# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=854 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 855 --- ## [Income tax on working youngsters, or "Taxation without representation."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-on-working-youngsters-or-taxation-without-representation/982397)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-on-working-youngsters-or-taxation-without-representation/982397 "2023-04-13T22:53:22Z")
Had a discussion with the SIGO last week, that brought up some memories and a thoughtful question. Bear with . . . When I was 16, I got a summertime job at a local chain restaurant making minimum wage ($5.50/hr) for so… --- ## [Shingles vax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vax/962730)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vax/962730 "2023-04-13T22:35:27Z")
I got my second shot yesterday and, man, is my arm sore. I also feel like crap today but am not sure if its a direct result of the shot or the fact that last night was the first on a memory foam topper. My arm hurt too m… --- ## [What’s your experience with the longevity of Amazon Firesticks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-experience-with-the-longevity-of-amazon-firesticks/960569)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-experience-with-the-longevity-of-amazon-firesticks/960569 "2023-04-13T22:23:08Z")
Mine is that they’re crap. We’ve had several die on us over the years, and our latest firestick keeps losing the wireless connection and saying ‘network not available’. Even a reboot doesn’t bring it back up. Then after … --- ## [Convention menu dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convention-menu-dilemma/980384)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convention-menu-dilemma/980384 "2023-04-13T20:53:35Z")
I am running Hospitality for a somewhat local convention, and one of my duties is to run the Green Room, where the invited pros hang out and relax. They were sent a notice to let me know what foods to avoid, and this is… --- ## [Why is my cat rubbing her face on a bowl of lemons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-rubbing-her-face-on-a-bowl-of-lemons/982481)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-rubbing-her-face-on-a-bowl-of-lemons/982481 "2023-04-13T20:02:50Z")
I like to keep a bowl of lemons on my dining table. It’s a big, shallow bowl and right now it has about a dozen lemons in it. One day a couple of months ago, one of my cats jumped up and started rubbing her face ecstati… --- ## [Ohh Horror! It's the first day over 70 degrees and I have no tequila!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-horror-its-the-first-day-over-70-degrees-and-i-have-no-tequila/982531)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-horror-its-the-first-day-over-70-degrees-and-i-have-no-tequila/982531 "2023-04-13T19:54:24Z")
Well, not technically no Tequila Just some crappy Mixto, and what appears to be a bottle of decent stuff. I sadly pushed to the back of the shelf as last summer ended, that has maybe a TBSP at most. Margarita must yet … --- ## [I think I've found him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-found-him/982536)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-ive-found-him/982536 "2023-04-13T19:25:48Z")
I’m pretty sure I’ve found him; by him I’m referring to long-lost Doper @Master\_Wang-Ka, author of what is the best non-OP on this board. (The best OP post would, of course, be @Scylla’s The Horror of Blimps) The best … --- ## [Let's talk knives!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-knives/982386)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-knives/982386 "2023-04-13T18:41:18Z")
Based on a number of comments in the “Banning Knives” thread it appeared we could use a dedicated place to just talk about our knives. So let’s talk about your knives! Any kind of knife: pocket, kitchen, hunting, whatev… --- ## [The Space Needle's Nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-space-needles-nuts/379015)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-space-needles-nuts/379015 "2023-04-13T15:44:28Z")
I seem to recall from a visit to Seattle’s Space Needle that the building appears to be held to its foundation by some really big nuts. Six if I recall correctly. Are these for real? Could I wreak havoc on the needle … --- ## [I experienced a weird animation-related optical illusion watching 'Lower Decks'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-experienced-a-weird-animation-related-optical-illusion-watching-lower-decks/982626)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-experienced-a-weird-animation-related-optical-illusion-watching-lower-decks/982626 "2023-04-13T14:03:56Z")
I had been binging the Star Trek animated show 'Lower Decks" on Paramount+ with one eye while doing work on a computer. For those who aren’t familiar with the show, its style of animation is very non-realistic. Think “Ri… --- ## [So, what did I miss? (Been away for a few years...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-i-miss-been-away-for-a-few-years/972663 "2023-04-13T13:39:40Z")
