# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=719 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 720 --- ## [Can I fine tune a Google news search for a particular time period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fine-tune-a-google-news-search-for-a-particular-time-period/991568)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fine-tune-a-google-news-search-for-a-particular-time-period/991568 "2023-10-15T02:21:15Z")
I remember a news article from back in the spring but I can’t find it on Google news because it just gives the most recent results on that news item. Is there a way to set a date parameter on a Google news search? --- ## [What is so special about donut shop coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-special-about-donut-shop-coffee/991530)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-so-special-about-donut-shop-coffee/991530 "2023-10-15T00:17:29Z")
I am seeing it everywhere in the stores-by the pound and by the pod. What makes it from other types? Is it a special blend? Is it made a special way? Or is it that coffee tastes different/better once you’ve gobbled a… --- ## [Did Mike Damone get conned by Stacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mike-damone-get-conned-by-stacy/991454)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mike-damone-get-conned-by-stacy/991454 "2023-10-14T23:23:38Z")
In Fast Times at Ridgemont High Stacy Hamilton tells Mike Damone he made her pregnant and she needs an abortion. But wait a minute. She had also recently had sex with stereo salesman and future U.S. Senator Ron Johnson … --- ## [Is John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" just one of the "Two Treatises of Government" or a completely separate treatise/essay.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-lockes-second-treatise-of-government-just-one-of-the-two-treatises-of-government-or-a-completely-separate-treatise-essay/991559)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-john-lockes-second-treatise-of-government-just-one-of-the-two-treatises-of-government-or-a-completely-separate-treatise-essay/991559 "2023-10-14T12:14:15Z")
Is John Locke’s “Second Treatise of Government” just one of the “Two Treatises of Government” or a completely separate treatise/essay.? I was confused by the titles “Two Treatises of Government” that are offered in one … --- ## [What's the name of this mystery series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-mystery-series/991577)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-mystery-series/991577 "2023-10-14T20:24:37Z")
I saw it once and wanted to check it out again, but the name keeps slipping away. Might be on Netflix or Amazon Prime? It was something like “Monaco Mysteries” with that double M but it wasn’t Monaco. The usual odd pair … --- ## [Could we see a Republican schism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-see-a-republican-schism/991541)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-see-a-republican-schism/991541 "2023-10-14T20:11:35Z")
And had the Freedom Party break off from the Republicans? I know we discussed this during the Tea Party movement but they were (at the time) reasonable enough to know they stood a better chance twisting the Republican P… --- ## [RIP Tim Wakefield (former MLB pitcher)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tim-wakefield-former-mlb-pitcher/990964)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tim-wakefield-former-mlb-pitcher/990964 "2023-10-14T20:03:16Z")
Tim Wakefield, a longtime veteran pitcher in MLB, primarily with the Red Sox, has passed away at age 57. Wakefield had started his professional career as a first baseman, but upon learning that he was unlikely to make i… --- ## [Illegitamacy stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegitamacy-stats/991386)
**Author:** [@kirkgcm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkgcm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegitamacy-stats/991386 "2023-10-14T18:15:27Z")
Is there stats on the ratio of birth illegitamacy for any country? --- ## [Proclamations Only Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proclamations-only-thread/991467)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proclamations-only-thread/991467 "2023-10-14T16:34:55Z")
Whereas, it is Thursday evening and I am bored; Now therefore I, PJD, guest member of the Straight Dope Message Boards, do hereby proclaim that this thread is for the posting of proclamations only, and urge all poster… --- ## [Dual citizens of Israel and reservist call-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizens-of-israel-and-reservist-call-up/991374)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dual-citizens-of-israel-and-reservist-call-up/991374 "2023-10-14T15:08:57Z")
Are dual citizens of Israel obligated to do military service? If so, what are the implications for dual citizens worldwide of the call-up of IDF reservists? Must they come back to Israel and join the fight? If so, what i… --- ## [Which is more impermeable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-impermeable/991414)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-impermeable/991414 "2023-10-14T11:57:46Z")
Plastic cling wrap or aluminum foil? --- ## [Can we discuss/advise people on use of ad blockers on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-advise-people-on-use-of-ad-blockers-on-the-sdmb/991539)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-advise-people-on-use-of-ad-blockers-on-the-sdmb/991539 "2023-10-14T10:26:03Z")
Thread in MPSIMS: YouTube “forbidding” ad blockers. Concerns, if any? Can we get an official mod ruling on whether we can share how to use ad-blockers on the SDMB? I know advice on how to avoid paywalls is forbidden. N… --- ## [Writing Sample for College Entrance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-sample-for-college-entrance/991458)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-sample-for-college-entrance/991458 "2023-10-14T10:21:34Z")
To those Straight Dopers going through the pangs of applying to colleges, you are probably aware there is a standard application form online that many colleges accept. I understand they ask for a writing sample, although… --- ## [A creepy missing person case (July 2023) (Confirmed to be a Hoax)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-creepy-missing-person-case-july-2023-confirmed-to-be-a-hoax/987078)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-creepy-missing-person-case-july-2023-confirmed-to-be-a-hoax/987078 "2023-10-14T06:48:03Z")
Woman calls 911 and family to report a small child wandering in the road. She abruptly disappears during the phone call. Sounds like the kid was bait for an abduction. So we get a new horrible crime and a new urban le… --- ## [The Caine Mutiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caine-mutiny/374761)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caine-mutiny/374761 "2023-10-14T04:16:42Z")
