# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1829 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1830 --- ## [Very nice Boston Dynamics robot for sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-nice-boston-dynamics-robot-for-sale/855800)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-nice-boston-dynamics-robot-for-sale/855800 "2020-06-17T03:58:17Z")
Only $74.5k --- ## [T-mobile network is down. How is this presenting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-mobile-network-is-down-how-is-this-presenting/855729)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-mobile-network-is-down-how-is-this-presenting/855729 "2020-06-17T03:49:08Z")
I just tried to call a colleague and had the oddest experience. There was no ringing, no going straight to voicemail, no message that this number is no longer in service, etc. Instead the phone stayed silent. I then h… --- ## [The gender of the first 2 kids in your family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gender-of-the-first-2-kids-in-your-family/855686)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gender-of-the-first-2-kids-in-your-family/855686 "2020-06-17T03:14:26Z")
Growing up, I noticed that there was a disproportionately high number of families in my social circle whose first kid was a daughter but whose second was a son. It was a ratio so high it was hard to think of any explanat… --- ## [CarnalK's final Warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalks-final-warning/855817)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalks-final-warning/855817 "2020-06-17T01:02:19Z")
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 … --- ## [My pet rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-rats/842797)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pet-rats/842797 "2020-06-17T00:34:50Z")
I have owned pet rats for over 10 years and have had 15 rats in that time. I currently have two rats, Frodo and Bilbo, who are nearing the end of their lives. Every rat has a unique personality. Let me introduce you to F… --- ## [Septimus is Banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septimus-is-banned/855813)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/septimus-is-banned/855813 "2020-06-17T00:32:49Z")
For receiving multiple warnings follow a suspension, poster septimus is banned. Warnings: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22358602&postcount=232 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=… --- ## [Does lockdown cause more explosive riots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lockdown-cause-more-explosive-riots/854674)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lockdown-cause-more-explosive-riots/854674 "2020-06-17T00:11:44Z")
It appears the Minneapolis riots are more extreme than in previous similar situations. But it is difficult to gauge as it depends on the media’s choice of how to present things. So first, are the riots more extreme tha… --- ## [Cantaloupe Confusion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantaloupe-confusion/855781)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantaloupe-confusion/855781 "2020-06-16T23:50:05Z")
When I was a kid we always had what we called muskmelon. Now that same melon is called canteloupe. I wondered if there was a difference so I googled it. I’m more confused than ever now. One website states that what we ea… --- ## [How do I eliminate an above ground drainage pipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-eliminate-an-above-ground-drainage-pipe/855739)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-eliminate-an-above-ground-drainage-pipe/855739 "2020-06-16T23:40:53Z")
I have a downspout that is fed by about a 300 square foot roof. Presently the downspout is directed away from the house by a 10 foot pipe. I would love to get rid of that pipe and drain the water into a French drain. … --- ## [A catastrophic flaw in the Banking system that must be rectified](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-catastrophic-flaw-in-the-banking-system-that-must-be-rectified/855282)
**Author:** [@Askreddit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askreddit)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-catastrophic-flaw-in-the-banking-system-that-must-be-rectified/855282 "2020-06-16T23:37:16Z")
Say that bank A has $1 with a 10 percent reserve requirement. Bank A lends $10 to bank B. Then, bank A dissolves and gifts everything to B. Does the $10 lent to B somehow dissapear? Or because it remains, and Bank B ca… --- ## [How much beer did the Blues Brothers' Band Drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-beer-did-the-blues-brothers-band-drink/855553)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-beer-did-the-blues-brothers-band-drink/855553 "2020-06-16T22:56:06Z")
I just re-watched the Blues Brothers movie (the 1980 one). In that scene at Bob’s Country Bunker (they have both kinds of music!), the band drinks $300 worth of beer. How much would a bottle of beer cost in a trucker b… --- ## [Dwarf Fortress! ("Oh no; not again!")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-oh-no-not-again/855646)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-oh-no-not-again/855646 "2020-06-16T22:16:06Z")
Saw some good news today: Dwarf Fortress is getting graphics AND is coming to Steam! They are finally shedding the text interface in favor of some pretty sweet tiny graphics; I think that’s the best move they’ll ever m… --- ## [Should we ban misogynism in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-ban-misogynism-in-the-pit/855329)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-ban-misogynism-in-the-pit/855329 "2020-06-16T21:51:36Z")
I tend to think the answer should be no. I am starting from the position that all content is acceptible unless a reason is given for them to be banned. I haven’t yet seen a reason that I find convincing, and presumably n… --- ## [Where to Keep My Coin Collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-keep-my-coin-collection/846302)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-keep-my-coin-collection/846302 "2020-01-15T14:50:40Z")
So, I started collecting coins when I was 11, and I had a paper route, which gives an 11-yr-old an impressive amount of spending money for an 11-yr-old. It sat dormant for a while while I was in college, and while I was… --- ## [Unidentified troops on streets of DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-troops-on-streets-of-dc/855086)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unidentified-troops-on-streets-of-dc/855086 "2020-06-16T21:46:32Z")
What are we to make of the ‘unlabeled’ troops deployed in Washington DC streets? They wear no insignia, badges or name tags. They are heavily armed, but apparently some are wearing dirty sneakers and underarmor shirts! … --- ## [Ridiculous Official State Whatevers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-official-state-whatevers/855668)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-official-state-whatevers/855668 "2020-06-16T21:07:02Z")
