# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1290 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1291 --- ## [Doggy exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doggy-exercise/953778)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doggy-exercise/953778 "2021-11-11T00:26:43Z")
Not for the first time, I saw some dude bicycling along with his dog on a lead running beside. WTF? Can’t he jog like a normal person? I like cycling, and I like playing with dogs, but not both at the same time. --- ## [Will TVs get cheaper closer to Christmas/Black Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tvs-get-cheaper-closer-to-christmas-black-friday/954121 "2021-11-11T00:12:33Z")
I’ve been looking at getting a new TV but the prices seem higher than they have been in the past. Chip shortage maybe? I can definitely wait a few weeks if things will get cheaper on or after Black Friday. Is this lik… --- ## [ID these movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-movies/954149)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-movies/954149 "2021-11-10T22:08:26Z")
The first was an old movie with Peter Lorre. Lorre, and a couple of other guys’ plane crashes into the ocean. The guys resignedly light cigarettes, and wait for the end, as the plane sinks. The other movie was, I believ… --- ## [A question about vampires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-vampires/953732)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-vampires/953732 "2021-11-10T21:50:59Z")
If a person who was born in New York is vampirized on a cruise from Los Angeles to Hawaii by a vampire from Bohemia what earth should he have in his coffin? --- ## [If you don't vote, why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-vote-why-not/953749)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-vote-why-not/953749 "2021-11-10T21:19:38Z")
Voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was about 66%, which was the highest in at least 40 years. It’s still not very high for a country that prides itself on its democracy. I am wondering what keeps you away fr… --- ## [Conical outbuildings in rural areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conical-outbuildings-in-rural-areas/954085)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conical-outbuildings-in-rural-areas/954085 "2021-11-10T19:30:01Z")
I recently had occasion to drive cross-country and on the trip I saw a style of building new to me. Does anyone know anything about these? Couldn’t find a great picture of one but this gives you some idea: … --- ## [Congratulations vomitguy, you win!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-vomitguy-you-win/953503)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulations-vomitguy-you-win/953503 "2021-11-10T19:28:38Z")
I work in an office complex that is like a series of attached bungalows. There is quite heavy turnover in the office next to ours with which we share a wall. Most offices here are professional people, doctors, lawyers, … --- ## [It's time to stop planning and start doing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-stop-planning-and-start-doing/953977)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-stop-planning-and-start-doing/953977 "2021-11-10T19:00:46Z")
I mentioned this in the MMP, but I think it merits wider discussion. I’m \>\< this close to turning 68. My husband just turned 65. I retired in 2011, then worked a series of part time, temp, and finally full time jobs til… --- ## [Songs about "The First Woman I Ever Boned"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-the-first-woman-i-ever-boned/790908)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-the-first-woman-i-ever-boned/790908 "2021-11-10T18:59:01Z")
I was listening to the radio yesterday and I heard, in rapid succession, Chilliwack’s “In the Arms of Mary” (She took the pains of boyhood and turned them into feel-good; oh how I wish I were lying in the arms of Mary) a… --- ## [Robert E. Lee - beloved by his troops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-beloved-by-his-troops/954083)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-beloved-by-his-troops/954083 "2021-11-10T18:52:32Z")
This is a standard belief in popular Civil War literature. Is this accurate? Or have I read too much Bruce Catton? --- ## [Why are progressives to blame for not getting these bills passed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressives-to-blame-for-not-getting-these-bills-passed/953757)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-progressives-to-blame-for-not-getting-these-bills-passed/953757 "2021-11-10T18:27:25Z")
Ok… I’ve made some threads about this type of thing before, and got good feedback that progressives should take what they can get, and I think most of them in congress did just that. I responded to this in another threa… --- ## [Veterinary syringes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinary-syringes/954039)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinary-syringes/954039 "2021-11-10T17:29:26Z")
So there are these sterile single-use disposable syringes: https://kruuse.com/Files/Images/Products/112419\_02.jpg They come with or without a 25-gauge needle. On the packaging it s… --- ## [A family problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-family-problem/954127)
**Author:** [@wolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-family-problem/954127 "2021-11-10T16:10:56Z")
My father divorced my mother and never teached me something useful in life. I’ve been having suicidal thoughts because my ex teachers and my ex classmates succeded in life and I didn’t. My father only supported me with f… --- ## [Taxation of religious institutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxation-of-religious-institutions/953884)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxation-of-religious-institutions/953884 "2021-11-10T16:07:08Z")
There is much talk of taxing the rich, but it’s mostly concerning wealthy individuals and corporations. But religious institutions remain untaxed. How much would the government net if they were taxed? How would that comp… --- ## [Thank you Google maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-google-maps/953881)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-google-maps/953881 "2021-11-10T15:49:06Z")
I just got an email telling me how many counties and cities I have been to in the past month and how many places and how many are new, how many miles I have driven and how many hours I have been behind the wheel. Why? … --- ## [Does anyone know if there are criminal penalties attached to violations of the Hatch Act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-there-are-criminal-penalties-attached-to-violations-of-the-hatch-act/952798)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-there-are-criminal-penalties-attached-to-violations-of-the-hatch-act/952798 "2021-11-10T14:56:46Z")
