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**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-right-handed-swordfighters-have-a-natural-advantage-against-left-handed-ones/967155 "2022-06-30T19:14:34Z")
In The Princess Bride, Inigo Montoya decides to duel Westley left-handed, as it’s the only way he can be satisfied and have a match of decent length, or so he thinks. Inigo thus starts off left-handed, and so does Westl… --- ## [Elmo is now vaccinated against COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmo-is-now-vaccinated-against-covid/967117)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elmo-is-now-vaccinated-against-covid/967117 "2022-06-30T18:15:57Z")
Sesame Workshop released a PSA about it yesterday. This means that Elmo is now protected against Muppet COVID, an extremely cute disease caused by muppet viruses made of tiny felt-covered ping pong balls with crescent m… --- ## [Codified discrimination against atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codified-discrimination-against-atheists/967005)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/codified-discrimination-against-atheists/967005 "2022-06-30T17:40:54Z")
While looking through some links reference is another thread (Politician saying 1st Amendment religious freedom does not include atheism) I came upon this gem from Article 19 of the Constitution Of The State Of Arkansas … --- ## [MLB: June 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2022/965499)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2022/965499 "2022-06-30T17:34:58Z")
Welcome to June, the temperatures and hopefully the baseball will start warming up! Continuing from the May thread. I hate to say the NL East looks like it’s almost a done deal for the Mets. The Braves should be better,… --- ## ["Official reading of the will" is this a real thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-reading-of-the-will-is-this-a-real-thing/966894)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-reading-of-the-will-is-this-a-real-thing/966894 "2022-06-30T15:22:12Z")
It’s a common scene in TV and movies: someone dies, usually someone very wealthy, and the family and others, still dressed like they came directly from the funeral, gather in a lawyer’s fancy office or some large stately… --- ## [I just want to say how grateful I am for this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-say-how-grateful-i-am-for-this-board/967125)
**Author:** [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-say-how-grateful-i-am-for-this-board/967125 "2022-06-30T15:04:56Z")
I really appreciate the mature and down to earth atmosphere of this board. It’s a welcome respite from the seemingly constant anger that has infected the rest of the internet. Keep doing what you guys are doing. --- ## [Johnny Carson August 25 1987 deleted name in joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-carson-august-25-1987-deleted-name-in-joke/927105)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-carson-august-25-1987-deleted-name-in-joke/927105 "2022-06-30T14:32:56Z")
Watching Johnny Carson on Amazon Prime, I think its the 9th episode. During his monolog he jokes about the democratic candidates and makes a joke about (deleted) being the frontrunner. The name is deleted. Is there any… --- ## [So how many young women did you know, college & high school, who disappeared after finding themselves pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-young-women-did-you-know-college-high-school-who-disappeared-after-finding-themselves-pregnant/966874)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-young-women-did-you-know-college-high-school-who-disappeared-after-finding-themselves-pregnant/966874 "2022-06-30T13:58:39Z")
I can think of 3 right off the bat. Just up and disappeared one day. One poor set of parents kept calling and calling me for information I didn’t have, since we’d been friends. 1st year college. She was afraid to tell th… --- ## [U.K. dopers, tell me about Glastonbury festival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-tell-me-about-glastonbury-festival/966987)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-k-dopers-tell-me-about-glastonbury-festival/966987 "2022-06-30T13:29:13Z")
So, there are some major musical artists performing at Glastonbury. I’ve seen excerpts of Paul McCartney and the Pet Shop Boys. What exactly is Glastonbury? Is it like Woodstock and you camp out? Or do you leave the gro… --- ## [Abortion patient version of the Fugitive Slave Act -- would it be legally possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-patient-version-of-the-fugitive-slave-act-would-it-be-legally-possible/966805)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-patient-version-of-the-fugitive-slave-act-would-it-be-legally-possible/966805 "2022-06-30T13:03:11Z")
