# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1133 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1134 --- ## [Picture of Moskva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-moskva/963024)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-of-moskva/963024 "2022-04-21T02:02:06Z")
Is this really the Moskva? It looks like a freighter to me. If so, it was seriously shot up. --- ## [What is Chuck E. Cheese's middle name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-chuck-e-cheeses-middle-name/963140)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-chuck-e-cheeses-middle-name/963140 "2022-04-21T00:55:04Z")
Just curious, I guess. --- ## [Easter Dinner 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-dinner-2022/962976)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-dinner-2022/962976 "2022-04-21T00:53:31Z")
Chiles rellano (with cotija cheese), refried beans, & tortilla chips. I drank G&Ts, and The Missus drank red wine. I got some yolk in the bowl from the first egg, so I added it to the yolk bowl. I cleaned the whites b… --- ## [How to divide a very small amount of something into several smaller but equal amounts accurately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-divide-a-very-small-amount-of-something-into-several-smaller-but-equal-amounts-accurately/963125 "2022-04-21T00:06:52Z")
Imagine a small prescription medication pill containing say 2.5mg of active ingredient per pill. You trust this accuracy but you know much of the weight of the pill isn’t the medication. You want to dose this medication … --- ## [Why are these posts off topic in the "Why do so many people still believe in God thread"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-posts-off-topic-in-the-why-do-so-many-people-still-believe-in-god-thread/963126)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-these-posts-off-topic-in-the-why-do-so-many-people-still-believe-in-god-thread/963126 "2022-04-20T23:07:15Z")
Thread here… The first note was on this post. It follows with others, discussing one reason some people believe in God, or whether that is real reason or not. How can we discuss this subject if the reasons provided for … --- ## [Doom Patrol season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-patrol-season-3/953520)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-patrol-season-3/953520 "2022-04-20T23:04:10Z")
I have loved Michelle Gomez ever since her Dadaist role in Green Wing, so I was excitedly anticipating this season. But I’m up to episode 7 and I feel like nothing is really happening. I loved the first two seasons. And… --- ## [Disneyworld legal status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-legal-status/963082)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneyworld-legal-status/963082 "2022-04-20T22:56:11Z")
Wasn’t there a column that touched upon Disneyworld’s legal status? A recent news item reminded me of it: --- ## [Can a public school teacher call his/her students any name they wish? (actual court case)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-public-school-teacher-call-his-her-students-any-name-they-wish-actual-court-case/960998)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-public-school-teacher-call-his-her-students-any-name-they-wish-actual-court-case/960998 "2022-04-20T22:26:40Z")
The subject of this thread is prompted by this article: A Kansas teacher is suing school officials for requiring her to address students by their preferred names, saying the policy violates her religious freedom While… --- ## [How do Marines tuck in their shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-marines-tuck-in-their-shirt/962800)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-marines-tuck-in-their-shirt/962800 "2022-04-20T22:24:34Z")
No, this isn’t some weird euphemism. I haven’t flown recently, but when I did I often saw members of the military flying as passengers. I knew this because they’d wear uniforms. What has always struck me is how perfec… --- ## [Keeping two separate Google accounts separate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-two-separate-google-accounts-separate/963133)
**Author:** [@ranwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ranwill)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-two-separate-google-accounts-separate/963133 "2022-04-20T22:19:35Z")
My girlfriend created a new Google account. I was surprised to see that when I went to Google and clicked on the circle in the upper right hand corner with my initial in it that the box containing my name and email addre… --- ## [Television set keeps "blinking" on cable. Is this part of having cable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-set-keeps-blinking-on-cable-is-this-part-of-having-cable/963129)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-set-keeps-blinking-on-cable-is-this-part-of-having-cable/963129 "2022-04-20T19:20:10Z")
We just got cable television service for the first time. Now, when showing the programs we want to watch, the television randomly “blinks” several times a minute. I mean, it looks like the screen goes black for maybe 1 o… --- ## [I've changed my mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-changed-my-mind/963021)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-changed-my-mind/963021 "2022-04-20T18:09:05Z")
When I was young, I thought the musical interludes in the Marx Brothers movies were just filler. Chico on piano, Harpo on harp. Now I think they’re the best part of the film. Your turn… --- ## [Russian Doll on Netflix (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-doll-on-netflix-open-spoilers/828795)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-doll-on-netflix-open-spoilers/828795 "2022-04-20T17:52:39Z")
I’m a teacher and ended up with an unusual situation. My own kids have school while I received another cold/snow day. I had zero expectation for this one, so I had…zero plans. I’ve been watching a new show that hit Netf… --- ## [Plain cell phones--the latest trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plain-cell-phones-the-latest-trend/961663)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plain-cell-phones-the-latest-trend/961663 "2022-04-20T17:04:25Z")
I wonder if this is similar to the recent rage for records and other physical media, or if there’s something else going on. --- ## [Please Explain This Jay-Z Joke To Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-jay-z-joke-to-me/963118)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-this-jay-z-joke-to-me/963118 "2022-04-20T16:47:33Z")
I drive by a sign maker’s store every day. In front of the business, there is a large sign that has the name of his business plus a pun, joke, etc. that is changed every few weeks. For the life of me, I can’t figure the… --- ## [WTF is wrong with US society? Do we just accept total corruption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-us-society-do-we-just-accept-total-corruption/961978)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-wrong-with-us-society-do-we-just-accept-total-corruption/961978 "2022-04-20T16:37:44Z")
