# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1327 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1328 --- ## [Hospital disclaimers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-disclaimers/951536)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-disclaimers/951536 "2021-09-30T10:21:22Z")
last week I spent a night in the ER (long story) and in the process got a ctscan where they found a lump someplace. Told me to talk to my doctor. Did and doctor sends me back to hospital for ultrasound. Hospital hands m… --- ## [During a physical exam, why didn't the doctor do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-a-physical-exam-why-didnt-the-doctor-do-this/950757)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-a-physical-exam-why-didnt-the-doctor-do-this/950757 "2021-09-30T07:50:50Z")
A new patient (who had a ‘pain in the chest’ which went away) went to be checked by a doctor. It was a hasty exam and I won’t go into details but the thing the patient complained of was that the doctor did not listen to… --- ## [On My Block.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-block/848992)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-block/848992 "2021-09-30T03:38:39Z")
This doesn’t seem to have a thread here. Anyone else like it? Season 3 will be released next week. --- ## [Practical differences for having a flat or a nose front on a truck or a bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-differences-for-having-a-flat-or-a-nose-front-on-a-truck-or-a-bus/939389)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-differences-for-having-a-flat-or-a-nose-front-on-a-truck-or-a-bus/939389 "2021-09-30T02:57:17Z")
Here are several plain facts about buses and trucks: -Literally ALL modern city buses and motor coaches have flat fronts. -A good majority of school buses in North America, however, have nose fronts (where there is a b… --- ## [Can I edit or otherwise fix this login page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-edit-or-otherwise-fix-this-login-page/951545)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-edit-or-otherwise-fix-this-login-page/951545 "2021-09-30T02:39:09Z")
In order to use the online textbook (at my.hrw.com), my students must, of course, log in. Makes sense. But in addition to asking for their username and password, the login page also asks them for what school they’re at… --- ## [Do ivory-billed woodpeckers still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ivory-billed-woodpeckers-still-exist/374296)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ivory-billed-woodpeckers-still-exist/374296 "2021-09-30T02:22:21Z")
Imagine my pleasant surprise when the Science section of the NY Times had an article about Ivory-Bills being found in Florida (hey my home state!). Apparently this putative population (when and if confirmed: about 100… --- ## [Kitten Robe II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-robe-ii/950500)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-robe-ii/950500 "2021-09-30T01:56:36Z")
Sewing is a good “exhibit a” sort of example of gender in the classic feminist sense. Gender, as distinguished from sex, in this formulation is something that is culturally associated with one of the sexes, but arbitrar… --- ## [Fall lawn fertilization-NPK percentage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-lawn-fertilization-npk-percentage/951621)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-lawn-fertilization-npk-percentage/951621 "2021-09-30T01:50:22Z")
Back in the day, 30-40 yrs ago, the rule of thumb was to fertilize lawns in the Fall with nearly zero nitrogen (N), and heavy on the phosphorus (P), & potassium (K). Reason being one did not want to stimulate leaf growth… --- ## [Smiley Test 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-test-2/951550)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-test-2/951550 "2021-09-29T23:39:18Z")
I just tried to insert a smiley face in a post, and got all kinds of weird messages. So I am going to try it here to see what happens: :slight\_smile: --- ## [Gorillas Caught Monkeyin Around at Bronx Zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorillas-caught-monkeyin-around-at-bronx-zoo/951240)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorillas-caught-monkeyin-around-at-bronx-zoo/951240 "2021-09-29T22:56:02Z")
Onlookers at the Bronx Zoo were both shocked and amused at the site of two gorillas engaging in some happy sex. As little as 100 years ago this would elicit a big yawn from a majority of humanity as they lived on farms… --- ## [Did anybody get a Recovery Rebate Credit miscalculation letter from the IRS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-get-a-recovery-rebate-credit-miscalculation-letter-from-the-irs/950232)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-get-a-recovery-rebate-credit-miscalculation-letter-from-the-irs/950232 "2021-09-29T22:39:15Z")
