# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1748 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1749 --- ## [R.I.P. Julian Bream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-julian-bream/918212)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-julian-bream/918212 "2020-08-19T07:42:33Z")
Classical guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream has died at the age of 87: I grew up listening to classical guitar (my dad loved it), and Julian Bream was one of my favorites. His playing was always dynamic and sensitiv… --- ## [Shady self-dealing by Ilhan Omar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shady-self-dealing-by-ilhan-omar/918058)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shady-self-dealing-by-ilhan-omar/918058 "2020-08-19T06:07:27Z")
The DFL and DNC need to be able to call out the Trump family for all their corrupt efforts to funnel money into the family business, without having our own vulnerability from such a prominent member of the party engagi… --- ## [About Today's Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-todays-question/918444)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-todays-question/918444 "2020-08-19T05:16:22Z")
Is Today’s Question permanent now? --- ## [Watch dealers? Value of late-'70s vintage Rolex non-date Submariner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dealers-value-of-late-70s-vintage-rolex-non-date-submariner/918432)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-dealers-value-of-late-70s-vintage-rolex-non-date-submariner/918432 "2020-08-19T03:13:42Z")
It’s about time I start paring down the possessions. I like the Rolex GMT Master II I bought new in 2001. I also like the late-'70s (?) vintage non-date Submariner (5513?) I got used. Of the two, I wear the GMT more o… --- ## [Tucker Carlson’s logic fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-s-logic-fail/918224)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-s-logic-fail/918224 "2020-08-19T02:59:00Z")
‪ https://twitter.com/nikkimcr/status/1293339970732785664?s=21 Tucker is a smarmy douchebag, but he often makes clever arguments supported by evidence and logic. Not this time. The idea that mispronouncing Kamala Harri… --- ## [I’ll tell you why I’m not protesting for Cannon Hinnant \[choir-preaching itt\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ll-tell-you-why-i-m-not-protesting-for-cannon-hinnant-choir-preaching-itt/918096)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ll-tell-you-why-i-m-not-protesting-for-cannon-hinnant-choir-preaching-itt/918096 "2020-08-19T02:50:57Z")
One of the curses of having diverse hobbies is that I have acquaintances with diverse opinions. Diverse opinions aren’t a curse, of course. I should rewrite that. One of the curses of having diverse hobbies is that som… --- ## [Meeting Caesar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-caesar/917844)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-caesar/917844 "2020-08-19T02:36:16Z")
Thanks to Johnny Bravo and Snowboarder Bo for the tip for the photo hosting site So my SO got a new-used cat this weekend. An 8 year old orange tuxedo tabby tom (whew that’s a mouthful) she got from the Idaho Humane So… --- ## [Direction of flow of current vs electrons in a wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direction-of-flow-of-current-vs-electrons-in-a-wire/917405)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direction-of-flow-of-current-vs-electrons-in-a-wire/917405 "2020-08-19T02:05:22Z")
I just read in a physics text book that current flows in the opposite direction of electrons, and, as it seems with every textbook I’ve ever read, it doesn’t explain why. So I did a little googling and on places like Qu… --- ## [There is nothing United about these States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-nothing-united-about-these-states/918445)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-nothing-united-about-these-states/918445 "2020-08-19T01:45:31Z")
What even binds this country together anymore? Consumerism and Netflix? The GOP wants a WASP theocracy. The Tea Party / Libertarians / Q Anon want to destroy government. The Democrats want to be relevant. The Left wants … --- ## [Cutest little froggy face ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-little-froggy-face-ever/917962)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-little-froggy-face-ever/917962 "2020-08-19T01:13:15Z")
I decided that I needed some African Dwarf frogs for my aquarium. If you click on the link and then, once on Flickr, click on the picture to make it really large, you’ll see his tiny, “smiling” face. … --- ## [Illinois Dopers: how long are unemployment benefit payments actually taking right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-dopers-how-long-are-unemployment-benefit-payments-actually-taking-right-now/917994)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-dopers-how-long-are-unemployment-benefit-payments-actually-taking-right-now/917994 "2020-08-19T01:00:34Z")
