# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=739&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 740 --- ## [I'm having reoccurring dreams with a very bizarre (to me) theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-reoccurring-dreams-with-a-very-bizarre-to-me-theme/966086)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-reoccurring-dreams-with-a-very-bizarre-to-me-theme/966086 "2023-09-16T21:40:49Z")
Over the past 4 1/2 years (this includes my cancer treatment), I’ve had a lot of dreams where I’m trapped in some kind of maze, with exits clearly marked but somehow, I can’t escape. This them has been joined, if you wi… --- ## [Ultimate Coke: Has anyone tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-coke-has-anyone-tried-it/990179)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-coke-has-anyone-tried-it/990179 "2023-09-16T20:57:05Z")
Over the past few weeks, my local grocery stores have had pallets of this stuff, at ever-reduced prices, and yesterday, they were selling 20oz bottles, just days shy of the sell-by date, 3 for $1. I got on Facebook and … --- ## [The ocean's salt could blanket the Earth's land surface in a whopping 500-foot layer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oceans-salt-could-blanket-the-earths-land-surface-in-a-whopping-500-foot-layer/990203)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oceans-salt-could-blanket-the-earths-land-surface-in-a-whopping-500-foot-layer/990203 "2023-09-16T19:50:17Z")
Do many people know this? --- ## [Do dreams play an important part in the learning process?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dreams-play-an-important-part-in-the-learning-process/990214)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dreams-play-an-important-part-in-the-learning-process/990214 "2023-09-16T19:12:19Z")
I feel like dreams played an important part in me learning things like Dancing, bowling, boxing, pool, Things where a particular physical movement and timing was involved. I have also solved a lot of problems that requir… --- ## [American rescued from Turkish cave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-rescued-from-turkish-cave/989994)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-rescued-from-turkish-cave/989994 "2023-09-16T18:32:46Z")
The rescue reminded me of the Thailand rescue in the summer of 2918. Mark Dickey is a very experienced caver. He got very sick at 3400 ft and couldn’t rescue himself. Experts from various organizations came together to … --- ## [Converting vinyl records to MP3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-vinyl-records-to-mp3/990135)
**Author:** [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-vinyl-records-to-mp3/990135 "2023-09-16T18:30:27Z")
I recently found a small cache of records, maybe 25. I’d like to convert them to MP3s or WAV files then put them back into storage. In looking for a turntable, I found some that can save the files directly to a thumbdri… --- ## [Athletes whose final game/match was winning a championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-final-game-match-was-winning-a-championship/986516)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-whose-final-game-match-was-winning-a-championship/986516 "2023-09-16T18:13:39Z")
Pete Sampras did it, though he waited about a year before confirming for sure he was done. He won the US Open and then reflected on it a bit and decided that was indeed it. Kareem Abdul-Jabar lost to my Detroit Pistons … --- ## [Music recording: What H/W and S/W to capture and edit multichannel recording?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recording-what-h-w-and-s-w-to-capture-and-edit-multichannel-recording/989958)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recording-what-h-w-and-s-w-to-capture-and-edit-multichannel-recording/989958 "2023-09-16T18:13:01Z")
I use a Behringer Xenyx Q802USB to mix multiple inputs for recording, and the free Audacity to edit. The mixer just has stereo output, and Audacity appears to only be able to capture a stereo stream. What hardware and s… --- ## [Getting a train to do shave and a haircut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-train-to-do-shave-and-a-haircut/577498)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-train-to-do-shave-and-a-haircut/577498 "2023-09-16T16:50:38Z")
I watch lots of videos on youtube where trains will do a shave and a haircut with someone filming it. Why do they do it? Is there a secret motion the cameraman does to get the conductor to do it? --- ## [The Most Canadian Thing Ever…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-canadian-thing-ever/990025)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-canadian-thing-ever/990025 "2023-09-16T16:12:36Z")
… was the TV show The Littlest Hobo. In this thread, you can make your case for something else. This show starred a dog doing cool things. These included: Delivering an antidote to a poisoned child by parachute. Hel… --- ## [A sweet greeting... (Rosh Hashanah 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sweet-greeting-rosh-hashanah-2023/990188)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sweet-greeting-rosh-hashanah-2023/990188 "2023-09-16T15:08:21Z")
To all who are celebrating tonight… Chag Sameach and much love! --- ## [Will there be a missing generation of Hall of Fame QBs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-missing-generation-of-hall-of-fame-qbs/989980)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-missing-generation-of-hall-of-fame-qbs/989980 "2023-09-16T15:00:08Z")
Aaron Rodgers getting injured last night got me thinking about this topic again. There’s a big gap between the recently retired guys waiting to get in the HOF, like Brady, Peyton Manning, Brees, Rodgers\*, and maybe Roet… --- ## [Over 100 cars trapped in hospital parking garage in Florida (9-SEP-2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-100-cars-trapped-in-hospital-parking-garage-in-florida-9-sep-2023/990210)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-100-cars-trapped-in-hospital-parking-garage-in-florida-9-sep-2023/990210 "2023-09-16T14:58:52Z")
There goes another one. --- ## [Who Cuts Off Wedding Rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cuts-off-wedding-rings/987977)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cuts-off-wedding-rings/987977 "2023-09-16T13:44:32Z")
My hand is rather swollen with poison ivy, or perhaps I have just reached a new stage of obesity. In either case, my wedding band is stuck on my finger. It is driving me nuts. Who in the world cuts off wedding bands? Je… --- ## [Brady Bunch house is sold at a loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-house-is-sold-at-a-loss/990176)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brady-bunch-house-is-sold-at-a-loss/990176 "2023-09-16T13:10:17Z")
Lemme get my checkbook… --- ## ["Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-schools-will-teach-how-slavery-brought-personal-benefit-to-black-people/987304)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-schools-will-teach-how-slavery-brought-personal-benefit-to-black-people/987304 "2023-09-16T13:07:01Z")
