# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1152 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1153 --- ## [Is the Russian invasion really about gay pride parades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-russian-invasion-really-about-gay-pride-parades/961195)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-russian-invasion-really-about-gay-pride-parades/961195 "2022-04-01T21:10:40Z")
I read an interesting article on cnn by Delia Gallagher, sorry can’t do the linky thing! Basically she says recent words from high ups indicate keeping the Russian Orthodox faith intact and pure, especially as regards … --- ## [Do crossover SUV's sway more or less in the wind than short hatchbacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crossover-suvs-sway-more-or-less-in-the-wind-than-short-hatchbacks/962123)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-crossover-suvs-sway-more-or-less-in-the-wind-than-short-hatchbacks/962123 "2022-04-01T20:39:26Z")
Like many people here in Europe, I drive a small city hatchback, a VW Lupo, a 3.5 meter A-segment box. On paper the drag coefficient is surprisingly good at 0.32 for a 20+ year old hatchback, however in reality turbulen… --- ## [So what's the deal with not pressing charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-not-pressing-charges/961840)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-deal-with-not-pressing-charges/961840 "2022-04-01T20:33:36Z")
Inspired by certain events at the Oscars last night. What’s the deal with “not pressing charges” (as seems to be the case w.r.t. Chris Rock in this incident). Both theoretical and practically. In theory is there any s… --- ## [Prioritize the principles that Trump has shown to be toothless for POTUSes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prioritize-the-principles-that-trump-has-shown-to-be-toothless-for-potuses/962040)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prioritize-the-principles-that-trump-has-shown-to-be-toothless-for-potuses/962040 "2022-04-01T20:25:18Z")
So far, anyway. I’m still hoping that some smart lawyer will find a way for some of these to be prosecutable. I’d start with the whole “emoluments” thing–I’d always imagined that there were clear limits on what a sitting… --- ## [First (maybe just early?) "Holy shit" moment in evolutionary timeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-maybe-just-early-holy-shit-moment-in-evolutionary-timeline/961901)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-maybe-just-early-holy-shit-moment-in-evolutionary-timeline/961901 "2022-04-01T19:49:09Z")
I assume that for a long time people simply had no idea how long the universe, the earth, life, human life, etc. existed, so either they went with “Who knows? Dumb question” or “This very smart person says it’s x long, s… --- ## [Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piranesi-by-susanna-clarke-open-spoilers/961260)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piranesi-by-susanna-clarke-open-spoilers/961260 "2022-04-01T18:18:15Z")
I devoured Piranesi by Susanna Clarke in just two days. Not nearly as big or complicated as her masterful Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and unlike that book there’s nary a footnote to be seen, but it’s a quiet, deep… --- ## [The origins of conventions in comics/animation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origins-of-conventions-in-comics-animation/961363)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origins-of-conventions-in-comics-animation/961363 "2022-04-01T17:02:48Z")
This is kind of a broad topic with many interlocking parts (and answers) but I’m wondering about the first uses of the various symbolic representations of concepts that are used in comics and animation that are taken for… --- ## [Zelda Rubenstein in Sixteen Candles: what were the noises when she walked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zelda-rubenstein-in-sixteen-candles-what-were-the-noises-when-she-walked/728073)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zelda-rubenstein-in-sixteen-candles-what-were-the-noises-when-she-walked/728073 "2022-04-01T16:57:47Z")
During a post-wedding scene in Sixteen Candles, Zelda Rubenstein’s character is walking through the church, and there are noises associated with her movement. Is that supposed to be liquor sloshing around in a flask, or… --- ## [What if we had never discovered fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-never-discovered-fire/962010)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-never-discovered-fire/962010 "2022-04-01T16:29:15Z")
So I’m watching a movie about coal miners, and suddenly i pictured in my mind the continuum from the discovery of fire through to the global oil industry, and it occurred to me that for maybe most of our history as a spe… --- ## [How is stopping someone making a film about very famous public figure not a 1A violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-stopping-someone-making-a-film-about-very-famous-public-figure-not-a-1a-violation/961445)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-stopping-someone-making-a-film-about-very-famous-public-figure-not-a-1a-violation/961445 "2022-04-01T16:17:10Z")
