# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=434 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 435 --- ## [Shopping cart question - dangling wire between front wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-cart-question-dangling-wire-between-front-wheels/1009994)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-cart-question-dangling-wire-between-front-wheels/1009994 "2024-11-15T15:31:50Z")
I’ve noticed that shopping carts now have little dangling wires between the two front wheels. Just long enough to touch the ground. “Wire” isn’t quite right. More like small gauge metal cable? --- ## [Israel is attacking Iran (October 25, 2024, 7:30p CST)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-is-attacking-iran-october-25-2024-7-30p-cst/1009230)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-is-attacking-iran-october-25-2024-7-30p-cst/1009230 "2024-11-15T14:34:02Z")
Not a lot of details but it seems Israel has retaliated against Iran. This was expected but still, this is ratcheting up global tensions and that can’t be good. Five explosions were reported heard across Tehran and … --- ## [We need a better, smarter electorate. Now ... how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-better-smarter-electorate-now-how/1010021)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-better-smarter-electorate-now-how/1010021 "2024-11-15T14:34:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from Some of you may disagree with my opinion about many Trump voters, and that's OK: Okay. The Democrats need to do an exhaustive and ‘no holds barred’ post-mortem. They should, they must, a… --- ## [Blatant racism in the workplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blatant-racism-in-the-workplace/1010235)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blatant-racism-in-the-workplace/1010235 "2024-11-15T14:09:22Z")
I encountered it today, and it was a bit of a shock to hear it so openly. “Only white people should be allowed to vote.” That was the comment from one of my helpers. I’m still upset and angry about it because the make … --- ## [Looking for the name of a movie - father shoots daughter by accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-a-movie-father-shoots-daughter-by-accident/1010255)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-a-movie-father-shoots-daughter-by-accident/1010255 "2024-11-15T13:17:42Z")
Maybe early 2000’s. In the theaters, not a TV movie. A drama, not a crime thriller or shoot 'em up. As I recall, the plot is: daughter gets assaulted, father buys a gun for the daughter’s protection, everyone is paran… --- ## [Pitting conservative Christians (followup to "How can I stay safe as a nonbinary person...")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-conservative-christians-followup-to-how-can-i-stay-safe-as-a-nonbinary-person/1010071)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-conservative-christians-followup-to-how-can-i-stay-safe-as-a-nonbinary-person/1010071 "2024-11-15T13:17:01Z")
This is a follow-up to this thread I made the other day, where I was scared about me and my friends’ safety: How can I stay safe as a nonbinary person, now that Trump has won(?)? Just to be clear, I know I’m not exactly … --- ## [The political rage that I feel is eating me up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-rage-that-i-feel-is-eating-me-up/1009971)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-rage-that-i-feel-is-eating-me-up/1009971 "2024-11-15T11:50:03Z")
Since Tuesday night, I’ve been in a stupor. I’m unable to concentrate at work. I’m unable to concentrate when talking to my kids or my wife. I live in Georgia. There are Trump signs all over the place, and people who… --- ## [Hot toddy after long wait to vote!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-toddy-after-long-wait-to-vote/1010236)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-toddy-after-long-wait-to-vote/1010236 "2024-11-15T11:32:10Z")
Today was municipal and school board elections in Sask, and I just came back from the longest voting line I’ve ever been in! Roughly an hour and a half, start to finish. Voting was in a school and the line curved aroun… --- ## [Muted category still shows under Latest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muted-category-still-shows-under-latest/1010282)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muted-category-still-shows-under-latest/1010282 "2024-11-15T11:03:57Z")
Trying out the mute function for categories, and a few P&E threads are still showing up under Latest despite my settings: Not bad for the number of threads there, but I’d prefer my settings to work completely. A… --- ## [How to replace the spring in an old cupboard hinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-replace-the-spring-in-an-old-cupboard-hinge/1010179)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-replace-the-spring-in-an-old-cupboard-hinge/1010179 "2024-11-15T08:39:59Z")
