# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=975 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 976 --- ## [How good was Maui Wowie and how does it hold up today? (Marijuana)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-maui-wowie-and-how-does-it-hold-up-today-marijuana/970044)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-maui-wowie-and-how-does-it-hold-up-today-marijuana/970044 "2022-10-14T01:21:37Z")
There’s lots of pop culture references to Maui Wowie in 1970s and 80s music and films. It was supposedly premium grade weed and a very fun night was sure to follow. For those who were there, is that accurate? How would … --- ## [Airshows - Good, or Great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airshows-good-or-great/971758)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airshows-good-or-great/971758 "2022-10-14T00:53:25Z")
When I was a kid, my father used to take us to the airshow which came to town each summer. We’d climb in the planes, eat hot dogs and admire the stunt flying. I’m not into military trivia, but I remember enjoying it ea… --- ## [What is an ox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ox/972518)
**Author:** [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-ox/972518 "2022-10-13T23:18:34Z")
Today, a co-worker mentioned that he has seen ox tails, but never an ox. I replied, an ox is what they call cattle when they are used to pull stuff. Its just the tail of a regular cow. Another worker was certain that an … --- ## [Are Prince Adam / He-Man the same person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prince-adam-he-man-the-same-person/973100)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-prince-adam-he-man-the-same-person/973100 "2022-10-13T22:05:58Z")
As well as Cringer / Battlecat of course. I always assumed that He-Man was just Prince Adam in a different form and a somewhat different personality and the only difference between Battlecat and Cringer was that he was m… --- ## [Legally, would the Danish "Submarine murder" case have played out any differently in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-would-the-danish-submarine-murder-case-have-played-out-any-differently-in-the-us/973089)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-would-the-danish-submarine-murder-case-have-played-out-any-differently-in-the-us/973089 "2022-10-13T21:38:15Z")
So I’ve been following the horrible, but also very weird, Danish “Submarine Murder” case. Mainly via the dramatized version on HBO. The basic facts are a local inventor and wanna be astronaut, decided, apparently for p… --- ## [Would it make sense for Ukraine to cut all road and rail links to Russia and Belorus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-make-sense-for-ukraine-to-cut-all-road-and-rail-links-to-russia-and-belorus/973051)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-make-sense-for-ukraine-to-cut-all-road-and-rail-links-to-russia-and-belorus/973051 "2022-10-13T19:32:40Z")
I raised this some months ago in relation to the Baltic countries, but the recent statements by Belarusan officials, that Ukraine is mining or destroying roads and bridges leading to Belarus, made me wonder again. Would… --- ## [Software for scanning and then splitting multiple pictures at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-scanning-and-then-splitting-multiple-pictures-at-the-same-time/972980)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-scanning-and-then-splitting-multiple-pictures-at-the-same-time/972980 "2022-10-13T16:58:30Z")
I found an old post from 2008, but I assume software has improved since then. I have a large plastic bin of old family photographs in my garage. They aren’t organized in any way. Some are pretty fragile. I would like to… --- ## [Bridge hand - what are the chances of making 7NT with these hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-hand-what-are-the-chances-of-making-7nt-with-these-hands/972833)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-hand-what-are-the-chances-of-making-7nt-with-these-hands/972833 "2022-10-13T16:25:07Z")
My partner and I bid to 7NT with: S KQx H KQxx D xx C AQxx S Ax H ATx D AKxx C KJxx The lead was a club and there are 12 top tricks (4 clubs, 2 diamonds, 3 hearts and 3 spades.) A 13th trick will have to c… --- ## [Washington Post: By attacking Trump so fiercely, the establishment actually burnished his image among his supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-by-attacking-trump-so-fiercely-the-establishment-actually-burnished-his-image-among-his-supporters/973133)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-by-attacking-trump-so-fiercely-the-establishment-actually-burnished-his-image-among-his-supporters/973133 "2022-10-13T16:07:45Z")
