# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=926&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 927 --- ## [Commands given in war that still inspire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commands-given-in-war-that-still-inspire/977301)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commands-given-in-war-that-still-inspire/977301 "2023-01-08T19:11:43Z")
“Don’t fire until you can see the whites of their eyes”, William Prescott at the battle of Bunker Hill. “Sink it!”, Margaret Thatcher calling the shots during the Falklands War. I know she said it in a much more politic… --- ## [Why doesn’t propane go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesn-t-propane-go-bad/977850)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesn-t-propane-go-bad/977850 "2023-01-08T19:03:30Z")
Other hydrocarbon fuels like gasoline, diesel, and kerosene have limited shelf lives but propane will seemingly last forever. What’s different about it? --- ## [Adoptions of Overseas Children not to the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoptions-of-overseas-children-not-to-the-us/977859)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adoptions-of-overseas-children-not-to-the-us/977859 "2023-01-08T18:11:27Z")
In the US, a lot of families adopt children from other countries. Is this practice more widespread in the US than in other countries? Are French (or Brazilian, or wherever) families as likely to adopt a child from overse… --- ## [Ask the woman receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-receiving-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-for-depression/588090)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-receiving-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-for-depression/588090 "2023-01-08T18:07:06Z")
A few folks asked me to start a thread regarding my experience with TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) for depression. I was originally going to wait until the treatment was over, but I thought some people might ap… --- ## [Japanese idiom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-idiom/977621)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-idiom/977621 "2023-01-08T18:05:44Z")
There is a saying, “猫の手も借りたい” meaning something like to be super busy. What does this have to do with cats? --- ## [Temp holder of hijacking posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temp-holder-of-hijacking-posts/977882)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temp-holder-of-hijacking-posts/977882 "2023-01-08T05:02:39Z")
I don’t care about how others spend their money unless the money comes from the government. Then I care. --- ## [Awesome Games Done Quick has started its week-long charity fundraiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-games-done-quick-has-started-its-week-long-charity-fundraiser/977880)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-games-done-quick-has-started-its-week-long-charity-fundraiser/977880 "2023-01-08T17:17:21Z")
For those interested, Awesome Games Done Quick has just started their fundraiser. They are raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (but you do not have to donate if you do not want to). Here is their schedule: G… --- ## [LiPo battery charging question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipo-battery-charging-question/977875)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipo-battery-charging-question/977875 "2023-01-08T17:04:54Z")
I just bought something (used) that came with two LiPo batteries and a charger. The batteries are or seem to be completely drained (based on multi-meter). The charger has LEDs to indicate what is going on - Ready to cha… --- ## [Did my bicycle tire cap vanish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-bicycle-tire-cap-vanish/974799)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-bicycle-tire-cap-vanish/974799 "2023-01-08T16:54:48Z")
Filling up my bike tire this morning, I carefully placed the tire cap on the platform above my rear wheel, and when I was done, it wasn’t there. I spent the next twenty minutes searching the area (flat pavement, sloping … --- ## [Looking Through A Glass Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-through-a-glass-onion/977805)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-through-a-glass-onion/977805 "2023-01-08T14:52:18Z")
Online, I ran across a couple of mentions that “glass onion” is a British slang for monocle - like the kind you look at gems with. The idea being that John was writing about people looking too hard at Beatles’ lyrics for… --- ## [Forced dieting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-dieting/977588)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forced-dieting/977588 "2023-01-08T14:51:29Z")
When I read about morbidly obese people who are unable to lose weight, I always wonder if the following would work. Let’s say you agree to be locked in a cell, be placed on an island or otherwise be isolated. Then the f… --- ## [What exactly makes a group a "power trio" in your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-makes-a-group-a-power-trio-in-your-opinion/977600)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-makes-a-group-a-power-trio-in-your-opinion/977600 "2023-01-08T13:35:04Z")
Dang. I’ve started more threads in the last couple weeks than I have in the last several years. This one came out of a personal discussion re my other recent topic. What makes a rock group a “power trio?” I have alwa… --- ## [Anyone Watching The NFL Game Now/Playoff Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-nfl-game-now-playoff-question/977870)
**Author:** [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-nfl-game-now-playoff-question/977870 "2023-01-08T11:43:48Z")
I posted a question in The Game Room. Can anyone help answer it for me? Not too much action in that forum. Thanks, saucywench Sorry, I don’t know how to link it here. --- ## [The 49ers defense looks AWESOME! (‘85 Bears?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-49ers-defense-looks-awesome-85-bears/976630)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-49ers-defense-looks-awesome-85-bears/976630 "2023-01-08T05:35:15Z")
The 49ers defense looks AWESOME. Dare I say, as dominant as the 1985 Chicago Bears defense? 1985 and 2022 are completely different eras. The game’s rules are dramatically different. Today’s offenses are much more wide o… --- ## [Can someone help me find this monologue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-this-monologue/204482)
**Author:** [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-this-monologue/204482 "2023-01-08T04:41:05Z")
I need to find this monologue from Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz, hopefully someone has heard of it. It’s the monologue where Carl is talking to Jody about having been a tabloid writer and about a story in which a woman… --- ## [Does anyone else here suffer from....."Sports Existentialism?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-suffer-from-sports-existentialism/975507)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-suffer-from-sports-existentialism/975507 "2023-01-07T23:46:50Z")
