# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=266&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 267 --- ## [Nintendo Switch finally changing price for the first time since release. UP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-finally-changing-price-for-the-first-time-since-release-up/1021610)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-finally-changing-price-for-the-first-time-since-release-up/1021610 "2025-08-02T01:05:58Z")
Wow. Nintendo is going to take the original Nintendo Switch and INCREASE the price in a few days. Crazy. --- ## [Linux experts: choosing a Mint Live flashdrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-experts-choosing-a-mint-live-flashdrive/1021524)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-experts-choosing-a-mint-live-flashdrive/1021524 "2025-08-02T00:12:54Z")
I need a Linux Mint Live flashdrive, ideally with persistence. Can’t create one myself, so will buy from amazon. Amazon offers a number of flashdrives containing a single distro; others contain multiple distros. Both si… --- ## [S Line (South Korean mini-series) ~ Let's keep any spoilers blurred, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-line-south-korean-mini-series-lets-keep-any-spoilers-blurred-please/1021578)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-line-south-korean-mini-series-lets-keep-any-spoilers-blurred-please/1021578 "2025-08-01T22:50:19Z")
Wavve (part of SKT) last month released a mini-series called S라인 (translated as Social. Sex. Secrets.: The S–Lines\*\*)\*\*. It has six episodes. The wife and I have watched all but the last one. Have you seen this? If so, … --- ## [For the Neurodivergent Folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-neurodivergent-folks/1020602)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-neurodivergent-folks/1020602 "2025-08-01T22:00:51Z")
I was diagnosed with ADHD (predominantly innatentive) at age 34. After my son was diagnosed as autistic I started poking around whether other people in my family might be autistic and somehow ended up back at myself. I f… --- ## [MLB: July 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-july-2025/1020357 "2025-08-01T20:38:45Z")
New thread for July. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit his 33rd home run last night, tying him with Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa for the third-highest HR total by the end of June in MLB history, behind only Barry Bonds… --- ## [Christian saints named for pagan gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-saints-named-for-pagan-gods/1021059)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-saints-named-for-pagan-gods/1021059 "2025-08-01T20:05:39Z")
John II was the first pope to choose a regnal name; he supposedly did this because his birth name, Mercurius, is derived from that of the Roman god Mercury. Oddly, this same problem does not seem to have bothered two of… --- ## [Increasing my dosage of Crestor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-my-dosage-of-crestor/1021551)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasing-my-dosage-of-crestor/1021551 "2025-08-01T19:32:24Z")
I’m currently taking 10mg of Crestor, but my LDL has stubbornly remained above 100. So, my doctor is recommending doubling my dosage to 20mg. Is that a high dosage? Should I expect to see side effects? My other stats… --- ## [In what way are the Gipsy Kings related to (male) homosexuality? (weird reference in an Ambiguously Gay Duo bit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-are-the-gipsy-kings-related-to-male-homosexuality-weird-reference-in-an-ambiguously-gay-duo-bit/1021368)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-way-are-the-gipsy-kings-related-to-male-homosexuality-weird-reference-in-an-ambiguously-gay-duo-bit/1021368 "2025-08-01T16:27:46Z")
So in the video below, the supervillains are gossiping about whether the guys are gay, and one of them says, “Of course they’re gay … they listen to the Gipsy Kings in their Duo Car.” I don’t get the reference. The Gips… --- ## [Puff the Magic Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-the-magic-dragon/5612)
**Author:** [@aklesh3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aklesh3)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-the-magic-dragon/5612 "2025-08-01T15:16:54Z")
Isn’t there a “Happy” ending to Puff the Magic Dragon…it talking it over with my wife, we both seem to remember a version that had another little boy coming to play with Puff and Puff coming to know that while “not so li… --- ## [Ryne Sandberg, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryne-sandberg-rip/1021466)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryne-sandberg-rip/1021466 "2025-08-01T14:53:44Z")
Not sure if Cafe Society is the place for this, or The Game Room. Mods, move if necessary please. It’s a sad day for Chicago Cubs fans. Ryno has died. That 1984 team, and the Boys of Zimmer in 1989. Such ecstasy and… --- ## [Wonderland Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderland-video/1021575)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonderland-video/1021575 "2025-08-01T14:06:24Z")
