# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=545&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 546 --- ## [Time To Dismember (Rants of September){OLD}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-dismember-rants-of-september-old/989475)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-dismember-rants-of-september-old/989475 "2024-06-11T23:14:43Z")
I think this is new for this month. Went to our local bank today to attempt to open a savings account to deposit a fairly hefty check in. Talked to a rather sleepy cashier who told me that “both managers are off for the… --- ## [Advice for recent grad finding apartment in Los Angeles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-recent-grad-finding-apartment-in-los-angeles/1002676)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-recent-grad-finding-apartment-in-los-angeles/1002676 "2024-06-11T23:05:50Z")
My niece just got her first job and is relocating to Los Angeles. She’ll be working just off the UCLA campus in Westwood. She doesn’t know anyone in the area and has about 3 weeks to find a place and get moved in. She’ll… --- ## [First National Day of Prayer in 70 years with no prayer in the Capitol. Fake news? Origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-national-day-of-prayer-in-70-years-with-no-prayer-in-the-capitol-fake-news-origin/1002711)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-national-day-of-prayer-in-70-years-with-no-prayer-in-the-capitol-fake-news-origin/1002711 "2024-06-11T21:26:20Z")
Out of nowhere, my friend messaged me the following on Facebook. He is a total right-wing nut, like things the election was stolen and all that. He message: “First time in 70 years, no prayer in Capital on National Day … --- ## [Publicly funded dental care arrives in Canada!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicly-funded-dental-care-arrives-in-canada/994477)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicly-funded-dental-care-arrives-in-canada/994477 "2024-06-11T21:14:20Z")
The absence of dental coverage has always been a sticking point in Canada’s otherwise excellent universal health care system (more accurately, the health care systems administered by the provinces and partially funded by… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump -- Special Felony Conviction Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-felony-conviction-edition/1002347)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump-special-felony-conviction-edition/1002347 "2024-06-11T20:49:29Z")
Trump produced a thirty minute screed in his typical stream-of-consciousness word-association mode. There’s no way I’m reproducing that whole thing, even to re-format it into a blank verse poem. But I’d feel guilty if I … --- ## [Can actors just "lose it?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-actors-just-lose-it/1002571)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-actors-just-lose-it/1002571 "2024-06-11T19:11:08Z")
Is it possible for a talented actor or actress, known for consistent and solid performances, to experience a sudden inability to act, similar to “the yips” in sports, where they seemingly forget the basic skills of their… --- ## [Interesting bread ingredient(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-bread-ingredient-s/1002746)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-bread-ingredient-s/1002746 "2024-06-11T17:29:16Z")
The first ingredient in my loaf of Carbonaut™ Gluten Free bread is “resistant tapioca and/or resistant potato starch.” What is it resisting? More specifically: What the hell is it? --- ## [The Crane Brouhaha over Gaza, Pit edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crane-brouhaha-over-gaza-pit-edition/1000742)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crane-brouhaha-over-gaza-pit-edition/1000742 "2024-06-11T17:24:07Z")
BigT, what were you thinking when you posted this? Ignore Crane for a second. If I say, “I’m so hungry I could eat a cow”, and TOWP asks, “a cow?”, and I clarify, “a whole cow”, you realize I am being hyperbolic through… --- ## [Did bush jr have no influence within the gop after his term its like he never existed unless your discussing 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-jr-have-no-influence-within-the-gop-after-his-term-its-like-he-never-existed-unless-your-discussing-9-11/1002584)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-jr-have-no-influence-within-the-gop-after-his-term-its-like-he-never-existed-unless-your-discussing-9-11/1002584 "2024-06-11T17:17:05Z")
Seeing how the Obamas and still active in politics and are in the news at least once a month someone brought up Bush jr and brought up he’s totally disappeared in public and political circles no asks him for an opinion o… --- ## [My Long Fever Tale. (Way too long, sorry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-long-fever-tale-way-too-long-sorry/1002400)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-long-fever-tale-way-too-long-sorry/1002400 "2024-06-11T16:17:56Z")
