# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=503&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 504 --- ## [Name of the painting in the bedroom onthe TV series Roseanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-the-painting-in-the-bedroom-onthe-tv-series-roseanne/390389)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-the-painting-in-the-bedroom-onthe-tv-series-roseanne/390389 "2024-08-12T11:51:46Z")
Does anyone recognize the painting hanging over Dan and Roseanne’s bed? My grandparents had the exact same painting, and it’s always made me curious. The painting is of a city street (I’ve always imagined it as London… --- ## [(Old) Motion To Vacat(ion)- An Off Work MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-motion-to-vacat-ion-an-off-work-mmp/1005258)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-motion-to-vacat-ion-an-off-work-mmp/1005258 "2024-08-12T10:39:16Z")
I’m up and off, so I thought I’d start the MMP. Wait, is anybody besides shoe working this week? --- ## [Alleged poisoning at chess tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424 "2024-08-12T05:47:21Z")
There’s the drive to win, and then there’s an unhealthy competitive streak. I think she should get more time, personally. (Where do I find these weird stories?) --- ## [What's going on with Biden, since the Veep announcement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-biden-since-the-veep-announcement/1005490)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-biden-since-the-veep-announcement/1005490 "2024-08-12T03:35:23Z")
I just haven’t heard or seen anything from him. Has he commented on it? Is he still acting president? What’s going on with him, anyway? Maybe I’m not looking in the right places. --- ## ["They're emptying out their asylums..." {another Trump falsehood apparently}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-emptying-out-their-asylums-another-trump-falsehood-apparently/1005566)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-emptying-out-their-asylums-another-trump-falsehood-apparently/1005566 "2024-08-12T03:16:44Z")
Seems like if trump’s absurd claims of all the world’s criminals and mental defectives being shipped to America was believed by any of the MAGAts, there would be serious investigations. The fact that (afaik) there are no… --- ## [What's the most interesting bird you saw today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-bird-you-saw-today/757811 "2024-08-12T01:58:55Z")
Borrowing an idea from this thread… My wife and I were driving home from shopping this afternoon when not too far in front of my car I saw a blue heron coming in for a landing. I see them fairly often standing in some o… --- ## [You’re going to miss Trump when he’s gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-going-to-miss-trump-when-he-s-gone/1005530)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-going-to-miss-trump-when-he-s-gone/1005530 "2024-08-12T00:24:54Z")
Yes, you, liberal, progressive, Democrat, independent, whatever. His replacement will be him—racist, authoritarian, cruel, even sociopathic and narcissistic—but without his flaws of stupidity, vulgarity, tiny attention … --- ## [How does wi-fi work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-work/1005477)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-wi-fi-work/1005477 "2024-08-11T22:39:08Z")
OK, I’m kind of embarrassed to not know this, but ignorance must be fought. Our home wi-fi is sort of crappy, so my wife insists that when she is working (at her job) online, nobody else in the house can be online becau… --- ## [Has anyone here ever been polled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-been-polled/1005391)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-been-polled/1005391 "2024-08-11T20:43:57Z")
We see polls for the elections all the time. I’ve never been asked who I’m going to vote for. I recently got a thing from Neilson about what I watch on TV, but never anything political. Who are they asking? Are they … --- ## [Did anyone advocate for a new Constitution, c. 1865 (in the US, if I wasn't clear)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-advocate-for-a-new-constitution-c-1865-in-the-us-if-i-wasnt-clear/1005510)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-advocate-for-a-new-constitution-c-1865-in-the-us-if-i-wasnt-clear/1005510 "2024-08-11T17:06:08Z")
One of the big drivers of the Constitution was the matter of preserving the balance between free and slave states, lest one faction gain more power over the other. That matter was conclusively put to rest with the Civil … --- ## [What sweet snack should i make? (Need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sweet-snack-should-i-make-need-answer-kinda-fast/1005446)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sweet-snack-should-i-make-need-answer-kinda-fast/1005446 "2024-08-11T16:35:45Z")
I’m hosting a square dance on Saturday, and expect perhaps a dozen people. I’d like to bake something for them. What should it be? Blueberry scones: it’s blueberry season, and i have a super recipe. But they are best fr… --- ## [Weird Win 10 problem: Can't open list of available networks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-win-10-problem-cant-open-list-of-available-networks/1005563)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-win-10-problem-cant-open-list-of-available-networks/1005563 "2024-08-11T15:36:27Z")
I have a weird problem with Windows 10 (my hardware won’t handle Win 11 so I can’t update; my plan is to use the current machine until Win 10 support ceases and then get a new one). When I go to the Network & Internet se… --- ## [The last video game magazine in print game informer has been shut down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-video-game-magazine-in-print-game-informer-has-been-shut-down/1005208)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-video-game-magazine-in-print-game-informer-has-been-shut-down/1005208 "2024-08-11T13:59:57Z")
Just got this in the e-mail : After 33 thrilling years of bringing, you the latest news, reviews, and insights from the ever-evolving world of gaming, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Game Inform… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-15/988186)
**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-15/988186 "2024-08-11T09:06:19Z")
Welcome to year 15, where everything stinks and nothing makes sense. This will be a shorter starting thread, but there is one major proposal to go over. League datesPreseason begins: Thursday, Aug. 3rd (Hall of Fame gam… --- ## [How strong a vacuum can a person produce with their chest/diaphragm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-a-vacuum-can-a-person-produce-with-their-chest-diaphragm/1005492)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-a-vacuum-can-a-person-produce-with-their-chest-diaphragm/1005492 "2024-08-11T07:31:52Z")
