# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1346 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1347 --- ## [According to this.. rock will be dead in 20 years or less (literatly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-rock-will-be-dead-in-20-years-or-less-literatly/950194)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-this-rock-will-be-dead-in-20-years-or-less-literatly/950194 "2021-09-08T19:56:10Z")
even tho this is mainly about “classic” rock what scares me is a lot of the stars that haven’t passed on already of 70s-90s are reaching geezerhood… and well there’s not much left once the 90s acts finish off I mea… --- ## [What's the Big Deal About Caesar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-caesar/950279)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-caesar/950279 "2021-09-08T19:53:32Z")
A lot of things are named after him. Jersey, England and Jerez, Spain are named after him. And so is Caesar Salad, for some reason. But more too the point, political leaders, especially of the past, have been named afte… --- ## [Were there any proven instances of the practice of demonology during the Middle Ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-proven-instances-of-the-practice-of-demonology-during-the-middle-ages/950193)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-proven-instances-of-the-practice-of-demonology-during-the-middle-ages/950193 "2021-09-08T19:21:41Z")
Were there any proven instances (by modern scholars today) of the practice of demonology during the Middle Ages that resulted in the execution of actual practitioners or is that too difficult to prove at this remove? --- ## [Just signed up for Fresh-n-Lean food delivery service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-signed-up-for-fresh-n-lean-food-delivery-service/949441)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-signed-up-for-fresh-n-lean-food-delivery-service/949441 "2021-09-08T19:20:20Z")
When we first locked down, I lost about 20 lbs (of the 40 I could stand to lose). I guess I thought this would be over soon and I felt challenged and energized and all that crap. Since then I’ve put it all back on. I hav… --- ## [Daytona Beach, Florida in Mid-October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daytona-beach-florida-in-mid-october/949725)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daytona-beach-florida-in-mid-october/949725 "2021-09-08T19:10:13Z")
Mrs. Homie and I are thinking about taking a weekend to Daytona Beach, possibly mid-October. Will the water be warm enough for swimming and such? Are there any events in town that attract a rowdy crowd that we should avo… --- ## [Your Experiences Playing D&D (etc.) Online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-playing-d-d-etc-online/949452)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-playing-d-d-etc-online/949452 "2021-09-08T18:26:27Z")
Hi. I am considering buying a webcam and and microphone, so that I can play D&D online. I would prefer to play in person but due to Covid, that is not prudent at this time. Before I invest the money, I would like to hea… --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-6/939710)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-6/939710 "2021-09-08T17:55:39Z")
Season 6 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow premieres on May 2, 2021. Note the schedule change: Legends now airs on Sunday rather than Tuesday. In other words, Legends and Supergirl have switched days. It’s the Legends…IIIN SP… --- ## [Dealing with a kid who is willfully destructive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-kid-who-is-willfully-destructive/949794)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-a-kid-who-is-willfully-destructive/949794 "2021-09-08T17:17:36Z")
There was/is a kid at our church fellowship who, for lack of a better way to put it, is willfully and obstinately destructive. Maybe around 6 or 7 years of age. I don’t know what the clinical term is for his behavior, b… --- ## [Did you know in 2016 how bad Trump really is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-in-2016-how-bad-trump-really-is/923346)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-in-2016-how-bad-trump-really-is/923346 "2021-09-08T16:57:43Z")
In another thread, @Hari\_Seldon said, “Even in 2016, I have to say. I mean we knew that Trump was bad, but no idea how bad.” I will say that I really was pretty sure I knew how bad Trump was in 2016. A good friend know… --- ## [If the polar caps were cut into ice cubes, would the global temperature rise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-polar-caps-were-cut-into-ice-cubes-would-the-global-temperature-rise/949908)
