# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1838 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1839 --- ## [Actual pic of JFK Secret Service agent. . . or TV prop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-pic-of-jfk-secret-service-agent-or-tv-prop/855207)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-pic-of-jfk-secret-service-agent-or-tv-prop/855207 "2020-06-10T18:05:16Z")
In the “Quantum Leap” episode “Lee Harvey Oswald,” as the story ends, we see Sam, who has replaced a Secret Service Agent leaning against a wall. As he leaps, the frame dissolves to a picture of (possibly) a Secret Serv… --- ## [What if Satan Repented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-repented/855137)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-repented/855137 "2020-06-10T18:05:13Z")
Apologies if this isn’t the correct forum. First, I don’t believe in a being called Satan. I see the Father of Lies as a metaphor for the potential for evil that all people have. My question, however, assumes that he … --- ## ["In cased you missed it" on twitter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cased-you-missed-it-on-twitter/855378)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-cased-you-missed-it-on-twitter/855378 "2020-06-10T18:02:23Z")
I have been conditioned to scroll right through this because it always seemed to contain things I’ve already read from people I follow. Now I’m seeing stuff in there I haven’t read, even from people I follow, even thoug… --- ## [Deploying Army on US soil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deploying-army-on-us-soil/854899)
**Author:** [@FrenchDunadan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrenchDunadan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deploying-army-on-us-soil/854899 "2020-06-10T18:01:33Z")
Hello, this is a genuine question from France, so please I am really worried (and if dear moderators feels so, please move this post to a more adapted spot) My questions are, as Trump threathen to deploy US soldiers ag… --- ## [The Pointers are down a sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pointers-are-down-a-sister/352421)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pointers-are-down-a-sister/352421 "2020-06-10T16:18:47Z")
June Pointer, of the 80s group The Pointer Sisters, has died. --- ## [Maxwell's Demon question: What if the demon is not a "finite being"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxwells-demon-question-what-if-the-demon-is-not-a-finite-being/855091)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maxwells-demon-question-what-if-the-demon-is-not-a-finite-being/855091 "2020-06-10T16:15:22Z")
This question is about James Clerk Maxwell’s thought experiment, where he came up with the possibility of violating the second law of thermodynamics by imagining a sort of demon that could control a small door between tw… --- ## [At what time was the world finally fully mapped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-time-was-the-world-finally-fully-mapped/854946)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-time-was-the-world-finally-fully-mapped/854946 "2020-06-10T16:11:22Z")
At what point in time did the world finally become fully mapped? (Not necessarily every single tiny feature or village, but basically, the point where there were no more un-accounted for regions in the whole globe?) --- ## [Does Seattle have an autonomous zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-seattle-have-an-autonomous-zone/855363)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-seattle-have-an-autonomous-zone/855363 "2020-06-10T16:02:32Z")
So some news sites are reporting that protestors have taken over several blocks in Seattle and declared it its own country, and have issued a list of demands. And the police seem to have abandoned it. Searching the new… --- ## [Crew's quarters in today's (US) Navy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crews-quarters-in-todays-us-navy/852857)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crews-quarters-in-todays-us-navy/852857 "2020-06-10T15:50:22Z")
Here’s a pic showing some crew berths on the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Is what we see pretty much standard in the US Navy today (aside from subs) for enlisted people? I guess there’s no escaping the claustrophobia and lac… --- ## [TS Christobal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ts-christobal/855228)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ts-christobal/855228 "2020-06-10T15:36:31Z")
Here is a mundane factoid I just noticed a couple of hours ago. My house windows just fogged up around 7PM. That may not seem like it is even mundane-perhaps pointless. However, that is how I realized that the eye of TS … --- ## [Ro-tel Tomatoes with habaneros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-tel-tomatoes-with-habaneros/854964)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-tel-tomatoes-with-habaneros/854964 "2020-06-10T15:01:18Z")
Yikes, those were powerful! I was half-expecting, like, habanero essence, but that contains the actual peppers, and I am still burping them hours later. I like hot peppers, but not quite like that. I’m not buying thos… --- ## [Fruit and vegetables grown in contaminated water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-and-vegetables-grown-in-contaminated-water/855236)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-and-vegetables-grown-in-contaminated-water/855236 "2020-06-10T14:47:02Z")
We are advised, for obvious reasons, to wash or peel fruit and vegetables before eating them. But fruit and vegetables consist largely of water, which the plants have sucked up through their roots. I’m guessing that the … --- ## [I've got boneless pork chops. Give me your best recipes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-boneless-pork-chops-give-me-your-best-recipes/855276)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-boneless-pork-chops-give-me-your-best-recipes/855276 "2020-06-10T14:40:39Z")
I’ve got a good variety of spices available to me, but I don’t want to special order anything, so a recipe that requires, say, curry spices or lesser-used Asian ones won’t work. Just give me something that will produce c… --- ## [Bush and Romney not backing Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199 "2020-06-10T14:14:56Z")
I guess he will slam Romney as a loser and Bush as incompetent. Glad to see this I always liked Romney but did not vote for him. No doubt McCain would not vote Trump if he was alive. Colin Powell on TV today pro… --- ## [The most technically complex thing invented since 1820 that could be reverse engineered in 1820?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-technically-complex-thing-invented-since-1820-that-could-be-reverse-engineered-in-1820/855312)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-technically-complex-thing-invented-since-1820-that-could-be-reverse-engineered-in-1820/855312 "2020-06-10T14:07:45Z")
