# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=885 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 886 --- ## [Resolved: The Obama rail safety regulations that Trump repealed would not have applied to the East Palestine derailment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-obama-rail-safety-regulations-that-trump-repealed-would-not-have-applied-to-the-east-palestine-derailment/980037)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-obama-rail-safety-regulations-that-trump-repealed-would-not-have-applied-to-the-east-palestine-derailment/980037 "2023-03-02T17:27:44Z")
I did some factual digging on this question and considered posting this in FQ, but I felt it would devolve quickly regardless. I do not mean this thread to be a defense of Trump, but rather an indictment of our governme… --- ## [Notification of thread reply highlighted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-of-thread-reply-highlighted/980597)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-of-thread-reply-highlighted/980597 "2023-03-02T17:03:53Z")
Whenever I get a note that a thread I’m in has had a new posted-whether it’s in reply to me or not-it’s always highlighted in white with gold print and is hard to read, as opposed to the black with blue type of a message… --- ## [Diagnose my hairy banana!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-hairy-banana/334679)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-hairy-banana/334679 "2023-03-02T17:00:37Z")
I have a banana at my desk this morning. I brought it to work yesterday, and left it on the desk oevernight. The skin is starting to get dark brown and spotty, but the banana still feels firm. When I peeled it open a … --- ## [Who's your favorite hapless loser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-hapless-loser/980276)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-hapless-loser/980276 "2023-03-02T15:39:38Z")
After realizing my favorite “antihero” for the Favorite Anti-Hero thread wasn’t an anti-hero, but a hapless loser, I thought I’d start a new thread. My favorite hapless loser is Toby Flenderson from The Office. Michael … --- ## [Human trafficking reporting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-trafficking-reporting-question/980557)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-trafficking-reporting-question/980557 "2023-03-02T15:38:57Z")
I saw a public notice recently which was talking about human trafficking. It was explaining some of the signs to watch for and gave the number for a law enforcement agency to report suspected cases to. But one thing puz… --- ## [We have NO method of capturing a slowly flying balloon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-no-method-of-capturing-a-slowly-flying-balloon/979792)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-no-method-of-capturing-a-slowly-flying-balloon/979792 "2023-03-02T14:42:38Z")
With all the high tech developments the Department of Defense has access to, it seems as if there should have been a way to capture the recent spate of balloons and other devices. For instance, if they had used bullets … --- ## [Can you take dried plants on international flights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-take-dried-plants-on-international-flights/980324)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-take-dried-plants-on-international-flights/980324 "2023-03-02T02:43:55Z")
My wife has been getting into natural fabric dyeing lately. We are coincidentally going to be in France this spring, and she’s curious about foraging for dyestuffs while we’re there. Is it OK to bring dried plants on an … --- ## [Kobe Bryant Dead in Helicopter Crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-bryant-dead-in-helicopter-crash/847010)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kobe-bryant-dead-in-helicopter-crash/847010 "2023-03-02T01:35:24Z")
TMZ article. From it: --- ## [Does this Christian Health Plan practice religious discrimination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-christian-health-plan-practice-religious-discrimination/804295)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-christian-health-plan-practice-religious-discrimination/804295 "2023-03-02T01:34:37Z")
I just heard an advert on the radio about a health plan for Christians called Medi-Share that not only helps out with expenses, but also prays for you. I went to this website about Medi-Share(Affordable, Biblical Healthc… --- ## [Latin experts, venite! Can anyone tell me how you would say "treats" in Latin, in the sense of cat treats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-experts-venite-can-anyone-tell-me-how-you-would-say-treats-in-latin-in-the-sense-of-cat-treats/980460)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-experts-venite-can-anyone-tell-me-how-you-would-say-treats-in-latin-in-the-sense-of-cat-treats/980460 "2023-03-02T01:13:02Z")
Question in header. Reason wanted, to be revealed once I have a usable translation and complete the image for which I intend to use this. It turns out, not surprisingly, that googling for a translation of treat" or “t… --- ## ["Interesting" fundraisers you have encountered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-fundraisers-you-have-encountered/980515)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-fundraisers-you-have-encountered/980515 "2023-03-02T00:36:28Z")
We’re all familiar with the usual ways schools, clubs, and other organizations use to bring in some cash - car washes, bake sales, wrapping paper and greeting card sales, BINGO, raffles… But there’s one upcoming at a loc… --- ## [Deleting my sdmb account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-my-sdmb-account/980549)
**Author:** [@otc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-my-sdmb-account/980549 "2023-03-01T22:59:44Z")
how do i get rid of this account??? --- ## [I pit the SovCit movement... For a different reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sovcit-movement-for-a-different-reason/980412)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sovcit-movement-for-a-different-reason/980412 "2023-03-01T22:04:39Z")
So rather than hijack this thread I’d though I’d pit this separately. What actually bugs me about the Sovereign Citizen movement is not the utter batshittery of it all, at least not just that. It’s this… if you believe… --- ## [Equivalent expressions in different languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equivalent-expressions-in-different-languages/978670)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equivalent-expressions-in-different-languages/978670 "2023-03-01T21:36:34Z")
(By equivalent I mean conveying the same idea. Sort of. Not direct translations.) What made me think of this: I had an appointment to take my cat to the vet this morning for her annual shots. I must have unconsciously t… --- ## [How do you pronounce 'experiment'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-experiment/980300)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-experiment/980300 "2023-03-01T19:05:56Z")
