# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=351 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 352 --- ## [On the political spectrum, what good things do you feel the far left accompish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-political-spectrum-what-good-things-do-you-feel-the-far-left-accompish/1014679)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-political-spectrum-what-good-things-do-you-feel-the-far-left-accompish/1014679 "2025-03-21T10:25:54Z")
So the center left would be people like Sanders, AOC, Warren. The far left would be socialists and communists. I keep hearing the far left say that liberals (the center left) hate them because of how effective and pure… --- ## [Springsteen. Darlington County. What the $#$% does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-darlington-county-what-the-does-it-mean/670275)
**Author:** [@maniondl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maniondl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-darlington-county-what-the-does-it-mean/670275 "2025-03-21T06:42:39Z")
Okay, I’ve been trying to get an answer to this one for years. It’s time to let greater minds than mine take a whack at it. Darlington County is an uptempo rock number off of Born in the USA. It tells the story of th… --- ## [How was pizza delivery "30 Minutes Or Less Or It's Free!" to now taking 2 hours for a pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-pizza-delivery-30-minutes-or-less-or-its-free-to-now-taking-2-hours-for-a-pizza/1015700)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-pizza-delivery-30-minutes-or-less-or-its-free-to-now-taking-2-hours-for-a-pizza/1015700 "2025-03-21T05:42:55Z")
I understand the original process was discontinued because it lead to unsafe driving practices and even lawsuits and deaths, but now when I order delivery from Dominos it seems an hour to 2 hours is the usual time frame … --- ## [Does the power of the presidential pardon essentially neuter the Judicial branch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-power-of-the-presidential-pardon-essentially-neuter-the-judicial-branch/1015817)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-power-of-the-presidential-pardon-essentially-neuter-the-judicial-branch/1015817 "2025-03-21T03:55:45Z")
I was thinking about this on the drive to work today. Let’s say the courts convict anyone of violating a court order or really convict them of anything at all can’t Trump just immediately pardon them? Is there anything … --- ## [What's this thing that came out of my toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-thing-that-came-out-of-my-toilet/1015534)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-thing-that-came-out-of-my-toilet/1015534 "2025-03-21T02:01:17Z")
So my toilet had a block and I reached in as far as I could and this came out. It’s like a circle of flexible and somewhat s… --- ## [Who is really calling the shots on all Trump's executive orders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-really-calling-the-shots-on-all-trumps-executive-orders/1015440)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-really-calling-the-shots-on-all-trumps-executive-orders/1015440 "2025-03-21T00:18:59Z")
I get the sense that he has no idea what he is signing. Who is behind the curtain? --- ## [Project 2025 -- a RW blueprint for Autocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-2025-a-rw-blueprint-for-autocracy/993262)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-2025-a-rw-blueprint-for-autocracy/993262 "2025-03-21T00:13:06Z")
A couple of Dopers have touched on it. It shows up in a couple of threads. But I think it deserves a bright light. Meet Project 2025: There is structure, infrastructure, planning, organization, and money behind this… --- ## [In tv and film, why are multiple takes required?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-tv-and-film-why-are-multiple-takes-required/1015372)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-tv-and-film-why-are-multiple-takes-required/1015372 "2025-03-20T23:36:47Z")
I get the need for another take if there’s a problem— actor flubs their line, or breaks, or a prop fails, or what have you. And I get that the director may want a particular line delivery, or whatever. But on the podcast… --- ## [Comparing Internet Reviews More Accurately with Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-internet-reviews-more-accurately-with-mathematics/1015653)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparing-internet-reviews-more-accurately-with-mathematics/1015653 "2025-03-20T23:15:00Z")
Nowadays, it’s become routine for all of us to compare google/amazon/tripadvisor/whatever reviews before making a purchase or choosing a restaurant/hotel. Usually, these reviews are on a scale from one star to five, wit… --- ## [Repotting a Boston fern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repotting-a-boston-fern/1015888)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repotting-a-boston-fern/1015888 "2025-03-20T22:56:05Z")
