# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=505 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 506 --- ## [The annoyance of two-prong outlets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-of-two-prong-outlets/1003812)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annoyance-of-two-prong-outlets/1003812 "2024-08-07T21:39:36Z")
Poky house was built in 1959, and doesn’t have grounded outlets. I am planning on replacing them with GFCI outlets, which takes care of the safety issue, but I realized that some of my equipment should be grounded for st… --- ## [Can the Republicans force businesses to advertise on right-wing media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-republicans-force-businesses-to-advertise-on-right-wing-media/1005330)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-republicans-force-businesses-to-advertise-on-right-wing-media/1005330 "2024-08-07T21:08:57Z")
Here is a collection of letters sent by Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to a bunch of American companies, demanding that they explain why have apparently chosen to reduce their advertising on … --- ## [What if all firearms vanished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-firearms-vanished/1004948)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-all-firearms-vanished/1004948 "2024-08-07T20:50:03Z")
Today all firearms in the world smaller than 20mm in caliber magically vanish (pistols, shotguns, rifles etc.). It only happens once so firearms are able to be built and used afterwards as normal. What happens next and … --- ## [Pretty but deadly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-but-deadly/1005121)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretty-but-deadly/1005121 "2024-08-07T20:03:27Z")
OK, deadly might be an exaggeration. There is a beautiful thistle that I took a photo of awhile ago: I stopped by today to harvest some seeds, so I could plant them in my… --- ## [Dating and Music Preferences/Discussions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-and-music-preferences-discussions/1005041)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-and-music-preferences-discussions/1005041 "2024-08-07T19:57:53Z")
Women who are into country, folk, death metal, or too much pop. Not my cup of tea. Women who are into 90’s and early 2000’s alternative and old school hip hop. I’m apparently not their cup of tea. I strike out with so m… --- ## [Search engine optimization - specific to eBay selling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-engine-optimization-specific-to-ebay-selling/1005332)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-engine-optimization-specific-to-ebay-selling/1005332 "2024-08-07T18:41:12Z")
I am selling a bunch of stuff on eBay, and I am a bit disappointed at how many views my items get despite my moderate efforts to choose my keywords effectively. I’m open to all input, but I’d specifically like to know t… --- ## [Stephen King's "You Like It Darker" (mild spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-you-like-it-darker-mild-spoilers/1002242)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-you-like-it-darker-mild-spoilers/1002242 "2024-08-07T18:03:00Z")
Grabbed Stephen King’s new collection of short stories (and some longer ones), and I’ve already finished it. King has been hit or miss with me lately (I didn’t finish “Fairy Tale,” for instance, because I got bored as so… --- ## [Washington Post: “With voting under attack, Arizona schools don’t want to be polling locations”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-with-voting-under-attack-arizona-schools-don-t-want-to-be-polling-locations/1005288)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-post-with-voting-under-attack-arizona-schools-don-t-want-to-be-polling-locations/1005288 "2024-08-07T17:29:50Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/05/arizona-maricopa-county-schools-elections/ In the eight years since Donald Trump was first on the ballot, hundreds of schools throughout this fiercely contested battle… --- ## [What is the point of this gibberish spam to my web site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-this-gibberish-spam-to-my-web-site/1005228)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-this-gibberish-spam-to-my-web-site/1005228 "2024-08-07T15:52:38Z")
What possible purpose is there to web spam that is just nonsense content? I have a web site for my jazz trio with a Contact Us page. It takes the user’s message and emails it to me. I manage to filter out most of the sp… --- ## ["Gay as a \" similes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-as-a-blank-similes/596297)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-as-a-blank-similes/596297 "2024-08-07T15:03:38Z")
Anyone else find these similes friggin’ hilarious? My favorite ones that I’ve heard from the SDMB: Gay as a box of birds Gay as a tap dancing hyena (my current favorite) I’ve also heard Gay as a goose (the first one… --- ## [Weird car issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-issue/1005174)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-car-issue/1005174 "2024-08-07T14:18:57Z")
I’ll probably be getting it towed to the mechanic tomorrow, but I’m still curious. This evening, I got in my car and tried to start it… and nothing. It doesn’t even sound like it’s trying to start. Now, normally, tha… --- ## [Do the stripes on these flags have a specific meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripes-on-these-flags-have-a-specific-meaning/1005221)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-stripes-on-these-flags-have-a-specific-meaning/1005221 "2024-08-07T13:25:40Z")
The American flag has thirteen alternating red and white vertical stripes. I have heard these represent the original thirteen states. There are several other flags which resemble the American flag in a general way. The … --- ## [Is it almost impossible for a band to sound good with a bad drummer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-almost-impossible-for-a-band-to-sound-good-with-a-bad-drummer/1004491)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-almost-impossible-for-a-band-to-sound-good-with-a-bad-drummer/1004491 "2024-08-07T12:34:16Z")
Amidst my (hopefully) mild hijack of the Live Aid/philly thread to bring up Phil Collins’ showboating Concorde flight during Live Aid so he could appear at both Wembley and Vets Stadium, I mentioned what I reckon is a we… --- ## [Yet Another Mystery Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mystery-song/1005307)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mystery-song/1005307 "2024-08-07T03:08:03Z")
I have recently discovered the show The Other Two on Max. It’s a funny comedy that has a lot of good music. At the end of Season Two Episode 10 (the finale of that season) a really good song plays during the end credits.… --- ## [Can someone explain this politics inspired joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-politics-inspired-joke/1005361)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-politics-inspired-joke/1005361 "2024-08-07T02:22:38Z")
