# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1482 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1483 --- ## [Texas Temp Tags in Northern Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-temp-tags-in-northern-virginia/940388)
**Author:** [@TheZenPaperboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheZenPaperboy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-temp-tags-in-northern-virginia/940388 "2021-04-22T04:51:06Z")
I have seen three Texas temporary tags on cars in the last week. Is there a reason why these cars would be bought in Texas and brought up here to Virginia? --- ## [Chauvin jury has reached verdict BREAKING NEWS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chauvin-jury-has-reached-verdict-breaking-news/940401)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chauvin-jury-has-reached-verdict-breaking-news/940401 "2021-04-22T04:09:46Z")
Ok, so I know breaking news stories go here in MPSIMS so if this needs to be moved please do so. News reports indicate the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin have reached a verdict and it will be read shortly. Does the… --- ## [A cool video of fictional starship size comparisons, set against NYC to start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cool-video-of-fictional-starship-size-comparisons-set-against-nyc-to-start/940252)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cool-video-of-fictional-starship-size-comparisons-set-against-nyc-to-start/940252 "2021-04-22T02:43:18Z")
Check out the Statue of Liberty at 4:42. I’d heard of quite a few of these ships, space stations etc., but by no means all. Towards the end they’re just ridiculously huge. --- ## [Key lime pie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-lime-pie/940057)
**Author:** [@tavaritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavaritz)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-lime-pie/940057 "2021-04-22T02:09:53Z")
Hello! Why is line “I’m tasting key lime pie.” used to signify that the person uttering it is about to die? --- ## [ISO The Song "Lean On" Popular Version(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-the-song-lean-on-popular-version-s/940470)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-the-song-lean-on-popular-version-s/940470 "2021-04-21T22:55:49Z")
If you know this song, “Lean On”, I believe the original version is by Major Lazer (and DJ Snake). But, this does not sound like the version of which I am most familiar. Do the SDopers know of other popular versions that… --- ## [Birmingham AL to pardon 15,000 with marijuana convictions!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birmingham-al-to-pardon-15-000-with-marijuana-convictions/940393)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birmingham-al-to-pardon-15-000-with-marijuana-convictions/940393 "2021-04-21T22:51:08Z")
WTF is this? Sanity? In Alabama? :smiley: --- ## [How would you wish Elizabeth a happy birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-wish-elizabeth-a-happy-birthday/940454)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-wish-elizabeth-a-happy-birthday/940454 "2021-04-21T22:12:08Z")
The Queen turns 95 today. Her beloved husband’s body is barely cold, so there’s not much to celebrate. So how to greet her on this day? --- ## [What are the primary fears that would drive a debtor country to sell its ports or land to China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-primary-fears-that-would-drive-a-debtor-country-to-sell-its-ports-or-land-to-china/940335)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-primary-fears-that-would-drive-a-debtor-country-to-sell-its-ports-or-land-to-china/940335 "2021-04-21T21:51:54Z")
What are the primary fears that would drive a debtor country to sell its ports or land to China? Why do countries like Zambia, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan go to such extreme lengths to settle their debts? --- ## [It’s Snowing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-snowing/940399)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-snowing/940399 "2021-04-21T21:44:54Z")
Such a relief after a few sunny days of 16C weather (60F) to be back to negative temperatures and snow. So glad!!! Was worried it would be all springtime and blossoming stuff. Hope my plants pull through this fourth w… --- ## [Question for the auto mechanically inclined](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-auto-mechanically-inclined/939998)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-auto-mechanically-inclined/939998 "2021-04-21T21:18:37Z")
Late fall last year, our 2012 Toyota RAV4 started developing a grinding sound around 2000 RPM. We could push past it or stay under it, and it was “fine”. But we knew something was wrong, and I took it to our regular mech… --- ## [The question "How much pain are you in?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-how-much-pain-are-you-in/940157)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-question-how-much-pain-are-you-in/940157 "2021-04-21T19:57:27Z")
