# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=270&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 271 --- ## [Sympathy for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-trump/1021361)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-trump/1021361 "2025-07-27T02:52:03Z")
Yeah, I know. I hate most of the things he and his cohort are doing/attempting, and yet… Increasingly I see a flood of suggested youtube vids about Trump stinking. As in, literally smelling so bad people around him ar… --- ## [Similar triangles: how do US students get taught about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-triangles-how-do-us-students-get-taught-about-them/1021241)
**Author:** [@Timz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timz)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-triangles-how-do-us-students-get-taught-about-them/1021241 "2025-07-26T23:08:47Z")
Some? many? most? students in the US nowadays are taught that if triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF then angle A equals angle D and angle B equals angle E. In other words, if scalene triangle ABC is similar to trian… --- ## [Eponyms and such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponyms-and-such/1021349)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eponyms-and-such/1021349 "2025-07-26T17:52:14Z")
I coined, I think, the term “coldplaying” to mean cheating on someone, in the Coldplay couple thread. Like “gaslighting” for the movie Gaslight. Do you know or can you come up with other cromulent ones? I’m just a be… --- ## [What was the Final Jeopardy clue in tonight's episode of Celebrity Jeopardy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-final-jeopardy-clue-in-tonights-episode-of-celebrity-jeopardy/1021343)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-final-jeopardy-clue-in-tonights-episode-of-celebrity-jeopardy/1021343 "2025-07-26T16:13:13Z")
I didn’t turn the Mute button off in time to hear it… :flushed\_face: I know what the response was: --- ## [Shakespeare Mafia -- Act II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-ii/1021082)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-ii/1021082 "2025-07-26T15:30:14Z")
Exeunt all but Pardel-Lux PARDEL-LUX If we shadows have offended, Think but this and all is mended: That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding b… --- ## [Familial terminology Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/familial-terminology-question/1021352)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/familial-terminology-question/1021352 "2025-07-26T15:08:26Z")
Hi I hope someone can answer this question for me. A man marries his second cousin once removed. Are the children of that marriage simply the nephews and nieces of the man’s siblings or are they the man’s siblings’ cous… --- ## [Really good French singer/songwriter on Youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-french-singer-songwriter-on-youtube/725677)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-good-french-singer-songwriter-on-youtube/725677 "2025-07-26T15:06:35Z")
I’ve been following this girl for several years. She deserves a lot more views than she’s getting. --- ## [RIP Cleo Laine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cleo-laine/1021354 "2025-07-26T14:51:21Z")
Magnificent jazz singer, actress and promoter of other musicians: --- ## [What actually causes hiccups after eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-causes-hiccups-after-eating/1021328)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actually-causes-hiccups-after-eating/1021328 "2025-07-26T14:40:03Z")
I have poked around on the interwebs and I find the answer to that question is generally related to the stomach or the diaphragm. Distending the stomach too quickly or pressing on the diaphragm or something related to t… --- ## [How do I make a computer program that other computers do not see as a threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-computer-program-that-other-computers-do-not-see-as-a-threat/1016766)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-computer-program-that-other-computers-do-not-see-as-a-threat/1016766 "2025-07-26T13:16:20Z")
I am new to computer programming but I (recently) made one for my company. It’s nothing super fancy. Just automates a task. And it is not a big program at all…quite small really. Used Python as the programming langua… --- ## [Freight Train Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freight-train-questions/585584)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freight-train-questions/585584 "2025-07-26T11:05:22Z")
Driving up to Flagstaff this weekend we noticed several trains with maybe 80-100 cars double stacked with containers. Obviously the total weight of these trains is staggering. Anyone know if there is an legal/upper lim… --- ## [HDMI to optical audio converter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdmi-to-optical-audio-converter/1021300)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdmi-to-optical-audio-converter/1021300 "2025-07-26T04:33:56Z")
I just got a new old receiver. A pioneer, 15-20 years old, has 5.1 and Dolby Pro Logic 1 and 2. It is working great for music and I can also send A/V from the computer to the TV and to L/R tower speakers. I do not hav… --- ## [Help identifying this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-this-song/1021342)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-this-song/1021342 "2025-07-26T01:34:33Z")
I’ve heard it a few times in the last couple of weeks. But I’m not seeing the attribution. Anyone? --- ## [What film is this horrible Star Wars fake from? (video clip)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-is-this-horrible-star-wars-fake-from-video-clip/970462)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-film-is-this-horrible-star-wars-fake-from-video-clip/970462 "2025-07-25T23:31:23Z")
I’m a huge fan of the Alamo Drafthouse theaters, and the clips they show prior to the films. I also love their no talking / texting / disrupting adds that occur prior to the movies. Not too long ago though, I came acro… --- ## [Sondheim, "Into the Woods", alternate production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sondheim-into-the-woods-alternate-production/1021275)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sondheim-into-the-woods-alternate-production/1021275 "2025-07-25T23:23:39Z")
The high school is doing a production of Sondheim’s “Into The Woods”. They are doing a production that is set in the London Underground, during the Blitz. This is a fairy tale, (Little Red Riding Hood, etc). There was … --- ## [Why do cowboys say "Yippee Ki Yay"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cowboys-say-yippee-ki-yay/1019865)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cowboys-say-yippee-ki-yay/1019865 "2025-07-25T23:05:04Z")
