# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1193 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1194 --- ## [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… --- ## [Are there definitions for things where ALL of the potential examples have been nitpicked to be outside of the definition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-definitions-for-things-where-all-of-the-potential-examples-have-been-nitpicked-to-be-outside-of-the-definition/959704)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-definitions-for-things-where-all-of-the-potential-examples-have-been-nitpicked-to-be-outside-of-the-definition/959704 "2022-02-19T14:40:21Z")
Inspired by this thread: Does a canal cutting across an isthmus make an island? Are there any such things as definitions or categories of things that could exist, but that now contain no remaining examples/members, wher… --- ## [Identify an obscure Irish movie for me with the barest of info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-obscure-irish-movie-for-me-with-the-barest-of-info/959755)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-obscure-irish-movie-for-me-with-the-barest-of-info/959755 "2022-02-19T14:00:21Z")
This has been buggin for quite some while, and it is entirely possible that I have conflated two or three movies as one. The primary plot I recall seemed to have to do with a woman harboring/hiding a man in the shed, a … --- ## [San Francisco School Board recall election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-school-board-recall-election/959598)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-francisco-school-board-recall-election/959598 "2022-02-19T13:17:00Z")
I hate recalls, but since they exist in California, I’m quite glad for this result. The San Francisco School Board has been a joke and this recall shows that even in bright blue San Francisco, there is no room for pro… --- ## [RIP Bob Saget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-saget/957492)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-saget/957492 "2022-02-19T11:24:29Z")
65 years old, no cause described yet. He ended up being more entertaining than I expected. I mostly saw him doing his kids or AFV stuff early on, and then started to see the really raunchy (and funny) things he did. RI… --- ## [Why does "dripping the water" work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dripping-the-water-work/957617)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-dripping-the-water-work/957617 "2022-02-19T10:00:13Z")
In places of the world where the temperature drops below freezing, but not too terribly below freezing, we’re told to let the water drip on our faucets to keep the pipes from freezing. Why does this work? And wouldn’t … --- ## [Would you pay to see a football game if your team had no chance to get into the playoffs? What if you had free tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-to-see-a-football-game-if-your-team-had-no-chance-to-get-into-the-playoffs-what-if-you-had-free-tickets/955833)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-to-see-a-football-game-if-your-team-had-no-chance-to-get-into-the-playoffs-what-if-you-had-free-tickets/955833 "2022-02-19T05:44:53Z")
Just wondering because I’ve experienced both scenarios. This season the Lions were already pretty much out of it all but mathematically by week 6 or so, when it became clear they were going to have to fight not to go 0-1… --- ## ["Aspiration therapy" for extreme weight loss (read this at your own risk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspiration-therapy-for-extreme-weight-loss-read-this-at-your-own-risk/939886)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspiration-therapy-for-extreme-weight-loss-read-this-at-your-own-risk/939886 "2022-02-19T05:26:29Z")
I had heard of this some years back, and was skeptical, but sure enough, there are You Tube videos of people demonstrating this method, and here’s a website about it. https://www.aspirebariatrics.com/what-to-expect/ T… --- ## [How common is halfpipe skiing/snowboarding outside of the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-halfpipe-skiing-snowboarding-outside-of-the-olympics/959762)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-halfpipe-skiing-snowboarding-outside-of-the-olympics/959762 "2022-02-19T04:27:19Z")
The halfpipe looks like fun and doesn’t require a mountain, just snow. I’ve spent very little time in ski areas and almost none of it during ski season. Is this one of the sports rarely seen outside of the Olympics or i… --- ## [Weird geometric lines on the current noaa satellite loop off the coast of Oregon and California. I read on the internet they are ship contrails. Satellite Loop if you want to watch it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-geometric-lines-on-the-current-noaa-satellite-loop-off-the-coast-of-oregon-and-california-i-read-on-the-internet-they-are-ship-contrails-satellite-loop-if-you-want-to-watch-it/959717)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-geometric-lines-on-the-current-noaa-satellite-loop-off-the-coast-of-oregon-and-california-i-read-on-the-internet-they-are-ship-contrails-satellite-loop-if-you-want-to-watch-it/959717 "2022-02-19T04:18:23Z")
