# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=552 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 553 --- ## [Kittens in our skunk trap - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens-in-our-skunk-trap-need-answer-fast/1002239)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens-in-our-skunk-trap-need-answer-fast/1002239 "2024-05-31T23:09:35Z")
So we have a skunk living under our house, and the guy we called about it set up a humane trap. No skunk - two kittens. Eyes are open but they look pretty young. We have a lot of stray cats around here and I don’t think… --- ## [What's gotten you worked up this month? (May 2024 mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-gotten-you-worked-up-this-month-may-2024-mini-rants/1001008)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-gotten-you-worked-up-this-month-may-2024-mini-rants/1001008 "2024-05-31T22:17:51Z")
I am really impressed by the United States Postal Service. Wow. My sister (in the US) mailed something to me (in China) way back on 3 April 2024. The clerk at the post office told her the item should take “six to ten day… --- ## [Did anybody ever really laugh at these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-ever-really-laugh-at-these/1000511)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-ever-really-laugh-at-these/1000511 "2024-05-31T20:47:26Z")
There are jokes that we know are jokes because professional comedians use or have used them to try to get laughs. And audiences often make the friendly gesture of laughing when a comedian is standing there waiting for a … --- ## [Are there any "good" options for pro-Palestine voters (as opposed to "choose between bad vs. worse")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-options-for-pro-palestine-voters-as-opposed-to-choose-between-bad-vs-worse/1000714)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-options-for-pro-palestine-voters-as-opposed-to-choose-between-bad-vs-worse/1000714 "2024-05-31T20:30:05Z")
Anytime pro-Palestine voters mention being disgruntled with Biden, the immediate - and only - reply to them is “If Trump wins, he’ll be even worse for Palestine than Biden.” Which is true, but as someone else pointed ou… --- ## [Does no free will necessarily entail fatalism or nihilism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-free-will-necessarily-entail-fatalism-or-nihilism/1000940)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-free-will-necessarily-entail-fatalism-or-nihilism/1000940 "2024-05-31T19:21:52Z")
Whenever the hard determinist view is brought up in online discussions there is almost always someone that says no free will or genuine moral responsibility logically entails fatalism and nihilism. If everything that hap… --- ## [Bill Walton passed away from cancer at 71. RIP Big Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walton-passed-away-from-cancer-at-71-rip-big-bill/1002147)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walton-passed-away-from-cancer-at-71-rip-big-bill/1002147 "2024-05-31T18:59:12Z")
--- ## [Buck Knives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-knives/542141)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buck-knives/542141 "2024-05-31T17:07:57Z")
In the late-'70s I got a Buck 110 Folding Hunter. Sometime in the early-'80s I was walking along a desert road and found another one – in its leather case, yet! YOINK! Somewhere along the line I bought a Folding Hunte… --- ## [What if Manchin and Sinema decide to leave the Democratic Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-manchin-and-sinema-decide-to-leave-the-democratic-party/958439)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-manchin-and-sinema-decide-to-leave-the-democratic-party/958439 "2024-05-31T16:59:47Z")
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have been pilloried quite a bit recently and deservedly so. They helped torpedo President Biden’s BBB plan. I remember the mild threat Manchin made about possibly becoming an Indep… --- ## [What is the mass of water? (be precise)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mass-of-water-be-precise/1002162)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-mass-of-water-be-precise/1002162 "2024-05-31T16:41:53Z")
When the metric system was first invented, mass and volume were tied to water, so that 1 kg was defined as the mass of 1 litre of water at STP , and a litre is a 10x10x10 cube. So 1cc of water had a mass of exactly 1 … --- ## [Botticelli - May 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2024/1001159 "2024-05-31T15:21:31Z")
Previous thread: Botticelli - April 2024 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #119 by Elendil\_s\_Heir Aaaaand our next letter is T --- ## [Nikki Haley announces US presidential run for 2024 (Not Trump please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikki-haley-announces-us-presidential-run-for-2024-not-trump-please/979953)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 873\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikki-haley-announces-us-presidential-run-for-2024-not-trump-please/979953 "2024-05-31T12:01:57Z")
