# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=551 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 552 --- ## [Travel from Portland Oregon to Vanuatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-from-portland-oregon-to-vanuatu/1002392)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-from-portland-oregon-to-vanuatu/1002392 "2024-06-02T04:53:21Z")
How? Expedia list a couple of airports in Vanuatu, but draws a complete blank on how to get to them. Can anyone help out here? --- ## [A fear Panera is doomed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fear-panera-is-doomed/1000880)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fear-panera-is-doomed/1000880 "2024-06-02T04:14:09Z")
I go to Panera quite a bit. The food isn’t great, but it’s consistent, and relatively “healthy,” and there is one just down the street from me. I also joined their “Sip” club, since I always get an iced tea. Last week I … --- ## [Going to Penzey's Spices! Must-tries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-penzeys-spices-must-tries/599856)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-penzeys-spices-must-tries/599856 "2024-06-02T03:33:59Z")
I’m going next week (Trader Joe’s too!). What should I try? --- ## [Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell and the missing kids: zombies, a cult and more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-and-the-missing-kids-zombies-a-cult-and-more/850231)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-and-the-missing-kids-zombies-a-cult-and-more/850231 "2024-06-02T03:00:43Z")
Is anyone else following this story? I searched and didn’t see a prior thread even tho this has been going on for months and months now. Here’s the nutshell synopsis that’s missing LOTS of crazy details: Lori Vallow w… --- ## [MLB May 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2024/1001011 "2024-06-02T01:10:23Z")
The Dodgers didn’t strike out once Monday. The Twins have won 9 straight (it helps to be playing the White Sox.) Trout is out for the season. The Asterisk’s are in last place in their division. We are off to a fun start … --- ## [Does anyone know what kind of bird this is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-bird-this-is/1002389)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-kind-of-bird-this-is/1002389 "2024-06-01T23:40:20Z")
It’s medium-to-dark gray and the tips of its wings and and tips of its tail feathers are white. And when it’s standing on the ground it’s tail is at a 45-degree angle between the ground and the sky --- ## [9 year old swiss cheese is very tasty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-swiss-cheese-is-very-tasty/815652)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-year-old-swiss-cheese-is-very-tasty/815652 "2024-06-01T23:38:31Z")
Many of you may recall my recounting previous experiences with the Elder Cheeses. I’ve always been fond of aged cheddar, and in recent years my go-to cheddar for daily sandwich/snack use is a 5 year old white cheddar, b… --- ## [If Congress passed a law next week forbidding convicted felons from holding federal office, would it apply to Trump (ex post facto)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-congress-passed-a-law-next-week-forbidding-convicted-felons-from-holding-federal-office-would-it-apply-to-trump-ex-post-facto/1002394)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-congress-passed-a-law-next-week-forbidding-convicted-felons-from-holding-federal-office-would-it-apply-to-trump-ex-post-facto/1002394 "2024-06-01T23:10:14Z")
I know that the Constiution forbids ex post facto sentencing. But does that apply to (for lack of a better choice of words) procedural legislation? Specifically, if Congress passed a law next week, and President Biden si… --- ## ["Qing" instead of "Manchu"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qing-instead-of-manchu/1002346)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qing-instead-of-manchu/1002346 "2024-06-01T23:09:21Z")
About when did it become the standard in the west to refer to the last imperial dynasty of China as the Qing rather than the Manchu? --- ## [Knee pain? What works for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-what-works-for-you/1001887)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knee-pain-what-works-for-you/1001887 "2024-06-01T22:27:32Z")
Let’s say it isn’t any kind of arthritis, just normal wear and tear and (presumably) aging. Once you have marked the poll, please give specifics, such as brand names, in a comment. I would also be interested to find out … --- ## [When you sue, can you offer the defendant different settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-sue-can-you-offer-the-defendant-different-settlements/1002396)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-sue-can-you-offer-the-defendant-different-settlements/1002396 "2024-06-01T22:04:41Z")