**Author:** [@mu34tant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mu34tant)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-polar-caps-were-cut-into-ice-cubes-would-the-global-temperature-rise/949908 "2021-09-08T16:31:18Z")
Would the unnatural loss of polar ice cause the global entropy to warm? --- ## [I found a Native American artifact!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-native-american-artifact/950127)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-native-american-artifact/950127 "2021-09-08T16:15:30Z")
I found an item called a plummet. It’s a fishing weight, used to weigh down their nets when they were fishing. I found it on a river bank. --- ## [The Long-Term Effect of the COVID Crisis on the Medical Profession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-effect-of-the-covid-crisis-on-the-medical-profession/949824)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-effect-of-the-covid-crisis-on-the-medical-profession/949824 "2021-09-08T15:58:06Z")
Damn. Sitting here at around 5 am (as I do most days) reading news stories about hospitals, emergency rooms, ICUs, and clinics around the country, I can’t help but wonder about what this ongoing crisis is doing to the me… --- ## [If I wasn't such a bad, bad, bad angelic beck I would do bad things. These are my 5 bucket list bad bad bad things:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wasnt-such-a-bad-bad-bad-angelic-beck-i-would-do-bad-things-these-are-my-5-bucket-list-bad-bad-bad-things/949810)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wasnt-such-a-bad-bad-bad-angelic-beck-i-would-do-bad-things-these-are-my-5-bucket-list-bad-bad-bad-things/949810 "2021-09-08T15:28:59Z")
I’d be the town slut. My friend who’s slutty has loads of fun. Happiest person I know. I wouldn’t donate to PBS, even though I watch it all the time. I wouldn’t eat vegetables, ever. I’d be mean to my grandkids. I’d tel… --- ## [Rock Stars Scoring Drugs On The Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stars-scoring-drugs-on-the-road/950262)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stars-scoring-drugs-on-the-road/950262 "2021-09-08T14:42:46Z")
First off, I wonder if there were any bands or artists who refused to tour certain places because they had no drug contacts, or being so addicted to something they refused to tour for a certain period of time or a certai… --- ## [Can someone explain 4 USC 1 (Flag; stripes and stars on) to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-4-usc-1-flag-stripes-and-stars-on-to-me/950137)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-4-usc-1-flag-stripes-and-stars-on-to-me/950137 "2021-09-08T14:21:19Z")
Here, Here, here, and here. The law is that the US Flag shall have 48 stars. It appears it was never updated to add Alaska or Hawai’i. Elsewhere, the law does state that a star is added for every state on the July 4th… --- ## [A musical illiterate asks What's this chord?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-illiterate-asks-whats-this-chord/950192)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-illiterate-asks-whats-this-chord/950192 "2021-09-08T12:16:38Z")
I became sort of interested in a certain musical chord, which has an unusual “haunting” quality, when I was a kid. We had a player piano, and you could visualize chords as they scrolled by as punched holes in a paper rol… --- ## [Laptop with a Window Stuck Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-with-a-window-stuck-open/945565)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-with-a-window-stuck-open/945565 "2021-09-08T04:51:08Z")
I have an HP laptop, 2 years old, running Windows 10 and I use Google Chrome. A few nights ago I fell asleep, and the laptop was left on. When I woke up, the window I had left open (with 4 open tabs) was still open and I… --- ## [I needed to pee. I didn't pee. Now it doesn't feel like I need to. What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-needed-to-pee-i-didnt-pee-now-it-doesnt-feel-like-i-need-to-what-happened/950265)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-needed-to-pee-i-didnt-pee-now-it-doesnt-feel-like-i-need-to-what-happened/950265 "2021-09-08T02:55:27Z")
This frequently happens to me in the night. I’ll wake up with the feeling that I need to go to the bathroom but I find that if I lay there long enough, the feeling will go away even though I haven’t actually relieved my… --- ## [Atlanta airport: Anyone used hotel parking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-airport-anyone-used-hotel-parking/211833)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-airport-anyone-used-hotel-parking/211833 "2021-09-08T02:47:33Z")
OK, whenever I’ve flown from Atlanta, I’ve always parked at the MARTA station, and taken the train to the airport. However, some acquaintances that live in Atlanta said that they’ve just started driving to one (don’t re… --- ## [I Have Lost My Mind! Meet Our New Baby \[dog\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833 "2021-09-08T02:23:55Z")
