# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=944&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 945 --- ## [Under-Counter Kitchen Sink Silicone Adhesive Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-counter-kitchen-sink-silicone-adhesive-question/976743)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-counter-kitchen-sink-silicone-adhesive-question/976743 "2022-12-18T16:54:00Z")
Help! We’re in the process of replacing a stainless steel under-counter kitchen sink. We’re ready to install the new sink, and want to use a strong silicone adhesive to help hold it up and to seal it. There are brackets … --- ## [Alice Tapper, daughter of CNN's Jake, tells her appendicitis misdiagnosis story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alice-tapper-daughter-of-cnns-jake-tells-her-appendicitis-misdiagnosis-story/976620)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alice-tapper-daughter-of-cnns-jake-tells-her-appendicitis-misdiagnosis-story/976620 "2022-12-18T16:45:47Z")
This almost sounds like her doctors were trying to kill her! I realize that appendicitis can present in many different ways, but that she had no imaging for this long boggles my mind, and this was with educated parents.… --- ## [Buy one get one free. Is this a whoosh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-one-get-one-free-is-this-a-whoosh/976671)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buy-one-get-one-free-is-this-a-whoosh/976671 "2022-12-18T16:21:34Z")
Just saw an ad for Handy Heater Turbo Heat. As if their claims of what it can do aren’t horseshit enough, they then say “buy one and we’ll send you another free. Just pay a separate fee”. Wait a minute. Shipping is alre… --- ## [Patrick Warburton illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-warburton-illness/976719)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-warburton-illness/976719 "2022-12-18T14:52:44Z")
Had tickets to see Patrick Warburtons show tomorrow but was contacted and told he has taken ill and wouldn’t be doing the show. No info on his illness. There were some cancer rumors going around last spring. I sure hope… --- ## [Alignment of three 'Norths' in England - whence a unique magnetic north line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alignment-of-three-norths-in-england-whence-a-unique-magnetic-north-line/976268)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alignment-of-three-norths-in-england-whence-a-unique-magnetic-north-line/976268 "2022-12-18T13:44:45Z")
There’s a blurb from the UK Ordinance Survey about a unique alignment of ‘North’ lines occurring in southern England: I get that Ordinance Survey maps will have a unique Grid North line for Great Britain (other nation… --- ## [Need Help finding a Rap Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-rap-song/976720)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-finding-a-rap-song/976720 "2022-12-18T12:17:27Z")
One of my local radio stations plays a large variety of music. A few weeks ago they started airing a rap song I kind of liked. I can’t identify the song because the lyrics are incomprehensible, but I still kind of like i… --- ## [Commercial credit humour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-credit-humour/976535)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-credit-humour/976535 "2022-12-18T04:38:18Z")
My boss asked me for some ‘credit trivia’ for our upcoming newsletter. \[NB: We do commercial credit.\] I sent three suggestions (Fair Isaacs was founded in 1956, and FICO scores were introduced in 1989; How reporting on… --- ## [Question about the Butterfly Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-butterfly-effect/226692)
**Author:** [@hauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hauss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-butterfly-effect/226692 "2022-12-18T04:15:07Z")
Why did Evan draw that violent picture? I understand the function of the pic (I think) being in the movie but I don’t know what caused the character to draw it. What was the significance of the drawing (maybe this is t… --- ## [Question about barbies and dolls in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-barbies-and-dolls-in-general/976669)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-barbies-and-dolls-in-general/976669 "2022-12-18T03:16:07Z")
in the trailer shown in this thread: It says barbie was the first doll for kids that was an teenager/adult is that true ? --- ## [Is the lace code still around or used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lace-code-still-around-or-used/976659)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lace-code-still-around-or-used/976659 "2022-12-18T03:00:57Z")
I stumbled upon this code somewhere (I want to say after watching Green Room). People would use the different color laces in their Doc Martins to express their views on race or capacity for violence (blue means you’re a … --- ## [Floating point madness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-point-madness/975770)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-point-madness/975770 "2022-12-18T00:17:05Z")
We have two different versions of Excel at my office. One is the Office 365 version run on our local machines, the other is Excel 2016 that we use through our SaaS provider. They each give a different answer to the sum… --- ## [Creating video training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-video-training/976676)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-video-training/976676 "2022-12-17T23:14:30Z")
I’ll be retiring in about 3 or so years. Scares the shit out of my co-workers. I’m going to start to try to make training videos. (this is IS stuff, that I wrote). I’ll make a library of it. That is my plan. I want to d… --- ## [Screen capture of video on a Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-capture-of-video-on-a-mac/976647)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-capture-of-video-on-a-mac/976647 "2022-12-17T23:11:10Z")
As a present for my daughter, I’m building a diorama of a set from a TV show we both love. My procedure has been to stream episodes on my computer, sized to full-screen, and then when I see an area or object I need to re… --- ## [Minor Criminal Activity And Foreign Tourism To The US (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-criminal-activity-and-foreign-tourism-to-the-us-dont-need-answer-fast/976412)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-criminal-activity-and-foreign-tourism-to-the-us-dont-need-answer-fast/976412 "2022-12-17T22:53:01Z")
In this video, a British tourist has a few too many while on holiday in the Hamptons and gets a misdemeanor criminal charge for pissing in public behind the bar. He’s given a citation and a court date – well after he’ll … --- ## [Beginner bridge: Responding to opening bid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginner-bridge-responding-to-opening-bid/975097)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginner-bridge-responding-to-opening-bid/975097 "2022-12-17T22:50:01Z")
