# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1313 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1314 --- ## [Why was “Middle Temple” included in Churchill’s insulting remark about Gandhi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-middle-temple-included-in-churchill-s-insulting-remark-about-gandhi/952572)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-middle-temple-included-in-churchill-s-insulting-remark-about-gandhi/952572 "2021-10-16T05:46:04Z")
“It is alarming and nauseating to see Mr Gandhi, a seditious Middle Temple lawyer, now posing as a fakir of a type well known in the east, striding half naked up the steps of the viceregal palace, while he is still organ… --- ## [Boeing software fix for 737 Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-software-fix-for-737-max/831626)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-software-fix-for-737-max/831626 "2021-10-16T05:36:44Z")
Will the company’s engineers have access to the full set of data from the crashed plane’s black-box (and any relevant telemetry from other sources)? I am wondering if they can replicate the exact set of variables the pi… --- ## [Pelvic Floor Therapy - anyone done it? (Female)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelvic-floor-therapy-anyone-done-it-female/952585)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelvic-floor-therapy-anyone-done-it-female/952585 "2021-10-16T04:02:25Z")
Just got a Dx for it due to urinary urgency. Unsure what to expect. Some of my Google searches have scared the pants (ha ha) off me. --- ## [A Story to Read: "The Name Taker" by Aeoles on DeviantArt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-to-read-the-name-taker-by-aeoles-on-deviantart/951478)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-to-read-the-name-taker-by-aeoles-on-deviantart/951478 "2021-10-16T02:40:13Z")
A friend of mine, who goes by the handle Aeoles, wrote an amazing LGBT-positive story called “The Name Taker” on DeviantArt which I share here for your reading enjoyment: --- ## [I got MRSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-mrsa/950723)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-mrsa/950723 "2021-10-16T02:35:19Z")
Just diagnosed. Left leg. I cannot go into work. Just scratches, but yellow & oozing. The Doc has seen me, & lots of shots & pills were applied. But there are no beds in the local hospital, if it comes down to it. B… --- ## [Cooling a warm condo in the winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooling-a-warm-condo-in-the-winter/952460)
**Author:** [@therealhoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealhoax)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooling-a-warm-condo-in-the-winter/952460 "2021-10-16T01:30:39Z")
I am seeking ideas for cooling an overly warm condo in the winter time. I live in Canada and being on the upper floor of my condo building, it is generally too warm in winter (24C/75F) a lot of the time even if it is we… --- ## [Pumpkin Carving Sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-carving-sites/269745)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-carving-sites/269745 "2004-10-20T18:09:56Z")
Ivylad loves Halloween…more than Christmas, I think. We’ve picked up our pumpkin and he’s looking for sites with free or cheap pumpkin carving patterns. We’ve visited Extreme Pumpkins and Pumpkin Masters, but nothing g… --- ## [Cat looked almost dead, then fine a couple hours later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-looked-almost-dead-then-fine-a-couple-hours-later/951615)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-looked-almost-dead-then-fine-a-couple-hours-later/951615 "2021-10-15T21:43:59Z")
When I left for work she was lying on the floor, apparently unable to move. There was doodoo a few feet behind her, so she’s been unable to get to the cat box. I got Ms. P up and kissed the cat on the head, thinking it… --- ## [Do compression socks work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-compression-socks-work/952543)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-compression-socks-work/952543 "2021-10-15T21:02:31Z")
I’ve recently taken a job which requires me to stand for 6 hours and I haven’t done that since I was in my 20’s, I am 59. My calves get pretty sure by the end of the day. Maybe it will get better over time but has anyone… --- ## [The Black Lives Matter protests were overwhelmingly peaceful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-lives-matter-protests-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful/952380)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-lives-matter-protests-were-overwhelmingly-peaceful/952380 "2021-10-15T20:46:59Z")
…according to this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/this-summers-black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelming-peaceful-our-research-finds/#click=https://t.co/wR4pApRrWm In fact, they were even more… --- ## [Thai Monks and the debate of modernizing religion vs sticking to convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thai-monks-and-the-debate-of-modernizing-religion-vs-sticking-to-convention/952450)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thai-monks-and-the-debate-of-modernizing-religion-vs-sticking-to-convention/952450 "2021-10-15T20:31:01Z")
Enjoyed this article in Reuters today. It pretty much touches on all things I dislike about the rigidity of religious conventions. Basic summary: Two Thai monks have used Facebook live streaming as a way of teaching a… --- ## [Is Sidney Powell insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 549\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sidney-powell-insane/926169 "2021-10-15T19:38:06Z")
If you haven’t heard of this woman, she is one of the lead lawyers for Donald Trump’s election-overturning campaign of odd lawsuits. She is an actual lawyer with a long resume of doing legitimately lawyery things. Powe… --- ## [Longest you've waited to be served in a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-waited-to-be-served-in-a-restaurant/951841)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-waited-to-be-served-in-a-restaurant/951841 "2021-10-15T19:01:51Z")
Reservations for 6:30 pm, seated promptly. So far so good. Ordered drinks (draft beer, no biggie). Thirty minutes later, the hostess stops by asking if we were finished with the drink menu, as she ran out at the stand… --- ## [Dumb Halloween costumes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-halloween-costumes/952532)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-halloween-costumes/952532 "2021-10-15T17:47:13Z")
Post links to the dumbest ideas you can find for a Halloween costume. I’ll start it off with a topical one: Sexy Covid Vaccine. --- ## [Questions regarding Hitler’s Speeches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-hitler-s-speeches/952275)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-hitler-s-speeches/952275 "2021-10-15T17:32:26Z")
