# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=417&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 418 --- ## [CNN has outsmarted itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-has-outsmarted-itself/1011587)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-has-outsmarted-itself/1011587 "2024-12-13T20:33:07Z")
I asked about national news sites that are still free a few weeks ago. But I have noticed a way around CNN’s block. When you click on the headline to read an article the popup tells you to sign up for a membership. But i… --- ## [Again with the Bad Latin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-bad-latin/616359)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-bad-latin/616359 "2024-12-13T19:32:30Z")
Probably not worth a pit thread, but once again I am disappointed at a TV writer’s refusal to pick up a phone and call somebody who actually knows Latin. A recent episode of American Dad featured an old man casting a cur… --- ## [Belloingcat Open Source challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belloingcat-open-source-challenge/1011610)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belloingcat-open-source-challenge/1011610 "2024-12-13T17:46:35Z")
https://challenge.bellingcat.com/ Some pretty tricky answers to find here… thought it might be a good test for peoples sleuthing skills. I got the first two (and I think I managed to get the second one without finding … --- ## [Can I stream BBC World Service on autoplay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-stream-bbc-world-service-on-autoplay/1011536)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-stream-bbc-world-service-on-autoplay/1011536 "2024-12-13T16:59:03Z")
I can’t find anything about this. I had a link in my phone that I think was put there by the manufacturer of this alarm app, but it doesn’t play. I want my Android alarm app to turn on and wake me up with a live stream … --- ## [Long-in-development Movies Completed by someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-in-development-movies-completed-by-someone-else/1011565)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-in-development-movies-completed-by-someone-else/1011565 "2024-12-13T13:38:51Z")
I re-watched The Thief and the Cobbler recently. It was a long-term project of Richard Williams (who directed the animation for Who Framed Roger Rabbit and, as we’ve been discussing in the Christmas Carl thread, the 1971… --- ## [Increasingly, people are being killed over smaller and smaller things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-people-are-being-killed-over-smaller-and-smaller-things/983613)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-people-are-being-killed-over-smaller-and-smaller-things/983613 "2024-12-13T13:20:35Z")
Not sure if this is GD or IMHO (mods can decide), but there were two excellent op-eds that came out recently: A man getting choked to death just for shouting loudly on a New York subway, a woman shot because she was… --- ## [Trump to recognise Somaliland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-recognise-somaliland/1011524)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-recognise-somaliland/1011524 "2024-12-13T10:51:45Z")
Somaliland is the largest unrecognised country, it’s a former British protectorate that merged with Somalia immediately after independence, and declared independence in 1991. It seems to have been doing a lot better than… --- ## [Most quintessential Christmas singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quintessential-christmas-singer/1011515)
**Author:** [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quintessential-christmas-singer/1011515 "2024-12-13T09:43:05Z")
With only two weeks till Christmas, we’re in the thick of Christmas music on the radio, as background music in stores, etc. Which singer to you most exemplifies Christmas music? To me, I think the only real answer here i… --- ## [Has anyone else had the absolute worst luck with Tinder or online dating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-had-the-absolute-worst-luck-with-tinder-or-online-dating/1011526)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-had-the-absolute-worst-luck-with-tinder-or-online-dating/1011526 "2024-12-13T07:01:38Z")
Straight male btw just for reference I’ve been using Tinder continuously since 2013 (outside of times I was actually in a committed relationship) My stats are 5 Conversations that actually got to the planning to meet-… --- ## [2024 US Senate Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 469\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-us-senate-elections/975149 "2024-12-13T04:42:45Z")
Too early to talk about the 2024 races? I guarantee you the party poohbahs are already talking about them! With the very important caveat that one 2022 Senate race is yet to be determined, below is my take on the state… --- ## [Really cheap tires on garden equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cheap-tires-on-garden-equipment/1011568)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cheap-tires-on-garden-equipment/1011568 "2024-12-13T02:34:16Z")
The current generation of tires for garden carts and wagons, even wheelbarrows are the cheapest crap I have ever seen. No other tires are like these 8 to 10 inch beasties. I had to replace one this year. It was fine in t… --- ## [Mysterious respiratory illness kills at least 143 in Congo, mostly children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-respiratory-illness-kills-at-least-143-in-congo-mostly-children/1011338)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-respiratory-illness-kills-at-least-143-in-congo-mostly-children/1011338 "2024-12-13T01:35:54Z")
Symptoms include cough, fever, and interestingly, anemia. Most of the diagnosed victims were aged 5 or less, and it’s unknown if the anemia is part of the illness, or if people who are anemic, due to malnutrition or oth… --- ## [The Amazing Kreskin dead at 89](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-kreskin-dead-at-89/1011501)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-kreskin-dead-at-89/1011501 "2024-12-13T01:06:07Z")
Wonder if he predicted his own death. George Joseph Kresge Jr. --- ## [Question about 'attacking the poster' moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-attacking-the-poster-moderation/1011451)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-attacking-the-poster-moderation/1011451 "2024-12-13T00:57:32Z")
In this thread about the recent street murder, Stranger was moderated for (coming close to) attacking the poster. Please note, I am not questioning the moderation. But more asking about the ‘attacking the poster’ part. … --- ## [Toys for the needy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toys-for-the-needy/1011570)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toys-for-the-needy/1011570 "2024-12-12T23:22:28Z")
Remember those Hohner harmonicas I donated? Our local Community Assistance Program has (or will provide) a Community Toy Store. New, unwrapped toys are donated, and then they are offered for sale to needy people for 25… --- ## [Looting the post-apocalyptic pharmacy: How do they find anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looting-the-post-apocalyptic-pharmacy-how-do-they-find-anything/1011556)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looting-the-post-apocalyptic-pharmacy-how-do-they-find-anything/1011556 "2024-12-12T23:08:33Z")