Our kitchen has cupboards that I suppose date back to the 1970s. The hinges are spring-loaded so that they snap shut. I opened one of the cupboards the other day and the spring in the hinge flew out. I retrieved it fr… --- ## [Do you consider calendar dates dependent on humans observing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-calendar-dates-dependent-on-humans-observing-it/1010204)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-calendar-dates-dependent-on-humans-observing-it/1010204 "2024-11-15T04:39:22Z")
For example, was there a July 19, 3110 BC? Will there be a July 19, 3110 AD for sure, or is it dependent on the continued existence of the Gregorian calendar / humanity / planet Earth? --- ## [Dune on Democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-on-democracy/1010122)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-on-democracy/1010122 "2024-11-15T01:38:25Z")
Frank Herbert was a very intelligent man with some weird ideas, who wrote an extremely involved epic saga of humanity’s future. One of his major ideas was that aristocracy was a natural human state of governance. As he… --- ## [Crazy football idea: Buzz Lightyear helmets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-football-idea-buzz-lightyear-helmets/1010057)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-football-idea-buzz-lightyear-helmets/1010057 "2024-11-15T01:36:42Z")
It’s well known that American football is associated with a lot of head injuries, both acute and chronic. The NFL has been experimenting with new helmet designs, with extra padding, in the hopes of reducing this (see ex… --- ## [Deportation: What if no country agrees to take them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deportation-what-if-no-country-agrees-to-take-them/1010097)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deportation-what-if-no-country-agrees-to-take-them/1010097 "2024-11-15T01:34:05Z")
Donald Trump has promised to deport as many as 10 million people from the US. What happens if no country(s) agree to take them? (Please remember this is in FQ) --- ## [Star Trek 4 Sounds Like it Was Pitched By A Crazy Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-4-sounds-like-it-was-pitched-by-a-crazy-person/1010001)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-4-sounds-like-it-was-pitched-by-a-crazy-person/1010001 "2024-11-14T23:53:40Z")
Hear me out. "Ok. Where did we leave off? The Enterprise is destroyed and our heroes are stranded on Vulcan. Probably on the run or at least wanted by Starfleet. So, we have them go back to Earth to face justice but on … --- ## [What do the upper-middle class in poorer countries do to save money that the lower-middle class in richer countries don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-upper-middle-class-in-poorer-countries-do-to-save-money-that-the-lower-middle-class-in-richer-countries-dont/1010181)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-upper-middle-class-in-poorer-countries-do-to-save-money-that-the-lower-middle-class-in-richer-countries-dont/1010181 "2024-11-14T23:45:03Z")
I found it interesting travelling around Southeast Asia and Balkans and staying at some fairly nice AirBNBs and people’s homes that, the hot water heater was by default off and had to be turned on whenever you took a sho… --- ## [I lost my horse Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246 "2024-11-14T23:26:54Z")
I haven’t been able to post before, not ready. My boy Irish has been with me since 1995, he was a yearling when I got him. Recently he lost his remaining vision, and wandered through a fence and hurt his leg. I had the v… --- ## [Shel Talmy has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265 "2024-11-14T23:02:45Z")
Shel Talmy, record producer who was best known for producing the early records of The Kinks and The Who, has died at 87. He had been active on Facebook sharing stories from his career as a producer. --- ## [Election Return watchers: Two questions about when things started trending toward Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-return-watchers-two-questions-about-when-things-started-trending-toward-trump/1009944)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-return-watchers-two-questions-about-when-things-started-trending-toward-trump/1009944 "2024-11-14T22:33:41Z")
First, I typically don’t watch election return coverage, and this time was no exception, and since I rarely watch live TV, I wasn’t getting election updates. Anyway. . . I suspect that the cameras would occasionally cu… --- ## [The We're Not Quite Done with RFK Jr. Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-were-not-quite-done-with-rfk-jr-thread/1010259)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-were-not-quite-done-with-rfk-jr-thread/1010259 "2024-11-14T20:09:05Z")
