# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1774 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1775 --- ## [Can't find a way to get to my profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-way-to-get-to-my-profile/916640)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-a-way-to-get-to-my-profile/916640 "2020-07-28T21:11:11Z")
I am still new to the new website and for the life of me I can’t find a way to get to my profile. I have clicked and right clicked on the few things on the top of the screen, but so far, nada. I knlw I’ll have to slap m… --- ## [Fighter jet “ inspecting “ passenger plane mid-air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-jet-inspecting-passenger-plane-mid-air/916322)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-jet-inspecting-passenger-plane-mid-air/916322 "2020-07-28T20:49:22Z")
I am hoping there is a factual answer to the question, if not, mods feel free to move this. So there is this in the news : U.S. fighter jets fly near Iranian passenger plane, state media says Trying to understand the s… --- ## [Have You Memorized the "Hot Cockalorum" Fairy Tale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-memorized-the-hot-cockalorum-fairy-tale/916350 "2020-07-28T20:39:12Z")
I believe it’s called Master of All Masters, where the master fills the new servant’s head with nonsense, just to find it repeated back, accurately, in an emergency. Do you “know” this one? Have you memorized the nonse… --- ## [Calvary Chapel case at Supreme Court - should they have won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-chapel-case-at-supreme-court-should-they-have-won/916424)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-chapel-case-at-supreme-court-should-they-have-won/916424 "2020-07-28T20:15:48Z")
Coronavirus-related, but doesn’t belong in Quarantine Zone - more of a constitutional debate: Just two days ago, a church in Nevada saw a case decided before the Supreme Court: In a nutshell, Nevada regulations restrict… --- ## [How long can a person live if they hardly move at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-person-live-if-they-hardly-move-at-all/847892)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-person-live-if-they-hardly-move-at-all/847892 "2020-07-28T19:14:08Z")
I know that there is no factual answer to this. I’m looking for generalities. My 77 year old father-in-law has prostate cancer. It has spread to his bones. He also has kidney failure and is on nightly at-home dialysi… --- ## [Vaffanculo, Andrea Bocelli!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaffanculo-andrea-bocelli/916617)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaffanculo-andrea-bocelli/916617 "2020-07-28T18:46:59Z")
Fuck right off the planet; you’re part of the problem. He explained himself just fine, Undersecretary Sileri. :roll\_eyes: --- ## [What are the actual, confirmed risks of long term organ/systemic damage from COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-actual-confirmed-risks-of-long-term-organ-systemic-damage-from-covid-19/913953)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-actual-confirmed-risks-of-long-term-organ-systemic-damage-from-covid-19/913953 "2020-07-28T18:30:33Z")
I’ve heard many unconfirmed reports of COVID-19 patients suffering widespread, permanent damage to various internal organs. Mainly I seem to be hearing about kidney damage although heart and brain damage seems to be poss… --- ## [Need to set up a simple website with a simple database, free and quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-set-up-a-simple-website-with-a-simple-database-free-and-quickly/915434)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-set-up-a-simple-website-with-a-simple-database-free-and-quickly/915434 "2020-07-28T17:42:01Z")
So I am a front-end dev in the creative department of a large company. If we have a project that requires any kind of back-end work the company has an IT department for that work. But for various reasons getting the back… --- ## [Do fish in oceans know it is raining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-in-oceans-know-it-is-raining/916493)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-fish-in-oceans-know-it-is-raining/916493 "2020-07-28T17:25:56Z")
How aware are fish in the open ocean that it is raining? In other words do marine dwelling life ever alter their behaviour due to rain drops on the surface of the ocean. --- ## [Is there a correlation between IQ/educational attainment and espousal of traditional gender roles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-correlation-between-iq-educational-attainment-and-espousal-of-traditional-gender-roles/851216)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-correlation-between-iq-educational-attainment-and-espousal-of-traditional-gender-roles/851216 "2020-07-28T16:10:16Z")