Hi, everyone. I haven’t been on the SDMB for a while now - who’s still here, and how’s it going for everyone? --- ## [2023 Masters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-masters/982330)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-masters/982330 "2023-04-13T12:31:18Z")
Brooks Koepka is wayyy in the clear @ -12, tho his two co-leaders from round 1 have just teed off. He is completely on his A game from tee to green-when healthy he is the best ballstriker in the world. Meanhoo we are w… --- ## [The meaning of swatting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-swatting/982474)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-swatting/982474 "2023-04-13T12:12:31Z")
I know, it’s hitting a fly. But suppose we go with the current slang usage. I’ve always felt that swatting somebody meant you contacted the police and falsely identified your target as a dangerous criminal in an attempt… --- ## [The latest on civil suits ( lawfare) against Trump with possible political effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-on-civil-suits-lawfare-against-trump-with-possible-political-effect/931464)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-on-civil-suits-lawfare-against-trump-with-possible-political-effect/931464 "2023-04-13T12:01:43Z")
Today, voting equipment company Dominion sued Guliani for 1,3 billion dollars for defamation. My question, why sue Guliani? Why not Trump or Fox News? Guliani doesn’t have millions. --- ## [Secret lab facility found on Clipperton Island!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-lab-facility-found-on-clipperton-island/982535)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-lab-facility-found-on-clipperton-island/982535 "2023-04-13T11:34:03Z")
Perusing Google Maps led me to find some sort of high tech lab/supervillain’s lair on the French possession of Clipperton Island about 600 miles off of Mexico’s west coast. I discovered that if I zoomed in on the island… --- ## [Did Jesus really exist? And what's with the Shroud of Turin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-exist-and-whats-with-the-shroud-of-turin/686353)
**Author:** [@humorme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humorme)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-exist-and-whats-with-the-shroud-of-turin/686353 "2023-04-13T09:08:20Z")
I just read this older article in search for myself why there are no records of the Christ, you would think there would be hundreds of ancient writings and records for someone who claimed to be the son of God. its so … --- ## [Dopers working in health care - how's it going for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-working-in-health-care-hows-it-going-for-you/982538)
**Author:** [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-working-in-health-care-hows-it-going-for-you/982538 "2023-04-13T08:46:47Z")
I’m working for a major hospital system in home health and my level of burn out is currently tremendous. Short of staffing, too much documentation, blah, blah, blah. I read about the mass exodus of doctors, nurses, etc… … --- ## [Anyone have the Yes App? (Yankees & Nets) It looks like they have a deal to get the games for only $20/month this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-the-yes-app-yankees-nets-it-looks-like-they-have-a-deal-to-get-the-games-for-only-20-month-this-year/981980)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-the-yes-app-yankees-nets-it-looks-like-they-have-a-deal-to-get-the-games-for-only-20-month-this-year/981980 "2023-04-13T07:30:51Z")
The Web Site doesn’t make it easy, so I’m doing some research first. But I think I can download the App onto my Firesticks, Phone or computers and watch the YesNetwork including the games. The offer I saw was normally $2… --- ## [Finding a doctor who accepts VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-va/982604)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-doctor-who-accepts-va/982604 "2023-04-13T06:37:10Z")
My wife’s only insurance is the Veterans Administration. She asked me if I was still taking a medication. I asked her if she was still taking the same medication. She said no, ‘That’s why I bought the Omega-3.’ She’d… --- ## [What am I not getting about the fourier transform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-not-getting-about-the-fourier-transform/981877)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-not-getting-about-the-fourier-transform/981877 "2023-04-13T05:47:36Z")
I am almost middle aged no so don’t think this is homework! I recently saw a YouTube video on a related topic and wanted to test my understanding. To do so I want to decompose the sequence (1, 2, 3, 4) into sine waves. H… --- ## [Cheating in prize fishing - how common is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-prize-fishing-how-common-is-it/972563)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheating-in-prize-fishing-how-common-is-it/972563 "2023-04-13T03:24:41Z")
