# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=299 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 300 --- ## [Guess what went wrong with car, for fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-went-wrong-with-car-for-fun/1018409)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-what-went-wrong-with-car-for-fun/1018409 "2025-06-12T15:18:52Z")
Ms. Napier’s 12 year old Toyota RAV4 broke down yesterday. One moment cruising down the highway at speed, then a loud noise, then major clattering noise and immediate total loss of engine power. Pulled over to shoulder, … --- ## [RIP Sly Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sly-stone/1019389)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sly-stone/1019389 "2025-06-12T12:34:17Z")
Obit from the NY Times. I’ve been watching the clip of him at Woodstock, leading the crowd in a “sing-along” (“say ‘Higher’ and throw the peace sign up, it’ll do ya no harm..”) periodically since 1970…it never gets old… --- ## [What Britishisms most baffle Americans? What Americanisms most baffle Brits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-britishisms-most-baffle-americans-what-americanisms-most-baffle-brits/1008941)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 1237\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-britishisms-most-baffle-americans-what-americanisms-most-baffle-brits/1008941 "2025-06-12T11:51:58Z")
On the TV show Slow Horses (set in the UK), a character announced he was going to get some kip, and the meaning completely eluded me. Likewise when, ages ago in a bar, some friends mentioned totty. We are truly separat… --- ## [Trivia Question about Paper Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question-about-paper-money/998001)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question-about-paper-money/998001 "2025-06-12T11:43:43Z")
Of the seven denominations of U.S. Federal Reserve Notes in common use today ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100), how many different U.S. presidents are depicted? Can you name them? Hint # 1: This is a trick question… --- ## [What's the biggest thing in your household that you don't even use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-thing-in-your-household-that-you-dont-even-use/1018753)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-thing-in-your-household-that-you-dont-even-use/1018753 "2025-06-12T11:28:12Z")
I was thinking about this today, because my mom told me she gave away the Hammond organ that’s taken up space in their living room for so long. It belonged to my grandma, who died last year, but even she hadn’t played … --- ## [Looking for a good read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-read/1019351)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-read/1019351 "2025-06-12T06:00:11Z")
Not sure what I’m in the mood for, but I tend to read mostly nonfiction. However, recently, I have been reading some horror and sci-fi stories. I’m looking for something different. I have been watching some western movie… --- ## [Legal standing of a fetus in regards to inheritance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-standing-of-a-fetus-in-regards-to-inheritance/1019405)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-standing-of-a-fetus-in-regards-to-inheritance/1019405 "2025-06-12T03:13:12Z")
Asking for legal advice here, but it’s not practical, just theoretical, and therefor I don’t need answers fast. Inheritance is left to the children of X divided equally. X has 2 born children and one fetus. Does the f… --- ## [Who decides “proper” pronunciation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-proper-pronunciation/1019111)
**Author:** [@Dirtymartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirtymartini)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decides-proper-pronunciation/1019111 "2025-06-11T23:58:55Z")
There definitely seems to be two camps on the issue. “Xxxxx” is properly pronounced “xxxxXxx” based on historical, linguistics, or other factual parameters. “Xxxxx” is pronounced “Xxxhxx” by 99% of people, so that’s th… --- ## [Will this Englishman find the Mother of All Tanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-englishman-find-the-mother-of-all-tanks/1019317)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-englishman-find-the-mother-of-all-tanks/1019317 "2025-06-11T22:06:47Z")
The prototype for the first British WWI Mark I tank, nicknamed “Mother”, went missing in WWII. It’s been assumed it was melted down like other scrap to assist in the war effort. But… There have been persistent rumours … --- ## [Crafty types. Will my idea work for this travel bidet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-types-will-my-idea-work-for-this-travel-bidet/1019481)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-types-will-my-idea-work-for-this-travel-bidet/1019481 "2025-06-11T22:01:06Z")
