# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=922 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 923 --- ## [Did anyone survive the German gas chambers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-survive-the-german-gas-chambers/977582)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-survive-the-german-gas-chambers/977582 "2023-01-12T18:37:00Z")
I was asked this question by a young cousin of mine, and I had no answer. Google has lots of examples of people who survived by avoiding it, for reasons like inattentive or sympathetic guards or because the equipment bro… --- ## [How is it I can communicate with a tesla at anytime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-i-can-communicate-with-a-tesla-at-anytime/978103)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-i-can-communicate-with-a-tesla-at-anytime/978103 "2023-01-12T17:56:37Z")
I had to unlock a Tesla remotely using my app. I’ve also used my app to prewarm the Tesla and it occurred to me that the distance was way too far for bluetooth and it can’t be wifi either. So how is it that I can use m… --- ## [Best Movies of 2022 - a list of good....and a little bit of bad as well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-of-2022-a-list-of-good-and-a-little-bit-of-bad-as-well/976815)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-of-2022-a-list-of-good-and-a-little-bit-of-bad-as-well/976815 "2023-01-12T17:32:26Z")
I don’t want to do a top 10 list, but I will list the 2022 releases I thought were the best and I’ll choose a “best picture” winner, so to speak. I have yet to see Avatar 2 and I’m sure a handful of others, but I’ve seen… --- ## [What does "observe" mean in the context of the double slit experiment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-observe-mean-in-the-context-of-the-double-slit-experiment/977353)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-observe-mean-in-the-context-of-the-double-slit-experiment/977353 "2023-01-12T17:23:55Z")
Ok so “observing” it changes the outcome. So what has to observe it? Does it have to be a human? What if it’s a housefly? Pretty sure there is something fundamental I’m not understanding here. Thanks --- ## [Car beeping in front of my opened garage door last night!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-beeping-in-front-of-my-opened-garage-door-last-night/978099)
**Author:** [@Liz1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-beeping-in-front-of-my-opened-garage-door-last-night/978099 "2023-01-12T17:14:16Z")
I live in a townhouse in a quiet area where there is hardly any traffic. I had just gotten home but had to bring in my trash and recycling bins inside the garage. I brought them in and was reaching for my cell phone in… --- ## [Does anyone speak latin and listen to White Zombie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-speak-latin-and-listen-to-white-zombie/375404)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-speak-latin-and-listen-to-white-zombie/375404 "2023-01-12T15:54:40Z")
I want to know the translation of lyrics in the White Zombie song “Super Charger Heaven”. There is a part in the middle of the song that sounds like latin and is not Rob Zombie saying it. It is just before the spoken par… --- ## [Pope Emeritus Benedict passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-emeritus-benedict-passes-away/977408)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-emeritus-benedict-passes-away/977408 "2023-01-12T13:12:22Z")
RIP. Fun fact, he was Pope Emeritus longer than he was the actual pope. --- ## [My (admittedly uneducated, and short) case for why Jesus was the Son of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-admittedly-uneducated-and-short-case-for-why-jesus-was-the-son-of-god/973927)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-admittedly-uneducated-and-short-case-for-why-jesus-was-the-son-of-god/973927 "2023-01-12T12:49:29Z")
(I’m sure you guys will love me for this.) I know, I’m in the minority here. But every one of the original disciples, every one except Judas, ended up suffering an excruciating death for their belief and testimony that… --- ## [Explain "Free Trader Beowulf"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-free-trader-beowulf/783847)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-free-trader-beowulf/783847 "2023-01-12T08:24:14Z")
Lev Grossman’s “The Magician King” includes a support group that calls itself “Free Trader Beowulf,” and the phrase is introduced as a reference to Dungeons and Dragons with a challenge to Google it. Well, I played D&D … --- ## [Stop using 'Let Alone' Incorrectly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-let-alone-incorrectly/952478)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-let-alone-incorrectly/952478 "2023-01-12T07:45:24Z")
