# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=960 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 961 --- ## [Guitar playing Dopers. Opinions please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-playing-dopers-opinions-please/974043)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-playing-dopers-opinions-please/974043 "2022-11-01T10:26:10Z")
Last year I got some good advice in this thread: Acoustic Guitar Buying Advice - #39 by Southern\_Yankee My son has gotten quite a bit better in the almost year since. He is still self-taught and leans toward the rock g… --- ## [Electricity: Is DC power more safe than AC? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-is-dc-power-more-safe-than-ac-if-so-why/973944)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electricity-is-dc-power-more-safe-than-ac-if-so-why/973944 "2022-11-01T10:07:54Z")
Title kinda says it all. I was talking to someone a few days ago and remarking on some exposed contacts and he said not to worry, it was only DC. Was he right (within reason…doubtless DC can be dangerous too given enou… --- ## [The Sap is Rising in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-is-rising-in-the-mmp/959447)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-is-rising-in-the-mmp/959447 "2022-11-01T05:13:42Z")
Morning, mumpers! Well, the sap is definitely rising over here, it’s warmer today and there are signs of spring. Also, it was light enough at 7am to walk through the park on my way to the railway station. I have to go… --- ## [Things I don't dare image search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-dare-image-search/974052)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-dont-dare-image-search/974052 "2022-11-01T04:53:24Z")
Pus worms Abortion fetish --- ## [Predict the midterm voter turnout % for 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-midterm-voter-turnout-for-2022/974099)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-midterm-voter-turnout-for-2022/974099 "2022-11-01T03:37:56Z")
2018 was 49% average for the country. One of the highest in decades, primarily driven by dissatisfaction of the Trump administration. I’m going with lower than 49%, but not as low as 2014, 38.5%. I’ll say 43%. --- ## [Folding something into halves or quarters is easy. Any tips or tricks for folding into thirds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-something-into-halves-or-quarters-is-easy-any-tips-or-tricks-for-folding-into-thirds/973876)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folding-something-into-halves-or-quarters-is-easy-any-tips-or-tricks-for-folding-into-thirds/973876 "2022-11-01T02:37:39Z")
Something like a piece of paper or rope can easily be folded into halves or quarters. All you have to do is line up the ends. But folding something into thirds is a lot more challenging. You have to estimate and feel … --- ## [The "ice cream" metaphor - provenance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-cream-metaphor-provenance/969495)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-cream-metaphor-provenance/969495 "2022-11-01T01:08:57Z")
I apologize in advance, as this is one of those somewhat subtle, hard to explain things which, unless you’ve encountered it yourself, will likely not make much sense. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure, it will also be o… --- ## [Persona 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-5/783803)
**Author:** [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-5/783803 "2022-11-01T00:40:10Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I’ve been playing computer games since the mid 80’s on Z80 and 6502 machines. In all that time I think this may be one of, if not the, best game I’ve ever played. The story, style, graphic… --- ## [10,000 post limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-post-limit/974101)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-post-limit/974101 "2022-11-01T00:16:50Z")
I thought there was a 10,000 post limit per thread, but this Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) - #10091 by Walken\_After\_Midnight? is the 10091st post in the “Ukraine Invaded” thread. What’s the Straight Dope … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2022-edition/972461)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2022-edition/972461 "2022-11-01T00:00:10Z")
Halloween is coming… and hopefully cooler temperatures as well. Meanwhile bust out the ghosties and ghoulies and long legged beasties that go bump in the night! I am almost finished with Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I… --- ## [Educate me: Weird US State Nicknames (c. 1845)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-weird-us-state-nicknames-c-1845/974025)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-weird-us-state-nicknames-c-1845/974025 "2022-10-31T23:02:06Z")