Please allow me to share my current experience with a terrible fever, healthcare, and whatever comes to mind. Pardon, I’m going a little stir crazy For background, I’m a T1D with excellent blood sugar control. My A1c is… --- ## [Pat Sajak to retire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-to-retire/985401)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-to-retire/985401 "2024-06-11T15:42:11Z")
‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak announces his retirement: ‘It’s been a wonderful ride’ Pat Sajak, the longtime host of TV’s Wheel of Fortune, announced Monday that next season will be his last. “Well, the time has c… --- ## ["Nothing has changed about gold except the price"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-has-changed-about-gold-except-the-price/1002623)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-has-changed-about-gold-except-the-price/1002623 "2024-06-11T15:21:11Z")
This is the top “Latest News” item on Kitco dot com, a precious metals site, on a day when gold lost 100 points, fairly dramatically. I don’t know, it just seems a peculiarly pointless thing to say. But then I’m not au … --- ## [Trump, potential incarceration, and Secret Service protection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-potential-incarceration-and-secret-service-protection/1000506)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-potential-incarceration-and-secret-service-protection/1000506 "2024-06-11T14:26:53Z")
This keeps coming up in other threads, but I don’t want to carry them onto hijacks. With Trump’s various legal issues, the possibility exists that, at some point, he might find himself locked up in jail and/or prison. … --- ## [Broadly speaking, is the shift to cloud computing net carbon positive or negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadly-speaking-is-the-shift-to-cloud-computing-net-carbon-positive-or-negative/1002542)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadly-speaking-is-the-shift-to-cloud-computing-net-carbon-positive-or-negative/1002542 "2024-06-11T14:02:00Z")
A few years ago, my company moved its client-facing web applications from a small local host (we were one of four tenants) to a cloud service operated by one of the Big Three. My management is now asking whether we can a… --- ## [Dragon vs Starliner instrument panel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-vs-starliner-instrument-panel/1002639)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-vs-starliner-instrument-panel/1002639 "2024-06-11T13:48:12Z")
There have been discussions on touchscreen panels in cars and it’s my impression that the SpaceX Dragon capsule is predominantly touchscreen (perhaps that’s a misconception on my part, if so please correct me). Today I … --- ## [Looking for information on an informational cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-information-on-an-informational-cartoon/1002709 "2024-06-11T13:46:43Z")
The cartoon is “The Adventures Of Dodo”. They are short, comedic in nature, and usually provide information about animals and cultures around the world. Dodo’s accent seems to be Australian. --- ## [What’s actually loose when referring to “loosest” slots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-actually-loose-when-referring-to-loosest-slots/1002666)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-actually-loose-when-referring-to-loosest-slots/1002666 "2024-06-11T13:41:14Z")
I first saw the term “loosest slots” in a Simpsons episode, and which I thought was a pun of some sort. Since then I’ve seen or heard it numerous times when referring to slot machines that purportedly pay out more than … --- ## [About that wall of magazines at Barnes & Noble... (and about the store in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-wall-of-magazines-at-barnes-noble-and-about-the-store-in-general/1000854)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-wall-of-magazines-at-barnes-noble-and-about-the-store-in-general/1000854 "2024-06-11T13:28:25Z")
I had not been in Barnes & Noble since… hmm… a really damn long time. Probably not in the last 10 years. But I found a gift card with $30.00 on it, and I knew there was one in Evansville (seems like a weird place for thi… --- ## [European Parliamentary Election Results June 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-parliamentary-election-results-june-2024/1002710)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-parliamentary-election-results-june-2024/1002710 "2024-06-11T12:46:00Z")
The venerable New York Times reports, “Voters in the European Union delivered strong gains to anti-immigrant, nationalist parties, challenging leaders in Germany and France, and unsettling the political establishment.” T… --- ## [Can Magnifying Glass Boil any Water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-magnifying-glass-boil-any-water/197198)
