# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1000 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1001 --- ## [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. --- ## [Two Big Trees Will Be Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-big-trees-will-be-gone/971063)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-big-trees-will-be-gone/971063 "2022-09-13T15:15:47Z")
When I get home today, two beautiful 40’+ tall white ash trees that were in my yard will be gone. They’ve shaded our house and kept it cool in the summer for the 24 years we’ve lived there. My husband insists that one of… --- ## [GoogleMaps roundabout mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googlemaps-roundabout-mystery/971461)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googlemaps-roundabout-mystery/971461 "2022-09-13T14:55:00Z")
I saw something a little odd in this GoogleMap: Note the marker labeled “Roundabout” in the middle of the roundabout on the right side of the map. Does anyone recognize the icon in that marker? It looks vaguely familia… --- ## [Humorous signs and warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-signs-and-warnings/960564 "2022-09-13T13:50:38Z")
Humorous twists to challenges, warnings and cautions, stuff like: “Don’t even think of parking here. Toads will be violated” --- ## [Prince Andrew to lose HRH and military titles - just breaking (01-13-21)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-to-lose-hrh-and-military-titles-just-breaking-01-13-21/957735)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-andrew-to-lose-hrh-and-military-titles-just-breaking-01-13-21/957735 "2022-09-13T13:11:57Z")
Woah this is big. I’ve just had a BBC alert on my phone. Nothing on any news site yet 9including the BBC). Ah, this just posted. No further info yet: --- ## [Why does my Netflix account only go through Season 5 of Better Call Saul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-netflix-account-only-go-through-season-5-of-better-call-saul/971483)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-netflix-account-only-go-through-season-5-of-better-call-saul/971483 "2022-09-13T12:35:23Z")
It’s as if Season 6 doesn’t exist. I’m in Hawai’i, for what it’s worth, and I don’t use a VPN. Googling the problem seems to show that S6 was available in Mexico before it was available in the US, but that’s old news by… --- ## [Pericarditis? But with odd symptom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pericarditis-but-with-odd-symptom/968409)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pericarditis-but-with-odd-symptom/968409 "2022-09-13T05:18:25Z")
For almost three years now, three doctors have tried to figure out what is wrong. If I stand for a long period of time, I get severe chest pains in the area of my heart. Sitting for a time eases it. I do not have issues … --- ## [USS Texas battleship: What is this thing under the bow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-texas-battleship-what-is-this-thing-under-the-bow/971375)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-texas-battleship-what-is-this-thing-under-the-bow/971375 "2022-09-13T05:08:03Z")
I know many here hate video links but this is the only way I can show it (see below). It is queued to the right spot and anyone can see what I am asking about with a few seconds watch (maybe 10 seconds). Not sure how t… --- ## [Moving Pinky Finger: Could It Have An Unintended Meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-pinky-finger-could-it-have-an-unintended-meaning/971405)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-pinky-finger-could-it-have-an-unintended-meaning/971405 "2022-09-13T04:16:41Z")
I’m working on a small graphic design piece for a charitable cause. The illustration would be a closed hand with its extended pinky finger making a motion like a checkmark. I’m wondering if moving a pinky finger in such… --- ## [So help me Aquaman looks like a good movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-help-me-aquaman-looks-like-a-good-movie/818347 "2022-09-13T03:33:05Z")
The trailer is here. It looks like a good, fun to watch movie. Full disclosure, I actually liked Justice League. --- ## [Why do some Simpsons characters have blue hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616)
**Author:** [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-simpsons-characters-have-blue-hair/233616 "2022-09-13T02:29:20Z")
Most Simpsons characters that have hair have black, blonde, or brown hair. A few, most notably Marge and Milhouse, have blue hair. I’m guessing there’s nothing behind this, but it seems odd that they would use normal h… --- ## [HVAC quits - but cheap fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-quits-but-cheap-fix/971353)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-quits-but-cheap-fix/971353 "2022-09-13T02:06:52Z")
The Celiera ductless mini split I installed in 2006 has performed flawlessly until yesterday. No cold air. I checked the outdoor unit and the fan was not turning. Closer inspection revealed it was humming so I give it a … --- ## [Will the US Secret Service let the president attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral without their protection (not even allowed to use his limousine)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-secret-service-let-the-president-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral-without-their-protection-not-even-allowed-to-use-his-limousine/971444)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-secret-service-let-the-president-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral-without-their-protection-not-even-allowed-to-use-his-limousine/971444 "2022-09-13T01:47:59Z")
According to the article below all heads-of-state will only be allowed to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth with one other person (presumably their spouse as a +1). They are not allowed to bring their entourage nor … --- ## [Appropriate punishment for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-punishment-for-trump/970673)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appropriate-punishment-for-trump/970673 "2022-09-13T01:38:17Z")
from here https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-is-charged-and-arrested-and-he-calls-for-insurrection-what-do-you-think-will-happen/970577/146, this thread will concern appropriate punishment for Trump, if he is fo… --- ## [Eating invasive crabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-invasive-crabs/955500)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-invasive-crabs/955500 "2022-09-13T01:31:31Z")
European green crabs, an invasive species, have come to the Pacific Northwest. We’re not allowed to catch European green crabs in Washington, for fear of cases of mistaken identity. (With what? I’ve only seen Dungenes… --- ## [What would we be left with if we parked Saturn into Earth's orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-we-be-left-with-if-we-parked-saturn-into-earths-orbit/971006)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-we-be-left-with-if-we-parked-saturn-into-earths-orbit/971006 "2022-09-13T00:24:24Z")
