# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1849 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1850 --- ## [I Pit Money Heist Season Three (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-money-heist-season-three-spoilers/848042)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-money-heist-season-three-spoilers/848042 "2020-06-02T19:12:09Z")
First: I did like Parts 1 & 2 and most of Season 3 very much. It’s utter fantasy — but I like some kinds of fantasies. The plot is fun with much suspense. Some of the characters are almost like caricatures from a com… --- ## [Why is some ice white and some clear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-some-ice-white-and-some-clear/854830)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-some-ice-white-and-some-clear/854830 "2020-06-02T19:01:27Z")
I mean the kind from ice machines. My fridge at home makes white ice. I don’t think it’s impurities because I have a filter. But ice machines in hotels, bars, and restaurants all turn out these crystal clear cubes. How … --- ## [Names for our illustrious president](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-our-illustrious-president/824355)
**Author:** [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-for-our-illustrious-president/824355 "2020-06-02T18:26:49Z")
I was calling him Agent Orange, then Cadet Bone Spurs. Flaming asshole lasted awhile, then what someone here called him, the orange shit-gibbon. Now I have evolved into Donald J Thump, the giant toe-head, because his hea… --- ## [Thread Closed by Mod - Great Debates Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-by-mod-great-debates-why/854862)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closed-by-mod-great-debates-why/854862 "2020-06-02T18:07:34Z")
"I became a police officer to help people " http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=897109 was closed pretty quickly in GD. Why? "I’m considering this not a real attempt at a debate but again, potentially … --- ## [A question for Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump-supporters/854383)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-trump-supporters/854383 "2020-06-02T17:57:33Z")
I know that this is not the best venue, since Trump haters predominate here, but here goes: How do you rationalize his tendency to lie? I’m not even talking about the continuous exaggerations, but the easily provable, f… --- ## [Quid Pro Quo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quid-pro-quo/846869)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quid-pro-quo/846869 "2020-06-02T17:56:11Z")
This for that… Give ‘this’ and recieve ‘that’ Example: This: Cat Next poster: That: mouse. Here we go: This: Dark --- ## [How is that shit in GQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-that-shit-in-gq/854851)
**Author:** [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-that-shit-in-gq/854851 "2020-06-02T17:12:29Z")
In this thread I recieved a warning: Not gonna argue about that. My post was not really a GQ post; It was more an expression of outrage and that is not the forum for that. I would argue that it was in the correct thread. … --- ## [OLED televisions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oled-televisions/854760)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oled-televisions/854760 "2020-06-02T15:11:07Z")
What do you think about OLED televisions? My current set (the only HDTV I’ve ever owned) is a 46" Sony (1920x1080 resolution) LCD set that I bought in December 2008. Still works but I was thinking of replacing it. So a c… --- ## [My parents think that the type of music I listen to is shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-think-that-the-type-of-music-i-listen-to-is-shit/854740)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-think-that-the-type-of-music-i-listen-to-is-shit/854740 "2020-06-02T14:44:42Z")
Just turned 27 and I still get reactions from my parents along the lines of “you used to listen crappy music \[while you were adolescent\] and you still do.” LMAO. I listen to a lot of heavy metal. Actually I like all kin… --- ## [Botticelli - May 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186 "2020-06-02T13:55:50Z")
Onwards! I am D! Link to April thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=22287251#post22287251 --- ## [Filthy Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filthy-rich/854834)
**Author:** [@oliversarmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliversarmy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filthy-rich/854834 "2020-06-02T13:07:25Z")
So, is anyone watching “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” on Netflix? --- ## [Necco Wafers make their triumphant return!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necco-wafers-make-their-triumphant-return/854791)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necco-wafers-make-their-triumphant-return/854791 "2020-06-02T12:58:13Z")
Story here. Another company is making the classic candy, and claiming the only change is to improve the flavor of the chocolate disks. I loved the chocolates, sometimes you could find whole rolls of the chocolate, I got… --- ## [Craigslist questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-questions/854863)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-questions/854863 "2020-06-02T12:40:47Z")
Has Craigslist gone the way of ebay? As in, so flooded with commercial sales and scams that it’s no longer usable? I haven’t looked for stuff on CL in over 5 years, and now it seems infested with ads, scams and sketchy… --- ## [Internet issues - router or provider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-issues-router-or-provider/854865)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-issues-router-or-provider/854865 "2020-06-02T12:23:32Z")
Ever since COVID-19 has forced my kids to all do Zoom schooling from home, our internet connection has been strained. I want to make it better, but first things first - how can I tell if the problem is the bandwidth I’m … --- ## [Lawn Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-service/854614)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-service/854614 "2020-06-02T12:22:51Z")
I was wondering what opinions you all have on lawns and lawn services. Not a service for mowing but spraying for weeds, etc. We have a fairly large yard. We have 5-1/2 acres of land with approximately 1 acre used for … --- ## [Please reach out to military members you know after Trumps announcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reach-out-to-military-members-you-know-after-trumps-announcement/854901)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reach-out-to-military-members-you-know-after-trumps-announcement/854901 "2020-06-02T11:47:34Z")
