# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=549&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 550 --- ## [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… --- ## [Violation of the ADA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violation-of-the-ada/1002460)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violation-of-the-ada/1002460 "2024-06-05T15:39:09Z")
Since I am not in the US, this wouldn’t apply to me anyway, but there is a Microsoft program that cannot be used if you set the scale factor on your display above 100. It has to do with 2 factor identification in Outloo… --- ## [Giant (fossilized) Australian goose found!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-fossilized-australian-goose-found/1002479)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-fossilized-australian-goose-found/1002479 "2024-06-05T15:15:01Z")
And you thought the Canadian geese were bad! --- ## [MaCallan whisky - $90,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macallan-whisky-90-000/998382)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macallan-whisky-90-000/998382 "2024-06-05T13:16:13Z")
I was looking over the selection of booze at a pricey restaurant the other day. As is my habit I looked up brands I am not familiar with (I don’t drink anyway). to have something to read about. They had a series of MaCal… --- ## [Hanging Flags Upside Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-flags-upside-down/1002432)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-flags-upside-down/1002432 "2024-06-05T09:44:27Z")
With all this about Alito’s wife hanging a US flag upside down, and Trump supporters hanging flags the wrong way to protest his being found guilty, I wondered if hanging the flags of other nations upside down is also a d… --- ## [Fake Slates of Electors from Seven States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-slates-of-electors-from-seven-states/957800)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-slates-of-electors-from-seven-states/957800 "2024-06-05T07:13:28Z")
This seems new: American Oversight has obtained copies of phony electoral vote certificates from seven states that were submitted to Congress as part of the failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election… --- ## [Trump will (probably) go to prison if he's found guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-probably-go-to-prison-if-hes-found-guilty/1001651 "2024-06-05T02:30:59Z")
This has come up a few times in different threads, so let’s have a thread specifically about it. Basically: if Trump is found guilty on the hush money/election interference case he will probably go to prison. People wh… --- ## [Sad Day for Classic Who Buffs - William Russell, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-day-for-classic-who-buffs-william-russell-rip/1002490)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-day-for-classic-who-buffs-william-russell-rip/1002490 "2024-06-05T02:16:30Z")
Ah well, he made it to 99. The actor who played one of the first companions on Doctor Who has died. William Russell played science teacher Ian Chesterton. He did all the action stuff, because the First Doctor was so d… --- ## [Toyota headquarters raided over incorrect safety data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-headquarters-raided-over-incorrect-safety-data/1002476)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toyota-headquarters-raided-over-incorrect-safety-data/1002476 "2024-06-05T00:16:37Z")
Honda, Mazda and Suzuki also admitted to providing faulty data. It doesn’t make me feel any safer driving on the streets. --- ## [What determines the speed of flowing water at any given point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-the-speed-of-flowing-water-at-any-given-point/1002165)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-the-speed-of-flowing-water-at-any-given-point/1002165 "2024-06-04T23:51:31Z")
When a mass of water is flowing down a river, or in a creek, stream, or lake, for example, what determines the speed at which it flows? --- ## [Is it fine to hang pants on a hanger with the belt on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fine-to-hang-pants-on-a-hanger-with-the-belt-on/1002461)
**Author:** [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fine-to-hang-pants-on-a-hanger-with-the-belt-on/1002461 "2024-06-04T23:22:37Z")
Or it’s bad in some way? --- ## [Undocumented immigration to the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undocumented-immigration-to-the-usa/1002469)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undocumented-immigration-to-the-usa/1002469 "2024-06-04T20:33:36Z")
Looking for facts from a reliable source. How many undocumented immigrants came to the USA during Trump’s Presidency. And how many during Biden’s Presidency? I doubt the exact number is known, but a reasonable ballpar… --- ## [Do Satanists have a branding issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-satanists-have-a-branding-issue/1000031)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-satanists-have-a-branding-issue/1000031 "2024-06-04T20:03:37Z")
Agnostic Atheist, here. I Love some of what The Satanic Temple does. From what I understand, it’s it’s name is their to provoke. What do you think of this strategy? I’ve recently heard them refer to call other Theistic S… --- ## [Most impressive franchise from the most mediocre beginning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressive-franchise-from-the-most-mediocre-beginning/1002401)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressive-franchise-from-the-most-mediocre-beginning/1002401 "2024-06-04T19:34:49Z")
We just finished Star Trek TOS. POS is more like it! I get that Roddenberry had a vision, and that elements of the show were unique for the time. And I imagine most TV from mid-late 60s would appear to have many flaws… --- ## [What's the best material for making handles for crochet needles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-material-for-making-handles-for-crochet-needles/1002213)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-material-for-making-handles-for-crochet-needles/1002213 "2024-06-04T18:35:14Z")
So, I make lace shawls with small (3mm diameter) crochet hooks. It’s possible to buy hooks with handles, but they don’t really fit my hand, and tend to be hard plastic. I’ve made them in the past from sugru, and that w… --- ## [The short- and long-term future of Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-short-and-long-term-future-of-congress/1002422)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-short-and-long-term-future-of-congress/1002422 "2024-06-04T18:29:21Z")
The breakdown of functionality in Congress kicked off by Gingrich and the Tea Party/Freedom Caucus and brought to fruition by the trump election is reaching its inevitable conclusion. What will the legislative branch loo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=548&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=550&state=watching)