# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1449 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1450 --- ## ["Running of the Interns", a time-honored D.C. tradition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-of-the-interns-a-time-honored-d-c-tradition/942593)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-of-the-interns-a-time-honored-d-c-tradition/942593 "2021-05-24T14:33:53Z")
You know how the Supreme Court doesn’t allow recording devices in the courtroom? Well, the best way to get news of the decision to the network is to have an intern literally sprint from the courthouse to the press parked… --- ## [Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Revisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-operating-procedure-sop-revisions/942709)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standard-operating-procedure-sop-revisions/942709 "2021-05-24T13:00:28Z")
How many SDMB people have to write standard operating procedures from time to time? If you do, how often do you write a procedure and think that it’s OK because no one would ever \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (fill in the blank) but then you… --- ## [Enter the code and your phone call will be passed through](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-the-code-and-your-phone-call-will-be-passed-through/942690)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enter-the-code-and-your-phone-call-will-be-passed-through/942690 "2021-05-24T12:47:09Z")
I remember a device that could be purchased, maybe in Europe, that would be plugged into your incoming land line. If I remember right it was like an answering machine in that you could record a voice message on it. When … --- ## [Scammy stores on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammy-stores-on-facebook/942754)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammy-stores-on-facebook/942754 "2021-05-24T07:13:06Z")
When I see an obvious scam store posting on Facebook, I report it(with the reasons I think a scam is being run and the evidence I’ve collected to back up the claim). Facebook has never pulled any of the scammers that I … --- ## [Pop Culture Stuff Everyone Seems to Misunderstand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-stuff-everyone-seems-to-misunderstand/940564)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 587\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-stuff-everyone-seems-to-misunderstand/940564 "2021-05-24T06:28:14Z")
Here are two examples of what I mean: Everyone seems to think the finale of Roseanne (the original) said that the finale wacky season was a novel the main character wrote. That isn’t what it said: the entire series wa… --- ## [Open up the windows in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-up-the-windows-in-the-mmp/942285)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-up-the-windows-in-the-mmp/942285 "2021-05-24T06:26:06Z")
Ah, fresh air!! I love when the temperature and humidity allow for an open house! Nothing like a little breeze ruffling the curtains and the songs of birds wafting in! And sometimes at night, I can hear owls hooting near… --- ## [If You Live on the East Coast Fill Up Your Gas Tank Now (Major Fuel Pipeline was Shut Down: update, now open)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-on-the-east-coast-fill-up-your-gas-tank-now-major-fuel-pipeline-was-shut-down-update-now-open/941734)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-live-on-the-east-coast-fill-up-your-gas-tank-now-major-fuel-pipeline-was-shut-down-update-now-open/941734 "2021-05-24T04:06:56Z")
And keep it filled up. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pipeline-shutdown-has-had-little-impact-on-supplies-so-far/ar-BB1gxwnO Better safe than sorry. --- ## [Learnt or Learned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learnt-or-learned/942705)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learnt-or-learned/942705 "2021-05-24T03:03:30Z")
Which sounds more correct to your ears, “learnt” or “learned”? A cursory Google search indicates that both might be considered to be correct. To me, “learnt” sounds rather archaic unless spoken by a hillbilly, e.g., “I… --- ## [Fallout shelters - a look back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-shelters-a-look-back/942486)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-shelters-a-look-back/942486 "2021-05-24T02:52:54Z")
A mention in another forum got me doing an image search for “cold war fallout shelter”. Of course I remember them from my youth but damn - what idiots we were! The official government recommendation was that a 7’ x 7’ r… --- ## [Please identify this piece of classical music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-piece-of-classical-music/942765)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-piece-of-classical-music/942765 "2021-05-24T01:42:30Z")
