# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=785&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 786 --- ## [Evidence of organic compounds detected on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-organic-compounds-detected-on-mars/986948)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-organic-compounds-detected-on-mars/986948 "2023-07-13T18:31:41Z")
This is way over my head, but I thought some of you might find it interesting. Article published in the scientific journal Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06143-z --- ## [Chicken with turmeric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-with-turmeric/986971)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-with-turmeric/986971 "2023-07-13T18:19:30Z")
When my wife doesn’t want dinner, a common ‘go-to’ dinner for me is chicken tenderloins and broccoli. Olive oil in a pan, chicken, sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper, and dust with turmeric. Coat the broccoli with ol… --- ## [Lifetime Alimony repealed in Florida...so, if I move to Florida can I get my lifetime alimony payments removed or would I have to get divorced in Florida?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-alimony-repealed-in-florida-so-if-i-move-to-florida-can-i-get-my-lifetime-alimony-payments-removed-or-would-i-have-to-get-divorced-in-florida/986468)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifetime-alimony-repealed-in-florida-so-if-i-move-to-florida-can-i-get-my-lifetime-alimony-payments-removed-or-would-i-have-to-get-divorced-in-florida/986468 "2023-07-13T15:58:18Z")
From this article: Title kinda says it all. Can men paying alimony move to Florida and use their law to stop paying alimony? FTR: I do NOT pay alimony and never have and seriously doubt I ever will. --- ## [Considerations re: trying marijuana again after many years, what are the issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considerations-re-trying-marijuana-again-after-many-years-what-are-the-issues/986041)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considerations-re-trying-marijuana-again-after-many-years-what-are-the-issues/986041 "2023-07-13T15:49:50Z")
I’m 66. I quite enjoyed marijuana in my teens and very occasionally as late as my early 30s, perhaps as recently as 1990, all of which was illegal. But in about a week it’s going to become legal for recreational use in m… --- ## [Song Lyrics That Need One Minor Change - Your Input](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-need-one-minor-change-your-input/986731)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-need-one-minor-change-your-input/986731 "2023-07-13T14:51:49Z")
Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues came up on my workout playlist and this lyric came up: “I bet there’s rich folks eatin’ in a fancy dining car They’re probably drinkin’ coffee and smoking big cigars” Coffee? Since … --- ## [SDMB threads as one of the first hits on Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-threads-as-one-of-the-first-hits-on-google/986980)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-threads-as-one-of-the-first-hits-on-google/986980 "2023-07-13T14:47:03Z")
Thought about putting this in ATMB, but Let’s see how it flies in MPSIMS… We were driving down I-81 in southwestern Virginia a week or so ago, and saw a sign saying ‘Certified Business Location’ as we entered some count… --- ## [Tire question: Different inflation numbers on tire and vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-question-different-inflation-numbers-on-tire-and-vehicle/986934)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-question-different-inflation-numbers-on-tire-and-vehicle/986934 "2023-07-13T13:49:18Z")
I had to replace my trailer tires while on the road. I upgraded from load range C to load range E (shop only had Es). The sticker on the trailer recommends 50 PSI on load range C. The new tire’s sidewall says 80 PSI. … --- ## [Rocketeer's last big model (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeers-last-big-model/986917)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeers-last-big-model/986917 "2023-07-13T04:07:07Z")
The last six months or so, I’ve been working on a diorama, a diorama of a pleasant cruise boat, navigating the shallow fringes of a pond, populated by fairies and propelled by a snail. The first problem was the superstr… --- ## [How much does Real Life diverge from common "wisdom" on Assigned-at-Birth -\> actual orientation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-real-life-diverge-from-common-wisdom-on-assigned-at-birth-actual-orientation/986800)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-real-life-diverge-from-common-wisdom-on-assigned-at-birth-actual-orientation/986800 "2023-07-13T01:29:33Z")
It’s hard to fit my question into a thread title, so sorry if it is confusing. Basically, I’m inquiring about the extent to which probably well-meaning, but nonetheless wrongheaded, experts have made pronouncements about… --- ## [Straight Dope 6/6/2023 - What did Johnny Appleseed actually do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-6-6-2023-what-did-johnny-appleseed-actually-do/985098)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-6-6-2023-what-did-johnny-appleseed-actually-do/985098 "2023-07-13T00:35:29Z")
