# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1050 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1051 --- ## [Scenario: Democrats lose the house. What is their two-year plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenario-democrats-lose-the-house-what-is-their-two-year-plan/968233)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenario-democrats-lose-the-house-what-is-their-two-year-plan/968233 "2022-07-20T21:57:59Z")
(tl;dr? see bold) All indications are that the Democrats will underperform in the House this November. (They only have a majority of two right now - oh, how Chuck Schumer is jealous.) Assume the Democrats lose the House… --- ## [Generic (off brand) printer ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-off-brand-printer-ink/968092)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-off-brand-printer-ink/968092 "2022-07-20T21:57:51Z")
To get HP printer ink for one of my printers costs over $100 for four (C,M,Y&K) cartridges. Off-brand for the (alleged) equivalent is about $35. What’s your experience / recommendation. --- ## [I will be represented in Congress by a person who actually lives in my district (FL-11)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-be-represented-in-congress-by-a-person-who-actually-lives-in-my-district-fl-11/968284)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-be-represented-in-congress-by-a-person-who-actually-lives-in-my-district-fl-11/968284 "2022-07-20T21:27:12Z")
For the first time ever I will be represented in Congress by someone who lives in my district. It’s the same dude, of course. Daniel Webster has represented me since I was a kid, but never meets with constituents or hos… --- ## [Calling the police for non-police matters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-police-for-non-police-matters/967892)
**Author:** [@Jingleheimer-Schmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jingleheimer-Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-the-police-for-non-police-matters/967892 "2022-07-20T20:48:49Z")
Britney Spears RAN OUT OF GAS on busy Los Angeles freeway and called police for assistance | Daily Mail Online The 40-year-old star was in her white Mercedes-Benz as she blocked the third lane southbound on the 101 nor… --- ## [How is the director shooting this scene? (Evil tv series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-director-shooting-this-scene-evil-tv-series/968230)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-director-shooting-this-scene-evil-tv-series/968230 "2022-07-20T19:36:27Z")
Those of you who watch the show will know what I’m talking about. One of the main protagonist of the show is a mother to 5 (4?) children. They have a recurring theme when all of the children are on camera. They start of… --- ## [Direct Hit by Solar Storm Predicted for July 19th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-hit-by-solar-storm-predicted-for-july-19th/968120)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-hit-by-solar-storm-predicted-for-july-19th/968120 "2022-07-20T19:25:58Z")
\*\*At last.A story about something other than Donald Trump. \*\* :skull\_and\_crossbones: --- ## [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-open-spoilers/956171)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-open-spoilers/956171 "2022-07-20T19:15:03Z")
Didn’t see a separate topic yet for this, and I didn’t know where else to put it, so: Spoilers are already leaking out about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and, as has happened before, it’s toys. I just go… --- ## [Azores travel advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azores-travel-advice/839065)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azores-travel-advice/839065 "2022-07-20T18:52:44Z")
I just discovered that there are fairly inexpensive direct flights from Boston to the Azores. It must be due to the large Portuguese population around here. So we’re toying with the idea of a 5-day Thanksgiving mini-vaca… --- ## [Transitioning from aluminum to wood baseball bats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transitioning-from-aluminum-to-wood-baseball-bats/967828)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transitioning-from-aluminum-to-wood-baseball-bats/967828 "2022-07-20T16:55:16Z")
Players who find themselves moving up in the baseball world will have to transition from using aluminum bats to wood bats. I’m curious as to how hard the transition is. Does it take days/weeks/months to get comfortable w… --- ## ["Skittles are unsafe for consumers lawsuit charges because they contain a known toxin" ... how much do you have to eat for them to be dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070 "2022-07-20T15:49:52Z")
heres the story: My question is how many pounds of skittles or M&M’s (they use the same coloring dye) would you have to eat to get “poisoned”? I would think it would take years depending on how much you ate of them eve… --- ## [Boiled baby and a cup of warm hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiled-baby-and-a-cup-of-warm-hair/967716)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiled-baby-and-a-cup-of-warm-hair/967716 "2022-07-20T15:47:57Z")
