# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=520 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 521 --- ## [How high should a toilet seat be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-should-a-toilet-seat-be/1004118)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-high-should-a-toilet-seat-be/1004118 "2024-07-16T21:39:41Z")
We’re building a house and are unsure what to tell the plumber. We’re of average height — me 5’ 10", wife 5’ 6", son is 3’ 3" at 3 years. The toilets in our current house are 16" (floor to top of seat), but feel kinda lo… --- ## [Speculation on a symbol/icon/logo on a battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-on-a-symbol-icon-logo-on-a-battery/1004345)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-on-a-symbol-icon-logo-on-a-battery/1004345 "2024-07-16T20:52:43Z")
I’m curious about this symbol I found on a battery. It doesn’t have a cross through it so apparently is a recommended procedure. Taunt the child with a package? Decapitate the robot? --- ## [Could this story be true? (About bringing ice cream onto a plane)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-story-be-true-about-bringing-ice-cream-onto-a-plane/1004295)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-story-be-true-about-bringing-ice-cream-onto-a-plane/1004295 "2024-07-16T20:14:03Z")
This story is at least from a friend of a friend, maybe more steps. It sounds too neat, but could it possibly be done? Supposedly a woman got on a commercial plane leaving NYC for Spain. She had a carryon, a canvas to… --- ## [Real chefs recipes compared to mine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-chefs-recipes-compared-to-mine/1003909)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-chefs-recipes-compared-to-mine/1003909 "2024-07-16T19:55:10Z")
My recipe for French Onion Soup: Buy some nice beef stock. Peel and chop 8 cups of onions, etc, etc… Jean Pierre’s recipe for French Onion Soup: Brown some leftover beef bones,… Julia’s recipe for French Onion Soup: D… --- ## [Bob Dylan - am I the the only one that can't get past his singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-am-i-the-the-only-one-that-cant-get-past-his-singing/1004239)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-am-i-the-the-only-one-that-cant-get-past-his-singing/1004239 "2024-07-16T19:39:50Z")
I have a very wide range of music in my collection. I try to keep an open mind and listen to albums several times. I often learn to appreciate the album. There’s something about Bob Dylan. His singing sounds like someon… --- ## [Trump-proofing some aid for Ukraine if Biden loses in November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proofing-some-aid-for-ukraine-if-biden-loses-in-november/1003753)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proofing-some-aid-for-ukraine-if-biden-loses-in-november/1003753 "2024-07-16T18:17:20Z")
Suppose that Biden loses to Trump in November. It’s no secret that Trump and the GOP has been intending to cut off aid for Ukraine if they take back power - and they already hold the House. If Trump wins, it’s a good bet… --- ## [Odd construction near me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-construction-near-me/1004158)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-construction-near-me/1004158 "2024-07-16T17:01:14Z")
So this lot has had nothing but a garage on it for several years. Last fall the guy fenced off the lot and began digging with an excavator. I figured he was finally building a house. The hole never had vertical walls and… --- ## [Posting on cell phone, formatting floating box solution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-on-cell-phone-formatting-floating-box-solution/1004304)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-on-cell-phone-formatting-floating-box-solution/1004304 "2024-07-16T16:22:21Z")
I can’t believe I only just discovered this, but maybe I’m not the only one. I do most of my posting from my cell phone for reasons. I’ve been annoyed ever since the switch to Discourse that whenever I want to format a … --- ## [House of the Dragon 2.04 "The Red Dragon and the Gold" 7/7/24 OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-2-04-the-red-dragon-and-the-gold-7-7-24-open-spoilers/1003852)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-2-04-the-red-dragon-and-the-gold-7-7-24-open-spoilers/1003852 "2024-07-16T14:07:47Z")
Everything shown on screen is valid for discussion without spoiler boxes. If you’re going to reveal future events based on any other material please spoiler box it. 2.01: A Son for a Son 2.02: Rhaenyra The Cruel 2.03:… --- ## [Artisanal pencil sharpening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artisanal-pencil-sharpening/1004077)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artisanal-pencil-sharpening/1004077 "2024-07-16T13:58:14Z")
