# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1791 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1792 --- ## [Ratcheting legislation and severability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratcheting-legislation-and-severability/915315)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratcheting-legislation-and-severability/915315 "2020-07-14T21:13:17Z")
There was some state legislation that passed a few days ago with unusual (to me) procedures built in. Rather than address the particulars of that case and get lost in Great Debates space, let’s address the general mechan… --- ## [An alien named Paul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alien-named-paul/915050)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-alien-named-paul/915050 "2020-07-14T21:00:06Z")
In the movie Paul (2011), there’s a scene where he’s talking to Scotty from the JJ Abrams Star Trek where Paul does an impression of the Predator using his fingers as fangs and saying “Anytime.” He follow that impressio… --- ## [Of course, it'll lose value the moment it's opened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-itll-lose-value-the-moment-its-opened/915335)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-itll-lose-value-the-moment-its-opened/915335 "2020-07-14T20:40:00Z")
An unopened copy of “Super Mario Bros.” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) reportedly fetched the highest selling price for a video game, selling for $114,000 at an auction held by Heritage Auctions on July 1… --- ## [What medical conditions make you unable to wear a mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-medical-conditions-make-you-unable-to-wear-a-mask/855669)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-medical-conditions-make-you-unable-to-wear-a-mask/855669 "2020-07-14T20:13:51Z")
Virginia’s reopening requires masks in public places but What medical condition could possibly make it riskier to wear a mask than to get covid-19? --- ## [Hypothetical: What if electoral districts were based on divisions other than geography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-what-if-electoral-districts-were-based-on-divisions-other-than-geography/915068)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-what-if-electoral-districts-were-based-on-divisions-other-than-geography/915068 "2020-07-14T20:11:08Z")
300 million people, 50 states, 100 senators, and 435 representatives – governed by where they happen to live in any given election year on a undemocratically-drawn map. Is this still the most sensible way to represent a… --- ## [How do you grip the steering wheel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-grip-the-steering-wheel/913082)
**Author:** [@Scarlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlax)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-grip-the-steering-wheel/913082 "2020-07-14T18:48:12Z")
Hi all. First time poster, long time reader- since about 2012 when I discovered the Straight Dope in the Reader in Chicago. Been lurking daily since about 2016, but could never find a topic or thread to spur me into ac… --- ## [How to end/reduce Chicago shootings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-end-reduce-chicago-shootings/913944)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-end-reduce-chicago-shootings/913944 "2020-07-14T18:44:41Z")
I assume most of you are aware that Chicago experiences a HUGE number of shootings, and is bracing for a banner weekend over the 4th. The majority of these shootings are gang/drug related, and occur in specific areas on… --- ## [I just want to practice my aiming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-practice-my-aiming/914082)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-want-to-practice-my-aiming/914082 "2020-07-14T18:44:19Z")
During this CV, I’ve decided to give gaming another go. I’ve gotten good enough with platforming, stealth kills, etc… Aiming is a different story. I’ve improved, but still suck. I’d like to have some sort of target pr… --- ## [How to replace SIM card in ZTE WHPB home interface unit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-replace-sim-card-in-zte-whpb-home-interface-unit/915320)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-replace-sim-card-in-zte-whpb-home-interface-unit/915320 "2020-07-14T18:07:01Z")
How do you replace the SIM card in the ZTE WHPB home interface unit? --- ## [The bad, bad, bad Wrex..par-tay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-wrex-par-tay/914904)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-bad-bad-wrex-par-tay/914904 "2020-07-14T16:47:04Z")
Mr.Wrekker has gone to Georgia for a little money making project. The Grandwrex have been uncommonly on worse behaviour. Mid-daughter broke out one her favorite recipes that Pop-pop doesn’t like. The pets have basical… --- ## [Dresden Files - feast or famine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-files-feast-or-famine/850681)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-files-feast-or-famine/850681 "2020-07-14T16:41:44Z")
Dresden Files fans know my pain. For fourteen books or so, we were used to a book a year(or sooner, in the early years when Butcher had a back-stock of stories), then the fifteenth took a bit longer. . .then we get hit … --- ## [What would you feed these people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-feed-these-people/915112)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-feed-these-people/915112 "2020-07-14T16:39:15Z")
This thread was inspired by something that happened to me 20-some years ago, so I don’t need answer fast. I’ll share what actually happened a little farther down. :fork\_and\_knife: :fork\_and\_knife: :fork\_and\_knife: … --- ## [The Vigil- A Very Jewish Horror Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vigil-a-very-jewish-horror-movie/915262)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vigil-a-very-jewish-horror-movie/915262 "2020-07-14T16:23:17Z")
In Jewish tradition, somebody stays with the body and prays and watches until it is buried. In Jewish tradition, a dybbuk is a kind of evil ghost caught between this world and the next. Put the two together and you have… --- ## [Why haven't we seen a major tobacco company move into the legalized marijuana market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-we-seen-a-major-tobacco-company-move-into-the-legalized-marijuana-market/915115)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-we-seen-a-major-tobacco-company-move-into-the-legalized-marijuana-market/915115 "2020-07-14T16:09:27Z")
As in the topic. It seems to me that a large company would be trying to break into this market to replace declining tobacco sales - and take advantage of their nationwide distribution chain. --- ## [How many current variations of U.S. paper money are in use today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-current-variations-of-u-s-paper-money-are-in-use-today/915260)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-current-variations-of-u-s-paper-money-are-in-use-today/915260 "2020-07-14T15:56:03Z")
