# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1426 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1427 --- ## [Treadmill: repair or replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-repair-or-replace/944485)
**Author:** [@Puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Puzzler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-repair-or-replace/944485 "2021-06-18T00:22:30Z")
I have an 8 years old treadmill (by York Fitness). Apparently, the deck broke, and replacing it (and the belt, that must be replaced too) comes to about one third of the price of a new machine. I’m contemplating if it i… --- ## [Tony LaRussa is (being) an idiot. (Re: Yermín Mercedes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-larussa-is-being-an-idiot-re-yermin-mercedes/942559)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-larussa-is-being-an-idiot-re-yermin-mercedes/942559 "2021-06-17T23:46:43Z")
LaRussa has mistreated Yermín needlessly and in public. Even if he had actually seen the sign and did not obey it, any issues have to go behind close doors. So, he saw at 48mph ball and took it to town, so what? They are… --- ## [My mother has passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-has-passed/944087)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-has-passed/944087 "2021-06-17T22:33:56Z")
Midday today my sister went to my Mom’s house and found she had died. Mom was just past her 89th birthday. I loved her as much as anyone in the world. She and my dad did a great job of parenting, although their styles … --- ## [Are you rethinking Judicial activism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-rethinking-judicial-activism/944357)
**Author:** [@oldoaktree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldoaktree)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-rethinking-judicial-activism/944357 "2021-06-17T22:32:29Z")
I have always been against it. Congress makes laws not Judges. But my poor delusional liberal friends have always been pro Judicial activism. Now, we have a majority conservative court. Have your thoughts changed? I… --- ## [YouTube video issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-video-issue/944422)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-video-issue/944422 "2021-06-17T22:21:10Z")
Hello Everyone, I work at a public school and we have wifi access. The signal is strong and while a lot of sites are blocked, including this one, YouTube is full access. I have noticed that while any video plays jus… --- ## [Can a torpedo be destroyed by machine-gun fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-torpedo-be-destroyed-by-machine-gun-fire/367536)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-torpedo-be-destroyed-by-machine-gun-fire/367536 "2021-06-17T21:44:17Z")
So, I am watching a movie on TV, the Britannic, IMDB has a blurb on it here. A good question might be, “Is anything in this movie real?” but I already know that film-makers take liberties when making a film, even about … --- ## [Buying a car - lease then buy it out immediately, or pay cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-lease-then-buy-it-out-immediately-or-pay-cash/944479)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-lease-then-buy-it-out-immediately-or-pay-cash/944479 "2021-06-17T20:40:19Z")
I’m buying a new car (an EV), and am definitely buying, not leasing. The dealer is encouraging me to lease it, then buy out the lease in a couple weeks. He says the price will be essentially the same, the only difference… --- ## [Straightdope app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-app/944447)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-app/944447 "2021-06-17T19:51:40Z")
I was on this board when a popup appeared asking me if I wanted to install the Straightdope app. Is there such a thing or was this somehow an attempt to install malware? --- ## [Listen Brain, If You Send Me an Earworm, at least Know the Damn Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-brain-if-you-send-me-an-earworm-at-least-know-the-damn-song/944473)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-brain-if-you-send-me-an-earworm-at-least-know-the-damn-song/944473 "2021-06-17T18:54:35Z")
Look Brain, you don’t know the song Flow Gently, Sweet Afton. I think we heard part of it while watching Pride and Prejudice something like twenty years ago. You know the first line, and maybe half of the second. It s… --- ## [More on Battletech!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-battletech/851266)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-on-battletech/851266 "2021-06-17T18:09:00Z")
Didn’t want to bump this thread as it’s nearing LosTech by now. . . But I’ve been playing the HareBrained Schemes BattleTech for awhile too. I’m in the process of training up my MWs to jump to Corromidir for the final … --- ## [Please help me identify this tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-tree/944418)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-tree/944418 "2021-06-17T18:08:22Z")
When I planted this tree 20 years ago I thought it was a cherry. It obviously is not. Does anybody have a clue what kind of tree it is? Tree - Imgur You can see the tree in the first image, if you scroll down you see t… --- ## [Significant Others and Extreme Attractiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-and-extreme-attractiveness/944297)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-and-extreme-attractiveness/944297 "2021-06-17T18:02:29Z")
Those of you with either an extremely attractive spouse (or are viewed as extremely attractive yourself), how do you cope with the inevitable awkwardness from those who are “on the outside?” I worked with an attractive … --- ## [Who owns the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-sdmb/944341)
**Author:** [@oldoaktree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldoaktree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-sdmb/944341 "2021-06-17T17:07:58Z")
Is it a for-profit business? A non-profit? does Cecil own it? is it crowd sourced volunteers? what’s the deal? --- ## [In The Heights - seen it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heights-seen-it/944264)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heights-seen-it/944264 "2021-06-17T16:17:26Z")
My wife and I, who are big fans of the musical In the Heights, watched the film (on HBO, not in a theater) last night, and… I think we were both a little disappointed. I thought the musical numbers, including the perfor… --- ## [A Vid for the Ladies of a Certain Age and The Men Who Gladly Live With Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vid-for-the-ladies-of-a-certain-age-and-the-men-who-gladly-live-with-them/944435)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vid-for-the-ladies-of-a-certain-age-and-the-men-who-gladly-live-with-them/944435 "2021-06-17T15:38:20Z")
