# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1709 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1710 --- ## [Tom Hardy rumored to have been selected as new 007 - James Bond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hardy-rumored-to-have-been-selected-as-new-007-james-bond/921165)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hardy-rumored-to-have-been-selected-as-new-007-james-bond/921165 "2020-09-22T19:19:27Z")
Hardy is one of my favorite current actors. I think he will continue the edgy Bond, and stay away from the campy Bond. --- ## [eighties fonts + design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eighties-fonts-design/106830)
**Author:** [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eighties-fonts-design/106830 "2020-09-22T18:59:17Z")
i’ve discovered the need to make an 80s music compilation cd for myself, which i’ve entitled punky brewster’s breakfast club is saved by the bell, because i like long titles. i’ve finished the tracklist, and it’s a nice … --- ## [How to pronounce the name of Holger Martin, German professor, 1942-2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-the-name-of-holger-martin-german-professor-1942-2016/921141)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-the-name-of-holger-martin-german-professor-1942-2016/921141 "2020-09-22T17:45:39Z")
How should I pronounce the name “Holger” be pronounced? Holger Martin was a German engineering professor who lived 1942-2016. Would the “g” be hard or soft? Is the rest of the pronunciation as we American English speake… --- ## [Cracker Barrell sells alcohol now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrell-sells-alcohol-now/921027)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrell-sells-alcohol-now/921027 "2020-09-22T16:37:50Z")
I think they are popular with non drinking Christians. Maybe they lose sales. --- ## [Rank all the Star Trek movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-all-the-star-trek-movies/921179)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-all-the-star-trek-movies/921179 "2020-09-22T16:35:31Z")
I did. Wrath of Khan This is a cliched choice, and in many respects Wrath of Khan isn’t many of the things I like Star Trek to be. It’s violent, and doesn’t have a lot of ethical dilemmas. However, it has a near per… --- ## [Do candidates come to your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-candidates-come-to-your-house/920792)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-candidates-come-to-your-house/920792 "2020-09-22T15:51:31Z")
Have often have you had a candidate for office or representatives for a cause come to your house? For me its only been a couple of times and both times it persuaded me to vote for them. Sidenote: A person running for o… --- ## [Why does a new SCOTUS appointee replacing a Chief Justice become Chief Justice rather than promoting from within?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-new-scotus-appointee-replacing-a-chief-justice-become-chief-justice-rather-than-promoting-from-within/921194)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-new-scotus-appointee-replacing-a-chief-justice-become-chief-justice-rather-than-promoting-from-within/921194 "2020-09-22T15:09:44Z")
(Hope that’s not too long a thread title.) When Chief Justice William Rehnquist died in 2005, I wondered why “new guy” John Roberts automatically took his place as CJ. Then I pretty much forgot about it. But with the S… --- ## [Is it rude to ask someone if they are retired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-someone-if-they-are-retired/921091)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-someone-if-they-are-retired/921091 "2020-09-22T15:03:24Z")
Just casually, in conversation with a stranger, is it rude to ask if they are retired? I’ve been getting asked that a lot lately. (I’m not.) Do I look that old? It strikes me as somewhat equivalent to asking someone if t… --- ## [WandaVision new Marvel / Disney trailer drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-new-marvel-disney-trailer-drops/921112)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-new-marvel-disney-trailer-drops/921112 "2020-09-22T14:23:59Z")
It’s hard to make out what the plot is, but it looks pretty cool. :slight\_smile: They’re doing a good job replicating 50s/60s television shows. --- ## [How are there any undecided voters left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-there-any-undecided-voters-left/920761)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-there-any-undecided-voters-left/920761 "2020-09-22T13:38:25Z")
By now, everyone had seen what type of President Trump is - his policies, his demeanor, his international relations, his staffing choices, his handling of covid, his position on police reform, etc. And we all should h… --- ## [keyboard will not tpe capital k without using caps lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-will-not-tpe-capital-k-without-using-caps-lock/855837)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-will-not-tpe-capital-k-without-using-caps-lock/855837 "2020-09-22T11:11:29Z")
This is driving me crazy because I actually am an excellent typist and having to hit the Caps Lock key to type one capital letter slows me down. This issue just occurred about two hours ago. I took the computer over to m… --- ## [Making A Super Simple Blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-super-simple-blog/921206)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-super-simple-blog/921206 "2020-09-22T05:04:24Z")
I’m looking to make a super simple blog along the same visual format as http://theworstthingsforsale.com/ . Just a photo or two, a blurb and on to the next entry. In a perfect world, I could tag the entries so someone … --- ## [Schitt's Creek sweeps the Emmy Awards for comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek-sweeps-the-emmy-awards-for-comedy/921164)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek-sweeps-the-emmy-awards-for-comedy/921164 "2020-09-22T04:25:02Z")
So yesterday, Schitt’s Creek won, I believe, every award for comedy at the Emmy Awards (best comedy, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, etc.). So what, if anything, does this mean? … --- ## [Civil unrest post-election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-unrest-post-election/920804)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-unrest-post-election/920804 "2020-09-22T02:52:11Z")
Trump is strongly implying, insofar as it is possible to make sense of what he says, that a Biden victory will inflame things, will embolden the protesters by validating them. I think it would, rather, satisfy them – th… --- ## [The Holocaust, its Causes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holocaust-its-causes/920769)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-holocaust-its-causes/920769 "2020-09-22T02:38:10Z")
The general theory of the cause of the Holocaust has been that Hitler was not a very nice man. He felt the same antisemitism common among Europeans of his age, but he felt it much more deeply. The Holocaust was therefor … --- ## [Justice R.B. Ginsburg dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-r-b-ginsburg-dies/920969)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-r-b-ginsburg-dies/920969 "2020-09-22T02:34:49Z")
