# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=441&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 442 --- ## [Why does it take 3-10 days to reverse a credit card transaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-3-10-days-to-reverse-a-credit-card-transaction/1009802)
**Author:** [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-3-10-days-to-reverse-a-credit-card-transaction/1009802 "2024-11-07T08:26:12Z")
Inspired by an incident which happened to me with Uber Eats just now. When I placed the order my credit card was charged instantly, of course; but when Uber Eats cancelled the order (a story in itself) they inform me it … --- ## [Who's flying the gigantic "Let's Go, Brandon" flag at my polling place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-flying-the-gigantic-lets-go-brandon-flag-at-my-polling-place/1009550)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-flying-the-gigantic-lets-go-brandon-flag-at-my-polling-place/1009550 "2024-11-07T07:14:25Z")
By “gigantic” I mean the thing could easily cover three full-sized automobiles. I’m assuming it’s being flown by Trump supporters, because who else would do something whose meaning is so obscure to me, but what’s the poi… --- ## [Is it possible for a third-country national to get permanent residency for the whole EU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-third-country-national-to-get-permanent-residency-for-the-whole-eu/1009824)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-third-country-national-to-get-permanent-residency-for-the-whole-eu/1009824 "2024-11-07T06:30:16Z")
I used to have a very small visa consultancy business in the Czech Republic. Rarely, I will still help someone who asks me with a residency permit application. An old client of mine (we are both Canadian) who I helped g… --- ## [Live Alone? Let’s Talk About Meal Prepping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-alone-let-s-talk-about-meal-prepping/1004130)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-alone-let-s-talk-about-meal-prepping/1004130 "2024-11-07T02:50:23Z")
I’ve lived on my own for a few years now, since being widowed. Due to being an indifferent wage-earner for most of my life (“indifferent” in the sense of “not overly effective,” not “apathetic”), I am still in the workfo… --- ## [What will be Wednesday’s headline {Poll added to OP}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623)
**Author:** [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623 "2024-11-07T02:47:12Z")
On Saturday I watched smerconish. The above was the survey question. I wondered how sdmb would answer the survey. Will the headline be: Too close to call Harris wins decisively Trump wins decisively Harris ekes out… --- ## [I pit the GDF moron at Amazon who changed the Kindle unlimited book listing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-gdf-moron-at-amazon-who-changed-the-kindle-unlimited-book-listing/1009817)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-gdf-moron-at-amazon-who-changed-the-kindle-unlimited-book-listing/1009817 "2024-11-07T02:13:32Z")
Ever since Amazon began offering Kindle Unlimited, I’ve been a subscriber. I have loved the ability to go to the full listing of titles available and do my search. 4 stars or above, new in last 30 days, mystery. Then … --- ## [Is Claritin effective against stings & food allergies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-claritin-effective-against-stings-food-allergies/1008946)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-claritin-effective-against-stings-food-allergies/1008946 "2024-11-07T02:04:42Z")
I have a food allergy that makes my guts ache for hours. My wife has a bee sting allergy that causes major local swelling. In both cases, swallowing a couple of diphenhydramine (Benedryl) tabs greatly reduces the problem… --- ## [California Propositions 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-propositions-2024/1003958)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-propositions-2024/1003958 "2024-11-07T01:55:47Z")
There was one of these in 2022 (and 2010, and 2018, and 2012, and 2004), and California just announced its ballot propositions for November, 2024. Here are the quick versions: Proposition 2 - hard to tell, as only the f… --- ## [TMI - reduced calorie diets and fiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-reduced-calorie-diets-and-fiber/994421)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-reduced-calorie-diets-and-fiber/994421 "2024-11-07T01:18:16Z")
…OK by way of background information in 2019 through dieting I lost a significant amount of excess weight. More importantly have kept it off. Very generally though, going forward there is an angle to eating less food, a… --- ## [Can I Apply For a Thread Ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-apply-for-a-thread-ban/1009745)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-apply-for-a-thread-ban/1009745 "2024-11-07T01:11:21Z")
I’m in a bit of trouble in the Politics & Elections thread. The thread I like most is the Factual Questions thread, even if I don’t post there very often. Could I please retain my access to Factual Questions thread, re… --- ## [What’s good in the Collected Stories of Arthur C Clarke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-good-in-the-collected-stories-of-arthur-c-clarke/1009612)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-good-in-the-collected-stories-of-arthur-c-clarke/1009612 "2024-11-07T00:05:41Z")
Just borrowed this book from Amazon. It’s over 900 pages. Any particular stories I should check out or avoid specifically? I don’t really plan to read it cover to cover unless every single story is a winner, which I doub… --- ## [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")
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