# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=765 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 766 --- ## [What was the relationship between Siward and Sweyn Forkbeard and their dealings with Scotland under King Macbethad mac Findláech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-relationship-between-siward-and-sweyn-forkbeard-and-their-dealings-with-scotland-under-king-macbethad-mac-findlaech/988413)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-relationship-between-siward-and-sweyn-forkbeard-and-their-dealings-with-scotland-under-king-macbethad-mac-findlaech/988413 "2023-08-11T20:06:42Z")
What was the relationship between Siward and Sweyn Forkbeard and their dealings with Scotland under King Macbethad mac Findláech ? --- ## [Things about actors that make you say, 'Wow.'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-actors-that-make-you-say-wow/988086)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-actors-that-make-you-say-wow/988086 "2023-08-11T19:55:25Z")
Every so often, I come upon a factoid that makes me say, ‘Wow.’ The latest concerns child actor Donald Haynes. We’re watching Skippy (1931) and I mentioned to my wife that he was in The Little Rascals. I looked up up … --- ## [How are houses numbered in US residential streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-houses-numbered-in-us-residential-streets/983911)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-houses-numbered-in-us-residential-streets/983911 "2023-08-11T19:46:02Z")
Simple question, inspired by watching US shows and movies that depict houses that are numbered in four and sometimes 5 figures. In Aus, for a very long road, you might get up to the high hundreds (eg 898 Warrigal Rd, War… --- ## [Eldest living person referenced in a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eldest-living-person-referenced-in-a-song/988331)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eldest-living-person-referenced-in-a-song/988331 "2023-08-11T19:39:34Z")
(did my bestest to search for related threads) Just before I was heading out for a run today, I saw some headline that had the words “tribute to Willie Mays” and for a sec I was “oh no!” but it was just about naming som… --- ## [How often did you fly as a child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-did-you-fly-as-a-child/987959)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-did-you-fly-as-a-child/987959 "2023-08-11T18:26:38Z")
Inspired by a recent discussion of air travel in the old days, I’m curious how often people flew commercially during their childhood. For me, not much. Our vacations were road trips. I took a few flights as a baby, but… --- ## [We caught an Amazonian Giant Centipede in our vacation house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-caught-an-amazonian-giant-centipede-in-our-vacation-house/982249)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-caught-an-amazonian-giant-centipede-in-our-vacation-house/982249 "2023-08-11T17:31:38Z")
We are currently on a two-week holiday on the island of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten in the Caribbean. It’s a lovely destination: great beaches, good climate, excellent food, friendly people. Also some … interesting wild… --- ## [Hijack - Idris Elba - AppleTV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-idris-elba-appletv/988014)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-idris-elba-appletv/988014 "2023-08-11T16:57:36Z")
Hijack on AppleTV just dropped the final episode of the series. I thought it was well acted and entertaining. Basically a 7 hour flight from Dubai to London is hijacked and one of the passengers is deal negotiator Sam … --- ## [Name for this latching mechanism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-this-latching-mechanism/988366)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-this-latching-mechanism/988366 "2023-08-11T16:07:21Z")
We hired a carpenter to do various improvements. He just finished work on our shed, putting on a metal roof, vinyl siding, new gutters. When he finished he told us he didn’t want to have ugly hardware on the doors so h… --- ## [Biff Rose expires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biff-rose-expires/987828)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biff-rose-expires/987828 "2023-08-11T15:47:06Z")
Who is Biff Rose? Oh, he’s the guy who wrote that song that David Bowie and Tiny Tim covered, right? Well, more than that. An up-and-coming songwriter, a damn good piano player, a singer with a voice you couldn’t take s… --- ## [Anecdotard: A word I must use more often. Your fave under-used words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdotard-a-word-i-must-use-more-often-your-fave-under-used-words/988255)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anecdotard-a-word-i-must-use-more-often-your-fave-under-used-words/988255 "2023-08-11T14:49:59Z")