I don’t mean whether espousal of traditional gender roles results in higher/low IQ or educational attainment, I mean whether there is any correlation, positive or negative, between IQ or educational attainment and espous… --- ## [Glurgiest songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurgiest-songs/534068)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurgiest-songs/534068 "2020-07-28T15:44:59Z")
While I was reading the thread about the “most Seventies-est song” it occurred to me that a lot of the the most obvious contenders are full of glurge. Songs like “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” and “Wildfire” are loaded with g… --- ## [Why does Nevada have different rules for churches than casinos etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nevada-have-different-rules-for-churches-than-casinos-etc/916391)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nevada-have-different-rules-for-churches-than-casinos-etc/916391 "2020-07-28T15:39:35Z")
Although this post is prompted by the Supreme Court case, that is not what I’m asking about. Apparently , Nevada has allowed casinos, movie theaters and bowling alleys to reopen at 50% of capacity and at least at bowling… --- ## [Test thread move ... or can we? \[solved\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-move-or-can-we-solved/915557)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-move-or-can-we-solved/915557 "2020-07-28T14:05:35Z")
Seeing if I can move a thread and where I can move it to. --- ## [Apollo 15 Slide Collection (25)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-15-slide-collection-25/916442)
**Author:** [@SarahBlonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarahBlonde)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-15-slide-collection-25/916442 "2020-07-28T13:32:36Z")
I found a set of 25 slides of the Apollo 15 mission while going through some of my Grandmothers old things. I checked around online, but can’t seem to find anything to indicate these were a popular novelty item. Does any… --- ## [Humans Thrived in the Americas over 30,000 Years Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-thrived-in-the-americas-over-30-000-years-ago/916304)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-thrived-in-the-americas-over-30-000-years-ago/916304 "2020-07-28T13:03:04Z")
New discoveries seem to confirm hypotheses put forth by those who believe the Americas were populated by humans long before the Clovis people, according to this article. A team from Mexico has analyzed human artifacts a… --- ## [Hiding in Plain Sight in the Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-in-plain-sight-in-the-movies/786971)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-in-plain-sight-in-the-movies/786971 "2020-07-28T10:56:40Z")
\[Spoiler for \*Alien\*, a movie that’s nearly 40 year old (yikes)\] Independent Film Channel (IFC) is showing the \*Alien \*movies tonight, presumably in anticipation of Alien: Covenant opening tomorrow. During the final sce… --- ## [Hybrid cars and engine cooling after shutoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-cars-and-engine-cooling-after-shutoff/916395)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hybrid-cars-and-engine-cooling-after-shutoff/916395 "2020-07-28T10:16:03Z")
In conventional cars, the water pump shuts off as soon as the engine stops; thereby the engine experiences the highest temperature after it is shutoff. Is this the same with hybrid cars ? Or is the battery used to circu… --- ## [Jr. Project Manager...has some rookie questions :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jr-project-manager-has-some-rookie-questions/457832)
**Author:** [@platosrevenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/platosrevenge)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jr-project-manager-has-some-rookie-questions/457832 "2008-07-29T08:01:15Z")
Hey guys, I graduated from college about 2 years ago and just left a business development job for a Jr. Project Management job for a web development company. I have web development experience (freelance)-but not much PM… --- ## [NYC Schools Grade Fixing. Why doesnt New York care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-schools-grade-fixing-why-doesnt-new-york-care/916433)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-schools-grade-fixing-why-doesnt-new-york-care/916433 "2020-07-28T07:53:06Z")
HERE is a recent article about a NYC high school who’s award winning principal. had bragged about its high graduation rate and the high test scores on state exams. Turned out they were fixing grades, giving answers, or j… --- ## [Wow, that was a blast from the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-that-was-a-blast-from-the-past/916390)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-that-was-a-blast-from-the-past/916390 "2020-07-28T06:29:55Z")
I turned the TV on, and caught the last few minutes of A Taste Of Honey (1961). Some children were singing The Big Ship Sails Through The Alley Alley O. Wow. I think it was kindergarten when we sang that song. I reme… --- ## [What technologies will be game changers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-technologies-will-be-game-changers/915263)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-technologies-will-be-game-changers/915263 "2020-07-28T04:10:28Z")
