# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1153&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1154 --- ## [On pregnant men and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pregnant-men-and-the-like/962378)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pregnant-men-and-the-like/962378 "2022-04-13T01:59:29Z")
Well, we will see how this goes, but I have some hopes for it. If anyone is familiar with my posts, you will know that generally I hold an evolving position that is against board discussion rules regarding transgender i… --- ## [What do you call this familial relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-familial-relationship/961655)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-familial-relationship/961655 "2022-04-13T01:49:53Z")
Let’s say a man marries a woman and they have a child Thomas. The woman dies and then the man marries the woman’s full blooded sister. Those two have a child Patrick. What name is given to the relationship between Tho… --- ## [How does the US decide who goes to maximum security prisons? (Or SuperMax)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-us-decide-who-goes-to-maximum-security-prisons-or-supermax/961400)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-us-decide-who-goes-to-maximum-security-prisons-or-supermax/961400 "2022-04-13T01:18:32Z")
I was watching something about Dennis Rader, the “BTK” serial killer. They said he was put in a maximum security prison. To be sure that guy deserves to be locked up forever and not in a relatively pleasant prison. Bu… --- ## [Wow, did I ever dodge a bullet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-did-i-ever-dodge-a-bullet/835950)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-did-i-ever-dodge-a-bullet/835950 "2022-04-12T23:46:10Z")
I’m getting very close to retirement and my wife and I are looking for a place at the coast. We’ve been serious for a couple of months now. Got the money, got the realtor - just need a place to come available. We found… --- ## [Wow, the funeral business is a huge scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-funeral-business-is-a-huge-scam/959154)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-funeral-business-is-a-huge-scam/959154 "2022-04-12T22:47:23Z")
My mother passed away recently and did not leave detailed instructions for what she wanted. So we are left with a sibling’s assertion that she wanted a “traditional” funeral with a wake and a mass at church. The lack of … --- ## [Anyone know why milk is so cheap in Omaha, NE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-why-milk-is-so-cheap-in-omaha-ne/962692)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-why-milk-is-so-cheap-in-omaha-ne/962692 "2022-04-12T22:32:34Z")
I’m in NE KS and about three years ago I started going to a Baker’s grocery store in Omaha with a buddy of mine that drives there every weekend for work. The original enticement was cheap booze, but milk is also cheap. I… --- ## [What does it mean in today's USA to "do a good job as President"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-in-todays-usa-to-do-a-good-job-as-president/962395)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-in-todays-usa-to-do-a-good-job-as-president/962395 "2022-04-12T22:23:55Z")
This question was prompted in my mind by this one post in the KBJ Supreme Court thread (but this thread is not a launch from that thread): “Romney would do a good job as President were he elected.” This got me thinkin… --- ## [Weather Geeks Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-geeks-only/962628)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-geeks-only/962628 "2022-04-12T22:20:08Z")
This site it great if you want to see weather patterns at different levels of the atmosphere. Height is expressed in hPa, which is roughly: 1000 hPA - surface 850 - 5000’ 700 - 10,000’ (top of most mountains) 500 -18… --- ## [Pakistan PM loses Non-confidence motion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistan-pm-loses-non-confidence-motion/962641)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistan-pm-loses-non-confidence-motion/962641 "2022-04-12T22:03:54Z")
Prime Minister Khan was resisting the calling of the confidence motion, alleging that it was being put forward by the request of the US government, unhappy with his support for Russia. Had he produced any evidence in su… --- ## [Have you ever worked with someone who rarely or never had/took days off from work? (6-7 day work weeks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-worked-with-someone-who-rarely-or-never-had-took-days-off-from-work-6-7-day-work-weeks/962457)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-worked-with-someone-who-rarely-or-never-had-took-days-off-from-work-6-7-day-work-weeks/962457 "2022-04-12T21:39:08Z")
