# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=193 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [Getting anti-Trump protests up to the level of the "3.5 percent rule"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-anti-trump-protests-up-to-the-level-of-the-3-5-percent-rule/1025242)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-anti-trump-protests-up-to-the-level-of-the-3-5-percent-rule/1025242 "2025-11-30T01:36:52Z")
The “3.5 percent rule” states that when 3.5% of the population engages in sustained protest against a regime or authoritarian government, that government is likely to fall from power. It is, of course, only a rule of thu… --- ## [Is it better to have a mixed pair of cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-have-a-mixed-pair-of-cats/1025134)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-have-a-mixed-pair-of-cats/1025134 "2025-11-30T01:14:33Z")
My dear dopey cat Rudy passed away a short time ago, and I think his sister needs a new friend. Would it be better for her to have another female around or a male (fixed, of course)? --- ## [YOUR misheard lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-misheard-lyrics/727166)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 586\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-misheard-lyrics/727166 "2025-11-29T21:58:23Z")
There are a lot of well-known mondegreens. ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy’ and ‘Wrapped up like a douche’ come immediately to mind. This thread is not for those. This thread is for lyrics that you, personally, have m… --- ## [Posters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-in-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/1025217)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-in-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/1025217 "2025-11-29T21:19:58Z")
I’ve been binge watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I’ve noticed that apparently at least one set designer on the show has, like me, a fondness for jam bands. I’ve seen posters hanging in the background of numerous sce… --- ## [TV shows that got worse as they became more popular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-got-worse-as-they-became-more-popular/1017305)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-got-worse-as-they-became-more-popular/1017305 "2025-11-29T20:57:50Z")
Right now we are watching the TV show Spin City. We were quite impressed with the writing and characters right off the bat. But we just started the second season, and it looks to be going in a direction we disfavor. … --- ## [Why are my golf clubs in Mosquero, NM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-golf-clubs-in-mosquero-nm/1025059)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-golf-clubs-in-mosquero-nm/1025059 "2025-11-29T20:33:45Z")
I ordered some golf clubs, which are being shipped to me near Chicago via Fed Ex. They are being built in Scottsdale AZ. So I figured Fed Ex would have a hub at the Phoenix airport, then they would wing to OHare, 20 mi… --- ## [3D Color Printing. Are there good resources for the print files yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-color-printing-are-there-good-resources-for-the-print-files-yet/1025233)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-color-printing-are-there-good-resources-for-the-print-files-yet/1025233 "2025-11-29T19:57:38Z")
I’m seeing printers now under $500 that do the color blending I’ve been waiting for. But this brings up the next question, is there much resources for the colored print files? It is possible that Search Thingiverse - Th… --- ## [How can I use online sportsbooks' bonus bets to my advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-online-sportsbooks-bonus-bets-to-my-advantage/1025230)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-online-sportsbooks-bonus-bets-to-my-advantage/1025230 "2025-11-29T18:31:50Z")
So now that Missouri has legalized sports betting, the sportsbook apps are offering me bonus bets to sign up (the first hit is free, after all). They’re expecting me to play this dumb - like, bet it all on some wild prop… --- ## [The 22nd Amendment. Solved: how "serve" became "elected"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-22nd-amendment-solved-how-serve-became-elected/1025232)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-22nd-amendment-solved-how-serve-became-elected/1025232 "2025-11-29T17:53:05Z")
In many threads here on the Dope, the question of a possible Trump third term re: the 22nd Amendment had come to the question can he do an end around if he is not elected? For example, he is elected Vice-President and t… --- ## [I pit the New York Times, specifically their science reporting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-specifically-their-science-reporting/1024777)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-new-york-times-specifically-their-science-reporting/1024777 "2025-11-29T16:39:57Z")
