# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1132 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1133 --- ## [Can y'all help me break an annoying habit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-yall-help-me-break-an-annoying-habit/962908)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-yall-help-me-break-an-annoying-habit/962908 "2022-04-22T10:51:34Z")
I have a minor habit that I am concerned will become more serious as I grow older. So, I’d like to quit doing it before it becomes a problem. So, here’s the habit. I can slip my jaw (TMJ) and make a clicking sound. T… --- ## [Successful artists whose greatest chart success came from someone else's cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-artists-whose-greatest-chart-success-came-from-someone-elses-cover/963185)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/successful-artists-whose-greatest-chart-success-came-from-someone-elses-cover/963185 "2022-04-22T10:31:15Z")
Bruce Springsteen currently holds the record for most US Top 10 singles (12) without ever hitting #1. However, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band hit #1 with their cover of Blinded By The Light Similarly, Bob Dylan reached #2 tw… --- ## [Amy Schumer claims the US Secret Service contacted her about potential death threats, why the Secret Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-claims-the-us-secret-service-contacted-her-about-potential-death-threats-why-the-secret-service/963147)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-claims-the-us-secret-service-contacted-her-about-potential-death-threats-why-the-secret-service/963147 "2022-04-22T01:26:54Z")
In a recent interview with Howard Stern Amy Schumer claims that due to jokes she made during the Oscars about Kirsten Dunst, she received death threats so bad both the Secret Service and LAPD reached out to her. Howeve… --- ## [Weird Al question; Welcome to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-question-welcome-to/689010)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-question-welcome-to/689010 "2022-04-22T08:49:35Z")
I was having a nostalgic moment today, but it appears to be clouded by my many years and youthful indulgences. I’m hoping you guys can help me sleep tonight by setting my memory straight for the record. Back in the late… --- ## [Political campaign against Tesla's self-driving cars' software - "Unsafe at any speed"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-campaign-against-teslas-self-driving-cars-software-unsafe-at-any-speed/963100)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-campaign-against-teslas-self-driving-cars-software-unsafe-at-any-speed/963100 "2022-04-22T08:06:23Z")
I’ve seen this spot twice today (in California). Sponsored by Dan O’Dowd’s senate campaign (against recently-appointed Alex Padilla); it shows videos that have been uploaded to YouTube by Tesla test drivers of times when… --- ## [Outdoor netting or fabric to block view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-netting-or-fabric-to-block-view/963099)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outdoor-netting-or-fabric-to-block-view/963099 "2022-04-22T06:01:19Z")
I’m buying some property that I’d like to control the hunting on. My neighbor has an elevated stand just inside his property that overlooks my field. I want to block his view of seeing deer or at least getting a good e… --- ## [Tinkertoys for adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinkertoys-for-adults/371528)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tinkertoys-for-adults/371528 "2006-09-07T12:14:52Z")
Here’s a product idea: Tinkertoys for adults. Not “adult” as in XXX, but adult as in made of stainless steel or aluminum instead of wood (or plastic.) The kit would include square flat panels made of glass or wood so … --- ## [Did this guy just commit a crime by driving off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-guy-just-commit-a-crime-by-driving-off/961185)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-guy-just-commit-a-crime-by-driving-off/961185 "2022-04-22T03:26:24Z")
Taking my daughter to school just now I was pulled up in a queue of traffic at a light. On my left two young (young by my standards, and I’m in the “everyone under 25 looks 12 to me” stage of life) guys in tricked out D… --- ## [The Post Office Opened My Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-office-opened-my-mail/941386)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-office-opened-my-mail/941386 "2022-04-22T00:29:10Z")
Or so it would seem. I’ll give you the details. As you may already know, I have these medical and scientific theories I have been sharing with people via U.S. mail for some time now. Anyway, I also send a letter to myse… --- ## [2021 US West drought and wildfire thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-us-west-drought-and-wildfire-thread/943991)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-us-west-drought-and-wildfire-thread/943991 "2022-04-21T23:23:17Z")
