# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1391 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1392 --- ## [Control of hearings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-of-hearings/946985)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/control-of-hearings/946985 "2021-07-21T16:15:07Z")
Watching the Paul/Fauci entertainment leads me to wonder - why is it that Paul (or whoever) is permitted to repeatedly talk over the witness and not give him a chance to answer. What are the rules? Can’t the Chair turn o… --- ## [Guns that look like toys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-that-look-like-toys/946477)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-that-look-like-toys/946477 "2021-07-21T16:12:29Z")
With reference to the thread about the right to bear arms, what do those who advocate lassiez faire think about these? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57832053 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/254… --- ## [Gymnastics Hypothetical New Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-hypothetical-new-events/946983)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gymnastics-hypothetical-new-events/946983 "2021-07-21T15:58:10Z")
Let’s say that whoever is in charge of gymnastics decides to add two new events, which would be in the Olympics in eight years, as well as in all the other gymnastics competitions: Men’s Balance Beam and Women’s Rings. … --- ## [Presidents ranked by historians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-ranked-by-historians/945335)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-ranked-by-historians/945335 "2021-07-21T14:26:40Z")
Cheeto not last but almost last https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2021/?page=overall --- ## [Ben & Jerry's: The "Anti-Israel Ice Cream"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-the-anti-israel-ice-cream/946913)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-the-anti-israel-ice-cream/946913 "2021-07-21T13:13:28Z")
Yet again answering the question, “How will this affect the Jews?”: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/business/ben-and-jerrys-palestinian-territory/index.html Ben & Jerry’s said it informed its licensee in Israel that it… --- ## [Paying off debt, buying a house, building credit, and other adulting questions -- advice sought, obviously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-debt-buying-a-house-building-credit-and-other-adulting-questions-advice-sought-obviously/944062)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-debt-buying-a-house-building-credit-and-other-adulting-questions-advice-sought-obviously/944062 "2021-07-21T13:10:45Z")
I’m trying to figure out how to do Adulting and be an Adult, and am a bit lost. Tl;dr: we have some consumer debt, mediocre credit, and want to buy a house. We also have the cash funds to handle much of the above, but n… --- ## [Go see SPIRITED AWAY right now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-see-spirited-away-right-now/166990)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-see-spirited-away-right-now/166990 "2021-07-21T12:40:25Z")
I’m way behind in my movie going and just saw Spirited Away this week. It is an out and out masterpiece! I don’t know anything about Anime (even how to spell it, for sure) but this is one great movie. A true cinematic wo… --- ## [No spectators at Tokyo Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spectators-at-tokyo-olympics/945984)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spectators-at-tokyo-olympics/945984 "2021-07-21T12:07:07Z")
First the Olympics were delayed, then they restricted it to just local spectators, and now they have done away with spectators all together: It’s going to be one of the strangest Olympics, but this is probably for the… --- ## [How do you feel about surimi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-surimi/946776)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-surimi/946776 "2021-07-21T11:21:00Z")
Surimi, you probably know, is a fish paste that is often flavoured and used to make items such as artificial crab or lobster flakes or chunks. It somewhat mimics the taste and texture of the original, is less nutritious… --- ## [Friends vs Cheers - Which is better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-vs-cheers-which-is-better/946801)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-vs-cheers-which-is-better/946801 "2021-07-21T08:47:46Z")
In a thread about the Pit, this claim was made. I could not let that stand. Friends is definitely the better show. What say you? Poll is public. Stand by your convictions. :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: poll --- ## [UFOs = Aliens: any convincing evidence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-aliens-any-convincing-evidence/945703)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufos-aliens-any-convincing-evidence/945703 "2021-07-21T08:38:14Z")
There have been any number of sightings of “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena”. Many are just lights at night, some are poorly resolved distant objects in the daytime. A few observers have claimed to have seen them closely e… --- ## ["Dressing Rooms" for rich Englishmen in the '20s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-rooms-for-rich-englishmen-in-the-20s/946950)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-rooms-for-rich-englishmen-in-the-20s/946950 "2021-07-21T06:53:50Z")
I was just looking at a picture of Dunster Castle (offline), and the servants bells caught my eye. From the Dressing Room, from the other dressing room, and from the other dressing room. I don’t have access to the pictur… --- ## [TdF2021 - ALLEZ!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2021-allez/944839 "2021-07-21T05:27:09Z")
Welcome back cycling sport fans to the annual follow along thread of premier grand tour, Le Tour de France, 2021 edition. Looks like the subtitle of this year’s tour can fairly be named ‘Tour de Slovénie’. It’s Pogacar… --- ## [Tucker carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson/946943)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson/946943 "2021-07-21T05:18:11Z")
“Best day ever” as said by Bezos according to Tucker Carlson is a phrase of only 3 syllables. I don’t normally bother to point out such silliness but I couldn’t resist : --- ## [A Kong: Skull Island Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772 "2021-07-21T05:09:28Z")
I don’t want to watch this thing again to see if what I thought I saw was so: did a giant reptile puke up a human skull, with the dog tags of the dead guy attached to it? Seems absurd in an otherwise well thought out fil… --- ## [Questions about down comforters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-down-comforters/946518)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-down-comforters/946518 "2021-07-21T04:06:42Z")
