# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=847&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 848 --- ## [Awfully & Terribly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awfully-terribly/981786)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awfully-terribly/981786 "2023-04-22T22:31:50Z")
As I was driving home, listening to a podcast someone said, “he’s an awfully good guitar player”. That made me think of how the word “terribly” is used in a similar way. I wonder why those two words that if used in the f… --- ## [Resolved: time zones, leap years, leap seconds, and solar timekeeping should be abolished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-time-zones-leap-years-leap-seconds-and-solar-timekeeping-should-be-abolished/981232)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-time-zones-leap-years-leap-seconds-and-solar-timekeeping-should-be-abolished/981232 "2023-04-22T22:16:12Z")
The title says it all really. Humanity now has the ability to track and synchronize on a universal time standard. We have the ability to forecast and publish the dates of important seasonal events (start of planting… --- ## [What's the most unusual career change you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-career-change-youve-ever-seen/981091)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-career-change-youve-ever-seen/981091 "2023-04-22T21:22:45Z")
Last night, I took a dive down an Internet rabbit hole, and one of the side tunnels took me to a story about a physician who, in middle age, gave up the practice of medicine, and joined (and expanded) her husband’s inter… --- ## [Ass(donkey) from hole in the ground... Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-donkey-from-hole-in-the-ground-who-knew/275060)
**Author:** [@odaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odaran)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-donkey-from-hole-in-the-ground-who-knew/275060 "2023-04-22T21:17:08Z")
I just had a moment that made clear one of the oldest sayings I have ever heard. “He does not know his ass from a hole in the ground.” I always thought it had referred to the persons posterior. Well surprise, surprise. I… --- ## [I have found the cure for my toenail fungus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-my-toenail-fungus/981795)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-my-toenail-fungus/981795 "2023-04-22T20:53:54Z")
A podiatrist called my toenail fungus severe. I’ve had most of my toenails removed twice and, both times, they’ve grown back and turned fungus-y very quickly. In January I started applying a good layer of iodine to every… --- ## [How do these monitor replacement glasses present a virtual image that is 6m away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-monitor-replacement-glasses-present-a-virtual-image-that-is-6m-away/983030)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-monitor-replacement-glasses-present-a-virtual-image-that-is-6m-away/983030 "2023-04-22T18:35:08Z")
There is a new product called Rokid Max that is a pair of glasses which presents a screen image, replacing a monitor. They claim it is equivalent to a 215" screen at 6 meters. I asked about this, and got a response. I ha… --- ## [Based on Dominion, Should \*Sullivan\* Be Overturned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/based-on-dominion-should-sullivan-be-overturned/982946)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/based-on-dominion-should-sullivan-be-overturned/982946 "2023-04-22T18:05:42Z")
Not being lawyerly, what are the arguments for and against overturning Sullivan, given any crackpot media can say anything and mainstream media can cover that. Should anything change? Source: --- ## [A Spider-Man physics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spider-man-physics-question/983026)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spider-man-physics-question/983026 "2023-04-22T17:57:53Z")
I don’t know which S-M movie- it’s the one where he’s racing up the Washington Monument for reasons. Anyway, he’s climbing up the side of it as fast as he can, and he breaks into a gallop, where all four feet leave the m… --- ## [Life forming on earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-forming-on-earth/973136)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-forming-on-earth/973136 "2023-04-22T16:15:41Z")
I was listening to a talk by Stephen Webb where he briefly ran through what he says is the current understanding of how life originated on our planet. I realize he is a popularizer, not a scientist, but he says that life… --- ## [“Searching For Mexico” CNN Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-mexico-cnn-show/983024)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-mexico-cnn-show/983024 "2023-04-22T15:39:45Z")
With CNN running out of untried ways to further capitalize on Bourdain’s legacy, they have tried a new tack with their travel shows. Enter Eva Longoria in Searching For Mexico. Longoria is a very good looking woman. T… --- ## [Join me in freedom from Kitchen Clutter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-freedom-from-kitchen-clutter/982848)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-freedom-from-kitchen-clutter/982848 "2023-04-22T15:11:42Z")
(Yeah, this is another of my threads that I’m not sure where it goes. Definitely Mundane and likely soliciting Personal Opinions. OTOH, it is about cooking (sort of?) and that seems to get priority when slotting topics… --- ## [Electrical wiring help please - GFCI wiring related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-help-please-gfci-wiring-related/982749)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-help-please-gfci-wiring-related/982749 "2023-04-22T14:33:22Z")
I need to replace a standard outlet located in a garage with a GFCI. I thought it would be straightforward but I cannot get the wiring right. The old outlet is in a box with a switch. I cannot visualize the cables so it… --- ## [That movie you can't resist watching again and again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-movie-you-cant-resist-watching-again-and-again/982879)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-movie-you-cant-resist-watching-again-and-again/982879 "2023-04-22T13:43:14Z")
What’s that movie (or movies) that when you stumble across it when you’re idly channel surfing, even though you’ve seen it a million times, you have to stop and watch it again? I have a couple: The Magnificent Seven (t… --- ## [I have decided to retire!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-retire/982981)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-decided-to-retire/982981 "2023-04-22T13:25:17Z")
After doing a few calculations I determined it was doable so I called the Social Security department yesterday and set up an appointment. In the last year or so have made me realize that what time I have left is limit… --- ## [NYC Parking Structure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-parking-structure/982871)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-parking-structure/982871 "2023-04-22T12:58:52Z")
57 Ann St., NYC parking structure collapse today-Do they know what the cause of it is yet? --- ## [How do apps know the current rules for DST?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-apps-know-the-current-rules-for-dst/982845)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-apps-know-the-current-rules-for-dst/982845 "2023-04-22T06:42:33Z")
