# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=875&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 876 --- ## [When did the restaurant become a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-restaurant-become-a-thing/980487)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-restaurant-become-a-thing/980487 "2023-03-16T22:16:40Z")
Obviously, people have cooked and sold food since time immemorial, but I am curious as to how far back I could go in my time machine and be served in a restaurant as we currently define one. By this I mean A business … --- ## [USB Cord question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-cord-question/981241)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usb-cord-question/981241 "2023-03-16T21:25:53Z")
So all my USB cords are pooping out on me, all the time. I try to be as gentle as possible, but these things seem to hardly have a years worth of use. Is this a ‘get what you pay for’ situation? Because I often get vari… --- ## [Singer Bobby Caldwell passes at age 71](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-bobby-caldwell-passes-at-age-71/981254)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-bobby-caldwell-passes-at-age-71/981254 "2023-03-16T18:40:11Z")
Both of these videos feature his big hit “What You Won’t Do For Love”, but they both offer interesting glimpses into his career: … Finally, the Bobby Caldwell tribute thread here in Cafe S… --- ## [Can a donkey safely eat a human finger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-donkey-safely-eat-a-human-finger/981222)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-donkey-safely-eat-a-human-finger/981222 "2023-03-16T18:07:31Z")
Is it a given that a donkey will choke to death if it attempts to eat a human finger? Would a donkey even have any interest in eating a human finger? --- ## [If I have two network cards in my Windows PC can I specify which card does what work? Do I want to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-have-two-network-cards-in-my-windows-pc-can-i-specify-which-card-does-what-work-do-i-want-to/981234)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-have-two-network-cards-in-my-windows-pc-can-i-specify-which-card-does-what-work-do-i-want-to/981234 "2023-03-16T15:17:09Z")
A friend of mine is building a video editing PC and the motherboard he is using has two network cards built in. One a 2.5Gbps card and one a 10Gbps card. They have a NAS (network attached storage) which has a 10Gbps ca… --- ## [Happy "PI Day" Everyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-everyone/981145)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-pi-day-everyone/981145 "2023-03-16T15:03:33Z")
Yes, once again we’ve reached “pi day” on the calendar. And what is “pi day”? It is March 14th which can be abbreviated as 3.14 (which is rather close to 03/14 as we like to call it in America. (Yes, the British abbre… --- ## [Impact of a Trump conviction on 2024 elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-a-trump-conviction-on-2024-elections/981251)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impact-of-a-trump-conviction-on-2024-elections/981251 "2023-03-16T14:06:07Z")
I don’t think there’s already been a thread specifically about this, but if Trump is convicted of a felony what impact will that conviction have on both the GOP primary and the general election? There are a number of va… --- ## [How do I get targeted ads in my podcasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-targeted-ads-in-my-podcasts/981184)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-targeted-ads-in-my-podcasts/981184 "2023-03-16T12:12:11Z")
So I listen to podcasts a lot, and they have started to have ads in the middle of the podcast more often. As the number of ads has increased the targeted nature of them has too. e.g. I’m listening to a British history … --- ## [Who was it? Pitcher injured horsing around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-it-pitcher-injured-horsing-around/973090)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-it-pitcher-injured-horsing-around/973090 "2023-03-16T11:28:58Z")
I think it was a 1960’s era pitcher. There was some horsing around on the team bus. Maybe cutting off his tie when he was injured. I believe the injury led to his retirement. Anyone know the name of the pitcher. Warren S… --- ## [YouTube rabbit holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-rabbit-holes/981083)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-rabbit-holes/981083 "2023-03-16T06:51:01Z")
What’s yours’s? My latest is Thailand condos for rent. It’s just unbelievable the condos you can get for about $500 a month. High rise in a newer building with rooftop infinity pools and gardens. And the most amazing cit… --- ## [How do I open the console commands on my computer? {In Skyrim}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-the-console-commands-on-my-computer-in-skyrim/981112)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-the-console-commands-on-my-computer-in-skyrim/981112 "2023-03-16T06:16:58Z")
