# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1105 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1106 --- ## [Making strong magnets without electricity, or making electricity from weak magnets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-strong-magnets-without-electricity-or-making-electricity-from-weak-magnets/964287)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-strong-magnets-without-electricity-or-making-electricity-from-weak-magnets/964287 "2022-05-21T22:14:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from Could a radio detector be built with 12th century tech?: Every discussion about re-inventing technology days of yore gets around to the issue of magnets. Copper wire will be available far … --- ## [With a wife like this, who needs enemies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-wife-like-this-who-needs-enemies/964480)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-wife-like-this-who-needs-enemies/964480 "2022-05-21T21:13:46Z")
I guess these women never thought to ask themselves “What could go wrong?” The answer, as it turns out, is “Plenty.” Wife Framed Husband By Planting Child Sexual Abuse Images On Phone: Police | HuffPost Latest News --- ## [Help me identify a tune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-tune/307485)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-tune/307485 "2022-05-21T21:09:50Z")
I’ve been watching a flash animation from Albinoblacksheep for a few months now, and I’m beginning to realize that, while I dig the music, I have no idea what the song actually is. Sounds italian, or perhaps spanish. Wa… --- ## [Did anyone see Bill Maher yesterday? (Apr. 29)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-bill-maher-yesterday-apr-29/963741)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-bill-maher-yesterday-apr-29/963741 "2022-05-21T19:00:33Z")
(hosting Annie Leibowitz and Doug Jones) Not that I’m gonna stop watching him over this (but if he keeps it up?)… His opening monologue was so unapologetically shitty and crappy, so devoid of anything remotely close to… --- ## [Lack of low-wage workers... where have they gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-low-wage-workers-where-have-they-gone/953752)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-low-wage-workers-where-have-they-gone/953752 "2022-05-21T18:17:44Z")
So I’m aware of the various reasons people might not choose to work a low-paying job- poor conditions, low pay, lack of autonomy, economic boosts due to stimulus checks, etc… But what I’m trying to figure out is where t… --- ## [What's up with contemporary people using "V" for "U" - Is it a sovcit / freeman on the land thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-contemporary-people-using-v-for-u-is-it-a-sovcit-freeman-on-the-land-thing/964778)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-contemporary-people-using-v-for-u-is-it-a-sovcit-freeman-on-the-land-thing/964778 "2022-05-21T17:38:28Z")
I just came across someone who uses “V” in place of “U” in his name and in a lot of other things. I was wondering what this was about. I noticed that he also often wrote his name in SovCit style: GivenName - SecondGivenN… --- ## [How's Florida for Covid right now? Need input regarding possible business trip soon-ish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-florida-for-covid-right-now-need-input-regarding-possible-business-trip-soon-ish/964677)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-florida-for-covid-right-now-need-input-regarding-possible-business-trip-soon-ish/964677 "2022-05-21T17:36:01Z")
I’m living in Canada and my work is thinking of sending a group of us to Florida so that we can do a few days of face-to-face with other team members scattered across N. America. Here’s the thing - my wife is immunocomp… --- ## [Art. Classic sexy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-classic-sexy/964758)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-classic-sexy/964758 "2022-05-21T17:33:39Z")
No, I’m not looking for the latest smut. However, can anybody give me titles (TITLES ONLY) of very sexy Fine art, from the 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries? Fine art Paintings only, please --- ## [ABA vs. NBA (basketball)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aba-vs-nba-basketball/961546)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aba-vs-nba-basketball/961546 "2022-05-21T16:13:15Z")
Was the ABA objectively worse, in terms of quality of basketball, than the NBA when both leagues coexisted? While the former had fewer teams, the actual players in the league (say, the top 10) seem like they would have … --- ## [LEDs on gaming PCs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leds-on-gaming-pcs/964257)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leds-on-gaming-pcs/964257 "2022-05-21T14:16:04Z")
Why the LEDs around the cooling fans? --- ## [RIP Fred Ward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fred-ward/964365)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fred-ward/964365 "2022-05-21T14:09:45Z")