Since the presidential campaign-related one is now closed: RFK Jr Files to Run for President (Dropped Out on August 23, 2024) - #942 by dtilque Birds of a feather: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/14/congre… --- ## [2024 Summer Olympics Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 917\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019 "2024-11-14T19:39:51Z")
The Summer Olympics start this month, and a lot of teams in a lot of sports have already qualified. Let’s start with some news today in men’s 5x5 basketball, where Kawhi Leonard withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team, to b… --- ## [Positive things about Trump being reelected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-things-about-trump-being-reelected/1009977)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-things-about-trump-being-reelected/1009977 "2024-11-14T18:56:46Z")
I am trying to look on the bright side so here are some positives I have come up with: -There isn’t going to be a repeat of January 6 -There aren’t going to be as many lawsuits challenging the election (there will no d… --- ## [What is the deal with car/truck tires in Ghana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-car-truck-tires-in-ghana/1009681)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-car-truck-tires-in-ghana/1009681 "2024-11-14T18:11:18Z")
My wife and I watch 90-Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days. Don’t judge. She enjoys the show and I enjoy the together time. Anyway, one of the couples is based in the West African Republic of Ghana. In yesterday’s episod… --- ## [Long Connection in Istanbul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-connection-in-istanbul/1010250)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-connection-in-istanbul/1010250 "2024-11-14T18:02:26Z")
My wife will be traveling for work through Istanbul, and she will have a 13 hour connection. She will be in Business Class, so she will have lounge access. Neither she nor I are very familiar with Istanbul airport, so I… --- ## [What aren't mozzarella sticks as good as they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arent-mozzarella-sticks-as-good-as-they-used-to-be/1009315)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arent-mozzarella-sticks-as-good-as-they-used-to-be/1009315 "2024-11-14T17:54:19Z")
I had POLLY-O full fat mozzarella sticks, and somehow they are not as good as they used to be. They are not as stretchy, and have the look and taste of plastic mixed in with the cheese. Is it just me, or have you made … --- ## [Tulsi Gabbard (R-HI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-r-hi/1009104)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tulsi-gabbard-r-hi/1009104 "2024-11-14T17:49:38Z")
After breaking from the Democratic Party in 2022, although she had been moving that direction for a while already, Gabbard was an independent. Now she is officially a Republican. The funny thing in that she has made th… --- ## [For those discussing the upcoming Trump administration - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-discussing-the-upcoming-trump-administration-why/1010207)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-discussing-the-upcoming-trump-administration-why/1010207 "2024-11-14T17:25:08Z")
To be clear, I’m not suggesting anyone ought to conduct themselves any differently than they wish to. Instead, I’m simply wondering about other peoples’ choices as I form my own. I got dragged into paying way too much … --- ## [Do doomsayers inherently encourage suicide or other extreme action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doomsayers-inherently-encourage-suicide-or-other-extreme-action/1003613)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doomsayers-inherently-encourage-suicide-or-other-extreme-action/1003613 "2024-11-14T17:13:45Z")
First, clarifying that I am NOT considering or encouraging any of the acts I’m about to mention. I’m taking extreme examples to demonstrate the instinctive emotional angle I’m taking about. So there are plenty of people… --- ## [What happens if the Senate does not confirm Matt Gaetz for AG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-senate-does-not-confirm-matt-gaetz-for-ag/1010254)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-senate-does-not-confirm-matt-gaetz-for-ag/1010254 "2024-11-14T17:02:55Z")
Matt Gaetz, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was nominated for attorney general. Gaetz just resigned from the House so he can pursue the AG role. What happens if the Senate does not confirm Gaetz? Can he retu… --- ## [Reporting an offensive post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-an-offensive-post/1010193)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-an-offensive-post/1010193 "2024-11-14T16:37:39Z")
How and where do we report a post we find to be offensive? It’s been so long that I don’t remember how. I’ve poked around trying to figure it out but have not found a way yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=433) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=435)