# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=859&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 860 --- ## [I'm in the ER (posted 2023-01-31, now home)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-the-er-posted-2023-01-31-now-home/979132 "2023-04-07T02:15:52Z")
They may be keeping me overnight. Waiting for an available bed. --- ## [Do you know anyone who is literate in ROT13?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-is-literate-in-rot13/982221)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-is-literate-in-rot13/982221 "2023-04-07T02:05:47Z")
I mean actually reads it rather than laboriously deciphers it a letter at a time? --- ## [I think I solved a 40 yr old machine problem!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-solved-a-40-yr-old-machine-problem/982261)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-solved-a-40-yr-old-machine-problem/982261 "2023-04-07T01:44:52Z")
I hope some of the mechanics here weigh in on this. 40 years ago I was working for a coffee company on a pouch pack packaging line. We had about a dozen machines that would put coffee in little mylar bags. I will just ta… --- ## [Straight Dope 3/24/2023: What was neoliberalism, is it dead, and was it really so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-3-24-2023-what-was-neoliberalism-is-it-dead-and-was-it-really-so-bad/981595)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-3-24-2023-what-was-neoliberalism-is-it-dead-and-was-it-really-so-bad/981595 "2023-04-07T00:51:09Z")
What was neoliberalism, is it dead, and was it really so bad? I’ll answer these questions in reverse order: Of course neoliberalism was bad. It’s what gave us Donald Trump. Some people think so. We shall see. I… --- ## [When did this topic change from Mundane & pointless to Miscellaneous and Personal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-this-topic-change-from-mundane-pointless-to-miscellaneous-and-personal/982225)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-this-topic-change-from-mundane-pointless-to-miscellaneous-and-personal/982225 "2023-04-07T00:30:40Z")
I’ve been a Doper since '99. I just noticed that this thread has changed name. Please tell me it doesn’t go all the back to the board migration! StG --- ## [Ever see a movie where the bad guy gets away with so much it makes you mad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-a-movie-where-the-bad-guy-gets-away-with-so-much-it-makes-you-mad/982116)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-a-movie-where-the-bad-guy-gets-away-with-so-much-it-makes-you-mad/982116 "2023-04-07T00:04:24Z")
Wings Hauser as RAMROD in “Vice Squad” and Russel Crowe in “Romper Stomper” Me: “Will somebody kill this guy FFS!!??” --- ## [Supreme Court rejects West Virginia request to enforce anti-trans law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rejects-west-virginia-request-to-enforce-anti-trans-law/982278)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rejects-west-virginia-request-to-enforce-anti-trans-law/982278 "2023-04-06T22:09:55Z")
A glimmer of sanity from the Supreme Court, for once. West Virginia lunatic AG sought to block a 12-year-old trans girl from participating in her school’s cross-country and track teams because … well, just because. Eve… --- ## [When accessibility destroys the thing being accessed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-accessibility-destroys-the-thing-being-accessed/982132)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-accessibility-destroys-the-thing-being-accessed/982132 "2023-04-06T21:52:24Z")
Looking for frank views and maybe to have my own views deconstructed, challenged and adjusted. I know I’ve been a bonehead on topics like this before… Short version: What do we do when accommodations to make something … --- ## [Have you ever tried Rheingold beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tried-rheingold-beer/982218)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-tried-rheingold-beer/982218 "2023-04-06T21:36:03Z")
I’ve been looking at some old baseball photos of the Polo Grounds in New York City and there’s a big ad for Rheingold beer. Thinking this is from the early 60s when the Mets played there. Anyone try this beer back in th… --- ## [In other hush money news (Trump accused of covering up illegitimate child)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-other-hush-money-news-trump-accused-of-covering-up-illegitimate-child/982267)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-other-hush-money-news-trump-accused-of-covering-up-illegitimate-child/982267 "2023-04-06T21:28:15Z")
PAB’s lovechild with his housekeeper pays him to keep her parentage a secret. --- ## [Why does the delete code now have pink background?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-delete-code-now-have-pink-background/982232)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-delete-code-now-have-pink-background/982232 "2023-04-06T21:24:55Z")
