# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=340 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 341 --- ## [What should I do about my mom's bank accounts? (She is suddenly erratic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-moms-bank-accounts-she-is-suddenly-erratic/1016488)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-about-my-moms-bank-accounts-she-is-suddenly-erratic/1016488 "2025-04-05T14:10:10Z")
As briefly and impersonally as possible, need advice on a banking crisis. I’m an only child. My mom (age 80, in another state 2000 miles away) has online access to a checking account which is jointly in both our names, a… --- ## [Worst named scientific concepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-named-scientific-concepts/1016316)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-named-scientific-concepts/1016316 "2025-04-05T14:07:12Z")
I enjoy astronomy, and it’s interesting how many terms are poorly-named. Often it’s due to being coined by a detractor of a model, or the history of how the phenomenon was first observed. …I’m not dissing astronomers, s… --- ## [Inhuman Beat-Box ability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhuman-beat-box-ability/1016656)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhuman-beat-box-ability/1016656 "2025-04-05T13:35:26Z")
Observe these two talented…“singers”…? Beatbox Legend vs Beatbox Pro #beatbox - YouTube How is it possible to have such sound be generated by a human vocal apparatus? :star\_struck: --- ## [Los Angeles County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-county-reaches-4-billion-agreement-to-settle-sexual-abuse-claims-at-juvenile-facilities/1016643)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angeles-county-reaches-4-billion-agreement-to-settle-sexual-abuse-claims-at-juvenile-facilities/1016643 "2025-04-05T12:24:27Z")
Thousands of men and women came forward to say they had been molested or raped by probation officials decades ago while incarcerated as children in the county’s sprawling network of juvenile halls and camps. Thousand… --- ## [Works about the dangers of AI/Robots but in Human hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-about-the-dangers-of-ai-robots-but-in-human-hands/1016233)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-about-the-dangers-of-ai-robots-but-in-human-hands/1016233 "2025-04-05T12:07:35Z")
I was listening to a movie podcast today bring up the classical idea of the dangers of AI, mainly that it will grow sentience and oppress/kill off humanity eventually, as seen in classic Sci-Fi works like Terminator, Sta… --- ## [Simpsons: How can a ten-year old boy retire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-how-can-a-ten-year-old-boy-retire/1010624)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-how-can-a-ten-year-old-boy-retire/1010624 "2025-04-05T07:33:36Z")
Milhouse, that is. Okay, so Milhouse isn’t retiring but Pamela Hayden, his voice actor, is. At age 70, she’s decided to drop the mike. Show says that they will re-cast the role. --- ## [Torn skin on the bottom of my toe - owie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torn-skin-on-the-bottom-of-my-toe-owie/1015498)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torn-skin-on-the-bottom-of-my-toe-owie/1015498 "2025-04-05T06:52:00Z")
Got home from work last night and realized as I was winding down that my right foot was hurting more than usual. I put in amywhere from 8-12 miles at my job every day so I’m used to some soreness after a long day, but th… --- ## [Origin of a word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-a-word/2636)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-a-word/2636 "2025-04-05T05:45:07Z")
This may be a nonsense word, but it’s one my mother used often; the spelling is phonetic. fa-ka-SHAT-a (all the a’s are short). When Mother thought her hair was not fixed properly, she would say “I look like a fakashata… --- ## [Your Top Ten books of 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2020/929387)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2020/929387 "2025-04-05T00:49:42Z")
Last year’s thread: Your Top Ten books of 2019 Doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in 2020. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. I’ll post mine a little later… --- ## [Big bang questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-questions/1015442)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-questions/1015442 "2025-04-05T00:30:08Z")
I guess I’m ignoring the whole “space itself is expanding” thing. My first question: was there a point in time and space where you could have seen the expansion of matter rushing towards you? This postulates that gravit… --- ## [What horror villains would you want to see in situations from other horror films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-horror-villains-would-you-want-to-see-in-situations-from-other-horror-films/1016472)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-horror-villains-would-you-want-to-see-in-situations-from-other-horror-films/1016472 "2025-04-04T23:50:31Z")
What horror villains would you want to see in situations from other horror films? How do you think they would fare? My examples: Art the Clown in The Purge Jason in Army of Darkness Mick Taylor in The Hunt Otis Dri… --- ## [Michael Hurley, the Now-Late](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-hurley-the-now-late/1016653)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-hurley-the-now-late/1016653 "2025-04-04T23:44:12Z")
Michael Hurley’s plainspoken surrealism is no more. He was a guy who didn’t much care about a music career, just someone who would get up on a stage and strum a few quiet chords, but people wouldn’t believe the stuff he… --- ## [Now that Musk bought Twitter -- Breaking News only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737 "2025-04-04T23:14:29Z")
Well, the IMHO thread kept heading off the rails, and is now in the pit. But I think there’s interest in just following what’s happening to Twitter. Layoffs? Hardcore-only? More traffic? Fewer advertisers? New/broken f… --- ## [Physicist designs new bats for the Yankees. They hit 9 homers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicist-designs-new-bats-for-the-yankees-they-hit-9-homers/1016336)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicist-designs-new-bats-for-the-yankees-they-hit-9-homers/1016336 "2025-04-04T22:24:03Z")
They look pretty cool. Let’s see how long before they are banned. --- ## [A question about Good Omens (seasons 1 vs 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-good-omens-seasons-1-vs-2/1016644)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-good-omens-seasons-1-vs-2/1016644 "2025-04-04T21:46:42Z")
In S1 E1 Crawly (or Crowly) is a fallen angel who took the form of a snake to tempt Eve and Adam to eat a fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Well, when asked, Crowly says (as Pratchett or Gaiman wrote in the book) he wasn… --- ## [Nintendo Switch 2 - predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-2-predictions/1007520)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-switch-2-predictions/1007520 "2025-04-04T20:13:43Z")
