# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1779 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1780 --- ## [If the Chief Justice of the Supreme court "disappears" can the president immediately nominate another sitting Justice to that position without Senate approval?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-chief-justice-of-the-supreme-court-disappears-can-the-president-immediately-nominate-another-sitting-justice-to-that-position-without-senate-approval/916037)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-chief-justice-of-the-supreme-court-disappears-can-the-president-immediately-nominate-another-sitting-justice-to-that-position-without-senate-approval/916037 "2020-07-24T15:44:37Z")
Just a legal/ constitutional question here. If the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS disappears due to death or arrest, can the President simply appoint let’s say…Kavanaugh to be the new chief Justice and would that take effe… --- ## [Dave Mason and the Quarantines - Feelin' Alright](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mason-and-the-quarantines-feelin-alright/916225)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mason-and-the-quarantines-feelin-alright/916225 "2020-07-24T15:43:07Z")
Dave Mason performs his hit song, along with some help from friends Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Mcdonald, John McFee, Tom Johnston, and Patrick Simmons from the Doobie Brothers. --- ## [Worst Post-2006 Manning-led Colts postseason loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-post-2006-manning-led-colts-postseason-loss/916183 "2020-07-24T15:20:29Z")
Which post-2006 Super Bowl victory Colts postseason loss was the worst? Loss to San Diego 24-28 (2007) Loss to San Diego 17-23 (2008) Loss to New Orleans in Super Bowl 17-31 (2009) (Saints Super Bowl victory seen wi… --- ## [A Tale Of Two Trailer Hitches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-trailer-hitches/916116)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-two-trailer-hitches/916116 "2020-07-24T12:37:33Z")
I bought a new Jeep last fall, and have been meaning to buy a receiver hitch so I can tow my boat with it and use my cargo carrier and bike rack. We were planning a camping trip July 6, so I finally got around to orderin… --- ## [What insect looks like a small yellowjacket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-looks-like-a-small-yellowjacket/916206)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-looks-like-a-small-yellowjacket/916206 "2020-07-24T12:11:55Z")
Yesterday I got stung by an insect that looks like a yellowjacket wasp, in that it yellow and black stripes - except it was considerably smaller than the classic yellowjacket, and its sting didn’t hurt as bad. These are… --- ## [Nuns that kick ass in movies or TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuns-that-kick-ass-in-movies-or-tv-shows/916133)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuns-that-kick-ass-in-movies-or-tv-shows/916133 "2020-07-24T11:56:42Z")
Let’s see there’s: Hunters Warrior Nun Nuns with Guns… What else? --- ## [Anyone know of a quick-n-dirty WYSIWYG Java UI creator for simple one-offs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-quick-n-dirty-wysiwyg-java-ui-creator-for-simple-one-offs/915647)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-quick-n-dirty-wysiwyg-java-ui-creator-for-simple-one-offs/915647 "2020-07-24T10:04:48Z")
I’m the head tech and programmer at my company. Ain’t that impressive, it’s not a huge company and the only employee I had was a part timer, and he quit to go back to school. I find myself creating a large number of two-… --- ## [Bat's in my Mom's attic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bats-in-my-moms-attic/915707)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bats-in-my-moms-attic/915707 "2020-07-24T09:13:31Z")
Just talked to Mom and the other day a bat was flying around in the living room. She reminded me that this happened once when I was about 10. So she called animal control, turns out there are about a dozen of them livin… --- ## [So what did they do in the Time Before Dry Cleaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-they-do-in-the-time-before-dry-cleaning/202876)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-they-do-in-the-time-before-dry-cleaning/202876 "2020-07-24T09:10:24Z")
Looking at all the clothing (made of natural fibers like wool and silk) which says “dry clean only” makes me wonder what people did to clean their clothes when there was no dry cleaning? It’s a relatively new invention…… --- ## [Who is the single greatest Saturday Night Live cast member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-single-greatest-saturday-night-live-cast-member/915546)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-single-greatest-saturday-night-live-cast-member/915546 "2020-07-24T08:38:47Z")
