# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=782&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 783 --- ## [Instances of life intentionally imitating art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-life-intentionally-imitating-art/983116)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-of-life-intentionally-imitating-art/983116 "2023-07-18T14:02:39Z")
I was thinking the other day about how I heard that ‘The Godfather’ inspired real-life mobsters to behave and talk more like the characters in the movie and its sequel; behaviors and phrases that previously had been enti… --- ## [University Challenge - 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-challenge-2022/970846)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-challenge-2022/970846 "2023-07-18T13:57:41Z")
Any other fans? This week was the first week of series 52 of UC. This will be Jeremy Paxman’s last (and 28th!) year as host - he has Parkinson’s and his delivery has slowed down over the few years. To follow along, Dav… --- ## [Massage and Yoga](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massage-and-yoga/987212)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massage-and-yoga/987212 "2023-07-18T13:56:23Z")
If one is planning on doing some yoga on the same day as getting a massage, does it matter which one is first? It seems like the yoga would be easier if someone has already pre-stretched you. On the other hand, would … --- ## [Lateral Thinking Puzzles. Let's do it again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5647\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-lets-do-it-again/842193 "2023-07-18T13:30:11Z")
We did this two years ago and I thought we’d had enough of a break to maybe have another shot at it. Very open to whatever, but let’s try to: Not reuse puzzles from the old thread, which is not databased, but I hope y… --- ## [Weird Monitor Font Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-monitor-font-problem/987169)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-monitor-font-problem/987169 "2023-07-18T09:11:38Z")
My wife has an antique monitor - 10 years old at least, more likely 15 - which now shows 12 point and less Times New Roman characters grayed out. She has worked around it by changing her font size in Word to 14 point wh… --- ## [How often do you look at your photos and videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-look-at-your-photos-and-videos/987112)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-look-at-your-photos-and-videos/987112 "2023-07-18T03:14:25Z")
This has to be the most photographed of eras, including everything from historical events to personal events to plates of food. I was just scrolling on my phone - two years’ worth of mostly the grandkids, and mostly not … --- ## [Do-Re-Mi in other contexts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-in-other-contexts/987165)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-re-mi-in-other-contexts/987165 "2023-07-18T01:38:55Z")
If Homer was singing it: Doh! - a word I use a lot Ray - the guy who did my roof Mi - the one who drinks the beer Fa - a length I seldom run So? - my winning argument La - a word I never said Ti - a drink I never … --- ## [I guess I watch all the wrong shows (Emmys)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-watch-all-the-wrong-shows-emmys/986979)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-watch-all-the-wrong-shows-emmys/986979 "2023-07-18T01:07:06Z")
I watch about 1-2 hours of TV a day, unless I find a good film on TCM or cable or Amazon. I just saw a news program about the shows that got the most Emmy noms. Other than SNL (which I rarely watch anymore) and a tease… --- ## [Frustrations with medical issues and legal recourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrations-with-medical-issues-and-legal-recourse/987174)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustrations-with-medical-issues-and-legal-recourse/987174 "2023-07-17T22:00:31Z")
Editor’s Note: This is long, rambling, and has no real reason for existing other than as a way for me to whine a bit. You’re perfectly justified in just closing this thread and moving on to something actually interesting… --- ## [Lane Furniture abruptly closes the entire operation \[22 Nov 22\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-furniture-abruptly-closes-the-entire-operation-22-nov-22/975471)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lane-furniture-abruptly-closes-the-entire-operation-22-nov-22/975471 "2023-07-17T20:09:27Z")
In short, not only did 2,500 employees find out they were losing their jobs, with no notice whatsoever, just before Thanksgiving, but the truck drivers have even been ordered to turn around and return to home base! I ha… --- ## [Electrical receptacles in hotel rooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-receptacles-in-hotel-rooms/987110)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-receptacles-in-hotel-rooms/987110 "2023-07-17T19:13:29Z")
In every room I’ve stayed in, the prongs in the AC receptacles have virtually no retaining/clamping force. I am assuming this is due to their constant use; the prongs inside the receptacle lose their springiness due to t… --- ## [Further discussion of 2001: A Space Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/further-discussion-of-2001-a-space-odyssey/987170)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/further-discussion-of-2001-a-space-odyssey/987170 "2023-07-17T17:33:34Z")
Previous thread, unfortunately closed: 2001: A Space Odyssey Here are some cool recent reinterpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey posters: --- ## [Again with the image issues. Has something changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-image-issues-has-something-changed/987130)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-image-issues-has-something-changed/987130 "2023-07-17T17:47:04Z")
After a struggle, mostly due to the fact that I never imagined it could be so easy, I learned how to add images to a post. It seemed that all I had to do was paste the link from the image hosting site into my post, an… --- ## [New Name for former title holders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-former-title-holders/987106)
**Author:** [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-name-for-former-title-holders/987106 "2023-07-17T17:04:44Z")
I feel like we should have a name for living people who once held a office or rank but have since been superseded by time or disgrace. It should be one that can be used for both the high and low lights of a position . … --- ## [Jane Birkin dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-birkin-dead/987111)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-birkin-dead/987111 "2023-07-17T15:51:41Z")
BBC News - Singer and actress Jane Birkin dead at 76 So sad. --- ## [Songs that Hit a Little too Close to Home... on Several Levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hit-a-little-too-close-to-home-on-several-levels/986952)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hit-a-little-too-close-to-home-on-several-levels/986952 "2023-07-17T15:13:51Z")
