# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1135&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1136 --- ## [Is George Orwell's 1984 anti leftist/anti rightist/ or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-george-orwells-1984-anti-leftist-anti-rightist-or-both/963230)
**Author:** [@NotaDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotaDuck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-george-orwells-1984-anti-leftist-anti-rightist-or-both/963230 "2022-05-03T15:28:56Z")
poll --- ## [How are Supreme Court decisions handled when there's disagreement as to WHY a decision should be made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-supreme-court-decisions-handled-when-theres-disagreement-as-to-why-a-decision-should-be-made/963883)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-supreme-court-decisions-handled-when-theres-disagreement-as-to-why-a-decision-should-be-made/963883 "2022-05-03T15:17:48Z")
Obviously inspired by current events, but lets keep this off of that. Sometimes the SC issues very broad rulings striking down whole laws and sometimes they issue very narrow ones regarding the specific case. So what hap… --- ## [Do you have a preference for small or large dogs?🐕](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-preference-for-small-or-large-dogs/963641)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-preference-for-small-or-large-dogs/963641 "2022-05-03T15:16:36Z")
poll Remember Marmaduke? Are big dogs your ideal pet? Or do you prefer little dogs for pets? --- ## [What are the "dream cases" for prosecutors and defenders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-dream-cases-for-prosecutors-and-defenders/963872)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-dream-cases-for-prosecutors-and-defenders/963872 "2022-05-03T15:05:36Z")
Prosecutor: dream case would be either prosecuting a famous celebrity (like OJ Simpson,) or some prolific serial-killer against whom there is a mountain of evidence? Defender: dream case would be something like Atticus … --- ## [Golfing for snakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golfing-for-snakes/963688)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golfing-for-snakes/963688 "2022-05-03T14:55:58Z")
I’ve come across references to snakes in golf games twice this week. Is there a golf term or joke involving killing snakes? --- ## [I just need to crow a little](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-need-to-crow-a-little/963763)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-need-to-crow-a-little/963763 "2022-05-03T14:43:59Z")
My niece, an unabashed liberal capitalist chock full of pragmatism and principles has been accepted to the Walsh SFS at Georgetown. Not only does this make me super proud, but it gives me hope for the future, something … --- ## [Will we ever fight back? When will that line be drawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-fight-back-when-will-that-line-be-drawn/963058 "2022-05-03T13:50:22Z")
Not calling for violence at all. I hate violence. As the Republicans are harming those who are LGBTQ+, and take away the rights of women, and actively killing us with a virus they refuse to try to mitigate… how much mo… --- ## [We All Live in a Green Submarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-all-live-in-a-green-submarine/963878)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-all-live-in-a-green-submarine/963878 "2022-05-03T13:09:00Z")
I missed this somehow. At the end of last year Paul mcCartney published a children’s book, a sequel to his 2019 children’s book Hey Grandude!, which I also had missed hearing about. The sequel is Grandude’s Green Subma… --- ## [Newly manufactured cars: tunnel of light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-manufactured-cars-tunnel-of-light/963854)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-manufactured-cars-tunnel-of-light/963854 "2022-05-03T13:09:03Z")
I frequently see pictured of new cars rolling off the assembly line, but they’re going through a tunnel of light. Here’s an example: What the purpose of this? At one time, I thought … --- ## [I am fundraising for The Trevor Project: A crisis-intervention and suicide-prevention service for LGBT youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fundraising-for-the-trevor-project-a-crisis-intervention-and-suicide-prevention-service-for-lgbt-youth/963868)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fundraising-for-the-trevor-project-a-crisis-intervention-and-suicide-prevention-service-for-lgbt-youth/963868 "2022-05-03T12:22:51Z")
I want to express my thanks to the staff for permitting me to post this. CW: Suicide. In this time of great need in the LGBTQ community, I have decided to become a fundraiser for The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project… --- ## [Is it safe to jump up and down in elevators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-jump-up-and-down-in-elevators/963733)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-jump-up-and-down-in-elevators/963733 "2022-05-03T11:59:57Z")
It occurred to me this week that my children used to ask quite frequently if they could jump up and down while an elevator was in motion, because it was fun. I’ll allow that it might be fun, but the mere thought gave me … --- ## [Shawnee, Kansas finds an unconventional (and stupid) way to battle the rising cost of rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawnee-kansas-finds-an-unconventional-and-stupid-way-to-battle-the-rising-cost-of-rent/963783)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawnee-kansas-finds-an-unconventional-and-stupid-way-to-battle-the-rising-cost-of-rent/963783 "2022-05-03T11:52:30Z")
Ban roommate situations! What the hell are they thinking? Is this some kinda stupid religious thing or something? --- ## [Brain Trauma resulting in genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-trauma-resulting-in-genius/963759)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-trauma-resulting-in-genius/963759 "2022-05-03T11:02:38Z")
Is it possible that an adult could suffer a brain trauma go into a coma and wake up a genius. --- ## [Can civilizations work without trees and fossil fuels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-civilizations-work-without-trees-and-fossil-fuels/963435)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-civilizations-work-without-trees-and-fossil-fuels/963435 "2022-05-03T10:30:47Z")
Our civilization as we know it relies heavily upon trees for building materials, and ancient, dead plant matter for fuel. Also, we rely upon plant matter for food. But could our civilization, or some alien civilization, … --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1134&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1136&state=tracking)