I’m pretty sure this was in a Harlan Ellison story. The line was something like ‘She looked at me as if I’d just said, “I’ll have the boiled baby and a cup of warm hair.”’ Can anyone identify the story? Aside: This w… --- ## [Odd error message with most google sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-error-message-with-most-google-sites/968235)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-error-message-with-most-google-sites/968235 "2022-07-20T15:16:53Z")
Is anyone else getting this novel error message with any google search? www.google.com is blocked www.google.com refused to connect. ERR\_BLOCKED\_BY\_RESPONSE I get it from any google search, also google maps, but gm… --- ## [What is it with Facebook ads for restaurants that don't mention their location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-facebook-ads-for-restaurants-that-dont-mention-their-location/968069)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-facebook-ads-for-restaurants-that-dont-mention-their-location/968069 "2022-07-20T15:01:57Z")
I’ve been seeing this kind of thing a lot: An advert on Facebook for a brick and mortar restaurant, nothing wrong there (especially given the usually weird crap that comes up on Facebook ads). Except there is no geogr… --- ## [Nintendo should make a powerful console](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-should-make-a-powerful-console/963833)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-should-make-a-powerful-console/963833 "2022-07-20T15:00:27Z")
I’ve heard people make the argument that “Nintendo shouldn’t make a powerful console to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft, since the N64 and GameCube, both powerful consoles, failed!” Here’s the thing: The N64 an… --- ## [Explosion at Hoover Dam {July 19, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-hoover-dam-july-19-2022/968213)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosion-at-hoover-dam-july-19-2022/968213 "2022-07-20T15:00:01Z")
There’s been an explosion at Hoover Dam; depending on who you believe, it was either small or massive. The fire has been put out, and there are no reports of any damage to the dam’s integrity, according to the secon… --- ## [Original Sound of Music and Mary Poppins Vinyls at Goodwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-sound-of-music-and-mary-poppins-vinyls-at-goodwill/968239)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-sound-of-music-and-mary-poppins-vinyls-at-goodwill/968239 "2022-07-20T14:19:01Z")
Hey, so it’s been a few months since I’ve been here. Glad to see this old place hasn’t changed a bit. Anyway, I thought I’d tell all of you about some neat finds I got at Goodwill around a week ago. I went there with my… --- ## [Beto O'Rourke's running for Governor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourkes-running-for-governor/954382)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beto-orourkes-running-for-governor/954382 "2022-07-20T13:14:27Z")
Well, it’s official – Beto O’Rourke is running for Governor of Texas. I don’t think he has much of a chance, but there isn’t really anybody that Texas Democrats could field that would have much of a chance against Abbot… --- ## [If all the surface areas of the traffic islands of the continental USA where added together to from an actual island, how big would that island be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-surface-areas-of-the-traffic-islands-of-the-continental-usa-where-added-together-to-from-an-actual-island-how-big-would-that-island-be/968116)
**Author:** [@SmartBulbInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartBulbInc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-the-surface-areas-of-the-traffic-islands-of-the-continental-usa-where-added-together-to-from-an-actual-island-how-big-would-that-island-be/968116 "2022-07-20T13:06:36Z")
I had this shower thought recently. We see TONS of traffic islands everywhere we go when we drive. But, no one every stops to think just how many there are. There must be some sort of… --- ## [Web pages reloading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-reloading/968081)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-reloading/968081 "2022-07-20T12:22:40Z")
When I moved to the SDMB tab to post this, the page reloaded. This is a fairly new phenomenon but it seems to happen a lot. I’m not sure why. There didn’t seem to be significant problems before this started happening. Ob… --- ## [Best Comedy Routine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-comedy-routine/967975 "2022-07-20T10:58:47Z")
There have been a number of threads on best current or all-time comedians. A few old ones on albums. Some about movies. But going crème de la crème, what are the funniest single comedy routines? The best work by the … --- ## [Female Mechanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-mechanics/968163)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-mechanics/968163 "2022-07-20T07:30:01Z")
