# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1348 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1349 --- ## [When was Arizona underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-arizona-underwater/950154)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-arizona-underwater/950154 "2021-09-06T14:09:07Z")
Arizona has some amazing geology. It’s full of beautiful rock stack with horizontal stripes like this. As far I understand, this was all once sea bed. The oceans deposited layer… --- ## [The UK telegraph gets invited to tea by the Taliban and the cognitive dissonance is indescribable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-telegraph-gets-invited-to-tea-by-the-taliban-and-the-cognitive-dissonance-is-indescribable/950118)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-telegraph-gets-invited-to-tea-by-the-taliban-and-the-cognitive-dissonance-is-indescribable/950118 "2021-09-06T11:14:22Z")
I dont know if every member is like that but there’s a bit of denial of reality going on here that or they were so sheltered in their own echo chambers but here it is --- ## [In Texas, could you be sued more than once for an abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-texas-could-you-be-sued-more-than-once-for-an-abortion/950045)
**Author:** [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-texas-could-you-be-sued-more-than-once-for-an-abortion/950045 "2021-09-06T06:54:20Z")
I was just thinking of the old “double jeopardy” clause. Even though that is mostly for criminal prosecution. Suppose my best friend gets an abortion. Then I sue her. And then quietly give her back the money two weeks… --- ## [Fifty Years since the Attica Prison Riot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifty-years-since-the-attica-prison-riot/950132)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifty-years-since-the-attica-prison-riot/950132 "2021-09-06T05:45:24Z")
We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the prison riot at Attica in upstate New York. Yes, I am old enough to remember it. Conditions in the prison were brutal. The place was underfunded and undermanned. There was … --- ## [Maki Kaji, the 'godfather of Sudoku,' dies at 69](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maki-kaji-the-godfather-of-sudoku-dies-at-69/949041)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maki-kaji-the-godfather-of-sudoku-dies-at-69/949041 "2021-09-06T03:36:45Z")
I didn’t know it was such a new game. He saved me on many a long boring flight and jury duty. I can find swordfish pretty well. Occasionally, an X Wing. But if try to finish an advanced sudoku with any thing else, I… --- ## [Why were Italians discriminated against so harshly in the early twentieth century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-italians-discriminated-against-so-harshly-in-the-early-twentieth-century/938461)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-italians-discriminated-against-so-harshly-in-the-early-twentieth-century/938461 "2021-09-06T03:05:20Z")
I’m currently reading the book Unbroken, which goes over the life of Louis Zamperini. Since he was Italian, he was often bullied by others in the neighbourhood, which leads him into trouble in his early years. This got m… --- ## [Another Looney Toon Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-looney-toon-question/925590)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-looney-toon-question/925590 "2021-09-06T02:49:48Z")
Another “Joke that needs explaining nowadays”: further on in the video that I posted previously, There’s a Bugs Bunny cartoon called “Falling Hair” (at 23:30), Bugs fights a gremlin on a military plane. Th… --- ## [Would the USFL have actually survived to this very day if it wasn't for Donald Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-usfl-have-actually-survived-to-this-very-day-if-it-wasnt-for-donald-trump/950038)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-usfl-have-actually-survived-to-this-very-day-if-it-wasnt-for-donald-trump/950038 "2021-09-06T02:26:38Z")
I’ve heard over the years from a number of USFL/NFL players and sports commentators that if Donald Trump hadn’t tried to directly compete with the NFL by having them play in the same season and then later try to sue the … --- ## [Red Dead Redemption 2 Online question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-online-question/950148)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-online-question/950148 "2021-09-05T21:16:04Z")
I have recently started playing this again and now with friends online on PS4. Still getting our bearings we hang out in Free Form in a temporary posse and do the few missions available. I say ‘few’ because the majorit… --- ## [What ya smokin' in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ya-smokin-in-the-mmp/949762)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ya-smokin-in-the-mmp/949762 "2021-09-06T01:44:06Z")
Since getting my little electric smoker all clean last week, I’m thinking about dirtying it again, but not ribs this time. I’d like to do a turkey - does anyone even sell them outside of Thanksgiving?? I’ll have to look.… --- ## [Are there any medical guidelines for using feeding tubes on depressed patients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-medical-guidelines-for-using-feeding-tubes-on-depressed-patients/950059)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-medical-guidelines-for-using-feeding-tubes-on-depressed-patients/950059 "2021-09-06T01:03:50Z")
I have a relative in a long term care facility. Her roommate has stopped eating and slowly starving themselves to death. She’s stopped talking, watching TV, or interacting with the staff. She’s already been assigned to h… --- ## [Dukes of Hazard meet their match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-meet-their-match/950017)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-meet-their-match/950017 "2021-09-06T00:04:51Z")
Well, them Duke boys sure made a mess of trouble for old Boss Hogg, but they shouldn’t of oughta gone up against climate change. Bye bye, General Lee --- ## [Vicariously Feeling Like A Character While Watching A Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicariously-feeling-like-a-character-while-watching-a-movie/950130)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicariously-feeling-like-a-character-while-watching-a-movie/950130 "2021-09-05T23:44:18Z")
You know, when you’re watching a movie, and when something bad happens to the main character, YOU feel it; almost as if it was happening to you. Sometimes you have to think, “This is not happening to me”, but then you ca… --- ## [How Do You Upload Your Own Pictures On SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-upload-your-own-pictures-on-sdmb/949749)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-upload-your-own-pictures-on-sdmb/949749 "2021-09-05T23:11:20Z")
Because for me it was easy when I had Picture Trail. Now, they went out of business. The only other places I keep my personal pictures is my Hotmail account and Facebook. I know Hotmail is a secure connection. So how d… --- ## [Looking for a silent film clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-silent-film-clip/950139)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-silent-film-clip/950139 "2021-09-05T21:23:53Z")
