# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=797&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 798 --- ## [Your Brain On Cheeto Dust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-brain-on-cheeto-dust/986063)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-brain-on-cheeto-dust/986063 "2023-06-27T02:10:04Z")
Talking about ultra-processed foods is everywhere. But not sure what to make of the claim that your brain secretly loves the mess from neon orange Cheeto dust? Uh, no. (From The Guardian:) Cheetos themselves are espe… --- ## [Please tell me what I need to know about this critter (WARNING: Scorpion pictures)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-this-critter-warning-scorpion-pictures/985300)
**Author:** [@Mr.Baggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Baggins)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know-about-this-critter-warning-scorpion-pictures/985300 "2023-06-27T01:46:27Z")
We live next to a cemetery, We’ve ocassionally seen a tarantula or two in the backyard or near the front door. But this dude showed up this morning smack dab in the middle of the dining room. … --- ## [You tube comments question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-comments-question/986067)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-tube-comments-question/986067 "2023-06-27T00:51:58Z")
There are a few YouTube videos I have watched an commented on over the years, and there are a couple over the last 3 years or so that I monitor my Original comment, and I have noticed today that several of my comments … --- ## [MLB: Hitting Streaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hitting-streaks/986142)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hitting-streaks/986142 "2023-06-26T23:36:16Z")
My teen son is always coming up with good baseball questions, He asks, if a batter has a hitting streak going but then has to go on the IL, when he returns and has more hits, does that count as all part of the same hitti… --- ## [Musical recordings lost to history (The Stationary Ark, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-recordings-lost-to-history-the-stationary-ark-etc/921723)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-recordings-lost-to-history-the-stationary-ark-etc/921723 "2023-06-26T22:08:26Z")
In 1975, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation aired The Stationary Ark, a documentary miniseries shot at the Jersey Zoological Park in the Channel Islands. The show was noted for its haunting theme music, composed by J… --- ## [Has Putin mentally deteriorated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-putin-mentally-deteriorated/960179)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-putin-mentally-deteriorated/960179 "2023-06-26T21:48:39Z")
This thread is meant to be about Putin himself, rather than about the war in Ukraine. There are a couple of threads about that running already. I was completely wrong about Putin invading Ukraine – but then so were a lo… --- ## [How things sink in water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-things-sink-in-water/986126)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-things-sink-in-water/986126 "2023-06-26T21:06:24Z")
If I simply make something heavier than the amount of water, it displaces will it sink to the bottom regardless of the depth? When I am deep sea fishing I have to adjust the weight according to the depth. i assume it is … --- ## [Any recommendations for a free/cheap website that I can collect photos from a wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-a-free-cheap-website-that-i-can-collect-photos-from-a-wedding/986088)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-a-free-cheap-website-that-i-can-collect-photos-from-a-wedding/986088 "2023-06-26T20:27:44Z")
I see some recommendations from a decade ago…looking for something newer. I was recently part of a destination wedding. I’d like a website where we can all upload our photos and share them with each other. (think an ap… --- ## [Need advice from those who have a parent with dementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-from-those-who-have-a-parent-with-dementia/986068)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-from-those-who-have-a-parent-with-dementia/986068 "2023-06-26T20:23:51Z")
Hello Everyone, Well, is been a tough week. Dad passed away two days ago. My mother who is 77 has mild to moderate dementia. However, since Dad’s passing it has gone into overdrive. The biggest symptom is her repeating … --- ## [A Submarine Micellany of links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-submarine-micellany-of-links/986010)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-submarine-micellany-of-links/986010 "2023-06-26T19:48:37Z")
This week, we have all been thinking of Submarines more than Captain Nemo was. So here are an engaging set of links on that topic. LINK USED SUBMARINES FOR SALE LINK–An orphaned & Abandoned Submarine LINK–SEALAB 1961 … --- ## [Subaru Forester or Toyota RAV4 on the beach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-forester-or-toyota-rav4-on-the-beach/986124)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subaru-forester-or-toyota-rav4-on-the-beach/986124 "2023-06-26T19:28:51Z")
It’s time to replace Ms. Napier’s car, a RAV4. It’s normally for local driving including our steep driveway with ice and snow. We usually take it for a week on the Outer Banks, during which we will drive it out on the be… --- ## [Propogating lilies and peonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propogating-lilies-and-peonies/986015)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propogating-lilies-and-peonies/986015 "2023-06-26T19:23:50Z")
The building I live in has daylilies and peonies planted. Both are almost past blooming. On some of them, where the blossoms have fallen away, small knobs are growing on the daylilies, and little clusters of tiny knots… --- ## [Carbon fiber in compression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-fiber-in-compression/986055)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-fiber-in-compression/986055 "2023-06-26T19:10:22Z")
The recent sub implosion brings up the question of why they would built a cylinder with carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is lightweight and immensely strong when used in tension but an externally pressurized cylinder would pla… --- ## [(Old) It's a-warmin' up (again!) in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-warmin-up-again-in-the-mmp/985770)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-warmin-up-again-in-the-mmp/985770 "2023-06-26T18:37:41Z")
We’re supposed to hit 80s soon here in western Mitten State { whimper } and they’re already getting highs in the 100s in my old stomping grounds in the Dallas area. I have informed my manager to not be surprised if I ta… --- ## [Finding an auto mechanic installing a part you bring in with you. Any tips to arrange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-an-auto-mechanic-installing-a-part-you-bring-in-with-you-any-tips-to-arrange/985381)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-an-auto-mechanic-installing-a-part-you-bring-in-with-you-any-tips-to-arrange/985381 "2023-06-26T17:53:46Z")
I understand why auto repair shops might not want to do this. They lose out on the parts markup. Or the customer fouls up and gets the wrong part, and makes it the shop’s problem. Or whatever else. Still … my understand… --- ## [Are you wearing "herbies?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-herbies/985782)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-herbies/985782 "2023-06-26T17:31:49Z")
When I was a boy growing up in Detroit, Michigan USA (during the 60s & 70s) any boy wearing white sox along with any clothing besides gym shorts was teased and said to be wearing “herbies.” If this wasn’t exclusive to m… --- ## [Cutting etymology, re: flatulence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-etymology-re-flatulence/985995)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-etymology-re-flatulence/985995 "2023-06-26T17:15:50Z")
We say, ‘Cut a fart.’ How did that come to be? Are there other expressions in which we use ‘cut’, where we’re not actually cutting something? I mean, we ‘cut a record’; but that comes from actually cutting grooves int… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=796&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=798&state=watching)