# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=349&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 350 --- ## [Men Choosing to Disengage from Emotional Involvement with Women (... and Bears)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-choosing-to-disengage-from-emotional-involvement-with-women-and-bears/1001627)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-choosing-to-disengage-from-emotional-involvement-with-women-and-bears/1001627 "2025-03-25T21:47:36Z")
Opening a new thread here in order not to hijack this one. I am one of them. And if that makes me a coward, fine. I’d much rather be a coward than an abuser, even an involuntary one. I’m curious, though. Would you say… --- ## [Would US troops fire on Canadian civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-us-troops-fire-on-canadian-civilians/1014046)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 580\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-us-troops-fire-on-canadian-civilians/1014046 "2025-03-25T21:40:57Z")
Would everyday troops actually fire are Canadian resisters/protestors/unarmed civilians, if so ordered? Were you in the forces? Would you have fired if so ordered? I think Canadians are curious how Americans would ans… --- ## [My dad's old videos of the Galax Fiddler's conventionin Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dads-old-videos-of-the-galax-fiddlers-conventionin-virginia/1016104)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dads-old-videos-of-the-galax-fiddlers-conventionin-virginia/1016104 "2025-03-25T21:29:11Z")
I never got around to watching much of these videos when visiting on holidays and had forgotten about them, found them in a box recently. --- ## [Who Remembers The Red Army Faction? (Baader- Meinhof Gang)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-the-red-army-faction-baader-meinhof-gang/625335)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-the-red-army-faction-baader-meinhof-gang/625335 "2025-03-25T21:16:43Z")
I was wondering how many people remember this rather violent organisation. It is no big deal, I am just curious. Link. --- ## [Why do cats hate animal fur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-hate-animal-fur/155381)
**Author:** [@tonbo0422](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonbo0422)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-hate-animal-fur/155381 "2025-03-25T21:03:50Z")
Perhaps it’s just my two (unrelated) Siamese cats, but they absolutely hate dead animal fur. I have a large Alpaca rug, but If I drop them on it they leap off as if it were hot coals. They will literally leap 6 feet over… --- ## [Vance regarding Musk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vance-regarding-musk/1016051)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vance-regarding-musk/1016051 "2025-03-25T19:28:02Z")
Did vance really get caught trash talking muskrat on a hot mike or leaked recording? I did try to search it, but came up empty. --- ## [Ads on boards in hockey games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-on-boards-in-hockey-games/1016061)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-on-boards-in-hockey-games/1016061 "2025-03-25T18:31:20Z")
When watching NHL I see ads on the boards. Some are static, but others are dynamic. I assume these are somehow place there so only the tv audience sees them. Otherwise they’d be dangerously distracting for the players. … --- ## [Routers and firewalls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routers-and-firewalls/1016057)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routers-and-firewalls/1016057 "2025-03-25T17:32:47Z")
I have Verizon FIOS. The router went bad, so I had them send me a new one. In the meantime, I connected my Orbi mesh network directly to the box that converts light into the internet. It works fine. However, I recen… --- ## [RIP George Foreman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-foreman/1015939)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-george-foreman/1015939 "2025-03-25T17:19:43Z")
George Foreman, two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and pitchman for the George Foreman Grill, which has sold more than 100,000 units, has passed away at the end of 76. --- ## [What are the differences between men and women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-men-and-women/1015688)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-men-and-women/1015688 "2025-03-25T16:02:31Z")
I ask this question sincerely. In modern times, of course, there are laudable efforts to broadly define the genders, and so even basic biological characteristics aren’t necessarily distinct: I mean, it’s plain that you … --- ## [Install sliding door floor guide over carpet over concrete... no wood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-sliding-door-floor-guide-over-carpet-over-concrete-no-wood/1015663)
