# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=441 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 442 --- ## [I am dreading Election day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-dreading-election-day/1007558)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-dreading-election-day/1007558 "2024-11-06T23:41:51Z")
I’m so fucking worried about the election this year. If Harris wins, trump is not going to accept the results and I expect many isolated violent acts. If trump wins, I believe things are going to get very ugly when his … --- ## [Most unusual Halloween costume that you have ever worn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-halloween-costume-that-you-have-ever-worn/1009275)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-halloween-costume-that-you-have-ever-worn/1009275 "2024-11-06T21:33:05Z")
I wore a Betsy Ross costume, because I wanted one from the dime store (what we called the Five and Ten) for some reason. It included a plastic face mask. I remember nothing else about it except that I must have been carr… --- ## [President Vance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-vance/1009806)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-vance/1009806 "2024-11-06T20:52:58Z")
I don’t want to be a Conspiracy Theorist, but…\* The Right (the ones who have any power) don’t like Trump. It’s obvious to everyone except Trump voters that Trump is mentally impaired. What if Conservatives declare Tru… --- ## [Should Jack Smith, Judge Merchan, etc flee to a foreign country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jack-smith-judge-merchan-etc-flee-to-a-foreign-country/1009787)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-jack-smith-judge-merchan-etc-flee-to-a-foreign-country/1009787 "2024-11-06T18:26:02Z")
Here’s a link from a week ago, suggesting how Jack Smith and his staff are preparing for a Trump victory, which will shut them down. The article says, for example, that some staff have left for other jobs, Smith has e… --- ## [Poll - Who do you think will win the US election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-who-do-you-think-will-win-the-us-election/1009283)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-who-do-you-think-will-win-the-us-election/1009283 "2024-11-06T17:20:32Z")
Not who do you want to win, but who do you think will win? As much as it pains me to say it, I think Donald Trump is going to win. poll --- ## [Buzz Aldrin just took away my safe haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-aldrin-just-took-away-my-safe-haven/1009494)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzz-aldrin-just-took-away-my-safe-haven/1009494 "2024-11-06T16:02:28Z")
So the U.S. political stuff already takes up much of the news space up here in Québec. We also get mostly bad news from local politics, and also from Canadian federal politics, which is rapidly turning into the U.S. with… --- ## [There is actually one very good thing that happened in these elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-actually-one-very-good-thing-that-happened-in-these-elections/1009790)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-actually-one-very-good-thing-that-happened-in-these-elections/1009790 "2024-11-06T15:53:47Z")
……they were carried out smoothly. From the Repubs, there were no accusations of “rigging”, no screaming about ballot stuffing, illegal voting, miscounts,etc. From the Dems, there were no screams about election interfere… --- ## [Mormon Church Issues vast new Transgender restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-church-issues-vast-new-transgender-restrictions/1006021)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-church-issues-vast-new-transgender-restrictions/1006021 "2024-11-06T15:52:11Z")
Apparently the Momon Powers That Be went a bit too far to the left four years ago and are now (far) righting the ship. “The policies, released Monday, include rules barring trans people from working with children, bec… --- ## [U.S. intelligence says several thousand North Korean troops are training in eastern Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-intelligence-says-several-thousand-north-korean-troops-are-training-in-eastern-russia/1009131)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-intelligence-says-several-thousand-north-korean-troops-are-training-in-eastern-russia/1009131 "2024-11-06T14:42:20Z")
Further reports say that it’s believed they’re being sent to Ukraine. Okay, I’ll believe it when I see it, but I have a feeling that if this is true, the Russian military has been so depleted, they’re having to import s… --- ## [Does Taiwan still claim mainland China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-taiwan-still-claim-mainland-china/1009589)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-taiwan-still-claim-mainland-china/1009589 "2024-11-06T14:14:10Z")
We know that the PRC (Red) China claims Taiwan as part of the full nation. And Taiwan qua The Republic of China used to claim the mainland as part of the RoC. My question is does it still hold true that Taiwan/Taipei … --- ## [Crazy Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-trump-supporters/1008297)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-trump-supporters/1008297 "2024-11-06T13:18:27Z")
Had an interesting start to my day. Standing outside waiting for the door to be unlocked at work, someone made an observation about the price of gas being low. One of the older ladies, nice enough in passing but not so… --- ## [Thread ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-ban/1009666)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-ban/1009666 "2024-11-06T11:08:31Z")
You say that I was being intentionally annoying. I assure you, I did not intend that. The OP asked if I correct people. I responded by “correcting” him. This was a joke. It’s a parody. My intention was to amuse, not… --- ## [Assuming that Trump wins and the Democrats regain the House, what’s the Over/Under on impeachments sent to the Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-that-trump-wins-and-the-democrats-regain-the-house-what-s-the-over-under-on-impeachments-sent-to-the-senate/1009757)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-that-trump-wins-and-the-democrats-regain-the-house-what-s-the-over-under-on-impeachments-sent-to-the-senate/1009757 "2024-11-06T06:21:31Z")
For the four years, I’m going to set the line at 1.5. Do you want the over or the under? --- ## [Penumbral lunar eclipses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penumbral-lunar-eclipses/1009753)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penumbral-lunar-eclipses/1009753 "2024-11-06T05:14:40Z")
Most people know about total and partial lunar eclipses, but I learned today about penumbral lunar eclipses, which is when the umbra, direct shadow of Earth misses the moon but it still is in the penumbra, the weaker out… --- ## [Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 874\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/1005196 "2024-11-06T03:59:10Z")
