# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1111 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1112 --- ## [What does the G in G-string stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-g-in-g-string-stand-for/211870)
**Author:** [@LFenwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LFenwick)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-g-in-g-string-stand-for/211870 "2022-05-15T20:00:30Z")
I was always under the impression that is stood for the Grafenberg area, or G-spot, as in Dr. Ernst Grafenberg’s research findings—?:wink: Link to column: What does the G in G-string stand for? – CKDH --- ## [Horizon: Forbidden West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horizon-forbidden-west/943097)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horizon-forbidden-west/943097 "2022-05-15T18:21:09Z")
Gameplay reveal! during a live event: It’s about 10 minutes of actual play, repeated, with intro and outro by studio staff. Can’t tell exactly how far into the game’s story this is, but seems to be a fair … --- ## [SCOTUS become politicized vs. not ruling according to people's preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-become-politicized-vs-not-ruling-according-to-peoples-preferences/964208)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-become-politicized-vs-not-ruling-according-to-peoples-preferences/964208 "2022-05-15T17:37:59Z")
Trying to separate this from the Roe-overturning debate and make it its own discussion: Any time SCOTUS makes a decision that goes against one particular faction’s preferences, there will inevitably be two howls: “The C… --- ## [Can blue states pass laws giving citizens the ability to sue red states where people die from lack of abortion access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blue-states-pass-laws-giving-citizens-the-ability-to-sue-red-states-where-people-die-from-lack-of-abortion-access/964266)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blue-states-pass-laws-giving-citizens-the-ability-to-sue-red-states-where-people-die-from-lack-of-abortion-access/964266 "2022-05-15T16:10:49Z")
With all the red states talking about suing medical practitioners and patients who go to another state to get an abortion, could a blue state pass a law allowing its citizens to sue (either the state or members of the le… --- ## [Can anyone point to a argument made before the Supreme Court that changed one or more justices' minds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-point-to-a-argument-made-before-the-supreme-court-that-changed-one-or-more-justices-minds/964403)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-point-to-a-argument-made-before-the-supreme-court-that-changed-one-or-more-justices-minds/964403 "2022-05-15T11:54:17Z")
Subject line kinda says it all. My suspicion is all supreme court justices have their minds made up about a given case well before it is argued in front of them. Do we have any examples of a justice who had their mind … --- ## [How do we decide if not taking precautions against COVID is irresponsible and dangerous, generally as well as personally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-decide-if-not-taking-precautions-against-covid-is-irresponsible-and-dangerous-generally-as-well-as-personally/962705)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-decide-if-not-taking-precautions-against-covid-is-irresponsible-and-dangerous-generally-as-well-as-personally/962705 "2022-05-15T09:01:01Z")
This question is being discussed elsewhere, of course, but I don’t think this angle has gotten a lot of traction from what I’ve seen. Apologies if I’m mistaken. I think there’s an impulse (in my mind) to think, as long… --- ## [Shower curtain liners: cloth or plastic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-liners-cloth-or-plastic/964189)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-liners-cloth-or-plastic/964189 "2022-05-15T08:42:48Z")
A month or two ago, I put our slightly moldy plastic shower curtain liner into the tub with some bleach. It was a wrestling match to scrub it clean and hang it back up again. And now it’s moldy again! I’d like to try … --- ## [Slightly cross-eyed women. Attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-cross-eyed-women-attractive/537721)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slightly-cross-eyed-women-attractive/537721 "2022-05-15T08:31:36Z")
A buddy of mine mentioned recently that he found women that are slightly cross-eyed to be very attractive. I found his comment to be very interesting because I agree that there is something about a woman being slightly… --- ## [Another White Male Perpetrates a Another Mass Shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-white-male-perpetrates-a-another-mass-shooting/938463)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-white-male-perpetrates-a-another-mass-shooting/938463 "2022-05-15T00:22:37Z")
This time in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado This is after the Asian Spa shootings last week When I started this topic Discourse “helpfully” listed another of similar topics and for once they actually were similar r… --- ## [Useful (pithy) Election Messaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-pithy-election-messaging/964347)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-pithy-election-messaging/964347 "2022-05-14T23:14:40Z")
