# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1099 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1100 --- ## [The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beauty-queen-of-jerusalem/965282)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beauty-queen-of-jerusalem/965282 "2022-05-29T09:28:02Z")
Has anyone watched this Netflix series? I started it on a friend’s recommendation, am three episodes in and it has got me hooked - a lot of stuff happens quickly, without lingering at great length on scene-setting, rathe… --- ## [Did we just narrowly avoid another shopping mall shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-narrowly-avoid-another-shopping-mall-shooting/938793)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-narrowly-avoid-another-shopping-mall-shooting/938793 "2022-05-29T07:17:29Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/us/atlanta-guns-supermarket-witness/index.html --- ## [What is the connection between Looney Tunes iconography and poor white people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-connection-between-looney-tunes-iconography-and-poor-white-people/341462)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-connection-between-looney-tunes-iconography-and-poor-white-people/341462 "2006-01-24T22:49:59Z")
I’ve always noticed that poor white people - generally referred to as “rednecks,” “trailer park people,” or “white trash” - are really into cartoon iconography, more specifically Looney Tunes/Warner Brothers characters. … --- ## [Survivor -Season 42](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-42/960802)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-42/960802 "2022-05-29T04:39:54Z")
I didn’t see a thread yet. So far I’m not hopeful. It seems like they go out of their way to pick people that are socially awkward for a game that’s basically a popularity contest. I know they can’t all be Parvitis or … --- ## [Looking for WWII video scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-wwii-video-scene/965284)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-wwii-video-scene/965284 "2022-05-29T04:22:15Z")
This used to play on TV fairly often because it was in a Time-LIfe WWII commercial. A guy is standing on a balcony in Europe and a bomb or shell comes out of nowhere and explodes directly on him. I haven’t been able to f… --- ## [Can you get a ferret permit with an educational YouTube channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-ferret-permit-with-an-educational-youtube-channel/965219)
**Author:** [@poppy1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poppy1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-ferret-permit-with-an-educational-youtube-channel/965219 "2022-05-29T01:21:50Z")
i live in California and after loosing my beloved rats i was thinking of maybe taking on a ferret sometime over summer. i know they are illegal and i’m not even going to consider getting one illegally. on the California … --- ## [Post your Military Memorial here if you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-military-memorial-here-if-you-like/965278)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-military-memorial-here-if-you-like/965278 "2022-05-29T01:18:49Z")
With all the upheaval and change in my life lately, I’m not sure when I’m or if I’m going to be able to go visit my brother’s grave this year as usual(it will be done just…) so as a sort of place holder until I can get u… --- ## [Advice on dealing with this company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-dealing-with-this-company/965070)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-dealing-with-this-company/965070 "2022-05-29T00:56:06Z")
A few weeks ago I placed an order online with a global company for a birthday gift for my 12 year old daughter. The value of the order was about $100. The website said that it would arrive from the warehouse in France t… --- ## [Boss RC-30: problem using .WAV files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-rc-30-problem-using-wav-files/965276)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-rc-30-problem-using-wav-files/965276 "2022-05-29T00:26:09Z")
I’m just getting into looping. I’m getting an unsupported file error (UF on the display) from my RC-30. This answer (from Sweetwater) seems convincing: → If you’re sure you’ve got a 16-bit .WAV file at a 44.1kHz sampl… --- ## [News events from the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-events-from-the-past/965266)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-events-from-the-past/965266 "2022-05-29T00:24:57Z")
I was recently doing a little thought experiment - I was trying to think of at least one news event from every year since I was born (1972). No research, just seeing what popped up in my head. I was surprised to find th… --- ## [The Witch: Part I "Subversion"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witch-part-i-subversion/964995)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witch-part-i-subversion/964995 "2022-05-29T00:11:54Z")
This is a 2018 Korean movie with English subtitles. The basic plot is that one of a number of genetically engineered super kids makes a bloody escape from the facility in which she was created. She is found unconscious… --- ## [Current Era Chicken Sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-era-chicken-sandwiches/964662)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-era-chicken-sandwiches/964662 "2022-05-28T22:31:50Z")
Why do all the various incarnations of chicken sandwiches all look like someone took a piece of chicken breast, dipped it in egg batter, and then rolled it in a bowl of Kellogg’s corn flakes? --- ## [Was this schizophrenia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-schizophrenia/965016)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-schizophrenia/965016 "2022-05-28T20:57:45Z")
I’m curious if my roommates brother had schizophrenia. He was supposed to stay on medication, but the side effects were really hard on him, and from time to time he would stop the meds, saying that he thought he could be… --- ## [The 'if everyone did it' argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-if-everyone-did-it-argument/964787)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-if-everyone-did-it-argument/964787 "2022-05-28T20:00:58Z")
Picking up pebbles from the beach, in the UK, is apparently a crime, punishable by a £1000 fine, so I am informed. Now, I don’t really see it as a very significant problem if a kid wants to take home a shiny rock as a s… --- ## ["No professionals, please!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-professionals-please/964951)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-professionals-please/964951 "2022-05-28T20:00:18Z")
I would like to share a story told to me about 10 years ago by someone I met at a bar, and I’m wondering if anyone has similar stories they’d like to share. Back in high school, this guy was an accomplished streetball p… --- ## [End of school parties (with loud music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-school-parties-with-loud-music/965214)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-school-parties-with-loud-music/965214 "2022-05-28T18:23:33Z")
