# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=797 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 798 --- ## [Seeking Phil Silvers role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-phil-silvers-role/986089)
**Author:** [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-phil-silvers-role/986089 "2023-06-26T14:48:05Z")
This has been bugging me for days. I’m trying to find a movie where Phil Silvers played a restaurant owner, possibly a pizza parlor, and he verbally abuses a young man of Oceanic descent, calling him a “pineapple head.” … --- ## [Gerald's Game on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geralds-game-on-netflix/797809)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geralds-game-on-netflix/797809 "2023-06-26T13:56:59Z")
I didn’t know this was a thing but Netflix made an adaptation of the Stephen King novel and it wasn’t bad. The premise, if you’ve never heard of it, is a woman is handcuffed to a bed as part of kinky sex play and her hu… --- ## [Anyone still player Pokemon Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145 "2023-06-26T13:39:40Z")
My daughter just started playing again. Its a bonding experience for us and it gives me an excuse to get her out of the house and walking. Right now both of us need three new friends to complete our field research. Let … --- ## [What's this music in these videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-music-in-these-videos/986100)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-music-in-these-videos/986100 "2023-06-26T12:11:33Z")
Anyone recognize this track? Brad Mehldau maybe? Just a wild guess. Video #1, cued at 6:24 (North of the Border) Video #2, cued at 4:45 (Jamie and Julia) --- ## [Interesting NYTimes article, retrospective on John Williams and his music career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-nytimes-article-retrospective-on-john-williams-and-his-music-career/986107)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-nytimes-article-retrospective-on-john-williams-and-his-music-career/986107 "2023-06-26T10:24:14Z")
It’s a gift link so no paywall I have to admit that I found the Superman clip quite sad, seeing Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder both young and vibrant, and knowing their sad fates. And there were shots of people fa… --- ## [What book or story is “do you love?” from, other than Stephen King’s “The Reach”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-or-story-is-do-you-love-from-other-than-stephen-king-s-the-reach/986104)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-or-story-is-do-you-love-from-other-than-stephen-king-s-the-reach/986104 "2023-06-26T10:11:44Z")
I’m reading The Reach from Stephen King’s short story collection Skeleton Crew. The line “Do you love?” is used several times in the story. It sounds very familiar, but given the nature of the line Google is of no help.… --- ## [Bully me into going back to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-me-into-going-back-to-work/986024)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-me-into-going-back-to-work/986024 "2023-06-26T09:48:00Z")
After some major eye issues that happened last year when I was working overseas as a ‘digital nomad’ in Vietnam, and then having to return to Australia blind as a bat (well, not quite, but anyway) I have been unemployed … --- ## [Meat from tissue culture approved for food in US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-from-tissue-culture-approved-for-food-in-us/985947)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-from-tissue-culture-approved-for-food-in-us/985947 "2023-06-25T12:09:11Z")
The title says most of what i have to say I’m much more excited about this than the fake meats from plants, and I’m excited to give it a try. For starters, both companies will only distribute their vat-grown chicken t… --- ## [Which sports have the most and least complicated official rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-most-and-least-complicated-official-rules/983751)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-most-and-least-complicated-official-rules/983751 "2023-06-26T06:49:02Z")
By “sport” I mean something that has a governing body, formal recognised competitions and official rules. By “official rules” I’m including the actual in-game rules but also any constraints that apply to the activities … --- ## [Which actor is this in this picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-is-this-in-this-picture/986074)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-actor-is-this-in-this-picture/986074 "2023-06-26T03:10:35Z")
It’s image #27. Does anyone know which actor is between Anthony Michael Hall and Robert Downey Jr.? https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/this-famous-child-star-completely-blew-it/ss-AA1cZlDP?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=077a831c6da… --- ## [Fiddler on the Roof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiddler-on-the-roof/485850)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiddler-on-the-roof/485850 "2023-06-26T01:58:02Z")