Like this: Why does the delete code now have strike through and pink background? It used to just do strike-through, but now it’s got the pink background. How come? --- ## [Laser eye surgery coming up in 3 days, my mind is flipping back and forth nonstop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-eye-surgery-coming-up-in-3-days-my-mind-is-flipping-back-and-forth-nonstop/982089)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-eye-surgery-coming-up-in-3-days-my-mind-is-flipping-back-and-forth-nonstop/982089 "2023-04-06T20:46:59Z")
By this point, I’ve read dozens of success and horror stories alike. The problem is that laser eye surgery is extremely binary, by nature. Every story is either “It was awesome, best decision I’ve ever made, worth every … --- ## [Green Thumbs: Indoor Plant Dampness Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-thumbs-indoor-plant-dampness-problem/982108)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-thumbs-indoor-plant-dampness-problem/982108 "2023-04-06T19:51:19Z")
My daughter has a fair collection of indoor plants in her bedroom. But, her room smells of dampness. In contrast, my late mother had quite a collection of house plants in the kitchen and family room. These rooms were lar… --- ## [The Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-machine/982236)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-machine/982236 "2023-04-06T18:05:14Z")
A trailer for a new action-comedy: THE MACHINE Official Trailer (2023) - YouTube Mark Hamill in the mother-@#$%^&\* MACHINE! --- ## [Trees and gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees-and-gravity/349817)
**Author:** [@username\_taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/username_taken)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees-and-gravity/349817 "2023-04-06T17:33:51Z")
I once heard someone on the radio talking about trees and wondering how it is that water is able to make its way from the roots all the way to the very top branches and leaves. The person made it sound as if the answer … --- ## [Griping about part numbers and serial numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/griping-about-part-numbers-and-serial-numbers/982208)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/griping-about-part-numbers-and-serial-numbers/982208 "2023-04-06T16:07:41Z")
O.K. manufacturers, look, you should never use the letter S in a model number, part number, serial number, inventory number, whatever. I just ran in to this today. It looks like a damn 5. And when I write it down, I use … --- ## [What level of coverage ought the media give Trump's legal problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-coverage-ought-the-media-give-trumps-legal-problems/982216)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-level-of-coverage-ought-the-media-give-trumps-legal-problems/982216 "2023-04-06T15:52:43Z")
When Trump ran in 16 and 20, it seemed the press allowed him to play them into giving him essentially unlimited free press every time he said/did anything. I was a tad dismayed to see the coverage of yesterday’s indictm… --- ## [The opening chord to O Fortuna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opening-chord-to-o-fortuna/982179)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opening-chord-to-o-fortuna/982179 "2023-04-06T15:48:48Z")
If reading this thread you think I have no knowledge of music theory then you’d be right. Simply asked, what is the opening chord to Carol Orff’s O Fortuna. Here is the symphony sheet music which I can’t read with all … --- ## [Help me! Laser pointers and fake eyeballs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-laser-pointers-and-fake-eyeballs/330444)
**Author:** [@Blobbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blobbo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-laser-pointers-and-fake-eyeballs/330444 "2023-04-06T15:15:48Z")
A friend of mine was born with a birth defect in which one of his eyes did not grow to fix the eye socket. Because having a hollow eye socket looks really creepy, he got a fake eyeball to fill it and look normal. I rece… --- ## [Help with my throw together casserole please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-my-throw-together-casserole-please/981851)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-my-throw-together-casserole-please/981851 "2023-04-06T14:59:09Z")
I’m trying to avoid a trip to the grocery store and work with the ingredients I have in the kitchen. Anyway it’s real simple. In a casserole dish I was gonna throw, frozen tots, fajita strips (flank steak), peppers and… --- ## [Fuck Dog Parks and the Assholes Who Refuse to Control Their Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dog-parks-and-the-assholes-who-refuse-to-control-their-dogs/982171)
