# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1059 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1060 --- ## [Looking for opinions & suggestions on Retractable Awnings (also Pergolas & Cantilever Umbrellas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-suggestions-on-retractable-awnings-also-pergolas-cantilever-umbrellas/943491)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-suggestions-on-retractable-awnings-also-pergolas-cantilever-umbrellas/943491 "2022-07-11T23:40:40Z")
I’m thinking about adding a retractable awning for my deck. Maybe as big as 15’ long by 10’ out. There is almost no room above the door to the soffit. So it would probably need to be either roof mounted or below the s… --- ## [Is asking about a product the same as ordering a product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-asking-about-a-product-the-same-as-ordering-a-product/967574)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-asking-about-a-product-the-same-as-ordering-a-product/967574 "2022-07-11T23:27:07Z")
This has happened to me at least twice now at two different stores. I’m thinking about buying a product. I ask the employee “Is this product available?” They tell me “We’ll check. Give me your contact information.” The… --- ## [Festivals/bands this summer? (I'm seeing old farts at Summerfest)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-bands-this-summer-im-seeing-old-farts-at-summerfest/967000)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-bands-this-summer-im-seeing-old-farts-at-summerfest/967000 "2022-07-11T22:59:34Z")
I was so relieved that after a couple of years of cancelations and postponements, Summerfest is back. (Oh, it’s a huge and ridiculously cheap festival on Milwaukee’s lakefront; I’ve been going since the early 70s) Now,… --- ## ["Too ranty" for GD or IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-ranty-for-gd-or-imho/967682)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-ranty-for-gd-or-imho/967682 "2022-07-11T22:56:16Z")
I guess I missed that there was a new policy about “rants” only being allowed in The Pit. But I don’t really see how this topic I posted in GD was “too ranty.” The topic concerned US foreign policy, and attitudes towar… --- ## [Can a sitting president remain in power while incarcerated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sitting-president-remain-in-power-while-incarcerated/967720)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sitting-president-remain-in-power-while-incarcerated/967720 "2022-07-11T22:46:46Z")
I’m having trouble finding an answer to this question. Assuming a US president hasn’t been impeached, can he/she be arrested and incarcerated and still remain in office, or does the fact that they are arrested or incarce… --- ## [How can I send money/debit card to my daughter in Italy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-send-money-debit-card-to-my-daughter-in-italy/967664)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-send-money-debit-card-to-my-daughter-in-italy/967664 "2022-07-11T22:12:36Z")
Note - this is not a scam. I’ve spoken to my daughter directly. My daughter is in Italy for the summer, and only has a debit card that is linked to her account in the USA. It’s been working OK for a month, but suddenly … --- ## [Should I Get my grown child off of my banking account - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-grown-child-off-of-my-banking-account-how/967525)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-my-grown-child-off-of-my-banking-account-how/967525 "2022-07-11T20:21:10Z")
I did all of the end-of-life things, will, living will, DNR, all that stuff. I am selling my house soon, I hope. I put my offspring’s name on my credit union account in case I face plant and go into a coma. I want her… --- ## [Stumbling Upon Old Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumbling-upon-old-movies/966232)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumbling-upon-old-movies/966232 "2022-07-11T18:47:22Z")
I watch a lot of movies, but I still manage to stumble upon an old movie here and there that I really like but somehow managed to never see over the many years of its existence. The latest of these is a 1998 move entitl… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Beck ain't scared of no ghost! (My first night sleeping in the ghost room)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844 "2022-07-11T18:43:24Z")
Well now, I was super tired. Too many folks here. Grand kids and pets running around, maybe a couple kids I didn’t know. And one dog I didnt know. The dog turns out to be my Sister’s new Chihuahua (her ancient disgustin… --- ## [Hypothetical: would gun makers secretly hiring mass shooters work as a business model?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-would-gun-makers-secretly-hiring-mass-shooters-work-as-a-business-model/967678)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-would-gun-makers-secretly-hiring-mass-shooters-work-as-a-business-model/967678 "2022-07-11T18:30:09Z")
Gun makers, I hear, see very profitable jumps in gun sales every time there’s a big mass shooting. Suppose for the sake of argument that a gun maker decided to cause these shootings directly, by secretly hiring people to… --- ## [Windshield damaged trying to hit a bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-damaged-trying-to-hit-a-bug/967637)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-damaged-trying-to-hit-a-bug/967637 "2022-07-11T16:05:38Z")
My daughter is going “bug bug” in the car so I try to hit the bug, hit the windshield with the heel of my hand, not even full force, boop, nice fracture like it was hit with a rock. What’s up? Anyone ever do this befor… --- ## [Phone numbers in contact information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-numbers-in-contact-information/967641)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-numbers-in-contact-information/967641 "2022-07-11T15:59:01Z")
I have the impression this is one of those, “Of course! Boy, am I stupid!” questions. A person we do business with (who recently replaced the one we had been doing business with) sent us his contact information. There … --- ## [Suggestions for high-speed internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-high-speed-internet/967735)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-high-speed-internet/967735 "2022-07-11T15:46:28Z")
Local guide. Notes: Lightning bolt last week fried my old (snail slow) modem Live in NE Florida I may be moving out of town in 2-4 months Don’t want a cable TV package or other nonessential bells and whistles Am also … --- ## [Summer fruit day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352 "2022-07-11T15:31:33Z")
Today I’m processing summer fruit. Specifically I’m making red currant jelly from the currants i picked at my sister’s patch last week. I’m making spiced stewed fruit from a lot of peaches and plums i bought at the far… --- ## [Does the term empty calories mean no energy or just no vitamins, minerals,etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-term-empty-calories-mean-no-energy-or-just-no-vitamins-minerals-etc/964833)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-term-empty-calories-mean-no-energy-or-just-no-vitamins-minerals-etc/964833 "2022-07-11T15:16:37Z")
