# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1052 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1053 --- ## [In Languages Other Than English, Do (Song)Birds "Sing"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-languages-other-than-english-do-song-birds-sing/968104)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-languages-other-than-english-do-song-birds-sing/968104 "2022-07-18T23:13:59Z")
And if so, are songbirds called “birds of song” or whatever? --- ## [Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme, has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-norman-composer-of-the-james-bond-theme-has-died/968089)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-norman-composer-of-the-james-bond-theme-has-died/968089 "2022-07-18T23:08:25Z")
The James Bond theme is one of the coolest themes ever. --- ## [Does rinsing beans reduce their gas-producing qualities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rinsing-beans-reduce-their-gas-producing-qualities/968065)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rinsing-beans-reduce-their-gas-producing-qualities/968065 "2022-07-18T22:59:54Z")
My wife insists on rinsing beans before cooking with the argument that it reduces the beans’ gas-giving properties (even canned beans, which don’t otherwise need to be rinsed). I said that beans give you gas because we d… --- ## [How does my RAV4 know I am holding the steering wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-rav4-know-i-am-holding-the-steering-wheel/968060)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-rav4-know-i-am-holding-the-steering-wheel/968060 "2022-07-18T22:53:41Z")
2021 Toyota RAV4. The car has LTA (Lane Tracing Assistance) and it works quite well. If the car approaches the edge of a lane it beeps and corrects the steering lightly. However, if you are using the radar assisted cruis… --- ## [Ugliest Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-car/963052 "2022-07-18T19:18:57Z")
Stumbled upon this article on “Ten Ugly Cars at the New York International Car Show”. I like a few of them. Few of them are Azteks, Yugos or even Renault LeCars. It’s been many years since an ugly car thread. Do you … --- ## [I hate the Woodward Dream Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-woodward-dream-cruise/415744)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-woodward-dream-cruise/415744 "2022-07-18T18:35:39Z")
I love living in Royal Oak. There are three great grocery stores within biking distance of my house, lots of great places to eat, an awesome movie theater, and people walking their dogs always stop and let you pet them. … --- ## [Having a cat with a dog door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-cat-with-a-dog-door/957607)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-cat-with-a-dog-door/957607 "2022-07-18T18:14:41Z")
I have 2 dogs and was thinking about getting an indoor cat. But then I realized the cat will go out the dog door too which I don’t want. Is there any way to avoid this problem? Don’t want an outdoor cat . --- ## [Why do you think the Democrats aren't acting like there's an existential threat to American democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-the-democrats-arent-acting-like-theres-an-existential-threat-to-american-democracy/967535)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-the-democrats-arent-acting-like-theres-an-existential-threat-to-american-democracy/967535 "2022-07-18T17:45:40Z")
I ask this question because I think its answer would inform some of my reactions on various political news stories and discussions. There’s a lot of despair and frustration out there amongst those on the left, enough th… --- ## [Elon Musk's father, 76, announces 2nd child WITH HIS STEPDAUGHTER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elon-musks-father-76-announces-2nd-child-with-his-stepdaughter/967974 "2022-07-18T17:38:30Z")
He said, “Our only purpose on earth is to reproduce.” No wonder his son is so strange, family-wise. AND HIS STEPDAUGHTER! That’s just beyond weird. https://news.yahoo.com/elon-musks-76-old-dad-203015062.html --- ## [USN speak, pre WWII: "Fitted but retained"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usn-speak-pre-wwii-fitted-but-retained/967852)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usn-speak-pre-wwii-fitted-but-retained/967852 "2022-07-18T16:04:29Z")
I came across this in The Good Shepherd by CS Forester, but I think it’s a historic term, so I’m putting it here. The novel is about a USN captain who is commanding a convoy escort soon after the US enters the war. Som… --- ## [Moderators changing thread titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-changing-thread-titles/965980)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-changing-thread-titles/965980 "2022-07-18T15:05:57Z")
I recently started a thread call “Attempted murder” and it was changed to “Attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh”. The thing is that I had deliberately called it “Attempted murder” and not “Attempted murder of Just… --- ## [Thinking about Last Night in Soho (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-last-night-in-soho-spoilers/957357)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-last-night-in-soho-spoilers/957357 "2022-07-18T14:46:41Z")
I saw it a couple of days ago. Not the movie I was expecting from the trailer. I was thinking this was going to be a murder mystery with some supernatural elements. This was more of a ghost story. I don’t mind a superna… --- ## [Another cell phone trouble shooting thread (Samsung)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cell-phone-trouble-shooting-thread-samsung/968113)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-cell-phone-trouble-shooting-thread-samsung/968113 "2022-07-18T14:22:57Z")
My texting app worked fine. Then it stopped showing text notifications from my daughter (you know, the little number pop-up?), but still did a sound alert, and showed a pop-up from anybody else. Then today, no more pop-u… --- ## [Jon Stewart for president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-for-president/967669)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-for-president/967669 "2022-07-18T13:21:26Z")
Jon Stewart for president? I know the criticisms to this idea already: We don’t need another TV personality with no political experience in the White House. We don’t need a political virgin running their first camp… --- ## [Rewatching Conquest of the Planet of the Apes for the first time in forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-for-the-first-time-in-forever/968119)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-conquest-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-for-the-first-time-in-forever/968119 "2022-07-18T12:58:54Z")
