# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=825&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 826 --- ## [Screenshot prank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenshot-prank/984035)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenshot-prank/984035 "2023-05-21T00:38:29Z")
@PastTense’s Windows-related query in FQ reminded me of something I heard about in the early 2000s. I even posted about it here a ways back but haven’t tried doing it until now. It’s a prank to pull on a coworker. When … --- ## [Where does (did?) the conservative identification with light beer come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-did-the-conservative-identification-with-light-beer-come-from/984189)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-did-the-conservative-identification-with-light-beer-come-from/984189 "2023-05-21T00:38:03Z")
The whole recent Bud Light/Coors Light controversy reminded me of a mystery I never fully grokked which is how light beer became a part of the conservative, rural, rugged, outdoor, manly man identity. If you had asked m… --- ## [Who would you bring back from history to show the modern world to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-bring-back-from-history-to-show-the-modern-world-to/984113)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-bring-back-from-history-to-show-the-modern-world-to/984113 "2023-05-20T23:36:22Z")
Because this was mentioned in a book I’m currently reading and I thought it was interesting, the authors choice is also a good one, the Wright Brothers. For purposes of the question you can bring back a single person, a… --- ## [Is a day trip to Edinburgh worthwhile from Newcastle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-day-trip-to-edinburgh-worthwhile-from-newcastle/984099)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-day-trip-to-edinburgh-worthwhile-from-newcastle/984099 "2023-05-20T23:11:28Z")
It is a 90 minute train ride to and from Edinburgh from Newcastle. There seems to be so many sites to see in Edinburgh that I wonder if the day trip is worthwhile or should I just plan a trip to Scotland in the future a… --- ## [Can CD's be cashed in at any bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cds-be-cashed-in-at-any-bank/984279)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cds-be-cashed-in-at-any-bank/984279 "2023-05-20T22:58:20Z")
I found two CD’s in my mom’s safe. Both issued to me and have instructions to cash in after her death. I understand a death certificate is needed. The bank is in my hometown. One says to talk with ---------. Probably a… --- ## [The Voyager Spacecraft: Where Are They Going And When Will They Get There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voyager-spacecraft-where-are-they-going-and-when-will-they-get-there/984303)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voyager-spacecraft-where-are-they-going-and-when-will-they-get-there/984303 "2023-05-20T21:40:54Z")
Did we just yeet the Voyager spacecraft into space with the hope that some day an alien civilization will find and decipher the Golden Records? Or did we send them towards specific stars with the hope that they host orbi… --- ## [What's it like to be emotionally close to your parents when you're middle-aged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-be-emotionally-close-to-your-parents-when-youre-middle-aged/983912)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-be-emotionally-close-to-your-parents-when-youre-middle-aged/983912 "2023-05-20T21:03:37Z")
This was triggered by some of the recent threads about parents dying and how hard it can be to lose one’s parents, even when they have lived long lives. But I would like to step back a few years before those kinds of eve… --- ## [Being beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-beckdawrek/984016)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-beckdawrek/984016 "2023-05-20T20:56:46Z")
This past week I was blind, depressed, happy, hungry, eating a Popsicle, could see. Sorry I ate broccoli. Scared of a bear, loved, hated, dismissed, lonely then so busy I wished I was in a cave alone somewhere. A nuisa… --- ## [Is AI coming to Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ai-coming-to-alexa-siri-google-assistant/984122)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ai-coming-to-alexa-siri-google-assistant/984122 "2023-05-20T20:06:50Z")
It me it seems like a great match. Alexa has basically stalled in advancements, Amazon has stated that it wants to have people more engaged with it and has a very big user base and seems perfect for AI, same with the ot… --- ## [Was "battle by champion representative" ever a thing in human history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-battle-by-champion-representative-ever-a-thing-in-human-history/984327)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-battle-by-champion-representative-ever-a-thing-in-human-history/984327 "2023-05-20T19:40:02Z")
