# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1509 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1510 --- ## [How do I drill a hole in a magnet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-drill-a-hole-in-a-magnet/355344)
**Author:** [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-drill-a-hole-in-a-magnet/355344 "2021-03-24T18:19:29Z")
I want to drill a hole in a ceramic magnet. What special style of drill bit would be best? It is about ¼ inch thick, but I broke the metal drill bit and the ceramic bit broke the first magnet. Any suggestions? --- ## [People with mental disabilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-mental-disabilities/938598)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-mental-disabilities/938598 "2021-03-24T18:08:31Z")
Can people with Down’s syndrome develop superhuman strength? --- ## [How to perfectly emulate the UserCP bookmarked threads page from vBulletin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-perfectly-emulate-the-usercp-bookmarked-threads-page-from-vbulletin/929113)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-perfectly-emulate-the-usercp-bookmarked-threads-page-from-vbulletin/929113 "2021-03-24T18:07:00Z")
This was probably already shared in one of the discourse megathreads, but I stopped reading those after the first few days post-move. So apologies if this is old news. I’m a weird flavor of Luddite. I don’t mind new tec… --- ## [Knock-on effects of Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-on-effects-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-pandemic-relief/937696)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-on-effects-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-pandemic-relief/937696 "2021-03-24T17:36:16Z")
The NY Times calls it “one of the largest injections of federal aid since the Great Depression.” What do you think the indirect effects of the pandemic relief bill might be – economically, politically, or otherwise? Or… --- ## [Isle Royale trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-royale-trip/938538)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-royale-trip/938538 "2021-03-24T17:21:32Z")
So, traditionally in summer I do Tour da U.P., which is a 5 day bicycle tour in Michigan’s UP. It was understandably cancelled in 2020 and is cancelled again in 2021 (something about campground construction – this is in … --- ## [What's the biggest amount of money the U.S. government could raise on short notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-amount-of-money-the-u-s-government-could-raise-on-short-notice/851379)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-amount-of-money-the-u-s-government-could-raise-on-short-notice/851379 "2021-03-24T16:41:41Z")
This is Covid-19-related, but probably more suited to GQ than in the Quarantine Zone: More or less on instant/short notice, the U.S. government just passed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill and can send out money pronto. I’… --- ## [Help me ascertain this phrase or quote regarding a poor man's morality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-ascertain-this-phrase-or-quote-regarding-a-poor-mans-morality/938462)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-ascertain-this-phrase-or-quote-regarding-a-poor-mans-morality/938462 "2021-03-24T16:05:19Z")
I very recently read a phrase someplace, online, in an articles–who knows–but the gist of the point was something along the lines of this: “A poor man cannot adequately test his morals unless he can afford his vices.” O… --- ## [Women? With credit cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-credit-cards/931331)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-credit-cards/931331 "2021-03-24T15:39:20Z")
I understand in the past it was common for the wife/homemaker to hold the purse strings, manage the budget, write the checks. Man went to work, wife handled money. Husband complained about his “allowance.” But apparently… --- ## [Canceling a Gmail account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-a-gmail-account/938550 "2021-03-24T14:17:54Z")
I opened a Gmail account a couple of years ago, when I was thinking of opening a particular business. That business never came to be, but from time to time the Gmail account still rears its ugly head. Is there any way to… --- ## [How is joke formed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-joke-formed/938438)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-joke-formed/938438 "2021-03-24T14:16:37Z")
I consumed a piece of media that had a part in it that, from context, I surmised was intended to be funny. I didn’t laugh, so explain to me, a real human being, how is humor formed? --- ## [Will Anti-vaccers take the Covid-19 vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anti-vaccers-take-the-covid-19-vaccine/920605)
**Author:** [@Mickyfinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickyfinn)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anti-vaccers-take-the-covid-19-vaccine/920605 "2021-03-24T13:11:28Z")
I’m just making an unfounded assumption, but I think many Trumpers are Anti-vaccers (kind of goes along with being antimask in my opinion). And I think His Orangeness will try to push the thought that a vaccine is right… --- ## [Why is my Safari blocking Trump "social media" news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-safari-blocking-trump-social-media-news/938576)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-safari-blocking-trump-social-media-news/938576 "2021-03-24T12:46:17Z")
Just now I tripped across a disturbing problem with my Safari on iPad. I cannot read a news story from the the Washington Post about Trump starting his own social media platform. “The URL was blocked by a content block… --- ## [Count in Trinary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-in-trinary/930594)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-in-trinary/930594 "2021-03-24T12:38:50Z")
1 is the atomic number of hydrogen. --- ## [What piece of US interstate highway has the MOST different interstate designations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-piece-of-us-interstate-highway-has-the-most-different-interstate-designations/938037)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-piece-of-us-interstate-highway-has-the-most-different-interstate-designations/938037 "2021-03-24T11:28:02Z")
A post in the cities served by 3 or more interstates thread brought this question to mind. For example: the stretch of interstate running East and West on the south side of Milwaukee is designated as I-43, I-41, and I-… --- ## [What WWII fighter did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wwii-fighter-did-i-see/938200)
**Author:** [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wwii-fighter-did-i-see/938200 "2021-03-24T11:26:36Z")
A few months ago I was in my backyard patting a friendly kitten when a World War Two era fighter (or Similar) flew directly over me. I was unable to see many details, but I noticed it had squared off wingtips, a blunt n… --- ## [Things of which you prefer the generally-accepted lesser quality version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-of-which-you-prefer-the-generally-accepted-lesser-quality-version/932699)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-of-which-you-prefer-the-generally-accepted-lesser-quality-version/932699 "2021-03-24T11:03:51Z")
