# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1828 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1829 --- ## [Bestiality in the Bluegrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestiality-in-the-bluegrass/855659)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bestiality-in-the-bluegrass/855659 "2020-06-17T22:41:40Z")
Well, in Northern Kentucky anyway, where the first people have been charged under the state’s new bestiality law. I’ve never been prouder of my state. Well, sort of. --- ## [Twitter adding audio to tweets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-adding-audio-to-tweets/855864)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-adding-audio-to-tweets/855864 "2020-06-17T22:34:50Z")
I rarely tweet but I read a lot of tweets. --- ## [Any good comedy sequels after long hiatus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-comedy-sequels-after-long-hiatus/855853)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-comedy-sequels-after-long-hiatus/855853 "2020-06-17T22:03:22Z")
Let’s define hiatus as 8 years or more and sequel as including at least 1 or more of the main cast in the lead role (no cameo). Over in the Bill & Ted thread people had asked if there were any good sequels to movies aft… --- ## [CarnalK's final Warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalks-final-warning/855816)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalks-final-warning/855816 "2020-06-17T21:49:03Z")
I don’t get it. This is a common phrase. It has been used many times by various people on the SDMB without penalty. I don’t see why it is worth even a mod note, let alone a warning. Examples: \*\*DrDeth \*\*has used the … --- ## [Suggestions for a trip to Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-trip-to-paris/835093)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-a-trip-to-paris/835093 "2020-06-17T21:22:38Z")
So, last Friday I managed to get a round-trip ticket to Paris from Atlanta for less than $300. So, in January I’ll be headed there for about 9 days. I may take 2-3 days and go to London - I’ve got some friend who liv… --- ## [Take Confederate names off US Army bases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-confederate-names-off-us-army-bases/855336)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-confederate-names-off-us-army-bases/855336 "2020-06-17T21:14:55Z")
I agree with this idea. It might actually happen. For 50 years I have lived 45 miles from Ft. Bragg and only a few years ago I read that it was named for a confederate general. I just assumed it was named for a … --- ## [NBA Season, Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-season-part-deux/855294)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-season-part-deux/855294 "2020-06-17T20:53:03Z")
The NBA season is about to restart, so let’s get back into the swing of things. First, the new rules: Only 22 teams are participating; the bottom dwellers are being left out. The Bulls, Hawks, Pistons, T-Wolves, Cav… --- ## [Putin's Disinfection Tunnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putins-disinfection-tunnel/855844)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putins-disinfection-tunnel/855844 "2020-06-17T20:20:21Z")
All I can think of is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv3kcnI72Ec --- ## [Covid numbers driven by increased test coverage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-numbers-driven-by-increased-test-coverage/855846)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-numbers-driven-by-increased-test-coverage/855846 "2020-06-17T20:06:58Z")
I tried to depoliticize this enough for QZ and I realized it was hopeless, so it will be a debate. In popular awareness, we’re judging our COVID-fighting performance by the metric of new cases per day. Depending on wh… --- ## [I don't understand this warning for puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-this-warning-for-puddleglum/855444)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-this-warning-for-puddleglum/855444 "2020-06-17T18:34:57Z")
puddleglum was warned for saying “potato eating savages” when referring to low crime rates in Ireland. Here’s the warning: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22348240&postcount=95 Can someone explain … --- ## [did Romney have it in the bag until his "binders full of women" or his "47%" comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romney-have-it-in-the-bag-until-his-binders-full-of-women-or-his-47-comment/855432)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-romney-have-it-in-the-bag-until-his-binders-full-of-women-or-his-47-comment/855432 "2020-06-17T18:33:48Z")
Reason I ask is that I’m scared to death that over the next five months Biden is going to mutter something stupid (i.e. like the “you ain’t black” comment) and screw this whole thing up. Something that he thinks is inno… --- ## [Jelle's Marble Runs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jelles-marble-runs/855807)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jelles-marble-runs/855807 "2020-06-17T18:09:02Z")
I’ve been getting into Jelle’s Marble Run events on YouTube and I’m addicted. I don’t think I could enjoy events like this that are much longer than 10 or 15 minutes but these are short enough to be a lot of fun and I lo… --- ## [Unfortunately, I think the media is setting up Trump for a big win on Hydroxychloroquine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunately-i-think-the-media-is-setting-up-trump-for-a-big-win-on-hydroxychloroquine/851190)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunately-i-think-the-media-is-setting-up-trump-for-a-big-win-on-hydroxychloroquine/851190 "2020-06-17T15:10:15Z")
I’m just venting here a bit. I’ve been watching chloroquine phosphate (and bought some) back in mid Feb when the first article by Gao suggested CP’s efficacy. The anecdotal evidence is pretty substantial at this point.… --- ## [What is a "no-knock" warrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-no-knock-warrant/855821)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-no-knock-warrant/855821 "2020-06-17T14:57:57Z")
What do you think a “no-knock” warrant means? To me it describes a legal warrant signed by a judge that authorizes the police to enter a building without giving warning to the people inside. In other words, bust down th… --- ## [Removing semen stains from wooden floor (Need help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-semen-stains-from-wooden-floor-need-help/560536)
**Author:** [@katie9264](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie9264)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-semen-stains-from-wooden-floor-need-help/560536 "2020-06-17T14:37:16Z")
In two rooms of my home, there are about six tiny white ‘circles’ where semen droplets landed. The semen was cleaned, but not fast enough: they stained the floor. You can’t seem them in the daytime, but at night when th… --- ## [Simple physics question I'm annoyed i don’t know the answer to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question-im-annoyed-i-don-t-know-the-answer-to/855842)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-physics-question-im-annoyed-i-don-t-know-the-answer-to/855842 "2020-06-17T14:27:06Z")