**Author:** [@saladoil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saladoil)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/install-sliding-door-floor-guide-over-carpet-over-concrete-no-wood/1015663 "2025-03-25T15:51:37Z")
Need to purchase sliding door bottom guides over carpet with no wood installed as screw in base. I envision something like a super velcro (Hooks), on one side with sticky back on the other attached to bottom of floor gui… --- ## [Court in Japan orders "Moonies" to disband, strips the church of its tax-exempt status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-in-japan-orders-moonies-to-disband-strips-the-church-of-its-tax-exempt-status/1016090)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-in-japan-orders-moonies-to-disband-strips-the-church-of-its-tax-exempt-status/1016090 "2025-03-25T14:57:43Z")
I don’t know much about the Moonies apart from their mass wedding mentioned in the article and that there were possibly some connections between them and the shooting of Abe. They also own some newspapers such as the Was… --- ## [This isn't what they mean by "breakfast at Tiffany's"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-what-they-mean-by-breakfast-at-tiffanys/1015973)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-what-they-mean-by-breakfast-at-tiffanys/1015973 "2025-03-25T14:37:05Z")
I’m suprised that it took two weeks to pass all of them. Seems like a really long time to stick around that neighborhood. When officers caught up with him later that day, they saw Mr Gilder “swallowing several objects … --- ## [Cat really exists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-really-exists/1015969)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-really-exists/1015969 "2025-03-25T13:49:26Z")
I’ve actually had her since Dec. 22, 2024, but I just now got a good pic of her. to prove she exists. Trying to figure out how to post it. --- ## [Easy, simple, intuitive drafting software for small projects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simple-intuitive-drafting-software-for-small-projects/1016058)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simple-intuitive-drafting-software-for-small-projects/1016058 "2025-03-25T13:25:27Z")
It doesn’t have to be free, I’m happy to pay for the right product. I like to make things for around the house, out of wood. I’m not a master crafter or anything, but I can be handy with the tools I have. When I get an … --- ## [Competitions where failure is the attraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitions-where-failure-is-the-attraction/1016065)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitions-where-failure-is-the-attraction/1016065 "2025-03-25T12:52:54Z")
We had guests the other night and the conversation somehow drifted to Cheese Rolling which prompted someone to find relevant YouTube videos on their iPad. We quickly discovered everybody had a favorite YouTube rabbit hol… --- ## [Comedy specials you've seen lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-specials-youve-seen-lately/1013788)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-specials-youve-seen-lately/1013788 "2025-03-25T12:17:38Z")
We have a thread on Movies people have seen recently and one on Television series, but I could not find one on Comedy/Stand Up specials. There are many available on the different streaming services, and while they are u… --- ## [Smacker derivation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smacker-derivation/1015926)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smacker-derivation/1015926 "2025-03-25T11:19:22Z")
How did smacker or smackeroo come to mean a dollar? 10 simoleans to anyone who can figure it out. That’s a nice chunk of cheddar. --- ## [What do you think about the argument that we’re living in the best time in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-argument-that-we-re-living-in-the-best-time-in-history/1015205)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-argument-that-we-re-living-in-the-best-time-in-history/1015205 "2025-03-25T07:44:13Z")
The likes of Steven Pinker write and lecture extensively about how we live in the best time ever by virtually every metric. This usually includes describing liberal democracy and Capitalism as the reason why and the best… --- ## [Why won't YouTube accept my new channel name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-accept-my-new-channel-name/1015884)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-youtube-accept-my-new-channel-name/1015884 "2025-03-25T06:43:08Z")
I am digitizing are 25 hours or more that my late father recorded at the Galax VA Fiddlers Convention 1999-2004. I tried to name it Galax Fiddlers Convention Campground Videos 1999 to 2004. The name can’t be used. Thou… --- ## [What battle did the British empire fight in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-battle-did-the-british-empire-fight-in-california/1016035)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-battle-did-the-british-empire-fight-in-california/1016035 "2025-03-25T05:24:15Z")