**Author:** [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-dog-parks-and-the-assholes-who-refuse-to-control-their-dogs/982171 "2023-04-06T13:19:54Z")
Just a rant. A vulgar rant because society says I’m not supposed to visit violence on people who don’t give a shit when their pet visits violence on others. Backstory: I have a wonderful pit mix named Vaya. My brothe… --- ## [Could this memory card access technology work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-memory-card-access-technology-work/981751)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-memory-card-access-technology-work/981751 "2023-04-06T13:07:38Z")
I’ve seen it used on more than one science fiction movie/series. A character is standing over a horizontally-mounted touchscreen display, and tosses a small memory card down on the display. The display…uh…displays a visu… --- ## [What is a driver and why does my computer not have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-driver-and-why-does-my-computer-not-have-one/981947)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-driver-and-why-does-my-computer-not-have-one/981947 "2023-04-06T12:56:45Z")
What is a driver and why does my computer not have one? --- ## [Buying the farm - your experiences with taking your life in a totally different direction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-the-farm-your-experiences-with-taking-your-life-in-a-totally-different-direction/982001)
**Author:** [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-the-farm-your-experiences-with-taking-your-life-in-a-totally-different-direction/982001 "2023-04-06T02:51:23Z")
I work in IT, where I help automate reports that nobody will ever read, and hate every minute of it. My fiancee is a Java developer, which she studied for the sake of the money - she’s now badly paid considering the wor… --- ## [Trump indicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 792\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indicted/981904 "2023-04-06T01:22:34Z")
Manhattan grand jury has indicted Trump. CNN link --- ## [Mens' fashion. Can I wear a black sweater with black pants? Black shoes, too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-fashion-can-i-wear-a-black-sweater-with-black-pants-black-shoes-too/982110)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-fashion-can-i-wear-a-black-sweater-with-black-pants-black-shoes-too/982110 "2023-04-06T00:39:01Z")
I only wear black and grey, at least 99% of the time to work. I’m a school teacher and have reduced and simplified my wardrobe quite a bit. Anyway, instead of grey pants, is it OK to just have straight black? Black swea… --- ## [Clayton Rings - What do you think they were for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clayton-rings-what-do-you-think-they-were-for/961316)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clayton-rings-what-do-you-think-they-were-for/961316 "2023-04-05T22:36:32Z")
We did the Roman Dodecahedron (has it really been 11 years!) So, any guesses as to what Clayton Rings might be? Basically, they are open ended pottery with holed discs, used by nomadic herders, that have been found in … --- ## [Things you thought you made up as a kid, that you really didn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-thought-you-made-up-as-a-kid-that-you-really-didnt/982222)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-thought-you-made-up-as-a-kid-that-you-really-didnt/982222 "2023-04-05T22:14:38Z")
That naughty rhymes thread reminded me of this. And I have two to share. Did you know that if you put an X on the end of Tampa, Florida, it becomes Tampax, Florida? Yeah, I made that up. And a circle with a line in i… --- ## [Does drinking alcohol with meals reduce their nutritional value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-alcohol-with-meals-reduce-their-nutritional-value/982140)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-alcohol-with-meals-reduce-their-nutritional-value/982140 "2023-04-05T21:50:41Z")
I googled this and didn’t find great info. We all know that it leads to making bad food choices and more caloric intake, but I’m asking the question from a chemical perspective. Does drinking alcohol either during, or … --- ## [Trump's comments after his arraignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-comments-after-his-arraignment/982038)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-comments-after-his-arraignment/982038 "2023-04-05T19:46:38Z")
Trump says he will deliver remarks after his arraignment. We should have a contest, where the person who is closest to the Trump rambling disconnected word salad wins. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=858&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=860&state=tracking)