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**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-department-of-faith-is-re-instated/1014043 "2025-03-23T13:16:10Z")
Distraction or actual, unthinkable idea? This is a video from PBS It appears donald re-enstated it during his first term. Don’t know how I missed that. Frankly, it scares the hell out of me. --- ## [Electric State on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-state-on-netflix/1015792)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-state-on-netflix/1015792 "2025-03-23T10:09:55Z")
I was looking for something to watch and gave this new Netflix movie a shot. It’s by the Russo brothers which probably explains the Star studded cast. It’s not very good in the sense that it is filled with cliches and b… --- ## [The present situation (quasi dictatorship) is most comparable to which previous, historical situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-present-situation-quasi-dictatorship-is-most-comparable-to-which-previous-historical-situation/1015956)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-present-situation-quasi-dictatorship-is-most-comparable-to-which-previous-historical-situation/1015956 "2025-03-23T08:00:02Z")
The US is on the road to full-on dictatorship. I’d say we’re about 20 percent there, on a continuum from 1 percent = full-on liberal democracy and 100 percent = Nazi Germany. This is comparable to …? I wouldn’t say that… --- ## [If red blood cells don't contain DNA, how can blood be used for DNA tests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-red-blood-cells-dont-contain-dna-how-can-blood-be-used-for-dna-tests/1015963)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-red-blood-cells-dont-contain-dna-how-can-blood-be-used-for-dna-tests/1015963 "2025-03-23T06:57:51Z")
The wikipedia article on red blood cells says that they don’t contain DNA: Because of the lack of nuclei and organelles, mature red blood cells do not contain DNA and cannot synthesize any RNA (although it does contain… --- ## [How are you protesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-protesting/1015120)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-protesting/1015120 "2025-03-23T02:48:43Z")
What are you doing to protest Trump’s destruction of the United States of America? There’s really nothing that I can do, other than to write my congressional representatives. I posted in one thread or another, the lett… --- ## [Want your own person DOGE records?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-your-own-person-doge-records/1015966)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-your-own-person-doge-records/1015966 "2025-03-23T01:24:34Z")
This was on Jamie Raskin’s website, so I think it’s reliable. It does need to be printed off and snail-mailed. I’m going to do it, anyway. --- ## [Help me calculate Nero Wolfe's income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-calculate-nero-wolfes-income/1015933)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-calculate-nero-wolfes-income/1015933 "2025-03-23T00:57:46Z")
At the beginning of And Be A Villain, Archie is doing Wolfe’s taxes, and says he’ll have to send a check for $4,300 with the return and another $10,000 for the first estimated quarterly payment. So I’m assuming the total… --- ## [Will Musk be given U.S. military secrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-musk-be-given-u-s-military-secrets/1015940)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-musk-be-given-u-s-military-secrets/1015940 "2025-03-23T00:28:58Z")
The New York Times reported Thursday on a briefing Musk was to receive today at the Pentagon: The above can be read without a subscription. POTUS denies that the briefing will be about China, but I do not fully trust … --- ## [Is There a Limit to Liability When You're At Fault in an Accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-liability-when-youre-at-fault-in-an-accident/1015255)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-liability-when-youre-at-fault-in-an-accident/1015255 "2025-03-23T00:17:25Z")
Way back in 2019, Tracy Morgan was involved in an auto accident while driving his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport when he was sideswiped by a Honda CR-V. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with Bugatti, they’re a Frenc… --- ## [1988 Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis' wife, Kitty, dies at 88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1988-democratic-candidate-michael-dukakis-wife-kitty-dies-at-88/1015967)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1988-democratic-candidate-michael-dukakis-wife-kitty-dies-at-88/1015967 "2025-03-22T23:23:13Z")
She was very candid about her battles with alcoholism, drug addiction, and treatment-refractory depression. RIP, Ms. Dukakis. A cause of death was not, to my knowledge, released. --- ## [What happened to the ABSCAM Yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-abscam-yacht/1015883)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-abscam-yacht/1015883 "2025-03-22T20:34:14Z")
