# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=77&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 78 --- ## [Disposal of 78 rpm records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposal-of-78-rpm-records/1030529)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposal-of-78-rpm-records/1030529 "2026-06-09T02:38:38Z")
I have been forced to empty both attic and basement at the same time, (to accommodate upgrading insulation!), and have come upon a large amount of very old records. They belonged to my Husband’s parents, and there’s a lo… --- ## [What stereotypes have you found to not be true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stereotypes-have-you-found-to-not-be-true/1029553)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stereotypes-have-you-found-to-not-be-true/1029553 "2026-06-09T02:28:15Z")
When I was a kid/teen, I had it in my head that every last European was 100 percent all-in on football (soccer). As in, French children kicked footballs before they walked. Italians talked about football around the dinne… --- ## [Gifs inside Onebox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifs-inside-onebox/1030758)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifs-inside-onebox/1030758 "2026-06-08T23:36:21Z")
Is this new? In another thread, someone posted a link to The Daily Beast and I see the Onebox has an animated gif running in it? Is that new? Can it be turned off? I’ve made my peace with Gifs on this site, mostly be… --- ## [Resource needs of browsers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resource-needs-of-browsers/1030724)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resource-needs-of-browsers/1030724 "2026-06-08T22:22:49Z")
Back in the olden days of the nineties, when I started to be online, a common piece of lore was “I’ll use this computer only to browse the internet”. What you meant with that was that the device you were getting wouldn’t… --- ## [Specialized Habitats And Microenvironments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialized-habitats-and-microenvironments/948150)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialized-habitats-and-microenvironments/948150 "2026-06-08T20:27:52Z")
This is kinda a spin-off from the Today In Nature thread, which I slightly hijacked by posting about Wakehurst Place’s attempts to recreate a North American Prairie about 30 miles south of London (!). Well, bless them fo… --- ## [Comey Indictment for Seashell Post -- Anything to Worry About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-indictment-for-seashell-post-anything-to-worry-about/1029631)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-indictment-for-seashell-post-anything-to-worry-about/1029631 "2026-06-08T19:48:22Z")
James Comey has been indicted by a North Carolina grand jury for an alleged physical threat to the President. The indictment concerns a minor incident that IMHO would not historically result in a felony indictment. Some… --- ## [What is this phenomenon that's adjacent to the Streisand Effect but isn't quite the same thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-phenomenon-thats-adjacent-to-the-streisand-effect-but-isnt-quite-the-same-thing/1030291)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-phenomenon-thats-adjacent-to-the-streisand-effect-but-isnt-quite-the-same-thing/1030291 "2026-06-08T18:16:27Z")
The Streisand Effect, for those who don’t know, is when an attempt to suppres information itself draws more attention to the information than it would have drawn if there was no attempt to suppress it. Long story short: … --- ## [Rules for "Aggravation" (using a standard deck of cards)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-aggravation-using-a-standard-deck-of-cards/190038)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-aggravation-using-a-standard-deck-of-cards/190038 "2026-06-08T18:01:56Z")
I have lost my rule sheet for a game called Aggravation. I used to play it all the time, but have not played it in about 4 years and the rules are a little fuzzy. For those of you who don’t know Aggravation is like Trou… --- ## [QR code scanner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-scanner/1030731)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qr-code-scanner/1030731 "2026-06-08T16:16:14Z")
(Can’t believe I have to ask this here… :angry:) Can someone tell me where exactly the QR code scanner app is on an IPhone? I know it’s there (it shows up every time I search for it), but for the love of me I have no id… --- ## [What would it be like to raise a child that became a teenager in two years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-raise-a-child-that-became-a-teenager-in-two-years/1030388)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-be-like-to-raise-a-child-that-became-a-teenager-in-two-years/1030388 "2026-06-08T16:07:26Z")
