# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=442 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 443 --- ## [NYT strike? What's up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-strike-whats-up/1009725)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-strike-whats-up/1009725 "2024-11-05T17:42:15Z")
So, I’ve read here on the dope that some workers at the NYT are on strike, but I’m curious Who? Over what issues? Any guesses as to likely outcomes? So if course I’m turning to the rest of you to find clear answers. … --- ## [Does it annoy you when movies/TV delete song lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-annoy-you-when-movies-tv-delete-song-lyrics/1009707)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-annoy-you-when-movies-tv-delete-song-lyrics/1009707 "2024-11-05T14:59:00Z")
poll For instance, right now I’m rewatching an old episode of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. They are at a dance. Maneater is playing. The song goes Ooh, she’s sitting with you But her eyes are on the door and … --- ## [Boaters- is this a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaters-is-this-a-thing/1009618)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boaters-is-this-a-thing/1009618 "2024-11-05T14:52:34Z")
Idly looking through Temu I came across an outboard motor, one of the pictures of which made me wonder. It’s the one of the guy driving, sitting over the stern of an otherwise empty boat. I supposed getting all the weigh… --- ## [How I spent my extra hour this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-extra-hour-this-year/1009613)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-extra-hour-this-year/1009613 "2024-11-05T14:23:36Z")
So, I naturally woke up at my usual time, but it was an hour earlier according to the official clock, right? Okay, thought I, I’ve got a bonus hour! Oh, just imagine the fun things I can do with it. What to pick, what… --- ## [Attacking a car with a sticky drink - Legalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522 "2024-11-05T14:21:29Z")
How much trouble could/would someone get into legally - if at all - for throwing a drink at another car while stuck in traffic? This “lady” wanted to get over, apparently very angry about how congested the traffic was -… --- ## [Quincy Jones dies at 91](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-dies-at-91/1009659)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-dies-at-91/1009659 "2024-11-05T14:19:53Z")
Quincy Jones, jazz legend dies at 91… Time to give this gem another listen … --- ## [Pretentious rock lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretentious-rock-lyrics/1009504)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretentious-rock-lyrics/1009504 "2024-11-05T06:11:56Z")
Everyone defines “pretentious” slightly differently, so let me give my definition. Rock’n’roll lyrics are generally written by musicians who are primarily interested in the chords, melodies and harmonies and are indiffer… --- ## ["minimally invasive, laparoscopic ovary removal" - why is this done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimally-invasive-laparoscopic-ovary-removal-why-is-this-done/994497)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimally-invasive-laparoscopic-ovary-removal-why-is-this-done/994497 "2024-11-05T05:08:06Z")
Someone I know just emailed me that they are having “minimally invasive, laparoscopic ovary removal.” It was a group email, work-related, so there weren’t any other details. I don’t want to pry, but I do want to know if … --- ## [Should you get paid extra working 11 to 7pm, (end of Daylight Savings last night)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-paid-extra-working-11-to-7pm-end-of-daylight-savings-last-night/1009615)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-paid-extra-working-11-to-7pm-end-of-daylight-savings-last-night/1009615 "2024-11-05T04:34:33Z")
Contract employees get a flat salary. If we worked an extra hour, working 11 to 7 last night. Do we get anything? Except the privilege of keeping our jobs? Should we get any compensation for that extra hour? I never got… --- ## [Male strippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-strippers/33126)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-strippers/33126 "2024-11-05T04:28:32Z")
Seeing as how I’ve never watched a male stripper, I do not know the answer to this question, so I’ll put it bluntly. Do male strippers generally strip with an erection? If not, why would someone pay to see a shrivled up… --- ## [Hey, did you know \[some of\] your voting records are public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-you-know-some-of-your-voting-records-are-public/1009622)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-did-you-know-some-of-your-voting-records-are-public/1009622 "2024-11-05T04:05:05Z")
