# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=414&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 415 --- ## [Can we now, finally, chew the lying stripper a new one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-now-finally-chew-the-lying-stripper-a-new-one/399607)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-now-finally-chew-the-lying-stripper-a-new-one/399607 "2024-12-17T21:25:46Z")
All charges in the Duke rape case to be dropped. Those boys were ripped from end to end over this, their names dragged through the mud, castigated by the “Group of 88”, judged guilty in the court of public opinion, and … --- ## [Selling on FB marketplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-on-fb-marketplace/1006935)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-on-fb-marketplace/1006935 "2024-12-17T21:23:48Z")
Just a minor rant here - more of a “huh, people are the dumb”. Posting some really cheap stuff on FB, mainly to get rid of it. I expect the usual “is this available?” , followed by no replies ever again when I quickly… --- ## [How do they work with babies and toddlers (psychologically) on TV and movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-work-with-babies-and-toddlers-psychologically-on-tv-and-movies/1011725)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-work-with-babies-and-toddlers-psychologically-on-tv-and-movies/1011725 "2024-12-17T21:09:22Z")
I’ve just been bingeing Six Feet Under (again—what a great show it was) and I marveled at the baby-turned-toddler twins who played the (single character) Maya who joined the show in mid-course as a newborn and ends the s… --- ## [Good Riddance Warren Jeffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-riddance-warren-jeffs/592281)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-riddance-warren-jeffs/592281 "2024-12-17T20:46:54Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/us/10brfs-POLYGAMISTLE\_BRF.html?ref=us Arguably some good news. Pedophile pervert and self-proclaimed “prophet” Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for impregnating a 15 y… --- ## [Q about velocity of a falling object](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-velocity-of-a-falling-object/1011179)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-velocity-of-a-falling-object/1011179 "2024-12-17T19:24:27Z")
If an object weighing between 17 (hen) to 41 (tom) pounds was dropped from an altitude of, let’s say, 2,000 ft., what would be it’s velocity when it landed on the Earth. --- ## [Pitting the Toyota service department. This is where I bought my car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-toyota-service-department-this-is-where-i-bought-my-car/1011326)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-toyota-service-department-this-is-where-i-bought-my-car/1011326 "2024-12-17T19:22:04Z")
So. Message comes up on dash board that the car needs service. Ok. I make an appointment. This is a 100 mile one way drive for me. Simple shit. Change the oil, replace the back up camera that no longer functions. They … --- ## [Gladiator II Question \*\*possible spoiler\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiator-ii-question-possible-spoiler/1010469)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiator-ii-question-possible-spoiler/1010469 "2024-12-17T18:47:23Z")
In the film, there is a scene where they re-enact a sea battle by flooding the arena in the Colosseum. Now, I understand that this actually was possible and did happen. But in the film there is a shark, and this feels f… --- ## [Will Asad Pull an Idi Amin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-asad-pull-an-idi-amin/628615)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-asad-pull-an-idi-amin/628615 "2024-12-17T18:33:30Z")
I just heard that the Syrian Defense Minister was assassinated (suicide bomber). Assad’s army still seems reliable-but there have been defections among some units. I’m sure that Assad has a loyal “Praetorian Guard” unit… --- ## [Happy Beethoven's birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/1011731)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/1011731 "2024-12-17T16:13:40Z")
Time to get down, get funky! --- ## [Thor and Green Lantern...switch accessories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-and-green-lantern-switch-accessories/1011427)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-and-green-lantern-switch-accessories/1011427 "2024-12-17T16:00:59Z")
(Usually) Only Thor can pick up Mjolnir…because he’s worthy. The Green Lantern ring sought out and accepted Hal Jordan…because he’s worthy. Could these two…theoretically…switch their respective tools of the trade? --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-15/1011444)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-15/1011444 "2024-12-17T15:55:16Z")