I have had three down comforters in the past 20 or so years, all with the square sewn baffles. When the comforter is new, is the down supposed to be evenly distributed among all the square baffles? If not, why not? … --- ## [What's your preferred guest bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-preferred-guest-bed/946582)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-preferred-guest-bed/946582 "2021-07-21T03:57:39Z")
poll In the house my husband and I just bought, one of the bedrooms will serve as both my office and a guest bedroom as needed. For now, I have a queen-size air mattress, but I’d like to put in something more comfortable… --- ## [My GenderQueer book is listed on Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-genderqueer-book-is-listed-on-amazon/847078)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-genderqueer-book-is-listed-on-amazon/847078 "2021-07-21T03:07:50Z")
I’ll bump this when the book is actually available. The print date is 3/15/20. All you can do now is look at the pretty web page and perhaps preorder (but it won’t get there any quicker than if you wait and order it on… --- ## [Size Criteria For Animal Cruelty Laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-criteria-for-animal-cruelty-laws/946663)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-criteria-for-animal-cruelty-laws/946663 "2021-07-21T02:49:24Z")
This question was actually inspired by a news story from a while back. This man, who was the true definition of an @sshole incarnate, killed a little mouse on Facebook with a mini taser. As I said, I have no sympathy for… --- ## [Will any state actually pass true UHC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-any-state-actually-pass-true-uhc/946872)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-any-state-actually-pass-true-uhc/946872 "2021-07-21T02:09:24Z")
I doubt any state passes medicare for all, but a state could pass health reform that gave UHC if they wanted. A system like the Netherlands or Switzerland seem like the most realistic systems for a state to pass. Does a… --- ## [Three-word compound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-word-compound/944877)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-word-compound/944877 "2021-07-21T01:57:44Z")
Are there any three-word compounds in English? I’ve thought of nonetheless and nevertheless but can’t think of any others. English makes compounds, but it seems to be generally limited to just two words. Not like German,… --- ## [Another Medication question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-medication-question/946907)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-medication-question/946907 "2021-07-21T01:33:34Z")
My fiancee was given a prescription for sublingual disintegrating tablets. Problem is, she has chronically dry mouth. How is it going to affect the medication’s effectiveness if she just pops them as she would any other … --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-12/917699)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 573\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-12/917699 "2021-07-21T01:10:12Z")
Hall of Champions: 2019 Champion: Hamlet 2018 Champion: Ellis Dee 2017 Champion: VarlosZ 2016 Champion: SenorBeef (Exploding Pancakes) 2015 Champion: VarlosZ 2014 Champion: Stringer (We Do HGH) 2013 Champion: Varl… --- ## [Does the SSI Restoration Act of 2021 stand a chance in Congress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ssi-restoration-act-of-2021-stand-a-chance-in-congress/946917)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ssi-restoration-act-of-2021-stand-a-chance-in-congress/946917 "2021-07-20T22:30:33Z")
The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021 is before the U.S. Congress, and it seems to be geared towards providing a better life for SSI recipients by increasing their benefit amounts to at least 100% of t… --- ## [Does an overinflated housing market shift wealth downward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-overinflated-housing-market-shift-wealth-downward/945108)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-overinflated-housing-market-shift-wealth-downward/945108 "2021-07-20T22:29:50Z")
Say you live in a city where you bought a house for 200k back in the 90s and now the house is worth a million. When the house is a million, generally only the 1% can afford it correct? I don’t think a household with 100… --- ## [Does fish farming not exist on a large scale because it isn't economic, practical or necessary, or something else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fish-farming-not-exist-on-a-large-scale-because-it-isnt-economic-practical-or-necessary-or-something-else/944985)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fish-farming-not-exist-on-a-large-scale-because-it-isnt-economic-practical-or-necessary-or-something-else/944985 "2021-07-20T22:28:08Z")
My understanding is that most fish are wild caught. Well and good. However with overfishing the world will run out of seafood in the coming decades. Which brings up the question, why aren’t farmed fish more common? Is t… --- ## [Determining how many people of a certain name exist/have existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determining-how-many-people-of-a-certain-name-exist-have-existed/946820)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determining-how-many-people-of-a-certain-name-exist-have-existed/946820 "2021-07-20T22:21:29Z")
In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, there is a small stream named Sam’s Creek. Way up close to Sam’s Creek’s headwaters, Starkey Creek merges with Sam’s Creek and continues down the mountain. One of my fishing … --- ## [Double entry bookkeeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entry-bookkeeping/946906)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entry-bookkeeping/946906 "2021-07-20T21:57:54Z")
The historian of accounting Rob Bryer argues that the real advantage of double entry bookkeeping is that it makes it easy to calculate the rate of return on capital. That became crucial when enterprises became joint inve… --- ## [A little goes a long way - Food Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-goes-a-long-way-food-edition/946476)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-goes-a-long-way-food-edition/946476 "2021-07-20T21:52:01Z")
What’s an ingredient, condiment, sauce, etc., that you don’t necessarily dislike, but too much of it will ruin a dish? For me it’s mustard. I like a little smear of mustard on a hot dog or a ham sandwich or something. … --- ## [Introducing the Bananas Phone...I mean Freedom Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-bananas-phone-i-mean-freedom-phone/946722)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-the-bananas-phone-i-mean-freedom-phone/946722 "2021-07-20T21:40:42Z")
A $120 Chinese phone preloaded with free apps, with modified Android and its own app store–all for $500! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1390) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1392)