# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=460 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 461 --- ## [“Californ-eye-ay”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californ-eye-ay/1007648)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californ-eye-ay/1007648 "2024-10-10T18:53:39Z")
In the Beach Boys song Surfin’ USA, the state of California is, in one instance, pronounced the way I tried to represent phonetically in the subject line, rather than the usual way for geographical entities ending in -ia… --- ## [Why this runaway Honda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-this-runaway-honda/1008369)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-this-runaway-honda/1008369 "2024-10-10T17:29:28Z")
There are news stories from northwest Minnesota about a state trooper who was able to stop a runaway 2022 Honda Pilot driven by a teenager. According to the stories, the teen wasn’t able to use his brakes or the emergen… --- ## [NY-to-LA in 27 hours 25 minutes. New Cannonball run record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-to-la-in-27-hours-25-minutes-new-cannonball-run-record/844366)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-to-la-in-27-hours-25-minutes-new-cannonball-run-record/844366 "2024-10-10T16:28:46Z")
Click here for details. --- ## [Conversations with undecided voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-undecided-voters/1006211)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversations-with-undecided-voters/1006211 "2024-10-10T16:07:20Z")
I was wondering if folk might be interested in sharing conversations we’ve had with voters who claim to be undecided as to the upcoming presidential election. I find it so hard to imagine how anyone could be undecided, … --- ## [Voting in two countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-in-two-countries/1008619)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-in-two-countries/1008619 "2024-10-10T15:42:07Z")
The thread on voting in several states made me wonder how dopers feel about voting in more than one country. AFAIK, it is not illegal. Do you think it should be? What do you think about it? I just voted in the US ele… --- ## [If I took out a HELOC and didn't pay it back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-took-out-a-heloc-and-didnt-pay-it-back/1008557)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-took-out-a-heloc-and-didnt-pay-it-back/1008557 "2024-10-10T15:33:53Z")
What happens if you take out a HELOC and don’t pay it back? From what I understand, the bank puts a lien on your property. But what does that mean, exactly? My understanding is that it means that the bank gets their mone… --- ## [New leather chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leather-chair/1008614)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leather-chair/1008614 "2024-10-10T13:47:35Z")
I’m a cheapskate. Shop sales and deals. Found a great deal on a red leather chair. I’ve always wanted a red leather chair. It was a deep discount. I’m thinking, eh fake leather. But who cares? It looks nice. Before i… --- ## [The email my straightdope account is connected to is dead. How do I recover my password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-email-my-straightdope-account-is-connected-to-is-dead-how-do-i-recover-my-password/1008618)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-email-my-straightdope-account-is-connected-to-is-dead-how-do-i-recover-my-password/1008618 "2024-10-10T12:37:30Z")
I am unable to recover my old email. But I got a new phone and I can’t log in from my new phone because I don’t have the password. What can I do? Thanks --- ## [What are "Adjustments" to my medical bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-adjustments-to-my-medical-bill/1007398)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-adjustments-to-my-medical-bill/1007398 "2024-10-10T11:55:44Z")
Last month, I had to go to the emergency room after midnight for what turned out to be a kidney stone. I was very lucky in that the pain subsided after I finally had to pee that night and the next morning, the stone imme… --- ## [MLB: September 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2024/1006570 "2024-10-10T11:21:57Z")
New thread for September, and the thick of the playoff race. In the NL: The Dodgers have the best record in baseball (82-54), with Shohei Ohtani aiming to become the majors’ first 50 HR / 50 SB player. The Brewers hav… --- ## [Some of the Ugliest Dolls in Creation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-ugliest-dolls-in-creation/1008596)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-the-ugliest-dolls-in-creation/1008596 "2024-10-10T10:26:14Z")
I was reading up on Kewpie dolls on Wikipedia, and I stumbled across this: OK. I had never heard of Billiken dolls, so I had to click the link. I was sorry I did. This is a seriously evil-looking figure. The creator t… --- ## [No, really, it's not just about the cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-its-not-just-about-the-cat/1008522)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-its-not-just-about-the-cat/1008522 "2024-10-10T02:59:18Z")
Having messed up the formatting of my previous post on this topic, I’ve asked it to be cornfielded and am reposting, hopefully in a readable form. So here goes: The boyfriend who demands his girlfriend get rid of her c… --- ## [Parental status under a candidate's name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-status-under-a-candidates-name/1008572)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parental-status-under-a-candidates-name/1008572 "2024-10-10T02:21:24Z")
The Republican challengers for the state senate and assembly seats in my area have provided the following for the occupations listed under their names on this year’s ballot: TONY VIRRUETA REP Veterans Advocate/Father D… --- ## [Total number of major-specific courses for BS and PhD in STEM at U.S. universities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-major-specific-courses-for-bs-and-phd-in-stem-at-u-s-universities/1007792)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-number-of-major-specific-courses-for-bs-and-phd-in-stem-at-u-s-universities/1007792 "2024-10-09T22:54:55Z")
In the United States, students must complete about 120 credit hours of coursework to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. In my scenario, imagine Monica wants to earn her B.S. and PhD in chemistry at a flagship university,… --- ## [On Chess(dot)com, how do you change the pieces/board colors when playing bots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-how-do-you-change-the-pieces-board-colors-when-playing-bots/1008621)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-how-do-you-change-the-pieces-board-colors-when-playing-bots/1008621 "2024-10-09T22:42:49Z")
When I play bots, the computer chooses the color of the board and, depending on this month’s theme, sometimes the pieces. Is there a way to change these settings? Thank you. --- ## [Trouble with Login.Gov and Social Security Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-login-gov-and-social-security-account/1007143)
