# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=927&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 928 --- ## [How to pack and what to wear for trip to Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pack-and-what-to-wear-for-trip-to-mexico/977678)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pack-and-what-to-wear-for-trip-to-mexico/977678 "2023-01-06T22:30:11Z")
I’ve never been to Mexico, and I rarely take any type of vacation other than camping or staying at relatives’. I will be flying to PV from Canada. It’s cold here. Do I wear shorts onto the plane? I feel like I should… --- ## [Math memes - is the bar really that low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-memes-is-the-bar-really-that-low/977659)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-memes-is-the-bar-really-that-low/977659 "2023-01-06T21:28:11Z")
People are shocked that 550 /2 doesn’t equal 225 77 + 33 doesn’t equal 100 This is 2nd grade math. I’m guilty of occasional brain farts. But this is such simple math. --- ## [Were there entities like DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Products Agency) in the ancient world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-entities-like-darpa-defense-advanced-research-products-agency-in-the-ancient-world/977516)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-entities-like-darpa-defense-advanced-research-products-agency-in-the-ancient-world/977516 "2023-01-06T20:33:27Z")
How did the ancient world come up with advanced weapons of war? Anything from better metallurgy to better armor designs to better weapon designs. Or better siege equipment. Who bothered to invent a catapult and later a… --- ## [Snow accumulating on driveways, but not sidewalks/streets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-accumulating-on-driveways-but-not-sidewalks-streets/977720)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-accumulating-on-driveways-but-not-sidewalks-streets/977720 "2023-01-06T17:53:05Z")
We live in a typical Chicago suburb, where attached garages are even with the fronts of most houses, with paved driveways to the street. There is a front sidewalk parallel to the street, which divides the front lawn fro… --- ## [Recipe ID thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-id-thread/977765)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-id-thread/977765 "2023-01-06T15:37:30Z")
Do you ever find a recipe of unknown provenance and wonder where it came from? Recipes get clipped, republished, stolen, written on index cards, modified beyond recognition, and published again, but sometimes a good cook… --- ## [Today I am ninety years old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-am-ninety-years-old/977051)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-am-ninety-years-old/977051 "2023-01-06T13:37:27Z")
Never paid much attention to birthdays or decades but this one seems important. I have benefitted from the discussions on this forum of issues regarding relevance and aging. Here are some thoughts of the day: I cannot r… --- ## [Getting out of someone else’s bedbug infestation when I am hundreds of miles from home, closing on a new condo in 12 days, and already mentally drained…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-out-of-someone-else-s-bedbug-infestation-when-i-am-hundreds-of-miles-from-home-closing-on-a-new-condo-in-12-days-and-already-mentally-drained/977777)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-out-of-someone-else-s-bedbug-infestation-when-i-am-hundreds-of-miles-from-home-closing-on-a-new-condo-in-12-days-and-already-mentally-drained/977777 "2023-01-06T09:42:43Z")
Spin-off from this thread; enough has changed that I think it warrants fresh discussion, but feel free to tell me otherwise, I’m not sure I’m mentally able to be offended right now. To sum up, I’m sleeping on the couch … --- ## [Acoustic Guitar Mass Production Process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-guitar-mass-production-process/977358)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acoustic-guitar-mass-production-process/977358 "2023-01-06T07:03:27Z")
50 Year Old Korean Musical Instrument Factory I found this video fascinating. I’m actually as much amazed at the factory as the guitar production. Someone really thought this out. I bet it cost a pretty penny tool up th… --- ## [Why capitalize "Black"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-capitalize-black/977455)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-capitalize-black/977455 "2023-01-06T06:32:12Z")
I posted in the pit because I am probably going to get roasted… but, what’s up with the new trend to capitalize the word “black” when refering to their ethniticy? I’m as lily white as possible, absolutely anglo-saxon. P… --- ## [Dropped smartphone and now battery depletes rapidly - problem is with battery itself, or phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-smartphone-and-now-battery-depletes-rapidly-problem-is-with-battery-itself-or-phone/973667)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropped-smartphone-and-now-battery-depletes-rapidly-problem-is-with-battery-itself-or-phone/973667 "2023-01-06T04:33:48Z")
