# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1030 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1031 --- ## [Is Q Anon still doing “drops?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-q-anon-still-doing-drops/967923)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-q-anon-still-doing-drops/967923 "2022-08-10T19:10:14Z")
Haven’t heard much about Q recently. Is Q still doing “drops”? --- ## [Life under Attila the Hun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-under-attila-the-hun/969255)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-under-attila-the-hun/969255 "2022-08-10T16:32:21Z")
Granted if you’re in charge, when Attila and the Huns show up, it could get real ugly. But if you were a peasant digging in the dirt and kicking up taxes etc., would it be more a case of “meet the new boss, same as the o… --- ## [Dopers who regretted marrying (or not marrying) someone: What was the regret about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-regretted-marrying-or-not-marrying-someone-what-was-the-regret-about/969408)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-regretted-marrying-or-not-marrying-someone-what-was-the-regret-about/969408 "2022-08-10T16:13:09Z")
Saw a lot of posts in another thread and wanted to side-thread it a bit: A lot of Dopers commented that they regretted marrying someone who was unsuitable, or not marrying someone who was indeed suitable. I myself have … --- ## [Movement of atoms in solids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movement-of-atoms-in-solids/969205)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movement-of-atoms-in-solids/969205 "2022-08-10T15:43:31Z")
As I understand it, atoms and molecules are (nearly always) moving and bouncing around. When a material is solid, it’s because the atoms have slowed enough to get caught against each other in an invisible net of mutual a… --- ## [Why no potato dumplings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/969414)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/969414 "2022-08-10T14:31:26Z")
growing up in a 1/2 German family, my mother would always make home-made potato dumplings (knodel) to go with her sauerbraten (there were NO leftovers!), but in all the German restaurants I’ve visited in the US cities, n… --- ## [Company voting rights of a shareholder who has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-voting-rights-of-a-shareholder-who-has-died/969390)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-voting-rights-of-a-shareholder-who-has-died/969390 "2022-08-10T13:21:08Z")
Hypothetical - not needing answer fast. Also, unsure whether British/U.S law differences have much of an impact here. Suppose Mr. Jones has ordinary shares in companies ABC and XYZ. They both give notice in May of their… --- ## [Airplane turbulence and Global warming - is there a correlation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-turbulence-and-global-warming-is-there-a-correlation/969309)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-turbulence-and-global-warming-is-there-a-correlation/969309 "2022-08-10T11:23:29Z")
Is Airplane turbulence at cruising altitudes correlated with global warming ? Is there a metric to quantify such turbulence ? Assuming it is correlated with climate change, How much worse has it gotten over the past 50… --- ## [Who do you consider family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-consider-family/969229)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-consider-family/969229 "2022-08-10T11:01:38Z")
Over the years, I’ve noticed a dichotomy in the world. The first group of people classify family as those that share chromosomes with you (spouses and their chromosome carriers too). These people are the ones that say … --- ## [Discourse did not welcome a new member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-did-not-welcome-a-new-member/969402)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-did-not-welcome-a-new-member/969402 "2022-08-10T10:36:25Z")
I noticed a new member joined recently, and made their first post here: Discourse didn’t put its standard “please welcome this new member” banner above it. \[Moderator Note - Link to post fixed\] --- ## [Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves 8/9/22 game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sox-vs-atlanta-braves-8-9-22-game/969399)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sox-vs-atlanta-braves-8-9-22-game/969399 "2022-08-10T02:31:36Z")
I was dozing off with the game showing on tv, and woke up, and thought, wth is wrong with that guy’s face?? I don’t know his name, but he looked like he was wearing some kind of full-face mask. Who was he, and what is … --- ## [Recognizing decades by pop music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-decades-by-pop-music/969356)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-decades-by-pop-music/969356 "2022-08-10T08:26:44Z")
