# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1021 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1022 --- ## [Is there a reason/trend going on that record companies/rights holders are turning off comments on youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-trend-going-on-that-record-companies-rights-holders-are-turning-off-comments-on-youtube/970017)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-trend-going-on-that-record-companies-rights-holders-are-turning-off-comments-on-youtube/970017 "2022-08-21T20:32:25Z")
im seeing this more and more and I’m wondering if it’s a YT reason or something going on I don’t know about.? At first, I noticed some of the artists doing it and I was ok I can see that but its happening more and more … --- ## [Fighting ignorance -- how are we doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-ignorance-how-are-we-doing/969846)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-ignorance-how-are-we-doing/969846 "2022-08-21T20:16:31Z")
Let’s get back to fighting the sort of ignorance that initially drew me to this board many years ago. Here’s a few examples that seem to keep coming up in my life: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day – My m… --- ## [Should the credit card duopoly be broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-credit-card-duopoly-be-broken/969851)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-credit-card-duopoly-be-broken/969851 "2022-08-21T18:15:26Z")
A Canadian telco has caused some waves with a request to government to charge a 3% fee to those paying bills by credit cards. Canadian telco bills already tend to be high by international standards, and consumers are fe… --- ## [A real-life Victorian novelette: the royal baccarat scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-life-victorian-novelette-the-royal-baccarat-scandal/970031)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-life-victorian-novelette-the-royal-baccarat-scandal/970031 "2022-08-21T17:45:30Z")
I just read the Wikipedia article on the baccarat scandal of 1890. You read about Victorian society in books, you see movies. But it all seems a bit remote, legendary, and you think it’s all a bit exaggerated, these peo… --- ## [Evil TV Show - anyone watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-tv-show-anyone-watching/950994)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-tv-show-anyone-watching/950994 "2022-08-21T17:17:03Z")
Does anyone here watch the show “Evil”? Its first season was on CBS and the second season is on Paramount Plus. It’s about a team of investigators that works for the Catholic church. One is becoming a priest, and the ot… --- ## [Kitchen tips: Oven things you can totally do without an oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-tips-oven-things-you-can-totally-do-without-an-oven/969904)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-tips-oven-things-you-can-totally-do-without-an-oven/969904 "2022-08-21T16:45:31Z")
Our built-in wall oven has been on the fritz for a few years now. We get by with our gas stove, a large countertop toaster oven that just barely fits a 9" x 9" brownie pan, and two large crock pots. No air fryer or anyth… --- ## [During lockdown. Before 9/11. During the war. How many others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-lockdown-before-9-11-during-the-war-how-many-others/969663)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-lockdown-before-9-11-during-the-war-how-many-others/969663 "2022-08-21T16:31:36Z")
I think the term might be “cultural milestones”. Anyway, recently I was talking to someone about movies, and the phrase “During lockdown” kept coming up. Sounded a lot like my parents saying “During the war.” Things did … --- ## [On the other hand - black chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-other-hand-black-chocolate/970005)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-other-hand-black-chocolate/970005 "2022-08-21T15:59:37Z")
The Asian store near me has tons of Japanese and European candy. Yesterday I tried a bar of Meiji Black Chocolate. It really wasn’t what I expected. First off, it isn’t black - just the standard dark brown. It’s just dar… --- ## [Pro wrestling business question : Is the network tv shows ultimately more important that the big PPV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-business-question-is-the-network-tv-shows-ultimately-more-important-that-the-big-ppv-shows/970013)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-business-question-is-the-network-tv-shows-ultimately-more-important-that-the-big-ppv-shows/970013 "2022-08-21T15:36:55Z")
Ok an interesting thing was brought up the past couple of weeks about having big matches on The weekly tv shows instead of on the PPV show And one of the people who infamously did it years ago says yes the tv shows ar… --- ## [What relatively common name creates in you an unfair negative impression of some innocent kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-relatively-common-name-creates-in-you-an-unfair-negative-impression-of-some-innocent-kid/969817)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-relatively-common-name-creates-in-you-an-unfair-negative-impression-of-some-innocent-kid/969817 "2022-08-21T14:03:39Z")
