# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=548&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 549 --- ## [Said farewell to a much loved pet, then... what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-farewell-to-a-much-loved-pet-then-what/1002524)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-farewell-to-a-much-loved-pet-then-what/1002524 "2024-06-06T23:12:35Z")
On Friday I had to send my wee Sally over the bridge, at age 20. Had her from a kitten; spent the last few months watching her decline; took her to the vet for a peaceful, gentle goodbye when she still had a bit of hers… --- ## [A warning to SE Iowa Dopers: David Pautsch for Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning-to-se-iowa-dopers-david-pautsch-for-congress/1002365)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning-to-se-iowa-dopers-david-pautsch-for-congress/1002365 "2024-06-06T23:03:36Z")
He’s running for Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ seat. She’s a retired ophthalmologist who is quite conservative, but this guy CANNOT be elected. His only real credentials, to me anyway, is that he’s a Gold Star Parent (lost… --- ## [Copyright question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-question/1002478)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-question/1002478 "2024-06-06T21:56:17Z")
I’ve made a shortcut for a application we are developing for work. It will only be a desktop icon for those working for our company. I drew it in paint I think. Not a direct copy. It’s very simple, (one shape, four line… --- ## [What product could make Dunder Mifflin make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-product-could-make-dunder-mifflin-make-sense/947263)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-product-could-make-dunder-mifflin-make-sense/947263 "2024-06-06T20:45:01Z")
Dunder Mifflin is the paper company that is the office on the show “the office”. I don’t believe that there was ever a time in the history of human commerce that selling paper by the ream to local businesses could ever … --- ## [Cases Where the Movie Version Has Taken Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-movie-version-has-taken-over/1001711)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-movie-version-has-taken-over/1001711 "2024-06-06T20:12:27Z")
Too many cases here. A story or character starts out as a story or novel. It gets turned into a movie and becomes iconic, and that has become the standard even when it contradicts the original. Even (especially?) when th… --- ## [Would anyone like to play a Feud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-play-a-feud/1001316)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-play-a-feud/1001316 "2024-06-06T19:58:57Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. You want to match the other people in the game. Rules: DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS , lest you see the other answers. Scroll … --- ## [2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 (KB5034441) error 0x80070643](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-01-security-update-for-windows-10-version-22h2-kb5034441-error-0x80070643/1002004)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-01-security-update-for-windows-10-version-22h2-kb5034441-error-0x80070643/1002004 "2024-06-06T17:42:44Z")
TL;DR summary: all my Windows 10 computers fail on attempted install of this major update. Why? Is it a known bug? What does one do about it? \[/TL;DR\] I have virtual machines (Parallels, if you’re curious). I have… --- ## [Why does Lithium-ion batteries hate being plug in for a long time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-lithium-ion-batteries-hate-being-plug-in-for-a-long-time/1002150)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-lithium-ion-batteries-hate-being-plug-in-for-a-long-time/1002150 "2024-06-06T16:53:57Z")
They say laptops, phones and tablets and other devices should be charge to 80% and no more, that Lithium-ion batteries hate being at 100% even 90% that you will destroy the battery if the laptops, phones and tablets and … --- ## [How much would tickets to an execution go for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-tickets-to-an-execution-go-for/568890)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-tickets-to-an-execution-go-for/568890 "2024-06-06T15:16:20Z")
Anyone else ever wondered this? Here in the USA we haven’t had a public execution since 1936. States have very strict rules about who’s allowed to witness an execution (lawyers, family of the victim, family of the co… --- ## [80th anniversary of D-day is June 6th, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80th-anniversary-of-d-day-is-june-6th-2024/1002440)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80th-anniversary-of-d-day-is-june-6th-2024/1002440 "2024-06-06T13:31:15Z")
