# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=719&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 720 --- ## [Will Engine Cleaner Ignite If Sprayed on a Hot Engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-engine-cleaner-ignite-if-sprayed-on-a-hot-engine/991127)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-engine-cleaner-ignite-if-sprayed-on-a-hot-engine/991127 "2023-10-15T19:11:00Z")
My second car is a classic that looks great but has a serious oil leak. Fixing it would require pulling the engine and transmission, so leak it will. Unfortunately, oil covers a good bit of the rear of the 4-cylinder eng… --- ## [Peter Gunn fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunn-fans/973608 "2023-10-15T18:39:34Z")
Home after being laid low by 3rd Covid booster, I’m binging Peter Gunn. I think it’s a great show, and the fact that Craig Stevens was the model for Sterling Archer just sweetens it. Any other fans out there? --- ## [Persistent phone notification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistent-phone-notification/991551)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistent-phone-notification/991551 "2023-10-15T18:16:02Z")
I get notifications on my iPhone all the time. Rarely I’ll get one that persists for days. What’s up with that? I currently see an Amazon credit card offer every damn time I look at my phone. I’m at the point where I m… --- ## [What prevents corruption investigations of inexplicably wealthy politicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-corruption-investigations-of-inexplicably-wealthy-politicians/977214)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-corruption-investigations-of-inexplicably-wealthy-politicians/977214 "2023-10-15T17:22:35Z")
Not so much about George Santos and the $700 G he loaned to his campaign after having very little money in 2020 and no source of revenue since then, although that did trigger my question: when politicians of modest means… --- ## [MLB 2023 postseason: harmful byes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2023-postseason-harmful-byes/991448)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2023-postseason-harmful-byes/991448 "2023-10-15T15:09:06Z")
6 teams in each league made the playoffs this year. The top 2 seeded teams had byes while the bottom 4 seeds battled it out in the wild card round. After 5 days off, the top 2 teams in each league took on the wild card s… --- ## [Flatbed or photo scanner that can scan directly to Wifi network location without computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatbed-or-photo-scanner-that-can-scan-directly-to-wifi-network-location-without-computer/991529)
**Author:** [@hostility](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hostility)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatbed-or-photo-scanner-that-can-scan-directly-to-wifi-network-location-without-computer/991529 "2023-10-15T13:52:40Z")
I have a USB scanner attached to a PC and it’s configured (using the PC) to save scans triggered by the button on the scanner to be saved to a NAS device on my local network. It works fine as long as the PC is on when I … --- ## [The Whole Earth Catalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-earth-catalog/13779)
**Author:** [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-earth-catalog/13779 "2023-10-15T13:50:18Z")
I was at my in-laws this weekend and they put on a video made from old home movies, of some relatives of theirs I didn’t know; 70’s vintage stuff. As the camera panned around the room it focused on one guy sitting on the… --- ## [Can anyone tell me anything about this antique A. Lecoultre fob watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-anything-about-this-antique-a-lecoultre-fob-watch/991478)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-anything-about-this-antique-a-lecoultre-fob-watch/991478 "2023-10-15T13:42:01Z")
We have this old watch of the design worn by nurses, pinned to their clothing and having an upside-down dial so when the wearer lifts it up to see the time, the dial is right side up. I think it belonged to my grandmot… --- ## [A dishwasher "senses" how dirty dishes are? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dishwasher-senses-how-dirty-dishes-are-how/991109)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dishwasher-senses-how-dirty-dishes-are-how/991109 "2023-10-15T12:37:10Z")
Another article about rinsing before putting dishes in the dishwasher contains this bit: “It’s often best to use the “Auto” cycle, which senses how dirty the dishes are and adjusts accordingly.” I don’t want to debate … --- ## [Watch this short film I made about mental illness (Starring me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-this-short-film-i-made-about-mental-illness-starring-me/991449)
**Author:** [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-this-short-film-i-made-about-mental-illness-starring-me/991449 "2023-10-15T11:49:12Z")
Description: Did you know there’s a mental illness called “Ornithophobia,” which is a fear of birds. Here’s a short video of me portraying someone with that mental illness. I put a lot of time and effort… --- ## [ST:TNG - Darmok: was that a joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tng-darmok-was-that-a-joke/277761)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tng-darmok-was-that-a-joke/277761 "2023-10-15T09:48:15Z")
In this classic ST:TNG episode, there is a scene that takes place while Dathon and Picard are still on their ships and trying to communicate. Dathon’s first officer seems to find the human communication funny, and starts… --- ## [What\_Exit?'s moderation in the NJ Senator Menendez indicted thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exit-s-moderation-in-the-nj-senator-menendez-indicted-thread/991527)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exit-s-moderation-in-the-nj-senator-menendez-indicted-thread/991527 "2023-10-15T05:06:40Z")
This post here. Talks about Republican corruption but here’s the thing. The thread is about Sen. Menendez - a Democratic senator. I called it a tu quoque argument. RitterSport says RitterSport is not defending Menend… --- ## [Best way to bust a scammer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-bust-a-scammer/991357)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-bust-a-scammer/991357 "2023-10-15T04:43:00Z")
I got a call last night from someone who said her company had found some CDs owned by my mother who died 20+ years ago. I instantly smelled scam and, lo and behold, the website link in her email goes to a non-secure webs… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=718&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=720&state=watching)