# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=867&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 868 --- ## [Silicone ice cube molds and spillage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-ice-cube-molds-and-spillage/981683)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-ice-cube-molds-and-spillage/981683 "2023-03-28T03:31:09Z")
Specifically the kind often referred to as ice sticks, because they’re long and narrow enough to fit through the top of a standard pop bottle. I bought three of these molds and then couldn’t figure out how to carry them … --- ## [AV School Transportation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/av-school-transportation/981741)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/av-school-transportation/981741 "2023-03-28T01:34:43Z")
In our glorious future in which fully capable level 5 automated vehicles are common, I assume school districts will start switching to them to transport students. Do you think that it will be like current school buses, b… --- ## [Israeli Protests and Potential Crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-protests-and-potential-crisis/981337)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-protests-and-potential-crisis/981337 "2023-03-28T01:21:36Z")
I don’t think we have a thread on this, but I feel like it’s a major issue. Unless I’m just being sucked in by sensationalist reporting? So it seems that the current Netanyahu government doesn’t like the fact that the I… --- ## [I just want to thank all my Doper friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-my-doper-friends/981424)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-thank-all-my-doper-friends/981424 "2023-03-28T01:02:54Z")
Being a barrister is sometimes a bit on the stressful side. I am so lucky to have stumbled on the SDMB where there are so many entertaining conversations, deep thoughts, and kitties. You all have helped me over the yea… --- ## [I Pit Darren Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-darren-garrison/954165)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-darren-garrison/954165 "2023-03-28T00:45:34Z")
I mean, really. Just absolutely disgusting. If you’re not trolling the fact that people like you exist make my skin crawl. --- ## [I have much to get off my chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-much-to-get-off-my-chest/981734)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-much-to-get-off-my-chest/981734 "2023-03-28T00:13:06Z")
It’s no secret that I’m extremely classist, and bitter, and have violent fantasies of hurting rich kids. I’ve even told my parents that I resent the circumstances. I don’t resent them, I just resent not having a silver s… --- ## [Hotdogs and Toppings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotdogs-and-toppings/981559 "2023-03-27T21:12:33Z")
Yeah Yeah, it’s been done. The question I have though, is one I don’t ever remember seeing addressed. If you are one who puts sauerkraut on your hot dog, do you put it on cold or do you heat it to match the temperature… --- ## [Police training: US lags behind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-training-us-lags-behind/981718)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-training-us-lags-behind/981718 "2023-03-27T20:51:12Z")
I was surprised by a couple of articles that argue the average US police officer gets only 21 weeks of training, while in Finland, they receive 3 years of training and earn a degree. One article is here https://www.cfr.o… --- ## [How to reply to a reply on Yahoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reply-to-a-reply-on-yahoo/977940)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-reply-to-a-reply-on-yahoo/977940 "2023-03-27T19:57:28Z")
Yes, I know: ‘Never read the comments.’ I can’t resist. I also can’t resist commenting on comments. So I do. I may get an email saying ‘\[Name\] replied to your comment on \[article title\]’, and there’s a button that sa… --- ## [Basketball Question regarding ball direction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-question-regarding-ball-direction/975183)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-question-regarding-ball-direction/975183 "2023-03-27T19:31:41Z")
I think this is my first sports question on this message board, and I am probably an idiot for asking…so let’s do it! If a ball is thrown up through the hoop then comes back down through the hoop, are points scored? Al… --- ## [Issue with a Printer after installing Windows 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-a-printer-after-installing-windows-11/981727)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-a-printer-after-installing-windows-11/981727 "2023-03-27T19:20:40Z")
I recently bowed to pressure and installed Windows 11 on my desktop. No problems on my end. Pretty seamless. But my sister has a Chromebook that used to be able to print from using my printer. Now, she can’t, and the on… --- ## [Do You Tip on Take Out Orders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-on-take-out-orders/981148)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-on-take-out-orders/981148 "2023-03-27T18:35:36Z")
On orders where you call a restaurant or go online and place an order, go into the restaurant (so not the situations where you park and they bring it out to you), and they hand you a bag with your order and you leave, do… --- ## [Are these high beams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-high-beams/981681)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-high-beams/981681 "2023-03-27T18:32:56Z")
I’ve tried to start this using embedded images, but since the board won’t let me, I’ll have to use links. Many Ford pickups have stacked headlights, and I often see all four of them on, even in daytime. Traditionally, w… --- ## [Ok the malevolent ai kills off humanity what happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-the-malevolent-ai-kills-off-humanity-what-happens-next/981061)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-the-malevolent-ai-kills-off-humanity-what-happens-next/981061 "2023-03-27T17:17:55Z")
Ok the other week or so Cecil and others discussed the possibility of a Skynet AI attacking the human race My question is what happens when /after said AI accomplishes its goal? say “mission accomplished” and turn its… --- ## [Beautifully artistic music videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautifully-artistic-music-videos/981686)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautifully-artistic-music-videos/981686 "2023-03-27T16:57:54Z")
Oh My God by G-Idle I’ve posted about this "Quick, what’s your current earworm? thread. G-Idle is a Kpop group and the visuals and lyrics of this and some of their other songs, most notably Tomboy goes against the typi… --- ## [A Music Branding Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-music-branding-conundrum/981694)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-music-branding-conundrum/981694 "2023-03-27T15:46:10Z")
