# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1395 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1396 --- ## [Comedy series similar to Community &c](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-series-similar-to-community-c/853638)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-series-similar-to-community-c/853638 "2021-07-17T06:24:54Z")
Based on the glowing recommendations in the Community thread I binged the entire series. I’d have missed that gem if not for the fans. That made me wonder whether there is other stuff I’m missing out on. The thing is, t… --- ## [Streaming + crossovers makes me stabby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-crossovers-makes-me-stabby/946652)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-crossovers-makes-me-stabby/946652 "2021-07-17T05:43:40Z")
I hate when they do this with the Marvel shows. And now I hate it even more as I try to watch Chicago PD and Chicago Fire. As I’m going from one episode to the next I get spoilered in the previews bc nobody gave me a he… --- ## [How do contingent fees work when the judge makes losers pay attorney fees & damages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-contingent-fees-work-when-the-judge-makes-losers-pay-attorney-fees-damages/944092)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-contingent-fees-work-when-the-judge-makes-losers-pay-attorney-fees-damages/944092 "2021-07-17T05:21:55Z")
Simple hypothetical: A righteous group (Righteous) seeks to recover $90,000 from an evil organization (Evil). They have no money to pay an attorney, but their case is taken by an attorney on a contingent basis: the attor… --- ## [Real music died in the 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-music-died-in-the-1970s/944199)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-music-died-in-the-1970s/944199 "2021-07-17T05:02:15Z")
Chilling out, listening to the Allman Brothers, America, the Eagles, Bread, the O’Jays, the Isley Brothers, Santana, Christopher Cross, etc. Great music. What the hell happened after 1979? --- ## [Baby falling through window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-falling-through-window/836816)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-falling-through-window/836816 "2021-07-17T02:58:11Z")
So the grandfather is too stupid to realize that the window was open and red granddaughter falls through? WTF?!? This sounds like bullshit to me. --- ## [Parents - which kids' shows did you HATE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-which-kids-shows-did-you-hate/946103)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-which-kids-shows-did-you-hate/946103 "2021-07-17T02:56:00Z")
The opposite of this thread: Parents - which kids’ shows did you like? I don’t have any children myself, but I know a lot of parents and for some reason (I’ve never seen it myself) they pretty much universally despise C… --- ## [Would losing all 50 State Governors lead to America being pushed into chaos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-losing-all-50-state-governors-lead-to-america-being-pushed-into-chaos/946373)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-losing-all-50-state-governors-lead-to-america-being-pushed-into-chaos/946373 "2021-07-17T02:45:38Z")
I’ve read or watched a few movies where the bad guys plot revolves around some convention where all 50 State Governors will be in attendance, with the President of the United States giving a speech, and the bad guys plan… --- ## [How far would you resist participation in a political gesture you don't agree with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-would-you-resist-participation-in-a-political-gesture-you-dont-agree-with/946184)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-would-you-resist-participation-in-a-political-gesture-you-dont-agree-with/946184 "2021-07-17T01:37:09Z")
Suppose that, at your workplace, or university, you and all other employees/students are notified by your boss: “In support of (or opposition to) a particular Political Cause XYZ, we are all going to wear sloganed T-shir… --- ## [Coolest educational demonstration you ever had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-educational-demonstration-you-ever-had/945985)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-educational-demonstration-you-ever-had/945985 "2021-07-17T00:18:24Z")
So reading this thread about a jar of nicotine in a high school chemistry lab got me thinking about my high school chemistry experiences, and one thing that stood out was a totally impromptu, but very illuminating (at le… --- ## [My Remaining Niece Has Cancer- (Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-remaining-niece-has-cancer-long/946265)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-remaining-niece-has-cancer-long/946265 "2021-07-16T23:57:58Z")
