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**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-any-strong-suspicions-that-youve-encountered-a-narc/1014904 "2025-04-29T00:25:53Z")
Me and two buddies were taking a break from gaming at the casino. Then we were approached by this new guy. Definitely only been a regular for the last six months or so. He chatted us up about the current “hot” hustle gam… --- ## [A car moving at 99.999999999% the speed of light, turns on the headlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-moving-at-99-999999999-the-speed-of-light-turns-on-the-headlights/1017487)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-car-moving-at-99-999999999-the-speed-of-light-turns-on-the-headlights/1017487 "2025-04-28T23:24:04Z")
OK, I’ve read all the previous posts on this subject I could find but I didn’t see this specific question addressed. I also realize that due to my my lack of understanding, I face derision still, I press onward. I was w… --- ## [Who was the last Pope with a living mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-pope-with-a-living-mother/1017547)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-pope-with-a-living-mother/1017547 "2025-04-28T22:40:27Z")
Who was the past Pope who’s mother was still alive to see her son become Pope? --- ## [2025 Nominees for the Rock & Roll HoF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-nominees-for-the-rock-roll-hof/1014241)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-nominees-for-the-rock-roll-hof/1014241 "2025-04-28T21:54:37Z")
Bad Company The Black Crowes Mariah Carey Chubby Checker Joe Cocker Billy Idol Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper Maná Oasis Outkast Phish The White Stripes Thoughts? --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2025-edition/1012343)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2025-edition/1012343 "2025-04-28T21:43:50Z")
2025 is upon us, another year… another gray hair! On the other hand my house will be paid for this year, I turn 60 this year and T. Kingfisher has a new book coming out. Works for me! So Whatcha reading? I was reading T… --- ## [Is there a name for this game design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-game-design/1017553)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-game-design/1017553 "2025-04-28T21:42:15Z")
Where those that are losing are given an advantage or those in the lead are given disadvantages in the name of competition? For example: in Mario Cart if you are in the lead the cars behind you go faster than normal. I… --- ## [Favorite obscure exit lines (that we've never heard)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-obscure-exit-lines-that-weve-never-heard/1017505)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-obscure-exit-lines-that-weve-never-heard/1017505 "2025-04-28T20:44:11Z")
No “I’ll be back” or other famous ones. I want to see the ones I don’t already know, from movies or TV programs. And I’m looking for exit lines, where after saying them, the character leaves the scene. And to make a litt… --- ## [Eye Dominance and Handedness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-dominance-and-handedness/1017571)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-dominance-and-handedness/1017571 "2025-04-28T20:22:53Z")
I am right handed but left eye dominant. I aim with my left eye. I think it’s called cross-dominance. I have been told by random people I have good aim. I shoot well, I make golf puts, but I’m very average at darts an… --- ## [Are there any current observances in the U.S. that could become federal holidays in the foreseeable future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-current-observances-in-the-u-s-that-could-become-federal-holidays-in-the-foreseeable-future/985778)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-current-observances-in-the-u-s-that-could-become-federal-holidays-in-the-foreseeable-future/985778 "2025-04-28T19:56:42Z")
I don’t well remember the lead-up to adoption of the Martin Luther King’s Birthday federal holiday, but I do remember when it was not yet a federal holiday. I do have an older child’s recollection – I was maybe 12 or so … --- ## [Is time asymmetric / energy not conserved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-asymmetric-energy-not-conserved/1017620)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-asymmetric-energy-not-conserved/1017620 "2025-04-28T19:13:27Z")
This topic has come up in other physics threads, but I don’t see that it has its own dedicated thread. My knowledge on this topic is having taken 2 semesters of undergraduate level physics, reading various popular physi… --- ## [I've got bees!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-bees/1013236)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-bees/1013236 "2025-04-28T14:27:46Z")