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector\_band.php?sat=G17§or=np&band=GEOCOLOR&length=120&dim=1 --- ## ['Candy Bomber' Gail Halvorsen has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bomber-gail-halvorsen-has-died/959700)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bomber-gail-halvorsen-has-died/959700 "2022-02-19T03:41:48Z")
--- ## [Ghosts in the Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-in-the-head/959679)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-in-the-head/959679 "2022-02-19T02:37:05Z")
Some idiots decided to chain-saw a tree outside my window early this morning. I lay there for a while wondering whether I should just give up and get up, and then they finally finished. Apparently I fell back to sleep un… --- ## [Silk Sonic has eliminated depression!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silk-sonic-has-eliminated-depression/959645)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silk-sonic-has-eliminated-depression/959645 "2022-02-19T02:02:58Z")
I can’t get over how much I love them… Just had to tell somebody. --- ## [What are your characteristic typos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-characteristic-typos/957494)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-characteristic-typos/957494 "2022-02-19T01:03:05Z")
“Teh” is out as I think that’s very widespread. That one aside here’s my ever-increasing list, as of now: need/been from/form anythign somethign transferring a last “e” to the next word (eg: th eworld) achivements surv… --- ## [Why is Omicron receding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-omicron-receding/959746)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-omicron-receding/959746 "2022-02-19T00:53:59Z")
In the current surge, the current daily new case count is only about 12% of what it was a month ago. Why is this variant receding so dramatically all of a sudden? Japan had something similar happen with their surge las… --- ## [Speak to your younger self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-your-younger-self/959389)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-your-younger-self/959389 "2022-02-19T00:53:18Z")
Robert Frost said that taking the road not taken has made all the difference. But he didn’t say that was for the better. We all (?) wonder where we would be now if we had taken a different path. It’s impossible to know… --- ## [Anyone else have an "always on" coffee maker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-an-always-on-coffee-maker/959674)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-an-always-on-coffee-maker/959674 "2022-02-19T00:16:37Z")
Our old Mr Coffee died recently. It was old, and had a very good life. My gf decided she was going to buy a replacement, because I usually look for a good deal and she thought money shouldn’t be a primary concern for so… --- ## [Cost of building a new nuclear power plant vs expanding existing plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-building-a-new-nuclear-power-plant-vs-expanding-existing-plants/834513)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-building-a-new-nuclear-power-plant-vs-expanding-existing-plants/834513 "2022-02-19T00:15:17Z")
Assume the US wanted to switch to nuclear power as our baseload power. What is the cost of building new nuclear power plants vs expanding existing plants? Can you just add reactors to existing plants so you could turn a… --- ## [Why no nationwide hot dog chains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nationwide-hot-dog-chains/959259)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nationwide-hot-dog-chains/959259 "2022-02-18T23:27:57Z")
I love hot dogs, as most Americans do, whether at backyard BBQs or baseball stadiums, but why no nationwide chains. I know there’s Der Wienerschnitzel in Cali, and Nations on East Coast, but other than them, what? --- ## [Chicken Wings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings/959612)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings/959612 "2022-02-18T23:23:19Z")
This last Sunday we purchased 2 3lb bags of cut wings, no tips. I was very, very very upset to find out there were hardly any flats. Why would that be? Fact of the matter is, I got them in my meat subscription box. If it… --- ## ["A White person would never be able to publicly use the n-word again and not pay a price"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-white-person-would-never-be-able-to-publicly-use-the-n-word-again-and-not-pay-a-price/959424)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-white-person-would-never-be-able-to-publicly-use-the-n-word-again-and-not-pay-a-price/959424 "2022-02-18T22:04:27Z")
There’s a CNN article making the rounds that’s claiming The podcaster Joe Rogan did not join a mob that forced lawmakers to flee for their lives. He never carried a Confederate flag inside the US Capitol rotunda. No on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1194)