# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1400 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1401 --- ## [Questions regarding the mention of Israel and its claims to Canaan/Palestine in the Koran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-mention-of-israel-and-its-claims-to-canaan-palestine-in-the-koran/946351)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-mention-of-israel-and-its-claims-to-canaan-palestine-in-the-koran/946351 "2021-07-12T22:09:43Z")
I’m always skeptical of anything that purports to say what is and isn’t in biblical texts, be it in the Christian Bible, Torah or Koran. I have not read the Koran and would like to know what precisely is in the Koran reg… --- ## [Do you ever use the "special" cycles on your washer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-use-the-special-cycles-on-your-washer/927222)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-use-the-special-cycles-on-your-washer/927222 "2021-07-12T21:58:59Z")
When I was a kid helping my mom with laundry, our washing machine had three or maybe four settings: normal, delicate, permanent press, and maybe heavy soil. And even then I had no idea what the permanent press cycle wa… --- ## [What is the difference between "Honte à toi" and Honte sur toi"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-honte-a-toi-and-honte-sur-toi/946072)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-honte-a-toi-and-honte-sur-toi/946072 "2021-07-12T21:42:32Z")
What is the difference between “Honte à toi” and “Honte sur toi”. They translate the same: “Shame on you!” I couldn’t find any explanation. Are they synonymous or is there a difference? --- ## [Our New Boy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-boy/946100)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-boy/946100 "2021-07-12T20:48:57Z")
Let me introduce Zebedee, we call him Zeb. He’s a 4-month-old German Shepherd. His previous family was moving and couldn’t take him (that was their story anyway). The woman was … --- ## [What, exactly, is the Giraffe board rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-giraffe-board-rule/946335)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-giraffe-board-rule/946335 "2021-07-12T20:04:14Z")
For those that don’t know, Giraffe is mostly comprised of current Dopers, ex-Dopers and banned Dopers. They even have current and ex- mods that post there. We know that giraffe people can post pretty much anything about… --- ## [Loki guest stars on The Simpsons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-guest-stars-on-the-simpsons/946223)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-guest-stars-on-the-simpsons/946223 "2021-07-12T20:01:31Z")
I’ve seen a few clips lately of Loki appearing on The Simpsons. Did Tom Hiddleston do the voice? What’s the episode number? --- ## [Recommend Me a Bluetooth Speaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-bluetooth-speaker/946132)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-bluetooth-speaker/946132 "2021-07-12T19:48:42Z")
I have no sound system in my home. I’d like a bluetooth speaker I can easily play Spotify Music or podcasts on. It would only be used casually, like to dance with my baby in the living room or listen while I’m in the kit… --- ## [MacPro 2013 SSD upgrade/migration question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macpro-2013-ssd-upgrade-migration-question/946127)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macpro-2013-ssd-upgrade-migration-question/946127 "2021-07-12T19:16:21Z")
I have one of those trashcan MacPros from late 2013 that I’m upgrading. It has a 256GB internal SSD that has been the bane of my existence for the last 7 years or so and I’m finally putting in a 1TB drive in there. (Yes,… --- ## [Insulin discovered in 1921](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulin-discovered-in-1921/945927)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulin-discovered-in-1921/945927 "2021-07-12T19:04:05Z")
The Drs made no money on it but won the Nobel prize Before 1921 type 1 diabetes had no treatment . --- ## [Will Death Valley Break the All Time Hot Weather Record in 2021?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-death-valley-break-the-all-time-hot-weather-record-in-2021/946182)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-death-valley-break-the-all-time-hot-weather-record-in-2021/946182 "2021-07-12T19:01:58Z")
Just what it says on the tin. It was 54 C in Death Valley, California, USA on Friday 9 July. It was 52 C today. 53 C is forecast for tomorrow. The all-time highest temperature ever in Death Valley was 56.6 C (134 F). Th… --- ## [Conflict of Interest thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflict-of-interest-thread/946331)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflict-of-interest-thread/946331 "2021-07-12T18:48:43Z")