There is scant, if any, evidence that the David and Goliath story in the Bible was actually real. But I would like to ask if such “combat by selecting a representative” was ever a thing in ancient or modern times at any … --- ## [Son of Zorn: the complete series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-zorn-the-complete-series/983656)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-zorn-the-complete-series/983656 "2023-05-20T19:36:57Z")
During my recent annual Spring vacation, I decided to take on a personal project about a subject that’s been gnawing at me for a long time. Well, all right, I’ve totally lost interest in a rather unsettling number of thi… --- ## [Clean rooms, exposed faces, and sneezing/coughing/talking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-rooms-exposed-faces-and-sneezing-coughing-talking/984266)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-rooms-exposed-faces-and-sneezing-coughing-talking/984266 "2023-05-20T19:33:13Z")
In clean rooms where people work on things like nanoscale semiconductors, the occupants typically wear suits, caps, and masks to prevent the shedding of hairs and fibers that could ruin their work. But I often see that … --- ## [Time's Arrow by Martin Amis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-arrow-by-martin-amis/621991)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-arrow-by-martin-amis/621991 "2023-05-20T19:32:26Z")
For some reason a novel I read 20 years ago popped into my consciousness and I thought I’d recommend it, and ask if Martin Amis has written other good novels. Time’s Arrow: or The Nature of the Offence, published 1991, … --- ## [Whats the most oddball impression you can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-oddball-impression-you-can-do/983783)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-oddball-impression-you-can-do/983783 "2023-05-20T18:54:16Z")
BESIDES stuff like “My kid. No one else does him” I can do Matt Berry. I’ve seen one other person do him. I can do Jason Statham better then Seth Green (Who does him in a movie they did together) My Morgan Freeman is p… --- ## [How do women get in the "date mood" on a first-time date with a stranger if they're simultaneously concerned the man may harm them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-get-in-the-date-mood-on-a-first-time-date-with-a-stranger-if-theyre-simultaneously-concerned-the-man-may-harm-them/984309)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-get-in-the-date-mood-on-a-first-time-date-with-a-stranger-if-theyre-simultaneously-concerned-the-man-may-harm-them/984309 "2023-05-20T18:38:23Z")
I had read a while ago about all the elaborate precautions that women have to take when going on a first-time date with a stranger - such as notifying a friend in advance (in case the woman doesn’t make it home safe by a… --- ## [Do plastics manufacturers store samples to judge aging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plastics-manufacturers-store-samples-to-judge-aging/984328)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plastics-manufacturers-store-samples-to-judge-aging/984328 "2023-05-20T16:06:20Z")
I know plastics are subjected to accelerated aging tests like heat/cool cycles, UV light, soaking in hot water, etc. Do any manufacturers have samples set aside that are many decades old at this point? Some gun powder m… --- ## [Jack Teixeira - possibly used for counterintelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-teixeira-possibly-used-for-counterintelligence/984278)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-teixeira-possibly-used-for-counterintelligence/984278 "2023-05-20T15:52:29Z")
This whole Jack Teixeira thing interests me for some reason. Now info is coming out that he was caught a few times taking notes, (link goes to CNN) inside a SCIF, on classified information and had been told to quit it, b… --- ## [Use of a capital 'S' as the last letter of a noun or Proper Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-a-capital-s-as-the-last-letter-of-a-noun-or-proper-name/984296)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-a-capital-s-as-the-last-letter-of-a-noun-or-proper-name/984296 "2023-05-20T15:10:47Z")
I have seen recently movie titles as well as plain old nouns where the last letter is ‘S’ and it is strangely and inexplicably capitalized when the other letters are not. Let’s sat the word was ‘tarantulas’. They would… --- ## [Selling my mother's car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-mothers-car/984300)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-mothers-car/984300 "2023-05-20T14:30:52Z")
When she was still reasonably mobile and with her faculties around her six months ago, I agreed to buy her a used car, a Toyota from a local used-car dealer. I should have had her go for a full purchase and not the loan… --- ## [My blue USB ports stopped working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blue-usb-ports-stopped-working/984239)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blue-usb-ports-stopped-working/984239 "2023-05-20T13:45:27Z")