So, the big medical/science news yesterday was that the FDA plans to remove the “black box warning” on estrogen products designed for hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women. This is a topic i happen to know a lo… --- ## [Ringo and his drums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-and-his-drums/1025130)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ringo-and-his-drums/1025130 "2025-11-29T16:22:29Z")
Not long ago I read that part of Ringo’s style could be attributed to the fact that he was a lefty playing a right handed drum kit. I always thought that drum kits were set up in all sorts of different configurations. Di… --- ## [Mani, Stone Roses bassist, dies at 63](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mani-stone-roses-bassist-dies-at-63/1025026)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mani-stone-roses-bassist-dies-at-63/1025026 "2025-11-29T14:39:33Z")
Big fan of The Stone Roses back in the day. Gary Mounfield was a great bassist, and their first album is still one of the greatest ever. The fluidity of his playing was the secret sauce behind the Stone Roses’ eponymou… --- ## [What's the best way to stop junk postal mail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-stop-junk-postal-mail/1025219 "2025-11-29T14:23:11Z")
I’m getting tired of having to walk down the street to get my postal mail, only to find it’s mostly, if not all, junk mail. I can’t remember ever getting a piece of junk mail I actually wanted, which means I have to haul… --- ## [Let's do another "help me buy a gaming PC" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-help-me-buy-a-gaming-pc-thread/986812)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-another-help-me-buy-a-gaming-pc-thread/986812 "2025-11-29T06:56:25Z")
It’s time for me to buy a new PC and I’m hoping to find a good deal as prices drop in the leadup to Prime Day. I keep thinking about getting a laptop but, realistically, it’ll just end up tied to a dock 99% of the time. … --- ## [In soccer, what happens if a defender is fouled in his own goal area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soccer-what-happens-if-a-defender-is-fouled-in-his-own-goal-area/1025157)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-soccer-what-happens-if-a-defender-is-fouled-in-his-own-goal-area/1025157 "2025-11-29T06:24:53Z")
Let’s say that Smith, attacking for the Reds, has the ball in the Blues’ goal/penalty area. The Blues’ defender, Jones, gets fouled by Smith - red card-worthy- in the Blues’ penalty area. Does Jones now get an unobstruct… --- ## [What Biden Executive Orders are now void?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-biden-executive-orders-are-now-void/1025215)
**Author:** [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-biden-executive-orders-are-now-void/1025215 "2025-11-29T03:59:34Z")
And what are the consequences? This is kind of a big deal. --- ## [Sports book apps are offering me ridiculous “bonus bets.” What’s the catch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-book-apps-are-offering-me-ridiculous-bonus-bets-what-s-the-catch/1023046)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-book-apps-are-offering-me-ridiculous-bonus-bets-what-s-the-catch/1023046 "2025-11-29T03:28:41Z")
Missouri voters recently passed a constitutional amendment that would allow sports betting. The sports betting apps (Fanduel, DraftKings, a couple of others) are bombarding me with ads. One such ad offers $300 in “bonus … --- ## [What does "I love you to death" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-love-you-to-death-mean/666853)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-love-you-to-death-mean/666853 "2025-11-29T00:18:26Z")
Just heard it on TV. Does it mean I will love you until one of us dies, then not so much? Seems like a strange expression. --- ## [Family reconciliation in previous periods, other countries? (move to "Politics and Elections"?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-reconciliation-in-previous-periods-other-countries-move-to-politics-and-elections/1025076 "2025-11-28T23:17:41Z")
Watching Ken Burns’ “American Revolution.” I’m reminded constantly how families turned against each other bitterly, Loyalists vs. Patriots, and I’m remembering how families split during the American Civil War, both of wh… --- ## [Oatmeal cookie rescue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-cookie-rescue/1025077)
**Author:** [@hideousidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hideousidiot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oatmeal-cookie-rescue/1025077 "2025-11-28T23:16:00Z")
I made a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies without a recipe, just threw together eggs, butter, flour etc, and they came out pretty good except the texture is off. They are too crumbly. I have about half the batch of batter… --- ## [This turkey was killed by hand with a sharp knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 604\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-turkey-was-killed-by-hand-with-a-sharp-knife/609252 "2025-11-28T23:07:51Z")
