# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=443 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 444 --- ## [Things you learned from lyrics, pretentious or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-lyrics-pretentious-or-otherwise/1009535)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-lyrics-pretentious-or-otherwise/1009535 "2024-11-04T14:37:51Z")
Reading The Pretentious rock lyrics thread( all of whose examples I agree with) got me to thinking about all the things I learned from hearing them. Sting may be full of himself but he did motivate me to look up “Scylla… --- ## [Tell me about streaming music apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-streaming-music-apps/1004533)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-streaming-music-apps/1004533 "2024-07-29T21:52:23Z")
I’ve been listening to most of my music on YouTube(the free version)and Sirius xm (car and phone app)for years. My devices are Android, no Apple. If i get sick of commercials on YouTube, or don’t know what i want to hea… --- ## [(Old) Trick-Mump Treat! - A Halloween MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-trick-mump-treat-a-halloween-mmp/1009338)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-trick-mump-treat-a-halloween-mmp/1009338 "2024-11-04T10:54:59Z")
It’s Halloween week and the last week of DST. Are you doing any trick or treat stuff, or are you gonna be like me and hide? In any case, hijack away! --- ## [Chapstick bans at Public Events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chapstick-bans-at-public-events/1008929 "2024-11-04T07:43:02Z")
Several major stadiums here ban chapstick. I assume it’s because people leave it in the aisles or even throw it at participants. So two questions: do venues ban chapstick where you live and why do you think they do so? --- ## [The Beheading of Samuel Paty in France by Islamic Terrorist: All Because a 13 yo Teenage Truant Lied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beheading-of-samuel-paty-in-france-by-islamic-terrorist-all-because-a-13-yo-teenage-truant-lied/937747)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beheading-of-samuel-paty-in-france-by-islamic-terrorist-all-because-a-13-yo-teenage-truant-lied/937747 "2024-11-04T06:52:36Z")
Like many a school truant, the 13-year-old girl was keen to prevent her father from discovering she had been suspended because of repeatedly failing to turn up for lessons. So she made up a story. The teenager said her … --- ## [Big infrastructure projects (spin off from Sicilian bridge thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-infrastructure-projects-spin-off-from-sicilian-bridge-thread/1009616)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-infrastructure-projects-spin-off-from-sicilian-bridge-thread/1009616 "2024-11-04T05:40:45Z")
Surely there are other places where a big infrastructure project isn’t constrained by fault zones? I mean, even the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River seems to finally be happening, though years late. --- ## [Where can you get the most bang for your donated buck in the final days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-you-get-the-most-bang-for-your-donated-buck-in-the-final-days/1009505)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-you-get-the-most-bang-for-your-donated-buck-in-the-final-days/1009505 "2024-11-04T05:28:01Z")
The Harris campaign seems to have money up to the eyeballs, but if a person wanted to make a last-minute money bump somewhere, where should it go? A specific state party? A specific county party? The DNC? A specific PAC? … --- ## [Where does the function TREE take off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-function-tree-take-off/1009636)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-function-tree-take-off/1009636 "2024-11-04T03:41:33Z")
TREE(0)= 0 (I presume), TREE(1)= 1, TREE(2)= 3, TREE(3)= ohmygod. So clearly a graphing of the function TREE would look like a nearly horizontal slope dead-ending against a vertical cliff. Somewhere between 2 and 3; but… --- ## [“On The Edge”: Nate Silver Book On Risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-edge-nate-silver-book-on-risk/1009621)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-edge-nate-silver-book-on-risk/1009621 "2024-11-04T02:12:50Z")
I’ve been reading Silver’s 2024 book. I think it is very good. An excerpt from the book is given in the post below.. Some online critics disagree; he certainly likes to namedrop and “risk” is used generously to unite v… --- ## [Some Like it Hot: The musical (if you like musicals definitely try to see this...it's excellent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492 "2024-11-04T01:20:57Z")
