# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=868 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 869 --- ## [Great singer + great band that didn't work out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-singer-great-band-that-didnt-work-out/981134)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-singer-great-band-that-didnt-work-out/981134 "2023-03-26T04:13:07Z")
I’m listening to Free’s “Fire And Water” and thought of Paul Rodgers strange and short stint with Queen as successor to Freddie Mercury. He was the wrong choice, he’s a blues singer while Freddie worked much more operati… --- ## [Turn off "battery full" notification on Samsung Note 9 with android 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-battery-full-notification-on-samsung-note-9-with-android-10/970128)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-battery-full-notification-on-samsung-note-9-with-android-10/970128 "2023-03-26T02:57:27Z")
I have a Samsung Note 9 running android 10. Whenever the charging reaches 100%, the locked phone will beep and light up, showing the lock screen. It stays lit, and occasionally beeps until I unplug the phone or unlock … --- ## [Of Special Relativity, Time dilation and Clocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-special-relativity-time-dilation-and-clocks/981600)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-special-relativity-time-dilation-and-clocks/981600 "2023-03-26T01:31:12Z")
I was listening to a podcast (Ask a Spaceman), and he was going on about how clocks register time more slowly when traveling faster than the “stationary” clock on earth. Brittanica.com says this: “The clock paradox effe… --- ## ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-1/956604 "2023-03-25T23:59:27Z")
Guess a five-letter word in six tries. Letters in your guess are colored yellow if they’re in the word, green if they’re in the right place in the word, and gray if they’re not in the word. There’s only one puzzle per da… --- ## [Deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil dies at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-stuntwoman-kitty-oneil-dies-at-72/824059)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-stuntwoman-kitty-oneil-dies-at-72/824059 "2023-03-25T22:49:54Z")
Does anyone here remember the 1970s TV series “That’s Incredible”? She appears on it regularly, and never considered herself disabled. Her career as a stuntwoman was short, but wowzers, what a career it was. In time, … --- ## [Anyone taken a Viking cruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-viking-cruise/981465)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-taken-a-viking-cruise/981465 "2023-03-25T22:46:01Z")
Specifically one of the river tours? My husband and I have been looking at them and we like not only the itineraries of a few, but also the smaller group size and the sound of the planned tours etc. Any insight? --- ## [Richard III: Died for the want of a horse, found under a car park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-died-for-the-want-of-a-horse-found-under-a-car-park/649299)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-iii-died-for-the-want-of-a-horse-found-under-a-car-park/649299 "2023-03-25T22:44:54Z")
I really thought this was an incredible long shot, but apparently the DNA tests are in, and the skeleton found underneath the Leicester car park are indeed Richard III. The Richard III \[del\]apologists\[/del\] historians a… --- ## [Walter Cole (Darcelle XV) worlds oldest working drag queen died yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-cole-darcelle-xv-worlds-oldest-working-drag-queen-died-yesterday/981651)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-cole-darcelle-xv-worlds-oldest-working-drag-queen-died-yesterday/981651 "2023-03-25T22:32:58Z")
NPR story here. He, or she, (didn’t care what pronoun you used) was 92. Over 20 years ago one of our friends wanted to go see the show at Darcelles for her (our friend’s) 50th birthday. none of us had ever been so didn… --- ## [Pros and Cons of ethanol-free gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-ethanol-free-gas/981504)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-ethanol-free-gas/981504 "2023-03-25T21:36:08Z")
My understanding is that ethanol-added gas reduces emissions and also power. And since corn is cheaper than oil, that 10% ethanol gas is also cheaper. So a few questions Does ethanol gas reduce emissions significantly?… --- ## [French word "shampooing"; I'm confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-word-shampooing-im-confused/981598)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-word-shampooing-im-confused/981598 "2023-03-25T20:07:51Z")
My knowledge of French is limited to what I read on packages, road signs, and the occasional useful tidbits like bon mot or hors d’oeuvre. I’ve noticed that all the shampoo products I see have their French version of the… --- ## [An all-shortie All-Star team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-all-shortie-all-star-team/981573)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-all-shortie-all-star-team/981573 "2023-03-25T19:17:21Z")
I’m trying to assemble the best team of all short players, but I’m a few positions, uh, short (and I’m overloaded with players who play, uh, short). Help me fill in the blanks. I’m trying to find the BEST players under s… --- ## [An All-Tallie All-Star team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-all-tallie-all-star-team/981640)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-all-tallie-all-star-team/981640 "2023-03-25T19:13:25Z")
OK, this is more challenging than the All-Shorties team, although we have five positions that can be instantly filled in. The other four positions, though, are tough, because we haven’t had many super-tall infielders (ou… --- ## [Real glass eyeglasses for worse than 20/200 vision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-glass-eyeglasses-for-worse-than-20-200-vision/981466)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-glass-eyeglasses-for-worse-than-20-200-vision/981466 "2023-03-25T18:19:25Z")
How thick would bifocal eyeglasses made of actual glass need to be for a patient who’s both nearsighted and farsighted with vision between 20/200 and 20/220? --- ## [Is a "pop" when you move your shoulder normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-pop-when-you-move-your-shoulder-normal/981597)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-pop-when-you-move-your-shoulder-normal/981597 "2023-03-25T16:45:21Z")
Of course you are not my physician and I’ll bring it up at my next physical… I’ve noticed in the last 6mos or so that my right shoulder “pops” frequently when I move it and especially at the gym when lifting weights. Th… --- ## [Blue tooth turntable audio starts and stops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-tooth-turntable-audio-starts-and-stops/981648)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-tooth-turntable-audio-starts-and-stops/981648 "2023-03-25T16:41:05Z")
