# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=764&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 765 --- ## [Banning knives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-knives/982137)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-knives/982137 "2023-08-14T03:58:44Z")
We’re all familiar here with the endless debate about banning some types of firearms- let’s not go there today. But I did get to thinking about an analogous situation: banning some types of knives. Switchblades, gravity … --- ## ["Eight Legged Freaks" promo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-legged-freaks-promo/988523)
**Author:** [@alfonzos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfonzos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-legged-freaks-promo/988523 "2023-08-14T03:36:13Z")
First, the title should have been “Eight-legged Freaks” with a hyphen. The title, as is, means eight freaks who have legs. Anyway, I am looking for a promo for this film that features a guy at the end giving a testimoni… --- ## [Old OS from 1993](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-os-from-1993/988403)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-os-from-1993/988403 "2023-08-14T02:24:36Z")
Way back in 1993, a friend of mine got himself a computer but instead of going with Windows or Linux, he was using some OS whose name started with a G. I’ve no idea why it came to mind about a week ago, but I can’t dismi… --- ## [New article claims "The Atomic Bombings of Japan Were Based on Lies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-article-claims-the-atomic-bombings-of-japan-were-based-on-lies/988390)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-article-claims-the-atomic-bombings-of-japan-were-based-on-lies/988390 "2023-08-14T01:51:07Z")
Is there any validity to this article ? I --- ## [Trying to print instructions for online purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-print-instructions-for-online-purchase/988536)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-print-instructions-for-online-purchase/988536 "2023-08-14T01:46:20Z")
IWe bought a punching bag online and it didn’t come with instructions for wall mount. I found the instructions on line, but i can’t figure out how to print them off. Can any of you folks help? Here’s the link: --- ## [Montgomery dock brawl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montgomery-dock-brawl/988380)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montgomery-dock-brawl/988380 "2023-08-14T01:07:22Z")
I saw a couple of minutes of this story on TV a couple of evenings ago, but then it seemed to disappear. I haven’t seen anything on here about it. Is it at all remarkable, or is it just another example of white racists f… --- ## [I found a Kindle Fire. How do I find the owner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-kindle-fire-how-do-i-find-the-owner/988112)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-kindle-fire-how-do-i-find-the-owner/988112 "2023-08-14T00:56:15Z")
For a couple of weeks, I noticed a Kindle Fire propped up on a mailbox in a bank of mailboxes. I finally decided to see if I could find the owner. I know nothing about Kindles. The front is glossy, completely black, a… --- ## [Why isn't statally a word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-statally-a-word/988528)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-statally-a-word/988528 "2023-08-14T00:36:39Z")
I wrote a sentence in another thread that talked about an effect working “locally, by state, and nationally.” That looks horrible. Why isn’t there a state-level equivalent for “locally” and “nationally”? The U.S. has ha… --- ## [Has authoritarianism ever done better than democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-authoritarianism-ever-done-better-than-democracy/979899)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-authoritarianism-ever-done-better-than-democracy/979899 "2023-08-14T00:17:26Z")
This is actually a two parter, but there wasn’t enough room in the subject line. Several of the recent threads on the Soviet Union and Russia led me to think about the more general topic of authoritarianism (whether fas… --- ## [Hubble finds Earendel the Mariner!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubble-finds-earendel-the-mariner/962171)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hubble-finds-earendel-the-mariner/962171 "2023-08-13T23:44:14Z")
Well, not quite literally as per Prof Tolkein. Due to an unusual gravitational lensing, Hubble has detected what the astronomers think is the earliest star ever found, possibly formed only 900 million years after the Bi… --- ## [Tylenol effectiveness or lack thereof, and the prescribing of same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tylenol-effectiveness-or-lack-thereof-and-the-prescribing-of-same/988405)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tylenol-effectiveness-or-lack-thereof-and-the-prescribing-of-same/988405 "2023-08-13T22:37:29Z")
I have maintained forever that Tylenol has almost zero benefit for me. My wife swears by the stuff and thinks that’s just been in my head. My surgeon prescribed a regimen of extra strength Tylenol to help deal with the p… --- ## [Can someone explain proton pump inhibitors to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-proton-pump-inhibitors-to-me/773615)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-proton-pump-inhibitors-to-me/773615 "2023-08-13T22:10:23Z")
I have to take Omeprazole pretty much every day because of a chronic stomach condition. When reading about the long term effects of this I see a lot of conflicting information. Some sources say that it prevents secretio… --- ## [In defense of spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-spoilers/986899)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-spoilers/986899 "2023-08-13T20:15:57Z")
Probably just me, but i never minded spoilers. Knowing the plot ahead of time, even knowing plot twists, is no big deal. Sometimes i might prefer to be shocked but normally no. I prefer it because i enjoy paying att… --- ## [Chinese Cuisine. This will be challenging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-cuisine-this-will-be-challenging/983529)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-cuisine-this-will-be-challenging/983529 "2023-08-13T19:52:32Z")
I don’t think I’m good at this. Please help. North of Boston is an authentic Sichuan restaurant, Sichuan Gourmet (Billerica, MA). I learned of this place from a number of Chinese colleagues/friends. The food is amazing,… --- ## [System message about E-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/system-message-about-e-mail/987687)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/system-message-about-e-mail/987687 "2023-08-13T19:04:53Z")
