# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1113&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1114 --- ## [Two Quick Opera Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-quick-opera-questions/965255)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-quick-opera-questions/965255 "2022-05-29T20:41:51Z")
First, note the multiracial crowd performing the “Libiamo” scene from La Traviata. Is this a thing in opera nowadays, to have multiracial ensembles performing operas that took place in 18th-century Paris? This isn’t a co… --- ## [Not a gun buy-back scheme, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-gun-buy-back-scheme-but/965316)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-gun-buy-back-scheme-but/965316 "2022-05-29T18:48:17Z")
Since an AK-47 buy-back scheme does not seem to be feasible, what are some opinions on what could be done to address the irresponsible use of firearms in the USA. I’ll start Raise the age to purchase a gun (pistol, ri… --- ## [AK47 buy back scheme!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ak47-buy-back-scheme/965302)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ak47-buy-back-scheme/965302 "2022-05-29T17:29:52Z")
I’m sure we’ve all been hearing various ideas for moving the needle on gun control in the US. Obviously the population is extremely divided on this so it won’t be easy. We’ve all heard silly schemes like making ammo proh… --- ## [Another close thread question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-close-thread-question/965313)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-close-thread-question/965313 "2022-05-29T18:19:16Z")
Here’s the OP Which ends with this So……what’s your idea? That makes me think the OP was more about ideas about what changes could be made in how the government deals with the proliferation of guns in today’s societ… --- ## [Can states or the Federal government restrict abortions on Native American lands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-states-or-the-federal-government-restrict-abortions-on-native-american-lands/964884)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-states-or-the-federal-government-restrict-abortions-on-native-american-lands/964884 "2022-05-29T16:46:28Z")
Note: This is not a debate about abortion itself, but about possible state or Federal control of health measures on Native American lands. I just read an article about Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt striking back… --- ## [How do i share files in windows 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296 "2022-05-29T15:43:05Z")
Im trying to share my folder in Windows 10, but when i goto network settings i get no understanding. I only want to share a folder, not my whole computer --- ## [Night of the Living Cyst, Part IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-cyst-part-iv/964961)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-of-the-living-cyst-part-iv/964961 "2022-05-29T14:59:30Z")
So, I seem to be susceptible to sebaceous cysts. I’ve had a couple taken off by docs, and one went away after antibiotics. No big deal, normally. Just something I have to live with. Until this one. Went from a littl… --- ## [How does Canada move oil without the Keystone pipeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-canada-move-oil-without-the-keystone-pipeline/965182)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-canada-move-oil-without-the-keystone-pipeline/965182 "2022-05-29T14:35:34Z")
One of the facts disbelieved by MAGA is that the Keystone pipeline was to move Canadian oil to Texas refineries and the fuel sent mostly overseas. What is Canada doing with the oil Keystone would have carried? --- ## [Conversation issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-issues/965268)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-issues/965268 "2022-05-29T14:21:08Z")
I have noticed that certain types of people like to talk about UFO’s, mental telepathy, conspiracy theories, religion, etc… I find them as aggravating as everyone else does but what bothers me is, I like to talk about ph… --- ## [Self Defense in a Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-in-a-car/965067)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-in-a-car/965067 "2022-05-29T09:56:05Z")
I was watching a video on dashcam videos and a few showed people being attacked. One was where the road was blocked by a van and two guys got out and started chasing the car with baseball bats. There was one with a wom… --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1112&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1114&state=tracking)