# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1697 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1698 --- ## [Speculation: what if either/both candidates die between nomination and election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-what-if-either-both-candidates-die-between-nomination-and-election/917176)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-what-if-either-both-candidates-die-between-nomination-and-election/917176 "2020-10-02T14:40:17Z")
Morbid, I know, but the presumptive nominees are advanced in age during a global pandemic, so I feel it’s very relevant. If Biden were to pass between nomination and election, would that drive away voters reluctant to v… --- ## [Great British Baking Show - Netflix new episodes Sept. 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-british-baking-show-netflix-new-episodes-sept-2018/820700)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-british-baking-show-netflix-new-episodes-sept-2018/820700 "2020-10-02T14:14:50Z")
I’m completely lost as to what season I’m watching. Netflix says S5, but I’m pretty sure we’ve seen five seasons on PBS, all of them previous to this. I think it’s actually Season 8 for UK viewers, or Season one under … --- ## [Are you ready to fight for democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-to-fight-for-democracy/921403)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-ready-to-fight-for-democracy/921403 "2020-10-02T13:53:55Z")
I have been in and around many discussions that center on worry. Worry about what is going to happen after the election. But this tweet from historian Michael Beschloss made me realize what a passive-voice pitfall that … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - Sept. 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-sept-2020-edition/919607)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-sept-2020-edition/919607 "2020-09-30T21:22:38Z")
Last month’s thread: Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2020 edition Khadaji was one of the earlier members of SDMB, and he was well-known as a kindly person who always had something encouraging to say, particula… --- ## [Why is electroconvulsive therapy treated as a treatment of last resort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-electroconvulsive-therapy-treated-as-a-treatment-of-last-resort/921871)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-electroconvulsive-therapy-treated-as-a-treatment-of-last-resort/921871 "2020-10-02T13:45:41Z")
A few psychology classes and some reading seems to indicate to me that ECT is an extremely effective treatment for long term major depression. Somewhere around 60-80% of patients with major depression have significant im… --- ## [What would a fascist/authoritarian US look like, and how it would function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-fascist-authoritarian-us-look-like-and-how-it-would-function/921638)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-fascist-authoritarian-us-look-like-and-how-it-would-function/921638 "2020-10-02T13:45:08Z")
Even if I were a fan of the current administration, which I’m not, enough people these days are talking about this possibility (some as though it’s a done deal) that I’ve been pondering this question for a while. I, and… --- ## [Business GOTV efforts and the GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-gotv-efforts-and-the-gop/922034)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-gotv-efforts-and-the-gop/922034 "2020-10-02T13:22:28Z")
In the leadup to the 2020 election, reminders and exhortations to vote have been coming from all sorts of businesses, and many are providing practical assistance in checking or doing voter registration on their websites … --- ## [Rip r cobb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-r-cobb/921951)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-r-cobb/921951 "2020-10-02T13:01:54Z")
Ron Cobb - Cartoons (roncobb.net) 1960’s counter-culture cartoonist who just disappeared from view. Went off to live in Sydney.Australia, and did commercial art ( ‘Back To The Future’, ‘Star Wars’, ‘Conan the Barbarian’… --- ## [As if the cockroaches weren't enough (Moving woes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-the-cockroaches-werent-enough-moving-woes/920612)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-the-cockroaches-werent-enough-moving-woes/920612 "2020-10-02T12:31:07Z")
Just moved to a new city for my wife’s career. Two hours before we arrive the landlord calls and says the cleaners found cockroaches after the previous tenants late departure. After a week and getting our furniture here… --- ## [How to stop interrupting in debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-interrupting-in-debates/921978)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-interrupting-in-debates/921978 "2020-10-02T12:15:12Z")