To make a long story short, I was approved for unemployment benefits and just certified for the first time on Monday. I set up direct deposit, and the IDES website says I should receive the funds within 2 - 3 days of cer… --- ## [Stupidity and bad, bad, bad Beck. How do I even live in the world like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-and-bad-bad-bad-beck-how-do-i-even-live-in-the-world-like-this/918440)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidity-and-bad-bad-bad-beck-how-do-i-even-live-in-the-world-like-this/918440 "2020-08-19T00:36:43Z")
For days I’ve been fighting spam, telemarketing calls and emails. It is of a sexual nature and a bit disturbing. This morning I decide Imma get to the bottom of this crap and ‘unsubscribe’, not that I ever subscribed t… --- ## [My lockdown read pile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lockdown-read-pile/918354)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lockdown-read-pile/918354 "2020-08-19T00:31:57Z")
My library system closed down in March. So I started ordering books from Amazon instead. The thing is, I read really fast. (Or I read normally and y’all are slow). I need 2-4 regular-sized books for shabbat alone. The … --- ## [Is Coke Zero or Pepsi Zero Sugar available where you live right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-coke-zero-or-pepsi-zero-sugar-available-where-you-live-right-now/916221)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-coke-zero-or-pepsi-zero-sugar-available-where-you-live-right-now/916221 "2020-08-18T23:51:49Z")
I mean Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, of course. If I had to make a list of vices, Pepsi Zero Sugar would be high on the list. I absolutely love it. Coke Zero sugar is also really great. Here is the thing. My understanding, at … --- ## [McCabe And Mrs. Miller will be on TCM in a few hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccabe-and-mrs-miller-will-be-on-tcm-in-a-few-hours/918442)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccabe-and-mrs-miller-will-be-on-tcm-in-a-few-hours/918442 "2020-08-18T23:46:26Z")
I wasn’t sure if I should have put this under “Mundane”, but anyway 2am ET Turner Classic Movies One of the best movies ever… If you didn’t like it the first time, give it another chance. I liked it initially, but LOV… --- ## [How are the odds tilted toward the house in Blackjack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-odds-tilted-toward-the-house-in-blackjack/249870)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-odds-tilted-toward-the-house-in-blackjack/249870 "2020-08-18T22:51:11Z")
If I understand the rules of Blackjack and casinos correctly (perhaps a flawed assumption to start with), how is it that the odds are in favor of the house? If I’m the only person playing against the dealer, say, and I f… --- ## [It was 60 years ago today (the Beatles' first gig in Hamburg)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-60-years-ago-today-the-beatles-first-gig-in-hamburg/918342)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-60-years-ago-today-the-beatles-first-gig-in-hamburg/918342 "2020-08-18T20:09:45Z")
Maybe not an internationally remembered event, but covered by every news outlet in Germany today: The Beatles played their first gig at the Indra Club at the infamous Reeperbahn in St. Pauli, Hamburg, 60 years ago. We Ge… --- ## [Sara Gideon's maiden/married name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-gideons-maiden-married-name/918416)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sara-gideons-maiden-married-name/918416 "2020-08-18T20:02:28Z")
So after watching Sara Gideon speak at the DNC last night, I wikied her to learn more about her. I noticed it doesn’t mention a maiden name, nor does it mention her parents’ names. But it does mention she’s married to Be… --- ## [Alaska: how far north can I drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-how-far-north-can-i-drive/621895)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alaska-how-far-north-can-i-drive/621895 "2020-08-18T19:26:30Z")
Driving from California up the ALCAN Highway into Alaska has been a dream of mine and I plan to do it in the coming years. Once in Alaska I want to drive as far north as possible. I’ve read in articles here and there th… --- ## [Ever know a family member who became a non-person? (from grief or being disowned)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-member-who-became-a-non-person-from-grief-or-being-disowned/917375)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-a-family-member-who-became-a-non-person-from-grief-or-being-disowned/917375 "2020-08-18T19:24:41Z")
\[Other reasons on-topic all ye nitpickers\] This was sparked by a dream I had last night. A young girl had died in a car crash, and her family in their grief and pain basically wiped her existence from their lives (pict… --- ## [Did David Letterman and Jerry Garcia play Scrabble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-david-letterman-and-jerry-garcia-play-scrabble/244435)
