# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=317 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 318 --- ## [Houston family throws quinceanera for their 15-year-old female cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-family-throws-quinceanera-for-their-15-year-old-female-cat/1018271)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-family-throws-quinceanera-for-their-15-year-old-female-cat/1018271 "2025-05-13T06:40:14Z")
I think it’s really sweet! They did it as a fundraiser for a local shelter, and I love this myself because there is no way my own cat would go for that tiara, gown, or remote-controlled mini-Bentley ride. May you have … --- ## [Anyone on dialysis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-on-dialysis/1018265)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-on-dialysis/1018265 "2025-05-13T04:02:30Z")
should read this article from today’s Times. I’m looking at you @Beckdawrek: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/well/stomach-pain-dialysis-thiamine-beriberi.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.GU8.6Ad8.ijFro\_SDEd0Q&smid=url-s… --- ## [English and Nieces/Nephews vs In-Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-and-nieces-nephews-vs-in-laws/1018295)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-and-nieces-nephews-vs-in-laws/1018295 "2025-05-13T00:50:04Z")
In another thread that’s not germane enough to link to someone described a complicated in-law relationship that started out with …my wife’s niece’s … Which opened up a confusing and perhaps controversial topic. At le… --- ## [Have you had birds in your attic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-birds-in-your-attic/1017422)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-birds-in-your-attic/1017422 "2025-05-12T23:39:30Z")
Last night I started hearing very faint squeaks. I thought at first it was a cat playing with a toy. But after a while I kept hearing it when I knew the cats were asleep. It was so faint that I couldn’t place where it… --- ## [Peter Dinklage Rips Disney For ‘Snow White’ Remake: ‘What The F\*\*k Are You Doing?!’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-dinklage-rips-disney-for-snow-white-remake-what-the-f-k-are-you-doing/958359)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1181\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-dinklage-rips-disney-for-snow-white-remake-what-the-f-k-are-you-doing/958359 "2025-05-12T22:58:53Z")
Never thought about it in that light – I always thought of Snow White’s “Dwarfs” as mythological creatures, rather than the achronodoplasia-afflicted, just as Tolkien’s “Dwarves” were clearly mythological. Did anyone p… --- ## [Asking AI for a post that will make people like me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-ai-for-a-post-that-will-make-people-like-me/1018229)
**Author:** [@ewomack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ewomack)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-ai-for-a-post-that-will-make-people-like-me/1018229 "2025-05-12T22:33:10Z")
I asked ChatGPT for the following: “please create a forum post that will make me sound interesting and make other people want to know me.” The result is below. "Title: A Curious Mind, a Bit of Chaos, and a Love for the … --- ## [Could I create a speculator-free housing development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-create-a-speculator-free-housing-development/1018248)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-create-a-speculator-free-housing-development/1018248 "2025-05-12T19:55:38Z")
I’m a kindly gazillionaire who wants to build FairyChatMeadows - a community of affordable family homes. Can I make these restrictions: Homes must be owner-occupied - no rentals. Anyone wishing to sell within XX years … --- ## [YouTubes you'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-youd-like-to-see/1018300)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-youd-like-to-see/1018300 "2025-05-12T19:51:48Z")
I don’t know if there are any pages or channels collecting these, but I had an idea I’d love to see (though it’s probably impractical): Someone builds a life-sized model of a T-Rex out of imitation bone and ballistic ge… --- ## [Infrared themometers for the kitchen - thoughts, tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infrared-themometers-for-the-kitchen-thoughts-tips/1017825)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infrared-themometers-for-the-kitchen-thoughts-tips/1017825 "2025-05-12T18:08:20Z")
I’ve used a gnarly old candy/oil thermometer for years to judge the temperature of oil for deep-frying, and it’s a pain. It gets greasy and it’s hard to clean. Mr. brown suggested one of those gun-like infrared laser t… --- ## [Mid-air collision at Dallas air show (Breaking news: Nov 12. 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-air-collision-at-dallas-air-show-breaking-news-nov-12-2022/974812)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-air-collision-at-dallas-air-show-breaking-news-nov-12-2022/974812 "2025-05-12T17:32:03Z")
