# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1754 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1755 --- ## [Press Failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-failure/917253)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-failure/917253 "2020-08-14T23:38:53Z")
Can someone explain to me why the press will not press Trump and his administration when they fail to answer the question asked? Acosta asked a pretty straight forward question and Trump spewed a lot of smoke but came no… --- ## [Any content writers for hire here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-content-writers-for-hire-here/855610)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-content-writers-for-hire-here/855610 "2020-06-15T19:55:14Z")
Request to PM. Thanks Indian. --- ## [How do we create a Poll on the new board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-create-a-poll-on-the-new-board/918111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-create-a-poll-on-the-new-board/918111 "2020-08-14T23:23:43Z")
I’d like to ask what type of masks people are using in IMHO. How do I create a Poll? Will it ask me like on the old board? I didn’t want to post until I knew for sure. --- ## [Father's fast response saves his children from injury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-fast-response-saves-his-children-from-injury/918099)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-fast-response-saves-his-children-from-injury/918099 "2020-08-14T23:19:12Z")
I wish my reflexes were that good. :astonished: Those kids could have been badly cut by the mirror. He dives towards the ground to catch the mirror. Reminds me of a football player going for a low pass. --- ## [Poll test 2 Favorite Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-2-favorite-cheese/918133)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-test-2-favorite-cheese/918133 "2020-08-14T23:12:06Z")
poll --- ## [Do I Have A Chance At Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-chance-at-life/917981)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-chance-at-life/917981 "2020-08-14T23:04:16Z")
I’m 33, I still live at home, and have never worked. I am a high school drop out. My life revolves around pills. They are the only thing to give me meaning. I depend completely on my aging parents. I am quite literally \*… --- ## [In what way do you differ from the norm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-do-you-differ-from-the-norm/918052)
**Author:** [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-do-you-differ-from-the-norm/918052 "2020-08-14T22:34:48Z")
We are a very variable species, but I am wondering in what ways do our members vary from the norms of their society. I am not talking about gender, age, politics, hair color, education level or who you choose to love…no… --- ## [How long does intergenerational trauma usually last](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-intergenerational-trauma-usually-last/918050)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-intergenerational-trauma-usually-last/918050 "2020-08-14T22:15:25Z")
Intergenerational trauma is when a parent is traumatized (by abuse, mental illness, war, a personality disorder, etc) so they traumatize their kids directly and indirectly. The kids grow up and traumatize their own kids. … --- ## [What’s Joe Biden’s policy on Climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-joe-biden-s-policy-on-climate-change/918042)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-joe-biden-s-policy-on-climate-change/918042 "2020-08-14T21:50:16Z")
I’ve been trying to understand Biden’s policy outline for Climate change have not found much information online. Will it be just the same as “ Green New Deal ( GND ) “ ? Green New Deal - Wikipedia --- ## [Could biden of beaten trump in the ' 16 election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-biden-of-beaten-trump-in-the-16-election/918044)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-biden-of-beaten-trump-in-the-16-election/918044 "2020-08-14T20:52:31Z")
I remember back in 16 everyone and his 4th cousin wanted Biden to run when he was still in the glow of the Obama admin and he had a bunch of reasons of why he didn’t want to (something he seriously regrets at least not … --- ## [What can be done about police who are willing to help subvert democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-about-police-who-are-willing-to-help-subvert-democracy/918117)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-be-done-about-police-who-are-willing-to-help-subvert-democracy/918117 "2020-08-14T20:49:24Z")
If Trump steals the election in 2020 and there are riots in the streets police will be cracking peoples heads open the same day. Its the same in Hong Kong and Belarus where people are protesting to uphold democracy and h… --- ## [Why the funky fonts in some phishing emails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-funky-fonts-in-some-phishing-emails/917838)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-funky-fonts-in-some-phishing-emails/917838 "2020-08-14T19:57:29Z")
I’m simultaneously amused and puzzled when I receive a phishing email, purporting to be from someplace average people expect emails from – the Postal Service, a bank, etc. – but then has odd fonts, weird use of bolding, … --- ## [Elves novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elves-novel/40140)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elves-novel/40140 "2020-08-14T19:16:12Z")
What was 60’s or 70’s novel about a world under the cities? There was the hallucinogenic “waybread of the elves” some kind of lichen or something. Swords and searches and rescues and the entrance to the world is in you… --- ## [New Feud. The Name Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-feud-the-name-game/914937 "2020-08-14T19:09:29Z")
Gonna try this again since my last one was a flop. Here are the rules(Borrowed from the usual feud master) \*\*1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS\*\*, lest you see the other answers. Scroll really fast … --- ## [\#free fortnite (aka epic vs the mobile world)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fortnite-aka-epic-vs-the-mobile-world/918030)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-fortnite-aka-epic-vs-the-mobile-world/918030 "2020-08-14T18:59:29Z")
apparently epic games decided they didn’t need no stinkin app stores and instituted a direct payment system even going as far as making a parody of apples 1984 commercial … Google did the same but seems more amenabl… --- ## [If you have a power outage, don't assume that someone else has contacted the utilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-power-outage-dont-assume-that-someone-else-has-contacted-the-utilities/918038)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-power-outage-dont-assume-that-someone-else-has-contacted-the-utilities/918038 "2020-08-14T18:53:52Z")
