# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=988 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 989 --- ## [What Is This Constellation, Visible From The Southern Hemisphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-constellation-visible-from-the-southern-hemisphere/972208)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-constellation-visible-from-the-southern-hemisphere/972208 "2022-09-27T20:21:19Z")
Look above and to the right of the Moon in this video. It’s obviously Australia or New Zealand (from the guy’s accent), but I don’t know when (in the year) the video was taken or which direction the camera was facing. I… --- ## [Reporting spam and User categories - 2 questions in one post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-spam-and-user-categories-2-questions-in-one-post/972260)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-spam-and-user-categories-2-questions-in-one-post/972260 "2022-09-27T20:03:05Z")
I recently ran across a spam post by a new user. I was unable to report it directly because the three dot symbol that contains the flag icon was not displayed. The post only showed the link icon and the bookmark icon. I … --- ## [Eyelid eczema - anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809 "2022-09-27T18:53:39Z")
I’ve always had various allergies, with skin sensitivity and eczema as a child, but since I turned 50, the skin around my eyes is SO sensitive, and I’m currently experiencing a flare up with is driving me crazy and makin… --- ## [What would you do? Bad, bad, bad beck's CNA is gonna get herself in trouble. I see it coming. She's very good to me, so I really hate this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-bad-bad-bad-becks-cna-is-gonna-get-herself-in-trouble-i-see-it-coming-shes-very-good-to-me-so-i-really-hate-this/971258)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-bad-bad-bad-becks-cna-is-gonna-get-herself-in-trouble-i-see-it-coming-shes-very-good-to-me-so-i-really-hate-this/971258 "2022-09-27T18:51:54Z")
My favorite CNA is supposed to be with me anytime I’m out of my room. And in my room during showers and food intake. She’s very sweet and funny. I could say I’m very fond of her. She’s slipping closer to the crack in t… --- ## [Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe assassinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-prime-minister-of-japan-shinzo-abe-assassinated/967598)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-prime-minister-of-japan-shinzo-abe-assassinated/967598 "2022-09-27T18:28:41Z")
Not too many details, many reports saying no vital signs. Someone is in custody Why? Japan definitely isn’t known for gun violence and he’s not in office. No idea what to think right now. Mods, I put this in P&E … --- ## [The Wedding's Off! {Updated: I'm wed!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weddings-off-updated-im-wed/950761)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weddings-off-updated-im-wed/950761 "2022-09-27T17:45:03Z")
So, one year ago tomorrow, I got married. Middle of the pandemic meant a remote ceremony, with only my mom in attendance, with the county clerk and my wife’s parents on Zoom. We decided that we’d have a ceremony/weddin… --- ## [Dopers in Japan: how are foreign visitors being treated these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-japan-how-are-foreign-visitors-being-treated-these-days/972313)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-in-japan-how-are-foreign-visitors-being-treated-these-days/972313 "2022-09-27T16:37:01Z")
Japan recently announced they will be throwing open the doors to foreign tourists on October 11 - no daily quotas, no visa required, no quarantine, no travel agency involvement required. Currently contemplating a visi… --- ## [Pricey (ish), New Shoes with a Loose Sole already - Worth Repairing Myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-ish-new-shoes-with-a-loose-sole-already-worth-repairing-myself/972308)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-ish-new-shoes-with-a-loose-sole-already-worth-repairing-myself/972308 "2022-09-27T16:14:26Z")
About 5 years ago, I started wearing shoes from a particular brand that were 3 times more expensive than the ones I used to buy before but lasted over 2 years instead of less than 6 months. I only bought two pairs betw… --- ## [What's a really dumb thing you've done that folks would howl at were it caught on video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-really-dumb-thing-youve-done-that-folks-would-howl-at-were-it-caught-on-video/972200)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-really-dumb-thing-youve-done-that-folks-would-howl-at-were-it-caught-on-video/972200 "2022-09-27T16:14:12Z")
Many years ago I was painting the interior of an entire house. I was in the bathroom, standing on the edge of the tub to reach the ceiling. I stepped off of the tub and planted my foot directly into a nearly-full 5-gallo… --- ## [What Person to Person (p2p) Payment Systems Do You Use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-person-to-person-p2p-payment-systems-do-you-use/972065)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-person-to-person-p2p-payment-systems-do-you-use/972065 "2022-09-27T16:03:05Z")
I overwhelmingly use cash and checks. In the past I have occasionally used postal money orders. Recently I came upon a situation where I needed to make a rapid transfer and what I ended up using was Walmart2Walmart \[you … --- ## [Change a driving law!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-driving-law/971942)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-a-driving-law/971942 "2022-09-27T15:31:15Z")
Let’s pretend… you are nominated the Transportation Czar for one day in your state/province/country, and you are given the power to do one of the following: a. Remove an existing driving law. b. Add a new driving law. … --- ## [NFL 2022 - Week Three Strikes You're Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-three-strikes-youre-out/972039)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-three-strikes-youre-out/972039 "2022-09-27T14:55:53Z")
Week 3 is here. We’re starting to learn a bit more about these teams, but there are still a ton of questions. Is Tua really a 6 td guy, or was that a fluky game (both) What the fuck is wrong with Kyle Pitts (Arthur Smith… --- ## [What kind of music do audiophiles listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-music-do-audiophiles-listen-to/972096)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-music-do-audiophiles-listen-to/972096 "2022-09-27T13:43:17Z")
So in this thread about high-end turntables, there’s a lot of commentary about audiophiles who spend serious money- tens of thousands of dollars on individual pieces of equipment, and whether that’s worth it, or even act… --- ## [Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-mirror-are-closer-than-they-appear/971709)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-in-mirror-are-closer-than-they-appear/971709 "2022-09-27T13:30:54Z")
