# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=734 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 735 --- ## ["All Bookmarks" Folder in Chrome added to bookmarks bar with latest updates. Removing it is easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-bookmarks-folder-in-chrome-added-to-bookmarks-bar-with-latest-updates-removing-it-is-easy/990545)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-bookmarks-folder-in-chrome-added-to-bookmarks-bar-with-latest-updates-removing-it-is-easy/990545 "2023-09-23T10:53:14Z")
In the Address bar copy and paste or type chrome://flags/#power-bookmarks-side-panel and click enter Change the pull-down to the right from Default to Disabled In the lower right corner click Relaunch That should do i… --- ## [Appointment-type, Windows-based, offline, simple calendar software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appointment-type-windows-based-offline-simple-calendar-software/988990)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appointment-type-windows-based-offline-simple-calendar-software/988990 "2023-09-22T23:15:12Z")
I guess this sort of question gets asked from time to time. Here is what I hope to find: Windows-based (currently Windows 10). Offline, and without spyware (as far as anyone can tell). Not Google anything. eta: Not Mic… --- ## [Things I learned from watching TV cop shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-watching-tv-cop-shows/983820)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-watching-tv-cop-shows/983820 "2023-09-22T22:48:38Z")
If you kill someone on the streets, go ahead and steal the watch, cash, phone etc. Dump it all sure, (except maybe the cash, and maybe someone will find the wallet , use the cards, and be the suspect). That way “it is a… --- ## [Comment on Ontario Political Apology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-ontario-political-apology/990512)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-on-ontario-political-apology/990512 "2023-09-22T22:44:50Z")
Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, has expanded to include six boroughs and many surrounding areas. With its high housing prices and ability to attract both immigrants and other Canadians, areas progressively further from … --- ## [Oh, Ivy! You just won't do!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ivy-you-just-wont-do/990506)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-ivy-you-just-wont-do/990506 "2023-09-22T22:41:23Z")
Ivy has hit a new level. Y’all know her cat history. Synopsis: She’s afraid of cats. She took a job in my home knowing I have several. She has acquired, by mistake, a cat of her own, at her house. Who gave birth to … --- ## [Cooking challenge-lets replicate Chik-Fli-A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-challenge-lets-replicate-chik-fli-a/990437)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-challenge-lets-replicate-chik-fli-a/990437 "2023-09-22T21:35:44Z")
I love chicken sandwiches from Chick-Fil-A and Wendys. Popeyes is popular but too spicy. How can we cook chicken like this at home? I’ve tried and end up with a tough, chewy hunk of meat. Nothing like Chick-Fli-A goodne… --- ## [ID this Latin musical type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-latin-musical-type/990502)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-latin-musical-type/990502 "2023-09-22T21:01:38Z")
This is really an FQ but I’m putting it here because it’s a trivial culture question. The style Paul Simon is using in “The Vampire” is (to me) extremely ubiquitous and recognizable. If you told me to sit down at a pi… --- ## [Biggest "prey animal" of Mountain Lions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-prey-animal-of-mountain-lions/481075)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-prey-animal-of-mountain-lions/481075 "2023-09-22T19:57:01Z")
What is the largest animal that a mountain lion/cougar could take down? I know that they are capable of killing people and deer. Would a healthy adult bison be completely out of the question? --- ## [I need someone who speaks German](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-someone-who-speaks-german/990517)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-someone-who-speaks-german/990517 "2023-09-22T18:46:49Z")
At the start of Gladiator, the German generals yells at the Romans, “Ihr seid verfluchte hunde!” What’s the phonetic pronunciation of that? --- ## [Men: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-often-do-you-think-about-the-roman-empire/990182 "2023-09-22T18:41:12Z")
Because apparently this is a thing according to social media. poll --- ## [Chicago oldsters - who called the viewers Feather Merchants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-oldsters-who-called-the-viewers-feather-merchants/737325)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-oldsters-who-called-the-viewers-feather-merchants/737325 "2023-09-22T18:34:47Z")