Cued to start at 29:01, just before they show the French gardens: --- ## [Who do they poll for Family Feud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-they-poll-for-family-feud/548084)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-they-poll-for-family-feud/548084 "2021-05-24T01:47:44Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [Republican states pass good laws sometimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-states-pass-good-laws-sometimes/942497)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-states-pass-good-laws-sometimes/942497 "2021-05-24T01:44:09Z")
Republican controlled states are getting a lot of heat in the national press and on this website (often justified). I just want to take a minute to acknowledge that sometimes, a good law can come out of a Republican-cont… --- ## [Stuck bristlenose pleco half inside an ornament, any ideas how to help him get out? Probably need some ideas pretty quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-bristlenose-pleco-half-inside-an-ornament-any-ideas-how-to-help-him-get-out-probably-need-some-ideas-pretty-quickly/942712)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-bristlenose-pleco-half-inside-an-ornament-any-ideas-how-to-help-him-get-out-probably-need-some-ideas-pretty-quickly/942712 "2021-05-24T01:43:25Z")
The title says pretty much all of it. My bristlenose plecostomus stuck his head into the underside of a skull ornament, and he is now stuck. We are not having much success trying to help him wiggle out backwards, fins an… --- ## [Can manufacturers raise wholesale prices just because of a temporary increase in demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-manufacturers-raise-wholesale-prices-just-because-of-a-temporary-increase-in-demand/942722)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-manufacturers-raise-wholesale-prices-just-because-of-a-temporary-increase-in-demand/942722 "2021-05-24T01:15:19Z")
I’m not asking about if their production costs go up because of shortage of materials or needing to retrool and hire more staff. I’m asking about just because they can. I suspect that this would be considered price gougi… --- ## [Human rights, how to actually get them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-how-to-actually-get-them/942535)
**Author:** [@antonn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-how-to-actually-get-them/942535 "2021-05-24T01:15:07Z")
We all heard about them, but how does one actually enforce them in, say, England? Please detail as if I were a child. --- ## [Why isn't this prosecutor in jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-this-prosecutor-in-jail/942235)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-this-prosecutor-in-jail/942235 "2021-05-24T01:09:56Z")
Paywalled Washington Post article available here, but the gist of it is that former Dallas prosecutor Richard Jackson has been disbarred after it being clearly established that he withheld a ton of exculpatory evidence f… --- ## [Have you ever encountered a person who hated/disliked you for no reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-a-person-who-hated-disliked-you-for-no-reason/942411)
**Author:** [@Flamedame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamedame)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-a-person-who-hated-disliked-you-for-no-reason/942411 "2021-05-24T00:05:53Z")
Have you ever came across a person who seemed to despise your presence for no real reason, even though you never wronged them in any way? I had a 7th grade teacher who absolutely despised me. I was a well behaved kid b… --- ## [Butchers Selling Family Packs, Variety Packs, Bundles, etc.: Is This A Thing Where You Live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butchers-selling-family-packs-variety-packs-bundles-etc-is-this-a-thing-where-you-live/942711)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butchers-selling-family-packs-variety-packs-bundles-etc-is-this-a-thing-where-you-live/942711 "2021-05-23T23:57:07Z")
Here in Missouri, I recently bought a family pack from a local, independent butcher (viz, not an employee of a chain grocer). For $82 I got 10 pounds of ground beef, five5 pounds of ground pork sausage, five pounds of po… --- ## [Re-capping an old audio amplifier... help me find these caps!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-capping-an-old-audio-amplifier-help-me-find-these-caps/926841)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-capping-an-old-audio-amplifier-help-me-find-these-caps/926841 "2021-05-23T23:19:31Z")
Now I’m finally getting down to starting my restoration project I mentioned in my thread about getting a good multimeter. I am an electronics noob, so I have no idea what to do about these 1960s sizes that seem to be ra… --- ## [What are each side's short-term military objectives in the current Israel/Gaza conflict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-each-sides-short-term-military-objectives-in-the-current-israel-gaza-conflict/942749)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-each-sides-short-term-military-objectives-in-the-current-israel-gaza-conflict/942749 "2021-05-23T23:09:22Z")
There’s a whole thread on this (which I’ve only read part of), but I’m putting this in GQ because I’m looking for any potential outcomes in the current hostilities that either side can realistically hope to achieve with … --- ## [Do I have to have a certain insurance deductible for an auto loan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-have-a-certain-insurance-deductible-for-an-auto-loan/939119)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-have-a-certain-insurance-deductible-for-an-auto-loan/939119 "2021-05-23T22:33:29Z")
