# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1472 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1473 --- ## [Oklahoma governor says he wanted rape/incest exception in abortion ban. Didn't get it, but HE SIGNED IT ANYWAY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-governor-says-he-wanted-rape-incest-exception-in-abortion-ban-didnt-get-it-but-he-signed-it-anyway/940824)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-governor-says-he-wanted-rape-incest-exception-in-abortion-ban-didnt-get-it-but-he-signed-it-anyway/940824 "2021-05-01T01:52:43Z")
Oklahoma governor signs near-total abortion ban into law - CNNPolitics Oklahoma’s governor, Kevin Stitt, has signed a near-total abortion ban for the state, forbidding abortion except in cases necessary to save the life… --- ## [Written vs spoken language conventions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/written-vs-spoken-language-conventions/941063)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/written-vs-spoken-language-conventions/941063 "2021-05-01T01:04:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from DrDeth's suspension: I saw this comment by LHOD in an ATMB thread and it made me wonder. I’d have said the standard conventions for written language make it much more formal, and less lik… --- ## [Simple Gardening Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-gardening-question/941113)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-gardening-question/941113 "2021-05-01T00:37:05Z")
Is there a difference between a “systemic” insect control insecticide spray vs. a foliage (or, foliar) insecticide spray? Wild guess: Is a systemic for broader use than a foliar? If this is true, can a systemic be used … --- ## ["....Had a Falling-Out with Walt Disney"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-falling-out-with-walt-disney/940786)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-a-falling-out-with-walt-disney/940786 "2021-04-30T23:31:16Z")
I keep running across this phrase. I know that he had a reputation as a dictatorial leader, and some say he used to fire employees on the spot. But I’m surprised at the number of key people who left Disney rather than tr… --- ## [Reviews you wish you'd seen in time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviews-you-wish-youd-seen-in-time/941127)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviews-you-wish-youd-seen-in-time/941127 "2021-04-30T22:32:09Z")
From a review of a motel I stayed at the night before last: “HOLY CRAP!!! They gave me the most disgusting hotel room I have ever seen in my life! And I travel a TON for work. Ground-in dirt and huge puke stains on the … --- ## [Songs where the instruments come in one at a time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-instruments-come-in-one-at-a-time/940887)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-instruments-come-in-one-at-a-time/940887 "2021-04-30T22:29:10Z")
Songs where one instrument starts, then another, then another, etc. with a least a couple seconds between each. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin is a classic example of this. First the guitar does the riff for a few sec… --- ## [Question about Spanish soccer league player buy-out clauses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-spanish-soccer-league-player-buy-out-clauses/937216)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-spanish-soccer-league-player-buy-out-clauses/937216 "2021-04-30T22:23:53Z")
AIUI, Spain is relatively unique in that its buy-out clauses don’t allow a team to refuse to sell a player if the buyer meets the price tag of the buyout clause. If someone ponies up the cash, the team must release the p… --- ## [Alfred Hitchcock Presents series (1950s, B&W, 1/2 hour) available on Roku channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alfred-hitchcock-presents-series-1950s-b-w-1-2-hour-available-on-roku-channel/941116)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alfred-hitchcock-presents-series-1950s-b-w-1-2-hour-available-on-roku-channel/941116 "2021-04-30T21:46:14Z")
I’m very big on watching old-time TV-- Perry Mason, Route 66–but Alfred Hitchcock Presents is in a class by itself. Nostalgic? Maybe. But “comfort TV”? Definitely not. I still have psychological scars from the episode en… --- ## [Beck discovered a new thang. It's bad bad bad. WARNING! Shopper alert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-discovered-a-new-thang-its-bad-bad-bad-warning-shopper-alert/941054)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-discovered-a-new-thang-its-bad-bad-bad-warning-shopper-alert/941054 "2021-04-30T21:37:35Z")
Browsing around the internet I found a company the makes giant hoodies. They are literally called : ‘Giant Hoodie’,company. I ordered one. It came today. It is possibly the best thing I’ve ever bought or owned. I’ve … --- ## [Botticelli - April 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348 "2021-04-30T20:26:42Z")
Happy Easter! I am March Thread: Botticelli -- Mar 2021 - #332 by SCAdian --- ## [Why Do They Put Bergamot In Earl Grey Tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-put-bergamot-in-earl-grey-tea/941081)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-put-bergamot-in-earl-grey-tea/941081 "2021-04-30T20:21:57Z")
‘Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.’ CAPT. PICARD, ST: TNG. Why do they put Bergamot in Earl Grey Tea? Background on my experience with Earl Grey Tea. I often saw the option in restaurants and other places. But only about 30 years a… --- ## [How do we know that dark energy comprises 68% of the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-dark-energy-comprises-68-of-the-universe/941005)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-that-dark-energy-comprises-68-of-the-universe/941005 "2021-04-30T20:08:19Z")
Conceptually, it makes sense to me that there is roughly 5 times more dark matter than regular matter. Gravity needed to hold galaxies together requires that much more matter. So while I couldn’t begin to tell you how … --- ## [Hello Turbotax my old friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-turbotax-my-old-friend/941080)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-turbotax-my-old-friend/941080 "2021-04-30T19:50:16Z")
Hello Turbotax my old friend I’ve come to log on with you again Because the CRA is now creeping As i peacefully lie sleeping And tomorrow, Tomorrow is the final day For me to pay, For me to pay, As required, By … --- ## [Dog wins HS track meet race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-wins-hs-track-meet-race/940737)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-wins-hs-track-meet-race/940737 "2021-04-30T19:41:49Z")
this dog can run very fast --- ## [The lil'shits or Chihuahuas. Either way! Bad bad bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilshits-or-chihuahuas-either-way-bad-bad-bad/940885)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilshits-or-chihuahuas-either-way-bad-bad-bad/940885 "2021-04-30T18:08:29Z")
