# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=320 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 321 --- ## [How much luck would an average layman have swinging at MLB pitcher's pitches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-luck-would-an-average-layman-have-swinging-at-mlb-pitchers-pitches/1017774)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-luck-would-an-average-layman-have-swinging-at-mlb-pitchers-pitches/1017774 "2025-05-07T21:10:22Z")
Unlike a professional batter, a layman isn’t going to do much analysis. He’s not going to be closely studying the pitcher’s body movements and think, “Ah, that movement indicates a slider” or be strategically thinking, “… --- ## [Japanese sucess at reading US communications WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-sucess-at-reading-us-communications-wwii/1017824)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-sucess-at-reading-us-communications-wwii/1017824 "2025-05-07T21:09:45Z")
World War II Crypto Crises in the Pacific “Saipan was invaded in mid-1944 and, during the early stages of the battle, the Japanese captured two M-109 U.S. army cryptography documents and got the data back to Japan. Thes… --- ## [Restaurant Bread Baskets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-bread-baskets/1017736)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-bread-baskets/1017736 "2025-05-07T20:50:49Z")
Of course Red Lobster has always served Cheddar Bay Biscuits, and Olive Garden breadsticks. But I can remember when any half decent, aspiring restaurant served a “free” bread basket appetizer. And it’s largely gone, at… --- ## [Security camera signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-camera-signs/1017725)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-camera-signs/1017725 "2025-05-07T19:33:09Z")
I see signs in stores all the time advising customers that they are being watched by a security camera. Are stores legally required to inform customers that there’s a security camera in the area? Or do they just choose … --- ## [Arkansas passes bill to call West Bank “Judea and Samaria”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-passes-bill-to-call-west-bank-judea-and-samaria/1017743)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-passes-bill-to-call-west-bank-judea-and-samaria/1017743 "2025-05-07T18:52:21Z")
Is this just in support of Israel’s actions in Gaza? What advantage does this give Arkansas? Or the GOP? Please help me understand. https://www.jns.org/a-historic-step-forward-arkansas-recognizes-judea-and-samaria/ --- ## [Does DNA alone account for intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dna-alone-account-for-intelligence/1017321)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dna-alone-account-for-intelligence/1017321 "2025-05-07T18:51:17Z")
With regards extraterrestrial aliens, I’ve heard Neil deGrasse Tyson say on several occasions, that even though there is a high degree of DNA similarity between humans and chimps (estimated at 98.8%), that the 2% account… --- ## [queen of england](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-of-england/2616)
**Author:** [@eggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eggo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-of-england/2616 "2025-05-07T17:12:42Z")
i was wondering… does the queen of england have any actual (political) power anymore or just alot of influence. also what did he ansestors do to become monarchs? eggo --- ## [Roman Emperors - A Complete Listing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-emperors-a-complete-listing/1017925 "2025-05-07T16:41:42Z")
This popped up to me. I’m not a historian in any depth but I got caught up in this. Not vouching for accuracy but interesting. --- ## [I'm done with chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-chicken/1017915)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-chicken/1017915 "2025-05-07T15:37:25Z")
3 of the last 4 times we got woody breasts. I’ve used every trick. Small breasts. Organic. Cutting off of fryers. Nope, still getting woody breasts. I can’t afford to keep throwing out chicken plus having to figure… --- ## [Looking for a child that has been crocodiled, Asian folklore comic-style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-child-that-has-been-crocodiled-asian-folklore-comic-style/1018002)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-child-that-has-been-crocodiled-asian-folklore-comic-style/1018002 "2025-05-07T15:11:04Z")
Multiple years back, I saw some cover images for an Asian horror/action type comic published in the local language maybe around the 1980s. Think something like in the Philippines in Tagalog, though nit necessarily either… --- ## [Should Taxes/Tuition be used to pay college athletes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxes-tuition-be-used-to-pay-college-athletes/1017593)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-taxes-tuition-be-used-to-pay-college-athletes/1017593 "2025-05-07T14:53:21Z")
I can see where they need money, but there’s gonna be an uproar for sure. Especially if you don’t go to that school or support it. Why should people in Happy Valley have to pay for Pitt athletes, for example? --- ## [What will happen in Gaza now that Trump won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-in-gaza-now-that-trump-won/1009762)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-in-gaza-now-that-trump-won/1009762 "2025-05-07T14:42:27Z")
Will the Palestinians be wiped out? Will they be forced out of Gaza to other countries? Will the West bank be fully subsumed? How will a Trump Presidency affect the current conflict? --- ## [So my cat has diabetes. Injections aren't an option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-cat-has-diabetes-injections-arent-an-option/1017927)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-cat-has-diabetes-injections-arent-an-option/1017927 "2025-05-07T14:37:35Z")
My poor kitty has been diagnosed with diabetes. Here are the problems on faced with: Injections are not an option. I have a nerve condition that causes my hands to shake. So I won’t be able to administer medication to … --- ## [What’s the difference between bishops vs. archbishops in the Catholic Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-bishops-vs-archbishops-in-the-catholic-church/1017903)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-bishops-vs-archbishops-in-the-catholic-church/1017903 "2025-05-07T14:33:25Z")
From what I can gather, it seems like they are essentially the same rank, they just oversee diocese of different sizes. Sort of like comparing the governor of California or Texas to the governor of Vermont or Wyoming. … --- ## [Interesting "Poll" phone call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-poll-phone-call/1017989)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-poll-phone-call/1017989 "2025-05-07T14:17:14Z")
I just got an interesting political “poll” phone call. I use quotes because I’m starting to think the questions were a little biased. I’m in Texas, for reference, a state known for being solid red and MAGA catering. It… --- ## ["Their clothes looked like they had slept in them." How can you tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/their-clothes-looked-like-they-had-slept-in-them-how-can-you-tell/1017922)
