# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=468&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 469 --- ## [Bee-nado? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bee-nado-really/1007635)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bee-nado-really/1007635 "2024-09-30T01:46:47Z")
I’ve never watched the TV show 9-1-1 So I have no idea if this is the sort of thing they do regularly, but Bee-nado? Seriously? Or are they running headlong into shark-jumping? --- ## [Vegans who are judgmental and vocal to you about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-who-are-judgmental-and-vocal-to-you-about-it/1002905)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-who-are-judgmental-and-vocal-to-you-about-it/1002905 "2024-09-30T00:07:00Z")
I had another thread that got locked. For the record, I didn’t mean to imply every Vegan was judgmental, (and that the one’s who are are vocal about it). I’m just wondering if the ones that are are justified in being tha… --- ## [Lake Michigan frog behavior question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-frog-behavior-question/637875)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-frog-behavior-question/637875 "2024-09-30T00:02:21Z")
Was wondering if any of you might have any thoughts as to this frog activity I noticed yesterday. In short, yesterday evening along the S shore of Lake Michigan, there were several large frogs, mostly sitting along the … --- ## [Are there any truly unbiased news sources in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-truly-unbiased-news-sources-in-the-us/1008216)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-truly-unbiased-news-sources-in-the-us/1008216 "2024-09-29T23:30:27Z")
I grew up in the 60s and trusted newscasters such as Walter Cronkite for unbiased news. I later expanded to all of the major US networks, such as CBS, NBC, PBS, and ABC. When I traveled, I watched CNN and the BBC for acc… --- ## [Slap-fighting and brain damage: how could we have known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slap-fighting-and-brain-damage-how-could-we-have-known/1007742)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slap-fighting-and-brain-damage-how-could-we-have-known/1007742 "2024-09-29T23:24:01Z")
If you’ve never seen slap fighting, well, it’s pretty much like it sounds: two opponents stand face to face and take turns slapping each other in the face as hard as they can until someone just can’t take it any more. I… --- ## [Kris Kristofferson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-kristofferson-has-died/1008261)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-kristofferson-has-died/1008261 "2024-09-29T23:03:00Z")
My favorite lyricist, bar none. I’d trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday. Dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end. I headed up the street and caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken… --- ## [Why are there always too few polling places in big cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-always-too-few-polling-places-in-big-cities/1006950)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-always-too-few-polling-places-in-big-cities/1006950 "2024-09-29T20:21:02Z")
I’ve been following elections since 2000. One scene that takes place every election goes something like this. There’s a reporter standing in front of some polling location with a long line, around an hour or so before … --- ## [What are you absolute most hated movies of all time? Your "zero stars" movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 563\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-absolute-most-hated-movies-of-all-time-your-zero-stars-movies/985653 "2024-09-29T19:07:03Z")
My interest and viewing of movies the past 8-10 years has increased and I find I give most movie a passable rating, the equivalent of a 1 star or 1/2 star review. But…there are a few so bad they deserve the dreaded “zer… --- ## [Regulating AI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regulating-ai/994330)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regulating-ai/994330 "2024-09-29T18:39:48Z")
Just wondering what people think about these efforts by the EU, since many folks here know more about AI than myself. Any good solution, and this might not be it or we might not know enough to judge, presumably is a ser… --- ## [Can anybody find the Straight Dope on the Map Of The Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-find-the-straight-dope-on-the-map-of-the-internet/1007813)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-find-the-straight-dope-on-the-map-of-the-internet/1007813 "2024-09-29T16:40:42Z")
Give a look. It might be there. https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/13ad2603-668b-4c11-a371-91e56d25998d/deihd1a-79c74ae0-7e41-4c4c-bcdf-757dfe0f0e1b.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.… --- ## [Who first called Reagan “The Great Communicator”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-called-reagan-the-great-communicator/1008241)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-first-called-reagan-the-great-communicator/1008241 "2024-09-29T14:39:57Z")