In your opinion, what is the most ridiculous official symbol of the 50 states of the United States? You know, official state bird, official state tree, etc. To be fair, I suppose we should also hear about analogous off… --- ## [Dogs can be rather disgusting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-can-be-rather-disgusting/855710)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-can-be-rather-disgusting/855710 "2020-06-16T21:01:26Z")
Heard some weird unhappy cat noises in the kitchen, so went into check. Piper Dog was trying to get a bit of inter-species action on with Piper Cat, who was NOT consenting. Plus they’re both fixed. And, it was boy-on-… --- ## [How do you react or feel when someone tells you he or she googled your full name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-react-or-feel-when-someone-tells-you-he-or-she-googled-your-full-name/855619)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-react-or-feel-when-someone-tells-you-he-or-she-googled-your-full-name/855619 "2020-06-16T20:52:52Z")
It happened to me several times. I didn’t feel anything negative. On the contrary, I was fluttered by the fact that they did google’d me and that there might something interesting about me. I pay special attention to wh… --- ## [Time for mending in badly broken bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-mending-in-badly-broken-bones/855627)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-mending-in-badly-broken-bones/855627 "2020-06-16T20:29:18Z")
If a forensic anthropologist (like Bones) looked at a bone that had suffered a bad break, what’s the minimum amount of remodeling that can be easily determined? (Not pulling out a scanning electron microscope or anything… --- ## [Calling public figures racist names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-public-figures-racist-names/855748)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-public-figures-racist-names/855748 "2020-06-16T20:11:47Z")
I reported this post a few days ago: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22350930&postcount=23 wherein Mallard calls Clarence Thomas an “oreo”, ie. a black person who’s white on the inside. Before I rep… --- ## [Are the problems solved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279 "2020-06-16T20:06:47Z")
Yesterday I spent a couple hours on the board and did not get one timeout, although it was slow responding a couple times. Today I didn’t even experience that. --- ## [6 eBay Staffers Have Been Charged With Disturbing Harassment Of A Couple Who Criticized The Company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-ebay-staffers-have-been-charged-with-disturbing-harassment-of-a-couple-who-criticized-the-company/855782)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-ebay-staffers-have-been-charged-with-disturbing-harassment-of-a-couple-who-criticized-the-company/855782 "2020-06-16T20:01:06Z")
WTF is going on in this country? It’s like we have a bunch of children in supposedly responsible positions. --- ## [So youtube changed its appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youtube-changed-its-appearance/843317)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-youtube-changed-its-appearance/843317 "2020-06-16T19:00:52Z")
This happened suddenly yesterday. I don’t think I saw any notification about it. Now the thumbnails are bigger (4 across instead of 5) which has its pluses and minuses. But annoyingly, all the groupings have gone, the t… --- ## [Am everyone still getting the Time Out and Error messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-everyone-still-getting-the-time-out-and-error-messages/855794)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-everyone-still-getting-the-time-out-and-error-messages/855794 "2020-06-16T18:47:37Z")
Because I am. I thought the new thing was supposed to eliminate those. Am I wrong? Am I doing something wrong? I got this message when I tried to post this thread: Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporar… --- ## [Am everyone still getting the Time Out and Error messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-everyone-still-getting-the-time-out-and-error-messages/855793)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-everyone-still-getting-the-time-out-and-error-messages/855793 "2020-06-16T18:01:31Z")
Because I am. I thought the new thing was supposed to eliminate those. Am I wrong? Am I doing something wrong? --- ## [Why measure COVID deaths in absolute rather than per capita numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-measure-covid-deaths-in-absolute-rather-than-per-capita-numbers/855684)
**Author:** [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-measure-covid-deaths-in-absolute-rather-than-per-capita-numbers/855684 "2020-06-16T17:55:29Z")
It seems like most of not all news I read about COVID deaths, and cases in general, reports them in absolute numbers rather than per capita numbers. Is there a scientific or otherwise sensible reason for this? Much is m… --- ## [Was Colin Kaepernick the wrong man to take on this mantle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-colin-kaepernick-the-wrong-man-to-take-on-this-mantle/855787)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-colin-kaepernick-the-wrong-man-to-take-on-this-mantle/855787 "2020-06-16T16:26:01Z")
Even before his protest, I never really cared for Kaepernick. I always thought he had a strange look about him. He’s lacking in charisma and I don’t recall ever seeing him smile or laugh. He claims he wants back in th… --- ## [I think I fell for a scam call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-fell-for-a-scam-call/837222)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-fell-for-a-scam-call/837222 "2019-07-18T23:22:40Z")
So, today I received a call from the number 1-484-971-4948. I did not answer, but a voicemail was left. A woman mentioned my resent visit to the local hospital and said to call this number: 1-800-353-1380, to see if I … --- ## [CarnalK has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalk-has-been-banned/855777)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnalk-has-been-banned/855777 "2020-06-16T15:36:21Z")
For receiving a warning a short time after returning from suspension, CarnalK has been banned. Warning is here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22355914&postcount=432 Suspension notice is here: ht… --- ## [What is the plural of "Apocalypse"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-plural-of-apocalypse/855420)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-plural-of-apocalypse/855420 "2020-06-16T15:15:25Z")
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