Yesterda, the middle school at the end of our block had an end of the school year party outside, with an ice cone truck, and 6’ tall speakers playing VERY loud music. I have 2 questions: When did schools start to off… --- ## [Walking up stairs backwards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-up-stairs-backwards/965220)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-up-stairs-backwards/965220 "2022-05-28T17:53:49Z")
I found out that I cannot go up stairs backwards well at all and automatically turn my foot outward. What specific muscle is weak for this upstairs difficulty to occur, and why does turning the foot out help. Trying to… --- ## [Let's talk about cruiselines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-cruiselines/944336)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-cruiselines/944336 "2022-05-28T17:10:53Z")
I’ve been on 5 or 6 cruises but they’ve all been on Carnival. I’ve been happy with them. Most of the time I’ve had kids with me so the “fun ships” have been fine. I’m considering an Alaskan cruise next summer and Roya… --- ## [Are double-clawed hammers still used anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-double-clawed-hammers-still-used-anywhere/965237)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-double-clawed-hammers-still-used-anywhere/965237 "2022-05-28T17:04:36Z")
Saw one on a recent TV episode (with a modern setting). Googling shows that they were in use in the early 1900s to better remove more than one size of nail, but I have never seen or heard of them before. … --- ## [During the Age of Sail, how did ships dock at port?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-age-of-sail-how-did-ships-dock-at-port/964786)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-age-of-sail-how-did-ships-dock-at-port/964786 "2022-05-28T15:46:39Z")
It’s been windy, and fire-y, lately here at home, so naturally I watched Master and Commander the other night. It got me wondering to myself: “Self, if everything from sloops to first-rate ships-of-the-line are rigged … --- ## [Need creative solutions to limit electrical power draw at plugs in older kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-creative-solutions-to-limit-electrical-power-draw-at-plugs-in-older-kitchen/965004)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-creative-solutions-to-limit-electrical-power-draw-at-plugs-in-older-kitchen/965004 "2022-05-28T15:21:25Z")
The situation is an older apartment with limited plugs and the breaker box in a location where the super has to reset the fuses. This means it’s easy to flip the breaker and inconvenient to get it reset. The kitchen ha… --- ## [Restaurant recommendations in Dublin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-recommendations-in-dublin/965173)
**Author:** [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-recommendations-in-dublin/965173 "2022-05-28T14:43:27Z")
So, I’m tasked with planning a dinner for 18 or 19 people (study abroad group, one student has had health issues and may or may not be able to continue with the program) in Dublin on the evening of June 18, and it has oc… --- ## [Are there any magic trixks so good that even professionals don't know how it's done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-magic-trixks-so-good-that-even-professionals-dont-know-how-its-done/629561)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-magic-trixks-so-good-that-even-professionals-dont-know-how-its-done/629561 "2022-05-28T13:42:22Z")
I was thinking about Penn and Teller’s recent show “Fool Us”, where they get a chance to watch a trick once, from one angle, in the audience; and then they have to work out exactly how it’s done. i didn’t watch many but … --- ## [Mail in voting, a MAGA view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-in-voting-a-maga-view/965021)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-in-voting-a-maga-view/965021 "2022-05-28T13:20:10Z")
I got into a conversation on a “we are not politically correct” facebook page about mail in voting. The guy believes you can just write “I vote for Bob” in a piece of paper, run it through the copy machine seventy five … --- ## [Thoughts on GD moderation change for Gun Debate threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-gd-moderation-change-for-gun-debate-threads/964717)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-gd-moderation-change-for-gun-debate-threads/964717 "2022-05-28T12:40:31Z")
I’m thinking about a rule adjustment. Gun Debate threads need to be narrow focused and preferably touch on new regulations or proposed regulations or cover some new aspect on guns themselves. When starting a GD on guns… --- ## [Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-fletcher-depeche-mode-died/965195)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-fletcher-depeche-mode-died/965195 "2022-05-28T06:38:30Z")
60 is way too young. Wiki says he dies at home of natural causes. I loved DM so much as a teen (or better put- I still love that period of their output). Sad news. --- ## [High school graduation money gift-how much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-graduation-money-gift-how-much/660911)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-graduation-money-gift-how-much/660911 "2022-05-28T06:28:13Z")
What is the going rate for monetary gifts for high school graduates? --- ## [What would happen if I got another cat, or a kitten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-got-another-cat-or-a-kitten/965238)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-got-another-cat-or-a-kitten/965238 "2022-05-28T03:22:16Z")
This is a bit of a thought experiment given I have no plans to add a third feline to the household anytime soon. I had planned for 3 cats when I got the two I have, but the pandemic up-ended my plan when it turned out to… --- ## [Who actually ruled Athens in 399 BCE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-actually-ruled-athens-in-399-bce/965230)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-actually-ruled-athens-in-399-bce/965230 "2022-05-28T02:50:03Z")
I thought it would be an easy question to answer. Who (following the 13 months ? 8 month? answers vary online rule of the Sparta-backed13 Tyrants) ruled Athens during the trial of Socrates in 399 BCE? All articles I foun… --- ## [What have you broken or damaged by your own stupidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-broken-or-damaged-by-your-own-stupidity/964957)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-broken-or-damaged-by-your-own-stupidity/964957 "2022-05-28T02:29:22Z")
Prized possession or just something you own that you should have been more careful with. I had a vintage Sansui stereo receiver that I bought new in the late 1970s. You would have to pay around $1200 these days to repla… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1098) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1100)