# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1454 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1455 --- ## [About the St. Louis MLS Expansion Team Specifically, MLS/Soccer Fan Culture Generally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-st-louis-mls-expansion-team-specifically-mls-soccer-fan-culture-generally/942398)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-st-louis-mls-expansion-team-specifically-mls-soccer-fan-culture-generally/942398 "2021-05-19T11:53:33Z")
I’m wondering if any St. Louis Dopers who follow the local news more closely than I do (I live about 100 miles away) could answer some questions about the St. Louis MLS expansion team, St. Louis City SC. Do they have a … --- ## [Question about HTML/CSS Coding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-html-css-coding/942379)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-html-css-coding/942379 "2021-05-19T04:11:29Z")
I have a website that uses a lot of tables. Most, but not all, need borders on the table and table cells for readability. I have been using the following code to do this: The border=1 element places both external and i… --- ## [They aint gonna take it any more! soccer protest shuts down man u game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-aint-gonna-take-it-any-more-soccer-protest-shuts-down-man-u-game/941238)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-aint-gonna-take-it-any-more-soccer-protest-shuts-down-man-u-game/941238 "2021-05-19T10:18:41Z")
WOW this super league thing just boiled over some long standing gripes … https://sports.yahoo.com/protesters-invade-old-trafford-manchester-133359708.html --- ## [Ice hockey: does play stop when there's a fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-hockey-does-play-stop-when-theres-a-fight/941532)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-hockey-does-play-stop-when-theres-a-fight/941532 "2021-05-19T04:12:26Z")
In ice hockey, be it the NHL or another league, is play automatically stopped if a fight breaks out? I mean, do the officials stop play and pick up the puck, or could the other players continue to play? Bonus question: … --- ## [James Bond parodies, pastiches and rip-offs in the movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-parodies-pastiches-and-rip-offs-in-the-movies/942241)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-parodies-pastiches-and-rip-offs-in-the-movies/942241 "2021-05-19T02:00:21Z")
So I’m watching B-Movie TV the other day and a Filipino movie titled For Y’ur Height Only pops up. It stars Weng Weng as Agent 00, a 2’ 9" superspy. A superstar in his own country, he did one other movie as Agent 00(T… --- ## [How good is Prince Philip’s German here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-prince-philip-s-german-here/942230)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-prince-philip-s-german-here/942230 "2021-05-19T01:58:10Z")
Speaking here The comments suggest it was ok, but what’s the straight dope. --- ## [Charles Grodin dies at 86](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-grodin-dies-at-86/942385)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-grodin-dies-at-86/942385 "2021-05-19T01:24:03Z")
--- ## [Pubic hair in ads--since when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-in-ads-since-when/942190)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pubic-hair-in-ads-since-when/942190 "2021-05-19T00:28:55Z")
I woke up late yesterday and saw an ad for a shaving product to straighten the outline of m’lady’s pubic patch, including a demonstration on a live model. Basic cable, about 11AM; not a place or time where the audience … --- ## [The Republican Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-civil-war/942015)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-civil-war/942015 "2021-05-19T00:03:16Z")
Yesterday I posted this article in the “Shadenfreude” thread and made a quip about a Repub “Uncivil War”: It really is a battle for “the heart and soul of the Republican party” as cliched and corny as the phrase may b… --- ## [What would you do if you had the Flash’s powers for a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-the-flash-s-powers-for-a-week/942075)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-had-the-flash-s-powers-for-a-week/942075 "2021-05-18T23:15:02Z")
You’re given the powers of the current comic book version of the Flash (except for time travel/manipulation). You’ll be able to move at light speed, have a nanosecond reaction time, conjure lightning/electricity and tur… --- ## [How do meningococcal vaccines work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-meningococcal-vaccines-work/942269)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-meningococcal-vaccines-work/942269 "2021-05-18T22:38:52Z")
Vaccines against against meningococcus and pneumococcus were devoloped in the 1970s, and they didn’t work. They were replaced with conjugate vaccines which did work. The first vaccines worked a little bit in adults, bu… --- ## [Movies,plays, or TV shows in which an actor comes back to play a completely different character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-plays-or-tv-shows-in-which-an-actor-comes-back-to-play-a-completely-different-character/942070)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-plays-or-tv-shows-in-which-an-actor-comes-back-to-play-a-completely-different-character/942070 "2021-05-18T22:05:30Z")
I’m thinking here about things like Sleuth. In the 1972 film, Michael Caine played Milo Tindle, but in the 2007 film (with a completely different script by Harold Pinter) he plays Andrew Wyke. I’m not looking for cameos… --- ## [Out There Sequels you think Could Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-there-sequels-you-think-could-work/941251)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-there-sequels-you-think-could-work/941251 "2021-05-18T21:31:45Z")
Lifeforce…get a solid horror director. Lean more into the Quatermass and sci-fi govt. branch aspects of the film. Have Steve Railsback cameo in the beginning. Love to have Mathilda May back but not sure how it would work… --- ## [Convenience Store - Funny Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-store-funny-names/941711)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-store-funny-names/941711 "2021-05-18T21:03:32Z")
We all love the Kwik E Mart. When talking about a generic convenience store, I was amused when @Jackmannii called his local store the Shit ‘n Git. Must be other good names for a store. The Ice ‘n Price? The Pump ‘n D… --- ## [Unusual events at concerts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-events-at-concerts/942216)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-events-at-concerts/942216 "2021-05-18T20:54:02Z")
I have several but I will list 2. Eagles concert and they announced no opening act but my friend and I knew there was another group. Everyone is screaming as the lights go down and the band says “we are Blue Steel” an… --- ## [Question on house capital gains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-house-capital-gains/942389)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-house-capital-gains/942389 "2021-05-18T20:28:23Z")
