# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1637 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1638 --- ## [The FBI, the Rubber Hose and Self-Incrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-the-rubber-hose-and-self-incrimination/926364)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-the-rubber-hose-and-self-incrimination/926364 "2020-11-25T01:17:11Z")
Back when I was still in grade school was when I first heard this story. Back in the 1950’s, maybe into the early 69’s, the FBI would get perps to confess by working them over with a rubber hose. I don’t have a cite jus… --- ## [No sound on three pc's with two different sets of new known good speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sound-on-three-pcs-with-two-different-sets-of-new-known-good-speakers/926307)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sound-on-three-pcs-with-two-different-sets-of-new-known-good-speakers/926307 "2020-11-25T01:12:54Z")
My primary PC, an older Intel box running Windows 7, had good sound for many, many years and then one day the sound stopped working completely across all applications . IIRC I had attempted to update a sound card drive… --- ## [Thesaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 1819\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309 "2020-11-25T00:57:01Z")
The object of this game is for each poster to replace one word in the following sentence with a synonym and watch as the meaning of sentence morphs. verbs can be turned into nouns or vice versa and hyphenated words are a… --- ## [American Music Awards - WAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-music-awards-wap/926368)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-music-awards-wap/926368 "2020-11-24T23:54:38Z")
So I just heard the winner of Favorite Song Rap/Hip-Hop is WAP by Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion. I don’t listen to this type of music and only know the name Cardi B. I was told to look up the lyrics to this song. WOW I’… --- ## [If the Never Trump Republicans and the moderate Democrats formed a new party, what should the platform be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-never-trump-republicans-and-the-moderate-democrats-formed-a-new-party-what-should-the-platform-be/926226)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-never-trump-republicans-and-the-moderate-democrats-formed-a-new-party-what-should-the-platform-be/926226 "2020-11-24T23:41:38Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Lincoln Project type never Trumper podcasts lately and as a moderate Democrat I find myself wondering how centrists from both sides of the aisle could find enough common ground to cobble t… --- ## [What happens if a President-elect dies before inauguration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-a-president-elect-dies-before-inauguration/926309)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-a-president-elect-dies-before-inauguration/926309 "2020-11-24T23:39:14Z")
I’m sure this has been answered at some point but can’t find it. Title pretty much says it all. --- ## [Stop telling us to “listen” to Trump voters. We have heard enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telling-us-to-listen-to-trump-voters-we-have-heard-enough/925978)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telling-us-to-listen-to-trump-voters-we-have-heard-enough/925978 "2020-11-24T22:43:11Z")
Trump voters have shown their violets sirefwdd foe the valuues of democracy, the well-being of their fellow humans, their rejection objective truth, and their oppressive resentment. Please stop telling us to “listen.” Th… --- ## [NFC East standings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-standings/926002)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-standings/926002 "2020-11-24T21:30:43Z")
I don’t pay much attention to them but gee, the best team (the Eagles) is only 3-5-1. It’s not looking too good. --- ## [Period films with historically accurate scores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-films-with-historically-accurate-scores/926304)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-films-with-historically-accurate-scores/926304 "2020-11-24T21:18:13Z")
Most historical dramas, no matter the era, tend to use decidedly modern orchestral scores. Are there any films set in the distant past (say, before the 19th century) that are scored in a way that at least attempts to be… --- ## [NFL 2020: Week 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-11/925969)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-11/925969 "2020-11-24T20:35:00Z")
Some interesting tidbits this week in the NFL. We’ll start, of course, with Covid. With the human-idiocy caused and continuing spike in Covid cases, the NFL is putting all teams into “intensive protocol” jail starting Sa… --- ## [How Many Election Lawsuits Have Been Filed By Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-election-lawsuits-have-been-filed-by-trump/926217)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-election-lawsuits-have-been-filed-by-trump/926217 "2020-11-24T20:00:07Z")
And how many have failed/been dismissed? Sorry, Google is giving me mixed results. --- ## [57 Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/57-years-ago/926176)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/57-years-ago/926176 "2020-11-24T19:53:40Z")
It was a Friday, I was 14, a freshman in high school. I came back from lunch and knew something had happened, all the teachers were clotted together and murmuring to each other. Our football team had a playoff game way d… --- ## [Explain this crossword answer to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189)
**Author:** [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189 "2020-11-24T19:43:22Z")
I have a book of crossword puzzles, and I just finished a crossword that I completely don’t understand. Usually I can figure out where they’re going with the “theme clues,” but after filling in this puzzle, I still don’t… --- ## [MI GOP leaders meeting with Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mi-gop-leaders-meeting-with-trump/926060)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mi-gop-leaders-meeting-with-trump/926060 "2020-11-24T19:28:47Z")
So Michigan’s Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield have flown into DC this morning with plans to meet with Trump, who asked the two legislators to meet with him following his campaign’s rep… --- ## [Scientists: Human body temperature is dropping worldwide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-human-body-temperature-is-dropping-worldwide/926019)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-human-body-temperature-is-dropping-worldwide/926019 "2020-11-24T19:21:00Z")
Two centuries ago, German scientist Carl Wunderlich learned that human body temperature hovered around 98.6 degrees F. But scientists at UC Santa Barbara have determined that in the last 20 years, the average temperatur… --- ## [Help me find a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-movie/926356)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-movie/926356 "2020-11-24T18:58:38Z")