In the song “Popular” from Wicked, Galinda has the line When I see depressing creatures/With unprepossessing features/I remind them on their own behalf/To think of/Celebrated heads of state/Or ‘specially Great Communicat… --- ## [Help! What are these beans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-what-are-these-beans/1007628)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-what-are-these-beans/1007628 "2024-09-29T13:21:16Z")
Stopped at the farm market and they had these beans that they grew. I asked the lady at the cash register what they were, she said they were beans. I asked what kind and she blushed and said “big beans”. (She is just th… --- ## [Accent eradication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accent-eradication/1007709)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accent-eradication/1007709 "2024-09-29T11:27:14Z")
Has there been any study of the age at which acquiring a native accent in a second language falls off a cliff? Anecdotally, my relatives who’ve immigrated in their youth (mainly from Slavic-speaking countries) tend to sp… --- ## [Kamala Harris' recent comments on guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-recent-comments-on-guns/1007591)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-recent-comments-on-guns/1007591 "2024-09-29T06:56:30Z")
As it’s apparently a bit specific for the general Kamala Harris Election Runup thread. I’ll start one here. Recently VP Harris said this about being a gun owner: Vice President Kamala Harris told a visibly shocked Opr… --- ## [Old-timey Travel Writing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-travel-writing/1007538)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-timey-travel-writing/1007538 "2024-09-29T05:09:39Z")
Travel writing is sometimes enjoyable. Both the quality of writing and my interest in a specific location might vary wildly. Bill Bryson and Mark Twain amuse even in ordinary places. Shackleton writes surprisingly wel… --- ## [Historicity of the Kingdom of Rome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historicity-of-the-kingdom-of-rome/1007808)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historicity-of-the-kingdom-of-rome/1007808 "2024-09-29T04:20:49Z")
Roman oral tradition held that before it was a Republic, Rome was a kingdom, like many contemporaneous polities. However, my understanding is that there are no surviving sources from this time period, and very little is … --- ## [What threads do you want to see resolved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-do-you-want-to-see-resolved/1007757)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-threads-do-you-want-to-see-resolved/1007757 "2024-09-29T02:48:11Z")
I just went into this thread and called the OP to tell us: did you buy the car or not? There was a thread a few years ago where the OP found out that an anonymous one-night stand years back resulted in a child and he wa… --- ## [How biased is NewsNation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-biased-is-newsnation/1008221)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-biased-is-newsnation/1008221 "2024-09-29T02:36:00Z")
It presents itself as unbiased, but its recent promotion of Bill O’Reilly interviewing Elon Musk leads me to believe it might not be true. What’s the scoop? --- ## [Wealth going to the 1%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealth-going-to-the-1/1007678)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealth-going-to-the-1/1007678 "2024-09-28T22:38:32Z")
A factoid I keep hearing is that almost all of the increase in the US economy today is going to an elite of 1% or less. But how exactly is this manifesting? If they’re raking in more money, what is it getting spent on? A… --- ## [Is there a good fact-checking analysis of Netanyahu's UN speech? September 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-fact-checking-analysis-of-netanyahus-un-speech-september-2024/1008212)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-fact-checking-analysis-of-netanyahus-un-speech-september-2024/1008212 "2024-09-28T20:40:40Z")
I would like to read an objective, as much as possible, review and fact-check of Netanyahu’s speech to the UN the other day. I have yet to be able to find one online, though. Is there a good breakdown and fact-check of … --- ## ["Bridgerton" ball was a Wonka-esque flop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgerton-ball-was-a-wonka-esque-flop/1008204)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgerton-ball-was-a-wonka-esque-flop/1008204 "2024-09-28T18:55:56Z")
