# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=750 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 751 --- ## [Jet: To leave suddenly, year of first use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-to-leave-suddenly-year-of-first-use/989207)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-to-leave-suddenly-year-of-first-use/989207 "2023-09-02T01:48:01Z")
We’re watching To Have And Have Not (1944). Humphrey Bogart’s character says, ‘How to you know I won’t do a jet?’ Clearly, he’s asking how the person knows he won’t ‘take the money and run’. Jet aircraft were very new… --- ## [ONJ on Broadway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onj-on-broadway/989484)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onj-on-broadway/989484 "2023-09-02T01:04:36Z")
I have a question that I can’t find the answer to online. Maybe you guys know? I’ve heard some songs lately on Sirius XM’s Broadway Channel from Grease and Xanadu, songs made famous by Olivia Newton-John. Her versions… --- ## [Anyone live in an apartment, and own an EV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-an-apartment-and-own-an-ev/989278)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-live-in-an-apartment-and-own-an-ev/989278 "2023-09-01T22:44:36Z")
I’m on the market for a new car, and, albeit my current car gets about the best mileage out there (41mpg), when I bought it, and gas stations having EV chargers wasn’t a thing in Indiana, back in 2016, I really hoped thi… --- ## [Should there be an age limit on Federal offices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-an-age-limit-on-federal-offices/989405)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-an-age-limit-on-federal-offices/989405 "2023-09-01T22:40:33Z")
Should there be an age limit on Federal office holders (POTUS, VP, Senate, House) poll --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2022/970246)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pick-em-and-survival-leagues-2022/970246 "2023-09-01T21:37:23Z")
Now in our 800th year. Last year’s thread I sent out renewal invites to everyone who was in each league last year, but the survival league didn’t have that option so you’ll have to join manually. Everyone is invited to… --- ## [Better SW for FrontEnding Data Input into MS SQL Server: Tableau or Crystal Reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-sw-for-frontending-data-input-into-ms-sql-server-tableau-or-crystal-reports/989423)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-sw-for-frontending-data-input-into-ms-sql-server-tableau-or-crystal-reports/989423 "2023-09-01T21:16:13Z")
In the workplace I want to create a web-based front end in which outside folks will fill in forms and click a ‘submit’ button and it creates a new data row in a Microsoft SQL Server table. Left to my own devices, I’d wh… --- ## [Does anyone know the title of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-title-of-this-song/989381)
**Author:** [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-title-of-this-song/989381 "2023-09-01T21:11:31Z")
I’ve googled what I can remember of the chorus of this song but I’ve had no luck at all. It was a record we had when I was a small child and I played it over and over again on my dad’s 78 RPM record player that he got a… --- ## [Hackers of the world take heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hackers-of-the-world-take-heart/989435)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hackers-of-the-world-take-heart/989435 "2023-09-01T13:56:33Z")
Ever 5 putt?! Paul Goydos on the Senior tour was leading by 1 on 17, putting for birdie from 35’. Watch it, and take heart that however badly you hacked up the course last weekend, you didn’t freaking 5-jack any greens… --- ## [Why so many socks/trocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-socks-trocks/988871)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-socks-trocks/988871 "2023-09-01T09:33:52Z")
I’d like to know why this message board is so vulnerable to socks and trocks. With so many intelligent people here, it seems odd that any random screwball with an email account can cause so much trouble. I’d be delighte… --- ## [1 Turn a Day phone or PC game with friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-turn-a-day-phone-or-pc-game-with-friends/989290)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-turn-a-day-phone-or-pc-game-with-friends/989290 "2023-09-01T07:13:43Z")
I have a friend or two I would like to casually play a game with. Nothing serious, a quick turn or two a day, perhaps 5 minutes of my time but which ideally will be something fun to mull over all day. Chess is out, I l… --- ## [First dust storm this summer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dust-storm-this-summer/989443)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dust-storm-this-summer/989443 "2023-09-01T04:05:52Z")
\[Album\] imgur.com --- ## [Can a motherboard be “slow”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-motherboard-be-slow/989407)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-motherboard-be-slow/989407 "2023-09-01T04:04:02Z")
I am buying a new media center screen thing for my wrangler. The guy in the shop said of the cheaper of the option “this one has slow motherboard” as one of the reasons why it is cheaper. I thought it sounded strange bec… --- ## [You can talk to AI Jesus or Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-talk-to-ai-jesus-or-satan/989356)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-talk-to-ai-jesus-or-satan/989356 "2023-09-01T02:35:15Z")
So there’s an app called Text With Jesus that will let you ask questions to a chatbot claiming to the Son of God. (you can also talk to John the Baptist and other prophets, all 12 apostles, and even Noah, Adam and Eve.… --- ## [Voting districts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-districts/987806)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-districts/987806 "2023-09-01T02:25:39Z")
Reading of the Supreme Court case concerning Alabama voting districts, the question arose: Do voting districts exist to simplify the election process, or are they intended to give advantages to various groups? A placed … --- ## [Have You Stayed in a Backpacking Hostel During COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-stayed-in-a-backpacking-hostel-during-covid/989155)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-stayed-in-a-backpacking-hostel-during-covid/989155 "2023-09-01T01:17:44Z")
I’m going to guess no, so I won’t elaborate too much, but I traveled a lot between 2004-2013 and have stayed in many hostels in Europe, Australia, Asia, and North America. Has anyone done this recently? I’ve tried to ima… --- ## [Can anybody identify Mr. Rubiales wrist watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-mr-rubiales-wrist-watch/989390)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-mr-rubiales-wrist-watch/989390 "2023-09-01T00:44:55Z")