When we first see José Ferrer in The Caine Mutiny, was he wearing a Marine uniform? --- ## [Salaries for Candidates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries-for-candidates/991506)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries-for-candidates/991506 "2023-10-14T02:13:14Z")
I don’t think any policy change we could devise would have made an honest man out of George Santos. But it does raise an issue that has concerned me for some time: salaries for candidates. It seems to me that if we wa… --- ## [Deep thoughts from Ryan HD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-thoughts-from-ryan-hd/991502)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-thoughts-from-ryan-hd/991502 "2023-10-14T02:11:27Z")
There’s a YouTuber, Ryan HD, who presents series of often brilliant deep thoughts — kind of a combination of Jack Handey, Mitch Hedberg, and Stephen Wright. Think of dorm-room bull sessions. A few are silly, many are fun… --- ## [Unclaimed money questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclaimed-money-questions/991461)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclaimed-money-questions/991461 "2023-10-14T02:06:48Z")
Related to the recent scammer thread and unclaimed money. I regularly check my state’s unclaimed money database, especially since my parents passed away a few years ago. My brother’s name shows up, I know it’s him becau… --- ## [No preview pane anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-preview-pane-anymore/991468)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-preview-pane-anymore/991468 "2023-10-14T00:54:36Z")
I don’t have a preview pane any more. Did something break on the website or is it my problem only? --- ## [Which celestial object did I see yesterday and today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celestial-object-did-i-see-yesterday-and-today/991542)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celestial-object-did-i-see-yesterday-and-today/991542 "2023-10-14T00:02:03Z")
I’ve been starting my day at around 5 AM CDT these days, so I get to see the stars before sunrise. The brightest object I see at that time, other than the moon, is low in the eastern sky, at around 20 to 30 degrees abov… --- ## [First Americans: 23,000+ years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-americans-23-000-years-ago/991307)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-americans-23-000-years-ago/991307 "2023-10-13T23:52:18Z")
A couple years ago, there was a report about ancient footprints found in New Mexico were dated to about 22-23,000 years ago. Here’s an update by the same people: Anyway, there was some doubt about the dating used in t… --- ## [Phyllis Coates has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-coates-has-died/991535)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phyllis-coates-has-died/991535 "2023-10-13T22:56:51Z")
I am sad to report that the actress Phyllis Coates has died at age 96. https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/rip-phyllis-coates-tv-s-first-lois-lane/ar-AA1i6Vtr She will be remembered by most … --- ## [Trump’s Non-disclosure Agreements voided; former election staffers can talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-non-disclosure-agreements-voided-former-election-staffers-can-talk/991523)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-non-disclosure-agreements-voided-former-election-staffers-can-talk/991523 "2023-10-13T22:56:25Z")
This court settlement could have implications for several of the litigation threads, so thought I’d start a new one Trump the businessman loves Non-disclosure Agreements. Put them in all his employee contracts. Wouldn’t… --- ## [Wordle skill level rating of opening words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-skill-level-rating-of-opening-words/991520)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-skill-level-rating-of-opening-words/991520 "2023-10-13T21:51:04Z")
As an opening word, slate is referred to by the bot as the word of a “Wordle genius” and is given a skill level of 99. The word, stale, is given a skill level rating of 97. Same letters, different order. Does this mea… --- ## [Microsoft reportedly buying Activision Blizzard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-reportedly-buying-activision-blizzard/957992)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-reportedly-buying-activision-blizzard/957992 "2023-10-13T21:42:02Z")
I don’t play that many video games anymore but if this happens, holy crap. They will basically own almost all the video game market right? --- ## [Common Sense About MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-about-mpsims/991282)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-about-mpsims/991282 "2023-10-13T20:21:40Z")
I’ve always hated the rule about that breaking news threads in MPSIMS must stick to breaking news and leave out discussions about why the breaking news is happening. Some breaking news is inherently political, in several… --- ## [Hijack/new thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-new-thread/991516)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-new-thread/991516 "2023-10-13T20:00:08Z")
Even though I was directly involved in hijacking my own thread - Thank you, Puzzlegal. --- ## [Experiences with Drywall Anchors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-drywall-anchors/987825)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-drywall-anchors/987825 "2023-10-13T19:55:49Z")
Hi Everyone I need to hang a towel rack on a wall with no studs where the rack needs to go. I’ve used plenty of drywall anchors of all sorts, but in this application the rack is a swing-arm style and will have pretty si… --- ## [When you're all juiced up on coffee and deer season opening you shouldn't be allowed to drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-all-juiced-up-on-coffee-and-deer-season-opening-you-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-drive/991487)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-all-juiced-up-on-coffee-and-deer-season-opening-you-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-drive/991487 "2023-10-13T19:19:35Z")
No matter how much camo clothing you wear. Mr.Wrek and his deer camp cohorts determined to have a meeting at the local cafe. At breakfast. Possibly the only folks there. Til the game warden decided to check out the loc… --- ## [The "strings, photos, and newspaper clippings on a bulletin board" trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strings-photos-and-newspaper-clippings-on-a-bulletin-board-trope/990120)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strings-photos-and-newspaper-clippings-on-a-bulletin-board-trope/990120 "2023-10-13T18:52:57Z")
Does this trope have a single point of origin? You’ve seen it in all the police procedural/serial killer type shows, where our hero pins photos of suspects, articles about events, and scraps of toilet paper on a bulletin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=718) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=720)