# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=783 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 784 --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Hair day! Remember Mr. Fuzzy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-hair-day-remember-mr-fuzzy/987076)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-hair-day-remember-mr-fuzzy/987076 "2023-07-16T14:33:09Z")
That game board thingy. You took a magnet and maneuvered the iron filings around and made him hair or a beard ( or, as I did, hairy eyeballs🤗). I have a thingy in my head. It keeps me from having a seizure. It’s touchy. … --- ## [To the skinny knacker that asked me for my "Spare Change"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-skinny-knacker-that-asked-me-for-my-spare-change/190342)
**Author:** [@Tarantula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantula)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-skinny-knacker-that-asked-me-for-my-spare-change/190342 "2023-07-16T13:44:42Z")
Where the fuck do these losers get off asking me for my money ??? Lazy-ass cunts sitting on their skinny knacker arses drinking at midday on a Tuesday, and then they have the fucking gall to ask me for my change ! WTF !… --- ## [The 5 Titanic Sub Victims: what would they look like now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-5-titanic-sub-victims-what-would-they-look-like-now/985993)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-5-titanic-sub-victims-what-would-they-look-like-now/985993 "2023-07-16T13:14:30Z")
Corpse recovery is not happening here. But if we could find the remains of 5 people who suddenly compressed at the bottom of the ocean what would they look like? A tiny crack would send water pressure so fast it would … --- ## [Ramanujan summation: How does 1+2+3+4... = -1/12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramanujan-summation-how-does-1-2-3-4-1-12/986903)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ramanujan-summation-how-does-1-2-3-4-1-12/986903 "2023-07-16T13:00:31Z")
I tried to read the Wiki article on this but, I am still mystified at what is happening here. If we add up an infinite series of integers (1+2+3+4+5+6…) we get an answer of -1/12? Seems impossible but I have no doubt i… --- ## [What things can conservatism NOT do without, when boiled down to its core?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-can-conservatism-not-do-without-when-boiled-down-to-its-core/986839)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-can-conservatism-not-do-without-when-boiled-down-to-its-core/986839 "2023-07-16T12:39:05Z")
It’s not hard to see what core elements of liberalism cannot be removed - you can’t take LGBT, feminism, abortion, out of the party plank and still be liberal. It’s a lot harder to pin down conservatism. For instance, I… --- ## [It MUST be answered! Is the butt one or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-must-be-answered-is-the-butt-one-or-two/987094)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-must-be-answered-is-the-butt-one-or-two/987094 "2023-07-16T03:49:03Z")
LOL! I don’t know if this is a thing outside of Kpop. https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=is+the+butt+one+or+two There’s logic on both sides and I don’t think there’s a word for butt cheek in Korean. There’s o… --- ## [Video Card thermal limit only 65?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-card-thermal-limit-only-65/987024)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-card-thermal-limit-only-65/987024 "2023-07-16T02:29:38Z")
I just noticed something weird in HWInfo64. It says my GPU thermal limit is 65, and it’s throttling. Uh, what? 65 is comfy cool; low even. Anyone know why the thermal limit would be reporting so low? I don’t notice any … --- ## [Am I going deaf, or can the people on my TV not talk clearly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-deaf-or-can-the-people-on-my-tv-not-talk-clearly/986703)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-going-deaf-or-can-the-people-on-my-tv-not-talk-clearly/986703 "2023-07-16T01:42:01Z")
Yes, of course, I’m going deaf but my latest audiology test a few weeks ago was fine. I’ll need hearing aids eventually, but not now. I wonder though if the TV folks just mumble a lot. I just heard someone say (I read th… --- ## [Nashville DopeFest, Saturday, July 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest-saturday-july-15/984932)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-dopefest-saturday-july-15/984932 "2023-07-16T01:26:02Z")
I know that there was a little interest in a Mini-Fest when I mentioned it at the end of March. Now that life has calmed down a bit for me, I’m setting out a date and a place and see who might want to join me. The date… --- ## [How do you punctuate paragraphed monologues and quotes within them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-punctuate-paragraphed-monologues-and-quotes-within-them/987017)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-punctuate-paragraphed-monologues-and-quotes-within-them/987017 "2023-07-16T00:11:39Z")
