# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=528&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 529 --- ## [Protégés or wards in old TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proteges-or-wards-in-old-tv/1003607)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proteges-or-wards-in-old-tv/1003607 "2024-07-05T20:41:15Z")
Mrs. Jackson and I were discussing wards, as in Dick Greyson or Spinner, noting how wards used to be much more popular than they are now. I tried to google some more, but the name Ward is so much more popular than the u… --- ## [Fireworks questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-questions/1003729)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fireworks-questions/1003729 "2024-07-05T20:33:37Z")
In this video, a pyrotechnician breaks down the basics of his craft. At one point, he mentions a formula used in his industry: a shell will approximately 70 feet into the air for every inch of diameter it is. So for exam… --- ## [Dopers raised in non-Western countries: were you taught the basic rudiments of Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-raised-in-non-western-countries-were-you-taught-the-basic-rudiments-of-christianity/1003726)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-raised-in-non-western-countries-were-you-taught-the-basic-rudiments-of-christianity/1003726 "2024-07-05T19:24:12Z")
If you’re a Doper who was raised in Asia or the Middle East or some other place that’s not historically culturally Christian, were you taught the basic rudiments of Christianity? Define “basic rudiments” as you will, but… --- ## [Editing posts problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts-problems/999865)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts-problems/999865 "2024-07-05T19:15:38Z")
Is it just me or is the edit post facility being really buggy? I tried to edit a recent post and kept getting long wait times, edit conflicts, the post would disappear entirely only to appear again when refreshing but un… --- ## [Tell me about Malta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-malta/1003702)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-malta/1003702 "2024-07-05T18:18:51Z")
I am not looking for website links, I am looking for personal experiences. Tell me the good and the bad, tell me the food, tell me the folk, tell me the fun, tell me the frustration. --- ## [Can a Presidential pardon be rescinded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-presidential-pardon-be-rescinded/1003637)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-presidential-pardon-be-rescinded/1003637 "2024-07-05T18:18:02Z")
Can a Presidential pardon be rescinded by another President, Congress or the courts? --- ## [Happy 4th! Whatcha doin’ today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-whatcha-doin-today/1003725)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-4th-whatcha-doin-today/1003725 "2024-07-05T18:10:47Z")
Happy 4th! --- ## [Celebs that you are surprised are still alive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-that-you-are-surprised-are-still-alive/818342)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-that-you-are-surprised-are-still-alive/818342 "2024-07-05T17:54:10Z")
I just stumbled across the fact that Paul Williams is still alive: Really? Where the heck has he been? --- ## [Joe Biden and the power of the Presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-and-the-power-of-the-presidency/1003649)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-and-the-power-of-the-presidency/1003649 "2024-07-05T17:05:12Z")
The Supreme Court didn’t give Trump special powers. They gave it to the office of the President. Joe Biden currently holds that office and will do so as long as he is alive and able to do the job for another six months. … --- ## [Moderation in the "Can you still enjoy Michael Jackson's musc?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-can-you-still-enjoy-michael-jacksons-musc-thread/1003737)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-can-you-still-enjoy-michael-jacksons-musc-thread/1003737 "2024-07-05T16:14:51Z")
In above mentioned thread, I was accused of not liking pop music and threadshitting. I enjoy plenty of pop music, and even said I love the Jackson 5 in my first post in the thread (Jamerson is an amazing bassist, and he’… --- ## [Boilermaker recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boilermaker-recipe/1003712)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boilermaker-recipe/1003712 "2024-07-05T15:22:32Z")
Yeah, I know it is a beer and a whiskey. Which beer? Which whiskey? :grin: --- ## [What if you just ignore SCOTUS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-just-ignore-scotus/1003683)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-just-ignore-scotus/1003683 "2024-07-05T12:54:58Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right forum, but what happens if lower courts, states, etc simply ignore a Supreme Court ruling?The judiciary has to rely on the executive branch to actually enforce it’s rulings. So what happ… --- ## [If you had to pick a single decade of music to listen to from now on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-a-single-decade-of-music-to-listen-to-from-now-on/1003663)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-a-single-decade-of-music-to-listen-to-from-now-on/1003663 "2024-07-05T06:19:36Z")
And by “decade” I mean ten continuous years- It could be 1940 to 1950, 1312 to 1322, 1066 to 1076 etc., and by “single” I mean just that. No picking one decade for the jazz, another for the rock, and another for the neo… --- ## [If you ever wanted a little supernatural mixed in with your Yellowstone, I've got the show for you! -- Outer Range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-wanted-a-little-supernatural-mixed-in-with-your-yellowstone-ive-got-the-show-for-you-outer-range/963677)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-wanted-a-little-supernatural-mixed-in-with-your-yellowstone-ive-got-the-show-for-you-outer-range/963677 "2024-07-05T05:22:46Z")
Anybody else watching? I’ve been enjoying it. I’m a little annoyed it’s a weekly release though. “Outer Range centers on Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathoma… --- ## [Please help me think through a project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-think-through-a-project/1003579)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-think-through-a-project/1003579 "2024-07-05T02:43:26Z")
When we bought our house, there were (and still are) about a dozen heavy timbers, 4" x 5" x 12’ (there may be different lengths, I can’t measure them effectively where they are now) stacked on a very heavy shelf. I want … --- ## [Obscure children's poet 1910s/1920s: Annette Wynne 'Indian Children'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-childrens-poet-1910s-1920s-annette-wynne-indian-children/1003747)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-childrens-poet-1910s-1920s-annette-wynne-indian-children/1003747 "2024-07-05T02:13:39Z")
