# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=438&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 439 --- ## [How do you do books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-books/1008584)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-books/1008584 "2024-11-11T13:32:15Z")
Inspired by this thread: 2 weeks after a book being published, why is there no price crash on Ebay? Buying books - do you have a particular genre, or will you read anything? Do you buy books as soon as they’re out, wa… --- ## [Now is not the time to come together as Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-is-not-the-time-to-come-together-as-americans/771476)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-is-not-the-time-to-come-together-as-americans/771476 "2024-11-11T12:37:07Z")
Can you all stop with this moronic “now’s the time to pull together as Americans nonsense? That’s not happening. When you voted for Trump you specifically voted against an America where we all pull together. You voted fo… --- ## [To dress or not to dress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-dress-or-not-to-dress/1009722)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-dress-or-not-to-dress/1009722 "2024-11-11T11:17:40Z")
Consider if you will - something has happened that leaves you confined to your home. You are ambulatory within but you can’t go out. (Write your own backstory.) Do you spend your days in jammies and/or loungewear, or do… --- ## [If you’re a liberal/leftist, what’s the best country in the world? How perfect is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-a-liberal-leftist-what-s-the-best-country-in-the-world-how-perfect-is-it/1009821)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-re-a-liberal-leftist-what-s-the-best-country-in-the-world-how-perfect-is-it/1009821 "2024-11-11T08:07:25Z")
From the totality of “I think such a person’s quality of life is best there, regardless of social demographics,” “least problematic or most actively worked-on history and current policy/institutions,” whatever angle you … --- ## [Biden is delivering Trump a country in economic great shape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-delivering-trump-a-country-in-economic-great-shape/1010020)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-is-delivering-trump-a-country-in-economic-great-shape/1010020 "2024-11-11T04:17:59Z")
Just like Obama delivered Trump an economic that had healed from 2008, Biden is delivering Trump an economy that healed from 2020. The pandemic is done. People are back to normal, and there’s now a much larger % of the… --- ## [How will the "legitimate" media deal w/ Trump as President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-legitimate-media-deal-w-trump-as-president/1010019)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-legitimate-media-deal-w-trump-as-president/1010019 "2024-11-11T03:51:53Z")
I see a lot of comments about the media having “sane-washed” Trump. I am not an expert on what is presumed to be journalistic ethics, but I sure thought the mainstream media could have been more upfront proclaiming his … --- ## [Since you on the left/wrong lost so big this last election…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-you-on-the-left-wrong-lost-so-big-this-last-election/1010063)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-you-on-the-left-wrong-lost-so-big-this-last-election/1010063 "2024-11-11T03:43:51Z")
…there has been an astounding abundance of schadenfreude for us on the right. Almost every forum or social medium is now flooded with left/wrong-wing meltdowns of every imaginable kind. --- ## [Canadopers, immigration advice needed, especially w.r.t. BC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-immigration-advice-needed-especially-w-r-t-bc/1009989)
**Author:** [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadopers-immigration-advice-needed-especially-w-r-t-bc/1009989 "2024-11-11T01:28:56Z")
I first want to apologize: I did not realize that a majority of my countrymen/women would decide that the leader they wanted was the most vile among us. My daughter has the good fortune to be a Canadian citizen, though … --- ## [Swedish Homefront during WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-homefront-during-wwii/1009941)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-homefront-during-wwii/1009941 "2024-11-11T00:43:40Z")
“Homefront” probably isn’t the right word since Sweden was a neutral country, but what was daily life actually like? How strict was rationing? Did major cities have blackout rules? Was it basically like the British Homef… --- ## [Guidelines for defending democracy, references and reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-defending-democracy-references-and-reviews/1010053)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-defending-democracy-references-and-reviews/1010053 "2024-11-11T00:11:52Z")
This is a roundup of articles with guidelines for supporting democracy and resisting encroaching tyranny. Posters are advised to bring references or review references. Commenting on posts without clicking through to the … --- ## [Who wants to watch a movie about Ping-Pong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-watch-a-movie-about-ping-pong/1009826)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-watch-a-movie-about-ping-pong/1009826 "2024-11-11T00:03:53Z")
It cost 70 million and will star Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow among others. Any takers? --- ## [Salmon: Is there a reason to not just scoop up salmon that are dying after they spawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-is-there-a-reason-to-not-just-scoop-up-salmon-that-are-dying-after-they-spawn/1009943)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-is-there-a-reason-to-not-just-scoop-up-salmon-that-are-dying-after-they-spawn/1009943 "2024-11-10T21:50:06Z")
Bears do it. Why don’t we see lots of people just grabbing dying salmon from a stream after they spawn? It seems a great way to get some fresh salmon. Easy to catch and (presumably) environmentally friendly since they… --- ## [Boone Benson's "Beautiful Things"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boone-bensons-beautiful-things/1010046)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boone-bensons-beautiful-things/1010046 "2024-11-10T21:40:51Z")
It seems to me that this is a song about someone who is terrified of being rejected. The lyrics would have applied to me before I met Ms. P. It seems that the narrator would scare a lot of women off due to being so nee… --- ## [I disagree with "Roachless houses simply don’t exist."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-roachless-houses-simply-don-t-exist/1009316)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-roachless-houses-simply-don-t-exist/1009316 "2024-11-10T21:29:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Have you canceled your Amazon Prime or Washington Post subscription?: You forget, you live in Florida where just maybe this is true. But having had houses inspected thoroughly and petty c… --- ## [Lead Chelation Treatment - why not routine in adults over a certain age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-chelation-treatment-why-not-routine-in-adults-over-a-certain-age/1009541)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-chelation-treatment-why-not-routine-in-adults-over-a-certain-age/1009541 "2024-11-10T20:43:16Z")