I’m finishing up what I hope will be the final edit of my novel. I have a punctuation question. Suppose you write a character’s spoken monologue, divided into paragraphs. Within this monologue, the character quotes thems… --- ## [Dissecting "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissecting-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-lyrics/461497)
**Author:** [@KRSOradio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRSOradio)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dissecting-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-lyrics/461497 "2023-07-16T00:06:57Z")
OK I looked them up with various Google searches, and I know you can’t print lyrics here in full so I’ll ask about parts of it. I was kind of wondering what parts of it mean. Here’s the first question —\> “He was on his… --- ## [Scuba and snorkeling advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-and-snorkeling-advice/982602)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuba-and-snorkeling-advice/982602 "2023-07-15T23:10:58Z")
We’ve had a few threads on specific questions but I’m hoping this is a more general topic. I assume The Game Room is the best place for this, if not, feel free to move to a more appropriate forum. We’ve started spending… --- ## [News aggregation site lionizes serial killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-aggregation-site-lionizes-serial-killer/987070)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-aggregation-site-lionizes-serial-killer/987070 "2023-07-15T22:12:57Z")
Yesterday they arrested a guy for the Gilgo Beach murders. They were the work of a serial killer that went unresolved for decades until yesterday. So I was Googling for the guy (who has a name similar to someone I know) … --- ## [The latest 1980s media property back for the 2020s? Gremlins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-1980s-media-property-back-for-the-2020s-gremlins/982601)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-1980s-media-property-back-for-the-2020s-gremlins/982601 "2023-07-15T18:30:23Z")
A trailer for the new animated series. Mogwai? Mogwai not. --- ## ["Lost in Translation" -- words that have no easy equivalent in English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-translation-words-that-have-no-easy-equivalent-in-english/981032)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-translation-words-that-have-no-easy-equivalent-in-english/981032 "2023-07-15T18:00:48Z")
Provoked by this article on the NPR website Sometimes they describe an attribute. Or a moment. Or maybe just a vibe. These are the words from other languages that don’t have a direct equivalent in English, and yet ca… --- ## [OK, so why didn't my computer battery pack back up my PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-why-didnt-my-computer-battery-pack-back-up-my-pc/987033)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-why-didnt-my-computer-battery-pack-back-up-my-pc/987033 "2023-07-15T17:10:31Z")
APC “By Schneider Electric” BX1500M model. Was sitting here dealing with some financial stuff, and the local power goes out. In Florida it worked perfectly. This time however both the PC and the monitor switched off e… --- ## [Testing images as YouTube links forbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-images-as-youtube-links-forbidden/987063 "2023-07-15T16:54:41Z")
Testing an image as YouTube links aren’t allowed to be posted - getting the warnings when I try to post a link to YouTube: An error occurred: Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post. … --- ## [Italian Rules for food and drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-rules-for-food-and-drink/985824)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-rules-for-food-and-drink/985824 "2023-07-15T15:48:31Z")
I recently came across an article about lab-grown meat, and a quote from an Italian lady about one-third through the article made me laugh. She was one of a few people to test lab-grown chicken in a dish with orecchiette… --- ## [Words that seem meant for only one other word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-seem-meant-for-only-one-other-word/844380)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-seem-meant-for-only-one-other-word/844380 "2023-07-15T15:15:01Z")
Is there any kind of maw other than a ‘gaping’ one? Are there ides any time other than in ‘March’? Anything else done in lock-step other than ‘walking’? Not the end of the world if there’s no bolding/quotes. --- ## [Earliest photo of famous person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-photo-of-famous-person/986920)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-photo-of-famous-person/986920 "2023-07-15T15:13:27Z")
What is the earliest photo of a famous person? My submission: the Duke of Wellington, born 1769, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, twice British prime minister (1828 to 1830, 1834), died 1852. Daguerreotype of him… --- ## [Statistics on the difference between projected and actual costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-the-difference-between-projected-and-actual-costs/986813)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statistics-on-the-difference-between-projected-and-actual-costs/986813 "2023-07-15T13:43:00Z")