Years ago in Chicago - a kid’s show. And the host used to call the viewers little feather merchants. Who was that? What was that program? Anyone recall? I don’t think it was Uncle Johnny Coons or Frazier Thomas. So… --- ## [Wearing down the opposing team's best CBs with repeated fly routes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-down-the-opposing-teams-best-cbs-with-repeated-fly-routes/990191)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-down-the-opposing-teams-best-cbs-with-repeated-fly-routes/990191 "2023-09-22T16:51:56Z")
Someone on Reddit had posted this and I wondered why it wasn’t a more common strategy in the NFL (apparently, Richard Sherman had once complained about such a tactic): The strategy was that you target the opposing team’… --- ## [I may not be able to be vaxxed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-not-be-able-to-be-vaxxed/988617)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-not-be-able-to-be-vaxxed/988617 "2023-09-22T16:32:20Z")
Because of a bone marrow problem, I don’t really have much immune system right now. I am undergoing treatment, may be okay in a year. I was already wearing cheap masks to go out, & I still do, even if I forget sometimes. … --- ## [Why No Cola Flavoured Mix Drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-cola-flavoured-mix-drinks/468501)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-cola-flavoured-mix-drinks/468501 "2023-09-22T12:41:14Z")
I must say I love those Hawaiian Punch and Wylers drink mixes you add a packet to bottled water and shake. I was just wondering why they don’t make Cola flavoured drinks like that? Other than there is no market is there… --- ## [Does the GOP actually think this? (Abortion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-gop-actually-think-this-abortion/990500)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-gop-actually-think-this-abortion/990500 "2023-09-22T12:32:46Z")
Or is it just trump going senile? Or a BIG LIE propaganda point? Post Birth abortions? Welker pushed back on Trump’s distorted claim that “radical” Democrats “say, after five months, six months, seven months, eight mo… --- ## [Why all the genres?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-genres/990368)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-genres/990368 "2023-09-22T11:03:29Z")
Went to see a band that I would call a Reggae Band. I like reggae and was eager to see this lineup, having seen the bass player and hand drum guy in different bands over the years. As the band set up, the bass player rec… --- ## [German spelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling/989736)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling/989736 "2023-09-22T10:13:15Z")
Honestly, why is German spelling so unphonetic? Like H can be silent or /h/, the tricky Ch can make 3 different sounds, S randomly changes to either Sh sound, Or Z sound and even makes an S sound. There is like 50 differ… --- ## [When a team is promoted to the EPL, how much of the roster stays in place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-team-is-promoted-to-the-epl-how-much-of-the-roster-stays-in-place/985563)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-team-is-promoted-to-the-epl-how-much-of-the-roster-stays-in-place/985563 "2023-09-22T08:22:03Z")
So Luton Town got promoted to the EPL this season. Great story! 10 years ago they were in the fifth tier, so it’s like a team from a Northern American local beer league working its way up to the majors. When a team is… --- ## [How long can a spiderweb stay inhabited and maintained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-spiderweb-stay-inhabited-and-maintained/990287)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-spiderweb-stay-inhabited-and-maintained/990287 "2023-09-22T06:36:54Z")
I ask because there’s a spider who’s been in residence in my kitchen for nearly two months now. Every so often, I see a captured bug on it, and multiple times I’ve seen the web enlarged and upgraded. Today, I thought a… --- ## [Amazon package in my mail box; not USPS — illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-package-in-my-mail-box-not-usps-illegal/971343)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-package-in-my-mail-box-not-usps-illegal/971343 "2023-09-22T03:16:47Z")
I just found a package from Amazon in my mailbox. I don’t see any USPS postage paid on it. Isn’t that illegal? It’s a large envelope and here is a picture of it, front and back. Yellow marks hide parts of barcodes and Q… --- ## [I'm shopping for a new TV, and a wall mount, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-shopping-for-a-new-tv-and-a-wall-mount-any-advice/978336)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-shopping-for-a-new-tv-and-a-wall-mount-any-advice/978336 "2023-09-22T01:18:46Z")
