# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1139 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1140 --- ## [Who was the best boxer in the Rocky/Creed films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-boxer-in-the-rocky-creed-films/962828)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-boxer-in-the-rocky-creed-films/962828 "2022-04-14T21:27:14Z")
I’ve only seen Rocky 1&2 as well as Rocky Balboa, but I always thought that Rocky just outlasted his opponents by taking damage rather than exemplary skill. Was Apollo better? He apparently beat Rocky twice. --- ## [What is the singlemost useless thing you learned in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434 "2022-04-14T21:14:52Z")
All of us spent a lot of time in school. Learned lots of useful stuff and quite a lot of chaff. What is the most useless thing you learned in school - be it an outdated skill, a product of bizarre teaching, or bad advi… --- ## [Limitless film (spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-film-spoilers-after-op/575241)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-film-spoilers-after-op/575241 "2022-04-14T20:26:55Z")
Spoilers after OP. A writer discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human mental abilities. Whatcha think? --- ## [What is the best way to finance a 2nd home abroad? In France in our case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-finance-a-2nd-home-abroad-in-france-in-our-case/962537)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-finance-a-2nd-home-abroad-in-france-in-our-case/962537 "2022-04-14T20:22:11Z")
HI SDMB! The title says it all but here are some financial specifics: Wifey and I have around 80k in cash for a downpayment and we’d like to buy a small apartment for something around 200-300k USD. As far as collatera… --- ## [Is it possible to knot or tangle a snake like in Disney's "Robin Hood", and what would the consequences be for the snake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-knot-or-tangle-a-snake-like-in-disneys-robin-hood-and-what-would-the-consequences-be-for-the-snake/962734)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-knot-or-tangle-a-snake-like-in-disneys-robin-hood-and-what-would-the-consequences-be-for-the-snake/962734 "2022-04-14T19:56:53Z")
In the Disney movie Robin Hood, which is entirely populated by anthropomorphic animals, Prince John, a lion, has a supercilious, sniveling serpent of an advisor, Sir Hiss, who also happens to be the only adult in the roo… --- ## [Your opinions about Flix Bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-about-flix-bus/962824)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-about-flix-bus/962824 "2022-04-14T19:50:42Z")
I just now boarded a Flix Bus in Portland on my way to Seattle because it is both cheaper and faster than train or Greyhound. Have any of y’all ridden one of these and, if so, what are your opinions? --- ## [English actors adopting American accents and vice versa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-actors-adopting-american-accents-and-vice-versa/487958)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-actors-adopting-american-accents-and-vice-versa/487958 "2022-04-14T19:16:41Z")
Is it just my imagination, or do English actors (e.g., Hugh Laurie, Kate Winslet, John Mahoney) do a much better job in general of emulating an American accent than the other way around? If so, why is that? --- ## [My annual EV rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-annual-ev-rant/962724)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-annual-ev-rant/962724 "2022-04-14T18:29:50Z")
I have an EV (2015 Nissan LEAF). I like it. It works well for me and my use-case scenario. I think it is a good thing that more EV’s (hybrid, plug in hybrid, full electric) are being bought each year in increasing n… --- ## [Podcasts: tips to get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-tips-to-get-started/962737)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-tips-to-get-started/962737 "2022-04-14T16:59:35Z")
I’m considering creating a short podcast series as a project for my Toastmasters club, and would be very grateful for advice from anyone with experience. I’m particularly keen to learn about the technical/practical aspe… --- ## [Do you think Emergency pendant service is worth the cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-emergency-pendant-service-is-worth-the-cost/962777)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-emergency-pendant-service-is-worth-the-cost/962777 "2022-04-14T16:08:49Z")
poll I recently paid the Annual renewal for my mom’s Emergency pendant. $550 with taxes. $46 a month to link her to a 24/7 call center. She’s with Medical Guardian.That’s one of the bigger national companies. We were co… --- ## [Recommend a book about the US Civil Rights movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-about-the-us-civil-rights-movement/962767)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-about-the-us-civil-rights-movement/962767 "2022-04-14T15:59:50Z")