What did Johnny Appleseed actually do? I know what you’re thinking. In an age of global upheaval, existential threats, and outrageously overpriced Taylor Swift tickets, why is your columnist writing about a guy who’s be… --- ## [Hilarious side effect of ban on plastic bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-side-effect-of-ban-on-plastic-bags/976783)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-side-effect-of-ban-on-plastic-bags/976783 "2023-07-13T00:22:11Z")
The federal government in Canada is about to start phasing in a nationwide ban on plastic bags. Many individual businesses, municipalities, and at least one province have already done so. I’m as environmentally conscio… --- ## [Classic text game Zork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-text-game-zork/978243)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-text-game-zork/978243 "2023-07-12T23:47:00Z")
I’m trying to play this game but I’m hamstrung by the fact that frequently the game doesn’t give you the NAME of things so there’s no way to apply commands to them. I just got killed by a NPC that the game didn’t identif… --- ## [The "hurry up and wait" phenomenon in the workplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hurry-up-and-wait-phenomenon-in-the-workplace/985630)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hurry-up-and-wait-phenomenon-in-the-workplace/985630 "2023-07-12T23:19:32Z")
My first experience with the HUAW phenomenon was when I was at basic training in the military, my first full time job. On multiple occasions, our company was given urgent instructions that we had to be somewhere on time… --- ## [Space colonization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-colonization/986658)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-colonization/986658 "2023-07-12T22:04:18Z")
Is this even a viable topic or could anything even suggesting research on this be considered a possible scam? --- ## [What is the best term to describe this group of countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-term-to-describe-this-group-of-countries/986936)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-term-to-describe-this-group-of-countries/986936 "2023-07-12T21:44:08Z")
What term do you all think fits best for the countries that are economically developed, have governments that are stable democracies, and largely respect human rights? The specific countries I’m including are New Zealan… --- ## [Republican attacks on election integrity take their toll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-attacks-on-election-integrity-take-their-toll/986911)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-attacks-on-election-integrity-take-their-toll/986911 "2023-07-12T21:43:30Z")
All the more reason for them to just stay home! --- ## [So who was right: Quint or Hooper \[relating to the movie Jaws\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-was-right-quint-or-hooper-relating-to-the-movie-jaws/948222)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-was-right-quint-or-hooper-relating-to-the-movie-jaws/948222 "2023-07-12T21:12:24Z")
The scene where Quint is sitting in the stern, looking out at the ocean, and nibbling on a cookie. Something takes a huge amount of line. Quint thinks it’s the shark; Hooper thinks it’s a marlin or a stingray. Who was r… --- ## [Why does a Snickers bar make me cough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-snickers-bar-make-me-cough/554924)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-snickers-bar-make-me-cough/554924 "2023-07-12T21:05:42Z")
At least, I think it does. It definitely produces a tickle in the back of my throat. Is it the peanuts, the nougat or something else. I don’t think I notice this effect when I eat just a plain chocolate bar. I may no… --- ## [Suggest me a good tire for my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-me-a-good-tire-for-my-car/986771)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-me-a-good-tire-for-my-car/986771 "2023-07-12T21:05:19Z")
I’m out of my depth on car stuff in general, specifically tires. I usually go to the shop and say “give me whatever fits and is on sale”. This time I want to find the best tire. Make/model: 2008 Honda Odyssey Touri… --- ## [Slicedalone is suspended for 30 days until 2023-08-12 for ignoring Mod instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicedalone-is-suspended-for-30-days-until-2023-08-12-for-ignoring-mod-instructions/986956)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slicedalone-is-suspended-for-30-days-until-2023-08-12-for-ignoring-mod-instructions/986956 "2023-07-12T20:14:35Z")
Yesterday he posted a thread in GD pretty much supporting the assassination of George W. Bush or at least promoting a book that did so. I cornfielded the thread after reviewing the flag. I gave him a modnote … He deci… --- ## [The sounds that get you flying out of bed the fastest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sounds-that-get-you-flying-out-of-bed-the-fastest/984914)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sounds-that-get-you-flying-out-of-bed-the-fastest/984914 "2023-07-12T19:50:41Z")