I never watched the show, but I saw the headline and had to check it out. These kinds of abysmally-planned events are clearly set up to be grifts, aren’t they? Just trying to pull in money? --- ## [What is the Breakfast of Champions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-breakfast-of-champions/1007750)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-breakfast-of-champions/1007750 "2024-09-28T16:02:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Am I an extreme outlier because I remember people, faces, places, names from 20-30 years ago?: I think opinions will vary. --- ## [How would you prove you're a citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prove-youre-a-citizen/1007450)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-prove-youre-a-citizen/1007450 "2024-09-28T14:15:56Z")
Is a birth certificate sufficient? A copy or one of the official embossed ones? If you’re the child of immigrants and born in the USA, is your birth certificate enough? I don’t have a passport. Do naturalized citizens g… --- ## [Possible War in Lebanon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-war-in-lebanon/1004947)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-war-in-lebanon/1004947 "2024-09-28T13:40:34Z")
Many people seem to think a war with Lebanon/Hezbollah and Israel is inevitable. There was a major strike into the Golan Heights over the weekend, which killed a number of children. https://apnews.com/article/israel-leb… --- ## [Tupperware inc files for bankruptcy 70s and 80s kids sob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tupperware-inc-files-for-bankruptcy-70s-and-80s-kids-sob/1007457)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tupperware-inc-files-for-bankruptcy-70s-and-80s-kids-sob/1007457 "2024-09-28T12:11:56Z")
Wow, this one brings back memories of playing Atari in the bedroom with the cousins while Mom and Aunts took turns having the parties. The snacks were the best! tho And yes, Aunt still has a lot of hers. LOL. Though I h… --- ## [I have a Game Dev Tycoon (Game on Steam) question - are the game genres random or can i unlock specific ones? - edited title - RT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-game-dev-tycoon-game-on-steam-question-are-the-game-genres-random-or-can-i-unlock-specific-ones-edited-title-rt/1007736)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-game-dev-tycoon-game-on-steam-question-are-the-game-genres-random-or-can-i-unlock-specific-ones-edited-title-rt/1007736 "2024-09-28T12:00:05Z")
is the genre research random or do you have to do certain things to unlock specific ones? like in the game I’m playing now I have kung fu unlocked but I’m not getting “fighting” so I can make my Mortal Kombat/Stree… --- ## [What should I do in Barcelona, over a long weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-barcelona-over-a-long-weekend/1005719)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-barcelona-over-a-long-weekend/1005719 "2024-09-28T11:01:30Z")
My husband is going to a conference, and I plan to join him. But I have hard commitments Tuesday evenings, so I will be flying out on Wednesday, arriving Thursday, and I need to get home by the following Tuesday. So I’l… --- ## [Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to lead the UK but has resigned on July 7, 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1423\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-minister-boris-johnson-tries-to-lead-the-uk-but-has-resigned-on-july-7-2022/837872 "2024-09-28T08:39:43Z")
Previous thread about May’s resignation and Johnson’s election as PM: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=876044 Brexit, Brexit, Brexit and Brexit - oh, yeah, and the economy, budget, immigration, educ… --- ## [Speculation that NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson is in danger of losing state Republican Party financial support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-that-nc-lt-governor-mark-robinson-is-in-danger-of-losing-state-republican-party-financial-support/1006316)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-that-nc-lt-governor-mark-robinson-is-in-danger-of-losing-state-republican-party-financial-support/1006316 "2024-09-28T07:39:48Z")
Speculation that said crazy dude – NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson – is in danger of losing state Republican Party financial support: Republicans are now deciding when to pull the plug on Robinson’s sinking ship. A Surv… --- ## [Do people's veins ever fully recover from blood tests and IV's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-peoples-veins-ever-fully-recover-from-blood-tests-and-ivs/1007748)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-peoples-veins-ever-fully-recover-from-blood-tests-and-ivs/1007748 "2024-09-28T03:42:44Z")
My mom was a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and sometimes got called in to start IV’s in patients with bad veins I"ve always been a difficult stick. Especially now after a lifetime of blood tests and IV’s. I had surgery in … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=467&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=469&state=tracking)