# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=234&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 235 --- ## [What's the deal with the rich angry white dude (usually conservative or right wing) archtype?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-rich-angry-white-dude-usually-conservative-or-right-wing-archtype/1022589)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-rich-angry-white-dude-usually-conservative-or-right-wing-archtype/1022589 "2025-09-25T21:58:09Z")
Perhaps the best example of this is Donald Trump himself. But other examples would include prominent right-leaning self-help gurus or manosphere influencers such as Jordan Peterson, Dave Ramsey, Andrew Tate, Justin Wall… --- ## [New puppy, allergy (but not?) and ozone air cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-allergy-but-not-and-ozone-air-cleaner/1023360)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-puppy-allergy-but-not-and-ozone-air-cleaner/1023360 "2025-09-25T21:49:45Z")
A pappy came into my life Aug 30th. An adorable beagle girl. She’s the fourth dog in my life. I’ve been going down in size as I age and while I don’t hunt, I hate small yapping rat dogs and I don’t want the hassle of a l… --- ## [Nfl play clock is25 seconds instead of 40 after an interception--why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-play-clock-is25-seconds-instead-of-40-after-an-interception-why/1023389)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-play-clock-is25-seconds-instead-of-40-after-an-interception-why/1023389 "2025-09-25T20:45:59Z")
I just learned this rule. The normal playclock is 40 seconds, but it’s shortened to 25 seconds after certain interruptions: -after a timeout, -after the 2-minute warning(which is just a timeout anyway) -after a kicko… --- ## [Satellite collision - direction dependent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-collision-direction-dependent/1007256)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-collision-direction-dependent/1007256 "2025-09-25T17:28:56Z")
If 2 satellites strike each other, what, if any, is the practical difference in the end result depending on the direction each was going? My assumption is any such collision would be a high speed impact (unless for some… --- ## [Movies where three (or more) actors play the same character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-three-or-more-actors-play-the-same-character/1016028)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-three-or-more-actors-play-the-same-character/1016028 "2025-09-25T16:30:03Z")
We watched “Interstellar” over the weekend. “Murph”, the daughter of Matthew McConaughey’s character, is portrayed by three different actresses: Mackenzie Foy as a young girl, Jessica Chastain as a young woman, and Ellen… --- ## [Can I use trinity when baking chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-trinity-when-baking-chicken/1022857)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-trinity-when-baking-chicken/1022857 "2025-09-25T16:26:26Z")
I want to bake some chicken thighs in the oven. I have a container of trinity (diced onion, celery, and bell pepper) that I want to use up. Can I throw the trinity in with the chicken if the dish will only cook for 30 … --- ## [Anyone else being the 'victim' of a brushing scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-being-the-victim-of-a-brushing-scam/1023359)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-being-the-victim-of-a-brushing-scam/1023359 "2025-09-25T14:06:06Z")
A little over two weeks ago we started getting small packages addressed to “Colin Boone” several times week, both from Amazon directly and passed through USPS. Now, this house was owned by hubby’s parents before us, for… --- ## [Emmanuel Macron gets stranded in New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmanuel-macron-gets-stranded-in-new-york/1023342)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmanuel-macron-gets-stranded-in-new-york/1023342 "2025-09-25T05:34:52Z")
:grin: This is really odd. The leader of France is trying to leave the United Nations and is blocked by the Presidential motorcade. Macron and his entourage choose to walk for thirty minutes to reach the French Embassy… --- ## [What is the deal with being barefoot on a yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-being-barefoot-on-a-yacht/1023006)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-being-barefoot-on-a-yacht/1023006 "2025-09-25T01:10:29Z")
I like watching some YouTube videos of yachts (living vicariously) and almost always the people showing the yacht are barefoot. Why? Do yacht owners make everyone take off their shoes before boarding? Do the owners onl… --- ## ["Warfighters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warfighters/1017478)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warfighters/1017478 "2025-09-25T00:21:50Z")
