# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=529&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 530 --- ## [Could FDR be elected today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-fdr-be-elected-today/1003720)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-fdr-be-elected-today/1003720 "2024-07-04T15:15:36Z")
I know there was a “gentleman’s agreement” to not show him in his chair while President, but obviously things are different now. So could his disability stop him from being elected today? --- ## [Biden v Trump: June 27 debate (Live debate comment here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-trump-june-27-debate-live-debate-comment-here/1003332)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 894\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-v-trump-june-27-debate-live-debate-comment-here/1003332 "2024-07-04T15:05:57Z")
This thread is for discussion of the debate, speculation about the debate itself and reaction after the conclusion. If the debate does not actually happen this can die a natural death and Aeschines can say “I told you so… --- ## [The One True King of France has arisen, or something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-true-king-of-france-has-arisen-or-something/1003699)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-true-king-of-france-has-arisen-or-something/1003699 "2024-07-04T14:45:27Z")
The French version of Excaliber has been destoned. I hope kinging pays good because the thing is probably too hot to fence. --- ## [A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-1/915731 "2024-07-04T12:49:23Z")
…where the pictures to caption are visible in the thread. The rules should be simple: Somebody posts a picture. Players submit their caption proposals over the next 24 hours. At the end of the 24 hour period, the pers… --- ## [Golf handicap questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-handicap-questions/1003664)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-handicap-questions/1003664 "2024-07-04T06:57:27Z")
I was reading where St Andrews requires a certain handicap to play there and a card must be presented. Who issues and certifies that card? When looking at the layout for local courses I see different length courses … --- ## [Python experts - baffling printing issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-experts-baffling-printing-issue/1003684)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-experts-baffling-printing-issue/1003684 "2024-07-04T02:46:01Z")
I am porting an old RealBasic program to Python. I’m working on the UI right now, using PySimpleGui. It’s mostly working, but I am having a really weird printing issue. The print statement is just for debugging, but I wa… --- ## [RIP Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-apollo-8-astronaut-william-anders/1002619)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-apollo-8-astronaut-william-anders/1002619 "2024-07-04T01:34:14Z")
The former astronaut and General Dynamics CEO, who took the iconic Earthrise photo from lunar orbit, has died in a small plane crash on San Juan Island in Puget Sound. --- ## [I Was Quietly Fired As An AAA Auto Club Customer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-quietly-fired-as-an-aaa-auto-club-customer/1003199)
**Author:** [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-quietly-fired-as-an-aaa-auto-club-customer/1003199 "2024-07-03T23:19:32Z")
I’ve been an AAA member for a long time. The past few years I upgraded to their Gold card service. I have a 30 year old vehicle that I love and that I intend to drive until it can’t be driven anymore. Last year, I had m… --- ## [This always bothers me about Deep Impact (1998)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-always-bothers-me-about-deep-impact-1998/1003700)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-always-bothers-me-about-deep-impact-1998/1003700 "2024-07-03T21:49:07Z")
So, in the movie, Leo Biederman sends Dr. Marcus Wolf a picture of the comet. Marcus Wolf speeds down the road and dies in a car crash. The comet is named Wolf–Biederman because everyone thought Leo Biederman was in th… --- ## [Amazing drone photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-drone-photos/1003563)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-drone-photos/1003563 "2024-07-03T21:15:53Z")
Drones really are amazing in their versatility, from war to uses in art. I should look into maybe getting one. --- ## [Balder’s Gate 3 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balder-s-gate-3-question/1003556)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balder-s-gate-3-question/1003556 "2024-07-03T21:04:29Z")
I’m only level 3, but I’ve died an awful lot so far. Goblins, spiders, those redcaps-is that typical? I’m a bard bc I’ve never played one and I like the skill monkey/party face aspect even if having my bard built like a … --- ## [Are you aware of the cardinal directions at all times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-cardinal-directions-at-all-times/1002475)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-aware-of-the-cardinal-directions-at-all-times/1002475 "2024-07-03T20:04:18Z")
Maybe it’s because I spend my working hours looking at a map of my county. But I always know what cardinal direction I’m facing or travelling. I go NNE to get to the office and of course SSW to back home. And I also k… --- ## [U.S. democracy: Canceled by popular demand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-democracy-canceled-by-popular-demand/1003599)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-democracy-canceled-by-popular-demand/1003599 "2024-07-03T19:29:19Z")
Now that the Supreme Court has handed the arsonist the matches, I want to ask: People in both parties can see authoritarianism on the horizon. Why are so many Americans drawn to it? Why aren’t enough Americans moved to… --- ## [Comparisons Of What Famous Travel Locations Actually Look Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparisons-of-what-famous-travel-locations-actually-look-like/1003424)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparisons-of-what-famous-travel-locations-actually-look-like/1003424 "2024-07-03T19:11:47Z")
This list of photos can save someone a lot of time and money. I already knew the Mona Lisa was tiny and not that impressive unless you’re very close. Remember that the Tourist Industry’s priority is drawing visitors th… --- ## [Question About Presidential Immunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-presidential-immunity/1003643)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-presidential-immunity/1003643 "2024-07-03T18:45:57Z")
The Supreme Court weighed in this week. This might affect future Presidents and their unlikely hypotheticals. But whatever they decided, that wasn’t the law on January 6, 2020. Under what conditions are courts permitt… --- ## [Rotational velocity of nuclear warheads launched from mirved ICBM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotational-velocity-of-nuclear-warheads-launched-from-mirved-icbm/1003611)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotational-velocity-of-nuclear-warheads-launched-from-mirved-icbm/1003611 "2024-07-03T17:45:39Z")