Jim Crow is alive and well: In this instance, a small town in Alabama had an archaic and byzantine executive political system that meant mayors were rarely actually elected. A Black resident decided to run for mayor, … --- ## [Posting videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-videos/989848)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-videos/989848 "2023-09-16T12:22:01Z")
It seems to be possible but I can’t figure out how. I tried searching and was swamped by unrelated results. Little help? --- ## [Apple Pay: rejected payments, but the linked account works fine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-pay-rejected-payments-but-the-linked-account-works-fine/990167)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-pay-rejected-payments-but-the-linked-account-works-fine/990167 "2023-09-16T10:56:13Z")
I have an iPhone and I use Apple Pay a lot. Now and again, when I use Apple Pay the payment is rejected by the bank. There’s no issue with the bank account itself - funds are in there, and when I try again using the same… --- ## [Van Gogh stolen. Why? What can you do with it? \[Update - The painting has been recovered\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-stolen-why-what-can-you-do-with-it-update-the-painting-has-been-recovered/850672)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-stolen-why-what-can-you-do-with-it-update-the-painting-has-been-recovered/850672 "2023-09-16T05:38:29Z")
Hello, A Van Gogh waa stolen overnight from a museum in Amsterdam. I understand a painting by a Master is worth 10s, to 100s of millions, but what can you do with it? You can’t fence it like a TV, every law enforcem… --- ## [Aaron Rodgers out with torn Achilles tendon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-out-with-torn-achilles-tendon/990007)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-out-with-torn-achilles-tendon/990007 "2023-09-16T04:04:52Z")
“New York coach Robert Saleh’s thousand-yard stare at the prospect of Zach Wilson taking over again at quarterback said it all: Six months of joy and excitement dissipated in a matter of moments.” --- ## [The Bud Lite boycott-what's the most recent news-(Sept)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bud-lite-boycott-whats-the-most-recent-news-sept/990056)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bud-lite-boycott-whats-the-most-recent-news-sept/990056 "2023-09-16T04:02:00Z")
A quick google turned up lots of older articles, from a month or more ago. The decline in sales was clear over the 4th of July. I assume that the Labor Day holiday is also a time of increased sales for all brands of bee… --- ## [Football Concussions, the next Big Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-concussions-the-next-big-thing/628696)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-concussions-the-next-big-thing/628696 "2023-09-16T03:37:38Z")
As I understand later this year in Philadelphia a federal class suit will address brain injuries in football. Football teams are big companies. The NFL acts as a cartel. Add in youth football programs, which at some hig… --- ## [Gunshot wounds to the temple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshot-wounds-to-the-temple/192742)
**Author:** [@revolutionarily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/revolutionarily)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshot-wounds-to-the-temple/192742 "2023-09-16T03:08:45Z")
How long does someone live after shooting themselves in the temple with say, a .45acp? Have the police or military ever done any tests on it? What happens to the brain and body when that happens? --- ## [Basketball: Ball went in twice on one throw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-ball-went-in-twice-on-one-throw/990124)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-ball-went-in-twice-on-one-throw/990124 "2023-09-16T02:34:08Z")
How is this scored? --- ## [Saying "thank you" in the movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-thank-you-in-the-movies/989997)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-thank-you-in-the-movies/989997 "2023-09-15T23:07:59Z")
OK, maybe I’m completely wrong here – but it seems to me that in the past, oh, twenty or thirty years, characters in movies rarely say “thank you” to one another. (Or “thanks” or similar – I’m not obsessing over the phra… --- ## [Mitt Romney, presidential bid as a democrat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-presidential-bid-as-a-democrat/990129)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-presidential-bid-as-a-democrat/990129 "2023-09-15T22:07:21Z")
Does anyone see any possibilities here? This would certainly be his last shot at it and he is motivated. he has been laying the groundwork for a party switch that wouldn’t seem a surprise if it happened. --- ## [Washington state, Oregon, and BC dopers, seeking travel opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-oregon-and-bc-dopers-seeking-travel-opinions/982369)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-oregon-and-bc-dopers-seeking-travel-opinions/982369 "2023-09-15T21:14:49Z")
At the end of July 2023 the family is driving from Denver to Sequim Bay State park in Washington. The spousal unit will then spend three nights at a yarn retreat, while the child unit and myself will camp in the park. A… --- ## [Libraries in non-English speaking countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libraries-in-non-english-speaking-countries/989957)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libraries-in-non-english-speaking-countries/989957 "2023-09-15T20:59:34Z")
If I were to go to a (large) library in a major city in a primarily non-English speaking country, would I expect to see a large (if not majority) number of English-language books? I would think that the relatively few (e… --- ## [How much would a 17th-century pirate ship be worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-17th-century-pirate-ship-be-worth/990172)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-17th-century-pirate-ship-be-worth/990172 "2023-09-15T20:56:21Z")
Semi-spoilers for Goonies, I guess. I just finished listening to a podcast about the movie Goonies, and one of the hosts suggested that One-Eyed Willy’s ship might be worth more than the treasure the kids found inside. … --- ## [Best way to use cell phone hotspot at home during ISP outage? USB tether? Wifi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-use-cell-phone-hotspot-at-home-during-isp-outage-usb-tether-wifi/990082)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-use-cell-phone-hotspot-at-home-during-isp-outage-usb-tether-wifi/990082 "2023-09-15T20:47:14Z")
My neighborhood experienced a 5-day internet outage over the Labor Day weekend. I believe that it was due to a fiber cut a few blocks away. Since I have a combined service plan, that meant I lost internet, cable TV, an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=738&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=740&state=tracking)