# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1102&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1103 --- ## [The Book of Boba Fett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-of-boba-fett/953653)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-of-boba-fett/953653 "2022-06-11T20:44:47Z")
The trailer for the series is up. I see that B’omarr Monks are still hanging around on Tatooine. Is it too much to ask that Ephant Mon get a prominent role in the Fett administration? … --- ## [Rhetoric Study as a Salve for Misinformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhetoric-study-as-a-salve-for-misinformation/964694)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhetoric-study-as-a-salve-for-misinformation/964694 "2022-06-11T19:39:41Z")
As I understand it, schools used to teach rhetoric - the art of persuasion and debate - to school children. This was before my time, so I have no exposure to it, but I do know that one of the most effective educational e… --- ## [Backstory on movie "All the President's Men"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backstory-on-movie-all-the-presidents-men/965978)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backstory-on-movie-all-the-presidents-men/965978 "2022-06-11T18:21:22Z")
\[Gift link\] … No movie springs perfectly formed from page to screen. But to read Woodward’s marked-up draft of Goldman’s screenplay is to realize that the “All the President’s Men” we know — the lean, flawlessly cal… --- ## [International Flight changing planes in Barcelona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-flight-changing-planes-in-barcelona/965997)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-flight-changing-planes-in-barcelona/965997 "2022-06-11T15:53:00Z")
My daughter is flying from Boston to Venice tomorrow, changing planes in Barcelona (and kind of changing airlines, but not terminals). I know for the USA, you have to clear immigration & customs when arriving on an inter… --- ## [30 Day Free Trial Cancel Any Time Afterwards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-free-trial-cancel-any-time-afterwards/965626)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-free-trial-cancel-any-time-afterwards/965626 "2022-06-11T15:08:23Z")
What are your thoughts about those ‘sign up for our service. The first 30 days is FREE. You can cancel any time afterwards’? I remember as a kid signing up for Columbia Record Club where they offered the first six or so… --- ## [How does HQ Trivia stay in business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hq-trivia-stay-in-business/964813)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hq-trivia-stay-in-business/964813 "2022-06-11T14:22:17Z")
HQ Trivia is an app that features a weekly live trivia quiz. If you answer all 12 questions correctly (each has 3 choices to choose from) you win a few dollars that transfer to your PayPal account. Every Thursday at 9p… --- ## [Explain the unexplained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-unexplained/965898)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-unexplained/965898 "2022-06-11T13:40:56Z")
I’ll start. Chupacabra: Dead goats and chickens turned up in Puerto Rico, and then stopped/tapered off. I think it was a sick wino who killed animals for a lark. He snuffed it, and all that was left was the occasiona… --- ## [Can a Native English Speaker Ever Truly Learn Mandarin Chinese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-native-english-speaker-ever-truly-learn-mandarin-chinese/965804)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-native-english-speaker-ever-truly-learn-mandarin-chinese/965804 "2022-06-11T13:22:29Z")
(I choose Mandarin, because as someone would no doubt point out, there is in fact more than one Chinese language.) It’s a funny thing about sounds in languages. If you don’t pick them up as a young child, you forever lo… --- ## [Why no Wright brothers movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809 "2022-06-11T05:25:28Z")
As far as I can tell, there’s never been a feature film biopic on the Wright brothers. That seems surprising to me. They’re well-known people. It’s a dramatic story. It would be easy to portray on film. So why hasn’t any… --- ## [OK to Ignore an Infected Toenail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-ignore-an-infected-toenail/965943)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-ignore-an-infected-toenail/965943 "2022-06-11T04:53:18Z")
I’ve got an infected toenail and I’ve been losing the battle against it for over a year now. The doctor prescribed this antifungal nail polish and it worked until it didn’t. It doesn’t hurt or itch, and I have this set o… --- ## [Week of the Arachnid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-of-the-arachnid/965968)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-of-the-arachnid/965968 "2022-06-11T03:43:31Z")