A lot of recent TV shows and movies portray earlier decades in flashbacks or as a result of time travel. An easy trick (besides imagery, which is a distinct topic) to show the viewer where (when) we are is by using a son… --- ## [Sorting emails in Outlook by “subject with the most messages”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorting-emails-in-outlook-by-subject-with-the-most-messages/969421)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorting-emails-in-outlook-by-subject-with-the-most-messages/969421 "2022-08-10T07:49:11Z")
I would like to sort my Outlook email inbox according to the following algorithm: Group the emails by subject Then sort each subject group according to how many emails are in it. So I’d end up with an inbox structured… --- ## [What's Going On In This Soccer Sequence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-in-this-soccer-sequence/969246)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-in-this-soccer-sequence/969246 "2022-08-10T07:43:59Z")
Note that the Orlando player (in purple) just … lays down behind his teammates even as the play is taking shape. He remains on the ground until the ball has left his opponent’s foot. Is there some strategic reason for hi… --- ## [Whats the legality of prosecuting someone for doing something that is illegal in their home state, but legal in another state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-legality-of-prosecuting-someone-for-doing-something-that-is-illegal-in-their-home-state-but-legal-in-another-state/963357)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-legality-of-prosecuting-someone-for-doing-something-that-is-illegal-in-their-home-state-but-legal-in-another-state/963357 "2022-08-10T05:10:07Z")
With all the abortion bans there are efforts to punish women who leave their home state and travel to another state to get a legal abortion. So if you’re from a state like Texas and you fly to California to get an aborti… --- ## [70's and 60's cop shows and cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-and-60s-cop-shows-and-cars/969126)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-and-60s-cop-shows-and-cars/969126 "2022-08-10T05:00:45Z")
So when i watch old cop shows and movies I have to laugh when both the cops and the crooks are driving these BIG ASS FISHTAILING PIECES OF SHIT. Yeah the cop cars are great if you’re driving in a straight line on a highw… --- ## [Which would you rather master, language or music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-you-rather-master-language-or-music/969275)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-you-rather-master-language-or-music/969275 "2022-08-10T04:23:36Z")
Would you rather be a master of every musical instrument or be fluent in every language? poll (I saw this on Twitter and thought it was a very good question.) At age 59, I’d have to go with language. Being a master of … --- ## [How can I get rid of a strawberry seed from my throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-strawberry-seed-from-my-throat/400896)
**Author:** [@SiouxChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiouxChief)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-rid-of-a-strawberry-seed-from-my-throat/400896 "2022-08-10T03:21:10Z")
I had a Peanut Butter & Jelly smoothie this afternoon (don’t laugh–they’re awesome), and somehow got a strawberry seed stuck in my throat. It’s very uncomfortable. I’ve tried to gargle and cough, but wasn’t able to get… --- ## [Recommend a Rehoboth Beach Hotel (3-star or higher)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-rehoboth-beach-hotel-3-star-or-higher/969260)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-rehoboth-beach-hotel-3-star-or-higher/969260 "2022-08-10T02:19:53Z")
I’m thinking about going to an event on a Wednesday night in Lewes, DE, in early October. I’d stay in Rehoboth Beach – likely Tuesday-Friday, to allow for downtime, taking the Cape May-Lewes ferry one day, etc. I’ve just… --- ## [Help me unpack this : The world is getting happier but The world is also getting more Mental Health Conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-unpack-this-the-world-is-getting-happier-but-the-world-is-also-getting-more-mental-health-conditions/969389)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-unpack-this-the-world-is-getting-happier-but-the-world-is-also-getting-more-mental-health-conditions/969389 "2022-08-10T02:15:40Z")
Quote 1: “The World As A Whole Is Getting Happier” Quote 2 : “Mental health conditions are increasing worldwide. Mainly because of demographic changes, there has been a 13% rise in mental health conditions and substance… --- ## [Canned haggis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-haggis/969337)