I’m about to get a TV for newly finished space in my basement. This will be my first large TV (I have one that’s maybe 30" in the den) I have about 4’ of space above a 3’ bookcase, where I want to mount the new TV. I use… --- ## [Will Xi Jingping get a 3rd term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-xi-jingping-get-a-3rd-term/953987)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-xi-jingping-get-a-3rd-term/953987 "2023-09-22T00:44:41Z")
It’s been a hotly contested race, with a lot of good challengers and the voters seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of giving President Xi a 3rd term. Was wondering what 'dopers thoughts were. Is an upset in order? Or … --- ## [What have you eaten today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-eaten-today/974263)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-eaten-today/974263 "2023-09-21T23:44:56Z")
Breakfast: Trader Joe’s eggwich w/Sriracha sauce. Lunch: Blackened snapper, and leftover veg w/cheese sauce. Dinner: Cabbage soup. --- ## [Help further diagnosing/fixing stuck door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-further-diagnosing-fixing-stuck-door/990377)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-further-diagnosing-fixing-stuck-door/990377 "2023-09-21T23:21:24Z")
A door inside my condo has been sticking very badly, which I’ve only discovered recently. Here are the relevant facts, as I understand them from searches: When I first moved in during the winter, I opened and closed th… --- ## [Have you seen Yes (the band) recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-yes-the-band-recently/990269)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-yes-the-band-recently/990269 "2023-09-21T22:32:33Z")
They’re playing nearby in a few days, and I was toying with the idea of going. I haven’t been to a rock concert in ages and thought it might be a fun change. Only guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White remain from t… --- ## [Songs, whose sonic "aura" are integral to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-sonic-aura-are-integral-to-them/990363)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-sonic-aura-are-integral-to-them/990363 "2023-09-21T21:51:55Z")
kinda hard to explain - but there are quite some songs, where the whole “sonic package” adds to the listening pleasure … by that I mean that they would sound off if they were recorded in “hi-res dolby THX 24 bits” … but… --- ## ["That's what SHE said!" -- OK, but since when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-what-she-said-ok-but-since-when/990367)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-what-she-said-ok-but-since-when/990367 "2023-09-21T21:50:35Z")
So, I made one of those TWSS wisecracks earlier today (if you must know, a friend of mine boasted about leveling up at Wordle by saying “these days I find myself finishing faster and faster!”, which walked right into the… --- ## [Rupert Murdoch to step down as chairman of Fox Corp & News Corp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rupert-murdoch-to-step-down-as-chairman-of-fox-corp-news-corp/990490)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rupert-murdoch-to-step-down-as-chairman-of-fox-corp-news-corp/990490 "2023-09-21T21:13:46Z")
His son Lachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman. This may lead to changes on what they cover and how they push back against competitors like Newsmax, One America News Network and The Daily Wire. Rupert won’t be totall… --- ## [Angus Cloud (drug dealer from "Euphoria") dead at 25 {July 31, 2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angus-cloud-drug-dealer-from-euphoria-dead-at-25-july-31-2023/987917)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angus-cloud-drug-dealer-from-euphoria-dead-at-25-july-31-2023/987917 "2023-09-21T20:51:32Z")
There were already major problems with making season 3, which already was supposed to not come out until 2025 and involve a 5 year time jump. Looks like a major rewrite of that will probably be called for. --- ## [NFL WEEK TWO birds with one stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-two-birds-with-one-stone/990107)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-two-birds-with-one-stone/990107 "2023-09-21T20:21:12Z")
My title for Week 1? Money can’t buy happiness. Joe Burrow, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rodgers, Jalen Hurts. A lot of teams invested a lot of money in players this offseason, and Week 1 was a wake up call for some of them. I ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=733) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=735)