# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=339&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 340 --- ## [Modern Military Jeeps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-military-jeeps/1016815)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-military-jeeps/1016815 "2025-04-10T17:46:11Z")
Back in the day, Willys, Kaiser, and American Motors supplied the US Military with the iconic 4WD Jeep. But how about modern times? Has/Does Jeep under ownership from Chrysler, Daimler Benz, and Fiat/Stellantis still m… --- ## [Updating Global Entry account with additional citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-global-entry-account-with-additional-citizenship/1016431)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updating-global-entry-account-with-additional-citizenship/1016431 "2025-04-10T16:36:46Z")
I just got a second citizenship and received my new passport. The airport near me has a Global Entry enrollment office as well as enrollment on arrival. The former has limited business hours (M - F 8:15 - 3:30), while th… --- ## [I tried Simply Sara's Pasta Salad......AND LIVED!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-simply-saras-pasta-salad-and-lived/646215)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-simply-saras-pasta-salad-and-lived/646215 "2025-04-10T16:24:34Z")
So, in another thread about the worst of American cooking, the recipe featured on this YouTube video was almost unanimously reviled. The worst of the worst, it was decided. I posted that an evil voice in my head was ur… --- ## [Peel-and-eat shrimp: What's the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peel-and-eat-shrimp-whats-the-point/1016439)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peel-and-eat-shrimp-whats-the-point/1016439 "2025-04-10T15:54:20Z")
I don’t get it. I love shrimp. But what is the deal with peel-and-eat shrimp? They are hot so hard to peel when served so you have to just sit there and look at them while everyone else eats. The sauce/spices are on … --- ## [NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges, says NYT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-indicted-on-federal-charges-says-nyt/1007729 "2025-04-10T14:32:25Z")
CNN story here; No specifics yet on what the charge is. I haven’t been following this story in a LOT of detail, but it feels like this has been a long time coming. I don’t know why it is that big city mayors seem to … --- ## [Has Trump shown the ability to actually think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-shown-the-ability-to-actually-think/1016269)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-shown-the-ability-to-actually-think/1016269 "2025-04-10T13:35:52Z")
What I mean by that is as we age we seem to get more and more stuck in our ways, unable to break out of patterns we have established. Trump seems to default to typical patterns, such as witch hunt for personal wrong doi… --- ## [The Bogus "Jefferson Prayer."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bogus-jefferson-prayer/1016803)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bogus-jefferson-prayer/1016803 "2025-04-10T11:18:38Z")
Rep. Mike Johnson, on Congress’s opening day, read what he said was a prayer written by Thomas Jefferson. He was mistaken. The prayer has also been attributed to George Washington, who also long dead before that prayer w… --- ## [The cu\*t word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cu-t-word/1016729)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cu-t-word/1016729 "2025-04-10T11:18:10Z")
I’m an Aussie, where the cu-t word is par for the course. The same is true, I’m assured, for our British posters. Here it is not gender affiliated. Whilst a woman might be called a c-nt on occasion, it’s more often rese… --- ## [Which Dead National Retail Chain Would You Magically Resurrect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dead-national-retail-chain-would-you-magically-resurrect/1015965)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dead-national-retail-chain-would-you-magically-resurrect/1015965 "2025-04-10T06:44:22Z")
The other day I was listening to the radio and the DJs were pattering about the impending bankruptcy & probably closure of the Forever 21 chain of mall-based stores selling fashions for 20-something mostly women. After … --- ## [Weather, mood, health et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-mood-health-et-al/1016726)
**Author:** [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-mood-health-et-al/1016726 "2025-04-10T04:36:47Z")
I’m 77. For as long as I can remember I’ve always been impacted by weather. Today is an unusual dry high pressure day with fluffy white clouds, nice breeze and high 20s. Tons of energy, aches and pains forgotten, mood … --- ## [A question on posting copy from Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-posting-copy-from-facebook/1016812)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-on-posting-copy-from-facebook/1016812 "2025-04-10T01:31:47Z")
