# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=922&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 923 --- ## [Ever watched a comedy that had no laughs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-watched-a-comedy-that-had-no-laughs/976094)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-watched-a-comedy-that-had-no-laughs/976094 "2023-01-13T04:39:22Z")
So a couple of weeks ago, my wife and I ran across the movie "Drinking Buddies’ from 2013 on Netflix. It’s billed as a comedy/drama/romance, and has the cast to make that work. Olivia Wilde, Ron Livingston, Anna Kendri… --- ## [Declaration of Independence - Other Drafts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-other-drafts/978041)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/declaration-of-independence-other-drafts/978041 "2023-01-13T03:11:09Z")
Are there any original drafts or notes that were used during the writing of the Declaration of Independence? Seems there MUST have been at least a 1st Draft and Final Draft or other writings or meeting notes about it? S… --- ## [Other ways to show 3-D movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-ways-to-show-3-d-movies/246185)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-ways-to-show-3-d-movies/246185 "2023-01-13T01:34:13Z")
In this article http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_369.html Cecil mentions different color lenses. Other ways have been introduced (tho they still rely on showing each eye slightly different images) One is to use … --- ## [Workplace rant: I spend a lot more time doing unnecessary "admin" work vs. 25 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-rant-i-spend-a-lot-more-time-doing-unnecessary-admin-work-vs-25-years-ago/978007)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-rant-i-spend-a-lot-more-time-doing-unnecessary-admin-work-vs-25-years-ago/978007 "2023-01-13T01:23:48Z")
I’m an engineer. I’m supposed to do technical work. But I also have to do “admin work,” i.e. busywork/paperwork that has nothing to do with the technical work I am supposed to be doing. When I first started back in the … --- ## [Rescue dog ran away, back 11 days later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescue-dog-ran-away-back-11-days-later/977650)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescue-dog-ran-away-back-11-days-later/977650 "2023-01-13T00:59:31Z")
Our little rescue, Lucas, ran away the day after we got him (slipped his collar) and came back that night. He’s definitely spooky and scared, but sweet and gentle. That was 6 weeks ago. Christmas eve morning he bolted… --- ## [How many passengers really survived the Mayflower voyage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-passengers-really-survived-the-mayflower-voyage/978067)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-passengers-really-survived-the-mayflower-voyage/978067 "2023-01-13T00:49:34Z")
How many passengers really survived the Mayflower voyage ? I’ve seen anywhere from 47 to 53. Does anyone really know? Why the discrepancies ? --- ## [Wall Street Journal Op-Ed from their Editorial Board: Defense Is Now a Republican Target](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-street-journal-op-ed-from-their-editorial-board-defense-is-now-a-republican-target/977923)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wall-street-journal-op-ed-from-their-editorial-board-defense-is-now-a-republican-target/977923 "2023-01-12T23:42:33Z")
Article linked below. Once again the famously conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board is not pleased with the current republican leadership in the House of Representatives. For discussion is this something to … --- ## ["Like" in typed communication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-in-typed-communication/977952)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-in-typed-communication/977952 "2023-01-12T22:58:19Z")
I found myself inserting “like” into a text I was sending, not because it was necessary but because I could not imagine it without it. Here’s what I wrote: “I played like six Boggle games in a row.” If I wrote “I play… --- ## [What would life be like if the precipitation ratio were swapped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-life-be-like-if-the-precipitation-ratio-were-swapped/978100)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-life-be-like-if-the-precipitation-ratio-were-swapped/978100 "2023-01-12T22:09:28Z")
How would life have evolved differently on a much wetter planet, one where for a given area, the amount of time spent raining and not raining was flipped? Also, what conditions would give rise to such a planet? --- ## [Characteristics of AI-generated images - is forensic analysis possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characteristics-of-ai-generated-images-is-forensic-analysis-possible/977946)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characteristics-of-ai-generated-images-is-forensic-analysis-possible/977946 "2023-01-12T21:58:13Z")
Not sure if this verges into Cafe Society territory, but looking for some factual-ish answers, so here goes - A friend came across a maybe slightly risqué image of a young woman with blue hair wearing a tank top. To me,… --- ## [Pitting AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ak84/972007)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ak84/972007 "2023-01-12T21:49:30Z")
I couldn’t find another pit thread for him, so… fuck this guy. He spends the beginning of the Ukraine/Russia thread insisting Russia will sail to an easy victory, poo-pooing Ukraine’s chances to resist. Okay, that’s not … --- ## [1999 Jeep Cherokee electrical issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1999-jeep-cherokee-electrical-issue/941784)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1999-jeep-cherokee-electrical-issue/941784 "2023-01-12T21:44:32Z")
My 1999 Jeep Cherokee (bought new) has electrical issues. A few years ago, I thought maybe things just ‘stopped working’ after years of virtual non-use. Here’s a list of things that are happening: The directional ind… --- ## [AK84 has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ak84-has-been-banned/978133)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ak84-has-been-banned/978133 "2023-01-12T21:30:02Z")
For a continued pattern of personal insults and refusing to abide by SDMB rules, AK84 has been banned. Links to warnings: Personal Insults: Are cities in Europe cold and dark due to lack of Russian gas? - #13 Personal… --- ## [What is this pungent Indian spice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-pungent-indian-spice/514274)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-pungent-indian-spice/514274 "2023-01-12T20:53:52Z")
I would like a lot of Indian foods, if it wasn’t for this spice. It is present in most vegetarian Indian dishes I try, like samosas. It’s definately not curry. I use curry alone at home to mix with my basmati rice and le… --- ## [Tool to programmatically add bookmarks to PDF file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-to-programmatically-add-bookmarks-to-pdf-file/978071)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-to-programmatically-add-bookmarks-to-pdf-file/978071 "2023-01-12T20:20:17Z")
I have a PDF file. I have a text file that lists titles and page numbers in the file. Is there any program that can edit the file and insert these as bookmarks? I can do it manually in FoxIt but there are over 400 entrie… --- ## [What do these eight words and/or phrases have in common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-eight-words-and-or-phrases-have-in-common/974922)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-eight-words-and-or-phrases-have-in-common/974922 "2023-01-12T19:39:20Z")
Come up with eight words and/or phrases that have something in common. The next poster guesses what they have in common, and posts eight other words and/or phrases that have something in common. I’ll start: Asian Flu… --- ## [Vicious Canadians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887 "2023-01-12T19:35:13Z")
I came across this article, about the ruthlessness of Canadians toward the Germans in the First World War. In one particularly cruel episode, Canadians even exploited the trust of Germans who had apparently become accu… --- ## [Are shorts appropriate for grownups of a certain age? How about cargo shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-shorts-appropriate-for-grownups-of-a-certain-age-how-about-cargo-shorts/970334)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-shorts-appropriate-for-grownups-of-a-certain-age-how-about-cargo-shorts/970334 "2023-01-12T19:22:24Z")
Mrs. solost and I have been watching Love on Netflix (the Judd Apatow series, not the porny movie of the same name also on Netflix). It’s about some 30ish characters in the LA area and their relationships. On one episode… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=921&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=923&state=muted)