# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1144 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1145 --- ## [I think Putin's long tables are about assassination attempts, not COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-putins-long-tables-are-about-assassination-attempts-not-covid-19/961969)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-putins-long-tables-are-about-assassination-attempts-not-covid-19/961969 "2022-04-09T17:00:00Z")
We’ve all seen the weird long tables that Vladimir Putin uses for meetings with foreign heads of state and with his own staff. The press generally say that these are part of Putin’s elaborate isolation measures against C… --- ## [In this real life sexual assault scenario, who's at fault? (Somewhat graphic language)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-real-life-sexual-assault-scenario-whos-at-fault-somewhat-graphic-language/962440)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-real-life-sexual-assault-scenario-whos-at-fault-somewhat-graphic-language/962440 "2022-04-09T16:35:47Z")
I heard a comedian on a podcast tell an interesting story he claims happened to him and was curious legally who would be found guilty of sexual assault. Basically about a decade ago he had just done a comedy show and wa… --- ## [Canadian WWII Ram tank found by hikers in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wwii-ram-tank-found-by-hikers-in-england/962357)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-wwii-ram-tank-found-by-hikers-in-england/962357 "2022-04-09T16:32:46Z")
CBC story here: The tank was likely used for target practice by the British Army after WWII, in a range in the Lake Country. May be the only surviving one of its particular production run. --- ## [Audiobooks for the blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-for-the-blind/962520)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-for-the-blind/962520 "2022-04-09T16:22:35Z")
I was reading an online article and they talked about somebody who made audiobook recordings for the blind. That seemed to me a strange distinction to make. Don’t all audiobooks work equally well for blind people? Is th… --- ## [How do I backup Win10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-backup-win10/944325)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-backup-win10/944325 "2022-04-09T16:19:59Z")
Bought my first Win 10 laptop. Installed Open Shell, Firefox, and Anti-virus. I want to set a restore point before making other changes. Open Shell offers me backup 7. I’m trying to configure it but it says no drives … --- ## [Why Aren't Tumble Dryers Top Loading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-tumble-dryers-top-loading/961372)
**Author:** [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-tumble-dryers-top-loading/961372 "2022-04-09T15:25:28Z")
It occurred to me after my millionth load of laundry that a lift and drop transfer from the washer to dryer would be easier than lift and stoop and toss. So why not? --- ## [Has anyone else noticed that almost every single couple/family in commercials now is interracial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-that-almost-every-single-couple-family-in-commercials-now-is-interracial/962285)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-that-almost-every-single-couple-family-in-commercials-now-is-interracial/962285 "2022-04-09T14:42:40Z")
This isn’t a judgement just an observation. But I swear I had a friend point it out a few months ago and now I can’t stop seeing it. Every ad I see on TV now that explicitly has a couple or family has an interracial fam… --- ## [So is Ketanji Brown Jackson getting on the Supreme Court or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-ketanji-brown-jackson-getting-on-the-supreme-court-or-not/961573)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-ketanji-brown-jackson-getting-on-the-supreme-court-or-not/961573 "2022-04-09T14:35:08Z")
I can not believe this woman has to respectfully listen to these disgraceful and embarrassing questions. However, in the end, is she on track to join the court or are they actually going to reject her? I mean, is the ge… --- ## [Good trolling bad trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-trolling-bad-trolling/962535)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-trolling-bad-trolling/962535 "2022-04-09T14:18:29Z")
Very often ( several times a day) I will become curious about something I know very little about. I sometimes try to open a conversation on these topics usually with very limited success. I feel like I am trolling but no… --- ## [What is the name given to the Russian death squads operating in Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-given-to-the-russian-death-squads-operating-in-ukraine/962427)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-given-to-the-russian-death-squads-operating-in-ukraine/962427 "2022-04-09T14:00:26Z")
What is the name given to the Russian death squads operating in Ukraine ? What is their composition? Are they all Russian or mercenaires drawn from other countries? --- ## [Weird and unusual houses, and speculation on the reasons why people build weird houses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-unusual-houses-and-speculation-on-the-reasons-why-people-build-weird-houses/961741)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-and-unusual-houses-and-speculation-on-the-reasons-why-people-build-weird-houses/961741 "2022-04-09T13:57:58Z")
I stumbled across this row of weird looking houses yesterday: From their design, I would guess these were built in the 1970s and it may be that their design is partly because of the prevailing design trends of that part… --- ## [Sexual Harassment and the Code of Military Justice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-harassment-and-the-code-of-military-justice/958527)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-harassment-and-the-code-of-military-justice/958527 "2022-04-09T13:53:33Z")
Sexual harassment has been added to the code of military justice. The news story mention the murder of a female soldier. Eddie Slovik was court martialed and shot for desertion in WWII. Does the military try and execute… --- ## [MPSIMS vs IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-vs-imho/962542)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-vs-imho/962542 "2022-04-09T13:36:10Z")
My question may be so mundane and pointless that it should be in another category, however, it is a question about this message board. Am I the only one who has trouble distinguishing between the purposes of MPSIMS and … --- ## [What business does CA have in TX and FL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-business-does-ca-have-in-tx-and-fl/962564)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-business-does-ca-have-in-tx-and-fl/962564 "2022-04-09T12:13:17Z")
(In MPSIMS because I guess this counts as breaking news, sort of.) I just saw an article that Los Angeles County has banned all travel on official County business to Texas and Florida, to essentially boycott the homopho… --- ## [Jamestown vs Plymouth, Northern Historical Revisionism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamestown-vs-plymouth-northern-historical-revisionism/957933)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamestown-vs-plymouth-northern-historical-revisionism/957933 "2022-04-09T10:44:23Z")