“A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed at the Wings Over Dallas airshow around 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.” As a layman having seen on… --- ## [Ottawa doctors using AI to help diagnose patients on the fly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-doctors-using-ai-to-help-diagnose-patients-on-the-fly/1018255)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-doctors-using-ai-to-help-diagnose-patients-on-the-fly/1018255 "2025-05-12T17:09:49Z")
News story today: doctors in Ottawa hospitals are using AI to help with diagnosing patients. Apparently they have the app on their phone, turn it on when they start to discuss the patient’s symptoms, and then at the en… --- ## [Defective top chrome tagline starting 2025-05-09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defective-top-chrome-tagline-starting-2025-05-09/1018177)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defective-top-chrome-tagline-starting-2025-05-09/1018177 "2025-05-12T11:20:48Z")
Using Edge on Win10 with SD light theme we have a new glitch. New as of this afternoon May 9 2025. Across the top of every topic listing page (New, Unread, Latest, each category listing, etc.) when fully scrolled upward… --- ## [Voting for an anti-Trump republican if you live a solid red state or district](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-for-an-anti-trump-republican-if-you-live-a-solid-red-state-or-district/1018262)
**Author:** [@Dirtymartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirtymartini)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-for-an-anti-trump-republican-if-you-live-a-solid-red-state-or-district/1018262 "2025-05-12T08:21:46Z")
Im assuming not too many posters on this message board vote republican. But if you live somewhere where the Republicans are pretty much guaranteed a victory, wouldn’t it make sense to vote for the Republican who at leas… --- ## [(Old) Thwarted Plans in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thwarted-plans-in-the-mmp/1017892)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thwarted-plans-in-the-mmp/1017892 "2025-05-12T07:48:56Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 9c/47f with a predicted high of 14c/56f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “Fix your fucking attitude. It’s going to be cloudy all fucking day.” Quite right, it’s cloudy out there to… --- ## [The Pope has died \[April 21, 2025\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-has-died-april-21-2025/1017296)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-has-died-april-21-2025/1017296 "2025-05-12T04:52:50Z")
Breaking news on all channels. Pope Francis has died, aged 88. --- ## [Treasury Bond pressure as an international response to Trump's tariffs and Carney's supposed role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treasury-bond-pressure-as-an-international-response-to-trumps-tariffs-and-carneys-supposed-role/1016908)
**Author:** [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treasury-bond-pressure-as-an-international-response-to-trumps-tariffs-and-carneys-supposed-role/1016908 "2025-05-12T04:16:38Z")
So this has appeared this morning: Carney’s clever Bond Play - Dean Carnell I did not know of Dean Carnell before this morning. I had read about treasury bond pressure from Japan and China being a tool in their hands,… --- ## [Curious when east Asian national identifier became a standard noun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-when-east-asian-national-identifier-became-a-standard-noun/1017635)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-when-east-asian-national-identifier-became-a-standard-noun/1017635 "2025-05-12T03:24:46Z")
Not sure if this should be General questions, but since there will likely be no definitive answer I put it here. Something I have become increasingly aware of, entirely because of social media, is the sentence construct… --- ## [I Pit United and New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-united-and-new-zealand/1018102)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-united-and-new-zealand/1018102 "2025-05-12T00:31:50Z")
I’ve traveled all over the world. And I’ve never been asked to apply for a transit visa just to pass through an airport. I’m due to fly to Australia tonight on United. I went to check in this morning, and I couldn’t Bec… --- ## [Who is the smarter, stronger, or more clever character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smarter-stronger-or-more-clever-character/1016516)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smarter-stronger-or-more-clever-character/1016516 "2025-05-12T00:31:02Z")
I know the title doesn’t convey what I have in mind, so I’ll try to explain. Take the main characters of two separate but similar movies/TV shows/books and have them face off. Which one could thwart the other? I’ve heard… --- ## [R.I.P. John Edwards of The Spinners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-john-edwards-of-the-spinners/1018276)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-john-edwards-of-the-spinners/1018276 "2025-05-12T00:30:07Z")