Let’s say I’m wronged in some tangible way by the MyTown Police Department. I sue, but I give the MTPD two options for relief: 1) $1 million, or 2) $1, on the condition that I get to personally witness the Chief of Polic… --- ## [Advice for running D&D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-running-d-d/1001979)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-running-d-d/1001979 "2024-06-01T21:35:53Z")
Hey, I’m running my first game of D&D. It’s a very standard 5e homebrew. I’ve played a fair amount of TTRPGs, though hardly any 5e. My one 5e game was Curse of Strahd, which was shut down by the pandemic. I’m just looki… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #18 – May, 2024 – “Still life” {poll added}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-18-may-2024-still-life-poll-added/1001118)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-18-may-2024-still-life-poll-added/1001118 "2024-06-01T21:35:51Z")
This is the monthly thread for May , 2024. The topic this month is “Still life”, chosen by @aurora\_maire and @beowulff Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month . To … --- ## [Jury ID protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-id-protection/1002331)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-id-protection/1002331 "2024-06-01T21:32:39Z")
After following the Trump trial and thinking about the toxicity of the Trumpists, MAGAts, and GOP, I was thinking about the safety of the jurists. As such, for the legal experts here, if I was a juror, would it be legal … --- ## [Insulting a judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-a-judge/1002378)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insulting-a-judge/1002378 "2024-06-01T19:15:29Z")
I understand that Trump has said rude things about the judge in his recently-concluded case and that the judge has allowed some of it and fined Trump for other remarks. My first question is: does this set any sort of pr… --- ## [Trump's trial just ended--let's predict the verdict! (Verdict is Guilty on All Counts May 30, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-trial-just-ended-lets-predict-the-verdict-verdict-is-guilty-on-all-counts-may-30-2024/1002224)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-trial-just-ended-lets-predict-the-verdict-verdict-is-guilty-on-all-counts-may-30-2024/1002224 "2024-06-01T19:06:47Z")
Today is the last day of Trump’s hush-money trial. The main thread about it has 4800 posts. So, for fun… let’s see if a few thousand of us Dopers are as smart as 12 jurors! Let’s predict the results… There can only b… --- ## [Remember Kasey Chambers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-kasey-chambers/1002371)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-kasey-chambers/1002371 "2024-06-01T18:22:12Z")
Yes you do, she did the song “The Captain”, played on The Sopranos. She did another song, “Don’t Talk Back”, which had these lines - “After all that I have done, I’m not half of what I’d hoped that I’d become, there is … --- ## [Anchor Brewing Company: Sunk {Raise Anchor, Saved}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchor-brewing-company-sunk-raise-anchor-saved/986995)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchor-brewing-company-sunk-raise-anchor-saved/986995 "2024-06-01T17:13:31Z")
After 150+ years, the San Francisco legend and the original craft brewery is closing. Looks like it can be chalked-up to a larger corporate owner not realizing what they had. Anyone who has lived in the SF Bay Area has p… --- ## [North Korean spy satellite failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-spy-satellite-failure/986867)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-spy-satellite-failure/986867 "2024-06-01T15:25:19Z")
A North Korean spy satellite crashed some time ago. Kim Jong Un has apparently executed some engineers with an anti aircraft gun so that the next guys will build one that works. It seems to be a status point to have wor… --- ## [iPad Browser User Agents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-browser-user-agents/1002337)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-browser-user-agents/1002337 "2024-06-01T15:22:56Z")
Hi! I have an iPad 2 (or something, an old one) and I’m trying to browse a site (ultimate-guitar). The site must know that I’m on an iPad, because whenever I try to do something, it tries to redirect me to the app. I … --- ## [Are there any cities/regions of the US that you wouldn't move to regardless of the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cities-regions-of-the-us-that-you-wouldnt-move-to-regardless-of-the-money/1001202)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cities-regions-of-the-us-that-you-wouldnt-move-to-regardless-of-the-money/1001202 "2024-06-01T13:08:26Z")