Is there any constitutional or legal reason there couldn’t be another federal law like the Fugitive Slave Act, but requiring blue states to cooperate in catching and returning people to red states because they are pregna… --- ## [Ever hear of German animator Hans Fischerkoesen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-german-animator-hans-fischerkoesen/967170)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-german-animator-hans-fischerkoesen/967170 "2022-06-30T12:40:46Z")
I hadn’t before about twelve minutes ago. They just uploaded one of his cartoons at the youtube channel Cartoon Classics: Snowman in July. It was charming, so I searched for any other cartoons by this animator. I jus… --- ## [Wow so the scotus and the GOP has proclaimed the us a theocracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-so-the-scotus-and-the-gop-has-proclaimed-the-us-a-theocracy/967085)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-so-the-scotus-and-the-gop-has-proclaimed-the-us-a-theocracy/967085 "2022-06-30T11:08:25Z")
not counting the recent abortion decisions this crap has me worried … first this jackassness : Amd then this: maybe some of these doom and gloom threads are right --- ## [Is this claim that Gay concentration camp weren't liberated at the end of WWII? TRUE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-claim-that-gay-concentration-camp-werent-liberated-at-the-end-of-wwii-true/749229)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-claim-that-gay-concentration-camp-werent-liberated-at-the-end-of-wwii-true/749229 "2022-06-30T07:22:08Z")
Is Cracked’s claim that Gay concentration camp (inmates) weren’t liberated at the end of WWII? TRUE? I know Cracked isn’t always the most accurate source. But their historical articles are often intended to be true. Th… --- ## [Army and Air Force ranks (question raised by Good Morning Vietnam)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-and-air-force-ranks-question-raised-by-good-morning-vietnam/967033)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-and-air-force-ranks-question-raised-by-good-morning-vietnam/967033 "2022-06-30T06:22:57Z")
In the movie Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams played an airman, JT Walsh played a sergeant major, Bruno Kirby played a lieutenant, and various other people were, I guess, privates? Here’s my understanding: Airman i… --- ## [All mammals die. What else dies? What lives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-mammals-die-what-else-dies-what-lives/967084)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-mammals-die-what-else-dies-what-lives/967084 "2022-06-30T05:36:31Z")
I was thinking of the scenario in Y: the Last Man where every animal with a Y chromosome suddenly dies, leaving most mammal species to go extinct in the next few decades. I was wondering what other species would die. Man… --- ## [Did you ever see Jefferson Airplane live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-jefferson-airplane-live/966837)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-see-jefferson-airplane-live/966837 "2022-06-30T03:56:00Z")
I’ve been listening to quite a lot of Jefferson Airplane lately and I’ve found most of their live output sounds quite sloppy and often out of tune. Anyone see them live in their heyday? Do the live recordings sound bad … --- ## [I need to make a bad taste "joke" about the recent Roe/Wade issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-make-a-bad-taste-joke-about-the-recent-roe-wade-issue/966815)
**Author:** [@Rejutka\_Lupex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rejutka_Lupex)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-make-a-bad-taste-joke-about-the-recent-roe-wade-issue/966815 "2022-06-30T02:34:44Z")
Another victory for the pro-birth part of the death cult of evil. Yay. Since abortions are now going to be illegal, and contraception is next, with sexual education in school being frowned upon anyway, I guess “post-nat… --- ## [Was Shakespeare plays supposed to be...well "Shakespeare"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-shakespeare-plays-supposed-to-be-well-shakespeare/967064)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-shakespeare-plays-supposed-to-be-well-shakespeare/967064 "2022-06-30T02:19:45Z")
(No this is not a thread of the questions of authorship, its clearly old Bill from Stratford who penned them). It has become somewhat common to diss or defend popular entertainments of less than steller quality with the… --- ## [Potential Illinois Democratic primary battle: Newman vs Casten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-illinois-democratic-primary-battle-newman-vs-casten/953487)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-illinois-democratic-primary-battle-newman-vs-casten/953487 "2022-06-30T02:27:17Z")
In case you haven’t been following the Illinois congressional redistricting process, the latest map will hurt Marie Newman. Newman has already announced that rather than face Chuy Garcia, she’ll go up against Sean Cas… --- ## [A pivotal life decision you made in reaction to a news story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pivotal-life-decision-you-made-in-reaction-to-a-news-story/966989)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pivotal-life-decision-you-made-in-reaction-to-a-news-story/966989 "2022-06-30T01:21:44Z")
