# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=496 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 497 --- ## [Subtle, PG-13 references in Weird Al's canon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-pg-13-references-in-weird-als-canon/1005881)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-pg-13-references-in-weird-als-canon/1005881 "2024-08-21T03:07:27Z")
Weird Al has been reliably clean throughout his career, but he’s not above sneaking in the slightest of slight risque jokes. The two that come to mind are: The lyrics to Word Crimes: At 2:18 he says “you should hire som… --- ## [A hole in one.(Thank the stars there's only one)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hole-in-one-thank-the-stars-theres-only-one/1005403)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hole-in-one-thank-the-stars-theres-only-one/1005403 "2024-08-21T00:44:07Z")
A bath tub? Nope. A roof? Nope. A tire? Nope. A pierced belly button? Nope. My DBS device quit doing me any good. My left side was trembly and getting weak. My balance was off. I was having more problems than a cat … --- ## [Help me plan a trip to Los Angeles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-trip-to-los-angeles/996873)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-a-trip-to-los-angeles/996873 "2024-08-21T00:42:37Z")
I’ve lived in California since 2005, and yet in all that time I have never been to Los Angeles (apart from walking to In-N-Out near LAX during a long layover). I think it’s time to remedy that. I’m in the very prelimin… --- ## [Is good news irrelevant or even dangerous in politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-good-news-irrelevant-or-even-dangerous-in-politics/1005957)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-good-news-irrelevant-or-even-dangerous-in-politics/1005957 "2024-08-20T21:46:50Z")
You can see this attitude in the knee jerk reaction to not get complacent or the adage to run like you’re X points behind. That may be useful advice for campaigns, but I’m not sure about voters. To me, being told to dis… --- ## [Old Nazis on old tv programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-nazis-on-old-tv-programs/1005486)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-nazis-on-old-tv-programs/1005486 "2024-08-20T21:18:59Z")
Not all that long ago, I watched the late 1960s British television program The Champions. Our heroes are agents for an international agency related to the United Nations. The two recurring types of villains are the PRC… --- ## [What are the avatars at the bottom of a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-avatars-at-the-bottom-of-a-thread/1005946)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-avatars-at-the-bottom-of-a-thread/1005946 "2024-08-20T20:59:21Z")
What are the avatars at the bottom of a thread? I’m thinking of the most common posters, but I don’t know. --- ## [My sartorial frustration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sartorial-frustration/1005856)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sartorial-frustration/1005856 "2024-08-20T20:03:34Z")
I’m a smoker. I’m also what would be described in height/weight charts as obese. When I appear in public, my usual outfit is my Postal Service uniform (bought on USPS’s nickel). That’s okay five days a week. On my days o… --- ## [Just asking: What is, to you, the strangest fake website you've ever encountered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-asking-what-is-to-you-the-strangest-fake-website-youve-ever-encountered/1005894)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-asking-what-is-to-you-the-strangest-fake-website-youve-ever-encountered/1005894 "2024-08-20T18:58:50Z")
By “strangest”, it’s not just the most bizarre, but perhaps one that had the largest number of views and people STILL didn’t pick up on it being fake? We all (well, most of us) know that The Onion and Babylon Bee are fa… --- ## [Kamala Harris economic plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-economic-plan/1005873)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-economic-plan/1005873 "2024-08-20T11:41:20Z")
I saw a thread on Trump’s economic plan, but not on Harris’. She did recently lay one out. PBS has given a fairly comprehensive review A lot of this is common sense liberal policy making (I.e. reduce middle class t… --- ## [What is a "transition team"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-transition-team/1005862)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-transition-team/1005862 "2024-08-20T10:43:58Z")
From USA today: WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s presidential campaign announced its official “transition team” on Friday, a sign of confidence the Republican expects to prevail in the November election but also a requirement… --- ## [Real estate trusts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-trusts/1005912)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-trusts/1005912 "2024-08-20T09:44:34Z")
