# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1192 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1193 --- ## [Design the post-USA flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-post-usa-flag/959806)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-post-usa-flag/959806 "2022-02-20T13:55:12Z")
So someday, eventually, the political entity formerly known as the United States of America is no more. At least not as a federation of 50 semi-sovereign “states” with their current boundaries. Presuming some polity comp… --- ## [No Fly List for Trouble Makers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fly-list-for-trouble-makers/959646)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-fly-list-for-trouble-makers/959646 "2022-02-20T05:55:54Z")
Would the airlines be violating anything by creating their own, shared no fly list? Don’t they have the right to refuse service as long as the reason isn’t discriminatory? Assault a crew member? No airline will sell you … --- ## [Please identify the author of this passage about WWI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-author-of-this-passage-about-wwi/959811)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-author-of-this-passage-about-wwi/959811 "2022-02-20T03:47:55Z")
One of the photo-illustrated history books I made a beeline for in my elementary school library described the German army marching through the streets of Brussels in 1914 as (to the best of my recollection) “an endless s… --- ## [Should New York Times v Sullivan be overturned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-new-york-times-v-sullivan-be-overturned/959639)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-new-york-times-v-sullivan-be-overturned/959639 "2022-02-20T02:36:36Z")
Currently in FQ there is a discussion going on about Palin v New York Times. It is mentioned several times that is an attempt to get the Court to reconsider Sullivan. What if they did? Really lowered the bar for libel/s… --- ## [Is there really such a thing as a "Chillicothe Sandwich"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-a-chillicothe-sandwich/652613)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-a-chillicothe-sandwich/652613 "2022-02-20T02:16:56Z")
I watched part of The Harvey Girls (1946) on TCM today. At the beginning of the movie, one of the girls on the train offers Judy Garland an “award-winning” Chillicothe Sandwich for lunch, claiming it’s based on a recipe… --- ## [Is it normal to regularly - and exclusively - play solo improv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-regularly-and-exclusively-play-solo-improv/959756)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-to-regularly-and-exclusively-play-solo-improv/959756 "2022-02-20T02:07:49Z")
I was talking with a family friend who is a professional musician, who I hadn’t talked with since I was a child, and he asked, “are you still playing piano?” And I said yeah, sure. And then the conversation went into mus… --- ## [Trump's Accounting firm says a decade of TrumpCo financial statements are unreliable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-accounting-firm-says-a-decade-of-trumpco-financial-statements-are-unreliable/959597)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-accounting-firm-says-a-decade-of-trumpco-financial-statements-are-unreliable/959597 "2022-02-20T01:31:10Z")
The AG of New York has filed the letter with the Court in support of her application to examine TrumpKids under oath. The letter from Mazars says that while it prepared the decade worth of statements in accordance with … --- ## [Fucking maskholes and vaxholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-maskholes-and-vaxholes/915339)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1552\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-maskholes-and-vaxholes/915339 "2022-02-19T23:55:15Z")
Like Mr. Gambino said: This is America. What a shitshow. To be clear: fuck the dead guy. Fuck him with a red hot poker. I do not care about him. But the poor guy who got stabbed? That’s some bullshit right there. … --- ## [It's official: the Catholic Church is nuts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-catholic-church-is-nuts/959537)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-catholic-church-is-nuts/959537 "2022-02-19T22:54:31Z")
… “We baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Arango, a priest in the Diocese of Phoenix, repeated during myriad ceremonies. But Arango misused one word that eventually compromi… --- ## [Mummified body of Italian woman found sitting at a table, 2 years after her death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mummified-body-of-italian-woman-found-sitting-at-a-table-2-years-after-her-death/959303)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mummified-body-of-italian-woman-found-sitting-at-a-table-2-years-after-her-death/959303 "2022-02-19T22:37:15Z")