So I bought a new Samsung S22 yesterday - and would you know my luck, I accidentally dropped it from about six inches onto a hard table, sans any protective case. The battery now sometimes depletes really rapidly - like… --- ## [Jumping off the "Welshing" thread \[misogynistic slurs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-off-the-welshing-thread-misogynistic-slurs/977604)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-off-the-welshing-thread-misogynistic-slurs/977604 "2023-01-06T04:07:25Z")
I’m surprised about the offensiveness of “Welshing”. It’s not a word I remember ever using, but I understand and agree with retiring it. However, I am amazed and confused by the lazair faire attitude shown here for the w… --- ## [New relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-relationship/976957)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-relationship/976957 "2023-01-06T04:01:26Z")
For those of you who remember my ex, and its good that I’m not with him anymore, well, I have found someone. I had been in a class of his when we went to school. Been talking to him, by phone and messaging throughout th… --- ## [Shots fired at my old high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-my-old-high-school/977755)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-my-old-high-school/977755 "2023-01-06T03:42:10Z")
No good details have been publicly issued. Seems to be some sort of personal problem rather than a school attack. The school was put under lockdown but classes continued. Even so, seeing your old high school covered in… --- ## [Star Trek Strange New Worlds trailer and now begins Streaming 2022/05/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-trailer-and-now-begins-streaming-2022-05-09/960804)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-trailer-and-now-begins-streaming-2022-05-09/960804 "2023-01-06T03:37:14Z")
Finally the teaser trailer drops and frankly, I am excited. Pike was the best thing about ST Discovery and am looking forward to seeing Anson Mount again. Please don’t screw this up Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Seaso… --- ## [Hypothetical: Former President/Current Speaker of the House wins next election, could current President sabotage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-former-president-current-speaker-of-the-house-wins-next-election-could-current-president-sabotage/977760)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-former-president-current-speaker-of-the-house-wins-next-election-could-current-president-sabotage/977760 "2023-01-06T02:27:55Z")
Kind of inspired by but not directly related to the current House Speaker race. Assume we are in a completely alternate universe where the Schmapublican winner of the 2016 election loses the 2020 election and a 2022 Hous… --- ## [Which lead singer is which, in Three Dog Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lead-singer-is-which-in-three-dog-night/963215)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lead-singer-is-which-in-three-dog-night/963215 "2023-01-06T02:24:25Z")
(In this video of “Eli’s Coming”) They had three lead vocalists-- Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells, but I can’t tell who’s who in this video. Normally, I’d ask in the comments, but those are disabled. --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Eleventh hour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eleventh-hour/975209)
**Author:** [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-eleventh-hour/975209 "2023-01-06T02:00:13Z")
Hey, I’m supposed to just be a lurker here. You guys are falling down on the job. Although taking on starting this thread affords me the opportunity as an Eagles fan to apologize for my team signing f’ing Ndamukong Suh… --- ## [Who is missing 435th speaker vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-missing-435th-speaker-vote/977691)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-missing-435th-speaker-vote/977691 "2023-01-05T23:23:50Z")
Been flipping through all the cable news channels, and none of them have explained why there is only 434 votes being cast? Maybe a case of wrong channel at the wrong time. There are 435 US Representatives, but each vot… --- ## [What is the Latin phrase for Imperial Roman authority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-latin-phrase-for-imperial-roman-authority/977684)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-latin-phrase-for-imperial-roman-authority/977684 "2023-01-05T22:38:12Z")
When Rome set about annexing territory how would they have expressed it legally ? As the imperial Roman authority would have been vested in the emperor would it be something like "legem imperium’.I’ve seen “cum ipse imp… --- ## [For F1 fans - A walkthrough of the MP4/4 by those who made it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-f1-fans-a-walkthrough-of-the-mp4-4-by-those-who-made-it/977547 "2023-01-05T20:38:15Z")