I really liked him in The Right Stuff. Sad to see him go. :frowning: --- ## [Computer Inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-inflation/964212)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-inflation/964212 "2022-05-21T12:22:26Z")
I purchased a new laptop online on March 1st. Today, May 9th, I decided to purchase a duplicate for my wife. When I went to the company web site and clicked on “reorder”, I received the following message: Up 28% in 6… --- ## [In the late 1990s, did you play with pairs of jingling balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-late-1990s-did-you-play-with-pairs-of-jingling-balls/964703)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-late-1990s-did-you-play-with-pairs-of-jingling-balls/964703 "2022-05-21T12:22:04Z")
I had 3 or 4 sets of them in various sizes and styles. I live near a huge flea market that had a number of Asian vendors at the time, and it seems that all of them had these along with the herbs, counterfeit toys and thr… --- ## [Fighting misogyny - but "cunt" and "bitch" are still okay words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-misogyny-but-cunt-and-bitch-are-still-okay-words/853769)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-misogyny-but-cunt-and-bitch-are-still-okay-words/853769 "2022-05-21T06:40:30Z")
If you call a female public figure a “harpy”,that can get you banned. If you accuse feminists of hypocrisy, in a way that brings your own sincerity into question, your thread gets closed and you get a warning. If you s… --- ## [D&D alignment, of the SDMB and your own, with polls!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-alignment-of-the-sdmb-and-your-own-with-polls/964713)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-alignment-of-the-sdmb-and-your-own-with-polls/964713 "2022-05-21T06:35:44Z")
So, like many, I’m a gaming geek. Have been since around 8 years old or so, with my shiny red D&D boxed set, on to many different editions and other games over the decades. I’ve often found the alignment system trite a… --- ## [Have you ever gone into shock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gone-into-shock/963288)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gone-into-shock/963288 "2022-05-21T05:10:46Z")
Sure, it’s the cliche of cliches. Somebody goes into shock in every medical drama and half of all sitcoms. How realistic are they? Not very. I went into shock today during a nuclear stress test. It wasn’t fatal and it w… --- ## [Thoughts on neighbor inviting your dog into their house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-neighbor-inviting-your-dog-into-their-house/964692)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-neighbor-inviting-your-dog-into-their-house/964692 "2022-05-21T03:16:08Z")
First, a little background. I’ve posted before that we aren’t on great terms with our immediate neighbors to the north. We previously had issues regarding their downspouts which were directed towards our property, and … --- ## [Tunt stones from. Orthodox African desert may be remnants of Type Ia supernova?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tunt-stones-from-orthodox-african-desert-may-be-remnants-of-type-ia-supernova/964729)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tunt-stones-from-orthodox-african-desert-may-be-remnants-of-type-ia-supernova/964729 "2022-05-21T03:09:35Z")
I find this story fascinating. Scientists doing forensics analysis on tiny stones from North African desert conclude that given the distribution of elements and minerals, it may be residue from a Type Ia supernova. I … --- ## [What parts of U.S. history are the most "important" for kids to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-parts-of-u-s-history-are-the-most-important-for-kids-to-know/964015)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-parts-of-u-s-history-are-the-most-important-for-kids-to-know/964015 "2022-05-21T02:42:57Z")
This sprang from a segment on Jimmy Kimmel the other night where people were asked questions about both Star Wars and U.S. history, and in one of those subjects people did quite well. This prompted me to wonder: what par… --- ## [Off to Ukraine, as Nancy Pelosi finds a way for us to lose the midterms even harder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-ukraine-as-nancy-pelosi-finds-a-way-for-us-to-lose-the-midterms-even-harder/963856)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-ukraine-as-nancy-pelosi-finds-a-way-for-us-to-lose-the-midterms-even-harder/963856 "2022-05-21T00:15:53Z")
As a committed Democrat I want so hard to be able to root for Nancy Pelosi; in fact I usually do. From my perspective she’s been a competent House Speaker, and since she’s from my home state I feel that I’m normally on … --- ## [Betting in the hope of losing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-in-the-hope-of-losing/964674)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-in-the-hope-of-losing/964674 "2022-05-20T23:23:01Z")
