# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1002&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1003 --- ## [What happens with British throne if a child is in the womb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-with-british-throne-if-a-child-is-in-the-womb/971423)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-with-british-throne-if-a-child-is-in-the-womb/971423 "2022-10-05T09:36:23Z")
I was reading a bio of Queen Elizabeth II, which made me wonder about the following: She became queen because her father, King George VI only had 2 daughters and no sons. But what would have happened if the Queen Mothe… --- ## [Is there a "California" for Gen Z?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-california-for-gen-z/972654)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-california-for-gen-z/972654 "2022-10-05T08:34:00Z")
I dusted off a Mamas and Papas CD the other day and while wallowing in nostalgia was reminded of the California-centric obsession of mid 60s to mid 70s pop culture. At least for my age group (Boomer) and where I lived a… --- ## [Who is the most famous person killed by covid-19 so far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-killed-by-covid-19-so-far/849987 "2022-10-05T07:17:08Z")
Maybe this isn’t the best place for this, but I’m not familiar with any really famous people who have died from the virus yet. Have I missed something, or have we not yet had our “Rock Hudson” of Covid-19 --- ## [Old pottery and ancient lamps (Greek presumably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pottery-and-ancient-lamps-greek-presumably/972584)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pottery-and-ancient-lamps-greek-presumably/972584 "2022-10-05T05:30:07Z")
https: //en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John\_F.\_Kennedy\_Special\_Warfare\_Center\_and\_School#/media/File%3AJFKSWCS\_SSI.gif The emblem on this patch is supposed to depict a lamp. What kind of lamp is this? What is it called? I’ve … --- ## [Same-Sex Marriage infamously existed at Egypt's Siwa Oasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-infamously-existed-at-egypts-siwa-oasis/231627)
**Author:** [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-marriage-infamously-existed-at-egypts-siwa-oasis/231627 "2022-10-05T02:30:43Z")
until the practice was suppressed by Western-oriented secular authorities in Cairo: Can’t link to gayegypt’s web site, as it calls itself “adult”, but google for it, if you wish. Additionally, it appears that native S… --- ## [Jury duty question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-question/972661)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-question/972661 "2022-10-05T01:54:39Z")
OK, I’ve been notified that I might be selected for jury duty. I’m 67 and have proudly served many times in the past. But now I have health issues. The meds I take for my high blood pressure make me have to pee frequentl… --- ## [Sock Rules between Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-rules-between-message-boards/972660)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sock-rules-between-message-boards/972660 "2022-10-05T01:53:39Z")
Forgive me if this seems like a stupid question, but I’m really unsure about what being a sock entails. Let me explain. I recently registered on the Giraffe Boards and used another name, Five Points Under. I really di… --- ## [2014 Camry, transmission lagging and vibrating, very annoying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-camry-transmission-lagging-and-vibrating-very-annoying/940649)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-camry-transmission-lagging-and-vibrating-very-annoying/940649 "2022-10-05T01:44:29Z")
My GF bought a 2014 Camry. Her last car, a 2011 Nissan Altima, had been a constant pain in the ass, and we were really looking forward to the peace of mind and trouble-free ownership that the Camry has a reputation for. … --- ## [Chinese translation requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-translation-requested/972726)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-translation-requested/972726 "2022-10-05T01:29:15Z")
Three quick video caps, and two pics. --- ## [Facts About Reverse Vampires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-about-reverse-vampires/972514)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-about-reverse-vampires/972514 "2022-10-05T00:34:40Z")
We know they have to be home before dark. But, what other “facts” can we deduce? Here are a few Reverse vampires have stakes in their hearts. If you remove the stake they either become immobile or crumble to dust. The… --- ## [The Invasion of the Kiwi-Fruit People! (into Android) Run away!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invasion-of-the-kiwi-fruit-people-into-android-run-away/972710)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-invasion-of-the-kiwi-fruit-people-into-android-run-away/972710 "2022-10-04T23:32:08Z")
