# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=999 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1000 --- ## [Can you identify this actress for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress-for-me/940869)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress-for-me/940869 "2022-09-14T21:47:00Z")
For those who get Game TV: Who is the blonde in the fur coat who turns to face the camera in the “Every Night Is Movie Night” commercial? (I think it’s sable fur.) This is driving me nuts, since I recognize just about… --- ## [Amoco invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amoco-invasion/971371)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amoco-invasion/971371 "2022-09-14T21:30:24Z")
Recently I’ve noticed in southeastern Wisconsin a slew of small, independent gas stations being rebranded as Amoco. One day it was Tommy’s gas n’ tow, the next day a brand new shiny Amoco sign and pumps were present. And… --- ## [French grammar question: agreement with predicate adjective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question-agreement-with-predicate-adjective/971096)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question-agreement-with-predicate-adjective/971096 "2022-09-14T20:14:43Z")
In a flier I got from the water company which is flushing its pipes using a red dye appears the sentence: “Est-ce que la couleur rouge de l’eau est nocif pour la santé?” My question is why not nocive? A native French s… --- ## [What do your family/friends consider to be your best/worst qualities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-family-friends-consider-to-be-your-best-worst-qualities/971394)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-family-friends-consider-to-be-your-best-worst-qualities/971394 "2022-09-14T19:39:18Z")
:red\_circle: List two or three qualities/personality traits/attributes of yours that you think your family, friends, acquaintances, work colleagues, other people, etc., admire, like, or value about you. :red\_circle: Li… --- ## [I can't wait for Raptor Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-wait-for-raptor-lake/971513)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-wait-for-raptor-lake/971513 "2022-09-14T19:17:50Z")
Should see them trickling out in less than a month. I have a thread about upgrading my 3rd Gen i3 before and I contributed to Ellis Dee’s thread and I decided to wait for Raptor Lake and now it’s almost here. I probabl… --- ## [A practical (not political) question about the documents at Mar-a-Lago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-practical-not-political-question-about-the-documents-at-mar-a-lago/971470)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-practical-not-political-question-about-the-documents-at-mar-a-lago/971470 "2022-09-14T18:09:29Z")
Do people in Washington need these documents to do their jobs? For example, I have read that Trump may have absconded with a list of American assets situated in the Kremlin – stuff like staff-members who spirit out info… --- ## [My Spool-Chocker Stopped Working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spool-chocker-stopped-working/971508)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spool-chocker-stopped-working/971508 "2022-09-14T14:12:46Z")
I am using Windows 11. This morning I discovered my spell-checker does not work when I am typing comments in Brave (my browser) or Edge (which I never really use). Oddly, WOrd still works just fine. How did I manage to s… --- ## [Is 90 minutes enough to clear customs and change flights in Paris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-90-minutes-enough-to-clear-customs-and-change-flights-in-paris/970993)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-90-minutes-enough-to-clear-customs-and-change-flights-in-paris/970993 "2022-09-14T13:59:48Z")
My daughter is leaving for a semester in Prague tomorrow and will be arriving in Paris on Wednesday morning. I found this thread on a similar topic, which was helpful but didn’t answer my question. I know she will have t… --- ## [Complicated Question About Spending Money That Isn't Yours (Better Explained In OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicated-question-about-spending-money-that-isnt-yours-better-explained-in-op/971141)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicated-question-about-spending-money-that-isnt-yours-better-explained-in-op/971141 "2022-09-14T13:02:51Z")
Imagine that, somehow, a bank error results in $10 million being accidentally deposited into my checking account (these things happen). Let’s say I spend $1 million on a house, I flip it, and thanks to a hot real-estate … --- ## [Phone conversation content and metadata question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-conversation-content-and-metadata-question/971532)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-conversation-content-and-metadata-question/971532 "2022-09-14T11:35:30Z")
I am looking for a factual answer here, not wild guesses. I tried to find the answer, but I couldn’t find it. This is a purely hypothetical situation and has nothing to do with Mike Lindell or anyone else. Let’s say the… --- ## [Is Rivkah Chaya a common Jewish name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rivkah-chaya-a-common-jewish-name/761025)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rivkah-chaya-a-common-jewish-name/761025 "2022-09-14T11:31:34Z")
Someone asked me this on the thread about grieving parents, and I really don’t want to hijack that thread, so I’m answering the question here, which is the same forum. If mods want it somewhere else, that’s fine. Rivkah… --- ## [Who Is This Woman Standing Behind King Charles At His Proclamation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-woman-standing-behind-king-charles-at-his-proclamation/971389)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-woman-standing-behind-king-charles-at-his-proclamation/971389 "2022-09-14T08:27:06Z")
The woman standing behind the King’s left shoulder, who entreats him for permission to publish his “gracious speech.” She looks younger and has a higher voice than Liz Truss, so I don’t think it’s her. --- ## [What the heck? The #2 side effect on my new med is "discouragement?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-the-2-side-effect-on-my-new-med-is-discouragement/971156)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-the-2-side-effect-on-my-new-med-is-discouragement/971156 "2022-09-14T04:53:10Z")
Got an RX for 12 post-surgery Tramadol, so I looked it up, of course. Discouragement??? --- ## [Evolution of digestive system vs. respiratory system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-digestive-system-vs-respiratory-system/971480)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-of-digestive-system-vs-respiratory-system/971480 "2022-09-14T04:46:07Z")
Mammalian digestive systems evolved to be (AFAIK) a single path where food enters at one end, the digestive processes occur, and waste exits at the other end (let’s leave urine out of this for now). The movement of the b… --- ## [NFL Week One is the Loneliest Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-one-is-the-loneliest-number/971135)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-one-is-the-loneliest-number/971135 "2022-09-14T03:18:26Z")