It’s always been ‘ex-SPARE-i-ment’ as far as I know. Yet, lately I’ve been hearing it pronounced ‘ex-SPEAR-i-mint’ a lot lately, mostly by younger people I think, say, the oldest Gen Zs or younger millenials. Just this p… --- ## [That little villain, Bad, bad, bad Dillon da dog is being mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-villain-bad-bad-bad-dillon-da-dog-is-being-mischievous/980109)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-villain-bad-bad-bad-dillon-da-dog-is-being-mischievous/980109 "2023-03-01T18:02:47Z")
Mr. Wrek has a shelf in the barn. It’s up high. He keeps scents, baits, and other stinky things on it. Dillon has focused on this shelf since nearly, day one. Never matter, he can’t reach it. Well, just imagine what h… --- ## [Water Only Diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-only-diet/980457)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-only-diet/980457 "2023-03-01T17:56:00Z")
I have this book from the 70s, a book about “secrets” of European diets. My Swedish friend says it’s still common - going a week with nothing but water. I don’t like water, but I notice if I drink nothing else but water… --- ## [Do temporary spare tires really only last 50 miles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-temporary-spare-tires-really-only-last-50-miles/980157)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-temporary-spare-tires-really-only-last-50-miles/980157 "2023-03-01T16:08:36Z")
My wife’s car has a temporary spare tire, AKA a donut, that she’s had to use a couple of times. The Subaru manual warns that you shouldn’t drive over 50 mph (going from memory) and to not drive it more than 50 miles. I… --- ## [How do I see what my gmail password is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-see-what-my-gmail-password-is/979661)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-see-what-my-gmail-password-is/979661 "2023-03-01T16:08:30Z")
I use chrome as my main browser. It autofills the login stuff for my regular sites. I know how to look at it’s list of saved passwords…except that neither gmail nor google appear on the list of saved passwords. Uh? It… --- ## [Botticelli - February 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259 "2023-03-01T15:52:00Z")
Onwards to F! Last month’s link: Botticelli - January 2023 - #276 by SCAdian --- ## [Name a TV character who doesn't belong in a series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-tv-character-who-doesnt-belong-in-a-series/979248)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-tv-character-who-doesnt-belong-in-a-series/979248 "2023-03-01T15:43:21Z")
“Frasier” is one of my favorite sitcoms, but I cringe whenever the character of Bulldog comes crashing into a scene. He only appeared in five of the eleven seasons, thankfully. And I will concede that they dialed his ho… --- ## [Trick questions, based on precise meanings of a word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions-based-on-precise-meanings-of-a-word/979825)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions-based-on-precise-meanings-of-a-word/979825 "2023-03-01T13:45:55Z")
Question - How many brides walked down the aisle last June? Answer - Question - How many ropes were on Nelson’s ship HMS Victory. Answer - What are some other similar questions? I want questions that rely on a pre… --- ## [Why doesn't modern recorded music use the stereo effect much anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-modern-recorded-music-use-the-stereo-effect-much-anymore/607285)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-modern-recorded-music-use-the-stereo-effect-much-anymore/607285 "2023-03-01T13:36:22Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music recorded in the 50’s & 60’s. I’m loving their use of the stereo effect. They’ll have totally different music in each channel. Chorus might be in the right and the lead in … --- ## [Isn't it time for England to give the Elgin Marbles back to Greece?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-england-to-give-the-elgin-marbles-back-to-greece/169420)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-england-to-give-the-elgin-marbles-back-to-greece/169420 "2023-03-01T12:29:49Z")
The Elgin Marbles The Parthenon and the Elgin Marbles Come on now… you know it’s the right thing to do. --- ## [How does China's claim over Taiwan currently manifest itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chinas-claim-over-taiwan-currently-manifest-itself/980299)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-chinas-claim-over-taiwan-currently-manifest-itself/980299 "2023-03-01T08:13:04Z")
The US claims many states and territories as its own. This manifests in many ways, including but not limited to: some level of federal authority over what sorts of state/territorial laws can or cannot be enacted feder… --- ## [Is it possible to 'reconstruct" (?) an entire photo from a piece of the negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-reconstruct-an-entire-photo-from-a-piece-of-the-negative/979972)
**Author:** [@Amikejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amikejo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-reconstruct-an-entire-photo-from-a-piece-of-the-negative/979972 "2023-03-01T07:04:02Z")
I don’t know how ask the question better because I know nothing about photography and I only heard a vague description of this. The only other thing I can remember is that it involves lasers. So is possible to recreate … --- ## [Why 55+ retirement communities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-55-retirement-communities/973559)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-55-retirement-communities/973559 "2023-03-01T04:52:20Z")
As opposed to 62 or 50? We’ve got a lot of them around here and they’re all 55+ and never anything else. Is there a regulation that says it’s no longer discrimination to not sell/rent to you if you’re not that age? --- ## [Why Do Washing Machine Hoses Apparently Burst More Than Other Modern Plumbing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-washing-machine-hoses-apparently-burst-more-than-other-modern-plumbing/979808)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-washing-machine-hoses-apparently-burst-more-than-other-modern-plumbing/979808 "2023-03-01T04:43:38Z")
This may be horribly dorky to ask, but here goes. Many web sites speak of the danger of washing machine hoses bursting, recommending stainless steel reinforcement and replacement every few years. Example: Choose the Ri… --- ## [There's a new season of Doc Martin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-season-of-doc-martin/980475)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-new-season-of-doc-martin/980475 "2023-03-01T04:30:45Z")
Season 10. Yeah! I had pretty much given up on it. I’m watching it on Acorn. --- ## [How to silence snap buttons on outerwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-silence-snap-buttons-on-outerwear/530306)
**Author:** [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-silence-snap-buttons-on-outerwear/530306 "2023-03-01T03:54:14Z")
I have a jacket with snap buttons down the front (in addition to the zipper) and the little rings inside the buttons rattle. Is there some way to shut them up while leaving the snaps functional? Seems like a common issu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=884) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=886)