We live in the woods, and this year there are many occasions when we’re moving around, indoors or out, and run head-on into a spider thread. Annoying, but no big deal. I’m not a big fan of spiders. Like, the way they mo… --- ## [We're under attack! They're massing on our border!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-under-attack-theyre-massing-on-our-border/965570)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-under-attack-theyre-massing-on-our-border/965570 "2022-06-11T03:27:13Z")
Canada has sneakily moved 90% of their citizens to within 150 miles of our border! Clearly this is ominous! Wake up, people! The time to build barricades is NOW. --- ## [Is this social anxiety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-social-anxiety/965781)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-social-anxiety/965781 "2022-06-11T03:25:17Z")
So, yesterday I was standing in church, singing a hymn surrounded by the choir, and a big voice in my head started chattering in my ear. “Your friends are just pretending to tolerate you. In reality, they all find you … --- ## [The 'theory' of how to make the most out of life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-theory-of-how-to-make-the-most-out-of-life/965981)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-theory-of-how-to-make-the-most-out-of-life/965981 "2022-06-11T03:25:14Z")
OK, I saw this ‘philosophy’ in a profile of a couchsurfing host that I didn’t stay with, and now that I can’t remember its name, I can’t find his account either. So I’m posting here to ask. The theory is like this. In l… --- ## [Remastered Star Trek (original series) looks like garbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remastered-star-trek-original-series-looks-like-garbage/965879)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remastered-star-trek-original-series-looks-like-garbage/965879 "2022-06-11T03:16:23Z")
I’ve been a Star Trek fan ever since I was a small child. And I often go back to watch the original series episodes. I thought it would be great to have access to them on streaming services, but no, because the version … --- ## [Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. {Russia has invaded as of Feb 24-2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-may-be-about-to-invade-ukraine-russia-has-invaded-as-of-feb-24-2022/939699)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 1100\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-may-be-about-to-invade-ukraine-russia-has-invaded-as-of-feb-24-2022/939699 "2022-06-11T01:47:25Z")
Russia Warns of Full-Scale War in Eastern Ukraine, Blames Kyiv The recent deployment of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border and Moscow’s indication that it could intervene in the event of a full-scale war in eastern … --- ## [Ever had a bank tell you 'Take your money and go'? CapitalOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-bank-tell-you-take-your-money-and-go-capitalone/965106)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-bank-tell-you-take-your-money-and-go-capitalone/965106 "2022-06-11T01:27:03Z")
I got a whole pile of letters from CapitalOne a few weeks ago, one for each of the CDs I had in my IRA account with them. Seems they’ve decided they don’t want the bother of handling IRA accounts for individuals any lon… --- ## [Opinions/experience with greyhound aggression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-experience-with-greyhound-aggression/965825)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-experience-with-greyhound-aggression/965825 "2022-06-11T01:18:07Z")
I’m a huge dog lover, and have had dogs - mostly Goldens and our current goldendoodle - throughout my adult life (I’m 61). One of my daughters has adopted greyhounds. She currently has her 2d and 3d. We had a very unp… --- ## [Cover Song Dominos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-song-dominos/952555)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-song-dominos/952555 "2022-06-11T01:15:42Z")
We’ve got a lot of people here who like music; we’ve got several “Domino” game threads; why not combine the two? Here’s how it works: Each domino is a cover song - “Song” by Artist X, originally by Y. To connect, you … --- ## [I feel bad...I killed a cat today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-bad-i-killed-a-cat-today/964910)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-bad-i-killed-a-cat-today/964910 "2022-06-11T00:58:19Z")
Mrs. L and I were driving down the backroads, coming home. I was driving about 70 mph. A cat darted in front of me from the ditch on my left—if he’d kept going, he would have made it safely to the ditch on my right. B… --- ## [What's the name of this trope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-trope/965969)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-trope/965969 "2022-06-11T00:37:25Z")
