# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1431 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1432 --- ## [My Two Urologists' Very Different Approaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-urologists-very-different-approaches/944000)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-two-urologists-very-different-approaches/944000 "2021-06-12T20:03:51Z")
First of all, I have had the problem of frequent urination at least since age 9. And secondly, I am definitely under a doctor’s care. Anyway, my first urologist recently retired. There’s no need to identify him. So let’… --- ## [Characters introduced in the middle of a series that ruined the series for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-introduced-in-the-middle-of-a-series-that-ruined-the-series-for-you/943737)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-introduced-in-the-middle-of-a-series-that-ruined-the-series-for-you/943737 "2021-06-12T17:57:42Z")
For example, “King of the Hill” is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, but once they introduced Lucky it damaged my enjoyment because I didn’t like watching him. In “Curb Your Enthusiasm” I started disliking it onc… --- ## [Louie Gohmert is listening to the wrong Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-gohmert-is-listening-to-the-wrong-q/943916)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-gohmert-is-listening-to-the-wrong-q/943916 "2021-06-12T17:47:25Z")
He has decide that the solution to climate change is simple–just have the Forest Service change the gravitational constant of the universe. --- ## [ID this song help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-help/944106)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-help/944106 "2021-06-12T17:30:05Z")
I’ve googled the few lyrics you can hear with no luck. Song on the radio, right before the crash. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/nxjiwi/stay\_off\_your\_damn\_phone/ Thanks. --- ## [What was "brain fever" in the 19th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-brain-fever-in-the-19th-century/381139)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-brain-fever-in-the-19th-century/381139 "2021-06-12T17:15:16Z")
I’ve been reading a Sherlock Holmes anthology, and a couple of times someone has come down with “brain-fever”. I found the modern definition (generic term for encephalitis or meningitis), but that doesn’t seem to match … --- ## [What are the typical procedural delays in a murder trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-typical-procedural-delays-in-a-murder-trial/943957)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-typical-procedural-delays-in-a-murder-trial/943957 "2021-06-12T15:09:44Z")
I was reading an article about the killing of Rayshard Brooks, an Atlanta man who was killed by a police officer in the parking lot of a Wendy’s Restaurant. The officer was fired but has now been reinstated, with backpa… --- ## [Raya and the Last Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raya-and-the-last-dragon/937348)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raya-and-the-last-dragon/937348 "2021-06-12T13:57:52Z")
It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t think that it was Disney “A” game. More like something from Dreamworks or even one of the European CGI studios. --- ## [Is Colibri retired? \[No\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-colibri-retired-no/943926 "2021-06-12T13:47:20Z")
Noticed I hadn’t seen him in a couple weeks, checked it out and he hasn’t posted in a month! If that rat bastard is down there catching hummingbirds in nets in the jungle again I’m going to be pissed. Last time we were h… --- ## [WTF is this Wumo comic about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-wumo-comic-about/942551)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-wumo-comic-about/942551 "2021-06-12T13:04:29Z")
Yesterday’s Wumo. I don’t often find Wumo funny but at least I see what they’re trying to do. But this time I have no idea what anything is or what it means. Forklift driven by some … --- ## [...the unmarked grave thread should be reopened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unmarked-grave-thread-should-be-reopened/943738)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unmarked-grave-thread-should-be-reopened/943738 "2021-06-12T12:49:47Z")
…a couple of things. Firstly: the thread: The thread was discussing a very important topic and had barely been open a day. If you considered that our exchange was derailing the thread then the optimal thing to do IMH… --- ## [Average heights and weights around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-heights-and-weights-around-the-world/944109)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-heights-and-weights-around-the-world/944109 "2021-06-12T12:30:28Z")
This is one of probably many tables showing the average heights and weights of males and females aged 18-25 in various countries. Click at the top of any column to sort it. The heaviest are the males of the Cook Islands… --- ## ["Say my name!" - I am so excited to start watching Loki soon (please, no spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-my-name-i-am-so-excited-to-start-watching-loki-soon-please-no-spoilers/944107)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-my-name-i-am-so-excited-to-start-watching-loki-soon-please-no-spoilers/944107 "2021-06-12T12:15:54Z")
As the title suggests, I haven’t begun watching Loki yet. :astonished: This is because: I just got Disney+ :smiley: I am binge-watching ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’, ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘WandaVision’ first T… --- ## [Civ vi players are you having a problem with the new launcher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-vi-players-are-you-having-a-problem-with-the-new-launcher/944030)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-vi-players-are-you-having-a-problem-with-the-new-launcher/944030 "2021-06-12T03:36:07Z")
Ok it’s been a while since I’ve played civ because of my graphics card was having problems but I was playing 3 and was getting annoyed and decided to restart 6 Apparently, they’ve made a new launcher and it doesn’t wo… --- ## [What's the bare minimum of freedom needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-bare-minimum-of-freedom-needed/943716)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-bare-minimum-of-freedom-needed/943716 "2021-06-12T03:02:42Z")
A lot of frequently touted “essential” freedoms - such as the right to bear arms - aren’t in fact essential at all; plenty of thriving democracies enact severe restrictions on private gun ownership. Some “essential” fre… --- ## [Can taxonomy "prove" that two separate populations belong to the same species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-taxonomy-prove-that-two-separate-populations-belong-to-the-same-species/943870)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-taxonomy-prove-that-two-separate-populations-belong-to-the-same-species/943870 "2021-06-12T01:42:11Z")
