# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=318 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 319 --- ## [Movie where villian went to finishing scool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-where-villian-went-to-finishing-scool/1018232)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-where-villian-went-to-finishing-scool/1018232 "2025-05-11T00:33:38Z")
I watched this a month or two ago. When the villain joins a conversation they mention he went to a finishing school. Some one replies with the name of the school and remarks, “The finishing school”. It might have been Ca… --- ## [Using AI to find students' math mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ai-to-find-students-math-mistakes/1018126)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ai-to-find-students-math-mistakes/1018126 "2025-05-10T20:31:02Z")
The other day, one of my students was asking me for help with a homework problem, because the automatic computer homework system was telling her that her answer was wrong, and so I found myself in the situation, very com… --- ## [Retired SCOTUS Justice David Souter Dead at 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-scotus-justice-david-souter-dead-at-85/1018154)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-scotus-justice-david-souter-dead-at-85/1018154 "2025-05-10T19:41:43Z")
Here’s a gift link: David Souter Dies at 85 From the article: David H. Souter, a New Hampshire Republican who was named to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush and who over 19 years on that bench became a … --- ## [What were these on Leave it to Beaver? Washer/dryer, oven/dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-on-leave-it-to-beaver-washer-dryer-oven-dishwasher/1018160)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-on-leave-it-to-beaver-washer-dryer-oven-dishwasher/1018160 "2025-05-10T18:20:38Z")
I put this in FQ as I believe there is a factual answer. I am aware I am one on the older Dopers here (65 this October) but perhaps someone can answer this. In the episode “Beaver Takes a Walk” @ approximately 21:57 i… --- ## [24 hours, 24 beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hours-24-beers/158857)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hours-24-beers/158857 "2003-03-05T00:27:38Z")
Back in my care-free college days, when the most pressing concern was how fast my friends and I were going to be able to consume our beer, we tried thinking of all the novel ways of consuming alcohol and the many ways of… --- ## [Anyone remember this toy (early-mid 70's) "cubes and tubes" ball track](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247)
**Author:** [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-toy-early-mid-70s-cubes-and-tubes-ball-track/634247 "2025-05-10T17:00:25Z")
We had this toy–sort of like a marble track on a larger scale, with these hard plastic balls that you’d make a track for. It was kind of an exercise in physics, figuring out how much height you needed at the beginning t… --- ## [More outlawed marching cadences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-outlawed-marching-cadences/318062)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-outlawed-marching-cadences/318062 "2025-05-10T16:29:05Z")
All day long I’va had this Army cadence running through my head. It makes me giggle spontaneously, but I will not explain myself–my friends would not understand. But I’ll share here. This is a cadence that works well … --- ## [Religion, Transphobia and Category Errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-transphobia-and-category-errors/1013878)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-transphobia-and-category-errors/1013878 "2025-05-10T13:43:47Z")
This is inspired by one of the many sidetracks in DemonTree’s recent trainwreck of an ATMB thread. Some people attempted, for various purposes, to draw analogies between religious belief and gender identity, which I felt… --- ## [Insults against groups of people that include posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insults-against-groups-of-people-that-include-posters/1018150)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insults-against-groups-of-people-that-include-posters/1018150 "2025-05-10T02:39:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid: I thought this was a good opportunity for a discussion, because it’s actually a little very ironic that Der Trihs would be the one to raise th… --- ## [How Do I Love Her? I Just Found A New Way!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-love-her-i-just-found-a-new-way/1018129)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-love-her-i-just-found-a-new-way/1018129 "2025-05-10T01:17:19Z")
The sun is not my friend. I burn very easily. So, I bought a Foreign Legion style cap that covered my ears and the back of my neck. Then, I inherited anothe one. I had to throw them both out when I left my first apartmen… --- ## [India / Pakistan Conflict Escalation \[ 6MAY2025 breaking news \]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-pakistan-conflict-escalation-6may2025-breaking-news/1017980)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-pakistan-conflict-escalation-6may2025-breaking-news/1017980 "2025-05-10T00:15:25Z")
After the recent shooting of Indian tourists, blamed on elements in Pakistan there had been a great deal of talk about retaliation. Today, Indian jets struck targets inside Pakistan, with Pakistan confirming and stati… --- ## [Customizeable games like Baldurs Gate or free DND turn based games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizeable-games-like-baldurs-gate-or-free-dnd-turn-based-games/1018111)
**Author:** [@Old\_Sport17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Sport17)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customizeable-games-like-baldurs-gate-or-free-dnd-turn-based-games/1018111 "2025-05-10T00:09:30Z")
I’ve been trying to find new games to play, and I’m getting into Baldurs Gate. I like turn based games, and I wanted to find one like it that I could customize my full team and not just stats. I also wanted to know if th… --- ## [Tesla threatens to sue Government of Canada over EV rebates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-threatens-to-sue-government-of-canada-over-ev-rebates/1018162)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-threatens-to-sue-government-of-canada-over-ev-rebates/1018162 "2025-05-09T23:26:39Z")
This one is a bit complicated; ongoing news story. Back in January, the federal government announced it was ending rebates for EVs sold in Canada. Tesla apparently relies on government rebates as a major part of its i… --- ## [Predict the country or ethnicity of the next Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-country-or-ethnicity-of-the-next-pope/1018005)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-country-or-ethnicity-of-the-next-pope/1018005 "2025-05-09T22:19:54Z")
I am thinking this will be the year we elect a Pope of color. My prediction is our first black Pope. I don’t believe our next pope will be white. --- ## [Midsomer Murders S01 E01 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsomer-murders-s01-e01-question/1018174)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsomer-murders-s01-e01-question/1018174 "2025-05-09T22:17:54Z")