One of my friends enjoys working 6-7 days a week (at the grocery store where I used to work at) and he recently accepted a stock lead position, since he’s been working at the grocery store since 2017/18. He also works on… --- ## [Huge post etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-post-etiquette/962697)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-post-etiquette/962697 "2022-04-12T21:35:47Z")
I have plans to make a huge post about voting rights legislation. This would be Great Debates. I want to discuss the merits of the first title of this law, out of ten titles. Even limiting the thread to the first title o… --- ## [Can two people be mutual plaintiffs/defendants against each other at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-two-people-be-mutual-plaintiffs-defendants-against-each-other-at-the-same-time/962701)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-two-people-be-mutual-plaintiffs-defendants-against-each-other-at-the-same-time/962701 "2022-04-12T21:14:45Z")
Thread title may be weird, but what I mean is this: Suppose you have a trial in which both sides are accusing the other of a crime, and one of the two is going to be guilty - just a matter of who. Perhaps a case of self… --- ## [Crypto smart contracts: If the execution has an objective but undefinable variable, how is the result validated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-smart-contracts-if-the-execution-has-an-objective-but-undefinable-variable-how-is-the-result-validated/962712)
**Author:** [@MozeJose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MozeJose)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crypto-smart-contracts-if-the-execution-has-an-objective-but-undefinable-variable-how-is-the-result-validated/962712 "2022-04-12T20:35:27Z")
I understand how a smart contract might work for a variable with a binary value. For example, a purchase may occur if the price on a certain exchange hits an agreed upon value or the winner of a bet could collect if Team… --- ## [Why does copying files to Micro SD start out slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-copying-files-to-micro-sd-start-out-slow/962670)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-copying-files-to-micro-sd-start-out-slow/962670 "2022-04-12T20:28:06Z")
On all my devices and all my cards, when I copy files from the device to the card, the transfer starts out slow and slowly builds up speed. It may start at a few hundred kilobytes per second, move to 1 MB/s, then 2 MB/s,… --- ## [What is a bigger factor in preventing the spread of Covid-19: Masks or Social Distancing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bigger-factor-in-preventing-the-spread-of-covid-19-masks-or-social-distancing/961557)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bigger-factor-in-preventing-the-spread-of-covid-19-masks-or-social-distancing/961557 "2022-04-12T20:12:23Z")
Another variant is on the verge of swamping the US, so we are being reminded to fully vaccinate, wear a good mask, and social distance. Of those three recommendations, vaccination is the most effective. However, its prot… --- ## [Y'all Queda will never get it: SOCAS violation--again--in Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-queda-will-never-get-it-socas-violation-again-in-tennessee/959022)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-queda-will-never-get-it-socas-violation-again-in-tennessee/959022 "2022-04-12T19:30:50Z")
Or, as the actual headline puts it: ‘How to torture a Jew’ Jesus Christ! Look, the Bible is, in fact, literature. It may not be your favorite genre and that’s okay. It may be your favorite genre, and that’s okay, too… --- ## [Harry Patterson (AKA Jack Higgins) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-patterson-aka-jack-higgins-has-died/962698)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-patterson-aka-jack-higgins-has-died/962698 "2022-04-12T19:29:35Z")
He was 92. I knew that he had written several books, but I didn’t realize how many. --- ## [Looking for a decent Grabber-Reacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-decent-grabber-reacher/962675)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-decent-grabber-reacher/962675 "2022-04-12T18:55:23Z")
As shown here: I need one that will grab and hold something heavier that a small bag of feathers without losing the grip or even stripping out. I have had bad luck with the last cou… --- ## [Need help with a Randy Travis song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-randy-travis-song/962425 "2022-04-12T18:37:03Z")
I heard a Randy Travis song at lunch on the radio but was doing other things so I just caught a bit of it. On the face of it, it seems like it should be easy but my google-fu has failed me. Anyway… Randy Travis song, p… --- ## [Gmail filter: "Thanks!" and "You're welcome!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-filter-thanks-and-youre-welcome/962674)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-filter-thanks-and-youre-welcome/962674 "2022-04-12T14:44:31Z")
