# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=279&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 280 --- ## [Stuff near LA Union Station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-near-la-union-station/1020125)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-near-la-union-station/1020125 "2025-07-16T15:34:45Z")
A friend and I are taking a train from LA to Chicago next spring. It leaves at something like 5 PM. Being leery of LA-area traffic, and knowing the roads around the station from a previous trip, I’m a little twitchy ab… --- ## [RIP Dave Cousins (founding member, lead singer etc. of Strawbs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-cousins-founding-member-lead-singer-etc-of-strawbs/1020912)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dave-cousins-founding-member-lead-singer-etc-of-strawbs/1020912 "2025-07-16T15:14:43Z")
The Strawbs were an electric folk, prog band whose heyday was in the early 70s. Here’s a great track from Dave Cousins solo album “Two Weeks last Summer:” --- ## [Korean translation? \[Obit of wrestler Pak Song, if it is still accessible.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-translation-obit-of-wrestler-pak-song-if-it-is-still-accessible/1020916)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-translation-obit-of-wrestler-pak-song-if-it-is-still-accessible/1020916 "2025-07-16T13:44:30Z")
Short version: The purported obit listing for wrestler Pak Song. Pak terrorized opponents (and fans!) for a decade before returning to his native South Korea. It was assumed he had died, but there were several differen… --- ## [Future of General Questions in the AI age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-general-questions-in-the-ai-age/1020443)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-general-questions-in-the-ai-age/1020443 "2025-07-16T13:39:48Z")
\ ISTM that it’s already the case that some questions in GQ could be answered well by AI. I am not cr… --- ## [Homemade limoncello? Have you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-limoncello-have-you/1019652)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-limoncello-have-you/1019652 "2025-07-16T10:37:34Z")
This is my first attempt. 16 lemons, lightly zested. 1.5L of Everclear 120. Let sit for 45 days. Hopefully good things com… --- ## [Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-marleys-buffalo-soldier/11178)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-marleys-buffalo-soldier/11178 "2025-07-16T07:57:53Z")
I always thought that in his song Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley was singing about himself, or the plight of the black man in the USA. (see lyrics here) But yesterday, hearing it again, I started to wonder, is it a referen… --- ## [FORMER Wisconsin hospital employee deliberately destroys \>500 doses of COVID vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-wisconsin-hospital-employee-deliberately-destroys-500-doses-of-covid-vaccine/929323 "2025-07-16T02:37:20Z")
I sure hope whoever did this, regardless of why, gets the book thrown at them - jail time, license revocation if applicable, etc. Over the years, I worked with a few people who might have done something like this, becau… --- ## [How tall is a smurf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596 "2025-07-16T02:24:02Z")
Hi folks this is my first thread so I hope you don’t think I’m too weird for asking; How tall is a smurf? How did you come to that conclusion? Now I know this thread is geared more towards the genX crowd so if your sayin… --- ## [Weird "unread posts in this topic" number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-unread-posts-in-this-topic-number/1020897)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-unread-posts-in-this-topic-number/1020897 "2025-07-15T23:26:52Z")
When I looked on the topic list, I saw Cancel Culture and Canceling versus consequences for actions and the little button told me I had 384 unread posts in this topic. There are 290 posts total and I had already read hal… --- ## [RIP David Kaff - keyboardist for Spinal Tap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-kaff-keyboardist-for-spinal-tap/1020883 "2025-07-15T23:20:33Z")
RIP. --- ## [What are Trump's claim of damages against 60 Minutes? He won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-trumps-claim-of-damages-against-60-minutes-he-won/1020469)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-trumps-claim-of-damages-against-60-minutes-he-won/1020469 "2025-07-15T20:41:50Z")
My understanding of tort law is that you sue for damages suffered. If Trump won the election in spite of the Harris interview, how can he claim damages? And therefore why would Paramount settle a case that the court shou… --- ## [More eBike Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebike-questions/1017410)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ebike-questions/1017410 "2025-07-15T20:19:25Z")
I am definitely going to purchase one, but I have not yet. Want to pretty soon, not just because, tariffs, but also because all the companies are having deep discounts now, and trying pretty aggressively to move them, wh… --- ## [In what ways will blue collar work possibly not be safe in the age of AI and robotics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-will-blue-collar-work-possibly-not-be-safe-in-the-age-of-ai-and-robotics/1020511)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-will-blue-collar-work-possibly-not-be-safe-in-the-age-of-ai-and-robotics/1020511 "2025-07-15T20:10:50Z")
With AI coming, there is some general advice to go into skilled manual labor like the trades since a lot of knowledge work will be automated in the years ahead and worker productivity will go up to the point where white … --- ## [Adventures in autocracy: Mali military helicopters land at mine, take off with $117M of gold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-autocracy-mali-military-helicopters-land-at-mine-take-off-with-117m-of-gold/1020825)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-autocracy-mali-military-helicopters-land-at-mine-take-off-with-117m-of-gold/1020825 "2025-07-15T19:07:25Z")
Things aren’t going swimmingly for Canadian multinational Barrick Mining Co. Military coup toppled 20 year old fledgling democracy in 2012; the latest junta seized power in 2021. Autocratic authorities seized 3 tons of g… --- ## [Who else was orthopedically corrected as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-was-orthopedically-corrected-as-a-kid/320341)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-was-orthopedically-corrected-as-a-kid/320341 "2025-07-15T19:05:04Z")