Since a soccer ball on the surface of the earth is changing direction as the earth rotates, the velocity is changing, which means it’s accelerating. I think. Acceleration requires a force. I figured the acceleration m… --- ## [Facebook admins are idiots!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-admins-are-idiots/855576)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-admins-are-idiots/855576 "2020-06-17T14:12:49Z")
So some asshat on one of my FB groups posted some racist shit. He posted a picture of his TV. Netflix is on the screen with a Black Lives Banner posted at the top of the screen. Which apparently offends his delicate lit… --- ## [Can anyone ID this (foreign language) song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-foreign-language-song/855847)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-foreign-language-song/855847 "2020-06-17T14:09:03Z")
Playing in the background to this YouTube video. A lot of people in the comments section were similarly interested in which song it was but I didn’t see anyone responding. Problem with foreign language songs is that you… --- ## [So what can people really do to promote "equality"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-can-people-really-do-to-promote-equality/855508)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-can-people-really-do-to-promote-equality/855508 "2020-06-17T12:54:36Z")
So everyone on my social media is all about #BlackLivesMatter and being #woke and shit. But I kind of feel like it’s all mostly bullshit. Like it’s not like I don’t believe they legitimately aren’t into equality and di… --- ## [VR: How to best setup lighthouses for a good VR experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vr-how-to-best-setup-lighthouses-for-a-good-vr-experience/855469)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vr-how-to-best-setup-lighthouses-for-a-good-vr-experience/855469 "2020-06-17T10:27:42Z")
Just as coronavirus was starting to send people home I decided now would be a good time to buy a VR headset. I have always wanted one (since before they even existed) and the new ones seemed pretty good with many of the… --- ## [Looking for a particular breakfast serial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-breakfast-serial/855832)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-breakfast-serial/855832 "2020-06-17T10:02:31Z")
Not a typo. About ten years back there was a web comic that was grim, gritty , epic in scale…and it involved breakfast cereal mascots. Tony the Tiger and Captain Crunch were the main heroes, Count Chocula was the bad g… --- ## [Need a song from the early 40's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-song-from-the-early-40s/854987)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-song-from-the-early-40s/854987 "2020-06-17T07:13:31Z")
So, I’m not looking for a specific song, just a song appropriate for a situation (in the novel I’m working on). The situation: Teenage boy and blues musician wants to serenade a girl he’s recently met. 1944 New Orleans. … --- ## [Man Held 2 Roofing Company Salesmen at Gunpoint Because He Thought They Were Antifa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-held-2-roofing-company-salesmen-at-gunpoint-because-he-thought-they-were-antifa/855732)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-held-2-roofing-company-salesmen-at-gunpoint-because-he-thought-they-were-antifa/855732 "2020-06-17T06:27:22Z")
People like this man are more dangerous than any supposed “antifa”. --- ## [How to tie fishing line to a pole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tie-fishing-line-to-a-pole/855606)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tie-fishing-line-to-a-pole/855606 "2020-06-17T06:15:02Z")
We’ve got a project going on where we want to string fishing line between two poles. We plan on drilling a hole through the poles to thread the line through so it won’t slip down. What’s the best method to then secure … --- ## [Does the Internet Archive's Software Collection violate copyright law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-internet-archives-software-collection-violate-copyright-law/855831)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-internet-archives-software-collection-violate-copyright-law/855831 "2020-06-17T06:11:50Z")
In the United States, copyright generally covers audiovisual works\[SUP\]1, 2\[/SUP\]. The owner of an audiovisual copyright has the exclusive rights to display or perform the copyrighted work publicly, among other things an… --- ## [Baker and the Beauty - US season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-and-the-beauty-us-season-1/852101)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-and-the-beauty-us-season-1/852101 "2020-06-17T05:42:48Z")
The Baker and the Beauty premiered this week. I watched the 2nd airing after the One World: Together at Home special on ABC. Baker and the Beauty is based on the very successful hit series in Israel. It’s unabashedly a… --- ## [A linguistic quibble with the term "white supremacy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-linguistic-quibble-with-the-term-white-supremacy/855493)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-linguistic-quibble-with-the-term-white-supremacy/855493 "2020-06-17T05:13:24Z")
“Join us in the fight against white supremacy.” “Acts of white supremacy must be condemned.” “White supremacy is built into every part of our country.” Shouldn’t the term be “White supremacism”? Calling it “supremacis… --- ## [Don’t sue Trump if you get sick at his rallies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509)
**Author:** [@Mcmechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mcmechanic)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509 "2020-06-17T04:33:01Z")
Hopefully trump gets plenty of signatories. --- ## [Why is RioRico still suspended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-riorico-still-suspended/855827)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-riorico-still-suspended/855827 "2020-06-17T04:25:49Z")
It’d been 34 days now. --- ## [Remove Microsoft Edge from Taskbar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-microsoft-edge-from-taskbar/855733)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remove-microsoft-edge-from-taskbar/855733 "2020-06-17T04:17:02Z")
I Googled, of course, and the only advice given was right-click and select “unpin.” Nuh uh. I right click and get nothin’. No options, nothing to select. The icon is just sitting there. Pfeh. Microsoft really can b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1827) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1829)