# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=480 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 481 --- ## [Letters You Do Not Know Where To Send](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-you-do-not-know-where-to-send/961947)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-you-do-not-know-where-to-send/961947 "2024-09-12T02:10:30Z")
Dear Weather, Not many years ago, you offered predictability and consistency. The results were not always great. You were too hot and humid in the summer and too cold and snowy in the winter. Recently, you have decid… --- ## [Have you ever bought cryptocurrencies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-cryptocurrencies/1005023)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-cryptocurrencies/1005023 "2024-09-12T01:33:07Z")
Inspired by this bit of news about tanTrump wholeheartedly endorsing crytocurrencies, and being myself extremely skeptical of the whole idea, I wondered how many of the readers in this board have ever bought any cryptoc… --- ## [Does President Biden get along with Vice President Harris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-president-biden-get-along-with-vice-president-harris/1007137)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-president-biden-get-along-with-vice-president-harris/1007137 "2024-09-12T00:33:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trump and Harris agree to September 10th ABC debate - Watch Along Starts at Post 431: Does Biden get along well with Harris? Or, is it true that he hates her, as Donald Trump claimed in l… --- ## [Why is a musical but in a film called a musical "number"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-musical-but-in-a-film-called-a-musical-number/1006970)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-musical-but-in-a-film-called-a-musical-number/1006970 "2024-09-11T22:21:40Z")
In a (not a musical) movie I watched recently, the cast did a song & dance bit, and one of the characters broke the fourth wall and told the audience, “I love a musical number.” In fact, I’ve heard these bits referred t… --- ## [ID this movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie/1006879)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie/1006879 "2024-09-12T00:06:50Z")
I saw a brief recap video. It’s an animated movie. It appears to be Japanese. The recap talked about a young woman who had been living isolated in her apartment for three years, not seeing anyone in person. But she had… --- ## [Dick Cheney endorses Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-endorses-harris/1006881)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-endorses-harris/1006881 "2024-09-11T23:15:48Z")
Didn’t have that on my bingo card. I probably won’t be the first to suggest that Dick invite Donald to go on a hunting trip. Has anything like this ever happened before, where an actually former Pres/VP has endorsed the… --- ## [Oldest world champion in any sport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-world-champion-in-any-sport/1006989)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-world-champion-in-any-sport/1006989 "2024-09-11T22:56:15Z")
Who is the oldest person to have won a world championship in any sport? For this discussion, the sport must include some sort of specialized physical skill (so, for example, darts would qualify, but chess would not). I… --- ## [Suspension for 7 days for split\_p\_j for continued problematic posting and Conspiracy Theory posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-for-7-days-for-split-p-j-for-continued-problematic-posting-and-conspiracy-theory-posts/1007136)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-for-7-days-for-split-p-j-for-continued-problematic-posting-and-conspiracy-theory-posts/1007136 "2024-09-11T22:52:54Z")
split\_p\_j has garnered 4 warnings and far too many modnotes to continue posting as they have. When they returns they must not post Conspiracy Theory posts and especially 9/11 CT posts. Recent History of Warnings: … --- ## [Which TV property has the most spinoffs/in-universe franchise shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-property-has-the-most-spinoffs-in-universe-franchise-shows/1006652)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-property-has-the-most-spinoffs-in-universe-franchise-shows/1006652 "2024-09-11T22:29:21Z")
You know how like The Big Bang Theory was spunoff into Young Sheldon, which has now been spunoff into Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (3 points!)? Which show has the most? For example, I’m pretty sure that All in the Fa… --- ## [Accusing a Group of Malice in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusing-a-group-of-malice-in-gd/1006062)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusing-a-group-of-malice-in-gd/1006062 "2024-09-11T20:14:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from If conservatives think being gay is a choice, what do they think are the benefits of being gay?: To demonize them. With conservatives it’s always about malice; “the cruelty is the po… --- ## [How the hell does Pandora work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-does-pandora-work/1004654 "2024-09-11T20:14:08Z")
