# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1398 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1399 --- ## [Vuarnet legend 03 - - Tortoise or Brown (no links) \[Sunglasses\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown-no-links-sunglasses/946226)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vuarnet-legend-03-tortoise-or-brown-no-links-sunglasses/946226 "2021-07-14T17:00:15Z")
Which do you prefer: Tortoise: Brown: I should note that that little piece by the bridge pops out. (permission received to post without links to buy.) --- ## [Djokovic gets his 20th slam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-gets-his-20th-slam/946217)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-gets-his-20th-slam/946217 "2021-07-14T16:57:23Z")
Djokovic joins Federer and Nadal at 20 slams surely one of the most insane group of career stats of any sport. And there is every possibility of him getting many more, 25 slams is quite likely and even an insane 30 is n… --- ## [Is 140 years too late for a pardon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-140-years-too-late-for-a-pardon/946445)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-140-years-too-late-for-a-pardon/946445 "2021-07-14T16:39:40Z")
Mods: This could go in IMHO, but it’s mainly about legend, folklore, and famous people – but move it if you must. I’m gonna split this off the Bill Cosby discussion in order to avoid (accusations of) hijacking. I also… --- ## [A very simple ice cream poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simple-ice-cream-poll/942763)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simple-ice-cream-poll/942763 "2021-07-14T14:48:21Z")
Never tried making a poll before, fingers crossed. This week my usual grocery store had a sale on two pints of Ben & Jerry ice cream I wanted to take advantage of. I stood in front of that freezer for a stupid length of… --- ## [Do you suppose Jesus ever got sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-jesus-ever-got-sick/946317)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suppose-jesus-ever-got-sick/946317 "2021-07-14T14:34:43Z")
Weird thought that occurred to me as I was falling asleep last night: For those who believe Jesus is the Son of God, do you suppose He ever got sick, like with the flu or something? Did He ever get very seriously ill? … --- ## [Minimum amount of rest required between two games (of various sports)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-amount-of-rest-required-between-two-games-of-various-sports/946050)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-amount-of-rest-required-between-two-games-of-various-sports/946050 "2021-07-14T14:34:40Z")
As I understand it: Soccer: Generally at least 2 days of rest required in between games NFL football: Almost always at least one week of rest Baseball: No rest required, you can play doubleheaders in the same day (exc… --- ## [What kind of game outcomes do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-game-outcomes-do-you-prefer/946241)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-game-outcomes-do-you-prefer/946241 "2021-07-14T14:22:01Z")
By outcome I don’t mean, of course, “I want my team to win” - everyone does. Rather, do you prefer that your games be nailbiting, tight, narrow contests that go all the way down to the wire and everyone is on the edge o… --- ## [Financial help for the terminally disorganized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-help-for-the-terminally-disorganized/946008)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-help-for-the-terminally-disorganized/946008 "2021-07-14T13:59:17Z")
There was another IMHO thread asking for financial advice, so I hope this one does not run afoul of the rules. And forgive me if this sounds like a humblebrag. I am not terribly organized, and my financial strategy is … --- ## [Why is such strange characteristic of the atmosphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-such-strange-characteristic-of-the-atmosphere/945958)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-such-strange-characteristic-of-the-atmosphere/945958 "2021-07-14T13:37:51Z")
This is the pic I’m referring to. My questions are: Why is the atmosphere transparent to visible & radio wavelengths? Among the infrared & microwave windows, the atmosphere’s opacity fluctuate wildly. Why is it so?… --- ## [John Cleese and a Life of Brian stage show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-and-a-life-of-brian-stage-show/946425)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-and-a-life-of-brian-stage-show/946425 "2021-07-14T13:00:09Z")
Wouldn’t surprise me to see a song or two end up in the final version. Certainly “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” has to be in it! --- ## [Why is my Post Office giving me such a hard time with "hold mail" requests - and how do I escalate a complaint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-post-office-giving-me-such-a-hard-time-with-hold-mail-requests-and-how-do-i-escalate-a-complaint/946358)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-post-office-giving-me-such-a-hard-time-with-hold-mail-requests-and-how-do-i-escalate-a-complaint/946358 "2021-07-14T12:19:33Z")
I have been having an issue with my post office regarding “hold mail” requests submitted online. First, some background. I live in a single family house \* and my husband and I do not share a surname. The first time I had… --- ## [Question about teens wearing pajama pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-teens-wearing-pajama-pants/945875)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-teens-wearing-pajama-pants/945875 "2021-07-13T08:57:13Z")
No, it doesn’t bug me at all. I never would have done it, and here’s why: I would have been terrified of getting a boner. With jeans I could hide it, but never with these. From about 5th grade on I never knew when it… --- ## [Social Historical Documentaries From The Opposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-historical-documentaries-from-the-opposition/946397)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-historical-documentaries-from-the-opposition/946397 "2021-07-14T10:13:38Z")
Every documentary I have seen are all from the “winning” side and it seems like every WWII documentary is the same… I’m not really interested in history that has no film, no archives. I actually like to see “everyday” li… --- ## [Looking for escapist fantasy travel shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-escapist-fantasy-travel-shows/922399)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-escapist-fantasy-travel-shows/922399 "2021-07-14T06:36:16Z")
Lately when I want to chill out, or to have pleasant background material, I’ve been watching some HGTV shows that focus on house hunting and little slices of life in beautiful places. Caribbean life, Mediterranean life, … --- ## [Custom Storefront for On-Demand T-Shirt Printing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-storefront-for-on-demand-t-shirt-printing/447122)