Y’all know my situation, right? Mid-daugter came last year before my kidney surgery. Covid hit so she stayed on. She was dragging her baggage, 2 eating machines(little boys) and 2 Chihuahua teenagers. Nasty, bitey, ya… --- ## [Adobe Acrobat Reader: Open .pdf file to page width?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-acrobat-reader-open-pdf-file-to-page-width/941105)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-acrobat-reader-open-pdf-file-to-page-width/941105 "2021-04-30T17:33:57Z")
Is there a way to set Adobe Acrobat Reader to always open .pdf files to Fit Width? I tried going to Preferences and choosing Page display =\> Zoom =\> Fit Width. I closed the document I was reading and opened a new one. … --- ## [Writers' Forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-forums/941083)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-forums/941083 "2021-04-30T16:13:37Z")
Any aspiring writers out there? I am seeking recommendations for online writing forums. I thought Writer’s Digest (WD) ran such a forum, but I cannot seem to find a link to their forum. I seem to recall it was a separat… --- ## [Finish the Joke Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-joke-thread/921297)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-joke-thread/921297 "2021-04-30T15:16:18Z")
So I said to myself, who doesn’t like jokes? :slight\_smile: I know this may sound a bit challenging, but perhaps there are more people who would like to contribute to the funny side of life… The idea of the game is t… --- ## [Lady Gaga's dogwalker shot and dogs stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-dogwalker-shot-and-dogs-stolen/933812)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-dogwalker-shot-and-dogs-stolen/933812 "2021-04-30T15:15:56Z")
This is a bizarre story. Two guys attacked Lady Gaga’s dogwalker and stole two of her French Bulldog, shooting him when he resisted. He was in critical condition but now apparently is in stable condition. She is offering… --- ## [DrDeth's suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeths-suspension/940813)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeths-suspension/940813 "2021-04-30T13:38:54Z")
The suspension is over but … The staff is getting tired of his disruptive and combative behavior. We are going to be quick to thread ban him for now on as needed. As needed means when he enters a thread and is disrupti… --- ## [I'd Like a List of Antonyms That Rhyme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-a-list-of-antonyms-that-rhyme/660377 "2021-04-30T13:25:58Z")
I notice today that “Yea” and “Nay” rhyme, and that they are of course the classic words for voting yes and no, respectively, on a ballot. “Small” and “tall” also rhyme. What else? --- ## [Do you sing when you cook Italian food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sing-when-you-cook-italian-food/941053 "2021-04-30T13:14:34Z")
What is it about cooking Italian food that makes one want to sing? I don’t do this for any other type food, just Italian: “When the moon hits your eye…” :smiley: I was inspired to start this thread watching this video… --- ## [What's the story on generators- inverter vs. regular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-generators-inverter-vs-regular/941041)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-generators-inverter-vs-regular/941041 "2021-04-30T12:26:33Z")
After a few extended power outages and a near-miss in February, I’m considering getting a generator for keeping our refrigerators on, charging our phones, making coffee, and possibly powering the TV/DVR. Basically I’m t… --- ## [What is the highest undiscovered taxonomic level that's likely to exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-undiscovered-taxonomic-level-thats-likely-to-exist/941057)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-undiscovered-taxonomic-level-thats-likely-to-exist/941057 "2021-04-30T11:28:09Z")
A bit of a weird question, since how can we know the answer about something undiscovered? I’m mostly thinking about animals here; answers about plants or microbes are welcome too, though. But we can make some educated … --- ## [Repetitive exposures to low viral loads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetitive-exposures-to-low-viral-loads/941003)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetitive-exposures-to-low-viral-loads/941003 "2021-04-30T06:52:15Z")
I often wonder if some of those who have had many exposures to low viral loads may build some immunity. I know of several people who have antibodies for the virus but are not aware of ever having and symptoms. --- ## [Printer connection issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-connection-issue/941036)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printer-connection-issue/941036 "2021-04-30T04:46:15Z")
I’ve had an HP printer (8600) for several years, and it’s worked fine. Until a few days ago, when it decided that it couldn’t connect to the server. Nothing has changed in that period of time. My computers (both my Windo… --- ## [(Semi-)legal marijuana and driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-legal-marijuana-and-driving/940863)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-legal-marijuana-and-driving/940863 "2021-04-30T02:23:31Z")
Recreational pot is still illegal in this state so far a state I know, and I would suspect that even medical marijuana use would be subject to laws governing driving while impaired. But now every time I drive on the mai… --- ## [Back to the roots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-roots/941079)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-roots/941079 "2021-04-30T01:09:22Z")
We signed up for a free month of Hulu and they have lots of old TV series. I watched S1E1 of several. I guess the theory goes that when a TV program first comes out, it needs to be edgy, take chances that others won’t.… --- ## [Enormous toxic waste site discovered in Pacific Ocean near Catalina Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enormous-toxic-waste-site-discovered-in-pacific-ocean-near-catalina-island/940877)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enormous-toxic-waste-site-discovered-in-pacific-ocean-near-catalina-island/940877 "2021-04-29T22:48:35Z")
There must have been a huge, possibly criminal, conspiracy to cover this up for so long, right? 56 square miles? 27,000+ barrels? It stopped being dumped there in 1972 but nobody knew where it was? WTF? This will t… --- ## [Scammers and gift cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-and-gift-cards/940156)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammers-and-gift-cards/940156 "2021-04-29T21:26:50Z")
I received an email that there was $10 million waiting for me if would only pay the $88 shipping fee with an iTunes gift card. Last year, a Social Security scammer told me to go to my local Stop & Shop supermarket chain… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1471) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1473)