# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=553&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 554 --- ## [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 … --- ## [The Lil'wrekker climbing the Andes! What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilwrekker-climbing-the-andes-what/1002244)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lilwrekker-climbing-the-andes-what/1002244 "2024-05-30T16:43:50Z")
Try to guess. I’ll give you a minute. Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock, No. She’s not going to South America. She has virtually no athletic ability. Surgery for a broken hip last year, gotten from dancing a minor step… --- ## [My GTX 1650 blew out on my Ideapad L340. Can I purchase that part/component online and have it installed again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gtx-1650-blew-out-on-my-ideapad-l340-can-i-purchase-that-part-component-online-and-have-it-installed-again/1002108)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gtx-1650-blew-out-on-my-ideapad-l340-can-i-purchase-that-part-component-online-and-have-it-installed-again/1002108 "2024-05-30T15:09:27Z")
Best way I can describe it as “blew out”. I loaded up Ghost of Tsushima with gameday drivers pre-installed. Game loaded to the menu and when I was using it, the computer made a weird noise, like a crackle or pop. I had… --- ## [Anybody here know about canes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-know-about-canes/1002161)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-know-about-canes/1002161 "2024-05-30T14:36:51Z")
(Of course someone does. Someone here knows everything) A dear friend has developed a hip condition that has her using a cane to walk, and she’s depressed about the whole thing. It may not be a permanent thing, but ma… --- ## [Is it dangerous to let dry ice subliminate inside the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-let-dry-ice-subliminate-inside-the-house/1002200)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-let-dry-ice-subliminate-inside-the-house/1002200 "2024-05-30T14:13:37Z")
I get food deliveries to my home, and in the past, when the delivery involved a big package of dry ice, I just let it subliminate away inside the house. Is this a risk for putting too much CO2 in the house air? Never th… --- ## [ICJ Ruling on Rafah offensive in Gaza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icj-ruling-on-rafah-offensive-in-gaza/1002240)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icj-ruling-on-rafah-offensive-in-gaza/1002240 "2024-05-30T13:57:43Z")
This thread is for discussion of the recent ICJ ruling directing Israel to cease its Rafah operation, and also the earlier January ruling that one references. BBC article: Gaza war: ICJ orders Israel to stop Rafah offen… --- ## [Do we really not understand clouds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-not-understand-clouds/1002245)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-not-understand-clouds/1002245 "2024-05-30T13:37:27Z")
This article (excerpt, gift link) says we don’t know very much about cloud dynamics. Is our understanding really so nebulous? Over the years we must have accumulated some knowledge deeper than what colour sky delights … --- ## ["Body double" - what it is and isn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-double-what-it-is-and-isnt/1001888)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-double-what-it-is-and-isnt/1001888 "2024-05-30T13:36:18Z")
I keep hearing media types misusing the term “body double” to mean lookalike or double, as in “person who resembles another person in an attempt to fool onlookers into thinking they are that person”. That’s not what a bo… --- ## [Love at first sight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-at-first-sight/1002167)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-at-first-sight/1002167 "2024-05-30T13:21:37Z")
Really? No, I think we can all agree this phenomenon doesn’t really happen. Right? You meet a person. You like them. Their looks. That certain something. A few dates, maybe a couple of overnights. Okay. Something is … --- ## [Ticketmaster hacked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticketmaster-hacked/1002269)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticketmaster-hacked/1002269 "2024-05-30T13:16:06Z")
I don’t feel sorry for them at all, just the people whose data has been stolen. I hope Australia nails them to the wall, but I fear it’s like cutting off the heads of a hydra. --- ## [Has anyone else noticed more people masking up in their area (May 2024)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-more-people-masking-up-in-their-area-may-2024/1001166)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-more-people-masking-up-in-their-area-may-2024/1001166 "2024-05-30T10:03:33Z")
I have, although it might be due to springtime pollen. What are other people observing, or doing? --- ## [First movie to negatively portray the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-movie-to-negatively-portray-the-police/1001792)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-movie-to-negatively-portray-the-police/1001792 "2024-05-30T09:51:08Z")
Based on the actual history of police departments in cities run by “machine” politics, noir detective novels weren’t shy about portraying the police as abusive bullies, semi- or completely corrupt, routinely perjuring wh… --- ## [Did you ever find a website that you know has cool stuff and you shouldn't buy anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-find-a-website-that-you-know-has-cool-stuff-and-you-shouldnt-buy-anything/1002039)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-find-a-website-that-you-know-has-cool-stuff-and-you-shouldnt-buy-anything/1002039 "2024-05-30T08:41:16Z")
But you have to check it out for what you could get? In case you need fire hoses, conveyer belts or used bowling alley flooring --- ## [If you're a member of the SDMB, then you're probably an outcast in RL. Discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-member-of-the-sdmb-then-youre-probably-an-outcast-in-rl-discuss/992257)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-member-of-the-sdmb-then-youre-probably-an-outcast-in-rl-discuss/992257 "2024-05-30T05:30:21Z")
I find I’m a bit of an outcast in RL. When I am with acquaintances, I only want to talk about intellectual things. Things that are a bit “deeper” than regular people want to discuss. I find, however, that most people don… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=552&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=554&state=muted)