# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=863 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 864 --- ## [Shorties vs. Tallies \[Baseball\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shorties-vs-tallies-baseball/981670)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shorties-vs-tallies-baseball/981670 "2023-04-01T22:56:12Z")
OK, imagine we could play a game between the All-Tall lineup and the All-Short one. Who would win? Who would win a series (given a reasonable rest for the starting pitchers) or a season’s worth of games between these tea… --- ## [Monopoly game online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-game-online/981707)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-game-online/981707 "2023-04-01T22:20:04Z")
I recently flew British Airways and the time flew by (heh) because of a really well-designed Monopoly game. I’d be jolly grateful if anyone can tell me where to download it (or else suggest a decent online version of th… --- ## [Murder mystery part II: the one that got away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-mystery-part-ii-the-one-that-got-away/958129)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-mystery-part-ii-the-one-that-got-away/958129 "2023-04-01T21:29:23Z")
Has this been done? A follow-up to the story of the heirs who gathered at the creepy old mansion for the reading of the will, with the usual sanguinary results. However: it turns out that one of the heirs couldn’t make … --- ## [March of the Rantoneers (March mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-rantoneers-march-mini-rants/980582)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-rantoneers-march-mini-rants/980582 "2023-04-01T20:17:47Z")
Yep, yet another day has gone by with students who are 100% Pavlovian. By that, I mean that no matter what the assignment is, no matter how important it is to them to get it done, the second they get connected to the Int… --- ## [Minor ethical dilemma. Using a Senior perk a few months early. You get to decide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-ethical-dilemma-using-a-senior-perk-a-few-months-early-you-get-to-decide/981892)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-ethical-dilemma-using-a-senior-perk-a-few-months-early-you-get-to-decide/981892 "2023-04-01T20:08:50Z")
There is a music/arts festival coming up that lasts from a Thursday to a Sunday. You generally have to pay for the weekend and most people do that and camp for the entire time. They sell one day passes for Sunday only. N… --- ## [Nancy Pelosi statement on the Trump indictment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosi-statement-on-the-trump-indictment/981948)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosi-statement-on-the-trump-indictment/981948 "2023-04-01T17:57:01Z")
She posted this: The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law. No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the sys… --- ## [Bad bad bad Bustelo (coffee thread. Uh oh!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863 "2023-04-01T17:53:33Z")
I had my breakfast tray at rehab ('nother story) On it was a innocent packet of Bustelo instant coffee. I don’t drink much coffee. But I have this odd desire to smell things lately. Things smell weird to me now. I ope… --- ## [The all new Hyperbolic Ion-Encabulator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-hyperbolic-ion-encabulator/953556)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-all-new-hyperbolic-ion-encabulator/953556 "2023-04-01T17:47:51Z")
Many of us are aware of the classic Turbo Encabulator and the more modern Retro Encabulator. But has anyone else seen the Agilent 6495C triple quadrupole LC/MS: Features include: Ion injector VacShield i… --- ## [March 30, 2023 Protest at (Tennessee) Capitol--The way to do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-30-2023-protest-at-tennessee-capitol-the-way-to-do-it/981994)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-30-2023-protest-at-tennessee-capitol-the-way-to-do-it/981994 "2023-04-01T17:20:08Z")
Although not widely reported in the national media, there was a protest at the Tennessee Capitol building on Thursday (I guess Trump’s indictment knocked it out of the news cycle). Reportedly, over a thousand men, women,… --- ## [Help me find a nice microscope objective for photography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-nice-microscope-objective-for-photography/981985)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-nice-microscope-objective-for-photography/981985 "2023-04-01T15:06:22Z")
I’d like to buy a nice microscope objective for attaching to my camera. Wonderful performance is the goal, and yet, tuppence is tuppence. I’m thinking 10X, though what I learn would presumably help go to other magnifica… --- ## [Increasing auditory hallucinations lately, should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-auditory-hallucinations-lately-should-i-be-concerned/981959)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-auditory-hallucinations-lately-should-i-be-concerned/981959 "2023-04-01T14:41:19Z")
I have a bipolar-2 sister and possibly-psychotic aunt. I had never had any hallucinations of any sort until recently. I’m 35. Never anything visual - only auditory stuff. Every once in a few months, I’d get what I thou… --- ## [What are the technical difficulties in creating a maser capable of inducing the Havana syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-technical-difficulties-in-creating-a-maser-capable-of-inducing-the-havana-syndrome/954561)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-technical-difficulties-in-creating-a-maser-capable-of-inducing-the-havana-syndrome/954561 "2023-04-01T13:26:30Z")
I’ve been reading a bit about the Havana syndrome and was wondering why some scientists still consider the device “science fiction” (even though the Navy has already experimented with one apparently). What are the techn… --- ## [Help Remembering a Classical Music Radio Show Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-remembering-a-classical-music-radio-show-name/981957)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-remembering-a-classical-music-radio-show-name/981957 "2023-04-01T13:14:40Z")
I vaguely remember a radio show that featured classical music and was called something like “Shakilly’s List” or some such. I can’t remember the name and am hoping someone can assist. If I remember correctly, the show … --- ## [John Fetterman enters hospital for depression (2/16/2023) {Leaves 2023-04-01}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-fetterman-enters-hospital-for-depression-2-16-2023-leaves-2023-04-01/979909)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-fetterman-enters-hospital-for-depression-2-16-2023-leaves-2023-04-01/979909 "2023-04-01T10:11:45Z")
Sigh. He strikes me as a decent man … with no end of health struggles. --- ## [Looking for blank legal forms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-blank-legal-forms/981951)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-blank-legal-forms/981951 "2023-04-01T09:05:46Z")
