# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1770 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1771 --- ## [Help! A business left a mess in my yard and now they think I'M the meanie for posting about it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-business-left-a-mess-in-my-yard-and-now-they-think-im-the-meanie-for-posting-about-it/688589)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-business-left-a-mess-in-my-yard-and-now-they-think-im-the-meanie-for-posting-about-it/688589 "2020-07-31T23:16:43Z")
This whole damn story is TL;DR so I’ll do my best to summarize. Our next door neighbor is having trees removed from his yard. The tree removal service cuts down the trees and piles up the mess (branches, dirt, small r… --- ## [Cost of minor civil eng./structural improvements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-minor-civil-eng-structural-improvements/916769)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-minor-civil-eng-structural-improvements/916769 "2020-07-31T22:13:49Z")
Our City has a few well used, pleasant parks where dogs can walk off leash. One is located several hundred yards from a river, and maybe 200 yds from a driving range and 100 yds from a pet shelter. These have running w… --- ## [Rate of Separation of the Dragon capsule from ISS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-of-separation-of-the-dragon-capsule-from-iss/916944)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-of-separation-of-the-dragon-capsule-from-iss/916944 "2020-07-31T22:00:28Z")
The Dragon capsule leaves the ISS at 7:34PM Eastern Saturday with a splashdown on Sunday afternoon. I’ve previously seen the shuttle and other capsules arriving and departing. But I missed the ISS flyovers with Dragon ch… --- ## [Discourse is inserting a space between later-quoted italicized words and punctuation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-is-inserting-a-space-between-later-quoted-italicized-words-and-punctuation/916716)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-is-inserting-a-space-between-later-quoted-italicized-words-and-punctuation/916716 "2020-07-31T21:07:24Z")
I’ve noticed that, when I mention a book like The Great Gatsby or a movie like Breaker Morant, and when I or anyone else later quotes that passage, the system inserts a space after the last italicized word and any punctu… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - July 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2020-edition/913825)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2020-edition/913825 "2020-07-31T21:03:37Z")
Well… Here we are learning a new board, though it feels, to me, at least, like we went back in time to the early 2000s. But we will soldier onward, sprinkling commas and book commentary all over the landscape. Currentl… --- ## [Got Amazon Prime package delivered, not for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-amazon-prime-package-delivered-not-for-me/916845)
**Author:** [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-amazon-prime-package-delivered-not-for-me/916845 "2020-07-31T20:57:34Z")
Not sure if this should be in this forum or IMHO, but here it is. Yesterday a smallish (but too heavy for just seeds) Amazon Prime package was delivered to my doorstep, the address is mine but not the name, plus I don’t … --- ## [1, 2, 3, 4 I declare a race war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-2-3-4-i-declare-a-race-war/916348 "2020-07-31T20:57:25Z")
Looks like the crazy white armed militants and the crazy black armed militants are finally shooting at each other. --- ## [Scientists report finding 100-million-year-old bacteria still alive in sediments from beneath the ocean floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-report-finding-100-million-year-old-bacteria-still-alive-in-sediments-from-beneath-the-ocean-floor/916865)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-report-finding-100-million-year-old-bacteria-still-alive-in-sediments-from-beneath-the-ocean-floor/916865 "2020-07-31T20:16:37Z")
From Jerry Coyne’s “Why Evolution Is True” blog, New report: Bacteria can remain alive for over 100 million years! On the one hand, this is really cool. On the other hand, I can’t be the only one to be thinking this sou… --- ## [Which is the dominant emotion at time of death. Any studies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-dominant-emotion-at-time-of-death-any-studies/914629)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-dominant-emotion-at-time-of-death-any-studies/914629 "2020-07-31T19:40:53Z")
Assuming the person dying is aware and not as a result of a major traumatic event or accident. In such circumstances has any study been conducted to establish what the main emotion is felt by the dying person at the exac… --- ## [Re TV show "Hardcore Pawn" - Is this show real or mainly scripted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-tv-show-hardcore-pawn-is-this-show-real-or-mainly-scripted/607470)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-tv-show-hardcore-pawn-is-this-show-real-or-mainly-scripted/607470 "2020-07-31T19:14:28Z")
Re Hardcore Pawn. Some of the on the floor action seems real, but some of the confrontations seem so over the top you’re thinking it’s got to to be scripted with actors. I weant online to read various comments and while… --- ## [Contacting the moderator team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-the-moderator-team/916912)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contacting-the-moderator-team/916912 "2020-07-31T18:38:37Z")
Is there a way to contact anyone in the mod loop? That is, send a note to the moderators in general, rather than to a particular moderator. I have a question about a recent banning. Nothing important, just curious. --- ## [What Happened to Washing Your Hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-washing-your-hands/915706)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-washing-your-hands/915706 "2020-07-31T17:58:01Z")
When all this started all I heard about was washing your hands. I would get 10 or 20 emails every day from various departments at my work reminding me to wash my hands. Every time I turned on the radio (I don’t watch T… --- ## [Received unordered merch. Can't find any evidence I've been charged. I'm sensing a scam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-unordered-merch-cant-find-any-evidence-ive-been-charged-im-sensing-a-scam/854208)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-unordered-merch-cant-find-any-evidence-ive-been-charged-im-sensing-a-scam/854208 "2020-07-31T17:42:33Z")
Packing list says I paid 179 bucks for worthless looking nutritional supplements. 2 items. All the correct info as far as my name and address. Checked my records of my credit and debit cards and can’t find where I’ve bee… --- ## [Independent Rants (July minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-rants-july-minirants/914197)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independent-rants-july-minirants/914197 "2020-07-31T16:52:36Z")
