# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=352 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 353 --- ## [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… --- ## [Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-colin-young-of-the-youngbloods-has-died/1015749)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesse-colin-young-of-the-youngbloods-has-died/1015749 "2025-03-19T21:08:13Z")
Maybe I missed it, but I’m a little gobsmacked that no one has posted this yet: Gift link: From the article: Jesse Colin Young, whose sincere tenor vocals for the Youngbloods graced one of the most loving anthems o… --- ## [Anyone have (or remember) a 2000 or so Sony camcorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-or-remember-a-2000-or-so-sony-camcorder/1015819)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-or-remember-a-2000-or-so-sony-camcorder/1015819 "2025-03-19T19:37:50Z")
Trying to digitize old tapes with OSB studio. No problem with video but getting no sound on the recordings even though the audio monitor shows decible levels. The only solution I have found is to go into the menu on the … --- ## [Eight fatalities, multiple injuries in 71-vehicle accident on Kansas interstate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-fatalities-multiple-injuries-in-71-vehicle-accident-on-kansas-interstate/1015637)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-fatalities-multiple-injuries-in-71-vehicle-accident-on-kansas-interstate/1015637 "2025-03-19T19:32:53Z")
Winds blowing over 80 mph created near-blackout conditions on I-70 in western Kansas, causing a massive pileup involving 71 cars and trucks. Eight people died and there were at least 55 injured. The highway was closed … --- ## [Advice on laptop brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-laptop-brands/1015710)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-laptop-brands/1015710 "2025-03-19T18:54:11Z")
I’m looking at buying a new laptop, nothing too fancy (13-14’', 16 Gb RAM, 1 Tb SSD: it is not intended for gaming) and wonder about which brands are currently to be recommended or avoided. I found a fairly recent threa… --- ## [Basketball players using low sneakers now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-players-using-low-sneakers-now/1015307)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basketball-players-using-low-sneakers-now/1015307 "2025-03-19T17:51:41Z")
I am not an avid basketballer (neither actively nor passively) … but I recently have seen a lot of footage (ha!), where baskeballers use low cut sneakers/trainers. why? … … --- ## [How do some actors end up type-cast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-actors-end-up-type-cast/1015542)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-some-actors-end-up-type-cast/1015542 "2025-03-19T15:16:56Z")
I assume most actors relish the chance to try different roles, based on nothing in particular other than knowing how I hated to do repetitive jobs. But it seems few get to stretch, while many are stuck in a very limiting… --- ## [The ubiquity of cell phones in today's TV police procedurals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ubiquity-of-cell-phones-in-todays-tv-police-procedurals/1015018)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ubiquity-of-cell-phones-in-todays-tv-police-procedurals/1015018 "2025-03-19T14:48:54Z")
This is really mundane and pointless, but it has to do with TV, so I put it here. Also: I don’t really have a point, just wanted to share an observation. TV cops have come a l-o-o-o-ng way from the days when Lennie Bris… --- ## [Fictional government agency programs, networks and DEI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-government-agency-programs-networks-and-dei/1015772)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-government-agency-programs-networks-and-dei/1015772 "2025-03-19T14:16:34Z")
One thing network shows that are fiction based on existing government agencies are known for are diversity, equity, and inclusion. Fictional government agents come in all colors, creeds, religions and sexes, but I am wo… --- ## [Tell Me About "Green Card Holders"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-green-card-holders/1015671)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-green-card-holders/1015671 "2025-03-19T05:38:11Z")
So the Immigration people arrested a student from Columbia University. It seem the Powers That Be did not like his activities relating to protests on campus. Much is being made that he is married to an American, has a ch… --- ## [Hey, Baker, how's that Phelps cult coming along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-baker-hows-that-phelps-cult-coming-along/1015625)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-baker-hows-that-phelps-cult-coming-along/1015625 "2025-03-19T05:30:16Z")