I’m interested in learning more about the Civil Rights movement, and so I’m asking for recommendations about books on the subject. In particular, I’m interested in learning more about how the movement managed to succeed… --- ## [I pit eating on Zoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-eating-on-zoom/962448)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-eating-on-zoom/962448 "2022-04-14T14:46:27Z")
I’m in a weekly D&D session. We’re all in different time zones so I get that some people haven’t had dinner yet, but could you please just pop it on mute before you start eating? I don’t need to hear all the chewing and … --- ## [Station Eleven on HBO (blurred spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/station-eleven-on-hbo-blurred-spoilers/956378)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/station-eleven-on-hbo-blurred-spoilers/956378 "2022-04-14T13:11:44Z")
The first three episodes have dropped, and I’m hooked. It’s beautifully shot, filmed and written. I haven’t read the book, though I’m familiar with the plot. I didn’t realize until after I’d watched it that the showrunn… --- ## [Would the Beatles have been even more popular if With the Beatles had been the U.K. debut album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-beatles-have-been-even-more-popular-if-with-the-beatles-had-been-the-u-k-debut-album/962410)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-beatles-have-been-even-more-popular-if-with-the-beatles-had-been-the-u-k-debut-album/962410 "2022-04-14T11:12:04Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of early Beatles albums lately, both the USA and U.K. versions. There’s a notable increase in quality from Please Please Me (album) to With the Beatles, probably the biggest jump of their ca… --- ## [Is There an Equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize In Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-equivalent-to-the-pulitzer-prize-in-law/961787)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-equivalent-to-the-pulitzer-prize-in-law/961787 "2022-04-14T09:29:04Z")
If you’re a lawyer, is there a chance that, in your career, you’ll be honored for your achievements in the same way that journalists get Pulitzers, scientists get Nobels, mathematicians get Fields Medals, etc.? About the… --- ## [Presidential pardons - proposed restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-pardons-proposed-restrictions/962575)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-pardons-proposed-restrictions/962575 "2022-04-14T00:32:57Z")
\[Perhaps this should be in P&E, and I’m sure it’ll be moved if so.\] The Trump administration exposed a lot of potential problems that could be caused by presidents that don’t follow tradition. This is one of them. So I… --- ## [Anybody with TURP surgery experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-with-turp-surgery-experience/613931)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-with-turp-surgery-experience/613931 "2022-04-13T23:16:16Z")
Well, we’ve had threads about colonoscopy experience (several recently) and other scary-sounding medical procedures. Anybody here know anything about, or ever had, or knew someone who had, a Transurethral resection of t… --- ## [Your pets' favorite toys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pets-favorite-toys/852226)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pets-favorite-toys/852226 "2022-04-13T22:08:56Z")
We used to have a cat named Reuben. He was my wife’s cat since right after college, and he lived almost 20 years. His favorite toy was a little Buzz Lightyear doll. He carry it around and cuddled with it. At some point d… --- ## [Wait just a dang minute. Bad bad bad Ms. Beck-brain, we gotta talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-just-a-dang-minute-bad-bad-bad-ms-beck-brain-we-gotta-talk/960583)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-just-a-dang-minute-bad-bad-bad-ms-beck-brain-we-gotta-talk/960583 "2022-04-13T21:41:07Z")
Well, here’s the thing you know what I’m saying before I do. Some how that’s seems unfair. I tell you what you stay on the right half and I’ll speak from the left. Ok? Ok, then. Why are you rebelling? Haven’t I been goo… --- ## [In high school, why were guys and girls separated on buses for longer road trips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-high-school-why-were-guys-and-girls-separated-on-buses-for-longer-road-trips/962723)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-high-school-why-were-guys-and-girls-separated-on-buses-for-longer-road-trips/962723 "2022-04-13T20:03:17Z")
