# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1089 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1090 --- ## [What was your childhood cartoon identity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-childhood-cartoon-identity/965504)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-childhood-cartoon-identity/965504 "2022-06-09T05:22:13Z")
By “cartoon identity” I mean, which grouip would your childhood self say he/she is the biggest fan of? poll --- ## [I Pit the Mother of the Texas school shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-mother-of-the-texas-school-shooter/965691)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-mother-of-the-texas-school-shooter/965691 "2022-06-09T05:07:14Z")
Most pathetic “apology” ever! “He had his reasons for doing what he did” and “Please don’t judge him”. Fuck you, cunt! Fuck you with a flaming hot cactus! Why don’t you just spit on the graves of those children. … --- ## [1) How long can a duck stand on one leg? A flamingo? Why do they do it? 2) Forensics of homicide by duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-how-long-can-a-duck-stand-on-one-leg-a-flamingo-why-do-they-do-it-2-forensics-of-homicide-by-duck/965810)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-how-long-can-a-duck-stand-on-one-leg-a-flamingo-why-do-they-do-it-2-forensics-of-homicide-by-duck/965810 "2022-06-09T04:22:53Z")
A two parter: I 1 Setting in NYC: On a small ornamental rock, rock shaped with no distinct plateau and a promontory a little over two two duck widths, two mallards–male (?) they both had that stripe–sun themselves dai… --- ## [Hey! There's this thing I really really really love \[tell me yours\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theres-this-thing-i-really-really-really-love-tell-me-yours/965589)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theres-this-thing-i-really-really-really-love-tell-me-yours/965589 "2022-06-09T03:29:40Z")
Tell me yours. What I really love is my hair brush. The girls try to steal it, regularly (adult women). It’s a great hair brush. I’ve had it since I was in 9th grade. I’ve had to drive to Ruston a few times, to get i… --- ## [The #1 song on iTunes is Kate Bush 🤯](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1-song-on-itunes-is-kate-bush/965373)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1-song-on-itunes-is-kate-bush/965373 "2022-06-09T02:37:42Z")
Right now, as I write, the number one song on iTunes is “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush. A song almost 40 years old. A song that obsessed me, decades ago. Apparently it features prominently in the new “Stranger Thi… --- ## [How Much of Sgt Pepper could the Beatles have performed live in 1967?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-sgt-pepper-could-the-beatles-have-performed-live-in-1967/965512)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-sgt-pepper-could-the-beatles-have-performed-live-in-1967/965512 "2022-06-09T01:59:15Z")
Let’s say the Beatles decided to resume touring to promote Sgt Pepper. How much of the album could they have performed live? Within you Without you would require Indian musicians to join the Beatles on tour. A Day in th… --- ## [Signed up to be a poll worker again, should I be nervous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signed-up-to-be-a-poll-worker-again-should-i-be-nervous/965729)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signed-up-to-be-a-poll-worker-again-should-i-be-nervous/965729 "2022-06-09T01:19:45Z")
I am starting to reconsider my decision. (Republicans Are Training Poll Workers to Challenge Voters | by Caren White | Politically Speaking | Medium) I am an Independent. --- ## [Am I an asshole for using the handicap stall at my work if nobody who's handicapped actually works here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-asshole-for-using-the-handicap-stall-at-my-work-if-nobody-whos-handicapped-actually-works-here/964800)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-asshole-for-using-the-handicap-stall-at-my-work-if-nobody-whos-handicapped-actually-works-here/964800 "2022-06-09T00:14:22Z")
My workplace of about 200 people isn’t open to the public. Despite being a warehouse job we have a single marked handicap stall (the type that’s extra wide for wheelchair access) However in the decade I worked here I’ve … --- ## [The phrase, "rock and roll", a new take](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-rock-and-roll-a-new-take/965889)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-rock-and-roll-a-new-take/965889 "2022-06-08T22:42:00Z")
I guess most of us know Alan Freed was credited with at least making the phrase famous. And it is listed as first being used in 1922. But I came across a version of it in the famous ballad written by Wallace Saunders, “T… --- ## [The Passive-Aggressive Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passive-aggressive-thread/940829 "2022-06-08T22:33:02Z")