As we get closer to American elections in November, there will be more demand for good messaging–particularly short and catchy (and witty), bumper-sticker-ready messages. (And other nations have elections coming up, too.… --- ## [How Does my Blender Detect if lid is on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-blender-detect-if-lid-is-on/964161)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-blender-detect-if-lid-is-on/964161 "2022-05-14T22:34:01Z")
I’ve often wondered how the safety feature works on my Blendtec blender which causes the machine not to turn on unless the plastic lid (Latching Lid – Blendtec ) is securely on the jar. I am pretty sure there are no sen… --- ## [Falling trough the center of the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-trough-the-center-of-the-earth/203730)
**Author:** [@ras2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ras2000)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-trough-the-center-of-the-earth/203730 "2022-05-14T22:14:00Z")
In the column http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_165.html, \*\* the Man\*\* says that one will eventually stop at the center, due to air resistance. But since air resistance is a function of (among other things) the spe… --- ## [High prices for used books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-prices-for-used-books/964298)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-prices-for-used-books/964298 "2022-05-14T20:45:17Z")
I recall, or think I recall, a thread on this, but couldn’t find it. Looking for a used book online, the same book in the same condition ranges in price from $2 to $250 at different sellers. The book isn’t rare or anythi… --- ## [Which Single Parenting Decision Makes The Biggest Difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-single-parenting-decision-makes-the-biggest-difference/964164)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-single-parenting-decision-makes-the-biggest-difference/964164 "2022-05-14T20:36:06Z")
Read something that said a couple makes about 1700 decisions in the first year alone once they have a child. After that “decision”, it stated that the biggest effect on the child was where to raise it. Of course that m… --- ## [Poll: Elon Musk buys Twitter. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-elon-musk-buys-twitter-what-do-you-do/963414)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-elon-musk-buys-twitter-what-do-you-do/963414 "2022-05-14T17:01:38Z")
Twitter is expected to shortly announce its sale to Elon Musk. If this goes through: poll (For the purpose of this poll, assume the news reports are genuine and this isn’t some weird pump-and-dump thing that Musk will … --- ## [Court issues injunction allowing trans youth in Alabama to use gender-affirming medicine {2022-05-14}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-issues-injunction-allowing-trans-youth-in-alabama-to-use-gender-affirming-medicine-2022-05-14/964418)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-issues-injunction-allowing-trans-youth-in-alabama-to-use-gender-affirming-medicine-2022-05-14/964418 "2022-05-14T16:50:49Z")
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction permitting trans minors in Alabama to access gender-affirming medicine, blocking part of a state ban that went into effect a week ago: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/u… --- ## [Real estate buying and selling guidance sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-buying-and-selling-guidance-sought/964331)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-buying-and-selling-guidance-sought/964331 "2022-05-14T16:46:06Z")
I realize this is a rather general question, or set of questions, so I’m expecting this thread to go all over the place. And I know I’ve posted elsewhere about staging a house for sale; this is a different question. My… --- ## [Historical views about the revolution of the Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-views-about-the-revolution-of-the-moon/964384)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-views-about-the-revolution-of-the-moon/964384 "2022-05-14T16:21:18Z")
Copernicus and Galilei did away with Ptolemy’s belief that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe, and that all other celestial bodies (plus a concentric set of “spheres”) revolve around it. But in one aspect Ptole… --- ## [Microsoft Outlook Advert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-outlook-advert/964388 "2022-05-14T16:03:55Z")
I keep getting an advert from Outlook: “This is a new type of ad” “Get the latest premium Outlook features” I can’t block it and it keeps coming back. Any ideas on how to get rid of it? --- ## [Why I hate people, volume LXII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-people-volume-lxii/964283)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-people-volume-lxii/964283 "2022-05-14T15:28:30Z")