Bought a new car yesterday. Financed it because, well, 0%. I’ll take free money. I’ve never had a car loan before. When the finance guy was filling out the paperwork, he noted that my deductible of $2000 was high and I s… --- ## [The Capitol Hill Riot Gallows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-capitol-hill-riot-gallows/942563)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-capitol-hill-riot-gallows/942563 "2021-05-23T22:18:09Z")
It’s pretty well known and was widely reported and photographed at the time that some rioters set up a gallows with the ostensible intention of hanging “traitors”. But though I found that one of the more shocking aspects… --- ## [Which vaccine would you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vaccine-would-you-get/942645)
**Author:** [@mr\_jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_jp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vaccine-would-you-get/942645 "2021-05-23T20:59:17Z")
Here in Denmark they just opened up for both Johnson and Johnson, Astrazeneca, and Pfizer. If you had a free choice between those, which one would you take? Pfizer is a bit later, so Im thinking one of the first two. --- ## [Anybody know how to report a scam listing on eBay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-to-report-a-scam-listing-on-ebay/933569)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-to-report-a-scam-listing-on-ebay/933569 "2021-05-23T19:56:42Z")
I was unable to find such a link to report this listing --- ## [Flagging posts: wasn't there a way to tell the mods \*why\* you were flagging it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flagging-posts-wasnt-there-a-way-to-tell-the-mods-why-you-were-flagging-it/941945)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flagging-posts-wasnt-there-a-way-to-tell-the-mods-why-you-were-flagging-it/941945 "2021-05-23T18:47:52Z")
Sometimes choosing one of those buttons seems way insufficient. But if I say something in the thread that might clarify things, that’s (gasp!) junior modding, and we can’t have that. Didn’t there used to be a box along… --- ## [Should I finish the final 15 minutes of Longmire? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-finish-the-final-15-minutes-of-longmire-spoilers/917195)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-finish-the-final-15-minutes-of-longmire-spoilers/917195 "2021-05-23T16:16:47Z")
I watched the first season of Longmire when it came out. It was pretty good. Kind of had a simmered-down Elmore Leonard feeling vibe: an #HONORABLEMAN whose #COREPRINCIPLES of #HEROICALTRUISM and #INDIVIDUALDIGNITY faced… --- ## [Why is a thread I am participating in not showing in the list of topics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-thread-i-am-participating-in-not-showing-in-the-list-of-topics/942742)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-thread-i-am-participating-in-not-showing-in-the-list-of-topics/942742 "2021-05-23T15:15:39Z")
I have been posting regularly in a thread in The Game Room titled, Mass Effect Legendary - my thoughts while I play these games (spoilers as I play) I posted to that thread only minutes ago (as of the time of this post)… --- ## [Eurovision 2021 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2021-discussion-thread/942391)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2021-discussion-thread/942391 "2021-05-23T15:15:06Z")
Let’s see if there’s much interest in Eurovision on the SDMB, being mostly USA members. I got hooked on Eurovision since most of my European trips have been in May. Watching the semifinals now, will be back with commen… --- ## [Why DOES the myth of the CSA Lost Cause persist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-myth-of-the-csa-lost-cause-persist/941776)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-myth-of-the-csa-lost-cause-persist/941776 "2021-05-23T15:10:05Z")
\# Why Confederate Lies Live On For some Americans, history isn’t the story of what actually happened; it’s the story they want to believe. The Atlantic asks a good question. After all, the Civil War was a mere five ye… --- ## [Our community does not offer FREE PARKING to firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, teachers, corrections officers, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-community-does-not-offer-free-parking-to-firefighters-emts-paramedics-teachers-corrections-officers-etc/942498)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-community-does-not-offer-free-parking-to-firefighters-emts-paramedics-teachers-corrections-officers-etc/942498 "2021-05-23T15:04:48Z")
So what do they do? They steal it. All these governmental employees have a system worked out where they STEAL parking in a corrupt scheme. Here’s how it works: they display a placard or a vest or something anything to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1448) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1450)