I was in the field of the big Midwestern derecho on Monday, and most of my city was without power at some point. Other towns have been stricken even worse, due to all the high winds (up to 100mph) and downed trees and p… --- ## [Should we turn over fossils or other findings to scientists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-turn-over-fossils-or-other-findings-to-scientists/918000)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-turn-over-fossils-or-other-findings-to-scientists/918000 "2020-08-14T17:53:40Z")
I am a bit of a rockhound and collect fossils and such. I am on discussion boards with many other people who do the same. People find some pretty good things even here in Kansas like fossilized shark teeth, fish skeleton… --- ## [When is pre-surg exam needed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-pre-surg-exam-needed/917727)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-pre-surg-exam-needed/917727 "2020-08-14T17:49:08Z")
I’ve had a few surgeries - mostly for orthopedic issues - knee meniscus, broken ankle, etc. Each time, I believe I had to undergo a pre-operative exam involving bloodwork and an ECG. I’d assumed that the intent was to … --- ## [Post hidden by community flags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-hidden-by-community-flags/917907)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-hidden-by-community-flags/917907 "2020-08-14T17:45:17Z")
WTF is this bullshit? Biden Veep Thread I posted the very well known introductory video made for James “Sugar Bear” Harris’ debut at the pro wrestler known as “Kamala”, with a one liner about Trump being in trouble bec… --- ## [Jared's (and Donald's) Middle East Peace Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jareds-and-donalds-middle-east-peace-plan/819009)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jareds-and-donalds-middle-east-peace-plan/819009 "2020-08-14T17:38:35Z")
The AP says things are afoot: Anyone got any inkling of what that means, exactly? Like: what do we think we’ll see when they finally show us their plan? And what is the likelihood of any of it being adopted by everyo… --- ## ["The Orville", reccomend a single good episode from season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-reccomend-a-single-good-episode-from-season-1/918067)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-reccomend-a-single-good-episode-from-season-1/918067 "2020-08-14T17:28:19Z")
I don’t like Seth Macfarlane at all, so I had absolutely no interest in watching “The Orville”. I’m in the UK with no access to Hulu, and no subscription streaming services offer The Orville for free as far as I can tel… --- ## [How does this real estate scam work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-real-estate-scam-work/917772)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-real-estate-scam-work/917772 "2020-08-14T17:24:07Z")
I was listening to SiriusXM POTUS channel this afternoon. A commercial came on for a company that offers to “lock” my house title. The said that a criminal can access my title online, print it, forge my signature, and … --- ## [An impractical, impossible absolute, actual “Total Lock Down”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-impractical-impossible-absolute-actual-total-lock-down/917675)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-impractical-impossible-absolute-actual-total-lock-down/917675 "2020-08-14T17:21:23Z")
An actual “lockdown” is not possible, but if it was — no going out for groceries, no walking the dog; no doctor visits; just staying cloistered in my house with my immediate family and using my stored meds, groceries and… --- ## [Why do racists argue that "lack of homogeneity" is an acceptable excuse for not having universal healthcare and other safety nets in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-racists-argue-that-lack-of-homogeneity-is-an-acceptable-excuse-for-not-having-universal-healthcare-and-other-safety-nets-in-the-united-states/917954)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-racists-argue-that-lack-of-homogeneity-is-an-acceptable-excuse-for-not-having-universal-healthcare-and-other-safety-nets-in-the-united-states/917954 "2020-08-14T17:11:14Z")
And this is just one study that shows this tendency: Study: telling white people they’ll be outnumbered makes them hate welfare more - Vox It’s such a cop-out excuse. The only thing that should matter is funds per capi… --- ## [Do you still have any items you "appropriated" from your parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-any-items-you-appropriated-from-your-parents/917367)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-have-any-items-you-appropriated-from-your-parents/917367 "2020-08-14T15:54:49Z")
Kind of a random topic that popped into my head thanks to the mention of red Swingline staplers in another thread. Do you have any items in your home that just kind of took from your parents when you were younger? I’m … --- ## [Flordia Sheriff bans masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flordia-sheriff-bans-masks/917996)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flordia-sheriff-bans-masks/917996 "2020-08-14T15:38:59Z")
The sheriff of Marion County, Florida has implemented a mask ban. Deputies aren’t allowed to wear a mask while on duty (other than a few exceptions) and NO ONE (civilians included) is allowed to wear one while at the sta… --- ## [Sometimes it is better to feign ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-it-is-better-to-feign-ignorance/917992)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-it-is-better-to-feign-ignorance/917992 "2020-08-14T15:22:21Z")
My wife and I were watching an episode of Ramy (series on Hulu) and the term MILF came up. She asked me, “What’s a MILF?” So I told her. At that exact moment I realized I probably wasn’t supposed to know the answer. --- ## [Tropical Cyclone Isaias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-cyclone-isaias/916877)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-cyclone-isaias/916877 "2020-08-14T14:44:44Z")
Neither mundane nor pointless for those in the path, but this is the designated forum for breaking news. Anyhow, Tropical Storm Isaias is soon to be Hurricane Isaias. It’s rained and mudslid on Puerto Rico and will cont… --- ## [How do you normally dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511 "2020-08-14T13:40:41Z")
Obviously it will vary day to day, but generally what do you choose to wear and where do you get it from? Do you wear a uniform to work and so put on casual jeans etc on your days off without really thinking about it? D… --- ## [The TB Huts of the 1930s - Government solving problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tb-huts-of-the-1930s-government-solving-problems/918024)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tb-huts-of-the-1930s-government-solving-problems/918024 "2020-08-14T13:23:36Z")
Picture this: You live in rural Arkansas and tragedy strikes. A family member has fallen ill with that contagious respiratory illness that has already killed so many — but you don’t have enough space in your small hom… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1753) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1755)