He was 80. A good, long life. Thanks. --- ## [Serving Biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serving-biscuits/1017749)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serving-biscuits/1017749 "2025-05-11T23:54:44Z")
Are all biscuits pretty much created equal? Can you tell the difference in a blind taste test between Jiffy drop biscuits and homemade drop biscuits? There are pretty much three occasions we will serve biscuits: biscuit… --- ## [Justice Souter (retired) has died, age 85 (Breaking News thread, not for political discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-souter-retired-has-died-age-85-breaking-news-thread-not-for-political-discussion/1018155)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-souter-retired-has-died-age-85-breaking-news-thread-not-for-political-discussion/1018155 "2025-05-11T16:55:41Z")
NYTimes article. I was able to read it when it came up in Google feed, but probably paywalled. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/david-souter-dead.html --- ## [I Need Printer Advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-printer-advice/1018037)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-printer-advice/1018037 "2025-05-11T16:03:50Z")
My deluxe laser printer was great. One day the toner started to ignite in the printer. It was very frightening. I might be able to repair the problem myself. A techy friend might be able to repair it, A friend who worked… --- ## [E-Readers, 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-readers-2025-edition/1018239)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-readers-2025-edition/1018239 "2025-05-11T14:34:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from Are we (in the US) going to end up with empty shelves and much higher prices in May? What should we do to prepare: Ooh, what do you like? I recently bought a Kobo color e-reader, because… --- ## [What's the evolutionary benefit of shyness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evolutionary-benefit-of-shyness/1018169)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-evolutionary-benefit-of-shyness/1018169 "2025-05-11T13:13:44Z")
I’ve been wondering… why have shyness, social anxiety, etc. remained as persistent traits in human (and for that matter, many animal) populations? What evolutionary advantage does that give the organism? Of course I’m a… --- ## [How Do I Talk About Estranged Parents With My Kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-about-estranged-parents-with-my-kid/1017988)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-about-estranged-parents-with-my-kid/1017988 "2025-05-11T13:07:57Z")
I have a five year old, autistic, intellectually gifted son. He is highly verbal and highly relational (zero social skills, but man he tries), really wants to be a parent and learn about parenting, and he’s been interest… --- ## [Another "doggy" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doggy-thread/1018159)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doggy-thread/1018159 "2025-05-11T09:19:00Z")
Opened up a game I play on my tablet. I don’t pay for this. It’s a freebie. On the game you can get rewards and bonuses for watching a couple 30 sec. ads. I usually am ok with it. Recently I was watching one, sound o… --- ## [The Most Annoying Playlist Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-playlist-ever/992427)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-playlist-ever/992427 "2025-05-11T03:35:02Z")
An actual playlist I am making on Spotify because reasons. I understand individual preferences; for example I love bagpipe music but almost everyone else finds it annoying. And there will be a few songs on there I real… --- ## [Does the SDMB now delete whole threads? (No but we do cornfield sock and troll threads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-now-delete-whole-threads-no-but-we-do-cornfield-sock-and-troll-threads/1018242)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-sdmb-now-delete-whole-threads-no-but-we-do-cornfield-sock-and-troll-threads/1018242 "2025-05-11T02:59:45Z")
I thought a golden rule at the SDMB was threads do not get deleted except for special circumstances (like someone making an account to advertise something). Today, there was an ATMB thread by @songsoflovetrouble regardi… --- ## [Premiers Sat, May 10: The Judd Family: Truth Be Told](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premiers-sat-may-10-the-judd-family-truth-be-told/1018101)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premiers-sat-may-10-the-judd-family-truth-be-told/1018101 "2025-05-11T01:59:01Z")
I have always enjoyed the Judd’s laid back, wholesome country. I kept my ticket stubbs from their 1989 concert. My wife and I had a wonderful time. They were marketed as squeaky clean Mother/daughter duo. But they were … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=316) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=318)