So this map came up on my FB feed. It purports to be a map of all the battles fought by the main European empires in their history. I know it’s dumb click bait but still it’s been bugging me. What is that red dot doin… --- ## [Is potting soil ok for growing veggies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-potting-soil-ok-for-growing-veggies/453165)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-potting-soil-ok-for-growing-veggies/453165 "2025-03-25T03:11:29Z")
Or more particularly jalapenos? I have several nice seedlings coming in and I need to thin out the pot asap, but all I have on hand dirt wise is a bag of potting soil, I think it’s Schultz All Purpose Potting Soil Plus.… --- ## [Vegan meat Oumph the Chunk - nice texture/bland taste - suggestions wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegan-meat-oumph-the-chunk-nice-texture-bland-taste-suggestions-wanted/1015974)
**Author:** [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegan-meat-oumph-the-chunk-nice-texture-bland-taste-suggestions-wanted/1015974 "2025-03-25T02:21:28Z")
I’m not vegan, but I’m trying to generally lower my meat consumption. Try to use max 100 g pr dinner, usually less, and occasionally meat less. I’m not sold on meat substitutes, I try to get my proteins by using high pro… --- ## [Does this quote originate with Rick and Morty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-quote-originate-with-rick-and-morty/986039)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-quote-originate-with-rick-and-morty/986039 "2025-03-24T23:48:23Z")
“Your boos mean nothing to me; I’ve seen what makes you cheer” I dunno, seems much, much older to me. Like something someone would say during the French Revolution or something. --- ## [Thoughts about applying for a potential job transfer/relocation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-applying-for-a-potential-job-transfer-relocation/1015906)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-applying-for-a-potential-job-transfer-relocation/1015906 "2025-03-24T23:05:11Z")
My job is soliciting applications for a transfer/promotion from my current job near Chicago to Honolulu. Was hoping you guys might weigh in on the relative merits. Inn short, I’m seeing no real downside - other than be… --- ## [Mark Carney and U.S./Canada Relations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-carney-and-u-s-canada-relations/1015983)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-carney-and-u-s-canada-relations/1015983 "2025-03-24T22:37:19Z")
It’s been about nine days since Mark Carney became Prime Minister of Canada. Has there been any discernible change in U.S./Canada relations since then? Is the current U.S. administration even aware that Trudeau is no l… --- ## [Did they make little shelves I can put on top of my flat screen TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-make-little-shelves-i-can-put-on-top-of-my-flat-screen-tv/1015997)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-make-little-shelves-i-can-put-on-top-of-my-flat-screen-tv/1015997 "2025-03-24T21:34:55Z")
Was wondering if there was any product out there that was basically like putting a small ledge on the very top of my HDTV so I could put my remote controls on top of it. Like I imagine it being a little clamp you can at… --- ## [2021 BMW X3: Can't enable text messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-bmw-x3-cant-enable-text-messages/997087)
**Author:** [@Capybara1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capybara1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-bmw-x3-cant-enable-text-messages/997087 "2025-03-24T21:15:23Z")
I traded my 2014 X3 28i for a 2021 30i a few weeks ago and no one (various dealership folk/the BMW “genius”) can figure out how to push my text messages to the car. Messages worked perfectly in my '14. I have a Samsung … --- ## [Capitol Records Tower Swap Meet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-records-tower-swap-meet/999296)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitol-records-tower-swap-meet/999296 "2025-03-24T20:06:13Z")
This one is probably a long shot, but did any of y’all ever go to the Capitol Records Swap Meet back in the 70s? It took place one early Sunday each month (although by the late 70s it got push back to 10pm the Saturday … --- ## [Was this definitely a vasovagal syncope episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-definitely-a-vasovagal-syncope-episode/1015656)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-definitely-a-vasovagal-syncope-episode/1015656 "2025-03-24T19:17:08Z")
Or could there be another explanation? Background I recently went for a comprehensive health screening and it included a treadmill stress test. During the stress test, they noticed a brief episode of ventricular tachyca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=348&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=350&state=tracking)