# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=977&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 978 --- ## [Let's talk pickle distribution on a sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pickle-distribution-on-a-sandwich/974349)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pickle-distribution-on-a-sandwich/974349 "2022-11-04T21:57:05Z")
Do you want a pickle in every bite? Or a pickle in every few bites? poll Me I want the pickle bites to be a surprise. --- ## [Question about book editions and paper used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-editions-and-paper-used/974385)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-editions-and-paper-used/974385 "2022-11-04T20:49:40Z")
I’ve mentioned that I collect books by the sf small press Gnome. Gnome was infamous for never (after their first book) removing the “first printing” designation on its titles even when it was obvious that a later second… --- ## [Seriously, this thread is closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031 "2022-11-04T20:26:21Z")
I continue to be dumbfounded by the new moderation. The idea that men have no say in an abortion was an undisputed part of the Roe jurisprudence. A revival of Roe, as proposed in the thread, would continue it. A po… --- ## [Does Oprah's endorsement of John Fetterman make any difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oprahs-endorsement-of-john-fetterman-make-any-difference/974380)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oprahs-endorsement-of-john-fetterman-make-any-difference/974380 "2022-11-04T20:20:37Z")
The title pretty much says it all. --- ## [Famous comic strips (singles, not properties)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-comic-strips-singles-not-properties/974223)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-comic-strips-singles-not-properties/974223 "2022-11-04T19:29:32Z")
I was thinking today about comic strips which have in some way transcended their origins. Maybe the best example is the Bechdel Test. I doubt most people who know the concept could tell you the name of the strip it came… --- ## [Interface Changes that stink!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interface-changes-that-stink/974354)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interface-changes-that-stink/974354 "2022-11-04T18:25:23Z")
I noticed two recent changes with web sites/apps that are just bad ideas: On my Disney Plus Roku app when you pause, it no longer shows the length of time the show you are watching is an at what point of time you are in… --- ## [How does something I touch, warm up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-something-i-touch-warm-up/974346)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-something-i-touch-warm-up/974346 "2022-11-04T18:19:16Z")
Sorry if the question is poorly worded. I’m not even totally sure what I’m asking. If I put my warm hand on a cool counter top, the part under my hand slowly warms up. Is my hand pushing the heat out to make the two the … --- ## [Where was the royal court of Spain based during Philip III's reign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-the-royal-court-of-spain-based-during-philip-iiis-reign/974332)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-the-royal-court-of-spain-based-during-philip-iiis-reign/974332 "2022-11-04T17:34:27Z")
Where exctly was the royal court of Spain based during Phillip III’s reign? --- ## [Mrs Piper haz new job. I is happy and sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-piper-haz-new-job-i-is-happy-and-sad/974053)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-piper-haz-new-job-i-is-happy-and-sad/974053 "2022-11-04T16:50:18Z")
Happy because it’s a great new job and she’s going to be great in it. Sad because we have worked together in the same office for a decade, with individual offices side-by-side. We’ve worked on files together, been in co… --- ## [Interest Rate Hikes vs. Tax Hikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rate-hikes-vs-tax-hikes/974284)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rate-hikes-vs-tax-hikes/974284 "2022-11-04T16:50:02Z")
There is a FQ here, I think, but possibly a subsequent GD. I defer to the mods on where this belongs. What I’m wondering is if the effect of raising taxes would be the same as raising interest rates, but less damaging t… --- ## [Gluing your self down for protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-your-self-down-for-protest/973598)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-your-self-down-for-protest/973598 "2022-11-04T16:06:59Z")
A few days ago 2 protesters clued themselves to a museum wall after splashing tomato juice on a painting. Here are 9 scientists gluing themselves to the VW museum floor in protest. And VW handled it just fine. VW said, “… --- ## [I'm sorry vs. Excuse me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-vs-excuse-me/964579)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-vs-excuse-me/964579 "2022-11-04T15:04:49Z")
I don’t feel like I got old, I feel like the world continued to change faster and faster, often in subtle ways. It’s not just the changes to nomenclature…Master and Slave are now forbidden labels in a number of systems … --- ## [Is Lee Carroll's Kryon a cult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lee-carrolls-kryon-a-cult/193292)
**Author:** [@Acco40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acco40)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lee-carrolls-kryon-a-cult/193292 "2022-11-04T13:55:44Z")
I have recently started dating a girl who is a believer of Kryon, a new-age “Religion?”. Basically, I’ve looked into it enough to see that is somewhat ambitious in its attempt to pull together many seemingly seperate su… --- ## [High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-bandwidth-digital-content-protection/974301)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-bandwidth-digital-content-protection/974301 "2022-11-04T06:29:34Z")
I am suddenly unable to watch movies and TV shows on Apple TV on my Macbook (Macbook Air 2017, 13 inch, if it makes a difference). It keeps asking me to log in and re-authorize, then a message pops up about “This movie c… --- ## [Name for a fallacy, if it has a name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-a-fallacy-if-it-has-a-name/974096)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-a-fallacy-if-it-has-a-name/974096 "2022-11-04T04:49:52Z")
X is very difficult to understand; indeed, I can’t understand it. Therefore, no one understands X. Sometimes there are more leaps, e.g. I don’t understand X. Therefore, no one understands X. Therefore, anyone who cl… --- ## [Goodfellas actor ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-actor-id/974319)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-actor-id/974319 "2022-11-04T03:30:03Z")
This guy is instantly recognisable, but I can’t think of his name. He’s in Goodfellas. He has close-cropped curly, dark hair. --- ## [HIPAA question re bankrupt psychological practice leaving patient records behind in a leased space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipaa-question-re-bankrupt-psychological-practice-leaving-patient-records-behind-in-a-leased-space/974241)