Once, I had no nieces or nephews. It was a sad thing. Then my sister, my only sibling, got married. I had a niece (who I will call Sky). It was wonderful! Life was bright and joyous. Then, my sister got a divorce and mov… --- ## [Can you enumerate all the lattice points in infinite dimensions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-enumerate-all-the-lattice-points-in-infinite-dimensions/946528)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-enumerate-all-the-lattice-points-in-infinite-dimensions/946528 "2021-07-16T23:00:47Z")
In a 2-dimensional Cartesian plane, i.e. x and y axes, with the origin at (0,0), suppose you want to enumerate all the lattice points. By lattice points I mean all the points whose coordinates are integers, like (1,1), … --- ## [Foods that you love in one form but hate in another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-love-in-one-form-but-hate-in-another/946320)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-love-in-one-form-but-hate-in-another/946320 "2021-07-16T23:00:30Z")
Like the title says. I’m looking for more than “I like this recipe more than this” but share whatever you feel is appropriate. I think pineapple is one of the most wonderful things in the world. I will eat fresh pineapp… --- ## [Mahabharata and Ramayan epics. Why do Indians believe everything in it is fact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahabharata-and-ramayan-epics-why-do-indians-believe-everything-in-it-is-fact/946502)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahabharata-and-ramayan-epics-why-do-indians-believe-everything-in-it-is-fact/946502 "2021-07-16T21:01:43Z")
The Hindu epics, Ramayan and Mahabharata are fantastic stories and well worth reading. But the problem I have is that most Indians believe that those stories, characters and events actually happened and the fantastical p… --- ## [Sequential Thread Rainbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-thread-rainbow/946645)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-thread-rainbow/946645 "2021-07-16T20:41:30Z")
I saw this on the front page of the forum just now, thought it was neat. The user icons made a rainbow. And it wasn’t just generic icons, it was a mix of generic and custom. … --- ## [Using an optical cable - caps on the ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-optical-cable-caps-on-the-ends/946641)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-optical-cable-caps-on-the-ends/946641 "2021-07-16T19:02:51Z")
I just bought an optical cable to connect my tv to my sound system. Never having dealt with or even seen optical cables before, I notice that there are small plastic looking caps on the ends of the cable. Are these to … --- ## [How do websites know you're about to close the tab, and pop up an advertisement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-websites-know-youre-about-to-close-the-tab-and-pop-up-an-advertisement/946646)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-websites-know-youre-about-to-close-the-tab-and-pop-up-an-advertisement/946646 "2021-07-16T18:06:34Z")
Occasionally, when I move my mouse cursor up to where my tabs are, a website will pop up with something to try and entice me to stay-- an advertisement for other content they have on their site, or a sale offer, or somet… --- ## [Covid is the first time I've seen the far right sacrifice themselves at the alter of identity politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-is-the-first-time-ive-seen-the-far-right-sacrifice-themselves-at-the-alter-of-identity-politics/946282)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-is-the-first-time-ive-seen-the-far-right-sacrifice-themselves-at-the-alter-of-identity-politics/946282 "2021-07-16T17:47:40Z")
My entire life I’ve watched the far right harm and mistreat people who weren’t like them. Christians treating muslims and atheists like garbage. Men treating women like garbage. Cis-het people treating LGBTQ people like … --- ## [Mentally pretending that a movie's music is from a different source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentally-pretending-that-a-movies-music-is-from-a-different-source/946654)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentally-pretending-that-a-movies-music-is-from-a-different-source/946654 "2021-07-16T17:36:59Z")
Wondered if anyone else felt this way: IMHO, some Disney or cartoon music, such as the orchestral rendition of “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, or other Disney scores, is some of the greatest stuff ever com… --- ## [Does my COVID-19 Antibody Test Results Provide me with any Actionable Data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-covid-19-antibody-test-results-provide-me-with-any-actionable-data/946644)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-covid-19-antibody-test-results-provide-me-with-any-actionable-data/946644 "2021-07-16T16:47:03Z")
I have donated blood six times since the start of the pandemic. I don’t know when they started testing for COVID antibodies, but in July of 2020 I got my first result, which was negative. To me; that was useful informati… --- ## [Can a private citizen become Speaker of the House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-private-citizen-become-speaker-of-the-house/946347)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-private-citizen-become-speaker-of-the-house/946347 "2021-07-16T16:40:34Z")