What upcoming, or theoretical, technologies have the potential to actually shake up the world and change things as we know it? --- ## [Give me low down on fish sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-low-down-on-fish-sauce/916457)
**Author:** [@putnam6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/putnam6)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-low-down-on-fish-sauce/916457 "2020-07-28T03:47:46Z")
Ok teeming millions hit me with the low down on fish sauce. In my youth, I discovered Thai cooking and generally love most dishes but the NamTok is my favorite damn is it’s spicy little bit sour salty got lean medium rar… --- ## [Trump's neurological health - a rational discussion please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-neurological-health-a-rational-discussion-please/836379)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-neurological-health-a-rational-discussion-please/836379 "2020-07-28T02:02:09Z")
I would like to start by requesting we keep this discussion based on facts and reasonable inferences. Let’s try to analyze the available evidence and avoid partisan debates if we can. I’m only interested in discussing … --- ## [Help the Luddite Upgrade his TV: Firestick, Roku, ?, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-luddite-upgrade-his-tv-firestick-roku-etc/916498)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-luddite-upgrade-his-tv-firestick-roku-etc/916498 "2020-07-28T01:30:14Z")
Hi folks - I’m considering adding streaming video to my current old-fangled TV setup. The title for this OP shot my wad on knowledge about this stuff. So … I’m looking for advice / experience. It’s easy to Google up a l… --- ## [Containing likely abuse of executive orders, pardons and broadcasting classified information by Trump on his way out the door if he loses election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/containing-likely-abuse-of-executive-orders-pardons-and-broadcasting-classified-information-by-trump-on-his-way-out-the-door-if-he-loses-election/913829)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/containing-likely-abuse-of-executive-orders-pardons-and-broadcasting-classified-information-by-trump-on-his-way-out-the-door-if-he-loses-election/913829 "2020-07-28T01:22:33Z")
In the (likely) event that Trump loses in November I think it’s safe to say he will be extremely bitter and will lash out at the country that doesn’t want him any more. One of my biggest fears is he loses in November an… --- ## [Edge Browser back working again.... again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-browser-back-working-again-again/916435)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-browser-back-working-again-again/916435 "2020-07-28T01:10:09Z")
Just updated to 86.0.587.0 (Official build) canary 32 bit. Which is good, because 86.0.586.0 (running on Win7-32) always crashed on this site when I scrolled down far enough to see the first advertisement. Edge has bee… --- ## [Will 2020 be hard on democrats also?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2020-be-hard-on-democrats-also/915277)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-2020-be-hard-on-democrats-also/915277 "2020-07-28T00:53:40Z")
While democrats seem to be cruising to a landslide because of hatred for Trump they seem to be having troubles of their own. Specifically: The impression democrats do nothing to stop riots and looting. Democrats doing … --- ## [Paper towel tubes in the coronavirus world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-towel-tubes-in-the-coronavirus-world/916548)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-towel-tubes-in-the-coronavirus-world/916548 "2020-07-27T23:50:36Z")
I hope I don’t get instabanned for bringing up the taboo topic of paper towel tubes again. I saw a novel application yesterday at the supermarket. One lady had a paper towel tube, slit open, that she put over the handl… --- ## [Yankees\_1996\_Champs: troll or dumbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-1996-champs-troll-or-dumbass/914864)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-1996-champs-troll-or-dumbass/914864 "2020-07-27T23:17:12Z")
There’s something off about this guy… His newest thread asks a question that shows he understands Americans in general and those Americans who post on this board in particular. Is anyone here tired of Trump and McConne… --- ## [The Yoho Party: We call you that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yoho-party-we-call-you-that/916186)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yoho-party-we-call-you-that/916186 "2020-07-27T22:50:17Z")
A bit of obscure movie dialogue I always liked, from the Andy Warhol (really Paul Morrissey) film Trash: Joe Dallesandro: “You’re a drug-taking hippie goofy type person, huh?” Entitled Kid: “Mmm, yeah, well we don’t ca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1773) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1775)