# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1403 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1404 --- ## [How far will you go for how little money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-how-little-money/945982)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-how-little-money/945982 "2021-07-09T16:51:00Z")
Let me 'splain… I live in southern Merrylande and I used to work in VA, just across the Nice Bridge - I’ll let you play with Google maps if you care. I have a credit union account there in Dahlgren but since I’ve been r… --- ## [Help with a Perry Mason episode (original TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-perry-mason-episode-original-tv-series/945980)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-perry-mason-episode-original-tv-series/945980 "2021-07-09T16:49:16Z")
I have a dim memory of a scene from the original (1957-66) series where Perry Mason is talking with college students or demonstrators who defend their protest by saying unlike earlier generations, they are faced with the… --- ## [Student loan forgiveness: A poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-forgiveness-a-poll/931138)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-loan-forgiveness-a-poll/931138 "2021-07-09T16:35:20Z")
Student loan forgiveness is current hot topic in American politics. President Biden announced the suspension of student loan and interest payments until October 2021. I assume that borrowers can continue to make paymen… --- ## [Smell Memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/945423)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smell-memories/945423 "2021-07-09T15:06:11Z")
Smellories? Smemories? Ugh, definitely no to that last one. The sense of smell is one of our oldest senses, and deeply tied to our instinctual, lizard brains. Therefore smells from one’s past can trigger powerful feelin… --- ## [Songs That Motivate You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857 "2021-07-09T13:24:56Z")
The song is fearless and Fearless Motivation is the name of the group. This song gave me so much courage and comfort during difficult time. I’ve never grown tired of it. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=syEDu6AihFs&fea… --- ## [Threads started by Grundig in GD closed without explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-started-by-grundig-in-gd-closed-without-explanation/945925)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-started-by-grundig-in-gd-closed-without-explanation/945925 "2021-07-09T12:48:06Z")
I’m just curious as to the reason that these 3 threads were closed without any mod explanation, so far as I can see: 1, 2, 3 I assume some sort of mod investigation is underway for Grundig, but did these threads need to… --- ## [Realtime Listing of Active Users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtime-listing-of-active-users/945952)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtime-listing-of-active-users/945952 "2021-07-09T11:49:20Z")
Some other boards have a listing of users on the site at that moment, such as “Active Now: 250 \[List of People (or) Link to List\]” Does Discourse have this option? --- ## [Did the Jim crow south try to deny voting rights to anyone other than black people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-jim-crow-south-try-to-deny-voting-rights-to-anyone-other-than-black-people/945955)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-jim-crow-south-try-to-deny-voting-rights-to-anyone-other-than-black-people/945955 "2021-07-09T11:20:07Z")
Did they try to deny voting rights to women, gays, leftists, latinos, indians, etc? --- ## [Summer fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit/945845)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit/945845 "2021-07-09T11:10:24Z")
I just ate the most exquisite nectarine I’ve had this summer and possibly in several recent summers. There’s more where that came from and I’m going to savor each one. The plums are nearly as good as well. Maybe need … --- ## [Apple podcasts without an Apple device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-podcasts-without-an-apple-device/945932)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-podcasts-without-an-apple-device/945932 "2021-07-09T07:10:30Z")
Is there a way to get a podcast that is “exclusively available on Apple podcasts” if you don’t have an apple device? --- ## [Heard of these hacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-of-these-hacks/944977)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-of-these-hacks/944977 "2021-07-09T06:40:03Z")
Read a book about repurposing common items. Since the claims for vinegar, etc. often seem fanciful I tend to take these with a grain of salt or two. The book claims aspirin tablets can be dissolved in water to make a p… --- ## [Please help me understand how my friend died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-how-my-friend-died/945687)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-how-my-friend-died/945687 "2021-07-09T06:24:20Z")
A very close friend of mine died a couple of years ago. Here’s what down and what I’m trying to understand: She was basically healthy, late 50’s, diagnosed initially with severe bronchitis, I think. Then pneumonia, and … --- ## [It's my 20th DopeDay, peoples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-20th-dopeday-peoples/945918)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-20th-dopeday-peoples/945918 "2021-07-09T06:00:03Z")
I was part of the AOL community (JThorn1934), but didn’t participate too much. Waited to migrate, to be honest, because I liked the way the AOL forums were laid out better than VBB or whatever was being used back then. B… --- ## [Black or African American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-african-american/945610)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-or-african-american/945610 "2021-07-09T05:22:50Z")
The English language, like any other language, is constantly changing. Which is the current preferred term in the United States, Black or African American? I am particularly interested in knowing what is the preferred … --- ## [You Know What's Gonna Be Awkward? Jimmy Carter's Funeral.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whats-gonna-be-awkward-jimmy-carters-funeral/854176)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whats-gonna-be-awkward-jimmy-carters-funeral/854176 "2021-07-09T03:47:37Z")
First off I am sure Jimmy Carter like any man his age has made his funeral plans. Maybe in Washington, maybe in Plains, maybe in Atlanta. But still it will be a Big Deal. Further, as a decent Christian man you just know… --- ## [Question about Khaled Hosseini's ('A Thousand Splendid Suns') use of English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-khaled-hosseinis-a-thousand-splendid-suns-use-of-english/946052)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-khaled-hosseinis-a-thousand-splendid-suns-use-of-english/946052 "2021-07-09T03:39:33Z")
