# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=446 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 447 --- ## [61 hours of insanity: The final days of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61-hours-of-insanity-the-final-days-of-trump/930775)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61-hours-of-insanity-the-final-days-of-trump/930775 "2024-10-31T01:22:23Z")
I know there are a lot of Trump threads bouncing about. But, as we are now in the final two and a half days of the Trump presidency (61 hours from riiiiiight…now!), I thought perhaps a separate thread would be justified … --- ## [Trump's MSG Rally 10/27/2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-msg-rally-10-27-2024/1009351)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-msg-rally-10-27-2024/1009351 "2024-10-31T00:53:27Z")
I’m sure it’s being mentioned in other threads, but Trump held a rally at Madison Square Gardens yesterday (Sunday). My question is, what was the purpose(s)? In case anyone isn’t aware, the media was making comparisons … --- ## [Are you a pedophile? Then you'll enjoy Facebook's advertising engine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-pedophile-then-youll-enjoy-facebooks-advertising-engine/1001584)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-pedophile-then-youll-enjoy-facebooks-advertising-engine/1001584 "2024-05-16T20:21:03Z")
News story: Short version: When you advertise with Meta services (Facebook, Instagram, etc), you summarize your product, and you profile the audience who should see your ads. Say, you offer leotards for young ballet s… --- ## [Two Facebook questions that are driving me mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-facebook-questions-that-are-driving-me-mad/1009235)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-facebook-questions-that-are-driving-me-mad/1009235 "2024-10-30T19:48:05Z")
And getting answers on Facebook itself, either through their help or posting it, is impossible. The first one is about Reels. I open and watch them all the time because most of them I see are from pages and people I kn… --- ## [Botticelli - October 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2024/1008337)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2024/1008337 "2024-10-30T18:58:39Z")
We have D! September thread: Botticelli - Sept. 2024 - #252 by SCAdian --- ## [I voted against Donald J. Trump yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-against-donald-j-trump-yesterday/1008451)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-against-donald-j-trump-yesterday/1008451 "2024-10-30T18:17:21Z")
…and it sure felt good. Technically, of course, I voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, by mail, but emotionally it was AGAINST Trump all the way. I would have voted for anybody–hell, any living organism and a few dead … --- ## [RIP Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead bassist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-phil-lesh-grateful-dead-bassist/1009219)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-phil-lesh-grateful-dead-bassist/1009219 "2024-10-30T17:39:40Z")
I am gutted. --- ## [The US tipping system poisons the eating out well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-tipping-system-poisons-the-eating-out-well/405430)
**Author:** [@zhongguorenmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zhongguorenmin)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-tipping-system-poisons-the-eating-out-well/405430 "2024-10-30T17:34:10Z")
As this IMHO thread about dining out got steadily more personal and heated, I was thinking how this is simply not an issue here in the UK. Here all waiters get minimum wage ($10.50/hr) and tips are a bit of a bonus on t… --- ## [Conflict with Russia hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflict-with-russia-hypothetical/1009060)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conflict-with-russia-hypothetical/1009060 "2024-10-30T16:28:21Z")
This article happened to catch my eye: Russia’s Alcohol Empire Suffers Devastating Quadruple Blow So, Ukraine has conducted several drone strikes against distilleries that are purportedly involved in producing alcohol … --- ## [Peculiar technical challenges to Scuba diving...on a terrformed Mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-technical-challenges-to-scuba-diving-on-a-terrformed-mars/1009255)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-technical-challenges-to-scuba-diving-on-a-terrformed-mars/1009255 "2024-10-30T16:10:38Z")
