# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=540&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 541 --- ## [US voters: Are you afraid of the other side, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659 "2024-06-19T19:19:28Z")
When I see people wearing MAGA hats, I cringe inwardly. But when I see people with depictions of actual assault rifles on the backs of their pickup trucks, I get genuinely frightened. What’s their limit break? What’s … --- ## [Things that showed up in your house and you don't know how they got there](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-showed-up-in-your-house-and-you-dont-know-how-they-got-there/1002801)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-showed-up-in-your-house-and-you-dont-know-how-they-got-there/1002801 "2024-06-19T17:10:14Z")
Today I was about to get some laundry out of the dryer when I noticed there was some money laying on it. A twenty dollar bill and a five dollar bill just laying there together. None of the clothes have pockets. Where … --- ## [First cup (sports trophy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cup-sports-trophy/1002985)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-cup-sports-trophy/1002985 "2024-06-19T16:36:21Z")
World Cup, Stanley Cup, America’s Cup, Apple Cup, Ryder Cup… Some time way back, someone gussied up a two-handed drinking cup and made it into a sports trophy. What was that first Cup trophy? \[Since when do thread title… --- ## [A 12 outta 10 on the scale of gulliblity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-12-outta-10-on-the-scale-of-gulliblity/1002983)
**Author:** [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-12-outta-10-on-the-scale-of-gulliblity/1002983 "2024-06-19T16:23:01Z")
Woman reportedly scammed out of $750,000 by a fake Keanu Reeves. I just don’t get it: --- ## [How do plants get pollinators to visit more of their own species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-plants-get-pollinators-to-visit-more-of-their-own-species/1002873)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-plants-get-pollinators-to-visit-more-of-their-own-species/1002873 "2024-06-19T13:22:05Z")
Flowering plants generally lure pollinators (hereafter ‘bees’) to perform pollination by offering them food (or sex, or physical warmth or protection or other things in some cases, but generally, food) in the form of nec… --- ## [How many cultures still regard the rising of the sun as the official start of the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cultures-still-regard-the-rising-of-the-sun-as-the-official-start-of-the-day/1003018)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cultures-still-regard-the-rising-of-the-sun-as-the-official-start-of-the-day/1003018 "2024-06-19T13:01:47Z")
Even in developed countries like the U.S. (where many but certainly not all of us Dopers live), we still say “tomorrow” when it’s 12:30 a.m. or 3 a.m. or even 4 to 4:30 a.m. and we’re technically speaking of “today” (sin… --- ## [I am fed up with my front lawn!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fed-up-with-my-front-lawn/1002944)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-fed-up-with-my-front-lawn/1002944 "2024-06-19T09:35:11Z")
I had no front lawn to speak of for years because I was digging out bindweed since 2020. Actually let, me back up. Northern Colorado with heavy clay soil. No one around has a great lawn except a few with Kentucky blue… --- ## [Are you seeing better sale prices in your grocery stores lately (June 2024)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-better-sale-prices-in-your-grocery-stores-lately-june-2024/1002706)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-better-sale-prices-in-your-grocery-stores-lately-june-2024/1002706 "2024-06-19T04:38:21Z")
(Cross-posting from a P&E thread. Thinking it might get more feedback here) … Anecdotal, and hard to go into detail succinctly, but I’ll throw it out there. Around here, grocery prices are indeed going down in the sen… --- ## [9/11 Jokes that worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736 "2024-06-19T02:54:12Z")
I just watched an episode of Girls5Eva and in it, they reveal on September 10, 2001, the girl band released a song called “Quit Flyin’ Planes Straight Into My Heart” and it was…unfortunate. It got me thinking of 9/11 or… --- ## [Would submarines ever help a ship in trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-submarines-ever-help-a-ship-in-trouble/1002972)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-submarines-ever-help-a-ship-in-trouble/1002972 "2024-06-19T01:10:25Z")
Like a passenger ship or actually anything non-military that sends a distress signal? Or even one person in a lost sailboat? Have subs ever helped in a passenger ship rescue? Do they just tell someone else and let the… --- ## [Any tips about your DIY water feature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-about-your-diy-water-feature/1002986)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-about-your-diy-water-feature/1002986 "2024-06-19T01:10:24Z")
I have a bit of a slope in my backyard I would like to do something with that involves a water pump and some running water. Perhaps a small pond, but at least a miniature waterfall and bird bath opportunity. The key is… --- ## [Plant-based cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-based-cheese/1003024)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-based-cheese/1003024 "2024-06-19T01:06:00Z")
Is there plant-based cheese that’s a solid brick? All the ones I can find in the store are shreds. --- ## [Non-US Dopers: In your culture, what makes for polite conversation when you meet someone new?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-in-your-culture-what-makes-for-polite-conversation-when-you-meet-someone-new/1002949)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-in-your-culture-what-makes-for-polite-conversation-when-you-meet-someone-new/1002949 "2024-06-18T23:09:19Z")
I’ve come to learn that the American habit of discussing what you do for a living is considered a bit rude in many other places. If that’s the case, then what does make for polite conversation when meeting someone new? S… --- ## [Rishi Sunak tries to lead the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rishi-sunak-tries-to-lead-the-uk/973706)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rishi-sunak-tries-to-lead-the-uk/973706 "2024-06-18T20:05:22Z")
Are the bookies giving odds on how long he’ll last? Still, first non-White PM, that’s one for the history books. --- ## [Finding someone with only the first 4 digits of their license plate number- possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-someone-with-only-the-first-4-digits-of-their-license-plate-number-possible/1003019)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-someone-with-only-the-first-4-digits-of-their-license-plate-number-possible/1003019 "2024-06-18T18:23:47Z")
