# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=118&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 119 --- ## [Hereditary peers will no longer sit in the House of Lords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-peers-will-no-longer-sit-in-the-house-of-lords/1028354)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-peers-will-no-longer-sit-in-the-house-of-lords/1028354 "2026-03-28T03:32:31Z")
Per the Guardian and the BBC, the Lords have agreed to a bill already passed by the Commons which eliminates the right of hereditary peers to sit in Parliament, following up on the 1999 legislation which greatly reduced … --- ## [Anyone here watch the 60 minutes episode on Havana Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-watch-the-60-minutes-episode-on-havana-syndrome/999704)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-watch-the-60-minutes-episode-on-havana-syndrome/999704 "2026-03-28T03:15:09Z")
Pretty scary stuff. Russia might be involved, or not. These people are all coming down with severe symptoms, and there’s no cure or treatment for it. --- ## [Tell me about your OTR Microwave -- Black only (not Black Stainless)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-otr-microwave-black-only-not-black-stainless/1028010)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-otr-microwave-black-only-not-black-stainless/1028010 "2026-03-28T03:11:18Z")
We’re looking to replace our microwave. Seems everybody does stainless steel and black stainless steel for colors these days, and regular black not so much….or at least not in the ones that Consumer Reports rates highly… --- ## [Number of biscuits vs cooking time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-biscuits-vs-cooking-time/1028687)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-biscuits-vs-cooking-time/1028687 "2026-03-28T01:21:12Z")
Prepared frozen biscuits (out of a bag) for biscuits and gravy this morning. The cooking instructions said to preheat the oven to 375 degrees, place on an ungreased baking sheet 2” apart, and then the baking instruction… --- ## [Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts dies at 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dash-crofts-of-seals-and-crofts-dies-at-85/1028798)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dash-crofts-of-seals-and-crofts-dies-at-85/1028798 "2026-03-28T00:47:28Z")
Get Closer, Diamond Girl and Summer Breeze were huge hits for Seals and Crofts. I still have the two songs on my phone. I never listened to their albums. Jim Seals died June 6, 2022. RIP --- ## [Choctaw Nation puts the kibosh on a proposed ICE facility in Durant, OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choctaw-nation-puts-the-kibosh-on-a-proposed-ice-facility-in-durant-ok/1028831)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choctaw-nation-puts-the-kibosh-on-a-proposed-ice-facility-in-durant-ok/1028831 "2026-03-27T23:55:10Z")
Good for them! TL : DR - ICE wanted a former Big Lots distribution warehouse for their use, and the Choctaw Nation blocked them in every way. Good for them! --- ## [I object to this mod note in the "Alan Ritchson beats up neighbor" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-this-mod-note-in-the-alan-ritchson-beats-up-neighbor-thread/1028827)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-this-mod-note-in-the-alan-ritchson-beats-up-neighbor-thread/1028827 "2026-03-27T23:42:34Z")
Here: I was in the process of exiting that thread and hoping to never hear of it again, but this renewed scrutiny I think involves some misinterpretation. The poster said “he could have killed the guy”, which is absol… --- ## [Amateur home chefs: what dish have you made once but will \*never\* do again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-home-chefs-what-dish-have-you-made-once-but-will-never-do-again/1007532)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-home-chefs-what-dish-have-you-made-once-but-will-never-do-again/1007532 "2026-03-27T23:10:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from Amateur home chefs: what dish have you never attempted, that you want to try soon?: Reading the thread, I realized I have more-or-less actually cooked everything that I wanted to try for m… --- ## [Twitter bans MyPillow corporate account after Mike Lindell uses it to circumvent personal Twitter ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1821\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095 "2026-03-27T20:45:40Z")
Twitter has banned the account of the corporation MyPillow after founder Mike Lindell used it to circumvent an earlier personal ban from the social media platform. He used it to call out Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for “canc… --- ## [The FINAL Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters. Choose your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-choose-your-favorite/1028659)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-choose-your-favorite/1028659 "2026-03-27T20:39:51Z")