I’ve started watching MM from its beginning in 1997. (Has it really been that long?!?) I finished the first episode, “The Killings at Badger’s Drift,” this afternoon. I’m sure I missed some minor details, but one thin… --- ## [US student loan changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-student-loan-changes/1018173)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-student-loan-changes/1018173 "2025-05-09T20:58:19Z")
I’d like the FQ answer before any debate. I’ve done searches, the official sources (studentaid, Mohela) have not updated anything from what I’ve seen and I’ve not had any notice on my own loans while I’m trying to get th… --- ## [Can you have a game installed on more than one PS5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-a-game-installed-on-more-than-one-ps5/1018164)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-a-game-installed-on-more-than-one-ps5/1018164 "2025-05-09T19:14:26Z")
I’m sure the typical answer is no. However, my step-son has a PS5 at his dad’s house, and we’re thinking of getting him one for our house. If he logs in with the same credentials he uses at his dad’s house, will that a… --- ## [Berlitz Guide To Parent-Teacher Conferences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlitz-guide-to-parent-teacher-conferences/1018105)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/berlitz-guide-to-parent-teacher-conferences/1018105 "2025-05-09T18:48:07Z")
I’m reading this New Yorker cartoon where they offer translations for teachers to parents, such as; “Marches to a different drummer”…. Nuts “Needs to brush up on people skills”… Sociopath “Creative”… None too bright. … --- ## [TRUMP think big expo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-think-big-expo/359747)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-think-big-expo/359747 "2025-05-09T18:08:35Z")
I meant to rant on this a couple years ago but it’s rearing it’s ugly head again. I thought the days were gone when the traveling salesman rolled into town with bells and sirens blaring, sold everyone a bottle of snake-… --- ## [How far can police lying go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-police-lying-go/1018121)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-police-lying-go/1018121 "2025-05-09T18:03:59Z")
I don’t want to completely derail my thread over in FQ, so I’ll ask here since it could foster a debate. Police can lie to you but how far can this go? Suppose I’ve been stopped and a policeman asks if he can search my… --- ## [Requesting this mod note be reviewed and removed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-this-mod-note-be-reviewed-and-removed/1018019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-this-mod-note-be-reviewed-and-removed/1018019 "2025-05-09T17:04:25Z")
My post that got modded: "Which brings up the question: can AI fabricate false stories like this? I don’t think this account (the lifeboat) is true but it does seem very specific. ETA: and why post shit like this if … --- ## [Resolved: The US will have to fire almost all Law Enforcement personnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-us-will-have-to-fire-almost-all-law-enforcement-personnel/1017527)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-us-will-have-to-fire-almost-all-law-enforcement-personnel/1017527 "2025-05-09T17:03:07Z")
So, I was thinking about this today. With everything that is happening now, with ICE and other agencies taking people into custody while wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves, and then deporting them with lit… --- ## [Best free language learning apps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-language-learning-apps/831577)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-free-language-learning-apps/831577 "2025-05-09T16:54:43Z")
What are some good interactive language learning apps that are free, without (too much) freemium stuff like “here’s 1 free lesson, pay to unlock the remaining 4999 lessons”? Even if it were to cost 0,0001 cents, Google p… --- ## [Another 'is this a scam' request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-a-scam-request/1018042)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-is-this-a-scam-request/1018042 "2025-05-09T16:52:42Z")
A coworker of mine, whose husband has recently passed, is getting a lot of this type of stuff in the mail. She wasn’t that involved in her husband’s affairs so has no idea if these things are valid or not. To me it smel… --- ## [What's the point of asking for a supervisor at a traffic stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-asking-for-a-supervisor-at-a-traffic-stop/1017941)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-asking-for-a-supervisor-at-a-traffic-stop/1017941 "2025-05-09T16:17:56Z")
One of my new addictions is watching TikTok videos of “sovereign citizens” during traffic stops. Almost without exception, they ask for a supervisor to be called. In fairness, I’ve seen many videos of regular citizens … --- ## [Trump's new cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 882\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799 "2025-05-09T15:15:45Z")
Ideas? Suggestions? Predictions? Sec’y of the Interior - Kristi Noem Sec’y of Education - Mike Miles Sec’y of Commerce - Jamie Dimon Sec’y of Transportation - Elon Musk --- ## [‘80s Tribute compilation, on Instagram: a collective Dopers’ identification of the compilation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-tribute-compilation-on-instagram-a-collective-dopers-identification-of-the-compilation/992048)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-tribute-compilation-on-instagram-a-collective-dopers-identification-of-the-compilation/992048 "2025-05-09T14:44:50Z")
(This could be a thread game, but I thought it belongs better in CS. Mods, please move this as needed, and thanks in advance.) Hi! I thought this might be a fun exercise for us to do collectively! Can we complete the li… --- ## [Another conclave question: Maximum number of electors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-conclave-question-maximum-number-of-electors/1018087)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-conclave-question-maximum-number-of-electors/1018087 "2025-05-09T12:22:58Z")
The law governing the process for papal elections, Universi Dominici Gregis, mentions a maximum number of 120 cardinals als electors. In the media coverage of the current conclave, however, I hear that 133 cardinals are … --- ## ["Locking down your device when crossing borders" (AP article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locking-down-your-device-when-crossing-borders-ap-article/1017868 "2025-05-09T12:14:29Z")
I saw this article in my local paper this morning and thought it was worth sharing. This is the original from the Associated Press. LONDON (AP) — Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possi… --- ## [Why is your ex your ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-ex-your-ex/1017536)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-your-ex-your-ex/1017536 "2025-05-09T11:37:51Z")
I did this or a similar thread many years ago, but with so many new people joining since then, I thought there’d be a lot of new stories. I’ve been with Mr. brown since 1977, so the only ex I have is my first boyfriend,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=319)