Okay, piggy-backing off the 1820 thread, but with another twist. You go back in time, but instead of being naked, you can bring back the most technically advanced invention (we’ll say of unlimited size I suppose) invent… --- ## [Question about Washington DC militia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-washington-dc-militia/855047)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-washington-dc-militia/855047 "2020-06-10T13:55:19Z")
Who are these unmarked, unidentified and armed militia roaming Washington DC? Link. --- ## [ad for Collector comic book -- First Appearance of Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-collector-comic-book-first-appearance-of-batman/855356)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-collector-comic-book-first-appearance-of-batman/855356 "2020-06-10T13:53:47Z")
This webpage probably won’t last long, but it made me laugh https://www.ebay.com/itm/DETECTIVE-COMICS-27-CGC-6-0-OW-W-PGS-KANE-FINGER-1ST-APP-BATMAN-BRUCE-WAYNE/254581553978?hash=item3b463e3b3a:g:HYkAAOSwZWpepZ6t Detec… --- ## [Someone has Birthday today! (hint: he saved my life once!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-birthday-today-hint-he-saved-my-life-once/855256)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-has-birthday-today-hint-he-saved-my-life-once/855256 "2020-06-10T12:49:08Z")
—Happy Birthday Mikey!---- My Hero! (Mikey=dropzone) --- ## [Be terrified, voting ad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-terrified-voting-ad/855353)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-terrified-voting-ad/855353 "2020-06-10T12:37:56Z")
Prepare to be horrified! That’ll get out the vote! --- ## [sid meiers civilization players (any version) whats the biggest gap between year and world era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-meiers-civilization-players-any-version-whats-the-biggest-gap-between-year-and-world-era/854956)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-meiers-civilization-players-any-version-whats-the-biggest-gap-between-year-and-world-era/854956 "2020-06-10T12:14:28Z")
What im looking for is like my civ 3 complete where its 1890 but progress wise my game world is just on the cusp of starting the steam/industrial revolution era of stuff in civ 2 its the reverse i can have the un in 1… --- ## [It is 88 degrees in my apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-88-degrees-in-my-apartment/855179)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-88-degrees-in-my-apartment/855179 "2020-06-10T12:03:28Z")
My A/C is busted, waiting on a new one. It is not so bad with a fan. As long as I don’t move. And douse myself with water while sitting in front of said fan. I do not look forward to trying to sleep in a few hours. --- ## [How much ready-on-hand cash do people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates have at any moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-ready-on-hand-cash-do-people-like-jeff-bezos-and-bill-gates-have-at-any-moment/841262)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-ready-on-hand-cash-do-people-like-jeff-bezos-and-bill-gates-have-at-any-moment/841262 "2020-03-10T15:35:01Z")
Obviously, this question can’t be answered without doing an audit of their personal finances, which would be illegal or impossible. But generally, how much cash do the super-rich like Bezos or Gates have at any moment? … --- ## [Young people and conspiracy theories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-people-and-conspiracy-theories/855277)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-people-and-conspiracy-theories/855277 "2020-06-10T10:58:23Z")
So I understand that I’m just one person and that’s a small sample size, but it seems to me like a lot of kids these days are getting more and more conspiratorial. I’ve often come here talking about a guy I know who’s ki… --- ## [Halloween-style movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-style-movie/855275)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-style-movie/855275 "2020-06-10T10:34:16Z")
I have a friend who saw a scary movie in the early 80s when she was a baby and wanted to know if she remembered it correctly. She said it was at Halloween time and was Halloween named or related. All she remembers was st… --- ## [The "George Floyd Challenge"-is this supposed to be FUNNY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-george-floyd-challenge-is-this-supposed-to-be-funny/855027)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-george-floyd-challenge-is-this-supposed-to-be-funny/855027 "2020-06-10T08:47:30Z")
Just when you think fun-lovin’ white boys can’t sink any lower, I give you The “George Floyd Challenge”. Mocking what happened to that poor man is the last thing our country needs. :frowning: --- ## [Was Marilyn Monroe murdered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-marilyn-monroe-murdered/855252)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-marilyn-monroe-murdered/855252 "2020-06-10T05:29:46Z")
I just watched a rather convincing 48-minute video about the murder of Marilyn Monroe. It seems there are many MANY witnesses, including Peter Lawford, who eventually came forth to set the record straight about the nigh… --- ## [Do they make toilet seat covers that fit commercial toilets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-toilet-seat-covers-that-fit-commercial-toilets/475968)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-toilet-seat-covers-that-fit-commercial-toilets/475968 "2020-06-10T03:52:31Z")
I admit it. I’m a bit of a germaphobe. But cheeze! Guys are pigs!!! The next guy I see peeing on a toilet seat is going to get a cupfull of piss right in his car seat with a note that says, “you pee on my seat, I pee … --- ## [Why haven't we heard anything about/from the various police Internal Affairs dept's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-we-heard-anything-about-from-the-various-police-internal-affairs-depts/855216)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-we-heard-anything-about-from-the-various-police-internal-affairs-depts/855216 "2020-06-10T03:39:05Z")
In all of the stories and blogs and such that I’ve read, one thing is starkly absent; any press releases or indicated actions by the internal affairs departments in question. Are these departments so toothless and point… --- ## [Captain of USN Aircraft carrier begs for help as COVID19 ravages ships company.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-of-usn-aircraft-carrier-begs-for-help-as-covid19-ravages-ships-company/850738)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-of-usn-aircraft-carrier-begs-for-help-as-covid19-ravages-ships-company/850738 "2020-06-10T03:16:12Z")
Here Did they not hear about the cruise ships? Why did they not cancel the deployment?:eek::smack: Who needs Chinese anti ship BMs when a Chinese virus does just fine. --- ## [The Flash Season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-6/841413)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-6/841413 "2020-06-10T02:55:06Z")
The Flash returns for its sixth season on Tuesday at 8 ET. Hopefully this season will come out better than the last one, and they won’t just keep letting the Big Bad go because of reasons. Word of God is that the season… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1837) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1839)