# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1550 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1551 --- ## [Boyfriend dies in Youtube prank/stunt video, girlfriend charged with manslaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-dies-in-youtube-prank-stunt-video-girlfriend-charged-with-manslaughter/790080)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-dies-in-youtube-prank-stunt-video-girlfriend-charged-with-manslaughter/790080 "2021-02-12T03:35:50Z")
A teenage couple, parents to a toddler and the girl pregnant with their second child were filming a stunt video for the YouTube channel. Pedro Ruiz set up the cameras and prodded his girlfriend, Monalisa Perez to shoot… --- ## [What personal security risks is the a sitting US President allowed to take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-personal-security-risks-is-the-a-sitting-us-president-allowed-to-take/932543)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-personal-security-risks-is-the-a-sitting-us-president-allowed-to-take/932543 "2021-02-12T02:52:32Z")
In an old episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld’s guest was then-President Obama. Seinfeld arrived at the White House in a vintage Corvette, ostensibly intending to take Obama out somewhere for cof… --- ## [Qatar should withdraw their World Cup bid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qatar-should-withdraw-their-world-cup-bid/618574)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qatar-should-withdraw-their-world-cup-bid/618574 "2021-02-12T02:14:24Z")
According to this article, Qatar is backing down on their promise to build air conditioned stadiums, because such stadiums are too expansive. In other news, bears shit in the woods. The only reason Qatar got the bid in … --- ## [Anti-Asian hate crimes in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-asian-hate-crimes-in-california/932576)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-asian-hate-crimes-in-california/932576 "2021-02-12T01:37:27Z")
Looks absolutely horrible. Anyone have any personal experience or knowledge of incidents like these? Any ideas about what’s driving this spike? --- ## ["Christian" website does crowdfund for underage Kenosha shooter after GFM refuses to do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-website-does-crowdfund-for-underage-kenosha-shooter-after-gfm-refuses-to-do-it/919401)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-website-does-crowdfund-for-underage-kenosha-shooter-after-gfm-refuses-to-do-it/919401 "2021-02-12T00:56:51Z")
I think it would be cool, for want of a better word, if the people who started it get in trouble for not donating the money. https://www.givesendgo.com/GUCZ I tried to post this on Facebook, and it wouldn’t allow me to… --- ## [My perennials were beautiful while they lasted. RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-perennials-were-beautiful-while-they-lasted-rip/932616)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-perennials-were-beautiful-while-they-lasted-rip/932616 "2021-02-12T00:37:38Z")
My favorite plants in my flower bed is purple Wandering Jew. It’s a gorgeous purple vine. Great ground cover to discourage weeds and erosion. The perennial is very temperature sensitive. The first night frost will kill … --- ## [Is this as scary as it sounds? - New COVID variant 'real cause for concern'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-as-scary-as-it-sounds-new-covid-variant-real-cause-for-concern/928405)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-as-scary-as-it-sounds-new-covid-variant-real-cause-for-concern/928405 "2021-02-12T00:26:38Z")
From the article below: Government advisers have warned ministers they believe the new variant of COVID-19 spreads more quickly than previous strains, and that relaxations in public attitudes risk offsetting the benefi… --- ## [Donating to expedite vaccinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-to-expedite-vaccinations/932626)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-to-expedite-vaccinations/932626 "2021-02-11T23:02:19Z")
I’ve done a bit of googling, but haven’t found a good answer to this. Where can I donate money specifically to speed up the distribution of vaccines, especially to minority communities that are greater risk and are curre… --- ## [Did the longest recorded punt in NFL history actually happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-longest-recorded-punt-in-nfl-history-actually-happen/932708)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-longest-recorded-punt-in-nfl-history-actually-happen/932708 "2021-02-11T22:25:07Z")
Steve O’Neal is credited with the longest punt in NFL history at 98 yards. It covered a good 70 yards in the air, slipped thru the hands of the returner, took a monstrous bounce, then kept rolling. But. . . do you thin… --- ## [3 Dead over snow shoveling dispute - PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dead-over-snow-shoveling-dispute-pa/932269)