this is the saddest thing ive seen in a while…I wonder how anymore like it they’ll find all over the world … --- ## [Fermi Paradox and A 'Prime Directive'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-and-a-prime-directive/959804)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox-and-a-prime-directive/959804 "2022-02-19T22:25:26Z")
Now, I know the Fermi’s Paradox has been done to death, on these, and just about every other board. So I want to make clear that this is not just an average one of those, all over again. It’s just I’ve noticed that here… --- ## [Talk to me about panic disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-panic-disorder/958266)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-panic-disorder/958266 "2022-02-19T21:16:42Z")
I get a list of “topic is similar to” when I type in the thread title, but nothing in the list is newer than 2011. So I’ll start this new thread rather than revive one of the old ones. I think I’m developing panic diso… --- ## [Why the republicans are destined to fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-republicans-are-destined-to-fail/958919)
**Author:** [@robertmuler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertmuler)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-republicans-are-destined-to-fail/958919 "2022-02-19T21:12:25Z")
Why the republicans are destined to fail Today the Republican party offers nothing constructive. No new ideas, no positive comments, just attack, attack, attack, while offering no constructive ideas. The Republican’s w… --- ## [O'Toole is out as opposition leader (Canadian politics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otoole-is-out-as-opposition-leader-canadian-politics/958720)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otoole-is-out-as-opposition-leader-canadian-politics/958720 "2022-02-19T19:46:22Z")
O’Toole, leader of the federal Conservative Party of Canada is facing a caucus revolt. He might be facing a leadership review vote as early as Wednesday. MPs would then have to elect an interim caucus leader while th… --- ## [Does a canal cutting across an isthmus make an island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-canal-cutting-across-an-isthmus-make-an-island/959682)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-canal-cutting-across-an-isthmus-make-an-island/959682 "2022-02-19T19:21:23Z")
Did the Corinth Canal turn the Peloponnese into an island? Is there a clear yes-or-no answer to this, or is the definition of “island” a sliding scale of truth values? Wikipedia says “Indeed, the Peloponnese is rarely… --- ## [Is "The Squad" to blame for lack of support for the Democrats these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-squad-to-blame-for-lack-of-support-for-the-democrats-these-days/959753)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-squad-to-blame-for-lack-of-support-for-the-democrats-these-days/959753 "2022-02-19T18:12:44Z")
I mean, this article seems like it’s gaslighting progressives like myself, but i decided to get other opinions. I don’t think the squad is at all perfect, but they weren’t the ones standing in the way of Biden’s origi… --- ## [Today's (2/17/22) New York Times Mini-Crossword (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-2-17-22-new-york-times-mini-crossword-spoilers/959705)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-2-17-22-new-york-times-mini-crossword-spoilers/959705 "2022-02-19T18:03:56Z")
Four of the clues to today’s NYT mini-crossword appear to be rebuses done via icons – but only some of them appear visible on my screen. For example, one of the clues shows a little pic of a bee then a + then… nothing. … --- ## [Has binge-watching changed how shows are written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-binge-watching-changed-how-shows-are-written/959711)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-binge-watching-changed-how-shows-are-written/959711 "2022-02-19T18:00:31Z")
Many years ago, there was little carry-over from one episode to another. In fact, the joke was that if Little Timmy broke a leg by next week’s episode he no longer had a cast. Nowadays however many shows have narrative… --- ## [My Siamese cats are Olympians. The bad, bad, bad things!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-siamese-cats-are-olympians-the-bad-bad-bad-things/959501)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-siamese-cats-are-olympians-the-bad-bad-bad-things/959501 "2022-02-19T17:55:48Z")
They are Ice dancers. They perform the best figure 8s while they walk around my ankles. They perform Ski jumping aerials. Quite impressive. Always land on their feet. 3.Expert at curling, very tight curls, mixed double… --- ## [It’s the little things that brighten my day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-the-little-things-that-brighten-my-day/959625)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-the-little-things-that-brighten-my-day/959625 "2022-02-19T17:53:50Z")
