# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=547&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 548 --- ## [Dogs & death (anti-trigger warning: NO dead or injurred dogs!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-death-anti-trigger-warning-no-dead-or-injurred-dogs/1002578)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-death-anti-trigger-warning-no-dead-or-injurred-dogs/1002578 "2024-06-08T06:59:03Z")
TL; DR: talk to me about dogs and estate planning and resolution. (Just skip what I wrote below and tell me dog stories if you want. Really.) So I got a dog. It was my mother’s dog, but she can’t take care of her anymor… --- ## [OJ Simpson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157 "2024-06-08T05:00:20Z")
No longer the most controversial person to have ever hosted Saturday Night Live. Thoughts? --- ## [Demographics are the reason for political craziness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographics-are-the-reason-for-political-craziness/1002485)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demographics-are-the-reason-for-political-craziness/1002485 "2024-06-08T04:31:34Z")
I remember, as a kid, seeing the movie Spaced Invaders and learning about the historic radio performance of the War of the Worlds. Back in the day, purportedly, it had set off a hysteria - particularly among the elderly … --- ## [Serial killer Robert Pickton has died in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-killer-robert-pickton-has-died-in-prison/1002548)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-killer-robert-pickton-has-died-in-prison/1002548 "2024-06-08T04:30:07Z")
I wish people weren’t attacked in prison, but if it had to happen to someone…. --- ## [Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore... Tornadoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toto-were-not-in-kansas-anymore-tornadoes/1002085)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toto-were-not-in-kansas-anymore-tornadoes/1002085 "2024-06-08T04:19:40Z")
Been rough a few days this past week here in Arkansas. It has been a tough tornado season, allover. Late Friday night it started raining again. Rained and rained. I thought once it might’ve been hailing. It has hailed … --- ## [Inverse rainbow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverse-rainbow/1002624)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverse-rainbow/1002624 "2024-06-08T03:42:17Z")
I saw a beautiful double rainbow today. I noticed that the primary bow had a faint inner color after the violet. What causes that? \[Alb… --- ## [COVID causes Cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-causes-cancer/1002617)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-causes-cancer/1002617 "2024-06-08T00:11:40Z")
All over the news, the past couple of days: ‘Unusual’ cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if covid is to blame. (msn.com) Pretty much all the stories seem to focus on one specific doctor’s experiences. I’m … --- ## [D-Day -- Was your father there? Grandfather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-was-your-father-there-grandfather/1002530)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-day-was-your-father-there-grandfather/1002530 "2024-06-07T23:40:36Z")
The 80th anniversary of D-Day is upon us, and it puts me in mind of my own father’s service during World War II. He was a fire control man on the destroyer USS Carmick, which was in the thick of things that day: On 6 … --- ## [What was the most important Navy Ship of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-important-navy-ship-of-all-time/982250)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-important-navy-ship-of-all-time/982250 "2024-06-07T23:26:41Z")
I nominate The Big “E”, CV-6, The USS Enterprise. She served all of WWII. She was involved in every major battle but one in the Pacific. Bad weather delayed her return to Pearl from December 6th so she was not in port… --- ## [Rain gutters — can’t believe this needs asking:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-gutters-can-t-believe-this-needs-asking/1002336)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-gutters-can-t-believe-this-needs-asking/1002336 "2024-06-07T22:56:57Z")
The gutters on our rental house (we’ve been here two years) have about a dozen little pine trees growing out of them. They were here when we moved in. I thought they would perish in the summer heat, but they are flourish… --- ## [Jury foreperson: what is their role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-foreperson-what-is-their-role/1002279)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-foreperson-what-is-their-role/1002279 "2024-06-07T22:50:09Z")
Based on a current high-profile trial being decided by a jury, I’m curious about the jury foreperson in particular. For those of you who’ve served on a jury, how did you decide on the foreperson? What role did they play… --- ## [The Perfect Bid Price is Right documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-bid-price-is-right-documentary/987093)
**Author:** [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-bid-price-is-right-documentary/987093 "2024-06-07T20:40:25Z")
Price is Right fans will enjoy this documentary about a mega fan. From the Youtube description - Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much is the thrilling, award-winning documentary from CJ Wallis about a math geni… --- ## [Screw you MS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-ms/1002576)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-ms/1002576 "2024-06-07T20:37:54Z")
For months been getting popups telling me that Windows Mail is going away and I need to upgrade to Outlook. This morning I decided to make the switch. The first thing I notice is ads. What the hell. I find out I have to … --- ## [Stopped for a DUI? No problemo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopped-for-a-dui-no-problemo/741842)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopped-for-a-dui-no-problemo/741842 "2024-06-07T20:01:16Z")
This story seems timely: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/woman-beats-dui-rap-claim-body-brews-alcohol-36017912 Skeptics may point to the three drinks the woman reportedly admitted consuming in the six hours prio… --- ## [Comedy movies made from serious TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-movies-made-from-serious-tv-series/1002526)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-movies-made-from-serious-tv-series/1002526 "2024-06-07T19:26:19Z")
There is the recent The Fall Guy and the lightly older 21 Jump Street. (I liked both TV series but had no interest in seeing either movie.) Are there other examples? I do not mean comedy movies of comedy series, which ar… --- ## [Drug Study: any major downsides to participating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-study-any-major-downsides-to-participating/1002481)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-study-any-major-downsides-to-participating/1002481 "2024-06-07T19:07:37Z")
