# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=768 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 769 --- ## [Alphabetical how long to close the trail because of bears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetical-how-long-to-close-the-trail-because-of-bears/986176)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetical-how-long-to-close-the-trail-because-of-bears/986176 "2023-08-07T20:56:53Z")
So a popular trail nearby in Asheville is closed for two weeks due to “aggressive bear” behavior. This got me to thinking: How long do you think a trail should be closed for other types of bear behavior? So if Aggressiv… --- ## [I've got some squid ink pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-some-squid-ink-pasta/988128)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-some-squid-ink-pasta/988128 "2023-08-07T20:47:25Z")
And I can’t make up my mind about what sauce I want to pair with it. Tell me what you would make, and why. --- ## [Of Mustard Skittles, Velveeta Martinis, Ranch Ice Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mustard-skittles-velveeta-martinis-ranch-ice-cream/988103)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-mustard-skittles-velveeta-martinis-ranch-ice-cream/988103 "2023-08-07T19:39:37Z")
The Atlantic has an article (below) talking about the popularity (or free advertising) of unlikely products like mustard skittles or deep fried butter. What examples of this have you seen or tried? Any of these fra… --- ## [Shingles Vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vaccine/988118)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vaccine/988118 "2023-08-07T19:34:59Z")
My sister (mid-30s) is going through her second bout of shingles. If she gets the shingles vaccine once she is healthy again, will it limit the chances that she’ll have more recurrences in the future? Or would it at leas… --- ## [What are these lines in sea off Normandy coast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lines-in-sea-off-normandy-coast/988033)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lines-in-sea-off-normandy-coast/988033 "2023-08-07T19:32:39Z")
What are these lines in the sea off the coast of Normandy, France? Location on Google Maps. I thought they might be a photographic glitch and not actually there, but they… --- ## [Some help from '99ers needed about ubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-help-from-99ers-needed-about-ubb/987483)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-help-from-99ers-needed-about-ubb/987483 "2023-08-07T19:13:06Z")
Have to admit my memory is not up to the task. How long did we have ubb? Did we switch to vbulletin because ubb sucked? Hard to imagine something as bad as vbulletin back then. http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum2/HTM… --- ## [Tippy canoe and Bigfoot too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tippy-canoe-and-bigfoot-too/988151)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tippy-canoe-and-bigfoot-too/988151 "2023-08-07T19:00:43Z")
Dishscapes has a scene of Bigfoot in a canoe. I have just a few questions: Where did he get the canoe? Would a canoe hold him up? Can he paddle? Who took the video, and shouldn’t media be on this? Why does he even … --- ## [Have you ever stayed in a windowless hotel room? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stayed-in-a-windowless-hotel-room-would-you/988028)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stayed-in-a-windowless-hotel-room-would-you/988028 "2023-08-07T18:48:42Z")
For me, yes I’ve stayed in several windowless hotel rooms. Most of them have been pod style hotels, but there was one I stayed at in New Orleans which looked like it was an office building conversion. I don’t mind rooms… --- ## [WWII / WW2 Warbirds fans? Who has flown in a Warbird of WWII / WW2? What’s your Warbird story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-ww2-warbirds-fans-who-has-flown-in-a-warbird-of-wwii-ww2-what-s-your-warbird-story/988108)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-ww2-warbirds-fans-who-has-flown-in-a-warbird-of-wwii-ww2-what-s-your-warbird-story/988108 "2023-08-07T18:47:49Z")
According to wiki, a warbird is any vintage military aircraft now operated by civilian organizations and individuals or historic arms of military forces. This is specifically for WWII / WW2 vintage aircraft. B-29 Doc an… --- ## [What cut of beef is your favorite, and how would you like that cooked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cut-of-beef-is-your-favorite-and-how-would-you-like-that-cooked/988024)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cut-of-beef-is-your-favorite-and-how-would-you-like-that-cooked/988024 "2023-08-07T18:16:56Z")