I think it’s Baker who lives quite near the compound. Let me know if I’m wrong. I hadn’t thought about them in awhile. Are they still up to their shenanigans, or have they fizzled out? --- ## [Evangelicals and Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelicals-and-trump/1015801)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelicals-and-trump/1015801 "2025-03-19T04:52:42Z")
I read recenty - but for the life of me I can’t remember where - that Evangelicals were the only major demographic in which Trump won the popular vote. I’ve gone through my web history and googled around, but still can’… --- ## [People collect those clip things that close the loaves of bread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-collect-those-clip-things-that-close-the-loaves-of-bread/1015635)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-collect-those-clip-things-that-close-the-loaves-of-bread/1015635 "2025-03-19T02:30:28Z")
They don’t just collect them, they have identified 9 different features of each clip and have applied scientific nomenclature. Damn, my twist ties are so 2024. --- ## [Say you're a hick or just a funny guy, if you please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-youre-a-hick-or-just-a-funny-guy-if-you-please/1015549)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-youre-a-hick-or-just-a-funny-guy-if-you-please/1015549 "2025-03-19T00:34:46Z")
Out in the wild (say Walmart in your head) I heard a guy standing on line speaking of getting him “a ride in a Tesla-r”. He may have made the word 3 syllables. I’m not sure. I got a little laugh at that. I told Son-of… --- ## [Can anyone identify or give info on this vintage stove?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-or-give-info-on-this-vintage-stove/1015674)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-or-give-info-on-this-vintage-stove/1015674 "2025-03-19T00:15:59Z")
Saw this pic on the interwebs and was fascinated by what looks like a vintage stove. Picture was taken in the 1970s, but the stove is likely much older. (I’ve erased a child’s face from the foreground.) … --- ## [Explain Dry Water To me- Not That Kind The Other Kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-dry-water-to-me-not-that-kind-the-other-kind/1015485)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-dry-water-to-me-not-that-kind-the-other-kind/1015485 "2025-03-19T00:08:31Z")
The first kind of dry water is made with a silicon dioxide coating. This results in micro encapsulation or something. People of my generation are familiar with the use of micro encapsulation in Scratch N Sniff stickers. … --- ## [Avatars, comments thereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-comments-thereon/1015633)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-comments-thereon/1015633 "2025-03-19T00:00:50Z")
I think I preferred “Classic Coriolanus” to what we might call “New Coke @Coriolanus”. :wink: --- ## [What would have actually happened to the gold in the "Goldfinger" scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-actually-happened-to-the-gold-in-the-goldfinger-scenario/1014889)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-actually-happened-to-the-gold-in-the-goldfinger-scenario/1014889 "2025-03-18T23:49:56Z")
Assume a very small nuke is set off in the Fort Knox vault. It really isn’t very deep so I don’t think the explosion would be contained underground like the real underground bomb tests. Would the gold be vaporized and be… --- ## [Did your father keep "men's" magazines around the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-father-keep-mens-magazines-around-the-house/1014097)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-father-keep-mens-magazines-around-the-house/1014097 "2025-03-18T23:46:38Z")
My stepfather had all manner of these things in the 60s with names like “Real Men”, “Stag”, etc. He also had tabloid newspapers, such as they were. I’m pretty sure my mother wouldn’t allow Playboy in the house, and I kno… --- ## [When does the President of the U.S. have the legal right to invalidate a previous President's pardon(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-president-of-the-u-s-have-the-legal-right-to-invalidate-a-previous-presidents-pardon-s/1015737)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-president-of-the-u-s-have-the-legal-right-to-invalidate-a-previous-presidents-pardon-s/1015737 "2025-03-18T22:23:52Z")
Pretty much what it says in the title, and posted because of very recent events. --- ## [Will a German copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements display menus, etc, in English? Will I have other problems running it in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-german-copy-of-adobe-photoshop-elements-display-menus-etc-in-english-will-i-have-other-problems-running-it-in-the-us/1015790)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-german-copy-of-adobe-photoshop-elements-display-menus-etc-in-english-will-i-have-other-problems-running-it-in-the-us/1015790 "2025-03-18T21:19:47Z")