We don’t have a general thread on the Trump campaign, unlike the equivalent one for Kamala Harris, so I thought I would start one, to try to put as much campaign stuff as possible into one thread. I’ll start with a WaPo… --- ## [Great quotes about conservatism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-quotes-about-conservatism/1009740)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-quotes-about-conservatism/1009740 "2024-11-06T02:03:25Z")
Continuing the discussion from Kamala Harris and the runup to the 2024 Presidential Election {No more on Guns}: After seeing @What\_Exit explain how to do … exactly this (create a new topic from an existing post) a few t… --- ## [Is Starlink a danger to humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-starlink-a-danger-to-humanity/937356)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-starlink-a-danger-to-humanity/937356 "2024-11-06T01:39:40Z")
The other day, I watched a video on Facebook about Elon Musk’s plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to provide a low-latency satellite internet service to the world. Part of the late… --- ## [Where to follow election night on-line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-follow-election-night-on-line/1009452)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-follow-election-night-on-line/1009452 "2024-11-06T01:27:43Z")
I don’t own a TV, so where is a good place on-line to follow the election? I do have e-subscriptions to WaPo and NYT, but I don’t care much for their breaking news coverage. So where are some good sites? --- ## [Bridge proposed between Italy and Sicily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-proposed-between-italy-and-sicily/1009538)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-proposed-between-italy-and-sicily/1009538 "2024-11-06T01:04:02Z")
Is this practical? Useful? Would you walk across it? I certainly would not unless you paid me. --- ## [Harris and SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-and-scotus/1009719)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-and-scotus/1009719 "2024-11-06T00:24:17Z")
If Harris is elected and gets some SCOTUS appointments, with her being a former prosecutor can we assume that she will appoint justices that will continue to erode civil rights? I hate Biden with a passion but I will cr… --- ## [Need advice on injured outdoor cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-injured-outdoor-cat/1009155)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-injured-outdoor-cat/1009155 "2024-11-06T00:15:17Z")
We have two ‘hedge’ cats that were born wild but whom we have been feeding since they were kittens, six years now. We consider them part of the family. One of them, Poppy, will allow us to pet her and even pick her up fo… --- ## [Are you entertained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-entertained/1009617)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-entertained/1009617 "2024-11-05T23:13:05Z")
Easily, that is. I am not. I’m one of the hardest people I know to be satisfied by any form of entertainment. When I like something-- and I do like a lot of TV shows, movies, books, plays, songs—I’ll re-watch or re-list… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-9/1009409)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-9/1009409 "2024-11-05T22:59:11Z")
In the best finish of the year, Washington beat Chicago on an amazing Hail Mary with no time on the clock. The throw by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels traveled 65 yards in the air. The Browns figured out a way to scor… --- ## [How did everyone find this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-everyone-find-this-board/1008957)
**Author:** [@deneen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deneen)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-everyone-find-this-board/1008957 "2024-11-05T22:55:20Z")
I’m so curious. I’m pretty addicted- such great topics, and the responses all seem to be amusing and smart. Wait, let me rephrase- hilarious and brilliant. What is this place? What have I stumbled upon? Every response is… --- ## [Pre-Christmas has begun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-christmas-has-begun/1009699)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-christmas-has-begun/1009699 "2024-11-05T22:45:58Z")
There’s eggnog for sale in the grocery stores. It actually appeared before Canadian Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago. Ho, ho, ho! :santa: --- ## [I Voted - Nov 2024 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280 "2024-11-05T22:44:54Z")
Happy Sep 30th to you all. Today I voted. My ballot arrived on Sat and today = Mon USPS is carrying it back to the elections board. In a few days I an check online to see that they have it. Who’s next? Or who’s even … --- ## [What is the definition of "majority". More than half? 50%+1? Both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-definition-of-majority-more-than-half-50-1-both/1009724)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-definition-of-majority-more-than-half-50-1-both/1009724 "2024-11-05T18:09:59Z")
Continuing from here. The question is: is 50%+1 an equivalent definition of a majority which is more than half. Issues that did not enter into that discussion is weighted voting and being able to split your votes, e.g.… --- ## [Trump and Davy Crockett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-davy-crockett/1009715)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-davy-crockett/1009715 "2024-11-05T21:17:21Z")
Not sure where to put this. It doesn’t belong in the BBQ Pit, so this probably the right place. I’m finishing up Michael Wallis bio David Crockett: The Lion of the West, and I’m struck by the similarities between Crocke… --- ## [Does it really matter if you vote if you know you are in the minority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-really-matter-if-you-vote-if-you-know-you-are-in-the-minority/1008302)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-really-matter-if-you-vote-if-you-know-you-are-in-the-minority/1008302 "2024-11-05T18:40:03Z")
Continuing the discussion from I Voted - Nov 2024 Edition: I have had people comment to me something similar to the above many times. Since they live in “X” area their vote does not count because they are in the minor… --- ## [Bluetooth sucks. Why isn't there a better wireless protocol for peripherals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-sucks-why-isnt-there-a-better-wireless-protocol-for-peripherals/1009614)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluetooth-sucks-why-isnt-there-a-better-wireless-protocol-for-peripherals/1009614 "2024-11-05T17:47:10Z")
Continuing the discussion\* from Why the lack of \[wireless\] USB-C mouse's?, where the OP was trying to find a good wireless mouse that doesn’t suffer from Bluetooth latency issues. It seems to me that Bluetooth in genera… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=440) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=442)