Tell us about a pivotal life decision you made in reaction to a news story! --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2022-edition/965319)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2022-edition/965319 "2022-06-30T00:41:36Z")
June is upon us! Half of 2022 is nearly in the can! Why does time speed up as you get older, it’s like naps, both are wasted on the young! :laughing: I have been rereading my favorite parts of the Iron and Works series … --- ## [Fake/Parody "Lost Pet" Flyers...have you seen any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-parody-lost-pet-flyers-have-you-seen-any/966975)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-parody-lost-pet-flyers-have-you-seen-any/966975 "2022-06-30T00:05:40Z")
I don’t know if this is a new thing, but I’ve seen several of these recently: In some cases these appear to be artistic viral campaigns while others are just people goofing around. I… --- ## [What to expect when changing ISPs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-when-changing-isps/967123)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-expect-when-changing-isps/967123 "2022-06-29T21:59:31Z")
I’m moving in a few weeks, to another state - and more importantly, another cable provider. I own my own modem/router. What will happen when I plug it in in my new house? (and I’ve signed up for cable internet) I’m h… --- ## [What currency system was "mils" from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-currency-system-was-mils-from/967113)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-currency-system-was-mils-from/967113 "2022-06-29T21:59:15Z")
One of my kids has a book I like to leaf thru when I visit; it includes various front pages of the Palestine Post (precursor to the Jerusalem Post). The cost of the paper beck in the British Mandate days was written in “… --- ## [NHL Playoffs 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2022/963906)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2022/963906 "2022-06-29T21:50:41Z")
Let’s do it! Caps vs Panthers in what should be a good series. Gotta say, the Caps have been very inconsistent this season but they do have the experience to win this series. --- ## [How does religion give you hope when tragedy strikes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-religion-give-you-hope-when-tragedy-strikes/946902)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-religion-give-you-hope-when-tragedy-strikes/946902 "2022-06-29T21:02:17Z")
Just for background: I was raised in an evangelical family and went to a Christian liberal arts college. About half way through college, I completely lost my faith, and became an atheist. One of the few things I miss ab… --- ## [In this age of cancellations, a flight question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-cancellations-a-flight-question/966684)
**Author:** [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-cancellations-a-flight-question/966684 "2022-06-29T20:55:14Z")
I have a flight to NYC on jetblue with a connection to Emirates for an overseas flight coming up. I am thinking about preemptively buying another flight to NYC on American just in case, because I cannot miss the flight t… --- ## [Anti-abortion laws and Jury Nullification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortion-laws-and-jury-nullification/967001)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-abortion-laws-and-jury-nullification/967001 "2022-06-29T20:13:09Z")
Here is an article I found to get things started. The author claims that although jury nullification is generally very rare, abortion may be an exception. I agree, for several reasons. Anti abortion laws are widely… --- ## [Westworld is coming back on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-is-coming-back-on-hbo/965156)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-is-coming-back-on-hbo/965156 "2022-06-29T20:09:31Z")
Season 4 of Westworld is coming back to HBO on June 26 Has it been two years already?! --- ## [Population correlated with invention/innovation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/population-correlated-with-invention-innovation/965507)
**Author:** [@Mnemnosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnemnosyne)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/population-correlated-with-invention-innovation/965507 "2022-06-29T20:04:17Z")
A thought recently occurred to me about the population disparity between Asia and, well, the rest of the world. And also the distribution of where innovation and invention has happened. It’s commonly known that in anci… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1069) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1071)