TCM was showing this fine film last night, and I finally was able to share it with my daughter. It’s such a treat to share the classics with her…she recently saw Mary Poppins for the first time, and that was a hoot. Fi… --- ## [Meteorologist victim of domestic terrorism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorologist-victim-of-domestic-terrorism/985958)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorologist-victim-of-domestic-terrorism/985958 "2023-06-25T20:31:57Z")
Iowa meteorologist Chris Gloninger is stepping down from his job, citing PTSD as a result of a steady barrage of threats due to his reporting on global climate change. This is just an example of the terrorism targeting a… --- ## [Using "Dr." twice, e.g. "Dr. Dr. Jane Smith"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-dr-twice-e-g-dr-dr-jane-smith/985952)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-dr-twice-e-g-dr-dr-jane-smith/985952 "2023-06-25T20:26:05Z")
A client of mine is owned by a scientist from Germany. Today, I noted a few of their documents styled him in exactly the manner noted in the title: “Dr. Dr. Firstname Lastname.” When I pointed out what I assumed was an… --- ## [Who last longer in a starving senario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-last-longer-in-a-starving-senario/985709)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-last-longer-in-a-starving-senario/985709 "2023-06-25T18:01:45Z")
Watching a movie where survivors of a plane crash are on life rafts for more then 30 days. (Broken) Little food and water. In a scenario like this who would survive longer without food, a fat person or a skinny one? I’m… --- ## [What kind of charger do I need to charge my iPhone SE from my car as fast as possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-charger-do-i-need-to-charge-my-iphone-se-from-my-car-as-fast-as-possible/986048)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-charger-do-i-need-to-charge-my-iphone-se-from-my-car-as-fast-as-possible/986048 "2023-06-25T17:59:34Z")
Have a first generation iPhone SE. It seems to charge a lot slower in my car than at home and wonder if I’m doing it right. I have a generic cigarette lighter plug to USB A and C charger and a generic USB C to Lightning … --- ## [Did anyone else "just say no"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-just-say-no/984537)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-just-say-no/984537 "2023-06-25T17:15:07Z")
Sometimes I feel like I’m in a super minority in that I never tried recreational illegal substances. Partly because from age 19 to 57, I held security clearances and was subject to random drug screening, but mostly, I tr… --- ## [Do I know you? (another addition to the bad, bad, bad catalog)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-know-you-another-addition-to-the-bad-bad-bad-catalog/985843 "2023-06-25T16:51:12Z")
You’re not just a face in the crowd. You’re a distinct individual. With idiosyncracies and unusual traits. Who are you? What makes you, well, you? Have you made a mark here on the Dope? (Or in the real world) Tell m… --- ## [Awesome Parental Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-parental-advice/985918)
**Author:** [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-parental-advice/985918 "2023-06-25T15:50:40Z")
While we were idly discussing how terrible it would be to be President of the US, my 30-year-old daughter told me she’s always remembered some great advice I gave her: “You know how to play piano. You could always be a p… --- ## [Using reverse psychology on a conspiracy theorist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-reverse-psychology-on-a-conspiracy-theorist/985886)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-reverse-psychology-on-a-conspiracy-theorist/985886 "2023-06-25T15:44:08Z")
I’ve posted before about how my mother and aunt (her sister) have both gone deep down the conspiracy-theory rabbit hole. With my aunt, it’s space aliens, telepathy (for instance, she’s been trying for a very long time to… --- ## [Why do dogs and cats understand the concept of language if they can’t speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-and-cats-understand-the-concept-of-language-if-they-can-t-speak/985998)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dogs-and-cats-understand-the-concept-of-language-if-they-can-t-speak/985998 "2023-06-25T13:02:19Z")
(I’m not sure if there’s a factual answer to this, so Mods feel free to move if you want. But I am looking for some science behind my query). Recently, we had a thread about whale sounds and whether they have language. … --- ## ["Three Irishmen" Nursery Rhyme Variants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-irishmen-nursery-rhyme-variants/476766)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-irishmen-nursery-rhyme-variants/476766 "2023-06-25T02:22:44Z")