It’s straightforward, if perhaps a bit complex, to write a clock app that knows when DST is in effect for your current location. How do apps handle it when the government changes those dates? --- ## [In wake of school shooting, Tennessee legislators take action to protect the vulnerable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-wake-of-school-shooting-tennessee-legislators-take-action-to-protect-the-vulnerable/982908 "2023-04-22T06:23:40Z")
by enacting a law to protect gun companies from lawsuits. Obviously, the gun companies are the real victims of all these shootings and need special legal protections. --- ## [It’s 4/20 - Happy holidays!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-4-20-happy-holidays/982977)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-4-20-happy-holidays/982977 "2023-04-22T06:04:46Z")
For millions of Americans, using cannabis has become normalized. And, due to some stoner kids in the 70’s, the number “420” has become a reference to smoking cannabis. Which means that today - April 20th - has become t… --- ## [Weird ads on the interwebs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ads-on-the-interwebs/983008)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ads-on-the-interwebs/983008 "2023-04-22T04:27:27Z")
So I jumped onto Amazon to check out prices on Birkenstock sandals, because my current ones are, quite honestly, ready for the compost bin. So I came across an ad for a (reasonably priced) pair, checked the product desc… --- ## [Huntington Ingalls Industries data breach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huntington-ingalls-industries-data-breach/983038)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huntington-ingalls-industries-data-breach/983038 "2023-04-22T03:09:57Z")
This one doesn’t seem to be headline news yet, but the company – the Navy’s largest contractor, I believe – just sent out the letters days ago. I got one and it sounds pretty serious: “…As a result of the investigation,… --- ## [Cable TV Box Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-box-question/982975)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-box-question/982975 "2023-04-22T03:04:21Z")
We live in what is essentially an apartment building. All the units come with a Comcast cable box for the TV. It’s a basic box with no recording ability. It seems like I should be able to buy a DVR and install it in plac… --- ## [Should Carnut Move to Bellingham, WA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-carnut-move-to-bellingham-wa/982153)
**Author:** [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-carnut-move-to-bellingham-wa/982153 "2023-04-22T01:56:25Z")
In the MPSIMS poll thread, there is a question about which is the best town to live in that lists several decent places. The two that got the most votes are Santa Fe, NM and Bellingham, WA. I’ve thought about moving to … --- ## [How is it that Phantom of the Opera is the most financially successful entertainment event ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-phantom-of-the-opera-is-the-most-financially-successful-entertainment-event-ever/680663)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-phantom-of-the-opera-is-the-most-financially-successful-entertainment-event-ever/680663 "2023-04-22T01:12:49Z")
I wanted to start a thread about the Phantom of the Opera after I read this bit from wikipedia: That’s pretty hugely impressive. I’ve never seen a live performance but I love the original cast recording and listen to … --- ## [Do the Great Debates rules extend to Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-great-debates-rules-extend-to-cecils-columns-staff-reports/983037)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-great-debates-rules-extend-to-cecils-columns-staff-reports/983037 "2023-04-22T00:50:04Z")
I ask because we have yet another climate change debate brewing, which is against the rules for GD and P&E but not technically against the rules for Cecil’s Columns. The rule changes predated the Cecil’s Columns coming l… --- ## [Starship launch: did some engines go out then come back on again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-launch-did-some-engines-go-out-then-come-back-on-again/982974)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-launch-did-some-engines-go-out-then-come-back-on-again/982974 "2023-04-22T00:37:04Z")
I saw from the graphic that not all engines were lit at launch and then a few went out during the launch only to come back on again. Anyone have an explanation? --- ## [Anyone watch Kleo on Netflix? I have a question about the last episode (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-kleo-on-netflix-i-have-a-question-about-the-last-episode-spoilers/983021)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-kleo-on-netflix-i-have-a-question-about-the-last-episode-spoilers/983021 "2023-04-21T22:27:47Z")
So, the main thrust of the plot after Sven and Kleo teamed up was to get ahold of the MacGuffin® brand red suitcase containing evidence of collaboration between former East German leader Honecker and Reagan. But Sven wa… --- ## [Yoshio Yoda (1934-2023): Penultimate surviving cast member of "McHale's Navy" (1964)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoshio-yoda-1934-2023-penultimate-surviving-cast-member-of-mchales-navy-1964/982910)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoshio-yoda-1934-2023-penultimate-surviving-cast-member-of-mchales-navy-1964/982910 "2023-04-21T22:21:48Z")
This leaves John Wright (Willy) as the last survivor. I have no memory of Willy, I suspect he (and Edson ‘Virgil’ Stroll) were mainly ensemble players and didn’t get featured very much. --- ## [Charity or the National Debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-or-the-national-debt/980881)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-or-the-national-debt/980881 "2023-04-21T22:20:59Z")
There was a story in the national papers here a few months ago which I thought raised an interesting question. I can’t recall the exact details but one hundred years ago a very rich man left a fund which after one hundr… --- ## [Mod is subtracting value in the DeSantis thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-is-subtracting-value-in-the-desantis-thread/982987)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-is-subtracting-value-in-the-desantis-thread/982987 "2023-04-21T19:41:31Z")
The thread: I ain’t mad; this is just my opinion about how to treat such a thread. We were having a nice discussion. Since it’s politics, Trump is heavily involved. Mod kept coming in and saying to stop talking about… --- ## [Ballpark Digest's Best of the Ballparks fan vote 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballpark-digests-best-of-the-ballparks-fan-vote-2023/982364)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballpark-digests-best-of-the-ballparks-fan-vote-2023/982364 "2023-04-21T18:32:55Z")
For those who like ballparks, and who like to vote even (or especially) if they don’t know what they’re talking about, Ballpark Digest is now conducting the first round of its annual (I think) Best of the Ballparks compe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=846&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=848&state=muted)