# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=508&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 509 --- ## [Kyle Rittenhouse may or may not be voting for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rittenhouse-may-or-may-not-be-voting-for-trump/1005172)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyle-rittenhouse-may-or-may-not-be-voting-for-trump/1005172 "2024-08-04T13:30:26Z")
It’s confusing at the moment. Yesterday, Kyle Rittenhouse said he would not be voting for Donald Trump. He said that “unfortunately, Donald Trump has bad advisers, making him bad on the Second Amendment” and “If you can… --- ## [Closed Captioning strangeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-captioning-strangeness/1005213)
**Author:** [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-captioning-strangeness/1005213 "2024-08-04T12:55:29Z")
I put this here because it deals with TV. It probably belongs somewhere else. I was sitting at the bar at Red Robin for lunch today and they had the NFL Hall of Fame ceremony on the TV. Closed captioning was on and dur… --- ## [Are there well accepted rules for writin' dialect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-well-accepted-rules-for-writin-dialect/1003278)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-well-accepted-rules-for-writin-dialect/1003278 "2024-08-04T12:01:32Z")
F’rinstance in the Pig Parts thread “cracklins” came up\*. The word is “cracklings”, but if I used an apostrophe to show the elision it would be “cracklin’s” which looks exactly like it would be a possession of a single c… --- ## [Does anybody still use web-based Hotmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-web-based-hotmail/964837)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-web-based-hotmail/964837 "2023-02-08T00:25:57Z")
Just wanted to see if I was the only one left standing who checked my Hotmail in a desktop web browser - I don’t have any version of the Outlook app installed, so I just go to Hotmail.com and log in there, generally usin… --- ## [Right-handed people, a few questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handed-people-a-few-questions/1005056)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handed-people-a-few-questions/1005056 "2024-08-04T07:23:09Z")
I found this survey online asking how left-handed you are. It includes a link to an analysis of the test results so far, but the analysis only includes the results for people who answered that they were left-handed. I’… --- ## [Is Kamala Harris the first to draw so much on her membership in a Greek organization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kamala-harris-the-first-to-draw-so-much-on-her-membership-in-a-greek-organization/1005086)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kamala-harris-the-first-to-draw-so-much-on-her-membership-in-a-greek-organization/1005086 "2024-08-04T02:22:44Z")
Kamala Harris clearly draws on her background as a sorority member. Is she the first person to do so? I can’t remember any other former fraternity or sorority member who did so while running for office. How about in bus… --- ## [HVAC question. Delay between shutting off the active heating/cooling device and shutting off the fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-question-delay-between-shutting-off-the-active-heating-cooling-device-and-shutting-off-the-fan/1005124)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-question-delay-between-shutting-off-the-active-heating-cooling-device-and-shutting-off-the-fan/1005124 "2024-08-04T00:00:44Z")
This thing was 35 years old when I moved in and it wasn’t new then. There’s no digital/computerized anything. When the heater (gas) is running and it reaches temp the burners shut off and the fan continues to run for a t… --- ## [Is your Real ID flimsy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-real-id-flimsy/1004475)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-real-id-flimsy/1004475 "2024-08-03T23:45:53Z")
I’m in Oklahoma so naturally we’re one of the last states to implement Real IDs. My old driver’s license was laminated, beefy, and I could cut a tough steak with it if need be. My Real ID feels like it might self destr… --- ## [A genuine question about Kamala Harris’s “DEI hire” status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-question-about-kamala-harris-s-dei-hire-status/1005003)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-question-about-kamala-harris-s-dei-hire-status/1005003 "2024-08-03T23:37:28Z")
The Republicans have labeled her a “DIE” hire. But aren’t they kind of correct? Biden said he was going to pick an African-American woman as his VP to help pull in those votes. She made it onto the short list for her ac… --- ## [Should Gig Work Pay A Minimum Wage? $21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gig-work-pay-a-minimum-wage-21/1002852)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gig-work-pay-a-minimum-wage-21/1002852 "2024-08-03T22:38:16Z")