As if two dogs weren’t enough, we added a new member to the pack this last weekend. Meet Rigatoni (We call him Rigs). He’s an 8wk old boxer. He joins Huck the Great Dane and Zeb the German Shepherd. The big guys are gett… --- ## [Menu items only you remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-items-only-you-remember/950275)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-items-only-you-remember/950275 "2021-09-08T01:09:04Z")
Another thread for some reason reminded me of how for a short time in the early 1990s Burger King offered “dinner baskets”. As I recall they offered chicken fingers, popcorn shrimp, and I think there was a third one I c… --- ## [Horrifically bad title replaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifically-bad-title-replaced/950267)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrifically-bad-title-replaced/950267 "2021-09-08T00:25:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Do sexual preferences make one a bigot?: Here’s a sick hypothetical. In the aftermath of global thermonuclear war, everybody is dead except you and one other person who is of the opposite … --- ## [Arbitrarily divide people into categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbitrarily-divide-people-into-categories/949897)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbitrarily-divide-people-into-categories/949897 "2021-09-07T23:22:22Z")
Reading one of Schott’s Miscellanies where he says the poet William Shenstone (1714-1765) once claimed that if the general public was divided into one hundred parts, the relative distribution of intellect could be estima… --- ## [Why can't the US win any wars anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-us-win-any-wars-anymore/948205)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-us-win-any-wars-anymore/948205 "2021-09-07T22:20:28Z")
WWII was the last slam dunk. Korea: Maybe you could call it a draw. South Korea is probably better off today due to our involvement. North Korea still exist though. Vietnam: We lost Gulf War I: Kicked ass initiall… --- ## [Question for Tater Tot lovers (and specifically, Ore-Ida brand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tater-tot-lovers-and-specifically-ore-ida-brand/949707)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-tater-tot-lovers-and-specifically-ore-ida-brand/949707 "2021-09-07T21:49:44Z")
The last two bags I’ve purchased aren’t the same as they were in the past; the cooking time and temperature are the same, but the taste and texture are different. These are not as crunchy, and not as flavorful as they w… --- ## [Slow leak in tire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-leak-in-tire/950238)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-leak-in-tire/950238 "2021-09-07T21:19:05Z")
I have a slow leak in one of my tires. It takes about a month to drop 15#. The tire place I go cannot find a leak and insist it is not leaking. I am trying to figure the approx frequency of bubbles it would produce if su… --- ## [Doper Movie Party Nite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-movie-party-nite/950266)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-movie-party-nite/950266 "2021-09-07T21:18:26Z")
Do you like to watch movies with others, but want to do so Covid-safe online, instead of IRL? There are free browser extensions that allow you to do that. Scener looks best to me: “Scener is a free service that enables y… --- ## [2021 NFL QB Carousel Thread aka the NFL Offseason Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-nfl-qb-carousel-thread-aka-the-nfl-offseason-thread/932489)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 630\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-nfl-qb-carousel-thread-aka-the-nfl-offseason-thread/932489 "2021-09-07T20:54:10Z")
So we have a memorable Super Bowl in the books. All the Head Coaching and GM vacancies have been filled. The league managed, one way or another, to navigate the COVID crisis and complete the season with only moderate dis… --- ## [What is the best way to kill a wolf spider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-kill-a-wolf-spider/949988)
**Author:** [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-kill-a-wolf-spider/949988 "2021-09-07T20:46:05Z")
Hey y’all there’s a huge one in the basement right underneath the stairs. Almost 2 inches long. How do you kill it ASAP --- ## [ToS default company name, email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tos-default-company-name-email/950225)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tos-default-company-name-email/950225 "2021-09-07T19:58:21Z")
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