We are having some construction work done on our house, and there are a couple of workers here putting in new stair treads. I came back from the gym, and opened the garage door, and was greeted by a beautiful white Husky… --- ## [Looking for a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-song/959482)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-song/959482 "2022-02-19T17:45:20Z")
Trying to find a song that used to play on an easy listening channel in the early 1990’s. I thought the song was by James Taylor. The only distinctive Lyric I remember was the word Jaguar. Maybe tuning up her Jaguar?? I … --- ## [Sandy Hook parents use state law to bring down Remington; circumvent federal gun shield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-parents-use-state-law-to-bring-down-remington-circumvent-federal-gun-shield/959569)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-parents-use-state-law-to-bring-down-remington-circumvent-federal-gun-shield/959569 "2022-02-19T17:40:37Z")
I searched, but I didn’t see a thread on this? The Sandy Hook parents have won a $73 million settlement with the bankrupt corpse of Remington Outdoor Company, maker of the AR-15 gun that was used in the Sandy Hook schoo… --- ## [Why do we stand up for judges when they enter court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-stand-up-for-judges-when-they-enter-court/958488)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-stand-up-for-judges-when-they-enter-court/958488 "2022-02-19T16:54:53Z")
I don’t have a problem with it. As far as I know the only other person people stand for is the president. Maybe the VP? The military folks stand for higher ranking officers. I guess it’s to show respect. What… --- ## [Jim Hagedorn (R-MN1) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-hagedorn-r-mn1-has-died/959754)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-hagedorn-r-mn1-has-died/959754 "2022-02-19T16:34:30Z")
Knew he got COVID, forgot about the kidney cancer. He was my rep. I’m guessing at this point the spot will remain vacant. Other than Rochester, the district is pretty red (rural, my county has \< 20,000), though it ha… --- ## [Workout strategy: Split sets or whole-body workouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-strategy-split-sets-or-whole-body-workouts/959775)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-strategy-split-sets-or-whole-body-workouts/959775 "2022-02-19T16:12:42Z")
What are the tradeoffs of more intense workouts vs. shorter time between workouts? I am considering whether to overhaul my workout routine. Currently I have a five-day exercise cycle that alternates cardio with weight t… --- ## [Resurrecting dead topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrecting-dead-topics/959758)
**Author:** [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrecting-dead-topics/959758 "2022-02-19T16:11:55Z")
Are there any issues with commenting on old topics? I know that some people hate them. I’ve been caught by surprise elsewhere when I replied to a topic someone resurrected and said pretty much the same thing that I sai… --- ## [Are there still any video rental stores in business in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-any-video-rental-stores-in-business-in-your-area/952789)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-still-any-video-rental-stores-in-business-in-your-area/952789 "2022-02-19T15:54:06Z")
Just to be clear, I’m talking about a business that rents dvds or blurays or even VHS tapes. I’m not talking about Redboxes or public libraries. And I’m not talking about stores that sell dvds or blurays. And I’m not tal… --- ## [Island in Allstate Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/island-in-allstate-commercial/925574)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/island-in-allstate-commercial/925574 "2020-11-20T22:32:17Z")
The island that they show at the end, is it real, and if so, where is it? I’ve always wondered about it, since it looks so nice and calm in terms of a place to live. I assume that the main character’s drive and stops m… --- ## [Am I crazy? I noticed 2 things about the Olympics (well, 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-i-noticed-2-things-about-the-olympics-well-3/959510 "2022-02-19T15:07:27Z")
Am I wrong? Curling has become alot more popular. It’s been quite exciting. Even if I don’t understand the game. At. All. And …in all the snowboard events the athlete’s are only putting one arm in their numbered vest a… --- ## [Has LIGO helped us understand the universe any better? (And other LIGO questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-ligo-helped-us-understand-the-universe-any-better-and-other-ligo-questions/959662)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-ligo-helped-us-understand-the-universe-any-better-and-other-ligo-questions/959662 "2022-02-19T14:46:30Z")
It’s been over 5 years since the LIGO’s first few detections of gravitational waves from colliding black holes, neutron stars, etc. Looking at the Wikipedia page, there are now dozens of verified events detected by LIGO… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1191) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1193)