We seem to be accepting that “No man is above the law” has no meaning. A Democratic AG seems reluctant to prosecute a blatant criminal ex-President, and you know any GOP AG wouldn’t think of prosecuting him. A SC justice… --- ## [Dede Robertson died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dede-robertson-died/963097)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dede-robertson-died/963097 "2022-04-20T15:47:30Z")
I put this in The BBQ Pit because MPSIMS has a rule against religious jabs in breaking news. News here: NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dede Robertson, the wife of religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and a founding board member o… --- ## [Guy plays Boston on organ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-plays-boston-on-organ/963029)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-plays-boston-on-organ/963029 "2022-04-20T15:00:46Z")
Behold. (5) Joe Bowen plays Foreplay by Boston on the Lowrey Organ - YouTube --- ## [When do you "declare" cyberwar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-declare-cyberwar/764018)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-declare-cyberwar/764018 "2022-04-20T12:38:19Z")
Simple question: If you were President/PM/Chief Autocrat, what would have to occur for you to make the argument to Congress/Parliament/Yourself that we are under cyber-attack and that the country needs to respond in kind… --- ## [Questions: Logging out of website - Why delays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-logging-out-of-website-why-delays/963078)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-logging-out-of-website-why-delays/963078 "2022-04-20T10:24:34Z")
Sometimes I can leave or log-out of a website, then discover I’m still logged in many minutes later. As in the following steps: Log out and/or close browser. Realize I want to revisit something 5 minutes later. Re-ope… --- ## [Sauce Packets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauce-packets/962907)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauce-packets/962907 "2022-04-20T07:41:18Z")
I read that Taco Bell goes through 8 billion sauce packets a year. But can’t figure out a way to make them environmentally friendly. Is there a better way to dole out sauce? Mexican taquerias have big communal bow… --- ## [What new weapons/weapons tactics have the Russians so far introduced in Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-weapons-weapons-tactics-have-the-russians-so-far-introduced-in-ukraine/960204)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-weapons-weapons-tactics-have-the-russians-so-far-introduced-in-ukraine/960204 "2022-04-20T05:52:55Z")
See subject. This could be part of a more general and less answerable (here) factual question, which is, What is the USA, and the rest of the world’s good defense forces, closely observing, noting, and in time integrat… --- ## [Why was this useage of "queer" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320 "2022-04-20T05:40:03Z")
There was a modnote saying that a poster using the word was offensive. I’m not questioning the note ( I think) but more about why the mod felt it was so. More looking for education, I guess? It fell off to me, but I can’… --- ## [Please help me decipher the names of my ancestors on an old document](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-decipher-the-names-of-my-ancestors-on-an-old-document/962978)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-decipher-the-names-of-my-ancestors-on-an-old-document/962978 "2022-04-20T05:09:03Z")
My mother has been doing some research into her family’s history. She found a death certificate of her paternal great-grandmother. We’re trying to figure out what her maiden name was. Nobody knows anything about that sid… --- ## [Smartphone Charges Faster If I Use It While It's Charging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-charges-faster-if-i-use-it-while-its-charging/963014)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-charges-faster-if-i-use-it-while-its-charging/963014 "2022-04-20T04:34:22Z")
At first I thought I was imagining things. But now I know that I am definitely not. My smartphone charges faster if I use it (specifically the Wifi, if you’re wondering) while it’s charging. In fact I can almost get it… --- ## [Let's talk bottled lemon juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bottled-lemon-juice/962729)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bottled-lemon-juice/962729 "2022-04-20T04:28:38Z")
In yesterday’s grocery delivery, I received a free 32 oz. bottle of lemon juice. I have never cooked with lemon juice. What should I do with it? --- ## [Who buys heavy whipping cream by the half-gallon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-heavy-whipping-cream-by-the-half-gallon/963034)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-buys-heavy-whipping-cream-by-the-half-gallon/963034 "2022-04-20T03:23:18Z")
Well actually I do, but I think I’m a special case: I’m on a ketogenic diet and I go through a helluva lot of cream making low-carb shakes with cream, almond milk and whey protein powder. But Walmart wouldn’t carry it in… --- ## [Shooting a Squatter in a state with Castle Doctrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-a-squatter-in-a-state-with-castle-doctrine/962918)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-a-squatter-in-a-state-with-castle-doctrine/962918 "2022-04-20T02:12:57Z")
Let’s say I live in a state with the Castle Doctrine. Why couldn’t I legally just shoot the squatter in the head if they refuse to leave? --- ## [New IMGBB Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-imgbb-account/963059)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-imgbb-account/963059 "2022-04-20T01:21:13Z")
I just created a new IMGBB account, with the hope of sharing photos from it on this, and other message boards. So far, I cannot seem to share photos (on another message board). But let’s start with square one: can you s… --- ## [Is there any sort of clearinghouse for oral histories and memoirs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-sort-of-clearinghouse-for-oral-histories-and-memoirs/963048)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-sort-of-clearinghouse-for-oral-histories-and-memoirs/963048 "2022-04-20T01:05:32Z")
Say someone decides to write a memoir about, oh, working in a NYC restaurant in the early 1970s. I have done this, just to get my thoughts down on paper, and I’m pleased with the result. My kids couldn’t care less (for n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1134)