I’ve just started learning bridge, Standard American bidding. So far, two friends have helped me by teaching the basics of bidding and how to play a hand. I’ve also done quite a bit of research online and I found a very… --- ## [Where can I find this plate pattern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-this-plate-pattern/976690)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-this-plate-pattern/976690 "2022-12-17T22:41:39Z")
https://scontent.fhio3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/320153551\_1171019023800772\_1304215840618202216\_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg\_p180x540\_r270&\_nc\_cat=108&ccb=1-7&\_nc\_sid=5cd70e&\_nc\_ohc=CPMvuZLpBFgAX8Pyhg-&\_nc\_ht=scontent.fhio3-1.f… --- ## [Tomorrow I’m flying overseas for the first time in years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-m-flying-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-years/976718)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomorrow-i-m-flying-overseas-for-the-first-time-in-years/976718 "2022-12-17T21:25:59Z")
Tomorrow I’m flying (from the US) to Asia. I used to fly intercontinental quite often, but I just realized this is my first time since 2019. Many plans were scrapped during COVID, but it’s finally happening! Next year I… --- ## [Can I iron a snakeskin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-iron-a-snakeskin/168723)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-iron-a-snakeskin/168723 "2022-12-17T21:21:51Z")
I figure someone here has got to know the answer to this. I have a tanned cobra skin that’s been tacked to the wall in my bathroom for many years. However, of late it has developed a noticeable curl to it, and I’d like… --- ## [Survivor Season 43](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-43/971987)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-43/971987 "2022-12-17T21:04:20Z")
Has everyone lost interest in this show, because it debuts tonight (9/21/22) and nobody has started a thread on it yet! 2 hour premiere --- ## [DNA question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-question/976658)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-question/976658 "2022-12-17T20:58:14Z")
What are some of the fantastic possible aspects of DNA that serious scientists suspect. Is there any evidence that the host can alter his own DNA by his behavior. --- ## [How to watch UK Christmas specials in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-watch-uk-christmas-specials-in-the-us/976685)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-watch-uk-christmas-specials-in-the-us/976685 "2022-12-17T19:53:20Z")
I like a lot of British television shows and they have a tradition of Christmas (or end-of-the-year) special episodes for many TV shows. I’m trying to figure out whether they will be available for viewing in the US, such… --- ## [How do they install those house tents for fumigation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-install-those-house-tents-for-fumigation/976656)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-install-those-house-tents-for-fumigation/976656 "2022-12-17T19:53:14Z")
It seems like every week or so I’ll drive by a house that is covered in one of those circus-striped tents that are used to enclose the house for pest control fumigation. How are these installed? Are they custom made for … --- ## [The Secret behind cutout sugar cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-behind-cutout-sugar-cookies/976702)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-behind-cutout-sugar-cookies/976702 "2022-12-17T19:42:22Z")
I have to make cutout cookies. The problem is, every time I do it the snowman turns into a blob, the trees turn into blobs, the candy canes turn into … well you get the picture. What is the secret to not having sugar c… --- ## [My UV lamp puts out 1000 volts- ouch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uv-lamp-puts-out-1000-volts-ouch/976655 "2022-12-17T19:40:56Z")
I needed a UV lamp to illuminate and photograph some uranium glass appliances I have. They are easy to find online , not so much at a local store. I found this lamp at Menard’s to try out. It does not work for what I wan… --- ## [Taking Flat Earthers to space (legal question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-flat-earthers-to-space-legal-question/976660)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-flat-earthers-to-space-legal-question/976660 "2022-12-17T19:14:36Z")
Let’s say I offer take all of the major Flat Earth proponents to space and then do so with those that volunteered. Assume I have hold-harmless agreements and releases so I can video them and publish the videos and I all… --- ## [Options for streamlining membership payments online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-streamlining-membership-payments-online/976691)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-streamlining-membership-payments-online/976691 "2022-12-17T17:03:00Z")
I’m working on a project for a non-profit I have started volunteering for and I was hoping someone here can give me more info about using forms that will accept Paypal payments. The organization currently has a membersh… --- ## [Retiring main characters in long running series (when you don’t absolutely have to)…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiring-main-characters-in-long-running-series-when-you-don-t-absolutely-have-to/976680)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retiring-main-characters-in-long-running-series-when-you-don-t-absolutely-have-to/976680 "2022-12-17T15:33:03Z")
So apparently, Ash Ketchum will cease to be the main character of the Pokemon anime after 25 years on the air. The outpouring of wistful sadness, nostalgia, and nervousness for the new characters made me think of the cla… --- ## [Other Trump NFTs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-trump-nfts/976649)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-trump-nfts/976649 "2022-12-17T14:45:00Z")
So let’s suppose that Trump decides to followup his successful trading-card-NFT-grift with another series of valuable cards that he can have made for pennies and sell to rubes for $99 apiece in a limited (to 10,000) seri… --- ## [Why are animals still so poor at crossing roads safely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-animals-still-so-poor-at-crossing-roads-safely/976477)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-animals-still-so-poor-at-crossing-roads-safely/976477 "2022-12-17T13:21:10Z")
I mean they’ve had over one-hundred years of practice. I was on my morning commute a few days ago and driving through an isolated rural area when a fox decided s/he absolutely had to cross the road in front of me at that… --- ## [Who else has read The Armand Gamache books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-read-the-armand-gamache-books/945120)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-read-the-armand-gamache-books/945120 "2022-12-17T03:59:22Z")
So recently we took a trip to Georgia to see some family. My daddy was not able to go, but he sent us along with an audiobook. A Better Man, by Louise Penny. I haven’t read such an entertaining book for years. I immedia… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=943&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=945&state=muted)