This comes up pretty frequently about famous celebrities, particularly musicians. There was the famous non-Kurt Cobain biopic, where legal fears mean a Gus van Sant’s film ended up being about the last days of a generic… --- ## [Talk me out of a terrible car buying decision!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-a-terrible-car-buying-decision/961977)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-a-terrible-car-buying-decision/961977 "2022-04-01T15:16:56Z")
Ok, so I secretly (and probably obviously) actually want to be told this is a good idea, but I know it probably isn’t and just need to have a little good sense knocked into me by people not emotionally involved. Sort of… --- ## [What shameful culinary practices have you renounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shameful-culinary-practices-have-you-renounced/939566)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shameful-culinary-practices-have-you-renounced/939566 "2022-04-01T14:11:53Z")
A sibling to the other “shameful culinary practices” thread… I used to eat those little Chef Boyardee spaghetti tubs for lunch. Pop the top, heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, and consume. Then I realized that life… --- ## [Age Spenser (Robert B. Parker) for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-spenser-robert-b-parker-for-me/962005)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-spenser-robert-b-parker-for-me/962005 "2022-04-01T13:50:30Z")
I am currently reading “Bye Bye Baby” the latest (I think) Spenser book, now written by Ace Atkins. It takes place in (relatively close to) current time. The Spenser character has been around a long time. He’s gotta be p… --- ## [Is there any way I could become an unpaid butler for a scientist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-become-an-unpaid-butler-for-a-scientist/962025)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-become-an-unpaid-butler-for-a-scientist/962025 "2022-04-01T12:51:43Z")
I don’t think I’ll ever be smart or educated enough to make any groundbreaking moves in the area of physics, so I’ve been thinking about this: Is there any way I could contact a famous and important physicist still work… --- ## [What's the status of the part of Russia east of Crimea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-status-of-the-part-of-russia-east-of-crimea/961979)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-status-of-the-part-of-russia-east-of-crimea/961979 "2022-04-01T12:47:09Z")
One of the things that is mentioned frequently as a Russian objective of the invasion is wanting a land connection to Crimea. Looking at Apple Maps, it looks to me like Crimea is almost an island. There’s a couple of v… --- ## [All MLB Goes to DH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-mlb-goes-to-dh/960866)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-mlb-goes-to-dh/960866 "2022-04-01T12:37:05Z")
I heard the MLB is talking about OR has already adopted the Designated Hitter (DH) rule for all the MLB, not just the American League. Is this final? And, won’t this ruin the game for a sport that flounders to draw audie… --- ## [Bakers, pls check out my casserole recipe. (Help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-pls-check-out-my-casserole-recipe-help/962015)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-pls-check-out-my-casserole-recipe-help/962015 "2022-04-01T11:41:17Z")
This is a super simple casserole, I think it will work but since I’m not a baker, I figured I get some opinions. The meat sauce: Browned ground beef, sautéed peppers and onions, and enchilada sauce. In the casserole di… --- ## [What are problems people mistakenly attribute to modernity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-problems-people-mistakenly-attribute-to-modernity/961498)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-problems-people-mistakenly-attribute-to-modernity/961498 "2022-04-01T11:22:45Z")
What are problems people mistakenly attribute to modernity when they’re really the fault of specific systems, ideologies or policies in whole or in part? An example would be social media. People decry the various pitfal… --- ## [Do you know what airplane you are on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-airplane-you-are-on/933681)
**Author:** [@Iamnotgrumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iamnotgrumpy)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-airplane-you-are-on/933681 "2022-04-01T10:18:34Z")
I peruse another message board which is Aviation/Airline industry centric. Basically armchair CEOs arguing about all sorts of minutiae. Often, the comment is made that the average Joe doesn’t know the difference betwee… --- ## [Do the Oscars have zero appeal for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-oscars-have-zero-appeal-for-you/961830)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-oscars-have-zero-appeal-for-you/961830 "2022-04-01T09:01:58Z")