The NBC late night series, not \* \[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell\*, and I do mean single greatest, no teams, and just pick one. I think I would pick Kevin Nealon. Great utility player, never hammed it in a skit … --- ## [61,320 hours and counting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61-320-hours-and-counting/916184)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61-320-hours-and-counting/916184 "2020-07-24T08:22:29Z")
OK, it’s probably not quite that much, but it’s close. I write the date that all my LED bulbs are installed on the base of the bulb, and save the receipt, so that I can get a replacement for any that fail prematurely. I … --- ## [A Holocaust 2.0: Would it be a casus belli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-holocaust-2-0-would-it-be-a-casus-belli/915590)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-holocaust-2-0-would-it-be-a-casus-belli/915590 "2020-07-24T08:17:01Z")
After the Holocaust, much of the world said, “Never again.” But I’d like to start a GD debate about just how far “never again” really extends. Suppose a modern nation today set up everything Holocaust-ish - an exact re… --- ## [Blue Text - does everyone get it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-text-does-everyone-get-it/915990)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-text-does-everyone-get-it/915990 "2020-07-24T05:12:30Z")
I mentioned in a topic discussion that I have trouble reading the blue text, and someone replied “What blue text?” My discussion text is sky-blue, forum title list is a paler blue. My wife agrees with my color descri… --- ## [How do we refer to the people of Niger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-refer-to-the-people-of-niger/916109)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-refer-to-the-people-of-niger/916109 "2020-07-24T04:19:58Z")
It would seem like “Nigerian” is already taken. --- ## [Well water acid neutralizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-water-acid-neutralizer/916020)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-water-acid-neutralizer/916020 "2020-07-24T03:42:32Z")
Went down to add calcite to the acid neutralizer tanks in the basement. These are one year old. The prior had a top fill opening with threaded plug. These do not, which means I have to figure out how to take off the t… --- ## [I pit Trump's Campaign ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-trumps-campaign-ads/915921)
**Author:** [@Mickyfinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickyfinn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-trumps-campaign-ads/915921 "2020-07-24T03:29:58Z")
Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but Trump’s “911 recording-no one will come” campaign ads are fn stupid. I really can’t believe anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together would think anything like t… --- ## [How to Sell Drugs Online Fast, Season 2 (Netflix show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-drugs-online-fast-season-2-netflix-show/915902)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-drugs-online-fast-season-2-netflix-show/915902 "2020-07-24T02:24:24Z")
The second season of How to Sell Drugs Online Fast is coming to Netflix today (Tuesday, July 21). Who else is eager to watch it? For anyone who missed it, here’s the trailer for Season 2. I strongly suspect that you’d … --- ## [Do people really put mayo on Philly cheese steak sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-put-mayo-on-philly-cheese-steak-sandwiches/691662)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-put-mayo-on-philly-cheese-steak-sandwiches/691662 "2020-07-24T01:18:53Z")
Article today (that I’m not going to bother to find) about the 10 highest calorie Subway sandwiches. #1 was the Philly cheese steak. Then came this moment when I almost literally heard an audible record scratch… The a… --- ## [Can I use a power adapter from one laptop on another laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-power-adapter-from-one-laptop-on-another-laptop/912148)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-power-adapter-from-one-laptop-on-another-laptop/912148 "2020-07-24T00:47:56Z")
And if so, does it have to be an exact match with respect to voltage and amperage? My laptop’s adapter seems to be having problems. Its output is 20V, 2.25A. Can I use another adapter of similar but not exact voltage … --- ## [Scarlet, previously unreleased Rolling Stones track](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-previously-unreleased-rolling-stones-track/916021)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-previously-unreleased-rolling-stones-track/916021 "2020-07-24T00:10:57Z")
Recorded in 1974, with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page sitting in on guitar. --- ## [Dear chefguy, a salad dressing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-chefguy-a-salad-dressing-question/916157)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-chefguy-a-salad-dressing-question/916157 "2020-07-23T22:43:38Z")
