# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1693 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1694 --- ## [Should US high schools drop sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-high-schools-drop-sports/921037)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-high-schools-drop-sports/921037 "2020-10-06T10:40:04Z")
Straight up, what are your thoughts on this issue? Do HS sports take up to many resources? Do the sports people (teachers as coaches, student athletes) dominate the school too much? Would High schools be better off if… --- ## [Adventures with cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-with-cancer/922299)
**Author:** [@pythonzz2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzz2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-with-cancer/922299 "2020-10-06T08:51:40Z")
I’m baaaack… a brief update: I got stuck with a cancer diagnosis after my colonoscopy - two benign polyps and a cancerous mass located at the hepatic juncture. The alien mass was causing havoc by chronic bleeding leadin… --- ## [Will taxpayer compliance suffer over the $750 issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-taxpayer-compliance-suffer-over-the-750-issue/921973)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-taxpayer-compliance-suffer-over-the-750-issue/921973 "2020-10-03T13:15:57Z")
I was catching up with a friend via text last night and he told me he was “done paying taxes” because of Trump’s current tax situation. He told me he will not file ever again. Once the IRS begins pursuing his situation… --- ## [Manila / Philippines / SE Asia tips and advice wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-philippines-se-asia-tips-and-advice-wanted/480008)
**Author:** [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-philippines-se-asia-tips-and-advice-wanted/480008 "2009-01-06T17:26:50Z")
Hi all, I posted a similar thread before the holidays which got very few views and no responses. I’m trying again in the hope that I just hit a bad time for the board, if this one fares no better then I’ll take the hint … --- ## [Christmas Gift Idea, after the lockpicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-gift-idea-after-the-lockpicks/922236)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-gift-idea-after-the-lockpicks/922236 "2020-10-06T05:36:16Z")
A ten-year-old boy of my acquaintance recently developed an affinity for my lock picks. After a bit of instruction he is well on his way to an exciting career as an international jewel thief. He told me he had found his… --- ## [Does being an authorized user on someones else account affect my aunts credit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-an-authorized-user-on-someones-else-account-affect-my-aunts-credit/922216)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-an-authorized-user-on-someones-else-account-affect-my-aunts-credit/922216 "2020-10-06T04:18:43Z")
Ok recent circumstances are forcing us to buy a house and all the realtors we contact tell us we need to be "pre-qualified " due to COVID-19 to be able to seriously start looking at them (like physical showings and s… --- ## [To what extent is "healthcare favoritism" legal in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-healthcare-favoritism-legal-in-america/922150)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-healthcare-favoritism-legal-in-america/922150 "2020-10-06T03:51:59Z")
There shouldn’t be any controversy over President Trump getting the most prioritized of priority treatments for his Covid - he is the President after all, and governmental officials wield tremendous power and influence a… --- ## [In response to that Lestoil thread: Cloralen products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-response-to-that-lestoil-thread-cloralen-products/922303)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-response-to-that-lestoil-thread-cloralen-products/922303 "2020-10-06T03:48:02Z")
Another old product that seems to be making a comeback, I guess. I’m seeing quite a bit of that in grocery and other stores, even though Clorox and other bleach products are readily available. Maybe it was a niche prod… --- ## [Trauma Center starring Bruce Willis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trauma-center-starring-bruce-willis/922269)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trauma-center-starring-bruce-willis/922269 "2020-10-06T02:14:55Z")
I just watched this movie on Hulu. Bad movie. Not the worst I have ever seen (and I did watch it to the end, which says something about the pandemic). What is remarkable about the movie is how unwatchable Bruce Willis is… --- ## [I'm Up So Here's The New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-so-heres-the-new-mmp/921729)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-so-heres-the-new-mmp/921729 "2020-10-06T02:00:37Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 75 Amurrkin out and rainy(ish) with a predicted high of 85 and partly N.O.S. for the day, or maybe it will rain off and on all day. TWPTB are once again all willy-nilly … --- ## [Judge clears 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright case for trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/752012)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/752012 "2020-10-06T00:35:04Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/ar-BBrDoPS?ocid=ansmsnent11 If you listen to Taurus, it’s impossible not to see the close similarities. Especially starting a… --- ## [Tetracycline cost-WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tetracycline-cost-wtf/920051 "2020-10-06T00:33:51Z")
I had an upper endoscopy in August and was diagnosed with H. pylori (bacteria that can survive in stomach acid) gastritis. Most common therapy can include 1 or 2 of 4 antibiotic classes, an acid reducing medication, and… --- ## [Djokovic defaulted from US Open for hitting line judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-defaulted-from-us-open-for-hitting-line-judge/919969)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djokovic-defaulted-from-us-open-for-hitting-line-judge/919969 "2020-10-06T00:21:34Z")
After absolutely smashing a ball into the side boards, four points later he whacks one without looking into the back of the court hitting a line judge. Should have been an immediate disqualification, but for some reason … --- ## [My brother and I decided not to visit this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-and-i-decided-not-to-visit-this-year/921874)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-and-i-decided-not-to-visit-this-year/921874 "2020-10-05T22:17:48Z")
I think I should put this here, since I wouldn’t be facing this but for the pandemic; however, it’s just a personal lament, and I considered putting it in MPSIMS. If a mod wants to move it, I won’t mind. So, my brother … --- ## [It has always been this: Conservatives believe they have the right to kill everyone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-always-been-this-conservatives-believe-they-have-the-right-to-kill-everyone-else/921749)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-always-been-this-conservatives-believe-they-have-the-right-to-kill-everyone-else/921749 "2020-10-05T21:46:47Z")
