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**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-preview-stopped/1019935 "2025-06-21T16:11:02Z")
Until a couple days ago when looking at the first post in a list of threads, mousing over would display the first couple lines of the post. This is no longer happening and looking through Settings I didn’t find anything… --- ## [Today, June 19, is Juneteenth with Post Offices, Banks, Federal Offices, etc Closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-june-19-is-juneteenth-with-post-offices-banks-federal-offices-etc-closed/1019852)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-june-19-is-juneteenth-with-post-offices-banks-federal-offices-etc-closed/1019852 "2025-06-21T15:38:06Z")
I just now came back from the post office–which was closed. I suppose no one else here is as forgetful as I am–but it’s possible someone else here forgot. --- ## [Automotive “Start/Stop” Systems -?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-start-stop-systems/1019820)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-start-stop-systems/1019820 "2025-06-21T14:40:34Z")
“Start/Stop” is the name Ford attaches to the system that kills the engine when the vehicle comes to a stop. I don’t know what other manufacturers call it. Be that as it may I’m pretty sure there must be a point of dimi… --- ## [Smapti, Kabbalah, And Cultural Appropriation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-kabbalah-and-cultural-appropriation/1019724)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-kabbalah-and-cultural-appropriation/1019724 "2025-06-21T14:28:05Z")
He started a thread announcing he would be undertaking a six month long Kabbalah ritual. I had questions I objected to the fact that Smapti chose a ritual with rules he didn’t intend to follow. It also called for fa… --- ## [U.S. Politics is ruined, and the SCOTUS did it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-politics-is-ruined-and-the-scotus-did-it/1019276)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-politics-is-ruined-and-the-scotus-did-it/1019276 "2025-06-21T12:51:47Z")
Ever since Obama got elected and Conservatives got stunned, they searched far and wide to find something to make sure we wouldn’t elect another… they ended up with something an Obama-type couldn’t get, and that was a gro… --- ## [Federal judge orders release of Khalil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-judge-orders-release-of-khalil/1019909)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-judge-orders-release-of-khalil/1019909 "2025-06-21T04:29:43Z")
Just happened. Still faces deportation proceedings. --- ## [Dental bridge vs implant. Experiences? Horror stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-bridge-vs-implant-experiences-horror-stories/982257)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-bridge-vs-implant-experiences-horror-stories/982257 "2025-06-21T04:14:54Z")
I have a dentist appointment at the end of the month to get a cracked tooth pulled. (The specific tooth is molar #14, upper left side.) The endodontist who did a root canal on the tooth last week said my dentist will lik… --- ## [In the US, could states implement UBI in a post scarcity society {Universal Basic Income}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-states-implement-ubi-in-a-post-scarcity-society-universal-basic-income/1019901)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-states-implement-ubi-in-a-post-scarcity-society-universal-basic-income/1019901 "2025-06-21T03:25:19Z")
The US is a nation heavily divided by tribalism. Whites vs. POC Christians vs. other beliefs and non-beliefs Patriarchs vs. Feminists Native born vs. Immigrants Because of that, passing UBI on a national level will … --- ## [Multiple hikers missing after large rockslide near Banff, AB - 6/19/2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-hikers-missing-after-large-rockslide-near-banff-ab-6-19-2025/1019875)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-hikers-missing-after-large-rockslide-near-banff-ab-6-19-2025/1019875 "2025-06-21T02:43:42Z")
Details are sketchy, but isn’t this near where the recent G7 summit was? One witness said they estimated the resulting rockpile to be 10 meters deep. This link has before and after pictures. https://www.cbc.ca/news/ca… --- ## [Setting static DNS server addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-static-dns-server-addresses/1019897)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-static-dns-server-addresses/1019897 "2025-06-20T23:31:30Z")
As a victim of the CenturyLink outage yesterday, I fixed the issue by setting my DNS server to Google’s Pri: 8.8.8.8 Sec: 8.8.4.4 But I could have used Cloudflare’s server at 1.1.1.1 My question is, what would the ef… --- ## [Is there any evidence the Romans knew lead was bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-the-romans-knew-lead-was-bad-for-you/1019789)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-the-romans-knew-lead-was-bad-for-you/1019789 "2025-06-20T23:29:49Z")
Avoiding hijacking another thread on this. It was suggested on this thread that the ancient Romans may have known about the.long term dangers of ingesting lead. Specifically @TriPolar said: I’m pretty skeptical of thi… --- ## [Would you object to being kept alive as a virtual "ghost" using AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-being-kept-alive-as-a-virtual-ghost-using-ai/1019746)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-being-kept-alive-as-a-virtual-ghost-using-ai/1019746 "2025-06-20T23:04:10Z")
Topic pompted by this story— —in conjunction with another recent story, which I’ll mention further down. The basic upshot: It’s now feasible (and has been for a little while) to train a generative-AI model on the i… --- ## [Can anyone identify the Medieval tune heard at the end of this clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-medieval-tune-heard-at-the-end-of-this-clip/1019911)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-medieval-tune-heard-at-the-end-of-this-clip/1019911 "2025-06-20T22:33:10Z")
It brings back memories from my reenactor days 50 years ago. --- ## [A Friend Turns MAGA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-turns-maga/1019643)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friend-turns-maga/1019643 "2025-06-20T21:45:35Z")
a bunch of history that is very relevant- During the last Presidential election, I spoke out against Trump to anybody who would listen and at every possible opportunity. My friends Bob and Stephanie (they have been marr… --- ## [Impeaching Trump, Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-trump-again/1019805)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-trump-again/1019805 "2025-06-20T21:42:55Z")
Assume that the Democrats take control of the House in the 2026 mid-terms. If you were Speaker, would you start impeachment proceedings (3rd time’s the charm!) on Trump? And if so, what would the charges be? IMHO, the… --- ## [Feminine form of Radagast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-form-of-radagast/1019859)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-form-of-radagast/1019859 "2025-06-20T21:33:20Z")