An unmarried (or married filing single) couple co-own their home. When it comes time to sell, does each person get the $250,000 credit for tax-free capital gains? --- ## [Anyone ever have a laser iridotomy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-a-laser-iridotomy/932709)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-have-a-laser-iridotomy/932709 "2021-05-18T19:49:56Z")
I saw my opthalmologist today and he said that I’d need this procedure within six months to a year. The space between my iris and cornea is getting squished by an enlarging lens, and it’s closing off the ducts which dra… --- ## [Malapropisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropisms/941044)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malapropisms/941044 "2021-05-18T19:06:25Z")
Yeah, there have been threads on this before, but they’re quite old. I saw one on that vipers’ nest called “Nextdoor”, which I usually don’t read and rarely respond to. A woman was ranting about how it should be “a commo… --- ## [Hong Kong, 2047, and the current protests.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-2047-and-the-current-protests/835620)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hong-kong-2047-and-the-current-protests/835620 "2021-05-18T18:41:19Z")
Do people in Hong Kong, a huge number of whom have been actively protesting in recent days, believe they will be free - free in their personal lives, and free from China’s hand - indefinitely or just until 2047 when the a… --- ## [Did the KKK ever kill anyone Five Orange Pips style in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-kkk-ever-kill-anyone-five-orange-pips-style-in-real-life/942118)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-kkk-ever-kill-anyone-five-orange-pips-style-in-real-life/942118 "2021-05-18T18:17:14Z")
I don’t doubt at all that the KKK threatened and murdered people in real life, but did they ever give elaborate warnings like orange seeds or oak leaves in advance? And even if not, why would seeds or leaves be the meth… --- ## [Canada and the Metric System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-the-metric-system/938264)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-the-metric-system/938264 "2021-05-18T18:07:51Z")
I believe Canada has used the metric system since 1970. However, when I watch the various “Holmes” programs I note when measurements are required they use “feet/inches” tape measurements. In construction are “feet/inch… --- ## [Facebook is at it again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-at-it-again/942163)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-at-it-again/942163 "2021-05-18T17:37:44Z")
Facebook used to do this all the time, until I installed FB Purity, which (perhaps coincidentally) was when it stopped for quite a while. What they do is, they cut off the posts in my feed that are more than a day or tw… --- ## [Which dressing gown do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dressing-gown-do-you-prefer/933162 "2021-05-18T17:30:39Z")
Purple Peacock Unlined Silk Dressing Gown Or Navy Large Paisley Unlined Silk Dressing Gown https://us.newandlingwood.com/mens-dressing-gowns/all-dressing-gowns/navy-large-paisley-unlined-silk-dressing-gown The weig… --- ## [How do I access this text file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-access-this-text-file/942037)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-access-this-text-file/942037 "2021-05-18T16:34:14Z")
I have a file I created. It’s a very basic text document in TXT format. It should open in Notepad (the default) or Wordpad. Other similar TXT files on the same hard drive work fine. But for some reason, whenever I try to… --- ## [Speaking of the death penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-the-death-penalty/942308)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-the-death-penalty/942308 "2021-05-18T16:30:19Z")
Well, no one was :slightly\_smiling\_face: Anyway, South Carolina is apparently going to offer their condemned the choice of firing squad or electric chair, because unobtainable death chemicals. What I’m wondering about is… --- ## [There's a single New Jersey deli worth 100 million ..how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-single-new-jersey-deli-worth-100-million-how/942340)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-single-new-jersey-deli-worth-100-million-how/942340 "2021-05-18T16:27:36Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ceo-of-dollar100-million-new-jersey-deli-has-reportedly-been-fired/ar-BB1gM1zY?ocid=SK2DDHP It looks like an ok place but how and what would it be worth 100 million? is there a… --- ## [Hella goofiest things that were meant to be serious/shocking - any medium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hella-goofiest-things-that-were-meant-to-be-serious-shocking-any-medium/939822)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hella-goofiest-things-that-were-meant-to-be-serious-shocking-any-medium/939822 "2021-05-18T16:09:42Z")
I hope nobody saw Futureworld. So, to explain - it’s a sequel to the movie Westworld, and the concluding scene, below, shows Peter Fonda giving the bad guy the Big Finger as he quickly ducks into the last car of some pu… --- ## [Detroit, Homeless People and Reflective Vests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-homeless-people-and-reflective-vests/927800)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-homeless-people-and-reflective-vests/927800 "2021-05-18T11:41:21Z")
I don’t know what it’s like in your city. But where I live, Detroit, all the homeless people are suddenly wearing yellow, reflective vests. Yes, I know what they’re for. So they don’t get hit by cars. But why ALL of the… --- ## [If smallpox got out, how bad would it be in modern times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-smallpox-got-out-how-bad-would-it-be-in-modern-times/938891)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-smallpox-got-out-how-bad-would-it-be-in-modern-times/938891 "2021-05-18T10:29:45Z")
An article about covid mentioned how there was a leaked vial of smallpox during physical transportation of some biological specimens, but luckily it didn’t infect anyone. I don’t know tons about smallpox, but I know we … --- ## [How many of you realize that koalas are not bears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-realize-that-koalas-are-not-bears/941764)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-you-realize-that-koalas-are-not-bears/941764 "2021-05-18T08:08:01Z")
I always thought, despite them once being called “koala bears”, that the “bear” part had been dropped and that everyone knows they’re marsupials and in no way related to bears. However, I’ve been obsessed with them since… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1453) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1455)