Slate: ”Own the Libs” Is Gradually Morphing Into “Kill the Libs” Public rhetoric is making this explicit. But really this is what they’ve always wanted. That’s what fun tights are about. That’s what castle doctrine and … --- ## [RS best 500 albums of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rs-best-500-albums-of-all-time/921241)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rs-best-500-albums-of-all-time/921241 "2020-10-05T21:28:23Z")
Updated now , the first list was 2003. I am surprised by some in the top 50 such as rap. --- ## [I have retired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-retired/920943)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-retired/920943 "2020-10-05T20:19:16Z")
After over 41 years as a working electrician/fire alarm technician I have finally retired. I don’t really have any hard and fast plans. I plan to up my cooking game quite a bit and there are a few projects around the h… --- ## [Cape Town water: impending crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cape-town-water-impending-crisis/807004)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cape-town-water-impending-crisis/807004 "2020-10-05T20:15:56Z")
After several years of drought, the tourist capital of South Africa is poised to run out of water by late April. \*At the Voëlvlei Dam, water levels are critically low, sitting at less than 20 percent, reports CBS News’ … --- ## [Air cleaner to handle cigarette smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-cleaner-to-handle-cigarette-smoke/922222)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-cleaner-to-handle-cigarette-smoke/922222 "2020-10-05T20:04:52Z")
Approx 1200 Sq ft, need a filter to take care of cigarette smoke odor. Thanks --- ## [Reagan Assassination Attempt Two-fer: Were the Nuke Codes "Lost"? / Who's Gun is on the Ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-assassination-attempt-two-fer-were-the-nuke-codes-lost-whos-gun-is-on-the-ground/922093)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-assassination-attempt-two-fer-were-the-nuke-codes-lost-whos-gun-is-on-the-ground/922093 "2020-10-05T19:26:04Z")
(I don’t know whether to put this in MPSIMS, IMHO or General Questions.) Question I: Tonight I happened to be re-reading about the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt. About halfway through the Wikipedia article I read s… --- ## [Board Workings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-workings/922277)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-workings/922277 "2020-10-05T18:15:42Z")
Why does it say that my last used device is in “Upper Marlboro, MD” when I live and work in greater Chicagoland? --- ## [A Sign, A Post, Paint. A Best Way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sign-a-post-paint-a-best-way/919412)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sign-a-post-paint-a-best-way/919412 "2020-10-05T17:24:02Z")
I need to put up a sign. The post is a scrap piece of 3/4 inch galvanized plumbing pipe. On top will be the 12 x 6 inch cast steel sign. The sign will be 4 feet off the earth grade. I want to facilitate air movement in t… --- ## [Looking up hundreds of ZIP codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-up-hundreds-of-zip-codes/835988)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-up-hundreds-of-zip-codes/835988 "2019-06-27T19:01:50Z")
You can look up individual ZIP codes on the USPS website, but I have over 300 addresses in need of ZIP codes. Is there a resource online where I can upload a file and get the ZIPs? --- ## ["This user's public profile is hidden."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/913834)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-users-public-profile-is-hidden/913834 "2020-10-05T16:59:22Z")
So someone opens a thread, which I read. But then I’m curious about what other threads they started, what posts they’ve made, how long they’ve been on the board and so forth but clicking on their name results in a messag… --- ## [XFL has gone bust again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-has-gone-bust-again/851520)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-has-gone-bust-again/851520 "2020-10-05T15:37:23Z")
Everybody laid off , no plans for 2021 Maybe third time will be the charm. --- ## [How Many and Which Newspapers have "YOU'RE FIRED!" Headline on Nov 4th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-and-which-newspapers-have-youre-fired-headline-on-nov-4th/921841)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-and-which-newspapers-have-youre-fired-headline-on-nov-4th/921841 "2020-10-05T15:17:07Z")
If (when) Donnie Death loses the election I think it goes without saying that some newspaper somewhere will run the headline: “YOU’RE FIRED!” What I wonder is, how many newspapers will run this same headline? How many … --- ## [Crusader Kings 3 Succession Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-kings-3-succession-game/920037)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crusader-kings-3-succession-game/920037 "2020-10-05T15:13:27Z")
This is an interest thread for a Crusader Kings 3 succession game. I am hopeful that we will be able to do this across distribution platforms. In a succession game, each player inherits the game’s save file from the pre… --- ## [BB gun/Air rifle to kill chipmunks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-gun-air-rifle-to-kill-chipmunks/918220)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-gun-air-rifle-to-kill-chipmunks/918220 "2020-10-05T14:50:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Are there any guns that are actually silent (or nearly so) as the movies would have it?: I asked about quiet bb guns or air rifles to kill chipmunks. Rather to my surprise, despite living… --- ## [Gad, this brown roux method is so much easier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gad-this-brown-roux-method-is-so-much-easier/922178)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gad-this-brown-roux-method-is-so-much-easier/922178 "2020-10-05T14:50:08Z")
I craved a shrimp and sausage gumbo yesterday, and went to the market and bought all the ingredients. I was dreading standing in front of the stove stirring a brown roux endlessly, and then I dimly remembered a differen… --- ## [Who are you? What makes you, you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-what-makes-you-you/922106)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-what-makes-you-you/922106 "2020-10-05T14:30:55Z")
This is just sort of an open-ended opinion poll. I would like you to take a moment, and reflect on that question. What answer comes first to mind? Your occupation? Something you do, or something you are—whether by birth,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1692) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1694)