# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=763&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 764 --- ## [Help me recast "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"...with Muppets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recast-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-muppets/988587)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recast-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-muppets/988587 "2023-08-15T16:28:36Z")
Also, one of the characters(you pick) should be human, ala “Muppet Christmas Carol”. --- ## [Clerk beats thief with stick - can clerk and store be sued?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerk-beats-thief-with-stick-can-clerk-and-store-be-sued/988068)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerk-beats-thief-with-stick-can-clerk-and-store-be-sued/988068 "2023-08-15T16:08:05Z")
Ran across this video today of a 7 - 11 clerk beating the heck out of someone robbing the store. With all the anger and frustration over retail crime lately I’m not surprised this happened. However, I am wondering what… --- ## [Three people arrested for pro-Russian spying in UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-arrested-for-pro-russian-spying-in-uk/988608)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-arrested-for-pro-russian-spying-in-uk/988608 "2023-08-15T15:21:44Z")
It seems like we’re seeing a real uptick in these stories since the invasion, doesn’t it?. Certainly not a coincidence. --- ## [Will an iPhone produce good-enough video for showcasing our foundation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-an-iphone-produce-good-enough-video-for-showcasing-our-foundation/988266)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-an-iphone-produce-good-enough-video-for-showcasing-our-foundation/988266 "2023-08-15T14:11:17Z")
I serve on the board of a small charitable foundation that helps low-income families. As board chair, I am encouraging the executive director to produce several brief videos (90 to 120 seconds) that outline our history, … --- ## [What can someone do with a photo of my passport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-someone-do-with-a-photo-of-my-passport/988579)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-someone-do-with-a-photo-of-my-passport/988579 "2023-08-15T12:34:28Z")
Have stayed in hotels in Japan many times, and it’s typical for them to take a photocopy of my passport for their records. If a miscreant grabs a copy of that photo, it won’t be good enough quality to make a passable fa… --- ## [Metal properties of a knife with a durable edge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-properties-of-a-knife-with-a-durable-edge/987811)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-properties-of-a-knife-with-a-durable-edge/987811 "2023-08-15T11:37:12Z")
I use draw knives frequently in wood working. Sometimes several hours per day, day in day out year after year.I can often go more than a year without sharpening my draw knife and I am cutting on some of the hardest woods… --- ## [Sharing a PPT presentation locally using a portable wifi router?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-a-ppt-presentation-locally-using-a-portable-wifi-router/988490)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-a-ppt-presentation-locally-using-a-portable-wifi-router/988490 "2023-08-15T11:16:06Z")
I periodically teach licensing classes in different cities. The company I do this for rents a variety of conference rooms and facilities. I take along a nice LED projector or use the monitor in the conference room when… --- ## [Cereal question and yogurt improver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-question-and-yogurt-improver/988500)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cereal-question-and-yogurt-improver/988500 "2023-08-15T10:29:16Z")
Two questions: Trader Joes used to have a house-brand cereal called Toasted Oatmeal Flakes. It was my favorite flavor. Unfortunately, they dropped it a while back. House brand cereals are often a copy of some other br… --- ## [Anyone here ever flown commercial prior to 1971?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-flown-commercial-prior-to-1971/987201)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-flown-commercial-prior-to-1971/987201 "2023-08-15T06:32:59Z")
What was flying like out of a commercial airport pre-DB Cooper? I remember what it was like pre-9/11 and there was a lot of jerking off, but not as much as the last 20+ years. But before 1971 what was it like? Was there… --- ## [Moving to a new state when you retire? Great or selfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-a-new-state-when-you-retire-great-or-selfish/984299)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-to-a-new-state-when-you-retire-great-or-selfish/984299 "2023-08-15T06:16:22Z")
You’re retired. You can afford to move somewhere else (you may even NEED to, to a place that’s more affordable than where you currently are). The new place has more congenial weather, or better transportation, or better … --- ## [No More Lifers: A Happy Shelter Story (and not-so-stealth brag)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-lifers-a-happy-shelter-story-and-not-so-stealth-brag/988537)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-lifers-a-happy-shelter-story-and-not-so-stealth-brag/988537 "2023-08-15T03:41:20Z")
As you may know, I work for a no-kill animal shelter. When I started (10 years ago!) as a caretaker in the adult cat area, it was the absolute norm for cats to be in the shelter for years, if not their whole lives. The … --- ## [I Took a Wild Guess about Why Some Psycho Fatally Shot an Eight Year Old Girl...AND I WAS RIGHT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-a-wild-guess-about-why-some-psycho-fatally-shot-an-eight-year-old-girl-and-i-was-right/988204)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-a-wild-guess-about-why-some-psycho-fatally-shot-an-eight-year-old-girl-and-i-was-right/988204 "2023-08-15T00:36:07Z")
Murders are almost routine in Chicago, let’s be honest, but this one had people shaking their heads. A man shot an eight year old girl to death. The girl’s father who was there tackled the shooter and shot him in the fa… --- ## [My Foot Elbow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foot-elbow/988514)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-foot-elbow/988514 "2023-08-14T23:33:16Z")
waves happily hihi! it’s been a minute :slight\_smile: I was reading through Witnessing My Own Mental Decay and a few dopers were commenting about not being able to think of a word, even though you can see it in your min… --- ## [Did DeJoy create the USPS slow down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dejoy-create-the-usps-slow-down/931135)
**Author:** [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dejoy-create-the-usps-slow-down/931135 "2023-08-14T22:58:50Z")
I have nothing more than anecdotal evidence that USPS mail delivery is more slow now than prior to Louis DeJoy’s appointment in June 2020…but…is it true that USPS service is degraded, and if so, did Louis DeJoy create th… --- ## [Live-in/Daily Household Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-daily-household-help/987807)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-daily-household-help/987807 "2023-08-14T22:25:48Z")