It’s interesting that an MIRVed ICBM fired from one country at a target follows a suborbital trajectory that takes the missile up to about 900 miles above Earth and at velocity approaching 17,000 mph. Shortly before reen… --- ## [Trusted Recovery Group (asset recovery company). Need answer fairly quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trusted-recovery-group-asset-recovery-company-need-answer-fairly-quickly/1002707)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trusted-recovery-group-asset-recovery-company-need-answer-fairly-quickly/1002707 "2024-07-03T16:20:42Z")
My mom and stepfather had an IRA (or IRAs) with Franklin Templeton Investments. I tried to recover them, but they said the Trust wasn’t named as a beneficiary and it would have to go through probate. Since I haven’t a … --- ## [Do pools basically become hot tubs in week-long 120 degree heat waves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pools-basically-become-hot-tubs-in-week-long-120-degree-heat-waves/1003679)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pools-basically-become-hot-tubs-in-week-long-120-degree-heat-waves/1003679 "2024-07-03T15:47:36Z")
My sis and BIL have an in-ground pool they love, and spend practically all their leisure time in and around it in the Summer. Since even Summer in Michigan can often get cool, especially at night, they often keep their p… --- ## [I have a big head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-big-head/1003594)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-big-head/1003594 "2024-07-03T15:27:06Z")
Literally. They run in the family. Does it follow that my brain is also bigger than average or is there just a lot of “packing material” filling the extra space? --- ## [1979 U.K. General Election: Who would you have voted for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1979-u-k-general-election-who-would-you-have-voted-for/1002433)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1979-u-k-general-election-who-would-you-have-voted-for/1002433 "2024-07-03T14:44:58Z")
I’ve been reading up and watching coverage of historical U.K. elections. 1979 is a very tough election for me to figure out who I would have voted for. I just can’t see myself voting for Thatcher and the Tories, but … --- ## [Who's to blame if Biden loses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-to-blame-if-biden-loses/1001233)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 692\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-to-blame-if-biden-loses/1001233 "2024-07-03T14:19:46Z")
I understand you can’t predict what may happen between then and now. I’m having a difficult time expressing what I’m asking for, but let’s say the election is held the day after you’re reading this; Who would be to blame… --- ## [How does inauguration work if the president-elect is in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-inauguration-work-if-the-president-elect-is-in-prison/1002402)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-inauguration-work-if-the-president-elect-is-in-prison/1002402 "2024-07-03T14:14:40Z")
It’s not likely at all that Trump will do prison time, or, even if he does, that it would extend past Jan-20-2025. But if he were, how do you re-inaugurate him? He can’t show up in person on the Capitol steps. Do they j… --- ## [cat food has everything needed for life....why isn't there a "people" food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-has-everything-needed-for-life-why-isnt-there-a-people-food/382706)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-has-everything-needed-for-life-why-isnt-there-a-people-food/382706 "2024-07-03T13:37:31Z")
My cat has been fed nothing except dry pellet cat chow for 10 years, and she is perfectly healthy. The cat food supplies all the nutrition she needs. Why is there no dry pellet “people food” that contains all necessary … --- ## [Dead trees in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-trees-in-colorado/1003487)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-trees-in-colorado/1003487 "2024-07-03T13:16:27Z")
I just returned from a week long trip to Colorado. (Thank you to those in Cafe Society for pre-trip suggestions). I was struck by the number of dead, standing trees (both pine and Aspen) in many areas. I’m guessing up to… --- ## [My Funny Spanish-Language Mixup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-funny-spanish-language-mixup/1003336)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-funny-spanish-language-mixup/1003336 "2024-07-03T12:03:40Z")
So last week I was in court for a minor traffic matter, and while I was at the clerk’s desk waiting to pay, I saw a Mexican-looking guy trying valiantly to make himself clear in Spanish, while the poor clerk was getting … --- ## [Why do the British bring grapes to people "in hospital"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-british-bring-grapes-to-people-in-hospital/1003379)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-british-bring-grapes-to-people-in-hospital/1003379 "2024-07-03T11:31:30Z")
Just curious. Once my wife and I noticed this, it seems like it comes up every single time someone is in the hospital in a British TV series. Plus, we see regular stories on other sites with Brits saying something like… --- ## [Murphy's back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphys-back/1003557)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphys-back/1003557 "2024-07-03T02:36:37Z")
Not that any of you know him. Murphy operates the harrow tractor at the local racetrack between races. Murphy is also an amputee. He’s lost his right leg from the knee down. I’m not sure of the details, but I think i… --- ## [Why is the holiday travel so crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-holiday-travel-so-crazy/1003544)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-holiday-travel-so-crazy/1003544 "2024-07-03T02:22:38Z")
In this day and time. We’re all just so worried about environmental impact. Vegans going nuts because eating animals is bad for the world. Fires everywhere. Record high heat. Floods. People screaming road rage if yo… --- ## [If you have no intention of getting a tattoo, what tattoo \*would\* you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-no-intention-of-getting-a-tattoo-what-tattoo-would-you-get/974291 "2024-07-03T02:01:28Z")
So I have never had the remotest interest in getting a tattoo and I can’t see that ever changing. But if I did go crazy one day and decide to get one (and deal with the repercussions, namely explaining it to my kids). I… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2024-edition/1002292)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2024-edition/1002292 "2024-07-03T01:40:37Z")
Summer is busting out all over the place in the Rocky Mountains… except for the day it snowed two weeks ago. Anyway, everything is green, the flowers are blooming and kids are out for summer. So summer time, winter for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=528&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=530&state=tracking)