Using the language rules Tolkein would have used, for example the plural a dwarf being dwarrow. I’m assuming it is not like Latin and simply adding an a but more complex. --- ## [Legal Q: Blackmail/Extortion — in reverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-blackmail-extortion-in-reverse/1019860)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-q-blackmail-extortion-in-reverse/1019860 "2025-06-20T20:38:55Z")
Sort of a two-part question about blackmail/extortion; if I’m wrong about the first part, I guess it kinda makes the second part moot — but, if I’m right, I don’t recall ever seeing this come up before: Say you’re in a … --- ## [Tell me about “mheibes”, the world’s hardest bluffing game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mheibes-the-world-s-hardest-bluffing-game/1019667)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mheibes-the-world-s-hardest-bluffing-game/1019667 "2025-06-20T20:29:28Z")
Can this really be a thing? Mheibes is a bluffing game where teams of skilled body language experts try to guess which of 45 opponents is holding a ring in one palm. How is this even possible? (NB: gift link is follow… --- ## [Ali v. Liston II: Did Sonny take a dive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ali-v-liston-ii-did-sonny-take-a-dive/1019060)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ali-v-liston-ii-did-sonny-take-a-dive/1019060 "2025-06-20T20:22:32Z")
May 25th just marked the 60th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s heavyweight boxing match against Sonny Liston. It was their second match - the first, when Ali was still known as Cassius Clay, ended with a TKO in the 7th rou… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Firearms Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-firearms-thread/1016977)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-firearms-thread/1016977 "2025-06-20T20:22:11Z")
I was sure there would be a thread for this. I looked up the serial number for my Colt’s Government Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol. It was made in 1917. I’ve ordered a blue, National Match barrel for it to replace the stai… --- ## [How to do a numbered countdown in Discourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-numbered-countdown-in-discourse/1019902)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-numbered-countdown-in-discourse/1019902 "2025-06-20T18:37:08Z")
Discourse wants to automatically set up a rising numbered list if you enter a number, even if you don’t click on Numbered List. number one number two number three But what if you want to do a countdown? number ten n… --- ## [Karen Read Trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-read-trial/1019819)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-read-trial/1019819 "2025-06-20T18:21:44Z")
Karen Reed has been through 2 lengthy trials. Legal fees must have been astronomical. While I don’t know anything about her, it’s hard to imagine she could could have come up with that amount of money. Anyone know who pa… --- ## [A new irritating quirk with Mac Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-irritating-quirk-with-mac-mail/1019866)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-irritating-quirk-with-mac-mail/1019866 "2025-06-20T16:36:17Z")
Using a Mac Mini with M1 chip, circa 2020. 8 Gigs Ram. Running Mac OS Sequoia 15.5 Somewhere in the last few OS updates, an amazingly irritating bug has emerged. I use a few Gmail accounts and a work account not in any… --- ## [(Missing person case) Cutting the wire to the starter relay question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864 "2025-06-20T16:09:02Z")
Specifically, a 1993 Jeep Cherokee. Short version: On March 9, 2000, Twenty-three-year-old college senior Leah Roberts left her home in North Carolina for a cross-country trip that lasted just three days and never ret… --- ## [Superyacht vs tornado: tornado wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superyacht-vs-tornado-tornado-wins/1005907 "2025-06-20T16:00:25Z")
15 survivors and 7 still missing so far. The billionaire owner of the big-ass boat is one of the missing. Lots of info on the yacht: --- ## [What was this fantasy/horror anthology series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fantasy-horror-anthology-series/1019861)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fantasy-horror-anthology-series/1019861 "2025-06-20T15:42:21Z")
The only episode I remember was one wherein a woman had a lover who would turn into a cat. I think the cat guy betrayed her, so while he was in cat form, she took him to the vet to get fixed. --- ## [Rewatching "Lost" after 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-lost-after-20-years/1012698)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-lost-after-20-years/1012698 "2025-06-20T15:21:52Z")
I recently started rewatching “Lost” when it started streaming on Netflix and am hoping some other fans (or not-fans) are also watching (or hate-watching) so we can share thoughts on it. Open spoilers throughout. I watc… --- ## [What is the point of the yellow box worn by shark attack girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-yellow-box-worn-by-shark-attack-girl/1019884)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-yellow-box-worn-by-shark-attack-girl/1019884 "2025-06-20T12:13:24Z")
Leah Lendel is the 9 year old recently almost lost her hand to a shark attack. She is wearing a large yellow box shaped like a cheese wedge. It seems too large to be just for protection as a smaller box would do the sa… --- ## [Is there a topic for everyone to identify movies we don't know the title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-for-everyone-to-identify-movies-we-dont-know-the-title/1019821)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-for-everyone-to-identify-movies-we-dont-know-the-title/1019821 "2025-06-20T06:30:29Z")
Similar to the Sci-Fi one here, I searched and it seems it’s a bunch of random topics whenever it pops up, maybe this will be a permanent one? Here’s a movie I vaguely remember. Set in the 90s or possibly late 80s but … --- ## [Fortuitous encounters that had a surprisingly large impact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortuitous-encounters-that-had-a-surprisingly-large-impact/1019740)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortuitous-encounters-that-had-a-surprisingly-large-impact/1019740 "2025-06-20T03:45:41Z")
Been meaning to start something like this for a while. Two I can think of: On our 10th anniversary, we were in a head-on collision on the way to dinner. Nobody was injured but it made for a hell of a memorable evening. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=294&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=296&state=muted)