# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=473&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 474 --- ## [What could possibly go wrong with this new roller coaster design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-with-this-new-roller-coaster-design/1007476)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-with-this-new-roller-coaster-design/1007476 "2024-09-22T00:33:16Z")
Cedar Point’s new roller coaster does something that scares the crap out of me. But hey, I’m no coaster guy. The highest section of track maybe 30 long just ends. ENDS! No bumper or anything, the car just stops there wit… --- ## [Has anyone written their memoirs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-written-their-memoirs/1007540)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-written-their-memoirs/1007540 "2024-09-22T00:20:00Z")
I’m often the keeper of the stories in my friend and hobby groups. I’ve long kept lists of stories, in the form of single sentences, to remind me of significant events. Recently I had some free time and decided to put th… --- ## [Tell me about Long Beach Washington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-long-beach-washington/1007374)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-long-beach-washington/1007374 "2024-09-21T20:18:00Z")
I am taking a little vacation there the 20-24th of September, and I am wondering about the sights and sounds and goings on around town. Our condo faces the ocean (Worldmark), and we have no set plans in place. --- ## [Given the White House and a supermajority in Congress + Supreme Court, what policies would you enact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-the-white-house-and-a-supermajority-in-congress-supreme-court-what-policies-would-you-enact/1007445)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-the-white-house-and-a-supermajority-in-congress-supreme-court-what-policies-would-you-enact/1007445 "2024-09-21T20:11:17Z")
Basically, a carte blanche scenario. Supposing you could enact just about any policy that you want (within reason, of course) - what would you push through Congress and the president’s desk? Taxes, gun control, abortion… --- ## [Surround sound home theatre: rear channels can be cheaper, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-home-theatre-rear-channels-can-be-cheaper-right/1007554)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surround-sound-home-theatre-rear-channels-can-be-cheaper-right/1007554 "2024-09-21T19:24:29Z")
I’m closing in on a final configuration for this system. One of the vendors proposed rear speakers that would cost about $700 for the pair, actually a bit more than the speakers up front. This seems like an imbalance of … --- ## [Re: 12 Bar Blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-12-bar-blues/1003553)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-12-bar-blues/1003553 "2024-09-21T19:17:26Z")
Nu? Am I cheating if I toss a IV chord for all of Bar 2. How about a V7 for the last half of Bar 12? --- ## [The Republican Party is no longer the "Pro-Business" Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-no-longer-the-pro-business-party/1003180)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-no-longer-the-pro-business-party/1003180 "2024-09-21T18:33:52Z")
We now, officially have two pro-union parties: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4734051-teamsters-president-sean-obrien-to-speak-at-republican-national-committee-convention-milwaukee/ Any corporation or CEO that g… --- ## [Scientists Say They Have Created the First Electromagnetic Vortex Cannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-say-they-have-created-the-first-electromagnetic-vortex-cannon/1007542 "2024-09-21T17:46:24Z")
Story here: Paging Dr Doom… For anyone struggling to find that perfect Christmas gift. Admit it. You want one, don’t you? --- ## [Polling results spread out in election threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-results-spread-out-in-election-threads/1007484)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-results-spread-out-in-election-threads/1007484 "2024-09-21T16:39:11Z")
I don’t know the right answer and I do believe that play by play polling numbers are relevant to the run up to the election and how can Trump win threads … but we get the same polls as new news in each of them … The thr… --- ## [My lips to yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lips-to-yours/1007544)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lips-to-yours/1007544 "2024-09-21T16:34:59Z")
In the second Hot Shots film. US President Benson meets the Japan PM. Benson: My intestines were removed during action in the North Atlantic. My bowels were replaced with hemp. Clogs easily. Mishahuru Soto: I hope you… --- ## [What is this {Picture in OP}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-picture-in-op/1007537)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-picture-in-op/1007537 "2024-09-21T16:14:25Z")
An enlargement from the painting The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger. Some sort of astronomical device I’d guess. The details on this painting are unreal. --- ## [Help a moderator please? Go fund me for Rico online now, all help appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-moderator-please-go-fund-me-for-rico-online-now-all-help-appreciated/1006886)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-moderator-please-go-fund-me-for-rico-online-now-all-help-appreciated/1006886 "2024-09-21T15:08:52Z")
This has been approved by the Powers that Be. Greetings, fellow Dopers and friends! A bit of backstory, I joined the SDMB in 1997, when the group was still on AOL . I signed up for the Web SDMB the first day it was a… --- ## [Classical, Popular, and Movie Music Ruined by Other Associations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-popular-and-movie-music-ruined-by-other-associations/1006871)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-popular-and-movie-music-ruined-by-other-associations/1006871 "2024-09-21T13:02:08Z")
Whenever she hears Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyrie my wife inevitably thinks of Emer Fudd singing “Kill the Wabbit! Kill the Wabbit!” (Although a big Bgs Bunny fan, I think of Apocalypse Now. Or the DR. Manhattan in Vietn… --- ## [Best neutral, odorless cooking oil for routine sauteing that's NOT canola oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neutral-odorless-cooking-oil-for-routine-sauteing-thats-not-canola-oil/1007364)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-neutral-odorless-cooking-oil-for-routine-sauteing-thats-not-canola-oil/1007364 "2024-09-21T10:38:35Z")
I like olive oil. I use it a lot for cooking and non-cooking preparations. Sometimes I use olive oil and butter together for great flavor, like with potatoes and other veggies. Other times I don’t want any taste from th… --- ## [Non system disc error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-system-disc-error/1007439)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-system-disc-error/1007439 "2024-09-21T08:44:13Z")