I’m curious about people’s experiences, both as children and adults, with live-in or daily help (servants). Cooks, maids, housekeepers, valets, butlers-- whatever terminology fits (or fit in the past) your situation. I’… --- ## [Getting a credit card so I can rent vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-credit-card-so-i-can-rent-vehicles/988364)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-credit-card-so-i-can-rent-vehicles/988364 "2023-08-14T21:53:33Z")
I haven’t had a credit card, or any kind of loan, in many years. I’m retired and have lots of assets. But I hear it is difficult to rent a car or other vehicles such as an RV if you don’t have one. I do use debit cards a… --- ## [Can an employer force employees to work from home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-force-employees-to-work-from-home/988340)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-force-employees-to-work-from-home/988340 "2023-08-14T21:38:54Z")
So now that the Covid19 pandemic has officially ended and so have any restrictions can employers force employees to continue working from home? Can they also force employees to provide the company with free internet serv… --- ## [Pitting Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-cartooniverse/962157)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-cartooniverse/962157 "2023-08-14T20:26:24Z")
Cartooniverse is a racist fuck. In the Will Smith Oscar thread he said this, There are some truths at play here. Pointing them out would get me permanently banned. I would encourage one and all to Google who the Pro… --- ## [Pre boarding flights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-boarding-flights/987179)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-boarding-flights/987179 "2023-08-14T19:22:34Z")
My air travel has picked up a bit over the past few months. As my recent threads regarding obese people wanting free extra seats and moving walkways in airports were such big hits with the teeming millions thousands, le… --- ## [Turnbuckle belt tensioner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turnbuckle-belt-tensioner/988496)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turnbuckle-belt-tensioner/988496 "2023-08-14T19:13:16Z")
This image came across in my FB feed. It’s a turnbuckle between the engine block and the alternator. Is there anything wrong with this setup? --- ## [When your computer locks up after time warp forward in Space Cadet, is there a way to unlock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-computer-locks-up-after-time-warp-forward-in-space-cadet-is-there-a-way-to-unlock/986963)
**Author:** [@Cadet-41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cadet-41)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-computer-locks-up-after-time-warp-forward-in-space-cadet-is-there-a-way-to-unlock/986963 "2023-08-14T19:11:59Z")
Any answers? --- ## [Failing to clear ridiculously low bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failing-to-clear-ridiculously-low-bars/988363)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failing-to-clear-ridiculously-low-bars/988363 "2023-08-14T17:44:52Z")
Please assure me I am not alone at this. I mean, you assign yourself some challenge, something small, maybe ridiculously small … and then fail at it any way? Like, well, okay, I’m not in great shape, but I can at least… --- ## ["Hey, lady your Cat is nuts!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-lady-your-cat-is-nuts/988518)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-lady-your-cat-is-nuts/988518 "2023-08-14T17:36:46Z")
Y’all have heard the stories of my thieving, howling, persnickety Siamese cats. Do you have a crazy cat? Let’s hear a tale or two. --- ## [So what was the question: cosmic question mark spotted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-question-cosmic-question-mark-spotted/987903)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-the-question-cosmic-question-mark-spotted/987903 "2023-08-14T17:32:07Z")
At first I thought this was some kind of joke, perhaps something The Onion would come up with. But it seems to be genuine: Of course, we all know what the answer is (42), but what was the question? --- ## [R.I.P. Robbie Robertson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-robbie-robertson/988332)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-robbie-robertson/988332 "2023-08-14T15:14:23Z")
The Band put out some great music, much of which Robertson wrote or co-wrote. I know he had a reputation as a bit of a dick, but I sure enjoyed his work. --- ## [RIP William Friedkin; August 7, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-william-friedkin-august-7-2023/988236)
**Author:** [@WhyKickAMooCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyKickAMooCow)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-william-friedkin-august-7-2023/988236 "2023-08-14T11:27:11Z")
He died Monday at age 87 apparently. Most will remember him for The Exorcist, but I think his outstanding remake of Wages of Fear “Sorcerer” is his best work. --- ## [What did you do with the ashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-with-the-ashes/987873)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-do-with-the-ashes/987873 "2023-08-14T10:44:16Z")
So the time has finally come. My dear Mum died in June (aged 96) and I don’t think my Dad is far behind her. The funeral home has promised to keep her ashes for as long as we need, and honestly I haven’t given them a tho… --- ## [Are you a victim of Jalapenogate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-victim-of-jalapenogate/988521)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-victim-of-jalapenogate/988521 "2023-08-14T06:50:45Z")
Across the US people are discovering that the jalapeno seed that they planted weren’t. They produce some unidentified yellow pepper. The seeds maybe came from China. --- ## [(Old) Laundry Day in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-laundry-day-in-the-mmp/988182)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-laundry-day-in-the-mmp/988182 "2023-08-14T06:46:39Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 16c/61f with a predicted high of 18c/65f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “It’s fucking mint outside, which is great, unless you’re a cat. Cats fucking hate that shit.” Monday agai… --- ## [Nitpick your fellow Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-your-fellow-dopers/985583)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-your-fellow-dopers/985583 "2023-08-14T04:38:35Z")
Here’s your chance to (gently) scold your fellow Dopers for all the little things they do that annoy you, reasonably or not. No need to name names, and since this isn’t the Pit (yet), please keep it civil. I’m a former … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=762&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=764&state=watching)