I have a large oak tree outside my bathroom window. This morning, I noticed a rather large, well, lump under one of the branches. I pulled out my camera and eventually my binoculars, and determined it’s a bee hive. I… --- ## [Have you heard of this word? (Second time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-this-word-second-time/1017436)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-heard-of-this-word-second-time/1017436 "2025-04-28T13:46:39Z")
So I’m still playing Wordle (UK dictionary) and up comes: I got it - but only by luck. Do you know it? Honestly, I was paying attention at school (which was from 1957 - 1971 :wink:) For reference, here’s my previous … --- ## [(Old) For Whom The Bin Tolls- A Trashy Vacation MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-for-whom-the-bin-tolls-a-trashy-vacation-mmp/1017289)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-for-whom-the-bin-tolls-a-trashy-vacation-mmp/1017289 "2025-04-28T07:02:39Z")
It’s vacation week for me, and half of you are RDOS, but the trash still has to go out, and Monday seems to be the day. :notes:Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Mister Binma… --- ## [Youtube feed gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-feed-gone/1016599)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-feed-gone/1016599 "2025-04-28T02:58:01Z")
This just started today, for me. Youtube video feed suggestion thingy is gone, in its place a message to “start searching so we can build a history …” Can’t remember the exact wording off hand, but like that. First sa… --- ## [Looking for a particular bagged cereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-bagged-cereal/1017584)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-bagged-cereal/1017584 "2025-04-28T02:43:55Z")
This was a bagged “Captain Crunch” type cereal with a squirrel on the front. It does not exist any more (I think), and all I need is a picture of the front of the bag. Please help. --- ## [Who knows a little something about insurance? (umbrella policies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-a-little-something-about-insurance-umbrella-policies/1017539)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-a-little-something-about-insurance-umbrella-policies/1017539 "2025-04-28T01:35:59Z")
It’s renewal time and my agent has proposed two different 12-month umbrella policies. 1 - For $232: $1,000,000 coverage 2 - For $433: $1,000,000 coverage for 12 months including $1,000,000 uninsured/underinsured motori… --- ## [Gases and sound waves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gases-and-sound-waves/1017483)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gases-and-sound-waves/1017483 "2025-04-28T00:27:26Z")
Here is what I have so far, correct me if I’m wrong. Assume I am just speaking regularly and this is what happens to my voice. Lighter gases will increase the frequency Density will not affect the frequency Lighter d… --- ## [What did eye surgery involve in the mid-1800’s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-eye-surgery-involve-in-the-mid-1800-s/1017562)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-eye-surgery-involve-in-the-mid-1800-s/1017562 "2025-04-27T23:21:28Z")
I was invited to an early preview of John Singer Sargent’s art exhibit at the Met last week. I didn’t know much about him, so read his Wikipedia page beforehand. The entry mentions that his father was an eye surgeon in… --- ## [Could Congress Kill The Judiciary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-kill-the-judiciary/1017074)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-kill-the-judiciary/1017074 "2025-04-27T22:34:11Z")
By withholding funding? It’s that simple. What would happen if Congress zeroed out the budget for the federal judiciary and the president signed the spending bill? Wouldn’t that effectively shut down the system? Could … --- ## [Do you consider the 1996 movie 'The Rock' to be a James Bond movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-the-1996-movie-the-rock-to-be-a-james-bond-movie/1017374)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-the-1996-movie-the-rock-to-be-a-james-bond-movie/1017374 "2025-04-27T22:11:08Z")
I do, I mark it in my James Bond collection on my media server. I feel its a different timeline where James Bond is captured and imprisoned. I consider it to be an unofficial James Bond film. Some of us have a lot of fr… --- ## [Science that contradicts Biblical claims, that's tacitly or directly a part of everyday technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-that-contradicts-biblical-claims-thats-tacitly-or-directly-a-part-of-everyday-technology/1017073)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-that-contradicts-biblical-claims-thats-tacitly-or-directly-a-part-of-everyday-technology/1017073 "2025-04-27T20:08:42Z")