Summary of a good Op-Ed in the Washington Post: Trump’s popularity was in major part due to the fact that he branded himself as an outsider, coming in to shake up Washington. The op-ed notes that such a message is nothi… --- ## [How a helicopter crashed a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-helicopter-crashed-a-plane/972983)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-a-helicopter-crashed-a-plane/972983 "2022-10-13T14:46:04Z")
I admit that helicopter doesn’t look like a threat. He’s landed and far down the runway. Look what happens to the plane. :astonished: That’s known as dirty air from turbulence. News reports said the pilot did one go a… --- ## [How significant is the NASA DART Mission in terms of accomplishing its ulitmate goal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-significant-is-the-nasa-dart-mission-in-terms-of-accomplishing-its-ulitmate-goal/972508)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-significant-is-the-nasa-dart-mission-in-terms-of-accomplishing-its-ulitmate-goal/972508 "2022-10-13T12:55:52Z")
I searched and didn’t see a dedicated thread to this on the SDMB already, so here goes… So, NASA’s DART mission appears to have been a smashing (heh) success-- the vending machine-sized satellite hit the smallish astero… --- ## [Looking for adult learning advice (mathematics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-adult-learning-advice-mathematics/972976)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-adult-learning-advice-mathematics/972976 "2022-10-13T12:37:06Z")
I am in a career that is quite mathematical – volume graphics / medical imaging. However I have not formally studied any mathematics since the age of 16 (I’m 43 now). I’ve generally managed to “muddle through” and I have… --- ## [Godfather I or II?......Or III?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-i-or-ii-or-iii/973122)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-i-or-ii-or-iii/973122 "2022-10-13T11:05:08Z")
I always thought if I had to choose, I would pick The Godfather as the best of the trilogy, but thinking about it, it’s very, very close. I have the first Godfather movie memorized scene by scene, and I think that’s why… --- ## [Vets - do you wear "vet" clothing? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vets-do-you-wear-vet-clothing-why-or-why-not/967778 "2022-10-13T07:25:15Z")
It seems as though I’ve been seeing more folk wearing clothing - most often baseball caps - with writing saying they are a veteran - either of a particular era or a particular branch. Most common are black baseball caps… --- ## [NFL Week Five by Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-five-by-five/972773)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-five-by-five/972773 "2022-10-13T04:22:53Z")
Things I think I know, but I’m probably wrong about. It was a travesty that Miami put Tua back into the game two weeks ago, then lied about it being a “back injury”. It was even more of a crime that they started him l… --- ## [Browser stops recording history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-stops-recording-history/973162)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-stops-recording-history/973162 "2022-10-13T03:03:42Z")
I’ve been using Firefox for a while to read 2 APOD articles a day. Lately, when I opened the usual archive link to click on articles, I found that the 2 I’d seen the day before were not marked as ‘read’ (colored purple).… --- ## [Weird Al gets out-Weirded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gets-out-weirded/973134)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gets-out-weirded/973134 "2022-10-13T01:12:13Z")
Barbershop quartet covers “One More Minute With You” Original video --- ## [Did you see the NYT Article on Yeshivas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-the-nyt-article-on-yeshivas/971424 "2022-10-12T23:37:40Z")
Did you see Sunday’s article on Yeshivas in the New York area? The Orthodox site I follow is going nuts. They are not pointing out mistakes. They are just upset. In any case, the Times reported on the poor education (a… --- ## [POTUS announces major federal marijuana reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-announces-major-federal-marijuana-reform/972839)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-announces-major-federal-marijuana-reform/972839 "2022-10-12T22:51:32Z")
POTUS announced a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana. The Attorney General will develop an administrative process for the issuance of certificates of pardon to eligible individuals. T… --- ## [Mr. Loaf: a teachable moment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-loaf-a-teachable-moment/958212)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-loaf-a-teachable-moment/958212 "2022-10-12T22:20:40Z")
The passing of, um, Something Something Aday (I don’t remember his whole birth name, what, you want me to get hung up on trivia at a time like this?) has saddened the world. Meat Loaf. Two separate words, both capitalize… --- ## [Job change/relationship advice needed (A lot of moving parts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-change-relationship-advice-needed-a-lot-of-moving-parts/973084)