The largest sea landing ever and nearly all of the participants are gone now. Maybe the most important battle in history. Some readings Some of the notable actors and Celebs that were part of D-Day. Google must kn… --- ## [Badly misfiled memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badly-misfiled-memories/995572)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badly-misfiled-memories/995572 "2024-06-06T12:42:55Z")
So I’m watching one of the Roku channels late last night and “Jacob’s Ladder” pops on. Now, I have been meaning to watch this since I read about it in Newsweek back in my senior year of high school. I notice how the ci… --- ## [How do I thaw a lamb jigot? Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-thaw-a-lamb-jigot-need-answer-fast/1002002)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-thaw-a-lamb-jigot-need-answer-fast/1002002 "2024-06-06T12:27:26Z")
How do I thaw a solid leg of lamb by tomorrow afternoon? I know I can’t leave a chicken out overnight; are the rules different from lamb roast? When I have to thaw a frozen chicken or turkey, I can put it in warm wate… --- ## [Toxin-eliminating candles, are they a hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxin-eliminating-candles-are-they-a-hoax/1002428)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toxin-eliminating-candles-are-they-a-hoax/1002428 "2024-06-06T10:18:55Z")
Spent nearly $200 on mycotoxin-eliminating candles (EC3 air-purifier candles) that purportedly reduce the mycotoxins in a room if you light them for a few hours and purify the air. Now I’m wondering, was I totally gullib… --- ## [So the "swarms" that are supposedly coming over the border are they comitting murder and meyhem and are they the "trash" trump claims them to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-swarms-that-are-supposedly-coming-over-the-border-are-they-comitting-murder-and-meyhem-and-are-they-the-trash-trump-claims-them-to-be/1002397)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-swarms-that-are-supposedly-coming-over-the-border-are-they-comitting-murder-and-meyhem-and-are-they-the-trash-trump-claims-them-to-be/1002397 "2024-06-06T04:23:26Z")
having to listen to trumps propaganda via relatives one of the felons claims is that all the “fascist” countries of the world are emptying prisons and asylums and sending killers and such foul people over the border … --- ## [Stranded at the Dr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-at-the-dr/1002448)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranded-at-the-dr/1002448 "2024-06-06T01:59:26Z")
I’m starting my car left handed 'cause of my broken wrist. I think I pulled the key out before the ignition was in the right spot. Now the key won’t go back in. I’ve tried wriggling the wheel breal pedal gear shift, no… --- ## [What kind of weaponry is Ukraine going to get with its new $13 billion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weaponry-is-ukraine-going-to-get-with-its-new-13-billion/1000595)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-weaponry-is-ukraine-going-to-get-with-its-new-13-billion/1000595 "2024-06-06T01:18:27Z")
AIUI, only a small fraction of the $61 billion is actually going to Ukraine in the form of arms support. Is it just going to be another repeat of the usual “155mm, Javelin, Stinger, de-mining vehicles, small arms” packa… --- ## [What would you have done...college ROTC or enlist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-college-rotc-or-enlist/1002523)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-college-rotc-or-enlist/1002523 "2024-06-06T01:08:29Z")
The son of one of our neighbors graduated from high school this year. During his senior year, he was very interested in joining either the Air Force Academy or the Naval Acadamy. He received the requesite military acad… --- ## [Any Doper Eagle Scouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-eagle-scouts/373456)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-doper-eagle-scouts/373456 "2024-06-05T23:53:08Z")
…or other Cub or Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, too. I’ve noticed occasional references to Scouting on the boards, and wonder how common it is among Dopers as either a youth or adult experience. I’ve been involved in Scouti… --- ## [Prepared foods are sodium bombs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepared-foods-are-sodium-bombs/1002290)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepared-foods-are-sodium-bombs/1002290 "2024-06-05T23:02:41Z")
This follows on from a side comment I made in the “What’s for dinner tonight” thread about a certain frozen Asian soup that I found contained a whopping 57% of the maximum daily value (MDV) for sodium consumption, and th… --- ## [Can you get diarrhea from eating too much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-diarrhea-from-eating-too-much/997680)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-diarrhea-from-eating-too-much/997680 "2024-06-05T22:36:04Z")