I’ve been reading where low level lead is still a medical issue, particularly in adults who were children during the age where lead paint exposure was more widespread. Also mentioned was the lead chelation is helpful to… --- ## [A computer search engine puzzlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-computer-search-engine-puzzlement/1009936)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-computer-search-engine-puzzlement/1009936 "2024-11-10T20:18:50Z")
Okay, this (to me) is kind of weird. My wife and I use different computers connected to the same network. She uses an iMac and I have a PC laptop, neither of which can, as far as I know, talk to each other. We both use C… --- ## [Data breaches, and their remediation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-breaches-and-their-remediation/1010024)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/data-breaches-and-their-remediation/1010024 "2024-11-10T19:36:50Z")
I feel like every six months I get notification of some data breach, or of my information showing up on the dark web, or etc. The most recent was Change Healthcare… Change Healthcare’s Massive Data Breach Impacted 100 M… --- ## [In Which Trep Goes To Hospital. A Lot. (Slight Return)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-trep-goes-to-hospital-a-lot-slight-return/1009888)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-trep-goes-to-hospital-a-lot-slight-return/1009888 "2024-11-10T19:25:59Z")
Spoiler: I’m fine. Have a laff with me. God knows, we need it. Useful Advice: If you piss blood, see a doctor. Background: Nearly five years ago I posted this thread describing events leading up to surgery for bladder … --- ## [See Spot run](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-spot-run/697776)
**Author:** [@David\_Ehrlich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Ehrlich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-spot-run/697776 "2024-11-10T19:24:54Z")
I must take some issue with your analysis of “See Spot run”. The object of the verb see is ‘Spot run’, not ‘Spot’. Had I wanted to say “See Spot,” I could have said just that. “Spot run’ is a clause, the object of the… --- ## [What happens when you refuse to answer a deposition question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-you-refuse-to-answer-a-deposition-question/1010038)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-you-refuse-to-answer-a-deposition-question/1010038 "2024-11-10T18:09:04Z")
I was watching a video that involved cops giving depositions when they screwed up with a capital F. Two responses triggered this question so I’ll address each separately. Oh and assume no objection from the other attor… --- ## [Russia workshops destoying American aircraft with dildos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-workshops-destoying-american-aircraft-with-dildos/1009685)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-workshops-destoying-american-aircraft-with-dildos/1009685 "2024-11-10T16:57:42Z")
Airlines in some parts of the world are banning passengers from flying with pagers and walkie talkies after Israel took out much of Hezbollah’s command structure by supplying booby trapped devices. Soon in the U.S., tho… --- ## [Looking for a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thread/1009750)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-thread/1009750 "2024-11-10T14:35:15Z")
I am looking for a thread asking people what it would take them to leave the Republican Party. --- ## [Weird phone message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-phone-message/1009552)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-phone-message/1009552 "2024-11-10T13:09:24Z")
I got a weird phone message saying “I left the chat”. I’ve never been involved in a chat. Anybody know what’s going on? Should I be worried that somebody’s been listening to my phone calls? --- ## [Ant or Orc. You decide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-or-orc-you-decide/1010003)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-or-orc-you-decide/1010003 "2024-11-10T03:16:52Z")
--- ## ["You may say I'm a dreamer..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-say-im-a-dreamer/1009947)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-say-im-a-dreamer/1009947 "2024-11-10T03:12:54Z")
But, I’m not the only one… There’s still hope. Imagine, Peace and love. --- ## [I don't know what I'm going to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-do/1009768)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-do/1009768 "2024-11-10T02:22:47Z")
I hope I don’t regret sharing this here. But I have to tell somebody. I don’t know if my marriage is going to survive. He’s a Trump supporter; he has totally drunk the Kool-Aid. As I said to him about an hour ago. There… --- ## [What would have been worse- 2 consecutive terms, or this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-been-worse-2-consecutive-terms-or-this/1009960)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-been-worse-2-consecutive-terms-or-this/1009960 "2024-11-09T21:34:44Z")
I know there’ve been a lot of “what if” threads about trump’s reelection, regarding what might happen, or what could have happened if this or that factor had just been different. This post is…another one. I apologize if … --- ## [Is there a realistic chance the Republicans could overturn or severly weaken the ACA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-realistic-chance-the-republicans-could-overturn-or-severly-weaken-the-aca/1009924)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-realistic-chance-the-republicans-could-overturn-or-severly-weaken-the-aca/1009924 "2024-11-09T19:59:54Z")
I guess my biggest question is whether they would need 51 or 60 votes in the Senate? I don’t remember for sure but it seems back in 2017 for some reason they would have only needed 51 votes. If it is 51 or more, and th… --- ## [Songs you sing along with... but don't actually know the words to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-sing-along-with-but-dont-actually-know-the-words-to/1008671)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-sing-along-with-but-dont-actually-know-the-words-to/1008671 "2024-11-09T18:33:20Z")
My wife and I were sitting around the other day and Wooly Bully came on and I started singing along. She asked, ‘what’s that song about’. I admitted I didn’t know. And she said, ‘but you were just singing it!’. So I trie… --- ## [Are you going to buy D&D 6th edition? (Update is being called 5e 2024 Revision)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-buy-d-d-6th-edition-update-is-being-called-5e-2024-revision/1001573)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-going-to-buy-d-d-6th-edition-update-is-being-called-5e-2024-revision/1001573 "2024-11-09T17:57:25Z")
The new “Beyond” Player Handbook is coming out soon. We arent gonna bother. Not because we hate WotC- nope, they are a decent company and we enjoy 5e. But that’s why- we enjoy 5e, it works for us, and we see no reason … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=437&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=439&state=tracking)