This is something I have known about for decades but I wonder if others have heard of it. You can send your pencils to a guy who will sharpen them to perfection. He returns the shavings with the newly (certified) dangero… --- ## [Strange shower behavior following a power glitch question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-shower-behavior-following-a-power-glitch-question/1004121)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-shower-behavior-following-a-power-glitch-question/1004121 "2024-07-16T13:36:11Z")
I assume there’s a factual explanation, but after googling it for a while I can’t find an answer that makes sense to me, but I’m not a plumber. Here’s what happened. I live in a house with an on-demand water heater and … --- ## [Kansas teen makes two holes-in-one during same round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-teen-makes-two-holes-in-one-during-same-round/1003996)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-teen-makes-two-holes-in-one-during-same-round/1003996 "2024-07-16T12:55:05Z")
Not bad for a 13-year-old. --- ## [Deadwood TV Series Dialogue Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-tv-series-dialogue-question/1004270)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-tv-series-dialogue-question/1004270 "2024-07-16T01:18:50Z")
As I may have mentioned, I enjoy watching the HBO TV series Deadwood. I enjoy the acting, the story, and the realism. It’s often criticized for being fake history and for its use of modern swear words. It may look and f… --- ## [Translate Spanish at end of CSN song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (I am yours, U are mine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-spanish-at-end-of-csn-song-suite-judy-blue-eyes-i-am-yours-u-are-mine/274324)
**Author:** [@jgroub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jgroub)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-spanish-at-end-of-csn-song-suite-judy-blue-eyes-i-am-yours-u-are-mine/274324 "2024-07-16T01:05:08Z")
I have always wanted to know: just what is the Spanish that Steven Stills is singing at the end of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”? (That’s the Crosby, Stills song with the lyrics “I am yours, you are mine, you are what you a… --- ## [Going into nursing with a degree in something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-into-nursing-with-a-degree-in-something-else/1004151)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-into-nursing-with-a-degree-in-something-else/1004151 "2024-07-16T00:46:32Z")
One of my adult kids followed his interests in college and ended up with a degree in geology. He had and has no interest in a career in academia or working for energy companies. His after college life career wise has bee… --- ## [Icehouses in the American South](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icehouses-in-the-american-south/1004156)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icehouses-in-the-american-south/1004156 "2024-07-15T23:07:39Z")
How far south in the USA could 19th century icehouses operate before mechanical refrigeration? Now of course anywhere on the Atlantic coast and maybe even the Gulf coast could get ice shipped down from New England; but i… --- ## [Does "RMS" (Royal Mail Ship) still have any meaning today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rms-royal-mail-ship-still-have-any-meaning-today/1004244)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rms-royal-mail-ship-still-have-any-meaning-today/1004244 "2024-07-15T22:56:11Z")
My understanding is any British ship with the label “RMS” was special. It was a ship the British government deemed suitable to carry mail which lent that ship a notion that it was fast and well run (safe…and I think Tit… --- ## [What gets reclaimed from a high end home remodel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gets-reclaimed-from-a-high-end-home-remodel/1003765)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gets-reclaimed-from-a-high-end-home-remodel/1003765 "2024-07-15T22:42:58Z")
Was just reading the wikipedia for Carrara Marble and it mentions that: By the late 20th century Carrara’s highest-grade marble had run out; the considerable ongoing production is of stone with a greyish tint, or strea… --- ## [RIP Shelley Duvall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-shelley-duvall/1004053 "2024-07-15T22:42:46Z")
Shelley Duvall has died, just days after her 75th birthday. The Shining actress died on Thursday, July 11, at her home in Blanco, Texas, from complications from diabetes, her partner Dan Gilroy told The Hollywood Rep… --- ## [Stranger Things 4 trailer \[spoilers for season 3 & 4\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-4-trailer-spoilers-for-season-3-4/847939)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-4-trailer-spoilers-for-season-3-4/847939 "2024-07-15T21:36:29Z")
Good News! David Harbour is excellent in this series and I, for one, am glad he is not really dead. Teasing us with the loss of a major character is OK, but actually killing such an integral player like Hopper would ha… --- ## [Moving on. Who will Trump choose as VP and when announced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-on-who-will-trump-choose-as-vp-and-when-announced/1004238)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-on-who-will-trump-choose-as-vp-and-when-announced/1004238 "2024-07-15T01:56:59Z")