Some things so far I hadn’t noticed before. There’s a large number of black characters on equal footing as the white ones. The message being as long as there’s a subclass to be the ocean, everyone in the boats float. … --- ## [Why is the Mohawk style haircut not considered cultural appropriation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mohawk-style-haircut-not-considered-cultural-appropriation/968122)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mohawk-style-haircut-not-considered-cultural-appropriation/968122 "2022-07-18T12:06:48Z")
Seems to be a missed woke opportunity to get dozens of CEOs to do a walk of shame from bad haircuts from the 80s. Why is this not a thing? --- ## [Why has Donald Trump not been deposed or subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-donald-trump-not-been-deposed-or-subpoenaed-by-the-january-6-committee/967078)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-donald-trump-not-been-deposed-or-subpoenaed-by-the-january-6-committee/967078 "2022-07-18T12:06:45Z")
Let the son of a bitch answer questions about his actions and state of mind during the leadup to January 6, and see if he can do it under oath without perjuring himself 75 times. If they put Hillary on the stand over Be… --- ## [Do they use CGI to bulk up actors/actresses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-use-cgi-to-bulk-up-actors-actresses/968080)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-use-cgi-to-bulk-up-actors-actresses/968080 "2022-07-18T11:15:13Z")
Having watched Thor Love and Thunder this last week, a thought occurred. With CGI being used to de-age actors on a semi regular basis these days, can it be used to make them look more muscular? The traditional way has be… --- ## [New things in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-things-in-the-mmp/967753 "2022-07-18T10:10:16Z")
Some of us have new boats. Some of us { cough } are lookin’ for new jobs. Some Mumpers are newly retired. New experiences for many Mumpers! … some are just same ol’ same ol’ and that’s okay, too. --- ## [Describe the current Zeitgeist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-current-zeitgeist/967359)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-current-zeitgeist/967359 "2022-07-18T06:51:55Z")
Well? --- ## [Are there other countries where voters publicly register their party affiliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-countries-where-voters-publicly-register-their-party-affiliation/968041)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-other-countries-where-voters-publicly-register-their-party-affiliation/968041 "2022-07-18T04:16:06Z")
Not meant to debate whys and wherefores. I’m just curious if there are other countries where voters register their party affiliation with the government, as I understand is the case in some (but not all) states in the US… --- ## [Gravity Falls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-falls/937370)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-falls/937370 "2022-07-18T03:09:27Z")
Any other Straight Dopers like the Gravity Falls cartoon series? I think there were only two seasons. Do you have any favourite episodes? One episode that I like is when Blendin Blandin the time traveler challenges Di… --- ## [How was the question of kids leaving home handled in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-question-of-kids-leaving-home-handled-in-your-family/968037)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-question-of-kids-leaving-home-handled-in-your-family/968037 "2022-07-18T02:09:52Z")
The recent discussion “How did you come to leave home as a young person?” yielded an interesting gamut of responses, ranging from at least one Doper who continued living at home well into adulthood to several who reporte… --- ## [Where can I find short term health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-short-term-health-insurance/968020)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-short-term-health-insurance/968020 "2022-07-18T01:53:09Z")
I need short term health insurance because I have temporarily been kicked off of Medicare. I had been paying my Medicare Part B premiums automatically on my credit card. My credit card was compromised, so I got a new ca… --- ## [Questions about dismissing a murder case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dismissing-a-murder-case/968058)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dismissing-a-murder-case/968058 "2022-07-18T01:48:54Z")
The questions are about this case. The background: In 2019, Joseph Underwood beat and strangled a woman in Laramie County, Wyoming, then transported her body to Park County, Wyoming, and dumped it in a creek bed. He was… --- ## [Infra red telescopes best for Earth protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infra-red-telescopes-best-for-earth-protection/968068)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infra-red-telescopes-best-for-earth-protection/968068 "2022-07-18T01:45:22Z")
Are infra red space based telescopes best for detecting objects that could collide with earth? It seems the James Webb telescope concept is better for this. Objects in our system being likely heated by the Sun. Of cour… --- ## [What to do with eggplant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-eggplant/968063)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-eggplant/968063 "2022-07-18T00:54:22Z")
Last weekend at the farmer’s market I noticed eggplant was apparently in season, as several vendors were selling it. So I decided to buy some to make moussaka. Except I couldn’t remember how much I needed, and erred on… --- ## [Imessage failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imessage-failure/968111)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imessage-failure/968111 "2022-07-18T00:47:26Z")
Ever since my wife got her new phone I cannot text her. When I text, mine shows up as green, and it never gets delivered to her phone. All the other people she texts with seem to have not problem. I have gone round an… --- ## [20m Lives Saved by Vaccines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20m-lives-saved-by-vaccines/967684)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20m-lives-saved-by-vaccines/967684 "2022-07-18T00:14:38Z")
The Economist suggests vaccines for Covid probably saved 20,000,000 lives. Far from perfect, it seems things might have been 2.7 times worse without them. I don’t think forcing people to take vaccines was the right mov… --- ## [Jurassic world dominion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion/959234)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-dominion/959234 "2022-07-17T22:00:58Z")
the teaser is out. it looks like a good time. Jurassic World Dominion - Official Trailer \[4K\] - YouTube some old friends return. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1051) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1053)