I’m becoming increasingly concerned, almost alarmed, by the continuing drought conditions across the US West. Lake Mead, which my town of Las Vegas relies on for water, is at approximately 35% of capacity. Electricity … --- ## [Suppose FDR had lived 20 more years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-fdr-had-lived-20-more-years/963201)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-fdr-had-lived-20-more-years/963201 "2022-04-21T22:50:49Z")
…and further suppose he wanted to remain President until he died, which I’m thinking would be April 1965, not 1945. (He would have been in his 80s then, which is not implausible.) Could he have gone being elected as lo… --- ## [Caption contest - DJT photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-contest-djt-photos/922360)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caption-contest-djt-photos/922360 "2022-04-21T22:43:20Z")
Caption contest. No prize other than the obvious and probably much needed catharsis. #1: #2: #3: Maybe j… --- ## [What's the point of those internet political polls that are heavily biased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-those-internet-political-polls-that-are-heavily-biased/963149)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-those-internet-political-polls-that-are-heavily-biased/963149 "2022-04-21T22:29:05Z")
I saw this ad on the Talking Points Memo website, a popular left-leaning political blog. Obviously, if you’re on a left wing website, if you had to choose your “Favorite President” I guarantee you’d pick Obama over Trump… --- ## [Anyone else been on a Zoom Jury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-been-on-a-zoom-jury/963071)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-been-on-a-zoom-jury/963071 "2022-04-21T21:25:59Z")
I just got off a Zoom jury selection - I didn’t get picked. It was interesting. It was a civil case, and was about as far from me in my county as possible, so doing it virtually was great. They clearly had some special … --- ## [Chris Wallace Leaving Fox for CNN+ Streaming Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-wallace-leaving-fox-for-cnn-streaming-service/955948)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-wallace-leaving-fox-for-cnn-streaming-service/955948 "2022-04-21T16:57:36Z")
Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News Channel, he announced on his program Sunday morning, and will join the CNN Plus streaming-video outlet, a move that abruptly sunders the cable-news outlet’s connection with one of its mo… --- ## [The Next Democratic Presidential Nominee and the Bernie Sanders Factor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-democratic-presidential-nominee-and-the-bernie-sanders-factor/952278)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-democratic-presidential-nominee-and-the-bernie-sanders-factor/952278 "2022-04-21T16:27:35Z")
In case you don’t know, next time the Democrats nominate a presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders is going to be front and center, making sure he is a progressive. Or at least that he (Sanders) be heard. I don’t have a … --- ## [My computer goes to sleep 5 different ways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-goes-to-sleep-5-different-ways/963180)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-goes-to-sleep-5-different-ways/963180 "2022-04-21T16:24:47Z")
The computer is a couple of years old, a HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF with Windows 10 factory installed. Doesn’t go to sleep at all. I get up in the morning and the desktop is showing and ready to go. Doesn’t happen very o… --- ## [Hypothetical: everything cured all at once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-everything-cured-all-at-once/963054)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-everything-cured-all-at-once/963054 "2022-04-21T15:55:35Z")
Silly hypothetical that popped into my head. I have been given a Big Red Button that, when pressed, will instantly cure every living human of every affliction they currently suffer from. Over-explained parameters of th… --- ## ["should have sent a poet" - Origins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-have-sent-a-poet-origins/209072)
**Author:** [@Slugworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slugworth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-have-sent-a-poet-origins/209072 "2022-04-21T15:17:41Z")
Not a whole lot more to add, really. This is a quote I’ve always seen quoted as an incomplete sentence, and in a breathless manner, like “should… have… sent… a… poet”. A google search basically just brings up people usin… --- ## [Will a thread on the Trans industry get me banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-thread-on-the-trans-industry-get-me-banned/963172)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-thread-on-the-trans-industry-get-me-banned/963172 "2022-04-21T14:45:51Z")