I guess everybody has heard of the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Mr. Rubiales, after the unsolicited kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso, here is a picture: The big… --- ## [Recommend a backup camera for an RV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-backup-camera-for-an-rv/989370)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-backup-camera-for-an-rv/989370 "2023-08-31T23:55:16Z")
We have a 22 foot Class C motorhome. The center rear-view mirror is all but useless. It also has a backup camera, which isn’t much better - things look a lot further away than they really are. We’re looking into buying a… --- ## [Symbol to indicate cultural or literary reference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-to-indicate-cultural-or-literary-reference/989272)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-to-indicate-cultural-or-literary-reference/989272 "2023-08-31T23:37:22Z")
If you’re making a sarcastic or facetious remark and you don’t want people to misinterpret it, you add a /s at the end of the post. How about a symbol for those occasions when you make an obscure literary or cultural ref… --- ## [Ilocano language decline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilocano-language-decline/989408)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ilocano-language-decline/989408 "2023-08-31T23:23:24Z")
So guys, do you think there has been a recent decline of the Ilocano language? If so how? --- ## [Custom vinyl tiles for a kitchen floor? (and tiling the plane)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-vinyl-tiles-for-a-kitchen-floor-and-tiling-the-plane/989190)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-vinyl-tiles-for-a-kitchen-floor-and-tiling-the-plane/989190 "2023-08-31T20:11:50Z")
There’s been an exciting new development in tiling the plane. Aperiodic tiling with a single tile. And, hey, I hate my kitchen floor (mostly because the ceramic tiles are too hard, and always look dirty) so maybe thi… --- ## [Any leads on disability consultant (for dealing with insurance, disability claims, etc)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-leads-on-disability-consultant-for-dealing-with-insurance-disability-claims-etc/989308)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-leads-on-disability-consultant-for-dealing-with-insurance-disability-claims-etc/989308 "2023-08-31T19:57:15Z")
My sister has an autoimmune disease which is extremely severe and has led to her not being able to work (she had a high-powered job before she got sick). With medication she can now at least do a minimum of simple tasks … --- ## [Mooving violation in Nebraska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mooving-violation-in-nebraska/989404)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mooving-violation-in-nebraska/989404 "2023-08-31T19:32:13Z")
Have you herd about this? A driver has a big beef with the police in Norfolk, Nebraska, because they took the bull by the horns and pulled over a cattle car for no good reason. Who doesn’t enjoy a nice ride in a converti… --- ## [Democratic Party bonus delegates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-bonus-delegates/989385)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-party-bonus-delegates/989385 "2023-08-31T19:20:26Z")
In another thread, I learned that the Democrats will give bonus delegates to states that have late primaries. Looking things up, I find this page: Summary: States having their primary in April will get an additional … --- ## [Help me replace my (hot) water heater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-replace-my-hot-water-heater/989293)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-replace-my-hot-water-heater/989293 "2023-08-31T19:17:27Z")
Hi All. I am the proud owner of a 50 gal tank style propane water heater that is 23 years old. While still barely just broken in and for various reasons I want to replace it soon. A little about the home, it’s a secon… --- ## [Can you ID the movie where the fork and knife are chained to a table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-movie-where-the-fork-and-knife-are-chained-to-a-table/407044)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-movie-where-the-fork-and-knife-are-chained-to-a-table/407044 "2023-08-31T19:14:06Z")
… and the hero learns that to eat on the diner he has to slide the dish to the left to use the knife, cut and then slide the dish to the right to use the fork? (The length of the chains was too short to use both the for… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2023-edition/987892)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2023-edition/987892 "2023-08-31T19:11:47Z")
How is it August already!! Where has this year gone? grumbles in old lady In my day summers took a long time to pass, now everything is so fast: fast food, fast fasshion, fast summers! On the other hand, it hasn’t been… --- ## [PragerU can't teach!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prageru-cant-teach/989233)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prageru-cant-teach/989233 "2023-08-31T18:16:49Z")
OK, yes, PragerU’s videos can help reinforce indoctrination into whatever we’re calling the US’s present rightwing ideology. But apparently, what they now provide for classroom instruction is half-assed and bad. They kno… --- ## [I need to know who's behind these banal grocery store muzak songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-know-whos-behind-these-banal-grocery-store-muzak-songs/989216)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-know-whos-behind-these-banal-grocery-store-muzak-songs/989216 "2023-08-31T17:43:31Z")
Hello, yeah it’s been a while; not much, how 'bout you, So, here I am semi-retired, collecting some government pension money (and more due to my ex’s untimely death) and in a few years pension money from what we call a … --- ## [McConnell appears to freeze while speaking {2023-08-30}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-while-speaking-2023-08-30/989359)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-while-speaking-2023-08-30/989359 "2023-08-31T17:33:23Z")
McConnell froze again. Here is the CNN story. Is this indicative of any particular disorder? --- ## [Leaving Food Out Overnight, And Then Throwing It In The Freezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-out-overnight-and-then-throwing-it-in-the-freezer/984663)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-food-out-overnight-and-then-throwing-it-in-the-freezer/984663 "2023-06-01T03:39:45Z")
Second time this week. I’ll leave these homemade (sold in stores) tamales to de-thaw, but I went to bed at about 8 and forgot about it. There’s no way I can throw them out. I had them in the kitchen, and I only use the s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=749) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=751)