# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1839 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1840 --- ## [Choose: never eat the same meal twice, or choose 8 meals you love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-never-eat-the-same-meal-twice-or-choose-8-meals-you-love/855192)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-never-eat-the-same-meal-twice-or-choose-8-meals-you-love/855192 "2020-06-10T02:49:43Z")
A random thought experiment for bored people: The SDMB fairy alights on your doorstep and informs you that from now on, no matter what you eat it will be nutritionally complete, keep you healthy, and allow you to mainta… --- ## [How to confirm that a car seller really owns the car they're selling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-confirm-that-a-car-seller-really-owns-the-car-theyre-selling/855104)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-confirm-that-a-car-seller-really-owns-the-car-theyre-selling/855104 "2020-06-10T02:46:15Z")
Someone I know responded to a Craigslist add for a loaded 2015 Honda Accord with ~38K miles in great condition for $1,500. They thought the price might be a typo, but the person responding says it’s legit and she is an a… --- ## [I Think Trump has accidentally done a great thing for this country.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-trump-has-accidentally-done-a-great-thing-for-this-country/855131)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-trump-has-accidentally-done-a-great-thing-for-this-country/855131 "2020-06-10T02:44:55Z")
… By being a clueless, inept, desperate, dumbfuck. I think this time with the George Floyd situation is different. It just feels different to me. and I think it feels different to society. I was actually thinking that t… --- ## [Crying Actors and tears.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crying-actors-and-tears/855208)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crying-actors-and-tears/855208 "2020-06-10T02:42:32Z")
I suppose a great actor can turn on the water works, no problem. But…what of regular everyday players? Are there tricks of the trade to create realistic tears? --- ## [Wouldn't vote by mail disenfranchise more voters than any other method?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-vote-by-mail-disenfranchise-more-voters-than-any-other-method/855147)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-vote-by-mail-disenfranchise-more-voters-than-any-other-method/855147 "2020-06-10T02:41:57Z")
Vote by mail is a good idea for many reasons. It’s more convenient, so increases participation somewhat, and especially with a virus out there it reduces exposure at the polls. But what’s bugging me is Democrats going o… --- ## [What's your preferred method of cooking bottom round roast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-preferred-method-of-cooking-bottom-round-roast/855163)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-preferred-method-of-cooking-bottom-round-roast/855163 "2020-06-10T01:22:30Z")
I bought a couple bottom round roasts (it was a “buy one, get one free” sale). I’m going to make one tonight. The times I’ve roasted it plain it’s usually come out kind of tough, even when thinly sliced. I’m planning … --- ## [Difference between Dewalt Drills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-dewalt-drills/710874)
**Author:** [@PerkinsNursery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerkinsNursery)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-dewalt-drills/710874 "2020-06-10T01:08:14Z")
Can anyone give the difference between a Dewalt dc720 and a dc 720ka? also, are all the 18v batteries interchangeable --- ## [How has an unpopular Presidential Candidate affected congressional races?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-an-unpopular-presidential-candidate-affected-congressional-races/855326)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-an-unpopular-presidential-candidate-affected-congressional-races/855326 "2020-06-10T00:28:09Z")
How have congressional races played out when unpopular candidates were at the top of the ticket? Aside from the outcome, I wonder how it affected the campaigns themselves. I recall some Democratic candidates pivoting a… --- ## [How sincere are the posts that claim that Trump will beat Biden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sincere-are-the-posts-that-claim-that-trump-will-beat-biden/855118)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sincere-are-the-posts-that-claim-that-trump-will-beat-biden/855118 "2020-06-10T00:25:10Z")
(Note: I hope I am not running afoul of Dope rules since I am not accusing any specific poster of lying - nor is “lying” really the term I mean to infer here.) You know how some sports fans like to “psych themselves dow… --- ## [The most advanced tech mankind has ever made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-advanced-tech-mankind-has-ever-made/854942)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-advanced-tech-mankind-has-ever-made/854942 "2020-06-10T00:16:18Z")