Some time ago I quoted the full text of a Facebook post by Jim Wright, with attribution and link to the olriginal, since his rants are generally long and really should be read in full. Just before posting that quote I w… --- ## [What are these Dominion Voting Machines? (Fox News and Dominion have settled for $787.5 million)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-dominion-voting-machines-fox-news-and-dominion-have-settled-for-787-5-million/926845)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-dominion-voting-machines-fox-news-and-dominion-have-settled-for-787-5-million/926845 "2025-04-09T23:29:37Z")
I’ve never voted on a machine - always on paper with a pen. When I was a kid, I remember going into a voting booth with my mom, and she pulled some levers to vote. I think those are very rare nowadays. I do remember t… --- ## [Why build a motel HERE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-build-a-motel-here/1016805)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-build-a-motel-here/1016805 "2025-04-09T23:14:04Z")
Driving back to Scottsdale from Durango last weekend, we noticed that there is a shiny new La Quinta motel going up in what can only be described as the middle of nowhere- more-or-less midway between Kayenta and Tuba Cit… --- ## [The Phishing Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phishing-thread/1016623)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phishing-thread/1016623 "2025-04-09T21:57:40Z")
My wife received an email ostensibly from the Washington State Department of Revenue saying that she has a new document (or something). She wondered if it’s legitimate. The link (in the message, and on mouseover) match… --- ## [Do employers get credit for excess Social Security tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-employers-get-credit-for-excess-social-security-tax/1016836)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-employers-get-credit-for-excess-social-security-tax/1016836 "2025-04-09T21:33:06Z")
So I’m finishing up my 2024 tax return (I always pay, so I always file at the last minute) and, since I had two employers last year, I had too much Social Security tax withheld. I can claim credit for the excess withhold… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J, Trump -- National Republican Congressional Committee edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-national-republican-congressional-committee-edition/1016828)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-national-republican-congressional-committee-edition/1016828 "2025-04-09T21:15:30Z")
Well, thank you very much. This is a great room. And, you know, We’ve done very well in this room before, But right now, We broke every record. I just heard from Mike Johnson. He said, We broke every record, sir. … --- ## [Lactose intolerance in non-human animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-in-non-human-animals/1016806)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-in-non-human-animals/1016806 "2025-04-09T20:22:32Z")
Lactose intolerance causes problems for some folks. AIUI, it’s something that develops as/after one ages into adulthood, the theory being that back in the days of cave men, once you were no longer a nursing infant, ther… --- ## [Risks of giving out mailing address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-giving-out-mailing-address/1016720)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risks-of-giving-out-mailing-address/1016720 "2025-04-09T18:06:09Z")
OK, here’s a somewhat unusual situation: I’ve done some creative work that I’ve publicly connected myself to through a personal website. Someone claiming to be a German fan of the client I did this creative work for want… --- ## [Musk calls Navarro a moron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-calls-navarro-a-moron/1016801)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musk-calls-navarro-a-moron/1016801 "2025-04-09T17:56:10Z")
Is he not calling the Man who hired, employs and listens to him a moron by default? Gift link --- ## [Who's the worst professional athlete to grace the cover of a video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-professional-athlete-to-grace-the-cover-of-a-video-game/1016809)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worst-professional-athlete-to-grace-the-cover-of-a-video-game/1016809 "2025-04-09T17:28:14Z")
We all heard of the Madden Curse, but I’m curious who is the worst athlete to grace the cover of a video game, either stats-wise or morally? (Note, I’m speaking of sports games with a professional athlete as the cover a… --- ## [Disgusting factual question about a sex act, you have been warned (NSFW, brain bleach required, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-factual-question-about-a-sex-act-you-have-been-warned-nsfw-brain-bleach-required-etc/1014873)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-factual-question-about-a-sex-act-you-have-been-warned-nsfw-brain-bleach-required-etc/1014873 "2025-04-09T06:24:01Z")