I note a lot of car repair and maintenance places are doing the right thing by having female mechanics and featuring a diversity of people in their advertisements. It’s positive. But I cannot recall having one of these… --- ## [Can someone write me a math equation for this situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-write-me-a-math-equation-for-this-situation/968075)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-write-me-a-math-equation-for-this-situation/968075 "2022-07-20T05:53:29Z")
Youre on a long half life Drug and you redose at intervals shorter than the half life Half life either 36 hours, 56 hours or 72 hours. You redose every 24 hours. Dosages: Days 1-5 = 12mg day Days 6-8 = 8mg day Days … --- ## [Do courier companies like Fed Ex and DPD monitor tracking requests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-courier-companies-like-fed-ex-and-dpd-monitor-tracking-requests/828689)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-courier-companies-like-fed-ex-and-dpd-monitor-tracking-requests/828689 "2019-01-30T22:19:38Z")
If I have ordered an item from someone and they give me the courier name and tracking ID and I check it, does that get flagged? If I repeatedly check it - like every day (not every minute :D) - does that get flagged too?… --- ## [Was our furnace sabotaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-our-furnace-sabotaged/967976)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-our-furnace-sabotaged/967976 "2022-07-20T04:16:44Z")
We have our HVAC system inspected every year. They came on Monday and gave it the all-clear. Some time that night, there was a bang from inside the system - and in the morning, we realized the house was not getting coo… --- ## [Double Yolk Eggs and Bayes' Theorem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-yolk-eggs-and-bayes-theorem/968180)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-yolk-eggs-and-bayes-theorem/968180 "2022-07-20T02:23:31Z")
What are the chances of cracking open three double yolk (chicken) eggs in a row? A cursory Internet search suggests that about 1 in 1000 eggs has a double yolk. One might naively calculate the odds of three double yolk… --- ## [Martin\_Hyde has been banned for violation of the Registration Agreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-hyde-has-been-banned-for-violation-of-the-registration-agreement/968203)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-hyde-has-been-banned-for-violation-of-the-registration-agreement/968203 "2022-07-20T01:46:32Z")
As the SDMB reserves the right to revoke the posting privileges of persons misrepresenting themselves on the SDMB, Martin Hyde is banned. More to come later in the day … \*Note the exposure of his lies start here: --- ## [Should a sober person take a field sobriety test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-sober-person-take-a-field-sobriety-test/968204)
**Author:** [@Jingleheimer-Schmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jingleheimer-Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-sober-person-take-a-field-sobriety-test/968204 "2022-07-19T23:02:03Z")
Supposing for whatever reason, a cop asks a person who knows themselves with certainty to be completely sober (e.g. they have no consumed any alcohol in days) to take a field sobriety test? (Maybe the car was weaving a b… --- ## [Smash My Trash truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-my-trash-truck/968217)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smash-my-trash-truck/968217 "2022-07-19T21:16:01Z")
I was next to one of these today. The truck has a large, boom mounted, hydraulically driven, multi toothed roller that drives up to your loaded roll-off dumpster and beats the crap out of the trash to compact it. They ar… --- ## [Systemic Oppression, Personal Bigotry, and Jerkiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/systemic-oppression-personal-bigotry-and-jerkiness/967712)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/systemic-oppression-personal-bigotry-and-jerkiness/967712 "2022-07-19T19:42:14Z")
This is something I’ve been thinking about for awhile. Systemic oppression, personal bigotry, and jerkiness are not the same, and they’re all bad. Systemic oppression involves historical, societal structures or norms th… --- ## [Why do we use amp-hours instead of watt-hours for battery capacity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-use-amp-hours-instead-of-watt-hours-for-battery-capacity/968007)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-use-amp-hours-instead-of-watt-hours-for-battery-capacity/968007 "2022-07-17T00:45:39Z")
The battery capacity for electronic devices is almost always listed in amp hours/milliamp hours. A common range for a phone battery is something like 2500-4000mah (2.5-4 ah) But amp-hours is specific to the voltage the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1049) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1051)