# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=870&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 871 --- ## [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? --- ## [What are your euphemisms for bodily functions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905 "2023-03-23T21:43:22Z")
Riffing on this thread. For me: Defecation: downloading Republican talking points. --- ## [Let's talk about banning police dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-banning-police-dogs/981487)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-banning-police-dogs/981487 "2023-03-23T21:28:29Z")
California is considering banning police dogs. I’m woefully ignorant about the pros and cons. If you have an opinion, would you mind sharing it here so that I can be better educated. Thanks in advance. --- ## [Was Blondie's 'Rapture' the first fem rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondies-rapture-the-first-fem-rap/136018)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondies-rapture-the-first-fem-rap/136018 "2023-03-23T20:57:54Z")
The subject says it all… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #4 - March 2023 - "Water"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-4-march-2023-water/980619)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-4-march-2023-water/980619 "2023-03-23T20:56:16Z")
This is the monthly thread for March 2023. The topic this month is “Water”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here . One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier to … --- ## [It's just a typo...Democrats scared us for a moment there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-typo-democrats-scared-us-for-a-moment-there/981555)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-typo-democrats-scared-us-for-a-moment-there/981555 "2023-03-23T19:27:06Z")
I just got a look at the 2024 Call for the Democratic National Convention, and there appeared to be a significant change in how the 3200 “base” delegates are allocated to the states. Instead of 1/2 being based on the com… --- ## [Domino set a la Domino Rally (late 80s/early 90s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551 "2023-03-23T17:01:24Z")
The other day I was thinking about that brief phase in the 80s or thereabouts of domino sets for toppling. One of them was Domino Rally (Wikipedia tells me it also went by the name Domino Express in Europe). When I was a… --- ## [Can someone explain the Justin Bieber phenomenon to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-justin-bieber-phenomenon-to-me/981420)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-justin-bieber-phenomenon-to-me/981420 "2023-03-23T15:54:43Z")
The “Taylor Swift phenomenon” I can understand. Justin Bieber’s “Beliebers”, well not so much… --- ## [Mantoux TB Test and Autoimmune Diseases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mantoux-tb-test-and-autoimmune-diseases/981506)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mantoux-tb-test-and-autoimmune-diseases/981506 "2023-03-23T14:24:42Z")
I had to get a pre-employment TB test yesterday, and when I filled out the paperwork, I was asked if I have an autoimmune disease. In fact I do-- autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The nurse said that I would be ineligible for… --- ## [What's the -Least- complicated meal you're ever prepared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129 "2023-03-23T13:02:33Z")
Inspired, of course by a current thread: Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook, and don’t mind the prep work if the end result is tasty or what I wanted, but sometimes you cook something that is perfect (to you at least)… --- ## [Met Opera: Lohengrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-opera-lohengrin/980932)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-opera-lohengrin/980932 "2023-03-23T05:36:35Z")
The Metropolitan Opera has live HD Broadcasts available in cinemas for selected shows. I’ve been to a few of them before Covid and quite enjoyed them. I am debating if I should go see Lohengrin next week, however. That’… --- ## [Russian Lukoil chief dies in 'fall from hospital window' {2022-09-01}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-lukoil-chief-dies-in-fall-from-hospital-window-2022-09-01/970732)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-lukoil-chief-dies-in-fall-from-hospital-window-2022-09-01/970732 "2023-03-23T02:15:12Z")
Ravil Maganov, chief of Lukoil has died after “falling from a hospital window” in Moscow, reports say. This comes after several other Russian energy bosses have died in mysterious circumstances. The body of millionair… --- ## [Ice cream flavors, best, worst, and weirdest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897 "2023-03-23T01:48:50Z")
That potato chip thread inspired me to start this one. Best: In recent years, Breyer’s Thin Mint ice cream. I was eating it out of the container, and realized it was going to make me sick if I took another bite. It w… --- ## [Powdered beer? Are they serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-beer-are-they-serious/981425)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-beer-are-they-serious/981425 "2023-03-23T00:58:12Z")
I’m not a beer drinker, but I just heard about this on the BBC via PBS. A German company is test-marketing this, in part to reduce the company’s carbon footprint in shipping. It has to be reconstituted and chilled befo… --- ## [Do you prefer shows to be released a whole season at a time or week by week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-shows-to-be-released-a-whole-season-at-a-time-or-week-by-week/981361)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-shows-to-be-released-a-whole-season-at-a-time-or-week-by-week/981361 "2023-03-23T00:37:13Z")
… or somewhere in between, like in two halves released a few weeks apart? One of my co-workers is watching a show that is dropping week-by-week and has been complaining about it for a few weeks. She wants to watch the w… --- ## [Superman and Lois Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-2/957563)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-2/957563 "2023-03-22T23:03:57Z")
Are you ready for the next season? Let’s go! S02E01 What Lies Beneath GREGORY SMITH (“EVERWOOD”) DIRECTS THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE - Season two opens with the dust still settling in Smallville following the … --- ## [Help me stop my phone from hating my daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-phone-from-hating-my-daughter/981514)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-phone-from-hating-my-daughter/981514 "2023-03-22T22:13:48Z")
This is an AT&T phone, fairly new. I put all my contacts into it, downloaded the few apps that I use, and everything functioned just fine for awhile. Then, out of the blue, my daughter sends a text and says that she keep… --- ## [What did you use for inside trash before plastic trash bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-use-for-inside-trash-before-plastic-trash-bags/981344)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-use-for-inside-trash-before-plastic-trash-bags/981344 "2023-03-22T22:09:56Z")
Random thought. We used to use large paper grocery bags and milk cartons for wet items. Plastic produce bags weren’t common, so not sure what we used if we didn’t have a milk carton handy. Maybe wrapped wet items in new… --- ## [2023 World Baseball Classic thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-world-baseball-classic-thread/980928)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-world-baseball-classic-thread/980928 "2023-03-22T21:13:03Z")
Anyone following it? First time it’s been held since 2017. Twenty teams in the tournament this time, which is the largest-ever pool. Group stage ongoing as we speak. I went to the Panama game in Taichung last night, the… --- ## [What is the nature of Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nature-of-heaven/981323)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nature-of-heaven/981323 "2023-03-22T21:14:15Z")
Are dead relatives able to watch your every moment, like the dead grandparents from the Family Circus, or the 50’s Phantom Zone criminals? I mean, am I going to have to spend eternity avoiding eye contact with my parents… --- ## [A Doper “In Memoriam” Forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-in-memoriam-forum/981461)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-in-memoriam-forum/981461 "2023-03-22T21:08:39Z")
Has any thought been given to a dedicated forum for announcing and discussing the passing of board members? The frequency of such threads seems to be increasing exponentially as our membership ages. I’m never quite sure… --- ## [Alexander the Great: How did he reinforce his army?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-the-great-how-did-he-reinforce-his-army/981480)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-the-great-how-did-he-reinforce-his-army/981480 "2023-03-22T20:50:58Z")
I was watching a video on the exploits of Alexander the Great and I wondered how he managed to go from battle to battle and not run out of steam. I get these battles were months apart but still…I thought part of the str… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=869&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=871&state=tracking)