Back in high school, guys and girls were always allowed to sit next to each other in class, on the school bus, in the cafeteria, etc. However, if there was a longer road trip out of state or a week long trip, then my hi… --- ## [Suggest some kid friendly magic potion names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-kid-friendly-magic-potion-names/962544)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-kid-friendly-magic-potion-names/962544 "2022-04-13T19:59:07Z")
Short version, I need magic potion names that are suitable for a 11 year old. TLDR version: SummaryA birthday coming up for an eleven year old boy. He’s somewhere on the autism spectrum. I know he’s on a couple of diff… --- ## [Should I leave grass clippings when moving short grass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-leave-grass-clippings-when-moving-short-grass/962635)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-leave-grass-clippings-when-moving-short-grass/962635 "2022-04-13T18:10:36Z")
I recently inherited my house and all the chores that come with it, but since I am naturally very lazy and ironically also have a medical condition that makes it hard for me to do physical jobs, I tend to delay chores as… --- ## [Do you balance your checking account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-balance-your-checking-account/962693)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-balance-your-checking-account/962693 "2022-04-13T17:33:29Z")
I’m just wondering if it’s still a thing people do. I know that I haven’t in 20 years. How often do you balance your checking account? poll --- ## [What is this thing stuck on the front of the toilet tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-stuck-on-the-front-of-the-toilet-tank/962745)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-stuck-on-the-front-of-the-toilet-tank/962745 "2022-04-13T17:32:05Z")
My daughter bought a house and this thing is stuck on the front of one of the toilet tanks. What the heck is it? Seems to be placed there by the previous owner rather than being part of the tank. … --- ## [Where are all the old swords?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-old-swords/784476)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-old-swords/784476 "2022-04-13T17:01:57Z")
Just a random question, why dont families have old swords lying in their closets from back in the day? Surely when Ogg the viking retired from his days of raiding he didnt just toss out his old weapons. What about Aramis… --- ## [Are husbands still required to support adulterous wife's children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-husbands-still-required-to-support-adulterous-wifes-children/962577)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-husbands-still-required-to-support-adulterous-wifes-children/962577 "2022-04-13T16:47:04Z")
I seem to remember some years ago that a man was ordered by a court (don’t know where) to support a child of his wife conceived outside of their marriage, the judge ruling that anything that happens while married belongs… --- ## [Identify an old rap song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-old-rap-song/962722)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-old-rap-song/962722 "2022-04-13T16:37:46Z")
I am looking for the title and author of an old rap song. It was a favorite of a co-worker, at a company for which I worked briefly in 1991. I believe that all of the performers were African-Americans. There were 3 fe… --- ## [Has there ever been anyone who's been successful at representing themselves in court during a major trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-anyone-whos-been-successful-at-representing-themselves-in-court-during-a-major-trial/962748)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-anyone-whos-been-successful-at-representing-themselves-in-court-during-a-major-trial/962748 "2022-04-13T16:14:16Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m sure there have been countless people who have represented themselves in small claims court and traffic court that haven’t been victorious. But what about a major crime case like murder, rape, etc… H… --- ## [Chemistry of congealed milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-of-congealed-milk/962776)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemistry-of-congealed-milk/962776 "2022-04-13T16:08:37Z")
I make a poor-man’s latte. I pour a couple of ounces of skim milk into my coffee cup, microwave it to heat it, then put the mug in my Keurig machine to make a cup. When the milk is fresh this works great. If the milk is … --- ## [The rants go Marching one by one (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rants-go-marching-one-by-one-monthly-mini-rants/960268)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rants-go-marching-one-by-one-monthly-mini-rants/960268 "2022-04-13T15:54:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from February Mini-Rants. Look on the bright side - it's the shortest month of the year: The world might be on the brink of war, with the threat of nuclear weapons. The pandemic is still in ef… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1140)