The below is just one example. I don’t need to know about this particular model. I bought one of these things before that worked pretty much just like the one you see below. (But it wasn’t this particular model.) I did… --- ## [How Much Did a Player Like John Malecki Make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-a-player-like-john-malecki-make/1019486)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-a-player-like-john-malecki-make/1019486 "2025-06-11T21:58:49Z")
This maybe could go in the Game Room, but it does have a factual answer. I enjoy John Malecki’s YouTube channels, focused around woodworking and wood shops. But he had originally wanted to play pro football, and after c… --- ## [Reminder: Keep politics out of Factual Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-keep-politics-out-of-factual-questions/1019495)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-keep-politics-out-of-factual-questions/1019495 "2025-06-11T21:31:02Z")
There are currently a great many political things happening in the news. There are many factual issues which are relevant to those political happenings. As always, discussion of such factual issues are appropriate and … --- ## [Thoughts About Ditching my Smart Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-ditching-my-smart-phone/1019196)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-ditching-my-smart-phone/1019196 "2025-06-11T21:08:37Z")
I was thinking about (mostly) ditching my smart phone. My idea was to put the SIM card in a flip phone and keep the other one on hand mainly for GPS, music, and podcasts in my car. I wish I could keep it in my car but wi… --- ## [The stupid: Aus local council fines 'rough sleepers'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-aus-local-council-fines-rough-sleepers/1018319)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupid-aus-local-council-fines-rough-sleepers/1018319 "2025-06-11T20:51:25Z")
In an epiphany, the Gold Coast Council (there’s Federal, State and Local Councils in Australia) has come up with the best solution ever for people sleeping rough. FINE THEM. These are people who, for whatever reason, ar… --- ## [How many times should I reuse a syringe on my cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-should-i-reuse-a-syringe-on-my-cat/1019463)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-should-i-reuse-a-syringe-on-my-cat/1019463 "2025-06-11T18:28:56Z")
One of my cats has diabetes, and so needs a shot of insulin every morning and evening. I use the same needle for both, and often for a few days afterwards. Is this bad? Should I use a fresh one every day? Not an urgen… --- ## [You going to join in on protesting outside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-going-to-join-in-on-protesting-outside/1019442)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-going-to-join-in-on-protesting-outside/1019442 "2025-06-11T18:27:50Z")
So this thing is spreading. I mean, I have no doubt there have always been forms of protesting of some sort going on at any given time thousands of places across the US… …but the thing that started in LA two or three da… --- ## [Tourist vs wild beef .... the beef usually wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-vs-wild-beef-the-beef-usually-wins/965529)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-vs-wild-beef-the-beef-usually-wins/965529 "2025-06-11T18:19:04Z")
in what’s becoming increasingly common a Yellowstone park visitor decided to get a closer than safe look at the bison … needless to say it ended in the usual manner --- ## [The Eternaut (Netflix Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eternaut-netflix-series/1018554)
**Author:** [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eternaut-netflix-series/1018554 "2025-06-11T15:52:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on: So, spinoffing (?) from that thread, this is for The Eternaut a Netflix series made in Argentina based on an 1957 Arge… --- ## [Vet care for shelters and pet owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-care-for-shelters-and-pet-owners/1019390)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vet-care-for-shelters-and-pet-owners/1019390 "2025-06-11T13:38:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from Charity to leave money to?: That’s really interesting. I wonder if this is a shelter-by-shelter variation, or perhaps a regionalism…? Any thoughts? It doesn’t match up with my partner’s … --- ## [Drone attack on airfields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-attack-on-airfields/1019142)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drone-attack-on-airfields/1019142 "2025-06-11T12:56:55Z")
The recent Ukrainian attack on Russian Air Force bases got me to thinking. What is to stop a nation state, or even moderately advanced non-state actors doing the same thing to our incredibly expensive warplanes, at a no… --- ## [Tell me about your sleep apnea treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-apnea-treatment/367048)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-apnea-treatment/367048 "2025-06-11T11:30:20Z")