This poem was in my third grade state history class in the late 1960s. If you’re interested, here’s a rather scathing review of it. Well, it was a different time, what can we say? She did write a fair number of other … --- ## [ID this (nonfiction?) crime/psychology essay I read as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-nonfiction-crime-psychology-essay-i-read-as-a-child/1003745)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-nonfiction-crime-psychology-essay-i-read-as-a-child/1003745 "2024-07-05T01:27:32Z")
When I was 7-8-9 years old, in the early '90s, I was a voracious reader and already reading at a high school level, and my parents gave me just about anything to read that they thought I’d find interesting, including stu… --- ## [Star Trek Prodigy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-prodigy/959136)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-prodigy/959136 "2024-07-05T00:38:06Z")
I waited until the season was over to binge it. It clearly has elements aimed at kids, and some of the Hologram Janeway stuff was pretty rough around the edges, but overall I liked it. It was good enough to place it in t… --- ## [Bad bad bad Ouchy beck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ouchy-beck/1003670)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ouchy-beck/1003670 "2024-07-04T21:40:12Z")
So Monday had to have my IV port replaced. Again. This is minor surgery except for the fact they’re tapping into an artery. Eeek. I know I shouldn’t worry. They’ve done it a few times. I ain’t dead yet. I can’t bleed … --- ## [Favorite obscure counter-factual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-obscure-counter-factual/981642)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-obscure-counter-factual/981642 "2024-07-04T20:36:42Z")
So what’s your favorite obscure alternative timeline? What counterfactual historical outcome, that’s not one of the obvious ones (e.g. Hitler got into art school, Lee Harvey Oswald aim was off that day in Dallas, Hanniba… --- ## [Tell me about Venmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-venmo/1003451)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-venmo/1003451 "2024-07-04T20:12:20Z")
I did a favor for an acquaintance I trust. They rewarded me with a $20 Venmo credit. They texted it to my iPhone. Questions: Do I have to have a Venmo account to use it? Is Venmo safe? How do I ‘cash’ in my credit? T… --- ## [Resolved: Bruce Lee's Extraordinary Genius Was Utterly Wasted in His 1970s Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-bruce-lees-extraordinary-genius-was-utterly-wasted-in-his-1970s-movies/977843)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-bruce-lees-extraordinary-genius-was-utterly-wasted-in-his-1970s-movies/977843 "2024-07-04T18:11:54Z")
As a former TKD student and teacher, I revered martial arts superstar Bruce Lee in my early years, yet today have feel that four of his five martial arts films (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way/Return of the Dragon, and G… --- ## [Trump’s felony conviction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-felony-conviction/1003668)
**Author:** [@rickp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rickp)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-felony-conviction/1003668 "2024-07-04T17:41:57Z")
The 34 counts of falsifying business records that led to Trump’s felony conviction pretty much all correspond to specific checks or invoices. I’ve been trying to find what the dates of these checks and invoices are. If t… --- ## [How's the weather in Austria-Hungary in February?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-weather-in-austria-hungary-in-february/1003691)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-weather-in-austria-hungary-in-february/1003691 "2024-07-04T17:22:04Z")
We’re considering a Danube River cruise – Budapest to Passau – in early February. The prices are reasonable, probably because no one in their right mind would want to do that. :slight\_smile: I would expect that the we… --- ## [Does how we feel affect how smart we are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-how-we-feel-affect-how-smart-we-are/1003542)
**Author:** [@ZeroDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZeroDay)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-how-we-feel-affect-how-smart-we-are/1003542 "2024-07-04T17:07:02Z")
I am new here so please be gentle :slight\_smile: It’s my first post so I hope the category is correct. Here’s something I’ve been thinking about today, while struggling to do something quite complicated for most people … --- ## [Are there cases SCOTUS have to take, or is their caseload totally up to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-cases-scotus-have-to-take-or-is-their-caseload-totally-up-to-them/1003596)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-cases-scotus-have-to-take-or-is-their-caseload-totally-up-to-them/1003596 "2024-07-04T16:20:48Z")
Pretty much what the title says. --- ## [Automotive antifreeze - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-antifreeze-wtf/1003602)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automotive-antifreeze-wtf/1003602 "2024-07-04T16:14:49Z")
Time was - there was just antifreeze. And it was good. Then someone got the idea of providing it mixed 50/50 so you didn’t have to guess how much to add. And it was good. Then - maybe 25 years ago some guy at some auto… --- ## [Flood Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flood-insurance/1003578)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flood-insurance/1003578 "2024-07-04T16:03:05Z")
The Midwest has been hit hard by rain and floods for the past few weeks. I’ve seen a lot of videos showing homes being washed away by swollen rivers. What happens when your house and all of the land it’s sitting on is su… --- ## [Security Guards activities while 'on watch'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-guards-activities-while-on-watch/795622)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/security-guards-activities-while-on-watch/795622 "2024-07-04T15:56:31Z")
My question is inspired by any number of heist movies and TV, but I’m hoping for a factual answer so GQ. Feel free to move to yo CS if considered more appropriate. The set up is some security guards whose main job appea… --- ## [Is "squaring up" defined in the legal code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-squaring-up-defined-in-the-legal-code/1003635)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-squaring-up-defined-in-the-legal-code/1003635 "2024-07-04T15:45:37Z")
I have been punched in the face a few times by different people in my life. It’s not something to crow about, it’s a predictable outcome for a person who has lived as long as I have and known the type of people I ran wi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=527&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=529&state=tracking)