If you have a cat it’s “Hurka hurka hurka” --- ## [What's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference/986951)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference/986951 "2023-07-12T19:05:58Z")
I was thinking, if I said “that worked out good” it sounds wrong/awkward, but if I say “that worked out well” it sounds right. I mean, good and well are almost synonymous, so why does one sound right in that phrase and o… --- ## [Camping Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-food/986793)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camping-food/986793 "2023-07-12T18:26:14Z")
There are plenty of options for camping food. Fresh in a cooler (or refrigerator if you have an rv or camper) to dried, vacuum packed etc. Are you a camping\* enthusiast and if so what sort of food do you take? Do you d… --- ## [MSRP and car dealers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msrp-and-car-dealers/986879)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msrp-and-car-dealers/986879 "2023-07-12T18:24:21Z")
Just whingeing away here Truth in advertising my ass. Christ, MSRP is now just some fantasy bait and switch price. At least for in-demand electics, hybrids and plug in hybrids. I’m in the market for a plug-in hybrid SUV… --- ## [My house is newly haunted -- help ID a weird noise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-is-newly-haunted-help-id-a-weird-noise/986910)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-house-is-newly-haunted-help-id-a-weird-noise/986910 "2023-07-12T18:14:34Z")
Weird sound – hoping to definitively ID it :slight\_smile: On about June 15th, I pulled the innards out of one of our Panasonic bathroom exhaust fans to clean it. It had been a decade or more. Everything went fine. St… --- ## [Why does my iPhone flash when I post to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-iphone-flash-when-i-post-to-the-sdmb/986950)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-iphone-flash-when-i-post-to-the-sdmb/986950 "2023-07-12T18:09:38Z")
Can’t remember when it started, but now when I post to a thread, or start a new thread, the display on my iPhone goes to the bottom of the thread and flashes the screen a couple of times. Should I be worried? Why does i… --- ## [Is there a military term or phrase for a strategy of one belligerent country grabbing as much land as possible in an invasion and settling for an advantageous truce or armistice later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-military-term-or-phrase-for-a-strategy-of-one-belligerent-country-grabbing-as-much-land-as-possible-in-an-invasion-and-settling-for-an-advantageous-truce-or-armistice-later/986840)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-military-term-or-phrase-for-a-strategy-of-one-belligerent-country-grabbing-as-much-land-as-possible-in-an-invasion-and-settling-for-an-advantageous-truce-or-armistice-later/986840 "2023-07-12T16:23:12Z")
Is there a military term or phrase for a strategy of one belligerent country grabbing as much land as possible in an invasion and settling for an advantageous truce or armistice later? I’m thinking specifically of German… --- ## [A four-lane bridge in Pittsburgh has collapsed just hours before Biden visits the city to talk about infrastructure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-four-lane-bridge-in-pittsburgh-has-collapsed-just-hours-before-biden-visits-the-city-to-talk-about-infrastructure/958569)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-four-lane-bridge-in-pittsburgh-has-collapsed-just-hours-before-biden-visits-the-city-to-talk-about-infrastructure/958569 "2023-07-12T13:54:15Z")
The collapse also severed a natural gas line. From the first article: The cause of the collapse is under investigation. The bridge was most recently inspected in September, city officials said, but it was not imme… --- ## [Why can’t I run as fast as I used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-i-run-as-fast-as-i-used-to/986914)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-i-run-as-fast-as-i-used-to/986914 "2023-07-12T13:06:37Z")
I’ve been playing senior (55+) softball for 20+ years. When I started playing I was pretty fast. Now at 75, not so fast. I’ve put on a few pounds, maybe 5 or so, and I’m just as active. So what happened? The obvious ans… --- ## [Is there a name for this fallacy? See OP for details](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-fallacy-see-op-for-details/986707)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-fallacy-see-op-for-details/986707 "2023-07-12T11:40:56Z")
I’ve been feeling pessimistic about global warming recently given the news about the record worldwide high being broken for three consecutive days. My thinking was along these lines. “Given the large number of highly in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=784&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=786&state=tracking)