I just got this message from system: We’re sorry, but we’re having trouble reaching you via email. Our last few emails to you have all bounced back as undeliverable. Can you make sure your email address is valid and w… --- ## [That's not something you see every day! (yes it is)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-something-you-see-every-day-yes-it-is/988017)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-something-you-see-every-day-yes-it-is/988017 "2023-08-13T17:43:26Z")
This is not about a particular event, but a chance to tell your story of someone who experienced a special and unique event, that’s actually totally commonplace. #1, I was up with the Scouts at Scout Camp. This being a … --- ## [Cinematic Pop...One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-pop-one/988513)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-pop-one/988513 "2023-08-13T13:16:07Z")
This Symphonic cover of U2’s One is simply grand. U2 - One - Live Symphony Orchestra & Choir - YouTube --- ## [Best Vegetation Killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-vegetation-killer/988218)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-vegetation-killer/988218 "2023-08-13T12:58:15Z")
I live in a rural area and have a gravel drive and turn around. I’ve been using Round Up concentrate mixed to correct proportions in a tank sprayer. It eventually kills the grass and weeds that sprout there, but takes s… --- ## [Neat language “Facts”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-language-facts/987882)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-language-facts/987882 "2023-08-13T04:46:28Z")
Those of us who love language might enjoy this column of unverified interesting language tidbits. --- ## [Double-Take at Sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-take-at-sign/988314 "2023-08-13T03:33:47Z")
Along a local highway, there is a store that sells sex stuff - vibrators, movies, etc. It’s like an Adam & Eve store. Today as I drove by, there on their electronic, neon colored sign in a running loop was: Anal August S… --- ## [Oceana air show tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceana-air-show-tips/988473)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceana-air-show-tips/988473 "2023-08-13T02:56:28Z")
I plan on going to this airshow for the first time this year. Any particular hints or tips? Are the various seats you have the option of paying for worth it? --- ## [Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund interviewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-police-chief-steven-sund-interviewed/988483)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-police-chief-steven-sund-interviewed/988483 "2023-08-13T02:50:29Z")
Here are links to two interviews with home. One is with C-SPAN’s Book TV, the other with Tucker Carlson. This guy seems to be straight shooters and apolitical. His recitation of what he experienced leading up to Jan. 6,… --- ## [Where do plastic surgeons get the skin needed for breast augmentation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-plastic-surgeons-get-the-skin-needed-for-breast-augmentation/988481)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-plastic-surgeons-get-the-skin-needed-for-breast-augmentation/988481 "2023-08-13T01:42:18Z")
Forgive me for asking such an oddball (and potentially prurient) question, but it recently occurred to me: Suppose a woman has very small breasts, and goes to a plastic surgeon to have breast augmentation. She asks for… --- ## [I have mushrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-mushrooms/983977)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-mushrooms/983977 "2023-08-13T01:40:41Z")
The HOA did its annual drive by and told everyone to clear out our weeds. There is a little strip of land between my driveway and the next one over, about a foot or two wide. The neighbor was doing his weeds so he did t… --- ## [Help identify horror movie from 2000s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-horror-movie-from-2000s/988478)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-horror-movie-from-2000s/988478 "2023-08-12T19:17:55Z")
Group of young people are in the woods for some reason I can’t remember. They find a rock face with drawings on it that are thousands of years old. Maybe one of them is an archeology student and this is why they’re there… --- ## [Need lightweight rod to span 30 inches supported on both ends to hold 20 lbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lightweight-rod-to-span-30-inches-supported-on-both-ends-to-hold-20-lbs/988418)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lightweight-rod-to-span-30-inches-supported-on-both-ends-to-hold-20-lbs/988418 "2023-08-12T17:34:02Z")
I have a 20 lb canoe, and want to make a lightweight yoke for it. The yoke will need to be 30 inches across. I’ll also drill holes in it to mount the shoulder pads. I’d like to shape it in a curve around my neck inste… --- ## [Sherry Wine - anyone know what happened to it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherry-wine-anyone-know-what-happened-to-it/988372)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherry-wine-anyone-know-what-happened-to-it/988372 "2023-08-12T15:44:45Z")
I don’t know if this is the proper category. I’ve been buying sherry wine for years, Taylor and Fairbanks, and all of a sudden, the shelves in every liquor store in my area are bare. No one seems to know why, other tha… --- ## [Recommend tools for straightening dents in a file cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tools-for-straightening-dents-in-a-file-cabinet/988440)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tools-for-straightening-dents-in-a-file-cabinet/988440 "2023-08-12T15:32:08Z")
Imagine a file cabinet made of regular sheet steel, only imagine it with a bunch of drawers only about 1.5" high. This is an end mill storage cabinet (end mills are tools that seem to be like short, thick drill bits used… --- ## [Design. For the colourblind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-for-the-colourblind/988381)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-for-the-colourblind/988381 "2023-08-12T14:57:29Z")
They say one in twelve US males (versus 1 in 200 women) are colourblind. Apart from traffic lights, I never thought much about other design implications. So this article interested me. Are you colourblind? Are there … --- ## [Is it true that most casino employees in Vegas are Mormons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-most-casino-employees-in-vegas-are-mormons/988430)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-most-casino-employees-in-vegas-are-mormons/988430 "2023-08-12T14:27:02Z")
A friend dropped this nugget on me at a party. Apparently it’s because they’re a pretty strait-laced and moral lot and therefore ideal employees. My Google-fu isn’t great today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=763&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=765&state=watching)