This might belong more in MPSIMS or IMHO. So as quite a few of you know, I’ve been producing music lately and it is going pretty well all things considered. Currently, I’ve been making classical/new age music and workin… --- ## [Crazy negative camber on "project" cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-negative-camber-on-project-cars/981714)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-negative-camber-on-project-cars/981714 "2023-03-27T15:09:53Z")
OK, so some people like to modify their cars. Useless spoilers/wings in the back because you can pretend you are driving a Formula 1 car. Flashy paint jobs to make a personal statement. Noisy exhausts to make it sound li… --- ## [Looking for game suggestions. Also, Europa Universalis 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-game-suggestions-also-europa-universalis-3/978589)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-game-suggestions-also-europa-universalis-3/978589 "2023-03-27T13:17:25Z")
Tons of value here, two topics in one! OK, getting back into gaming but not so much that I want to improve my rig. Fortunately, I have not been a dedicated gamer for over 30 years, so I don’t care if the game is from 19… --- ## [Suggestions for car cameras that mount to the dash ONLY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-car-cameras-that-mount-to-the-dash-only/981663)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-car-cameras-that-mount-to-the-dash-only/981663 "2023-03-27T11:56:44Z")
I use to have a GPS cradle on the dash of my car. What’s left is a 3" metal (attracts magnet, but not itself magnetic) disk that can also be the base for a suction cup mount. The power cord from this mount just dropped… --- ## [Your favorite NCAA Men's Basketball tournament or championship game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-or-championship-game/981386)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-or-championship-game/981386 "2023-03-27T11:16:03Z")
I have a few, (Danny (Manning) and the Miracles would be runner-up) but 1989 really stands out in my memory. I was a senior in college and I remember Glen Rice (Michigan) torching the tournament. But the championship gam… --- ## [Bad bad bad "I did it again!" (beck, you dummy, you don't have a click on every freebie you see, please STOP!")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-i-did-it-again-beck-you-dummy-you-dont-have-a-click-on-every-freebie-you-see-please-stop/981667)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-i-did-it-again-beck-you-dummy-you-dont-have-a-click-on-every-freebie-you-see-please-stop/981667 "2023-03-27T08:19:13Z")
So … Here goes nothing. I wander around the webz looking for freebies. Free samples. Free subscriptions. Free books. Free snacks. Free socks. (Yay!, toddler socks will soon be needed) I get something nearly everyday a… --- ## [I still use iTunes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-use-itunes/981571)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-still-use-itunes/981571 "2023-03-27T05:59:28Z")
Yes iTunes! Not Apple Music. And my (Classic) iPods. I mostly listen to music while I’m working on my desktop computer or use an iPod when I am traveling. I’m still able to buy new music on iTunes (and I do). It prompts… --- ## [American Editions of British Books post-Rowling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-editions-of-british-books-post-rowling/981423)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-editions-of-british-books-post-rowling/981423 "2023-03-27T02:57:21Z")
I think we’re all familiar with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s / Sorceror’s Stone. But I was really shocked to find out that Holly Jackson’s YA A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is quite different in the British and Amer… --- ## [Desperate mom of twins calls police when she can't tell them apart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-mom-of-twins-calls-police-when-she-cant-tell-them-apart/981141)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperate-mom-of-twins-calls-police-when-she-cant-tell-them-apart/981141 "2023-03-27T02:46:33Z")
as someone who knew twins that identical until they had kids themselves, I can totally relate (I’m not sure but I might have made out with both of them one night because after a bottle of md 2020 I was more confused … --- ## [Where should I put VIN stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-put-vin-stickers/981661)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-put-vin-stickers/981661 "2023-03-27T02:05:26Z")
I just bought a new car and it came with 7 replacement VIN stickers. Just regular plastic, nothing special (I think). I thought about putting one on my catalytic converter but wouldn’t it just melt, or the adhesive mel… --- ## [Has anyone ever asked Trump about Stormy Daniels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-asked-trump-about-stormy-daniels/981606)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-asked-trump-about-stormy-daniels/981606 "2023-03-27T00:41:27Z")
Has there ever been any interview, on video or in print, where someone asked Donald Trump if he ever had sex with Stormy Daniels? It seems inconceivable to me that no one has ever asked him this, yet I can’t find a sing… --- ## [Celebrity Movie/Song Match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-movie-song-match/973874)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-movie-song-match/973874 "2023-03-26T23:49:33Z")
So, my thread game is to name a celebrity, either sports or entertainment, and connect that celebrity to either a movie or a song title. I’ll begin. Lebron James - “No Country for Old Men” --- ## [Nicknames you've had over the years, and their origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-youve-had-over-the-years-and-their-origins/973138)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-youve-had-over-the-years-and-their-origins/973138 "2023-03-26T22:05:37Z")
I’ve had a few: Sugar Boy (from when I was a wee lad in my highchair and, left briefly unattended, helped myself to a nearby sugar bowl; it’s also the name of a character in Warren’s All the King’s Men), Precious Perfect… --- ## [Sizing a wheelchair from height and weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sizing-a-wheelchair-from-height-and-weight/981638)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sizing-a-wheelchair-from-height-and-weight/981638 "2023-03-26T21:58:28Z")
It appears I need to buy a wheelchair from local stock for somebody this morning, and I can’t measure her. But I know she is 5’2" tall and 216 lbs. Can I estimate from that? She has pretty wide hips and I’m guessing she … --- ## [Is anyone else annoyed by the word "veggies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-annoyed-by-the-word-veggies/980796)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-annoyed-by-the-word-veggies/980796 "2023-03-26T19:33:52Z")
Seems like something you would use to try to make young children eat things they don’t really like. They are vegetables. Let’s call them by the proper name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=866&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=868&state=tracking)