# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=821 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 822 --- ## [Stopping sneezes the old fashioned way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-sneezes-the-old-fashioned-way/984527)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-sneezes-the-old-fashioned-way/984527 "2023-05-26T02:14:45Z")
I grew up in the late 60s/ early 70s watching Three Stooges and Little Rascals reruns. One character was always trying to stifle another’s sneeze by placing a finger horizontally underneath their nose. Is that something … --- ## [Van lifer goes missing on cross country trip with fiancee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-lifer-goes-missing-on-cross-country-trip-with-fiancee/950604)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1428\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-lifer-goes-missing-on-cross-country-trip-with-fiancee/950604 "2023-05-26T02:12:00Z")
Van lifers customize vans as traveling homes. Posting their adventures on social media is a big part of the current lifestyle. Gabby Petito was on a cross country trip with Brian Laundrie. They were traveling in Utah. H… --- ## [My Dogs Need Something to Chew!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dogs-need-something-to-chew/984424)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dogs-need-something-to-chew/984424 "2023-05-26T00:16:38Z")
What do you buy for your dogs to chew on? I’m looking for something that doesn’t break/crack their teeth, lasts more than 3 minutes, doesn’t have chicken in it, and doesn’t break my poor wallet. After spending $$$$$$ at… --- ## [Where to get some sleep during the day in or near the Mexico City Airport - need answer (relatively) fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-some-sleep-during-the-day-in-or-near-the-mexico-city-airport-need-answer-relatively-fast/984542)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-some-sleep-during-the-day-in-or-near-the-mexico-city-airport-need-answer-relatively-fast/984542 "2023-05-25T23:54:13Z")
We just learned that our connecting flight from Mexico City to Puerto Escondido early Saturday morning was cancelled, and we now have a seven-hour layover in Mexico City. Normally I would just check our bags through and … --- ## [Separating co-conspirators while in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-co-conspirators-while-in-prison/984594)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-co-conspirators-while-in-prison/984594 "2023-05-25T23:37:10Z")
Specifically regarding those convicted of seditious conspiracy for January 6, but also more generally: Can co-conspirators be confined in such a way that they are separated from each other (different prisons) and prevent… --- ## [I got zoombombed tonight - why do I feel bad/?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-zoombombed-tonight-why-do-i-feel-bad/982833)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-zoombombed-tonight-why-do-i-feel-bad/982833 "2023-05-25T23:09:07Z")
On a work call, tons of volunteers, men (boys) get on the call and start shouting the nword. Over and over and over. It lasted no more than 5 seconds, then I hung up the call. I did have a passcode but I did not have th… --- ## [Question on civil asset forfeiture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-civil-asset-forfeiture/975648)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-civil-asset-forfeiture/975648 "2023-05-25T22:26:29Z")
This is not to debate the fairness or constitutionality of CAF. I have a very specific question. Civil asset forfeiture is a case against the property itself (because the owner wasn’t known although that it no longer r… --- ## [Odd Tasting Splenda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-tasting-splenda/984519)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-tasting-splenda/984519 "2023-05-25T21:47:15Z")
So being diabetic I use splenda as a non nutritive sweetener, have been since I discovered it ant I pretty much know how many drops it takes to do my bowl of oatmeal. This mornings bowl tastes odd, not sweetened at all a… --- ## [Is the F-14 Tomcat considered a delta wing aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-f-14-tomcat-considered-a-delta-wing-aircraft/984597)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-f-14-tomcat-considered-a-delta-wing-aircraft/984597 "2023-05-25T21:46:48Z")
I know it’s officially called a variable wing aircraft but with wings fully swept back would it be considered a delta wing aircraft? I googled this and apparently nobody else considers this. --- ## [Park and commute options for NYC in July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/park-and-commute-options-for-nyc-in-july/984157)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/park-and-commute-options-for-nyc-in-july/984157 "2023-05-25T21:23:27Z")