Shooting and killing unarmed civilians (which Trump will order you to do) is a WAR CRIME. You are not required to follow these orders. I know you will do the right and brave thing and stand down if ordered to do so. Tha… --- ## [1807 Insurrection Act vs the Posse Comitatus Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1807-insurrection-act-vs-the-posse-comitatus-act/854888)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1807-insurrection-act-vs-the-posse-comitatus-act/854888 "2020-06-02T11:40:20Z")
Can anyone explain to me how the 1807 Insurrection Act and the Posse Comitatus Act can exist simultaneously? The former letting national military act against US citizens, and the former disallowing it? Obviously that’s … --- ## [Whales dehydrated in fresh water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whales-dehydrated-in-fresh-water/854867)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whales-dehydrated-in-fresh-water/854867 "2020-06-02T10:46:48Z")
As some of you may have heard a humpback whale has come up the St. Lawrence as far as Montreal. A woman described as a marine biologist was on the radio this morning. She claimed that an extended stay in fresh water wo… --- ## [What are my options for locking these French doors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-my-options-for-locking-these-french-doors/854765)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-my-options-for-locking-these-french-doors/854765 "2020-06-02T10:08:14Z")
We have French doors that lead to a study. I’m not sure that you can tell from the picture, but the handles are “dummy” handles. They don’t move. There is no mechanism to them. I would like to be able to secure this room… --- ## [Difference between "good political correctness" and "bad political correctness"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-good-political-correctness-and-bad-political-correctness/854825)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-good-political-correctness-and-bad-political-correctness/854825 "2020-06-02T09:25:03Z")
IMHO, the main reason the fight over political correctness is so fierce is because both sides do not even agree on what PC means, nor do they recognize that there is good PC and bad PC. “Good PC” entails the following: … --- ## [Anyone Else Remember that Coronavirus Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-remember-that-coronavirus-thing/854828)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-remember-that-coronavirus-thing/854828 "2020-06-02T09:06:47Z")
Surely I can’t be the only one… I’m not even that old but it seems like it was years ago now. Do you remember? Folks everywhere wore masks on their faces, not to hide their identities from the police but to control the… --- ## [If you Would, I Need Help to ID a Summer Bird in Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-would-i-need-help-to-id-a-summer-bird-in-alaska/854894)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-would-i-need-help-to-id-a-summer-bird-in-alaska/854894 "2020-06-02T08:36:30Z")
I am trying to occupy my mind with things other than the world suddenly going to hell. On my list of things to figure out is the identity of a particular bird. I do not have a visual of the bird, I only heard the bird ca… --- ## [FYI Star Trek TOS on Netflix has the Updated FX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-star-trek-tos-on-netflix-has-the-updated-fx/854324)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-star-trek-tos-on-netflix-has-the-updated-fx/854324 "2020-06-02T05:10:49Z")
Maybe this was common knowledge and has been this way a long time (I only just noticed) but if you watch the original Star Trek on Netflix you can see the updated special effects that had previously only been available o… --- ## [online grocery delivery options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-grocery-delivery-options/851664)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-grocery-delivery-options/851664 "2020-06-02T04:03:14Z")
I’ve gone to Fresh Direct, Peapod, Mercato, others. Nothing available for weeks. Went to Walmart.com. A package of 10 tortillas is $42! And I can’t have them delivered until April 30. Ground beef, no delivery. In store p… --- ## [How do you deal with stupid people in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-stupid-people-in-your-life/854785)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-stupid-people-in-your-life/854785 "2020-06-02T03:46:22Z")
So my friend thinks that Tower 7 fell because of explosives. No matter what I say, no matter how many illustrations I show him, the Dunning-Kruger effect is strong in this one. I wouldn’t care so much if HE DIDN’T care… … --- ## [Is Trump the cause, or the effect ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-the-cause-or-the-effect/854749)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-the-cause-or-the-effect/854749 "2020-06-02T02:32:51Z")
I am an immigrant to the US and have lived here for 20+ years. I find some of the principles appealing from both Democrats and Republicans and don’t have “fanatical commitment” to either side. With that preamble, I’d of… --- ## [Question re British salaries for head chefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-british-salaries-for-head-chefs/854734)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-british-salaries-for-head-chefs/854734 "2020-06-02T02:28:46Z")
On Pluto TV, I stumbled across an episode of “Kitchen Nightmares,” the British version. I didn’t catch the date it was filmed, but Ramsay didn’t look all that much different from now. Anyway. At least four times durin… --- ## [WTF is MAGA Night?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-maga-night/854729)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-maga-night/854729 "2020-06-02T02:28:45Z")
And why is it trending on Twitter? Apparently, Twitler is pissed that people dared to protest in DC, and now he’s hinting that his supporters will come out and counter protest tonight? --- ## [Agents Provocateur in Minneapolis Rioting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-provocateur-in-minneapolis-rioting/854709)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-provocateur-in-minneapolis-rioting/854709 "2020-06-02T01:57:34Z")
Let’s see, I want a factual answer, but probably we do not have enough information yet. It might end up as a Great Debate. I guess it is something I want to share. Honestly, I never know where to post stuff. In any case… --- ## [Album titles that are puns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-titles-that-are-puns/854704)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-titles-that-are-puns/854704 "2020-06-02T01:57:11Z")
In the tribute album thread, Thudlow Boink helpfully posted a link to a wikipedia list, and I noticed that many of those albums have (mostly bad) puns as titles. The worst is the Jeff Lynne tribute album “Lynne Me Your E… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1848) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1850)