A friend of mine – not an attorney – wants to get a generic legal form to use as a contract for a roofing contractor. He logically believes that any contract offered by the contractor will be biased, and he would like to… --- ## [Anyone else watching Carnival Row?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-carnival-row/839505)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-carnival-row/839505 "2023-04-01T08:46:35Z")
New series from Amazon, Victoria era urban fantasy. So far I’ve only caught the first episode although all 8 dropped at once. --- ## [What are these fuzzy pins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-fuzzy-pins/981360)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-fuzzy-pins/981360 "2023-04-01T07:34:58Z")
A place nearby had a large amount of “free stuff” yesterday. On examination it mostly garbage bag after garbage bag of Easter Egg kits, Valentine’s Day cards, and, well, mostly other things that didn’t interest me. I did… --- ## [“Sorry, you can’t embed media items in a post”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-you-can-t-embed-media-items-in-a-post/981964)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-you-can-t-embed-media-items-in-a-post/981964 "2023-04-01T06:17:30Z")
I’m just trying to link to a YouTube video. I’ve done it a bunch of times before. Has something changed? Is there a bug? Or am I just being stupid? (I’m on an iPhone if that matters.) --- ## [Least ‘commercialized’ search engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-commercialized-search-engine/981886)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-commercialized-search-engine/981886 "2023-04-01T05:13:07Z")
Just read a response from another Doper who said Google responses are ordered in order of their benefit to google, not their benefit to you. I have noticed this too. What’s a good alternative? I use Duck Duck Go because … --- ## [What cool stuff can fit on a single floppy disk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-stuff-can-fit-on-a-single-floppy-disk/160379)
**Author:** [@ohlssonvox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohlssonvox)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cool-stuff-can-fit-on-a-single-floppy-disk/160379 "2023-04-01T04:14:55Z")
Ok, I know floppy disks are on there way to extinction, but I was in a bit of a discussion with a friend that I think they are still useful, and because of bad programming nothing will fit on one anymore. I know you can … --- ## [What makes a good fighter aircraft or attack aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-fighter-aircraft-or-attack-aircraft/980778)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-good-fighter-aircraft-or-attack-aircraft/980778 "2023-04-01T03:10:44Z")
Judging by names, there are fighter aircraft (e.g. the F-16), attack aircraft (e.g. the A-10), and there are fighter/attack aircraft (e.g. the F/A-18). What features make a plane better- or worse-suited to either of the… --- ## [Do you Scrum? Or Agile something something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-scrum-or-agile-something-something/843665)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-scrum-or-agile-something-something/843665 "2023-04-01T01:24:28Z")
(Scrum is a project management structure used primarily by software companies) My company converted to scrum 4 years ago, after pretending to be “agile” for 5 years and not really being very agile. We follow a fairly t… --- ## [Interesting, Thundersnow in Detroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-thundersnow-in-detroit/980693)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-thundersnow-in-detroit/980693 "2023-04-01T01:20:29Z")
I haven’t see thunder snow in 20 years or so. It took me a few minutes to figure out after wondering why there were that many Transformers blowing out(the flashes), without losing power. Then I finally heard the thunder… --- ## [Is there such a thing as "morbidly frustrating?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-morbidly-frustrating/981752)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-morbidly-frustrating/981752 "2023-04-01T01:02:58Z")
Like morbid curiosity? This being rural Kentucky, I came out to my car this morning to discover that someone had sprayed racial epithets on the cars of several people of color living on our street (the street’s about 50%… --- ## [What is Groupon's business plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-groupons-business-plan/625691)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-groupons-business-plan/625691 "2023-03-31T22:07:19Z")
I buy quite a few items from Groupon. I’ve bought sheets, towels, kitchen utensils, tours of Chicago, and sports tickets. So, how do they plan to make money? Do they make money on the float since they charge your credit… --- ## [Castors for upright piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castors-for-upright-piano/981826)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castors-for-upright-piano/981826 "2023-03-31T22:06:16Z")
I want to put our upright piano onto castors or a moveable platform - how can I do it? --- ## [Normal Places Made Famous by an Arts and Entertainment Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-places-made-famous-by-an-arts-and-entertainment-thing/980803)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-places-made-famous-by-an-arts-and-entertainment-thing/980803 "2023-03-31T21:01:24Z")
For example: The crosswalk on Abbey Road from the Abbey Road album cover. The steps of the Philadelphia Museum of the Arts from Rocky. --- ## [Spin-Off thread from Life Hacks about Defund Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-thread-from-life-hacks-about-defund-police/981798)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-thread-from-life-hacks-about-defund-police/981798 "2023-03-31T20:10:53Z")
An echo or Alexa that can be programmed to call you (or send a text, email, whatever) by voice commands sounds like a really good idea. My mother was ready to die, and had a DNR. I wasn’t worried she might be lying uncon… --- ## [Social Security: I hate it when there’s a kernel of truth from the Republican opposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-i-hate-it-when-there-s-a-kernel-of-truth-from-the-republican-opposition/980946)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-i-hate-it-when-there-s-a-kernel-of-truth-from-the-republican-opposition/980946 "2023-03-31T17:50:27Z")
On one hand, you have Democrats saying “The Evil Republicans are coming for your social security! It’s your right! You paid into it!” And on the other hand, you have a system where the money people paying in TODAY is go… --- ## [Protest against thread closing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protest-against-thread-closing/981799)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protest-against-thread-closing/981799 "2023-03-31T16:33:56Z")
@What\_Exit GD is only for formal debates. Please don’t do this again. “Only for formal debates”?? Since when? By that standard 2/3 of GD should be closed. @What\_Exit Do not move your thread after a Mod moves it. Ne… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=862) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=864)