# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1457 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1458 --- ## [The TubaDiva Memorial Tuba Fund campaign is now underway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tubadiva-memorial-tuba-fund-campaign-is-now-underway/915233)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tubadiva-memorial-tuba-fund-campaign-is-now-underway/915233 "2021-05-16T06:47:16Z")
The TubaDiva Memorial Tuba Fund is now accepting donations. Our goal is to raise enough money to purchase a tuba for an Atlanta-area high school band department as a memorial to the late Jenny “TubaDiva” Paradis, longtim… --- ## [IRAs: Simple Question on "Earned Income"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iras-simple-question-on-earned-income/941957)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iras-simple-question-on-earned-income/941957 "2021-05-16T06:45:00Z")
I understand you must have earned income to qualify for a conventional or Roth IRA. Is that to say the funds used to open an IRA must come from your earned income somehow? Or, is it a simple matter of a checking a box: C… --- ## [I pit Apple. MotherFuckingAppleID, forcing a password change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-apple-motherfuckingappleid-forcing-a-password-change/939657)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-apple-motherfuckingappleid-forcing-a-password-change/939657 "2021-05-16T03:53:56Z")
I usually stay out of the pit. Not today. I need to rant a little. I pit Apple. MotherFuckingAppleID. I just went to log in to my Apple ID. I enter user name and my standard password. uName and pwStd (password-standard,… --- ## [Graduation Time of Year - A.K.A. "Touch" all your Parents Friends, Acquaintances, Customers for Money and other stuff et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduation-time-of-year-a-k-a-touch-all-your-parents-friends-acquaintances-customers-for-money-and-other-stuff-et-al/942087)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduation-time-of-year-a-k-a-touch-all-your-parents-friends-acquaintances-customers-for-money-and-other-stuff-et-al/942087 "2021-05-16T03:32:23Z")
It’s that wonderful time of year. General Contractors Daughter HS Graduation and then off to college–so send announcements out to every possible person you can think of, hoping that the will give you money. Listen ki… --- ## [Is herd immunity just a pipe dream with the Indian variant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herd-immunity-just-a-pipe-dream-with-the-indian-variant/942165)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herd-immunity-just-a-pipe-dream-with-the-indian-variant/942165 "2021-05-16T03:25:26Z")
My understanding is we need about 80% vaccinated with the UK variant to reach herd immunity. But with the Indian variant, I’m wondering if the herd immunity rate is closer to 90%. Scientists in the U.K. now say th… --- ## [Is the premise of "Younger" possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-premise-of-younger-possible/942115)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-premise-of-younger-possible/942115 "2021-05-16T02:53:32Z")
My wife and I just started watching the show “Younger”. If you don’t know, it’s about a 40-year-old woman, recently divorced, who is mistaken for being in her 20s. She decides to play on that and restart her life and c… --- ## ["If I fits, I sits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023 "2021-05-16T02:35:19Z")
… A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats ( Felis silvestris catus )" Actual (awesome) title of a recently published paper on cats’ tendency to sit in boxes. Cats were show… --- ## [The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Disney+: Who's watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mighty-ducks-game-changers-on-disney-whos-watching/942203)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mighty-ducks-game-changers-on-disney-whos-watching/942203 "2021-05-16T02:33:45Z")
I’ve been following The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Disney+, and I’m truly enjoying it. The characters are really coming together, and the writing is solid, and it’s good seeing Emilio Estevez. Who else has been wat… --- ## [Peanuts in the shell - yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-in-the-shell-yea-or-nay/939739)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-in-the-shell-yea-or-nay/939739 "2021-05-16T02:11:21Z")
As a kid in Norway I almost never saw peanuts roasted in the shell. It was an exotic oddity in the grocery store from time to time, and I can’t remember ever buying any. I’ve had them as an adult though and recently, no… --- ## [Techno-peasant is trapped in full screen on chromebook!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180 "2021-05-16T00:55:53Z")
Help! I’ve turned on full screen in my Chromebook and can’t get out! I have no idea how I did it, or how to get out. --- ## [Proof of voting suppression helping GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-voting-suppression-helping-gop/942054)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-of-voting-suppression-helping-gop/942054 "2021-05-15T23:36:10Z")
It’s taken as a given that the more difficult it is to vote the more likely conservatives will come out on top. Apparently, because older people are less likely to change addresses and have proper ID. To me, obstacles … --- ## [Your objectionable habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-objectionable-habits/942031)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-objectionable-habits/942031 "2021-05-15T21:45:23Z")
Single people, can you list things you do habitually that a reasonable prospective cohabitant might object to? You might have a boyfriend or girlfriend or you might not, but you do have a few things that you prefer to ha… --- ## [If Trump suffered a stroke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-suffered-a-stroke/942125)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-suffered-a-stroke/942125 "2021-05-15T20:32:51Z")
… how would that affect his hold over his cult? There’s been much speculation over what would happen with the GOP and his MAGAts should he die, but what if instead he had a disabling stroke, say in the middle of a rant … --- ## [Why not wear masks forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-wear-masks-forever/925019)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-wear-masks-forever/925019 "2021-05-15T20:20:49Z")
As I understand it, masks have had a big ancillary benefit, which is that in addition to preventing the spread of Covid, they also help to hinder the transmission of cold, flu, and other respiratory diseases that transmi… --- ## [Any good sites comparing immigration attitudes in the US over the years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-sites-comparing-immigration-attitudes-in-the-us-over-the-years/942171)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-sites-comparing-immigration-attitudes-in-the-us-over-the-years/942171 "2021-05-15T20:02:37Z")