Given the audience here, you probably did. I know I did and statistically I’m representative of the members of this board. But this year, more than I ever have before, I am bombarded with TV and YouTube commercials tel… --- ## [Situation before Roe v. Wade; is it worse now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situation-before-roe-v-wade-is-it-worse-now/1009632)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/situation-before-roe-v-wade-is-it-worse-now/1009632 "2024-11-05T03:59:30Z")
Beck before Roe v. Wade, abortion was illegal in many except to save the life of the mother. But now even that exception is dubious because doctors are afraid that a zealous prosecutor could argue that the mother’s life… --- ## [Do Japanese Mothers Masturbate Their Sons To Put Them To Sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-japanese-mothers-masturbate-their-sons-to-put-them-to-sleep/237090)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-japanese-mothers-masturbate-their-sons-to-put-them-to-sleep/237090 "2004-03-31T17:12:02Z")
Is it true that it is not an uncommon practice for Japanese mothers to manually masturbate their sons’ penises to help them fall asleep at night? Also, is it true that in Japan, the parents sleep in the same bed with th… --- ## [Can anyone help me with a work problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723 "2024-11-05T03:17:10Z")
So I’ve posted a few things about my chaos demon boss in the Workplace Rants thread. She’s been my boss for almost nine months, and I’ve thought from the beginning that she wants to get rid of me. Unfortunately for her, … --- ## [Visiting Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA for a day each on the way to Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-charleston-sc-and-savannah-ga-for-a-day-each-on-the-way-to-florida/1009620)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-charleston-sc-and-savannah-ga-for-a-day-each-on-the-way-to-florida/1009620 "2024-11-05T02:11:26Z")
I’m planning on plenty of time for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and maybe Fort Sumter. What else is good to visit in the immediate Charleston area? (Probably on a Saturday) We are going to explore Savannah the next day. Wal… --- ## [Time change compromise: permanent half hour forward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change-compromise-permanent-half-hour-forward/992621)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-change-compromise-permanent-half-hour-forward/992621 "2024-11-05T01:14:50Z")
Well, it’s time to change the clocks back again and of course, time to argue about changing to permanent DST or ST. I have a suggestion: split the difference. Put the clocks permanently half an hour forward from Standard… --- ## [How to Explain that the Democracy Crisis Transcends Principle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-that-the-democracy-crisis-transcends-principle/1008920)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-that-the-democracy-crisis-transcends-principle/1008920 "2024-11-04T21:48:46Z")
I have a friend who is very much into activist causes. She writes occasional pieces for a local communist newspaper. I guess she considers herself a communist, but I never directly asked. From hearing her talk, I’m of… --- ## [How likely is it that the Tasmanian Tiger is not extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-the-tasmanian-tiger-is-not-extinct/579375)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-the-tasmanian-tiger-is-not-extinct/579375 "2024-11-04T21:12:34Z")
I’ve been fascinated by the story of the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine). Despite the last known one dying in 1936 sightings have persisted. How likely is it that the species might still survive in Tasmania? Specifically I’… --- ## [Can we have a "freer discussion" option with looser modding on hijacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-freer-discussion-option-with-looser-modding-on-hijacks/1009350)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-freer-discussion-option-with-looser-modding-on-hijacks/1009350 "2024-11-04T21:11:08Z")
I doubt I am alone in my opinion that the modding of “off-topic posts” and “hijacks” on this board is strict to the point of stifling discussion. It’s to the point where I see posters openly stating their fear that they… --- ## [Share your 2024 electoral map prediction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-2024-electoral-map-prediction/1009591)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-2024-electoral-map-prediction/1009591 "2024-11-04T21:10:19Z")
You can create your own at www.270towin.com here’s mine. A teensy bit of wishful thinking (calling Florida is for my mental health as much as anything. Can you imagine how joyful and stress free the rest of election nigh… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump - Special Cannibal Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-cannibal-edition/1009652)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-cannibal-edition/1009652 "2024-11-04T21:09:18Z")