Or “Whoopee ti yi”, if you prefer. (I fully expect half the responses to be about Die Hard. Go ahead.) First: I assume they’re addressing the cows? To what end? But my real question is: why are they addressing cows … --- ## [Ozzy Osbourne has died \[fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozzy-osbourne-has-died-fixed-title/1021192)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozzy-osbourne-has-died-fixed-title/1021192 "2025-07-25T22:42:57Z")
So very sad. --- ## [Will my Homeowners Insurance premium go up or the policy get cancelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-homeowners-insurance-premium-go-up-or-the-policy-get-cancelled/1021289)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-my-homeowners-insurance-premium-go-up-or-the-policy-get-cancelled/1021289 "2025-07-25T22:31:45Z")
If I move out of a paid for house I own and leave it empty but I continue to maintain it and pay the property taxes and utilities, all without issue, will my Home Owners Insurance premiums go up? Or worse will the policy… --- ## [British Dopers: What is a “Bloomsbury Type?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-is-a-bloomsbury-type/1021293)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-is-a-bloomsbury-type/1021293 "2025-07-25T22:24:35Z")
I’m rewatching Reilly, Ace of Spies and Reilly’s wife is described as running off with a Bloomsbury type. The time period is 1905. Does a Bloomsbury type mean a bohemian intellectual? --- ## [The perfect macaroni and cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-macaroni-and-cheese/1021049 "2025-07-25T22:24:06Z")
For the purpose of this thread, all milk and/or gluten intolerances/allergies are cast aside…as are all those who don’t like mac and cheese (if this ain’t your thread, then this ain’t your thread). What kind of macaroni… --- ## [George Kooymans (Golden Earring) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-kooymans-golden-earring-has-died/1021261)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-kooymans-golden-earring-has-died/1021261 "2025-07-25T22:19:54Z")
George Kooymans, singer and guitarist with Golden Earring, died on July 22 of ALS. He - they - were probably responsible for more speeding tickets than any other music act, via their biggest single Radar Love. Huge in t… --- ## [Tell me about being an air traffic controller, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-an-air-traffic-controller-please/317626)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-an-air-traffic-controller-please/317626 "2025-07-25T21:21:47Z")
Are there any air traffic controllers on the board? I’m about halfway through my degree programme now, and need to seriously start thinking about a career. Air traffic controller sounds like an interesting job (is it?)… --- ## [I have been cordially invited to a complimentary dinner event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-cordially-invited-to-a-complimentary-dinner-event/1021152)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-cordially-invited-to-a-complimentary-dinner-event/1021152 "2025-07-25T21:07:37Z")
I just received in the mail a glossy, well-produced invitation to enjoy a free meal (the photograph of such are enticing!) and an “educational presentation” to be held at a local upscale restaurant. What are they sellin… --- ## [Buffy the Vampire slayer returning to TV (a reboot, though)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-returning-to-tv-a-reboot-though/818309)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-returning-to-tv-a-reboot-though/818309 "2025-07-25T20:53:37Z")
Buffy to be rebooted. Sounds like Joss is involved, but not writing the scripts or showrunning it. --- ## [Can you hit your croquet ball backwards through a wicket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hit-your-croquet-ball-backwards-through-a-wicket/1021333)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hit-your-croquet-ball-backwards-through-a-wicket/1021333 "2025-07-25T20:50:57Z")
Simply, what the OP asks. Assume you are playing croquet (at whatever level, by whatever rules), and you are trying to go through a wicket in one direction, but find yourself directly on the wrong side of the wicket. T… --- ## [The Mandela Effect is plaguing me again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-plaguing-me-again/984338)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandela-effect-is-plaguing-me-again/984338 "2025-07-25T20:50:53Z")
You might have seen the episode of South Park “Crack Baby Athletic Association”, in which at one point Cartman dresses as a Southern plantation owner and tries to get advice from the University of Colorado on how to avoi… --- ## [Next up on the dead B-list celebrity list, Chuck Mangione](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-on-the-dead-b-list-celebrity-list-chuck-mangione/1021280)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-on-the-dead-b-list-celebrity-list-chuck-mangione/1021280 "2025-07-25T20:15:33Z")
--- ## [Amateur home chefs: what dish have you never attempted, that you want to try soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-home-chefs-what-dish-have-you-never-attempted-that-you-want-to-try-soon/1007523)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-home-chefs-what-dish-have-you-never-attempted-that-you-want-to-try-soon/1007523 "2025-07-25T20:10:05Z")
In Summer, most of the innovative or new things I try tend to be grilling or BBQ-related. If I’m cooking indoors in the summertime, I tend to keep things pretty light, quick and easy. Fall and Winter are when I do longer… --- ## [Hockey Canada has secret fund to pay off victims of sexual assaults by players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-canada-has-secret-fund-to-pay-off-victims-of-sexual-assaults-by-players/968456)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-canada-has-secret-fund-to-pay-off-victims-of-sexual-assaults-by-players/968456 "2025-07-25T17:30:11Z")
Hockey Canada is the umbrella group that provides a lot of funding and logistical support to hockey programs, especially the junior leagues that are the stepping stone to the NHL. News came out two months ago that a you… --- ## [What do you like on your bologna sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-on-your-bologna-sandwiches/1021115)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-on-your-bologna-sandwiches/1021115 "2025-07-25T17:15:43Z")
Okay, it’s sorta a poll (but I don’t know how to make them) but it’s about food, so I dunno? Inspired by an argument with my sister (who is definitely a wacko) What do you choose to put on a bologna sandwich? I’m tal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=269&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=271&state=tracking)