# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=882&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 883 --- ## [Administrivia in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrivia-in-the-mmp/980434)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrivia-in-the-mmp/980434 "2023-03-07T02:08:28Z")
I’m awake, might as well get things going. :slight\_smile: Big worry this week is organizing my workspace (would help if I knew what I’ll need to do here in a bit more detail!), possibly setting up a second computer once… --- ## [Which three people would you like to see go "Bye Bye Bye"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-three-people-would-you-like-to-see-go-bye-bye-bye/980704)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-three-people-would-you-like-to-see-go-bye-bye-bye/980704 "2023-03-07T02:05:08Z")
Hypothetical: You get to pick any three people to make disappear overnight, for the purpose of making this world a better place. They won’t be killed, but they will be permanently…elsewhere. They have to be people tha… --- ## [Big Concerns in Doggie DNA Tests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-concerns-in-doggie-dna-tests/980765)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-concerns-in-doggie-dna-tests/980765 "2023-03-07T01:39:23Z")
An expose by CBC Marketplace, with two American and two Canadian companies, seemed to call into question the accuracy of testing doggie DNA to determine its pedigree. Half the companies failed to identify a human sample… --- ## [Texas lawmaker provides tax breaks to people with \>4 children, BUT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-lawmaker-provides-tax-breaks-to-people-with-4-children-but/980760)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-lawmaker-provides-tax-breaks-to-people-with-4-children-but/980760 "2023-03-07T01:13:36Z")
They must also be married (and never divorced), straight, bore or adopted the children after the bill is passed (if it is), and there are a few other rules as well. Among other things, this wouldn’t profit any family,… --- ## [How fast/slow is your heart rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-slow-is-your-heart-rate/980738)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-slow-is-your-heart-rate/980738 "2023-03-07T00:55:23Z")
Mine is around 60 at home. In a doctor’s office, its a little higher. When should you worry? I feel fine. --- ## [British and Irish weather, as described in different accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-and-irish-weather-as-described-in-different-accents/980795)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-and-irish-weather-as-described-in-different-accents/980795 "2023-03-07T00:37:30Z")
I thought this was a lot of fun. --- ## [Lefty Loosey or Leften Loosen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefty-loosey-or-leften-loosen/980636)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lefty-loosey-or-leften-loosen/980636 "2023-03-07T00:00:42Z")
I hear Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey a lot, but I learned Righten Tighten, Leften Loosen. Tighty and loosey sound iffy to me, more like tightish than tight, or loosish than loose. And tighten and loosen are actual words to… --- ## [Last original Lynyrd Skynyrd bandmember, Gary Rossington, has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784 "2023-03-06T23:58:35Z")
I was really hoping someone else would start this thread. because I want to remain respectful and not make a tasteless joke about the longest Final Destination movie ever. Yet here I am. RIP, Gary. --- ## [Jay Leno injured again {2023-01-27}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-injured-again-2023-01-27/978914)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jay-leno-injured-again-2023-01-27/978914 "2023-03-06T22:38:14Z")
Motorcycle accident this time. Broken bones. --- ## [Has anyone used Liingo Eyewear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-liingo-eyewear/980806)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-liingo-eyewear/980806 "2023-03-06T21:36:04Z")
I need new glasses, but I really only wear them at home when I don’t have my contacts in, so I’d prefer not to spend hundreds of dollars on them. Honestly, the only reason I even need new ones is because it appears as th… --- ## [What was the purpose of the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil/980405)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil/980405 "2023-03-06T21:14:01Z")
In canon question, so no debates as to whether anything actually existed and/or happened, please, and no snark if at all possible. According to The Bible, there were animals, there was fruit and veggies to munch on…and … --- ## [Issue with Youtube app for android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-youtube-app-for-android/974837)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-youtube-app-for-android/974837 "2023-03-06T20:30:47Z")
Within the last couple days or so, Youtube pushed a new version of their android app to my phone that seems to have a bug in it. The bug manifests when I’m using my account that has a large number of my own created play… --- ## [Do you use a shoehorn regularly (second attempt at poll)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-shoehorn-regularly-second-attempt-at-poll/980667)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-shoehorn-regularly-second-attempt-at-poll/980667 "2023-03-06T20:18:24Z")
When putting on my walking shoes this morning, I started wondering about shoehorn usage. I don’t use one in warm weather, because I always wear sandals. But in cool weather, with socks and lace-up shoes, I use one every … --- ## [Why did Chrome change image search to Google Lens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-chrome-change-image-search-to-google-lens/956493)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-chrome-change-image-search-to-google-lens/956493 "2023-03-06T20:14:00Z")
I’m talking about the right click \> search Google for image that was changed to right click \> search using Google Lens. I tried it for a few days but was less than impressed, so I switched it back. I didn’t get a single … --- ## ["Jackson" (Cash/Carter) lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-cash-carter-lyrics/306331)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-cash-carter-lyrics/306331 "2023-03-06T19:26:14Z")
In the song “Jackson” as sung by Johnny Cash and June Carter, there’s a line I’m trying to pin down. It’s sung by June, and is usually rendered as “I’ll be waiting (there) in Jackson, behind my Japan fan \[pronounced JAY-… --- ## [Indycar or Formula One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indycar-or-formula-one/980739)