I think we can all agree that interrupting is unbecoming in a debate, whether it’s Biden interrupting Ryan in 2012 or Trump interrupting Biden in 2020. What is an effective meaningful way for a moderator to clamp down on… --- ## [USS Stout DDG55 just set the record for at sea time. 208 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-stout-ddg55-just-set-the-record-for-at-sea-time-208-days/921981)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-stout-ddg55-just-set-the-record-for-at-sea-time-208-days/921981 "2020-10-02T09:47:10Z")
Years ago when I was in the Navy we spent 121 consecutive days at sea. It was brutal and it was the record at the time. We only did it as they had recently reduced deployment times for West Pac from 9 months to 6 months. … --- ## [Hope Hicks, Trump’s close adviser tests positive for COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-hicks-trump-s-close-adviser-tests-positive-for-covid/922006)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-hicks-trump-s-close-adviser-tests-positive-for-covid/922006 "2020-10-02T09:00:45Z")
Breaking story. Hope Hicks is one of Trump’s closest advisers and has tested positive for Covid-19. She travels with him constantly. He should self-quarantine. We will see. --- ## [Favorite TV cartoon theme music-The '60s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tv-cartoon-theme-music-the-60s/921369)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tv-cartoon-theme-music-the-60s/921369 "2020-10-02T08:16:23Z")
TV cartoon theme music of the '60s only, please. Two of my favorites are Gigantor and Cool McCool. What is yours? --- ## [Stolen Election Watch: 1 million FL voters disenfranchised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-election-watch-1-million-fl-voters-disenfranchised/916056)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-election-watch-1-million-fl-voters-disenfranchised/916056 "2020-10-02T05:33:48Z")
From Slate: On July 1, a federal appeals court lifted an order that had blocked Florida from imposing a poll tax on people convicted of felonies. The U.S. Supreme Court then declined to step in. If two judges appointed… --- ## [Asking questions in an email -- ways to get them all answered in one reply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-questions-in-an-email-ways-to-get-them-all-answered-in-one-reply/920787)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-questions-in-an-email-ways-to-get-them-all-answered-in-one-reply/920787 "2020-10-02T04:15:14Z")
This has happened to me any number of times in my life, and again today. I send an email to someone who has information that I need, and I ask several questions. They answer maybe the first two, with nothing at all about… --- ## [Trees and their leaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees-and-their-leaves/921971)
**Author:** [@tavaritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavaritz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees-and-their-leaves/921971 "2020-10-02T03:35:38Z")
I have a question concerning trees and their leaves: I live in Helsinki, Finland and on my home street there are maples in a row between the street and a sportsground on the opposite side to where I live. I’m not sure w… --- ## [What’s the challenge with having natural grass for all North American sports stadiums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-challenge-with-having-natural-grass-for-all-north-american-sports-stadiums/921457)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-challenge-with-having-natural-grass-for-all-north-american-sports-stadiums/921457 "2020-10-02T02:58:03Z")
There’s been a lot of chatter about the artificial turf at MetLife stadium causing severe injuries to very important SF 49ers players last weekend. I remember since the days of AstroTurf that natural grass is widely con… --- ## [The Dresden Files - Latecomer Ongoing Discussion (spoilers possibly?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dresden-files-latecomer-ongoing-discussion-spoilers-possibly/850958)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dresden-files-latecomer-ongoing-discussion-spoilers-possibly/850958 "2020-10-02T02:53:24Z")
I needed a book series for my time in lockdown quarantine. I am a teacher and will spend the final 2 1/2 months teaching from home, followed by summer vacation. I am using the audio for this series, read by James Marste… --- ## [Popular examples of interviewers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-examples-of-interviewers/921972)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-examples-of-interviewers/921972 "2020-10-02T02:35:30Z")
I give talks every once in a while about how to do ‘customer discovery’. One point I make is to not ‘pitch your product’ but to ‘learn from your customer’. I refer to the shamwow guy as what not to do, and Johnny Carso… --- ## [Single hair on my arm -- caused by vaccine injection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-hair-on-my-arm-caused-by-vaccine-injection/359950)