This will be a weird thread. I honestly am not sure whether this thread belongs in Game Room, IMHO, Great Debates or elsewhere. It’s like a mix of sports and philosophy. On the one hand, I love sports. Always loved them… --- ## [How does someone like Bryan Kohlberger manager to earn further degrees given his behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-like-bryan-kohlberger-manager-to-earn-further-degrees-given-his-behavior/977581)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-like-bryan-kohlberger-manager-to-earn-further-degrees-given-his-behavior/977581 "2023-01-07T22:58:52Z")
How does someone like Bryan Kohlberger manager to earn further degrees given his known unsocialible behavior? If fellow students knew about his behavior, so did the faculty. Typically when BA students apply for a Master… --- ## [Can your appetite reset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-appetite-reset/977802)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-appetite-reset/977802 "2023-01-07T22:49:46Z")
I am in the habit of eating randomly through the day. I’m not hungry, but I feel like I should eat a small bit for the heck of it. Last weekend I spent somewhere and ate much less often… Now, this morning I had a peanu… --- ## [Risks of using a car jack incorrectly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-using-a-car-jack-incorrectly/977835)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-using-a-car-jack-incorrectly/977835 "2023-01-07T22:32:58Z")
Long ago, as a green undergrad, I decided to take my car out after a heavy snow – simply to see what it was like to drive in bad winter conditions, as I had never driven in snow before.I didn’t get far. Turns out, our pa… --- ## [If you're a dad, and your 5yo daughter needs to use the restroom in public. Which restroom you going to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-dad-and-your-5yo-daughter-needs-to-use-the-restroom-in-public-which-restroom-you-going-to-use/975629)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-dad-and-your-5yo-daughter-needs-to-use-the-restroom-in-public-which-restroom-you-going-to-use/975629 "2023-01-07T22:32:36Z")
A question I stole from Tiktok. Thought I’d ask it here and see what the older folks think. --- ## [A Question for Apple watch users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-apple-watch-users/977849 "2023-01-07T22:01:01Z")
Everytime I put the phone on or off the charger I get this message on my watch, verbatim: Shortcuts When IPhone is connected or dis- connected from power Open App, Choose from Menu, One, Two,End Menu, Choose fro… --- ## [Grolsch Beer Bottle Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grolsch-beer-bottle-questions/792277)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grolsch-beer-bottle-questions/792277 "2023-01-07T21:54:41Z")
TL;DR Does anyone know when the Grolsch Brewery in Holland started exporting their beer to the US in green flip-top bottles (instead of amber flip-top)? Did they change the flip-top from ceramic to plastic at the same … --- ## [War Buffs: Comment on this video's accuracy \[last battle of the Bismark\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-buffs-comment-on-this-videos-accuracy-last-battle-of-the-bismark/977786)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-buffs-comment-on-this-videos-accuracy-last-battle-of-the-bismark/977786 "2023-01-07T21:38:34Z")
Someone pointed me at this really cool video today. I’m particularly curious about the conveyor mechanisms used for loading the artillery shells, but the I have a feeling there are lots of little details pr… --- ## [House Speaker Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 2017\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2023-01-07T21:10:48Z")
This has been discussed in the midterms thread but really is better placed as a thread of its own. The “Freedom Caucus” is more than capable refusing support unless they get what they want. OTOH there have got to be a … --- ## [Question about posting in "Six-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-posting-in-six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977851)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-posting-in-six-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia/977851 "2023-01-07T20:34:18Z")
I have absolutely no idea where this should go as it’s a question I have about something @Lumpy said and the thread was closed before I had a chance to ask. So, no snark intended at all, but @Lumpy, what were you saying … --- ## [How to open this flashlight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-this-flashlight/977845)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-open-this-flashlight/977845 "2023-01-07T19:16:28Z")
I got a blacklight flashlight at WallyMart with no instructions on package… I’ve twisted both ways and nothing opens out. Not even sure it has a lid? It needs batteries. Anyone have any ideas? The screw on top I can’… --- ## [Octopus here's your own thread to shit all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 1345\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550 "2023-01-07T18:30:37Z")
Octopus is very, very good at his occupation. He trolls relentlessly until the entire thread is about him, then he whines about how mean people are, and won’t someone think of the children. I am fully sympathetic to the… --- ## [People Putting on Weight when They're in a Relationship - Fact or Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-putting-on-weight-when-theyre-in-a-relationship-fact-or-fiction/977644)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-putting-on-weight-when-theyre-in-a-relationship-fact-or-fiction/977644 "2023-01-07T17:42:18Z")
For decades, I’ve heard that people start putting on weight shortly after the start of a new relationship. It’s mostly said of men but I’ve recently come across an article that described the same phenomenon for women. I… --- ## [Clubber Lang vs Ivan Drago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubber-lang-vs-ivan-drago/649586)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clubber-lang-vs-ivan-drago/649586 "2023-01-07T16:59:26Z")
I happen to think the answer is obvious, but I’d be interested to see any possible dissent. Incidentally, I’m placing this in Cafe Society because it deals with fictional boxers- but if the mods want it in The Game Room… --- ## [Anal beads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-beads/977795)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-beads/977795 "2023-01-07T16:49:31Z")
I don’t know if this question has been answered before, but here goes. Back in Sept, it was discussed here about the chess scandal here in St Louis, but is it actually possible for a computer inside anal beads to transmi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=925&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=927&state=muted)