# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1138&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1139 --- ## [Quitting a job during vacation without pissing off employer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-a-job-during-vacation-without-pissing-off-employer/963622)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-a-job-during-vacation-without-pissing-off-employer/963622 "2022-04-30T04:27:02Z")
Situation: Due to having not taken much PTO during the pandemic, I now am at the point where I could either take a 45-day vacation in July or a 68-day vacation in November. I am planning to use it to go back to Taiwan fo… --- ## [Orange juice cereal. Who's up for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-cereal-whos-up-for-it/963702)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-cereal-whos-up-for-it/963702 "2022-04-30T03:42:47Z")
Anyone tried orange juice in cereal? Willing to? --- ## [Speedometer Checks on Highways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedometer-checks-on-highways/554719)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedometer-checks-on-highways/554719 "2022-04-30T02:10:54Z")
So, how often are these used? Seems like some government has gone to a lot of time and expense to plant these markers on the edge of the highway. Has anyone here used these? Are they geared towards a specific group of… --- ## [GASP! An actual good law has been passed by the Tennessee legislature! (Drunk drivers pay child support to children whose parents they kill)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasp-an-actual-good-law-has-been-passed-by-the-tennessee-legislature-drunk-drivers-pay-child-support-to-children-whose-parents-they-kill/963256)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasp-an-actual-good-law-has-been-passed-by-the-tennessee-legislature-drunk-drivers-pay-child-support-to-children-whose-parents-they-kill/963256 "2022-04-30T01:41:50Z")
This is actually a legitimately brilliant idea that has never occurred to me before. The Tennessee House and Senate have unanimously passed a bill requiring drunk drivers who kill the parents of a minor child to pay chi… --- ## [Seeking advice for buying a new laptop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-for-buying-a-new-laptop/957223)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-for-buying-a-new-laptop/957223 "2022-04-30T01:43:00Z")
I am in the market for a new Windows laptop. I use the computer mainly for streaming video (YouTube), solving numerical puzzles in Excel or Python, preparing taxes and tracking investments (also in Excel), online video … --- ## [The most 2022 headline you will ever read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-2022-headline-you-will-ever-read/963619)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-2022-headline-you-will-ever-read/963619 "2022-04-30T00:39:15Z")
I’m putting the link in spoilers because the article is disturbing on many levels. I’m quite serious. “Experts explain why” pushes this headline over the reportorial top. That the perpetrators may escape prosecution b… --- ## [Stories of Real-Life Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-real-life-fraud/963551)
**Author:** [@jfrantz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jfrantz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-real-life-fraud/963551 "2022-04-30T00:21:18Z")
I just love stories about fraud. I love Shattered Glass. I’m halfway through The Dropout and I love it. (Yes, I know liberties are taken.) I really enjoyed Enron, the Smartest Guys in the Room. Sometimes I even stoop to … --- ## [Identify movie or TV series: time travel, robbery, deli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-movie-or-tv-series-time-travel-robbery-deli/963652)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-movie-or-tv-series-time-travel-robbery-deli/963652 "2022-04-29T23:54:32Z")
Partially remembered fragment. There’s a cluster of fairly close-knit people, somewhat akin to the main characters in The Good Place or the kids in Stranger Things… They have (for reasons I can’t recall) the opportunity… --- ## [What would happen if I were caught stealing a spoon from a Royal Dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-were-caught-stealing-a-spoon-from-a-royal-dinner/963674)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-were-caught-stealing-a-spoon-from-a-royal-dinner/963674 "2022-04-29T22:34:46Z")
You know, one of those occasions where they have a hundred guests seated at a long table with each place setting being a dozen or so utensils? So I decide I just HAVE to have a souvenir, and drop a spoon – or a salt sha… --- ## [Experience digging fence posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-digging-fence-posts/961527)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-digging-fence-posts/961527 "2022-04-29T21:47:44Z")
