# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=789&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 790 --- ## [Companies renting out space on public beaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-renting-out-space-on-public-beaches/986692)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-renting-out-space-on-public-beaches/986692 "2023-07-07T11:49:00Z")
I’m on vacation and I saw for the first time in my life companies not just renting out beach equipment, like umbrellas and chairs, but setting it up for you as well. Seems like a very convenient service. But it also mea… --- ## [Philippines rebranding gets off to a rocky start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philippines-rebranding-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start/986507)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philippines-rebranding-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start/986507 "2023-07-07T07:20:44Z")
Last week, the Department of Tourism here in the Philippines decided to drop their (highly successful) slogan “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” in favor of a new slogan “Love the Philippines” complete with a slickly-pro… --- ## [Does Anybody Know Anything About Elio Motors New 3 Wheeled Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-anything-about-elio-motors-new-3-wheeled-car/728223)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-know-anything-about-elio-motors-new-3-wheeled-car/728223 "2023-07-07T06:39:06Z")
A link– 84 MPG, $6,800 base. http://www.eliomotors.com/features/#the-4-musts It seems like there is no car, yet. It also seems like this would be IDEAL CAR FOR ME, if it pans out! Input from Dopers who know? --- ## [How much time do you spend preparing and eating an average meal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-do-you-spend-preparing-and-eating-an-average-meal/986455)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-time-do-you-spend-preparing-and-eating-an-average-meal/986455 "2023-07-07T05:10:22Z")
In another thread, some posters described what impressed me as pretty elaborate procedures for making a sandwich. Which got me wondering how much time people spend preparing and eating an average meal. By “average meal… --- ## [Baked potato as the main entree of the meal. What are the best toppings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462 "2023-07-07T04:53:59Z")
My son wants to try this. The best I can come up with is taco meat and taco type toppings. You guys got any better ideas? Thanks --- ## [(Old) A Drinking Problem in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-drinking-problem-in-the-mmp/986111)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-drinking-problem-in-the-mmp/986111 "2023-07-07T01:41:56Z")
Morning, mumpers! 17c/62f with a predicted high of 19c/66f today and cloudy. Weather app says “If this weather was soup, it would be broccoli fart chowder with corn and bacon.” I’m not sure if that’s good or bad! It’… --- ## [Traveling to Maine in spring. Need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-maine-in-spring-need-advice/986038)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-to-maine-in-spring-need-advice/986038 "2023-07-06T21:03:12Z")
Just two full days not counting travel. The wife wants to see some New England towns so I was thinking flying to Portland and staying in Bar Harbor. The next day seeing Acadia NP (how long should I plan to stay?) the… --- ## [Miranda Sings controversy, or how I learn to suspect that I'm growing out of touch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miranda-sings-controversy-or-how-i-learn-to-suspect-that-im-growing-out-of-touch/986510)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miranda-sings-controversy-or-how-i-learn-to-suspect-that-im-growing-out-of-touch/986510 "2023-07-06T19:04:56Z")
Colleen Ballinger, aka Miranda Sings, has been in the news lately. First for a takedown published in Rolling Stone back in June, and more prominently for an absolutely cringe-inducing “apology” video in which she plays … --- ## [Should I be worried about Turner Classic Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-turner-classic-movies/986264)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-worried-about-turner-classic-movies/986264 "2023-07-06T18:18:01Z")
According to this article on NPR, someone named Zaslav, who is the head of Warner Bros. DIscovery, has presided over a wholesale dismissal of programmers, producers of special material, and executives at TCM. Zaslav al… --- ## [Great & Mighty Cecil--my question is about King Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-mighty-cecil-my-question-is-about-king-kong/984306)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-mighty-cecil-my-question-is-about-king-kong/984306 "2023-07-06T17:38:53Z")
