# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=298&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 299 --- ## [Paw Patrol questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paw-patrol-questions/1019714)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paw-patrol-questions/1019714 "2025-06-17T04:58:57Z")
I’m visiting family this week and one result of this is I’m watching a lot more Paw Patrol than I normally would be. And I have questions. What’s the deal with Mayor Humdinger? He’s called a mayor but I’ve seen that he … --- ## [I Don’t Trust QR Codes. How Can I Manually Preview Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-trust-qr-codes-how-can-i-manually-preview-them/1018610)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-trust-qr-codes-how-can-i-manually-preview-them/1018610 "2025-06-17T04:34:57Z")
In another thread, I asked for a method that would eventually lead me to the answer to the question “How can I make it so my Amazon Echo never speaks except when spoken to, and then only to respond to my commands?” So f… --- ## [The Lake Delton and Mirror Lake dam went out (June 2008)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lake-delton-and-mirror-lake-dam-went-out-june-2008/452348)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lake-delton-and-mirror-lake-dam-went-out-june-2008/452348 "2025-06-17T02:15:51Z")
My brother called and just said the Lake Delton dam broke. I haven’t found a news source yet. --- ## [MI6 appoints first female chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mi6-appoints-first-female-chief/1019692)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mi6-appoints-first-female-chief/1019692 "2025-06-17T01:07:34Z")
Interesting news. I don’t envy her the job that she’s taking on, but I suppose there’s never a calm period in espionage and national intelligence. She’s no Dame Judy Dench, of course. --- ## [Said No One Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-no-one-ever/960006)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-no-one-ever/960006 "2025-06-17T00:31:56Z")
“I’m surprised no one has posted a YouTube video with Liberty Mutual commercials played in an endless loop for ten hours. Those are just the greatest ads, and you never really get sick of them.” --- ## [Poker: On how shockingly lax tournaments are on cheating / assistance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-on-how-shockingly-lax-tournaments-are-on-cheating-assistance/1019729)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-on-how-shockingly-lax-tournaments-are-on-cheating-assistance/1019729 "2025-06-16T23:25:23Z")
Bit of a rant more than anything, but as someone coming from the chess world to starting to watch poker tournaments…the legal level of assistance looks unfair to me, but it also looks trivially easy to cheat. It’s madnes… --- ## [I have an artery with a lot of plaque. What should expect to happen at the cardiologist visit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-artery-with-a-lot-of-plaque-what-should-expect-to-happen-at-the-cardiologist-visit/1019633)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-artery-with-a-lot-of-plaque-what-should-expect-to-happen-at-the-cardiologist-visit/1019633 "2025-06-16T23:15:30Z")
During my checkup with my PCP, she suggested that at age 70 I might want to have a CT Coronary Calcium Study done to see if there was plaque developing in the blood vessels around my heart. I’d never heard of this test, … --- ## [Why were the DC parade tanks green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-dc-parade-tanks-green/1019660)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-dc-parade-tanks-green/1019660 "2025-06-16T21:56:43Z")
This has been pointed out by a number of ex tank corps. Our tanks have been tan for decades. Did Trump spent a few million to paint them in the color he wanted? --- ## [How to Train Your Dragon. \[Live Action Remake\] 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-train-your-dragon-live-action-remake-2025/1019632)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-train-your-dragon-live-action-remake-2025/1019632 "2025-06-16T19:46:03Z")
There is a new live action remake of the animated 2010 How to Train Your Dragon which came to theaters June 13. Trailer: High Rotten Tomatoes ratings: 98% from the general public, 77% from reviewers. \[I won’t watc… --- ## [Is Time orthogonal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-orthogonal/1019676)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-orthogonal/1019676 "2025-06-16T19:16:44Z")
In three dimensional space the three dimensions x,y,z…left/right, back/forth, up/down…are arranged at 90 deg. to each other. Is Time…assumed to be a linear dimension…also at right angles the three spatial dimensions? --- ## [Greatest living American elimination game (setup thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-setup-thread/1019408)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-living-american-elimination-game-setup-thread/1019408 "2025-06-16T19:12:30Z")
Inspired by these threads, The President Elimination Game - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board and Greatest American elimination game (game thread). Who is the greatest living American? You may nominate up to … --- ## [Sugar-free cheesecake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-free-cheesecake/1019404)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-free-cheesecake/1019404 "2025-06-16T19:12:16Z")
Hi, y’all! I’m going down to visit my family this weekend, and I want to make a cheesecake for them. I love the Cordon Rose cheesecake recipe: but usually make it with a graham-cracker crust and a fruit topping, like c… --- ## [Only Albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-albums/1019638)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-albums/1019638 "2025-06-16T18:12:56Z")
Stephen Stills’ first solo album is the only one with Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix playing new music on it. They did separate songs, though. Hendrix on “Old Times Good Times” and Clapton on “Go Back Home”. Rosie Vela’s… --- ## [Mersenne Prime: How is it the largest Mersenne Prime (found so far) is 2^136,279,841 -1 but, when calculated the answer is 41,024,320 digits long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mersenne-prime-how-is-it-the-largest-mersenne-prime-found-so-far-is-2-136-279-841-1-but-when-calculated-the-answer-is-41-024-320-digits-long/1019649)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mersenne-prime-how-is-it-the-largest-mersenne-prime-found-so-far-is-2-136-279-841-1-but-when-calculated-the-answer-is-41-024-320-digits-long/1019649 "2025-06-16T18:12:17Z")
If I calculate 2^7 the answer is 128 (three digits long). 2^20 is 1,048,576 (seven digit long). The largest Mersenne Prime calculated (so far) is 2^136,279,841 -1 but, when printed out, that number is 41,024,320 digits… --- ## [Open AI's latest wonder: text to video with Sora](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-ais-latest-wonder-text-to-video-with-sora/997648)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-ais-latest-wonder-text-to-video-with-sora/997648 "2025-06-16T18:11:42Z")