So you go to a doctor and are asked “On a scale of one to ten (or one to five), how much pain are (or were) you in?”, sometimes showing you this cute little cartoon chart that starts with a happy face and goes all the wa… --- ## [Biblio? Selling there? Yes/no](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblio-selling-there-yes-no/940378)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblio-selling-there-yes-no/940378 "2021-04-21T19:56:23Z")
I’m fed up with Amazon. I’m thinking of migrating to Biblio. Any Doper who was sold books on Biblio, please weigh in. poll --- ## [What each political cause considers to be acceptable collateral damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-each-political-cause-considers-to-be-acceptable-collateral-damage/940320)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-each-political-cause-considers-to-be-acceptable-collateral-damage/940320 "2021-04-21T19:52:06Z")
The pro-gun lobby, by and large, seems these days to consider mass shootings to simply be the unavoidable price that America must pay for unfettered gun rights and the Second Amendment. There isn’t even a concerted effo… --- ## [Had your roof replaced? I would be interested in hearing about your experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-your-roof-replaced-i-would-be-interested-in-hearing-about-your-experiences/931820)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-your-roof-replaced-i-would-be-interested-in-hearing-about-your-experiences/931820 "2021-04-21T18:41:29Z")
As if all the crap in the past year wasn’t enough I find that I now need to replace the roof of my house. I knew this was coming and have a bit of money set aside for this but its still hard - I got laid off about 4 m… --- ## [Tyrannosaurus rex walked surprisingly slowly, new study finds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-walked-surprisingly-slowly-new-study-finds/940450)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-walked-surprisingly-slowly-new-study-finds/940450 "2021-04-21T18:25:37Z")
Well, of course. He’s over 66 million years old. You can’t expect him to keep up with lighter whippersnappers like those damned Allosaurs that are always walking all over his lawn. https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/20/world/… --- ## [I don't understand Arlo and Janis today April 18 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-arlo-and-janis-today-april-18-2021/940264)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-arlo-and-janis-today-april-18-2021/940264 "2021-04-21T17:59:14Z")
Jimmy Johnston frequently slips in subtle sexual humor, and I suspect (from her smirk) that he’s doing it here. But for the life of me, I can’t figure out what the joke is supposed to be, whether it’ssexual or not. … --- ## [Cooking Serendipity: “Just threw it together”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-serendipity-just-threw-it-together/940118)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-serendipity-just-threw-it-together/940118 "2021-04-21T16:56:47Z")
Yesterday I decided to make some ribs. I made a barbecue dry rub and coated the meat, wrapped it in foil, and ended up cooking it too long (albeit at low temperature) until it was a carbonaceous lump. Today I had a spi… --- ## [What self-interested incentives did white Northerners have to oppose slavery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-self-interested-incentives-did-white-northerners-have-to-oppose-slavery/938714)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-self-interested-incentives-did-white-northerners-have-to-oppose-slavery/938714 "2021-04-21T16:39:39Z")
While the humanitarian reasons for abolition were morally sufficient, what were the self-interested, perhaps mainly financial, reasons why white Northerners or subsets of them would have opposed slavery or the extension … --- ## [Robert De Niro 'forced' to work to fund ex's 'thirst for Stella McCartney'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239 "2021-04-21T16:11:33Z")
I put this here because it’s about an actor … feel free to have it moved if it doesn’t belong Robert DeNiro’s divorce is getting messier in court as he’s crying poor due to her high maintenance lifestyle… Here’s my thi… --- ## [So...yeah. I'm in BIG bad bad bad trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yeah-im-in-big-bad-bad-bad-trouble/940421)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-yeah-im-in-big-bad-bad-bad-trouble/940421 "2021-04-21T15:53:38Z")
First off. Everyone is mad at me. I don’t care one little bit. Second: I posted about Mr. Wrekkers new squirrel dog puppy. He’s a Carolina Cur(mutt) AKA an American Dingo. He a lovely fawn color with some white mark… --- ## [The Fable of the Turtle and the Lions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fable-of-the-turtle-and-the-lions/940451)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fable-of-the-turtle-and-the-lions/940451 "2021-04-21T14:57:53Z")