Is it my imagination, or has the trump regime been pushing the term “warfighters” for our troops? I don’t like it from a regime that obsesses about territorial expansion. --- ## [Is there a way to see a YouTuber’s subscribers over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-a-youtuber-s-subscribers-over-time/1023367)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-a-youtuber-s-subscribers-over-time/1023367 "2025-09-24T23:17:43Z")
I had to dislike a video and unsubscribe from a YouTube channel I liked. The host is a devout Christian but only mentions his faith, and then even obliquely, about once in 20 videos. But in yesterday’s video he saw fit t… --- ## [Claudia Cardinale has died at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claudia-cardinale-has-died-at-87/1023365)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claudia-cardinale-has-died-at-87/1023365 "2025-09-24T23:08:38Z")
I only ever knew her from The Pink Panther, but she was a contender for the sexiest Italian actress of the time long with Sofia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. --- ## [Logistics of prayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-prayer/1023271)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logistics-of-prayer/1023271 "2025-09-24T23:06:59Z")
I’ll try to be non offensive here, but I have some honest questions about people who pray. (I have never prayed, so forgive me). When someone says, “You’re in my prayers” or “I’ll pray for you,” do they mean it literal… --- ## [Classical music challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-challenge/1023278)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-challenge/1023278 "2025-09-24T22:54:30Z")
The German composer Johannes Brahms composed the famous Hungarian Dances. The Hungarian composer Bela Bartok composed the (not as, but still reasonably) famous Romanian Dances. Can anyone continue the chain in either … --- ## [Why do we even have sex/gender on drivers licenses or passports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-even-have-sex-gender-on-drivers-licenses-or-passports/1023240)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-even-have-sex-gender-on-drivers-licenses-or-passports/1023240 "2025-09-24T22:41:47Z")
The designation of sex on passports is currently in the news. But why do we even have such designations on photo IDs with facial recognition verification? Rather than arguing over M, F and/or X, I’m wondering why that … --- ## [Car people, can you explain "Little Deuce Coupe" lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-can-you-explain-little-deuce-coupe-lyrics/776841)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-people-can-you-explain-little-deuce-coupe-lyrics/776841 "2025-09-24T22:31:13Z")
Nephew wants to know what some of the words below mean. I think “deuce coup” refers to the year 1932, but I couldn’t explain the rest. Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill But she’ll walk a Thunderbird like … --- ## [Another colonoscopy under my belt (so to speak)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-colonoscopy-under-my-belt-so-to-speak/1014644)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-colonoscopy-under-my-belt-so-to-speak/1014644 "2025-09-24T22:08:14Z")
My 3rd in 15 years, plus a sigmoidoscopy 5 years before that. As usual, the day of starvation (I mean fasting) was the worst part for me. The prep solution and the results were only annoying. My results (3 quite small po… --- ## [Vermont Town Wards Off Influencers During Foliage Season by Closing Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-town-wards-off-influencers-during-foliage-season-by-closing-access/991161)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-town-wards-off-influencers-during-foliage-season-by-closing-access/991161 "2025-09-24T21:02:50Z")
When we first moved to New England 25 years ago, we would go up and look at the leaves every year, and it was already massively crowded. With the growth of Tik Tok, Instagram, and whatever else, and with people aching … --- ## [Please help me buy a Windows 11 Laptop (thanks all, ordered)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-buy-a-windows-11-laptop-thanks-all-ordered/1023311)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-buy-a-windows-11-laptop-thanks-all-ordered/1023311 "2025-09-24T19:39:10Z")
I need something light weight for travel with good battery life. It should be able to play basic games, nothing fancy. I live on a PC, so this will be my second computer, not prime. I figure: 1 TB SSD storage At lea… --- ## [Elrond the Useless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elrond-the-useless/1023340)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elrond-the-useless/1023340 "2025-09-24T18:25:24Z")
Apologies for thread-jacking the Shelob thread (and length of this OP). Just to give some more thought to Shelob: However it may be “known” by anyone besides The Professor that she’s the undying offspring of Ungoliant, s… --- ## [Stew recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stew-recipes/1018629)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stew-recipes/1018629 "2025-09-24T17:04:23Z")
