# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=275 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 276 --- ## [Shakespeare Mafia-- Act I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeare-mafia-act-i/1020789 "2025-07-19T15:30:14Z")
Act 1, scene 1: Early morning, in the streets of Verona. Two households, both alike in dignity (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene), From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands u… --- ## [Is there a word for different religions under the same god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-different-religions-under-the-same-god/1020631)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-different-religions-under-the-same-god/1020631 "2025-07-19T14:05:31Z")
A single religion will sometimes be split into many distinct subgroups which have their own customs, traditions, and rules they follow. We call these subgroups “denominations”. But what about splits at a higher level, wh… --- ## [World of Warcraft: Dragonflight & {Dragonflight and Beyond}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-dragonflight-dragonflight-and-beyond/975061)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-dragonflight-dragonflight-and-beyond/975061 "2025-07-19T13:43:47Z")
So, anyway, it seems a semi-tradition to create a new WoW thread for a new expansion rather than necro one of the old ones, thus the above. We’re less than two weeks from going live, and the new Class/Race (or RCC for P… --- ## [How Long to Fly From New York to Havana, c. 1950](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-fly-from-new-york-to-havana-c-1950/692427)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-fly-from-new-york-to-havana-c-1950/692427 "2025-07-19T08:32:07Z")
Guys & Dolls is on right now. When Sky took Miss Sarah to Havana, how long would the flight have taken in whatever aircraft they’d have used for such a flight, c. 1950? --- ## [The Unsolved Murder of the ONLY Little Person Ever To Play In Major League Baseball. With Link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unsolved-murder-of-the-only-little-person-ever-to-play-in-major-league-baseball-with-link/1021050)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unsolved-murder-of-the-only-little-person-ever-to-play-in-major-league-baseball-with-link/1021050 "2025-07-19T04:08:15Z")
Eddie Gaedel. Pro Baseball player. A native of Chicago. The only Midget ever to play Major League Baseball. Found dead in his apartment, June 18, 1961. Beaten to death. No records, no solution. Just silence. LINK --- ## [Facebook question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question/1021067)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question/1021067 "2025-07-19T01:25:46Z")
All day I haven’t been able to get into my notifications. Messages and profile, yes, but not notifications. Anyone else having that problem? --- ## [jet plane flight height - what's the determining factor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-plane-flight-height-whats-the-determining-factor/73252)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-plane-flight-height-whats-the-determining-factor/73252 "2025-07-19T00:13:41Z")
When I fly from the USA to visit the family in Europe, I notice that the plane usually travels at a height of between 9,000 to 10,000 metres. Is this because: \[list=A\] \[li\]international airspace law requires that heigh… --- ## [Why is First Class in the front?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-first-class-in-the-front/770790)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-first-class-in-the-front/770790 "2025-07-18T23:49:26Z")
I know there is likely not a good reason for this. . . but, why, on planes, is First Class in the front? First Class patrons have to watch “2nd Class” patrons file by. . . and it’s generally safer to be at the rear in ai… --- ## [How might a Trump Presidency affect this message board over the next couple of years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-a-trump-presidency-affect-this-message-board-over-the-next-couple-of-years/1006473)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-a-trump-presidency-affect-this-message-board-over-the-next-couple-of-years/1006473 "2025-07-18T23:30:22Z")
I did ask the Mods what forum to put this in, btw. This thread is for speculation about whether the board might change naturally and/or succumb to pressure from outside forces to swing more to the right, or fight outsid… --- ## [My garage door broke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-garage-door-broke/1008997)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-garage-door-broke/1008997 "2025-07-18T23:11:03Z")
