# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1122 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1123 --- ## [What are the limits of the First Amendment in terms of search engine content?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-limits-of-the-first-amendment-in-terms-of-search-engine-content/963601)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-limits-of-the-first-amendment-in-terms-of-search-engine-content/963601 "2022-05-03T05:29:25Z")
What are the limits of the First Amendment/freedom of speech in terms of search engine content? I’m specifically thinking of medical/pharmacological disinformation. How vigilant do companies like Google have to be to we… --- ## [Strange new "OneBox" behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-onebox-behavior/962853)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-onebox-behavior/962853 "2022-05-03T04:27:31Z")
“OneBox” refers to the previews that appear in a post when you post a link, showing the headline, a picture from the link, and a few lines of text. Something new has been appearing: There is now an additional picture n… --- ## [Per Politico, Supreme Court is overturning Roe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/per-politico-supreme-court-is-overturning-roe/963860)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/per-politico-supreme-court-is-overturning-roe/963860 "2022-05-03T03:19:37Z")
Holy cow. I’m going to throw up if this goes through. --- ## [Most houses (including condos) just plain suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-houses-including-condos-just-plain-suck/963022)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-houses-including-condos-just-plain-suck/963022 "2022-05-03T01:58:42Z")
First, let me start with a positive that will help you know where I am coming from. What kind of house or apartment would satisfy me? I like factory loft type spaces when it comes to apartments/condos, and I like “modern… --- ## [Anyone want to play Guess the recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-guess-the-recipe/963859)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-play-guess-the-recipe/963859 "2022-05-03T01:56:44Z")
I’m going through a file of mostly newspaper/magazine clippings from my mother, and in it I found a 3X5 card with the following recipe written in my mother’s handwriting. The thing is, all there is is a list of ingredie… --- ## [NHL Mar./Apr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-mar-apr/960650)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-mar-apr/960650 "2022-05-03T00:00:57Z")
I thought tim-n-va’s idea of doing a two-monther (and then a separate play-off thread) would, indeed, be an excellent compromise. Just reporting the rarity of my teams - Canucks and Flyers - actually somehow winning on … --- ## [Electric Daisy Festival (Las Vegas, NV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-daisy-festival-las-vegas-nv/952857)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-daisy-festival-las-vegas-nv/952857 "2022-05-02T23:49:02Z")
I just found out that my sister-in-law and niece, who is 20, are going to fly out to Vegas, so my niece can attend this. I had never heard of it until just now, but it sounds like a feast for all senses, and then some. … --- ## [Surprisingly cheap things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprisingly-cheap-things/963363)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprisingly-cheap-things/963363 "2022-05-02T23:17:23Z")
As we all know, many countries right now are experiencing out of control inflation, supply shortages and opportunist price-gouging that are all making the cost of living much higher. But are there things that you’ve bee… --- ## [Pointless administrative tasks of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-administrative-tasks-of-the-past/960940)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointless-administrative-tasks-of-the-past/960940 "2022-05-02T22:30:14Z")
This thread reminded me of something from my past. When I was in high school (in the early 80s), I have vague memories of this pointless process on the first day of school: We received our schedule of classes (printe… --- ## [No more Logo Walls! Enough!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-logo-walls-enough/963777)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-logo-walls-enough/963777 "2022-05-02T22:17:30Z")
As a Major Hollywood Star, I get paid millions every picture. I get why I have to do promotions; it’s in my contract. Interviews, festivals, red carpet events, ho hum. But I refuse to pose in front of those damn Logo Wa… --- ## ["We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto: Favorite covers and parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-from-encanto-favorite-covers-and-parodies/960278)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-from-encanto-favorite-covers-and-parodies/960278 "2022-05-02T22:09:07Z")
Here’s the original song: “We Don’t Talk About Pluto”, about the (until recently) ninth planet: “We Don’t Talk About Rona”, about the Coronavirus: Here’s an a capella version: … --- ## [Question about Libel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-libel/963825)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-libel/963825 "2022-05-02T22:04:12Z")
This was inspired by the whole Depp/Heard conflict. If I write an article alleging that someone (Person A) attacked me, but does not identify them, what standing (not sure that’s the right word) does Person A have to sue… --- ## [F\*\*\* Moscow, philatelically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-moscow-philatelically/963769)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-moscow-philatelically/963769 "2022-05-02T21:42:52Z")
Before its impromptu conversion to a submarine, the Russian warship Moskva attempted to menace Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island. One of the soldiers responded to the threats using International Sign Language, and the … --- ## [Have you ever received a massage from a pro? (i.e., a back rub from your SO as a prelude to rumpy-pumpy does not count)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-a-massage-from-a-pro-i-e-a-back-rub-from-your-so-as-a-prelude-to-rumpy-pumpy-does-not-count/963757)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-a-massage-from-a-pro-i-e-a-back-rub-from-your-so-as-a-prelude-to-rumpy-pumpy-does-not-count/963757 "2022-05-02T21:15:28Z")
I’ve come to realized that everyday soreness is going to be my default. I’ve never had a massage, but the idea is starting to appeal to me. The issue, though, is that I’m not thrilled with the idea of a stranger laying … --- ## [Do I need to shred all this stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-shred-all-this-stuff/961574)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-shred-all-this-stuff/961574 "2022-05-02T20:58:39Z")