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has started releasing short videos about how the individual stations got there names. The one on Wonderland (the Blue Line stop) uses images and material from my boo… --- ## [Jewel Eye: Staring down the beryl (July Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewel-eye-staring-down-the-beryl-july-mini-rants/1020332 "2025-08-01T13:46:51Z")
Continuing the discussion from June, no, NOTHING! (Monthly Mini-Rants): I know it’s a bit early but a new thread was asked for in the previous thread, so I’ll accommodate. My first mini rant is for my dog. She’s a swe… --- ## [If Betelgeuse Went Supernova](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-betelgeuse-went-supernova/1021537)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-betelgeuse-went-supernova/1021537 "2025-08-01T13:48:08Z")
…would we be in danger of Gamma radiation? I’m not sure if the inverse-square thing works in our favor due to the distance Betelgeuse is from us, but if the star’s magnetic pole is aimed directly at us, a concentrated b… --- ## [Have you ever gotten something extraordinary simply by asking nicely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-something-extraordinary-simply-by-asking-nicely/1020701)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-something-extraordinary-simply-by-asking-nicely/1020701 "2025-08-01T12:09:10Z")
A while back a Doper told the story of how, back in the day, they and their family happened to be on tour at the Vatican on a day that the Pope happened to be holding public audiences. The Doper’s mom asked a Swiss Guard… --- ## [I killed a beaver (really: I killed the animal, I’m not talking about sex)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-a-beaver-really-i-killed-the-animal-i-m-not-talking-about-sex/1021529)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-killed-a-beaver-really-i-killed-the-animal-i-m-not-talking-about-sex/1021529 "2025-08-01T09:34:57Z")
Yesterday I was driving from Here to There in my little rural corner of the Ozark Mountains, and a big-ass beaver ran out into the road. Seriously, he was the size of a medium dog. I tried to swerve, but he swerved too, … --- ## [It's insane that the fate of the world depends on the hormones and neurotransmitters inside one person's head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-insane-that-the-fate-of-the-world-depends-on-the-hormones-and-neurotransmitters-inside-one-persons-head/1021565)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-insane-that-the-fate-of-the-world-depends-on-the-hormones-and-neurotransmitters-inside-one-persons-head/1021565 "2025-08-01T03:40:33Z")
I was flying from California to Texas, 35,000 feet, gazing downwards at how utterly tiny a human being is in comparison to the planet. Invisible. The houses, buildings, are the tiniest of dots. The oceans are vast, the d… --- ## [Any love for Rand Paul now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-rand-paul-now/1018073)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-rand-paul-now/1018073 "2025-08-01T03:20:09Z")
Rand Paul (R - KY) called out Trump for declaring emergencies to rule by fiat and Congress for failing to do their duty in American democracy and 3:00 specified the Republicans. He talked at length about how America is… --- ## [DM Edit Error: "An error occurred: You're not allowed to tag topics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dm-edit-error-an-error-occurred-youre-not-allowed-to-tag-topics/1021568)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dm-edit-error-an-error-occurred-youre-not-allowed-to-tag-topics/1021568 "2025-08-01T01:33:02Z")
When I create a DM to someone, post it, then try to edit it, I often get the error message in my title when I try to save the edit. Despite me not putting any tags on my DM. What’s up with that and what’s a workaround? … --- ## [What if all firearms in Africa and Asia vanished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-firearms-in-africa-and-asia-vanished/1021216)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-firearms-in-africa-and-asia-vanished/1021216 "2025-08-01T00:37:18Z")
Today, all firearms and their ammunition in Africa and Asia smaller than 20mm in caliber magically vanish (pistols, shotguns, rifles etc.). It only happens once so firearms are able to be built and used afterwards as nor… --- ## [Christian Nationalism, Mormonism, and a new law in Idaho](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-nationalism-mormonism-and-a-new-law-in-idaho/1021473)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-nationalism-mormonism-and-a-new-law-in-idaho/1021473 "2025-07-31T23:00:48Z")
I’ve made no secret on this board of my membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For many years, I was registered to vote in California. Now I’m registered to vote in Georgia. Basically my votes now… --- ## [Wednesday's Child is full of Woe. But I'm looking forward to new Wednesday series. Addams Family spinoff \[Open Spoilers season 1\]\[Season 2 Part 1 August 6th 2025\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesdays-child-is-full-of-woe-but-im-looking-forward-to-new-wednesday-series-addams-family-spinoff-open-spoilers-season-1-season-2-part-1-august-6th-2025/965793 "2025-07-31T22:53:41Z")