Okay, stripped down to the essentials: say you terraformed Mars, to the extent of not only having an environment suitable for human life, but thawed and/or added enough liquid water to create oceans and other large bodie… --- ## [Ikea Heights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-heights/1009450)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-heights/1009450 "2024-10-30T15:28:35Z")
Anyone else seen this? IMDb link. It’s a spoof on soap operas, and was filmed inside some Ikea stores in 2009. There are seven episodes, and each has a duration of about 5 minutes. The most interesting part is that the… --- ## [What is the equivalent of telling a dog "You are a GOOD BOY" in non-English languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-equivalent-of-telling-a-dog-you-are-a-good-boy-in-non-english-languages/1009385)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-equivalent-of-telling-a-dog-you-are-a-good-boy-in-non-english-languages/1009385 "2024-10-30T13:32:31Z")
Seems to be ubiquitous in English-speaking cultures. (rubs ears) Who’s a good boy??? YOU’RE A GOOD BOY!!! (furious tail wagging) Is there an equivalent for this in non-English languages? --- ## [Suspension for 3 days of Kedikat for ignoring a thread ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-for-3-days-of-kedikat-for-ignoring-a-thread-ban/1009447)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-for-3-days-of-kedikat-for-ignoring-a-thread-ban/1009447 "2024-10-30T12:47:55Z")
Kedikat was banned from posting in the Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} threads Oct 26, 2022 11:29 PM and it is posted in the OP of the thread. He of course was PM’d on this also and asked and was answered about it ba… --- ## [Does anyone besides Trump support blanket tariffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-besides-trump-support-blanket-tariffs/1009094)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-besides-trump-support-blanket-tariffs/1009094 "2024-10-30T10:41:03Z")
Please correct me if I have this wrong, I believe Trump has on multiple occasions suggested that he would implement 10% tariffs on all imported goods and 60% tariffs on Chinese imports, in order to bring in trillions of … --- ## [Kamala Harris And Tim Walz Launch Their Own Fortnite Map - Politics meets gaming (this is a new one, I think):](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-launch-their-own-fortnite-map-politics-meets-gaming-this-is-a-new-one-i-think/1009423)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-launch-their-own-fortnite-map-politics-meets-gaming-this-is-a-new-one-i-think/1009423 "2024-10-30T07:44:59Z")
I assume this is best here in The Game Room but if mods think it should be P&E or elsewhere feel free to move it. As of today, there are seven days left in the campaign for the U.S. Presidential election. Now, the De… --- ## [iPad drops network, 2 unrelated networks, 2 iPads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-drops-network-2-unrelated-networks-2-ipads/1009125)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-drops-network-2-unrelated-networks-2-ipads/1009125 "2024-10-30T07:42:24Z")
So my iPad Air 4th gen starts dropping internet connection a couple months ago. Just suddenly, as I’m trying to use some thing, it tells me “you don’t have an Internet connection”. Go to my network set up and sure enough… --- ## [Permanent Ban for Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-chingon/1009429)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-chingon/1009429 "2024-10-30T02:20:48Z")
Moderating: After discussion in the mod loop, we’ve decided to permanently revoke @Chingon’s posting privileges. This is based on the following formal warnings, together with numerous mod notes. Warning from @Aspenglow,… --- ## [Robots to be used in (US) Georgian detention center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344 "2024-10-30T01:14:44Z")
Is this the first step of a larger pattern or just a weird experiment? Will these become more prevalent in prisons and such? --- ## [Getting a birthday dessert at my wedding anniversary dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-birthday-dessert-at-my-wedding-anniversary-dinner/1009411)
**Author:** [@AshleyWilliams78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshleyWilliams78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-birthday-dessert-at-my-wedding-anniversary-dinner/1009411 "2024-10-30T00:39:35Z")
Yesterday was the first anniversary for my husband and I. We both love Mexican food, so we went out to dinner at a Mexican place that we had both been to before and enjoyed. After we ordered our food, we were making conv… --- ## [Hey, pal, can you spare $100 Grand? (Star Trek memorabilia auction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-pal-can-you-spare-100-grand-star-trek-memorabilia-auction/1009377)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-pal-can-you-spare-100-grand-star-trek-memorabilia-auction/1009377 "2024-10-29T22:52:03Z")