I was afraid that if I submitted to the suggested overnight “sleep study,” I would be diagnosed with sleep apnea, which seemed to me to be the disease-of-the-month. I do have problems with insomnia and daytime sleepines… --- ## [Australia goes to a federal election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-goes-to-a-federal-election/1016236)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-goes-to-a-federal-election/1016236 "2025-06-11T06:10:14Z")
Our current (liberal, small liberal) PM went to the Governor General this morning to call an election. Anthony Albanese has been the PM for the last three years, and according to our constitution, an election must be cal… --- ## [What is an Appropriate Adult in the British legal system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-appropriate-adult-in-the-british-legal-system/1019263)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-appropriate-adult-in-the-british-legal-system/1019263 "2025-06-11T04:55:38Z")
I was watching an interview with a woman who had been assigned to be the serial killer Fred West’s “Appropriate Adult.” I thought that in the British legal system an Appropriate Adult was a person assigned in cases invo… --- ## [Explain the Hyundai commercial with the passing motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-hyundai-commercial-with-the-passing-motorcycles/1017966)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-hyundai-commercial-with-the-passing-motorcycles/1017966 "2025-06-11T03:50:26Z")
In a current Hyundai Tucson commercial, a woman is driving in the middle lane on a highway with her husband and daughter asleep in the car. A group of motorcycles are behind her. She signals left, and the motorcycles p… --- ## [Fuck Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Fuck the Death Penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-oklahoma-governor-mary-fallin-and-fuck-the-death-penalty/731478)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-oklahoma-governor-mary-fallin-and-fuck-the-death-penalty/731478 "2025-06-11T02:40:34Z")
Oklahoma is going to execute an innocent man in a few hours. Everyone agrees Richard Glossip was not the killer. The actual killer, Justin Sneed, and he alone, is the state’s evidence that Glossip was involved. The actu… --- ## [Best commercial imitations of McDonalds chicken McNuggets sauces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-commercial-imitations-of-mcdonalds-chicken-mcnuggets-sauces/684482)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-commercial-imitations-of-mcdonalds-chicken-mcnuggets-sauces/684482 "2025-06-11T02:24:51Z")
I like sweet n sour, hot mustard & honey mustard the best. However I know there are several more varieties (BBQ, etc). So I was under the impression you can’t buy the exact same product commercially. Is that true? If so… --- ## [Is it just me, or is Google's new design system breathtakingly hideous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-googles-new-design-system-breathtakingly-hideous/1018507)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-googles-new-design-system-breathtakingly-hideous/1018507 "2025-06-11T00:50:00Z")
Google recently launched a new design system, the next generation of the “Material” design used in their phones and apps: Introducing Material 3 Expressive, now featuring 30% more rebelliousness and 32% more subculture … --- ## [Fed Judge finds Trump administration in criminal contempt in El Salvador deportee case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-judge-finds-trump-administration-in-criminal-contempt-in-el-salvador-deportee-case/1017109)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-judge-finds-trump-administration-in-criminal-contempt-in-el-salvador-deportee-case/1017109 "2025-06-11T00:28:19Z")
Shit is getting real!! Judge James Boasberg is yet to decide on the next steps, and awaits the Administration’s response. Heartwarming excerpts from the decision: As this Opinion will detail, the Court ultimately dete… --- ## [Can I transfer my low interst loan to another person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-transfer-my-low-interst-loan-to-another-person/1018777)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-transfer-my-low-interst-loan-to-another-person/1018777 "2025-06-11T00:04:18Z")
Interest rates are somewhat high today. I was lucky and locked in a low interest rate loan on my place a few years ago. Is there a way to transfer the mortgage and keep that low interest rate to a new buyer? --- ## [The Expanse Season 6 episode discussion (spoilers as they air)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-6-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-they-air/955841)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-6-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-they-air/955841 "2025-06-10T22:40:08Z")
The final season of The Expanse starts today, with a new episode each Friday. Open spoilers as each episode airs. Comparison to the books is also fine, but please no book spoilers for anything that hasn’t happened in the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=298) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=300)