Two fishers, Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky, have been caught red handed cheating. They shoved lead weights in the fish to increase their weights and once exposed, it is likely they will never fish again and actually qui… --- ## [Sealed bids and collusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealed-bids-and-collusion/981785)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealed-bids-and-collusion/981785 "2023-04-13T02:39:30Z")
Lawyer types, hoping to get your take on a situation. It’s a real case but completely past tense so there is no issue about future legality/illegality. The situation is a sealed bid contract for a municipality. The pote… --- ## [Tibet custom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tibet-custom/982478)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tibet-custom/982478 "2023-04-13T00:31:23Z")
Is the following a Tibet custom? The Dalai Lama was in front of a crowd video-taped when he told some kid to “suck my tongue.” It’s in the NBC.com News articles right now. I hope the cultural context was right from Tibet… --- ## [Is the minot ND really a horrible place this story makes it out to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-minot-nd-really-a-horrible-place-this-story-makes-it-out-to-be/982480)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-minot-nd-really-a-horrible-place-this-story-makes-it-out-to-be/982480 "2023-04-13T00:18:14Z")
apparently according to reactions posted by someone in the air force when she got the assignment on TikTok and related comments, this place is the end of the world in te airforce…what I wanna know is is worse than the an… --- ## [ER: Dr. Mark just died, and I'm crying like a baby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-dr-mark-just-died-and-im-crying-like-a-baby/108220)
**Author:** [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/er-dr-mark-just-died-and-im-crying-like-a-baby/108220 "2023-04-12T23:54:10Z")
So, what did everyone think of this episode? I just cried for the last twenty minutes straight. I’ve been watching ER since the very first episode, but this was by far the saddest show I’ve seen. I cried a bit when Doug … --- ## [Alvin Bragg sues Jim Jordan. What does "sue" mean in this context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-bragg-sues-jim-jordan-what-does-sue-mean-in-this-context/982564)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-bragg-sues-jim-jordan-what-does-sue-mean-in-this-context/982564 "2023-04-12T23:48:48Z")
To me, “sue” means to get money from. But I’m sure that’s not the case here. Does this just mean Bragg wants a Federal judge to tell Jordan to stop it? --- ## [How do you choose school board members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-choose-school-board-members/982530)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-choose-school-board-members/982530 "2023-04-12T23:26:14Z")
The majority of school board elections in the US are technically nonpartisan, even though the right is making it more and more partisan, and it worries me, because I have trouble finding information about nonpartisan can… --- ## [Everything Everywhere All at Once (spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-spoilers-in-op/962914)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-spoilers-in-op/962914 "2023-04-12T22:46:29Z")
My wife, my 13-year-old daughter, my 14-year-old niece, and I went to see this movie last night. It’s the most fun I’ve had at the movies in many years: utterly bonkers, beautifully filmed, hilarious, and with a genuine … --- ## [Legal question from a Thomas Hardy short story, "The Three Strangers" (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-from-a-thomas-hardy-short-story-the-three-strangers-open-spoilers/982592)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-from-a-thomas-hardy-short-story-the-three-strangers-open-spoilers/982592 "2023-04-12T22:44:26Z")
In Victorian England, a man sees his brother, who has escaped from prison where he’s about to be hanged for stealing a sheep to feed his hungry family, being entertained at a party by people who don’t know his identity. … --- ## [Tense Question About Damon Runyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tense-question-about-damon-runyon/78851)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tense-question-about-damon-runyon/78851 "2023-04-12T21:31:44Z")
I have a copy of Damon Runyon’s ‘On Broadway’. The book comprises three sets of stories viz. ‘More Than Somewhat’, ‘Furthermore’ and ‘Take It Easy’. In his introduction, E. C. Bentley writes as follows: ‘In all the Run… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=853) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=855)