# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=860 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 861 --- ## [Why does AT&T make it so hard to report a fraudulent account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-at-t-make-it-so-hard-to-report-a-fraudulent-account/982209)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-at-t-make-it-so-hard-to-report-a-fraudulent-account/982209 "2023-04-05T16:05:55Z")
I got a bill yesterday for an AT&T cell phone account that I never opened. In trying to report it, I found a phone number for Global Fraud Management. Calling that number directed me to a website to fill out a form- but… --- ## [Would the Secret Service go to jail, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-secret-service-go-to-jail-too/981352)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-secret-service-go-to-jail-too/981352 "2023-04-05T15:18:19Z")
If a former president were convicted of a crime and jailed, what would the Secret Service do? Put agents in the cells with him? --- ## [Resolved: The Fallen movies are terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-fallen-movies-are-terrible/979656)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-fallen-movies-are-terrible/979656 "2023-04-05T14:26:54Z")
These are the three films (Olympus, London, and Angel Has Fallen, starring Gerald Butler and Morgan Freeman, as well as Aaron Eckhart and (briefly) Ashley Judd. They’re silly, jingoistic, and full of tripe, worn-out tro… --- ## [Denver mayoral election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-mayoral-election/982201)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-mayoral-election/982201 "2023-04-05T14:14:36Z")
Now listen here bub. Even after it came out that Michael Hancock was A sexual harasser A believer in do what I say, not what I do. Want more misogyny in his term? When a man was hired as Sheriff, his press secretary… --- ## [Non habit forming sleep aids that work for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-habit-forming-sleep-aids-that-work-for-you/982129)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-habit-forming-sleep-aids-that-work-for-you/982129 "2023-04-05T13:58:32Z")
I have no trouble falling asleep, but if something wakes me up during the night, like strong winds or my dog wandering around the house, I have trouble falling back to sleep. I get good exercise during the day, and have … --- ## [New 3rd party kicks off - Forward Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3rd-party-kicks-off-forward-party/968684)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-3rd-party-kicks-off-forward-party/968684 "2023-04-05T13:48:57Z")
I desperately hope they make a big impact. --- ## [Excel not asking if I want to save my changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-not-asking-if-i-want-to-save-my-changes/982156)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-not-asking-if-i-want-to-save-my-changes/982156 "2023-04-05T13:28:50Z")
Earlier today a window popped up that said I had to save my open Office applications so that the system could update Office. So I saved my files and clicked Continue. Once updated, my applications re-opened automatical… --- ## [Jucika Collection? Printed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jucika-collection-printed/982169)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jucika-collection-printed/982169 "2023-04-05T13:05:19Z")
Rumor hath it there is a printed Jucika collection. I cannot locate it. Help, please? --- ## [Is this pronunciation of frontier a regional thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pronunciation-of-frontier-a-regional-thing/981910)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pronunciation-of-frontier-a-regional-thing/981910 "2023-04-05T12:42:17Z")
I’m listening to an audiobook and the speaker pronounces frontier in a way I’ve never heard before. I’ve always heard it pronounced frun-teer. But he pronounces it frawn-teer. I believe the speaker is originally from No… --- ## [Kaiser Permanente](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaiser-permanente/982176)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaiser-permanente/982176 "2023-04-05T10:46:46Z")
Does Kaiser see non members if they pay cash? --- ## [I have an Emerson computer monitor (I can get the model # if necessary). All I want to do is turn it back on!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-emerson-computer-monitor-i-can-get-the-model-if-necessary-all-i-want-to-do-is-turn-it-back-on/982134)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-emerson-computer-monitor-i-can-get-the-model-if-necessary-all-i-want-to-do-is-turn-it-back-on/982134 "2023-04-05T06:26:31Z")