I rescued a Boston fern in very bad shape our next door neighbors left in the driveway. I moved it to a larger pot, it was quite root bound. Is this root mass from the single plant, or did it divide into many plants? S… --- ## [What mental health issues can be diagnosed by neurological scans or blood tests, as opposed to mental health questionnaires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mental-health-issues-can-be-diagnosed-by-neurological-scans-or-blood-tests-as-opposed-to-mental-health-questionnaires/1015827)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mental-health-issues-can-be-diagnosed-by-neurological-scans-or-blood-tests-as-opposed-to-mental-health-questionnaires/1015827 "2025-03-20T21:29:35Z")
It seems to me that most mental illnesses are diagnosed because a mental health professional asks them questions to identify symptoms to narrow down a diagnosis. Are there other ways to test for mental illness like bloo… --- ## [Liquid pressure differential gage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-pressure-differential-gage/1015221)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-pressure-differential-gage/1015221 "2025-03-20T21:03:43Z")
Going to make a little pressure differential gage for measuring low air pressures ( below 2" - and +) I will be using clear plastic hose with no vent. I would like it to express itself over a longer distance than would … --- ## [I just rewatched Heaven Can Wait (1978)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-rewatched-heaven-can-wait-1978/684087)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-rewatched-heaven-can-wait-1978/684087 "2025-03-20T19:41:23Z")
I remember really enjoying it when it first came out, and I have to say, it was just as good this time. Funny, warm and winning - a bittersweet supernatural comedy/romance. Warren Beatty and Julie Chris… --- ## [Weight bar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-bar-question/1015853)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-bar-question/1015853 "2025-03-20T19:22:05Z")
I have a bar from the 80s, how safe am i? I always think that its going to break. What makes weight bars so durable and strong? Im sure there are some strong answers :slight\_smile: --- ## [SDMB Back on Google's Good Side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-back-on-googles-good-side/1015874)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-back-on-googles-good-side/1015874 "2025-03-20T19:10:21Z")
Recently I’ve had a few instances where I searched for something and one of the results was a SDMB thread. That hasn’t been happening for a long time. That would be interesting if somehow the algorithm is paying more at… --- ## [Fun with math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-math/1014033)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-math/1014033 "2025-03-20T18:55:09Z")
A couple weeks ago when I was snowed in, I recorded my furnace duty cycle time vs deltaT between inside/outside temp. I took the two most extreme points with outside temps varying between 2 and 19 degf. Took my current t… --- ## [Add (or how the Democrats can win again) to a thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-or-how-the-democrats-can-win-again-to-a-thread-title/1015802)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-or-how-the-democrats-can-win-again-to-a-thread-title/1015802 "2025-03-20T17:44:19Z")
Inspired by two simultaneous PE threads with that parenthetical. I’ll start. Cybertrucks falling apart (or how the Democrats can win again) Are there any programs for breeding super-athletes? (or how the Democrats can… --- ## [I'm in third place on the SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-third-place-on-the-sdmb/1015829)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-third-place-on-the-sdmb/1015829 "2025-03-20T15:22:21Z")
I just clicked on the 3 horizontal menu bars near my user name. Selected “Users” then “Topics Created” and “Year”. Damn, I started 108 topics in the past year. I’m 2 ahead of Beckdawrek". But Love\_Rhombus at 148 and HeyH… --- ## [46+ people, believed to be Mexican migrants, found dead in and near a truck in San Antonio {2022-06-28}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/46-people-believed-to-be-mexican-migrants-found-dead-in-and-near-a-truck-in-san-antonio-2022-06-28/967018)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/46-people-believed-to-be-mexican-migrants-found-dead-in-and-near-a-truck-in-san-antonio-2022-06-28/967018 "2025-03-20T13:27:09Z")
This sounds like a case of smuggling gone awry, to put it lightly. The story keeps getting worse all the time. --- ## [UK small claims court - substituted service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-small-claims-court-substituted-service/1015845)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-small-claims-court-substituted-service/1015845 "2025-03-20T13:19:40Z")
I’m involved in a minor dispute with a company which I intend to take to the small claims court. I’ve had several small claims before, so I know what to do. There is, however one difference in this case. The register… --- ## [Has the "cell phone at gas pump = disaster" warning been debunked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-cell-phone-at-gas-pump-disaster-warning-been-debunked/1015610)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-cell-phone-at-gas-pump-disaster-warning-been-debunked/1015610 "2025-03-20T12:42:15Z")