**Author:** [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-david-letterman-and-jerry-garcia-play-scrabble/244435 "2020-08-18T18:57:27Z")
I recall seeing Late Night with David Letterman start one time with him playing Scrabble with Jerry Garcia. I remember an argument started when Dave argued that “truckin” was not actually a word and could not be used. … --- ## [I've been asked to help with our community's reopening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-asked-to-help-with-our-communitys-reopening/852696)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-asked-to-help-with-our-communitys-reopening/852696 "2020-08-18T18:21:51Z")
I’ve been asked by our mayor to join his economic council on reopening our community. We are a top 20 metropolitan area in the US. Our company is a large employer in the community, and we operate in essential industrie… --- ## ["Gun Nut Blows Own Nuts Off, Is Hailed As Hero By Group Of Men Who Point Guns At Their Nuts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-nut-blows-own-nuts-off-is-hailed-as-hero-by-group-of-men-who-point-guns-at-their-nuts/918268)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-nut-blows-own-nuts-off-is-hailed-as-hero-by-group-of-men-who-point-guns-at-their-nuts/918268 "2020-08-18T18:12:23Z")
More from the “You Can’t Make This Shit Up” Department. Today in things you may feel you were better off not knowing, there are multiple Facebook groups in which men take pictures of themselves with loaded guns point… --- ## [Should I bother voting in the Presidential Primary next Tuesday? (R-FL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-voting-in-the-presidential-primary-next-tuesday-r-fl/849304)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bother-voting-in-the-presidential-primary-next-tuesday-r-fl/849304 "2020-08-18T18:06:38Z")
Only the President and former Gov. Weld are on the ballot. I would be voting Weld. All the other elections hold primaries in August. Is it worth my time? I would probably lose a lunch break over this. ~Max --- ## [Will this tire/rim upgrade noticeably slow my car's acceleration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-tire-rim-upgrade-noticeably-slow-my-cars-acceleration/918313)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-tire-rim-upgrade-noticeably-slow-my-cars-acceleration/918313 "2020-08-18T18:02:27Z")
Hello everyone. My current car’s engine makes a mere 115 HP. Current (Factory spec) tires/rims are 195 65 with 15" rims. Considering (same brand) 205 55 tires with 16" rims. I would expect a handling improvement … --- ## [My Emergency Terrorist Attack Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-emergency-terrorist-attack-plan/918379)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-emergency-terrorist-attack-plan/918379 "2020-08-18T17:41:11Z")
Here is something mundane and pointless. I live in Saudi Arabia. It is pretty much like everywhere else really. We got Pizza Hut. We got Baskin-Robbins. My life here is nothing special. On the other hand, I do have a p… --- ## [Do you find a similarity between entertainment 'disclaimers' and](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-a-similarity-between-entertainment-disclaimers-and/918239)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-a-similarity-between-entertainment-disclaimers-and/918239 "2020-08-18T16:12:11Z")
the Comics Code Authority Warning labels on CDs The movie rating system Video game ratings? Disclaimers such as appearing now on Blazing Saddles and Gone with the Wind. Or such that have appeared for a while on Loone… --- ## [Are there any studies regarding if big polling leads leads to lower turnout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-studies-regarding-if-big-polling-leads-leads-to-lower-turnout/918327)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-studies-regarding-if-big-polling-leads-leads-to-lower-turnout/918327 "2020-08-18T16:10:12Z")
Pretty much every time someone posts about Biden having good poll results, someone one else will immediately post about how this is going to lead to complacency and then people won’t vote. But has anyone actually studied… --- ## [iPhone radio app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-radio-app/918005)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-radio-app/918005 "2020-08-18T15:35:59Z")
I’m listening to KXLU 88.9 Los Angeles on my office computer. A coworker said she liked it, and found it on the Radio USA app on her Android phone. That sounded pretty good, so I downloaded one of the Radio USA apps on… --- ## [Does FiveThirtyEight still plan to predict the election this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fivethirtyeight-still-plan-to-predict-the-election-this-year/917743)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fivethirtyeight-still-plan-to-predict-the-election-this-year/917743 "2020-08-18T15:28:46Z")
I’m going off memory here, so correct me. I believe Nate Silver at 538 was one of the few pollsters that gave Trump a 15-20% chance on election day in 2016. He was criticized for being way too generous to Trump with that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1747) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1749)