My wife bought a giant jar of Kalamata black olives the other day, which I think are considered the ‘Cadillac’ of black olives, and I like black olives a lot. But not so much the Kalamata-- I prefer the ordinary canned b… --- ## [Help with the wording of one sentence, as I write an SOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-the-wording-of-one-sentence-as-i-write-an-sop/938476)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-the-wording-of-one-sentence-as-i-write-an-sop/938476 "2021-03-24T10:38:26Z")
In the following sentence, “Unless indicated by qualifiers such as ‘may’, all provisions in this SOP are required and are to be interpreted as ‘shall’ statements”, I want it to mean that every statement that tells you to… --- ## [Would you exchange your passport for one from another country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-exchange-your-passport-for-one-from-another-country/938262)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-exchange-your-passport-for-one-from-another-country/938262 "2021-03-24T08:51:40Z")
I have a US passport. I can’t think of another one I’d trade it for, except maybe Iceland. --- ## [Where can I buy a high-quality leather sofa like this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-high-quality-leather-sofa-like-this-one/846657)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-high-quality-leather-sofa-like-this-one/846657 "2020-01-22T13:34:56Z")
I’ve always wanted to buy a big, comfortable leather couch. A few years ago, I saw one I liked in a high-end furniture store in Colorado, but it was too expensive for me at the time and I was getting ready to move, so I… --- ## [Biological fathers in Utah will now bear half the cost of pregnancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biological-fathers-in-utah-will-now-bear-half-the-cost-of-pregnancy/938469)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biological-fathers-in-utah-will-now-bear-half-the-cost-of-pregnancy/938469 "2021-03-24T03:44:52Z")
As stated in the title of this article: Biological fathers in Utah will now bear half the cost of pregnancy (upworthy.com) My question is does this just about eliminate the use of sperm donors in Utah, but I’m sure y’a… --- ## [Guess the actor from the films/tv shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-actor-from-the-films-tv-shows/938386)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-actor-from-the-films-tv-shows/938386 "2021-03-24T03:32:21Z")
Probably’ll quickly piffle out, but giving it a go anyway - name the actor from a minimum list of three films/tv shows, then come up with a clue batch of your own. eg. The Last Detail Kingpin Milwaukee, Minnesota R… --- ## [Oops in the wrong thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-in-the-wrong-thread/938543)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-in-the-wrong-thread/938543 "2021-03-24T03:13:23Z")
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qYBjpSrJwzzELEn67 Someone merge this please --- ## [Why are the bows of cruise ships mostly no-go areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-bows-of-cruise-ships-mostly-no-go-areas/938400)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-bows-of-cruise-ships-mostly-no-go-areas/938400 "2021-03-24T02:25:15Z")
It seems to me most cruise ships for passengers do not allow passengers in the bow of the ship (above deck). Painting with a broad brush but mostly the bow seems a no-go area for passengers. Why? Apart from re-enactin… --- ## [Where to find deleted thread, if possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-deleted-thread-if-possible/938507)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-deleted-thread-if-possible/938507 "2021-03-24T02:17:02Z")
Is there a way for me to find this thread in an archive somewhere? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=36028 --- ## [Where is the line between go-getter and accomplice to toxic workplace culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-line-between-go-getter-and-accomplice-to-toxic-workplace-culture/938331)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-line-between-go-getter-and-accomplice-to-toxic-workplace-culture/938331 "2021-03-24T02:09:57Z")
Two people were vying for a managerial role. A 45 yo with 3 children and a 30yo with no children. The first clocked 40 hours a week and no more, but during those hours, did a ton of work. No slacking! The second clocke… --- ## [Is it possible to design a phone system that would prevent spoofing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-design-a-phone-system-that-would-prevent-spoofing/933176)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-design-a-phone-system-that-would-prevent-spoofing/933176 "2021-03-24T00:46:56Z")
I’ve been getting a deluge of spam calls with various phone numbers starting with the same 3 digits as my phone number (or same starting 6 digits if you include area code), which I assume are spoofed numbers. It made me… --- ## [Why do insurance companies advertise so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-insurance-companies-advertise-so-much/938442)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-insurance-companies-advertise-so-much/938442 "2021-03-24T00:41:42Z")
I first noticed this when one company had mulitple campaigns, one of them being the caveman, which was a big deal, yet they had another one totally unrelated at the same time. A few companies have had this going on now … --- ## [Do you submit answers to the NPR Sunday puzzle? Have you ever been selected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-submit-answers-to-the-npr-sunday-puzzle-have-you-ever-been-selected/938489)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-submit-answers-to-the-npr-sunday-puzzle-have-you-ever-been-selected/938489 "2021-03-24T00:11:01Z")
Just curious how many folks around here play the NPR Sunday puzzle? How often do you submit an answer? Have you ever been picked to play the on-air puzzle? I’ve been listening to the weekly puzzle segment since the days… --- ## [Tolkien and the Rings of Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-the-rings-of-power/938385)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-the-rings-of-power/938385 "2021-03-24T00:05:19Z")
I’m in a Tolkien book club and we’re discussing the Rings of Power. I know that when Tolkien wrote the Hobbit, Bilbo’s ring was just a magical trinket that made him invisible. Then when he wrote LotR, he created the whol… --- ## [Get Out Of Death Free Card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-death-free-card/938447)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-of-death-free-card/938447 "2021-03-24T00:02:13Z")
I’ve got a free “Get Out Of Death” card that will revive you from any death, with memory of how you died intact but the memory of the pain gone…but I only have one, and you have to earn it by telling me on how you plan t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1508) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1510)