I get diarrhea a lot more than I want to. I’ve identified some causes, but I can’t think of anything that might have triggered my current spell. My ex thought that eating too much would cause it, but he was an idiot, … --- ## [The brine that's leftover in a jar of store-bought pickles-- do you do anything with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brine-thats-leftover-in-a-jar-of-store-bought-pickles-do-you-do-anything-with-it/1002459)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brine-thats-leftover-in-a-jar-of-store-bought-pickles-do-you-do-anything-with-it/1002459 "2024-06-05T22:12:39Z")
Sweet, dill, garlicky, hot… whatever it is when you’ve eaten all the pickles, do you put other stuff in there? Use it for salad dressing? Marinate meat in it? Drink it from the jar? Keep it going like sourdough starter? --- ## [Examples of oddities in nature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-oddities-in-nature/1002487)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-oddities-in-nature/1002487 "2024-06-05T19:54:43Z")
I am not thinking of things like a platypus for example. I am thinking more of examples of attributes or features that a plant or animal might have that are completely unique and baffle scientists as to how or why someth… --- ## [Doctor head mirrors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-head-mirrors/1001704)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-head-mirrors/1001704 "2024-06-05T19:46:23Z")
I had to google it to even learn what they’re called, but you know those round reflective metallic discs on a headband you see doctors being portrayed wearing? Thing is, h… --- ## [Autonomy, vs Intervention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autonomy-vs-intervention/1002256)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autonomy-vs-intervention/1002256 "2024-06-05T18:47:21Z")
I’ve come to a rather absolute conclusion: nobody, under any circumstances, should be subjected to things done to them that they’ve expressed a “no” to. Not unless they’re being arrested for something they’ve actually … --- ## [So he was convicted. Big honking deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-he-was-convicted-big-honking-deal/1002368)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-he-was-convicted-big-honking-deal/1002368 "2024-06-05T18:24:46Z")
34 felonies, and you know damned well that if Donald Trump serves any time at all–which isn’t gonna happen for reasons, all of which stink on ice–it’s going to be in one of those tennis-lessons prisons where they put all… --- ## [Lost horses and stopped clocks in London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-horses-and-stopped-clocks-in-london/1000694)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-horses-and-stopped-clocks-in-london/1000694 "2024-06-05T18:12:14Z")
Ok, so just one stopped clock. I just liked the sound of the phrase. --- ## [Any motorcycle folk here? Question about 'bulk' sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-motorcycle-folk-here-question-about-bulk-sales/1002107)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-motorcycle-folk-here-question-about-bulk-sales/1002107 "2024-06-05T17:42:43Z")
My husband has collected several bikes over the years - six, I think, in varying states of functionality. As he is ALSO a plane guy and has recently bought a semi-assembled kit plane, he’s decided that it’s time for the … --- ## [Non-Americans: If the leader of your preferred party committed a felony would you still vote for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-if-the-leader-of-your-preferred-party-committed-a-felony-would-you-still-vote-for-them/1002462)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-if-the-leader-of-your-preferred-party-committed-a-felony-would-you-still-vote-for-them/1002462 "2024-06-05T17:16:50Z")
poll American’s Poll here: Non-Americans: If the leader of your preferred party committed a felony would you still vote for them? - #39 by BeepKillBeep I’ve been trying to understand why Republicans are still supporting… --- ## [Kayak recommendation on when to book a flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498 "2024-06-05T17:07:49Z")
According to a site I found, The Best Flight Price Tracker Websites (awardwallet.com), Kayak will tell you when it’s a good idea to book a flight: “One great thing about KAYAK is that it uses an analysis of current and … --- ## [Radio Question: two unrelated stations (not part of the same ownership group) play the same songs at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-question-two-unrelated-stations-not-part-of-the-same-ownership-group-play-the-same-songs-at-the-same-time/1002458)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-question-two-unrelated-stations-not-part-of-the-same-ownership-group-play-the-same-songs-at-the-same-time/1002458 "2024-06-05T15:53:53Z")
On the way to and home from work I can pull in two FM stations that play hard rock (AC/DC, Ozzy, etc.). On the way to work their programming completely different – one a “morning zoo” style show, the other just songs and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=547&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=549&state=tracking)