This is not a debate or retrospective on her record or legacy. It is about the only important question right now: Who replaces her, and when, and on whose appointment? We are, after all, on the eve of a presidential el… --- ## [Hypothetical scenario: Trump loses and goes 'scorched earth' on his way out. What does it look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-scenario-trump-loses-and-goes-scorched-earth-on-his-way-out-what-does-it-look-like/920490)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-scenario-trump-loses-and-goes-scorched-earth-on-his-way-out-what-does-it-look-like/920490 "2020-09-22T01:52:48Z")
The title probably sums it up, but let’s say Trump loses and Sens McConnell and Graham walk over to the WH a few days after Nov 3rd and tell Trump he needs to accept defeat for the good of the nation and all that shit. L… --- ## [Quick Question on hiding text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-on-hiding-text/921047)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-on-hiding-text/921047 "2020-09-22T01:38:58Z")
Tend to use my phone on the board. Still using what is probably an old-fashioned way to get \[i\] italics or make font bold \[/b\]. How can I hide text or change its size or colour? \[an easy way?\] text \[/an easy way?\] --- ## [Looking for books by Merlyn Belanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-books-by-merlyn-belanger/921054)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-books-by-merlyn-belanger/921054 "2020-09-22T00:46:49Z")
I am looking for books by Merlyn (Mel) Belanger. They are: Retrospect and Prospect Letters to Billy-O Ah, Sweet Mystery The Man Who Invented Christianity \* As far as I know these are the only books he wrote, and I… --- ## [General Aviation: Retrofitting An Old Model With Modern Avionics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-aviation-retrofitting-an-old-model-with-modern-avionics/921084)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-aviation-retrofitting-an-old-model-with-modern-avionics/921084 "2020-09-22T00:04:42Z")
In this video, a couple is flying a Cessna 310, a model that went out of production in 1980. However, the avionics on this machine are obviously 21st Century - witness the touch-screen whatever in the middle of his dashb… --- ## [Questions you thought you could answer, but you really can't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-you-thought-you-could-answer-but-you-really-cant/921189)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-you-thought-you-could-answer-but-you-really-cant/921189 "2020-09-21T23:28:25Z")
The Tell me about your experiences going to/working with an allergist got me thinking: I go to an allergist all of the time! Maybe I can answer some questions and be helpful! Nope. I don’t actually have any allergies. … --- ## [DOJ Absolves NYC, Portland, and Seattle of Anarchy Claims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170)
**Author:** [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-absolves-nyc-portland-and-seattle-of-anarchy-claims/921170 "2020-09-21T22:45:16Z")
--- ## [Jewish Dopers, how to plan to observe the High Holidays this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-how-to-plan-to-observe-the-high-holidays-this-year/920092)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-how-to-plan-to-observe-the-high-holidays-this-year/920092 "2020-09-21T22:43:53Z")
My local Reform congregation is going totally online for the whole thing, except a socially-distanced Tashlich in a local park with a lake. It’s going to be really weird, even weirder for me as I’m a household of one wit… --- ## [Poker odds question #](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-odds-question/921106)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-odds-question/921106 "2020-09-21T22:34:12Z")
I just played in an online Texas Hold’em tournament. An extraordinary event happened. In the space of four consecutive hands, I got pocket aces three times. What are the odds against this? What are the odds of this … --- ## [America is Sterilizing ICE Detainees!? What-The-Actual-Fuck...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-sterilizing-ice-detainees-what-the-actual-fuck/920660)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-sterilizing-ice-detainees-what-the-actual-fuck/920660 "2020-09-21T21:25:25Z")
First, source links (because even I wouldn’t believe this is happening in America 2020 without a cite): https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ice-nurse-revealed-georgia-detention-215816246.html https://www.thestreet.com/mi… --- ## [Is there any reason face clothing is more difficult to police than other clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-face-clothing-is-more-difficult-to-police-than-other-clothing/920450)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-face-clothing-is-more-difficult-to-police-than-other-clothing/920450 "2020-09-21T20:42:48Z")
One thing that I’ve heard often from authorities during the COVID era is that they can’t police mask wearing. Schools state that they can’t possibly enforce something like that, lawmakers and some LEOs argue that it’s a … --- ## [Car Seat Physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-seat-physics/921036)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-seat-physics/921036 "2020-09-21T20:39:37Z")
As I understand it, in the US it is advised that children weighing less than 40 lbs should be seated in a rear-facing car seat and those weighing less than 22 lbs must always be placed in a rear-facing car seat. However,… --- ## [NY Times supports Trump! isn't this a little bit ,umm, ..hypocritical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-supports-trump-isnt-this-a-little-bit-umm-hypocritical/921074)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-supports-trump-isnt-this-a-little-bit-umm-hypocritical/921074 "2020-09-21T20:22:36Z")
NY Times supports Trump’s claim that mail-in ballots are dangerous, open to massive fraud Is this a huge deal? The story: Back in 2012, the NY Times published a major piece on the front page, which explained why absen… --- ## [Nothing new in American art/culture since 1980?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-new-in-american-art-culture-since-1980/920377)
**Author:** [@razordance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razordance)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-new-in-american-art-culture-since-1980/920377 "2020-09-21T20:14:26Z")
I am reading “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History,” by Kurt Andersen – Amazon.com. It is mainly about what the author calls “political economy” (“the economy is weather, the political economy is cli… --- ## [do you have catch phrases, song lyrics, movie quotes you cannot not say when certain things happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974 "2020-09-21T19:46:10Z")
Examples- I’ll start with one from the comedian who can no longer be named, about an operation and the patient is under general anesthia, and the doctor says “Ooops!” And the patient says “What did you say!?” Every time… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1708) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1710)