I can see both sides of the argument saying gig workers should (or shouldn’t) be guaranteed a certain amount of money. Including pricing, fairness and a personal preference for smaller government. But I’m certainly no… --- ## [Does a person weigh less when falling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-person-weigh-less-when-falling/1005069)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-person-weigh-less-when-falling/1005069 "2024-08-03T20:11:39Z")
Of course they do. That’s how we produce microgravity on Earth. In fact objects in orbit are constantly falling. But how about a standing person who passes out or otherwise just tips over?. The feet are solidly at 1 G wh… --- ## [Does opening a vial of blood and pouring it into another ruin the quality of the sample?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-opening-a-vial-of-blood-and-pouring-it-into-another-ruin-the-quality-of-the-sample/1004859)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-opening-a-vial-of-blood-and-pouring-it-into-another-ruin-the-quality-of-the-sample/1004859 "2024-08-03T17:46:37Z")
Went to get blood drawn for some lab work and the technician commented that I was dehydrated and my blood was flowing too slowly (he had to take 9 vials of blood) and so since the last few tubes couldn’t be filled, he re… --- ## [President Biden Calls for Major Changes to the Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-calls-for-major-changes-to-the-supreme-court/1004954)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-calls-for-major-changes-to-the-supreme-court/1004954 "2024-08-03T15:06:12Z")
Here’s a gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-austin-texas.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.-00.bKxM.Xx3rjViBHWDI&smid=url-share Stupid NY Times isn’t previewing well these days, bu… --- ## [Something I thought I would never actually see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-thought-i-would-never-actually-see/1005153)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-thought-i-would-never-actually-see/1005153 "2024-08-03T14:20:12Z")
It had rained overnight. The wooden porch railing felt clammy and damp as I clambered down this morning on my way to work. I usually go out my back door and through the alleys to get to the CTA bus stop. It’s shorter … --- ## [RIP Joyce Brabner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joyce-brabner/1005175)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joyce-brabner/1005175 "2024-08-03T13:49:06Z")
I don’t know how many people here are familiar with her work, or with that of Harvey Pekar, but American Splendor’s Joyce Brabner passed away August 1st. I actually had the privilege of knowing Joyce and Harvey a little… --- ## [Can a postman refuse to deliver mail because he disapproves of the recipients' living arrangements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-postman-refuse-to-deliver-mail-because-he-disapproves-of-the-recipients-living-arrangements/1004912)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-postman-refuse-to-deliver-mail-because-he-disapproves-of-the-recipients-living-arrangements/1004912 "2024-08-03T12:52:30Z")
A day or two ago, the Times printed an article by columnist Gail Collins about her husband’s death. She mentioned along the way that before they were married in 70s, they started living together and she had had to adopt… --- ## [Please tell me there’s a chance this isn’t water damage…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-there-s-a-chance-this-isn-t-water-damage/1004928)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-there-s-a-chance-this-isn-t-water-damage/1004928 "2024-08-03T11:32:19Z")
I’m not sure what to do if it is. I know it’s serious, but there’s only so much I can do immediately; it’s not like I can tell my upstairs neighbor to turn off their water. This would be my first major “crisis” here, so … --- ## [How many synonyms for "drunk" can you come up with in a language that you speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-synonyms-for-drunk-can-you-come-up-with-in-a-language-that-you-speak/988269)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-synonyms-for-drunk-can-you-come-up-with-in-a-language-that-you-speak/988269 "2024-08-03T08:22:11Z")
Disclaimer first: I’m not drunk (at least at the moment). But I just had a random thought about how many words for (being) drunk there are in my native language of German. I also know a lot of English expressions. Of cou… --- ## [Elden Ring - my thoughts and questions while I play this game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-my-thoughts-and-questions-while-i-play-this-game/977759)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elden-ring-my-thoughts-and-questions-while-i-play-this-game/977759 "2024-08-03T05:02:12Z")
I loved Breath of the Wild. There is just no contest to me that it is the greatest game of all time. Naturally, I have seen a lot about Elden Ring over the past 10 months and so today, I started my journey into the Lands… --- ## [Removing manual line breaks in Excel for Macs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-manual-line-breaks-in-excel-for-macs/1005112)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-manual-line-breaks-in-excel-for-macs/1005112 "2024-08-03T04:46:51Z")