The alleged short list includes, in no particular order: JD Vance Marco Rubio Doug Burgum, and Tim Scott Of course there could be others not teased. I’ll discount Rubio for state residency reasons. Trump already h… --- ## [Should and will Democrats and their donors “defund” the Presidential race in favor of Congressional races?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-and-will-democrats-and-their-donors-defund-the-presidential-race-in-favor-of-congressional-races/1004241)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-and-will-democrats-and-their-donors-defund-the-presidential-race-in-favor-of-congressional-races/1004241 "2024-07-15T20:21:08Z")
Recent events have gotten multiple anonymous Democratic sources to say that they’re resigned to losing the Presidential race. The words themselves don’t carry as much weight with me as what they mean for action; I have … --- ## [Trump won't be the Republican party nominee in 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-be-the-republican-party-nominee-in-2024/996834)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 1094\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-be-the-republican-party-nominee-in-2024/996834 "2024-07-15T20:17:57Z")
OK, I called it early and right in this thread: Now I’m going to call another–and I’m fairly confident I will be correct: Trump won’t be the GOP nominee this year. Sounds crazy, right? Trump currently has these advan… --- ## [Do any of you have stories/resentment over parents not treating children equally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-have-stories-resentment-over-parents-not-treating-children-equally/1003459)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-have-stories-resentment-over-parents-not-treating-children-equally/1003459 "2024-07-15T19:00:09Z")
I got together with a long-time friend today, and she was simmering mad the whole time. She comes from a family of four children, the first three of which (she’s #2) were born just a year and a half to two years apart. … --- ## [Difference in Trump news coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-in-trump-news-coverage/1004223)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-in-trump-news-coverage/1004223 "2024-07-15T18:38:28Z")
I find this hilarious. CNN has a single lead story with a photo of the shooter and one other article with just a type-written headline buried amongst the other news. Fox News has over 20 stories - Twenty! - each with a … --- ## [Dream sitcom revivals and spin-offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-sitcom-revivals-and-spin-offs/1004233)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-sitcom-revivals-and-spin-offs/1004233 "2024-07-15T18:36:02Z")
So last night I dreamed I was watching a Dharma & Greg revival called Dharma at Law. Dharma had just become a lawyer and decided to open a pro bono legal clinic. It seemed like she and Greg separated or divorced because … --- ## [Help me elevate my chicken tikka masala (need answer kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-elevate-my-chicken-tikka-masala-need-answer-kinda-fast/1004205)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-elevate-my-chicken-tikka-masala-need-answer-kinda-fast/1004205 "2024-07-15T17:51:54Z")
So my wife and I ate at an Indian restaurant a couple weeks ago. She got the chicken tikka masala, and though we’re no strangers to Indian cooking, this particular meal just hit right and she raved about it. She said “yo… --- ## [Touring US in RV Van](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-us-in-rv-van/1004128)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-us-in-rv-van/1004128 "2024-07-15T17:37:35Z")
The wife and I are seriously considering taking a 6-8 week tour of the the U.S. next spring. We live in NJ so the east coast and even New England aren’t really part of the plan. California, Oregon, New Mexico, Rocky Moun… --- ## [Please explain Lauren Boebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 466\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163 "2024-07-15T16:24:04Z")
Lauren Boebert, U.S. House Representative for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has been in the news lately, as she was seen being asked to leave a musical in Denver, as her behavior was deemed inappropriate. Video… --- ## [Anyone cook with black lime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-cook-with-black-lime/1004271)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-cook-with-black-lime/1004271 "2024-07-15T15:01:40Z")
I just got some ground black lime I ordered for a salmon recipe that intrigued us in the NYT. Haven’t made it yet but the container has much more than I’ll need for the one dish. Anyone use this stuff regularly? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=519) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=521)