This weekend, the garage door opener was moving but the door wouldn’t open or shut. Alright, I figured either the manual release got triggered OR it finally broke because it has been acting wonky for about a week … afte… --- ## [Dept. Q - a British crime thriller television series \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-q-a-british-crime-thriller-television-series-open-spoilers/1019458)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-q-a-british-crime-thriller-television-series-open-spoilers/1019458 "2025-07-18T22:15:28Z")
“Department Q” is the crime thriller series I’m currently watching. It’s received high ratings—but that’s not why I’m watching it. Maybe it’s just me, but very few shows these days offer any real sense of escapism. Most… --- ## [Origin of "high on the hog"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-high-on-the-hog/1021043)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-high-on-the-hog/1021043 "2025-07-18T21:28:43Z")
Looking for a first citation for this or its alternate “high up on the hog.” So far with my somewhat limited archive resources the earliest I’ve been able to find is 1919 . It seems to have really taken hold in a 1920 … --- ## [Refuted memes that won't stay dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuted-memes-that-wont-stay-dead/1020488)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuted-memes-that-wont-stay-dead/1020488 "2025-07-18T20:25:35Z")
I am somewhat irked that the Star Wars meme of “Stormtroopers can’t hit the broad side of a barn” was refuted in the movie and by countless commentators ever since, and yet it simply will not die. Okay, so I could see pe… --- ## [Guys - Has anyone been in a men's group shower and someone accidentally got an erection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-has-anyone-been-in-a-mens-group-shower-and-someone-accidentally-got-an-erection/1020543)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-has-anyone-been-in-a-mens-group-shower-and-someone-accidentally-got-an-erection/1020543 "2025-07-18T18:34:45Z")
For some reason I remember this absolutely being a fear among guys in high school of having to take the PE shower and accidentally getting an erection while showering, to the point there were “techniques” you’d learn to … --- ## [What attitudes in a philosophy/meme ensure it will spread widely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-attitudes-in-a-philosophy-meme-ensure-it-will-spread-widely/1019380)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-attitudes-in-a-philosophy-meme-ensure-it-will-spread-widely/1019380 "2025-07-18T16:54:19Z")
By philosophy I’m mostly discussing religion, but it can also mean philosophies like political philosophies, economic philosophies, etc. For example, with religion certain beliefs tend to ensure the religion will spread… --- ## [Timberborn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timberborn/1019161)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timberborn/1019161 "2025-07-18T16:57:00Z")
We have a bit of a discussion going in the Video Games You’ve Played Recently thread. I’m going to flag those posts asking for a mod to move those posts over to here. I request not posting here until that’s done. --- ## [Threads or Bluesky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-or-bluesky/1010176)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-or-bluesky/1010176 "2025-07-18T16:30:57Z")
This more of a In Your Humble Opinion. I think it’s finally time to get rid of Twitter. It seems the two best replacements are Threads and Bluesky. Are you using either one, or both? Which do you prefer? --- ## [Looking at the way this burned (Tomorrowland festival main stage), was it ever safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-the-way-this-burned-tomorrowland-festival-main-stage-was-it-ever-safe/1020962)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-the-way-this-burned-tomorrowland-festival-main-stage-was-it-ever-safe/1020962 "2025-07-18T15:42:45Z")
The main stage at the Tomorrowland festival in Antwerp, Belgium, burned to the ground the day before the festival opening: According to early reports, this happened during testing of some pyrotechnics, but the questio… --- ## [RIP Fauja Singh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fauja-singh/1020985)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fauja-singh/1020985 "2025-07-18T15:02:57Z")
The oldest man to run marathons, and holder of many a record, has sadly died in a traffic accident - at the age of 114 --- ## [UNO Social Clubs to open in Vegas casinos and soon nationwide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uno-social-clubs-to-open-in-vegas-casinos-and-soon-nationwide/1020857)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uno-social-clubs-to-open-in-vegas-casinos-and-soon-nationwide/1020857 "2025-07-18T14:01:07Z")
UNO Social Clubs are coming to Vegas. No word yet on whether you can actually bet money, but I assume you can. Shit, I might have to do this when it comes to Virginia. Where’s our resident professional gambler? I’d li… --- ## [Suggestions for off-road driving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-off-road-driving/1015035)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-off-road-driving/1015035 "2025-07-18T13:16:34Z")
