# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=500 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 501 --- ## [Biology question: Crabs and Scorpions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biology-question-crabs-and-scorpions/966551)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biology-question-crabs-and-scorpions/966551 "2024-08-15T13:53:08Z")
This question is prompted by a clue on last night’s episode of Jeopardy!, but I’m putting it here because it’s really a factual scientific question. The category was Zodiac signs, and the clue was something like which z… --- ## [Racist riots and unrest in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-riots-and-unrest-in-the-uk/1005291)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-riots-and-unrest-in-the-uk/1005291 "2024-08-15T13:14:18Z")
There doesn’t seem to be a thread on this yet; about a week ago, a 17-year-old entered a dance/yoga class and attacked people, stabbing and killing three young girls and seriously injuring others. A rumour circulated th… --- ## [Zooming in on web page but photos do not enlarge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooming-in-on-web-page-but-photos-do-not-enlarge/1005731)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooming-in-on-web-page-but-photos-do-not-enlarge/1005731 "2024-08-15T11:10:27Z")
This has bugged me for, I dunno, decades. I figured it was time to ask. It occurs only on some, not all, websites (definitely on eBay). When I see a page with several small photos, and I zoom in to get a better look, th… --- ## [What would happen if a new President decided to paint the White House a different color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-new-president-decided-to-paint-the-white-house-a-different-color/1005702)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-new-president-decided-to-paint-the-white-house-a-different-color/1005702 "2024-08-15T08:12:21Z")
Would pronouncements from the Beige House with the Green Shutters be taken as seriously? --- ## [Off key singers on (mainstream) records? -\> Santana Caravanserai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-key-singers-on-mainstream-records-santana-caravanserai/1005612)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-key-singers-on-mainstream-records-santana-caravanserai/1005612 "2024-08-15T06:46:46Z")
I just listen to Santanas Caravanserai record … and the singer is the main reason I do not listen more often to that otherwise good work: (cued to the right spot (0:43) I still am godsmacked how a perform… --- ## [Expiring grinding wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiring-grinding-wheel/1005560)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expiring-grinding-wheel/1005560 "2024-08-15T04:10:39Z")
Just one of those abrasive composite discs for cutting metal. It says on it to use by such-and-such month 2026. Why? --- ## [RIP Wally 'Famous' Amos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wally-famous-amos/1005722)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wally-famous-amos/1005722 "2024-08-15T03:36:28Z")
Used to love his cookies when I lived in L.A. --- ## [Would a volcano have a plume on Venus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-volcano-have-a-plume-on-venus/1005704)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-volcano-have-a-plume-on-venus/1005704 "2024-08-15T01:53:18Z")
Venus has a famously thick atmosphere, approximately 95 times thicker than Earth’s. It also has volcanos. So if a volcano erupted, would there be a plume or would everything just travel along the surface? --- ## [Things to do/see in Kelowna, BC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-see-in-kelowna-bc/1005697)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-see-in-kelowna-bc/1005697 "2024-08-15T00:41:43Z")
I might be going there in a couple weeks. I’ll check out the standard websites, but looking for any inside dope. Thanks! --- ## [Looking at post someone quotes or replies to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-post-someone-quotes-or-replies-to/1005718)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-post-someone-quotes-or-replies-to/1005718 "2024-08-15T00:29:01Z")
There may well be a discourse trick I don’t know about. But in a busy thread, when Abelard responds to Heloïse or quotes her, is there an easy way to look at the old Heloïse post without searching back umpteen messages? … --- ## [Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - When Were You Travelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-tramps-and-thieves-when-were-you-travelling/1005584)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-tramps-and-thieves-when-were-you-travelling/1005584 "2024-08-14T23:33:44Z")