My mother has a couple of apartments – one that she rents out and one that she lives in. She also has a small retirement nest egg. She’s getting on in years and may need to move into an assisted living place in the nex… --- ## [Art/food you had been avoiding, that you find is "not that bad."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-food-you-had-been-avoiding-that-you-find-is-not-that-bad/1005266)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-food-you-had-been-avoiding-that-you-find-is-not-that-bad/1005266 "2024-08-20T06:32:30Z")
Last night we watched the 1990 movie Ghost, w/ Demi Moore/Patrick Swayze/Whoopi Goldberg. I’m not sure why I had always avoided it. Likely because we had young kids at the time, and weren’t watching a lot of adult movi… --- ## [Visiting Mexico City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-mexico-city/1005544)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-mexico-city/1005544 "2024-08-20T01:43:27Z")
I’m contemplating a trip to Mexico City over Christmas and New Years with the family - me, wife, 19 and 16 yo daughters. We’ve been to Cancun/Mayan Riviera and Ixtapa 8-10 times, but this would be our 1st non-beach trip… --- ## [So, in my local area, I'm surrounded by Trump voters & supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-my-local-area-im-surrounded-by-trump-voters-supporters/1005229)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-in-my-local-area-im-surrounded-by-trump-voters-supporters/1005229 "2024-08-20T00:58:51Z")
I live in rural Georgia. If there’s a campaign sign in a yard in my area, it’s almost always pro-Trump. Also, if a person is wearing a hat or shirt that’s overtly political, it’s almost always pro-Trump. Also, if some… --- ## [RIP Phil Donahue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-phil-donahue/1005908)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-phil-donahue/1005908 "2024-08-20T00:35:03Z")
RIP. June 13, 1990 - Indecency and Obscenity --- ## [Can you still enjoy Michael Jackson’s music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-enjoy-michael-jackson-s-music/1003638)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-still-enjoy-michael-jackson-s-music/1003638 "2024-08-20T00:28:31Z")
If you’re among the people who have decided that the accusations are false, I’m not asking you. This is for the people, like myself, who 100% believe the accusations made against him, especially by Wade Robson and James… --- ## [Bad bad bad Turtle poop. (Favorite emoji)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-turtle-poop-favorite-emoji/1005222)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-turtle-poop-favorite-emoji/1005222 "2024-08-20T00:10:40Z")
You know who you are. I can’t seem to find it on my list… It’s an emoji of a Turtle carrying a pile o’ poop. Also known as “Turdle” On my phone little flies are swarming. Love that guy. My favorite is :cherries:. W… --- ## [Anyone else got the cicada mite bite blues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-got-the-cicada-mite-bite-blues/1005502)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-got-the-cicada-mite-bite-blues/1005502 "2024-08-19T23:52:10Z")
So a few days ago, my wife and I woke up with a couple of itchy “bites” on our upper bodies. Figured just a spider bite or something. Next day, a couple more, and a couple more the day after. Now I’m the president of … --- ## [Is there a specific ceremony for "deconsecrating" a church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-ceremony-for-deconsecrating-a-church/1005825)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-ceremony-for-deconsecrating-a-church/1005825 "2024-08-19T20:57:53Z")
In a big city, one periodically runs into a building that used to be a church but has been re-purposed. We normally refer to these as “deconsecrated” churches. How exactly do you go about deconsecrating a church? I real… --- ## [Disagree with closing thread about Trump's running mate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-closing-thread-about-trumps-running-mate/1005889)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-closing-thread-about-trumps-running-mate/1005889 "2024-08-19T20:44:33Z")
In the thread about Trump’s choice for a running mate, we were discussing whether he’d replace Vance, and with whom. That seems like a good thread for that discussion, but it was closed. Is there a better thread for this… --- ## [Tell me about Shen Yun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-shen-yun/841222)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-shen-yun/841222 "2024-08-19T20:40:30Z")
