# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=869 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 870 --- ## [Novelization better than the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelization-better-than-the-movie/975440)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelization-better-than-the-movie/975440 "2023-03-24T23:44:59Z")
There’s lots of discussion about whether the movie made from a novel is better or worse than the novel. What about novelizations? This is when a movie comes out first. The filmmakers arrange for an author to write a n… --- ## [How long have people kept knickknacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-people-kept-knickknacks/981418)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-people-kept-knickknacks/981418 "2023-03-24T19:59:39Z")
This is prompted by the discussion about Roman dodecahedrons. I speculated they might just be knickknacks. But i wonder how far back in history people had knickknacks. I’m defining “knickknack” to be an object that is… --- ## [The Onion gets serious about qualified immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766 "2023-03-24T19:59:26Z")
The Onion has filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case, arguing that the Court should hear a case challenging the doctrine of qualified immunity for civil suits involving free speech. The case was triggered when a … --- ## [Video lights causing lens implants to shine/glitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-lights-causing-lens-implants-to-shine-glitter/981526)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-lights-causing-lens-implants-to-shine-glitter/981526 "2023-03-24T19:57:01Z")
Here’s a funny one - from time to time I make little vlogs on various unimportant topics. I sat down just now to start recording one for the first time since my cataract surgeries, and on looking at the first edit I saw … --- ## [Jet lag before jets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-before-jets/981520)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-before-jets/981520 "2023-03-24T19:53:29Z")
When did people start traveling libg distances fast enough for jet lag to be a thing? Did it exist before jets? Before airplanes? Before air travel? Did passengers on the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg experience anything … --- ## [If no more clock changing why freeze in DAYLIGHT time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-more-clock-changing-why-freeze-in-daylight-time/981105)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-more-clock-changing-why-freeze-in-daylight-time/981105 "2023-03-24T18:54:55Z")
Once again we have legislation to stop changing the clocks twice a year, which is a good idea from my viewpoint, but all of this seems to be wanting to freeze the time zones in DAYLIGHT SAVINGS time. Why not standard ti… --- ## [How to include info on profile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-include-info-on-profile/981587)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-include-info-on-profile/981587 "2023-03-24T17:43:39Z")
I see some posters have information about themselves when you click on their usernames and the “summary” page comes up. I tried to modify my profile to add some info, but it still doesn’t seem to appear. Can anyone see … --- ## [Did this actually happen regarding family naming conventions following the US Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-actually-happen-regarding-family-naming-conventions-following-the-us-civil-war/980757)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-actually-happen-regarding-family-naming-conventions-following-the-us-civil-war/980757 "2023-03-24T17:35:16Z")
An African-American acquaintance posted an assertion of Facebook that doesn’t make much sense to me. However, I am not well-versed in the subject nor do I wish to engage in an argument. So, this person says that, follo… --- ## [Quoting a small part of a long post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-small-part-of-a-long-post/981416)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-small-part-of-a-long-post/981416 "2023-03-24T17:31:21Z")
Sometimes I only want to respond to one part of a lengthy post. Usually what I do is hit the button to reply to the post, then hit the quote button (the word balloon) to display the entire post, then I will selectively d… --- ## [What, Specifically, Is The Manhattan DA's Office Planning (Maybe, Probably) To Indict Individual One On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-is-the-manhattan-das-office-planning-maybe-probably-to-indict-individual-one-on/981445)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-is-the-manhattan-das-office-planning-maybe-probably-to-indict-individual-one-on/981445 "2023-03-24T17:31:07Z")
We’re all aware that Trump is himself expecting to be indicted/arrested any minute now, and that it’s all related to paying hush money to a porn actress. But what are the specific criminal charges they’re looking at? And… --- ## [A question about "Pleading the Fifth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-pleading-the-fifth/981085)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-pleading-the-fifth/981085 "2023-03-24T17:27:14Z")
IANA American and IANA lawyer but when I hear about Trump and his ilk (or anyone else for that matter) “pleading the fifth”, how does that work? Is that some magic thing that allows people to get off scot-free? Or at som… --- ## [People of color - do you ever guess at others' ethnicity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-do-you-ever-guess-at-others-ethnicity/981264)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-do-you-ever-guess-at-others-ethnicity/981264 "2023-03-24T17:11:37Z")
Just wondering if this is something people of color do. For example, if you are of Japanese descent and interact with someone else who is also East Asian, do you try to guess whether they are Japanese, Chinese, Korean, … --- ## [DeJoy accused of campaign finance fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dejoy-accused-of-campaign-finance-fraud/919964)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dejoy-accused-of-campaign-finance-fraud/919964 "2023-03-24T16:54:47Z")
A Washington Post article accuses Postmaster DeJoy of reimbursing his employees for campaign contributions as a way of getting around campaign finance laws. While the federal statute of limitations seems to have expired… --- ## [Any risk of psychedelic drugs causing corneal neuralgia if done shortly after LASIK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-risk-of-psychedelic-drugs-causing-corneal-neuralgia-if-done-shortly-after-lasik/981503)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-risk-of-psychedelic-drugs-causing-corneal-neuralgia-if-done-shortly-after-lasik/981503 "2023-03-24T15:17:41Z")
There’s an existing IMHO thread about psilocybin but I didn’t want to hijack it with an odd/obscure question. I’m doing LASIK or SMILE eye laser surgery in the next 2-3 weeks. I’m also planning to try psilocybin or MDMA… --- ## [Presenting the finest in geriatric UK hip hop, The Northern Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-finest-in-geriatric-uk-hip-hop-the-northern-boys/978256)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-finest-in-geriatric-uk-hip-hop-the-northern-boys/978256 "2023-03-24T12:30:00Z")