Quite by random I stumbled upon this a few minutes ago. If the attribution is to be believed it was released just a month ago. It takes 6 minutes to watch, but the point is obvious in the first few seconds, so you’ll e… --- ## [Question about access to a friend's post-surgical medical instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-access-to-a-friends-post-surgical-medical-instructions/944353)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-access-to-a-friends-post-surgical-medical-instructions/944353 "2021-06-17T14:53:01Z")
I am close, lifelong friends with a family of Asian immigrants (a father, mother and daughter). Early on, I would help explain details of medical and civil procedures to them. But this hasn’t been necessary for years, b… --- ## [Guide to icons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guide-to-icons/944464)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guide-to-icons/944464 "2021-06-17T14:18:23Z")
I don’t speak icon. When I’m told “go to the XXXXX icon” I’m often confused. What does the XXXX icon look like? “Well, it’s a kinda squiggly thingie, sort of a circle with a fish swimming in it, smoking a cigar, sort o… --- ## [Joe Walsh and Weather Report for late-night listening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-and-weather-report-for-late-night-listening/944455)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-walsh-and-weather-report-for-late-night-listening/944455 "2021-06-17T13:55:13Z")
Here’s some good music I hadn’t heard in quite a while. Came across both of these links a few nights ago and ended up having a blast. Maybe you will, too. I owe it all to my prodigious memory and the YouTube algorithm. … --- ## [You know if all these pipeline people want to be useful why cant we get water pipelines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-if-all-these-pipeline-people-want-to-be-useful-why-cant-we-get-water-pipelines/944078)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-if-all-these-pipeline-people-want-to-be-useful-why-cant-we-get-water-pipelines/944078 "2021-06-17T13:27:10Z")
Since 90 percent of the west is pretty much is either going to die or burn down because of the drought why can’t the people who make things like the Keystone pipeline figure out how to take a pipeline from places that f… --- ## [Las Vegas and Conserving Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-and-conserving-water/930201)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-and-conserving-water/930201 "2021-06-17T13:16:06Z")
Sinclair, in his book Lifespan, is making the point on the importance of conserving water with growing populations - that global population is less relevant than consumption. “We also need to solve the shortage of fresh… --- ## [The Outer Worlds 2 reveal trailer is hilarious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-2-reveal-trailer-is-hilarious/944235)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-2-reveal-trailer-is-hilarious/944235 "2021-06-17T13:13:59Z")
This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long while. Been quite some time since I’ve had genuine belly laughs like this. The first game was awesome so I hope this one is too. --- ## [Why do humans and other mammals yawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-and-other-mammals-yawn/944086)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-and-other-mammals-yawn/944086 "2021-06-17T11:06:28Z")
We yawn, dogs and cats yawn. How come? Do birds yawn? Crocodiles? --- ## [I'm not complaining about my Thread being closed, I'm just explaining why I did it,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-complaining-about-my-thread-being-closed-im-just-explaining-why-i-did-it/944194)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-complaining-about-my-thread-being-closed-im-just-explaining-why-i-did-it/944194 "2021-06-17T11:00:53Z")
I made a thread call “Who’s the hotter one: You or your wife?” which was prompltly closed by @Apsenglow. Aspenglow’s motives are perfect and it was the correct decision; the thread as written, could have become a “my wi… --- ## [Go into a bar serving Pepsi, ask for diet coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-into-a-bar-serving-pepsi-ask-for-diet-coke/944176)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-into-a-bar-serving-pepsi-ask-for-diet-coke/944176 "2021-06-17T06:13:54Z")
poll You go into a bar, see that the dispenser clearly has a Pepsi logo, all the bottles in the fridge are Pepsi, the Coca-Cola logo is nowhere to be seen. You ask for a diet coke. What is the expected reaction where you… --- ## [Where can I park a gaseous-fueled vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-park-a-gaseous-fueled-vehicle/944125)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-park-a-gaseous-fueled-vehicle/944125 "2021-06-17T05:04:19Z")
If you keep a spare tank of propane for your grill, most sources advise not storing it in your garage. Amerigas is slightly less conservative, endorsing enclosed storage only in structures not attached to your home’s li… --- ## [Thurgood Marshall Was An Eloquent Speaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thurgood-marshall-was-an-eloquent-speaker/944416)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thurgood-marshall-was-an-eloquent-speaker/944416 "2021-06-17T01:45:23Z")
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a State has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at t… --- ## [Was the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) A - D a 'closed environmental system'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-a-d-a-closed-environmental-system/943723)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-uss-enterprise-ncc-1701-a-d-a-closed-environmental-system/943723 "2021-06-17T00:59:59Z")
I was watching one of TOS’ reruns yesterday, and heard the ubiquitous destination of “Starbase \[99\].” This got me to thinking about the environmental/material reconstitution systems on board the Enterprise(s). At least… --- ## [Oredigger77 is not a troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oredigger77-is-not-a-troll/944425)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oredigger77-is-not-a-troll/944425 "2021-06-17T00:26:10Z")
… but he(?) is kind of bad at picking examples. :wink: --- ## [Perfect Games Hypotheticals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-games-hypotheticals/944420)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-games-hypotheticals/944420 "2021-06-16T22:30:08Z")
So what better place than the Straight Dope to bring up “crucial” hypotheticals, which will almost certainly never occur but should be settled before they (never) happen. Basic premise in all situations. Home pitcher i… --- ## [Advice on staining furniture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-staining-furniture/944331)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-staining-furniture/944331 "2021-06-16T22:27:50Z")
I’m assuming a number of folks here are handier than I, so am asking for advice on staining a desk. Have a room with bright walls that don’t really go with a dark brown furniture colour. Bought a nice used desk for tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1425) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1427)