The show is in production and the cast is amazing. Tim Burton is the showrunner. Jenna Ortega is starring as a college age Wednesday. Catherine Zeta-Jones & Luis Guzman as Morticia and Gomez. Christina Ricci & Riki L… --- ## [Where's the preview screen? Why the double-spacing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-preview-screen-why-the-double-spacing/1021487)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-preview-screen-why-the-double-spacing/1021487 "2025-07-31T22:23:40Z")
Something weird happened today (I’m thinking after noon, PDT). When replying to, or creating, a post, I no longer have the preview screen to the right; only the screen I’m typing into. Also, I get a double space when I… --- ## [Radioactive Wasp Nest in South Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-wasp-nest-in-south-carolina/1021548)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radioactive-wasp-nest-in-south-carolina/1021548 "2025-07-31T22:11:18Z")
I confess this was NOT on my 2025 Weird Event Bingo Card: radioactive wasp nest found at former nuclear production site. Apparently the nest was vacant when discovered which does lead to the question of where the wasps … --- ## [Coke with pure cane sugar will soon be available!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-with-pure-cane-sugar-will-soon-be-available/1021205)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-with-pure-cane-sugar-will-soon-be-available/1021205 "2025-07-31T21:57:19Z")
Coke purists have been seeking out Mexican Coke for many years. I make a special trip to Home Depot to buy a case of Mexican Coke. It’s how Coke used to taste before the HFCS (corn syrup) switch in the 80’s. There are o… --- ## [Is it rude to be barefoot when entertaining guests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-be-barefoot-when-entertaining-guests/1021481)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-be-barefoot-when-entertaining-guests/1021481 "2025-07-31T20:59:33Z")
I wasn’t sure where to ask this since it’s not really a factual question. If you’re having people over, is it impolite to not wear shoes? I walk around shoeless all the time, and would everywhere if I could. --- ## [Does the attention you pay to politics (mainly US) wax and wane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-attention-you-pay-to-politics-mainly-us-wax-and-wane/1021426)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-attention-you-pay-to-politics-mainly-us-wax-and-wane/1021426 "2025-07-31T20:55:20Z")
When Trump was re-elected, I thought I would pretty much commit to being blissfully ignorant of the evil I anticipated. (Kinda a change for an ex-PolSci major and longtime gov’t employee.) Then, despite my intentions, … --- ## [Cartoon Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-question/30807)
**Author:** [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-question/30807 "2025-07-31T20:02:11Z")
What cartoon is it in which there is a dog watching some item or other who continuously chants, “Guard guard guard guard…”? My sister put this into my head today and I cannot recall where it is from. --- ## [Does anyone else occasionally see a poster they have never seen before post something and you check and find they have been here for 20 years (or a long time)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-occasionally-see-a-poster-they-have-never-seen-before-post-something-and-you-check-and-find-they-have-been-here-for-20-years-or-a-long-time/1020038)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-occasionally-see-a-poster-they-have-never-seen-before-post-something-and-you-check-and-find-they-have-been-here-for-20-years-or-a-long-time/1020038 "2025-07-31T19:53:47Z")
I am frequently amazed when I see someone I would swear I have never seen post before and I click on their Avatar to see when they joined and learn they have been here for decades. And not someone who gets the little Di… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - July 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2025-edition/1020278)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-july-2025-edition/1020278 "2025-07-31T18:59:30Z")
Welcome to July or as I like to call it “I am getting no sleep this month” month! Utah has TWO count 'em TWO fireworks holidays. My poor pets are a wreck by the time August rolls around… Should be better now that the kid… --- ## [Tsunami Warning for Japan, July 30 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-warning-for-japan-july-30-2025/1021492)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-warning-for-japan-july-30-2025/1021492 "2025-07-31T16:59:47Z")
Japan has issued a tsunami warning, with waves expected to reach up to 3 meters (about 10 feet) with the first waves at 10:30 (maybe). News: About 30 minutes ago, the warning system went off, and we received warning al… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=265&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=267&state=tracking)