I occasionally get into immigration debates where some argue that this wave off immigrants is somehow “different”. I contend that the language is always the same and is some variation of “they don’t share our values and… --- ## [A new normal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-normal-question/942078)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-normal-question/942078 "2021-05-15T19:04:26Z")
I do not want to get caught in an awkward situation with my coworkers, and I want to be as cool about this as possible without giving into my white baby boomer conservative upbringing. In a recent Zoom meeting, my cowor… --- ## [Hey, folks...never forget the amazing technology of the parking brake when you go fishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-folks-never-forget-the-amazing-technology-of-the-parking-brake-when-you-go-fishing/942060)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-folks-never-forget-the-amazing-technology-of-the-parking-brake-when-you-go-fishing/942060 "2021-05-15T17:26:25Z")
Bad, bad, bad. Mr. Wrekker loves to fish. No matter the weather or whether or not we are sick of eating fish (I know, I know don’t look a gift fish in the mouth) I’m not sure I understand how it happened but, Monday m… --- ## [Do you have a bucket list of comments or questions for celebs? / MST3K related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bucket-list-of-comments-or-questions-for-celebs-mst3k-related/942041)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-bucket-list-of-comments-or-questions-for-celebs-mst3k-related/942041 "2021-05-15T16:07:08Z")
Joel mentioned in a thread that as great as Mitchell is for a send-off episode, it was randomly selected. I had always thought that they put extra effort into the riffs for that episode as they did the movie…but when i a… --- ## [Ellen show ending in 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-show-ending-in-2022/942071)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-show-ending-in-2022/942071 "2021-05-15T15:51:12Z")
She says all the latest stuff about toxic place are not a factor. --- ## [How do you feel about California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-california/939181)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-california/939181 "2021-05-15T15:22:20Z")
Inspired by the “How do you feel about Texas?” thread in this forum. I was born and raised in California and I love it, but it has its issues like any other state. I love the diversity and the creative energy in Silico… --- ## [Is your net worth above or below the ideal amount?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-net-worth-above-or-below-the-ideal-amount/941785)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-net-worth-above-or-below-the-ideal-amount/941785 "2021-05-15T15:10:38Z")
Where is your net worth relative to the “ideal” amount? Let’s get past a few definitional items: Net worth = Value of all of your assets - value of all your debt and obligations Example: Cash $5 4… --- ## [Was there an actual movement to rename World War 1 to World War 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-an-actual-movement-to-rename-world-war-1-to-world-war-2/941889)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-an-actual-movement-to-rename-world-war-1-to-world-war-2/941889 "2021-05-15T14:54:56Z")
This is something that’s been with me for close to 20 years, but I remember posting on a history site similar to here where there was quite a few history professors who were there to answer questions. So basically in 199… --- ## [How does a car dashcam keep the day/time current when it's off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-car-dashcam-keep-the-day-time-current-when-its-off/942082)
**Author:** [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-car-dashcam-keep-the-day-time-current-when-its-off/942082 "2021-05-15T13:59:40Z")
I initially set the date/time at set up. The cam is on when the car is on. Other times it’s off. How does it not lose the time? --- ## [Dead Places language question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-places-language-question/942106)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-places-language-question/942106 "2021-05-15T13:43:28Z")
I have been watching the Netflix series Dead Places. Filmed and set in South Africa, it has been almost entirely in English, and what I would describe as “American English”, pretty much no non-American terms or diffic… --- ## [I greatly enlarged an image with surprising results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-greatly-enlarged-an-image-with-surprising-results/942081)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-greatly-enlarged-an-image-with-surprising-results/942081 "2021-05-15T12:24:37Z")
I love ancient comic strips so, on a whim, I decided to have a Sunday panel blown up into a 2’ x 3’ poster. I went to a printing web site and copy & pasted a panel. I didn’t really have high hopes. I knew that I was to j… --- ## [Looking for per-woman fertility statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-per-woman-fertility-statistics/941691)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-per-woman-fertility-statistics/941691 "2021-05-15T06:42:27Z")
By the time of menopause, some percentage of women will have had no children, some percentage will have had one, two, three, etc., on up to some crazy numbers in the 30s. My intuition says that the percentage goes to nea… --- ## [Is vagrancy a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vagrancy-a-crime/941787)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vagrancy-a-crime/941787 "2021-05-15T06:37:20Z")
Continuing the discussion from Austin Texas, Proposition B: If I remember correctly idleness was considered bad for character in late medieval and early modern times. Being unemployed may have been associated with lawle… --- ## [Where’s a rim shot when you need one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-s-a-rim-shot-when-you-need-one/917057)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-s-a-rim-shot-when-you-need-one/917057 "2021-05-15T05:50:45Z")
So I had anappointment to get my pre-mature ejaculation problem looked at. I walked in and the receptionist says… You’re early! --- ## [What De Niro movie had De Niro running a gang in prison or a mental hospital?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-de-niro-movie-had-de-niro-running-a-gang-in-prison-or-a-mental-hospital/942129)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-de-niro-movie-had-de-niro-running-a-gang-in-prison-or-a-mental-hospital/942129 "2021-05-15T05:39:06Z")
I saw parts of a movie on cable like 25 years ago, it had De Niro running a gang while incarcerated in a prison or mental hospital I think?, and at one part we see Scorcese in a room editing a film? Obscure, but answera… --- ## [Suggest a space opera for a person who doesn't read science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-space-opera-for-a-person-who-doesnt-read-science-fiction/937902 "2021-05-15T05:07:38Z")
Was texting today with a lady about space operas, a genre she never heard of: She enjoys action films (we were mocking the latest Godzilla flick), and liked my description of the gen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1456) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1458)