Been done a million times: the hero, who is usually a CIA agent or professional assassin, is running from his employers who want to kill him for whatever reason. Like the Bourne crap, Salt, 7 Days of the Condor, Burn Not… --- ## [What if Lee won at Gettysburg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-lee-won-at-gettysburg/965941)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-lee-won-at-gettysburg/965941 "2022-06-10T23:53:31Z")
No this is not “Would the CSA had won the war?” Everything I had read says he planned to Get supplies at Harrisburg ??? Profit First of all it makes more sense given the support in Maryland than Pennsylvania that he … --- ## [Why is Amazon saying that S.2992 would break Prime two-day shipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-amazon-saying-that-s-2992-would-break-prime-two-day-shipping/965679)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-amazon-saying-that-s-2992-would-break-prime-two-day-shipping/965679 "2022-06-10T23:11:34Z")
I just saw a political advertisement on MASN that warns if S.2992 passes, it would be extremely detrimental to the quickness of Prime shipping. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2992 Can you give… --- ## [Eat A Huge Steak - Get Free Meal!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-a-huge-steak-get-free-meal/965566)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-a-huge-steak-get-free-meal/965566 "2022-06-10T22:48:23Z")
“Eating a 96 oz. steak with all the trimmings” to get a free meal was a common enough trope decades ago. A few places were supposedly famous for doing it and it was an occasional tripe in movies, TV and news. Is this… --- ## [Clever hacks that you've never gotten to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-hacks-that-youve-never-gotten-to-work/933692)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-hacks-that-youve-never-gotten-to-work/933692 "2022-06-10T22:33:58Z")
Millions of people swear by them, but you’ve never actually gotten it to work. For example: to get crystal clear ice cubes, boil the water first. Nope. Qualified example: light a match (back when strike-anywhere matches… --- ## [Acrylic display for artifacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrylic-display-for-artifacts/965929)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acrylic-display-for-artifacts/965929 "2022-06-10T21:52:44Z")
My wife has a few childhood horse toys that she wants to display in our daughter’s room. So I’ve been searching to find something that might be more of museum artifact display. Here is a photo I found on a museum site.… --- ## [Doug Ford re-elected in Ontario: 80 seats out of 120](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-ford-re-elected-in-ontario-80-seats-out-of-120/965608)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-ford-re-elected-in-ontario-80-seats-out-of-120/965608 "2022-06-10T21:30:14Z")
Looks like he survived the Covid crisis handily: solid majority, 80 seats out of 124. --- ## [Ukraine War: Is it being fought akin to WWII, big armies facing each other? Or is it being fought akin to Vietnam, insurgents endlessly harassing the invader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-war-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-wwii-big-armies-facing-each-other-or-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-vietnam-insurgents-endlessly-harassing-the-invader/963018)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-war-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-wwii-big-armies-facing-each-other-or-is-it-being-fought-akin-to-vietnam-insurgents-endlessly-harassing-the-invader/963018 "2022-06-10T20:36:20Z")
Title kinda says it all. I thought Ukraine had a decent military but I have yet to see anything like big armies squaring off and having a slugfest (ala Kursk…granted that was bigger than most battles). Are jets dogfigh… --- ## [H.P. Lovecraft and God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-p-lovecraft-and-god/965948)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-p-lovecraft-and-god/965948 "2022-06-10T20:19:05Z")
In any of his mainstream mythos stories, does Lovecraft mention the Judeo-Christian God at all, even if only to scoff that He’s merely human wishful thinking? --- ## [Star Trek: The Pitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-pitch/965805)
**Author:** [@de\_Worde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/de_Worde)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-pitch/965805 "2022-06-10T18:41:33Z")
With all the nostalgia for TOS that “Strange New Worlds” is generating, Paramount+ should follow up its limited series “The Offer” (which is about the making of “The Godfather”) with a series on the creation of “Star Tre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1101&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1103&state=tracking)