# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=461&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 462 --- ## [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… --- ## [Experience with "low-talkers"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-low-talkers/1007483)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-with-low-talkers/1007483 "2024-10-09T14:03:59Z")
Obligatory Seinfeld reference Yesterday at work I had the pleasure of speaking with a newly hired contractor, whose job was to initiate and run a number of conference calls. Both in person and over the phone, she did n… --- ## [So what song did you dance to at your wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-song-did-you-dance-to-at-your-wedding/1008492)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-song-did-you-dance-to-at-your-wedding/1008492 "2024-10-09T13:46:25Z")
I was just thinking about this, we’ve been together nearly 25 years. We danced to 10,000 Maniacs Because the Night. I love Natalie Merchant’s voice. At the time & even looking back on it, I think it was a very unconventi… --- ## [Walz & Vance Debate Follow-Along -- Tue, Oct 1, 2024, 8:00 PM CDT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walz-vance-debate-follow-along-tue-oct-1-2024-8-00-pm-cdt/1008284)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 543\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walz-vance-debate-follow-along-tue-oct-1-2024-8-00-pm-cdt/1008284 "2024-10-09T12:54:21Z")
Launching this thread early to allow time to get our ducks in a row. --- ## [TIL about the Waffle House Storm Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-the-waffle-house-storm-center/1008598)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-about-the-waffle-house-storm-center/1008598 "2024-10-09T12:51:59Z")
I’d heard slight references to it here and there, but apparently Waffle House has a serious storm tracker setup that helps FEMA with storm response. Fascinating. https://itsnotgov.org/emergency-services/disaster-relief… --- ## [Sex and Big Butts Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-big-butts-question/1008541)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-big-butts-question/1008541 "2024-10-09T12:12:28Z")
I remember a friend telling a story he dated a woman with a butt so big he could not successfully perform doggy style. They would get in position but her butt jutted out so far he could only make minimal contact with the… --- ## [The Adler Planetarium Has A Cabinet Of Curiousities! (LINK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adler-planetarium-has-a-cabinet-of-curiousities-link/1008567)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adler-planetarium-has-a-cabinet-of-curiousities-link/1008567 "2024-10-09T11:36:02Z")
Chicago’s Adler Planetarium has a marvelous collection of antiques, pertaining to Astronomy! Who knew? HOW CHARMING ! (LINK) --- ## [John Amos R.I.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-amos-r-i-p/1008361)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-amos-r-i-p/1008361 "2024-10-09T11:12:38Z")
A fine actor, as James Evans in “Good Times” and as Kunta Kinte in "Roots '. --- ## [In your opinion, how close (or far) are we from radical life extension?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-how-close-or-far-are-we-from-radical-life-extension/831140)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-how-close-or-far-are-we-from-radical-life-extension/831140 "2024-10-09T10:48:42Z")
I don’t want this to be a poll, really just a thread for people to post their thoughts or opinions on this topic. Basically, when do you think we will start seeing radical life extension…or do you think we will never se… --- ## [Does Trump really want to win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-really-want-to-win/1007453)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trump-really-want-to-win/1007453 "2024-10-09T08:00:13Z")
I think he wants to play golf for the next four years and complain about losing. He is doing barely enough to make it seem like he is trying to win the Election. But seriously with 6 weeks to go he’s playing golf in Fl… --- ## [Finding the internal angle of lines drawn on a cube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-internal-angle-of-lines-drawn-on-a-cube/1008573)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-internal-angle-of-lines-drawn-on-a-cube/1008573 "2024-10-09T06:32:05Z")
Take a cube and chose two opposite vertices. Draw a line that runs straight from one vertex to a point on an edge of the cube, and from that point straight to the other vertex. Think of it as a surface diagonal(ish) that… --- ## [Was the German word "Vater" ever pronounced with a v sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-german-word-vater-ever-pronounced-with-a-v-sound/1008435)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-german-word-vater-ever-pronounced-with-a-v-sound/1008435 "2024-10-09T05:13:13Z")
In modern German a v is usually pronounced like an f. Looking through the academic literature (Wiktionary), Vater is spelled with a v beginning in Middle German. Does that reflect the pronunciation of the word or merely … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=460&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=462&state=muted)