Let’s say you want to be in a caloric surplus and you struggle to reach 2500kcal per day. You manage to eat maybe 1500 calories through healthy and diverse food and maybe even use a vitamin supplement to get all the vit… --- ## [Trump/Palin, the winning ticket for 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-palin-the-winning-ticket-for-2024/967668)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-palin-the-winning-ticket-for-2024/967668 "2022-07-11T15:15:25Z")
Trump’s backing of Palin’s resurgent House bid is causing speculation for a Trump/Palin ticket in 2024. Trump/Palin is probably the best possible combo for a winning ticket. It avoids any talk of issues or platform beca… --- ## [The 100 prisoner riddle - counterintuitive puzzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-prisoner-riddle-counterintuitive-puzzle/967259)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-prisoner-riddle-counterintuitive-puzzle/967259 "2022-07-11T14:37:36Z")
Some of you may have already seen this riddle/puzzle in the recent Veritasium video linked below. There is a prison with 100 cells numbered 1-100 and a prisoner in each cell. As with all prisons in mathematical riddles … --- ## [Road trip with a cat. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-with-a-cat-suggestions/967691)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-with-a-cat-suggestions/967691 "2022-07-11T14:26:36Z")
I’m 200 miles into my 1100-mile move to Oregon. The dog is content to sit in the passenger seat (secured with a seatbelt through his harness. The cat I have in his cat carrier. When we get to our motel in about 300 miles… --- ## [Did I imagine this tool? weapon? for cutting weeds, or does it exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-imagine-this-tool-weapon-for-cutting-weeds-or-does-it-exist/967595)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-imagine-this-tool-weapon-for-cutting-weeds-or-does-it-exist/967595 "2022-07-11T14:07:42Z")
I do volunteer trail maintenance for the local mountain bike trails, which mostly consists of mowing and running a string trimmer and hedge trimmer every month or so. In between mowing sessions, the vines and blackberrie… --- ## [How do I change the email account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-email-account/967759)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-email-account/967759 "2022-07-11T13:36:04Z")
… that is associated with my account here? Or do I need to open a new account with a different screen name? Thanks. --- ## [How Sound Waves Travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sound-waves-travel/966985)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sound-waves-travel/966985 "2022-07-11T13:18:53Z")
I just realized an hour or so ago that I have a very poor perception of how sound waves work. How they spread out and how they react to surfaces etc. If sound waves ran into a light pole for instance, would it deflect of… --- ## [Spam callers in the wee hours!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-callers-in-the-wee-hours/967750)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-callers-in-the-wee-hours/967750 "2022-07-11T12:16:59Z")
I’m staying with relatives in Toronto, and their dad is in the hospital. The landline phone rings, 2:35 AM, and I think I should answer it since it could be bad news from the hospital, and the area code is a local one. T… --- ## [Halfway thru the year in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-thru-the-year-in-the-mmp/967383)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-thru-the-year-in-the-mmp/967383 "2022-07-11T06:13:31Z")
Six months of the year are done and gone, so we’re halfway to 2023. What’s up with that? We had some booms around here last night, but distant enough that they were muffled. Tonight will be the big booms, then, I hope, … --- ## [How many weird calls does the National Organization for Women get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-weird-calls-does-the-national-organization-for-women-get/967749)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-weird-calls-does-the-national-organization-for-women-get/967749 "2022-07-11T04:50:23Z")
How many weird calls does the National Organization for Women get? For Flex Seal, folding ladders, diet supplements, info on Social Security benefits, etc… Whenever those thngs are advertised on TV the voice over alway… --- ## [Car music options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-music-options/964102)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-music-options/964102 "2022-07-11T04:38:27Z")
Full disclosure: I’m on the early end of Gen-X, and as such I vividly remember a time (once I got past the “near-constant living hell” years, but I’d rather not go there again, even though I will) when major technologica… --- ## [BBC : "The Final Day" - available on streaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-the-final-day-available-on-streaming/967743)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-the-final-day-available-on-streaming/967743 "2022-07-11T04:32:53Z")
BBC has produced a documentary on the last day and the asteroid strike, but the BBC streaming isn’t available in Canada. Is there any way to see it? Apparently it was on PBS a month ago? --- ## [Larry Storch (F-Troop) has died at 99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-storch-f-troop-has-died-at-99/967661)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-storch-f-troop-has-died-at-99/967661 "2022-07-11T01:39:48Z")
Corporal Agarn has ridden into the sunset. --- ## [What Is The Most American Form Of Architecture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-american-form-of-architecture/967318)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-american-form-of-architecture/967318 "2022-07-11T01:41:32Z")
What is the most iconic form of architecture in the US or in your country? One might think skyscrapers but my vote would be for the simple houses built which expanded suburbs after cars became commonplace and highways b… --- ## [looking for a certain old commerical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-certain-old-commerical/547798)
**Author:** [@musky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musky)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-certain-old-commerical/547798 "2022-07-10T23:28:16Z")
the commercial with a girl taunting her brother, "Hamster brain any ideas…:smack: --- ## [Sandwiches: Best Bread to Stuffing Ratio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-best-bread-to-stuffing-ratio/967356)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-best-bread-to-stuffing-ratio/967356 "2022-07-10T19:40:47Z")
It seems to me the best sandwiches have large amounts of content and just enough bread to keep things together. Big buns are okay but only if squishable so that the former is true. Not a universal truth. But when I lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1058) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1060)