**Author:** [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-haggis/969337 "2022-08-10T00:44:21Z")
If one were from an area (Minneapolis) were Haggis weren’t immediately available, but would be interested in trying… Could one get by with buying canned Haggis from Amazon… such as this one: Or should one consider a … --- ## [The Middle Ages Never Happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-ages-never-happened/969074)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-ages-never-happened/969074 "2022-08-09T21:23:50Z")
At least according to “historian” Heribert Illig. According to him, when making the switch to the Gregorian calendar, the years 614 AD to 911 AD were skipped, and as such just didn’t happen. He argues that the lack of mu… --- ## [Emmitt Till Investigation Reopened by the Feds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmitt-till-investigation-reopened-by-the-feds/817784)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmitt-till-investigation-reopened-by-the-feds/817784 "2022-08-09T20:40:56Z")
They did not reveal what new evidence they have dug up. And everyone has died except the woman who made the false allegations. Is 68 years too long to wait to charge someone for a crime? Or, like the Auschwitz Guard c… --- ## [Hell no: Biden pardoning Trump (opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-biden-pardoning-trump-opinion-piece-in-the-chicago-tribune/969318)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-no-biden-pardoning-trump-opinion-piece-in-the-chicago-tribune/969318 "2022-08-09T19:54:19Z")
A sorely misguided argument from a respectable commentator. If you think the country is divided now, what would happen were Trump hauled into court? If members of his base were motivated to violently storm the Capito… --- ## [Mysteries of the Abandoned - Lat & Long of Sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-the-abandoned-lat-long-of-sites/969327)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-the-abandoned-lat-long-of-sites/969327 "2022-08-09T19:29:00Z")
On the TV show “Mysteries of the Abandoned” they very briefly flash a latitude and longitude of each site. Anyone know if there is a list somewhere of all of these places w/lat & long? I think it would be fascinating … --- ## [Oddities I've seen on TV lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddities-ive-seen-on-tv-lately/969237)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddities-ive-seen-on-tv-lately/969237 "2022-08-09T19:26:47Z")
The real McCoys is still seen on some weird TV channel called: Binge. I never turned it on because I thought it said: Bingo. There’s this commercial about youth advocacy programs to get out of gang life. There’s a … --- ## [Didn't see this coming - suit to remove preventative care provisions from ACA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-see-this-coming-suit-to-remove-preventative-care-provisions-from-aca/969366)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-see-this-coming-suit-to-remove-preventative-care-provisions-from-aca/969366 "2022-08-09T19:25:37Z")
So apparently some jackass orthodontist in Fort Worth is suing in Federal court to have the preventative care provisions of the ACA struck down, because his wife is old, so they don’t need birth control, and he doesn’t… --- ## [How many Languages Can You Identify by Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-languages-can-you-identify-by-ear/969297)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-languages-can-you-identify-by-ear/969297 "2022-08-09T19:15:29Z")
poll Inspired, very indirectly, by these two threads As for me, English Dutch German Swedish I would probably struggle with Nowegian, Danish and Icelandic. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to recognize Faroese. A… --- ## [David McCullough dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mccullough-dies/969359)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mccullough-dies/969359 "2022-08-09T19:15:18Z")
There’s a thread about Olivia Newton-John, but not yet one about McCullough, so I thought I’d start one. I discovered him when someone gave me a copy of The Great Bridge (about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge) when … --- ## [Gmail's "notifications"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmails-notifications/963556)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmails-notifications/963556 "2022-08-09T18:49:52Z")
So I want to contact someone whose website says “click on name to get email address” instead of just listing the fucking email address. First mistake Then I get a popup telling me to choose an email. I hit “Gmail.” Seco… --- ## [The Tivo skip function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tivo-skip-function/969114)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tivo-skip-function/969114 "2022-08-09T18:40:23Z")
We got a Tivo DVR shortly after installing a roof antenna. For those not familiar, Tivo has a “skip” function that allows the viewer to press a button and skip the commercials. You can automate the function, too, but i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1029) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1031)