Trump is currently pushing a reinstatement plan that involves replacing Nancy Pelosi as Speak of the House with him. Once he is Speaker, Biden and Harris are impeached and removed and voilà, Trump is President. Can Trum… --- ## [What is this book's title and author?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-books-title-and-author/946587)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-books-title-and-author/946587 "2021-07-16T16:37:20Z")
In the late 80’s or early 90’s I read a fiction novel about gender reversed society. It wasn’t a fantasy or sci-fi novel, or set on some other planet, etc. The protagonist of the book was a male, but was timid, shy , e… --- ## [Possible Unique Function Math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-unique-function-math/946363)
**Author:** [@Someonewastaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Someonewastaken)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-unique-function-math/946363 "2021-07-16T16:21:16Z")
Say someone gives you two points on an xy-plane, (0,0) and (2,4). Your job is to find a function that fits this criteria. f(x) could be 2x, x^2, or many other functions. My question is if there are any points, doesn’t h… --- ## [F-35: Death spiral is closing in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-death-spiral-is-closing-in/766493)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-35-death-spiral-is-closing-in/766493 "2021-07-16T16:20:43Z")
Yes before you just say “happened with every fighter, they’ll get there”, read this article: It makes very very clear that the main delay in the F-35 at this point is actually the software. Now I don’t know anything a… --- ## [U posts for securing a fence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-posts-for-securing-a-fence/946577)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-posts-for-securing-a-fence/946577 "2021-07-16T16:17:20Z")
Can anyone recommend a place I can order 3-foot U-posts in big lots of 100 or more? Looking to pay a lot less per stake when we buy in bulk. I’m talking about things like these: So… --- ## [Why the vehement opposition to pineapple on pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-vehement-opposition-to-pineapple-on-pizza/933875)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-vehement-opposition-to-pineapple-on-pizza/933875 "2021-07-16T15:38:53Z")
As someone who enjoys pineapple on pizza (but only when paired with things like ham or bacon; it doesn’t go along with most other toppings), I am bemused and baffled by the rage that many people express against pineapple… --- ## [Is it safe to go to the gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-go-to-the-gym/946081)
**Author:** [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-go-to-the-gym/946081 "2021-07-16T15:07:57Z")
I have not been to my gym since Covid started. I miss working out. I am fully vaccinated, but I am still apprehensive about going to the gym, especially since I live in an area with a lot of anti-vaxxers. Seeking opin… --- ## [I pit Quality Inn & Suites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-quality-inn-suites/946158)
**Author:** [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-quality-inn-suites/946158 "2021-07-16T14:26:21Z")
I made a reservation at booking.com for a room in the town where I used to live. I was flying in and would rent a U-Haul to gather up the rest of my stuff in storage and take it to my new place. I haven’t lived there for… --- ## [Preliminary I-35 Crash (February) Report from NTSB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preliminary-i-35-crash-february-report-from-ntsb/940478)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preliminary-i-35-crash-february-report-from-ntsb/940478 "2021-07-16T14:15:53Z")
and following the link… https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/HWY21FH005-preliminary-report.aspx Hopefully more details will be forthcoming soon. --- ## [Tools to extract a sheared-off bolt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-extract-a-sheared-off-bolt/946321)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-extract-a-sheared-off-bolt/946321 "2021-07-16T13:33:49Z")
The bolt attaching one of the pressurized struts that holds up the back of my minivan lift gate sheared off yesterday, and I need to drill it out. I’ve never done this before, but it looks pretty doable via youtube. Wha… --- ## [Pronouncing extraordinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-extraordinary/945811)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-extraordinary/945811 "2021-07-16T13:07:56Z")
The word “extraordinary” contains three Rs. More and more I’m hearing people omitting the second R, pronouncing the word "ex-TRAW-dinary. I find this very distracting. Is that second R so difficult to pronounce? (And le… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1394) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1396)