I saw the musical, “Some Like it Hot” tonight and it was great! Truly one of the best musicals I have seen in a long time. It is the story from the movie of the same name (1959 - Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Cu… --- ## [Want a break from the election on Tuesday night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-break-from-the-election-on-tuesday-night/1009627)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-a-break-from-the-election-on-tuesday-night/1009627 "2024-11-04T01:20:56Z")
There are plenty of things one can do, and if you’re in the mood for some non-preachy spiritual advice, come to this website. He’s an Anglican priest from Halifax, NS, which sits on the beautiful and unceded territory o… --- ## [Probate! huh! What is it good for!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probate-huh-what-is-it-good-for/1009525)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probate-huh-what-is-it-good-for/1009525 "2024-11-03T22:33:00Z")
So I’ve been told many times I should have a will and do other things so my heirs can avoid probate. Why? What’s so awful about probate? California resident --- ## [Car on all night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-on-all-night/1009107)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-on-all-night/1009107 "2024-11-03T22:20:00Z")
I surprised myself by getting into my car and realizing that it had been running all night. Seems fine, but I feel so stupid. It’s one of those keyless models, and I realized exactly what I did last night. It was raining… --- ## [How the hell did chemists live long enough to create chemistry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-chemists-live-long-enough-to-create-chemistry/1009305)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-chemists-live-long-enough-to-create-chemistry/1009305 "2024-11-03T21:48:17Z")
I’m watching YT clips on “The most explosive substances” or “The smelliest substance” or “The strongest acid” How the hell did chemists live long enough to pass on their knowledge? What even led chemists to look for the… --- ## [Is it EVER appropriate to say ANYTHING about screaming neighbor kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-appropriate-to-say-anything-about-screaming-neighbor-kids/1009366)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-appropriate-to-say-anything-about-screaming-neighbor-kids/1009366 "2024-11-03T20:59:24Z")
My wife and I are in our 60s, living in a suburban neighborhood of detached single family houses. A year or so a younger couple with 2 young boys - currently aged 5 and 3 - moved next door. The parents seem very pleasa… --- ## [Interupting the speaker and responding to interuptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interupting-the-speaker-and-responding-to-interuptions/1009551)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interupting-the-speaker-and-responding-to-interuptions/1009551 "2024-11-03T19:39:31Z")
Is it rude to interupt someone when they’re speaking to you? If someone interupts you while you’re speaking to them is it rude to ask them not to interrupt you? If someone interrupts you while you’re speaking to them is … --- ## [Where to find good science news these days (preferably written)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-good-science-news-these-days-preferably-written/1009513)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-good-science-news-these-days-preferably-written/1009513 "2024-11-03T19:28:52Z")
Is there still anywhere left that’s producing good science news for the general public? I’m willing to pay for a reasonable subscription. Would prefer written articles over podcasts or videos, for ease of scanning and fa… --- ## [I've got a kidney stone. What should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-kidney-stone-what-should-i-expect/1008489)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-a-kidney-stone-what-should-i-expect/1008489 "2024-11-03T19:15:35Z")
I’m not looking for medical advice; I’ve been to the Emergency Room (hence the diagnosis) and I’ll be following up with my primary care physician on Monday or ASAP. I expect he will refer me to a urologist. My request … --- ## [8:32PM Central time, 11/1/2024: Approximately 96 hours to go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-32pm-central-time-11-1-2024-approximately-96-hours-to-go/1009572)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-32pm-central-time-11-1-2024-approximately-96-hours-to-go/1009572 "2024-11-03T17:46:48Z")
And counting down! This whole thing cannot end soon enough. My 91-year-old mother and I agreed last night that there will probably be domestic unrest, and if it happens, authorities will deal with it. All we can do is… --- ## [Artistic breakthrough years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistic-breakthrough-years/1008955)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistic-breakthrough-years/1008955 "2024-11-03T17:19:07Z")
