# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=436 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 437 --- ## [I don't understand people who are shocked at the existence of POC and LGBT conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-people-who-are-shocked-at-the-existence-of-poc-and-lgbt-conservatives/1010116)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-people-who-are-shocked-at-the-existence-of-poc-and-lgbt-conservatives/1010116 "2024-11-13T04:07:22Z")
Time after time, I encounter people who believe people of color and the LGBT are liberal by default. Especially within the last week. Mostly other liberals. They are shocked SHOCKED that 1/4 of black men, 1/6 of the LGBT… --- ## [I'm gonna put this in politics rather then sports. National Anthem protocol (Not kneeling stuff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-put-this-in-politics-rather-then-sports-national-anthem-protocol-not-kneeling-stuff/1010098)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-put-this-in-politics-rather-then-sports-national-anthem-protocol-not-kneeling-stuff/1010098 "2024-11-13T02:59:34Z")
So when the National Anthem comes on…at baseball games, cause there’s nowhere else I would be that its playing…I stand. Take my hat off, and put my hands behind my back. I don’t “Put my hand over my heart and stare at th… --- ## [Montana Rancher Illegally Created Giant Hybrid Sheep: Should This Be a Crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-should-this-be-a-crime/998886 "2024-11-13T00:41:36Z")
Unpaywalled version: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/montana-rancher-illegally-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-to-sell-for-thousands/ar-BB1jTWzq On reading this my reaction was: what’s the big problem? One might think a… --- ## [How can I stay safe as a nonbinary person, now that Trump has won(?)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-safe-as-a-nonbinary-person-now-that-trump-has-won/1009766)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-safe-as-a-nonbinary-person-now-that-trump-has-won/1009766 "2024-11-13T00:34:48Z")
I don’t know where to put this exactly so I apologise. I’m simply so scared on what to do right now. I just got out of high school last year, where I was finally able to live as myself, but now will I be able to? More i… --- ## [Which dystopian \*movie\* do you feel the US is headed for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopian-movie-do-you-feel-the-us-is-headed-for/924844)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopian-movie-do-you-feel-the-us-is-headed-for/924844 "2024-11-12T23:37:25Z")
After spending the last 72 hours in a malaise of dread, anxiety and despair with the American election, I decided to distract myself with various post-apocalyptic and dystopian movies - hey, when you’re down, might as we… --- ## [Do you correct people a lot? What's your motivation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-correct-people-a-lot-whats-your-motivation/1009660)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-correct-people-a-lot-whats-your-motivation/1009660 "2024-11-12T21:58:27Z")
A spinoff from a point that came up in this thread… Do you routinely or frequently find yourself correcting other people’s grammar, or choice of words? Or do you find yourself telling people that they are doing some ac… --- ## [Will Trump kill Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-kill-social-security/1010161)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-kill-social-security/1010161 "2024-11-12T18:21:29Z")
The kookiest of right-wing people want to kill Social Security. Will Trump try? Why or why not? poll --- ## [Pentagon leak of documents related to Ukraine invasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-leak-of-documents-related-to-ukraine-invasion/982628)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-leak-of-documents-related-to-ukraine-invasion/982628 "2024-11-12T21:42:13Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2): With a suspect for the leaks identified, there’s probably going to be a lot to discuss on the topic, so let’s split it off from the general Uk… --- ## [So who is Susan Wiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-susan-wiles/1009902)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-susan-wiles/1009902 "2024-11-12T21:32:51Z")
Trump’s first named appointment, his campaign manager is to be Chief of Staff. She doesn’t seem to have a lot of experience outside of managing Republican election campaigns. Any clues to where she’s coming from ideologi… --- ## [Future EV/Hybrid Plans, AWD edition!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-ev-hybrid-plans-awd-edition/988126)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-ev-hybrid-plans-awd-edition/988126 "2024-11-12T21:21:46Z")