My turntable has a bluetooth connection that I use with a Polk Soundbar. It worked for a while then was stored for a few months. Just hooked it up and it plays for about 6 seconds then silent for 6 then plays again. Repe… --- ## [The Inflation Reduction Act has Passed (08-12-22)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inflation-reduction-act-has-passed-08-12-22/969226)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inflation-reduction-act-has-passed-08-12-22/969226 "2023-03-25T16:39:31Z")
With Harris casting the tie-breaker, the Senate just passed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which includes the first significant climate change regulation. As well as quite a bit of Biden’s domestic agenda. This … --- ## [Hosting Recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-recommendation/981601)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hosting-recommendation/981601 "2023-03-25T16:21:17Z")
I own a domain name. It’s hosted by Go Daddy. Now I want to set up a couple email addresses. This email is the extent of what I need. Go Daddy seems like it’s oriented toward businesses with web sites. I’m concerned I’… --- ## [Freestone mangoes. Anybody working on this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freestone-mangoes-anybody-working-on-this/732075)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freestone-mangoes-anybody-working-on-this/732075 "2023-03-25T16:04:24Z")
I love peaches. Especially freestone peaches, because I get ALL of that sweet, sweet flesh, and I never have to fret about how much I’m wasting when I throw away the stone. Cling peaches are good too, but I’m only willin… --- ## [Biden approving massive Alaskan drilling project. Betrayal or just sound politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-approving-massive-alaskan-drilling-project-betrayal-or-just-sound-politics/981490)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-approving-massive-alaskan-drilling-project-betrayal-or-just-sound-politics/981490 "2023-03-25T14:36:36Z")
The Biden administration has approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska despite a campaign pledge to allow no new permits on federal lands. I’ll admit I didn’t know anything about this during the lengt… --- ## [What song or songs do you want played at your funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993 "2023-03-25T12:16:58Z")
(there have been other threads on this but the most recent I see is 12 years old) A little morbid, I know, but we ain’t getting any younger. :slight\_smile: I’ll go with Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me in your Heart”. … --- ## [Indonesia proposes moving capital from Jakarta to a new city in the Borneo jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indonesia-proposes-moving-capital-from-jakarta-to-a-new-city-in-the-borneo-jungle/981341)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indonesia-proposes-moving-capital-from-jakarta-to-a-new-city-in-the-borneo-jungle/981341 "2023-03-25T12:07:28Z")
This story, another version of which appeared in my local newspaper today, was of interest to me because my niece spent the summer of 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia as an exchange student. Anyway, they’re planning to move t… --- ## [Bad bad bad "You say it's Yer birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-you-say-its-yer-birthday/981554)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-you-say-its-yer-birthday/981554 "2023-03-25T05:57:18Z")
:musical\_score::musical\_note::musical\_note::notes::notes::notes:Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to ??? Happy birthday to you​:notes::musical\_note::notes::notes:! Not ‘your’ birthday. ‘Yer… --- ## [National Emergency Library: 1.4 Million Books Free to Read (Internet Archive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-library-1-4-million-books-free-to-read-internet-archive/850392)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-library-1-4-million-books-free-to-read-internet-archive/850392 "2023-03-25T05:43:33Z")
The site: https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary --- ## [The failure of trans-bashing politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-failure-of-trans-bashing-politics/974850)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-failure-of-trans-bashing-politics/974850 "2023-03-25T05:38:58Z")
Republicans and other anti-trans politicians (and many anti-trans pundits) appeared to believe that trans rights was going to contribute to a bloodbath for Democrats and progressives in 2022, similar to how GWB used gay … --- ## [Hello, Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-tomorrow/980026)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-tomorrow/980026 "2023-03-25T03:31:06Z")
Interesting new retro-futuristic dark comedy series on Apple about traveling salesmen pushing lunar homes in suburban middle America that looks like the 1950s, except with flying cars and robots. Feels a bit like someth… --- ## [If You're Going to Shut Down My Email, Please Tell Me First](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-shut-down-my-email-please-tell-me-first/980664)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-shut-down-my-email-please-tell-me-first/980664 "2023-03-25T02:44:49Z")
One of the benefits, the only benefit really, of paying for my annual alumni membership is that I got to keep my university email address. I’ve had the email address for almost twenty years now, and I use it for anythin… --- ## [The Metaverse: How far away is it from being realised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metaverse-how-far-away-is-it-from-being-realised/979414)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metaverse-how-far-away-is-it-from-being-realised/979414 "2023-03-25T01:55:25Z")
Just to preface that the Metaverse is a single, shared, immersive, persistent, 3D virtual space where humans experience life in ways they could not in the physical world. Now, I am going against the grain here and will … --- ## [A Marvel Comics one off story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610 "2023-03-25T01:35:34Z")
I don’t know why I think of this 60s story now and then. The gist is that civilization of undersea monsters (I think) are poised to attack our world. One guy steps forward volunteering to disclose all our secrets and is … --- ## [The Searchers - great film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-searchers-great-film/981240)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-searchers-great-film/981240 "2023-03-25T00:35:52Z")
We just watched the John Wayne movie, The Searchers. I’ve long heard that it is a “classic.” I don’t see it. The scenery is great - but that’s about it. John Wayne is just himself, the acting and dialogue are laughab… --- ## [Rocket Man, Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-man-again/973)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-man-again/973 "2023-03-25T00:28:00Z")
Although the references to the Ray Bradbury story seem feasible, I had always assumed the Elton John song “Rocket Man” was influenced by the Thomas Pynchon novel “Gravity’s Rainbow”. In this novel the main character (uh,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=867) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=869)