My cardiologist participates in cardio-related studies. On my most recent visit, they asked if I would like to participate in one, comparing one current on-market drug to a (as I understand it) Stage 3 drug. Double-blind… --- ## [Israel targeted more than 120 US lawmakers in disinformation campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-targeted-more-than-120-us-lawmakers-in-disinformation-campaign/1002568)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-targeted-more-than-120-us-lawmakers-in-disinformation-campaign/1002568 "2024-06-07T18:41:19Z")
Israel targeted more than 120 US lawmakers in disinformation campaign At least 128 members of Congress were targeted by an Israeli-linked operation to spread pro-Israel military content amid the ongoing war in the Gaza… --- ## [Is motive required to prove murder in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-motive-required-to-prove-murder-in-court/1002442)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-motive-required-to-prove-murder-in-court/1002442 "2024-06-07T17:54:34Z")
Very often we see on TV/movie crime shows that the police/prosecution need to show means, motive and opportunity to get a conviction. But, I was watching a recent LegalEagle video on YouTube reacting to the courtroom dr… --- ## [My Dogs are so much smarter than I thought they were](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dogs-are-so-much-smarter-than-i-thought-they-were/982438)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dogs-are-so-much-smarter-than-i-thought-they-were/982438 "2024-06-07T17:15:47Z")
Short story: They cover their own shame. They live in the back room, sleep in boxes, do dog stuff back there. Mostly shit and piss outside, because they are good dogs. Every now and then one makes a movement on the floo… --- ## [Handling looking younger than one's age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-looking-younger-than-ones-age/1001190)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handling-looking-younger-than-ones-age/1001190 "2024-06-07T16:29:26Z")
I’m 35 now. I know things are relative and that might not be much to some, but on paper it looks like a lot to me. (Before long I’ll be bumped up to the ‘middle aged’ advertising demographic and probably start getting fl… --- ## [Ban books from the library to "protect" children? Fine. We're banning your children!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-books-from-the-library-to-protect-children-fine-were-banning-your-children/1001819)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-books-from-the-library-to-protect-children-fine-were-banning-your-children/1001819 "2024-06-07T15:35:50Z")
Idaho has recently passed HB 710, which: …allows parents or guardians to lodge complaints against materials they deem inappropriate for minors. Once a complaint has been filed, public and school libraries have a tota… --- ## [Willow Springs Raceway is for sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-springs-raceway-is-for-sale/1002591)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-springs-raceway-is-for-sale/1002591 "2024-06-07T15:01:11Z")
The price is undisclosed, though we’ve called to ask and will update if the broker gets back to us. Now before we start really panicking, I think it’s highly unlikely that someone’s going to buy Willow Springs to raze… --- ## [Digital price collusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-price-collusion/1002441)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-price-collusion/1002441 "2024-06-07T12:50:14Z")
Countries generally have laws restricting competitors from colluding together to decide on a common price minimum. These laws are not always easy or possible to enforce. Apart from bidding, companies are generally awar… --- ## [Seeing the Phantom Menace again for the first time in 14 years. My thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-phantom-menace-again-for-the-first-time-in-14-years-my-thoughts/793406)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-the-phantom-menace-again-for-the-first-time-in-14-years-my-thoughts/793406 "2024-06-07T12:25:07Z")
I was in line for Phantom Menace a couple weeks early and saw it twice opening day. Look, here is my ticket. I also own the DVD. I liked it, as did many, the first couple screenings. Gradually, it became clear that the … --- ## [Individuals tracing a phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individuals-tracing-a-phone/1002549)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individuals-tracing-a-phone/1002549 "2024-06-07T11:48:11Z")
I think that individuals and businesses do not have the ability to trace a phone call; it has to be done by law enforcement and/or under a court order. Have I been wrong? I’ve just read this in an article about a pizza… --- ## [Should people use their real legal names when communicating in public forums online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-use-their-real-legal-names-when-communicating-in-public-forums-online/1001339)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-use-their-real-legal-names-when-communicating-in-public-forums-online/1001339 "2024-06-07T10:09:23Z")
I was mildly surprised the other day to learn that a number of online discussion forums have, as a mandatory policy, that in order to participate, you must display your real legal name. It’s been a little while since I … --- ## [Blind / curtain for a really awkward window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-curtain-for-a-really-awkward-window/1002552)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-curtain-for-a-really-awkward-window/1002552 "2024-06-07T09:13:50Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve moved house and am currently decorating the guest bedroom. One of the windows is really awkward - it’s got a pointed top (gable), is only 130 cm wide x 170cm deep, and the left sloping side follows the… --- ## [Negro League stats will officially become part of MLB record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negro-league-stats-will-officially-become-part-of-mlb-record/1002204)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negro-league-stats-will-officially-become-part-of-mlb-record/1002204 "2024-06-07T02:28:19Z")
“We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. Josh Gibson will now become the MLB single-season leader in three c… --- ## [Band of Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-brothers/1002082)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-brothers/1002082 "2024-06-07T02:19:30Z")
Many years ago I read the book Band of Brothers. I’m just watching the TV series for the first time years later. There have been threads on this before, most pretty old. It’s very, very good. It looks beautiful. It … --- ## [Let's talk about Quiche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-quiche/1002515)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-quiche/1002515 "2024-06-06T23:48:39Z")
Hi Everyone I’m in charge of bringing some quiche to a bridal shower breakfast this weekend so I’d love to hear your best recipes. I’ve just learned of a hash brown crust quiche and I’d like to try that for one of the p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=546&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=548&state=tracking)