# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=829 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 830 --- ## [The History Of Battles That Both Sides Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-battles-that-both-sides-lost/983971)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-history-of-battles-that-both-sides-lost/983971 "2023-05-15T20:44:20Z")
I mean, lost more than usual. --- ## [What sort of glitch makes a computer change its Microsoft Word settings without being asked to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-glitch-makes-a-computer-change-its-microsoft-word-settings-without-being-asked-to/984054)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-glitch-makes-a-computer-change-its-microsoft-word-settings-without-being-asked-to/984054 "2023-05-15T18:58:58Z")
Yesterday I clicked on an email in Gmail, turns out it was suspect, Gmail then immediately logged me out of my account and sent a “suspicious activity detected, may be malware, you have been logged out for your own prote… --- ## [Whoops, broke my shoulder, so excuse my typing for a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-broke-my-shoulder-so-excuse-my-typing-for-a-while/983713)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops-broke-my-shoulder-so-excuse-my-typing-for-a-while/983713 "2023-05-15T17:52:42Z")
today i was walking the dog on a beautiful spring day on a flat gravel road i’ve walked thousands if times before. suddenly my left foot slid on a pebble and down i went onto my outstretched left hand, then onto my left… --- ## [Compositing images with ImageMagick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compositing-images-with-imagemagick/984062)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compositing-images-with-imagemagick/984062 "2023-05-15T16:27:00Z")
I locked my camera down so it could take consistent pictures of a room with the same angle and lighting. I took a picture of the empty room, then I took images of myself in various poses in separate places in the room, n… --- ## [The Beatles, the Hamburg years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-the-hamburg-years/984040)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-the-hamburg-years/984040 "2023-05-15T14:54:05Z")
I started this thread for a specific question, but any Beatles/Hamburg stuff is welcome, of course. When they were in Hamburg they played long sets, and they made it a group policy to not repeat songs, and they ended up… --- ## [A poll about gun ownership : US and non-US posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-about-gun-ownership-us-and-non-us-posters/983807)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-about-gun-ownership-us-and-non-us-posters/983807 "2023-05-15T14:24:47Z")
I’m curious to see how ownership of firearms breaks down on this Board, as between Americans and non-Americans. Purely unscientific, etc. Just humour me. poll --- ## [Three things the Piper Techno-peasant has recently learnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-things-the-piper-techno-peasant-has-recently-learnt/984044)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-things-the-piper-techno-peasant-has-recently-learnt/984044 "2023-05-15T13:33:12Z")
I’ve been discovering that the “control” key has magic powers! Control Z undoes the last action, while Control Y repeats the last action! Control + makes the font display bigger, and Control - shrinks it! This Control… --- ## [Do you like eggs sunny side up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958 "2023-05-15T13:23:05Z")
If you like eggs, do you like them sunny side up? I like them just about every way imaginable but I cannot bring myself to eat them SSU. poll --- ## [How effective have I been in my boycott?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-have-i-been-in-my-boycott/983712)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-have-i-been-in-my-boycott/983712 "2023-05-15T13:20:46Z")
During the Trump administration, I became aware that the president or owner of Goya products was a big Trump supporter and contributor, so I decided not to purchase any more Goya products. I was probably one or two Goya … --- ## [Letting go of my mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-go-of-my-mother/983906)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-go-of-my-mother/983906 "2023-05-15T12:05:03Z")
One of the reasons I had to retire was I was so fucking tired of death. Now I’m watching my mother get steadily worse in a hospital bed. Somehow 88 years old isn’t long enough. Her mother lived to be 104 so we hoped we h… --- ## [\[Old\] GoGo On Vacation! -A Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gogo-on-vacation-a-holiday-mmp/983731)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-gogo-on-vacation-a-holiday-mmp/983731 "2023-05-15T11:45:19Z")
Vacation, all I ever wanted… I suppose I am officially on vacation(as opposed to just having my usual Sunday off). I’ve done day drinking. I’ve done evening drinking. I’m doing some really early morning drinking righ… --- ## [Insect sexual dimorphism where only the males are flightless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-sexual-dimorphism-where-only-the-males-are-flightless/984000)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-sexual-dimorphism-where-only-the-males-are-flightless/984000 "2023-05-15T08:17:57Z")
I was thinking about glow worms and oil beetles and winter apple moths - where the females of the species are flightless and typically don’t travel very far from the place they hatched, grew and pupated into adulthood. … --- ## [Speak to me only in Simpsons Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-simpsons-quotes/631819)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 1106\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-simpsons-quotes/631819 "2023-05-15T04:43:06Z")
Inspired by this thread and a post in CS about the Simpsons, let’s start a discussion/story where you must respond with a quote from the Simpsons’. You may quote the TV show (including the Tracey Ullman shorts) as well … --- ## ["Free" music downloads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-music-downloads/984034)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-music-downloads/984034 "2023-05-14T21:55:50Z")
What’s up with MP3.PM, a website which claims to offer free music downloads and appears to have songs unavailable on Amazon or Apple Music? What bad stuff will happen to me if I (attempt to) download a song? Will I have … --- ## [Election in Turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041 "2023-05-14T21:52:47Z")
A big deal thing. If neither gets a majority then there is a run off. Currently too close to call with 80% counted. Seems like the biggest small party is headed by an Erogdon supporter? Anyone have a good understanding… --- ## [Was Thorin Oakenshield famous or a nobody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-thorin-oakenshield-famous-or-a-nobody/984038)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-thorin-oakenshield-famous-or-a-nobody/984038 "2023-05-14T20:13:45Z")