I love stew. I usually make a stew every Sunday and eat it most of the week. Most of mine are variations on well known recipes, but some are more original than others. Please share stew recipes! Here’s one of my recent … --- ## [Someone went ahead and called their book The Straight Dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-went-ahead-and-called-their-book-the-straight-dope/1023285)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-went-ahead-and-called-their-book-the-straight-dope/1023285 "2025-09-24T16:58:30Z")
I came across a Medium article by one David Wineberg, who has given the above title to a collection of essays based on a thousand non-fiction reviews. I know, I haven’t been a mod here for a long time, but I do still ha… --- ## [Have you ever found yourself there? (Seriously considering committing a serious violence)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-yourself-there-seriously-considering-committing-a-serious-violence/1023101)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-yourself-there-seriously-considering-committing-a-serious-violence/1023101 "2025-09-24T16:05:52Z")
I have actually experienced a moment of contemplating committing murder, many decades ago. I knew just where the hammer was and how to strike my unsuspecting target with it. For just a moment (that seemed to go on and on… --- ## [Military Question: Which officer is in charge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-which-officer-is-in-charge/1023145)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-question-which-officer-is-in-charge/1023145 "2025-09-24T14:40:35Z")
Moving beyond the basic “the most senior officer is in charge” during an emergency, I have some questions on how far that extends. So for the sake of argument assume an emergency and shit has to be dealt with RFN. If th… --- ## [ISO currency codes that just happen to work out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-currency-codes-that-just-happen-to-work-out/1023326)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-currency-codes-that-just-happen-to-work-out/1023326 "2025-09-24T07:54:43Z")
This is a pointless observation I’ve made (others have too, probably) which I think could be just the thing for the SDMB. The ISO currency code for the Russian ruble is RUB. This looks unimpressive until you realise tha… --- ## [What is the advantage of motorcycles with small wheels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-motorcycles-with-small-wheels/1022564)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-motorcycles-with-small-wheels/1022564 "2025-09-24T03:31:47Z")
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of motorcycles with (what appear to me to be) small wheels. These are some examples. At first I thought they were what we used to call minibikes, but they seem to be street legal and hig… --- ## [Do They Still Put Toys in Boxes of Cereal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-put-toys-in-boxes-of-cereal/1015310)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-put-toys-in-boxes-of-cereal/1015310 "2025-09-24T01:06:42Z")
I suppose I could just Google this but that’s no fun. I very rarely buy breakfast cereal anymore. Do they still put toys in boxes of cereal? What was the last toy you remember getting? What was your favorite? --- ## [How we can Persuade Trump to Support the Palestinian State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-can-persuade-trump-to-support-the-palestinian-state/1023344)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-can-persuade-trump-to-support-the-palestinian-state/1023344 "2025-09-23T23:35:48Z")
Tell him that if he does, we’ll give him the Nobel Peace Prize. --- ## [Talk to me about transplanting iris and daylilies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-transplanting-iris-and-daylilies/1023333)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-transplanting-iris-and-daylilies/1023333 "2025-09-23T23:02:46Z")
We’re about to have some major landscaping done or a rather ratty part of our yard. (Hangs head in shame for neglecting the garden.) Before they start, I’m trying to save as many iris and daylilies as I can, since I don’… --- ## [Stupid Trash Policies And Their Unintended Consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trash-policies-and-their-unintended-consequences/1023181)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-trash-policies-and-their-unintended-consequences/1023181 "2025-09-23T22:42:59Z")
Around here (Boston area) the cities and towns just keep putting more restrictions on trash. You get one approved barrel. Have to put it in sanctioned bags that cost $2 ea. You can’t put out anything that doesn’t fit in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=233&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=235&state=muted)