# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1103 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1104 --- ## [Was the American force of the AEF the largest Army ever assembled in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-american-force-of-the-aef-the-largest-army-ever-assembled-in-the-uk/964971)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-american-force-of-the-aef-the-largest-army-ever-assembled-in-the-uk/964971 "2022-05-24T10:21:42Z")
I was curious about whether or not it is possible that the American forces deployed to the United Kingdom during WW2 actually constituted the largest army ever present on Great Britain. Facts I have dredged up: Peak Si… --- ## [Getting money back from a software bootcamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-money-back-from-a-software-bootcamp/949785)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-money-back-from-a-software-bootcamp/949785 "2021-09-03T12:53:52Z")
A relative of mine decided to try starting a new career in software development and opted to join an online “bootcamp” course which is “run” by a university.\* As condition of joining, you have to sign a contract saying, … --- ## [Ringling circus coming back next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringling-circus-coming-back-next-year/964715)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringling-circus-coming-back-next-year/964715 "2022-05-24T08:11:52Z")
With no animals Not sure if that will work . --- ## [The Jackass movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jackass-movies/841180)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jackass-movies/841180 "2022-05-24T01:23:51Z")
Any fans of these? I recently watched them all again and was amazed how hilariously entertaining I still found them, aside from the truly gross stuff (I fast forwarded through anything with bodily fluids). Lowest common … --- ## [For Mel Brooks fans, a fun article about his WWII experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-mel-brooks-fans-a-fun-article-about-his-wwii-experiences/964594)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-mel-brooks-fans-a-fun-article-about-his-wwii-experiences/964594 "2022-05-24T00:42:00Z")
He wrote it himself. And this picture is at the very end of the article: --- ## [Sciatica with zero back pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-with-zero-back-pain/964866)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sciatica-with-zero-back-pain/964866 "2022-05-23T23:29:15Z")
And I do mean zero; no pain, discomfort, soreness, sensitivity of any description ever at all. Nor does the sciatica pain react negatively or positively to changes in posture or any type of movement. Ever. I know there … --- ## [Yahoo email question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-email-question/964963)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-email-question/964963 "2022-05-23T22:50:50Z")
So my computer was being sluggish, and I decided to restart it. When I logged back into my email, a folder I use for keeping articles was empty, even though it lists 209-odd emails in the drop down and I can find them by… --- ## [Beck is unwell some more: first post 2022-05-06, last update 2022-05-10 (up and around)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-unwell-some-more-first-post-2022-05-06-last-update-2022-05-10-up-and-around/964051)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-unwell-some-more-first-post-2022-05-06-last-update-2022-05-10-up-and-around/964051 "2022-05-23T22:21:07Z")
Beck sez: I’m in the hospital again…I’m kinda depressed. My legs are week again. The doctor said, “Your are a brittle diabetic and these things will happen” I’m just so sick of it all. They did a bunch of tests. Some… --- ## [What agencies (if any) regulate internet television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-agencies-if-any-regulate-internet-television/964906)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-agencies-if-any-regulate-internet-television/964906 "2022-05-23T21:59:12Z")
So I’m watching one of the Roku channels, American Horrors, and a My Pillow commercial pops up. It starts with ol’ Mike blathering about “cancel culture”, then he talks up his “deal” where with a promo code you get the … --- ## [What can a trustee of a revocable trust do to access assets? NEED ANSWER FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-trustee-of-a-revocable-trust-do-to-access-assets-need-answer-fast/964300)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-trustee-of-a-revocable-trust-do-to-access-assets-need-answer-fast/964300 "2022-05-23T21:48:37Z")
From the MAY we have a new mini-rants thread now: With respect to the above post, I have some questions suited for IMHO. In February, the two of us bought cremation services from the Trident Society (Neptune Society e… --- ## [Which cars have lowest insurance rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cars-have-lowest-insurance-rates/964019)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cars-have-lowest-insurance-rates/964019 "2022-05-23T19:51:07Z")
I am looking to replace my 2018 Nissan Rogue SV that was in an accident. Somehow the damage went from “fender bender” to “we are just going to total it, sorry”. It looks like I am going to get between $22,000 and $25,0… --- ## [What past event would you most like to see on film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-past-event-would-you-most-like-to-see-on-film/964442)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-past-event-would-you-most-like-to-see-on-film/964442 "2022-05-23T19:40:22Z")
Assume a magical camera (with or without sound) that can travel back in time and auto-focus on the main action of any event in the history of the Earth or universe. You may choose a human event, a cosmological event, or … --- ## [Beckdawrek is bad, bad, bad and nearly dies. (Or how a Doper saved my life)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-bad-bad-bad-and-nearly-dies-or-how-a-doper-saved-my-life/831953)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-is-bad-bad-bad-and-nearly-dies-or-how-a-doper-saved-my-life/831953 "2022-05-23T19:20:59Z")
Last night was a bad, bad, bad night. No sleep. This morning my sugar crashed, like it hasn’t done in many moons. I was not completely In a coma, YET. In the nick of time my DIL got here. Got glucose into me. She knew t… --- ## [PDF question after saving a Word doc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-question-after-saving-a-word-doc/964846)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pdf-question-after-saving-a-word-doc/964846 "2022-05-23T19:19:17Z")
This is likely a stupid one I can’t Google because I just don’t know the right words. I saved a word document as a PDF to send out to a group (because not everyone has Word) and now it has all kinds of little formatting … --- ## [Can I water plants with the water from my birdbath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-water-plants-with-the-water-from-my-birdbath/964858)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-water-plants-with-the-water-from-my-birdbath/964858 "2022-05-23T19:17:10Z")