The IRS sent me a letter claiming there was a miscalculation in my Recovery Rebate Credit. They listed possible reasons, such as wrong SSN (it isn’t), wrong name of dependent (I don’t have any), adjusted gross income exc… --- ## [Sorry to do this, but the thread was locked before I could respond Re: Moderation in the More Jokes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-to-do-this-but-the-thread-was-locked-before-i-could-respond-re-moderation-in-the-more-jokes-thread/951604)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-to-do-this-but-the-thread-was-locked-before-i-could-respond-re-moderation-in-the-more-jokes-thread/951604 "2021-09-29T21:32:08Z")
OK, I mistook the Mod Note for a Warning. Why was that? It was a strongly-worded passage about a rules violation, followed by “Do not do this again.” What kind of statement is that? Looks like a warning. It had a yello… --- ## [Moderation in the More Jokes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-more-jokes-thread/951537)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-more-jokes-thread/951537 "2021-09-29T21:24:49Z")
I’m really reluctant to do this. I’ve seen how this works. Somebody makes a complaint, there’s a partisan pile-on, drama ensues, the rule will get repeated to me like I’m a foreigner who could understand English better i… --- ## [Those at the top have been getting a free ride for far too long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-at-the-top-have-been-getting-a-free-ride-for-far-too-long/951271)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-at-the-top-have-been-getting-a-free-ride-for-far-too-long/951271 "2021-09-29T20:23:13Z")
Hmmmm :man\_facepalming: Not sure the person that writes Joe’s Facebook posts shouldn’t have someone review them before hitting send. Top 1% of earners in the US, pay almost 40% of all taxes collected by the Federal gov… --- ## [What job titles are best for potential partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-titles-are-best-for-potential-partner/950655)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-titles-are-best-for-potential-partner/950655 "2021-09-29T19:38:31Z")
Just something I was thinking about, now I’m back Tindering. \ **Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-listening-to-audio-plays/929136 "2021-09-29T19:30:51Z") I hope I’m not the only one on these boards! They were at their peak popularity naturally when radio was the number one platform of broadcasting in the first half of the 20th century. Most famously Orson Welles’s War of… --- ## [How does Kindle display that very page we're reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-kindle-display-that-very-page-were-reading/951155)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-kindle-display-that-very-page-were-reading/951155 "2021-09-29T18:51:29Z")
OK, what I’m going to ask are mostly about coding, phrased by a total rookie: How do Kindle and other e-readers specifically display that 1 page I read? Like, there are markers at the 1st & last word of the page, righ… --- ## [What is your “What If?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-what-if/951189)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-what-if/951189 "2021-09-29T18:05:41Z")
To explain, what’s a small change that would have drastically changed your life? I need to think about mine more-probably if my father had been around more ( he wasn’t neglectful, he just worked a lot and traveled) I’d b… --- ## [I choose not to converse with crazy people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-choose-not-to-converse-with-crazy-people/951370)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-choose-not-to-converse-with-crazy-people/951370 "2021-09-29T17:54:48Z")
This cuts back severely on the human contact I have, especially given that I define “crazy” as pretty much any Trump voter or anyone who displays a lot of sympathy or tolerance for any Trump voter. I just decided that i… --- ## [Toilet handle sticks on a toilet that is rarely used. how to fix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-handle-sticks-on-a-toilet-that-is-rarely-used-how-to-fix/950029)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-handle-sticks-on-a-toilet-that-is-rarely-used-how-to-fix/950029 "2021-09-29T17:52:59Z")
I’m visiting someone who has a bathroom in their basement, the basement bathroom is rarely used. I’m not sure if that is why the handle sticks, but they told me to just push hard. I was worried I’d break it but it flush… --- ## [California Apartments must have carpeting or tenant can be evicted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-apartments-must-have-carpeting-or-tenant-can-be-evicted/951589)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-apartments-must-have-carpeting-or-tenant-can-be-evicted/951589 "2021-09-29T17:13:16Z")