**Author:** [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-dead-over-snow-shoveling-dispute-pa/932269 "2021-02-11T22:10:47Z")
Story here Horrible, neighbours bullied another to the point where he snapped killed them and then himself over snow being tossed on his property. Be kind to one another out there. --- ## [South Dakota's marijuana ballot initiative passed but is being blocked by a judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakotas-marijuana-ballot-initiative-passed-but-is-being-blocked-by-a-judge/932490)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-dakotas-marijuana-ballot-initiative-passed-but-is-being-blocked-by-a-judge/932490 "2021-02-11T22:03:35Z")
Story here: Here’s the crux of the legal argument: This seems like a dodge to me. Outlawing slavery would have been prohibited because it touched on more than one area in government. Making it not a crime to jaywa… --- ## [Do people still have Christmas/holiday decorations up near you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-have-christmas-holiday-decorations-up-near-you/932372)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-have-christmas-holiday-decorations-up-near-you/932372 "2021-02-11T21:37:14Z")
Quite a few houses near where I live still have their outdoor Christmas lights up - not a big percentage of the total that had them, but plenty enough to make me wonder if this is a thing that people are doing on purpose… --- ## [Atlanta prosecutor investigating Trump phone call to find more votes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618 "2021-02-11T21:24:20Z")
Atlanta is deep blue so I doubt Trump wants to go on trial there. He may have to take a plea --- ## [The Tom Brady Diet: slightly sensible, mostly nonsense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tom-brady-diet-slightly-sensible-mostly-nonsense/932530)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tom-brady-diet-slightly-sensible-mostly-nonsense/932530 "2021-02-11T20:23:29Z")
So I had the Today Show on this morning and they had a feature on Tom Brady and his “TB12” fitness and diet plan for staying at his high level of competitiveness while being chronologically ancient for a QB. I had heard… --- ## [How do law schools teach legal reasoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-law-schools-teach-legal-reasoning/932640)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-law-schools-teach-legal-reasoning/932640 "2021-02-11T20:18:32Z")
In an effort to combat personal ignorance, I decided to learn more about many types of law. On doing so, it shocked me how poorly schools used to teach this, given its importance. I am not a lawyer - absolutely do not … --- ## [The Moderna vaccine has been shown to have an efficacy of approximately 92 per cent in protecting against COVID-19, starting 14 days after the first dose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderna-vaccine-has-been-shown-to-have-an-efficacy-of-approximately-92-per-cent-in-protecting-against-covid-19-starting-14-days-after-the-first-dose/932228)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderna-vaccine-has-been-shown-to-have-an-efficacy-of-approximately-92-per-cent-in-protecting-against-covid-19-starting-14-days-after-the-first-dose/932228 "2021-02-11T19:18:44Z")
This effectiveness seems much higher than I’ve seen other places, but it’s the WHO. Is this number right? --- ## [Billy Conigliaro dies at 73 (Red Sox '69-71, Brewers '72, A's '73)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-conigliaro-dies-at-73-red-sox-69-71-brewers-72-as-73/932654)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-conigliaro-dies-at-73-red-sox-69-71-brewers-72-as-73/932654 "2021-02-11T18:49:25Z")
I’m driving home tonight and listening to the radio. Chris Russo of MLB Network is interviewing Billy Conigliaro and it’s a good interview. Enjoyable. Good stories. I didn’t know that Billy C. passed away today until jus… --- ## [Do you prefer light mode or dark mode when using social media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-light-mode-or-dark-mode-when-using-social-media/932575)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-light-mode-or-dark-mode-when-using-social-media/932575 "2021-02-11T18:19:10Z")
I can honestly get down with both and can use them interchangeably. I’d have to go with light mode as my favourite, though, as it keeps me awake and attentive with all the light (which helps when I need to do something … --- ## [What does 13% false positives on a medical test mean (not Covid-19 related)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-13-false-positives-on-a-medical-test-mean-not-covid-19-related/853517)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-13-false-positives-on-a-medical-test-mean-not-covid-19-related/853517 "2021-02-11T17:16:45Z")
Let’s say the prevalence of a disease among those likely to take the test for that disease is 1%. So if you test a million people, you will find 10,000 people actually have the disease. However, what does it mean if the… --- ## [Does the vaccine affect people who've already been infected differently than those who have never had covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-vaccine-affect-people-whove-already-been-infected-differently-than-those-who-have-never-had-covid/932492)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-vaccine-affect-people-whove-already-been-infected-differently-than-those-who-have-never-had-covid/932492 "2021-02-11T17:05:56Z")