Obviously we’d stick it on the other side of the sun, ‘six months’ away, because interplanetary billiards would be painful. Now, according to my research (about three minutes on Wikipedia) “Saturn’s interior is most li… --- ## [Experiences: alleyways behind houses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-alleyways-behind-houses/969204)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-alleyways-behind-houses/969204 "2022-09-12T20:56:21Z")
We’re checking out houses on Zillow in an area we’re hoping to move to. I saw an awesome house this morning which pretty much checks all of our boxes. But the attached garage faces behind the house, towards an alley. … --- ## [Darwin in action :Speeding woman on cocaine kills drunk driver high on meth, police say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-in-action-speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-police-say/971173)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwin-in-action-speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-police-say/971173 "2022-09-12T19:48:19Z")
Just wow everyone was high and drunk at least 10 times the legal limits … at least it was morons hitting morons and not some mini SUV full of kids --- ## [Queen Elizabeth II Still Has A Lot of Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-ii-still-has-a-lot-of-powers/966449)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-ii-still-has-a-lot-of-powers/966449 "2022-09-12T19:05:33Z")
I was certainly surprised. I just got finished reading this article. And I had to share it with someone. Tell me: did you realize she still had so many powers? Thank you for letting me share this with you … --- ## [Widespread fraud found by Michigan Elections Office!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widespread-fraud-found-by-michigan-elections-office/965197)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/widespread-fraud-found-by-michigan-elections-office/965197 "2022-09-12T17:44:59Z")
But not in the 2020 election. Thirty-six signature gatherers were found to have forged thousands of signatures on the nominating petitions. Because of that, five candidates do not qualify for the ballot. One of the fi… --- ## [Advice on getting conspiracy-theorist mother to accept people's credentials a bit more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-conspiracy-theorist-mother-to-accept-peoples-credentials-a-bit-more/971402)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-conspiracy-theorist-mother-to-accept-peoples-credentials-a-bit-more/971402 "2022-09-12T17:22:06Z")
I’ve posted before here about some issues with my mother, who is a wild conspiracy theorist. I won’t write a super-long post about her conspiracy beliefs. What would help, though, is if she could accept people who have … --- ## [Jeopardy discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1294\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-discussion/957207 "2022-09-12T17:03:17Z")
A new jeopardy thread for a new year! :grinning: --- ## [Is There a Good Way to Donate to Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-donate-to-ukraine/960240)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-way-to-donate-to-ukraine/960240 "2022-09-12T16:36:07Z")
I’d like to help some organizations who are helping Ukraine with humanitarian services. Does anyone have recommendations? --- ## [Dream/NIghtmare Ticket for 2024 - Trump / Cruz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-nightmare-ticket-for-2024-trump-cruz/971305)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-nightmare-ticket-for-2024-trump-cruz/971305 "2022-09-12T16:34:24Z")
So, I was reading through CNN before bed, always a bad idea, and saw the following article https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/politics/ted-cruz-trump-2024-comments/index.html “I don’t know what Trump’s going to decide – n… --- ## [Are There Any Players/Managers Who Refused To Play With/Against Jackie Robinson, Or Were Openly Hostile To Him, In The Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-players-managers-who-refused-to-play-with-against-jackie-robinson-or-were-openly-hostile-to-him-in-the-hall-of-fame/969039)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-players-managers-who-refused-to-play-with-against-jackie-robinson-or-were-openly-hostile-to-him-in-the-hall-of-fame/969039 "2022-09-12T12:48:19Z")
That’s pretty much it. I know Robinson got a lot of hate in his day. Did any players/managers who went on the record against him make it to Cooperstown? --- ## [RIP Olivia Newton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-newton-john/969320)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-olivia-newton-john/969320 "2022-09-12T12:03:08Z")
Well damn. One of those artists I didn’t like at first, because she was so pervasive in the 70s, and I thought so saccharine, but it turned out she was actually just sweet…all her hit songs hooked me at some point. RIP. … --- ## [Remember to register to vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-to-register-to-vote/971374)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-to-register-to-vote/971374 "2022-09-12T11:57:52Z")
As you know, America is having some VERY important midterm elections this year, so remember to register to vote! And if you already are, get everyone you know to register to vote! --- ## [How Many First Cousins Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-cousins-do-you-have/970047)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-first-cousins-do-you-have/970047 "2022-09-12T11:19:29Z")
poll Last night, I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding - the main character noted that she had 27 first cousins (first cousins are the children of the siblings of either of your parents), with the clear implication that tha… --- ## [I was in Labor(Day) for 24 hours! - A Relaxing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-labor-day-for-24-hours-a-relaxing-mmp/970968)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-labor-day-for-24-hours-a-relaxing-mmp/970968 "2022-09-12T07:17:15Z")
After 30 years of retail management, it’s still weird to work less on holiday weeks. The whole “about the same pay, better benefits, less stress, and ex-union president buried in Giants Stadium” are just extra benefits… --- ## [Most influential very minor movie role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-influential-very-minor-movie-role/970865)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-influential-very-minor-movie-role/970865 "2022-09-12T05:11:12Z")
So I mentioned Peter Cook as the priest in The Princess Bridge in another thread and it got me thinking. That has to be the most influential minor role in movie history. It was really small role, just a handful of lines … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=999) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1001)