# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=548&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 549 --- ## [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… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=547&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=549&state=watching)