I was listening to a documentary about the colony of Jamestown today, and it had an interesting suggestion about how American history is taught. Jamestown was, of course, was established in 1607, 13 years before Plymout… --- ## [CPAP: how does ResMed's "HumidX" system work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-how-does-resmeds-humidx-system-work/962558)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-how-does-resmeds-humidx-system-work/962558 "2022-04-09T08:14:46Z")
I’m interested in a compact CPAP unit for travel. ResMed’s Air Mini seems like a pretty good choice, but I’m trying to understand the humidification system. My current home CPAP has a tank that you fill with distilled … --- ## [Is the Russian Army bad at its job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-russian-army-bad-at-its-job/960232)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-russian-army-bad-at-its-job/960232 "2022-04-09T05:00:00Z")
This Twitter thread https://twitter.com/BA\_Friedman/status/1498097876970450946 posits that the Russian Army is not winning because it is bad at being an army. That they aren’t getting the basics right, such as logistics,… --- ## [Rush (the band) haters, don't click on this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-the-band-haters-dont-click-on-this-thread/961601)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-the-band-haters-dont-click-on-this-thread/961601 "2022-04-09T04:23:53Z")
Ever wondered what Radiohead would sound like with a breathy female singer? Check out Alex Lifeson’s new band, Envy of None. The singer, Maiah Wynne, names them as an influence, and I think this really sounds like them… --- ## [Movie ID question: teens, camping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-id-question-teens-camping/962557)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-id-question-teens-camping/962557 "2022-04-09T02:03:19Z")
A thread in IMHO right now (the one about male-on-male action in the 50s) reminded me of a movie moment. I saw it on TV as a pre-pubescent teen (so I didn’t know exactly what she meant) and this puts the TV broadcast in … --- ## ["Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox - Am I the only one who has noticed this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-all-the-way-by-sly-fox-am-i-the-only-one-who-has-noticed-this/962458)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-all-the-way-by-sly-fox-am-i-the-only-one-who-has-noticed-this/962458 "2022-04-09T02:09:21Z")
Driving home from work late last night and this song pops up on the radio. I haven’t heard it since it first came out back in 1985, so I hit Wiki for a quick run down, which mentions the political ties and the Insane Cl… --- ## [It flings the mango? Can I get some Cuban help here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-flings-the-mango-can-i-get-some-cuban-help-here/347795)
**Author:** [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-flings-the-mango-can-i-get-some-cuban-help-here/347795 "2022-04-09T02:04:28Z")
I heard something on the radio today that mentioned what I assume to be a common Cuban phrase that literally translates as, “It flings the mango”. Which somehow means that something is unbelieveable. Does anyone know t… --- ## [How does LGBcoin's anti-sumping policy actually work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-lgbcoins-anti-sumping-policy-actually-work/962531)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-lgbcoins-anti-sumping-policy-actually-work/962531 "2022-04-09T01:36:20Z")
Note: This is a factualy question thread so for your own safety save the obvious political commentary for another thread. So LGBcoin is in the news because a bunch of people fell for this obvious scam and are suing the … --- ## [Do all food cultures have sausage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-food-cultures-have-sausage/962463)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-food-cultures-have-sausage/962463 "2022-04-09T00:21:53Z")
Growing up in the Cleveland area, many types of European sausages are everywhere. My wife introduced me to Thai and Chinese sausages which are much different but equally delicious. Only recently have I had English bange… --- ## [Has "literally" changed its dictionary meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-literally-changed-its-dictionary-meaning/962052)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-literally-changed-its-dictionary-meaning/962052 "2022-04-08T23:27:08Z")
I’m firmly opposed to the ever more frequent use of “literally” as a generic intensifier for a statement because I believe that in many cases, it uses that word in a sense that is almost the opposite of its literal (pun … --- ## [What's the SD on the duo arrested in DC yesterday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sd-on-the-duo-arrested-in-dc-yesterday/962493)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sd-on-the-duo-arrested-in-dc-yesterday/962493 "2022-04-08T23:20:45Z")
So the facts are fairly obvious. Two people were arrested for impersonating federal agents: Haider Ali, 35, and Arian Taherzadeh, 40, were arrested on Wednesday in a dramatic FBI raid of a D.C. Navy Yard luxury apartm… --- ## [Sam's Club Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sams-club-rule/962314)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sams-club-rule/962314 "2022-04-08T23:09:50Z")
I go to Sam’s Club weekly and it makes no sense to me that I have to dig my card out and show proof of my membership when I walk through the door. Why? If I didn’t have a membership, I wouldn’t be able to purchase anythi… --- ## [Why does Disney use "fake" American flags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-disney-use-fake-american-flags/962384)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-disney-use-fake-american-flags/962384 "2022-04-08T23:07:30Z")
Apparently the flags that fly at Disney World are not proper American flags in that they don’t have 50 stars. Therefore Disney doesn’t have to follow the Flag Code. My question is: why? I don’t care that they’re not real… --- ## [Hy husband told me this joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-husband-told-me-this-joke/962369)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-husband-told-me-this-joke/962369 "2022-04-08T22:54:16Z")
Husband: Did you hear abour Orion’s belt? Me: No Husband: It’s a waste of space (waist of space). Me: (Laughing out loud - I do like these kinds of jokes) Husband: You liked that one, huh? Me: Yeah. I thought… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad musical frivolities:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-musical-frivolities/962216)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-musical-frivolities/962216 "2022-04-08T22:33:08Z")
On top of Spaghetti all covered in: ? --- ## [Have you ever bought \*and actually needed\* travel insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-and-actually-needed-travel-insurance/961523)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-and-actually-needed-travel-insurance/961523 "2022-04-08T21:02:56Z")
My wife and I are planning a major European cruise for the summer of 2023, and the total price tag will be in the neighborhood of $25,000. The cruise line has a deal with an insurance company, but when I looked up that c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1145)