Inspired by the thread on Brandy and because I woke up with this earworm in my head and I cannot get it out… Cher’s 1971 song Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves relates the narrator’s childhood in a travelling carnival-type s… --- ## [Vote for Kennedy! In 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-kennedy-in-2024/1005500)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vote-for-kennedy-in-2024/1005500 "2024-08-14T22:51:48Z")
I’m looking at 538’s collection of polls, which on average show Harris up 2%, but the race is basically a toss-up. Harris tends to be even, maybe slightly ahead, but more so in polls that include Kennedy or other candid… --- ## [Is there any way to get Discourse to show more than one reply per thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-discourse-to-show-more-than-one-reply-per-thread/1005693)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-discourse-to-show-more-than-one-reply-per-thread/1005693 "2024-08-14T22:02:22Z")
Say I want to find a list of posts where John6565 mentions the word “obsidian”. He’s mentioned the word a lot in several threads, but as far as I can tell Discourse search results will only list the thread once regardle… --- ## [Extraordinary (everyday) people you met in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-everyday-people-you-met-in-your-life/1005667)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-everyday-people-you-met-in-your-life/1005667 "2024-08-14T21:59:03Z")
fun story: A couple of years ago I bought an old Brooks leather seat/saddle for my bicycle ( donno, 30-50 dollars IIRC). I met up with the seller at my lunchbreak close to my office. Seller arrived on bike, took the se… --- ## [Aerodynamics of Javelin (Olympics related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamics-of-javelin-olympics-related/1005659)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamics-of-javelin-olympics-related/1005659 "2024-08-14T20:17:06Z")
My rare posts in this section of SMDB usually reflect my deep ignorance of sport in general, so please be forgiving. I don’t usually watch sport, but with the Olympics are on every TV worldwide. I was idly watching the… --- ## ['"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.'... 'Dammit, we made him angry'", a tale of customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377 "2024-08-14T19:57:47Z")
My daughter rented a U-Haul storage space in late May and since then the location has double-billed her for one space, ignoring her complaints, blowing her off, and at one time, someone called her a ‘hoe’. I asked if sh… --- ## [Some one said to me that biology and medicine have not really change in the past 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-one-said-to-me-that-biology-and-medicine-have-not-really-change-in-the-past-30-years/1005593)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-one-said-to-me-that-biology-and-medicine-have-not-really-change-in-the-past-30-years/1005593 "2024-08-14T19:14:52Z")
Some one said to me that biology and medicine have not really changed in the past 30 years. Is that true? Has biology and medicine been stagnated compared to engineering, computers and technology? Not much changed with … --- ## [This local criminal case really irritates me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-local-criminal-case-really-irritates-me/1005110)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-local-criminal-case-really-irritates-me/1005110 "2024-08-14T18:18:41Z")
Note: this story does talk about suicide. So this woman was found with 20 stab wounds in a locked room, and yet it was ruled a suicide. And then it was ruled that the medical examiner’s determination couldn’t be overrul… --- ## [Taxes on backpay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-backpay/1005661)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-backpay/1005661 "2024-08-14T17:36:37Z")
Hypothetical. Suppose I was underpaid from 2020 to now and I get all of my backpay this year. Because the federal income tax is progressive I take a huge tax hit which I think is unfair because that pay should have bee… --- ## [Donald Trump and Hannibal Lecter. What's up with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-hannibal-lecter-whats-up-with-this/1004762)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-and-hannibal-lecter-whats-up-with-this/1004762 "2024-08-14T17:35:28Z")
Trump keeps mentioning the “late great” Hannibal Lector. The serial killer featured in Silence of the Lambs and other books and movies. He always emphasizes the joke from the end of the movie where Lector says, “I’m hav… --- ## [Poll: have you seen any presidential campaign ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-seen-any-presidential-campaign-ads/1004725)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-have-you-seen-any-presidential-campaign-ads/1004725 "2024-08-14T16:50:49Z")
So far I have not seen any TV ad for the presidential race other than the RFK Jr Super Bowl ad. I live in a solid blue state so I suppose that’s not surprising. Other than the national RFK Jr Super Bowl ad have you seen… --- ## [Well-regarded bands that you don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-regarded-bands-that-you-dont-like/1005105)