Some of the data I receive has non-display characters that cause problems when converting the file to text. (They break the record.) On a PC I can search-and-replace ALT+010 with pipes. I can’t make an ALT+010 on my m… --- ## [Our rescue cat just went into heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-rescue-cat-just-went-into-heat/1005176)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-rescue-cat-just-went-into-heat/1005176 "2024-08-03T02:24:48Z")
And is driving our male cat crazy with her displays and trilling. He was holding her down and biting her on the back but now he’s hiding on top of the fridge. Of course this happened after business hours on a Friday. W… --- ## [Coogan’s Bluff: Luggage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coogan-s-bluff-luggage/1005107)
**Author:** [@StrongStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrongStyle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coogan-s-bluff-luggage/1005107 "2024-08-03T00:35:20Z")
In the Clint Eastwood movie Coogan’s Bluff, Eastwood’s character arrives in New York carrying a briefcase. A taxi driver charges him the rate with luggage. A front desk worker at his hotel charges him the rate without. A… --- ## [People want to see my "crazy eyes"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-want-to-see-my-crazy-eyes/1005040)
**Author:** [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-want-to-see-my-crazy-eyes/1005040 "2024-08-03T00:12:12Z")
Well, here it is! Here it is! HERE IT IS! o\_o\< By popular demand! Just finished up a happy hour not too long ago. And the subject of crazy eyes came up. And having weird moods in general. Im no stranger to those. My… --- ## [Misery Q (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misery-q-spoilers/1005114)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misery-q-spoilers/1005114 "2024-08-02T23:13:17Z")
Don’t you think making Annie Wilkes a serial killer detracts from the theme of fandom gone amuck?? “I’m your number one fan!!”…well, you’re also a crazy murderer so that kind of detracts from things. --- ## [Biden v Trump. Why? Please explain to an Aussie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-trump-why-please-explain-to-an-aussie/997464)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-trump-why-please-explain-to-an-aussie/997464 "2024-08-02T20:55:51Z")
I’m confused. How on the earth can either Trump or Biden be legitimate candidates for POTUS? Look, Biden is a decent well meaning bloke with decades of public service behind him, but his cheese is barely clinging to his… --- ## ["Just the Facts" Steve Ballmer's "PSA" show (on primetime Fox where I live)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-facts-steve-ballmers-psa-show-on-primetime-fox-where-i-live/1005164)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-facts-steve-ballmers-psa-show-on-primetime-fox-where-i-live/1005164 "2024-08-02T19:29:19Z")
Billionaire Steve Ballmer has taken it upon himself to “educate” the public with “facts” about how the government is spending money, and other issues like healthcare and immigration. Did anyone watch this? I was scanni… --- ## [Firefighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefighting/1005140)
**Author:** [@Jemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jemma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefighting/1005140 "2024-08-02T18:42:41Z")
Do firefighters put out controlled fires with water as well? --- ## [How do you display fingers on one hand to show a count of three? Poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-display-fingers-on-one-hand-to-show-a-count-of-three-poll/1005119)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-display-fingers-on-one-hand-to-show-a-count-of-three-poll/1005119 "2024-08-02T17:48:11Z")
poll Asking because on two recent occasions on TV or video, most recently a video I just watched, I saw a count of three displayed on a hand with thumb, index and middle fingers up, ring and pinkie fingers folded down. T… --- ## [Punishment for young teen, hiding trash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishment-for-young-teen-hiding-trash/672755)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishment-for-young-teen-hiding-trash/672755 "2024-08-02T17:35:00Z")
So as not to poison the well, I won’t remark on the kid’s current punishment in the OP. Last night, our 14 year old was caught with garbage stashed around his room. Bunches of it. Under the dresser, under the best, un… --- ## [I'm ranting at you, July! (July mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ranting-at-you-july-july-mini-rants/1003552)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ranting-at-you-july-july-mini-rants/1003552 "2024-08-02T16:26:31Z")
I can’t remember which thread I saw it, but someone mentioned a number of “humorous measures” such as a Scaramucci (10 or 11 days). I’ve determined, thanks to one of my students, a shorter measure of time. We now have th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=507&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=509&state=tracking)