G’day! As foreshadowed and to a not insubstantial part planned on the thread below, I will be in NYC in early July for a few of days, staying LES. Now I am getting around the States in a hire car but am a bit squeamish … --- ## [Canada-US merger? Meh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-us-merger-meh/983521)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-us-merger-meh/983521 "2023-05-25T20:22:42Z")
Frum has an article promoting the obvious view Brexit was an economic mistake. But then he adds: These costs don’t necessarily make Brexit a “mistake”. Brexit was a trade: less prosperity for more sovereignty. Countri… --- ## [Journeyman Carpenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-carpenter/984547)
**Author:** [@Cecel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-carpenter/984547 "2023-05-25T18:48:43Z")
I was hired as a journeyman carpenter with a contractor at a large manufacturing compuand was told I had to test and join the union. Fast forward 4 years… I am still employed and have the most seniority out of everyone. … --- ## [Dowager's Hump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowagers-hump/984520)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dowagers-hump/984520 "2023-05-25T18:20:40Z")
I came across the phrase “Dowager’s Hump”, which I take to mean a hunchbacked posture. Strangely, there are a reasonably sized number of videos on the internet with advice on how to correct the issue but nothing explain… --- ## [If Assoc. Justice Clarence Thomas doesn't resign, Biden should pack the court to nullify his vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-assoc-justice-clarence-thomas-doesnt-resign-biden-should-pack-the-court-to-nullify-his-vote/984329)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-assoc-justice-clarence-thomas-doesnt-resign-biden-should-pack-the-court-to-nullify-his-vote/984329 "2023-05-25T11:42:38Z")
Republicans are not shy about using raw political power when they can and when it gains them more power. I think President Biden should do the same, and make the ultimatum in the topic’s subject line. Pack the court wi… --- ## [What “minor” streaming services do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-minor-streaming-services-do-you-like/983904)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-minor-streaming-services-do-you-like/983904 "2023-05-25T10:19:30Z")
By minor, I don’t mean Amazon, YouTubeTV, Sling or even HBO or Paramount etc. I’m thinking more along the lines of Fawesome or philo or any of the specialty streaming offerings. --- ## [Truckers: what's the straight dope about this warning decal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truckers-whats-the-straight-dope-about-this-warning-decal/981973)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truckers-whats-the-straight-dope-about-this-warning-decal/981973 "2023-05-25T07:28:18Z")
At the grocery store I work at, I occasionally have to unload deliveries off of semi-truck trailers in our receiving dock. While I was doing so the other night, I noticed this decal just inside the trailer door, which I’… --- ## [Dormitory fire in Guyana kills at least 20 children \[2023-05-22\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dormitory-fire-in-guyana-kills-at-least-20-children-2023-05-22/984420)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dormitory-fire-in-guyana-kills-at-least-20-children-2023-05-22/984420 "2023-05-25T05:22:21Z")
A horrible fire shortly after midnight local time has killed at least 20 secondary school children in a dormitory in Guyana. --- ## [When did cinemas stop having sing-alongs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cinemas-stop-having-sing-alongs/984454)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-cinemas-stop-having-sing-alongs/984454 "2023-05-25T04:27:11Z")
When I was little, my parents would take me to the cinema. We’re watching Hud (1963), and there was just a sing-along in the theatre; ‘Follow the bouncing ball’ style. I’ve never experienced sing-alongs in a movie thea… --- ## [Couldn't post a new topic in Factual Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-post-a-new-topic-in-factual-questions/984543 "2023-05-25T04:00:21Z")
Because of the title, I guess. What I wanted to post was, 5 sided die When I clicked to post, I got this message: “An error occurred: Title seems unclear, most of the words contain the same letters over and over?” In… --- ## [Mister Kitty's Stupid Comics appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mister-kittys-stupid-comics-appreciation-thread/660910)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mister-kittys-stupid-comics-appreciation-thread/660910 "2023-05-25T03:46:11Z")