**Author:** [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-regarded-bands-that-you-dont-like/1005105 "2024-08-14T16:23:12Z")
What bands are critically acclaimed or well-respected by critics and fans alike, but you don’t care for? I’m particularly interested in bands who’s music is in genres that you otherwise enjoy and that, in theory at least… --- ## [Troubling Facebook friend request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubling-facebook-friend-request/1005703)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troubling-facebook-friend-request/1005703 "2024-08-14T14:56:15Z")
Every once in a blue moon I’ll get a friend request from some scantily clad lady that I don’t know. I assume they are doing this to direct traffic to their website. I usually just ignore them no problem. But this lady … --- ## [What is the geometry of prism eyeglass prescriptions? And why are they so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-geometry-of-prism-eyeglass-prescriptions-and-why-are-they-so-expensive/1005534)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-geometry-of-prism-eyeglass-prescriptions-and-why-are-they-so-expensive/1005534 "2024-08-14T14:34:41Z")
I do not have a prism prescription, but I’m trying to understand my own prescription for astigmatism and ran across this term. The sites I’ve been able to find talk about what type of vision defects are corrected by the… --- ## [Freeloading or fair use? Where is this headed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeloading-or-fair-use-where-is-this-headed/1005631)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeloading-or-fair-use-where-is-this-headed/1005631 "2024-08-14T14:27:46Z")
Not sure if this is merely an opinion question or a debate, but I’ll start here… There was a CNN article today about various companies tightening their policies on sharing membership privileges, such as Netflix and most… --- ## [North/South/East/West \[city name\], but a different city than \[city name\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-south-east-west-city-name-but-a-different-city-than-city-name/1004958)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-south-east-west-city-name-but-a-different-city-than-city-name/1004958 "2024-08-14T14:19:00Z")
I grew up near Dayton, Ohio. When someone says “East Dayton,” they’re referring to the area east of downtown Dayton within city limits. But sometimes it refers to a different city altogether. East Cleveland, for example… --- ## [Let's write Harris' opening statement at the debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-harris-opening-statement-at-the-debate/1005491)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-harris-opening-statement-at-the-debate/1005491 "2024-08-14T14:15:46Z")
Okay, they’re going to debate on Sept. 10 on ABC. Let’s save the campaign some trouble and write her opening statement. I came up with most of this one while taking a walk with my wife a few nights ago. Before we get s… --- ## [Who creates the callsigns for each military aircraft before a sortie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-creates-the-callsigns-for-each-military-aircraft-before-a-sortie/1005666)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-creates-the-callsigns-for-each-military-aircraft-before-a-sortie/1005666 "2024-08-14T13:57:06Z")
For instance, “Muscle 1, Bear 2, Basher 52, Irene 3, Spooky 43, Frank 1, Luke 1” Does some military ATC create these names on the fly or pick out of an ATC namebook? And why would there be Basher 51/52 if there wasn’t … --- ## [Problem with tuner/amplifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-tuner-amplifier/1005678)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-tuner-amplifier/1005678 "2024-08-14T13:16:46Z")
I don’t really expect any Doper will actually be able to help, but it costs nothing to try. I have a Sony tuner/amplifier and listen to the radio between 9 and 3 every day. It is probably about 10 years old and can con… --- ## [In their prime did any of the ancient empires/societies have a "well this city state/empires going to hell " contingent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-their-prime-did-any-of-the-ancient-empires-societies-have-a-well-this-city-state-empires-going-to-hell-contingent/1005677)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-their-prime-did-any-of-the-ancient-empires-societies-have-a-well-this-city-state-empires-going-to-hell-contingent/1005677 "2024-08-14T13:10:54Z")
Something I was reading the other day was talking about changes in modern US society from days of old like things you cant do now that you could back then and vice versa (it was a numbered slide show)and the comment… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=499) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=501)