baghdad) sounds like fun, and Al Jazeera says they put a lot of work into historical accuracy of the city, and into making it pretty. I admit my i… --- ## [AI and professions doomed to extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-professions-doomed-to-extinction/990849)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-professions-doomed-to-extinction/990849 "2023-10-25T19:01:09Z")
Although artificial intelligence has been making inroads into some professions for a number of years, the release of ChatGPT only 10 months ago made it all very real and personal for a large number of people, and the con… --- ## [Help me understand this Sumerian joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-sumerian-joke/981522)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-sumerian-joke/981522 "2023-10-25T17:05:30Z")
I just came across this on social media. It’s reputedly the first bar joke. From a tablet, written in Sumerian Except nobody really gets it. Did the comedian just miss the mark, or is there some ancient Sumerian dou… --- ## [When did we get a "trump" tag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-a-trump-tag/992080)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-get-a-trump-tag/992080 "2023-10-25T16:55:32Z")
I’m clearly unobservant since I only noticed it for the first time on a post today. Has it been here for awhile? --- ## [Drastic decline in quality of editing online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drastic-decline-in-quality-of-editing-online/991965)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drastic-decline-in-quality-of-editing-online/991965 "2023-10-25T16:07:34Z")
Is it just me or has the quality of editing online taken a complete nosedive over the last five years or so? Typos have been occurring since forever, but you’d think that spellcheck would eliminate nonsense words from ap… --- ## [Can someone help me figure out how long this battery will last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-figure-out-how-long-this-battery-will-last/991016)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-figure-out-how-long-this-battery-will-last/991016 "2023-10-25T15:58:42Z")
I need help trying to figure out if this power station would run some things on my fish tank. I can’t seem to figure out/understand volts/watts etc. I have a heater and an air pump. There are some other things as well li… --- ## [So, former NBA player Dwight Howard is gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-former-nba-player-dwight-howard-is-gay/992041)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-former-nba-player-dwight-howard-is-gay/992041 "2023-10-25T15:07:18Z")
This is a sordid tale. Dwight Howard, former NBA superstar center, is being accused of sexually assaulting another man. The allegations are that Howard tried to force the man into a threesome with another man (who was … --- ## [How to flag a post, what happens when you do so, and moderator preferences on this subject](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-flag-a-post-what-happens-when-you-do-so-and-moderator-preferences-on-this-subject/916283)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-flag-a-post-what-happens-when-you-do-so-and-moderator-preferences-on-this-subject/916283 "2020-07-28T00:18:27Z")
Good evening, Could someone please explain how to “flag” (report) a post, and what happens when our report is sent? There are new options and the interface is significantly different in Discourse compared to vBulletin. … --- ## [Who survived the most \[input disaster\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-survived-the-most-input-disaster/991819)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-survived-the-most-input-disaster/991819 "2023-10-25T13:10:57Z")
In history, who survived the most plane crashes? The most shipwrecks?.. Overall, who survived the most disasters that normally we think of as more likely to lead to death than life? The incidents should be big enough to … --- ## [RAM size vs. speed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-size-vs-speed/992023)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-size-vs-speed/992023 "2023-10-25T12:59:01Z")
I have 2x16 DDR4 PC-3200 installed. I recently came into some free RAM, and I have a choice between 2x8 PC-2933 or 2x16 PC-2666. As I understand it either will slow my current RAM, does it make sense to install either? I… --- ## [Tennis Elbow - advice for sleeping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-elbow-advice-for-sleeping/991879)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-elbow-advice-for-sleeping/991879 "2023-10-25T12:29:01Z")
Obligatory acknowledgement: You are not my doctor. I have an ortho appointment on Monday, but I’d like to be a little less of a zombie between now and then. I am 99.9% sure that tennis elbow is the right diagnosis. T… --- ## [Name that cartoon character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-character/992064)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-cartoon-character/992064 "2023-10-25T10:37:26Z")
A dog who’s schtick was to leap in the air for treats, and then slowly float down to the ground in a kind of euphoria. I’m thinking Hanna Barbara. Thanks! --- ## [Help me. \[questions re: bipolar disorder\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-questions-re-bipolar-disorder/708827)
**Author:** [@theo112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theo112)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-questions-re-bipolar-disorder/708827 "2015-02-01T15:14:34Z")
I need help. I have been diagnosed with Bi-Polar type 1 Disorder, and I also did some research and I have rapid cycling of my mood swings, it can happen in 1 day, week, month etc. Both sides are pretty bad I am in my Dep… --- ## [OC CA high roller sues Las Vegas casino, blaming his multimillion-dollar losses on a spiked drink does he have a case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oc-ca-high-roller-sues-las-vegas-casino-blaming-his-multimillion-dollar-losses-on-a-spiked-drink-does-he-have-a-case/991629)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oc-ca-high-roller-sues-las-vegas-casino-blaming-his-multimillion-dollar-losses-on-a-spiked-drink-does-he-have-a-case/991629 "2023-10-25T05:51:16Z")
At first, I thought “lol that’s a nope” It sounds like it became serious… But my question is why did he wait so long to see a doc? he should have gone to the ER immediately …not doing that is what will get it tossed o… --- ## [Will territorial disputes in the South China Sea lead to war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-territorial-disputes-in-the-south-china-sea-lead-to-war/991947)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-territorial-disputes-in-the-south-china-sea-lead-to-war/991947 "2023-10-25T04:01:39Z")
Territorial brinkmanship in the South China Sea has crossed a new line. Chinese vessels made physical contact with — some reporters are using the term “rammed” — Filipino vessels. The US is deploying in response. This… --- ## [Wife is suddenly getting porn requests on phone. What to do? Maybe NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-is-suddenly-getting-porn-requests-on-phone-what-to-do-maybe-nsfw/991940)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-is-suddenly-getting-porn-requests-on-phone-what-to-do-maybe-nsfw/991940 "2023-10-25T02:45:28Z")
Today, my wife received from one number, a link to a pornhub video, an indecipherable text message, a voice message, and a picture of an old man in a towel. From another number, she received a text that just said . She’s… --- ## [Football pool question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-pool-question/991951)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-pool-question/991951 "2023-10-25T02:23:42Z")
Say I’m in a pool whose object is to pick a winner in each week’s NFL matches, no limit to the number of teams one might choose (each pick costs $50) and no point-spread, just who wins each game. You buy a fixed number o… --- ## [Best Order to Board an Airplane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-order-to-board-an-airplane/984244)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-order-to-board-an-airplane/984244 "2023-10-25T02:06:21Z")
Here’s something I don’t understand. Why do airlines board passengers from the front to the rear? I think it would be vastly more efficient and convenient to board from the rear to the front. For this thread I’ll ignor… --- ## [Bad bad bad Boo! 🎃 And a birthday too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-boo-and-a-birthday-too/991816)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-boo-and-a-birthday-too/991816 "2023-10-25T01:38:48Z")
Why does a grown woman (higher up in the office, no less) dress up like Dracula at a dialysis center? Whoo hoo! Good one. As I suffered through another bad dialysis treatment I was planning murder. Vampire is what I call… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=711&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=713&state=muted)