**Author:** [@John\_Barleycorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Barleycorn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipaa-question-re-bankrupt-psychological-practice-leaving-patient-records-behind-in-a-leased-space/974241 "2022-11-04T02:47:53Z")
Looking for some general quidance on this. I understand you are not my lawyer etc. This is a hypothetical conversation. In the scenario where (1) A large psychological practice loses some state contracts they depended … --- ## [Nvidia has officially revealed their RTX 4000 series lineup of PC graphics cards. Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-has-officially-revealed-their-rtx-4000-series-lineup-of-pc-graphics-cards-opinions/971934)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nvidia-has-officially-revealed-their-rtx-4000-series-lineup-of-pc-graphics-cards-opinions/971934 "2022-11-04T01:20:12Z")
Today (September 20, 2022) Nvidia officially rolled out their RTX 4000 series cards. It seems they have three cards on offer. A 4090 for $1600 and two 4080’s for $900 (12GB) and $1200 (16GB). The 4080 really seems lik… --- ## [Tumblr can eat a gigantic bag of porn-sized dicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tumblr-can-eat-a-gigantic-bag-of-porn-sized-dicks/825512)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tumblr-can-eat-a-gigantic-bag-of-porn-sized-dicks/825512 "2022-11-04T01:07:16Z")
So this is happening. Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr, regardless of how old you are. You can read more about what kinds of content are not allowed on Tumblr in our Community Guidelines. I… --- ## [Do you still watch new Simpsons episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-watch-new-simpsons-episodes/968350)
**Author:** [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-watch-new-simpsons-episodes/968350 "2022-11-04T00:51:30Z")
If so why? Do you still enjoy it? I haven’t kept up regularly with the series after season 16 and have tried to watch a few of the latest episodes here and there but can never finish them. --- ## [NPR's Planet Money released a 47 year old song about inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-planet-money-released-a-47-year-old-song-about-inflation/974259)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-planet-money-released-a-47-year-old-song-about-inflation/974259 "2022-11-04T00:35:26Z")
Last year, they revived a forgotten superhero. Now NPR’s Planet Money has gotten their hands on a song called “Inflation”, recorded in 1975 by singer Earnest Jackson backed by Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux but never re… --- ## [Place setting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-setting-question/974288)
**Author:** [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-setting-question/974288 "2022-11-04T00:01:32Z")
Just came back from a company trip at Club Med in Malaysia. One thing I noticed when dining at the resort, is that each table is missing one spoon! (eg a 4 seat table will have one of the place settings without a tables… --- ## [What is this... thing I got as a gift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-i-got-as-a-gift/974303)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-i-got-as-a-gift/974303 "2022-11-03T23:46:45Z")
What IS this? I received a bunch of things in a corporate goody box as thanks for doing a podcast, and I got this… whatever it is. In case the photo link doesn’t work (I’ll fix it when I can if so) it’s a plastic thing… --- ## [The reader sets the tone, not the writer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reader-sets-the-tone-not-the-writer/974225)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reader-sets-the-tone-not-the-writer/974225 "2022-11-03T23:41:45Z")
Shooting this off from somewhere else. Here is an exchange between myself and @Grrr. Anything truncated is for the sake of editorial brevity, not an attempt to remove context. ETA: I see it doesn’t add speakers. Grrr is… --- ## [Does San Francisco really have a “poop” problem or is it Conservative propaganda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-san-francisco-really-have-a-poop-problem-or-is-it-conservative-propaganda/835776)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-san-francisco-really-have-a-poop-problem-or-is-it-conservative-propaganda/835776 "2022-11-03T22:40:52Z")
This has been a popular conservative talking point over the past few months: San Francisco, traditionally a very liberal city that spawned right wing hated Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, is so over run with homeless dr… --- ## [Faster Than Light + Kerbal Space Program + Oxygen Not Included = Cosmosteer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-than-light-kerbal-space-program-oxygen-not-included-cosmosteer/974305)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faster-than-light-kerbal-space-program-oxygen-not-included-cosmosteer/974305 "2022-11-03T20:24:53Z")
If you like FTL, KSP and ONI, you’ll wanna check out Cosmosteer. You build your own spaceships which can grow from Millenium Falcon-sized to Star Destroyer-sized. You have to think about how you’re building your system … --- ## [Average American throws away 80 lbs. of clothing each year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-american-throws-away-80-lbs-of-clothing-each-year/973711)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-american-throws-away-80-lbs-of-clothing-each-year/973711 "2022-11-03T22:37:24Z")
According to this article: Furthermore, it is estimated that the average American throws away about 37kg/81 pounds of clothes every year– that’s the weight of an 11-year-old child! I have no idea of the reliability o… --- ## [Haircutting- straight razor with electric cord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haircutting-straight-razor-with-electric-cord/973845)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haircutting-straight-razor-with-electric-cord/973845 "2022-11-03T22:28:42Z")
In this YouTube video, the guy is cutting this woman’s hair using a straight razor, but it has an electrical cord attached to it. (Not electric hair clippers, although he does use those at the end of the video.) My haird… --- ## [Gift for DM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-dm/974177)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-dm/974177 "2022-11-03T22:15:29Z")
My DM is moving to Texas to be with his love. I’ve played a fair amount of TTRPGs over the years, and I have to say this guy is the best: curated music, lighting, props, sound effects, voices, and of course very complica… --- ## [Best Bob Dylan studio albums (poll) FINAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210 "2022-11-03T22:08:21Z")
These are the albums from the previous two polls that have received two or more votes. Select just one. poll [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=976&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=978&state=tracking)