# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=535 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 536 --- ## [Roughriders home opener! Plus, major tornado warning!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughriders-home-opener-plus-major-tornado-warning/1003242)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roughriders-home-opener-plus-major-tornado-warning/1003242 "2024-06-25T21:46:17Z")
Decisions, decisions … :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: --- ## [Soonest convenience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soonest-convenience/1003329)
**Author:** [@I.Dunno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.Dunno)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soonest-convenience/1003329 "2024-06-25T21:24:55Z")
I guess this is about as miscellaneous as it gets. Today I received an email from my online bank. I won’t name the bank, but if you can read between the lines, I think you’ll Discover who it is. They alerted me to an im… --- ## [Has there been a change to the edit marker on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-a-change-to-the-edit-marker-on-the-board/1003331)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-a-change-to-the-edit-marker-on-the-board/1003331 "2024-06-25T20:59:37Z")
It used to be you had five minutes to edit your post before the orange edit marker appeared in the corner of your post (which came from 5-15 minutes after posting). Now I see it appearing immediately. Just curious if t… --- ## [What will happen on 1/6/25?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-on-1-6-25/1003232)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-on-1-6-25/1003232 "2024-06-25T19:30:07Z")
Bearing in mind this will be the newly elected Congress My guess is that a Democratic Representative & a Democratic Senator will object to the first slate of electoral votes for Trump for symbolic reasons and not thinki… --- ## [Charger for regular batteries (1960's/70's)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charger-for-regular-batteries-1960s-70s/1003047)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charger-for-regular-batteries-1960s-70s/1003047 "2024-06-25T19:16:37Z")
When I was a kid back in the 60’s/70’s my Uncle had a battery charger that would allegedly recharge regular batteries like Evereadies. It had a special slot for 9 volts and could also fit sizes as large as D cells. It … --- ## [Indiana area codes ranked (plus poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-area-codes-ranked-plus-poll/1003192)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-area-codes-ranked-plus-poll/1003192 "2024-06-25T18:49:37Z")
poll FYI: List of Indiana area codes - Wikipedia I take a break from my normal ultra-vitriolic anti-Trump politicking to bring you a frivolous but nevertheless (I hope) charming post on Indiana area codes. What makes a… --- ## [To Kill a Mockingbird - coming to Broadway. Will it work today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-coming-to-broadway-will-it-work-today/745732)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird-coming-to-broadway-will-it-work-today/745732 "2024-06-25T18:28:24Z")
See link here: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Is Coming to Broadway | Fortune Aaron Sorkin has been tapped by producer Scott Rudin, who recently acquired the rights. We’ve already had Atticus cast in a different light via th… --- ## [When playing 2 suit Spider Solitaire do you think of suits or just black and red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-playing-2-suit-spider-solitaire-do-you-think-of-suits-or-just-black-and-red/1003323)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-playing-2-suit-spider-solitaire-do-you-think-of-suits-or-just-black-and-red/1003323 "2024-06-25T17:38:58Z")
To me, suits don’t even enter my thoughts. If I turned away from the screen I might not be able to say which 2 suits were in play. I’m thinking, “OK, I need a black 10 here…” Note, I don’t play cards of any other king, j… --- ## [Ohio train derailment - is there a media coverup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-train-derailment-is-there-a-media-coverup/979695)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-train-derailment-is-there-a-media-coverup/979695 "2024-06-25T16:50:18Z")
I’m seeing some chatter that there is, that the area may have been evacuated of people but that animals are dying in droves, etc. Any truth to that, from people who work in the industry and/or live in the area? This li… --- ## [Why have paperback book covers gone matte?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-paperback-book-covers-gone-matte/1003244)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-paperback-book-covers-gone-matte/1003244 "2024-06-25T16:38:46Z")