I didn’t get a chance to ask on this post before the thread closed. I recognize the people involved, but I don’t think I get what phrase or title or whatever it’s riffing off of. Explanation would be appreciated! --- ## [RIP Patti Yasutake (Nurse Ogawa, ST:TNG)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-yasutake-nurse-ogawa-st-tng/1005356)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-yasutake-nurse-ogawa-st-tng/1005356 "2024-08-07T00:24:59Z")
Patti Yasutake, who played lower decker Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation, has died of cancer at the age of 70. --- ## [Did Trump get a $10 million bribe from Egypt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-get-a-10-million-bribe-from-egypt/1005157)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-get-a-10-million-bribe-from-egypt/1005157 "2024-08-07T00:02:04Z")
Article here: https://wapo.st/3SxAkvO Short version: In September 2016, Trump met with Egyptian dictator Sisi in a closed-door meeting during a UN session. After the meeting, Trump declared that the US would be a loy… --- ## [Shame on you? \[Moderation in "Is Trump confused?" thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-you-moderation-in-is-trump-confused-thread/1005278)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shame-on-you-moderation-in-is-trump-confused-thread/1005278 "2024-08-06T23:41:21Z")
Seriously, “shame on you” for people not realizing which of the many, many topics about Trump they were in when they responded to the previous poster? I hope it was written as a joke. Clearly, as shown by how many poster… --- ## [Interesting remarks from a North Korean defector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-remarks-from-a-north-korean-defector/1005171)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-remarks-from-a-north-korean-defector/1005171 "2024-08-06T23:31:05Z")
He talks about how horrible it is in N. Korea and how he hopes one day the regime will crumble. And how they’re hoping Trump is re-elected. I don’t think I could have taken the risks he did to flee. --- ## [Speaking of (maybe) stealing statues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-maybe-stealing-statues/1005343)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-maybe-stealing-statues/1005343 "2024-08-06T23:19:30Z")
Cleveland’s League Park was a historic ball field on the east side of Cleveland. Many notable things happened there including Babe Ruth’s 500th home run in 1929 and the last game of Joe Dimaggios’ 56 game hitting streak.… --- ## [Harris VP choice as she is the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1469\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552 "2024-08-06T21:47:53Z")
Who knows what will happen but for the sake of discussion let’s assume Harris is the nominee. Who do you want and who do you think will be her VP running mate? Should she focus on swing state governor, shoring up on a … --- ## [Long-quit smokers: do you still long for cigarettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-quit-smokers-do-you-still-long-for-cigarettes/1005265)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-quit-smokers-do-you-still-long-for-cigarettes/1005265 "2024-08-06T21:37:01Z")
I was reading online a few days ago about a man who said he still occasionally badly wanted to smoke even though he had successfully quit many years ago. But I remember a few Dopers saying how glad they were to be quit … --- ## [Trump to attend Black journalists' convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-attend-black-journalists-convention/1005016)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-to-attend-black-journalists-convention/1005016 "2024-08-06T21:33:34Z")
Just heard on the radio that TFG will be dropping into Chicago to attend the National Association of Black Journalists Convention. As I understand it, he announced his intended appearance yesterday (Mon), and the conven… --- ## [Alternate history recommends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-recommends/1004883)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-recommends/1004883 "2024-08-06T21:27:39Z")
There have been threads on this topic before but it’s been a while. I really really like alternate history, at least if it includes a real knowledge of history and not just wild speculation; I have all the Ring of Fire… --- ## [The oddest posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oddest-posters/761038)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oddest-posters/761038 "2024-08-06T21:11:30Z")
Talking about people behind their backs isn’t nice, and pointing at those at the edges of the bell curve and laughing isn’t either, but what about that toefungus, huh? They just now popped in to inform us that the Valen… --- ## [Remember when Brad Raffensperger was a Big Damn Hero for Defying Pressure to Falsify Vote Tallies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-when-brad-raffensperger-was-a-big-damn-hero-for-defying-pressure-to-falsify-vote-tallies/1005299)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-when-brad-raffensperger-was-a-big-damn-hero-for-defying-pressure-to-falsify-vote-tallies/1005299 "2024-08-06T21:03:15Z")
Look at what he’s up to now: Stranger --- ## [Doing {Prescription} drugs overseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-prescription-drugs-overseas/1003530)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doing-prescription-drugs-overseas/1003530 "2024-08-06T20:48:04Z")
Hi - I’m thinking of relocating from the US to SE Asia next year (Thailand), just for a couple of years, then returning. I’ve been getting all my affairs in order, but I don’t know how to handle this one: I have 5 pres… --- ## [Death of Sibling, legal advice needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-sibling-legal-advice-needed/1004388)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-sibling-legal-advice-needed/1004388 "2024-08-06T20:36:36Z")
my oldest brother died recently in another state and it’s too early to know if he had a will but very likely he did not. I was notified as he listed me as an emergency contact with his apartment building manager. She is… --- ## [Let's suggest zinger lines Harris could use in her campaign and debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-suggest-zinger-lines-harris-could-use-in-her-campaign-and-debate/1004589)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-suggest-zinger-lines-harris-could-use-in-her-campaign-and-debate/1004589 "2024-08-06T20:14:12Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit because I think it will eventually go here, mods if I am wrong please correct. I’m usually not very good at this but I have a couple already- “A couple of months ago you said that a candidat… --- ## [Militia-Style Armed Group Arrested in MASS after Standoff (No Injuries) - Newsbreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/militia-style-armed-group-arrested-in-mass-after-standoff-no-injuries-newsbreak/945607)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/militia-style-armed-group-arrested-in-mass-after-standoff-no-injuries-newsbreak/945607 "2024-08-06T19:46:51Z")
For those who missed it, the CNN article - https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/03/us/shelter-in-place-wakefield-reading-massachusetts/index.html The men were wearing what Massachusetts State Police Col. Christopher Mason desc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=504) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=506)