# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=923 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 924 --- ## [How would a native German say I cycle to school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-native-german-say-i-cycle-to-school/977958)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-native-german-say-i-cycle-to-school/977958 "2023-01-11T14:13:29Z")
How would a native German say I cycle to school? Ich fahre mit dem Rad zur Schule? Ich radele zur Schule? --- ## [Who had/has the best RBF (Resting Bitch Face)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-has-the-best-rbf-resting-bitch-face/977996)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-had-has-the-best-rbf-resting-bitch-face/977996 "2023-01-11T11:52:24Z")
I nominate Jo Van Fleet. --- ## [Dr. Brian May of Queen adds"Sir" to his list of titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-brian-may-of-queen-adds-sir-to-his-list-of-titles/977396)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-brian-may-of-queen-adds-sir-to-his-list-of-titles/977396 "2023-01-11T11:47:41Z")
Dr. Brian Harold May, lead guitarist of the rock group Queen has been knighted. The King’s Honors list for 2023 cites May as “Dr. Brian Harold May CBE, Musician, Astrophysicist and animal welfare advocate for services to… --- ## [What's the longest you've been without electricity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-been-without-electricity/977844)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-been-without-electricity/977844 "2023-01-11T10:40:03Z")
Not camping or anything like that. What’s the longest time your normal electric service has been interrupted? A tree fell during California’s bomb cyclone last Wednesday and took down a power line supplying our house. Th… --- ## [Where did the authors of Genesis think the Garden of Eden was located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-authors-of-genesis-think-the-garden-of-eden-was-located/961401)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-authors-of-genesis-think-the-garden-of-eden-was-located/961401 "2023-01-11T09:17:18Z")
Been a while since I looked closely at Genesis, but as I recall the multiple authors put it somewhere in Mesopotamia, and dropped little hints about four rivers, two of which we can identify today (as the Tigris and the … --- ## [Oh poor George (Cardinal Pell)...might have been easier to come home!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-poor-george-cardinal-pell-might-have-been-easier-to-come-home/746315)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-poor-george-cardinal-pell-might-have-been-easier-to-come-home/746315 "2023-01-11T09:06:34Z")
Cardinal George Pell, currently residing in the Vatican, has been deemed too unwell to return to Australia to answer questions in a Royal Commission into Clergy Abuse. Whist the sexual abuse of children covers the whol… --- ## [Question regarding the Hessian auxiliaries during the Revolutionary War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-hessian-auxiliaries-during-the-revolutionary-war/977846)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-hessian-auxiliaries-during-the-revolutionary-war/977846 "2023-01-11T07:40:39Z")
Were Hessian auxiliaries paid a wage or bonus while fighting during the Revolutionary War? Were they paid when they returned to Germany ? Were they simply conscripts and not paid at all? (So much contradictory informat… --- ## [College Football 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2022/970438)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-2022/970438 "2023-01-11T06:49:49Z")
And we got’sch college football! Nebraska vs. Northwestern right now, in Ireland, on FOX! --- ## [Why did some music producers in the 1960s not want double-sided hits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-some-music-producers-in-the-1960s-not-want-double-sided-hits/977963)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-some-music-producers-in-the-1960s-not-want-double-sided-hits/977963 "2023-01-11T05:41:48Z")
The Wikipedia article on the band The Ohio Express notes that their biggest single, “Yummy Yummy Yummy”, was backed with a deliberately unlistenable B-side: B-side is the instrumental backing of 1910 Fruitgum Co.'s “(P… --- ## [Separated at birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth/978011)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separated-at-birth/978011 "2023-01-11T05:13:57Z")
Herbie Popnecker Kim Jong-un Or maybe some bizarre genetic experiment? --- ## [Songs that SHOULD have been singles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-should-have-been-singles/977932)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-should-have-been-singles/977932 "2023-01-11T05:13:17Z")
I’m a child of the 70’s early 80’s pretty much, and and I’m really into albums. . . the concept of albums, and the release of albums and singles. And there are a couple of albums where a poor-choice was made in picking t… --- ## [My next video game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-next-video-game/977784)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-next-video-game/977784 "2023-01-11T04:31:37Z")
I got High on Life over Christmas, which led me to getting a new (used) video card – RTX 3080. Well, High on Life is a pretty small game and I’ve already finished it. I’m working my way through Portal RTX, but that wil… --- ## [Which Is The Best Sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269 "2023-01-11T03:52:32Z")
Imagine you are trapped on a deserted island for ten years. You are allowed to pick one sauce of any type and given unlimited quantities of it. What would you choose? Which is truly the King of the Sauces? --- ## [Looking for a Wham-O toy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-wham-o-toy/977938 "2023-01-11T00:26:30Z")
It was a metallic tube a few inches long and wide that supposedly flew through the air, spinning like a Frisbee. If throwed properly it would curve. --- ## [Is there a way to auto respond to texts when I'm out of the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-respond-to-texts-when-im-out-of-the-country/977990)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-respond-to-texts-when-im-out-of-the-country/977990 "2023-01-10T23:10:38Z")
I’ll be doing a couple of international trips this year, some for over a week. The last time I went away I know I missed some text messages while I was away and would like a way to say, I’m not here right now, please get… --- ## [Does popping a pimple make it heal quicker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-popping-a-pimple-make-it-heal-quicker/977216)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-popping-a-pimple-make-it-heal-quicker/977216 "2023-01-10T23:07:15Z")