Kong–not the remake. The Original. 1933. I was re-watching it. The story & the concept was, and is, extraordinary. This film captured the world’s imagination, & showed the amazing breadth of what Cinema could do. Bot… --- ## [The Theocons Are Coming, the Theocons Are Coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-theocons-are-coming-the-theocons-are-coming/986610)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-theocons-are-coming-the-theocons-are-coming/986610 "2023-07-06T17:24:58Z")
Mike Lofgren’s There’s no such thing as a conservative intellectual — only apologists for right-wing power is a glorious takedown of the failures of conservative “thought.” He argues that 200 years of conservatism ideat… --- ## [What’s your favorite state license plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-state-license-plate/986521)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-state-license-plate/986521 "2023-07-06T15:48:15Z")
We’ve done this a few times, but let’s do it again for 2023. What’s your favorite current license plate? I put ‘state’ in the thread title but this definitely isn’t limited to the USA. For me, while I understand some m… --- ## [Car wash in Reading PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wash-in-reading-pa/986641)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wash-in-reading-pa/986641 "2023-07-06T13:43:07Z")
My local car wash offers a “hot wax” and a “clear coat”. When I ask the kids working there, I can’t get a straight answer. What are they and is one better than the other? --- ## [Tell us about your most memorable birthdays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-most-memorable-birthdays/985524)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-most-memorable-birthdays/985524 "2023-07-06T13:26:00Z")
On one of my grade-school birthdays, me and my friends made pizza. Our dog had escaped a few days ago, and while playing outside, we found him running along the opposite shore of the creek. Dad went and got him. Ever si… --- ## [Cotton wool phobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-wool-phobia/165407)
**Author:** [@ChalkPit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChalkPit)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cotton-wool-phobia/165407 "2023-07-06T12:42:56Z")
I just cannot stand touching the stuff. Is it just me ? --- ## [WTF is the deal with touristy spots and fudge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-the-deal-with-touristy-spots-and-fudge/985759)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-the-deal-with-touristy-spots-and-fudge/985759 "2023-07-06T11:04:55Z")
No matter where you go, Disneyland, Wisconsin Dells, Rapid City, etc. It seems at every tourist attraction there are a zillion stores and stands screaming that hey have…gasp…FUDGE! OMG! They have fudge! Have you had th… --- ## [Where can I get a stapler for dartboards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-stapler-for-dartboards/699558)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-stapler-for-dartboards/699558 "2023-07-06T08:22:51Z")
My dartboards would last a lot longer if I could staple the spider back on after the staples pop out. They are special staples and I can’t seem to find a stapler that takes them. I have checked Ebay, Amazon, Rakuten, S… --- ## [... Why did wallets in the past come with fake family photos but now no longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wallets-in-the-past-come-with-fake-family-photos-but-now-no-longer/986547)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wallets-in-the-past-come-with-fake-family-photos-but-now-no-longer/986547 "2023-07-06T07:39:43Z")
Yeah it’s a hack joke (first part at least) but why did wallets originally have fake family photos in them when you bought them, but now when you buy a wallet it’s completely empty? So yes two part question. --- ## [Hawkeye, new Marvel show on Disney+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawkeye-new-marvel-show-on-disney/950644)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawkeye-new-marvel-show-on-disney/950644 "2023-07-06T06:39:32Z")
The first trailer just dropped for the next Marvel series after What If? ends. Hawkeye, starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld. Comes out Nov 24. Looks like it maintains the character’s cynicism and sarcasm. Probab… --- ## [How are the Clinton hating dems feeling now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-clinton-hating-dems-feeling-now/966862)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 618\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-clinton-hating-dems-feeling-now/966862 "2023-07-06T06:28:20Z")
Still feeling really righteous? Just wondering. --- ## [Have you ever had an Enema?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-enema/248448)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-an-enema/248448 "2023-07-06T04:20:23Z")