**Author:** [@Plutonium\_Chef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plutonium_Chef)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/their-clothes-looked-like-they-had-slept-in-them-how-can-you-tell/1017922 "2025-05-07T13:55:18Z")
Sometimes, a story will tell us a character “looked like they had slept in their clothes”, as opposed to pajamas, nightshirt, nightgown, or other proper sleepwear. This bugs me, because when I sleep in my daytime pants a… --- ## [Mail delivery regulation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-delivery-regulation-question/1017897)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mail-delivery-regulation-question/1017897 "2025-05-07T11:35:24Z")
My daughter bought a condo about a year ago. The mail boxes are in the common area of the lobby. Recently there was a sloppily written note on the bulletin board: 'My name is Jill, I am the new mail carrier. From now … --- ## [My new electric push lawn mower has headlights on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-electric-push-lawn-mower-has-headlights-on-it/1017937)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-electric-push-lawn-mower-has-headlights-on-it/1017937 "2025-05-07T11:28:24Z")
Ooookaaay. I’m looking outside, it’s getting kind of dark… Um… No just no. I’ll wait till it’s real dark. That’s the ticket. Or I’ll wait until 5am. I want to be a good neighbor. But I’m dying to try out those headligh… --- ## ["Charity meetings" in The Hunting of the Snark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-meetings-in-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1017813)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-meetings-in-the-hunting-of-the-snark/1017813 "2025-05-07T07:04:02Z")
In Lewis Carroll’s poem The Hunting of the Snark, in the fifth fit, there is a description of various absurd characteristics of the Jubjub bird. One of them is And in charity-meetings it stands at the door, And collect… --- ## [It's Hegseth we need to get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hegseth-we-need-to-get/1017720)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-hegseth-we-need-to-get/1017720 "2025-05-07T05:35:57Z")
Trump expended a whole lotta political muscle to get Hesgeth confirmed. Hegseth has also been cleaning out his front office of anyone even suspected of not being loyal. And, even with Signalgate and associated messes, Tr… --- ## [I haven't even gotten ONE update on my tax return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-even-gotten-one-update-on-my-tax-return/1017967)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-havent-even-gotten-one-update-on-my-tax-return/1017967 "2025-05-07T05:33:08Z")
I am not in dire need for my tax return or anything. I’m just posting to see if I’m alone or not. I filed a little over 2 weeks ago with TurboTax. After 2 weeks it’s usually deposited into my account. Usually along tho… --- ## [What would your papal name be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-papal-name-be/651114)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-papal-name-be/651114 "2025-05-07T05:24:19Z")
OK, I accept that this will be derailed within the first 8 posts to see who can have the funniest name but I do intend for this to be serious. If the Vatican calls you up and tells you that you’re the new Pope (if femal… --- ## [Any submariners still left around here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-submariners-still-left-around-here/1017561)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-submariners-still-left-around-here/1017561 "2025-05-07T05:10:47Z")
So, I was in the Navy, but I was ABE (Aviation Boatswain’s Mate) and worked on carriers. A FOAF knew I was in the Navy and brought me a whole bunch of “Navy stuff”. I just looked through it. It’s a mixed batch of patche… --- ## [I have an e-mail problem - your assistance is welcomed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-e-mail-problem-your-assistance-is-welcomed/1017917)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-e-mail-problem-your-assistance-is-welcomed/1017917 "2025-05-07T04:51:43Z")
I’m in the UK using BT internet mail (British Telecom.) Recently I encountered a problem. (I think BT recently announced they were upgrading their system…) When I try to reply to an incoming e-mail, the incoming messag… --- ## [Izod Lacoste polo shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izod-lacoste-polo-shirts/1016811)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izod-lacoste-polo-shirts/1016811 "2025-05-07T03:53:24Z")
We’re watching The Killing (1956), and one of the characters is wearing an Izod Lacoste polo shirt with the crocodile on the tit. Have you ever had one of these shirts? (I’d make a poll, but I don’t know how to.) I ha… --- ## [Hah! Got my sales tax payments back from Ebay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hah-got-my-sales-tax-payments-back-from-ebay/1017965)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hah-got-my-sales-tax-payments-back-from-ebay/1017965 "2025-05-07T02:01:30Z")
I collect some silver and although I buy most of it a local coin dealers I have bought numerous items on Ebay. The only ones I buy online are casino silver strikes which are hard to find locally but quite vigorously trad… --- ## [Scenes that completely ruined a film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-completely-ruined-a-film/1017675)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-completely-ruined-a-film/1017675 "2025-05-07T00:48:43Z")
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984) is on. Of course, it’s nowhere near as good as Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981). The thing that really turned me off, and that turns me off to this day, is the ‘banquet’ scene.… --- ## [NCIS: Origins Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-origins-q/1017944)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-origins-q/1017944 "2025-05-07T00:08:02Z")
Okay, I know that the last two episodes of NCIS: Origins were about two of Gibbs’s rules: " Never go anywhere without a knife," and “Best way to keep a secret: Keep it to yourself. Second best: Tell one other person—if y… --- ## [A Joke for Star Wars Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-joke-for-star-wars-day/1017869)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-joke-for-star-wars-day/1017869 "2025-05-06T22:03:37Z")
If Chewie was short for Chewbacca and Threepio was short for C-3P0, what is Luke short for? A Stormtrooper. --- ## [The Magical Jersey Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magical-jersey-question/1017828)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magical-jersey-question/1017828 "2025-05-06T21:52:34Z")
Here’s a question for you. Suppose I were to offer you a special magical jersey. It’s the jersey of your favourite professional sports team (if you want a particular number or name on it, cool, I can do that for you.) … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=319) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=321)