8KCV (followed by 3 digits I don’t know). It was a dark-colored 2004 BMW. The guy went by “Mike”, a 60-ish skinny white man with glasses who was totally ex-hippie type material, what with his ponytail (if I remember co… --- ## [Will Trump's conviction affect the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-conviction-affect-the-election/1002304)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-conviction-affect-the-election/1002304 "2024-06-18T15:44:43Z")
So I just read that his conviction and even imprisonment won’t bar him from being president again. The RNC is apparently still behind him and we know his followers won’t be swayed. So do you think his conviction will ha… --- ## [Another plumbing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plumbing-question/1002841)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-plumbing-question/1002841 "2024-06-18T14:42:21Z")
This PEX-copper coupling has a small leak. It looks like a bad solder joint to me. How can I fix this? I can re-solder it, if there is some way to disconnect the PEX. I’ve never used PEX before, and have no experience wi… --- ## [Water storage (I swear I'm not a prepper)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-storage-i-swear-im-not-a-prepper/1002892)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-storage-i-swear-im-not-a-prepper/1002892 "2024-06-18T13:08:49Z")
A couple years back my water line broke at the city’s valve and due to some confusion on their end I was without water for almost 2 weeks. We got into a routine where we were shuttling water 20 gallons at a time from our… --- ## [Minimum wage reasoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-wage-reasoning/1002755)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-wage-reasoning/1002755 "2024-06-18T12:28:57Z")
I don’t really want to talk about whether there should be a minimum wage, or how high it should be, but just some reasoning I often see when discussing it. I often hear people saying that increasing the minimum wage wil… --- ## [How Ice Houses worked before Refrigeration. A Linked reply from the suits thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ice-houses-worked-before-refrigeration-a-linked-reply-from-the-suits-thread/1002941)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ice-houses-worked-before-refrigeration-a-linked-reply-from-the-suits-thread/1002941 "2024-06-18T12:28:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Back when men wore suits all the time, how did they handle the summer heat?: @GailForce. Ice Houses go back to before Roman times. Typically a large building, at least partially undergroun… --- ## [Recommend me a series of movies about WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-series-of-movies-about-wwii/1002721)
**Author:** [@Ulysses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulysses)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-series-of-movies-about-wwii/1002721 "2024-06-18T10:44:04Z")
I will be travelling with my parents in Europe later this year. London and Paris followed by several other stops in Switzerland, Italy, and possibly Germany. My wife and I worked in Europe for several years and travelled… --- ## [Are there any lip readers out there? (Elvis movie question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lip-readers-out-there-elvis-movie-question/1002998)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lip-readers-out-there-elvis-movie-question/1002998 "2024-06-18T05:39:15Z")
In the Aloha from Hawaii concert in 1973, Elvis sang An American Trilogy. About three and a half minutes into the song, he spends about ten seconds shouting something at the band. Can someone who can read lips tell me w… --- ## [How do these soccer chants evolve and propagate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-soccer-chants-evolve-and-propagate/1002474)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-soccer-chants-evolve-and-propagate/1002474 "2024-06-18T04:10:47Z")
On Welcome to Wrexham (non-fiction), the fans sing a little ditty about their guy, Paul Mullin: "We’ve got Mullin, Super Paul Mullin, I don’t quite think you understand. He plays in red and white, He’s f\*cking dynami… --- ## [Answer ''Yes'' to positive questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-yes-to-positive-questions/993945 "2024-06-18T02:55:22Z")
Answer ‘‘Yes’’ when someone asks you a positive question, I go first, Do people water plants everyday? --- ## [PITA. No really. My butt hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pita-no-really-my-butt-hurts/1002960)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pita-no-really-my-butt-hurts/1002960 "2024-06-18T02:46:37Z")
Specifically the left outside cheek muscle(nah, ain’t looking up the scientific name) I’ve been humping around on a broken foot for, let’s see, 6 weeks or so. I’ve been admonished several times to walk as normally as I… --- ## [Best opening lines in a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866 "2024-06-18T01:35:18Z")
What do you consider great opening lines in a song? I’d like to limit this to opening lines, not somewhere in it or the chorus. I thought of this because I heard ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ this morning. “Well, I woke… --- ## [My computer glitches when I get out of my chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-glitches-when-i-get-out-of-my-chair/1002936)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-computer-glitches-when-i-get-out-of-my-chair/1002936 "2024-06-18T00:28:41Z")
Too odd a thing to not share. But don’t worry, the mystery will be revealed. I recently upgraded my video card and monitor, with the monitor running at a pretty high pixel rate: 3440x1440 @ 165 Hz. It’s been pretty re… --- ## [Removing a factory sticker from bodywork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-factory-sticker-from-bodywork/1002930)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-factory-sticker-from-bodywork/1002930 "2024-06-18T00:07:01Z")
I’m trying to resurrect my 1994 Yamaha XJ600SF Seca II that my dad gave me for my birthday in 1994. You may know that this bike was originally Faraway Blue, that it was stolen a few years ago, and that it was recovered … --- ## [Pneumatic question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pneumatic-question/1002405)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pneumatic-question/1002405 "2024-06-17T19:59:41Z")
Think of a 4" cyl say 3 ft long. The piston will have a hollow shaft pushing it in and out with a 3/4" ID. The air will escape through the hole as it is pushed down and will reenter the chamber when it is pulled back out… --- ## [What is the origin of this phrase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-this-phrase/354117)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-this-phrase/354117 "2024-06-17T19:18:35Z")
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