I think they are going to announce it either in November…which would be strange considering it isn’t out for holidays, or they will drop its announcement in January. Some predictions I have: Price: $399 Name: Super Sw… --- ## [Should Democratic Senators play nice with Republicans and support the continuing resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-play-nice-with-republicans-and-support-the-continuing-resolution/1015454)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-play-nice-with-republicans-and-support-the-continuing-resolution/1015454 "2025-04-04T20:02:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from Fighting for the American Democratic Experiment and Against Trump: Practical Steps and Best Practices: This is a real issue up for debate within the Senate Democratic caucus. The House pas… --- ## [If it took only a short time to travel between your home and workplace, would you be more or less likely to work from home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-took-only-a-short-time-to-travel-between-your-home-and-workplace-would-you-be-more-or-less-likely-to-work-from-home/1010129)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-took-only-a-short-time-to-travel-between-your-home-and-workplace-would-you-be-more-or-less-likely-to-work-from-home/1010129 "2025-04-04T19:17:25Z")
If didn’t take long for you to get to work and you were offered the choice, would you be: poll --- ## [Childhood treats rediscovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-treats-rediscovered/1016565 "2025-04-04T18:54:39Z")
I never really forgot it, just couldn’t find it anytime I bothered to look for it over the years. A few weeks ago, I discovered halva at a local walmart. Just the one, I’ve checked around at others and not seen it at a… --- ## [Questions about Lincoln’s assassination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-lincoln-s-assassination/1016617)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-lincoln-s-assassination/1016617 "2025-04-04T18:39:17Z")
Wasn’t sure if this belongs in P&E or not. Assume Booth still kills Lincoln, but somehow the searchers just don’t find him, either by prior planning or luck. Or what if Booth doesn’t reveal himself and just slips away (… --- ## [The Fish House - Fried Shrimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fish-house-fried-shrimp/487224)
**Author:** [@Robt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fish-house-fried-shrimp/487224 "2025-04-04T17:20:38Z")
There used to be a little fish place called The Fish House at Grand and LaSalle or Grand and Wells. To say it had the best fried shrimp ever cannot do justice to how good their fried shrimp was. If you ever had it, you… --- ## [Long Island Kitties in Trouble due to fire at cat sanctuary (2025-Mar-31)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-kitties-in-trouble-due-to-fire-at-cat-sanctuary-2025-mar-31/1016532)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-kitties-in-trouble-due-to-fire-at-cat-sanctuary-2025-mar-31/1016532 "2025-04-04T13:51:00Z")
Suffolk County cat sanctuary recently burned to the ground, arson suspected. At least one article has a Go Fund Me link and another (paywalled, unfortunately) mentions volunteers looking for help, so I’m posting here fir… --- ## [Was The Powerpuff Girls EVER that great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-powerpuff-girls-ever-that-great/1016069)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-powerpuff-girls-ever-that-great/1016069 "2025-04-04T07:53:00Z")
So I caught a bunch of stuff on the recently-axed live action Powerpuff Girls, and the news that Craig McCracken reacquired the rights and is planning some kind of revival. There’s been a predictable amount of hand-wring… --- ## [Looking for a word, AI is not helping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-ai-is-not-helping/1016529)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-ai-is-not-helping/1016529 "2025-04-04T07:39:11Z")
This is a word I have used almost daily for the past 6 months and a few days ago it left me and I isn’t coming back. I have tried googling and AI to no avail. It is a commonly used word. The closest word I am using in i… --- ## [Lyme Disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyme-disease/1016585)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyme-disease/1016585 "2025-04-04T01:49:39Z")
I was diagnosed yesterday with Lyme disease. Don’t know much about it. The doctor actually pulled a tick out of one of my bullseye shaped rashes. I also have three other rashes on my body. She prescribed a 2 week regime… --- ## [OnlyFans sued by users for alleged fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528 "2025-04-04T00:11:46Z")
Apparently the 2 men became suspicious that the attractive models they’d contacted were not actually chatting with the gentlemen. So the guys launched a class-action lawsuit. Imagine having your job be to chat with peopl… --- ## [Begging the question fallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/begging-the-question-fallacy/1016166)
**Author:** [@longtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longtry)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/begging-the-question-fallacy/1016166 "2025-04-04T00:09:25Z")
Here are some examples that AI gave me about the fallacy: The reason I believe in ghosts is that I have seen one. The law is just because it is the law. You should trust him because he is trustworthy. The president is … --- ## [2025 US House special elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-us-house-special-elections/1014399)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-us-house-special-elections/1014399 "2025-04-03T23:59:24Z")
There are 3 upcoming House elections to replace members who took up a role in the new administration. These were of course drawn from very safe Republican districts, where the members had won with around a 20 point margi… --- ## [Too many vaccinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-vaccinations/1016198)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-vaccinations/1016198 "2025-04-03T21:54:41Z")
I think I’ve had all of the childhood vaccinations but am close to sixty years old now, so they’re decades in the past. Would there be any harm in getting a measles any of the other usual ones, now as a precaution and so… --- ## [Local burger place claims they serve Coca-Cola but they don't, do I have a legal case against them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-burger-place-claims-they-serve-coca-cola-but-they-dont-do-i-have-a-legal-case-against-them/1016386)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-burger-place-claims-they-serve-coca-cola-but-they-dont-do-i-have-a-legal-case-against-them/1016386 "2025-04-03T20:45:17Z")
I’m kidding (the title is exaggeration) but I’m curious if they’re technically in trouble. There’s a local non-chain burger place (sit-down restaurant with a drive-thru) that’s been here as long as I’ve lived here for 3… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=341)