Does anyone know if there are criminal penalties attached to violations of the Hatch Act? --- ## [In a famine situation, what are the best animals to grow for food on a local level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-famine-situation-what-are-the-best-animals-to-grow-for-food-on-a-local-level/953599)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-famine-situation-what-are-the-best-animals-to-grow-for-food-on-a-local-level/953599 "2021-11-10T12:30:51Z")
Hypothetically, and assuming that you don’t have to worry about other people killing and stealing your animals in this situation, what are the best animals to grow for food? I assume it is chickens and rabbits, but I do… --- ## [Charging an Iphone on a pad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-iphone-on-a-pad/954086)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-an-iphone-on-a-pad/954086 "2021-11-10T11:47:49Z")
Mine quit charging on a pad, and the first solution I googled was to turn it off and back on, my advice for many PC users. It worked. I was embarrassed. How is this a software issue? I thought there would be an inductio… --- ## [What am I? (weird vintage electronic device)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-weird-vintage-electronic-device/953704)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-weird-vintage-electronic-device/953704 "2021-11-10T11:23:25Z")
I picked this up at a surplus sale when I was in college, in the late 70’s. It’s most likely some microwave device, but what? I should have put a ruler for scale, but it’s around 3” x 1.5” x 1.5”, silver plated (hence t… --- ## [Famine in Afghanistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famine-in-afghanistan/954080)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famine-in-afghanistan/954080 "2021-11-10T10:10:08Z")
I couldn’t bear to put this in MPSIMS but mods please move this if you must or if this thread becomes a bickering shit-show. Afghanistan is facing a horrific humanitarian situation and we are largely ignoring it. The h… --- ## [Room sealed off by police contains live modem/router. Reason for concern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/room-sealed-off-by-police-contains-live-modem-router-reason-for-concern/953920)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/room-sealed-off-by-police-contains-live-modem-router-reason-for-concern/953920 "2021-11-10T09:05:37Z")
I have just had the unfortunate experience of a flatmate, who was afflicted by cancer, being found dead in his room and standing by while the police, coroner and undertakers took care of the situation and dealt with the … --- ## [So, I got a job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job/954019)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-job/954019 "2021-11-10T08:25:25Z")
I got laid off in September 2019. I did receive a very generous severance package plus I have a decent savings pillow. Got a job that seems ideal, work from home, an industry that I like and excellent benefits. It’s not… --- ## [What has DNA sequencing taught us about taxonomy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-dna-sequencing-taught-us-about-taxonomy/954018)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-dna-sequencing-taught-us-about-taxonomy/954018 "2021-11-10T08:15:25Z")
Just about every species must have had it’s genome sequenced by now. I’m curious as to what has been learned about taxonomy as a result. Are there species we now know to be related that used to be thought unrelated (or v… --- ## [Would U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and President Reagan receive honorary knighthoods from Queen Elizabeth II for their assistance during the Falkland war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-u-s-secretary-of-defense-caspar-weinberger-and-president-reagan-receive-honorary-knighthoods-from-queen-elizabeth-ii-for-their-assistance-during-the-falkland-war/953558)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-u-s-secretary-of-defense-caspar-weinberger-and-president-reagan-receive-honorary-knighthoods-from-queen-elizabeth-ii-for-their-assistance-during-the-falkland-war/953558 "2021-11-10T06:11:49Z")
Weeks after falling in line behind Britain during the Falkland war, a rumor surfaced that U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and President Reagan would receive honorary knighthoods from Queen Elizabeth II. This,… --- ## [Identify this device, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-device-please/953876)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-device-please/953876 "2021-11-10T05:39:31Z")
Photo I found in the pages of a book I snagged from a Little Free Library. It was a cookbook, but I don’t think this has anything to do with food. I thought it might be an old telegraph key, but now I’m not sure. Google… --- ## [A U.S. submarine struck an underwater mountain last month, the Navy says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-u-s-submarine-struck-an-underwater-mountain-last-month-the-navy-says/953743)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-u-s-submarine-struck-an-underwater-mountain-last-month-the-navy-says/953743 "2021-11-10T05:13:00Z")
You would expect the Navy would have the technology to detect such things… --- ## [Have we morally failed Afghanistan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 392\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-morally-failed-afghanistan/948636 "2021-11-10T04:26:53Z")
Geopolitics and 9/11 vengeance aside, have we failed our own sense of freedom and democracy? We are walking away from a 20 year war, leaving the Afghani’s to the Taliban. The Taliban that stands against everything we a… --- ## [A Poll on Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-on-biden/851946)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-on-biden/851946 "2021-11-10T03:40:02Z")
7 categories should fit everyone in this case. Pretty simple Poll. --- ## [A pox on thee, Google, and your promises of cloud backup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pox-on-thee-google-and-your-promises-of-cloud-backup/954087)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pox-on-thee-google-and-your-promises-of-cloud-backup/954087 "2021-11-10T02:45:31Z")
It’s going to be a mild pitting, as such I don’t feel that the Pit is the right place for it. But I want to whine to someone… I have an older tablet running Android 5 and using Google Chrome as the browser. This is my p… --- ## [Creepy music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-music/954020 "2021-11-10T01:59:14Z")
I’m looking for recommendations for get-under-your-skin wide-eyed creepy music that you play with the lights on. The original Blair Witch movie may not be everyone’s favorite, but the last track on the “soundtrack” is a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1289) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1291)