Moral: Persistent and Annoying wins the Race --- ## [Do you keep your phone locked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-phone-locked/939762)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-phone-locked/939762 "2021-04-21T14:45:06Z")
Title says it all - is your phone locked when you’re not actively using it? Mine is - with a 4-digit PIN. Not that anyone could get a whole lot off it anyway, since I mostly just use it as a phone. I can’t think of any … --- ## [What wireless headphones compatible with iPod touch 3rd gen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wireless-headphones-compatible-with-ipod-touch-3rd-gen/940424)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wireless-headphones-compatible-with-ipod-touch-3rd-gen/940424 "2021-04-21T14:43:41Z")
I have an old iPod touch. 3rd generation, runs iOS 5.1.1. The operating system cannot be updated — I’ve tried. I would really like wireless headphones for this device, but I’m stumped. Every one I’ve seen requires iOS … --- ## [Ongoing protests in Portland, OR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-protests-in-portland-or/916852)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-protests-in-portland-or/916852 "2021-04-21T14:25:26Z")
The previous GD thread on Portland was automatically closed due to trolling, and there doesn’t seem much interest by the mods to reopen it. So let’s start a new one. I opened this in MPSIMS because in addition to some po… --- ## [How have you achieved greatness according to this fake Bill Gates quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-achieved-greatness-according-to-this-fake-bill-gates-quote/938454)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-achieved-greatness-according-to-this-fake-bill-gates-quote/938454 "2021-04-21T14:14:03Z")
Today I am using the rotisserie attachment to my air dryer to bake a potato because I don’t want to get up in 30 minutes to turn it halfway. If you’re on LinkedIn you see this fake quote daily: ‘I will always choose a … --- ## [Songs that "sound" like covers of another band or group, but aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-sound-like-covers-of-another-band-or-group-but-arent/851982)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-sound-like-covers-of-another-band-or-group-but-arent/851982 "2021-04-21T12:22:44Z")
On the way to work this morning, I was listening to Queen and the song “You’re My Best Friend” came on. Now I know it is an original song written by John Deacon, who wrote it about his wife. But to me, it sounds like a… --- ## [Why do people rub their forehead when they are tired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-rub-their-forehead-when-they-are-tired/940155)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-rub-their-forehead-when-they-are-tired/940155 "2021-04-21T06:11:43Z")
I was babysitting my little niece recently and she woke up a couple of hours after going to bed and called for me. So I went up to check on her and she was sitting up half asleep and rubbing her forehead with the palms o… --- ## [“Good morning, guys” — is using ‘guys’ appropriate? Because y’all are female and male. What say we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-guys-is-using-guys-appropriate-because-y-all-are-female-and-male-what-say-we/940148)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-guys-is-using-guys-appropriate-because-y-all-are-female-and-male-what-say-we/940148 "2021-04-21T05:51:39Z")
In the Marines a common way to address a group would be to use the word ‘people’. As in, good morning, people. Which of these greetings is best when addressing a group of people both female and male — Good morning, gu… --- ## [Etiquette for leaving the King of England--walking backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-leaving-the-king-of-england-walking-backwards/939894)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-leaving-the-king-of-england-walking-backwards/939894 "2021-04-21T05:05:08Z")
In the movie from 2017 called “Churchill”, there is a scene where Winston Churchill is invited to Buckingham Palace for a private meeting with King George. When the politician leaves, the two men walk towards the door … --- ## [Who's heard of Randy Rainbow? :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-heard-of-randy-rainbow/835923)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-heard-of-randy-rainbow/835923 "2021-04-21T04:02:10Z")
http://www.youtube.com/user/Tday4U He’s the new internet sensation. It took me a while to appreciate his talent, but now I’m a fan. He writes, performs, and edits the videos all by himself. Here are a couple of my fav… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1483)