My Windows 10 computer has done this twice in the past few weeks. I get up in the morning to an ominous, “Non system disc - remove and press any key” message. But I don’t even have any way to insert a non system disc unl… --- ## [Exploding Pagers in Lebanon {2024-09-17}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-2024-09-17/1007395)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-2024-09-17/1007395 "2024-09-21T07:31:38Z")
Somehow, a bunch of pagers in Lebanon, probably mostly owned by Hezbollah, exploded simultaneously or nearly so. Does anyone know how this could be accomplished? Maybe sending some code that causes the battery to sever… --- ## [Car Gurus: Tire Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gurus-tire-problem/1007447)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gurus-tire-problem/1007447 "2024-09-21T03:00:02Z")
With the front wheels turned, my daughter bumped the car next to her in a parking lot. There was no damage to the adjacent car. But, the suspect tire developed a slow leak. She thought she hit debris in the road and call… --- ## [Is a \*rising inflection\* when asking a question universal among languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-rising-inflection-when-asking-a-question-universal-among-languages/1007471)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-rising-inflection-when-asking-a-question-universal-among-languages/1007471 "2024-09-21T02:41:46Z")
Just that. Would everyone recognize when a question was asked with rising inflection at the end? How widespread is this understood among different languages? --- ## [No, you don't have to use the dictionary definition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-have-to-use-the-dictionary-definition/1007039)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-have-to-use-the-dictionary-definition/1007039 "2024-09-21T00:29:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is MAGA a fifth column?: Rhetorical side point: You don’t have to use standard definitions in your argument BUT if you use a non-standard definition, take care to point that out. Non-stand… --- ## [Interest rates drops won't help buyers in some places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates-drops-wont-help-buyers-in-some-places/1007518)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rates-drops-wont-help-buyers-in-some-places/1007518 "2024-09-20T23:44:12Z")
Continuing the discussion from Kamala Harris and the runup to the 2024 Presidential Election: The interest rate drop will drive up the price of houses in areas where demand is still outpacing supply. That is the simple… --- ## [Our poor dogs first acid trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-poor-dogs-first-acid-trip/1006620)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-poor-dogs-first-acid-trip/1006620 "2024-09-20T23:07:22Z")
Cole is a tough muscular Pit mix who is a COMPLETE baby when it comes to having his nails trimmed. Our vet confidently said she could do it and came out looking a little shaken after… --- ## [How to cook a ribeye steak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-a-ribeye-steak/1007263)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-a-ribeye-steak/1007263 "2024-09-20T22:57:38Z")
(I know there are likely some good ‘how to cook steaks’ in the history here, but who doesn’t like a fresh discussion about food?) I got a 1lb ribeye from my local farmer’s market. It’s thawing in the fridge, and I’d lik… --- ## [What can a single person use for medical transportation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-single-person-use-for-medical-transportation/918943)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-single-person-use-for-medical-transportation/918943 "2024-09-20T22:25:25Z")
I’m at that age where docs suggest various tests, such as colonoscopies, etc. Around here, you’re not allowed to drive there, and must have a driver take you to some of these, and can’t use an Uber or taxi (technically)… --- ## [Can someone help me recover my Gmail account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-recover-my-gmail-account/1006774)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-recover-my-gmail-account/1006774 "2024-09-20T21:31:24Z")
A while back I was warned that unless I deleted some of my data I would soon run out of memory space. So I reduced it from almost 15G (the limit) to less than 1G. Nonetheless I was soon notified that unless I bought more… --- ## [Question about the "Fifty Ships" episode of Foyle's War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-fifty-ships-episode-of-foyles-war/1007227)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-fifty-ships-episode-of-foyles-war/1007227 "2024-09-20T20:15:54Z")
I just finished watching this on PBS, and there’s something I don’t understand. Foyle left the skeleton key with the gear attached on his desk where the note from the photographer was left. The Special Service broke in… --- ## [Terrence Howard is insane in the brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrence-howard-is-insane-in-the-brain/1001936)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrence-howard-is-insane-in-the-brain/1001936 "2024-09-20T20:05:46Z")
Anyone seen this? He is like Elon Musk crossed with Kayne West and wrapped in Cliff Claven. --- ## [Survivor 47 -- No interest at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-no-interest-at-all/1007529)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-no-interest-at-all/1007529 "2024-09-20T17:37:42Z")
So, a new season has started, and looks to be much the same as the previous. Too early to tell if the cast will have a ton of interest or not. Mostly I’m curious about the first ouster. Why did Gata decide to book Jon… --- ## [Today I learned about mini-moons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-mini-moons/1007510)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-about-mini-moons/1007510 "2024-09-20T17:35:41Z")
Apparently we get one every so often, and then they leave a short time later in a sort of astronomical summer fling. Pretty neat. If we did get a permanent new moon, I wonder what it would be called? Probably “Moony McMo… --- ## [What do you personally consider to be an "inalienable right"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-personally-consider-to-be-an-inalienable-right/1007482)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-personally-consider-to-be-an-inalienable-right/1007482 "2024-09-20T16:38:20Z")
Mods, wasn’t sure if GD or IMHO, your call. That is, what do you consider is– or should be– absolutely off the table when discussing what things can be mandated or prohibited by law? You don’t care if 95% of the country… --- ## [How is Trump not guilty of manslaughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-not-guilty-of-manslaughter/983780)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-not-guilty-of-manslaughter/983780 "2024-09-20T16:29:14Z")
Ashlee Babbit, and the woman who was trampled to death, wouldn’t have died that day but for trump. That they were deluded fools doesn’t excuse trump, imho. Will Jack touch on that, do you think? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=472&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=474&state=tracking)