# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=458&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 459 --- ## [How fast does one's foot move while walking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-ones-foot-move-while-walking/1008692)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-ones-foot-move-while-walking/1008692 "2024-10-14T23:14:51Z")
I stubbed my toe the other day, which made me wonder how fast my foot was moving when it hit the chair leg. Say I was walking 3 MPH. If each foot is stationary 1/2 of the time, does that mean the moving foot is swingin… --- ## [Why are people calling this the second Trump assassination attempt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-calling-this-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt/1007347)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-calling-this-the-second-trump-assassination-attempt/1007347 "2024-10-14T22:28:27Z")
I’ve seen a number of people saying that this was the second attempted assassination of Donald Trump. By my count, it’s the third. Have they forgotten the 2016 attempt? Do they figure it doesn’t count because the guy wa… --- ## [Another "who's the woman from the music video" question - George Harrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whos-the-woman-from-the-music-video-question-george-harrison/974369)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whos-the-woman-from-the-music-video-question-george-harrison/974369 "2024-10-14T21:36:19Z")
The video in question is Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison. The guy will be familiar to Angel fans, Alexis Denisof in his first role, uncredited. I’d always thought the woman was Linda Purl, but she seems to have… --- ## [What's Emma saying on this clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-emma-saying-on-this-clip/1008559)
**Author:** [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-emma-saying-on-this-clip/1008559 "2024-10-14T21:32:30Z")
Gonna sound like a weird question but anyway. :laughing: In the clip it’s Emma Stone with Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie promoting their show The Curse where they’d just done a really fun Q&A during this same event. I… --- ## [Various Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-rants/1008526)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/various-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-rants/1008526 "2024-10-14T20:02:22Z")
Bill Maher’s a fucking old piece of bigoted poop, yet people on these Message Board take the guy seriously enough to be actually recurring viewers, and talk about him on ‘The Weekly’. Nothing against that, really. He is … --- ## [Animal adjectives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-adjectives/1008633)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-adjectives/1008633 "2024-10-14T19:55:09Z")
Following on a thread I started last year to list names of visual patterns: What are all the animal-specific adjectives? Here are the ones I know: Bear: ursine Pig: porcine Horse: equine Cow: bovine Fish: piscin… --- ## [Who is you favorite Rat Pack member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-you-favorite-rat-pack-member/1008630)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-you-favorite-rat-pack-member/1008630 "2024-10-14T19:26:43Z")
I gotta go with Dean Martin. Sinatra’s voice is like silk but Dino’s is like a comforter you can wrap yourself up in on a winter night. Frank and Sammy songs are phenomenal but I think Dean’s humor is what puts his jus… --- ## [Did Lawyer Ethics Change Due To Nixon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lawyer-ethics-change-due-to-nixon/1008752)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-lawyer-ethics-change-due-to-nixon/1008752 "2024-10-14T19:06:30Z")
Reading an interesting article in the NYT about the ethics of Trump challenging the outcome of the upcoming election if he loses for any reason. It’s a good article, and I link it below. But I was surprised to read the… --- ## [Scorecard review at end of golf round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorecard-review-at-end-of-golf-round/1008764)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorecard-review-at-end-of-golf-round/1008764 "2024-10-14T19:03:51Z")
At the end of a golf round, the group of players in the round (usually 2 or 3 players) typically walk into an office and sit in front of a desk to certify their scores. This is usually only shown when a group containing… --- ## [How to organize books on your Kindle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-organize-books-on-your-kindle/1008763)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-organize-books-on-your-kindle/1008763 "2024-10-14T18:41:32Z")
Continuing the discussion from How do you do books: I’ve acquired enough ebooks that it’s getting hard to find them. How can one organize one’s Kindle library? --- ## [Harris is trouncing Trump in fundraising, I hope this actually translates into an electoral victory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-is-trouncing-trump-in-fundraising-i-hope-this-actually-translates-into-an-electoral-victory/1006995)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-is-trouncing-trump-in-fundraising-i-hope-this-actually-translates-into-an-electoral-victory/1006995 "2024-10-14T18:36:49Z")
July 2024: Harris and her affiliates raised 310 million. Trump raised 139 August 2024: Harris and her affiliates raised 361 million. Trump raised 130 https://www.axios.com/2024/08/21/harris-trump-fundraising-july-202… --- ## [If the election is stolen in favor of Trump and the courts rule in his favor, do the Democrats just quietly hand over the keys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-election-is-stolen-in-favor-of-trump-and-the-courts-rule-in-his-favor-do-the-democrats-just-quietly-hand-over-the-keys/1006767)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-election-is-stolen-in-favor-of-trump-and-the-courts-rule-in-his-favor-do-the-democrats-just-quietly-hand-over-the-keys/1006767 "2024-10-14T18:03:56Z")
Let’s say that Harris “won” or ought to have won, but due to Republican election officials and other Trumpers refusing to certify, or tampering with votes, or some other shenanigans, Trump is engineered into victory some… --- ## [Anyone remember a Trivia game: Guess the event from the date and place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-trivia-game-guess-the-event-from-the-date-and-place/1008693)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-trivia-game-guess-the-event-from-the-date-and-place/1008693 "2024-10-14T17:49:27Z")
A few years ago a friend showed me a game he had gotten as a present. It had a pile of cards (the size of Trivial Pursuit cards). On one side there were a date and a location - the player answers with the event that occu… --- ## [I don’t know how this Turkey was killed, but it’s in the oven now! Happy Thanksgiving, Canadopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-know-how-this-turkey-was-killed-but-it-s-in-the-oven-now-happy-thanksgiving-canadopers/1008774)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-know-how-this-turkey-was-killed-but-it-s-in-the-oven-now-happy-thanksgiving-canadopers/1008774 "2024-10-14T17:41:34Z")