The phrase ‘let alone’ is frequently used in English to illustrate the outrageousness of a thing. “I went to the Statue of Liberty, but couldn’t walk up the stairs into the pedestal, let alone to the crown.” “The docto… --- ## [The Mike Post of our times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mike-post-of-our-times/978057)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mike-post-of-our-times/978057 "2023-01-12T05:14:14Z")
From the 1970s to the 1990s, composer Mike Post produced a long string of hit TV theme songs, many of which even made the music charts. Celebrated examples include the themes to The Rockford Files, The Hill Street Blues,… --- ## [Gmail: find an archived message - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-find-an-archived-message-need-answer-fast/978073)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-find-an-archived-message-need-answer-fast/978073 "2023-01-12T04:21:46Z")
OK I know how to display All Mail, and in that view any message I just archived should be there. But the problem is, there are other unarchived messages in the search resujts list. How can I tell whiich message in the li… --- ## [Polis & Hancock doing their best DeSantis & Abbott impersonation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polis-hancock-doing-their-best-desantis-abbott-impersonation/977992)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polis-hancock-doing-their-best-desantis-abbott-impersonation/977992 "2023-01-12T03:25:37Z")
A bunch of refugees have arrived in Denver. The response? Gov. Polis is putting them on busses to Chicago and New York claiming that’s where the refugees really wanted to go. Really?! I call BS and think the refugees… --- ## [My God, I HATED "Glass Onion". \[spoilers ahoy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-i-hated-glass-onion-spoilers-ahoy/977948)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-i-hated-glass-onion-spoilers-ahoy/977948 "2023-01-12T02:00:09Z")
Let me start with some of the things I liked alot. The cast and performances were excellent. Every single actor, even Dave Bautista, really did an exceptional job. Especially Jonae Monae, who Is absolutely jaw droppin… --- ## [Treating cancer via diet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-cancer-via-diet/975692)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-cancer-via-diet/975692 "2023-01-12T01:44:54Z")
I was listening to Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast (better than I expected, btw) with Woody Harrelson, who was spouting some claptrap about treating cancer through dietary practices, and to my surprise a close friend wh… --- ## [Issuing a warning message during the war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issuing-a-warning-message-during-the-war/978006)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issuing-a-warning-message-during-the-war/978006 "2023-01-12T00:22:05Z")
Foreign Secretary Pym wrote to Thatcher with regard to the way in which our action would have to be publicly justified and its legality defended. I believe our position would be immeasurably strengthened if we had given … --- ## [Has the pronunciation of 'divisive' ever been consistent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-pronunciation-of-divisive-ever-been-consistent/977950)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-pronunciation-of-divisive-ever-been-consistent/977950 "2023-01-11T22:33:09Z")
Has the pronunciation of ‘divisive’ ever been consistent? Barabara Walters’ pronounciation of ‘divisive’ (long vowel sound) is much more pleasing to me than Barack Obama’s (short vowel sound), yet the latter is more p… --- ## [Looking for a map program with recent-ish satellite views](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-map-program-with-recent-ish-satellite-views/977905)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-map-program-with-recent-ish-satellite-views/977905 "2023-01-11T22:04:04Z")
I’ve checked the satellite views on Apple maps, google maps, and google earth and none of the satellite views are anywhere near recent. Is there a map provider with recent satellite maps (within 6 months, say)? Or am I… --- ## [On the role of optimism and gratitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-role-of-optimism-and-gratitude/976975)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-role-of-optimism-and-gratitude/976975 "2023-01-11T21:50:47Z")
I read a lot of self-help books. Lately it’s been minimalism, slow living and productivity YouTube. One thing that comes up over and over again is the idea that optimism and gratitude will change your life. I’m somethin… --- ## [Best TV show that never won a major award](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-show-that-never-won-a-major-award/978034)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-show-that-never-won-a-major-award/978034 "2023-01-11T21:02:18Z")
Today’s Guardian has an article by TV reviewer Stuart Heritage, who complains that Better Call Saul, “one of the best things on TV”, has been consistently snubbed by the Emmys and Golden Globes, despite being nominated a… --- ## [Anyone here familiar with pysimplegui?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-familiar-with-pysimplegui/978051)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-familiar-with-pysimplegui/978051 "2023-01-11T19:43:02Z")