Just what the title says, I have a baby pomegranate tree planted next to a bird bath. I change the water in the birdbath daily. Is it OK to water the tree with bird poop soup or will that be too strong for the tree. (We … --- ## [Some quick questions about traveling on the A train in New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-quick-questions-about-traveling-on-the-a-train-in-new-york/964935)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-quick-questions-about-traveling-on-the-a-train-in-new-york/964935 "2022-05-23T19:08:25Z")
Hi, some quick questions about the A train in New York. I’m traveling from 181st Street to Howard Beach, then the Airtrain to JFK. Does every train (during the day) stop at Howard Beach? Approximately how long is the t… --- ## [Putin /Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-trump/963085)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-trump/963085 "2022-05-23T18:31:20Z")
I don’t want to turn this into a political thing, instead I would like to talk about negotiation logic. I think the media and the people ourselves make serious negotiations difficult for one reason the negotiator has a r… --- ## [Trying to find sound effects for composed music (heartbeat, siren, jet engine, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-sound-effects-for-composed-music-heartbeat-siren-jet-engine-etc/964945)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-sound-effects-for-composed-music-heartbeat-siren-jet-engine-etc/964945 "2022-05-23T18:08:57Z")
I’ve become bored with purely-instrumental music composition - it feels too hollow to me - and I want to add sound effects to enhance my pieces. Does anyone know a free, legit source of such audio material? For instance… --- ## [Why are there no flywheels for home-energy storage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-flywheels-for-home-energy-storage/964925)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-flywheels-for-home-energy-storage/964925 "2022-05-23T17:49:51Z")
If you want to store energy from your home energy production (turbine, solar panel, etc.) you pretty much have two choices: lead-acid or lithium-ion batteries or rarely a heat-pump. Why not a flywheel for home use? Peo… --- ## [Tesla Model Y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-model-y/831218)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-model-y/831218 "2022-05-23T17:43:36Z")
I saw a thread on the Model 3 but not the Model Y, so here we go. I watched quite a bit of the unveil, button live so I could skip most of it and just watch bits here and there. I hadn’t even heard of this car, so this… --- ## [Have you ever been in a Trope situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-in-a-trope-situation/964711)
**Author:** [@Dunka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-in-a-trope-situation/964711 "2022-05-23T17:00:41Z")
I think Tropes get a bad reputation. They are thought of as cheap shortcuts by the entertainment industry. Aren’t they just shared experiences? We can all relate to? Have you ever had an experience that would qualify… --- ## [Are we allowed to post, uncritically, links to Holocaust denying material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-post-uncritically-links-to-holocaust-denying-material/964820)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-allowed-to-post-uncritically-links-to-holocaust-denying-material/964820 "2022-05-23T16:50:25Z")
Just asking. Because it looks like it’s come up. If the answer is yes (and the response from ECG seems to be a yes)… I may have to rethink some things about this board. I mean, I’m all for fighting ignorance, but… yeah. … --- ## [Ginger has moved on to a better place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginger-has-moved-on-to-a-better-place/964777)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginger-has-moved-on-to-a-better-place/964777 "2022-05-23T16:30:09Z")
These pictures are from her last visit to the dog park. Ginny was 18 years old. She had all the same aches and pains as my 77 year o… --- ## [What’s Your Art Style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-art-style/964869)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-art-style/964869 "2022-05-23T16:05:11Z")
Do you have an eclectic style, or perhaps you don’t call it that, you just say it’s a mish mash that pleases you. Sculpture? Paintings? Classical modern post modern? Impressionist? Tell me about the artwork you own. --- ## [Second dog coming home - advice:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-dog-coming-home-advice/964782)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-dog-coming-home-advice/964782 "2022-05-23T15:03:00Z")
First here’s our 4 1/2 year old Miniature Aussie, Augie. Sunday we are bringing home this 8 week old Border Collie Mini Aussie mix, to be named Jersey (my wife a New Jersey Gir… --- ## [Any way to increase internet speed on older device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-increase-internet-speed-on-older-device/964878)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-increase-internet-speed-on-older-device/964878 "2022-05-23T14:43:51Z")
I have Gigabit internet service at my home. I use a Deco mesh wifi system. On my phone, coonected to my wifi, I get download speed of 860 Mbps, so I am confident I’m getting the service I am paying for. However, I also h… --- ## [A crumby jelly MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crumby-jelly-mmp/964490)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-crumby-jelly-mmp/964490 "2022-05-23T13:43:52Z")
Starting the week with a rant - deal with it! :stuck\_out\_tongue: When my MIL makes toast, she’ll use the butter-and-crumb covered knife to dig into the jar of jelly! :open\_mouth: Who does that?? Don’t civilized people u… --- ## [For fans of The Fifth Element](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fans-of-the-fifth-element/964718)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fans-of-the-fifth-element/964718 "2022-05-23T12:09:36Z")
Doesn’t like there’s been a recent thread about the movie. I liked but didn’t love TFE the one time I saw it; it’s certainly become a cult favorite, though. --- ## [Is there a limit to how big you can make an open ocean ship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-how-big-you-can-make-an-open-ocean-ship/964462)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-how-big-you-can-make-an-open-ocean-ship/964462 "2022-05-23T11:20:10Z")
I know dock space, canals, and coastal areas have hard limits on how big you can make a modern ship, but I also heard recently that it would be impossible to make a mile long ship that wasn’t just a series of floating pl… --- ## [George Carlin's American Dream - May 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlins-american-dream-may-20/963853)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlins-american-dream-may-20/963853 "2022-05-23T07:39:00Z")
Kelly Carlin was at least somewhat involved with this movie and I have very high hopes for it. Can you believe George has been dead for 14 years? I feel like I just heard him the other day. Patton Oswalt, who I think is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1104)