70s or early 80s I think. Takes place in a coastal town in San Juan County. Has a scientist-father trying to hide the fact that his two blonde kids(one by and one girl) have psychic powers. There is a confrontation wit… --- ## [Is stuffing the turkey safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stuffing-the-turkey-safe/926351)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stuffing-the-turkey-safe/926351 "2020-11-24T18:53:23Z")
Like many, our family is doing a scaled-down TG, and as primary cook in our immediate family it’s up to me to make the dinner. I am very confident in pulling it off, but I’ve never made a big bird with stuffing before. I… --- ## [Cyclists: Why do trainers flatten the tire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-why-do-trainers-flatten-the-tire/926269)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-why-do-trainers-flatten-the-tire/926269 "2020-11-24T17:58:27Z")
I had my bike in the shop for maintenance and the tech looked at my rear tire and said, “You’ve been riding this on a trainer?” I have a trainer that uses fluid resistance. A bracket holds the axle and a spring holds the… --- ## [Explain Google Sites vs. Similar Google Products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-google-sites-vs-similar-google-products/775720)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-google-sites-vs-similar-google-products/775720 "2016-12-27T18:33:46Z")
What’s the difference between “New \[Google\] Sites” vs. “Classic \[Google\] Sites” vs. G Suite? Also, how can I tell what features each product includes, like free SEO, etc.? Google’s webpage about all this is so damn conf… --- ## [Internet/Wi-Fi connection problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-wi-fi-connection-problem/926359)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-wi-fi-connection-problem/926359 "2020-11-24T17:15:24Z")
We have an Xfinity wireless router, and we have two networks. (Why? I don’t know.) They are HOME-####-2.4 and HOME-####-5. Yesterday I suddenly wasn’t connected to the Internet. I tried unplugging and re-plugging th… --- ## [Things the pandemic might destroy forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-pandemic-might-destroy-forever/924237)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-the-pandemic-might-destroy-forever/924237 "2020-11-24T17:10:32Z")
We’re in the planning and negotiation stage of a bathroom redo. It has expanded to replacing the old wallpaper in our master bedroom. My wife asked me about color preference for the paper, but there’s a snag. The only pl… --- ## [Question for men, particularly tall men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-men-particularly-tall-men/925879)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-men-particularly-tall-men/925879 "2020-11-24T16:02:46Z")
A few years ago, I posted regarding how we were told our son was looking at being unusually tall, and given options in case we wanted to to anything to either slow his rate of growth, or induce his growth spurt early, to… --- ## [Luther - Season 5 now airing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luther-season-5-now-airing/834995)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luther-season-5-now-airing/834995 "2020-11-24T15:11:16Z")
He’s back! Sundays on BBC America. Episode 1 has already aired. Idris Elba is in fine form and there are some familiar faces and new psychopaths. --- ## [Were there actually any fake defections during the cold war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-actually-any-fake-defections-during-the-cold-war/926329)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-actually-any-fake-defections-during-the-cold-war/926329 "2020-11-24T14:29:51Z")
Any discussion of cold war defections, in either direction, there is always a discussion of the suspicion that the defector could be completely fake. A plant by the opposing intelligence agency that is following orders a… --- ## [Giving (movie) credit where credit is due](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-movie-credit-where-credit-is-due/926170)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-movie-credit-where-credit-is-due/926170 "2020-11-24T13:45:32Z")
I watched movie credits long before Marvel stuck Easter eggs in them, because you never know what might happen. Case in point-1968’s Skidoo, in which the end credits were actually narrated/sung(I think by Harry Nilsson: … --- ## [Won't Trump just F-F-F-Fade away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-trump-just-f-f-f-fade-away/926136)
**Author:** [@michaelpirie171](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/michaelpirie171)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-trump-just-f-f-f-fade-away/926136 "2020-11-24T13:40:35Z")
There appears to be a school of thought that Trump is planning on milking $$$ from his base and keeping them energised for his tilt at the 2024 Presidential election. It seems to me that part of the attraction to his fa… --- ## [In the 24th Century, Do They Know What an Omelet Is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-24th-century-do-they-know-what-an-omelet-is/925485)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-24th-century-do-they-know-what-an-omelet-is/925485 "2020-11-24T12:14:53Z")
Just finished watching the ST:TNG episode titled Time Squared. It begins with Riker inviting a bunch of the bridge crew to his quarters so he can show off his culinary skills by preparing and serving a hand-made omelet. … --- ## [So in places where it gets good and hot, why wouldn’t you have a basement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-places-where-it-gets-good-and-hot-why-wouldn-t-you-have-a-basement/925827)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-places-where-it-gets-good-and-hot-why-wouldn-t-you-have-a-basement/925827 "2020-11-24T12:03:25Z")
As someone originally from Texas (where there generally are no basements) who now lives in New England (where basements are ubiquitous), this was always an interesting question for me as well. The reason is the frost l… --- ## [Cover an RV in wet areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-an-rv-in-wet-areas/926072)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-an-rv-in-wet-areas/926072 "2020-11-24T11:31:08Z")
I’m looking for opinions about covering my new trailer for the winter. I live in the very damp Pacific Northwest and it is wet here all winter long. It will rain now till spring and we’ll probably get 2 weeks of snow. I… --- ## [Veteran's day freebies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day-freebies/925374)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterans-day-freebies/925374 "2020-11-24T11:27:18Z")
with all the freebies given away by restaurants, hair salons, etc, how do these places afford it? Do they get tax break? There’s no charity involved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1636) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1638)