https://bid.juliensauctions.com/auctions/catalog/id/526 For the rich Trekkies in your life. $100,000 for a “William Shatner” phaser. --- ## [It takes a Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-takes-a-thief/1009265)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-takes-a-thief/1009265 "2024-10-29T22:20:12Z")
I stole. Well, kinda. I confess. I was walking down the walk on the side of a building to get to the Subway(the sandwich place, not the public transportation thingy) As I often do I was scanning to ground. I find the… --- ## [Nextdoor makes me tired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917 "2024-10-29T22:07:19Z")
Every time I look on the site, there’s always some angry old fart ranting about youth and figuratively shaking his fist, or there’s someone bitching about the service “not being what it used to be” at some local place th… --- ## [TWO remakes of Nosferatu recently? TWO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-remakes-of-nosferatu-recently-two/1009401)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-remakes-of-nosferatu-recently-two/1009401 "2024-10-29T21:38:12Z")
While researching another thread, I stumbled across the fact that a new version of Nosferatu came out last year, and yet another is set for release this Christmas. Really? Who is demanding these ? We already have the or… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-8/1009059)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-8/1009059 "2024-10-29T21:08:45Z")
After 7 weeks, there is just one undefeated team. The Chiefs improved to 6-0 by beating the Niners in a game in which Patrick Mahomes had two interceptions and no touchdowns. Meanwhile, the previously unbeaten Vikings fe… --- ## [Roof gutters, covered or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-gutters-covered-or-no/1009130)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-gutters-covered-or-no/1009130 "2024-10-29T20:57:16Z")
I need to get a new gutter for one small section of my roof, with the hope that its as maintenance free as possible. The section is under a magnolia tree, so leaves are inevitable. I’m considering those gutters that a… --- ## [When (and how and why) did it become acceptable to say "shock \[noun\]" instead of "shocking \[noun\]"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-and-why-did-it-become-acceptable-to-say-shock-noun-instead-of-shocking-noun/1009360)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-and-why-did-it-become-acceptable-to-say-shock-noun-instead-of-shocking-noun/1009360 "2024-10-29T20:52:21Z")
I just read a headline in a US paper, “Donald Trump Takes Lead Over Kamala Harris in Shock New Hampshire Poll.” Similarly, I’ve read British papers that say “blah blah blah according to shock claim,” instead of “… shocki… --- ## [Nancy Pelosi's Husband Violently Attacked at Home \[28 Oct 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosis-husband-violently-attacked-at-home-28-oct-2022/973918)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nancy-pelosis-husband-violently-attacked-at-home-28-oct-2022/973918 "2024-10-29T19:55:46Z")
I didn’t see another thread on this news story. Not much detail, here’s the CNBC article. Is anyone else getting worried over how vulnerable our country’s leadership seems to be? The congressional baseball game (Scali… --- ## [Details on that Star Trek memorabilia auction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/details-on-that-star-trek-memorabilia-auction/1009422)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/details-on-that-star-trek-memorabilia-auction/1009422 "2024-10-29T19:47:32Z")
Apparently, there will be an auction featuring various props from the original Star Trek series on November 9, with the two featured items being the “type 2” (pistol-shaped) phaser and communicator used by Captain Kirk, … --- ## [Weekend in LA (LAX area), where to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815 "2024-10-29T18:30:59Z")
The family is going to LA at the end of October to see David Gilmour, because when I thought of all the artists I’d travel to see, he was the top of my list, and then it turns out he’s on tour. We’ll be in Inglewood and… --- ## [Civil War (2024) Seen It Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-2024-seen-it-thread/1000243)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-2024-seen-it-thread/1000243 "2024-10-29T17:14:15Z")
I won’t post any spoilers in the first post but I liked it quite a bit. It seems to have some success as the theater I saw it in was full. Did anyone else see it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=445) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=447)