**Author:** [@Walton\_Firm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walton_Firm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-hair-on-my-arm-caused-by-vaccine-injection/359950 "2020-10-02T02:24:26Z")
I’ll be visiting Africa in the near future, so yesterday I got some vaccinations: one for Hepatitis A, and a booster shot for some things I have already been vaccinated against as a kid. I received one shot in each arm; … --- ## [Recommend some Dance Music for my wife!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444)
**Author:** [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444 "2020-10-02T00:54:02Z")
So I have been attempting to compile a playlist that both my wife and I can enjoy while in the car. I’ve been a metalhead since the '80s and have been almost completely out of the loop with pop music since I was a pre-te… --- ## [I closed my LinkedIn account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-closed-my-linkedin-account/921203)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-closed-my-linkedin-account/921203 "2020-10-02T00:49:39Z")
I never liked LinkedIn. I had closed it once before, but I had a client at one point who wanted me to have it up (to show his clients my resume as a writer/translator? I forget), so I put it back up. Now it’s gone again. … --- ## [Asian electorate drifts to the right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-electorate-drifts-to-the-right/921340)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-electorate-drifts-to-the-right/921340 "2020-10-02T00:47:54Z")
So there seems to be some movement towards the right by the asian electorate. I think this is in part based on the anti-meritocracy elements of liberal orthodoxy discussed here but that’s just a guess. Is meritocracy o… --- ## [Juliette Gréco, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juliette-greco-rip/921544)
**Author:** [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juliette-greco-rip/921544 "2020-10-02T00:37:49Z")
Regarded as the “muse of the Existentialists,” she had a unique look and charisma all her own, along with an entrancing voice, a combination guaranteeing her a place in the Pantheon of Cool. Her passing two days ago s… --- ## [Twenty-nine days hath September (or at least that's how long we get to mini-rant this month.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-nine-days-hath-september-or-at-least-thats-how-long-we-get-to-mini-rant-this-month/919624)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-nine-days-hath-september-or-at-least-thats-how-long-we-get-to-mini-rant-this-month/919624 "2020-10-01T23:42:31Z")
I guess that’s my mini-rant: how come none of you slackers started a new thread, hmmm??? --- ## [Red Army Choir sings sex bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-army-choir-sings-sex-bomb/921234)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-army-choir-sings-sex-bomb/921234 "2020-10-01T23:13:37Z")
In today’s installment of “words I never thought I would say”; https://twitter.com/ogiovetti/status/1307640183307862027?s=21 --- ## [Trump's Executive Order to Ban Diversity Training](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-to-ban-diversity-training/921992)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-executive-order-to-ban-diversity-training/921992 "2020-10-01T22:23:13Z")
On September 22, 2020, Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping. The stated policy announced in the EO is as follows “it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote… --- ## [Do you have diverticulitis? What does it feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-diverticulitis-what-does-it-feel-like/921884)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-diverticulitis-what-does-it-feel-like/921884 "2020-10-01T20:40:20Z")
Welp, I’m off to the doc today. A couple of days ago I awoke with a pain in my left lower-ish abdomen, which pain sometimes extended down the left side and central area. It has subsided to tenderness, but won’t go away… --- ## ["Away" on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/away-on-netflix/919998)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/away-on-netflix/919998 "2020-10-01T20:23:41Z")
Anyone watching? Not bad. I’m on episode 6 right now, and there’s an actress I can’t place. She plays Miriam. Nothing in the credits or IMDb, and I’m striking out with Google. Anyone know who that actress is? --- ## [Car Mechanic procedure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-mechanic-procedure/921335)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-mechanic-procedure/921335 "2020-10-01T19:39:56Z")
Sometimes I bring my car to the shop and they call me late in the day around 3 or later and tell me the problem and the cost to fix it. I tell them to do the work and they fix it by 5. I am wondering if they have a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1696) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1698)