I’ve had my computer monitor (an Emeson) for about a year. It has one of those “built-in” automatic shutoff circuits when after being left alone for about 30 minutes, shuts the monitor off. I left the computer monitor … --- ## [New FQxI Essay Contest: How Could Science be Different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fqxi-essay-contest-how-could-science-be-different/982178)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fqxi-essay-contest-how-could-science-be-different/982178 "2023-04-05T05:23:07Z")
The newly-rebranded FQxI (Foundational Questions Institute), formerly FQXi (I don’t get it either), has launched an updated version of its almost-annual essay contest, which brings together contributions both from notabl… --- ## [The appeal of starbucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-starbucks/982085)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-starbucks/982085 "2023-04-05T04:00:56Z")
This isn’t about the current unionization debate, though was inspired by it. Whenever I hear Starbucks mentioned in the media, it’s in the context of people criticizing the quality and price of their coffee. There’s oft… --- ## [The director of Britain's National Cyber Force is called... Babbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-director-of-britains-national-cyber-force-is-called-babbage/982167)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-director-of-britains-national-cyber-force-is-called-babbage/982167 "2023-04-05T02:58:19Z")
James Babbage, to be precise. Not Charles. I had to check that the article (Economist, firewalled) wasn’t from April 1st. --- ## [Translate "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-fiscally-conservative-socially-liberal-for-me/982084)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-fiscally-conservative-socially-liberal-for-me/982084 "2023-04-05T01:50:54Z")
On a dating site. Normally, since I’m a leftwinger, I look for women whose views are compatible with mine, but I’m pretty broadminded. I don’t really understand what “FC, SL” means though. I associate fiscal conservatism… --- ## [Permanently Disable Num Lock Key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanently-disable-num-lock-key/982105)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanently-disable-num-lock-key/982105 "2023-04-05T01:27:46Z")
There is never, never, never, never going to be a situation where I want the number keys on my 10-keypad to not work. The num lock button on this Windows laptop is located such that it is far too easy to accidentally pr… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad can you really do what you're dreaming of in your sleep? Or are you just too lazy to get up? (Yeah you grandwrex-son!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-can-you-really-do-what-youre-dreaming-of-in-your-sleep-or-are-you-just-too-lazy-to-get-up-yeah-you-grandwrex-son/982043)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-can-you-really-do-what-youre-dreaming-of-in-your-sleep-or-are-you-just-too-lazy-to-get-up-yeah-you-grandwrex-son/982043 "2023-04-05T00:25:25Z")
\#2 Broccoli for supper. Always causes digestive issues for these boys. Always. Usually it’s just unpleasant and Febreze can handle it.:face\_with\_peeking\_eye: This is the same boy who’s had numerous night terrors and sl… --- ## [How can you tell a sales person from a programmer/engineer by their way of typing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-a-sales-person-from-a-programmer-engineer-by-their-way-of-typing/982107)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-a-sales-person-from-a-programmer-engineer-by-their-way-of-typing/982107 "2023-04-05T00:10:20Z")
Question in the title. I got the inspiration from another thread I won’t mention to not spoil the answer, but I’ve always had a surefire way to tell them apart. Can you? --- ## [Factual Question about Women's Soccer Lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-womens-soccer-lawsuit/982133)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-question-about-womens-soccer-lawsuit/982133 "2023-04-04T23:51:52Z")
Hey everyone. I can’t find this answer online and I’m looking for a factual answer. It’s based on an argument I had with someone. In essence: Women’s soccer players sued because they are paid less than men, and won a s… --- ## [Are there any world class athletes that are self taught and did not rely on a coach to get them where they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-world-class-athletes-that-are-self-taught-and-did-not-rely-on-a-coach-to-get-them-where-they-are/980981)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-world-class-athletes-that-are-self-taught-and-did-not-rely-on-a-coach-to-get-them-where-they-are/980981 "2023-04-04T22:56:49Z")