**Author:** [@MortonC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortonC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-magnifying-glass-boil-any-water/197198 "2024-06-11T12:38:10Z")
Can any amount of water be heated enough to cause evaporation or possibly to boiling point by using a magnifying glass? How big would a magnifying glass have to be in proportion to the amount of water? If a glass conta… --- ## [10th anniversary here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-anniversary-here/1002719)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-anniversary-here/1002719 "2024-06-11T12:35:03Z")
10 years ago today I joined the SDMB. I discovered this entirely by coincidence after I signed in today to post, something I haven’t done for a while. So, happy anniversary! I will go back to maintaining radio silence an… --- ## [MGM 1949 studio portrait](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mgm-1949-studio-portrait/1002450)
**Author:** [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mgm-1949-studio-portrait/1002450 "2024-06-11T09:53:00Z")
A local restaurant has a black and white copy of this hanging in their entryway. http://orig06.deviantart.net/05fc/f/2015/169/d/0/mgm\_1949\_stars\_by\_slr1238-d8xrn8y.jpg Whenever I’m there, I try to figure out who everyon… --- ## [Download of attachments in Yahoo mail not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705 "2024-06-11T09:25:45Z")
Anyone else experiencing this? It seems to have happened recently: last 24 hours or so. Clicking the download icon no longer has any effect. I don’t think I have recently changed any configurations or settings, either… --- ## [Pie filling help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725)
**Author:** [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-filling-help/1002725 "2024-06-11T09:15:59Z")
I made a pie crust, but it shrank. It’s only about 1/4" high. It was going to be lemon meringue, but I don’t think that will work. What else could I fill it with that won’t go everywhere? --- ## [What program or app would you recommend to keep track of a list on a daily basis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-program-or-app-would-you-recommend-to-keep-track-of-a-list-on-a-daily-basis/1002674)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-program-or-app-would-you-recommend-to-keep-track-of-a-list-on-a-daily-basis/1002674 "2024-06-11T07:05:35Z")
I’d like to start keeping track of the variety of foods that I eat. My plan is to make a list of basic ingredients and then mark off each day that I eat that particular food. For example, I’d have apples at the top of … --- ## [Fire destroyed three houses on my street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-destroyed-three-houses-on-my-street/995260)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-destroyed-three-houses-on-my-street/995260 "2024-06-11T05:15:42Z")
Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday the 26th), I went out to a local sports bar. I had been there about an hour, when my next-door neighbours walked in. They spotted me, and asked if I knew about the fire at the end of the st… --- ## [Help me get started with Elvis Costello](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-started-with-elvis-costello/1002572)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-started-with-elvis-costello/1002572 "2024-06-11T04:43:26Z")
I know of Elvis Costello but never have owned any of his albums. I’ve been listening to one of those throwback alternative radio stations and Costello’s music comes up often on the playlist. I am quite familiar with the… --- ## [NCAA College World Series 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-college-world-series-2024/1002722)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-college-world-series-2024/1002722 "2024-06-11T02:33:30Z")
So the field is set - 4 ACC teams vs 4 SEC teams. According to the ESPN announcers tonight, this is the first time since the field was expanded past 2 teams (1948) that only 2 conferences have made the Series. The brac… --- ## [Star Trek Prodigy the latest to be canceled and erased](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-prodigy-the-latest-to-be-canceled-and-erased/986004)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-prodigy-the-latest-to-be-canceled-and-erased/986004 "2024-06-11T01:25:23Z")
As has been the trend, beyond just cancelling shows , streaming services have been completely removing them from their catalog (presumably for tax purposes). Star Trek Prodigy is the latest victim which is a shame. The s… --- ## [Where is your favorite place to buy a Shake? What Flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-favorite-place-to-buy-a-shake-what-flavor/1002281)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-your-favorite-place-to-buy-a-shake-what-flavor/1002281 "2024-06-11T00:22:19Z")
You can buy Shakes at many places. They are a luxury today at over $5 for a large. Here’s a few places, but there are many others. Some places offer Shakes and others Milkshakes. Depends on how it’s made. McDonalds W… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=544&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=546&state=watching)