This is the final round of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite of the two characters remaining. The poll will close near midn… --- ## [How do you save time in your daily life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-time-in-your-daily-life/1028451)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-save-time-in-your-daily-life/1028451 "2026-03-27T20:07:59Z")
I know some people are really busy with work and personal responsibilities, so they don’t really have a lot of free time. So how do people save free time by getting things done more efficiently? What tricks have you lea… --- ## [Anyone seen the NZ TV show The Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-nz-tv-show-the-gone/1028816)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-nz-tv-show-the-gone/1028816 "2026-03-27T17:49:56Z")
Spring Break is coming up, and I’m looking for something I can watch occasionally, or more often if I’m in the mood to be lazy. My favorite show in production right now is My Life Is Murder, Lucy Lawless’ current show, … --- ## [Rental car insurance question: How do I get my partner covered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-insurance-question-how-do-i-get-my-partner-covered/1028722)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-car-insurance-question-how-do-i-get-my-partner-covered/1028722 "2026-03-27T17:36:04Z")
I’m getting really confused by what I thought should be a simple question… My partner and I are part of the same State Farm (in Oregon) auto insurance policy. We are both named insureds on that policy. I asked whether w… --- ## [Two missing episodes of Doctor Who recovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-missing-episodes-of-doctor-who-recovered/1028423)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-missing-episodes-of-doctor-who-recovered/1028423 "2026-03-27T16:37:14Z")
Two episodes of Doctor Who, unseen for almost 60 years, have been recovered, and will soon be available for viewing. Episodes are parts 1 and 3 of The Daleks’ Masterplan. --- ## [Stephen King’s written another Dark Tower book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799 "2026-03-27T12:59:44Z")
Stephen King (along with the late Peter Straub) has written a new Dark Tower book. Called Other Worlds Than These, it follows Jack Sawyer, who appeared in the novels The Talisman and Black House. In those two books, it … --- ## [Recommendations and advice for a doorbell camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-and-advice-for-a-doorbell-camera/1028757)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-and-advice-for-a-doorbell-camera/1028757 "2026-03-27T12:23:42Z")
After a few neighborhood incidents we’ve decided that we want to get a doorbell camera just to keep an eye on things in front of our house. I’d like to avoid a subscription service, and I have several large capacity micr… --- ## [Why do I sleep better on a crappy mattress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sleep-better-on-a-crappy-mattress/1028752)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sleep-better-on-a-crappy-mattress/1028752 "2026-03-27T11:37:07Z")
I currently have two residences - my main home and a “crash pad” apartment I use when I’m working. I’ve always slept on futon mattresses and I have them at both places, but the setup is different. At home I have a fairly… --- ## [A treatise on miscarriage of justice, on the importance of great art....., and googly-eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-treatise-on-miscarriage-of-justice-on-the-importance-of-great-art-and-googly-eyes/1028753)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-treatise-on-miscarriage-of-justice-on-the-importance-of-great-art-and-googly-eyes/1028753 "2026-03-27T10:52:13Z")
Today I learned about a magnificent achievement in the history of art. Australia has blessed the world with a beautiful and deeply meaningful sculpture, which truly speaks to the human condition. But…No!!.. Alas!!..Woe… --- ## [Seattle basketball fans, what teams did you follow when the Sonics left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-basketball-fans-what-teams-did-you-follow-when-the-sonics-left/1028765 "2026-03-27T08:13:23Z")
After tacitly encouraging franchise-robbery in plain sight in 2008, the NBA has taken a step towards putting a team back in Seattle. With that story in mind, I ask old Sonics fans what they’ve been doing over the past 18… --- ## [Electric cars--can the power grid handle the load?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-can-the-power-grid-handle-the-load/1028680)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-can-the-power-grid-handle-the-load/1028680 "2026-03-27T05:44:58Z")
A couple years ago, there was a lot of discussion here at the Dope about the viability of electric cars. And one of the big issues was the incapability of the nationwide electric grid to produce enough power for 50 mill… --- ## [Flannery O'Connor at 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flannery-oconnor-at-100/1028802)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flannery-oconnor-at-100/1028802 "2026-03-27T03:56:18Z")