From the IMHO thread for buying a decent used car, a tangent started to develop about driving off road. ➜ What is the most bulletproof way to buy a decent used car? - #29 by Reply ■ So let’s start a dedicated thread. W… --- ## [Honolulu to Nairobi (and back) in 1961](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honolulu-to-nairobi-and-back-in-1961/580008)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honolulu-to-nairobi-and-back-in-1961/580008 "2025-07-18T13:03:31Z")
Yes, it’s a birther-related question but no, I am not a birther. Rather, I’ve been wondering: let’s assume for one hypothetical moment that in 1961 Obama’s mother travelled to Kenya and back. Even with today’s quality … --- ## [MW\_Degen\_Gamblr Banned for trolling, misogyny and as a sock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mw-degen-gamblr-banned-for-trolling-misogyny-and-as-a-sock/1021029)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mw-degen-gamblr-banned-for-trolling-misogyny-and-as-a-sock/1021029 "2025-07-18T12:13:32Z")
Casual misogyny, the series of subtly trolling OPs, 2 different behind the scenes red flags, general moderator consensus that they were also more trouble than they were worth. Generated a lot of chatter in the Modloop, u… --- ## [Legitimate substance that really promotes healing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-substance-that-really-promotes-healing/1019903)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-substance-that-really-promotes-healing/1019903 "2025-07-18T03:31:57Z")
I’m sure there are multiple salves and ointments that claim to hasten healing of scrapes and cuts, but are there any legitimate peer reviewed materials that are really proven to hasten and promote healing? I can’t trust… --- ## [My brilliant solution for metal shower curtain hooks that get stuck on the bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brilliant-solution-for-metal-shower-curtain-hooks-that-get-stuck-on-the-bar/632372)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brilliant-solution-for-metal-shower-curtain-hooks-that-get-stuck-on-the-bar/632372 "2025-07-18T02:44:46Z")
It has happened a few times in my life where I install a new shower curtain and hooks, and then constantly struggle trying to pull it open, because the metal hooks get kind of stuck on the metal bar. When I moved into m… --- ## [Women's Marathon record crushed in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-marathon-record-crushed-in-chicago/1008727)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-marathon-record-crushed-in-chicago/1008727 "2025-07-18T00:37:31Z")
Ruth Chepng’etich (Ethiopia) ran a 2:09:56, eclipsing Tigst Assefa’s (Kenya) 2:11:53 from the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Just as a comparison, in 1969 Derek Clayton(Australia) held the record at 2:08:33 while the women’s rec… --- ## [The Late Night Show to end in 2026. They will seek no replacement for Colbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-night-show-to-end-in-2026-they-will-seek-no-replacement-for-colbert/1021003)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-night-show-to-end-in-2026-they-will-seek-no-replacement-for-colbert/1021003 "2025-07-18T00:19:57Z")
Wow, not even going to continue the show without Colbert. Bring back Colbert Report! --- ## [CBS ends "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-ends-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/1021002)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-ends-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/1021002 "2025-07-18T00:06:24Z")
CBS has announced that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will not be renewed, after its next season wraps in May of 2026. The network cites "This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late ni… --- ## [Steam train electricity generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-train-electricity-generation/355814)
**Author:** [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-train-electricity-generation/355814 "2025-07-18T00:03:24Z")
I assume that, at least in the later years, there were trains with steam locomotives that had electric power for lighting, cooking, fans, etc. How was the electricity generated? A generator powered by a wheel on the tra… --- ## [Steam locomotive "cheeks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-locomotive-cheeks/479347)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-locomotive-cheeks/479347 "2025-07-17T23:15:36Z")
On some steam locomotives, what are the purpose of the vertical plates which stick out either side from the front of the boiler, a bit like cheeks? Example picture. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=276)