You can picture it: The world has gone to shit (again), supply chains have crumbled (again), zombies and mean people are everywhere (per usual). Someone had an oopsie and needed something stronger than a band-aid. So the… --- ## [Fireman's Last Call Funeral Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemans-last-call-funeral-service/1011372)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemans-last-call-funeral-service/1011372 "2024-12-12T21:46:03Z")
My cousin died a few days ago and I attended his service yesterday. I have been to hundreds of funerals through the years and never had the experience of the fireman’s last call service. Two firetrucks were parked near … --- ## [2024 California Wildfire Season has begun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-california-wildfire-season-has-begun/1002410)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-california-wildfire-season-has-begun/1002410 "2024-12-12T21:28:47Z")
First significant fire this year that I’ve heard of is the Corral Fire in San Joaquin county. --- ## [Used Pilot vs Explorer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-pilot-vs-explorer/1011282)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-pilot-vs-explorer/1011282 "2024-12-12T21:21:40Z")
Here’s my dilemma - I’m in need of an SUV capable of towing a few times a year and the occasional camping trip or riding on dirt roads through the woods (not serious 4 wheeling). Most of the time it would be parked. I’m … --- ## [What Do Modern, Well-Equipped Armies Do When They Discover Enemy Weapons Caches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-modern-well-equipped-armies-do-when-they-discover-enemy-weapons-caches/1010018)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-modern-well-equipped-armies-do-when-they-discover-enemy-weapons-caches/1010018 "2024-12-12T21:13:55Z")
Given the current state of the world, I regularly come across various reports of presumably well-equipped armies discovering weapons caches left behind by fleeing/dead enemies. What do they do with those weapons ? I can… --- ## [Biden should pardon all 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-should-pardon-all-12-million-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-united-states/1010569)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-should-pardon-all-12-million-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-united-states/1010569 "2024-12-12T20:47:10Z")
If Trump really follows through on his promise of deporting as many undocumented immigrants as he possibly can, rounding millions of them into camps, it would be a humanitarian catastrophe and cause massive amounts of un… --- ## [What are you supposed to do if you're stopped at a red light that just does not change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-supposed-to-do-if-youre-stopped-at-a-red-light-that-just-does-not-change/1011452)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-supposed-to-do-if-youre-stopped-at-a-red-light-that-just-does-not-change/1011452 "2024-12-12T19:52:58Z")
I read this anecdote in a Buzzfeed article about shenanigans in court. Blockquote "I had a case where a guy was charged for running a red light. The thing is, he had been sitting at the lights for five minutes, and it … --- ## [Are bagels popular in England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bagels-popular-in-england/1010162)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bagels-popular-in-england/1010162 "2024-12-12T19:21:49Z")
Given the discussions about what we call cookies, biscuits and English muffins I’m not sure what they are called in England. --- ## [Drones- Price check please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-price-check-please/1011257)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-price-check-please/1011257 "2024-12-12T19:03:58Z")
Local news item that our city council has decided for use of the police (and other departments) to purchase a drone for $22,500. What??? I am not into drones, but the high end ones I have seen in stores or mall kiosks we… --- ## [Typos in signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typos-in-signs/1011486)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typos-in-signs/1011486 "2024-12-12T18:56:24Z")
\[https://www.giraffe boards.com /attachment.php?attachmentid=9023&stc=1&d=1733921106\](https://www.giraffe boards.com /attachment.php?attachmentid=9023&stc=1&d=1733921106) The link works! Cool. It’s to the Other Board Th… --- ## [Mod note on the Ethics of Food Stamps thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-on-the-ethics-of-food-stamps-thread/1011503)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-on-the-ethics-of-food-stamps-thread/1011503 "2024-12-12T18:36:48Z")
I truly appreciate both the moderators and the moderation here. Truly. This may be my first time questioning a mod note, then. On the Ethics of Food Stamps thread, a poster described the way in which Food Stamps are f… --- ## [As an individual, are there any AI subscriptions worth getting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-an-individual-are-there-any-ai-subscriptions-worth-getting/1011541)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-an-individual-are-there-any-ai-subscriptions-worth-getting/1011541 "2024-12-12T18:22:18Z")
As an individual using it for personal use, vs a business using it. OpenAI and Claude are both $20/month. poe(dot)com is around $10-20 a month. Has anyone bought a subscription and do you feel it is worth it over the f… --- ## [Funny editing from CNN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-editing-from-cnn/1011563)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-editing-from-cnn/1011563 "2024-12-12T17:21:12Z")
Their online front page yesterday had two articles on the top. One on the left and one on the right. The headlines (paraphrased): Gun found on CEO shooter is a perfect match to evidence. Divers search Central Park lake… --- ## [Named baseball games (like the PineTar Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-baseball-games-like-the-pinetar-game/973342)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/named-baseball-games-like-the-pinetar-game/973342 "2024-12-12T16:45:36Z")
During last nights playoff game Bob Costas brought up a point. There are very few regular season baseball games that become so legendary the they become known with a special nickname. It came up because of the death of B… --- ## [How Kreskin at al find hidden paychecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-kreskin-at-al-find-hidden-paychecks/1011561)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-kreskin-at-al-find-hidden-paychecks/1011561 "2024-12-12T16:19:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Amazing Kreskin dead at 89: This shouldn’t fill up Kreskin’s obituary thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=416&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=418&state=tracking)