Nice? Painful? Salty? I was at my GrandMa’s yesterday, and saw one on the shelf in the Loo. My first reaction was “Eewww…”, but then I remembered reading somewhere that some people get off on them, so maybe they’re k… --- ## [Were there any instances of war crimes committed by the ROKA against the KPA during the Korean War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-instances-of-war-crimes-committed-by-the-roka-against-the-kpa-during-the-korean-war/986620)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-instances-of-war-crimes-committed-by-the-roka-against-the-kpa-during-the-korean-war/986620 "2023-07-06T04:15:56Z")
I couldn’t find any mention of ROKA atrocities against KPA during the Korean War but I vaguely remember watching a documentary years ago on the mutual cruelty both sides had visited on each other. --- ## [Republican primary debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-primary-debates/986556)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-primary-debates/986556 "2023-07-06T03:20:37Z")
My understanding (and I may be wrong) is that the RNC wants any candidate who wants to participate in a debate to pledge to support the eventual nominee. What are the consequences if a candidate won’t agree to that and a… --- ## ["I'm going off the rails of the Crazy train"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-off-the-rails-of-the-crazy-train/986534)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-off-the-rails-of-the-crazy-train/986534 "2023-07-06T03:02:05Z")
Thanks Ozzy! Sister came, dragging her giant dog, 2 daughters, and asst. children. The lil’wrekker came home from Branson, where she was auditioning. With boyfriend. (The same one she left with) Mr. Wrekker and fishi… --- ## [Tell me about your imaginary dream house on Hawai'i Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-imaginary-dream-house-on-hawaii-island/985219)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-imaginary-dream-house-on-hawaii-island/985219 "2023-07-06T02:47:02Z")
I live on Hawai’i Island (where Kīlauea is erupting again - yay!) The house next door is for sale and I am a total property slut - I love to house hunt, so of course I had to look at it when they had an open house. I tr… --- ## [Stories About Jury Selection/Jury Service/Jury Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-jury-selection-jury-service-jury-experiences/982013)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-jury-selection-jury-service-jury-experiences/982013 "2023-07-06T02:04:27Z")
Several posters have shared their personal juror experiences in this thread: Rather than derail that thread, let’s share our stories here. I love hearing them! --- ## [Canadians: Have you ever been subjected to the dreaded "SSSS" screening when flying to or from the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-you-ever-been-subjected-to-the-dreaded-ssss-screening-when-flying-to-or-from-the-us/985022)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-you-ever-been-subjected-to-the-dreaded-ssss-screening-when-flying-to-or-from-the-us/985022 "2023-07-05T18:51:20Z")
For some reason, likely random, I was selected for the SSSS screening on a recent flight to the US. Out of Calgary, if that makes a difference. For those who don’t know, the SSSS screening is a full body patdown (I fel… --- ## [I miss the ubiquity of bar soap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-ubiquity-of-bar-soap/986433)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-the-ubiquity-of-bar-soap/986433 "2023-07-05T18:01:53Z")
There were so many solid soap / detergent bars once. I don’t want to wash with something that looks like a fruit syrup shipped in a heavy plastic bottle. Just give me a soap, okay? --- ## [How can I fix this cabinet hinge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-this-cabinet-hinge/986454)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-fix-this-cabinet-hinge/986454 "2023-07-05T16:52:57Z")
I’ve got this kitchen cabinet that’s very old, with a strange type of hinge I haven’t seen at the Home Depot, etc. , not exactly sure how to describe it…but the problem is this: over the years, the screw fell out and so… --- ## [Is "street sweeping" a scam to generate ticket revenue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-street-sweeping-a-scam-to-generate-ticket-revenue/542453)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-street-sweeping-a-scam-to-generate-ticket-revenue/542453 "2023-07-05T16:42:28Z")
In a recent weekend trip up to Santa Monica, CA and around the beach areas of San Diego, there are signs warning you not to park on certain streets on a random day of the month (like the first Wednesday) because of ‘stre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=788&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=790&state=tracking)