# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=530&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 531 --- ## [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 … --- ## [Absent Biden, what democrat could win the presidency in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absent-biden-what-democrat-could-win-the-presidency-in-2024/1003644)
**Author:** [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absent-biden-what-democrat-could-win-the-presidency-in-2024/1003644 "2024-07-03T00:28:14Z")
After the debate, some people have been suggesting Biden should not run again. My question is, who do the dems have on tap who could win this year if Biden was out of the race… I’m not asking who you all like best, or … --- ## [Quantify as best you can your odds of Biden winning vs anyone else. Be specific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantify-as-best-you-can-your-odds-of-biden-winning-vs-anyone-else-be-specific/1003536)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantify-as-best-you-can-your-odds-of-biden-winning-vs-anyone-else-be-specific/1003536 "2024-07-02T23:01:38Z")
I think this would be helpful to gauge where people are coming from and how they feel at this point. It would add context to some of the discussions. List, at the least, your best estimate of the odds (in percentage out… --- ## [Trump will not debate Biden on June 27, 2024, or thereafter either](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 747\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493 "2024-07-02T22:02:30Z")
I’ll keep this one simple\*: Trump will weasel out of debating Biden this month, since Trump and those in his circle know that doing so would be grossly to his disadvantage. Here are the basic reasons: Trump got trounce… --- ## [Closing the "How can Biden use the recent SCOTUS Immunity ruling to his benefit?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-the-how-can-biden-use-the-recent-scotus-immunity-ruling-to-his-benefit-thread/1003646)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-the-how-can-biden-use-the-recent-scotus-immunity-ruling-to-his-benefit-thread/1003646 "2024-07-02T18:39:42Z")
Yes, some of us may have been advocating for actions which, until yesterday, seemed obviously illegal. Yet after yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling, the president may be able to undertake many of them without fear of prosecution… --- ## [If he wants to stay in the race, should Biden submit to a neurologist exam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-wants-to-stay-in-the-race-should-biden-submit-to-a-neurologist-exam/1003540)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-he-wants-to-stay-in-the-race-should-biden-submit-to-a-neurologist-exam/1003540 "2024-07-02T18:26:40Z")
I was admittedly stunned at what I saw last Thursday. He has to do something to assure people that his decline isn’t the sign of something much more serious than just normal aging. If he has a really big problem, then … --- ## [Answer to Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-to-aspenglow/1003210)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-to-aspenglow/1003210 "2024-07-02T18:02:44Z")
Since we’re not allowed to answer to moderation in the thread and you did ask, the point was that Kayaker was referring to a schoolyard “hand game” which a comment reminded him of, so I referred to another schoolyard “ha… --- ## [Seat mate on a long flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-mate-on-a-long-flight/1002155)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-mate-on-a-long-flight/1002155 "2024-07-02T17:35:11Z")
Hypothetical- You are stuck in coach for a 15 hour flight. Which real or fictional person would you want seated next to you during the flight? “Nobody” is not an option. --- ## [This POTUS race is about Well-Packaged Lies vs the Halting Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-potus-race-is-about-well-packaged-lies-vs-the-halting-truth/1003455)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-potus-race-is-about-well-packaged-lies-vs-the-halting-truth/1003455 "2024-07-02T17:24:24Z")
I have no idea what the Dems will do with Biden. He obviously had a bad “look” last night. He sounded bad. His points were incoherent. He was searching desperately for words that couldn’t come to him in time. All th… --- ## [Briefly, what happened to this FB page disappearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briefly-what-happened-to-this-fb-page-disappearing/1003640)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briefly-what-happened-to-this-fb-page-disappearing/1003640 "2024-07-02T16:38:30Z")
For years I followed a nice little retro/recipe/nostalgia page. It catered to housewives and home cooks and so on. All of a sudden this page just disappeared off of FB. It’s not that I was blocked, I managed to contac… --- ## [Mosquitoes Have Taken Over!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes-have-taken-over/1003274)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes-have-taken-over/1003274 "2024-07-02T16:02:58Z")
How is the mosquito population in your area? We have a few extra here if anyone wants them. UGH! NE MN - We’ve had at least some type of rain just about every single day for over a month. It could be a light mist, a lit… --- ## [I for one welcome our new MAGA overlords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-maga-overlords/1003629)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-maga-overlords/1003629 "2024-07-02T15:15:23Z")
with lead. --- ## [Botticelli - June 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278 "2024-07-02T15:02:22Z")
Since it’s the penultimate day of May, I’ll start a new thread for June. I am V! --- ## [Does an educated brain weigh more than an uneducated brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-educated-brain-weigh-more-than-an-uneducated-brain/1003575)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-an-educated-brain-weigh-more-than-an-uneducated-brain/1003575 "2024-07-02T12:14:34Z")
I’m sure I’m going to flub this up somehow but hopefully you’ll get the gist. My question stems from the idea that a compressed spring weighs more than one that is not. So would it be fair to say an educated brain weig… --- ## [New Rock Music That's Good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rock-music-thats-good/1002000)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rock-music-thats-good/1002000 "2024-07-02T07:14:16Z")
I have been through some stuff recently and shifted a lot of life gears and I have done so musically too, away from a lot of heavier music. The last time I was really digging a rock act was 2018-ish when I was really int… --- ## [Turn On (1969 comedy series that totally flopped)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-1969-comedy-series-that-totally-flopped/1003377)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-1969-comedy-series-that-totally-flopped/1003377 "2024-07-02T07:09:02Z")