I learned about a new type of sex act last night. I think it only exists as a joke/meme, as I’m not quite sure it’s even humanly possible. Hence the question. And do note that at this point I’m merely adding in some fill… --- ## [Do the signs of puberty (facial hair, pubic hair, voice changing, etc.) happen in a specific sequence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-signs-of-puberty-facial-hair-pubic-hair-voice-changing-etc-happen-in-a-specific-sequence/1016667)
**Author:** [@ChiefinTheKind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefinTheKind)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-signs-of-puberty-facial-hair-pubic-hair-voice-changing-etc-happen-in-a-specific-sequence/1016667 "2025-04-09T05:51:26Z")
Long time lurker, first time poster here, greetings. The LittleChief is 12 and is showing absolutely zero signs of puberty – no underarm hair, voice not cracking, likely no pubic hair although I’m not going to look or a… --- ## [Is anyone here over 60, living alone, and good with that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-over-60-living-alone-and-good-with-that/1016704)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-over-60-living-alone-and-good-with-that/1016704 "2025-04-09T02:28:11Z")
I’m 70 years old and live in a small town in Montana. I’ve become friends with neighbors around me, who you might guess are mostly married. I have been married twice. The first time, I was too young and inexperienced and… --- ## [Are they raising Goth Chickens? Or "what do you do with an old hearse?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-they-raising-goth-chickens-or-what-do-you-do-with-an-old-hearse/1016797)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-they-raising-goth-chickens-or-what-do-you-do-with-an-old-hearse/1016797 "2025-04-09T01:42:56Z")
This is creative. And creepy. Old Hearse becomes a chicken brooder. --- ## [ID this vampire movie please: Big cross-shadow from church wakes vamp in ground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vampire-movie-please-big-cross-shadow-from-church-wakes-vamp-in-ground/157010 "2025-04-08T23:26:36Z")
I think I might have seen it on TV in the early 80’s, but it might have been the 70’s. I suppose it could have been made in the 60’s. Yeah, doesn’t narrow it down much. It takes places in modern times. The scene I re… --- ## [The Mission Impossible Franchise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mission-impossible-franchise/1016763)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mission-impossible-franchise/1016763 "2025-04-08T22:08:50Z")
Here is the trailer: Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning hits theaters on May 23, 2025. It’s one of the most expensive films ever made, with an estimated budget of about $400 million, so Paramount needs a big b… --- ## [Why wasn't Vermont considered as one of the original colonies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-vermont-considered-as-one-of-the-original-colonies/1016662)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-vermont-considered-as-one-of-the-original-colonies/1016662 "2025-04-08T21:58:09Z")
Was the territory just considered as part of New Hampshire? The state was admitted to the Union right after the last colony was accepted so it must have been looked upon as separate by some of the influential people. --- ## [Who is the second best ice hockey player of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-second-best-ice-hockey-player-of-all-time/1012351)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-second-best-ice-hockey-player-of-all-time/1012351 "2025-04-08T21:46:33Z")
Gretzky is unmatched at the top. No point discussing that. Who is second best? Mario Lemieux? Gordie Howe? Mario Lemieux has the second highest points per game of the top guys, he averaged 1.88. He’s probably my pick.… --- ## [RIP Clem Burke, drummer from Blondie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-clem-burke-drummer-from-blondie/1016746)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-clem-burke-drummer-from-blondie/1016746 "2025-04-08T21:16:07Z")
Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie, Iggy Pop, and (for a couple shows) the Ramones died after a long battle with cancer. Loved his work, from what I have heard he was a great guy. He (or the person who handles his social m… --- ## [Any way to search for \*mentions\* of your username distinguished from your own posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-search-for-mentions-of-your-username-distinguished-from-your-own-posts/1016777)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-search-for-mentions-of-your-username-distinguished-from-your-own-posts/1016777 "2025-04-08T20:58:46Z")
In the vBulletin days I could search for “AHunter3” and it would not return all of my own posts as matches or if I remember correctly) even replies to me. So the search results would consist of times people had mentione… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=338&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=340&state=tracking)