Things I learned today: An ANECDOTARD is a teller of foolish or pointless anecdotes. The term ‘anecdotage’ dates back to the early 19th century. ‘Anecdotard’ itself appears shortly after that. For some, it refers onl… --- ## [What ought US policy be towards US citizens jailed abroad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ought-us-policy-be-towards-us-citizens-jailed-abroad/968008)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ought-us-policy-be-towards-us-citizens-jailed-abroad/968008 "2023-08-11T12:51:55Z")
For some time, I’ve been seeing news articles about a WNBA player who is on trial in Russia for drug charges. This morning, I read another article about 3 Americans detained in Venezuela.. In the past, there have been m… --- ## [Marvel vs DC. You can only choose one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-vs-dc-you-can-only-choose-one/988125)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-vs-dc-you-can-only-choose-one/988125 "2023-08-11T11:34:28Z")
The aliens have landed and are making us poor earthlings decide which franchise will disappear forever. You must vote as to which one you want to keep. The other will never be seen again. Which are you voting to keep? p… --- ## [Why aren't front clasp bras more popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-front-clasp-bras-more-popular/982693)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-front-clasp-bras-more-popular/982693 "2023-08-11T11:07:26Z")
I am not a woman but have known many over the years and most of them did the thing where you put your bra on backwards to reach the clasp and slide it backwards into position on their their back. Front clasp bras would … --- ## [Mick Jagger and Keith Richards statues unveiled in Dartford, their hometown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mick-jagger-and-keith-richards-statues-unveiled-in-dartford-their-hometown/988367)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mick-jagger-and-keith-richards-statues-unveiled-in-dartford-their-hometown/988367 "2023-08-11T10:53:44Z")
Story and pics here: I really like them, the artist captured both in absolutely iconic poses we know them well for. Much better than the Jimi Hendrix statue in Seattle, and as good as the Beatles in Liverpool (though … --- ## [Does Leo Burt still live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-leo-burt-still-live/988379 "2023-08-11T04:55:21Z")
Does Leo Burt, Mad Bomber of Wisconsin, and fugitive for 50 or so years let live? LEO BURT (LINK) Burt, because of his vanishing act, plus a deep antisocial streak in Wisconsin’s State character, has been called the St… --- ## [MLB: July 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2023/986430 "2023-08-11T04:05:25Z")
I’m sitting in a sports bar in Chicago watching the rain. I bought bleacher tickets for Wrigley today. I’m off work for a week with a very badly needed vacation. It’s a 2016 World Series rematch and yet life has been so… --- ## [How to remove a fireplace mesh curtain rod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-a-fireplace-mesh-curtain-rod/988377)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-a-fireplace-mesh-curtain-rod/988377 "2023-08-11T03:10:20Z")
Our wood-burning fireplace is about 20 years old, and the mesh curtain that stops sparks from shooting out is the worse for wear. I’d like to replace it with something like this. However, I can’t figure out how to remov… --- ## [Firefox 116.0.1 not working for anyone else? Recommend a new browser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-116-0-1-not-working-for-anyone-else-recommend-a-new-browser/988107)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-116-0-1-not-working-for-anyone-else-recommend-a-new-browser/988107 "2023-08-11T02:46:41Z")
Update happened last night 8 pm EDT. Since then virtually nothing is functional, including this web site (There! Are! Five! Lights!). FF has been giving me some issues for awhile now as it is. So I finally broke down … --- ## [Mary Richards - did she really make it after all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-richards-did-she-really-make-it-after-all/988319)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-richards-did-she-really-make-it-after-all/988319 "2023-08-11T00:24:03Z")
It’s in the theme song, that she’s gonna make it after all. But she gets fired in the final episode! From the TV station that is easily the worst in her market! Do you think she can get another job in TV? Her boss ca… --- ## [MIT Press Has Released 297 Free eBooks, Most Published Very Recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mit-press-has-released-297-free-ebooks-most-published-very-recently/988216)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mit-press-has-released-297-free-ebooks-most-published-very-recently/988216 "2023-08-10T23:59:49Z")