For me, it’s any of the vocation names: Cooper, Hunter, Palmer, Tucker, Harper, Parker, Fletcher, and Sawyer always rub me the wrong way. In girls, I immediately dislike anyone named Skyler / Skylar. mmm --- ## [Fabergé Egg Found Aboard a Seized Russian Oligarch’s Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faberge-egg-found-aboard-a-seized-russian-oligarch-s-yacht/970011)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faberge-egg-found-aboard-a-seized-russian-oligarch-s-yacht/970011 "2022-08-21T13:24:49Z")
I have seen a report that a Fabergé Egg has been found on a Russian-owned yacht, arrested in San Diago. I wondered what will happen to it now. ‘Alleged’ Fabergé Egg Found Aboard a Seized Russian Oligarch’s Yacht The rar… --- ## [Is advanced technology possible without fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advanced-technology-possible-without-fire/969921)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advanced-technology-possible-without-fire/969921 "2022-08-21T08:40:20Z")
I’m wondering if advanced technology possible without fire? Maybe on a very damp world where it might not have been accidentally discovered. Or maybe a planet with no lightning. Or maybe super-smart underwater beings. G… --- ## [When did full moons start becoming a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-full-moons-start-becoming-a-thing/967894)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-full-moons-start-becoming-a-thing/967894 "2022-08-21T07:24:24Z")
I’ve lived through about 800 full moons, and they seem to all be pretty much the same. But now, we get “super moons” and moons with names (I think this week we had a “buck moon”) and breathless news articles about how t… --- ## [Who Was In Line To The Throne After Elizabeth And Margaret At George VI's Ascension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-in-line-to-the-throne-after-elizabeth-and-margaret-at-george-vis-ascension/969835)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-in-line-to-the-throne-after-elizabeth-and-margaret-at-george-vis-ascension/969835 "2022-08-21T06:01:32Z")
When Elizabeth’s father took the throne, Elizabeth became first in line, Margaret second. Charles wasn’t born yet. Best I can figure, next in line after Margaret would have been … Mary, Princess Royal??? Elizabeth’s aunt… --- ## [McConnell admits out loud that Republicans only win House races because they are gerrymandered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-admits-out-loud-that-republicans-only-win-house-races-because-they-are-gerrymandered/969929)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-admits-out-loud-that-republicans-only-win-house-races-because-they-are-gerrymandered/969929 "2022-08-21T05:48:37Z")
That’s the way I interpret it anyway. It’s in the intro to this MSNBC piece from today. He was apparently speaking to the press: I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate rac… --- ## [What is going on at Pearson Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-at-pearson-airport/967676)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-at-pearson-airport/967676 "2022-08-21T01:59:05Z")
I’ve been seeing the stories about the long passenger delays and wait times for a few months now. What is triggering it? Is it still covid measures, or something else? --- ## [Gym Machines You No Longer See](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-machines-you-no-longer-see/969719)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-machines-you-no-longer-see/969719 "2022-08-21T01:18:13Z")
As a gym enthusiast, machines and trends come and go. There are a lot of things, once omnipresent, which one now rarely or never sees. This thread is a list of those. Machines and equipment to work on the neck. N… --- ## [John Deere Mower Won't Roll in Neutral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-deere-mower-wont-roll-in-neutral/969702)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-deere-mower-wont-roll-in-neutral/969702 "2022-08-20T23:59:58Z")
My John Deere Tractor (Riding Mower - Model L100) won’t roll freely in neutral. FYI: It is in very good condition although pushing 20 years old! (Nothing runs like a Deere!) Googling, I find it may be that the brake pads… --- ## [Have you ever taught a kid (yours or someone elses) a "shortcut" on how to do something that came back to bite you and others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taught-a-kid-yours-or-someone-elses-a-shortcut-on-how-to-do-something-that-came-back-to-bite-you-and-others/970015)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-taught-a-kid-yours-or-someone-elses-a-shortcut-on-how-to-do-something-that-came-back-to-bite-you-and-others/970015 "2022-08-20T23:18:44Z")
We were talking about how to open a bag of chips or crisps and I relayed this story: heh, I have a story on being careful on how you teach someone to open a bag… when my 2nd oldest nephew was about 4 or 5 he couldn’… --- ## [Can you sell somebody else's soul to the devil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sell-somebody-elses-soul-to-the-devil/563709)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-sell-somebody-elses-soul-to-the-devil/563709 "2022-08-20T21:01:30Z")