Hypothetical - You are offered a job making $6 million per year. It’s consistent with your skillset and you believe you would be reasonably successful at doing this job. It’s not illegal or unethical, nor does it requi… --- ## [Fox fucks find faux UFO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-fucks-find-faux-ufo/1002319)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-fucks-find-faux-ufo/1002319 "2024-06-01T12:51:18Z")
Right below their coverage of the Trump verdict they have a completely serious newspiece about cloaked aliens stopping to repair their ship in Las Vegas. This earth-shaking news will no doubt reshape the course of human … --- ## [Can On-Line Lottery Formulas Actually Win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-on-line-lottery-formulas-actually-win/1002154)
**Author:** [@john\_b\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john_b_2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-on-line-lottery-formulas-actually-win/1002154 "2024-06-01T12:39:10Z")
I know this sounds like a stupid question, and it probably is, but I just wanted to check in here,–not for a specific formula–to see if anyone has won, or has good things to say about them, and I say them because I’m gue… --- ## [Was there an IBM computer where a memory upgrade was flicking a switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-an-ibm-computer-where-a-memory-upgrade-was-flicking-a-switch/1002272)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-an-ibm-computer-where-a-memory-upgrade-was-flicking-a-switch/1002272 "2024-06-01T12:16:46Z")
A long time ago I heard an anecdote about an IBM corporate computer where they ordered a memory upgrade, and the service engineer came by and simply flicked a switch in the enclosure. Apparently the memory bank was alrea… --- ## [I have a super power. What are the ethical, moral, and legal considerations of using it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-super-power-what-are-the-ethical-moral-and-legal-considerations-of-using-it/1002250)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-super-power-what-are-the-ethical-moral-and-legal-considerations-of-using-it/1002250 "2024-06-01T11:56:49Z")
My power. If I have physical contact with someone, like a handshake, I can then see a virtual version of them. Like someone who can see a ghost while no one else can. I can then question the virtual version and get co… --- ## [Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-passed-away/920957)
**Author:** [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-passed-away/920957 "2024-06-01T05:29:00Z")
Breaking news on CNN. This makes me so damned sad. --- ## [Need gift ideas for European relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-european-relatives/1002203)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-gift-ideas-for-european-relatives/1002203 "2024-06-01T03:07:13Z")
My brother and I are visiting relatives in Greece this Fall. They are putting us up for a week. We’re trying to think of what gifts they might enjoy. Problem is, most things that first come to mind–wine, cheese, chocola… --- ## [Who’s the richest person to ever do time for a felony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-richest-person-to-ever-do-time-for-a-felony/1002308)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-richest-person-to-ever-do-time-for-a-felony/1002308 "2024-06-01T03:05:48Z")
Apropos of today’s news… I’m sure it’s hard to pin down someone’s real worth, but let’s try our hardest. It’s often been said that Trump is too rich to do time, but is he? Have wealthier people gone to prison? --- ## [Baseball: Best ever performance by a non-pitcher forced to pitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-best-ever-performance-by-a-non-pitcher-forced-to-pitch/1002138)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-best-ever-performance-by-a-non-pitcher-forced-to-pitch/1002138 "2024-06-01T00:24:03Z")
I was watching a video game stream yesterday of a baseball game. During the game, the AI made some questionable substitutions and in the 8th inning ran out of pitchers and brought in a substitute outfielder. Needless to … --- ## [Kindle question: Why doesn't my Kindle show me targeted book ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-question-why-doesnt-my-kindle-show-me-targeted-book-ads/1002001)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-question-why-doesnt-my-kindle-show-me-targeted-book-ads/1002001 "2024-05-31T23:38:56Z")
I’m no fan of ads. But I accept that they’ll be there. I’m not a fan of targeted ads as a rule either, but since I love books, and since the Amazon website (thru which I manage my Kindle) does show me targeted ads for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=550) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=552)