Beautiful autumn day, Piper Mutt is outside in the backyard philosophising, and the Turkey is in the oven! Cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are done. Side dishes and whipped cream next on the list. Happy Thanksgiving, C… --- ## [Another Kitchen Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kitchen-mystery/1008721)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-kitchen-mystery/1008721 "2024-10-14T17:09:16Z")
After (several years after) I realized I was cooking with ancient Teflon pans, I replaced them with brand-new Teflonish no-stick pans, but to my surprise, stuff stuck to the pans. Consistently. I would fry up a piece of … --- ## [Cannibis businesses can't get insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibis-businesses-cant-get-insurance/1008658)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibis-businesses-cant-get-insurance/1008658 "2024-10-14T16:34:11Z")
I just saw this on a local news show. Vermont has been hit by a lot of flooding, which caused substantial property loss. The story was about a woman who owned a commercial building in Vermont. She rented the use of the… --- ## [Secrets Snowmen Won’t Tell You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-snowmen-won-t-tell-you/1008740)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-snowmen-won-t-tell-you/1008740 "2024-10-14T16:19:15Z")
I’ve been reading a book on AI called You Look Like A Thing And I Love You (an AI-suggested pick-up line) by Janelle Shane (known for her blog AI Weirdness). It’s a very amusing basic look at some common AI models and i… --- ## [Why do hurricanes stay organized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hurricanes-stay-organized/1008574)
**Author:** [@EdwardFound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardFound)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hurricanes-stay-organized/1008574 "2024-10-14T16:15:25Z")
I do understand that hurricanes are “fueled” by warm water - that is, the energy that drives the wind, rain, and pressure differentials comes ultimately from heat flowing from ocean water to the cold, upper atmosphere. B… --- ## [How can I find out if my ballot was received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-my-ballot-was-received/1008732)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-if-my-ballot-was-received/1008732 "2024-10-14T13:59:08Z")
People posting in this forum have said that they know their ballot was received. I searched the Champaign County, IL website, but couldn’t find any such information. I mailed my ballot 11 days ago. --- ## [MLB pitcher replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitcher-replacement/1008698)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-pitcher-replacement/1008698 "2024-10-14T13:37:36Z")
A question I should know. Can a pitcher be replaced during a batter’s turn at bat or does the manager have to wait until that batter is done? Obviously an injury to the pitcher overrides any rule. --- ## [I'm looking for simple web based database software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-simple-web-based-database-software/1007296)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-simple-web-based-database-software/1007296 "2024-10-14T07:29:44Z")
I used to use Microsoft Works back in the early 90s and I thought it was what I needed. But that’s basically gone now. Say I have a spreadsheet with 10 columns and 100 rows. I want to be able to select one option from … --- ## [Exercise for osteoporosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-osteoporosis/1008682)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-osteoporosis/1008682 "2024-10-14T03:28:34Z")
So yeah, I’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis. I need to do weight bearing exercise. It’s my lower back left hip, and both femurs. I’m now taking Fosamax. What would be good exercise. I can’t joke that “I could break … --- ## [What's the best Yahtzee strategy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-yahtzee-strategy/1006177)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-yahtzee-strategy/1006177 "2024-10-14T00:31:44Z")
I always loved Yahtzee. I guess I could have Googled this but I’m sure the Dope can do better. What’s your victory approach to a game of Yahtzee? --- ## [Cats and Dogs KNOW they're having their picture taken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-dogs-know-theyre-having-their-picture-taken/1008719)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-and-dogs-know-theyre-having-their-picture-taken/1008719 "2024-10-14T00:29:43Z")
…because if they didn’t, they’d simply wander off immediately, and not stand in place and remain looking at you, at least until the shutter snaps. No? :grinning: --- ## [Psst .. Tim, there is a mistake in your hot dish recipe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638 "2024-10-13T23:13:34Z")
As I am sure is the case for many of us, I am bombarded with fundraising requests from the Democrats. Well, I gave a chunk a while back and now I just ignore the entreaties. But one that came in yesterday cracked me up … --- ## [Cybersecurity as a profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybersecurity-as-a-profession/1008616)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybersecurity-as-a-profession/1008616 "2024-10-13T21:52:22Z")
My wife has been studying programming for a while and found that she doesn’t love it, greatly. She’s pivoting into QA automation, since that tends to be a bit more linear, but she’s curious whether she should look at cyb… --- ## [Need help adjusting a door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-adjusting-a-door/1008725)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-adjusting-a-door/1008725 "2024-10-13T21:36:15Z")
My friend has a deadbolt on her front door. Original to the house, so maybe 12 years old. Apparently it has always been “stiff” to open and close. I decided to take a look at it for her and possibly replace the deadbolt.… --- ## [Simple tax Q--Schedule D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-tax-q-schedule-d/1008728)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-tax-q-schedule-d/1008728 "2024-10-13T21:26:01Z")
If you have a capital-loss carryover on line-13 of the Cap-Loss Carryover Worksheet, you’re supposed to enter that amount on Schedule-D, line-14. Should it be entered on Sched-D line-14 as a positive amount, or negative… --- ## [US - the Jones Act and similar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-the-jones-act-and-similar/1008695)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-the-jones-act-and-similar/1008695 "2024-10-13T21:19:12Z")
The century±old Jones Act restricts (cargo) ships sailing between US ports to be US-built, owned, and crewed. This leads to much higher prices in states/territories such as Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Guam. It supposedly pr… --- ## [(Old) It's A Brand New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-brand-new-mmp/1007336)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-brand-new-mmp/1007336 "2024-10-13T20:01:35Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 70 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 80 and mostly cloudy. I shall spend a fair amount of time today dealin’ with the public. I need to refill and pick u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=457&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=459&state=muted)