Every year about now, it’s Shen Yun time: Chinese dance troupe (as far as I can tell), that blankets the local media with non-stop promotions, months in advance. Commercials and billboards, of course; but also people s… --- ## [Puerto Rico's energy grid - what gives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-ricos-energy-grid-what-gives/1005735)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-ricos-energy-grid-what-gives/1005735 "2024-08-19T20:33:33Z")
So the folks down there got hammered by a hurricane (again) and most of island lost power (again). How is it the energy provider there has not rebuilt their grid in a robust manner? Is it physically impossible? Are th… --- ## [One family, multiple meals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-family-multiple-meals/1005614)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-family-multiple-meals/1005614 "2024-08-19T20:11:33Z")
Earlier in the year my wife took the decision to become vegetarian and she has also cut out most carbohydrates from her diet. Now she is eating mostly salads and plant-based meat substitutes. At the same time, our two k… --- ## [Can you explain the appeal of white vinyl fencing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-the-appeal-of-white-vinyl-fencing/1004461)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-explain-the-appeal-of-white-vinyl-fencing/1004461 "2024-08-19T19:35:29Z")
In our area (suburb of Chicago) over the past years it has been increasingly common for people to install 6’ tall privacy fences made of white vinyl. Examples here. I’m a firm believer that anyone can do just about any… --- ## [What happens if something is left to you in a will, but the whatever is no longer owned by the person who died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-something-is-left-to-you-in-a-will-but-the-whatever-is-no-longer-owned-by-the-person-who-died/1005888)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-something-is-left-to-you-in-a-will-but-the-whatever-is-no-longer-owned-by-the-person-who-died/1005888 "2024-08-19T18:38:19Z")
Say you are one of three kids, and your father wanted to split his estate to you all evenly. His will specifies that Al (you, eldest son) should inherit his house and property, Bob (middle son) inherits his investment p… --- ## [Ceiling Fan Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-control/1005787)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ceiling-fan-control/1005787 "2024-08-19T17:29:32Z")
I have a ceiling fan in the bedroom with three speeds and a remote control. Can someone explain how the variable speed works? If it matters, the fan is on a 230V AC supply. --- ## [Local police detain rooster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-police-detain-rooster/1005863)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-police-detain-rooster/1005863 "2024-08-19T17:19:13Z")
After video began circulating of local police with a rooster in a squad car, police issued a x-tweet: He didn’t say much, other than repeatedly sharing how finding himself in the back of a patrol car was a real wake up… --- ## [Is there an easy way for me to donate ANONYMOUSLY to a SuperPAC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-for-me-to-donate-anonymously-to-a-superpac/1005792)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-for-me-to-donate-anonymously-to-a-superpac/1005792 "2024-08-19T17:09:03Z")
Hi folks, I know I cannot donate anonymously to candidates, and it is a pity for me because I am the type of donor who donates a large amount of money once. So instead of donating $50 ten times, I would just donate $500… --- ## [By how much (in the popular vote) must a Democrat outperform the Republican to win the Electoral College?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-how-much-in-the-popular-vote-must-a-democrat-outperform-the-republican-to-win-the-electoral-college/1005842)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-how-much-in-the-popular-vote-must-a-democrat-outperform-the-republican-to-win-the-electoral-college/1005842 "2024-08-19T16:05:08Z")
Looking at the 2020 election as the example: Biden beat Trump by 4.4% in the popular vote; a fairly decent margin. However, the Electoral College race actually came disastrously close to defeat; Biden only beat Trump by… --- ## [Preferred virus/malware removal tools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-virus-malware-removal-tools/1005830)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-virus-malware-removal-tools/1005830 "2024-08-19T15:41:00Z")
Many years ago (late 90s to around 2010) I was in the business of providing computer support for individual consumers and small businesses. A big part of that was cleaning up various virus and other malware infections, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=497)