It’s well known that the cost of any plan rarely fits its initial budget. But on average, how much, in term of percentage, is the inflation? I’ve tried quite a variety of keywords and phrase combinations, but my searches… --- ## [Ways You've Felt Old Recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-youve-felt-old-recently/986436)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-youve-felt-old-recently/986436 "2023-07-15T08:56:30Z")
My niece is now nine, which is pretty aging all on its own, but that means she’s now in school and going on educational field trips. Living in Missoula, that includes going to Fort Missoula and learning about this place’… --- ## [Warning to Darren\_Garrison \[in Deaths that sort of define a person thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-to-darren-garrison-in-deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person-thread/987031)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-to-darren-garrison-in-deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person-thread/987031 "2023-07-15T07:32:48Z")
Deaths that sort of define a person Sufficated by her own breasts Darren posted a link that demonstrates it’s a (near) quote from an episode of Seinfeld. I don’t think this should be a warning. A note, possibly. … --- ## [Elton John annoys the fuck out of me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-annoys-the-fuck-out-of-me/104503)
**Author:** [@Racer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Racer1)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-annoys-the-fuck-out-of-me/104503 "2023-07-15T04:26:12Z")
Ok, let’s make it clear… I’m not homophobic, music-o-phobic or any other-o-phobic… I’m just eltonjohn-o-phobic. For some reason the guy just really pisses me off every single time I see him on TV, hear one of his songs,… --- ## [We need a new show to watch, and apparently we're way too picky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590 "2023-07-15T01:47:28Z")
We keep trying new shows and hating them, or at least not liking them enough to continue past the first episode. And it seems we have a list of criteria that make it hard to find a good show: We’re only interested in c… --- ## [Breaking News: Suez Canal blocked by a mega-sized container vessel \[Cleared\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-suez-canal-blocked-by-a-mega-sized-container-vessel-cleared/938516)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-suez-canal-blocked-by-a-mega-sized-container-vessel-cleared/938516 "2023-07-14T22:07:58Z")
This happened this morning, and holy cow, this thing is WEDGED. I was thinking of cracking a joke about how the captain couldn’t be bothered to get directions, but having the Suez blocked is pretty significant. And, … --- ## [As I’ve said before, this war will only end when NATO troops deploy openly in Ukraine, and not before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-ve-said-before-this-war-will-only-end-when-nato-troops-deploy-openly-in-ukraine-and-not-before/983366)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-ve-said-before-this-war-will-only-end-when-nato-troops-deploy-openly-in-ukraine-and-not-before/983366 "2023-07-14T22:04:59Z")
As I’ve said before, this war will only end when NATO troops deploy openly in Ukraine, and not before. They could be there to fight, they could be there to guarantee a peace agreement - it doesn’t matter. Until they arri… --- ## [Explain to me why primaries aren't all on the same day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-why-primaries-arent-all-on-the-same-day/986631)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-why-primaries-arent-all-on-the-same-day/986631 "2023-07-14T21:22:03Z")
Question is the title. Is there a real and cogent reason why each state’s primaries are on different days, weeks, months? Wouldn’t it be fairer and more straightforward (not that this is something that’s ever considered … --- ## [Walmart scam. How does the scammer benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-scam-how-does-the-scammer-benefit/977598 "2023-07-14T21:16:44Z")
Wife’s walmart account apparently got hacked. over $1000 of clothes showed up on our doorstep that we didn’t order. It doesn’t look like the credit card on file was hacked, rather someone got into her walmart account a… --- ## [In dreams, is flying always like swimming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dreams-is-flying-always-like-swimming/367372)
**Author:** [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-dreams-is-flying-always-like-swimming/367372 "2023-07-14T20:25:22Z")
Inspired by this thread. When I have flying dreams, it is an awful lot like swimming, except much harder. I often dream that I can only fly pretty much straight up, but Ihave to push against the air like I do water whe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=782) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=784)