I’m beating my head against my keyboard trying to do something which should be trivial, but I can’t get it to work - adding a ‘text’ element to a ‘frame’. Whenever I do this, I get an "Your row is not an iterable (e.g a… --- ## [If everyone was an animal could society still function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everyone-was-an-animal-could-society-still-function/977514)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-everyone-was-an-animal-could-society-still-function/977514 "2023-01-11T19:27:36Z")
A bit of a twist on the classic ‘if you had to be an animal which one would it be?’ question. Anyway Gaia has finally had enough of humanities shenanigans and decides to turn every human into an animal, but being surpri… --- ## [Elliptical Grease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elliptical-grease/978048)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elliptical-grease/978048 "2023-01-11T19:04:51Z")
I have a Proform Endurance 720E elliptical. I bought it used from Play It Again Sports many years ago, and am wanting to dust it off and use it again. First I want to clean it and grease it to make sure it works properly… --- ## [How long would it take for a genetic change to propagate through an entire population?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-for-a-genetic-change-to-propagate-through-an-entire-population/977961)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-for-a-genetic-change-to-propagate-through-an-entire-population/977961 "2023-01-11T18:37:58Z")
A spin off from this thread - If everyone was an animal could society still function? - #52 by Celtic\_Kitsune - because I’m both curious and no good at maths. Scenario is that there are intelligent foxes, lets call them… --- ## [Lost pets scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-pets-scam/978046)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-pets-scam/978046 "2023-01-11T18:20:48Z")
My wife shared a post from \[County\] Yard Sale on Facebook (we’re not members of that group), about a found dog that was ‘literally freezing to death’ and had a leg injury. It had a service animal medallion, but no colla… --- ## [Mega Millions/Powerball queries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-millions-powerball-queries/978008)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-millions-powerball-queries/978008 "2023-01-11T18:18:31Z")
Let’s say I have one either of these and opt for the annuity instead of the cash-out. How secure is my money over the next 30 years-Is there any chance banks could fold or the government gets greedy and decides to chang… --- ## [January 6 "Stop the Steal" organizer Ali Alexander is back on Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-6-stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-is-back-on-twitter/978039)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-6-stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-is-back-on-twitter/978039 "2023-01-11T17:44:36Z")
I am not sure which forum to post this to -I thought here would be best Activist Ali Alexander’s Twitter was supposedly “banned” from Twitter in part for organizing the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally/riot/coup(?)back … --- ## [How often are adults supposed to get Covid booster shots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-adults-supposed-to-get-covid-booster-shots/976799)
**Author:** [@pyromyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pyromyte)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-are-adults-supposed-to-get-covid-booster-shots/976799 "2023-01-11T17:43:31Z")
I am so confused about the covid vaccinations! I promise I am trying to do the right thing. I have the original two shots, plus a booster. So for the longest time I have thought I was good. I had heard of a 4th shot (2nd… --- ## [What does it mean to have an attorney on "retainer?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-have-an-attorney-on-retainer/977935)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-have-an-attorney-on-retainer/977935 "2023-01-11T17:07:08Z")
I often see in movies some rich guy yelling at an attorney that he has him/her on retainer so they had better hop to it (whatever “it” is). How does that work? I assume if I call an attorney and agree to pay them that … --- ## [I pit...myself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-myself/977744)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-myself/977744 "2023-01-11T15:52:59Z")
In recent posts regarding Jordan Peterson I attempted to voice concerns about the sanctions one faces when voicing disagreement…and only made myself come across as a transphobe. My sincere apologies to all who were offe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=921) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=923)