**Author:** [@Nobody\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_Special)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-storefront-for-on-demand-t-shirt-printing/447122 "2008-04-27T20:21:21Z")
I have a friend who wants to offer a line of t-shirts for sale, but doesn’t want to use Cafe Press (or the like) for the transactions. Are there any services that offer on-demand t-shirt printing with a custom storefront… --- ## [Cosmic idea, quite possibly trite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-idea-quite-possibly-trite/946322)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmic-idea-quite-possibly-trite/946322 "2021-07-14T05:26:41Z")
One of the foundations of my belief system is that humankind is in the middle period of its development, with no clear notion of how close we are to the final period. The first period being the one in which humans are ju… --- ## [I need help with inches, so obviously thought of the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-inches-so-obviously-thought-of-the-dope/946305)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-inches-so-obviously-thought-of-the-dope/946305 "2021-07-14T04:59:17Z")
I have a client who sells a wood product around the world - we are their creative agency, so produce a lot of their marketing collateral in both metric and imperial, for EU and US markets. I’ve been sent some measuremen… --- ## [Places where the US is north of Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-where-the-us-is-north-of-canada/946194)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-where-the-us-is-north-of-canada/946194 "2021-07-14T03:13:58Z")
I happened to spot Harsens Island in Michigan which is north of Canada’s Walpole Island. I know there is an area in Niagara Falls State Park that is north of Canada also. Are there more such areas along the border? --- ## [The hell is wrong with my internal clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-is-wrong-with-my-internal-clock/945908)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hell-is-wrong-with-my-internal-clock/945908 "2021-07-14T03:02:30Z")
I cannot start falling asleep until 2 AM or so. It’s baffling. I have to get up around 730 so it’s not as if I’m sleeping in; I don’t nap midday or drink stuff with caffeine in it later in the day. My brain just doesn… --- ## [If you were me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-me/946122)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-me/946122 "2021-07-14T00:44:29Z")
Would you throw caution to the wind and wear pink with red? God my life is soooooooo boring. :yum: --- ## [West Coasters: How are you doing in this heat wave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-coasters-how-are-you-doing-in-this-heat-wave/945084)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-coasters-how-are-you-doing-in-this-heat-wave/945084 "2021-07-13T23:57:42Z")
It’s 98F here, way above average for this time of year, with an expected high of 101 today. Tomorrow currently has an expected high of 112. We have electricity, but have cold meals planned for the next few days. My lovel… --- ## [What's in it for the creators of robobot calls concerning medicare plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-it-for-the-creators-of-robobot-calls-concerning-medicare-plans/946349)
**Author:** [@tallpall1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tallpall1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-it-for-the-creators-of-robobot-calls-concerning-medicare-plans/946349 "2021-07-13T23:32:49Z")
Even though my phone carrier blocks or identifies some, I still get automated calls saying this is a recorded line and “Can you hear me OK?” I never give them the satisfaction of saying “Yes” and, instead, just hang up.… --- ## [Practical, non-moral question about The Cold Equations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-non-moral-question-about-the-cold-equations/946214)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-non-moral-question-about-the-cold-equations/946214 "2021-07-13T23:22:45Z")
What does the pilot do after he’s made his delivery? We’re told multiple times that there is only. so. much. fuel. to get the EDS to whatever planet it’s headed for. Does it also have enough fuel to get back? And where … --- ## [How does this new child tax credit thing coming in July 2021 work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-new-child-tax-credit-thing-coming-in-july-2021-work/942329)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-new-child-tax-credit-thing-coming-in-july-2021-work/942329 "2021-07-13T23:19:27Z")
I’ve been hearing that the government plans to pay out approximately $300 per child to most American parents. This is actually, I thought, the child tax credit we get every year, but simply paid out to us monthly. If t… --- ## [New Forum Needed: The Safe Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-needed-the-safe-zone/946270)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-needed-the-safe-zone/946270 "2021-07-13T22:52:34Z")
For issues such as sexual abuse or mental health, etc where only supportive and helpful posts are allowed–not critical comments or flames. --- ## [Should moderator actions be in public or in private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-moderator-actions-be-in-public-or-in-private/945286)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-moderator-actions-be-in-public-or-in-private/945286 "2021-07-13T22:34:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what’s the best way to add younger members?: Having content disappear without any explanation doesn’t educate anyone as to what happened. But on … --- ## [To those setting off fireworks: Fuck you, you fucking FUCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-setting-off-fireworks-fuck-you-you-fucking-fucks/945693)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-setting-off-fireworks-fuck-you-you-fucking-fucks/945693 "2021-07-13T22:29:14Z")
You are scaring my dogs! They are terrified. We have been drugging them for 2 days. Yes, there will be a fireworks display tonight. A bunch of them. I have accepted this. But all you fucks setting off what sound like M8… --- ## [I was an Avengers extra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-avengers-extra/621127)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-avengers-extra/621127 "2021-07-13T21:51:53Z")
I wrote a first draft of this right after filming, and recently revised it, now that the movie has been released in the U.S. and we’re released from the studio’s nondisclosure agreement. Hope you like it. I’ll remember… --- ## [Whatever happened to...? \[text to make non-duplicate title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-text-to-make-non-duplicate-title/922952)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-text-to-make-non-duplicate-title/922952 "2021-07-13T21:51:42Z")
I was thinking about The Young Riders, ad wondered whatever happened to Yvonne Suhor who played Louise ‘Lou’ McCloud. (She also played Cicely in the Northern Exposure episode ‘Cicely’.) Alas, she died two years ago of … --- ## [Hypothetical about etnicities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-etnicities/946296)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-about-etnicities/946296 "2021-07-13T21:41:54Z")
The etnicities that exist in the world today can sometimes look quite different from eachother, but otherwise the differences are quite minimal. We have quite a lot of racism in the world, but also a big cultural change … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1397) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1399)