That was on the label of the turkey I cooked last Christmas dinner. I wonder if they put all the causes of death on each and every turkey. I’d like to go down to the packaging plant one day and read all the labels. Oh th… --- ## [What is this place in Scotland (building where fans watched World Cup qualifying on TV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-place-in-scotland-building-where-fans-watched-world-cup-qualifying-on-tv/1025195)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-place-in-scotland-building-where-fans-watched-world-cup-qualifying-on-tv/1025195 "2025-11-28T19:43:16Z")
There’s this sub-genre of YouTube where the videos show fans (who weren’t physically present at the game) reacting to winning goals or what have you. This one is from Scotland’s 4-2 win over Denmark to qualify for the 20… --- ## [John W. Campbell and his Los Alamos Subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-w-campbell-and-his-los-alamos-subscribers/762361)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-w-campbell-and-his-los-alamos-subscribers/762361 "2025-11-28T18:03:11Z")
Every older f&sf buff knows about Cleve Cartmill’s story “Deadline,” published in the March 1944 Astounding Science Fiction. The details about making an atomic bomb spooked the Office of Censorship, which launched an inv… --- ## [Does no one suspect the legitimacy of Trump's Presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-suspect-the-legitimacy-of-trumps-presidency/1023457)
**Author:** [@emjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emjee)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-suspect-the-legitimacy-of-trumps-presidency/1023457 "2025-11-28T17:50:09Z")
This is my opinion, so perhaps this belongs in IMHO. Having worked in computer security (as a Certified Security Professional) since the early 90’s, my experience has been that if you can get physical access to a device … --- ## [Two National Guardsmen shot in DC (November 26, 2025), one dead, one in critical condition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-national-guardsmen-shot-in-dc-november-26-2025-one-dead-one-in-critical-condition/1025165 "2025-11-28T17:13:41Z")
Close to the WH. They have someone in custody. --- ## [Spirited (Christmas movie musical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-christmas-movie-musical/1025164)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-christmas-movie-musical/1025164 "2025-11-28T17:00:12Z")
It’s available to stream on Apple TV, and it’s delightful! Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and Octavia Spencer star (also Patrick Page). Here’s a number from it, --- ## [What is the AI race, how does one win it, and what do they get for winning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ai-race-how-does-one-win-it-and-what-do-they-get-for-winning/1024616)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ai-race-how-does-one-win-it-and-what-do-they-get-for-winning/1024616 "2025-11-28T16:18:44Z")
We’ve all heard about the AI race but I don’t understand what it is that we’re (they’re) racing towards. NVIDIA has said that China will win. What will they get by winning and how will we know when the race is over and h… --- ## [Language question: 1983 was the year when "multiple times" replaced "several times"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-question-1983-was-the-year-when-multiple-times-replaced-several-times/1025185)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-question-1983-was-the-year-when-multiple-times-replaced-several-times/1025185 "2025-11-28T13:53:53Z")
I just noticed a change in the English language: the use of the word “multiple”. A couple decades ago, people would say “I’ve gone to Disneyland several times” Nowadays, they say “I’ve been there multiple times”. So … --- ## [Were the editors right to complain about Alan Sokal's parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-editors-right-to-complain-about-alan-sokals-parody/1025166 "2025-11-28T10:57:32Z")
Question is, should magazine editors be allowed to assume that contributors are sincere? Can we defend the editors of Social Text in the Sokal Affair in 1996? Say an editor gets a submitted article and he can’t make hea… --- ## [Reincarnation Superstition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reincarnation-superstition/1025022 "2025-11-28T09:17:25Z")
Reincarnation is a belief for some, I know. Other people think that it’s just a parlor game like playing with a Ouiji Board. I remember reading a book ( a silly novel ) maybe 30 -40 years ago where the author wrote th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=194)