I thought it might be fun to devise a list of breakthrough artists (musicians, actors, writers etc.) who were the sensations of particular years. For example, I might choose 1964 as the Beatles’ breakthrough year. You c… --- ## [What states will flip from Biden to Trump? And Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-states-will-flip-from-biden-to-trump-and-why/1009428)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-states-will-flip-from-biden-to-trump-and-why/1009428 "2024-11-03T15:10:27Z")
I see a lot of Trump will take this swing state and that one stays blue … but rarely is there any reason behind ht. We have so many threads that maybe I miss a few but overall I see “Trump wins Georgia.” with no actual … --- ## [The Peanut Butter Sandwich: theme and variations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749 "2024-11-03T14:19:16Z")
Today in Heloise (She lives in SanAntonio, BTW), a guy described a peanut butter sandwich introduced to him by his uncle: peanut butter, mayo or Miracle Whip, dill pickle slices, lettuce. He said it turned out to be pret… --- ## [NBC article: Pennsylvania is an unusually vulnerable state (in terms of accusations of electoral fraud)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-article-pennsylvania-is-an-unusually-vulnerable-state-in-terms-of-accusations-of-electoral-fraud/1009600)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-article-pennsylvania-is-an-unusually-vulnerable-state-in-terms-of-accusations-of-electoral-fraud/1009600 "2024-11-03T12:00:58Z")
NBC News article: Pennsylvania’s voting process is inefficient, murky, and has many aspects that make it easy for people to cry foul with allegations of electoral fraud (whether such fraud actually exists or not.) Basica… --- ## [RIP Singer Jack Jones, Love Boat Theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-singer-jack-jones-love-boat-theme/1009178)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-singer-jack-jones-love-boat-theme/1009178 "2024-11-03T06:32:44Z")
TIL Robert Goulet did not sing The Love Boat theme Jack Jones died before I learned his legacy. I didn’t know any of his Songs except Impossible Dream. A show tune from Man of La Mancha. Jones covered it in 1966. Jone… --- ## [Beetlejuice Beetlejuice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beetlejuice-beetlejuice/1001985)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beetlejuice-beetlejuice/1001985 "2024-11-03T05:51:04Z")
Full trailer is out. I’m guardedly optimistic. --- ## [New report on gun violence in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-report-on-gun-violence-in-america/1009543)
**Author:** [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-report-on-gun-violence-in-america/1009543 "2024-11-03T05:14:02Z")
From today’s Daily Herald: OK, I see this headline and assumed it would be a conservative hit piece - more of the “Chiraq” crap. First comparison in the article: I know nothing about the Commonwealth Fund, so I don… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2024-edition/1008311)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2024-edition/1008311 "2024-11-03T04:05:41Z")
2024 is three quarters in the can, Spooky season starts tomorrow… except my city seems to be a bit excitable shall we say, many residents have already decorated their yards and porches. I have my ghosts hanging on the po… --- ## [Who else remembers Ostrich Racing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-remembers-ostrich-racing/1009527)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-remembers-ostrich-racing/1009527 "2024-11-03T03:03:12Z")
Specifically at the Orange Show in San Bernardino CA back in the 60’s. I remember the jockeys riding the birds and controlling them with blinders, my sister swears the jockeys rode in little carts behind the birds. I c… --- ## [Polling: Unskewed Polls and comments on polling (moved from Harris Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-unskewed-polls-and-comments-on-polling-moved-from-harris-thread/1005665)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-unskewed-polls-and-comments-on-polling-moved-from-harris-thread/1005665 "2024-11-03T00:43:21Z")
A place to talk about polling, not the latest polls, but poll taking and balance. --- ## [SDMB Flash Fiction Sweatshop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-flash-fiction-sweatshop/812795)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-flash-fiction-sweatshop/812795 "2024-11-02T23:58:19Z")
Attention Dopers! The Resurrected Flash Fiction Sweatshop has begun! Here are the rules. Email SDMBSweatshop@gmail.com to get your three content words. These words must be used somewhere in your work; verbs can be u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=442) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=444)