# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=820&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 821 --- ## [Please explain how my vertical fan works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-how-my-vertical-fan-works/984692)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-how-my-vertical-fan-works/984692 "2023-05-28T11:54:37Z")
I just got a fan for the den. It’s a cheap Honeywell-brand vertical fan. It works correctly, but I’ve been struggling to understand how it works. I don’t want to open the housing, so what I can gather from looking in thr… --- ## [My Dad is seeing a Neurologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-seeing-a-neurologist/984690)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-is-seeing-a-neurologist/984690 "2023-05-28T05:35:52Z")
And it’s not the least bit romantic. I’m really badly freaking out about this. Apparently he’s had some episodes where he’ll be going along and his mind will suddenly go blank and he gets dizzy. He went to his primary… --- ## [Vegan cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegan-cheese/984676)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegan-cheese/984676 "2023-05-28T01:06:40Z")
So about a month ago I went vegan. For the most part, it hasn’t been that bad; a lot of the changes I’ve been forced to make are healthier anyway. And vegan sausages and burgers are acceptable enough that I don’t miss t… --- ## [Pejorative Descriptions of Groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pejorative-descriptions-of-groups/984405)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pejorative-descriptions-of-groups/984405 "2023-05-27T23:34:04Z")
There are lots of collective nouns for people that are now considered unacceptable, The one beginning with N is the most obvious, but there are many others. Since the middle of the last century, so for 60/70 years, the … --- ## [Why does Russia; the invading country; think complaining about sabotage on Russian soil is worth complaining about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-russia-the-invading-country-think-complaining-about-sabotage-on-russian-soil-is-worth-complaining-about/984425)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-russia-the-invading-country-think-complaining-about-sabotage-on-russian-soil-is-worth-complaining-about/984425 "2023-05-27T18:28:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2): Do they understand they’re at war with Ukraine? Do they forget that they’re destroying civilian lives, cities & towns? Don’t they understa… --- ## [What historical events are too controversial to dramatize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-events-are-too-controversial-to-dramatize/976168)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-events-are-too-controversial-to-dramatize/976168 "2023-05-27T16:29:02Z")
While I’m sure there’s always someone out there who’d want to try, there are certain historical events that would be regarded as forbidden territory for anything’s not a documentary (i.e., a movie, TV program, or play). … --- ## [Categories missing now from hamburger dropdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/categories-missing-now-from-hamburger-dropdown/984668)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/categories-missing-now-from-hamburger-dropdown/984668 "2023-05-27T13:54:04Z")
A better explanation - the menu hamburger dropdown, upper right of the page, used to show all the categories (Factual Questions, IMHO etc.). Very simple and very handy for navigation. No matter where you where in a threa… --- ## [Cost of boiling water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-boiling-water/984321)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-boiling-water/984321 "2023-05-27T13:18:40Z")
Inflation being what it is, there are regular reports on TV of people’s efforts to save energy. A recent one featured a lady who had stopped using her electric kettle and now boils water for tea in her microwave. At fir… --- ## [What will bond woven nylon to nylon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-bond-woven-nylon-to-nylon/984549)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-bond-woven-nylon-to-nylon/984549 "2023-05-27T12:52:08Z")
Think pet collar material. I’m looking for the right glue to create a permanent bond – maybe something of a solvent-like nature? After seeing a recommendation on YouTube I tried Gorilla Glue, the clear liquid kind, which… --- ## [RIP Tina Turner (1939-2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tina-turner-1939-2023/984532)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tina-turner-1939-2023/984532 "2023-05-27T11:22:32Z")
We’ve got a preliminary report that Tina Turner passed away in her home in Switzerland after a long illness. --- ## [Movies That Helped You Understand People More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-helped-you-understand-people-more/984577)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-helped-you-understand-people-more/984577 "2023-05-27T10:49:33Z")
I was reading an interview with Roger Ebert who said about “Nashville” “After I saw it I felt more alive, I felt I understood more about people, I felt somehow wiser. It’s that good a movie.” You might even be able to … --- ## [Undercoating for cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercoating-for-cars/984487)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undercoating-for-cars/984487 "2023-05-27T05:28:26Z")
Now that I live in snowland, we have to deal with salt on the roads. One friend says he always has undercoating done but another says that the chances are higher we’ll total the car first by hitting a deer before it rust… --- ## [What is this kitchen tool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-kitchen-tool/984638)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-kitchen-tool/984638 "2023-05-27T05:00:26Z")
I have a kitchen utensil whose use is unknown to me, so I went looking on the internet and found it for sale on eBay, but I think the seller doesn’t know what it is either, as they refer to it as a “curved serrated kitch… --- ## [Have you changed your day-to-day life due to the events of the last few years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-changed-your-day-to-day-life-due-to-the-events-of-the-last-few-years/984268)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-changed-your-day-to-day-life-due-to-the-events-of-the-last-few-years/984268 "2023-05-27T03:58:32Z")
Things seem to have gone crazy recently, and I’m wondering whether there have been changes in your normal habits. Do you do anything differently due to the apparent increase in shootings, or price inflation? Or have yo… --- ## [Help? I suddenly find myself running a small business and don't know what I'm doing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-suddenly-find-myself-running-a-small-business-and-dont-know-what-im-doing/984599)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-suddenly-find-myself-running-a-small-business-and-dont-know-what-im-doing/984599 "2023-05-27T03:54:13Z")