O the paper monies still being printed in the U.S. ,$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100, How many variations design-wise are there? Let’s limit this to bills printed from 1960 on, and changes in signatures do not count. … --- ## [Is anyone here tired of Trump and McConnell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-tired-of-trump-and-mcconnell/914854)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-tired-of-trump-and-mcconnell/914854 "2020-07-14T15:25:52Z")
Trump and Mitch McConnell, I cannot stand. I want to see them defeated and destroyed in November 2020, but the candidates that the Democrats put up, are they up to the task? Joe Biden is 77 years old, had a brain issue… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2020-edition/854744)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2020-edition/854744 "2020-07-14T14:12:33Z")
Summer for the North, Winter for the South… and probably no noticeable difference for the penguins on Antarctica. Me? Just sitting here watching my country go up in flames… and my dog sleep. Anway, more importantly, boo… --- ## [Can we unpin stale threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-unpin-stale-threads/914836)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-unpin-stale-threads/914836 "2020-07-14T12:45:48Z")
Is there a reason the “IMPORTANT: Go to UserCP and verify your email” topic still pinned in almost every forum? There is no “UserCP” here. At least replace it with usable instructions. --- ## [Police Profiling in Other Countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-profiling-in-other-countries/914927)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-profiling-in-other-countries/914927 "2020-07-14T08:00:55Z")
How is police profiling treated in other countries? I mean how legal is it there? I am talking about racial, ethnic and religious profiling–and maybe others. And by other countries, I mean western Europe, eastern Europe,… --- ## [Windows Vista Home Updates Not Installing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-home-updates-not-installing/526770)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-vista-home-updates-not-installing/526770 "2010-02-03T22:30:36Z")
I’m getting error code 646 I have two versions of IE Explorer as my browser, 64 and 32 bit My gaming computer came in 64 bit which made it incompatible for gaming, so I stay away from clicking on that version and… --- ## [What's with the Facebook "see who reads posts without a photo" stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-facebook-see-who-reads-posts-without-a-photo-stuff/915272)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-facebook-see-who-reads-posts-without-a-photo-stuff/915272 "2020-07-14T04:30:59Z")
Several of my facebook friends seem to have posted this. Have they been hacked? Have they bought into this notion – and if so, what exactly is the notion? I can’t imagine they give a rat’s butt about the stated topic, wh… --- ## [Some criminals cannot be educated out of their crimes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-criminals-cannot-be-educated-out-of-their-crimes/855708)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-criminals-cannot-be-educated-out-of-their-crimes/855708 "2020-07-14T04:08:21Z")
In the “abolish the police” thread, someone linked to a New York Times article: “Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police.” I didn’t want to hijack the thread so started a separate one to focus on one quote from it: (po… --- ## [You know if biden wants easys votes all he has to say is he'll dissolve or netuer ICE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-if-biden-wants-easys-votes-all-he-has-to-say-is-hell-dissolve-or-netuer-ice/914571)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-if-biden-wants-easys-votes-all-he-has-to-say-is-hell-dissolve-or-netuer-ice/914571 "2020-07-14T03:55:36Z")
I mean its easily the most hated and destructive law enforcement agency we have and even a lot of the people who called for it to be formed aren’t impressed with it being used as a Gestapo like it is not … In fact, in th… --- ## [Mustard on Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustard-on-chocolate-chip-cookies/915087)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mustard-on-chocolate-chip-cookies/915087 "2020-07-14T03:47:55Z")
…is surprisingly good. Just a touch though. Don’t overdo it. --- ## [Spotify and Apple CarPlay - What da heck is Spotify Stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-and-apple-carplay-what-da-heck-is-spotify-stations/915249)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotify-and-apple-carplay-what-da-heck-is-spotify-stations/915249 "2020-07-14T03:42:43Z")
I see Apple CarPlay works with Spotify. Further research indicates it uses something called Spotify Stations. Huh? My only question: With Apple CarPlay, will I have full access to my Spotify playlists (and everything el… --- ## [Can we please change the minimum # of characters in a post to 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-change-the-minimum-of-characters-in-a-post-to-2/913806)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-change-the-minimum-of-characters-in-a-post-to-2/913806 "2020-07-14T03:24:52Z")
Currently the minimum number of characters to post is five; I’d like that changed to two, please. For one thing, it prevented me from posting 42 in the “Answers Only” thread. For another, it prevents a post from being … --- ## [Should March 8 be A Day Without Men Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315 "2020-07-14T02:47:43Z")
Personally I think it would be awesome. I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. --- ## [Goodwill Industries, etc.: Supply vs Demand of Cast-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodwill-industries-etc-supply-vs-demand-of-cast-offs/914391)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodwill-industries-etc-supply-vs-demand-of-cast-offs/914391 "2020-07-14T02:17:57Z")
Occasioned by nothing in particular … Every year I seem to end up with a 3 or 4 large trash bags of cast-off usable clothes and household goods that I donate to Goodwill or the equivalent. Which got me to wondering … H… --- ## [What are the antibody tests showing now as of late june](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-antibody-tests-showing-now-as-of-late-june/913013)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-antibody-tests-showing-now-as-of-late-june/913013 "2020-07-14T01:53:21Z")
I haven’t been following the news on coronavirus lately. What % of people have been infected based on antibody tests though as of late june? A little over a month ago I think it was around 5-15% of people tested positiv… --- ## [Pete and Repeat joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-and-repeat-joke/915080)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-and-repeat-joke/915080 "2020-07-14T01:50:53Z")
Do you remember this childhood joke? Pete and Repeat went out in a boat. Pete fell in. Who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat when out in a boat. Pete fell in. Who was left?… I remember being so tickled with myself when … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1790) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1792)