I’ve been doing some reading on EUV (extreme ultraviolet) technology used for semiconductor lithography and am fascinated. I have no background in the field, but wonder if what Holland’s ASML has done here would count a… --- ## [Yet another Feud! (crossposted at the other board) (Game over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-feud-crossposted-at-the-other-board-game-over/854391)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-feud-crossposted-at-the-other-board-game-over/854391 "2020-06-09T23:59:20Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. You want to match the other people in the game. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be… --- ## [Does accusing someone of lying violate the rules if the person did, in fact, lie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-accusing-someone-of-lying-violate-the-rules-if-the-person-did-in-fact-lie/855232)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-accusing-someone-of-lying-violate-the-rules-if-the-person-did-in-fact-lie/855232 "2020-06-09T23:22:36Z")
This is a completely hypothetical, curious question, not related to anything that’s happened yet in real life on the Dope: Suppose John Doe the Doper (…John Doeper?) claims, “I have never supported Joseph Stalin in any … --- ## [Was ‘Gimme a light’ the best set of commercials ever to introduce a product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-gimme-a-light-the-best-set-of-commercials-ever-to-introduce-a-product/855325)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-gimme-a-light-the-best-set-of-commercials-ever-to-introduce-a-product/855325 "2020-06-09T23:01:23Z")
Regardless of what you think of Bud Light beer, the 1980s series of commercials to introduce the product were excellent. Lite beer from Miller was one of the few light beers available back then. So, ‘I’ll have a lite’ w… --- ## [Can you legally stop a cop who has his knee on someone's neck, suffocating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-legally-stop-a-cop-who-has-his-knee-on-someones-neck-suffocating/854742)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-legally-stop-a-cop-who-has-his-knee-on-someones-neck-suffocating/854742 "2020-06-09T22:43:59Z")
Just wondering where I would stand legally if I saw a cop doing a George Floyd in front of me today: Kneeing someone’s neck while he is down, the guy says “I can’t breathe” and the cop keeps pressing down anyway, and dea… --- ## [How Do I Rationalize This? - A White Man Dies A George Floyd Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-rationalize-this-a-white-man-dies-a-george-floyd-death/855204)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-rationalize-this-a-white-man-dies-a-george-floyd-death/855204 "2020-06-09T22:39:17Z")
In the wake of the All Lives Matter vs Black Lives Matter discussion… I find a heartbreaking video of a man dying at the hands of police, being pinned and pressure placed on his back and neck… but this time he was white … --- ## [ACLU suit of Trump administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-suit-of-trump-administration/855124)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aclu-suit-of-trump-administration/855124 "2020-06-09T22:35:43Z")
The ACLU is suing the Trump adminstration over its alleged “violation the civil rights of protesterswho were forcefully removed from a park near the White House by police using chemical agents before U.S. President Donal… --- ## [Wherein I take back what I've said about Pierce Morgan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-i-take-back-what-ive-said-about-pierce-morgan/855156)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherein-i-take-back-what-ive-said-about-pierce-morgan/855156 "2020-06-09T22:35:12Z")
Pierce Morgan’s interview with the foaming at the mouth Rudy Giuliani. Video is at the link. And I know how reluctant folks are to click on links without a summarized transcript. But I really don’t know where to even … --- ## [The Godfathers band - Birth, School, Work, Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfathers-band-birth-school-work-death/855183)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfathers-band-birth-school-work-death/855183 "2020-06-09T22:31:32Z")
Something the other day reminded me of this song. Have not heard it for years but the 2nd guitar solo is incredible. Angry rock with a Clash-like vibe. I used to have the entire album, don’t remember if it was any good. … --- ## [How is this bathtub overflow drain supposed to be assembled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-bathtub-overflow-drain-supposed-to-be-assembled/855198)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-bathtub-overflow-drain-supposed-to-be-assembled/855198 "2020-06-09T21:48:51Z")
My bathtub overflow drain leaks like crazy and it rains downstairs. When I take the cover plate off here is what I see: \[Album\] Drain … --- ## [Time or Money? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-or-money-and-why/853528)