Abscam - Wikipedia In the late 70s-early 80s the FBI ran a sting operation in which several politicians accepted bribes. The setting was aboard an expensive yacht (earlier confiscated from a drug dealer). What happene… --- ## [Greek mythology blood spawning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-mythology-blood-spawning/1015886)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-mythology-blood-spawning/1015886 "2025-03-22T20:18:46Z")
Just how many entities in Greek mythology were born from someone or something else’s blood? I seem to recall more than a few but a comprehensive list would be nice. --- ## [Stupid stuff I have done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-i-have-done/1014958)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-stuff-i-have-done/1014958 "2025-03-22T20:08:49Z")
I was reading a similar post on another forum when I was reminded of this long ago disaster. I’ll post it here since you guys are friendlier. This happened in my late teens so I should have known better. My parents thre… --- ## [I saw a parked Tesla with its headlights on--what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-parked-tesla-with-its-headlights-on-what-happens/1015917)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-parked-tesla-with-its-headlights-on-what-happens/1015917 "2025-03-22T20:03:45Z")
I just walked past a Tesla parked (unoccupied), with its headlights and taillights on, in the middle of the afternoon. So I’m wondering what will happen.. With a traditional car, of course, we all know the results–afte… --- ## [Death in the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-in-the-white-house/1015927)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-in-the-white-house/1015927 "2025-03-22T19:22:27Z")
Something I just got a wonderment about: How many people have died in the White House? There’ve been several Presidents who’ve died in office. Checking their Wikipages, I find that three died there: William Henry Harri… --- ## [I have a dryer not attached to a vent and I’m inexperienced and physically weak…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-dryer-not-attached-to-a-vent-and-i-m-inexperienced-and-physically-weak/1015577)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-dryer-not-attached-to-a-vent-and-i-m-inexperienced-and-physically-weak/1015577 "2025-03-22T18:34:44Z")
Advice greatly desired: I got a new washer and dryer delivered today. But they couldn’t hook the dryer up to the wall without an adapter. I went out to get one, but the delivery guys had to leave while I was gone. So the… --- ## [A really cool thing happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-cool-thing-happened/1015854)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-cool-thing-happened/1015854 "2025-03-22T18:20:50Z")
And in today’s world, I really needed one to happen. We all do. So this is a thread to talk about the cool thing that happened to you and gave you a bit of joy. Last night a friend on Facebook posted something about o… --- ## [What are the main cafes right now in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-main-cafes-right-now-in-the-us/1015799)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-main-cafes-right-now-in-the-us/1015799 "2025-03-22T18:10:41Z")
The reason for asking, is that Starbucks in struggling in the UK and so our market has shifted, (the TL;DR is that Costa has taken over as market leader) and I hear Starbucks is also on the decline in the US, so I am wo… --- ## [Dumbest Children's Book Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-childrens-book-characters/1015893)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-childrens-book-characters/1015893 "2025-03-22T17:19:04Z")
There is no shortage of mentally challenged characters in children’s literature. Here are my picks for the two dumbest; one I like, one I don’t. I like Dav Pilkey’s Dragon. Dragon came before Captain Underpants, and i… --- ## [Math division signs: / versus ÷](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-division-signs-versus/1015885)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-division-signs-versus/1015885 "2025-03-22T16:27:48Z")
Regarding the PEMDAS order of operations for math expressions, I’ve seen some sites claim that using ÷ has a precise meaning differing from the slash operator. True, or pulled out of someone’s burrow? --- ## [What is the maximum extent to which we are allowed to disagree with transgenderism (on the Dope)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-extent-to-which-we-are-allowed-to-disagree-with-transgenderism-on-the-dope/1015807)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-extent-to-which-we-are-allowed-to-disagree-with-transgenderism-on-the-dope/1015807 "2025-03-22T15:06:30Z")