In the comic Invincible there’s a character named Oliver that becomes a teenager in two years and then ages extremely slowly after becoming an adult because of his alien hybrid ancestry. My question is what would it act… --- ## [Why can't I renew my US passport online? What's so special about passports issued between April 2011 and April 2017?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-renew-my-us-passport-online-whats-so-special-about-passports-issued-between-april-2011-and-april-2017/1029335)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-renew-my-us-passport-online-whats-so-special-about-passports-issued-between-april-2011-and-april-2017/1029335 "2026-06-08T14:22:14Z")
My passport is due to expire towards the end of this year, and I was trying to renew it online. However, one of the eligibility requirements is: Passport Issue Date: Your most recent passport needs to have been issued… --- ## [My "Unread" count is perpetually 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unread-count-is-perpetually-1/1030452)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unread-count-is-perpetually-1/1030452 "2026-06-08T14:04:50Z")
Every time I bring up the SDMB on my laptop, the “Unread” count says 1, then I click it and there’s nothing. Sometimes it says “2”, and I’ll click it and there will be 1 unread thread. I’ve tried resetting cache but it p… --- ## [Trying to Understand My Mother’s Reverse Mortgage Options as Assisted Living Nears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-my-mother-s-reverse-mortgage-options-as-assisted-living-nears/1030727)
**Author:** [@gupniyajukna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gupniyajukna)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-understand-my-mother-s-reverse-mortgage-options-as-assisted-living-nears/1030727 "2026-06-08T13:04:48Z")
Has anyone here dealt with a parent’s reverse mortgage when they eventually needed assisted living or long-term care? I’m helping my elderly mother sort through hers now and trying to better understand the real-world op… --- ## [Did Greg Hawkes play sax on tracks other than "All Mixed Up?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-greg-hawkes-play-sax-on-tracks-other-than-all-mixed-up/1030668)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-greg-hawkes-play-sax-on-tracks-other-than-all-mixed-up/1030668 "2026-06-08T13:01:29Z")
Did Greg Hawkes play sax for The Cars on any recorded track other than “All Mixed Up” on their debut album? I’m pretty sure it’s the only sax solo on any of their albums, but I’m curious if he ever added some background… --- ## [Your worst teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-teacher/1030629)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-teacher/1030629 "2026-06-08T12:59:57Z")
Who was your single worst school teacher, from grades 1-12. No “Well, in this subject it was…, and in this other subject it was…”-please note the lack of plurals in the title. In 4th grade I had Mrs. Warden for history,… --- ## [Can cities unincorporate some of their land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cities-unincorporate-some-of-their-land/1030624)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cities-unincorporate-some-of-their-land/1030624 "2026-06-08T11:27:27Z")
Cities can expand by incorporating land outside their current borders. Can they reverse this? I can’t recall ever hearing of a city doing this. It may not be legal in some jurisdictions. Note that I don’t mean disincorp… --- ## [Roman dodecahedron - what do you think it was for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-dodecahedron-what-do-you-think-it-was-for/585945)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-dodecahedron-what-do-you-think-it-was-for/585945 "2026-06-08T09:12:53Z")
I think the dice theory is correct. Perhaps it was some kind of game. Or maybe it was used by a fortune teller or prophet to predict the future. --- ## [Help translate curious German sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translate-curious-german-sentence/1030609)
**Author:** [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translate-curious-german-sentence/1030609 "2026-06-08T07:05:24Z")
“Du guckst doch bei einer Glastür durch das Schlüsselloch.” Literally, “you’d look through a glass door by looking through the keyhole.” That is, a put-down of someone too dumb to see the obvious without making it far … --- ## [Will extremely high temperatures due to climate change actually make parts of the world unlivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-extremely-high-temperatures-due-to-climate-change-actually-make-parts-of-the-world-unlivable/1030657)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-extremely-high-temperatures-due-to-climate-change-actually-make-parts-of-the-world-unlivable/1030657 "2026-06-08T06:41:55Z")
Ok so, to start the discussion I know climate change is a serious issue. We need to be investing far far more into fixing it, and continuing to burn fossil fuels and relying on dropping giant ice cubes in the ocean is no… --- ## [Recently Canceled TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-canceled-tv-shows/1030566)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-canceled-tv-shows/1030566 "2026-06-08T06:41:14Z")