My ex and I broke up a year ago today. Our relationship sort of lasted one more day, because we agreed to spend one last night together, and still gave each other a few farewell kisses as I was moving out the following … --- ## [Have you ever taken a repositioning cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-a-repositioning-cruise/986463)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taken-a-repositioning-cruise/986463 "2023-07-17T15:07:17Z")
I was reading an article in The Thrillist about repositioning cruises: What Are Repositioning Cruises? - Thrillist It seems like a good way to save a few bucks, but having never been a cruise can you tell me if it is w… --- ## [Why is one screw on the hinges to my door a Torx?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-one-screw-on-the-hinges-to-my-door-a-torx/987114)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-one-screw-on-the-hinges-to-my-door-a-torx/987114 "2023-07-17T14:40:31Z")
Heavy exterior door. All the rest are Phillips screws as I expected. The Torx is on the jamb side of a hinge, not into the door itself. It’s not a security hinge. I did not install this one. Perhaps the contractor lost… --- ## [Propagating Bird of Paradise plant from tubers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propagating-bird-of-paradise-plant-from-tubers/987082)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propagating-bird-of-paradise-plant-from-tubers/987082 "2023-07-17T14:30:54Z")
I’m dividing a bird of paradise that has been root bound for years. Various web articles say that the tubers (their name is legion) may be divided to start new plants, like lotus. Has anyone any experience with this? --- ## [Most-regretted baby names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730 "2023-07-17T14:27:11Z")
We’ve all seen lists of the most common baby names. And we may have seen lists tracking how certain names cycle in and out of fashion. But I’ve never seen a list like this before. Most regretted baby names according t… --- ## [Food sizes/portions shrinking and shortages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-sizes-portions-shrinking-and-shortages/952701)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-sizes-portions-shrinking-and-shortages/952701 "2022-10-26T20:08:42Z")
Just went to Starbucks for first time in months. Their smallest grande size cups have really shrank. I still see drive thru lines still as long as ever! Went to my Walmart: items missing: Chicken in a Biscuit crackers, … --- ## [When did Flash become The Flash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-flash-become-the-flash/987092)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-flash-become-the-flash/987092 "2023-07-17T06:16:49Z")
When I was a kid I used to get D.C. comics for a dime (the occasional 80-Page Giants were a quarter). In those days one of the heroes was Flash. I just noticed a series on Netflix called The Flash. When did he acquire a … --- ## [Adventures in Wikipedi-ing - I discovered I could edit a page in Russian Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-wikipedi-ing-i-discovered-i-could-edit-a-page-in-russian-wikipedia/962198)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-wikipedi-ing-i-discovered-i-could-edit-a-page-in-russian-wikipedia/962198 "2023-07-17T05:46:08Z")
I noticed that the flags in the infobox for the Russian article for Judah Benjamin were wrong, and figured out how to fix them. No Russian required. Before: Now: Purely mundane; marginally pointless. … --- ## ["Las Vegas Scrabollo" board game from 1954](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-scrabollo-board-game-from-1954/950653)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-scrabollo-board-game-from-1954/950653 "2023-07-17T04:28:20Z")
Does anyone have any details on this board game, called “Las Vegas Scrabollo”? What company made it - was it Parker Bros.? Ideally - I would like to find the rules for it. It was played like Scrabble, but you used small … --- ## [Ohio Republicans in Your Bedroom (Political ad)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-republicans-in-your-bedroom-political-ad/987123)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-republicans-in-your-bedroom-political-ad/987123 "2023-07-17T04:12:32Z")
Democrats are running the political ad (below) which I think is pretty great. I seriously hope democrats get better at running ads like this and not, “I am a family man who is working for you!” ads. Gloves off, don’t p… --- ## [Toenail question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-question/971883)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toenail-question/971883 "2023-07-17T00:36:47Z")
Why do toenails seem to get thicker and tougher with age? Is there some evolutionary advantage for this aside of being more able to kick ass? --- ## [What have I created in my refrigerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-i-created-in-my-refrigerator/987010)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-i-created-in-my-refrigerator/987010 "2023-07-17T00:08:28Z")
I’ve been trying to eat a lunch that is healthier than my usual deli sandwich. In addition to Wheat Thins and string cheese, I pack sliced apples, blanched broccoli and raw carrots. Each week I peel 2lbs of carrots and … --- ## [Thinking of moving from the West Coast to the Great Lakes, questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-moving-from-the-west-coast-to-the-great-lakes-questions/986944)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-moving-from-the-west-coast-to-the-great-lakes-questions/986944 "2023-07-16T22:35:32Z")
A little background: I live in a suburb of Portland, Oregon. My wife has a successful bookkeeping business. I teach part-time at a local community college, and work part time for my wife. I turned 52 last month, wife wil… --- ## [Is there a rational argument for Deontology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rational-argument-for-deontology/984590)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-rational-argument-for-deontology/984590 "2023-07-16T21:39:22Z")
It seems to me that almost every political or social debate we see has, at its root cause, a profound disagreement. We all look at different situations and try to find the best answer, and we cone to very different concl… --- ## [My Hotmail won't let me send messages (only from MY computer through Firefox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hotmail-wont-let-me-send-messages-only-from-my-computer-through-firefox/987121)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hotmail-wont-let-me-send-messages-only-from-my-computer-through-firefox/987121 "2023-07-16T21:39:00Z")
Since Friday, I haven’t been able to send any messages from my Hotmail (now the so-called “Outlook” - I’ve had my address for 20 or more years and still use it only because of all the contacts that have it. Hotmail has b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=781&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=783&state=tracking)