My blue USB ports stopped working last week. Nothing new on my machine, no update or anything. The strange thing is that my black ones (USB 2.0?) does work, while my blue ones (USB 3.0?) suddenly does not. I have a feel… --- ## [Star Wars: Visions (Anime inspired anthology)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-visions-anime-inspired-anthology/951275)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-visions-anime-inspired-anthology/951275 "2023-05-20T11:25:53Z")
New Series on Disney+ – 9 short (\<30 min) episodes made by various anime studios and set in the Star Wars universe. The visual/story style varies – the first episode is almost entirely black and white (with a few color … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #6 - May 2023 - “Flowers”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352 "2023-05-20T11:17:10Z")
This is the monthly thread for May 2023. The topic this month is “Flowers”, chosen by @snowthx Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier… --- ## [Best way to test my intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-test-my-intelligence/983466)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-test-my-intelligence/983466 "2023-05-20T01:19:41Z")
I’ve always heard that IQ tests are pretty meaningless in determining a person’s smarts. Is there a better and more comprehensive test? --- ## [Please help an absolute beginner: What do I need to start 3D printing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-absolute-beginner-what-do-i-need-to-start-3d-printing/984180)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-absolute-beginner-what-do-i-need-to-start-3d-printing/984180 "2023-05-20T00:17:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from \[Roman\] Dodecahedrons: When I wrote in the above mentioned thread that I was thinking of making Roman type dodecahedrons with the lost-wax casting method the first two answers mentioned 3D… --- ## [Are there no safety packaging requirements for bug killer spray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-no-safety-packaging-requirements-for-bug-killer-spray/984093)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-no-safety-packaging-requirements-for-bug-killer-spray/984093 "2023-05-19T23:48:30Z")
I picked up a bottle of Raid Ant & Roach spray from the grocery store. I brought it home and noticed I simply had to press the button and it sprayed right out. There was no packaging to remove, no pin to pull out, no p… --- ## [Willow -- the series {Starts November 30th 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-the-series-starts-november-30th-2022/971373)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-the-series-starts-november-30th-2022/971373 "2023-05-19T23:26:29Z")
A new trailer for the Willow streaming series has dropped. It is a sequel to the movie of the same name. Frankly my memory of the movie is hazy – I do have some fond memories but how much of that is nostalgia I cannot sa… --- ## [CPAP users, tell me some stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-users-tell-me-some-stories/975105)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-users-tell-me-some-stories/975105 "2023-05-19T21:28:55Z")
I know we’ve had CPAP threads before but I’d like to hear any updates or new tips. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea about 15 years ago but I could never adapt to the CPAP. I think it was 50% discomfort and 50% wonky set… --- ## [Question for car detailers (or enthusiasts) (Also, this is a long shot...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-car-detailers-or-enthusiasts-also-this-is-a-long-shot/983165)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-car-detailers-or-enthusiasts-also-this-is-a-long-shot/983165 "2023-05-19T17:50:51Z")
I recently purchased a used car (2016) with leather seats. The car has a pleasant smell that is best described as “soapy.” I have had the car for a month and I expect that the interior smell will dissipate at some point … --- ## [Weird Tech Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-tech-story/984275)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-tech-story/984275 "2023-05-19T17:47:33Z")
Our print server services the six color copiers scattered throughout our district, so replacing toner and, occasionally, a full toner waste receptacle is a common chore. This morning, however, I got a ticket from one of… --- ## [Charged for lack of valid license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-for-lack-of-valid-license/970137)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charged-for-lack-of-valid-license/970137 "2023-05-19T17:42:51Z")
I know there are many jurisdictions in which one can be charged and convicted for drunk/impaired driving if they’re intoxicated and the sole occupant of a parked vehicle, on the theory that they have control of it, even … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=824&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=826&state=tracking)