I know how it is supposed to work. I pick around five artists/types of music, it throws me songs from those and others supposedly of the same genre, and I vote thumbs up or down. With basic Pandora you have only so man… --- ## [So I'm Finally Watching Buffy... \[Progressive unboxed spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-finally-watching-buffy-progressive-unboxed-spoilers/539107)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 837\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-finally-watching-buffy-progressive-unboxed-spoilers/539107 "2024-09-11T19:42:37Z")
My husband and I are finally watching Buffy to see what all the fuss is about. I don’t know exactly how to describe my reaction to this show. You know how when you first see Firefly, you’re like, ‘‘Holy shit, this is g… --- ## [What Strange, Magical Curios does this Dark Elf Warlock have in his Collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-magical-curios-does-this-dark-elf-warlock-have-in-his-collection/1007050)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-strange-magical-curios-does-this-dark-elf-warlock-have-in-his-collection/1007050 "2024-09-11T19:41:10Z")
At the bottom of the Evil, Dark Elf Warlock’s tower is a small gallery displaying under glass, his collection of magical curios, oddities, and trinkets. What creative and interesting things should be in his collection? H… --- ## [Should Biden select a different VP in the next Election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-select-a-different-vp-in-the-next-election/994341)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-select-a-different-vp-in-the-next-election/994341 "2024-08-06T00:57:31Z")
Simple question does Kamala Harris bring anything substantive to the ticket? Has she proven a willingness to work and provide leadership on her assigned tasks to represent the President? She’s been given important tasks… --- ## [Why are you watching the Harris/ Trump debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-watching-the-harris-trump-debate/1007075)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-watching-the-harris-trump-debate/1007075 "2024-09-11T18:14:51Z")
Are you watching the debate tonight for any other reason than to be entertained/ amused/ horrified? There is nothing that could realistically happen that is going to change my decision about whom to vote for. --- ## [Evading the hate speech prohibition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evading-the-hate-speech-prohibition/1006775)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evading-the-hate-speech-prohibition/1006775 "2024-09-11T18:13:09Z")
In the post at https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-donald-trump-win-at-this-point/1005351/1755, we have the following: A vote for Trump is a vote against that uppity n/99/r bitch Harris. Is a vote for project 202… --- ## [Can anyone guess the title of this movie, beyond the title of "one I've the most hilariously bad movies I've ever seen"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-guess-the-title-of-this-movie-beyond-the-title-of-one-ive-the-most-hilariously-bad-movies-ive-ever-seen/1006837)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-guess-the-title-of-this-movie-beyond-the-title-of-one-ive-the-most-hilariously-bad-movies-ive-ever-seen/1006837 "2024-09-11T17:08:45Z")
\[Album\] imgur.com Of course you can easily Google it, but I’m hone… --- ## [Man sticks live eel (and lemon) up his rectum in attempt to feel "intense sensation", succeeds spectacularly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sticks-live-eel-and-lemon-up-his-rectum-in-attempt-to-feel-intense-sensation-succeeds-spectacularly/1006123)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sticks-live-eel-and-lemon-up-his-rectum-in-attempt-to-feel-intense-sensation-succeeds-spectacularly/1006123 "2024-09-11T16:47:02Z")
Nearly killed him. Google translate of Vietnamese website. https://benhvienvietduc-org.translate.goog/mo-cap-cuu-cuu-song-nguoi-benh-thung-dai-truc-trang-nhet-con-luon-va-di-vat-vao-hau-mon.html?\_x\_tr\_sl=vi&\_x\_tr\_tl=… --- ## [Avoiding the Trump-Harris debate tonight 9/10/24](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-the-trump-harris-debate-tonight-9-10-24/1007101)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-the-trump-harris-debate-tonight-9-10-24/1007101 "2024-09-11T16:44:15Z")
My husband has the TV on, but hearing just 1 minute of the pre-show from the other room was enough to get me seriously irritated. So I’m up in my room with the door closed and headphones on, listening to music. How long … --- ## [NBC keeps complete Today Show episodes on their site for only 3 days after airing- then, no public archive of them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-keeps-complete-today-show-episodes-on-their-site-for-only-3-days-after-airing-then-no-public-archive-of-them/1007080)