There are several market studies showing that sex reassignment is a growth industry being promoted by cosmetic surgery companies. Growth is based on promotion rather than a pathology. Reporting is based on a market size … --- ## ["Comfort care" doc acquitted on murder charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-care-doc-acquitted-on-murder-charges/963117)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-care-doc-acquitted-on-murder-charges/963117 "2022-04-21T14:29:19Z")
William Husel, the Ohio critical care physician accused of killing 14 hospitalized patients with massive overdoses of fentanyl, has been acquitted on all charges. Apparently the jury bought the defense argument that h… --- ## [Forgot a joke? Ask here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgot-a-joke-ask-here/963132)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgot-a-joke-ask-here/963132 "2022-04-21T13:42:16Z")
We’ve all thought of a joke and remembered the punchline, but forgot the actual joke. This thread is for seeking help remembering jokes you forgot. I’m not sure this is a joke, but it’s what prompted me to start this t… --- ## [Have You Ever Fooled People Without Lying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fooled-people-without-lying/963143)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fooled-people-without-lying/963143 "2022-04-21T13:37:37Z")
I don’t speak German. Indeed, I don’t speak any language other than English. But I do have (if I may say so myself) a good ear. I pick up on things and process them. A few years ago I was at a business meeting in Germa… --- ## [Putin will end the Ukraine war before May 9 (V-E day). Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-will-end-the-ukraine-war-before-may-9-v-e-day-why/963038)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-will-end-the-ukraine-war-before-may-9-v-e-day-why/963038 "2022-04-21T13:15:50Z")
The title says it all. There have been many comments recently that May 9 is a critical date for Putin, and he must declare victory by then. But why? Sure it’s a nice symbolic date, it represents a huge historical vict… --- ## [Do they make a device to keep your shirt collar upright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-a-device-to-keep-your-shirt-collar-upright/963114)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-a-device-to-keep-your-shirt-collar-upright/963114 "2022-04-21T12:44:07Z")
Hello Everyone, I wear a uniform everyday that has insignia pinned to both collars. It really annoys me that throughout the day I’ll find my collar laying flat against the shirt instead of upright. I’ve tried heavy sta… --- ## [One word TV quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885 "2022-04-21T11:54:18Z")
We’ve done One-Word Movie quotes before, but I don’t think we’ve done this for TV shows. Similar base rules - single words only, no character names, simple numbers are allowed. I’ll start - “Pivot!” --- ## [I'm getting my second shingles shot this week. What should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-my-second-shingles-shot-this-week-what-should-i-expect/955592)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-my-second-shingles-shot-this-week-what-should-i-expect/955592 "2022-04-21T11:31:48Z")
My first one made me feel like I’d been punched in the arm and kicked my ass for about a day. It’s time for my second one and if I’m going to feel like crap, I’d rather schedule it for a day when I don’t have anything pl… --- ## [Recommend some South American cookbooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-south-american-cookbooks/963167)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-south-american-cookbooks/963167 "2022-04-21T09:59:23Z")
I have, at the last count, 107 cookbooks. You’d think my house would look swamped as a result, but it’s amazing how many you can fit into some nice broad kitchen bookshelves. Anyway, I was discussing cookbooks with my l… --- ## [The propaganda around the Russian ship Moskva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-propaganda-around-the-russian-ship-moskva/962833)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-propaganda-around-the-russian-ship-moskva/962833 "2022-04-21T07:16:18Z")
One of the lead stories in the news right now is around the Russian ship Moskva, a guided missile cruiser which some have called the flagship of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. It’s currently in bad shape. The Ukra… --- ## [Arabic speaking Dopers - verb/noun gender agreement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-speaking-dopers-verb-noun-gender-agreement/963089)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-speaking-dopers-verb-noun-gender-agreement/963089 "2022-04-21T03:34:02Z")
I know essentially nothing about Arabic, but I am told that Arabic nouns are gendered, and that the verbs have gendered conjugations - feel free to stop me right there if I’m wrong about that, and tell me what the real s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1133)