# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=517 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 518 --- ## [How would you capture somebody in this scenario?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-capture-somebody-in-this-scenario/1004503)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-capture-somebody-in-this-scenario/1004503 "2024-07-22T00:15:37Z")
A different take on this thread. You have just been informed that you are one of twenty-five adults randomly chosen to be a chaser in a game. Another person who is currently within five miles of you has been chosen to b… --- ## [Curious whether Kamala Harris is being pre-emptively kneecapped (Alpha Phi Alpha bans trans-men)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-whether-kamala-harris-is-being-pre-emptively-kneecapped-alpha-phi-alpha-bans-trans-men/1004494)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-whether-kamala-harris-is-being-pre-emptively-kneecapped-alpha-phi-alpha-bans-trans-men/1004494 "2024-07-22T00:15:37Z")
Going to try to make this a quick OP. National Black Justice Coalition director David Johns was interviewed on CNN this morning (I believe Victor Blackwell was hosting). Johns’ organization this week called out one of t… --- ## [Color Blindness in One Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-blindness-in-one-eye/1003849)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-blindness-in-one-eye/1003849 "2024-07-21T23:33:45Z")
Is it possible? I was watching an episode of Ink Masters and one of the artists claimed to be “partially colorblind.” That sounds like a cop out - I think is just straight up color blind - but made me wonder if it’s pos… --- ## [That little red thing children pull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457)
**Author:** [@Jemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jemma)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-little-red-thing-children-pull/1004457 "2024-07-21T22:47:02Z")
I can’t remember the name of that thing with the handle that children pull behind them. Like, one child can sit in the red thing and be pulled by another child. Or when a girl scout is selling cookies and they pile all t… --- ## [UEFA Euro 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885 "2024-07-21T22:18:40Z")
Looking forward to this tournament. Germany are the hosts and are weirdly dark horses for their own tournament. I think they have a great team and will be hard to stop. France have the pedigree and an array of incredib… --- ## [A I and the rights to an actors image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-i-and-the-rights-to-an-actors-image/1004504)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-i-and-the-rights-to-an-actors-image/1004504 "2024-07-21T20:39:29Z")
It occurred to me that books about famous TV series have been around for decades and usually feature photos or paintings of the actors in the show. Is this part of the actors contract or is this basically a silent unders… --- ## [Looking for an old ad with Barry Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-ad-with-barry-sanders/627629)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-ad-with-barry-sanders/627629 "2024-07-21T20:15:02Z")
Perhaps fifteen years ago, I saw an ad on ESPN–I think it might have been for ESPN, but Googling has found some people saying it was for Nike or Budweiser–that showed Barry Sanders running, but with these words onscreen … --- ## [Biden considering dropping out (Update: Biden drops out)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2119\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690 "2024-07-21T18:46:20Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html I love Joe Biden. He’s a better president than even Obama. My top priority is ensuring Donald Trump NEVER becomes president again. If d… --- ## [IF it is obvious that Biden should step aside, who should take his place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462 "2024-07-21T19:22:55Z")
I see that some here think that Biden should step aside, but who specifically do you think should step up to do the job of beating Trump this fall? If there is a consensus here on a particular candidate then perhaps my … --- ## [Name the 50 bands or solo artists in this image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-50-bands-or-solo-artists-in-this-image/995064)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-50-bands-or-solo-artists-in-this-image/995064 "2024-07-21T19:20:27Z")
--- ## [Remember Female Rollar Derby? Was it scripted like Pro Wrestling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-female-rollar-derby-was-it-scripted-like-pro-wrestling/1004328)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-female-rollar-derby-was-it-scripted-like-pro-wrestling/1004328 "2024-07-21T17:46:25Z")
Do you remember those sweaty, 250lb women, wearing crop tops, and flying by on roller skates? They called it Roller Derby! Lots of pushing and shoving. Once in awhile one of the women would pop another with a fist to th… --- ## [What's the appeal of a Boston Whaler style boat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-appeal-of-a-boston-whaler-style-boat/1004516)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-appeal-of-a-boston-whaler-style-boat/1004516 "2024-07-21T17:20:49Z")
Or other center console walk around boats. I’m talking abut the fishing boats, I guess as they do make other styles. The captain has a great seat in the center but there is no shade for the passengers. I don’t think ther… --- ## [Choosing a metal detector for finding buried stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-metal-detector-for-finding-buried-stuff/1003902)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-metal-detector-for-finding-buried-stuff/1003902 "2024-07-21T16:22:44Z")
I think I want to get a metal detector, the kind you walk around with to find buried treasure. Teach me about them please??? The first treasure would be the second hatch on my septic tank. I’ve never seen it opened, and… --- ## [Could Japan have invaded Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-japan-have-invaded-australia/1004375)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-japan-have-invaded-australia/1004375 "2024-07-21T12:27:24Z")
I’m not suggesting they could have successfully kept any territory, but was a landing and even a short-term occupation of some part of the country plausible, or was it logistically impossible? I seem to recall reading th… --- ## [Share Something of a Time and Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-of-a-time-and-place/1004490)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-something-of-a-time-and-place/1004490 "2024-07-21T10:49:39Z")
Sometimes I’m reminded of something that anyone who was of a certain time and place would know, but maybe most anyone else wouldn’t know. I’ll give my example and I think you’ll know what I mean: NO ASSING ROUGH If you… --- ## [Why can’t an echocardiogram detect narrowed/clogged arteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-an-echocardiogram-detect-narrowed-clogged-arteries/1004486)