I’m trying to change some things in a game (Skyrim) and apparently you can do so by opening the console commands. I’ve been pressing the tilde button in the game but no good. --- ## [Movies you thought you'd never see or music you thought you'd never hear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-thought-youd-never-see-or-music-you-thought-youd-never-hear/981205)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-thought-youd-never-see-or-music-you-thought-youd-never-hear/981205 "2023-03-16T05:36:59Z")
I’m a long time fan (since 1991) of Joey Wong Jyo Yin / Wang Tsu Hsien (A Chinese Ghost Story (1987 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11404502)) and to my knowledge have finally collected all of her movies. The one I thought… --- ## [Carbon to Carbon Bonds on the Surface of a Diamond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-to-carbon-bonds-on-the-surface-of-a-diamond/981175)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-to-carbon-bonds-on-the-surface-of-a-diamond/981175 "2023-03-16T04:55:37Z")
I have another question about diamonds that might have a factual answer. In a diamond crystal, each of the carbon atoms it covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms in a tetrahedral shape. But what about carbon atom… --- ## [Shoes Onto Feet: Which Goes Where First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoes-onto-feet-which-goes-where-first/981171)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoes-onto-feet-which-goes-where-first/981171 "2023-03-16T04:50:38Z")
I noticed an interesting pattern about myself and thought maybe it’d be entertaining to discuss how we each handle this decidedly mundane task. Or this thread will sink like a stone like most of my OPs do. During the co… --- ## [Old USPS ads saying you can keep misdelivered mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-usps-ads-saying-you-can-keep-misdelivered-mail/954674)
**Author:** [@Zarquon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zarquon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-usps-ads-saying-you-can-keep-misdelivered-mail/954674 "2023-03-15T21:17:49Z")
There were a bunch of Postal Service ads in the '70s showing that if you got something in the mail erroneously, you can keep it. In the ads, it was always something the recipient didn’t need, such as a Eskimos getting a … --- ## [Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall both leaving Doctor Who - thoughts? \[Russell T Davies is returning\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-whittaker-and-chris-chibnall-both-leaving-doctor-who-thoughts-russell-t-davies-is-returning/947620)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-whittaker-and-chris-chibnall-both-leaving-doctor-who-thoughts-russell-t-davies-is-returning/947620 "2023-03-15T19:59:41Z")
I’m so thankful. It is very easy to blame Chris Chibnall and the truth is, he has been the worst show-runner of the modern era, but the truth its…Whittaker did nothing to elevate the material and make the Doctor fun. She… --- ## [How bad are grocery prices where you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-grocery-prices-where-you-are/977608)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-grocery-prices-where-you-are/977608 "2023-03-15T18:51:37Z")
They are very bad here. Yesterday I was gobsmacked to see cauliflower for $9. (Canadian. That’s about $7 USD.) They were nice looking cauliflowers, but NINE DOLLARS? At the same store the chicken breasts were essenti… --- ## [How to find declassified documents under Thatcher's rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-declassified-documents-under-thatchers-rule/981089)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-declassified-documents-under-thatchers-rule/981089 "2023-03-15T18:51:14Z")
I read an article at The confidential documents of Malvinas: this was the operation that ignited the spark of war - The Limited Times, in which Thatcher’s letter to a cabinet official sent on January 7, 1981, was shown b… --- ## [Did anyone actually believe a camera could steal their soul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-actually-believe-a-camera-could-steal-their-soul/535622)
**Author:** [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-actually-believe-a-camera-could-steal-their-soul/535622 "2023-03-15T16:48:15Z")
Looking around I can only find references to people talking about the belief that a camera could steal a soul but no one who can actually point to a person who actually believes it. There are people who don’t like havin… --- ## [A possibly sticky case of mistaken identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-sticky-case-of-mistaken-identity/981215)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possibly-sticky-case-of-mistaken-identity/981215 "2023-03-15T16:43:23Z")