Used to be paperbacks were shiny; now they’re all matter covers. Style fad? switch in paper processing? --- ## [After an air disaster, what happens to the victims' cars in the airport parking garage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-an-air-disaster-what-happens-to-the-victims-cars-in-the-airport-parking-garage/1003160)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-an-air-disaster-what-happens-to-the-victims-cars-in-the-airport-parking-garage/1003160 "2024-06-25T14:29:56Z")
Mildly morbid question, but… I recently took a short trip to the US, and as I was walking away from my parked car, I started randomly wondering about what would be done with it in the event my flight met with catastroph… --- ## [Mass shooting at Mad Butcher grocery store, 2024-06-21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-mad-butcher-grocery-store-2024-06-21/1003182)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-mad-butcher-grocery-store-2024-06-21/1003182 "2024-06-25T13:01:11Z")
No not in my little village. But very very close. Mass shooting. 11 shot, 3 dead. That’s all I know from the local news. Other outfits have it covered about the same. I never knew Mad Butcher grocery stores were still … --- ## [Is there a breaker that trips when the power goes out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breaker-that-trips-when-the-power-goes-out/1003255)
**Author:** [@Mr.Baggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Baggins)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-breaker-that-trips-when-the-power-goes-out/1003255 "2024-06-25T12:53:18Z")
Where I live, there are power cuts that are becoming more frequent. A couple of weeks ago, an AC unit died and the technician told us that he’s seen a lot of those recently; apparently, the power goes out when the unit i… --- ## [How does public-available charging of electric vehicles work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-public-available-charging-of-electric-vehicles-work/999613)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-public-available-charging-of-electric-vehicles-work/999613 "2024-06-25T11:15:38Z")
Not meant to be a pro/con argument on the value of an EV, but more on the question of how those new charging stations work . . . Three weeks ago was on a business trip through Las Vegas, NV where my rental car company … --- ## [Turn out your pockets. Say what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-out-your-pockets-say-what/1003190)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-out-your-pockets-say-what/1003190 "2024-06-25T06:18:45Z")
The dialysis center has you turn out your pockets upon entering. This evening at going in, same routine. Put your name on the white board(which I think is not cool) Go to the desk, turn out your pockets. They glance or… --- ## [Are Republicans Tiring Of Wars On “Wokeness”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-tiring-of-wars-on-wokeness/988165)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-tiring-of-wars-on-wokeness/988165 "2024-06-25T01:58:35Z")
An NYT piece (linked below) implies Republicans, in polls, are more interested in “law and order” than declaring war on “woke” institutions and corporations. Is this true? Does it matter? Is this because of pragmatic … --- ## [Is HP now a distant 3rd in printers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hp-now-a-distant-3rd-in-printers/1003217)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hp-now-a-distant-3rd-in-printers/1003217 "2024-06-24T23:21:20Z")
I want to upgrade to a color laser, best would be a color laser all-in-one but I don’t think I have the ducats for that. I have been very disappointed with HP for a while. Windows doesn’t communicate with an HP printer… --- ## [Possible evidence the internet IS a series of tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-evidence-the-internet-is-a-series-of-tubes/1003283)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-evidence-the-internet-is-a-series-of-tubes/1003283 "2024-06-24T22:57:48Z")
I have very reliable internet/router so this would be a rare coincidense. I just had about 4 feet of bathtub drain pipe (tubes?) replaced. The internet was working throughout most of the plumbers 1.5 hours but after he … --- ## [Eating cow, eating lamb, eating dog, eating cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-cow-eating-lamb-eating-dog-eating-cat/993106)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-cow-eating-lamb-eating-dog-eating-cat/993106 "2024-06-24T21:43:23Z")
So it seems that Vietnam is cracking down on dog meat, for various ethical reasons, And for the life of me, I cannot see any ethical difference between eating a cow, a sheep or a dog, provided all are kept and slaughtere… --- ## [How did “red carpets” come to be adopted as the fancy color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-red-carpets-come-to-be-adopted-as-the-fancy-color/1003266)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-red-carpets-come-to-be-adopted-as-the-fancy-color/1003266 "2024-06-24T21:25:41Z")