This is a question for those who are familiar with taxonomy (the study of classifying life forms), and one to which I have gotten a decent answer on another forum but would like some further opinions or a broader consens… --- ## [What’s the deal with state flags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-state-flags/943252)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-state-flags/943252 "2021-06-12T01:40:16Z")
I have been reading the National Geographic Almanac when otherwise busy. It shows the 195 flags of various countries, the history of different American flags and the state flags. I’m familiar, of course, with the provi… --- ## [American road travel in the late/post Covid-19 era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-road-travel-in-the-late-post-covid-19-era/943803)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-road-travel-in-the-late-post-covid-19-era/943803 "2021-06-11T23:25:34Z")
One of the things I’ve missed doing since the pandemic began was the freedom to take a road trip somewhere for a few days. Fortunately, now that I’m vaccinated, that option is available to me again. The problem is many o… --- ## [Is anyone watching The Indian Doctor (re)running on PBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-the-indian-doctor-re-running-on-pbs/944064)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-the-indian-doctor-re-running-on-pbs/944064 "2021-06-11T18:33:39Z")
It’s quite a good series and ran from 2010-2013. The premise: When a sleepy 1960s Welsh mining town’s only doctor dies, the only replacement the union representative could find arrives, straight from India. To everyone… --- ## [Do I have to install an operating system onto a virtual machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-install-an-operating-system-onto-a-virtual-machine/942197)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-install-an-operating-system-onto-a-virtual-machine/942197 "2021-06-11T22:18:07Z")
Do I have to install an operating system onto a virtual machine? --- ## [What will be the fate of the Quarantine Zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-fate-of-the-quarantine-zone/943781)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-the-fate-of-the-quarantine-zone/943781 "2021-06-11T21:14:13Z")
Covid won’t just disappear overnight, but it’s likely there will be fewer threads and discussion about it as the USA reopens (it is a predominantly USA message board) I assume you’ll just close the forum to new threads,… --- ## [Odd quoting error happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-quoting-error-happening/943944)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-quoting-error-happening/943944 "2021-06-11T20:46:12Z")
usually if theres a news article posted there’s usually a pic of somesort and a synopsis of the link Well when I went to quote another poster it included the article he was discussing which is normal but the error m… --- ## [Luxury Wallpaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-wallpaper/944047)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxury-wallpaper/944047 "2021-06-11T20:41:29Z")
There was just (very, very, briefly) a topic created by a spammer with this subject, “Luxury Wallpaper”. I was disappointed it was spam, because I had something to say on the subject. I once visited Blithewold mansion i… --- ## [What happens to oil that remains in the ground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-oil-that-remains-in-the-ground/944048)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-oil-that-remains-in-the-ground/944048 "2021-06-11T20:05:02Z")
I tried to look this us but found nothing. My question is this. If oil was never harvested and it simply remained in the ground would it eventually break down into something else? If so what would that be? --- ## [When a cop is doing a George Floyd in front of you, what should be the appropriate response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-is-doing-a-george-floyd-in-front-of-you-what-should-be-the-appropriate-response/855334)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-is-doing-a-george-floyd-in-front-of-you-what-should-be-the-appropriate-response/855334 "2021-06-11T18:21:30Z")
I had had a thread on this question in GQ a couple of weeks ago but that was only asking about the legal aspect of the matter. I would like to ask what fellow Dopers think is the best thing to do (moral, social, practic… --- ## [Biden DOJ will Defend Trump in Lawsuit - What Is the Alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-doj-will-defend-trump-in-lawsuit-what-is-the-alternative/943963)
**Author:** [@velcro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velcro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-doj-will-defend-trump-in-lawsuit-what-is-the-alternative/943963 "2021-06-11T17:19:51Z")
So I was unhappy when I heard the DOJ would defend Trump in the defamation lawsuit by Jean Carroll. Basically, she wrote that he raped her, and he responded by calling her a liar at a press conference, and worse. The l… --- ## [Need help - right word for honoring deceased official](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-right-word-for-honoring-deceased-official/944053)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-right-word-for-honoring-deceased-official/944053 "2021-06-11T16:35:23Z")
Someone on my organization’s advisory council has just passed away. Rather than remove his name from our stationery and website, we’d like to keep it there for the remainder of his term but indicate that he has passed on… --- ## [Seedless watermelon, seedless grapes, seedless bananas; why not seedless apples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seedless-watermelon-seedless-grapes-seedless-bananas-why-not-seedless-apples/944046)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seedless-watermelon-seedless-grapes-seedless-bananas-why-not-seedless-apples/944046 "2021-06-11T16:20:50Z")
Why don’t we have seedless apples? Seems like there would be a market for an apple where there is no core to throw away, and no cyanide-laced seeds. --- ## [What would you cook to take on a day long road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-cook-to-take-on-a-day-long-road-trip/943982)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-cook-to-take-on-a-day-long-road-trip/943982 "2021-06-11T15:39:20Z")
Hello everyone, My daughter and her husband and three kids are going to Disneyland this weekend and I’ve volunteered to prepare the food for their trip. We have one very fussy eater. I’m making some bacon for him, so … --- ## [ZOMBIE ffs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-ffs/943973)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-ffs/943973 "2021-06-11T14:59:33Z")
How has a thread about Brain fever! gotten raised from the dead multiple times and no one has made a zombie joke! --- ## [YouTubers Who Take Calls And Argue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubers-who-take-calls-and-argue/943846)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubers-who-take-calls-and-argue/943846 "2021-06-11T14:13:48Z")
Whether its politics, sports, music, movies, etc… Doesn’t necessarily have to be a phone call, but just any live back and forth. I don’t mean argue only as a verbal fight (although it could be)… I’ve never heard of any, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1432)