The Lions and Chiefs both improved their records to 12-1 with narrow victories. The Lions won on a last-second field goal after converting a fourth down with 43 seconds left, their fourth such conversion of the game, ou… --- ## ['Groundhog Day' inspired movies/series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-inspired-movies-series/932592)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-inspired-movies-series/932592 "2024-12-17T15:32:56Z")
Big fan of Groundhog Day. I also found that I really like many movies and series that were inspired by the same mechanic. That is: protagonist experiencing same day over and over, without being able to stop it. That is t… --- ## [Where there's a will...how soon should I lawyer up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-theres-a-will-how-soon-should-i-lawyer-up/993221)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-theres-a-will-how-soon-should-i-lawyer-up/993221 "2024-12-17T15:10:00Z")
So my stepdad died about 3 months ago. His bio son is the executor of the will. According to my stepdad (of 43 years btw) his will was meant to be split 5 x ways equally between my two sisters and I, his son, and his gra… --- ## [I Pit the Obsession With Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-obsession-with-trump/1011136)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-obsession-with-trump/1011136 "2024-12-17T14:13:46Z")
Ever since the election, it seems like every other thread – even threads that aren’t directly about the guy – have devolved into back-and-forth venting about him, and whether or not the country will be heading directly i… --- ## [Tasting new beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasting-new-beers/950724)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasting-new-beers/950724 "2024-12-17T12:14:01Z")
So, what new beers have you poured down your gullet recently? Right now I am drinking something called a “White Russian Nitro” from Left hand Brewing. It is described as a white stout with coffee and vanilla added, it … --- ## [How can you securely share large files over the internet with someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-securely-share-large-files-over-the-internet-with-someone/1011664)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-securely-share-large-files-over-the-internet-with-someone/1011664 "2024-12-17T11:42:40Z")
If you have someone who takes a lot of high quality family photos and as a result they have hundreds of GBs worth of photos and family videos, is there a way to transfer that securely to another person? Attachments in e… --- ## [Will butter soften if set out in your kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-butter-soften-if-set-out-in-your-kitchen/1011676)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-butter-soften-if-set-out-in-your-kitchen/1011676 "2024-12-17T10:10:18Z")
As I was setting out some butter to soften this morning for toast, I recalled a comment from someone in the UK a few years ago that their kitchen was never warm enough in the winter to have spreadable butter. She acted l… --- ## [Summer in Antwerp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-in-antwerp/1008939)
**Author:** [@Sooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sooner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-in-antwerp/1008939 "2024-12-17T09:35:24Z")
My wife and I (in Charlotte NC) have rented an apartment in Antwerp for a couple months next summer. We will be taking our two dogs (Jack Russells) that are each right at 20 pounds. American Airlines, which is most con… --- ## [Will Joe Biden pardon Hunter? (Answer: Yes. Pardoned on December 1, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-joe-biden-pardon-hunter-answer-yes-pardoned-on-december-1-2024/994425)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-joe-biden-pardon-hunter-answer-yes-pardoned-on-december-1-2024/994425 "2024-12-17T08:54:10Z")
We talk about it every couple of years - how the pardon process is abused. In fact, didn’t we just have a thread on that? So here we go with a “will it be abused?” question. Hunter Biden is facing up to 17 years on va… --- ## [A major organisation has a major ethical failing. What do you expect/prefer to happen next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-major-organisation-has-a-major-ethical-failing-what-do-you-expect-prefer-to-happen-next/1011629)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-major-organisation-has-a-major-ethical-failing-what-do-you-expect-prefer-to-happen-next/1011629 "2024-12-17T08:21:45Z")
Some major organisation, let’s say one that does a lot of things that are socially very useful, also has a history of egregious systemic failure in some aspect of their ethical behaviours (we’ll have an example in a mome… --- ## [Deliberately dim, sympathetic protagonists in non-comedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberately-dim-sympathetic-protagonists-in-non-comedies/1011549)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberately-dim-sympathetic-protagonists-in-non-comedies/1011549 "2024-12-17T04:48:45Z")