Last night I found a note stuck in my front door. It said that early in the morning (when we were still asleep), the note writer(s)’ truck was “flippend on the field property on the left of your house” and that “of cours… --- ## [Pronunciations even experts disagree on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciations-even-experts-disagree-on/977898)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciations-even-experts-disagree-on/977898 "2023-03-15T14:58:44Z")
I’m talking mainly about pronunciation of technical or jargon terms used in a profession, where different people, equally experienced in the area, disagree about the pronunciation. As anti-examples, in my experience in s… --- ## [Office Space movie question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-space-movie-question/830141)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-space-movie-question/830141 "2023-03-15T14:58:20Z")
watching Office Space again on DVD. I still have the stapler that came with it. PC load letter, what the fuck does that mean? …Next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day…It’s just that we’re putting the new cover sheets on the T… --- ## [Settle this debate about SSI rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-this-debate-about-ssi-rule/981131)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-this-debate-about-ssi-rule/981131 "2023-03-15T14:37:35Z")
A friend in California sold her house & was told she had twelve months to find a new house, during which time her benefits would be untouched. Now she calls to report that she has not found a new house ten months later a… --- ## [Sumplete, a math game invented and coded by ChatGPT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sumplete-a-math-game-invented-and-coded-by-chatgpt/981055)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sumplete-a-math-game-invented-and-coded-by-chatgpt/981055 "2023-03-15T12:56:03Z")
Has anyone else tried this new addition puzzle game? https://sumplete.com According to the website, “Sumplete was invented and coded entirely by AI (ChatGPT).” I’ve been enjoying it. It’s good for when I’m stuck on th… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad becks newspaper. The comings, no-shows and anticipation of it all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-becks-newspaper-the-comings-no-shows-and-anticipation-of-it-all/981121)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-becks-newspaper-the-comings-no-shows-and-anticipation-of-it-all/981121 "2023-03-15T12:34:31Z")
You just never know. Will I or will I not receive today’s paper? It’s a crap shoot. Don’t think I don’t write the date down if it don’t come, to get reimbursed. Hey, people newspapers ain’t cheap, no more. Believe in or… --- ## [Names into nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-into-nicknames/979892)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-into-nicknames/979892 "2023-03-15T12:31:55Z")
Pre-emptive statement: I am aware that any name your parents called you, or any name you chose for yourself, is a “legitimate” name. I am also aware that many of our given names derive from other names, other cultures, … --- ## [Elderly School Rap fans, help a girl out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-school-rap-fans-help-a-girl-out/981118)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-school-rap-fans-help-a-girl-out/981118 "2023-03-15T10:09:57Z")
As happens to me very often these days, I woke up with a snippet of lyrics in my head: She went to the city And go so, so, so siddity Took me a while to place them since The Googles did not help. It’s from Grandmaster… --- ## [Anyone looking forward to Total War: Warhammer 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-total-war-warhammer-3/958178)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-total-war-warhammer-3/958178 "2023-03-15T09:51:17Z")
Total War: Warhammer 2 has been a high-water mark for the Total War series. I have played most of them and, frankly, Warhammer 2 kinda ruined all of the rest. It is hard to play with only swords and muskets when Warham… --- ## [Is this a provable Constructive Dismissal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-provable-constructive-dismissal/981174)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-provable-constructive-dismissal/981174 "2023-03-15T09:34:22Z")
I think FQ is the appropriate forum but mods feel free to move it if not. A friend was hired to do job X and received two years of exemplary reviews. Last year she had to cover part of job Y which is outside of her ori… --- ## [2023 Oscars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-oscars/981066)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-oscars/981066 "2023-03-15T06:32:49Z")
Do we not have a thread for this? That’s weird. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is an enormous, crushing favorite to win Best Picture. It’s the most lopsided betting odds I have ever seen for that cetegory. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=874&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=876&state=tracking)