About 12-14 years ago I put up a fence across the back of our property (this was where I was glad that lots here are only 25’ across). This solution lasted maybe 10-11 years, and now it is sagging badly enough that I hav… --- ## [Oops. I bought ubiquinol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-bought-ubiquinol/963647)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-bought-ubiquinol/963647 "2022-04-29T20:22:19Z")
I thought I was buying vitamin D, which I’ve been taking for years. Turns out I bought ubiquinol. Same shape bottle, and same colour label. Wasn’t wearing my glasses. Any benefit to taking the ubiquinol? It was kind… --- ## [Russian RPG Superhero--can't recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-rpg-superhero-cant-recall/956333)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-rpg-superhero-cant-recall/956333 "2022-04-29T20:10:46Z")
Once upon a jillion years ago, in the 1980s, I happened to read a Superhero RPG suppliment, which included a WW2 Russian hero, who wore powered armor. It was based on the T-34 Tank. I think it was Palladium, or Champion… --- ## [Imagine you are president and Putin nukes Kyiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-you-are-president-and-putin-nukes-kyiv/961809)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imagine-you-are-president-and-putin-nukes-kyiv/961809 "2022-04-29T19:30:14Z")
After you have finished wondering why you ever wanted the job, what do you actually do? I cannot imagine what I would do but some of you might feel you do. I would be sorely tempted to send a missile to Moscow, but tha… --- ## [When a public company goes private, what happens to the other shareholders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-public-company-goes-private-what-happens-to-the-other-shareholders/963485)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-public-company-goes-private-what-happens-to-the-other-shareholders/963485 "2022-04-29T19:26:32Z")
So I understand that Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter from a publicly held company to a private one. But what about the other 49% of shareholders? Are they required to sell their shares even if they don’t want to? --- ## [Political Coordination w/ Media and Max Contributions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-coordination-w-media-and-max-contributions/963690)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-coordination-w-media-and-max-contributions/963690 "2022-04-29T19:14:05Z")
Contributions are defined as " A gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value given to influence a federal election; or the payment by any person of compensation for the personal services of… --- ## [I wish the American flag wasn't co-opted by the right wing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-the-american-flag-wasnt-co-opted-by-the-right-wing/963081)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-the-american-flag-wasnt-co-opted-by-the-right-wing/963081 "2022-04-29T18:34:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Show support for Ukraine by generating trash!: I’m a liberal who thinks we’ve got a lot of work to do before America can come close to fulfilling its promise, but I still love my country,… --- ## [When a Passenger Ship Full of Immigrants and Americans Pulled Into New York, c. 1912](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-passenger-ship-full-of-immigrants-and-americans-pulled-into-new-york-c-1912/963633)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-passenger-ship-full-of-immigrants-and-americans-pulled-into-new-york-c-1912/963633 "2022-04-29T18:36:43Z")
Let’s say a British ship, call it Titanic, pulls into New York on a Wednesday morning in mid-April in 1912. The passengers and crew are a mix of British, Irish, and Americans, an Italian or two, a few Hatians, yada yada.… --- ## [Our Russian neighbors have disappeared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-russian-neighbors-have-disappeared/963614)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-russian-neighbors-have-disappeared/963614 "2022-04-29T18:39:17Z")
A new family moved in across the street from us a couple of years ago, a young couple with a baby. We didn’t know them very well (neither my wife nor I are the “chatty neighbor” type) but we would wave and say hi if we b… --- ## [Energy in an electrical conductor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-in-an-electrical-conductor/955509)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-in-an-electrical-conductor/955509 "2022-04-29T17:18:42Z")
I would like your opinions on this youtube link. The author postulates that energy is transmitted not in the conductors, but in the field established around the conductors. Thanks, --- ## [Whence the -i in “Kuwati,” “Pakistani,” etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-i-in-kuwati-pakistani-etc/963668)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-i-in-kuwati-pakistani-etc/963668 "2022-04-29T17:03:07Z")