I just moved in to a new apartment building in Los Angeles and have been receiving some feedback from my downstairs neighbor. Initially they were displeased with my Peloton treadmill which they said was causing vibratio… --- ## [Bully-protection clothing with junk science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-protection-clothing-with-junk-science/951455)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-protection-clothing-with-junk-science/951455 "2021-09-29T16:52:09Z")
I’ve encountered a new concept for hunters: HECS (Human Energy Concealment System), a set of long johns with carbon fiber interweave. Theoretically, this blocks the bio- electromagnetic emissions that, supposedly, anim… --- ## [The physics (if any) of cutting fabric with scissors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physics-if-any-of-cutting-fabric-with-scissors/951561)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-physics-if-any-of-cutting-fabric-with-scissors/951561 "2021-09-29T15:44:49Z")
As I would cut fabric, with a pair of scissors, I’d soon get to a point where the fabric just rips apart. This happens with a certain amount of “pressure” on the scissor, a certain point on the scissor blade etc etc. Is… --- ## [Inebriation as a cause of dysfunctional behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inebriation-as-a-cause-of-dysfunctional-behavior/951474)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inebriation-as-a-cause-of-dysfunctional-behavior/951474 "2021-09-29T15:19:23Z")
Just read another news story about a racist tirade at a dog park. I wonder how many of similar incidents (abusive airline passengers, people screaming at service workers, etc.) might be partially explained by inebriation… --- ## [German Bundestag "overhang and compensation seats"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-bundestag-overhang-and-compensation-seats/951459)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-bundestag-overhang-and-compensation-seats/951459 "2021-09-29T13:30:34Z")
The last time I looked, many decades ago, I swear that the German Bundestag was populated 50% by individually elected members, and the other 50% on a proportional basis, generally limited to parties with at least 5% of t… --- ## [If a little kid (say eight-years-old) causes injury who is responsible for damages and will the kid go to jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-little-kid-say-eight-years-old-causes-injury-who-is-responsible-for-damages-and-will-the-kid-go-to-jail/951544)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-little-kid-say-eight-years-old-causes-injury-who-is-responsible-for-damages-and-will-the-kid-go-to-jail/951544 "2021-09-29T13:03:51Z")
I just saw this video (also below) by the YouTube personality and lawyer LegalEagle. It shows what looks to be an eight-year-old kid (give or take) kicking crates out from under someone and they fall. Clearly the kid i… --- ## [Is Quantum Physics Proof of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quantum-physics-proof-of-god/950490)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quantum-physics-proof-of-god/950490 "2021-09-29T10:18:39Z")
I don’t have a cite, because I don’t even remember where I first heard it. But it goes something like this. Quantum Physics says in order for something to exist it first has to be observed (?—or ‘measured’?). In the be… --- ## [What about vertical farming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-vertical-farming/951390)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-vertical-farming/951390 "2021-09-29T09:09:37Z")
What I mean by the title is instead of having farms and ranches spread out over many acres, what if we built tall buildings instead? Not being a farmer, rancher, engineer or architect, I don’t know if this is feasible i… --- ## [Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. - new Disney reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doogie-kamealoha-m-d-new-disney-reboot/950648)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doogie-kamealoha-m-d-new-disney-reboot/950648 "2021-09-29T08:31:14Z")
I posted about this on my Facebook and on Twitter, and it sank like a stone both places. So I’m trying here. Disney has decided to reboot Doogie Howser, M.D., gender swapped and moved to Hawaii with a diverse cast. The … --- ## [Iraq war Flash animation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-war-flash-animation/951494)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-war-flash-animation/951494 "2021-09-29T07:17:46Z")
Before the war in Iraq I seem to remember seeing a Flash (or similar) animation that shows the potential consequences of an invasion. It showed a map and went through a chain reaction of more and more countries being inv… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1326) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1328)