Seems this one has some variation, I’d like to hear yours. I’ll go first: Three Irishmen, three Irishmen, digging in a ditch One called the other a dirty son of a Peter Murphy had a dog, a brindle dog was he along c… --- ## [Do trans girl athletes have an advantage? \[Moderated title for clarity\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 862\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447 "2023-06-25T01:56:48Z")
As everyone has heard, some Republican states have prohibited transgender boys from competing in girls sports in grade and high schools. (I don’t know if this covers collage). Is there any evidence they would have an ad… --- ## [House GOP trying to expunge Trump impeachments-WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-gop-trying-to-expunge-trump-impeachments-wtf/985997)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-gop-trying-to-expunge-trump-impeachments-wtf/985997 "2023-06-25T00:05:08Z")
House GOP introduces resolutions to expunge Trump impeachment votes (msn.com) " Reps. Elise Stefanik(R-NY) and \[Marjorie Taylor Greene(R-GA) introduced the resolutions on Thursday, with one measure aiming to remove Trum… --- ## [Physics of Hoisting Up Submersible Near Titanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-of-hoisting-up-submersible-near-titanic/985912)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-of-hoisting-up-submersible-near-titanic/985912 "2023-06-24T22:41:56Z")
Reports say the minivan-sized, carbon-and-titanium Titan submersible that is reported missing was slated to take tourists down to a depth of approx. 12,500 feet (3800 m.), for a close-up view of the ill-fated Titanic. L… --- ## [Might Prigozhin actually be better for Ukraine than Putin and Shoigu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-prigozhin-actually-be-better-for-ukraine-than-putin-and-shoigu/986035)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-prigozhin-actually-be-better-for-ukraine-than-putin-and-shoigu/986035 "2023-06-24T21:02:13Z")
I didn’t want to hijacker’s the other threads on this aspect. The idea seems to be that since Prigozhin is further to the right than Putin, he might be even more brutal in Ukraine. We know what he’s already done, but o… --- ## [RIP Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies aged 92 {2023-06-16}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-whistleblower-dies-aged-92-2023-06-16/985643)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-whistleblower-dies-aged-92-2023-06-16/985643 "2023-06-24T20:41:43Z")
Daniel Ellsberg, a US government analyst who became one of the most famous whistleblowers in world politics when he leaked the Pentagon Papers, has died. He was 92. His death was confirmed by his family on Friday. ‘I… --- ## [Most oddly specific retail store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-oddly-specific-retail-store/782981)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-oddly-specific-retail-store/782981 "2023-06-24T20:00:51Z")
What was the most oddly specific physical retail location you have seen? -Today I saw a store called the “Bird Seed Depot” selling nothing but seed and bird houses. -“Purrrniture” nothing but cat furniture and toys. W… --- ## [2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee - very occasionally starter cranks but engine won’t start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-jeep-grand-cherokee-very-occasionally-starter-cranks-but-engine-won-t-start/986059)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-jeep-grand-cherokee-very-occasionally-starter-cranks-but-engine-won-t-start/986059 "2023-06-24T19:53:33Z")
About 8 or 9 months ago my Jeep would not start- I push the button, the started could be heard cranking, but the engine just would not catch. This happened a few times in succession. Then I waited a few minutes, tried ag… --- ## [Potential power surge damage on a playstation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-power-surge-damage-on-a-playstation/986057)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-power-surge-damage-on-a-playstation/986057 "2023-06-24T18:47:49Z")
A very brief storm blew through here while the playstation was on. There was a pop that shut the console down, but nothing else happened. The power and internet didn’t flicker, and the television and Roku plugged into th… --- ## [Your favorite 3 person band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-3-person-band/984801)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-3-person-band/984801 "2023-06-24T17:06:20Z")
Off the top of my head, I can think of Rush, ZZ Top, The Police, Nirvana, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Cream, and a thousand other bands that don’t immediately come to mind. Of the ones that I can think of, it’s very hard t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=796) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=798)