**Author:** [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-t-an-echocardiogram-detect-narrowed-clogged-arteries/1004486 "2024-07-21T05:44:16Z")
I had an echo recently and was surprised when I read that an echocardiogram can’t detect narrowed/clogged arteries. Why not? If the echo can detect the arteries themselves, why can’t they detect if they’re stuffed full o… --- ## [What might cause a delayed a/c start in a jeep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-a-delayed-a-c-start-in-a-jeep/1004498)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-cause-a-delayed-a-c-start-in-a-jeep/1004498 "2024-07-21T05:31:56Z")
I have an oldish wrangler from 2012 which has been through a lot. I use it for off roading. It has seen many repairs and modifications, some from before I owned it. Whenever I start it, it takes a couple of minutes for t… --- ## [Live Aid Philly— 39 Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-aid-philly-39-years/1004198)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-aid-philly-39-years/1004198 "2024-07-21T05:21:50Z")
Thirty-nine years ago (July 13)… I was 14, with my 14-year-old friend Joe, plus my two older sisters, 22 and 24. As I’m drafting this, around 9:00 pm, EST, we were probably watching Mick and Tina. Just after Patti La… --- ## [What did you think Turkish Delight was, when you first read Narnia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-turkish-delight-was-when-you-first-read-narnia/979630)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-turkish-delight-was-when-you-first-read-narnia/979630 "2024-07-21T03:48:39Z")
Many of us read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as children, were almost as enthralled as Edmund at the thought of Turkish Delight, then later in life discovered what it really is, sort of a rosewater jelly: at best… --- ## [Things I'm Certain Of But Cannot Prove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-im-certain-of-but-cannot-prove/1003156)
**Author:** [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-im-certain-of-but-cannot-prove/1003156 "2024-07-21T03:20:07Z")
Within five minutes after the “internet” went live - and despite the lack of images and graphics - someone, somewhere posted “adult” material in some shape, form or fashion. --- ## [I pit the press coverage post Trump assassination attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-press-coverage-post-trump-assassination-attempt/1004209)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-press-coverage-post-trump-assassination-attempt/1004209 "2024-07-21T00:11:14Z")
Oh fuck I was expecting it to be bad, but ooo fuck it’s bad. I speechless as to how bad it is. Like wtf is this? For some reason though this stuck in my craw most of all: Every major news outlet I saw report this the … --- ## [Anyone else affected by this Microsoft Outlook outage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-affected-by-this-microsoft-outlook-outage/1004460 "2024-07-20T23:39:37Z")
I work for one of the largest federal agencies and haven’t been able to sign on to work for the past 1.5 hrs. Fortunately, the Dope and all of my time-wasters seem unaffected! :smiley: Just weird, tho, when something … --- ## [LPs have been obsolete for such a long time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lps-have-been-obsolete-for-such-a-long-time/959528)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lps-have-been-obsolete-for-such-a-long-time/959528 "2024-07-20T22:06:00Z")
I Googled the term and, yes, it is. Vinyl is very much like the color of black licorice, and an LP is about the size of a pizza. I’ve never heard the term in reference to a pizza. That may be because LPs have been ob… --- ## [Best Family Guy movie parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-family-guy-movie-parodies/1004483)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-family-guy-movie-parodies/1004483 "2024-07-20T21:38:10Z")
I’ve been going through episodes of Family Guy - not methodically, but by using best episode lists. I was introduced to FG through their well-known Star Wars parody episodes. I didn’t know the FG characters at that time,… --- ## [N.K. official defects to South Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-k-official-defects-to-south-korea/1004324)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-k-official-defects-to-south-korea/1004324 "2024-07-20T21:06:15Z")
I always wonder what the culture shock is like for defectors, and how much planning he needed to pull it off. --- ## [Finally, alcoholics get the respect they deserve!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-alcoholics-get-the-respect-they-deserve/1004469)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-alcoholics-get-the-respect-they-deserve/1004469 "2024-07-20T19:21:03Z")
The jamboree bear Liver Lips McGrowl is being replaced because alcoholics might be offended by his name. He is being replaced by Romeo McGrowl, who will later be replaced for having a name that ideates teen suicide. --- ## [Can a restaurant keep soups or sauces overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-restaurant-keep-soups-or-sauces-overnight/1004500)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-restaurant-keep-soups-or-sauces-overnight/1004500 "2024-07-20T17:37:07Z")
A restaurant might make a large pot of soup, or chili, spaghetti sauce, etc. Do they have to serve it all that day? If they can serve it another day does it have to be kept hot or should it be cooled, stored in the fridg… --- ## [The hijinks and horrors of boot camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hijinks-and-horrors-of-boot-camp/1002277)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hijinks-and-horrors-of-boot-camp/1002277 "2024-07-20T17:34:21Z")
Offshoot of this thread: The military. Did you join? Why or why not? Hardass DI’s, section 8 bunkmates, exhausting all-day PT, fun midnight blanket parties, homesickness galore, pointless manual labors-let’s hear them! --- ## [Ozark Music Festival - 50 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozark-music-festival-50-years-ago/1004499)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozark-music-festival-50-years-ago/1004499 "2024-07-20T16:23:18Z")
Fifty years ago this weekend, the Ozark Music Festival took place. Later described as the ‘Woodstock of the Midwest’, the event was held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO. The promoters, when seeking app… --- ## [Republican National Convention 7/15/24-7/18/24 Milwaukee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-7-15-24-7-18-24-milwaukee/1004069 "2024-07-20T15:59:29Z")
I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a while now. It’s local for me and I don’t want to dump all the news about it into the Stupid Republican News thread. I’ll start things off with the first thing attendees will … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=516) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=518)