Absolute zero for me. Ever since I could understand what they were. And I’m a film nut, absolutely love the medium, love hundred of stars’ performances, I’ve got whole scenes by memory, have read hundreds of books on fi… --- ## [Do you know your zodiac sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-zodiac-sign/961927)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-zodiac-sign/961927 "2022-04-01T08:28:49Z")
Truly mundane. My sign is something I’ve always known. I don’t know why. I don’t dabble in astrology. It’s just something I know. Without looking it up, do you know yours? poll --- ## [Song Titles Before And After](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-before-and-after/926178)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-before-and-after/926178 "2022-04-01T05:20:19Z")
Make up new song titles by joining two or more existing ones: "You Can’t Always Get What You Give: “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones and “You Get What You Give” by The New Radicals “Time Of The… --- ## [Closed threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-threads/962084)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-threads/962084 "2022-04-01T03:55:49Z")
I clicked on two threads about “race debates”. They had been closed. The threads vanished when I backed out. Is this usual for closed threads? --- ## [Chernobyl Status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-status/942647)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-status/942647 "2022-04-01T02:53:20Z")
Just watched a documentary on the 1986 disaster. It ended with several countries having built and installed a huge “cover” for it. But it also said this “cover” will only buy more time. What’s the current status of the … --- ## [Earliest TV series about aliens fitting in badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-tv-series-about-aliens-fitting-in-badly/946939)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-tv-series-about-aliens-fitting-in-badly/946939 "2022-04-01T02:52:22Z")
I recently watched Home Invasion (it is okay, but really derivative of lots of things) and was wondering what the first TV series (not movie, this is a “did you actually read the OP” test) with one or more aliens attempt… --- ## [Remote computing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-computing-question/961141)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-computing-question/961141 "2022-04-01T01:10:53Z")
I’ve been remoting into work for 2 years. We use VMWare. Works great. I am not a network guy. I’m a programmer. I know my way around a computer, but not network stuff. This is a question about being able to connect to … --- ## [What would be your ideal hours for daylight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-ideal-hours-for-daylight/961662)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-your-ideal-hours-for-daylight/961662 "2022-04-01T00:50:38Z")
With the possibility of DST becoming a year round thing here in the US, I though this would be a fun topic. What hours would be your ideal preference for daytime? For me it would be 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. --- ## [Any way to prevent an Instagram from seeing my Instagram followers and following?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-prevent-an-instagram-from-seeing-my-instagram-followers-and-following/961505)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-prevent-an-instagram-from-seeing-my-instagram-followers-and-following/961505 "2022-03-22T16:38:54Z")
I’m in a weird situation where I want to remain connected with someone on IG yet at the same time there seems to be no way to prevent them from viewing my own followers and following. Anyone know of a way to make this wo… --- ## [Bel Air - anyone else watching? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bel-air-anyone-else-watching-open-spoilers/961385)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bel-air-anyone-else-watching-open-spoilers/961385 "2022-03-31T23:52:04Z")
Is anyone else watching this show? My wife is enjoying it - and I’m kinda hate-watching it. My wife recently read Will Smith’s memoir, which led her to watch a season of Fresh Prince (total crap - unless you were a fan… --- ## [Russia - Ukraine - What's the end-game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-whats-the-end-game/961355)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-whats-the-end-game/961355 "2022-03-31T21:43:01Z")
Well, here’s a rather depressing article: five possible outcomes, and only one good. A negotiated solution A quagmire An escalation Russians overthrow or replace Putin \[replaced by hardliners\] A stalemate … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1153)