Hopefully a final offering from our nation’s poet. When I say insane asylums, And then I say, Doctor Hannibal Lecter, Does anybody know? They go crazy. They say, oh, he brings up these names out of— Well, that’s g… --- ## [Fund request three days before election--scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fund-request-three-days-before-election-scam/1009598)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fund-request-three-days-before-election-scam/1009598 "2024-11-04T20:40:59Z")
I am still getting requests begging me to donate money to Harris/Walz today. Only a bit more money will put them over the top. I’ve gotten at least a half dozen such requests today alone. First place, I know the campa… --- ## [Have you canceled your Amazon Prime or Washington Post subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-canceled-your-amazon-prime-or-washington-post-subscription/1009307)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-canceled-your-amazon-prime-or-washington-post-subscription/1009307 "2024-11-04T19:58:02Z")
The big news yesterday was the Washington Post declining to endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in decades. There are other threads where that decision has been discussed, so I don’t want to rehash it her… --- ## [Doctor says I have a "Low tolerance for coming in", what does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-says-i-have-a-low-tolerance-for-coming-in-what-does-that-mean/1009680)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-says-i-have-a-low-tolerance-for-coming-in-what-does-that-mean/1009680 "2024-11-04T19:06:04Z")
Had a phone call visit with my doctor, she prescribed me some antibiotics for some sinus pain but twice said “You have a low tolerance for coming in” so I understand she said that but have no idea what she meant by that.… --- ## [I’m So Smart (Lateral Thinking Solutions to Problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-so-smart-lateral-thinking-solutions-to-problems/1009643)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-so-smart-lateral-thinking-solutions-to-problems/1009643 "2024-11-04T18:56:03Z")
I like to drink iced tea. I make it in a half-gallon pitcher in my refrigerator. I don’t like running out of iced tea, so I keep a spare half-gallon in a repurposed orange juice bottle. Actually, that’s the bottle I pour… --- ## [When a ship picks up stranded passengers/crew, then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-ship-picks-up-stranded-passengers-crew-then-what/1008886)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-ship-picks-up-stranded-passengers-crew-then-what/1008886 "2024-11-04T18:06:04Z")
Let’s a ship is bound for New York, but it strikes an iceberg and sinks. A ship bound for, say, Rijeka, rescues a number of passengers and crew. What next? Does the Law of the Seas dictate that the passengers be taken to… --- ## [I’m a proud racist. and sexist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-a-proud-racist-and-sexist/1009675)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-a-proud-racist-and-sexist/1009675 "2024-11-04T17:44:14Z")
I wasn’t always like this. Growing up, I firmly believed in the equality of the races and the sexes, but now I’ve made a conscious decision to favor women and people of color in the voting booth. Not blindly of course. … --- ## [Revisiting Pinned Posts {and how to unpin and how to search for Pinned Topics}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-pinned-posts-and-how-to-unpin-and-how-to-search-for-pinned-topics/1009576)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-pinned-posts-and-how-to-unpin-and-how-to-search-for-pinned-topics/1009576 "2024-11-04T16:18:37Z")
This might be a minor thing–but would mods consider looking at the pinned posts in their forums, and figuring out if any of them can be unpinned, or combined? There are several that seem outdated (Cafe Society’s “book re… --- ## [Don't wear a "TRUMP 2024" t-shirt to vote, and wonder why you're turned away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475 "2024-11-04T15:04:29Z")
I stopped by the library today, and I just know this is why a woman was standing on the sidewalk, crying. I realize she may not have known about promoting candidates within a certain distance of a polling place, but the… --- ## [Woman convicted in Florida killer-clown cold case released from prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-convicted-in-florida-killer-clown-cold-case-released-from-prison/1009669)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-convicted-in-florida-killer-clown-cold-case-released-from-prison/1009669 "2024-11-04T14:56:26Z")
I couldn’t create a better headline so I just borrowed the one from the article. Maybe I’m becoming a true-crime fan because these headlines just catch my eye. The world is full of weird stuff you might never hear about… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=441) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=443)