**Author:** [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-change-relationship-advice-needed-a-lot-of-moving-parts/973084 "2022-10-12T22:14:03Z")
I need some advice. I’m in my thirties, married with two kids, and have been at my current place for 7 years. I have 10 total years of experience as a project engineer. This isn’t really important information but does gi… --- ## [Is the lottery trying to incentivize the annuity option by giving you more money that way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lottery-trying-to-incentivize-the-annuity-option-by-giving-you-more-money-that-way/973079)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lottery-trying-to-incentivize-the-annuity-option-by-giving-you-more-money-that-way/973079 "2022-10-12T21:46:16Z")
Invariably, when someone wins the lottery, the options go something like this: The Jackpot is $1 billion. If you take the lump sum, you get $600 million. If you choose annuity, you get twenty payments of $40 million eac… --- ## [A request for all Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-all-dopers/973055)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-request-for-all-dopers/973055 "2022-10-12T19:18:53Z")
My father died, and I have to go to his funeral next week. A friend of mine quit breathing early yesterday morning, and despite all efforts, he is gone. My request is simple: For a minimum of about a week I need all o… --- ## [Have you ever visited a Trump property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-visited-a-trump-property/968248)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-visited-a-trump-property/968248 "2022-10-12T18:57:17Z")
Note that this thread is not meant to discuss Donald Trump himself, or his politics. Just if you’ve visited a Trump property–casinos, golf courses, hotels, whatever–and what your impression of the property (or propertie… --- ## [US cities - shortest name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-shortest-name/973040)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-cities-shortest-name/973040 "2022-10-12T18:55:52Z")
Inspired by the US cities - three words or more? thread, what are the shortest named cities in the US? Ely, NV and MN Others? --- ## [Andy Warhol on exhibit in Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-warhol-on-exhibit-in-iran/953003)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-warhol-on-exhibit-in-iran/953003 "2022-10-12T18:52:19Z")
And it is wildly popular! I admit I did not know these things: I can’t help but be happy about this. I love art and I’m always glad to see others enjoy it as well. --- ## [Misunderstood plurals, or possibly just weird linguistic stuffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-plurals-or-possibly-just-weird-linguistic-stuffs/972778)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misunderstood-plurals-or-possibly-just-weird-linguistic-stuffs/972778 "2022-10-12T18:12:04Z")
The recent tread about oxen made me want to post about an issue I had recently listening to a podcast that involved those magnificent beasts the aurochs. Unfortunately the podcasters failed to realize “ochs” here is just… --- ## [John F from TMBG in a serious car accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-f-from-tmbg-in-a-serious-car-accident/965932)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-f-from-tmbg-in-a-serious-car-accident/965932 "2022-10-12T16:52:38Z")
Earlier today John L from They Might Be Giants announced on their social media that John Flansburgh was in a serious car wreck last night after a show. Seven broken ribs, some with multiple fractures. A short time ago J… --- ## [Does the subject of a blackmail scheme have to be revealed in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-subject-of-a-blackmail-scheme-have-to-be-revealed-in-court/973119)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-subject-of-a-blackmail-scheme-have-to-be-revealed-in-court/973119 "2022-10-12T16:13:51Z")
Suppose I slept with my boss’s wife. I get away with it, but later someone notices a discrepancy in my story. They decide to hit me up for money rather than turn me in for the crime. Does the affair have to come out in c… --- ## [Selling a famous home-run ball: How does the fan prove that it's the legit ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-famous-home-run-ball-how-does-the-fan-prove-that-its-the-legit-ball/973019)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-a-famous-home-run-ball-how-does-the-fan-prove-that-its-the-legit-ball/973019 "2022-10-12T15:50:16Z")
Say some fan catches a famous home-run ball (a ball that involved breaking some record) and wants to sell it. How does a buyer verify that the ball is indeed the real one, considering that it won’t look any different fro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=974) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=976)