This thread was just shut down, and that was wrong:Mod conflict of interest That thread should not be closed. The issue is not really whether or not What Exit should Post in another MB. Sure, stifle discussion about th… --- ## [How do I keep Zoom from starting when I log into my work PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-zoom-from-starting-when-i-log-into-my-work-pc/946302)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-zoom-from-starting-when-i-log-into-my-work-pc/946302 "2021-07-12T18:44:20Z")
The last couple of time I’ve connected to my work PC, Zoom has started up. How do I make it not start when I log in? I have gone to Task Manager, and I’ve selected the Startup tab. Zoom does not appear in the program … --- ## [Mod conflict of interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-conflict-of-interest/946316)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-conflict-of-interest/946316 "2021-07-12T18:41:11Z")
Yesterday in the Should moderator actions be in public or in private? thread, @What\_Exit replied to @DrDeth accusing him of misrepresenting something, gave his (W-E’s) side of the story, and then used his mod powers to p… --- ## [Governor General of Canada resigns after “scathing” report on workplace harrassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-general-of-canada-resigns-after-scathing-report-on-workplace-harrassment/931141)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governor-general-of-canada-resigns-after-scathing-report-on-workplace-harrassment/931141 "2021-07-12T18:41:08Z")
In space, no-one can hear you scream at subordinates … --- ## [NPR's quiz and comedy show "Ask Me Another" ending in September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-quiz-and-comedy-show-ask-me-another-ending-in-september/946235)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-quiz-and-comedy-show-ask-me-another-ending-in-september/946235 "2021-07-12T18:23:50Z")
I know this show never got the love that “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” (which precedes AMA on Saturdays here) gets but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Ophira Eisenberg is a great host and quite funny but I am an equal fan of Jon… --- ## [Have you ever had to retake a hospital exam because you were moving too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-to-retake-a-hospital-exam-because-you-were-moving-too-much/946165)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-to-retake-a-hospital-exam-because-you-were-moving-too-much/946165 "2021-07-12T17:06:57Z")
I’ve found that I’m pretty good at holding still when I need to for MRIs and CT scans and things of that nature. Might be different now that I’ve got tardive dyskinesia in my left hand; we’ll have to see. Has anyone he… --- ## [Are the men and women of the US armed forces simply cowards or is it something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-men-and-women-of-the-us-armed-forces-simply-cowards-or-is-it-something-else/946185)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-men-and-women-of-the-us-armed-forces-simply-cowards-or-is-it-something-else/946185 "2021-07-12T16:27:12Z")
The rapid departure of the US military ahead of the Taliban’s resurgence over the last 2-3 months has me convinced that they are cowards. I understand fear of being killed, I was in the military myself. With that said I … --- ## [Gypsy / Romani discussion (spun off from GQ thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-romani-discussion-spun-off-from-gq-thread/945074)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-romani-discussion-spun-off-from-gq-thread/945074 "2021-07-12T16:26:05Z")
Rhetorical question but I’ll venture an answer. My father’s parents were from Hungary, and he also lived there for awhile. The Romani were often nomads (because they were driven out of places they tried to settle,) they… --- ## [Find the unfindable thread game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-unfindable-thread-game/946315)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-unfindable-thread-game/946315 "2021-07-12T15:50:42Z")
Here’s how it works: give search terms which ought to be unique enough to find a thread you know of, but which you tested on Google and it completely failed. First person to post a link to the thread (which will probabl… --- ## [Dumbest product ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-product-ever/945533)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-product-ever/945533 "2021-07-12T13:22:30Z")
I saw this ad online and I kept thinking ‘this has got to be a parody, right?’ But it appears they’re serious. Today’s world is literally FILLED with radiation… but this device “blocks” it instantly. We’re getting ov… --- ## [Crazy Cat People! Selling my Litter Robot III, nearly new](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-cat-people-selling-my-litter-robot-iii-nearly-new/946300)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-cat-people-selling-my-litter-robot-iii-nearly-new/946300 "2021-07-12T12:42:15Z")
