# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=535&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 536 --- ## [Indiana Jews mod note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-mod-note/1003339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jews-mod-note/1003339 "2024-06-26T13:40:51Z")
I’m not sure what you intended this to mean, but it is really misplaced in this thread, which is both serious and heartfelt. I’m not sure I understand the mod note. @Broomstick is, I understand Jewish. She titled t… --- ## [What up (saying)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-up-saying/1002888 "2024-06-26T13:23:31Z")
I might be misremembering, but I seem to remember a character (SNL?) saying “What up?” My friends and I used to say it all the time, and I’m sure we picked it up from the zeitgeist. It’s hard to Google because it’s too … --- ## [I need a crash course in Canadianness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-crash-course-in-canadianness/1002418)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-crash-course-in-canadianness/1002418 "2024-06-26T13:03:12Z")
So if it turns out that I am a Canadian citizen by descent, I should really get a better grip on what that actually means. What do I need to know, and where can I learn it? I have only an American layperson’s knowledge o… --- ## [Can Trump legally dissolve the Department of Education if he wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-legally-dissolve-the-department-of-education-if-he-wins/1003260)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-legally-dissolve-the-department-of-education-if-he-wins/1003260 "2024-06-26T12:03:32Z")
Mods you can move this to P&E if you think it fits better there On my uncles face book which is just a pipe to a certain candidates asshole one of the clips was trump saying that when he wins one of the first thin… --- ## [So do a lot of dental patients act badly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-a-lot-of-dental-patients-act-badly/1002765)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-a-lot-of-dental-patients-act-badly/1002765 "2024-06-26T08:46:55Z")
Do dental patients typically act out a lot? I ask because tooday I had an unpleasant tooth extraction, which took about an hour and 15 minutes and had to be stopped in the middle so they could take x-rays to figure out … --- ## [Do naval vessels rescue enemy seamen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-naval-vessels-rescue-enemy-seamen/1003031)
**Author:** [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-naval-vessels-rescue-enemy-seamen/1003031 "2024-06-26T05:27:07Z")
In the aftermath of a naval battle, where an enemy ship has been sunk and there is no longer any imminent threat to the victorious ship(s), does the victor make any effort to pick enemy seamen out of the water or just le… --- ## [What should be done about Haiti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-haiti/998513)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-about-haiti/998513 "2024-06-26T04:44:19Z")
It has been bad for a long time but then they had the terrible 2010 earthquake. It just got worse from there. It now appears that heavily armed gangs are trying to turn the country upside down. I think it is getting in … --- ## [What makes a song a rock song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-rock-song/1002562)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-rock-song/1002562 "2024-06-26T03:21:25Z")
I don’t see a thread on this, so my apologies if this has been done before. I’m trying to figure out what makes a song a rock song. Are some the genres labeled as rock actually rock, or is just a label that happens to … --- ## [Email non-answers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-non-answers/1002784)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-non-answers/1002784 "2024-06-26T03:18:14Z")
Grrrrrr. So, I’m massaging some of our data for another company. They in turn use it for a product that our company will get. It’s a pet location service for Animal Control. Fine. Great really I love our pets. Anyway, … --- ## [Red Dead Redemption 2 - Black Hat playthrough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-black-hat-playthrough/1003121)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dead-redemption-2-black-hat-playthrough/1003121 "2024-06-26T02:06:20Z")
I finished Red Dead Redemption 2 a couple of days ago. Played it straight “white hat” throughout, sparing people when given the choice, killing only people I needed to, helping everyone I came across who asked for it, an… --- ## [Okay, how do I figure out why I can't log into Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-do-i-figure-out-why-i-cant-log-into-google/1002638)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-do-i-figure-out-why-i-cant-log-into-google/1002638 "2024-06-26T00:51:39Z")
I’ve narrowed the problem down to Chrome. On MS Edge no problems, in Chrome I load the choose an account page but it’s just an image with no links. Privacy and Security settings for accounts.google.com doesn’t flag anyth… --- ## ["Oleana" - Camp song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleana-camp-song/23009)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleana-camp-song/23009 "2024-06-25T23:13:52Z")
When I was about 8 years old, I knew a song. I think it went something like this: Where hens lay eggs as big as rocks And roosters crow like 8-day clocks And roasted pigs run all about With knives and forks stuck up … --- ## [Business Insider: How does the WWE work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-insider-how-does-the-wwe-work/1002449)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-insider-how-does-the-wwe-work/1002449 "2024-06-25T22:41:55Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ0d\_\_eY2o I love these Insider videos. This a good one that WWE fans might enjoy, or just people like me that are curious about everything. Again for whatever reason I could not embed … --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=534&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=536&state=tracking)