My sister died recently after a very difficult and relatively brief encounter with cancer. A friend of hers, who I do not know, posted a very appropriate and warm message about her death on social media. In it, he menti… --- ## [Will residential solar panels hold resale value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-residential-solar-panels-hold-resale-value/964341)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-residential-solar-panels-hold-resale-value/964341 "2022-05-14T15:18:40Z")
My wife is getting quotes on putting solar panels on our house. I am not too keen on this but quotes are free. They did a pretty good analysis and the payback period in today’s dollars is about 10 years. I might do it i… --- ## [What is the K as in Concerto No.5 in A major K 219?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-k-as-in-concerto-no-5-in-a-major-k-219/964348)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-k-as-in-concerto-no-5-in-a-major-k-219/964348 "2022-05-14T14:32:23Z")
I have seen classical music listed in programs, sometimes with a K as in the thread title, and sometimes with an Op. as in Concerto No. 3 in B minor Op. 61. I know the Op stands for opus, but what does the K stand for? … --- ## [Big fire in Maryland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-fire-in-maryland/963367)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-fire-in-maryland/963367 "2022-05-14T13:43:24Z")
Last Thursday at 10:30-11:00 am I was travelling north on Rt 113 from Chincoteague, Va. to Assateague, Maryland. In the distant northwest here was a huge plume of black smoke. I checked local news sites via Google and co… --- ## [Warning when windows laptop is unplugged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-when-windows-laptop-is-unplugged/961860)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-when-windows-laptop-is-unplugged/961860 "2022-05-14T12:05:53Z")
Is there a way to have Windows 11 immediately notify me with a great big popup the instant my laptop gets unplugged? I’ve tried searching for this but all the hits are for how to turn on a battery saver mode when the ba… --- ## [Identify old radio program - conceited actor, hick guests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-old-radio-program-conceited-actor-hick-guests/964389)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-old-radio-program-conceited-actor-hick-guests/964389 "2022-05-14T12:02:51Z")
A while back I heard an old time radio program - I’m not sure whether it was a one-shot or part of a series. The main character is a theatrical actor who lives in an elegant mansion, but in recent years he has been maki… --- ## [What's your Wordle approach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wordle-approach/957372)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-wordle-approach/957372 "2022-05-14T09:14:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game: I’m splitting this off because I feel like discussion will get buried in people sharing their results. I’m curious about how y’all approach Wor… --- ## [Need input on whether to respond to a post on an "interfaith" channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-input-on-whether-to-respond-to-a-post-on-an-interfaith-channel/964310)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-input-on-whether-to-respond-to-a-post-on-an-interfaith-channel/964310 "2022-05-14T08:56:49Z")
This is regarding an interfaith corporate internal message board at a large global company that promotes a company culture of diversity, equity, inclusion (using slightly different words). There are many corporate-sancti… --- ## [In memorium: Gatopescado's mother has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memorium-gatopescados-mother-has-passed-away/964303)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memorium-gatopescados-mother-has-passed-away/964303 "2022-05-14T07:09:53Z")
@Gatopescado , our beloved long time funny wise-cracking king of the online drive-by post Has lost his Mother early today. I’ve talked to him off board for many months and he has been her caretaker, her champion for a … --- ## [More Questions - Miami Condo Collapse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-miami-condo-collapse/945697)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-miami-condo-collapse/945697 "2022-05-14T07:07:10Z")
Personal Belongings. Obviously, those items in the collapsed portion are buried in the ruble. Some, I’m sure, are valuable. Will there be an effort to “sift through” the debris to recover items? Did the residents in th… --- ## [Democrats should start the process of amending the Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-should-start-the-process-of-amending-the-constitution/964072)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-should-start-the-process-of-amending-the-constitution/964072 "2022-05-14T02:39:02Z")
Whack-a-Mole laid out some of the court cases that are in danger of being overturned quite nicely in the thread about Roe vs. Wade. This gave me the idea that Democrats should start the process of amending the Constitu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1112)