**Author:** [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-with-login-gov-and-social-security-account/1007143 "2024-10-09T22:40:03Z")
I believe I set up a user name for SS mid 2021. When I try to attach my account to login.gov it says it can’t attach my social security number. I’ve tried 3 different browsers. I already had a login.gov account from a c… --- ## [Is there a female word for 'putz'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-female-word-for-putz/1008581)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-female-word-for-putz/1008581 "2024-10-09T21:44:47Z")
What’s the female equivalent of ‘putz’? --- ## [What are some of YOUR greatest Time Travel Stories/Ideas that YOU yourself came up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-greatest-time-travel-stories-ideas-that-you-yourself-came-up-with/1008459)
**Author:** [@GoodZuckerbergs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodZuckerbergs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-greatest-time-travel-stories-ideas-that-you-yourself-came-up-with/1008459 "2024-10-09T21:24:30Z")
We’ve seen countless Time Travel Stories, books, movies, tv shows, and video games; some are praised more highly than others, of course. Some are praised for being entertaining, some, for being emotionally powerful/sent… --- ## [NFL 2024-25: Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-5/1008343)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2024-25-week-5/1008343 "2024-10-09T20:52:39Z")
Last week the Bengals and Titans got their first wins, while the Steelers, Seahawks, and Bills suffered their first losses. The surprising Commanders are 3-1, and the Broncos beat the Jets in the rain while passing for … --- ## [Does cooking berries ruin the anti-oxidants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-berries-ruin-the-anti-oxidants/1007624)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-berries-ruin-the-anti-oxidants/1007624 "2024-10-09T20:14:42Z")
I ate plenty of berries even before I came across, years ago, a quote from nonagenarian zagillionaire Sumner Redstone attributing his health at an advanced age to eating loads of blueberries, something about all the ant… --- ## [The Department That Doesn't Work gets new wheels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-department-that-doesnt-work-gets-new-wheels/1008583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-department-that-doesnt-work-gets-new-wheels/1008583 "2024-10-09T19:50:53Z")
Irvine, California just bought a brand new Cybertruck…for it’s D.A.R.E. program. It is all decked out in police gear at over $153,000, but it won’t see much police use: California department spent $153,000 on nation's… --- ## [Increase Your Rizz! Use this vape/ink pen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-your-rizz-use-this-vape-ink-pen/1000669)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-your-rizz-use-this-vape-ink-pen/1000669 "2024-10-09T19:41:29Z")
I don’t doubt that dual use pens, which can be used for writing or vaping, have long existed, but THIS is definitely aimed at teenagers. The word “rizz” was a dead giveaway. If you don’t know, “rizz” is a slang term ba… --- ## [Why the obsession with protein in modern nutrition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-obsession-with-protein-in-modern-nutrition/1008447)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-obsession-with-protein-in-modern-nutrition/1008447 "2024-10-09T19:37:59Z")
So something that never made sense to me, as a fat middle aged man trying to eat healthily. Is why does the nutrition advice you see talk so much about eating enough protein? It seems to me as a healthy-ish non-vegitari… --- ## [Should homeowners insurance cost this much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-homeowners-insurance-cost-this-much/1008534)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-homeowners-insurance-cost-this-much/1008534 "2024-10-09T16:01:07Z")
3BR, 1BA ranch home with a basement, ~1100 square feet, approximate value of $155,000. In a small town of about 600 people, but I’m on a city street with neighbors on all sides. I’m on city water and electricity, the fir… --- ## [I just got my tongue biopsied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-tongue-biopsied/1008408)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-tongue-biopsied/1008408 "2024-10-09T15:51:51Z")
I don’t particularly recommend it, but my dentist saw something, a white patch, on my tongue, and the ENT guy he sent me to said it was probably nothing but we should take a few cells to be looked at just in case, and so… --- ## [RIP Cissy Houston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577 "2024-10-09T15:41:55Z")
This was mentioned in celebrity deaths, but I thought it would also be appropriate here. It was the last week, but I didn’t see the news until just now. Mother of Whitney Houston, of course, but she was a powerhouse sing… --- ## [2024 Nobel physics prize goes to AI researchers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-nobel-physics-prize-goes-to-ai-researchers/1008561)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-nobel-physics-prize-goes-to-ai-researchers/1008561 "2024-10-09T15:24:29Z")
Nobel physics prize 2024 won by AI pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for discoveries and invent… --- ## [Attacking nuclear facilities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-nuclear-facilities/1008349)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-nuclear-facilities/1008349 "2024-10-09T14:52:08Z")
Continuing the discussion from Breaking news. Iran launches missile attack against Israel: 2024-10-01: Blowing stuff up = not escalation, pretty much expected now(?) Destroying an operational nuclear power plant = esc… --- ## [Would Israel have been a viable country if the Palestinians had accepted the UN partition plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-israel-have-been-a-viable-country-if-the-palestinians-had-accepted-the-un-partition-plan/1008462)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-israel-have-been-a-viable-country-if-the-palestinians-had-accepted-the-un-partition-plan/1008462 "2024-10-09T14:42:06Z")
According to Wikipedia the UN plan was to split Mandatory Palestine into 3 parts; an Arab state, a Jewish state, and an international regime to administer Jerusalem. Also according to Wikipedia, this would have resulted … --- ## [Question about Apple calendar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-apple-calendar/1008562)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-apple-calendar/1008562 "2024-10-09T14:05:08Z")
(I swear, it’s so much easier to ask questions here than to grind through Apple support) There are things on my phone’s calendar that stay around forever. And then there are things that disappear. For instance: I make… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=459) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=461)