# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=803&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 804 --- ## [Pest Control Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pest-control-advice/985649)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pest-control-advice/985649 "2023-06-18T22:09:33Z")
I need a spray to kill flying bugs, gnats & mosquitos. It should be usable indoors, & will not ruin books, furniture, or such. Or me. No killing me. Good brands, please? --- ## [Turning a torus inside out. Possible in the real world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-a-torus-inside-out-possible-in-the-real-world/985694)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-a-torus-inside-out-possible-in-the-real-world/985694 "2023-06-18T21:27:29Z")
I have a small needlepoint project that I never finished. It’s a wreath, front and back. To finish it, I would sew it so that the stitched sides are together, leaving a small section unstitched, then turn it inside out, … --- ## [Question for folks working from home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-folks-working-from-home/985673)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-folks-working-from-home/985673 "2023-06-18T20:41:35Z")
Just kicking this around. I work from home now. Always wanted to. I’m very lucky to be able to do so. My work allows it (COVID took care of that) and I have the capabilities and space for a home office. My question woul… --- ## [A dog rescued from a mountain: a heart-warming story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-rescued-from-a-mountain-a-heart-warming-story/985679)
**Author:** [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dog-rescued-from-a-mountain-a-heart-warming-story/985679 "2023-06-18T19:54:01Z")
A feel-good story from the Washington Post (gift link): His dog ran off after his wife died… The dog had lost half of his body weight, and most likely wouldn’t have survived another night on the mountain. This story gi… --- ## [Running A Business: Lessons From Instant Pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-a-business-lessons-from-instant-pot/985600)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-a-business-lessons-from-instant-pot/985600 "2023-06-18T18:44:03Z")
People who cook with Instant Pots love them. They combine plenty of useful things that make daily basic cooking easier, and so many people bought one. The people who bought one five years ago may see little reason to u… --- ## [Need a Android graphic design app like iOS's Assemby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-android-graphic-design-app-like-ioss-assemby/985734)
**Author:** [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-android-graphic-design-app-like-ioss-assemby/985734 "2023-06-18T17:50:32Z")
A few years ago, I had an iPad, and used this app called Assembly. For someone like me, possessing the artistic talent of an orangutang with severe arthritis, this app was the perfect tool to create little designs and i… --- ## [Bob Huggins out at WVU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-huggins-out-at-wvu/985710)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-huggins-out-at-wvu/985710 "2023-06-18T17:34:54Z")
Bob Huggins, head basketball coach at West Virginia, resigned today after being charged with DUI last night in Pittsburgh. According to police reports, Huggie Bear told the cops that he had been at a basketball camp in … --- ## [Sirius XM - worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-worth-it/985056)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-worth-it/985056 "2023-06-18T16:32:23Z")
When I bought my truck last year it came with 6 months free. I listened to it pretty much every time I drove till it ran out. Then I just went back to normal radio. I miss it a bit but I can live without it. They are try… --- ## [The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Dead at 89 in 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635 "2023-06-18T16:14:20Z")
--- ## [If parliament effectively runs the UK.....what governing body runs England, Scotland etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-parliament-effectively-runs-the-uk-what-governing-body-runs-england-scotland-etc/985527)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-parliament-effectively-runs-the-uk-what-governing-body-runs-england-scotland-etc/985527 "2023-06-18T12:25:47Z")
Maybe I misunderstand, but I think Parliament is the legislative body of the UK. And the UK is made up of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Do those countries have their own legislative go… --- ## [Fellowship of the Rings minor question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellowship-of-the-rings-minor-question/984715)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellowship-of-the-rings-minor-question/984715 "2023-06-18T08:40:50Z")
I’m rewatching the extended version, and during the Hobbitses first confrontation with the Nazgul Sam says “Back, you devils!” What’s a devil to a Hobbit? --- ## [Kouign-amann](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kouign-amann/985648)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kouign-amann/985648 "2023-06-18T07:09:53Z")
I’m in Montreal this weekend\* and bought one of these tasty treats from a little shop of the same name near the Mount Royal station. And my belly is happy, if noticeably larger. It’s like someone tried to figure out how … --- ## [Star Trek - Why are alien races stronger than humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-are-alien-races-stronger-than-humans/985652)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-are-alien-races-stronger-than-humans/985652 "2023-06-18T02:41:07Z")
I’m curious about both the ‘in-universe’ reason and the design reason for the series. I believe at least Vulcans and Klingons are something like four times (!) as strong as the equivalent human, though I’m not sure abou… --- ## [Why can't I download Procol Harum's 5th album (Broken Barricades)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633 "2023-06-17T23:27:41Z")
…from iTunes (“Apple Music”) or Amazon? I want “Simple Sister!” --- ## [I've always wondered how long does it take for a dead person to just be bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-always-wondered-how-long-does-it-take-for-a-dead-person-to-just-be-bones/985658)
**Author:** [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-always-wondered-how-long-does-it-take-for-a-dead-person-to-just-be-bones/985658 "2023-06-17T23:18:45Z")
Mods, please move if this is the wrong topic. I 've always wondered how long does it take for a dead person to just be bones? I realize the correct answer is: it depends. Anyone have any weird questions they have alwa… --- ## [Thoughts on the Arabian Nights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-arabian-nights/985622)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-arabian-nights/985622 "2023-06-17T23:11:08Z")