It’s seen at movie premieres and big events, and the phrase “roll out the red carpets.” Why did red specifically become the color to welcome the rich n’ famous? --- ## [Stealing planets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-planets/1003149)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealing-planets/1003149 "2024-06-24T21:20:26Z")
Or maybe just borrowing them. I’m looking for SF stories where a Solar System planet or other body has been moved to somewhere outside the Solar System. I’ve thought of several, but I’m sure there are more. Here’s my lis… --- ## [Real estate companies that cover multiple states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-companies-that-cover-multiple-states/1003243)
**Author:** [@cncdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cncdad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-companies-that-cover-multiple-states/1003243 "2024-06-24T20:28:19Z")
Wife and I are retiring soon and we know what requirements we have for our retirement place but don’t now how to find it. It could be in a multitude of states from the Midwest to the east coast. So we need a real estate … --- ## [S&H Stamps. Anyone remember them from their heyday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-stamps-anyone-remember-them-from-their-heyday/969427)
**Author:** [@EDOK9Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EDOK9Trainer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-stamps-anyone-remember-them-from-their-heyday/969427 "2024-06-24T20:23:38Z")
So anyone here old enough to have collected these stamps back in the 60’s and 70’s? As kids my sister, brothers and I collected them and added them to their books for later use. I see on this Wiki article that it came … --- ## [(Old) Of Humid Bondage- A Heatwave MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-of-humid-bondage-a-heatwave-mmp/1002970)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-of-humid-bondage-a-heatwave-mmp/1002970 "2024-06-24T18:24:10Z")
Looks like we’re getting an East Coast heatwave. This is gonna make work suck. Everybody else stay cool, stay hydrated, and hijack away! --- ## [What did Lewis and Clark imagine a Missouri-river Northwest Passage would look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-lewis-and-clark-imagine-a-missouri-river-northwest-passage-would-look-like/1003200)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-lewis-and-clark-imagine-a-missouri-river-northwest-passage-would-look-like/1003200 "2024-06-24T17:09:13Z")
I’m rewatching Ken Burns’ Lewis & Clark and am still puzzled by one thing: What did Jefferson, Lewis, Clark, et al imagine a Missouri-river Northwest Passage would look like? Did they hope there was a big lake that fed … --- ## [Pedestrian self-defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-self-defense/1002715)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedestrian-self-defense/1002715 "2024-06-24T17:05:14Z")
I am a pedestrian 66 year old with a solid hardwood walking stick. I start walking across the crosswalk when it is my turn and. instead of stopping until a finish crossing a vehicle starts slowly rolling across to “enco… --- ## [Re-litigating Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-litigating-bernie-sanders/1003246)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-litigating-bernie-sanders/1003246 "2024-06-24T16:17:09Z")
And… I get that this topic has been done more than once but to say drop the 2016 bit when Sanders was clearly running in 2020 and was winning till Biden stepped in at the last minute is distinctly limiting a very real… --- ## [Sometimes data mining gets things completely wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-data-mining-gets-things-completely-wrong/1002534)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-data-mining-gets-things-completely-wrong/1002534 "2024-06-24T15:29:06Z")
This is sort of the opposite of the Creepiest examples of internet tracking thread. I keep getting fliers and coupons in the mail for a pet supply store in Illinois. They even include a handy map showing where their st… --- ## [How are moderators appointed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-moderators-appointed/1001568)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-moderators-appointed/1001568 "2024-06-24T13:56:44Z")
Apologies if this has been covered in FAQs, but I haven’t seen anything quite on this topic. What’s the process? Who is ultimately in charge of it, and has the final authority? There is obviously a bit of a ‘Quis cust… --- ## [Small Group PA System Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-group-pa-system-recommendations/1003207)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-group-pa-system-recommendations/1003207 "2024-06-24T13:51:06Z")
My wife is part of a weekly discussion group; the group feels they need a PA system. Of course they don’t want to spent more than necessary. —The group has about 30 members. They meet in a low ceiling, tile floor room … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=534) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=536)