I keep seeing “Fox has canceled 4 shows” or something like that, but those are always either clickbait or stuffed full of ads. Anyone know of the Network (TV shows that are canceled? --- ## [Australia: Nat-Lib coalition breaks up - one-off or long-term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-nat-lib-coalition-breaks-up-one-off-or-long-term/1026921)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-nat-lib-coalition-breaks-up-one-off-or-long-term/1026921 "2026-06-08T05:16:38Z")
The Liberal-National coalition, the opposition group in the Australia Parliament, has split up over the Liberals’ support for the government’s new hate speech laws, introduced after the Bondi Bay shooting. The split was… --- ## [Looking for stunt swimmer who called himself "Captain America"...I think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stunt-swimmer-who-called-himself-captain-america-i-think/1030738)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stunt-swimmer-who-called-himself-captain-america-i-think/1030738 "2026-06-08T04:43:27Z")
When I was in Bremerton in the early '80s there was a health nut/stuntman who called himself “Captain America” (I think). He wore a star-spangled uniform, and among his stunts was a swim across the bay to perhaps Port O… --- ## [RIP, Nichelle Nichols; Lt. Uhura](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura/968884 "2026-06-08T02:43:20Z")
She died last night at the age of 89, according to a post by her son on her official Facebook page. --- ## [What would it take to get a general strike going in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-a-general-strike-going-in-the-united-states/1030442)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-a-general-strike-going-in-the-united-states/1030442 "2026-06-08T02:41:52Z")
A 10-day general strike would accomplish more for the working class majority than a century’s worth of elections. It would represent an immediate momentum shift by bringing the capitalist behemoth to its knees. Our true… --- ## [Don't read it if your lips are chapped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-read-it-if-your-lips-are-chapped/1030688)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-read-it-if-your-lips-are-chapped/1030688 "2026-06-07T23:05:48Z")
Don’t read it if your lips are chapped. Clickbait goes back as far as advertising, but that line from 1934 stopped me in my tracks. I’m writing an article about the Laugh Club, a book club started in 1932 by Robert M. … --- ## [Non-Apocalyptic population collapse stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-apocalyptic-population-collapse-stories/1030654)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-apocalyptic-population-collapse-stories/1030654 "2026-06-07T22:56:49Z")
So, it’s a fairly common sci-fi trope that we’re going to destroy the Earth via over-population or at least need to do things to deal with (Ender’s Game, Niven’s Future History stories, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, myri… --- ## [Izzy left. (Foreign exchange student)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izzy-left-foreign-exchange-student/1030646)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izzy-left-foreign-exchange-student/1030646 "2026-06-07T21:40:59Z")
Our foreign exchange student we’ve been hosting since last August, has left. (Check my posts in recent MMPs for details; I didn’t want to confine this to MMP.) She’s not home yet; in a layover in NYC, but she’s gone from… --- ## [The Wandering Thule ventures North again - planning stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wandering-thule-ventures-north-again-planning-stage/1030580)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wandering-thule-ventures-north-again-planning-stage/1030580 "2026-06-07T20:22:59Z")
Whilst PT has never considered himself to be an inveterate traveler bitten by the bug, we have clocked up the odd km or so in the past couple of years. :upside\_down\_face: The next venture is for the northern summer of 2… --- ## [Do you have a kitchen scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-kitchen-scale/1030651)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-kitchen-scale/1030651 "2026-06-07T20:21:18Z")
I see more and more complaints regarding recipes that use volumetric measurements instead of weight. This is especially expressed as a US vs Europe debate since the volume is often in quarts, cups and tablespoons, inste… --- ## [Our rent-a-dog needs to be a rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-rent-a-dog-needs-to-be-a-rescue/1029371)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-rent-a-dog-needs-to-be-a-rescue/1029371 "2026-06-07T19:31:03Z")
(All names changed for reasons that will become clear.) A few weeks ago I saw a post on the neighborhood chat site from a pregnant single Mom, Mia. She was overwhelmed and needed some assistance. Her older daughter (1… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=76&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=78&state=tracking)