About to gas up, and i need to make a call. Is it safe? --- ## [Cruise ships: Why does the ship gather your bags and then deliver to your room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ships-why-does-the-ship-gather-your-bags-and-then-deliver-to-your-room/1015466)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ships-why-does-the-ship-gather-your-bags-and-then-deliver-to-your-room/1015466 "2025-03-20T05:15:37Z")
I have not been on many cruises (one really) but I have watched videos and it seems passengers always give up their bags when embarking and then staff delivers them to your room a bit later. That seems a lot of work for… --- ## [Rabbit fencing for a garden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabbit-fencing-for-a-garden/1015074)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabbit-fencing-for-a-garden/1015074 "2025-03-20T01:27:55Z")
I’m thinking at least 2’ above ground and maybe 6" deep? Probably a coated 1" grid type of fencing. Will this work? I think the garden will be 15’ x 20’. Ground is fairly soft, so hopefully shallow trenching won’t be… --- ## [Are cruise ship drink packages cost-effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cruise-ship-drink-packages-cost-effective/1015665)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cruise-ship-drink-packages-cost-effective/1015665 "2025-03-19T23:57:18Z")
An offshoot of this thread: Cruise ships: Why does the ship gather your bags and then deliver to your room? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board How much do you have to drink to make them worth the cost, an… --- ## [Does a cease-fire in Ukraine make Trump Nobel-worthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-cease-fire-in-ukraine-make-trump-nobel-worthy/1015836)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-cease-fire-in-ukraine-make-trump-nobel-worthy/1015836 "2025-03-19T23:48:32Z")
It appears that things are happening wrt a cease-fire in Ukraine. Is it that Biden thought that Ukraine could defeat Russia on the battlefield, given enough resources? And that Zelensky realized that he will never gain… --- ## ["The Year You Were Born" birthday cards - would "the years 5-20 years after you were born" be better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-you-were-born-birthday-cards-would-the-years-5-20-years-after-you-were-born-be-better/1015834)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-year-you-were-born-birthday-cards-would-the-years-5-20-years-after-you-were-born-be-better/1015834 "2025-03-19T23:20:23Z")
I recently attended my great aunt’s 90th birthday. She had a giant card an on the back was list of notable events and most popular song and that sort of thing from the year she was born. I’ve seen those before (always t… --- ## [Knee'd! My latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneed-my-latest/1015833)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneed-my-latest/1015833 "2025-03-19T23:03:38Z")
No, not baking bread or trying to trick my junior scrabble players, to believe, that kneed is really a word. I didn’t fight off an attacker. A few days ago I woke up on the floor. It was tossy, turny kinda night. I f… --- ## [Are there any places in the world that drive on the same side of the car and the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-places-in-the-world-that-drive-on-the-same-side-of-the-car-and-the-road/1015752)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-places-in-the-world-that-drive-on-the-same-side-of-the-car-and-the-road/1015752 "2025-03-19T22:46:43Z")
I know that I’m the USVI, traffic is on the left side of the road because reasons, but since they’re part of the US, their cars are intended for the American market. Viz, both steering wheel and traffic are on the left. … --- ## [What day of the week was the Ides of March, 44BC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-of-the-week-was-the-ides-of-march-44bc/206164)
**Author:** [@refusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/refusal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-of-the-week-was-the-ides-of-march-44bc/206164 "2025-03-19T22:08:28Z")
I know the Ides was 15th March, but I was idly wondering what day of the week Julius Caesar was killed. (I’m assuming this date is in the Julian Calendar, which was introduced in 45 BC.) I did a cursory web search, but… --- ## [Kennedy Center Honors (2010) Paul McCartney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-center-honors-2010-paul-mccartney/1015841)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-center-honors-2010-paul-mccartney/1015841 "2025-03-19T21:55:10Z")
I know Trump took over the Director spot I know he bitched about sight lines and how Lee Greenwood would barely be be visible to anyone, as most concert venues are designed I LOL’d when I heard him bitch about how the u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=350) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=352)