Going by what I’ve read in The Hobbit my impression was that Thorin Oakenshield was a nobody, the grandson heir of an extinct throne who was personally reduced to blacksmithing or even coal mining at times. Like the nume… --- ## [The TV show plot summary game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-plot-summary-game/979004)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-plot-summary-game/979004 "2023-05-14T17:57:26Z")
It’s January and you know what that means, a whole slew of new TV shows for everyone to try to get into before they’re mostly cancelled! In this game, as with the The movie plot summary game, the last player will have p… --- ## [Why are eggs divided into yolks and whites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-eggs-divided-into-yolks-and-whites/984008)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-eggs-divided-into-yolks-and-whites/984008 "2023-05-14T17:40:09Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is the ratio of yolk/white basically the same across egg sizes? How about species?: Good question! No idea. I hope this is not a hijack, but I would like to know what the whites and the yo… --- ## [Is the ratio of yolk/white basically the same across egg sizes? How about species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ratio-of-yolk-white-basically-the-same-across-egg-sizes-how-about-species/983988)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ratio-of-yolk-white-basically-the-same-across-egg-sizes-how-about-species/983988 "2023-05-14T17:37:50Z")
I read somewhere once that hens tend to lay smaller eggs at first then gradually move up as they mature. As in, maybe the hens now laying Jumbos/Extra Larges were laying Large eggs six months ago and maybe mediums a ye… --- ## [How are we going to stop BBQ'ing children (EV school bus fires)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-we-going-to-stop-bbqing-children-ev-school-bus-fires/983950)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-we-going-to-stop-bbqing-children-ev-school-bus-fires/983950 "2023-05-14T16:41:45Z")
I think the movement towards EV’s is great and showing success IRL on the road. But one thing I am concerned about is when (not if) a school bus full of children goes up in lithium fueled flames. While this is very sad… --- ## [How do I (successfully) Mute an Entire SDMB Category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-successfully-mute-an-entire-sdmb-category/983778)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-successfully-mute-an-entire-sdmb-category/983778 "2023-05-14T15:40:28Z")
4 or 5 months ago I finally had had enough of seeing posts from one of the categories here (e.g. Great Debates, Factual Questions, etc.) so I looked up how to “mute” the whole category. I proceeded to do so but afterwar… --- ## [The Mickey Mouse Paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mickey-mouse-paradox/983872)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mickey-mouse-paradox/983872 "2023-05-14T15:36:29Z")
I was reading an article about Disney and it reminded me of something that I sometimes think about: Mickey Mouse is the unquestionable center of the Disney universe to the point where his silhouette is a synonym for the … --- ## [Describe a movie in haiku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-in-haiku/970203 "2023-05-14T15:11:37Z")
Please hire seven men They will defend the village But four of them die. Name the movie, then add one of your own. --- ## [Running up the score in sports: what are your thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-up-the-score-in-sports-what-are-your-thoughts/982258)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-up-the-score-in-sports-what-are-your-thoughts/982258 "2023-05-14T14:17:13Z")
Personally I see nothing wrong whatsoever with running up the score at the professional or collegiate level. If one NFL team crushes the other 77-0, well, it’s the latter’s problem, not being able to stop eleven touchdow… --- ## [Poll: Did you watch the coronation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-watch-the-coronation/983693)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-watch-the-coronation/983693 "2023-05-14T14:10:40Z")
Now that King Chuck has been crowned and we’re not likely to see another spectacle of such magnitude for another 20-30 years, I’m curious as to who did and didn’t watch and how it shakes down between Brits, residents of … --- ## ["Lawyers say they'll appeal"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-say-theyll-appeal/983835)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-say-theyll-appeal/983835 "2023-05-14T13:41:11Z")
Every time I heard about a high-profile criminal conviction or a defendant who loses a civil case, the first thing out of the lawyers’ mouths is how they will appeal the verdict. How can lawyers know the moment a verdict… --- ## [Is conservative thought male-centric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conservative-thought-male-centric/983819)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conservative-thought-male-centric/983819 "2023-05-14T12:50:36Z")
I hope that OP was clear. I have known several females that were fairly to strongly conservative (Democrat) in thoughts and deeds but after hooking up with or marrying a conservative they switched. One is a daughter in … --- ## [Problem: Windows 11, Doesn't Show Desktop Icons nor Programs Running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-windows-11-doesnt-show-desktop-icons-nor-programs-running/984002)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-windows-11-doesnt-show-desktop-icons-nor-programs-running/984002 "2023-05-14T07:26:41Z")
My Dell 7040 Windows 11 desktop computer was running fine when I turned it off yesterday, but I have problems today. The monitor shows the wallpaper and taskbar but no desktop icons. Hovering over a button for a progr… --- ## [Dispute Credit Report?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispute-credit-report/983957)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispute-credit-report/983957 "2023-05-14T07:21:04Z")
I recently discovered that my credit score was mysteriously horrible, investigated, and saw that I had an outstanding payment due against a credit card that I don’t use. I logged into the card’s website to make the payme… --- ## [Full Nelson/choke hold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-nelson-choke-hold/983955)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-nelson-choke-hold/983955 "2023-05-14T04:30:33Z")
Is the “full nelson” the I learned in high school wrestling the same thing as the controversial chokehold? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=828) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=830)