In this thread, you are invited to make a passive-aggressive comment about the previous post. Since this is not the Pit, however, the polite dig is about the post, not the poster. Surely even you can understand this. … --- ## [The legal status of "United States Volunteer Army"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legal-status-of-united-states-volunteer-army/965859)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legal-status-of-united-states-volunteer-army/965859 "2022-06-08T20:30:57Z")
As explained in Wiki’s article United States Volunteers - Wikipedia, this was a now-defunct branch of military recruits who were distinct from both the regular army and state militia. My question is what distinguished th… --- ## [My plans for retirement: become an artisanal pencil sharpener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-plans-for-retirement-become-an-artisanal-pencil-sharpener/965778)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-plans-for-retirement-become-an-artisanal-pencil-sharpener/965778 "2022-06-08T20:19:00Z")
I’ll have competition, of course. David Reese, an artisanal pencil sharpener, was among those who gathered to see the finished work on Saturday. Reese’s problem is that he doesn’t know marketing. I checked and Arti… --- ## [Ultimate Tic Tac Toe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/965468)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/965468 "2022-06-08T20:09:13Z")
Found this version of Tic Tac Toe which is at least a little bit more challenging. Just playing the AI for now but eventually I will be brave enough to take on other humans… https://ultimate-t3.herokuapp.com/ --- ## [Why is the legal system involved in the shareholder/corporation relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-legal-system-involved-in-the-shareholder-corporation-relationship/963181)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-legal-system-involved-in-the-shareholder-corporation-relationship/963181 "2022-06-08T20:00:02Z")
Shareholders can legitimately sue corporations for not acting in the best interest of the shareholder. But why is the legal system involved in this? Shouldn’t the solution be for the shareholder to sell their shares if t… --- ## [What Queen Elizabeth carries in her handbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-queen-elizabeth-carries-in-her-handbag/965784)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-queen-elizabeth-carries-in-her-handbag/965784 "2022-06-08T16:53:18Z")
I thought Cecil was asked this previously but I’m having no luck with the search function but now, thanks to Paddington Bear, it appears we have an answer to the age old question, What does Queen Elizabeth keep in her ha… --- ## [Is there a name for this dating phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-dating-phenomenon/965364)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-dating-phenomenon/965364 "2022-06-08T15:26:10Z")
A friend was telling us about the last few dates he went out on, where he “met” a woman online who agreed to meet him for a drink, and then, when they met, she suggested that they order a little food, and long story shor… --- ## [My son finally passed his driver’s test!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-finally-passed-his-driver-s-test/921685)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-finally-passed-his-driver-s-test/921685 "2022-06-08T15:08:47Z")
What a relief. He had one last Saturday and failed miserably. Ran over 2 cones and didn’t get past the parking portion. If he didn’t pass this test we wouldn’t have been able to reschedule until after his appointment to … --- ## [Why did the Patriarchs live so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-patriarchs-live-so-long/357046)
**Author:** [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-patriarchs-live-so-long/357046 "2022-06-08T15:04:34Z")
Below is a link to a website that graphes the ages of the Patriarchs in the Bible (I link only for the graph, not their reasons). Why were the lifespans of the Patriarchs so much longer? Is it supposed to say something a… --- ## [Did you ever buy anything from those old 70s era comic book ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-anything-from-those-old-70s-era-comic-book-ads/965505)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-buy-anything-from-those-old-70s-era-comic-book-ads/965505 "2022-06-08T14:34:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Tropes you got confused with reality: The discussion side-tracked a bit to Charles Atlas and Sea Monkeys, and I thought this would make a good thread on its own. Did you ever order any X-… --- ## [Your restaurant order priorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-restaurant-order-priorities/965676)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-restaurant-order-priorities/965676 "2022-06-08T14:21:11Z")