In sports, the notion of coaching is deeply engrained and ubiquitous in the field. Promising athletes start working with a coach from a young age and continue relying on coaching all the way up to the most elite levels. … --- ## [RIP Roger Ebert 1942-2013 \[was 'Roger Ebert's cancer is back'\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roger-ebert-1942-2013-was-roger-eberts-cancer-is-back/654744)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roger-ebert-1942-2013-was-roger-eberts-cancer-is-back/654744 "2023-04-04T22:11:46Z")
Taking a “Leave of Presence” from the Sun-Times. Damned cancer. StG --- ## [Question about Spider Man: No Way Home: Where do the three Peter Parkers meet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-spider-man-no-way-home-where-do-the-three-peter-parkers-meet/982111)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-spider-man-no-way-home-where-do-the-three-peter-parkers-meet/982111 "2023-04-04T22:02:13Z")
Tobey Maguire’s says his is the Chrysler Building. Andrew Garfield’s is the Empire State Building. MJ knows where “her” Peter Parker would go, but I can’t figure out what building it is. (The Avengers Tower?) --- ## [March Madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness/981233)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness/981233 "2023-04-04T21:35:00Z")
I’m finishing up my bracket. Tipoff is tomorrow. Anyone have any insights to some big upsets? I think Houston is overrated, AZ is underrated, don’t know about Kansas, and I’d take any insights anyone has. I’m in $20 on m… --- ## [Ryuichi Sakamoto has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryuichi-sakamoto-has-died/982039)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryuichi-sakamoto-has-died/982039 "2023-04-04T20:24:48Z")
I liked his work, both solo and with the Yellow Magic Orchestra, he was also very influential on other artists I liked. --- ## [Are there any businesses that keep significant "rainy day" savings on hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-businesses-that-keep-significant-rainy-day-savings-on-hand/981835)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-businesses-that-keep-significant-rainy-day-savings-on-hand/981835 "2023-04-04T19:40:55Z")
Households all try to keep savings on hand for rainy days. For some reason, corporations/companies seem to be exempt from needing to do that. Are there any (non-bank) companies that make a practice of stashing a lot of … --- ## [Can castrated men have sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-castrated-men-have-sex/188961)
**Author:** [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-castrated-men-have-sex/188961 "2023-04-04T19:36:40Z")
I have seen different thoughts/opinions, that castrated men cannot have sex, and thus in old days, they are made into eunuchs. But some people say that it was not effective. Then I also have heard that castrating a rapi… --- ## [Questions About When Multiple Parties Are Defendants In A Civil Suit (don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-when-multiple-parties-are-defendants-in-a-civil-suit-dont-need-answer-fast/982026)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-when-multiple-parties-are-defendants-in-a-civil-suit-dont-need-answer-fast/982026 "2023-04-04T19:14:41Z")
Let’s say I sue Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Yoshihiro for $20 million. If the judge/jury find in my favor, is each of them on the hook for $4 million? If Matthew wants to settle and the others do not, does Matthew j… --- ## [Text wrong number scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-wrong-number-scam/981687)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-wrong-number-scam/981687 "2023-04-04T19:12:04Z")
So I get a text “Busy?” I ask “Who?” and I get “Isn’t this Anna?” and it doesn’t stop there. She wants to apologize for bothering me, then she tells what a polite person I am, and where do I live etc. It’s a slow day, so… --- ## [Diamond price question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-price-question/981701)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-price-question/981701 "2023-04-04T19:03:38Z")
There is this candle company that claims that every candle contains a real diamond (I won’t name it, but if you have Facebook you have probably seen their adverts). They sell the candles for $30 each, and I asked them w… --- ## [What, you thought college basketball was over until October?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-thought-college-basketball-was-over-until-october/982146)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-you-thought-college-basketball-was-over-until-october/982146 "2023-04-04T18:50:14Z")
A couple of things popped up recently. First, apparently First Lady Jill Biden invited both the LSU and Iowa women’s basketball teams to the White House. A number of LSU players, and others, felt that this was a slap in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=859) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=861)