Last night my wife told me about the book she was reading, a gothic novel in which the protagonist is just dumb as hell. The problem, she said, is that the author thinks it’s a smart protagonist, and it’s infuriating. I… --- ## [Jason Kelce takes offense to homophobic slur about his brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-kelce-takes-offense-to-homophobic-slur-about-his-brother/1009592)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jason-kelce-takes-offense-to-homophobic-slur-about-his-brother/1009592 "2024-12-17T03:22:48Z")
I made this post in the college football thread, but it probably deserves its own thread. ESPN College Gameday was at Happy Valley before the Penn State/Ohio State game. Jason Kelce was part of the Gameday crew. As he… --- ## [I pit the privacy injunction in the Prince Andrew "H6" spy scandal and the lack of coverage it's getting overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-privacy-injunction-in-the-prince-andrew-h6-spy-scandal-and-the-lack-of-coverage-its-getting-overseas/1011696)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-privacy-injunction-in-the-prince-andrew-h6-spy-scandal-and-the-lack-of-coverage-its-getting-overseas/1011696 "2024-12-17T01:57:47Z")
So those of you outside the UK may not of heard of this scandal. King Charles disgraced brother prince Andrew has been caught gong into business with a Chinese businessman who was later denied entry to the UK for being a… --- ## [Oh No, please no ... NOvember rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-please-no-november-rants/1009569)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-please-no-november-rants/1009569 "2024-12-17T01:16:09Z")
It’s after 6pm on Nov 1st (well here in SC anyway) and I don’t see a new thread, so here ya go! My only rant is that I want it to be like November 10th so I can stop the anxiety cycle I’m in. --- ## [SDMB mentioned in video about #5 Dorrance stainless steel hooks lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mentioned-in-video-about-5-dorrance-stainless-steel-hooks-lady/1011699)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mentioned-in-video-about-5-dorrance-stainless-steel-hooks-lady/1011699 "2024-12-16T23:34:51Z")
Longtime members of this board will remember the story circulating in the early 2000s about the woman named Carole (probably an assumed name) who wanted to be a DBE (double below-elbow) amputee and wanted to wear Dorranc… --- ## [Tax on gift cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-on-gift-cards/1011687)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-on-gift-cards/1011687 "2024-12-16T22:49:33Z")
I was in line behind someone at a Walgreens today and the were buying Amazon gift cards. The total rang up with some odd cents at the end. My assumption was that he was charged sales tax on them as I can’t imagine peopl… --- ## [Why do people insist on being "nice" despite being told not to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-insist-on-being-nice-despite-being-told-not-to/1011619)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-insist-on-being-nice-despite-being-told-not-to/1011619 "2024-12-16T21:10:18Z")
We just got a very heavy box in the mail. FREEZE ON ARRIVAL it said on the side. So we open this thing up and there’s some Polish sausages on top of a couple bottles of saurkraut and a jar of mustard and a package of rol… --- ## [Collecting Pop Tops from Soda Cans - Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collecting-pop-tops-from-soda-cans-scam/1011266)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collecting-pop-tops-from-soda-cans-scam/1011266 "2024-12-16T21:10:12Z")
I tried looking this up on Google, but all I can get as an answer is maybe. HR just announced at my workplace that we should save the pop tops from our soda cans to give to a co-worker who is collecting them for some ch… --- ## [Let's talk about vehicle apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-vehicle-apps/1011634)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-vehicle-apps/1011634 "2024-12-16T20:58:53Z")
I have a 2021 Mazda that pairs with a pretty nice app. I can start the car, check my mileage, view my fuel level, be alerted to open or unlocked doors, etc. Nice, right? Problem is, I just learned that I had only three … --- ## [Rule of thumb maintenance policy for lazy people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-of-thumb-maintenance-policy-for-lazy-people/1011409)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-of-thumb-maintenance-policy-for-lazy-people/1011409 "2024-12-16T20:34:26Z")
This may not work for any but the laziest, and may not work at all for anyone but me, but it seems to be working just fine for me: whenever I’m instructed to maintain something at a certain level of attention, whether m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=413&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=415&state=watching)