Hey all, been a while since I posted much on the SDMB, but once upon a time this was a good place to ask for weird advice that you couldn’t find the answers to anywhere else, and…honestly I’m stuck. About 10 years ago I… --- ## [Schmigadoon season 2 (Spoilers be here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schmigadoon-season-2-spoilers-be-here/983191)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schmigadoon-season-2-spoilers-be-here/983191 "2023-05-27T02:56:37Z")
I’m loving season 2 and all the different plays being parodied. Especially loving the Godspell and Sweeney Todd bits in episode 3. Anyone else watching this series at all? --- ## [Which band is usually credited with creating and popularizing Southern Rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-is-usually-credited-with-creating-and-popularizing-southern-rock/984443)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-band-is-usually-credited-with-creating-and-popularizing-southern-rock/984443 "2023-05-27T02:21:50Z")
poll --- ## [Whatever happened to Liebfraumilch (Blue Nun)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-liebfraumilch-blue-nun/984208)
**Author:** [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-liebfraumilch-blue-nun/984208 "2023-05-27T02:17:15Z")
It seemed like “Blue Nun”, Liebfraumilch style, “crisp”, white wine was an ubiquitous serving and table wine everywhere here in the Midwest, back in the day. I haven’t seen it for years in the store or on the wine list. … --- ## [Romeo and Juliet(1968) Actors Sue Paramount for Child Abuse Over Underage Nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romeo-and-juliet-1968-actors-sue-paramount-for-child-abuse-over-underage-nudity/977630)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romeo-and-juliet-1968-actors-sue-paramount-for-child-abuse-over-underage-nudity/977630 "2023-05-27T01:52:13Z")
i would think they should of done this a decade or two ago …and also were the parents involved at any point? --- ## [Friends mom is furious because her adult friend gave her son pasta with red wine in the sauce should she of asked first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-mom-is-furious-because-her-adult-friend-gave-her-son-pasta-with-red-wine-in-the-sauce-should-she-of-asked-first/980647)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-mom-is-furious-because-her-adult-friend-gave-her-son-pasta-with-red-wine-in-the-sauce-should-she-of-asked-first/980647 "2023-05-27T01:45:51Z")
apparently the friend was babysitting and the kid wanted pasta for red sauce that had red wine in it … and it caused a stir should she of asked first ? I know they have jarred pasta sauce made with red wine … --- ## [After a decade, Kerbal Space Program development is over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-a-decade-kerbal-space-program-development-is-over/948266)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-a-decade-kerbal-space-program-development-is-over/948266 "2023-05-27T01:41:05Z")
This is sad to hear. They are now focusing on Kerbal 2. Makes sense. Kerbal 1 has just been such a gem. Looking forward to Kerbal 2. --- ## [What does "Don't shit where you eat" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dont-shit-where-you-eat-mean/984414)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dont-shit-where-you-eat-mean/984414 "2023-05-27T01:36:36Z")
I always understood this to be taken literally. My boarding school, admittedly a bit old fashioned, had semi-separated buildings for rest rooms called “The Towers” that were connected by walkways to the main building, th… --- ## [Where are you posting from/what else are you up to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-posting-from-what-else-are-you-up-to/983471)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-posting-from-what-else-are-you-up-to/983471 "2023-05-27T00:21:01Z")
I’m riding an Uber back to work after dropping off a work vehicle at the dealership. Can’t decide what’s worse, that the driver wants to talk or that she reeks of smoke. What are you up to? --- ## [A paralysed man is walking thanks to brain implants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paralysed-man-is-walking-thanks-to-brain-implants/984581)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-paralysed-man-is-walking-thanks-to-brain-implants/984581 "2023-05-26T22:47:08Z")
Article here. I’m happy for him, and it sounds very cool. Hopefully the technology becomes cheap and effective enough that more people get a chance to use it. --- ## [Car Colors: Then and Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-colors-then-and-now/975813)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-colors-then-and-now/975813 "2023-05-26T21:25:28Z")
I’m sure we’ve all noticed the lack of attractive car colors these days. Too many grays, including cars that are truly ugly in battleship gray. So, I ask: Where have all the car colors gone? Is it a matter of economics… --- ## [Do you use a nonstandard mouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-nonstandard-mouse/983168)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-nonstandard-mouse/983168 "2023-05-26T20:58:39Z")
I need a new mouse for work. I’m not fancy - it just needs to be big enough for my paws and have the standard buttons. But there are so many choices out there! Trackballs are back? There are weird alien obelisk ergo des… --- ## [Anime depictions of the Tomahawk cruise missile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-depictions-of-the-tomahawk-cruise-missile/984616)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-depictions-of-the-tomahawk-cruise-missile/984616 "2023-05-26T20:35:29Z")
Like it says in the title…can anyone happen to point me out any examples of the Tomahawk cruise missile (the ol’ BGM-109—changing that first letter for a couple of variants) used in Japanese anime works? It is not, as i… --- ## [Ever Seen Someone Take Their Socks Off On A Flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-take-their-socks-off-on-a-flight/984534)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-take-their-socks-off-on-a-flight/984534 "2023-05-26T20:24:56Z")
This is part of a list on travel etiquette. Never seen it, and it would slightly gross me out if almost anyone did this. But I’m sure it is on the list for a reason… --- ## [Need to buy a gaming laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-buy-a-gaming-laptop/984128)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-buy-a-gaming-laptop/984128 "2023-05-26T20:18:26Z")
My son is looking to purchase a gaming laptop but has no experience with these. He gamed strictly with Xbox and Quest but now wants to game with friends online and access games through Steam. Don’t know much on the lat… --- ## [If there had been only 39 crocodiles he might have had a chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-had-been-only-39-crocodiles-he-might-have-had-a-chance/984631)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-had-been-only-39-crocodiles-he-might-have-had-a-chance/984631 "2023-05-26T20:11:58Z")
This only goes to prove the old saying: live by the large carnivorous reptile, die by the large carnivorous reptile. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=819&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=821&state=muted)