The latest sensation sweeping the Intertubes. Some thoughts: I don’t follow this space closely but I am stunned at the quality of the videos, the level of detail and the ability to modify on the fly. I would have gue… --- ## [Military birthday parades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-birthday-parades/1017905)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-birthday-parades/1017905 "2025-06-16T14:40:51Z")
I am reading William Shirer’s “The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940”. I was surprised to learn that Germany held a military parade on Hitler’s 50th birthday in 1939. I would think that every leader in the world would decide t… --- ## [The 14th is coming up. And I'm scared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-14th-is-coming-up-and-im-scared/1019591)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-14th-is-coming-up-and-im-scared/1019591 "2025-06-16T13:59:55Z")
I was arrested, a couple of years ago. Misdemeanor, diversion and expungement. Still, the cops handcuffed me, and I was locked in a cell. Fast forward–I just saw a cop on CNN (in another state) threaten to kill protes… --- ## [How is a new Catholic church founded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-new-catholic-church-founded/1019250)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-new-catholic-church-founded/1019250 "2025-06-16T13:20:59Z")
Let’s say the Catholic population of This Town is growing and the existing Catholic infrastructure can’t handle them all. Do the local Catholics appeal to their diocese, who forwards the matter to Rome? Does the local di… --- ## [Drive by wheel alignment (automotive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-by-wheel-alignment-automotive/1019674)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-by-wheel-alignment-automotive/1019674 "2025-06-16T13:04:22Z")
I was at the Toyota dealer to get an oil change and tire rotation. At the scheduling desk the manager showed me a diagram of my car and said the left front wheel toe-in was out of spec. Turns out you drive past some sens… --- ## [Did ICE agents go masked before Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ice-agents-go-masked-before-trump/1019675)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ice-agents-go-masked-before-trump/1019675 "2025-06-16T03:34:04Z")
These days we see lots of pictures of ICE agents wearing face-concealing bandanas. Was this always their standard practice? Or has it only been adopted recently? Note that this is posted in FQ. Factual answers to this… --- ## [Senator Alex Padilla Removed From Kristi Noem Press Conference and Handcuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-alex-padilla-removed-from-kristi-noem-press-conference-and-handcuffed/1019546)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-alex-padilla-removed-from-kristi-noem-press-conference-and-handcuffed/1019546 "2025-06-16T02:35:33Z")
Stranger --- ## [(Old) Getting up steam in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-up-steam-in-the-mmp/1019355)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-up-steam-in-the-mmp/1019355 "2025-06-16T01:38:54Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 13c/55f with a predicted high of 17c/62f and cloudy. Weather app says “Serge King once said “Revelations are found in fucking clouds.” How about the revelation that clouds fucking suck… --- ## [Looking for a particular zero sugar soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-zero-sugar-soda/1018674)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-zero-sugar-soda/1018674 "2025-06-16T00:12:17Z")
I am trtying to find a new Shasta cola-Shasta Zero Sugar Cho•Co•lat De•lite. I went to the Shasta site, looked up that particular soda, and they had a button to find all the locations…which just lead to a long list of p… --- ## [Total (current) cost of every car you've ever owned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-current-cost-of-every-car-youve-ever-owned/1019529)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-current-cost-of-every-car-youve-ever-owned/1019529 "2025-06-15T21:23:51Z")
After visiting the British Motor Museum, I imagined exhibiting all the cars I’ve ever owned. …it would be a pretty boring exhibit in my case; I’ve only ever owned cheap, practical, second-hand cars. But what would it co… --- ## [Brian Wilson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-wilson-has-died/1019483)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-wilson-has-died/1019483 "2025-06-15T20:59:09Z")
It’s been a bad week for music. --- ## [I live in a former (WWII) warzone. How likely is it that those old bombs are going to explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-live-in-a-former-wwii-warzone-how-likely-is-it-that-those-old-bombs-are-going-to-explode/663741)
**Author:** [@Crazier\_Catlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazier_Catlady)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-live-in-a-former-wwii-warzone-how-likely-is-it-that-those-old-bombs-are-going-to-explode/663741 "2025-06-15T16:55:52Z")
I live in Arnhem, the Netherlands, which some of you may know from the movie A Bridge Too Far. The bridge from the movie is only a 15 minute walk away from my house. We regularly hear news of old explosives from WWII bei… --- ## [Recommend Bereavement Forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-bereavement-forums/1019498)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-bereavement-forums/1019498 "2025-06-15T13:28:29Z")
Hoping someone has some suggestions about bereavement forums/chats, websites? My husband passed away last month, and things have been … difficult. I know I need some help, but I’m not yet ready to speak with someone in… --- ## [Israel - Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-iran/1019651)
**Author:** [@natureboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/natureboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-iran/1019651 "2025-06-15T03:29:10Z")
Seriously? There’s no thread about this? --- ## [Rambling ramblings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rambling-ramblings/1019537)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rambling-ramblings/1019537 "2025-06-15T03:25:04Z")
We all do it. My head swims upstream all the time. I can feel it kicking and splashing, even asleep. Occasionally it treads water long enough to pull a coherant thought out of. Kinda like Harry Potter put his wand nea… --- ## [Homo X- another name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-x-another-name/1019318)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homo-x-another-name/1019318 "2025-06-15T00:31:38Z")
I jokingly told someone recently the it should not be Homo Sapien - Intelligent Ape, but instead should be Should Have Know Better Ape. But what would that be? Homo? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=297&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=299&state=muted)