For my part, I love a good T-Bone steak. I want it medium rare, with a splash of A-1 steak sauce. You’d think I’d like it bloody rare, because I also love steak tartare, but oddly, no. I’d like a baked potato with but… --- ## [Why has someone gone through a lot of effort to carve a grid into the shorline at this location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-someone-gone-through-a-lot-of-effort-to-carve-a-grid-into-the-shorline-at-this-location/988138)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-someone-gone-through-a-lot-of-effort-to-carve-a-grid-into-the-shorline-at-this-location/988138 "2023-08-07T18:05:05Z")
https://goo.gl/maps/7Waf7BeC2vpGmYXg6 Some parts of the grid seems to have additional human activity: Google Maps Other parts of the grid look like they could be grave mounds for giants: Google Maps --- ## [Friend needs help coping with knee replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-needs-help-coping-with-knee-replacement/988161)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-needs-help-coping-with-knee-replacement/988161 "2023-08-07T18:01:45Z")
The usual disclaimer applies here. You’re not a doctor? No problem, I understand. You’re a doctor, but not my doctor or my friend’s doctor? That’s fine too. If you have any experience, training, or knowledge that mi… --- ## [Cousins who look alike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousins-who-look-alike/770076)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cousins-who-look-alike/770076 "2023-08-07T17:10:39Z")
The thread about children inheriting political attitudes got me thinking about this. Any dopers with cousins who look more like you than your siblings? My father’s brother has four children (actually five, but one is ad… --- ## [Yet Another Estate Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-estate-question/988047)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-estate-question/988047 "2023-08-07T17:02:47Z")
My wife’s 87 year-old father died about a year ago without writing a will. Of course there are complications, such as an estranged wife who was still legally married to him, a pseudo-hoarded house and farm lot, seven sib… --- ## [Need answer fast: What to do in and around Toronto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-what-to-do-in-and-around-toronto/987939)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-what-to-do-in-and-around-toronto/987939 "2023-08-07T15:37:41Z")
TL:DR, visiting a Chinese lady friend that today I figured out is pretty loaded and basically “interviewing” me if I’m suitable material for a relationship. She has car(s), lives in Markham, and basically is only familia… --- ## [Broken Link to Straightdope.com in mobile view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-link-to-straightdope-com-in-mobile-view/988057)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-link-to-straightdope-com-in-mobile-view/988057 "2023-08-07T15:18:31Z")
I use Straight Dope Light as a theme. When I’m on my phone (Safari browser on iOS 16.5.1 (c)) the button at the top of the screen to go to the main Straight Dope site is broken. It is the icon that looks like a house. … --- ## [Why is Irish spelling so--unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-irish-spelling-so-unusual/10761)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-irish-spelling-so-unusual/10761 "2023-08-07T15:02:44Z")
Their own language, that is. I’ve seen a number of Irish words with accompanying pronunciations, and they often have a bewildering (to a non-speaker) array of silent consonants. What orthography did the Irish use befor… --- ## [Resurrecting an old iPhone \[hypothetical\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrecting-an-old-iphone-hypothetical/988010)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrecting-an-old-iphone-hypothetical/988010 "2023-08-07T14:32:56Z")
I got an iPhone 6s when I signed up with Virgin Mobile, which became @boostmobile. Three things coincided to induce me to get a new phone: Boost Mobile’s poor coverage and their ‘sucks to be you’ attitude, my wife’s sat… --- ## [Being Crazy, as a Modality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-crazy-as-a-modality/987945)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-crazy-as-a-modality/987945 "2023-08-07T14:32:06Z")
I don’t need to be locked into restricted confined spaced to protect me from me. I’m fine. I don’t hurt me; I don’t hurt other people. Hell, I am fully employed and pay fucking taxes, okay? So same rules for me as an… --- ## [Querying Author's Wish List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/querying-authors-wish-list/988167)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/querying-authors-wish-list/988167 "2023-08-07T13:48:54Z")
Querying Author’s Wish List Lit agents and publishers often release (or make posts to) a Manuscript Wish List. I figure turnabout is fair play, don’t you? Let’s start with the notion that we, as authors, are supposed … --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 873\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055 "2023-08-07T11:42:39Z")