Fascinating site – screenshots of covers and pages from old comic books (some of them REALLY old, like, Golden Age) with rich snarky commentary – if this person ain’t a Doper she oughta be. Hours of fun for the whole fa… --- ## [Is it now possible to pay to subscribe to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-now-possible-to-pay-to-subscribe-to-the-sdmb/984521)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-now-possible-to-pay-to-subscribe-to-the-sdmb/984521 "2023-05-25T01:52:17Z")
Before we switched to the New Board\*, it was possible (and encouraged) to pay an annual subscription amount to the Board. I don’t think it came with any special privileges, but I like to support a thing that I use every … --- ## [An odd memory from USENET, long ago—CECILY Adams, no relation to Cecil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-memory-from-usenet-long-ago-cecily-adams-no-relation-to-cecil/984472)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-memory-from-usenet-long-ago-cecily-adams-no-relation-to-cecil/984472 "2023-05-25T01:07:17Z")
Something just got knocked loose in my memories from long ago. @Seanette and I used to participate in several USENET forums, one of which was alt.fan.cecil-adams. I think you can guess what, at least officially, the ma… --- ## [Who scores modern music? (assuming the band has not done it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-scores-modern-music-assuming-the-band-has-not-done-it/984366)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-scores-modern-music-assuming-the-band-has-not-done-it/984366 "2023-05-24T23:39:07Z")
I was watching a video on John Bonham (drummer from Led Zeppelin) and the video producer used scored music to illustrate what Bonham was doing. My question is, who scores that music? In the case of Led Zeppelin they ma… --- ## [A Belenko-style alien contact scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-belenko-style-alien-contact-scenario/984456)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-belenko-style-alien-contact-scenario/984456 "2023-05-24T22:44:30Z")
I recently read a book about the defection of Viktor Belenko which occurred when he flew an important Soviet fighter to Japan - Defection of Viktor Belenko - Wikipedia It got me wondering what would and should be humani… --- ## [Light bulb for a special purpose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-for-a-special-purpose/984533)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-bulb-for-a-special-purpose/984533 "2023-05-24T22:12:08Z")
Does there exist a light bulb that would power a small solar fountain inside one’s home? --- ## [Ray Stevenson has passed away (Rome, Vikings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-stevenson-has-passed-away-rome-vikings/984464)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ray-stevenson-has-passed-away-rome-vikings/984464 "2023-05-24T21:42:34Z")
He was hospitalized in Italy while working on a film. Aged 58. --- ## [Should I buy a Nintendo Switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-nintendo-switch/983944)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-nintendo-switch/983944 "2023-05-24T21:04:34Z")
I used to be an avid Nintendo player. By “used to,” I mean back when I was like 12 and the original Legend of Zelda came out. I played the snot out of that, and out of its sequel. But that’s about forty years ago. I pla… --- ## [Toronto Mayoral Race, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-mayoral-race-2014/698171)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toronto-mayoral-race-2014/698171 "2023-05-24T20:51:13Z")
For those of you who have been following the Rob Ford Saga (see: Toronto’s alleged crack smoking mayor. Why is he still in office?), the municipal elections are in full swing, and Rob Ford is running. The other two mai… --- ## [Houses which are embedded among/behind other houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-which-are-embedded-among-behind-other-houses/984347)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-which-are-embedded-among-behind-other-houses/984347 "2023-05-24T20:46:57Z")
I don’t know if there’s a name for this. Basically, there’s a home or homes in the middle of a block, and they’re accessed by a driveway which goes between houses which face the street. They are surrounded by other hom… --- ## [The King of Elfland's Daughter,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-of-elflands-daughter/984531)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-of-elflands-daughter/984531 "2023-05-24T20:21:42Z")
One of Lord Dunsany’s fantasy novels. First, is it satire or an allegory for something happening in England at the time? The phrase “These fields we know” is often mentioned, to be changed at the end of the novel as Elfl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=820) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=822)