When you order in a restaurant do prioritize Price (You don’t mind spending the money, but you want to get the best value.) Nutrition (You’ll spend more to get the healthier meal, even if it’s not as filling.) or Tast… --- ## [From - tv series on Epix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-tv-series-on-epix/965854)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-tv-series-on-epix/965854 "2022-06-08T13:07:21Z")
Anyone watch this? I have to tell you, I kind of need to small-spoil a bit to draw people in. The pilot episode, at least from my memory, did not really set up the show as well as it could. Anyway, I think I should point… --- ## [Do you know the source of your COVID infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-source-of-your-covid-infection/964868)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-source-of-your-covid-infection/964868 "2022-06-08T08:42:35Z")
Apologies if this has already been done; I didn’t spot it scrolling through the forum topics. I’m wondering how many of you who have had COVID have specific knowledge of where / from whom you got it. I’m interested in a… --- ## [2 months of mail: 3 items of importance, 2 magazines, 231 pieces of junk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-months-of-mail-3-items-of-importance-2-magazines-231-pieces-of-junk/965760)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-months-of-mail-3-items-of-importance-2-magazines-231-pieces-of-junk/965760 "2022-06-08T06:15:29Z")
I’ve been counting. Any of y’all… for your individual, personal mail… get anything delivered via USPS mail more important than a property tax or zoning notice? --- ## [Disney employee ruins marriage proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758 "2022-06-08T05:05:36Z")
A Karen in Mouse Ears? Disney has apologized. It’s still pretty appalling behavior from an employee. Looks like they were on an empty stage. The employee could have waited a couple minutes and then asked them to leave. … --- ## [Canadian government introduces stricter gun control legislation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-government-introduces-stricter-gun-control-legislation/965696)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-government-introduces-stricter-gun-control-legislation/965696 "2022-06-08T04:43:31Z")
In several of the recent threads about firearms, there have been comments about stricter Canadian gun control laws. The federal government has recently introduced a bill that will increase gun restrictions on a national… --- ## [Opinions re Mass Shootings, based on Tulsa shooting, 2022-06-2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-re-mass-shootings-based-on-tulsa-shooting-2022-06-2/965601)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-re-mass-shootings-based-on-tulsa-shooting-2022-06-2/965601 "2022-06-08T04:41:47Z")
Michael Moore made a very incisive point in Bowling for Columbine. Canadians have guns all over the place (relatively speaking). They aren’t at all an anti-gun society. And yet they don’t have these mass killing incid… --- ## [Scientists experimenting with gene splicing in hamsters turned them into vicious little monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-experimenting-with-gene-splicing-in-hamsters-turned-them-into-vicious-little-monsters/965783)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-experimenting-with-gene-splicing-in-hamsters-turned-them-into-vicious-little-monsters/965783 "2022-06-08T04:08:09Z")
Scientists at Georgia State University were trying to study how to turn hamsters into socially nonaggressive, but the result was the exact opposite. They turned into hyper aggressive demons. --- ## [Army reporter in Vietnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-reporter-in-vietnam/965647)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-reporter-in-vietnam/965647 "2022-06-08T03:49:17Z")
In the movie Full Metal jacket the character Joker is a reporter for stars and stripes in the Army. But then is he sent to join a regular combat unit and gets involved in combat. Is this something that would happen.… --- ## [How to find the records from Congress. gov?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-records-from-congress-gov/965795)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-records-from-congress-gov/965795 "2022-06-08T03:15:21Z")
One of the article references I read lately shows:US. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. Latin America and the US. after the Falklands/ Malvinas Crisis (July 20 and Aug… --- ## [Windows 11: How do I make flashing apps on taskbar a little less sublte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-how-do-i-make-flashing-apps-on-taskbar-a-little-less-sublte/965853)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-how-do-i-make-flashing-apps-on-taskbar-a-little-less-sublte/965853 "2022-06-08T01:24:11Z")
I’m borrowing a Windows 11 computer while my Windows 10 computer gets fixed, and one thing I’ve noticed is that when I have a message waiting for me on Discord or mIRC, the flashing is much, much more subtle in 11 than i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1088) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1090)