In cleaning out a filing cabinet, I found a whole drawer full of documents from my in-laws’ business. The dates are mostly from the first decade of the century. The records are sales tax reports, accounting summaries, … --- ## [Question about the original Ocean's 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-original-oceans-11/963743)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-original-oceans-11/963743 "2022-05-02T20:22:26Z")
I presume we don’t need spoiler warnings on a 1960 movie. The last couple of times I watched the original Ocean’s 11, I came away with the feeling that Duke Santos (Cesar Romero’s character) ends up with the money rathe… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2022-edition/962053)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2022-edition/962053 "2022-05-02T19:47:49Z")
Spring in the Rocky Mountains… and finally breathable air! (Northern Utah is so nasty in the winter, keep your inhaler close) My daffodils are blooming and with today’s rain everything should be green again. So Whatcha … --- ## [Spy x Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-x-family/963565)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-x-family/963565 "2022-05-02T19:47:33Z")
Is anybody else watching it? It’s an anime series based on the manga of the same name about a spy named Lloyd Forger who gets a mission to infiltrate an elite private school. He has to assemble a fake family as cover: A… --- ## [Hooray, hooray, it’s the first of May (NSFW!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779 "2022-05-02T19:43:21Z")
Almost forgot to post this year. The weather has been very crappy around here. Cold and damp all spring. No outdoor activity for us until it warms up a bit. +Plus+ a terrible wind storm blew down a section of my backyar… --- ## [Botticelli - April 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184 "2022-05-02T17:01:19Z")
Yay! Thanks! I am Link to March 2022 Botticelli thread: Boticelli March 2022 - #268 by Prof.Pepperwinkle --- ## [Time Needed For A Good Joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-needed-for-a-good-joke/963623)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-needed-for-a-good-joke/963623 "2022-05-02T16:49:18Z")
I read today someone’s opinion that a good joke can be told in twenty seconds or less, otherwise it is a story - and more often than not, not a great one. Few people are professional comedians. Would you generally agre… --- ## [Who is the most prominent person to disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-prominent-person-to-disappear/963546)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-prominent-person-to-disappear/963546 "2022-05-02T16:48:15Z")
The most famous disappearance that comes to my mind is Jimmy Hoffa. He was a prominent trade union leader in the 1950s and 1960s. On July 30, 1975 he went missing and was never seen again, nor was his body ever found. M… --- ## [New neighbours: Weird or ... Weirder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neighbours-weird-or-weirder/963226)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neighbours-weird-or-weirder/963226 "2022-05-02T16:23:15Z")
Earlier this year, my next-door neighbours put their house up for sale. A sale ensued, and at the end of March, the old neighbours moved out, with the help of a couple of cars packed to the gills, and two 35’ U-Haul tru… --- ## [A little advice please: looking for step tracker and Spotify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-advice-please-looking-for-step-tracker-and-spotify/963785)
**Author:** [@TXRebel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TXRebel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-advice-please-looking-for-step-tracker-and-spotify/963785 "2022-05-02T15:51:42Z")
Hi all! I haven’t posted in a long time so if I’m in the wrong forum please feel free to move it. For his birthday this year I would like to buy my brother a step tracker that he can play Spotify on while he walks. He is… --- ## [Tipping for home repair/work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-for-home-repair-work/963616)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-for-home-repair-work/963616 "2022-05-02T15:10:35Z")
When hiring someone to work on your house, do you tip them? for instance, you hire someone to do some yard work and repair a fence and the charge is $500.00. Do you give them a percentage above that? --- ## [What's this gummy stuff on my clothes after I wash them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-gummy-stuff-on-my-clothes-after-i-wash-them/963564)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-gummy-stuff-on-my-clothes-after-i-wash-them/963564 "2022-05-02T14:37:37Z")
Twice now since I moved into our house a year ago I’ve had several items of clothing in a load ruined by this sticky, gummy substance. At first I thought my husband had left a piece of gum in a pocket, but then it happen… --- ## [No fireworks for Israel Independence Day over PTSD concerns (ABC News)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fireworks-for-israel-independence-day-over-ptsd-concerns-abc-news/963809)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fireworks-for-israel-independence-day-over-ptsd-concerns-abc-news/963809 "2022-05-02T14:35:11Z")
So, Israel will have “pyrotechnic displays”, but no “fireworks”. Over PTSD concerns. All I have to say is, - good for them. That’s even through I really enjoy the magical display of the fireworks that light up the sky… --- ## [Just Finished The Lincoln HIghway SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-the-lincoln-highway-spoilers/963804)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-the-lincoln-highway-spoilers/963804 "2022-05-02T14:32:37Z")
I rarely ever read fiction, but this one caught my eye when I glanced at my local library’s recommendations. , my interested perked up since folks mentioned a shocking ending. I did enjoy it so I was surprised at folks g… --- ## [Interested in knowing who the French would rank as the top 5-10 most inspirational public figures in terms of their oratory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-knowing-who-the-french-would-rank-as-the-top-5-10-most-inspirational-public-figures-in-terms-of-their-oratory/963807)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-knowing-who-the-french-would-rank-as-the-top-5-10-most-inspirational-public-figures-in-terms-of-their-oratory/963807 "2022-05-02T13:41:33Z")
I’ve been following the commentary on Macron’s oratory. There’s been quite a bit of debate as to his ability to inspire people. I’m intersted in knowing who the French would generally rank as the top 5-10 most inspirati… --- ## [How is the Greek economy managing to pay out its debt and regular expenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-greek-economy-managing-to-pay-out-its-debt-and-regular-expenses/963670)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-greek-economy-managing-to-pay-out-its-debt-and-regular-expenses/963670 "2022-05-02T12:48:55Z")
GDP of Greece is slowly recovering, but it’s import is 40% larger than it’s export. It’s in budget deficit of -7.5 of the GDP, even though it’s supposed to have a suficit of +2% until 2060 to pay out the bailout debts (… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1123)