# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1071 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1072 --- ## [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… --- ## [Ketchup popsicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-popsicles/967046)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-popsicles/967046 "2022-06-29T19:34:35Z")
I love ketchup. I don’t care what brand it is, It’s like tomato wine! But this is a bit over the top. Still I wonder why it took so long for somebody to do it. Doesn’t appeal to me. But still going to try one if I get t… --- ## [Please explain bullet sizes for guns (and other ammo jargon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-bullet-sizes-for-guns-and-other-ammo-jargon/965964)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-bullet-sizes-for-guns-and-other-ammo-jargon/965964 "2022-06-29T18:33:21Z")
In a recent thread it was mentioned that an AR-15 rifle can shoot a .223 or a 5.56 or a 22LR rimfire up to 50 caliber round and .300 AAC Blackout and 6.8mm Remington SPC. That is just one example and just one gun and I … --- ## [What Would Be The Toughest Human Thing To Explain To Aliens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-toughest-human-thing-to-explain-to-aliens/966782)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-toughest-human-thing-to-explain-to-aliens/966782 "2022-06-29T18:29:23Z")
I’m going to go with sleep. Alien: So why do you do it? Human: We don’t know. But we do it for seven or eight hours every day or we’ll die. Alien: Sounds boring. Human: Not always. Sometimes they show movies. Alie… --- ## [Man falsely imprisoned 17 days because American Airlines falsely accuses him of shoplifting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-falsely-imprisoned-17-days-because-american-airlines-falsely-accuses-him-of-shoplifting/965807)
**Author:** [@sjankis630](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjankis630)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-falsely-imprisoned-17-days-because-american-airlines-falsely-accuses-him-of-shoplifting/965807 "2022-06-29T18:18:17Z")
I just read this story and was trying to figure out how they are allowed to do this. A man was waiting on for a connection flight. Another man shoplifted some items from a store at the airport and got on the same fligh… --- ## [Stop honking so much!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-honking-so-much/966847)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-honking-so-much/966847 "2022-06-29T18:15:01Z")
Here’s the scenario: you’re cruising along at 40mph on a 35mph business road. A car pulls out of a store parking lot in front of you, going in the same direction. It’s a moderately aggressive move, requiring you to app… --- ## [What would happen if the government raised enlistment age from 18 to 21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-government-raised-enlistment-age-from-18-to-21/965907)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-the-government-raised-enlistment-age-from-18-to-21/965907 "2022-06-29T18:08:31Z")
taken from this thread : One post mentioned that an exception to this proposed law should be military members (and mentioned the drinking age should be lowered to 18 for them too) This led me to wonder why is 18 … --- ## [How necessary is extreme youth prep for sports success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-extreme-youth-prep-for-sports-success/966693)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-is-extreme-youth-prep-for-sports-success/966693 "2022-06-29T17:09:13Z")
(I’m trying not to make this a “back in MY day…” type post, so bear with me) When I was younger, most major sports were typically dominated by either high school competition, or a mix of high school AND club competitio… --- ## [Facebook Password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-password/967116)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-password/967116 "2022-06-29T15:53:01Z")
I subscribe to a fb page, the moderator of which recently passed away. The password died with her. Other members want to moderate the page, but without the password this isn’t possible. Does fb have a policy/procedure t… --- ## [What are the penalties for assault that causes the death of an embryo/fetus in states that outlaw abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-penalties-for-assault-that-causes-the-death-of-an-embryo-fetus-in-states-that-outlaw-abortion/967008)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-penalties-for-assault-that-causes-the-death-of-an-embryo-fetus-in-states-that-outlaw-abortion/967008 "2022-06-29T15:48:11Z")
In the states that do or will outlaw abortion, do they have laws in place that state that assault of a pregnant woman which causes the death of a fetus is felony manslaughter/murder, the same crime as if they had caused … --- ## [Britons; what are you expecting when Charles becomes King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-what-are-you-expecting-when-charles-becomes-king/957061)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britons-what-are-you-expecting-when-charles-becomes-king/957061 "2022-06-29T15:34:45Z")
Elizabeth II is ninety-five years old. I wish her the best but it’s inevitable that Charles will become King at some point in the foreseeable future. What do you think will be the results of this transition? What are pu… --- ## [Problems with a Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-crow/966812)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-a-crow/966812 "2022-06-29T14:03:10Z")
A couple of days ago, I went to the local corner store for a couple of things. It’s only about three blocks away, and is an easy walk. Halfway to the store, there is a birch tree. A crow sat up in the branches, cawing… --- ## [No more Elvis-themed weddings in Las Vegas chapels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-elvis-themed-weddings-in-las-vegas-chapels/965533)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-elvis-themed-weddings-in-las-vegas-chapels/965533 "2022-06-29T13:50:26Z")
The licensing company that controls the name and image of Elvis Presley is ordering Las Vegas’s wedding chapels to immediately cease and desist from using Elvis impersonators in their ceremonies. The operators of these … --- ## [Do Native American tribes allow abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-native-american-tribes-allow-abortion/966851)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-native-american-tribes-allow-abortion/966851 "2022-06-29T13:35:14Z")