As a great many of you must have already discovered not too long ago (don’t know when), one day when you wanted to select an emoji or the like showing a human face carrying the emotion you want to express, you found to y… --- ## [Spot the Actual Hatred Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-actual-hatred-challenge/972009)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-actual-hatred-challenge/972009 "2022-10-04T22:42:47Z")
A couple of days ago, in the Canadian shop teacher thread, this statement of mine about what the basic beliefs common to “TERFS” are was characterised as “lying”. OK. Here’s a link to an actual gender critical campaign… --- ## [Severe teacher shortage situation in America right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-teacher-shortage-situation-in-america-right-now/969091)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-teacher-shortage-situation-in-america-right-now/969091 "2022-10-04T22:30:30Z")
The U.S. is facing a severe shortage of teachers at the moment. Lots of reasons touted for this - the public’s lack of respect for teachers, political/LGBT battles, unsatisfactory pay, etc. --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Four Score and Seven Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-four-score-and-seven-years-ago/972456)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-four-score-and-seven-years-ago/972456 "2022-10-04T22:21:29Z")
This season is not what I had expected so far. Lots of surprises in the first 3 weeks. Which is one of the things that makes NFL football so fun and exciting. The Dolphins and Eagles are undefeated, while the Super Bowl… --- ## [Grandmother not happy with announcement of 3rd grand child and says so was she wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandmother-not-happy-with-announcement-of-3rd-grand-child-and-says-so-was-she-wrong/972612)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandmother-not-happy-with-announcement-of-3rd-grand-child-and-says-so-was-she-wrong/972612 "2022-10-04T22:00:34Z")
apparently the internets divcided about this story Some say it sounds like grandma has the kids a lot and others say she should have let them have their moment and said her opinion on a latter day … What thinks the … --- ## [Apology for inappropriate post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apology-for-inappropriate-post/972639)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apology-for-inappropriate-post/972639 "2022-10-04T21:55:19Z")
In the now-closed “Which classical goddess was the bustiest”. You know it’s strange: I don’t actually do drugs but too frequently I find myself saying “what was I thinking?”. In any event I can only plea stupidity rather… --- ## [Hide your bananas. Mid-daughter has Monkey pox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-your-bananas-mid-daughter-has-monkey-pox/972606)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-your-bananas-mid-daughter-has-monkey-pox/972606 "2022-10-04T21:34:25Z")
She was feeling virus-y for a few days. Had blisters on her foot. Then the other. She thought it was her shoes. And then, a mild temp. Her boys are now ache-y. So anyone in contact with them can’t come here to see me … --- ## [Has "Star Trek" ever convicingly explained the plotholes created by the transporter and replicator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-star-trek-ever-convicingly-explained-the-plotholes-created-by-the-transporter-and-replicator/945733)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-star-trek-ever-convicingly-explained-the-plotholes-created-by-the-transporter-and-replicator/945733 "2022-10-04T21:27:31Z")
I know the transporter was initially, when budegts were low, a tool to avoid having to shoot costly spaceship landings on planets, but they soon evolved into a frequently recurring item, part of fanlore, and a major plot… --- ## [Please change the name of this thread {done}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714)
**Author:** [@WellHelloThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WellHelloThere)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-change-the-name-of-this-thread-done/972714 "2022-10-04T21:21:07Z")
Unbeknowst to me, a thread was created to spin off of some comments I made in the Russian refugee thread. The title of the thread is inflammatory and does not align with my arguments, I would appreciate it if the title w… --- ## [Site is no longer formatted for mobile, screen width is way too wide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-is-no-longer-formatted-for-mobile-screen-width-is-way-too-wide/964282)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-is-no-longer-formatted-for-mobile-screen-width-is-way-too-wide/964282 "2022-10-04T20:54:54Z")
WTF happened to the Sam’s Simple Theme on mobile? I am viewing the board on my iPhone and starting this morning the site is no long formatted for the vertical size of a phone screen. Thread titles are all on one line wit… --- ## [Do any snakes eat their own skin after shedding/moulting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-snakes-eat-their-own-skin-after-shedding-moulting/403061)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-snakes-eat-their-own-skin-after-shedding-moulting/403061 "2022-10-04T20:40:02Z")