First an introduction - here in the UK, soccer is by far our best-supported sport. I’ve followed Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) for 60 years. :heart\_eyes: Currently they are 4th in the top League (the Premiership) with one … --- ## [Is Seinfeld less offensive than Friends seen with today's eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seinfeld-less-offensive-than-friends-seen-with-todays-eyes/963626)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seinfeld-less-offensive-than-friends-seen-with-todays-eyes/963626 "2022-05-20T23:08:02Z")
Friends had jokes about Monica being fat and Chandler’s dad being transgendered. While Seinfeld had an episode that actually was pretty good satire of the attitudes toward homosexuality at the time. --- ## [Has organized crime ever hurt/killed someone as a favor for a super low level person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-organized-crime-ever-hurt-killed-someone-as-a-favor-for-a-super-low-level-person/964732)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-organized-crime-ever-hurt-killed-someone-as-a-favor-for-a-super-low-level-person/964732 "2022-05-20T22:28:56Z")
I’ve seen this plot point in fiction a number of times, but basically somebody who’s literally either just a cousin of a Mafia/cartel member or is basically just a super low level “associate” with no real pull in the mob… --- ## [TedBaiamonte banned for Sealioning and ignoring mod instruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tedbaiamonte-banned-for-sealioning-and-ignoring-mod-instruction/964791)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tedbaiamonte-banned-for-sealioning-and-ignoring-mod-instruction/964791 "2022-05-20T20:26:48Z")
Also Obsessive behavior : So 17 of the first 40 posts in “The Rotten Core of Our Political System” thread. See his thread: Why was Marx wrong about capitalism? 25 of the 62 posts. etc. Warning issued : You were alre… --- ## ["The Ozarks" and "Reacher" both have bars named "The Blue Cat"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ozarks-and-reacher-both-have-bars-named-the-blue-cat/964790)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ozarks-and-reacher-both-have-bars-named-the-blue-cat/964790 "2022-05-20T20:13:46Z")
Is this just coincidence or is an homage on someone’s part. I’ve never read the Reacher books so i dont know if the location name is from the book or just the show. -rainy --- ## [Making pitchers of mixed drinks. How would you proportion it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pitchers-of-mixed-drinks-how-would-you-proportion-it/964779)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pitchers-of-mixed-drinks-how-would-you-proportion-it/964779 "2022-05-20T20:19:40Z")
In the last few days I’ve experimented with flavoring my Sodastream seltzer. Squoze a lime and one of those super sweet tangerines, added a dash of hot honey-- yummy. The other day I saw a recipe for a thing called a gas… --- ## [Can horseradish cause an actual burn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-horseradish-cause-an-actual-burn/616199)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-horseradish-cause-an-actual-burn/616199 "2022-05-20T20:19:28Z")
I really love horseradish and wasabi (which I know is generally composed of horseradish outside Japan). I love the burny feeling. But, as I was eating some wasabi peas, it got me to wondering if eating too many of them m… --- ## [Eurovision in USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-in-usa/964707)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-in-usa/964707 "2022-05-20T18:53:49Z")
No this isn’t about the Amerivision Song Contest or whatever they’re calling it. Eurovision 2022 was carried live in the U.S. on IIRC Peacock. I was unable to watch any of it. Nothing is on Peacock now, and BBC spotted m… --- ## [So I guess I am Voting for Kathy Barnette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-i-am-voting-for-kathy-barnette/964368)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-guess-i-am-voting-for-kathy-barnette/964368 "2022-05-20T18:43:27Z")
The primaries here in Pennsylvania are next week. I am a Republican and so can only vote on the Republican side of the ballot. I am concerned about the GOP nominee for the US Senate. Doctor Oz is the frontrunner. He has… --- ## [What's literally meant by "Great White Replacement Theory"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-literally-meant-by-great-white-replacement-theory/964553)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-literally-meant-by-great-white-replacement-theory/964553 "2022-05-20T18:31:28Z")
This has been in the news lately, but it’s not defined very well or consistently in the references I’ve found. One definition is that white people are gradually losing majority status in the US, which as I understand it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1106)