Enough already! Why can’t they just make mirrors that are accurate? --- ## [When and why did "Esquire" become synonymous with "lawyer", at least in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-esquire-become-synonymous-with-lawyer-at-least-in-the-united-states/970445)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-esquire-become-synonymous-with-lawyer-at-least-in-the-united-states/970445 "2022-09-27T11:46:14Z")
One can’t help but notice this. It seems that Esq. has become the standard postnominal for practicing attorneys, used on door shingles, letterheads, and business cards. There’s an obvious practicality there, since “E… --- ## [Can I give my car TOO many oil changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-car-too-many-oil-changes/970822)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-car-too-many-oil-changes/970822 "2022-09-27T10:59:37Z")
I’m assuming that there is a factual answer to this question but depending on how the thread goes I understand if the mods move it to GD Using synthoil and a good fluid, you can easily get 10,000 miles per oil change. … --- ## [Welcome to Fhloston Paradise (Fifth Element question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-fhloston-paradise-fifth-element-question/287650)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-fhloston-paradise-fifth-element-question/287650 "2022-09-27T10:27:02Z")
Does anyone know the name of the Hawaiian song that’s played when Korben (Bruce Willis) and Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) first arrive at Fhloston Paradise and get lei’d? It is not on the soundtrack, and is not listed in the c… --- ## [Blue Velvet questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-velvet-questions/972040)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-velvet-questions/972040 "2022-09-27T09:03:39Z")
Just watched this. Though I had seen clips of it, I had never watched the whole movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it—I love quirky directors that have a vision, a story to tell, and the talent to tell it. So, let me first ack… --- ## [Royal deaths: Can anyone explain this Monty Python joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-deaths-can-anyone-explain-this-monty-python-joke/972193)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-deaths-can-anyone-explain-this-monty-python-joke/972193 "2022-09-27T08:11:54Z")
In Whither Canada?, the very first episode of Flying Circus, there is a sketch about a TV show (presented by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) showing famous deaths from history. It also includes Eric Idle playing a cheesy TV hos… --- ## [I spilled an entire saucepan of hummingbird food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spilled-an-entire-saucepan-of-hummingbird-food/972185)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spilled-an-entire-saucepan-of-hummingbird-food/972185 "2022-09-27T06:32:24Z")
Sugar water, that is, all over my ceramic tile kitchen floor. I have mopped with Fabuloso, I used my steamer, I’ve scrubbed with microfiber cloths and I have swiffered by 2x4’ squares the entire floor. The damn floor is … --- ## [Clerks III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-iii/967523)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerks-iii/967523 "2022-09-27T05:55:15Z")
That’s right, Clerks 3. I haven’t thought about Clerks in a long time, but who knows, this might be fun. --- ## [Are electrical ring circuits used in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electrical-ring-circuits-used-in-the-us/971998)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-electrical-ring-circuits-used-in-the-us/971998 "2022-09-27T05:20:10Z")
IN UK house wiring, outlets are (or used to be?) wired in a configuration called a ring, where there were two outgoing wires from the supply box, and these were wired to multiple outlets in a chain so that each one had e… --- ## [Banning disco\*bot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496 "2022-09-27T04:14:02Z")
I’m on record as a Doper holding the position that the only things I want to see on the SDMB are posts written by actual Dopers. Up until the changeover to the Discourse platform, this desideratum has been admirably fulf… --- ## [How to wind down a business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wind-down-a-business/967355)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-wind-down-a-business/967355 "2022-09-27T03:01:54Z")
I have a semi-successful business doing A/V stuff. I am a sole proprietor, no LLC or anything like that. It’s just me, no employees, no payroll. I still do gigs on a limited basis. I do not look for new work but I st… --- ## [Post Your Helpful Household Tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-helpful-household-tips/967091)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-helpful-household-tips/967091 "2022-09-27T02:53:29Z")
I was just wondering what helpful household tips my various board members have come up thru the years. Now, to make it more interesting, it has to be something you came up with or upon totally by yourself (so no fair goi… --- ## [Attention football strategists. Why not a field goal instead of a punt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-football-strategists-why-not-a-field-goal-instead-of-a-punt/971743)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-football-strategists-why-not-a-field-goal-instead-of-a-punt/971743 "2022-09-27T02:39:00Z")
Football is enjoyable, the American kind in this case. I was watching a college game at the stadium and during warm-ups the kicker for our team was nailing 50-yard field goals regularly. I’ve seen him before kick a 53-y… --- ## [I have COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-covid/959041)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-covid/959041 "2022-09-27T02:32:31Z")
I need testing. I will get it today, if I can. Runny nose, coughing strongly, mucus, dizzy & exhausted. Hell-O Omicron :frowning: . --- ## [Prey, the Hulu Predator movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prey-the-hulu-predator-movie/969233)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prey-the-hulu-predator-movie/969233 "2022-09-27T02:24:32Z")
This was pretty good! Most streaming service originals have been poor (the Gray Man) IMO, but this did really well. Simple plot; a predator is hunting in America and some Comanche hunters fight back. No real spoilers he… --- ## [Memory is the first thing to go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-is-the-first-thing-to-go/972182)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memory-is-the-first-thing-to-go/972182 "2022-09-27T01:40:47Z")
I started a new post in FQ, and the new “Your topic is similar to…” window popped with an older post that was exactly what I was about to ask. And I had posted it. --- ## [The Luggage Shop At The Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luggage-shop-at-the-airport/972215)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luggage-shop-at-the-airport/972215 "2022-09-27T01:35:19Z")
I’m old enough to remember a time when the shops at various airports differed a great deal. Although still true in a few countries, for the most part they have been standardized by big companies selling essentially the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=987) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=989)