Eons ago I was at an airshow, and in a tent they were playing aircraft related films. The memorable one for me was from (probably) a compilation of daredevil stuff. In the clip in question, a guy was hanging from a plane… --- ## [How do I search for only threads I’ve started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-only-threads-i-ve-started/950124)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-search-for-only-threads-i-ve-started/950124 "2021-09-05T19:26:34Z")
See title. --- ## [Probability question -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/950030)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/950030 "2021-09-05T18:41:12Z")
I just saw this online: If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance that you will be correct? A. 25% B. 0% C. 50% D. 25% --- ## [Engineer’s ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-s-ring/950119)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-s-ring/950119 "2021-09-05T17:48:46Z")
Today I learned that the Iron Rings given to Canadian engineers in a special ceremony when they graduate are 1) more often made of stainless steel 2) not made from iron from the Quebec bridge that collapsed and led to Ca… --- ## [What Song will They Play When the Queen Dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-will-they-play-when-the-queen-dies/950062)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-will-they-play-when-the-queen-dies/950062 "2021-09-05T16:29:27Z")
I see that the British media is reporting on the “secret plan” for the Queen’s death. The last time this came around, at least one news outlet mentioned a specific obscure instrumental that would most likely be played. T… --- ## [How far are we from having a device to reliably detect disease in real time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-from-having-a-device-to-reliably-detect-disease-in-real-time/950095)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-are-we-from-having-a-device-to-reliably-detect-disease-in-real-time/950095 "2021-09-05T16:27:47Z")
Something like an air monitor which which can be installed in a classroom which can detect the COVID virus (and others), and alert the teacher who can take action before it gets a chance to spread? Or perhaps another fo… --- ## [Favourite song fade outs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-song-fade-outs/834031)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-song-fade-outs/834031 "2021-09-05T15:03:51Z")
Shabby Doll - Elvis Costello Nice inward screams (hurts - trying enough of them!), and the bass cheekiness at the end of every four bars. Sexie Sadie - Beatles I remember this nervous four-year-old listening to the am… --- ## [Which countries don't have a medical Hippocratic-type oath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-dont-have-a-medical-hippocratic-type-oath/950100)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countries-dont-have-a-medical-hippocratic-type-oath/950100 "2021-09-05T14:29:54Z")
The original Hippocratic oath is not in use broadly speaking anymore, but there are several updated version such as the Declaration of Geneva. What does your country follow? Most oaths of this nature have a provision inc… --- ## [James Patterson's "The Shadow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-pattersons-the-shadow/947780)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-pattersons-the-shadow/947780 "2021-09-05T13:53:10Z")
Apparently James Patterson wrote a book about the famous pulp character “The Shadow”, which was released in mid July. Has anybody read it and, if so, how is it? Does it stay true to the character and his allies, or is … --- ## [How would Conservatives spin Afghanistan if this was happening under Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-conservatives-spin-afghanistan-if-this-was-happening-under-trump/949640)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-conservatives-spin-afghanistan-if-this-was-happening-under-trump/949640 "2021-09-05T13:16:06Z")
I know in most Conservatives minds, we either wouldn’t be pulling out of Afghanistan until the job was “done” (whatever that means). Or that it would have been executed with clockwork precision. But I think it’s pretty… --- ## [My Amazon account is showing in Spanish. How do I change it back, and do you think I've been hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazon-account-is-showing-in-spanish-how-do-i-change-it-back-and-do-you-think-ive-been-hacked/950131)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazon-account-is-showing-in-spanish-how-do-i-change-it-back-and-do-you-think-ive-been-hacked/950131 "2021-09-05T13:13:43Z")
I went to Amazon to look at a streaming movie, and everything is showing in Spanish. How do I switch it back, and should I assume that someone hacked me? --- ## [Super-continents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-continents/950108)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-continents/950108 "2021-09-05T12:27:15Z")
There have been several super-continents in our earth’s history. Pangea, Gondwana, Rodinia, etc have been created and destroyed due to plate tectonics. Why is there a tendency for large scale landmass to move together?… --- ## [Classical music fans: favorite video recordings of famous works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-fans-favorite-video-recordings-of-famous-works/943733)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-fans-favorite-video-recordings-of-famous-works/943733 "2021-09-05T12:15:23Z")
For those who find that a good video production enhances the enjoyment of classical music, what are your favorite performances on YouTube? I don’t necessarily mean your favorite work as such – I mean your particular favo… --- ## [The Whammy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whammy/950005)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whammy/950005 "2021-09-05T11:51:16Z")
Years and years ago, my sister-in-law and I were commiserating of the terrible misfortunes that always manage to befall our family. Murphy must be a distant relative, because anything and everything happens to us. We ev… --- ## [The curious case of the one-hit wonder Fastball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-the-one-hit-wonder-fastball/949649)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-the-one-hit-wonder-fastball/949649 "2021-09-05T11:48:56Z")
Well, OK, technically they could be considered a two hit wonder. But still they really just faded away. But here’s the thing, they wrote some really great music. And most of it is in the same ‘feel’ as their hits - not … --- ## [Can you REPEAT high school as an adult if you already have a diploma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-repeat-high-school-as-an-adult-if-you-already-have-a-diploma/591387)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-repeat-high-school-as-an-adult-if-you-already-have-a-diploma/591387 "2021-09-05T11:04:53Z")
I live in the US and have both a High School Diploma and a BS, both of them from accredited institutions (i.e., they are considered valid anywhere in the US and possibly the world). I pulled off a B average in High Scho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1347) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1349)