A little bit of everything. https://archive.org/details/mit\_press\_open\_access?tab=collection A sample of titles: The Stuff Games Are Made Of Gradient Expectations: Structure, Origins, and Synthesis of Predictive Neur… --- ## [Is there an easy way to drain the soap out of a dishwasher without completing the cycle? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-drain-the-soap-out-of-a-dishwasher-without-completing-the-cycle-need-answer-fast/988285)
**Author:** [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-drain-the-soap-out-of-a-dishwasher-without-completing-the-cycle-need-answer-fast/988285 "2023-08-10T23:29:15Z")
My son has learned what happens when you put liquid Dawn in the dishwasher. I have turned off the cycle. It sounds like the water is draining. What now? Thanks. --- ## [Do I need a lawyer to remove the backup executor from my will?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-lawyer-to-remove-the-backup-executor-from-my-will/988240)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-lawyer-to-remove-the-backup-executor-from-my-will/988240 "2023-08-10T22:17:33Z")
I have named my one and only family member as the executor of my will. (My late husband’s son.) I had named a second person-- a pretty close neighbor, younger than I am-- as the backup/alternate executor in case my steps… --- ## [About how many songs can the average karaoke singer credibly perform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-many-songs-can-the-average-karaoke-singer-credibly-perform/988339)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-how-many-songs-can-the-average-karaoke-singer-credibly-perform/988339 "2023-08-10T21:53:49Z")
Taking into account musical memory of the notes and lyrics (though the lyrics are often on the screen), and physical ability to perform the song, about how many songs can the average karaoke singer credibly perform and m… --- ## [How does the cause of death on a death certificate work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-cause-of-death-on-a-death-certificate-work/986827)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-cause-of-death-on-a-death-certificate-work/986827 "2023-08-10T21:07:49Z")
My father died a few weeks ago, and without question, the gigantic malignant abdominal tumor was what set his demise in motion. However, he died nearly a year after the original tumor removal surgery, and as far as I kno… --- ## [Old, perhaps historic, buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-perhaps-historic-buildings/988214)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-perhaps-historic-buildings/988214 "2023-08-10T20:56:11Z")
Do you have really old and historic buildings in your area that are open to public use? This weekend, Vaderling and I made a day trip to Montini Cabin. (link is to a google maps page showing the location of the building… --- ## [Books you wanted to like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-wanted-to-like/988211)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-wanted-to-like/988211 "2023-08-10T20:49:52Z")
I picked off Throne of Glass on a recommendation and started it this morning. I’m four chapters in and don’t want to keep going. A lot of the book feels like padding, and the main character is just too mercurial. It’s di… --- ## [What is this creature crawling on my utility meter at 5:00 this morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-creature-crawling-on-my-utility-meter-at-5-00-this-morning/988100)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-creature-crawling-on-my-utility-meter-at-5-00-this-morning/988100 "2023-08-10T20:37:05Z")
Captured on my WYZE camera, which is positioned at the side of my house. Unfortunately it’s B&W footage. If it’s a bug, it’s a BIG one. :open\_mouth: VIDEO --- ## [Tampa mayor catches cocaine in the Florida Keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampa-mayor-catches-cocaine-in-the-florida-keys/988335)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tampa-mayor-catches-cocaine-in-the-florida-keys/988335 "2023-08-10T19:22:07Z")
While boating with her family, the mayor of Tampa, Florida caught some cocaine. Some 70 pounds worth. --- ## [Blocking users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-users/988195)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-users/988195 "2023-08-10T18:34:47Z")
I thought there was a way to block certain users’ posts, but I can’t find anything about this in the FAQ or elsewhere. It’s just one user whose tasteless jokes and disgusting attempts and humor I’d rather not even see. … --- ## [Weird Quirks You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-quirks-you-have/984836)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-quirks-you-have/984836 "2023-08-10T17:59:59Z")
I love these plastic bags from a certain supermarket. I probably pay a tiny bit more just for those bags as opposed to the horrible wal-mart ones. They are so durable and fit perfectly into my small bin that I’ve actuall… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=764) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=766)