Selling my LRIII non connect (though it does have the ports to enable the WiFi) $375 + shipping if you want that. It has a brand new, just out of the box base and hood, the globe is about 18 mo old. It’s been scrubbed a… --- ## [Why would nicotine be found in a high school chemistry lab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-nicotine-be-found-in-a-high-school-chemistry-lab/945962)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-nicotine-be-found-in-a-high-school-chemistry-lab/945962 "2021-07-12T11:47:55Z")
The supply room of my high school chemistry lab had a huge glass jar of liquid nicotine. I and those of my classmates with an interest in chemistry thought this was strange, as we knew nicotine to be a deadly poison tha… --- ## [Revenge of the Fifth- A Post Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-fifth-a-post-holiday-mmp/945707)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-fifth-a-post-holiday-mmp/945707 "2021-07-12T09:53:16Z")
If you drink a fifth on the Fourth, you might not go forth on the Fifth- old Klingon proverb it’s a holiday Monday, and since I’m not in retail, it’s a holiday for me instead of extra irk. Any other of the non retired, … --- ## [If I die can I will my game library to someone? (e.g. Steam, Epic, Origin, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-die-can-i-will-my-game-library-to-someone-e-g-steam-epic-origin-etc/946145)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-die-can-i-will-my-game-library-to-someone-e-g-steam-epic-origin-etc/946145 "2021-07-12T05:58:34Z")
Title kinda says it all. I have been working on my Will (the who gets what when I die thing) and I was wondering about the value and ability to transfer my games library. I know many will poo-poo it but there is some r… --- ## [New Zealand is the world's oldest continuous democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-is-the-worlds-oldest-continuous-democracy/945669)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-is-the-worlds-oldest-continuous-democracy/945669 "2021-07-12T03:54:04Z")
America. It’s a great country. It has a long and proud tradition of democracy stretching back to 1965, when steep barriers to prevent some African Americans from voting were abolished. We hit benchmarks, predating Austra… --- ## [Mr. ENT-MD, sorry I made your life so difficult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ent-md-sorry-i-made-your-life-so-difficult/946207)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-ent-md-sorry-i-made-your-life-so-difficult/946207 "2021-07-12T03:04:56Z")
OK, so you were trying to clear up my ear infection with some sort of vacuum device, sucking up all the pus and other shit swimming around inside my ear, which was sensitive as shit from all the irritation, and the vacu… --- ## [Good rock bands with horrible debut albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-rock-bands-with-horrible-debut-albums/945774)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-rock-bands-with-horrible-debut-albums/945774 "2021-07-12T02:55:23Z")
Was just listening to Jefferson Airplane Takes Off and now listening to Surrealist Pillow. What a great album Pillow is and Jefferson Airplane Takes off definitely isn’t. Other examples? --- ## [Shouldn't the word "ambiguous" have more than one meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-the-word-ambiguous-have-more-than-one-meaning/946159)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-the-word-ambiguous-have-more-than-one-meaning/946159 "2021-07-12T02:00:28Z")
I heard this question asked in a commercial last evening, and I thought immediately “But ambiguous DOES have more than meaning–in fact, it means two distinct concepts!” It’s usually pejorative, meaning something like ‘v… --- ## [Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-and-grooves-the-weird-secret-history-of-soviet-x-ray-music/946211)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-and-grooves-the-weird-secret-history-of-soviet-x-ray-music/946211 "2021-07-12T01:50:58Z")
There is an 8-minute audio recording you can listen to in addition to the article. Western music may have been changing the world in the 1950s, but if you happened to be in Russia you were out of luck. State censorsh… --- ## [My jelly boiled over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jelly-boiled-over/946252)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jelly-boiled-over/946252 "2021-07-12T01:28:03Z")
I picked a giant pot of red currants a week ago last Friday. Turned them into juice last weekend. I got nearly two quarts of juice, more than ever before. Friday evening i finally made jelly, following the recipe in the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1401)