If someone’s already started this month’s thread, I’m sorry I didn’t see it, and I did look. I gave in and got one of those RFID triggered feeders for Shiva. So far it seems to be working okay, although I think it will … --- ## [What does eating unhealthy foods “in moderation” mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eating-unhealthy-foods-in-moderation-mean-to-you/916084)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eating-unhealthy-foods-in-moderation-mean-to-you/916084 "2020-07-31T15:53:28Z")
So at my last checkup last year, my cholesterol was much increased (though still within reason) from my previous visit. I was advised that this was probably due to eating habits, especially during lunch. So I changed sai… --- ## [R.I.P. Bent Fabric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-bent-fabric/916833)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-bent-fabric/916833 "2020-07-31T15:40:57Z")
Bent Fabric, composer and performer of Alley Cat, has died at the age of 95: https://apnews.com/794eb8e2f690e1034f949f84879bb418 He had a long career, and wrote other popular songs as well as scores for many movies and… --- ## [Trump 2020 election advert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-2020-election-advert/916918)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-2020-election-advert/916918 "2020-07-31T15:28:33Z")
Hmmm, gotta admit, it’s pretty good. 4 more years! --- ## [Should commercial landlords forgive rent during the shutdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-commercial-landlords-forgive-rent-during-the-shutdown/916872)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-commercial-landlords-forgive-rent-during-the-shutdown/916872 "2020-07-31T15:22:27Z")
Here in the Bay Area (and I’m sure it’s happening all over the country) there’s a news story nearly every day about another restaurant that’s permanently closing its doors because they can no longer pay their rent after … --- ## [Supreme Court rules on abortion access and Trump tax returns next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rules-on-abortion-access-and-trump-tax-returns-next-week/913214)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-rules-on-abortion-access-and-trump-tax-returns-next-week/913214 "2020-07-31T15:00:57Z")
Any predictions? I think they will reject the abortion law changes. And Trump will have to turn over tax returns in 1 case at least Maybe it’s wishful thinking --- ## [Why do people shit on service workers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-shit-on-service-workers/916566)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-shit-on-service-workers/916566 "2020-07-31T14:06:56Z")
Is it a power trip ego thing? Do people feel better about themselves after putting down service industry especially fast food workers? What do you think? --- ## [Botticelli - August 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2020/916914)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2020/916914 "2020-07-31T13:36:02Z")
Opened in error. Please use other thread. --- ## [Test Poll (Gotta make the subject big enough)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll-gotta-make-the-subject-big-enough/916911)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll-gotta-make-the-subject-big-enough/916911 "2020-07-31T13:15:24Z")
Is this a pool or a poll? poll --- ## [Republicans are still running against Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-still-running-against-hillary/916736)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-are-still-running-against-hillary/916736 "2020-07-31T10:19:54Z")
The doofus plumber who is running in the Kansas GOP primary for the Senate seat being vacated by Pat Roberts, has a new TV ad where he’s sitting there with his wife who is rattling off all of his “qualifications”, one of… --- ## [Resolved: 90% of religious people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-90-of-religious-people/196854)
**Author:** [@Kalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalt)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-90-of-religious-people/196854 "2003-08-24T05:15:13Z")
Nine out of ten religious people support monuments/displays representing their own (but not someone else’s) religion on public property. For example, 9 out of 10 christians will support a 10 commandments monument at a … --- ## [Minneapolis 'Umbrella Man' who sparked AutoZone fire is Hells Angels member: police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-umbrella-man-who-sparked-autozone-fire-is-hells-angels-member-police/916869)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-umbrella-man-who-sparked-autozone-fire-is-hells-angels-member-police/916869 "2020-07-31T03:07:08Z")
I have no idea what forum to put this in and I’m surprised it hasn’t been mentioned already. Reported by Fox News, no less: And it looks like he belongs to white supremacist group(s). --- ## [Bidet bummer: UTI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidet-bummer-uti/916874)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidet-bummer-uti/916874 "2020-07-31T02:34:28Z")
So I finally got a “bidet”… Which is really just a sprayer attached to my toilet. I didn’t much care for the idea of a fixed spray I have other issues that made a handheld much more sensible. No big story attached…I jus… --- ## [Management Theory: how to keep a straight face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/management-theory-how-to-keep-a-straight-face/916799)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/management-theory-how-to-keep-a-straight-face/916799 "2020-07-31T02:30:31Z")
So I got promoted to management. That’s cool. My boss is really into these management development blogs, and makes us (supervisors) read them. Less cool. I don’t know whether I’m looking for advice on how to respond when… --- ## [Website works on all computers and devices, except one, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-works-on-all-computers-and-devices-except-one-how/916725)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-works-on-all-computers-and-devices-except-one-how/916725 "2020-07-31T02:16:35Z")
I have tried to access Reddit today with my personal laptop and it keeps giving 504 errors, “504 Gateway Timeout” or “openResty error.” This is the case regardless of browser - Chrome or Firefox. But I have no problem a… --- ## [Holy mackerel--we had a confirmed earthquake . . in New Mexico!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-mackerel-we-had-a-confirmed-earthquake-in-new-mexico/916861)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-mackerel-we-had-a-confirmed-earthquake-in-new-mexico/916861 "2020-07-31T02:15:43Z")
Felt it at 0904L this AM. And confirmed here: M 3.7 - 4 km ESE of Capulin, New Mexico Tripler Not my first one, but my first one at home. --- ## [Would you recommend Final Fantasy XV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-final-fantasy-xv/916518)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-recommend-final-fantasy-xv/916518 "2020-07-31T01:11:05Z")
I used to love Final Fantasy. I played 1-12(uh, not XI, though). I loved those games. Some were much better than others, but they all were worth the hours I put into them. Final Fantasy XIII was a terrible game and is t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1769) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1771)