If you’ve already had covid, does the vaccine cause more side effects (since your body already has antibodies) than if you’ve never had the virus before, does it cause less side effects vs people who’ve never had it befo… --- ## [Convincing an Elderly Parent to Go to the Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-an-elderly-parent-to-go-to-the-doctor/932627)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-an-elderly-parent-to-go-to-the-doctor/932627 "2021-02-11T16:23:57Z")
My mom, early 70s, refuses to go to the doctor. I would like to hear if you ever managed to convince your elderly parents to go, and if so, how. I have already contacted a local aging council and am waiting on what they … --- ## [Jerry Lee Lewis Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lee-lewis-question/932644)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lee-lewis-question/932644 "2021-02-11T15:39:38Z")
Country recording artists like Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, et al are somewhat revered by the country music establishment. For example, when Merle Haggard died a concert was held in his honor. Considering his somewhat c… --- ## ["Please remain seated until the plane has reached a full and complete stop"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-remain-seated-until-the-plane-has-reached-a-full-and-complete-stop/932159)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-remain-seated-until-the-plane-has-reached-a-full-and-complete-stop/932159 "2021-02-11T14:38:50Z")
But the moment the plane wheels touch ground pretty much everybody immediately takes off their seatbelts and start pawing at their overhead bin luggage despite the fact the plane still is a good 5 - 10 minutes from getti… --- ## [What are all these "What\_Exit" edits I keep seeing? Or not seeing as it is? \[TAGs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-what-exit-edits-i-keep-seeing-or-not-seeing-as-it-is-tags/921844)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-all-these-what-exit-edits-i-keep-seeing-or-not-seeing-as-it-is-tags/921844 "2021-02-10T17:48:39Z")
Old threads of mine keep getting notifications that What\_Exit has edited them. I see nothing on them. What is going on? Here is a picture. --- ## [I'm getting notifications about comments that were never made \[Tags\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-notifications-about-comments-that-were-never-made-tags/932639)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-notifications-about-comments-that-were-never-made-tags/932639 "2021-02-11T14:03:04Z")
In the past few hours, I’ve received several notifications: What\_Exit replied to (my thread about Lionel Messi’s contract) What\_Exit replied to (my thread about NFL teams playing with one player less if ejected) Wha… --- ## [Medical question - and I know you're not my doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-and-i-know-youre-not-my-doctor/932621)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-and-i-know-youre-not-my-doctor/932621 "2021-02-11T13:30:43Z")
My husband is currently with his parents, so I’m getting this information second hand. This morning, my husband was called to the bathroom where his father (he’ll be 91 next month) was standing, holding a cup of coffee, … --- ## [Super Bowl crowd, huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-crowd-huh/932409)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-crowd-huh/932409 "2021-02-11T13:19:22Z")
How did they get permission for a stadium full of people when other sports are cardboard cutouts? I was shocked to see how big the crowd was, at first I thought it was a trick, like a giant photo and taped crowd noises,… --- ## [NFL 2020: Super Bowl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-super-bowl/932000)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-super-bowl/932000 "2021-02-11T13:13:59Z")
Well, it’s finally here. Super Bowl Week. I honestly did not think the NFL would be able to handle the coronavirus well enough to get here, on time, without missing any games. Kudos to them. A report indicates that the o… --- ## [American Gods - STARZ in 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods-starz-in-2017/760647)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods-starz-in-2017/760647 "2016-07-29T14:43:09Z")
I am pretty sure the upcoming adaptation of American Gods has been discussed here before, but if it isn’t on the front page, clearly it never happened. :smiley: The first teaser for American Gods (by Neil Gaiman) on Sta… --- ## [Car accident, deductible, fault determination, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident-deductible-fault-determination-etc/932562)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-accident-deductible-fault-determination-etc/932562 "2021-02-11T08:38:40Z")
I’m in TX and was recently in a minor car accident. No injuries and car not totaled. The other vehicle was a truck and I was in a compact car. It happened while I was turning left on the inside lane of a dual left tur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1549) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1551)