# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=769&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 770 --- ## [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… --- ## [Hunch: Putin will try to muddy the waters of his vanity war by push-shoving Belarus into the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunch-putin-will-try-to-muddy-the-waters-of-his-vanity-war-by-push-shoving-belarus-into-the-war/988142)
**Author:** [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunch-putin-will-try-to-muddy-the-waters-of-his-vanity-war-by-push-shoving-belarus-into-the-war/988142 "2023-08-06T17:58:28Z")
Can you explain what you think this means and why you find it ominous? --- ## [The video for my fourth single, "Follow your Silence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-for-my-fourth-single-follow-your-silence/988131)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-for-my-fourth-single-follow-your-silence/988131 "2023-08-06T14:16:24Z")
…premieres on Monday, August 7th, at 8:00 am EDT. Please join me for the first showing, if you like. The link is here - Follow your Silence (Official Video) - YouTube . The audio has been out for a couple of weeks, an… --- ## [Dirty martini dip (Hors d'oeuvre)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-martini-dip-hors-doeuvre/988117)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-martini-dip-hors-doeuvre/988117 "2023-08-06T12:10:56Z")
From Salty Mary’s Oyster bar near me. An intensely flavored dish! Really great with their happy hour raw oysters - 3 for $5.00 https://www.saltymarys.com/menu#menu=menu&item=dirty-martini-dip --- ## [DCU actors and roles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dcu-actors-and-roles/988135)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dcu-actors-and-roles/988135 "2023-08-06T09:45:37Z")
Apparently, the DCU Green Lantern will be portrayed by Nathan Filion, portraying NOT Hal Jordan… …but Guy Gardner. Superman Legacy gets Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern and more DCU heroes - Polygon I had wondered what … --- ## [Best New IPhone Apps and Games 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-new-iphone-apps-and-games-2023/987402)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-new-iphone-apps-and-games-2023/987402 "2023-08-06T07:59:31Z")
There are hundreds of thousands of apps. Given so much competition, it is no longer enough for an app to be good to be successful. You have to be able to take away attention from other ones. Since older programs that… --- ## [I bet the French don't sing about gloves and doves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-the-french-dont-sing-about-gloves-and-doves/987946)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bet-the-french-dont-sing-about-gloves-and-doves/987946 "2023-08-06T07:12:09Z")
You know that if a line in an English song ends in “dove” or “glove” or “above,” there’s about to be a line ending in “love.” It’s a mildly annoying bit of lazy writing that shows up in way too many songs, due to a quirk… --- ## [Just saw Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-bullitt/988032)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-bullitt/988032 "2023-08-06T03:38:04Z")
What the hell was that??? I thought I was going to be seeing a 70’s action-cop thriller like Dirty Harry. “See Bullitt log evidence!” “Hot telecopier action!” “See a plane embark and pull back into the station…IN REA… --- ## [Shoe box label code meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-box-label-code-meaning/988095)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoe-box-label-code-meaning/988095 "2023-08-06T00:26:30Z")
After three years and change, my wife and I finally got to go to Korea to escape Beijing for a few weeks. We’re shopping on the US Army base and encountered something we’ve never seen before. In the kids’ shoe section, t… --- ## [Role of Platonic Ideals in society & politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-of-platonic-ideals-in-society-politics/988116)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-of-platonic-ideals-in-society-politics/988116 "2023-08-06T00:19:37Z")
It occurred to me last week in the course of driving a long segment of a road trip, that a lot of people’s political leanings are likely based on their Platonic ideals of what society and government ought to be like. Fo… --- ## [Special Ops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-ops/987493)
**Author:** [@thefifinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thefifinator)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-ops/987493 "2023-08-05T23:38:07Z")
I know a guy who claims he was special ops. I have my doubts. A few things he has told me. He wore vibram 5 finger shoes in combat (he said - when you are special ops the normal regulations don’t apply). When I asked… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=768&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=770&state=watching)