I recently came across the following on page 326 of ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ (paperback). “Fired from the restaurant in Taimani because customers complained about the long waits, Rasheed said the cook was slow and laz… --- ## [Unknown Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001 "2021-07-09T01:08:32Z")
I saw a drawing on Facebook that for some reason I found myself going back to it over and over. I have no knowledge of art beyond enjoying what I see but for some reason I feel like there is something very special about … --- ## [She ain't no Hilda Svengard. But dang it, she's gonna kill me with kindness. Folks, this is just plain bad bad bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-aint-no-hilda-svengard-but-dang-it-shes-gonna-kill-me-with-kindness-folks-this-is-just-plain-bad-bad-bad/945835)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-aint-no-hilda-svengard-but-dang-it-shes-gonna-kill-me-with-kindness-folks-this-is-just-plain-bad-bad-bad/945835 "2021-07-09T00:54:34Z")
Had my first physical therapy session late Monday afternoon. My Dominatrix is all of 5’2"… I’m gonna call her ‘Dinah-mo’ Cause her name is Dinah. Cute, right!? Her demeanor is sweet and caring. Don’t you believe it … --- ## [Fridge current draw question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-current-draw-question/945997)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fridge-current-draw-question/945997 "2021-07-09T00:42:24Z")
Ok… I’m a bit stymied here, and I’m turning to the collective hive mind around here figuring someone knows how this works. So I got a generator recently for free, and have converted it to run on the natural gas line fro… --- ## [NPD and the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npd-and-the-internet/945926)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npd-and-the-internet/945926 "2021-07-09T00:38:12Z")
NPD= Narcissistic personality disorder. Does social media encourage the development of NPD in otherwise relatively healthy honest people? --- ## [Who won UK master chef after after Prince Phillip passed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-uk-master-chef-after-after-prince-phillip-passed/945869)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-uk-master-chef-after-after-prince-phillip-passed/945869 "2021-07-08T23:41:38Z")
I’ve been looking but can’t find anything. I know the BBC suspended programming after he passed. --- ## [Chat for introverts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-for-introverts/945370)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-for-introverts/945370 "2021-07-08T23:20:00Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what's the best way to add younger members?: I’ve been wanting to start a chat thread for a while. I agree with codinghorror that some number of… --- ## [My sister, the Karen of all Karens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-the-karen-of-all-karens/945045)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-the-karen-of-all-karens/945045 "2021-07-08T23:06:45Z")
I have little contact with my sister, because mostly she’s a bitch of all sorts, but today she called me out of the blue for some birthdates and stuff as she’s compiling a ‘family tree’. All good, no dramas there. But t… --- ## [Buying a computer: how much of the cost goes towards Windows 10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-computer-how-much-of-the-cost-goes-towards-windows-10/944841)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-computer-how-much-of-the-cost-goes-towards-windows-10/944841 "2021-07-08T21:44:02Z")
My computer is six years old, which is getting a little long in the tooth. It’s still running fine, but I’m worried that things could start breaking, so maybe it’s better to be proactive and get a new computer now. When… --- ## [Anti-maskers and no-fly lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-maskers-and-no-fly-lists/945930)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-maskers-and-no-fly-lists/945930 "2021-07-08T21:20:50Z")
If someone refuses to wear a mask on a plane, causing the flight to be rerouted/canceled, do they end up on a no-fly list? If so, do the airlines share those lists and add such persons to their own lists? And for how lon… --- ## [Best source hemerocallis/daylilies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-source-hemerocallis-daylilies/945349)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-source-hemerocallis-daylilies/945349 "2021-07-08T21:01:11Z")
I’m doing a garden design for clients for whom money is not an issue, so it’s a chance for me to show off a bit. The tree peonies I put in 20 years ago are literally traffic stoppers; they kind of set the standard for th… --- ## [28% of Oklahomans who test positive for COVID-19 now end up in hospital, health experts say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-of-oklahomans-who-test-positive-for-covid-19-now-end-up-in-hospital-health-experts-say/945947)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-of-oklahomans-who-test-positive-for-covid-19-now-end-up-in-hospital-health-experts-say/945947 "2021-07-08T20:58:19Z")
“Almost 28% of people who have COVID-19, a positive test, in the last 14 days are being admitted. And that’s a really high admission rate,” Kendrick said. So that sounds like a high rate, but does anyone have any r… --- ## [Why do some websites keep logging me out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-websites-keep-logging-me-out/945990)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-websites-keep-logging-me-out/945990 "2021-07-08T20:20:43Z")
Specifically, Amazon and eBay. Not all the time, just once in a while. I have them both marked as “Keep me logged in” or whatever it is. It seems to me that this has only been happening since I moved from Windows 8.1 to … --- ## [Days are too long, nights are too long, and I'm going nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/days-are-too-long-nights-are-too-long-and-im-going-nuts/945773 "2021-07-08T19:56:17Z")
Spelled out in the title. --- ## [Tiki Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795 "2021-07-08T19:52:05Z")
Recently I was reminded of Tiki Culture, restaurants and bars with a South Pacific theme. My girlfriend at the time, and I, liked to go to Kelbo’s on Pico Boulevard in L.A. In the '90s, we found it deliciously tacky an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1402) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1404)