Did/Do native German speakers have trouble understanding Hitler’s speeches, given his Austrian/Bavarian accent ? Were transcripts of these speeches (which I have never read) based on the original written speeches or tran… --- ## [Why doesn’t Northern Ireland have a flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesn-t-northern-ireland-have-a-flag/946719)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesn-t-northern-ireland-have-a-flag/946719 "2021-10-15T16:47:31Z")
England, Wales, Scotland, and the Isle of Man all have their own flags but it seems that Northern Ireland uses the Union Flag. Is there a reason for this or is it a point of contention for some? --- ## [Another U.K. MP murdered \[Sir David Amess\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-u-k-mp-murdered-sir-david-amess/952551)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-u-k-mp-murdered-sir-david-amess/952551 "2021-10-15T16:27:33Z")
Conservative MP Sir David Amess dies after being stabbed at constituency surgery, police say In the heat of the Brexit referendum, MP Jo Cox was murdered. Now, another MP has been murdered, also while out meeting consti… --- ## [Bill Clinton hospitalized since Tuesday with non-COVID sepsis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-hospitalized-since-tuesday-with-non-covid-sepsis/952527)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-clinton-hospitalized-since-tuesday-with-non-covid-sepsis/952527 "2021-10-15T15:05:26Z")
Sepsis. Yikes. That’s really scary. They’re saying that his condition is improving. Sure hope that’s true. --- ## [Will the US default on its debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-default-on-its-debt/951203)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-us-default-on-its-debt/951203 "2021-10-15T14:53:15Z")
Once again, the US finds itself in the situation of having to raise the debt ceiling. In the past, sometimes it’s been controversial and other times it was not. This time, the Republicans are saying that they won’t vot… --- ## [Windows Updates sound like flu strains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-updates-sound-like-flu-strains/952537)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-updates-sound-like-flu-strains/952537 "2021-10-15T13:59:00Z")
I mean seriously, 21H1??? --- ## [What's the strategy to prevent Covid-type denial when the climate change fight gets serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strategy-to-prevent-covid-type-denial-when-the-climate-change-fight-gets-serious/950925)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strategy-to-prevent-covid-type-denial-when-the-climate-change-fight-gets-serious/950925 "2021-10-15T13:50:23Z")
The upcoming fight over climate change is going to be far tougher than Covid. With Covid, the results were at least obvious: millions of deaths, including 700,000 in America, and many millions sickened - and yet even the… --- ## [Andrew Yang updates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-yang-updates/930019)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-yang-updates/930019 "2021-10-15T13:17:27Z")
Andrew Yang was a 2020 Presidential candidate. Since he left the race, he’s been a commentator on CNN, founded Humanity Forward and hosts a podcast called Yang Speaks. His guests on that podcast have been both interest… --- ## [Is it Disrespectful to Call Saudia Arabia Just "Saudi"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-disrespectful-to-call-saudia-arabia-just-saudi/952449)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-disrespectful-to-call-saudia-arabia-just-saudi/952449 "2021-10-15T13:05:10Z")
For a while now, especially after the first Gulf War, I’ve heard some Americans refer to Saudi Arabia as “Saudi”. I’ve never heard or read a reporter, politician, or diplomat call it that, usually it’s members of the mil… --- ## [How necessary are explicit sex scenes in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-are-explicit-sex-scenes-in-movies/190746)
**Author:** [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-necessary-are-explicit-sex-scenes-in-movies/190746 "2021-10-15T13:00:35Z")
First, I want to state two things: I’m not shocked or disturbed by sex scenes. Nor scandalized. I have an open mind to see any kind of scenes. Please don’t start with feminists concepts of “women exploitation”. Thi… --- ## [Dune books. A what if, and help with understanding the series. Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-books-a-what-if-and-help-with-understanding-the-series-open-spoilers/952528)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-books-a-what-if-and-help-with-understanding-the-series-open-spoilers/952528 "2021-10-15T08:45:26Z")
I read Dune several years back, and watched the David Lynch movie back in the day. After finishing it, I though about reading the sequels, but their number deterred me, and so I instead read the plot summaries on Wikipe… --- ## [Help! My cats are afraid of me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cats-are-afraid-of-me/951598)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cats-are-afraid-of-me/951598 "2021-10-15T06:53:04Z")
About a year ago a homeless cat came to my doorstep in the rain and freezing cold and I decided to let it sleep inside my giant garage since I don’t really use it for much since I park my car outside. Well turns out, th… --- ## [Total number of SDMB posts since the beginning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-sdmb-posts-since-the-beginning/952022)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-sdmb-posts-since-the-beginning/952022 "2021-10-15T05:21:49Z")
Does anyone know where I can find out this information? --- ## [Men who avoid women at work because of fear of alleged reports of sexual harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-avoid-women-at-work-because-of-fear-of-alleged-reports-of-sexual-harassment/949906)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-avoid-women-at-work-because-of-fear-of-alleged-reports-of-sexual-harassment/949906 "2021-10-15T04:05:59Z")
Some men are choosing to keep at arms length with women at work to avoid allegations of being reported. Me, being a woman, have experienced this myself, and I’m honestly the very laid, lenient type and I’m not that type … --- ## [Lohikeitto (Finnish salmon soup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lohikeitto-finnish-salmon-soup/952376)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lohikeitto-finnish-salmon-soup/952376 "2021-10-15T02:08:19Z")
It’s really good, but a warning: Use fresh, not canned, salmon, for this, or you’re going to be picking salmon vertebrae out of it. (Did I ruin anyone’s appetite? Sorry.) --- ## [Aircraft Rollover Charts - how do they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-rollover-charts-how-do-they-work/952383)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aircraft-rollover-charts-how-do-they-work/952383 "2021-10-15T01:31:39Z")
How do airlines decide which aircraft flies to a certain destination and then onwards to another destination ? As in an aircraft operating as Flt123 reaches destination X and then flies to another station Y as Flt 124 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1312) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1314)