# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1732 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1733 --- ## [Topic Baylisascaris procyonis eggs found in Raccoon feeces;](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-baylisascaris-procyonis-eggs-found-in-raccoon-feeces/918988)
**Author:** [@Yen22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yen22)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-baylisascaris-procyonis-eggs-found-in-raccoon-feeces/918988 "2020-09-01T22:46:03Z")
Hello, I’m purchasing a house in Long Island New York and the Home inspection report Indicates there is racoon feces (latrines) found in the attic. I have read about how this parasite’s eggs can cause severe diseas… --- ## [What happens when a GCFI outlet gets submerged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-gcfi-outlet-gets-submerged/918089)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-gcfi-outlet-gets-submerged/918089 "2020-09-01T22:23:42Z")
Say you have one in a basement and the basement floods. I know that it is supposed to “trip” and not provide electricity to whatever is plugged into it, but is it safe to be around itself? AFAIK, there are live wires c… --- ## [Facebook group/page support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-group-page-support/919530)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-group-page-support/919530 "2020-09-01T22:02:27Z")
I help a bunch of people and organizations with their Facebook groups and business pages. To make this easier, many of them have given me admin status. Unfortunately, I then appear on the list of page/group admins, and m… --- ## [Any WordPress bloggers? Autopost to Twitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wordpress-bloggers-autopost-to-twitter/919395)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wordpress-bloggers-autopost-to-twitter/919395 "2020-09-01T21:34:59Z")
I echo my main blog on WordPress. One interesting feature of WordPress (can’t find how you get to it at the moment, @$#%&\*!) is the option of auto-posting to Twitter, which results in a Twitter post that shows the blog… --- ## [Timing of posts marked unread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-of-posts-marked-unread/919555)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-of-posts-marked-unread/919555 "2020-09-01T21:28:07Z")
When I read a thread or topic (whatever) to the end and then leave it, it sometimes marks the topic as partially unread. Looks like it’s assuming it takes a certain amount of time to read them and if you don’t spend that… --- ## [Excellent Podcast and Doors Overview...Not a Fanboy Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-podcast-and-doors-overview-not-a-fanboy-podcast/919554)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-podcast-and-doors-overview-not-a-fanboy-podcast/919554 "2020-09-01T21:25:14Z")
Firstly, althought this is hosted by the NR no politics are involved Secondly, its hosted by 3 people; one huge fan, one lapsed fan and one hater. It makes for a fascinating discussion. Its 3 hours long. But for me t… --- ## [Europa Universalis IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europa-universalis-iv/919526)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europa-universalis-iv/919526 "2020-09-01T20:57:57Z")
Any fans of the Europa Universalis franchise? I’m a late-comer and just got EU4 last week. Currently, I’m slogging through learning the interface. It doesn’t feel as intuitive as earlier incarnations did. The sheer DEPTH… --- ## [The "walkaway movement to abandon liberalism" is astroturf.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walkaway-movement-to-abandon-liberalism-is-astroturf/817206)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walkaway-movement-to-abandon-liberalism-is-astroturf/817206 "2020-09-01T20:32:09Z")
There’s a new “movement”, #walkaway, on Twitter that appears to be going viral. It’s called “the walkaway movement to abandon liberalism”. It appears to be obvious astroturf. Twitter account “New Knowledge” makes the ca… --- ## [Any old TV shows where you are conversant with the show but literally can only remember one ep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-tv-shows-where-you-are-conversant-with-the-show-but-literally-can-only-remember-one-ep/918790)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-tv-shows-where-you-are-conversant-with-the-show-but-literally-can-only-remember-one-ep/918790 "2020-09-01T19:28:44Z")
Magnum PI: Twice i sat down to watch an ep, and it not only was the same ep, but a famous one that still shows up in references from time to time. The one where magnum shoots an unarmed guy at the end. The Lucy Show: Th… --- ## [What do you do if you sneeze in your mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-sneeze-in-your-mask/919514)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-sneeze-in-your-mask/919514 "2020-09-01T19:17:26Z")
I was doing my grocery shopping yesterday and had to sneeze. Didn’t have a hanky. First, I tried very hard not to make noise, to avoid alarming other customers. There was no noticeable mucus, but I still didn’t want to w… --- ## [Kenneth Branagh is murdering Hercule Poirot -- yet again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-branagh-is-murdering-hercule-poirot-yet-again/919500)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-branagh-is-murdering-hercule-poirot-yet-again/919500 "2020-09-01T17:07:15Z")
Murder on the Nile, coming in October. Really, there oughta be a law. It isn’t just the impossibly silly mustache, much worse is the wooden characterization, the constant frown, the laughable French – oops, Belgian acce… --- ## [Ranked Choice Voting in ME-02](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranked-choice-voting-in-me-02/824460)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ranked-choice-voting-in-me-02/824460 "2020-09-01T16:54:18Z")
Poliquin sues in federal court to stop ranked-choice count I think ranked choice voting is a step in the right direction. Will this kill it in its crib? --- ## [What's the name of the song in the "Jackie Brown" trailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563)
**Author:** [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563 "2020-09-01T16:50:52Z")
I’ve been going nuts trying to find out because I love that song, but I can’t find out the name of it. It’s not on the soundtrack CD or on the movie, IIRC, just in the trailer. It sounds like old Motown. Help! --- ## [Knife-fighting - Is training available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-fighting-is-training-available/219007)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-fighting-is-training-available/219007 "2003-12-15T14:56:28Z")
I always see self-defense people (rightly) say that “you never know when someone is armed.” Now, I know this is true, and I also know I don’t want to tote around a gun. This is purely hypothetical, by the way, so no “do… --- ## [Scott Peterson's death sentence overturned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-petersons-death-sentence-overturned/918930)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-petersons-death-sentence-overturned/918930 "2020-09-01T15:54:34Z")