I’ve been reading Flannery O’Connor’s collected works for the past month. (Yes, I read slowly, but then it is 1220 pages. 150 to go!) Just now, I realized that it would be her 100th birthday … yesterday. D’oh! I’m off by… --- ## [LNG Tanker Spills and environmental damage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lng-tanker-spills-and-environmental-damage/1028527)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lng-tanker-spills-and-environmental-damage/1028527 "2026-03-27T03:33:16Z")
Setting aside the ship’s own bunker fuel, does Liquid Natural Gas pose any ecological threat at all to the sea environment when a tanker is hit? Obviously that amount of methane being released is not helpful to climate … --- ## [PSR J1748−2446ad - the pulsar, question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psr-j1748-2446ad-the-pulsar-question/1028556)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psr-j1748-2446ad-the-pulsar-question/1028556 "2026-03-27T03:09:12Z")
This Wiki article claims that the surface of this pulsar, at it’s equator, is spinning at a quarter of the speed of light. That’s seems incredibly fast for ordinary matter to be to be moving, much less revolving around a… --- ## [Why does oral medication survive digestion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oral-medication-survive-digestion/1028796)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-oral-medication-survive-digestion/1028796 "2026-03-27T02:49:03Z")
The stomach secretes HCl in the pH range 1-2.5. I take about 4 different medications. Why don’t they all chemically break down to be useless by the time they leave the stomach? --- ## [Actual attempts of Republicans trying to steal the upcoming presidential election in 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-attempts-of-republicans-trying-to-steal-the-upcoming-presidential-election-in-2024/1007533 "2026-03-27T02:45:04Z")
I know Trump went in with stealing an election but, really it was him who was trying to steal the election in 2020. So, let’s list here how republicans are trying to steal the 2024 election (if someone wants to start a … --- ## [Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-in-brazil-test-positive-for-cocaine/1004687)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharks-in-brazil-test-positive-for-cocaine/1004687 "2026-03-27T00:25:59Z")
Well, this is gonna make the next Sharknado movie much more interesting. --- ## [What's your emails-per-day cutoff limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-emails-per-day-cutoff-limit/1028719)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-emails-per-day-cutoff-limit/1028719 "2026-03-26T23:53:31Z")
The point at which you say somethin’s gotta’ go and stop notifications from lower-priority stuff? --- ## [Pre-marital counseling - does it, did it, would it make a difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-marital-counseling-does-it-did-it-would-it-make-a-difference/1028750)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-marital-counseling-does-it-did-it-would-it-make-a-difference/1028750 "2026-03-26T23:37:35Z")
My husband and I eloped 4 weeks after our first date, so there was no time for counseling, but it’s been more than 42 years, so I don’t know if it would have made a difference or not. Before my daughter married the first… --- ## [Watching 80s and 90s mystery and adventure shows (including kid shows)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-80s-and-90s-mystery-and-adventure-shows-including-kid-shows/1028742)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-80s-and-90s-mystery-and-adventure-shows-including-kid-shows/1028742 "2026-03-26T21:17:09Z")
Well, I’ve recently re-watched shows from the 1980s and 1990s. Don’t know why. Just decided to. Including kids shows I watched in the 90s. So I have no new jewels share with anyone, and am just reminiscing over shows … --- ## [Does Iran have the capability of lobbying missiles/mortars at a Kharg Island compound without destroying their oil infrastructure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-iran-have-the-capability-of-lobbying-missiles-mortars-at-a-kharg-island-compound-without-destroying-their-oil-infrastructure/1028635)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-iran-have-the-capability-of-lobbying-missiles-mortars-at-a-kharg-island-compound-without-destroying-their-oil-infrastructure/1028635 "2026-03-26T21:02:06Z")
Does the US have this capability? Are soldiers on the island sitting ducks? Here’s a link to a table describing Iranian missile ranges and missile precision (circular error probable or CEP). The shortest maximum range i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=117&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=119&state=muted)