This GQ thread has prompted me to querey my fellow dopers in search of other folks who wore corrective casts, etc, as a child. I was apparently pigeon-toed on my right foot, beyond the timeframe that is considered norma… --- ## [What if the Crossed virus appeared in Nigeria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-crossed-virus-appeared-in-nigeria/1020829)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-crossed-virus-appeared-in-nigeria/1020829 "2025-07-15T16:11:53Z")
What if every person in Nigeria gets infected with the Crossed virus from the comic book Crossed? What happens next? How does the rest of the world respond? How soon can the Crossed be stopped and how much damage do t… --- ## [Is Elon Musk cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-elon-musk-cool/1020491)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-elon-musk-cool/1020491 "2025-07-15T15:38:49Z")
This CNN article seems to think so. --- ## [RIP Daniel Kleppner (Physicist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-daniel-kleppner-physicist/1020542)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-daniel-kleppner-physicist/1020542 "2025-07-15T13:33:09Z")
He was co-founder and co-director of the MIT-Harvard Center for UltraCold Atoms; his work paved the way for making the first Bose-Einstein Condensate, and he won numerous awards. He was also co-author (with Robert Kolen… --- ## [US Postal Rate Goes Up Today July 13, 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-rate-goes-up-today-july-13-2025/1020820)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-rate-goes-up-today-july-13-2025/1020820 "2025-07-15T09:32:33Z")
Just heard on NPR that the first class rate for a Forever stamp went up from 73 cents to 78 cents, effective today. --- ## [I saw god! \[actual topic - need thread ideas\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-god-actual-topic-need-thread-ideas/29885)
**Author:** [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-god-actual-topic-need-thread-ideas/29885 "2025-07-15T07:34:56Z")
No actually I didn’t. I just need some good thread ideas. No one ever posts in mine. So could you help me out a little? Jeff --- ## [Retail Therapy: What’s the Most Fun Thing You’ve Bought on a Whim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-therapy-what-s-the-most-fun-thing-you-ve-bought-on-a-whim/1020648)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-therapy-what-s-the-most-fun-thing-you-ve-bought-on-a-whim/1020648 "2025-07-15T02:27:20Z")
Today was my wife’s first day back home after a month in Brazil (way too long!). I’m still kicking myself for not planning ahead with the visa—live and learn. We kept things low-key, did some shopping for her… and then, … --- ## [Book identification - humor book (Sam Levenson-like) from 1965-1975 probably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-identification-humor-book-sam-levenson-like-from-1965-1975-probably/1020826)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-identification-humor-book-sam-levenson-like-from-1965-1975-probably/1020826 "2025-07-15T02:09:32Z")
In the 1980s, there was a library that had some non-library books in a lounge (they were not in “the system,” they were just there for browsing while relaxing or taking away if you wanted). One of them was a humor book … --- ## [RIP Time Life Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-time-life-music/1020847)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-time-life-music/1020847 "2025-07-15T00:00:24Z")
I had assumed Time Life was streaming music instead of selling large box sets of CD’s. I avoided the trap of their subscription service. Remember the 99 cent cd’s that automatically enrolled buyers? I guess licensing r… --- ## [Township not billing us for sewer usage- what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/township-not-billing-us-for-sewer-usage-what-to-do/1017971)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/township-not-billing-us-for-sewer-usage-what-to-do/1017971 "2025-07-14T21:48:40Z")
So after 18 years at our current house our septic system started to fail. The Township required all grandfathered septic systems to be retired, not replaced, and we needed to switch to sewer. So going on a year ago we ju… --- ## [E-mail notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notifications/1020811)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mail-notifications/1020811 "2025-07-14T21:17:31Z")
In the last several days or in the last week, I have stopped receiving email notifications for watched threads and when people quote me. I couldn’t have (intentionally) turned them off, since I had to do some searching … --- ## [The Government bans superheroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-bans-superheroes/1020850)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-government-bans-superheroes/1020850 "2025-07-14T20:41:45Z")
How many times has this plot point been used? I know of Watchmen and the Incredibles. --- ## [Grand Canyon Lodge (North Rim) destroyed by wildfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim-destroyed-by-wildfire/1020823)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-canyon-lodge-north-rim-destroyed-by-wildfire/1020823 "2025-07-14T20:20:30Z")
This is heartbreaking. Such a beautiful spot: --- ## [Wimbledon 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2025/1020298)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wimbledon-2025/1020298 "2025-07-14T19:34:51Z")
The first day and #9 Medvedev has already crashed out. He departed in the first round at Roland Garros as well. Second round at AO. Not a great year for Daniil so far. #20 Ostapenko also out. Probably didn’t enjoy the c… --- ## [Mouse cursor wandering all over screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-cursor-wandering-all-over-screen/1018483)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-cursor-wandering-all-over-screen/1018483 "2025-07-14T18:24:01Z")
This just started. Windows 10, all applications, even before I log in. If I’m not actively using the mouse, the cursor sits there for about 2 seconds, then it starts wandering all over the screen, changing direction appa… --- ## [If congress refuses to certify the EC vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-congress-refuses-to-certify-the-ec-vote/1020803)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-congress-refuses-to-certify-the-ec-vote/1020803 "2025-07-14T18:13:16Z")
Rather than hijack the 3rd term thread I decided to open a new one. Imagine a US election with two parties, I will call A and B for the purpose of this thread. Suppose Party A wins a majority of the electoral votes, bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=278&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=280&state=watching)