I am reading a list of US State nicknames from the 19th Century. It’s a list supposedly collected in 1885 by Whitman and probably originally from a May 1845 article in the Broadway Journal. Many of the nicknames would … --- ## [Will the moderators contact missing members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-moderators-contact-missing-members/974018)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-moderators-contact-missing-members/974018 "2022-10-31T22:50:04Z")
We all have to have a valid email that is available for admins and or mods to contact us if necessary. I’m wondering if anyone asks for a “well check” on a SDMB member whose gone uncharacteristically silent on the board… --- ## [Question about the phrase "among my strongholds".Is this standard phrasing in the context of one's skill set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-phrase-among-my-strongholds-is-this-standard-phrasing-in-the-context-of-ones-skill-set/973616)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-phrase-among-my-strongholds-is-this-standard-phrasing-in-the-context-of-ones-skill-set/973616 "2022-10-31T22:22:41Z")
I came across the use of "“among my strongholds” when discussing one’s skils. Is this standard English phrasing in the context of one’s skill set? It sounds weird. I am only familiar with the phrase “strong suit”. I hop… --- ## [I haz a chonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-chonk/973882)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-chonk/973882 "2022-10-31T22:12:35Z")
Here’s my chonky boy. --- ## [If Richie Valens had not died in the plane crash would of he had a actual career or just been a 1 or 2 hit wonder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-richie-valens-had-not-died-in-the-plane-crash-would-of-he-had-a-actual-career-or-just-been-a-1-or-2-hit-wonder/973738)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-richie-valens-had-not-died-in-the-plane-crash-would-of-he-had-a-actual-career-or-just-been-a-1-or-2-hit-wonder/973738 "2022-10-31T21:33:13Z")
On a non-musical podcast, they started talking about the plane crash and buddy holly … and someone else brought up how the movie (and Los Lobos)made him more famous than when he was actually alive and asked if Richie had… --- ## [What is this animal that visited my front porch at 3:30 AM today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-animal-that-visited-my-front-porch-at-3-30-am-today/973746)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-animal-that-visited-my-front-porch-at-3-30-am-today/973746 "2022-10-31T20:56:10Z")
I regularly have possums, raccoons, and the occasional skunk. First time I’ve seen one of these. What is it? Here is the imgur LINK if video doesn’t show up below on your device. --- ## ['Why did it have to be snakes?' - the 40th Anniversary 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-have-to-be-snakes-the-40th-anniversary-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-thread/944114)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-have-to-be-snakes-the-40th-anniversary-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-thread/944114 "2022-10-31T20:37:23Z")
40 years ago today, June 12th, 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark was released. One of the most amazing and fun films of my life, or any life, Raiders was an artistic and commercial smash, and… though we didn’t realize it at t… --- ## [Botticelli, Oct. 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 387\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516 "2022-10-31T20:24:21Z")
Previous thread: Botticelli, Sept. 2022 An updated list: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #96 by Elendil\_s\_Heir And our new letter is D --- ## [Best Bob Dylan Studio Albums (POLL) Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-part-1/974020)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-part-1/974020 "2022-10-31T20:16:00Z")
OK, I guess I’ll be the one to do Dylan. These are his first 19 studio albums. Because of the large number, I am allowing 3 choices per poll. After a while I will take the best of the best and create a final poll. Don’t … --- ## [Ever heard of an egg-yolk omelet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768 "2022-10-31T20:10:56Z")
So a celebrity and his wife were dining at a trendy NYC restaurant recently and she ordered an egg-yolk omelet but they complained because there was a bit of egg white in the omelet which she’s supposedly allergic to. W… --- ## [Florida lawyer who successfully fought Florida's motorcycle helmet law dies in a motorcycle accident while not wearing a helmet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-lawyer-who-successfully-fought-floridas-motorcycle-helmet-law-dies-in-a-motorcycle-accident-while-not-wearing-a-helmet/973779)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-lawyer-who-successfully-fought-floridas-motorcycle-helmet-law-dies-in-a-motorcycle-accident-while-not-wearing-a-helmet/973779 "2022-10-31T19:25:09Z")