I can buy a new, unregistered copy of the edition of Photoshop Elements I want from Germany, but will I have any issues using it here in the US? Can I switch it to English menus, and use standard US keyboard layout? Any … --- ## [Is there a limit to how -little- a bank will finance on a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-how-little-a-bank-will-finance-on-a-car/1015686)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-how-little-a-bank-will-finance-on-a-car/1015686 "2025-03-18T21:14:32Z")
Let’s say Joe Buyer has his eyes on a $20k car. He’s emptied his savings account, pulled all the cash out from under his mattress, scrounged up loose change, etc. He has $19k, and the dealer won’t come down on the price.… --- ## [Israel versus the Egyptian monkey drones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-versus-the-egyptian-monkey-drones/1015757)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-versus-the-egyptian-monkey-drones/1015757 "2025-03-18T20:37:22Z")
I want to see footage of a monkey drone in action. I really want to see footage of a lion drone in action. --- ## [Trump declares Biden pardons void](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-declares-biden-pardons-void/1015788)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-declares-biden-pardons-void/1015788 "2025-03-18T20:00:53Z")
Story here for those who haven’t read it. Of course this is total nonsense as there is no case law to support the idea DJT or any President can undo a predecessor’s pardons. Maybe if it could be shown the pardons were … --- ## [Sudden stark price jumps after using a rideshare service frequently -- a known thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-stark-price-jumps-after-using-a-rideshare-service-frequently-a-known-thing/1015720)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-stark-price-jumps-after-using-a-rideshare-service-frequently-a-known-thing/1015720 "2025-03-18T19:03:00Z")
If someone uses a rideshare service to commute to work at the same time every day over an expended period of time (say, three weeks), does the price suddenly increase sharply after your first few rides? Our one car went… --- ## [Miami Vice--believe it or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-vice-believe-it-or-not/1015620)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-vice-believe-it-or-not/1015620 "2025-03-18T18:57:30Z")
After reading the posts in recent column ( Poll: Best Bond (non-Connery edition), I thought about my favorite series, Miami Vice. I loved it for the camera work, decor/sets, clothes and music, but there were some element… --- ## [MLB Spring Training Thread 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-thread-2025/1014701)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-thread-2025/1014701 "2025-03-18T18:30:27Z")
With spring training having started a few days ago, here’s a new thread for it. A couple of notes on my Brewers: Two key players who missed much, if not all, of last season, with injuries are expected to be able to re… --- ## [How long should a toilet flapper last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-toilet-flapper-last/1015738)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-toilet-flapper-last/1015738 "2025-03-18T17:27:39Z")
So recently I’ve noticed that one of my toilets is refilling its tank at seemingly random times. I know, this is the classic symptom of a bad flapper. But… I already replaced the flapper in that toilet not that long ag… --- ## [Has an artist/group ever stopped a Democratic candidate from using their music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-artist-group-ever-stopped-a-democratic-candidate-from-using-their-music/1006448)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-an-artist-group-ever-stopped-a-democratic-candidate-from-using-their-music/1006448 "2025-03-18T15:40:15Z")
Every election cycle we hear of artists/groups telling political candidates not to use their music, often rather … strongly (Jack White told Trump off pretty royally for using “Seven Nation Army”). Almost always, it’s di… --- ## [Sam Bankman convicted 2023-11-02 (was living with parents, then jail). Is BTC and cryptocurrency busted too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-bankman-convicted-2023-11-02-was-living-with-parents-then-jail-is-btc-and-cryptocurrency-busted-too/977019)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-bankman-convicted-2023-11-02-was-living-with-parents-then-jail-is-btc-and-cryptocurrency-busted-too/977019 "2025-03-18T11:58:57Z")
Well, did the entire digital currency world get hustled & screwed by Bankman? Is BTC dead? Can cryptocurrency survive? Will investors ever trust it again? If you currently own bitcoin should it be sold ASAP? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=353)