Here we go again. Another year of NFL football. Some major changes in the offseason, none more important than me no longer rooting for the Browns and instead me rooting heartedly against the Browns for giving $230 millio… --- ## [Should we chase the woodpecker away from the hummingbird feeder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-chase-the-woodpecker-away-from-the-hummingbird-feeder/971404)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-chase-the-woodpecker-away-from-the-hummingbird-feeder/971404 "2022-09-14T03:07:04Z")
For his own good, of course. There is a young looking woodpecker who visits our hummer feeders daily. While I’m charmed to see him there, I’m starting to worry that maybe the syrup isn’t good for him. I’ve tried googli… --- ## ["Fifth Third Column" mentioned in BoingBoing comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-third-column-mentioned-in-boingboing-comments/971522)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-third-column-mentioned-in-boingboing-comments/971522 "2022-09-13T23:32:33Z")
This column is referred to in these comments (the comments to this article) --- ## [Digital camera advice--please move/delete if inappropriate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-advice-please-move-delete-if-inappropriate/971506)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-camera-advice-please-move-delete-if-inappropriate/971506 "2022-09-13T23:12:49Z")
My 14 year-old daughter needs a digital camera for class. It has to have “manual aperture and shutter speed functions”. I know what those things mean, pretty much, but can’t figure out how to search for a camera with tho… --- ## [Firefox update affects Reddit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-update-affects-reddit/971511)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-update-affects-reddit/971511 "2022-09-13T22:49:07Z")
I have never had any issue with viewing Reddit until I allowed a Firefox update a few weeks ago. Now Reddit will often freeze when trying to scroll down. It usually frees up after a minute but occasionally I have to end … --- ## [Is the environment worth 1% of the world's economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-environment-worth-1-of-the-worlds-economy/971297)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-environment-worth-1-of-the-worlds-economy/971297 "2022-09-13T22:37:30Z")
Roughly 80 million people employed by a world environmental corps set up very similar to a military. Each person on the planet would have an invitation to spend two years with the corpse as an employee. With no control o… --- ## [Soft porn ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-porn-ads/967077)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-porn-ads/967077 "2022-09-13T20:35:13Z")
All over the message board are ads for “bonvoyages” “female athletes show too much!”. It’s almost every single ad on the board for me. I am also getting messages that those ads contain viruses. What I’m not sure about i… --- ## [Kansas to Vote on Constitutional Amendment regarding Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-to-vote-on-constitutional-amendment-regarding-abortion/968589)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-to-vote-on-constitutional-amendment-regarding-abortion/968589 "2022-09-13T20:26:01Z")
Next week’s primary election in Kansas will also feature a proposed amendment to the state constitution. This article does a great breakdown of the issue. As one would expect, the anti-aborts are doing their best to … --- ## [Fuel fill door indicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-fill-door-indicator/971464)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-fill-door-indicator/971464 "2022-09-13T19:57:01Z")
This is pretty pointless but there may be a factual answer. Manufacturers now now put a little full pump icon with an arrow on the gauge to tell you which side to face toward the pump. Why the hell would they put the li… --- ## [Doctor Who - The Three Doctors: what was Plan A?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-three-doctors-what-was-plan-a/971341)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-the-three-doctors-what-was-plan-a/971341 "2022-09-13T18:54:56Z")
Back in the ‘70s, we got to see multiple incarnations of Doctor Who team up for The Three Doctors, which eventually results in them coming up with a plan: “We’re all agreed, then; risky, but it could work.” “We’d have t… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck is asking questions. Kinda like and old follower of Cecil Adams. I hope some one can remember her name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-asking-questions-kinda-like-and-old-follower-of-cecil-adams-i-hope-some-one-can-remember-her-name/970966)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-is-asking-questions-kinda-like-and-old-follower-of-cecil-adams-i-hope-some-one-can-remember-her-name/970966 "2022-09-13T18:24:03Z")
So all of you answer the questions. Feel free to elaborate. --- ## [Need dishwasher advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-dishwasher-advice/971324 "2022-09-13T18:13:41Z")
Our dishwasher stopped working, rather suddenly. It seems like not enough water is entering it to power the blades, or even to dissolve the detergent. Maybe it can be fixed? Any advice on fixing it would be greatly app… --- ## [Extended Warranty on a new car. Is it ever a good buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extended-warranty-on-a-new-car-is-it-ever-a-good-buy/970827)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extended-warranty-on-a-new-car-is-it-ever-a-good-buy/970827 "2022-09-13T18:11:13Z")
Let’s say 2000 for the warranty that covers everything. We know insurance is feast or famine. You lose money when nothing goes wrong and save a tan of when something bad happens. On the dealer’s side (assume for a seco… --- ## [Buying a straight razor, England, 1932](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-straight-razor-england-1932/971448)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-straight-razor-england-1932/971448 "2022-09-13T17:35:36Z")
This question inspired by Dorothy L. Sayers’ classic whodunnit Have His Carcase. The book is 90 years old, I hope I don’t have to use spoiler boxes. But i’ll add a small spoiler space for those who haven’t read it v v … --- ## [Cologne/body spray with caffeine = Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-body-spray-with-caffeine-huh/971486)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cologne-body-spray-with-caffeine-huh/971486 "2022-09-13T17:35:08Z")
I’ve seen a few colognes and body sprays that claim to contain caffeine. Why? Does the caffeine evaporate from the skin and give the wearer and others around them a caffeine buzz? How on Earth could there be enough to … --- ## [Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-legend-ramsey-lewis-dies/971505)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-legend-ramsey-lewis-dies/971505 "2022-09-13T16:20:43Z")
Story - here His jazz was melodic, funky, and accessible (but never “smooth” or light) - a breath of fresh air compared to the contemporary intensity of bebop or the moody darkness of Mile Davis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=998) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1000)