Do you want to make love to a sad old man? Enjoy. --- ## [Military meaning of "In Country"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673 "2023-03-24T09:57:29Z")
In her book An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz makes the claim that “In Country” is a shortened form of “Indian Country,” meaning in essence enemy territory filled with savages who … --- ## [Of Tarantino's 9 films which do you believe is the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-tarantinos-9-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/981496)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-tarantinos-9-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/981496 "2023-03-24T06:28:12Z")
I am a big Tarantino fan. He has always indicated that we would only direct 10 feature films. poll He has completed the writing of what is believed to be his 10th feature film, The Movie Critic. It is supposedly inten… --- ## [U.S. Postal Service reform bill passed into law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-postal-service-reform-bill-passed-into-law/962460)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-postal-service-reform-bill-passed-into-law/962460 "2023-03-24T05:19:43Z")
President Biden just signed a bipartisan USPS reform bill into law. Is it too soon to celebrate the idea that the Post Office is saved? --- ## [Who leaked the draft abortion decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-leaked-the-draft-abortion-decision/963910)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-leaked-the-draft-abortion-decision/963910 "2023-03-24T04:18:11Z")
And why? My guess is that Kavanough is the source of the leak. A clerk or staffer who got caught would be fired. A clerk’s legal career would be ruined. So i think one of the justices is more likely. They could do it w… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Chub meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chub-meat/981517)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chub-meat/981517 "2023-03-24T03:36:54Z")
Ok. First off, you Jokers, get your mind outta the gutter! You know that meat in giant chubs. 3 or 5 lbs. I think you can get 1 lb. ones too. But we wouldn’t be in the market for that. Too many mouths. (Oh, god, this … --- ## ["Why should I care if China knows how many cat videos I see on TikTok?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-china-knows-how-many-cat-videos-i-see-on-tiktok/978734)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-china-knows-how-many-cat-videos-i-see-on-tiktok/978734 "2023-03-24T03:19:17Z")
This was a question posed by a listener on NPR just now, read by the NPR interviewer to a couple of “experts” explaining why Tiktok is a danger to U.S. citizens, and you know what? These experts could not answer the very… --- ## [AOL message board - still available to look at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-message-board-still-available-to-look-at/981364)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-message-board-still-available-to-look-at/981364 "2023-03-24T02:56:10Z")
I first found the board and registered in September 1999, and I missed everything on the old AOL board. Is there a wayback machine trick to finding the old stuff? --- ## [Harry Potterverse Speculation About Horcruxes (SPOILERS likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potterverse-speculation-about-horcruxes-spoilers-likely/981572)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potterverse-speculation-about-horcruxes-spoilers-likely/981572 "2023-03-24T02:01:05Z")
This speculation is primarily about a character from the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films. The character is – well let me put it into the next post, to avoid it showing up as preview text. --- ## [Half the world will be overweight or obese by 2035](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-the-world-will-be-overweight-or-obese-by-2035/981493)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-the-world-will-be-overweight-or-obese-by-2035/981493 "2023-03-24T01:39:13Z")
Only 38% were overweight or obese in 2020. That’s an incredible jump. Of course, this is based on BMI, which I recently read is wrong about 30% of the time. Anyway, here’s a gift link: --- ## [Without saying your age, what's something from your childhood that a younger person wouldn't understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-saying-your-age-whats-something-from-your-childhood-that-a-younger-person-wouldnt-understand/953138)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 1517\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-saying-your-age-whats-something-from-your-childhood-that-a-younger-person-wouldnt-understand/953138 "2023-03-24T00:44:36Z")
This seems to be a pretty popular little game on places like Twitter. When I was a kid, if we wanted to get on the internet and someone was on the phone, we had to wait until they got off the phone. --- ## [Ford F150 purchase question: How many miles is too many miles per year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-f150-purchase-question-how-many-miles-is-too-many-miles-per-year/981119)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-f150-purchase-question-how-many-miles-is-too-many-miles-per-year/981119 "2023-03-24T00:33:32Z")
So I’m looking to buy a used F150 for a work truck; there’s a good chance I’ll only need it for the next year, but for the next 7 months, it’ll be an everyday truck with a heavy load in the back. I’m looking at two possi… --- ## [Super Asymmetry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-asymmetry/981527)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-asymmetry/981527 "2023-03-24T00:22:56Z")
Yeah…that fictional grand unification theory from The Big Bang Theory. Starting at time index 1:12 (2) The Big bang theory - Sheldon and Amy Super Asymmetry eureka moment - YouTube Are any of the equasions and formul… --- ## [Great Wisconsin Cheese Flood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-wisconsin-cheese-flood/85552)
**Author:** [@Snaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snaf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-wisconsin-cheese-flood/85552 "2023-03-23T23:23:08Z")
My Dad tells me that when he visited Wisconsin in the early 90s he read a story about a ‘Great Cheese Flood’ that occured in the 1920s. Supposedly, a cheese factory burnt down and the nearby streets were flooded with mol… --- ## [Title Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/title-insurance/981569)
**Author:** [@snakelyn623](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snakelyn623)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/title-insurance/981569 "2023-03-23T22:34:05Z")
I need information about Title Policies for real estate transactions involving cash purchase, Specific example: this title policy belongs to new cash buyer, If the title policy is intended for new buyer of real property … --- ## [How Do We Do Image Hosting Nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-do-image-hosting-nowadays/981560)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-do-image-hosting-nowadays/981560 "2023-03-23T21:56:36Z")
I am dealing with a house full of “mid-century modern” furniture. I would like to post photos on the appropriate subreddit. It has been years since I last did such a thing. Are there any free image-hosting sites left? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=868) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=870)