NC Cherokees allow medical pot but NC does not. They also own their land which is rare for a tribe BTW there are 400 US official tribes but vast majority are very small. I think if they allow abortions on their land … --- ## [Am I violating trademark law if I make customized facemasks for personal use (using corporate logos?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-violating-trademark-law-if-i-make-customized-facemasks-for-personal-use-using-corporate-logos/967057)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-violating-trademark-law-if-i-make-customized-facemasks-for-personal-use-using-corporate-logos/967057 "2022-06-29T13:23:27Z")
I found this neat seller on Amazon that makes customized facemasks (you just upload whatever photo you want.) If I were to use a photo of a corporate logo like Microsoft, Boeing, Apple, TSMC or Tesla, would I be violati… --- ## [Politician saying 1st Amendment religious freedom does not include atheism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politician-saying-1st-amendment-religious-freedom-does-not-include-atheism/966966)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politician-saying-1st-amendment-religious-freedom-does-not-include-atheism/966966 "2022-06-29T12:31:47Z")
I think I remember some years back that a Republican politician argued that the First Amendment does not give citizens the right to not practice a theist religion, it only prohibits the government from telling them which … --- ## [Would a US state want to join Canada, post-Roe? would Canada want one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-us-state-want-to-join-canada-post-roe-would-canada-want-one/966832)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-us-state-want-to-join-canada-post-roe-would-canada-want-one/966832 "2022-06-29T11:36:04Z")
This is a fork from the thread on the (alleged) coming US civil war, where @Aeschines stated: I have my doubts. Let’s assume for the moment that, say, the state of Washington, south of British Columbia, secedes from… --- ## [Downunder is awash with godless, curry eating, millennial migrants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downunder-is-awash-with-godless-curry-eating-millennial-migrants/967030)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downunder-is-awash-with-godless-curry-eating-millennial-migrants/967030 "2022-06-29T11:25:28Z")
The results of the most recent (2021) Australian 5 year census are now being released. Australia is growing quickly, principally through immigrations and is more diverse and less religious than 2016. Australia’s popula… --- ## [What Maxine Waters and Madison Cawthorn have in common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-maxine-waters-and-madison-cawthorn-have-in-common/967052)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-maxine-waters-and-madison-cawthorn-have-in-common/967052 "2022-06-29T09:55:09Z")
They’re among the 1,048 Americans on Russia’s Shit, excuse me, Stop List (as of today) for offending Putin et al by criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or maybe just for dissing vodka in favor of other beverages. T… --- ## [Fetal citizenship and passports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetal-citizenship-and-passports/966965)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fetal-citizenship-and-passports/966965 "2022-06-29T09:07:40Z")
This assumes that the anti-abortion laws are based on the fetus is a person, as opposed to some moral obligation on women to produce a child once her body starts making one that compels her to complete it. What citizens… --- ## [Where do you start when a Singer has dozens of Albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-start-when-a-singer-has-dozens-of-albums/967076)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-start-when-a-singer-has-dozens-of-albums/967076 "2022-06-29T04:31:27Z")
George Strait has 29 Studio albums that include 44 No. 1’s :notes: Of these albums, 36 have received a certification of at least Gold from the Recording Industry Association of America, and five reached No.1 on the Bill… --- ## [Birth tourism and U.S. taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-tourism-and-u-s-taxes/967009)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-tourism-and-u-s-taxes/967009 "2022-06-29T04:28:03Z")
Suppose a pregnant woman from Elbonia scores a plane ticket to the U.S., just so she can give birth to an American citizen. After the birth and getting her baby a birth certificate and U.S. passport, she goes back to Elb… --- ## [How to?: keystroke to maximize document (not application) window (MS Windows)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keystroke-to-maximize-document-not-application-window-ms-windows/967051)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keystroke-to-maximize-document-not-application-window-ms-windows/967051 "2022-06-29T04:26:35Z")
Every so often some errant keystroke de-maximizes the document window, leaving me staring at an application window with a foot of empty grey space around it and a document window about the size of this space where I’m ty… --- ## [Did Russia really default on their debt payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-russia-really-default-on-their-debt-payment/966981)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-russia-really-default-on-their-debt-payment/966981 "2022-06-29T03:51:04Z")
In the news today was Russia defaulted on a debt payment. My question is, did they really default? I am having a difficult time getting all the details but, it seems to me, they didn’t. Certainly the bond payments did… --- ## [Creamerie (On Hulu in the US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamerie-on-hulu-in-the-us/967074)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamerie-on-hulu-in-the-us/967074 "2022-06-29T03:10:07Z")
Anyone watched it? Wife and I noticed it in Hulu’s suggestions last week and watched all six episodes this weekend. Hilarious black comedy from NZ about a world where all men died eight years ago and the new society is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1070) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1072)