Suppose a person has a very long straw oriented vertically, with its bottom end submerged in a bucket of water. The person puts their mouth on the top end and produces a vacuum in the straw using their chest/diaphragm (… --- ## [Morning Joe vs Mika](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-joe-vs-mika/1005043)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morning-joe-vs-mika/1005043 "2024-08-11T06:22:14Z")
I noticed a Google headline: Tension on the set of Morning Joe. Apparently Mika Polish-surname complained that her husband and “co-anchor” Joe interrupted her. ( If you’ve never heard of Mika and Joe, lucky you!) Mika… --- ## [Debby's getting frisky! (Tropical Storm Debby)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbys-getting-frisky-tropical-storm-debby/1005224)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debbys-getting-frisky-tropical-storm-debby/1005224 "2024-08-11T03:54:07Z")
And that’s one for the money! Two for the show! Three to get ready! 'Cause Debby’s ready to blow! https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - General NHC site Tropical Storm Debby Forecast Discussion - Latest forecast discussion h… --- ## [German speakers: do you know what a Wohnungszylinder is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-do-you-know-what-a-wohnungszylinder-is/1005496)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-speakers-do-you-know-what-a-wohnungszylinder-is/1005496 "2024-08-11T03:05:11Z")
I don’t know why I just happened to think of this today, but here is the back story. In 1967 I was spending 6 months at the Foschungsinsititut für Mathematik (Mathematics Research Institute) in Zurich and subletting an a… --- ## [200m sprint track - are there better or worse lanes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200m-sprint-track-are-there-better-or-worse-lanes/1005493)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200m-sprint-track-are-there-better-or-worse-lanes/1005493 "2024-08-11T00:29:47Z")
On a standard running track, the 100m sprint is a straight line for all competitors - that’s about as fair as it can be. The 200m sprint includes a section of curved track. Because the outer lanes have a greater circumf… --- ## [Logic Puzzle regarding world records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-puzzle-regarding-world-records/1005449)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-puzzle-regarding-world-records/1005449 "2024-08-11T00:03:21Z")
Jim-Bob is in the Guiness Book of World Records. :wink: He has exactly one hundred records to his name… …which is in itself a record: more world records than anybody else in the world. SO… Does Guiness tally up a gr… --- ## [Jules Verne and Radioactivity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-verne-and-radioactivity/1005473)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-verne-and-radioactivity/1005473 "2024-08-10T22:24:09Z")
Still listening to Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, I’m struck by how he speaks of the rate of the earth cooling down, and it’s obvious that he doesn’t know about the radioactive heating of the core. Not surprising,… --- ## [Which reddit /r do you frequent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-reddit-r-do-you-frequent/1005100)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-reddit-r-do-you-frequent/1005100 "2024-08-10T21:41:35Z")
title says it pretty much … while I agree there is very little of a community feeling going on there, I often peruse: r/whatcouldgowrong r/interestingasfuck r/TIL (?) r/ukraine and currently r/vzla so what are yo… --- ## [Need help with snarky closing salutations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507 "2024-08-10T19:58:41Z")
I have to write an email to someone I greatly dislike, and do it politely. I’d like a closing salutation that says “Now fuck off” but in more professional language. Victorian constructions like “I am your most humble and… --- ## [Underwater Tunnels for Submarines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-tunnels-for-submarines/1005425)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-tunnels-for-submarines/1005425 "2024-08-10T19:18:49Z")
It’s something we see or hear about in movies and pop culture – a long water-filled underwater tunnel through which a submarine can pass to get to another body of water, or an inland lake, or at least large underground … --- ## [Educate me about military food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-military-food/1002421)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-military-food/1002421 "2024-08-10T18:03:41Z")
For whatever reason, the phrase “the better the army, the worse the food” occurred to me this morning. I think I might have read it in an Astérix book decades ago. I wondered if there was any truth to it. I thought no… --- ## [Toy Story 4 -0 Seen it thread (so, spoilers from get-go)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-4-0-seen-it-thread-so-spoilers-from-get-go/836333)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-4-0-seen-it-thread-so-spoilers-from-get-go/836333 "2024-08-10T17:49:37Z")
Saw it this weekend. Liked it quite a bit, quite bittersweet. It answers the “What happened to Bo Peep” question nicely, and acts as a nice ending - for one character, at least. I can see how they might continue without … --- ## [What makes you happy? What makes you smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-happy-what-makes-you-smile/1005436)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-happy-what-makes-you-smile/1005436 "2024-08-10T14:26:24Z")
If you’re JD Vance, it’s bogus questions from the media, but I’d like to hear from Dopers, what makes YOU smile? Me? The question made me think of a moment from my time as a scoutleader. We’re in our troop cabin, the ol… --- ## [Foot injury - advice? {It’s a blood clot}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-injury-advice-it-s-a-blood-clot/970446 "2024-08-10T14:08:32Z")
Hi. I started having foot pain on 8/21, six days ago now. After several days of this I called my GP’s office and was told my doc was on vacation, so the earliest she can see me would be September 6, more than a week away… --- ## [Deja Vu all over again - MSNBC's O'Donnell Nails It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-msnbcs-odonnell-nails-it/1005527)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deja-vu-all-over-again-msnbcs-odonnell-nails-it/1005527 "2024-08-10T13:48:11Z")
Deleted oops. --- ## [What will become of the Republican Party when Trump is no more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-become-of-the-republican-party-when-trump-is-no-more/1005262)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-become-of-the-republican-party-when-trump-is-no-more/1005262 "2024-08-10T12:41:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from So, in my local area, I'm surrounded by Trump voters & supporters: It’s been decade since I last worked on an industrial plant, but I am sure some of the machinery back then was older tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=502&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=504&state=tracking)