**Author:** [@GoodZuckerbergs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodZuckerbergs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-keeps-complete-today-show-episodes-on-their-site-for-only-3-days-after-airing-then-no-public-archive-of-them/1007080 "2024-09-11T14:16:52Z")
They do retain certain clips from past episodes that are available on their site, but not the intact full episode. My question- in the modern digital age, there has to be some digital archive where major networks like N… --- ## [Kremlin Interference again (and Others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kremlin-interference-again-and-others/1006869)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kremlin-interference-again-and-others/1006869 "2024-09-11T13:56:08Z")
Primarily on YouTube, but also on Facebook “reels” etc, the Russians are again putting their thumb on the scale for their buddy trump- --- ## [Is breaded and fried fish still considered "good" for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breaded-and-fried-fish-still-considered-good-for-you/1006988)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breaded-and-fried-fish-still-considered-good-for-you/1006988 "2024-09-11T00:52:06Z")
Or does the added oil override any benefits? --- ## [Everything Changed- A 9/11 World Trade Centers Narrative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-a-9-11-world-trade-centers-narrative/263923)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-changed-a-9-11-world-trade-centers-narrative/263923 "2024-09-11T00:37:13Z")
EVERYTHING CHANGED The camera meeting I was in that had started at 8:30 am was still going when the first plane hit. We were in the basement of a 150-year-old synagogue in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, on Norfolk St… --- ## [Anyone else here done the CERT training (US FEMA, CERT = Community Emergency Response Team)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-done-the-cert-training-us-fema-cert-community-emergency-response-team/1007012)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-here-done-the-cert-training-us-fema-cert-community-emergency-response-team/1007012 "2024-09-10T23:56:31Z")
I’m thinking about doing this training. Have you done it? Are you on your community’s response team? You can be trained without having to be on the response team. Wiki’s CERT page ➜ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commu… --- ## [If you leave a bottle of laundry soap in a hot car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-leave-a-bottle-of-laundry-soap-in-a-hot-car/1006765)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-leave-a-bottle-of-laundry-soap-in-a-hot-car/1006765 "2024-09-10T22:24:40Z")
…will the soap leak out? Will the screw-on cap pop? --- ## [Star Wars The Acolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-acolyte/999056)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-acolyte/999056 "2024-09-10T22:05:46Z")
Trailer for the new series --- ## [Is there a way to respond to this (ADHD/Learning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-respond-to-this-adhd-learning/1006985)
**Author:** [@LegsOfBush](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegsOfBush)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-respond-to-this-adhd-learning/1006985 "2024-09-10T22:02:03Z")
Not sure if this is the right spot, but I’ll give it a go. My wife and I moved to Europe for early retirement. Ultimately the language requirement to get citizenship after a few years is pretty light, A2 by the CEFR. I’… --- ## [Motivation for July 13th Trump shooting: speculation, conjecture, moving to evidence supported hypothesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motivation-for-july-13th-trump-shooting-speculation-conjecture-moving-to-evidence-supported-hypothesis/1004219)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motivation-for-july-13th-trump-shooting-speculation-conjecture-moving-to-evidence-supported-hypothesis/1004219 "2024-09-10T21:12:18Z")
Thread devoted to motives of the accused and deceased Trump shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. My take: We’re here to fight ignorance, so all posters lose 3 internets for unsubstantiated c… --- ## [Where do those LED signs get their weather information from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-those-led-signs-get-their-weather-information-from/1007035)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-those-led-signs-get-their-weather-information-from/1007035 "2024-09-10T20:28:52Z")
About a year ago the school across the street from my house installed one of those LED signs that alternates between displaying the current time, the current temperature, and whatever messages the school administration w… --- ## [God Dammit, Echo! Play what I want to hear!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-echo-play-what-i-want-to-hear/1002601)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-echo-play-what-i-want-to-hear/1002601 "2024-09-10T20:08:48Z")
(Also, call me “Master,” like I taught you, and not my daughter’s Prime nickname.) I have Amazon Prime, and my Echo is programmed to take that into account. I also have Amazon unlimited music. The Manhattan Transfer alb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=481)