Anyone with a passing knowledge of F1 will recall the legendary McLaren MP4/4 of 1988. Prost and Senna at the wheel of a piece of cutting edge engineering mastery. 16 races, 15 wins, 15 poles, 10 1-2 finishes. It was a… --- ## [Could the inscription SPQR technically have be borne on any of the four Roman standards or only on the Aqila?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-inscription-spqr-technically-have-be-borne-on-any-of-the-four-roman-standards-or-only-on-the-aqila/977743)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-inscription-spqr-technically-have-be-borne-on-any-of-the-four-roman-standards-or-only-on-the-aqila/977743 "2023-01-05T20:31:46Z")
I haven’t been able to find any artilcles or websites specifying on which ancient Roman standards the inscription SPQR could be used. All of them? Only on the Aqila ? --- ## [Questions about home electrical wiring, hallway light switches and latching relays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-home-electrical-wiring-hallway-light-switches-and-latching-relays/977596)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-home-electrical-wiring-hallway-light-switches-and-latching-relays/977596 "2023-01-05T20:29:52Z")
I have two hallways in my home. Each of them has a light operated by three remote switches and a latching relay/impulse switch. Here is a picture of the type of relay they use: https://ibb.co/wK2qhmd Here is a picture … --- ## [Parker and Stone apologise for plagerism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parker-and-stone-apologise-for-plagerism/558064)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parker-and-stone-apologise-for-plagerism/558064 "2010-10-25T13:53:21Z")
…Plagerism of CollegeHumor.com, regarding the Inception parody. Seriously. Their excuse is that they couldn’t find a watchable copy of the film (legal or otherwise) and so instead inferred its content from other parodie… --- ## [Is the word "Welshing" offensive conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-welshing-offensive-conversation/977549)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-welshing-offensive-conversation/977549 "2023-01-05T19:36:46Z")
No, not really. At least, every dictionary I’ve ever consulted indicates that the etymology is uncertain, and sometimes also that any link to the Welsh people is dubious. If @engineer\_comp\_geek has uncovered evidence … --- ## [Your Top Ten books of 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2022/977359)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2022/977359 "2023-01-05T19:34:53Z")
Last year’s thread: Your Top Ten books of 2021 As ever, doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em this year. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. I’ll post mine a l… --- ## [Sofrito in a jar, what a wonderful thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sofrito-in-a-jar-what-a-wonderful-thing/977692)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sofrito-in-a-jar-what-a-wonderful-thing/977692 "2023-01-05T19:18:14Z")
I just found this in the Hispanic section of the grocery, and it’s wonderful. Yup, you can make your own, but it’s cheap and has tomato, onion, green peppers, cilantro and garlic, all chopped and mixed and saving me a to… --- ## [Computer WILL NOT recognize 3.5 jack or Bluetooth headphones (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-will-not-recognize-3-5-jack-or-bluetooth-headphones-need-answer-fast/977688)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-will-not-recognize-3-5-jack-or-bluetooth-headphones-need-answer-fast/977688 "2023-01-05T19:05:45Z")
We got moved to a different office at work, so I am now using a different computer than I was before. This one WILL NOT work with any of my headphones, and this is a big problem for me because I have hearing loss and nee… --- ## [Fuck, just found a bedbug in my apartment…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-just-found-a-bedbug-in-my-apartment/970642)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-just-found-a-bedbug-in-my-apartment/970642 "2023-01-05T18:08:31Z")
95% sure. Just crawling around on the couch, as brazen as can be, in early evening. Had blood in it too. I’ve contacted my apartment maintenance department for forwarding as appropriate. I don’t see any other bugs or dr… --- ## [Any adepts at Ancestry.com here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-adepts-at-ancestry-com-here/977248)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-adepts-at-ancestry-com-here/977248 "2023-01-05T17:40:39Z")
I’m trying to assemble my family tree, and having a hard time. Site is unintuitive and frustrating. Does anyone know its secrets, or know where I can find some? --- ## [Why would Congress make Trump's tax returns public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-congress-make-trumps-tax-returns-public/976859)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-congress-make-trumps-tax-returns-public/976859 "2023-01-05T16:06:28Z")
I understand the needs for Congress to get Trump’s tax returns. But how could they justify making them public? I read they will be voting on whether to do that today (Dec 20). Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see them pu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=926&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=928&state=tracking)