I know the trial got a lot of attention on the Straight Dope way back when. He is still guilty but a judge ordered a new penalty phase trial: --- ## [Paul Rusesabangina Arrested for Terrorist Acts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-rusesabangina-arrested-for-terrorist-acts/919492)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-rusesabangina-arrested-for-terrorist-acts/919492 "2020-09-01T15:37:16Z")
I regret to say, I don’t know enough about this to comment intelligently. But it appears this guy has made a lot of important enemies. And he has said the genocide could happen again. Not Mundane or Pointless, but not … --- ## [Bench has a known max weight. What percentage of that weight can it hold forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bench-has-a-known-max-weight-what-percentage-of-that-weight-can-it-hold-forever/919089)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bench-has-a-known-max-weight-what-percentage-of-that-weight-can-it-hold-forever/919089 "2020-09-01T15:28:32Z")
In a nutshell: Bench is listed as supporting up to 350 pounds. I want to store 100 pounds of evenly distributed water jugs across the length of it, for years at a time or potentially a decade or more. Will the bench even… --- ## [Podunk, MA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podunk-ma/919371)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podunk-ma/919371 "2020-09-01T15:23:29Z")
The Cecil Adams column Where is Podunk? was recently posted to the Straight Dope front page again. Turns out, if you bring up East Brookfield, MA on Google Maps, you can find Podunk Road and Podunk Pike. So, even in 20… --- ## [How to prevent condensation in a small A/C closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prevent-condensation-in-a-small-a-c-closet/919313)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prevent-condensation-in-a-small-a-c-closet/919313 "2020-09-01T15:10:43Z")
It has been quite hot and humid lately and we’ve run the A/C a bit. Yesterday, I discovered wet walls and dripping condensation in the little closet where the blower unit is. Never had this before. The condenser is ac… --- ## [Does local law enforcement have to cooperate with the Secret Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-local-law-enforcement-have-to-cooperate-with-the-secret-service/919408)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-local-law-enforcement-have-to-cooperate-with-the-secret-service/919408 "2020-09-01T14:53:02Z")
As President Trump plans a trip to Kenosha Wisconsin, both the governor and the mayor are begging him not to come. One of the reasons given is that it would tax local LEO resources. Is this just based upon tradition or d… --- ## [What is this thing connected to my HVAC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-connected-to-my-hvac/919012)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-connected-to-my-hvac/919012 "2020-09-01T14:35:23Z")
Our condo was built 30 years ago by expert corner cutters. I keep discovering new ways they cut corners, or I get curious and investigate one I’ve noticed before but never looked into. Today I pulled the electrical tape… --- ## [Mutiple repeated posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutiple-repeated-posts/919493)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutiple-repeated-posts/919493 "2020-09-01T14:24:51Z")
I’ve been getting multiple repeated posts in pretty much every comment thread. There will be a comment, then comments threaded underneath that, then those same comment back up on the main comment level. Every thread. Wha… --- ## [What happens if the election in November is really close?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-election-in-november-is-really-close/918430)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-election-in-november-is-really-close/918430 "2020-09-01T14:03:13Z")
So, I’ve been keeping a vague eye on how things have been progressing recently, politics wise, in the US. There is a huge fight right now about mail in voting and all of the potential benefits and issues with this. The… --- ## [Larry Elder’s Uncle Tom movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-elder-s-uncle-tom-movie/919383)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-elder-s-uncle-tom-movie/919383 "2020-09-01T13:41:08Z")
I’ve seen outtakes on You Tube. It has excellent reviews on IMDB. Has Any Doper watched it? --- ## [What happened at Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-hasan-minhajs-patriot-act-workplace/919070)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-hasan-minhajs-patriot-act-workplace/919070 "2020-09-01T13:38:24Z")
Hasan Minhaj has been a kind of a hero to me. His Netflix special “Homecoming King” was such a perfect reflection of the experience of so many children of South Asian immigrants, and it was moving and funny. His Netflix… --- ## [Where do you plan to travel internationally after the pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-plan-to-travel-internationally-after-the-pandemic/919161)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-plan-to-travel-internationally-after-the-pandemic/919161 "2020-09-01T13:07:43Z")
Where do you plan to travel internationally after the pandemic? --- ## [Pros and cons of pet health insurance? Anyone have it and like it or dislike it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-pet-health-insurance-anyone-have-it-and-like-it-or-dislike-it/919349)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-pet-health-insurance-anyone-have-it-and-like-it-or-dislike-it/919349 "2020-09-01T11:48:33Z")
The only threads on this that search brings up for me are 13 years old or more so I thought I’d ask for updated opinions. We have a cat adopted from a shelter; he’ll be 4 in October. He was neutered by the shelter at 3 … --- ## [What kind of fungus is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-fungus-is-this/918782)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-fungus-is-this/918782 "2020-09-01T11:31:06Z")
Out for a hike in the forest and saw this. I don’t think it’s Artist Bracket or Chicken of the Woods but I can’t tell for sure. We also saw this and thought it was some type of neat … --- ## [Flu shot and Gout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shot-and-gout/919386)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-shot-and-gout/919386 "2020-09-01T11:10:57Z")
Well crap. Got the senior flu shot Friday; figured it would boost the immune system in these trying times. Got up this morning (Sunday) with an inflamed left instep. I google flu shot/gout and crapola. The shot will cran… --- ## [Can we please bring back the "read a random column" function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-bring-back-the-read-a-random-column-function/919470)
**Author:** [@danhanegan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danhanegan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-bring-back-the-read-a-random-column-function/919470 "2020-09-01T06:58:57Z")
Can we please bring back the “read a random column” function? Filling odd minutes reading random columns was pretty much the only reason I visited this site. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1731) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1733)