I think the fact that no one had started a topic yet on this here says a lot. I don’t think she has any chance at all of getting the nomination. I’m no expert on her, but here is my hot take on the reasons why she can’t … --- ## [Is this car AC maintenance idea valid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-car-ac-maintenance-idea-valid/1001663)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-car-ac-maintenance-idea-valid/1001663 "2024-05-31T07:26:29Z")
I have heard it once place ever and it sounds good in theory but I’m wondering if it holds up in reality. The idea is to run your car’s AC for 15 minutes every month (even in the winter) to circulate the oil to keep the… --- ## [Would the ozone hole have been discovered if we had never gone to outer space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-ozone-hole-have-been-discovered-if-we-had-never-gone-to-outer-space/1002301)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-ozone-hole-have-been-discovered-if-we-had-never-gone-to-outer-space/1002301 "2024-05-31T00:49:28Z")
This question involves speculation so am posting in IMHO rather than in factual questions. An article I read yesterday about Thomas Midgley Jr., a chemical engineer who pioneered two of the worst air pollutants, leaded g… --- ## [How "dark" can your anger get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dark-can-your-anger-get/1002112)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dark-can-your-anger-get/1002112 "2024-05-31T00:08:26Z")
I use to get seriously angry. I’m as harmless as they come through my actions, but I admit that I’ve had some seriously satisfying revenge fantasies. I’m way cooler-headed now than I ever, I think partly due to marijuana… --- ## [Any British Dopers Work In Social Services (Behavioral Health, Drug Addiction, Advocacy For The Disabled, etc.)? Can You Answer Some Questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-british-dopers-work-in-social-services-behavioral-health-drug-addiction-advocacy-for-the-disabled-etc-can-you-answer-some-questions/1002059)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-british-dopers-work-in-social-services-behavioral-health-drug-addiction-advocacy-for-the-disabled-etc-can-you-answer-some-questions/1002059 "2024-05-30T23:02:50Z")
My field, in the US, is called “Social Services,” depending on the region and the context. It’s a broad field that includes such “industries” (for lack of a better choice of words) such as drug rehab, behavioral health (… --- ## [The cicadas are coming, the cicadas are coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cicadas-are-coming-the-cicadas-are-coming/997249)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cicadas-are-coming-the-cicadas-are-coming/997249 "2024-05-30T22:23:50Z")
A trillion cicadas will descend on the US this spring in rare event that could leave unforgettable stench! I find these staggered cicada cycles fascinating! --- ## [ID the singing voice in a Burger King commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-singing-voice-in-a-burger-king-commercial/1002276)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-singing-voice-in-a-burger-king-commercial/1002276 "2024-05-30T22:23:30Z")
There’s a commercial for Burger King where a singer–apparently a Black male with a really flat singing voice–sings something like the old “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce” jingle with new lyrics. Is this a famous sing… --- ## [New LotR film, with Jackson, Boyens and Walsh involved, "The Hunt for Gollum" slated for 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lotr-film-with-jackson-boyens-and-walsh-involved-the-hunt-for-gollum-slated-for-2026/1002247)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lotr-film-with-jackson-boyens-and-walsh-involved-the-hunt-for-gollum-slated-for-2026/1002247 "2024-05-30T22:22:21Z")
The title contains the bare bones of what I have seen about this. Note that there was a 38-minute fan-made film in 2009, with different cast, writers, and everything, of which I have seen a couple of minutes before I sto… --- ## [Bullshit "Polling" (political mail / email)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-polling-political-mail-email/1001581)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-polling-political-mail-email/1001581 "2024-05-30T20:53:52Z")
I keep getting corresondence, some electronic, some paper, saying (in one set of terms or another) “We really want your opinion”. I open it. “Do you think our political adversary is a bad person for killing kittens and… --- ## [When should Republicans start setting themselves up as the anti-Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-republicans-start-setting-themselves-up-as-the-anti-trump/1002275)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-republicans-start-setting-themselves-up-as-the-anti-trump/1002275 "2024-05-30T20:46:44Z")