**Author:** [@fordgt100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fordgt100)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indycar-or-formula-one/980739 "2023-03-06T17:03:36Z")
I used to follow F1, but the cars got muffled down, they took away the screaming V12 engines, and the cost to run a team skyrocketed due to all the crazy technology. I like em loud and fast, and Indycar just seems so muc… --- ## [New Emoticons / Emojis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-emoticons-emojis/980663)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-emoticons-emojis/980663 "2023-03-06T15:44:36Z")
Today I noticed the supply of emoticons / emojis has just about doubled. I’m posting this both to call other’s attention to the change and to say “Thanks!” I don’t know how long ago this occurred, but it’s a welcome add… --- ## [What do you think are acceptable exit conditions for \[the Ukraine\] war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-acceptable-exit-conditions-for-the-ukraine-war/980189)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-acceptable-exit-conditions-for-the-ukraine-war/980189 "2023-03-06T15:33:07Z")
Question for all of you: What do you think are acceptable exit conditions for this war? Kiev makes a deal to allow Russia to keep some small gains and promises not to join NATO in exchange for peace. Russia is pus… --- ## [Babylon (2022) by Damien Chazelle (no spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-2022-by-damien-chazelle-no-spoilers-in-op/977100)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-2022-by-damien-chazelle-no-spoilers-in-op/977100 "2023-03-06T13:40:19Z")
I spent my a Christmas afternoon at the movies alone and boy howdy did I get a wild ride. I didn’t know much about Babylon except that it was about old Hollywood and had Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. That was enough for m… --- ## [Wayne Shorter has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayne-shorter-has-died/980616)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayne-shorter-has-died/980616 "2023-03-06T13:23:00Z")
Damn damn damn. Wayne Shorter, saxophonist possibly best known for playing in Weather Report has died aged 89. Seen here with Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke & Omar Hakim :- --- ## [Anyone like me and take the gender race swap phenomena on a case by case basis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-me-and-take-the-gender-race-swap-phenomena-on-a-case-by-case-basis/980743)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-me-and-take-the-gender-race-swap-phenomena-on-a-case-by-case-basis/980743 "2023-03-06T10:43:34Z")
If I feel the producers are trolling…go to hell. I don’t need the extra toxicity. If i feel you’re fucking with an essential part of the lore and you don’t get it?? GO TO HELL. Example: Black Tinkerbell?? Who gives a r… --- ## [Low sodium hot sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-sodium-hot-sauce/979988)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-sodium-hot-sauce/979988 "2023-03-06T06:47:14Z")
I love dumping lots of hot sauce onto certain things. But it usually means consuming much more salt than I should. I did a Google search to try and find a low sodium hot sauce, but didn’t find one. Know of any? One alte… --- ## [Cream of an Oreo cookie only clings to one side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-of-an-oreo-cookie-only-clings-to-one-side/980707)
**Author:** [@missbird2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbird2000)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-of-an-oreo-cookie-only-clings-to-one-side/980707 "2023-03-06T04:26:00Z")
Why does the cream of an Oreo cookie only cling to one side of the cookie when the cookie is pulled or twisted apart? --- ## [When did NYC pass Philly in population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-nyc-pass-philly-in-population/980646)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-nyc-pass-philly-in-population/980646 "2023-03-06T02:17:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from When did the restaurant become a thing?: So as not to hijack, everything I’ve read and watched said 1820s. Then when I verified before posting, Wikipedia agreed. http://demographia.com/db… --- ## [Has anybody tried Duolingo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-duolingo/980389)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-tried-duolingo/980389 "2023-03-06T01:57:42Z")
It’s a free app that says it can teach you to speak a language I’m playing around with Welsh and Scots Gaelic.it’s fun, in a logic cum recognition way, but I’m not sure if I’m really learning anything. --- ## [Haiduk - Diabolica \[black metal\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-diabolica-black-metal/965951)
**Author:** [@Deamris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deamris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiduk-diabolica-black-metal/965951 "2023-03-06T00:54:07Z")
Diabolica is the 4th album by Canadian black metal project Haiduk. Released in Sept 2021. Track 9 - Morph - --- ## [Surprisingly dark moments in comedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprisingly-dark-moments-in-comedies/979639)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprisingly-dark-moments-in-comedies/979639 "2023-03-06T00:13:12Z")
The other night @Dendarii\_Dame and I were watching “Big Brown Eyes” a Cary Grant comedy featuring fast talk and snappy dialogue - but at the end of the first act or so, the villains have a gunfight in a city park, and ki… --- ## [I thought of (what I think) is a great idea for a Sci-Fi story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-of-what-i-think-is-a-great-idea-for-a-sci-fi-story/979858)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-of-what-i-think-is-a-great-idea-for-a-sci-fi-story/979858 "2023-03-05T21:42:31Z")
Although I fully expect to be informed, here, that it’s been done before. Anywho, I recently learned about the ‘Wait Calculation’. That’s the premise that that we should not do interstellar travel if we can’t get to our… --- ## [Do I really need to upgrade from Windows 8?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-upgrade-from-windows-8/980504)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-upgrade-from-windows-8/980504 "2023-03-05T20:15:46Z")
Windows 8 is no longer supported. Do I really need to upgrade? --- ## [Reprint of Plastic Man #10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reprint-of-plastic-man-10/980677)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reprint-of-plastic-man-10/980677 "2023-03-05T19:12:57Z")
I am looking for a reprint of Plastic Man #10, from the Jack Cole era. Is there one? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=881&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=883&state=tracking)