I’ve only got time to write out a small portion of this, but it’s been on my mind recently, especially since I read The Annotated Arabian Nights. As I wrote in the What are you Reading This Month thread, the bulk of this… --- ## [Random musings about "Lenny" (1974) (and some ancillary junk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-musings-about-lenny-1974-and-some-ancillary-junk/985651)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-musings-about-lenny-1974-and-some-ancillary-junk/985651 "2023-06-17T22:32:33Z")
I saw this once in the 1980s, and only recently saw it again when it aired on TCM. It was like seeing a new movie, since I remembered only one thing from the movie (other than he dies at the end). TCM showed a short do… --- ## [Outlander Season 7 - \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-7-spoilers/985570)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-7-spoilers/985570 "2023-06-17T22:22:31Z")
Outlander starts up again on Jun 16th, on Starz. It’s been a long time coming! I’ve been watching random old episodes like when Do you think we should have a spoiler tag rule? I suppose I should look at older threads. … --- ## [Can I simulate red/green color blindness with my LED lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-simulate-red-green-color-blindness-with-my-led-lights/985081)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-simulate-red-green-color-blindness-with-my-led-lights/985081 "2023-06-17T22:14:22Z")
I have LED lights in my bathroom that I can set to just about any color. Is there any color or set of colors that I can set them to to simulate red/green color blindness? --- ## [Does Spencer Tracy sound like Ernest Borgnine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-spencer-tracy-sound-like-ernest-borgnine/985692)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-spencer-tracy-sound-like-ernest-borgnine/985692 "2023-06-17T22:14:04Z")
Or is it the other way around? I just tuned in to HOW THE WEST WAS WON, and the voice of the narrator sounded familiar but I couldn’t place it. I decided it was Ernest Borgnine, but it turned out to be Tracy. Do they s… --- ## [Second question about sheriffs: is there any similarity between a sheriff and a "sherif / sharif" in Islamic countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-question-about-sheriffs-is-there-any-similarity-between-a-sheriff-and-a-sherif-sharif-in-islamic-countries/985697)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-question-about-sheriffs-is-there-any-similarity-between-a-sheriff-and-a-sherif-sharif-in-islamic-countries/985697 "2023-06-17T21:33:38Z")
This is my second of three questions about sheriffs. In Islamic countries, there is a title, “sherif” (or “sharif”.) It’s not completely clear to me what this title is supposed to convey and whether its meaning doesn’t v… --- ## ["How to make an AI cover song with any artist's voice"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-ai-cover-song-with-any-artists-voice/985497)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-ai-cover-song-with-any-artists-voice/985497 "2023-06-17T20:16:32Z")
I keep seeing these online, after seeing some YouTubers mentioning this… I can’t imagine being able to make your own music and use anyone’s voice, someone from the dead. Or having Roger Daltrey singing Led Zeppelin songs… --- ## [Yeshua ben Yosef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeshua-ben-yosef/985222)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeshua-ben-yosef/985222 "2023-06-17T19:40:28Z")
Some years ago there is supposed to be a fellow named Yeshua ben Yosef. Today, in English that would be Joshua Josephson. Or Josh Carpenter. Or even he could be Josh Godson. What I’m wondering is how or when Yeshua, a n… --- ## ["Influencer," "Content Creator" -- are these now considered "real jobs" and career paths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencer-content-creator-are-these-now-considered-real-jobs-and-career-paths/981981)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencer-content-creator-are-these-now-considered-real-jobs-and-career-paths/981981 "2023-06-17T19:30:17Z")
I’m asking because there was a letter in Dear Abby the other day where a mom said her adult daughter moved back home and stays in her room all day working as an “influcencer and content creator.” She wanted her daughter … --- ## [Why do people buy body parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-buy-body-parts/985623)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-buy-body-parts/985623 "2023-06-17T16:32:44Z")
Yeah, this is gruesome. A local guy was arrested for buying body parts from a morgue in PA, apparently to resell or something. The guy at the morgue where he got them looks like something out of a horror movie, and would… --- ## [So, about Seven of Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-seven-of-nine/985468)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-seven-of-nine/985468 "2023-06-17T15:35:32Z")
How come Anika was Seven of Nine, but Hugh was Third of Five? Shouldn’t Anika be “Seventh” or Hugh be “Three”? --- ## [Can anyone spare a "www.tildes.net" invite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-spare-a-www-tildes-net-invite/985675)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-spare-a-www-tildes-net-invite/985675 "2023-06-17T14:40:06Z")
I’ve recently started browsing tildes.net after the management problems with reddit. I wanted to reply to a thread there and found that you needed an “invite” to join. Does anyone have a tildes.net invite that they wou… --- ## [Another Latin grammar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-latin-grammar-question/985636)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-latin-grammar-question/985636 "2023-06-17T14:34:13Z")
Will someone please explain to me the difference between plurals ending in “i” versus those ending in “ia”? E.G., millennia vs. millenni? --- ## [Creating a child 'on paper' only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-child-on-paper-only/985670)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-child-on-paper-only/985670 "2023-06-17T14:32:29Z")
How far along one could create a child ‘on paper’ only. Something like at home birth reported, could a birth certificate be given without presenting the baby (even under unusual circumstances such as closes ‘cult like’ … --- ## [Cormac McCarthy has died (13 June 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448 "2023-06-17T13:57:46Z")
Cormac McCarthy died today at 89 years of age. A few years ago I would have guessed he was already dead, until he released two new books last fall. He was certainly not the most public figure. I’ve mentioned here a few … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=802&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=804&state=tracking)