My seven-year-old asked me today, and I didn’t know, so of course I now turn to the collective wisdom of the SDMB… --- ## [Why don't journalists press the election-denying candidates for evidence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-journalists-press-the-election-denying-candidates-for-evidence/970191)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-journalists-press-the-election-denying-candidates-for-evidence/970191 "2022-10-04T20:34:38Z")
While I’m always on the lookout for it, I have never seen a news article - print or electronic - that was built around a journalist asking an election-denying candidate for his evidence that the election was stolen. I c… --- ## [One D&D - the upcoming D&D edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-d-d-the-upcoming-d-d-edition/972636)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-d-d-the-upcoming-d-d-edition/972636 "2022-10-04T20:13:43Z")
I know we have a number of D&D-related threads right now, but nothing specifically for One D&D. I would like to suggest a couple of ground rules. No ‘edition wars.’ Discussing new stuff in the context of old stuff is f… --- ## [I must be getting old - how does an Apple Store work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-getting-old-how-does-an-apple-store-work/972653)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-getting-old-how-does-an-apple-store-work/972653 "2022-10-04T19:21:30Z")
Am I, in my late middle-age, missing something that millennials ‘just know’? I need a new laptop and my research had narrowed it down to one of two MacBook models. I decided to visit an Apple Store to help make the final… --- ## [Gas stations offering discounts for cash payment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-stations-offering-discounts-for-cash-payment/972300)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-stations-offering-discounts-for-cash-payment/972300 "2022-10-04T17:12:50Z")
Why do they do it? Yeah, I know there’s fees for businesses from the CC companies, but just about every other business sector I can think of is willing to float those fees out of consideration for consumer convenience of… --- ## [TV Binge Watch (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004)
**Author:** [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2022-10-04T16:51:01Z")
Like the Movie Marathon thread, but with TV shows. First topic: Successful TV shows starring actors from earlier successful TV shows. Include both shows, earlier show and actor in parentheses. The Mary Tyler Moore Sho… --- ## [How to I keep my iPhone 8 Plus from making butt calls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-i-keep-my-iphone-8-plus-from-making-butt-calls/972550)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-i-keep-my-iphone-8-plus-from-making-butt-calls/972550 "2022-10-04T16:29:54Z")
This can’t just be happening to me, although I haven’t heard others complaining about this feature/bug. At least five times a week, I mistakenly recall the last person I talked to. My phone has a case, and I keep it in … --- ## [Question regarding Edward Snowden? Isn't a valid US passport needed to apply for dual US-Russian citizenship? \[Update: Putin granted citizenship to Snowden\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-edward-snowden-isnt-a-valid-us-passport-needed-to-apply-for-dual-us-russian-citizenship-update-putin-granted-citizenship-to-snowden/924546)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-edward-snowden-isnt-a-valid-us-passport-needed-to-apply-for-dual-us-russian-citizenship-update-putin-granted-citizenship-to-snowden/924546 "2022-10-04T16:24:59Z")
I understand that a valid US passport isn’t needed to retain US citizenship. But isn’t a valid US passport needed to apply for dual US-Russian citizenship as Snowden is doing? Doesn’t he have to provide a valid US passpo… --- ## [Favorite smart device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-smart-device/972684)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-smart-device/972684 "2022-10-04T16:20:42Z")
Household appliances and devices are increasingly connected to our phones via wifi or Bluetooth. My favorite smart device is my pedestal fan. Mundane, but satisfying to be able to control not just on/off, but power lev… --- ## [Coughing while laughing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-while-laughing/972566)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coughing-while-laughing/972566 "2022-10-04T16:08:28Z")
Hi Straight Dope, Sometimes people laugh so hard they start coughing. However, as curious as I am about the physics of why that happens, I am more curious about how coughing seems to lessen the humor. Never have I see… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1001&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1003&state=watching)