(My Googling was surprisingly unhelpful, even when I inserted the keyword “demonym”). What is the origin of the suffix -i as an adjective for “a country or its people”? It’s used (at least in English) for SOME of the … --- ## [Do Children's Orchestras Sound THAT Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-childrens-orchestras-sound-that-bad/963259)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-childrens-orchestras-sound-that-bad/963259 "2022-04-29T16:56:43Z")
If you’ve had the (mis)fortune of hearing this commercial, you may harken back to your own days of sitting through children’s band/orchestra performances. Having never raised any children myself nor had a reason to atten… --- ## [A Few Questions About the US and Visas (don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-us-and-visas-dont-need-answer-fast/963680)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-us-and-visas-dont-need-answer-fast/963680 "2022-04-29T16:22:53Z")
STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLY: You are not my lawyer, I am not your client, this is all hypothetical, yada yada yada. I’m watching a based-on-a-true-story series about a Russian/German woman who scammed people and business… --- ## [Best Lawn Mowers for about 5000 sq' of grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lawn-mowers-for-about-5000-sq-of-grass/922442)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-lawn-mowers-for-about-5000-sq-of-grass/922442 "2022-04-29T16:20:32Z")
So my new home will have a nice small yard, only about 5100 square feet. Early research is showing that battery operated mowers aren’t a good deal at this point. Also as the yard is mostly flat, no need for self-propell… --- ## [What is the smartest thing ever said following the word “Dude,”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smartest-thing-ever-said-following-the-word-dude/963199)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-smartest-thing-ever-said-following-the-word-dude/963199 "2022-04-29T15:28:08Z")
Real or invented. “Dude, we need to operate on your brain. You have a subdural hematoma, man!”… --- ## [Klaus Schulze has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klaus-schulze-has-died/963559)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klaus-schulze-has-died/963559 "2022-04-29T14:50:35Z")
Klaus Schulze made some amazing electronic music back in in the 1970’s/1980’s. I spent many a night in college at UVA contemplating my navel and listening to Klaus Schulze. You did good sir. RIP. --- ## [My roommate died at 2:00am. They hauled off his remains at 12:20pm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-died-at-2-00am-they-hauled-off-his-remains-at-12-20pm/963368)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-died-at-2-00am-they-hauled-off-his-remains-at-12-20pm/963368 "2022-04-29T14:18:08Z")
If I had known he was still over there I might not have slept so well, but at least his TV was off. --- ## [How are food dyes named in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-food-dyes-named-in-the-usa/963624)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-food-dyes-named-in-the-usa/963624 "2022-04-29T11:51:29Z")
When I was a kid I remember Red Dye #2 was banned because it was carcinogenic or something. I think it might have been used in Funny Face Chinese Cherry. The following are the commonly used food dyes. Red No. 40 (Allura… --- ## [Outcome of nuclear escalation and general Nuclear concerns Ukraine - Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcome-of-nuclear-escalation-and-general-nuclear-concerns-ukraine-russia/962302 "2022-04-29T11:42:05Z")
As if Putin needs a reason to use nukes. If it were a first strike, it would have to be brutal. Like old west gunfighters, you better kill that guy with your first bullet or he will kill you with his. If Vlad felt th… --- ## [Why Republican capitalism better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-republican-capitalism-better/963639)
**Author:** [@TedBaiamonte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TedBaiamonte)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-republican-capitalism-better/963639 "2022-04-29T04:01:21Z")
Because it is competitive, the capitalism must provide the best jobs and products in the world just to survive. It is a race to the top, to improve our standard of living at the fastest possible rate. --- ## [Most difficult video game you have finished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-video-game-you-have-finished/962787)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-difficult-video-game-you-have-finished/962787 "2022-04-29T02:21:34Z")
All this discussion of Elden Ring has got me thinking, what is the most difficult game you have finished/beaten? I think Ms. Splosion Man co-op is the single hardest video game I’ve defeated. My wife and I played at nig… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1137&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1139&state=tracking)