Basically, I’m looking to say; “Well, if you believe the Bible is right about ‘X’, then perhaps you should stop using ‘Y’, because we found out…” I’m not in any debate currently, I’m just wondering what could be listed … --- ## [Should the New Pornographers change their name ASAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-new-pornographers-change-their-name-asap/1017181)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-new-pornographers-change-their-name-asap/1017181 "2025-04-27T19:57:19Z")
I posted this elsewhere but figured it might deserve its own thread. The Canadian indie-rock supergroup New Pornographers has been around since the 90s, stubbornly sticking with a name that has probably caused them more … --- ## [Foods and 7 deadly sins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-7-deadly-sins/1017517)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-7-deadly-sins/1017517 "2025-04-27T19:34:37Z")
In the doctors waiting room, Top Chef was playing. The contenders were to make a 7 course meal representing the 7 sins. All I could think of was something chocolate for lust. What are your ideas? --- ## [Early methods of measuring time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-methods-of-measuring-time/1017515)
**Author:** [@Chumba\_Wumba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chumba_Wumba)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-methods-of-measuring-time/1017515 "2025-04-27T17:39:03Z")
I’m only aware of one method of measuring time before the invention of mechanical clocks, and that’s the sun dial. What other means existed? --- ## [The arithmetics of orders of magnitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arithmetics-of-orders-of-magnitude/1017557)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arithmetics-of-orders-of-magnitude/1017557 "2025-04-27T15:51:22Z")
When you’re comparing two quantities in terms of “orders of magnitude”, AIUI you’re essentially just counting the number of powers of ten between them. So If A has 10 (101) widgets and B has 10,000 (104), that’s a differ… --- ## [Will other countries start offering Americans refugee status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-other-countries-start-offering-americans-refugee-status/1017491)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-other-countries-start-offering-americans-refugee-status/1017491 "2025-04-27T13:54:35Z")
I am not an immigration expert and I don’t know what the internationally accepted definition of a refugee is. A year ago this was probably the stupidest question one could ask. But currently … I could see how anyone w… --- ## [Utterly insane traffic accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-insane-traffic-accident/1017485)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-insane-traffic-accident/1017485 "2025-04-27T13:17:24Z")
Red Light Runner Launched Into the Air, BARELY Misses Pedestrian The title doesn’t give away the ending. It’s short, everything happens in the first 30 seconds. --- ## [Suggestions for things to do, and vegetarian food, in Orlando and St. Augustine, Florida?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-things-to-do-and-vegetarian-food-in-orlando-and-st-augustine-florida/1017468)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-things-to-do-and-vegetarian-food-in-orlando-and-st-augustine-florida/1017468 "2025-04-27T12:32:01Z")
My partner has a work conference next week in Orlando and I’m tagging along. We’re also spending a weekend in St. Augustine (last thread was from 2011). It’s just the two of us, no kids or anything. Any suggestions on t… --- ## [The People that anger me the most: The "Independents" who voted for neither](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-that-anger-me-the-most-the-independents-who-voted-for-neither/1016615)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-that-anger-me-the-most-the-independents-who-voted-for-neither/1016615 "2025-04-27T06:59:40Z")
They didn’t vote for Trump. So, I’ll give them that. They didn’t vote for Kamala either, or maybe they didn’t vote for Hillary either, or for Biden? And their reasons? Some conservative on a college campus felt uncom… --- ## [David Brooks has finally repudiated the Dark Side. Maybe I can respect him now. A little](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-has-finally-repudiated-the-dark-side-maybe-i-can-respect-him-now-a-little/1016755)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-has-finally-repudiated-the-dark-side-maybe-i-can-respect-him-now-a-little/1016755 "2025-04-27T06:31:00Z")
I have despised conservative columnist David Brooks for decades. My loathing intensified before the 2016 election when he optimistically supported trump. Then when his idol turned out to have feet of clay shit, he withdr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=326&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=328&state=tracking)