Based on the traditional beliefs that souls exist, that their ownership can be transferred, and that the devil exists and wants to acquire souls. So let’s say I go around offering to buy other people’s souls. I claim I’… --- ## [Will my Honda clock reset itself this August?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-honda-clock-reset-itself-this-august/968832)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-honda-clock-reset-itself-this-august/968832 "2022-08-20T19:41:18Z")
Since January, the clock in my CRV keeps starting up showing it’s 2:58, Jan 2. Honda says it should self-correct this August. I’m on tenterhooks. --- ## [I’m looking for scientific statements of fact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-looking-for-scientific-statements-of-fact/969866)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-looking-for-scientific-statements-of-fact/969866 "2022-08-20T17:59:00Z")
To get expand and clarify the title; I’m looking for simple, preferably single line, statements of fact that are accurate and true but deceptively and woefully incomplete. For example, the universe is flat. Accurate, … --- ## [Dear Americans, how do you feel about this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-americans-how-do-you-feel-about-this/969991)
**Author:** [@thescrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thescrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-americans-how-do-you-feel-about-this/969991 "2022-08-20T17:56:07Z")
So the US has just updated the total amount of money they have sent to Ukraine so far: $50 billion. $50 billion is a lot of money. Where is it coming from? Out of your pockets? Taxpayers money? Someone is making all t… --- ## [Space-based solar power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-based-solar-power/488325)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-based-solar-power/488325 "2022-08-20T17:02:46Z")
I have been hearing mention lately of orbital solar power generating stations. Is this just idle talk from those who read too much Popular Mechanics or have there been recent breakthroughs that bring it closer to practi… --- ## [Placido Domingo linked to Argentinian sex-trafficking ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placido-domingo-linked-to-argentinian-sex-trafficking-ring/969860)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placido-domingo-linked-to-argentinian-sex-trafficking-ring/969860 "2022-08-20T14:49:31Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this here or in the Pit; mods, feel free to move it if you deem it appropriate later on. This story doesn’t go into much detail, but I did know that he’d had multiple accusations of sexual… --- ## [What do these numbers mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-numbers-mean/969954)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-numbers-mean/969954 "2022-08-20T13:21:07Z")
Religious Conflict & War. Political conflict has drastically increased over the years. Terrorism and the rise of religiously-motivated insurgent groups have forced the hand of several governments. As a result, defense … --- ## [Armchair psychologists, have at it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-psychologists-have-at-it/969911)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-psychologists-have-at-it/969911 "2022-08-20T04:22:33Z")
As somewhat documented throughout the years I’ve been posting, my son (now 24) was a bit scary to raise. He was loving and gentle at home with his parents, and had amazing affection for animals - but he also exhibited m… --- ## [Can a President declassify the document he’s got, but not copies of the same document other officials have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-declassify-the-document-he-s-got-but-not-copies-of-the-same-document-other-officials-have/969667)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-declassify-the-document-he-s-got-but-not-copies-of-the-same-document-other-officials-have/969667 "2022-08-20T03:51:59Z")
I appreciate classification rules are murky, but I’ve got a factual question: suppose there are three copies of the same document, all marked “topSecret”. They are identical in content. Can the President declassify the… --- ## [Samantha Bee's Full Frontal: No more :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bees-full-frontal-no-more/969856)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bees-full-frontal-no-more/969856 "2022-08-20T03:16:23Z")
Figuring since I kicked things off, here, might as well wrap it up too. TBS: “A difficult, business-based decision”. okee dokee. Hoping she finds some other platform and start shit-kicking again. --- ## [I got a letter asking me to confirm my interest in being an Officer of Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-letter-asking-me-to-confirm-my-interest-in-being-an-officer-of-elections/969792)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-letter-asking-me-to-confirm-my-interest-in-being-an-officer-of-elections/969792 "2022-08-20T03:01:25Z")
So, the other day, I got a letter asking me to confirm my interest in being an Officer of Elections for the upcoming midterms, and yes, it had my name on it, not my daffy conspiracy theorist landlord’s. I don’t know whe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1020) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1022)