Misgendering someone is very much off-limits (and I’ve never misgendered anyone.) Discussion about whether transgender athletes belong in women’s sports is gradually shifting more and more towards “It’s bigoted to say th… --- ## [When (if at all) will we run out of new names for vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-at-all-will-we-run-out-of-new-names-for-vehicles/1015398)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-at-all-will-we-run-out-of-new-names-for-vehicles/1015398 "2025-03-22T14:39:04Z")
This seems like something we could calculate or at least estimate. Limiting the scope to English/Romanised vehicle names, new vehicles are being designed at some rate that can probably have a curve fitted to it; new wor… --- ## [MongoDB Issue and a Hatful of sand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongodb-issue-and-a-hatful-of-sand/1015839)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongodb-issue-and-a-hatful-of-sand/1015839 "2025-03-22T13:55:37Z")
Mongo DB or Database, is a very popular database that I’d describe as it’ll accept anything you can throw at it and is’s all good. They send out an email “Mongo Critical Issue” (I omitted the “Critical” so the SysOps ar… --- ## [Could we use gravity assist to slow down spacecraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-use-gravity-assist-to-slow-down-spacecraft/1015555)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-use-gravity-assist-to-slow-down-spacecraft/1015555 "2025-03-22T13:51:39Z")
Currently, we use gravity assist to speed up spacecraft to help get to father orbits like Mars. But our return plans seem to rely on atmospheric braking as the primary deceleration. I know the science says anything tha… --- ## [My floor is making cracking noises as you step on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-floor-is-making-cracking-noises-as-you-step-on-it/1015865)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-floor-is-making-cracking-noises-as-you-step-on-it/1015865 "2025-03-22T10:47:50Z")
My home is 150 years old and just recently the hardwood floor in the kitchen has started making cracking noises when you step on it in certain areas. This seems to happen randomly. In the almost 10 years that we’ve lived… --- ## [What should Danes print on the eggs they are being asked to export to the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-danes-print-on-the-eggs-they-are-being-asked-to-export-to-the-usa/1015619)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-danes-print-on-the-eggs-they-are-being-asked-to-export-to-the-usa/1015619 "2025-03-22T10:39:07Z")
Reuters reports: The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country’s egg association said on Friday. I mus… --- ## [How have you guys not pitted Elon Musk yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-guys-not-pitted-elon-musk-yet/818047)
**Author:** [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-have-you-guys-not-pitted-elon-musk-yet/818047 "2025-03-22T08:44:39Z")
I mean, he called one of the British divers who rescued the Thai kids trapped in a cave a pedophile on Twitter. And then he doubled down on the claim after being called out on it. Just what the fuck is wrong with him? No… --- ## [Actors who can play a wide range of roles and do it believably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-can-play-a-wide-range-of-roles-and-do-it-believably/1015809)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-can-play-a-wide-range-of-roles-and-do-it-believably/1015809 "2025-03-22T03:25:57Z")
Not to detract from this thread of How do some actors end up type-cast?: I’m wondering what actors you’ve seen where you felt they could play a wide range of believable roles. The kinds of actors who are so good that yo… --- ## [Why do websites list your current session as the 'last login'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-websites-list-your-current-session-as-the-last-login/1015930)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-websites-list-your-current-session-as-the-last-login/1015930 "2025-03-22T03:10:54Z")
To explain what I mean. You log on to a website and (if applicable) somewhere on the site it shows you the last time you logged in. Presumably for security reasons. At least that’s what I assume it’s meant for. If this i… --- ## [How can I disable the right CTRL key on my Windows 11 laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-right-ctrl-key-on-my-windows-11-laptop/1015882)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-right-ctrl-key-on-my-windows-11-laptop/1015882 "2025-03-21T23:52:50Z")
I have been doing some hardware house cleaning the last few days. I had a Toshiba Satellite C-50 with a failed boot HDD and another Toshiba with a failed mainboard, but a functioning SSD. So I scavenged that laptop for t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=350&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=352&state=tracking)