Believe it or not, there is a faction of the Republican Party that does not believe in MAGA, believe the Constitution should run the country and not The Bible™, that newcomers are human beings, &c. But many are afraid t… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - May 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2024-edition/1000992)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2024-edition/1000992 "2024-05-30T20:34:58Z")
May is upon us. Spring is here for the Northern Hemisphere, winter down south. My favorite parts of spring are the explosion of green, new flowers, and clear blue skies over the mountains… and my least favorite is weedin… --- ## [What variation of the American flag did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variation-of-the-american-flag-did-i-see/1002248)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-variation-of-the-american-flag-did-i-see/1002248 "2024-05-30T20:30:39Z")
On my way home, I saw a neighbor flying some strange variation of the American flag. The stripes were alternating red and white, but were vertical instead of horizontal and thicker than on the actual flag. The canton f… --- ## [Do we really need mail delivery six days a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-mail-delivery-six-days-a-week/1001456)
**Author:** [@Yelnick\_McWawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yelnick_McWawa)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-mail-delivery-six-days-a-week/1001456 "2024-05-30T20:26:22Z")
It has been reported that the USPS will raise first class postage from $0.68 to $0.73 in July. I think this is the biggest increase in history. This is a 33% increase from the 2019 rate of $0.55. I often wonder how mu… --- ## [People in the comment section of the news makes me think democratic society will be dead soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-the-comment-section-of-the-news-makes-me-think-democratic-society-will-be-dead-soon/1000221)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-the-comment-section-of-the-news-makes-me-think-democratic-society-will-be-dead-soon/1000221 "2024-05-30T19:55:23Z")
Ok some background before the OP I know Vietnam is corrupt and has been corrupt even before France colonized it and made Thailand look virtuous Even the natives are aware of this to the point that during the war it… --- ## [Oh, no you dit'int! Would you say yes if called to be VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-you-ditint-would-you-say-yes-if-called-to-be-vp/1002181)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-you-ditint-would-you-say-yes-if-called-to-be-vp/1002181 "2024-05-30T19:23:06Z")
Trump finds out you’re cool, smart, edgy, and have the right stuff! Being Trump he doesn’t know your political leanings. He didn’t ask, no one told him. He calls you up and says “Hey, there, you smart, interesting per… --- ## [Rotary Clubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-clubs/1002212)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-clubs/1002212 "2024-05-30T18:31:03Z")
I run a 501c3 non -profit in Colorado. We are funded solely by grants and donations. I gave a presentation at a local Rotary club this week In hopes of getting some funding or sponsorship. The presentation was received… --- ## [What information can dogs glean from unknown animal smells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-information-can-dogs-glean-from-unknown-animal-smells/1002202)
**Author:** [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-information-can-dogs-glean-from-unknown-animal-smells/1002202 "2024-05-30T17:49:06Z")
On her daily walks, my dog spends what I consider an inordinate amount of time smelling around as we slowly circle the block. Normally I don’t mind but if the weather is bad or I’m in a hurry it can be a battle to get he… --- ## [The funk of 40 000 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funk-of-40-000-years/1002262)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funk-of-40-000-years/1002262 "2024-05-30T17:37:10Z")
Are there two meanings here. Does it both refer to the funk music style and the smell, or is it just the smell? --- ## [Poll: what's your IQ score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-iq-score/1001840)
**Author:** [@Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humans)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-iq-score/1001840 "2024-05-30T17:10:25Z")
Another Anonymous poll. The forum describes itself as “Straight Dope Message Board Your direct line to thousands of the smartest…” So naturally I was curious… Just for fun, even accepting scores from online tests if y… --- ## [Assassination Attempt in Slovakia: Is this Putin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassination-attempt-in-slovakia-is-this-putin/1001596)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassination-attempt-in-slovakia-is-this-putin/1001596 "2024-05-30T16:46:16Z")
First of all, I have not seen this as a thread (but it needs to be one obviously). If there is another thread, could the Mods please close this one with a link to the other one? Second, everything about this stinks of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=551) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=553)