I had long heard of this competitor to “Laugh-In” that only lasted one episode (for the stations whose directors didn’t stage-hook it before it ended) and that TPTB would always ensure that none of the episodes would eve… --- ## [Puzzle from today's Futility Closet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-from-todays-futility-closet/1003597)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-from-todays-futility-closet/1003597 "2024-07-02T05:05:41Z")
An interesting puzzle at the Futility Closet page today. It first appeared in 1967 in Eureka the Cambridge math journal. No answer was ever published. I am guessing the answer is none (if they don’t have to all arrive to… --- ## [Did Tump just defame Judge Merchan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tump-just-defame-judge-merchan/1002295)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tump-just-defame-judge-merchan/1002295 "2024-07-02T03:13:46Z")
I’m sure most of us just saw Trump’s post-verdict statement. Trump asserted, in no uncertain terms, that the trial (the hush money trial)was rigged, and the judge is corrupt. Could Merchan file a defamation suit? Is he … --- ## [King of the Hill opening credits: what's the meaning of the trash bag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-hill-opening-credits-whats-the-meaning-of-the-trash-bag/1003479)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-the-hill-opening-credits-whats-the-meaning-of-the-trash-bag/1003479 "2024-07-02T03:13:30Z")
The opening credits to the animated tv series King of the Hill. We see Hank standing with his friends, drinking a beer, while his family members do various activities around him. This includes Peggy bringing out an old … --- ## [Layman questions about CTE (brain injuries)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/layman-questions-about-cte-brain-injuries/829776)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/layman-questions-about-cte-brain-injuries/829776 "2024-07-02T00:59:10Z")
AIUI, CTE is basically “injury-caused Alzheimer’s”? How many subconcussive impacts does it generally take to cause CTE? Just a few, or hundreds? Is CTE something that, once “triggered,” begins cascading and increa… --- ## [House of the Dragon 2.02 "Rhaenyra The Cruel" 6/23/24 OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-2-02-rhaenyra-the-cruel-6-23-24-open-spoilers/1003252)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-2-02-rhaenyra-the-cruel-6-23-24-open-spoilers/1003252 "2024-07-02T00:13:17Z")
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. Season 2 Episode 1: A Son for a Son --- ## [Pitting SayTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-saytwo/924070)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-saytwo/924070 "2024-07-01T22:16:10Z")
I can’t really post any transgressions as I’ve had him on ignore for a very long time now, but any regular in The Quarantine Zone knows what I’m talking about. I started ignoring him in the early days when he claimed tha… --- ## [But Bernie, Bernie Still](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-bernie-bernie-still/1003248)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-bernie-bernie-still/1003248 "2024-07-01T21:34:31Z")
Bernie Sanders, by all accounts a reasonable man. I myself find it difficult to argue with the things he says. But what has he done? Seriously, what legislation exists today that wouldn’t if not for Bernie? --- ## [Harry Potter question that I'm sure has been asked and answered. Spoilers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-that-im-sure-has-been-asked-and-answered-spoilers/741481)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-that-im-sure-has-been-asked-and-answered-spoilers/741481 "2024-07-01T21:22:17Z")
I’ve been watching the movies in the two day marathon that ABC Family (or Freeform as they keep telling me it’s being called now). It’s been a few years since I’ve read the books and now I’m wondering some things. Volde… --- ## [Any of our British Dopers Listen to News on the BBC During the 1960s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-our-british-dopers-listen-to-news-on-the-bbc-during-the-1960s/1003493)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-of-our-british-dopers-listen-to-news-on-the-bbc-during-the-1960s/1003493 "2024-07-01T21:06:12Z")
…particularly the late ‘60s (and early’70s). You may recall, the USA was involved in a bit of unpleasantness in Southeast Asia at the time, and a vocal portion of the day’s young people were a tad upset about it (especi… --- ## [Why is scaffolding so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-scaffolding-so-expensive/1003464)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-scaffolding-so-expensive/1003464 "2024-07-01T21:00:25Z")
I’m planning to get the exterior of my house painted. I got several estimates; the best (both in cost and in professionalism) was about $13,000. That’s fine and in line with what I was expecting. They said they would giv… --- ## [Muting the mics at the presidential debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muting-the-mics-at-the-presidential-debate/1003340)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muting-the-mics-at-the-presidential-debate/1003340 "2024-07-01T20:56:30Z")
Will they mute the mic at the end of the alotted time or when the candidate finishes speaking? --- ## ["Viager" – property acquisition in France using annuity arrangement – would you do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viager-property-acquisition-in-france-using-annuity-arrangement-would-you-do-this/1003488)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viager-property-acquisition-in-france-using-annuity-arrangement-would-you-do-this/1003488 "2024-07-01T20:55:43Z")
My wife and I are approaching the end of our working years, and are looking at buying an apartment in France for at least the first few years of retirement. We’ve encountered a purchase option that, as far as we know, ha… --- ## [Effect of recent SCOTUS immunity ruling on voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-recent-scotus-immunity-ruling-on-voters/1003588)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-recent-scotus-immunity-ruling-on-voters/1003588 "2024-07-01T20:50:06Z")
How do you think the recent SCOTUS ruling, that the President cannot be held accountable for any official acts, will effect Trump voters and/or Biden voters and/or fence-sitters? Will the Trump voters turn out in greate… --- ## [Who would you think are nicer people, Jeep owners or Subaru owners? (in FB Groups)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-think-are-nicer-people-jeep-owners-or-subaru-owners-in-fb-groups/1001640)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-think-are-nicer-people-jeep-owners-or-subaru-owners-in-fb-groups/1001640 "2024-07-01T20:49:26Z")
I bought a Subaru Outback 4 months ago. Before that I had a Jeep for 10 years. On FB groups the Jeep people were very helpful. They were great places to interact. Lots of helpful people, and great places to share info. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=529&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=531&state=tracking)