I know we have a ton of these threads, but this one is a bit more specific to myself and the spousal unit, so I figured I’d create a new thread to further investigate our options. Setup: since the wife finally finished… --- ## [Straight Dope on postage rates needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-postage-rates-needed/825919)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-postage-rates-needed/825919 "2024-11-12T21:12:18Z")
I went to mail a slightly oversize envelope, the dimensions of which are 4 11/16" x 9 15/16" ; under 1/4" thick and weight 0.6 oz. By every guideline I could find on the USPS web sites this should have been eligible for … --- ## [Elder Care: Dementia and Toothbrushing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-care-dementia-and-toothbrushing/1010117)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-care-dementia-and-toothbrushing/1010117 "2024-11-12T20:00:16Z")
Hey gang, Long time no see…just been trucking a long same as usual–I hope you are all finding yourselves well with all of the . Mom is moving along just fine, still teetering in the final 6’s on the F.A.S.T. scale. I … --- ## [Need a theater pre-movie clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-theater-pre-movie-clip/1010165)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-theater-pre-movie-clip/1010165 "2024-11-12T19:57:26Z")
No clue what it’s called. Old people like me. Do you remember in the theater before the film started there was a clip for the something (theater company?) that had a blue background and a movie projector on the left th… --- ## [What would the world be like if Internet hadn't been invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-world-be-like-if-internet-hadnt-been-invented/1009716)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-the-world-be-like-if-internet-hadnt-been-invented/1009716 "2024-11-12T19:40:15Z")
Inspired by the thread https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-internet-went-down-permanently-would-it-be-a-net-gain-or-a-net-loss/987580 about the world if Internet would close down. Since we depend on Internet for so … --- ## [Would you call this "Home made"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-home-made/1010004)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-home-made/1010004 "2024-11-12T18:06:53Z")
For a quick dinner I sauteed some Trader Joe’s fried rice in a pan and added some hand shredded chicken breast from a leftover store bought rotisserie chicken, a scrambled egg and some salt, pepper and soy sauce. Would … --- ## [Subpoenaed to testify. No lawyers have contacted me -- should they have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subpoenaed-to-testify-no-lawyers-have-contacted-me-should-they-have/1009506)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subpoenaed-to-testify-no-lawyers-have-contacted-me-should-they-have/1009506 "2024-11-12T17:55:00Z")
I received a subpoena commanding me to appear personally before the City Alderman and testify in a case. I had witnessed an auto accident, and the defendant is accused of following too closely and not having proof of ins… --- ## [I keep hearing "I really though Harris would win" Why do you think, you were led to believe this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-hearing-i-really-though-harris-would-win-why-do-you-think-you-were-led-to-believe-this/1010005)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-keep-hearing-i-really-though-harris-would-win-why-do-you-think-you-were-led-to-believe-this/1010005 "2024-11-12T17:04:29Z")
I really think the media I’ve been consuming was primarily pro-Harris. Even on the Dope and even now. Its still very pro-Harris and anti-Trump. THe polls were ‘close’. but the results were far from close. Even on ‘re… --- ## [Id this dance tune from vague video description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-dance-tune-from-vague-video-description/635224)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-dance-tune-from-vague-video-description/635224 "2024-11-12T17:05:13Z")
Late 80s, early 90s, maybe. I think it sampled “Everybody Dance Now,” and the video had a middle-aged gent, kinda looking like Isaac Asimov, as a kind of instructor. (But he did not go around proclaiming “Science!”) --- ## [The Tech Bros/Project 2025 influence in Trump's administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tech-bros-project-2025-influence-in-trumps-administration/1010133)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tech-bros-project-2025-influence-in-trumps-administration/1010133 "2024-11-12T15:31:16Z")
The tech bros, of course, being Elon Musk and Peter Thiel/Vance and I’m sure others of their ilk. And they are well positioned to manipulate Trump. But who are the Project 2025 guys who are right now groveling to be par… --- ## [Wi-Fi cut off point](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-cut-off-point/1010036)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-fi-cut-off-point/1010036 "2024-11-12T14:53:49Z")