I have one person who never fails to reply “Thanks!” whenever appropriate, usually Reply All. This is bad enough, right? But she also never fails to reply “You’re welcome!” to every email where anybody says “thanks.” Is… --- ## [It's time to officially Pit Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 6712\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-officially-pit-joe-paterno-and-the-penn-state-football-program/602167 "2022-04-12T14:32:52Z")
Joe Paterno should have retired years ago with his reputation in tact. Now he can go out in the midst of a horrid scandal. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/penn-state-ad-tim-curley-vp-gary-schultz-charged-perju… --- ## [Breaking down what makes a song great: Two viewpoints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-down-what-makes-a-song-great-two-viewpoints/962108)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-down-what-makes-a-song-great-two-viewpoints/962108 "2022-04-12T14:16:05Z")
I recently discovered two YouTube channels that led to bingeing. The first Rick is Beato, a music producer based in Stone Mountain Ga. He’s very much old school rock, but studies classical music and theory as well. He’s… --- ## [Help me with my wife’s Grandfather clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-wife-s-grandfather-clock/962653)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-wife-s-grandfather-clock/962653 "2022-04-12T14:08:59Z")
My wife has owned a seven-foot grandfather clock ever since I’ve known her (since 1991), and it has remained unused in a corner for at least ten years. This past weekend, we placed it back into service (her nephew did, w… --- ## [Earliest/latest sitcom set in each US state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311 "2022-04-12T14:01:17Z")
Has there been a sitcom set in each state of the USA? If so, what was the first such sitcom (by starting year) and what was the most recent such sitcom (by ending year) by state? Note that by “set in” I mean the series… --- ## [So... What do I do with this extra computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-i-do-with-this-extra-computer/962604)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-i-do-with-this-extra-computer/962604 "2022-04-12T10:40:08Z")
You may recall that my keyboard failed on my 15-inch MavBook Pro. I bought a 13-inch one so I could do my job. The 15-inch is back, and I’ve copied the desktop from the 13-inch to the 15-inch. Now what? I plan to con… --- ## [Help Bosda Remember this Film/Actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-bosda-remember-this-film-actress/962694)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-bosda-remember-this-film-actress/962694 "2022-04-12T10:21:23Z")
The movie–1950-60s. Set in Italy. Romantic comedy? Drama? I cannot recall. The actress. In one scene, she is wearing white framed sunglasses with black lenses, and smoking a cigarette in a holder. I am 99% certain t… --- ## [Vietnamese For 'Mỹ'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnamese-for-m/962672)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnamese-for-m/962672 "2022-04-12T09:02:32Z")
Hồ Chí Minh’s cadres ensconced in South Vietnam in the early 1960s referred to the US-backed regime as Mỹ-Diệm, the Diệm concerned being Ngô Đình Diệm, president of South Vietnam from October 1955 to November 1963. Neil… --- ## [I was in an accident last night...Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-an-accident-last-night-yay/962583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-an-accident-last-night-yay/962583 "2022-04-12T07:18:34Z")
And the “Yay!” is not sarcasm. My 2018 Rogue had a bit of cosmetic damage on the left front corner that would cost about $1500 or so to fix, so we have been letting it slide. Last night while driving home from work aro… --- ## [Original Sin 2-Worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-sin-2-worth-it/962685)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-sin-2-worth-it/962685 "2022-04-12T07:12:28Z")
It was on sale but I missed my shot. Is it a decent game nonetheless? Someone recommended it as a good RPG? --- ## [What is the origin of the 1 vs. 2 and 3 vs. 4 playoff format?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-1-vs-2-and-3-vs-4-playoff-format/962696)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-1-vs-2-and-3-vs-4-playoff-format/962696 "2022-04-12T06:57:12Z")
The NBA recently adopted a playoff format in which 10 teams from each conference make the playoffs. However, only the top 6 automatically qualify for the playoff series. Teams 7 - 10 play each other in elimination play… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1152&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1154&state=tracking)