We are in year 14 of this grand experiment and going strong. There were some big changes proposed last season that need to be voted on before we get started, so let’s get the important stuff out of the way and get to bus… --- ## [A diet named after your 2 favorite foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-diet-named-after-your-2-favorite-foods/987803)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-diet-named-after-your-2-favorite-foods/987803 "2023-08-07T07:42:35Z")
Mine would be the steak and pasta diet. Curiously I seldom have the two together. --- ## [(Old) Sleepover in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sleepover-in-the-mmp/987860)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-sleepover-in-the-mmp/987860 "2023-08-07T06:04:09Z")
I was going to start out this week commenting how I slept with Mel last night, which led to memories of sleepovers with friends which struck me as a not-too-terrible topic for this week, so why not? :grin: Possible appr… --- ## [Tackiest Souvenir?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tackiest-souvenir/986815)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tackiest-souvenir/986815 "2023-08-07T04:21:51Z")
Souvenirs are often pretty tacky. It is natural to want a keepsake of a pleasant vacation, but the traditional things at best are sometimes stereotypes, and at worst cheap and shoddy. What is the tackiest souvenir yo… --- ## [World War II Non-fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-non-fiction/987220)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-war-ii-non-fiction/987220 "2023-08-07T01:55:31Z")
Just finished reading Shirer’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. A very satisfying and educational read. And, yes, I’m familiar with the criticisms of his “from Luther to Naziism” theory. But his recounting of the… --- ## [How does the Rio Grande buoy barrier work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-rio-grande-buoy-barrier-work/988051)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-rio-grande-buoy-barrier-work/988051 "2023-08-06T23:37:07Z")
The news lately is reporting on a floating barrier erected in the Rio Grande by the state of Texas, intended to deter undocumented immigrants from crossing in the shallow part of the river. Discussions of whether this i… --- ## [Any idea what "Chalujnik!" means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-chalujnik-means/764582)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-chalujnik-means/764582 "2023-08-06T22:11:44Z")
I’m in a community theater production of Young Frankenstein and there’s a line when the Transylvanian villagers serenade the title character: “Welcome to Transylvania We’re very happy that you’re here Welcome to Trans… --- ## [Anyway to emulate a Windows 3.11 environment for games of that era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-emulate-a-windows-3-11-environment-for-games-of-that-era/987831)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-emulate-a-windows-3-11-environment-for-games-of-that-era/987831 "2023-08-06T19:49:32Z")
There is an old game from 1994 I still have the CD for. Gazillionaire. It won’t play under Windows 11 compatibility though I know it played under Win 9x back in the 90s. DosBox can’t do the job as no Windows environmen… --- ## [What kind of professional do I need for this yard job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-professional-do-i-need-for-this-yard-job/988110)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-professional-do-i-need-for-this-yard-job/988110 "2023-08-06T19:40:31Z")
When I moved into the manufactured home I live in, the landscape was already set up. Some bushes and a small garden bed in front, with a small tree as the centerpiece. Since then the place has become overrun with weeds, … --- ## [25-year-old Black man files lawsuit after being mistaken for a 51-year-old white man with the same name and imprisoned for 6 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-year-old-black-man-files-lawsuit-after-being-mistaken-for-a-51-year-old-white-man-with-the-same-name-and-imprisoned-for-6-days/958294)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-year-old-black-man-files-lawsuit-after-being-mistaken-for-a-51-year-old-white-man-with-the-same-name-and-imprisoned-for-6-days/958294 "2023-08-06T18:22:10Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-25-year-old-black-man-files-lawsuit-after-he-was-misidentified-while-police-sought-a-white-suspect/ar-AAT48s9?ocid=msedgntp The two men don’t look anything alike. As I stated, the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=767) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=769)