@Chefguy As part of my sodium-reduction campaign to deal with Mr VOW’s cardiac health, I need to find a recipe that he will eat and has little to no sodium. Pre-heart-attack, he was known to ingest great quantities of s… --- ## [Is this a decent entry-level gaming PC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-decent-entry-level-gaming-pc/916068)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-decent-entry-level-gaming-pc/916068 "2020-07-23T22:32:19Z")
My son (13) has been saving up his $ for the new Xbox that’s coming out this winter. Now that he has his goal of $500 saved, he suddenly has decided he wants a gaming PC because… reasons, I guess. He wants to play Minecr… --- ## [Overall, is Covid strengthening or weakening the anti-vaxxer movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overall-is-covid-strengthening-or-weakening-the-anti-vaxxer-movement/915846)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overall-is-covid-strengthening-or-weakening-the-anti-vaxxer-movement/915846 "2020-07-23T22:06:19Z")
On the one hand, you’ve never had so many people who desperately want a disease to be beaten, so you should see a mile-long line of people waiting to get Covid vaccines when they come out. On the other hand, whatever Co… --- ## [Stamped Concrete Driveway Rehab Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamped-concrete-driveway-rehab-question/916155)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stamped-concrete-driveway-rehab-question/916155 "2020-07-23T21:29:12Z")
Last October we purchased a house in an upscale neighborhood and nearly everyone has a stamped concrete driveway. That’s all well and good, but our driveway looks terrible. It was installed about 15 years ago, and with t… --- ## [Can I back up two different iPhones to the same iCloud account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-back-up-two-different-iphones-to-the-same-icloud-account/915995)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-back-up-two-different-iphones-to-the-same-icloud-account/915995 "2020-07-23T21:08:51Z")
My personal phone and my business phone are both iPhones (though of different generations). My employer allows reasonable private use of the business phone and also lets me load some apps and private content such as musi… --- ## [Sleep walking, Jello, and the scream heard 'round the world. -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-walking-jello-and-the-scream-heard-round-the-world/914609)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-walking-jello-and-the-scream-heard-round-the-world/914609 "2020-07-23T20:57:15Z")
It’s a bad idea to sleepwalk. It’s a bad idea to eat when you’re doing so. The lil’wrekker heard something strange in the early morning hours. It woke her up. She decided a kitchen trip was a good idea. Maybe a glass of… --- ## [What if they open schools and a kid refuses to go back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-open-schools-and-a-kid-refuses-to-go-back/915228)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-they-open-schools-and-a-kid-refuses-to-go-back/915228 "2020-07-23T20:31:12Z")
Your city says it’s safe to go back to school, they have conditions in place but your kid refuses to go because he’s scared he’ll die. And what if mom and dad say you’re going back anyway. Some kid is going to make a b… --- ## [Where is this dangerous road located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-dangerous-road-located/846042)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-dangerous-road-located/846042 "2020-07-23T20:12:54Z")
This video still gives me chills at the end. The electronic music works well. I was wondering where this dangerous road is at 2:35. Of course it seems to be The Alps, can someone narrow it down? --- ## [Are there biological reasons some beverages are better eaten hot vs cold or is it cultural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-biological-reasons-some-beverages-are-better-eaten-hot-vs-cold-or-is-it-cultural/915630)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-biological-reasons-some-beverages-are-better-eaten-hot-vs-cold-or-is-it-cultural/915630 "2020-07-23T19:39:32Z")
Generally soda, gatorade, beer, etc are considered better when cold but things like coffee, tea, cocoa, etc are considered best served hot. Are there biological reasons for this or is it strictly cultural? I know iced c… --- ## [Looking To Buy My First Telescope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-my-first-telescope/914423)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-buy-my-first-telescope/914423 "2020-07-23T19:18:36Z")
So I have been about it for some time now. I am getting ready to order my first telescope. I’d like to view the planets and moon and look at some deep sky objects. I have been dong some reading online, and so far this… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1778) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1780)