Wi-Fi at some businesses is quite far ranging. You can usually hook up to a McDonald’s Wi-Fi signal from hundreds of feet away. I have seen a device on the back of my local McDonald’s that I think is an outdoor antenna. … --- ## [So if Trump wins- do you arm yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-trump-wins-do-you-arm-yourself/1003591)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-trump-wins-do-you-arm-yourself/1003591 "2024-11-12T14:53:34Z")
A lot of people see the gun control debate as a conservative versus liberal issue, and certainly it’s defaulted for the last several decades to conservatives being 2nd Amendment champions and liberals favoring some reaso… --- ## [(Old) Wait - what time is it in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wait-what-time-is-it-in-the-mmp/1009665)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-wait-what-time-is-it-in-the-mmp/1009665 "2024-11-12T14:25:30Z")
Yeah, I reset most of our clocks, but it’s not yet natural to wake to light and be in the dark by 5:30PM. How are you adjusting? Happy Moanday! --- ## [Baseball - Minor-league home run leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-minor-league-home-run-leaders/1009882)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-minor-league-home-run-leaders/1009882 "2024-11-12T14:02:19Z")
I was reading an article about Dick Stuart who hit 228 homers in a 10-year MLB career (1958-69). But - in addition - he hit 66 homers with the class A Lincoln team in 1956. We know about Joe Bauman’s 72 HR season in 195… --- ## [What's going on when speaker phase errors happen in sound system automatic optimization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-when-speaker-phase-errors-happen-in-sound-system-automatic-optimization/1008980)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-when-speaker-phase-errors-happen-in-sound-system-automatic-optimization/1008980 "2024-11-12T14:01:08Z")
I’m trying to understand the significance of an error message I get in my 5.1 home theatre sound system when I run the optimizer program using the included microphone. The program gives a phase error warning for both th… --- ## [I'm starting a record store. Help me avoid critical mistakes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-record-store-help-me-avoid-critical-mistakes/1000197)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-record-store-help-me-avoid-critical-mistakes/1000197 "2024-11-12T13:18:46Z")
I’ve always loved in-person used record shopping – wandering a store, flipping through the bins, finding a few records or CDs that I’d barely heard of or never knew I wanted, and deciding I must own them. But recently I… --- ## [Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as VP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 712\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352 "2024-11-12T13:07:47Z")
Sorry for the weird thread title. Explanation can be found here: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-have-a-new-thread-for-harriss-vp-pick/1005348/8. And the thread started weeks before she made her choice but… --- ## [Why advertise for a defunct webcomic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-advertise-for-a-defunct-webcomic/1010072)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-advertise-for-a-defunct-webcomic/1010072 "2024-11-12T04:59:37Z")
I read the webcomic Dumbing of Age on a regular basis. I did so today and I was surprised at a new ad they have on their page. It an ad for the webcomic Go Get a Roomie. The reason this surprised me is Go Get a Roomie i… --- ## [Harriet Tubman was posthumously made a general today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-tubman-was-posthumously-made-a-general-today/1010112)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-tubman-was-posthumously-made-a-general-today/1010112 "2024-11-12T03:14:12Z")
This is a really good idea, and I hope it drives the usual asshats into a rage. She certainly deserves the honor. --- ## [If you play wordle, you’re crossing a picket line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-play-wordle-you-re-crossing-a-picket-line/1009691)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-play-wordle-you-re-crossing-a-picket-line/1009691 "2024-11-12T01:19:56Z")
Could someone explain this? I have the NYT app on my phone and play a few of their games… I don’t pay for a subscription and I am not served any ads. How does my usage of the app impact the NYT or the strike? --- ## [Questionable modding by Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-modding-by-aspenglow/1010081)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-modding-by-aspenglow/1010081 "2024-11-12T00:49:52Z")
… in the thread “The political rage that I feel is eating me up” To a post by Beckdawrek, Aspenglow responded with this (post #101): My issues with this response: The OP does not indicate that the thread should be l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=437)