# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=443&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 444 --- ## [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… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=442&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=444&state=tracking)