And takes his girlfriend with him. Florida Man strikes again. Perhaps “the gummint can’t tell me what to do!” is not good enough reason for refusing to follow instructions that can save your life. (Word to the antiv… --- ## [Can Non-Representational Art Be Funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-non-representational-art-be-funny/338213)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-non-representational-art-be-funny/338213 "2022-10-31T19:03:16Z")
Not in the sense of ‘Oh my God, this looks like a two-year old’s work.’ Nor in the sense ‘I can’t believe these guys don’t realize ‘Two polar bears wrestling in a blizzard’ is just a blank canvas!’ Can one communicate … --- ## [Best The Who Studio Album (POLL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-the-who-studio-album-poll/974012)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-the-who-studio-album-poll/974012 "2022-10-31T16:46:53Z")
@What\_Exit has done a few of these lately, so I thought I’d start one for my favorite classic rock band of all time. I’m just including the studio albums, since the live cuts and rarities/singles compilations quickly sta… --- ## [Equilibrium vs. steady-state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equilibrium-vs-steady-state/974080)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equilibrium-vs-steady-state/974080 "2022-10-31T16:41:36Z")
I was in the lab, and mentioned to another engineer that the temperature of a device had “come to equilibrium.” He quickly corrected me, and said it had come to steady-state, not equilibrium. Perhaps he’s correct. I’ve … --- ## [Best Doors Studio Album (POLL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-doors-studio-album-poll/974065)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-doors-studio-album-poll/974065 "2022-10-31T15:38:14Z")
The Doors were only around in their core lineup for a short time, but they managed to bang out a lot of music in half a decade. I was born long after Jim Morrison joined the 27 Club, but I managed to get to see some of t… --- ## [Are there fuel cells for sale to consumers, for smaller applications than cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fuel-cells-for-sale-to-consumers-for-smaller-applications-than-cars/964888)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fuel-cells-for-sale-to-consumers-for-smaller-applications-than-cars/964888 "2022-10-31T14:57:47Z")
While shopping for batteries that can run a CPAP machine for a couple nights, I was wondering why not a fuel cell. A few years ago I think I saw an article about how they’d become widely available for purposes like runni… --- ## [Jerry Lee Lewis has died {Oct 28, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lee-lewis-has-died-oct-28-2022/973931)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lee-lewis-has-died-oct-28-2022/973931 "2022-10-31T14:44:47Z")
Jerry Lee Lewis, one of rock and roll’s founding fathers, died today at age 87, according to his publicist. (There had been erroneous reports of his death on Wednesday.) Lewis was a flamboyant showman, but scandal and … --- ## [YouTube Videos Unavailable on Specifric Wi-Fi Network](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-unavailable-on-specifric-wi-fi-network/973989)
**Author:** [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-videos-unavailable-on-specifric-wi-fi-network/973989 "2022-10-31T12:42:38Z")
I was watching a long YouTube video this morning on my desktop computer and only got about halfway through it before a scheduled service appointment on my car. So I brought my laptop with me and figured I’d watch the re… --- ## [Trying my hand at being a 'digital nomad'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-my-hand-at-being-a-digital-nomad/969294)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-my-hand-at-being-a-digital-nomad/969294 "2022-10-31T12:35:13Z")
In six nights, I am flying from Australia to Vietnam to do a stint as a digital nomad. I’m 62, female, and whilst I’ve visited Vietnam for holidays five times, I’ve never lived there, nor anywhere else overseas for that … --- ## [Icons on my taskbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icons-on-my-taskbar/974008)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icons-on-my-taskbar/974008 "2022-10-31T09:45:54Z")
I restarted my computer because some pages weren’t displaying correctly. Now several desktop icons are fixed to my taskbar. They’re large and annoying, and I can’t get rid of them. Win 10, not upgradable. Anyone know wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=959) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=961)