# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1152&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1153 --- ## [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… --- ## [The psychological damage from growing up as a Jehovah's Witness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychological-damage-from-growing-up-as-a-jehovahs-witness/709447)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychological-damage-from-growing-up-as-a-jehovahs-witness/709447 "2022-04-13T14:59:23Z")
I just recently found out about some of the more unsavory aspects of this religion. Since I imagine there are others on here who still think of them as the weird but harmless door knockers, I figured I’d share this: It … --- ## [Name 17 superheroes in this picture (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-17-superheroes-in-this-picture-spoilers/940006)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-17-superheroes-in-this-picture-spoilers/940006 "2022-04-13T14:26:13Z")
Supposed to be 17, I can only get 16. Considering all the comic nerds here, I figure this should take no time. First off, let’s use spoilers so everyone can play. No cheating by looking at other answers until you put up … --- ## [The autoincorrect function on our cell phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-autoincorrect-function-on-our-cell-phones/962686)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-autoincorrect-function-on-our-cell-phones/962686 "2022-04-13T12:30:40Z")
The autoincorrect function can definitely cause embarrassment. I sent a text message to one woman I have known for years when she called me about a problem she was having. However, the problem is with some gear sold to… --- ## [Ignore list and "suggested topics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list-and-suggested-topics/962732)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list-and-suggested-topics/962732 "2022-04-13T12:15:26Z")
I have one user on my ignore list. I do not see topics started by this user, and I do not see this user’s posts in other discussions. However, topics started by this user still appear in the suggestion list at the bott… --- ## [RIP - Chris Bailey - lead singer and co-founder of The Saints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chris-bailey-lead-singer-and-co-founder-of-the-saints/962652)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-chris-bailey-lead-singer-and-co-founder-of-the-saints/962652 "2022-04-13T11:41:35Z")
Chris Bailey - co-founder and lead singer of the Brisbane, Australia band The Saints - has passed away. The Saints first single ‘I’m Stranded’ is a cracker, and one of the first genuinely decent singles of the punk era,… --- ## [Movie Identification: Young Innocent Man Goes to Corrupt Big City, Drowns, Brought Back to Life, Set around 1800s-1920](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification-young-innocent-man-goes-to-corrupt-big-city-drowns-brought-back-to-life-set-around-1800s-1920/962680)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification-young-innocent-man-goes-to-corrupt-big-city-drowns-brought-back-to-life-set-around-1800s-1920/962680 "2022-04-13T11:00:58Z")
I was wondering if someone could identify this movie. It’s several decades old. It’s along the lines of a young innocent man going to the corrupt big city. Probably set from 19th century to 1920 or so. I remember one lin… --- ## [Action Movie Trailer where Andy Williams "Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" plays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/action-movie-trailer-where-andy-williams-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-plays/962760)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/action-movie-trailer-where-andy-williams-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-plays/962760 "2022-04-13T10:18:10Z")
I remember in the 90s seeing an action movie trailer where the joke was this super happy Christmas song is playing to footage of explosions and gunfire. I swore for the longest time ever that this was either the trailer … --- ## [How effective are NATO anti-tank weapons in Ukraine right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-are-nato-anti-tank-weapons-in-ukraine-right-now/960515)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-are-nato-anti-tank-weapons-in-ukraine-right-now/960515 "2022-04-13T09:25:53Z")
I’ve seen a photo shared a few times of what’s meant to be a Russian tank in Ukraine that suffered an ammunition detonation, popping it’s turret right off, and another in a ditch smoking. But any other photos of ruined … --- ## [Best anime for years - Kimi No Na Wa 君の名は。(English title: 'Your Name')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anime-for-years-kimi-no-na-wa-english-title-your-name/787996)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-anime-for-years-kimi-no-na-wa-english-title-your-name/787996 "2022-04-13T06:57:24Z")
I’ve seen nothing here yet about the Japanese anime Kimi No Na Wa 君の名は。(English title: ‘Your Name’). It seems to be worth discussing. I watched it a couple of days ago. In fact, when I got to the end I went straight bac… --- ## [Why is Russia killing Ukrainian civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-russia-killing-ukrainian-civilians/961064)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-russia-killing-ukrainian-civilians/961064 "2022-04-13T06:57:00Z")
If Putin’s objective is to unify Russia, Belarus and Ukraine into one Slavic bloc, why is Russia killing Ukrainian civilians? That’s a strange approach if Putin intends to make Ukrainians part of his Russian empire. Co… --- ## [How to stop trolls from closing threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-trolls-from-closing-threads/962648)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-trolls-from-closing-threads/962648 "2022-04-13T06:49:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Closed GQ Thread: I’m sure this has come up before; it’s certainly a problem I’ve seen before. Someone wants to discuss an issue, maybe a sensitive one. Several posters talk about it in an… --- ## [Blocking email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-email/962689)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blocking-email/962689 "2022-04-13T06:30:29Z")
This is when someone blocks your email and you get a message from mailer daemon. If you try to send from another email account and it is also blocked, when you had never sent an email from that address before how did th… --- ## [What are your concerns about election security and accessibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-concerns-about-election-security-and-accessibility/957167)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-concerns-about-election-security-and-accessibility/957167 "2022-04-13T04:43:45Z")
Spin-off discussion from About that "end of democracy" talk: We have a lot of P&E topics about the politics of other people, so I would like to try and change things up a little. I’m interested in reading what concern… --- ## [How to find a Fitbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-fitbit/962728)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-a-fitbit/962728 "2022-04-13T03:58:00Z")
So I took the bloody thing off before my shower on Sunday and I still can’t find it. It has to be in the house-I don’t take it off at work. Suggestions on an app or something? I have one that gives “hotter-cooler” indica… --- ## [Looks like there may be another interstellar object passing through the Solar System.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-there-may-be-another-interstellar-object-passing-through-the-solar-system/840187)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-there-may-be-another-interstellar-object-passing-through-the-solar-system/840187 "2022-04-13T02:17:31Z")
From Phil Plait, this one is reportedly both much faster and much larger (“several kilometers” versus “about 100 meters”) than 'Oumuamua from a couple of years back. They must have found the results sent back by their s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1151&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1153&state=tracking)