**Author:** [@cornflakes2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes2)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-or-money-and-why/853528 "2020-06-09T21:14:41Z")
I already know what I’d choose but here are the details of the debate. Let’s say you have two choices: A) You are 20 years old but have $0 in the bank or B) You are retired at 65 years old and have $1 million in the … --- ## [I have seen the good on Netflix, and end up watching garbage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-seen-the-good-on-netflix-and-end-up-watching-garbage/855310)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-seen-the-good-on-netflix-and-end-up-watching-garbage/855310 "2020-06-09T21:02:27Z")
I have a trial of Amazon Prime. I just wanna stream movies, and 15 dollars a month is my maximum for streaming entertainment. I am confused on how streaming on Amazon Prime works. Seems that they want me to rent movies,… --- ## [Predict the onset of the next recession.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-onset-of-the-next-recession/820107)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-onset-of-the-next-recession/820107 "2020-06-09T20:59:48Z")
When will the next recession begin\* in the United States? Poll options, if I set it up right, are calendar year quarters, e.g. we’re in 2018 Q3, which spans July August and September of this year. \*As declared by NBER,… --- ## [Bill and Ted Face the Music official trailer is up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-official-trailer-is-up/855323)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-official-trailer-is-up/855323 "2020-06-09T20:39:58Z")
Summer 2020. No Rufus, sadly, as George Carlin unfortunately passed away in 2009, but it does have Death. Here’s hoping it’s excellent. --- ## [Anyone encountered this 'inverted' version of Dunning-Kruger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-encountered-this-inverted-version-of-dunning-kruger/855209)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-encountered-this-inverted-version-of-dunning-kruger/855209 "2020-06-09T20:15:29Z")
The Dunning-Kruger effect observes that people with low ability tend to overestimate it. But there are times I’ve observed the opposite: people who are really smart, who are really hard to convince when they’re wrong ab… --- ## [Changes in Roman civilisation between 80 BC and 80 AD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-roman-civilisation-between-80-bc-and-80-ad/855267)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-roman-civilisation-between-80-bc-and-80-ad/855267 "2020-06-09T20:06:55Z")
I’ve been reading one of Steven Saylor’s books set in Rome around 80 BC. It got me wondering. If I was a time traveller, what differences would I notice between the Rome of 80 BC and the Rome of 80 AD (when the Colosseu… --- ## [Opinions on Rolex watches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-rolex-watches/804538)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-rolex-watches/804538 "2020-05-01T00:25:50Z")
The other day, my wife said she stopped in a Rolex store at the mall. She tried on a watch, and was surprised at how much she liked it. I don’t know the model or anything, but the pricetag was around $6200. She doesn’… --- ## [Things that are, and aren't, "both-sides-ism"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-and-arent-both-sides-ism/855214)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-and-arent-both-sides-ism/855214 "2020-06-09T17:13:13Z")
IMHO, some accusations of “both-sides-ism” are due to a confusion of people thinking that someone is saying that two sides are the same, versus saying that they think the same. For instance, there is a big difference be… --- ## [Professional Fiduciary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-fiduciary/855258)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-fiduciary/855258 "2020-06-09T17:03:12Z")
Are there any professional fiduciaries here, or people who have had some experience with them? We are in a position of needing to use a professional fiduciary as the first alternate successor trustee on our family livin… --- ## [Could Trump's invoking the Insurrection Act be a stepping stone for delaying the November Election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trumps-invoking-the-insurrection-act-be-a-stepping-stone-for-delaying-the-november-election/854924)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trumps-invoking-the-insurrection-act-be-a-stepping-stone-for-delaying-the-november-election/854924 "2020-06-09T16:34:36Z")
Hi Could Trump’s invoking the Insurrection Act be a stepping stone for eventually delaying/disrupting the current election campaign and the November Election? It seems that that is what he may be planning. I look forwar… --- ## [Socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Anything else and you're an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socially-liberal-and-fiscally-conservative-anything-else-and-youre-an-idiot/854973)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socially-liberal-and-fiscally-conservative-anything-else-and-youre-an-idiot/854973 "2020-06-09T16:07:42Z")
It’s hilarious how in America both of our major parties gets one issue completely wrong. Abortions - that’s a personal choice between a woman, her partner, and her doctors. The fetus has a great impact on the woman’s h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1838) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1840)