Gross question, I know. But it came to me the other day. There is definitely something satisfying about popping a zit and drawing out the pus, but is it helping the healing process? If one had superhuman discipline, … --- ## ["El" in Hebrew and Yiddish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-in-hebrew-and-yiddish/977526)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-in-hebrew-and-yiddish/977526 "2023-01-10T23:05:54Z")
Doing two different things at the same time, my genealogy and Old Testament research, I’ve become exposed to the curiosity of many Old Testament Hebrew names ending in “el” (Michael, Joel, Ezekiel, Israel, Gabriel, Rapha… --- ## [Holiday storm 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-storm-2022/976909 "2023-01-10T22:04:54Z")
So according to the experts this could be the BIG ONE again. Or it could be just another winter storm. So pretty much winter in the great lakes area. It is a little strange to have absolute nothing from winter so far h… --- ## [Parkinson's, speech therapy, and swallowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parkinsons-speech-therapy-and-swallowing/977895)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parkinsons-speech-therapy-and-swallowing/977895 "2023-01-10T21:55:37Z")
I have Parkinson’s Disease, diagnosed in 2019. Some of the effects of PD include quiet, raspy speech and difficulty in swallowing. I got some speech therapy for the speech part, and I asked the speech therapists about th… --- ## [How will the Dems respond to subpoenas by their GOP colleagues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-dems-respond-to-subpoenas-by-their-gop-colleagues/977863)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-dems-respond-to-subpoenas-by-their-gop-colleagues/977863 "2023-01-10T21:10:18Z")
I can see the case for “I thought you said we don’t need to respond to them” and the case for “Sure, I’ll show up and answer your idiotic questions–you got nothin’ anyway.” I think the latter will prevail. --- ## [Hooking up a gas dryer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooking-up-a-gas-dryer/977807)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooking-up-a-gas-dryer/977807 "2023-01-10T18:52:01Z")
After being told the appliance company would hook it up, I just found out (12 hours before delivery) that no they won’t. I have absolutely no problem doing it myself - teflon tape, soapy water and a pipe wrench. I’ve d… --- ## [Residents of NYC boroughs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-nyc-boroughs/977906)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/residents-of-nyc-boroughs/977906 "2023-01-10T18:46:56Z")
Globally - they would be called “New Yorkers”. But what about each borough? 'Staten Islander" seems straight forward, but what about a resident of Queens? (The) Bronx? Manhattan? Brooklyn? --- ## [Happy Elvis's Birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-elviss-birthday/977883)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-elviss-birthday/977883 "2023-01-10T18:04:02Z")
You can do anythin’ you wanna do! --- ## [If it doesn't inflate, what is the bag for? (aircraft oxygen system)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-doesnt-inflate-what-is-the-bag-for-aircraft-oxygen-system/977184)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-doesnt-inflate-what-is-the-bag-for-aircraft-oxygen-system/977184 "2023-01-10T17:59:15Z")
During the safety briefing on every flight I’ve been on, the emergency oxygen masks are demonstrated. I know that pulling sharply on the hose begins a chemical reaction that generates oxygen. In other words, the oxygen… --- ## [Our new appliances get delivered tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-appliances-get-delivered-tomorrow/977791)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-appliances-get-delivered-tomorrow/977791 "2023-01-10T17:50:57Z")
HUGE day in the Cad household. Getting rid of some of the crap-ass appliances that were there when we bought the house Clotheswasher. Getting rid of the frontloader that we have to duct tape shut (someone decided to m… --- ## [Questions on learning school Latin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-learning-school-latin/977768)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-learning-school-latin/977768 "2023-01-10T17:43:31Z")
Is the Latin taught in schools for SAT II/ IB / GCE A Level designed to be able to read Classical Latin, medieval Latin or both? If you could learn it from scratch again how would you have done it differently? --- ## [Pitting PKBites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 509\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-pkbites/950075 "2023-01-10T16:19:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Dealing with a kid who is willfully destructive: Okey dokey. You’re discussing the ways you beat your children for no reason. Your old man sucked, and so do you. --- ## [What If? 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-2/971851)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-2/971851 "2023-01-10T16:15:28Z")
The SDMB has been name checked- page 166. On that page, Randall Munroe in his hugely entertaining book “What If? 2” mentions the SDMB - “What is the density of cocaine? I spent a while reading though a wonderfully ear… --- ## [Why don't audiobooks have proper chapter titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-audiobooks-have-proper-chapter-titles/977904)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-audiobooks-have-proper-chapter-titles/977904 "2023-01-10T15:23:44Z")
I’ve only listened to a handful so maybe not true of all of them. I have War and Peace, which I listen to from time to time, I am renting In Our Time, a collection of early Hemingway short stories, and as free books on… --- ## [Why doesn't the IRS make a priority of auditing rich folks' returns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-irs-make-a-priority-of-auditing-rich-folks-returns/976961)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-irs-make-a-priority-of-auditing-rich-folks-returns/976961 "2023-01-10T14:40:11Z")
I’m just pulling these numbers out of my nether parts, but I don’t get the excuse that auditing the wealthy uses a disproportionate amount of the IRS resources (i.e., people) to go over them and it’s easier and more effi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=922) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=924)