# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=554&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 555 --- ## [Innocence Project, LA takes Scott Petersen's case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocence-project-la-takes-scott-petersens-case/996383)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocence-project-la-takes-scott-petersens-case/996383 "2024-05-30T03:16:37Z")
(apologies for typos I don’t catch and correct-- I have Band-Aids on several fingers) I usually keep my mouth shut when the topic of Scott Peterson comes up, because people seem to so overwhelming think he killed his wi… --- ## [Any email sluts (male or female) here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-email-sluts-male-or-female-here/70493)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-email-sluts-male-or-female-here/70493 "2024-05-30T02:58:45Z")
I am. I love getting email, as long as it’s not spam (duh). Who else is? --- ## [Why isn't lamb more popular in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-lamb-more-popular-in-the-us/1001971)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-lamb-more-popular-in-the-us/1001971 "2024-05-29T21:38:20Z")
Thread inspired by the Pig Parts Oink thread. It reminded me that lamb is not a popular meat choice in the US. I’ve never cooked with it. I’ve had lamb Gyros a few times. A coworker brought a 3 meat meatloaf (with part… --- ## ["An error occurred: When creating multiple polls, include unique names by adding name=example to your \[poll\] tags." HUH?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238 "2024-05-29T21:18:22Z")
Am trying to do 4 movie polls in one post, copying and pasting the first template for the next 3, just changing the names of the movies in question each time, but got this error. I have ZERO idea what the issue is or wh… --- ## [How difficult would it be to recreate a sauce given the ingredients on the bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-to-recreate-a-sauce-given-the-ingredients-on-the-bottle/1002185)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-to-recreate-a-sauce-given-the-ingredients-on-the-bottle/1002185 "2024-05-29T20:41:45Z")
My favorite marinade has been discontinued and I’m very sad. --- ## [Can you swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swim/1001999)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swim/1001999 "2024-05-29T20:19:39Z")
I can. I think. At least I could the last time I was in a pool or lake. Not sure I ever could in an ocean. I taught my kids to swim. They swam in the pond here. Grandkids went to swim classes at the pool. No swimmi… --- ## [Odd endorsement pairings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-endorsement-pairings/1002231)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-endorsement-pairings/1002231 "2024-05-29T18:53:35Z")
I’ve been seeing ads for Igloo products with special edition Slayer graphics on them. If you’re not familiar with Slayer, they are a legendary thrash metal band from the 80s. What they have to do with Igloo coolers I hav… --- ## [Art installation known as “ The Portal that links NY sidewalk with Dublin temp closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-installation-known-as-the-portal-that-links-ny-sidewalk-with-dublin-temp-closed/1001592)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-installation-known-as-the-portal-that-links-ny-sidewalk-with-dublin-temp-closed/1001592 "2024-05-29T18:41:57Z")
This is an art sculpture. Human behavior is part of the experience. I don’t agree with censoring art. People can and should interact with the sculpture however they want. Just don’t vandalize it. I don’t have any proble… --- ## [What happened to country music in 1999?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-country-music-in-1999/1001761)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-country-music-in-1999/1001761 "2024-05-29T18:40:49Z")
I’ll admit I’m not a major country music fan. Which may be why I found this video amusing. What bro country sounds like to people who don’t like bro country. Anyway, at the end of the video there’s a line saying “In mem… --- ## [Morgan Spurlock Dies at 53](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-spurlock-dies-at-53/1002033)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-spurlock-dies-at-53/1002033 "2024-05-29T18:37:28Z")
The director/star of “Super-size me” Complications of cancer. --- ## [PGA Championship 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2024/1001696)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2024/1001696 "2024-05-29T18:34:18Z")
Using the following story as my excuse to start the thread: The thing is, wouldn’t his vehicle have a sticker or such identifying him as a player? Note the apparent modus operandi before he drove up was indeed to wav… --- ## [How to embed images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-images/1002230)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-images/1002230 "2024-05-29T18:00:45Z")
I have a factual question about statistics and need to include a table or image of a table to demonstrate my problem and request and answer. When I try to drag the image of the table into the field I get an error that s… --- ## ["Atlas" on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-on-netflix/1002180)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-on-netflix/1002180 "2024-05-29T17:36:52Z")
Watched “Atlas” on Sunday and again yesterday with my SiL. I think Jennifer Lopez did a great job in the principle role of a woman wracked by guilt she didn’t deserve, but who found a form of redemption in defeating the… --- ## [Which is more important in buying a used car, age or mileage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-important-in-buying-a-used-car-age-or-mileage/1002040)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-important-in-buying-a-used-car-age-or-mileage/1002040 "2024-05-29T16:38:09Z")
I am beginning the process of (thinking about) buying a new used car to replace the one I’ve got now. I came upon two possibilities today (online, so I haven’t scoped 'em out in person yet): –a 2008 model with 59,000 m… --- ## [Why can't Biden get more traction on the crime issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-on-the-crime-issue/1001748)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-on-the-crime-issue/1001748 "2024-05-29T15:33:06Z")
Biden inherits a country in a crime wave from 2020, and we’ve seen record drops in murder rates and a generally strong decrease in crime starting in 2022. https://www.axios.com/2023/12/28/us-murder-violent-crime-rates… --- ## [Living on one liter of water/day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-one-liter-of-water-day/1002216)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-one-liter-of-water-day/1002216 "2024-05-29T15:06:30Z")
Several months ago, a news source like NBC or CNN said the people in Gaza strip were each living on a liter. I would just wash my hands after relieving myself. I doubt I would get to shower for the duration, like two yea… --- ## [International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Isreal and Hamas leaders \[5-20-24\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-criminal-court-seeking-arrest-warrants-for-isreal-and-hamas-leaders-5-20-24/1001810)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-criminal-court-seeking-arrest-warrants-for-isreal-and-hamas-leaders-5-20-24/1001810 "2024-05-29T14:58:51Z")
Sounds more like a global politcal statement, as the ICC has no standing in Isreal as they are not members. And good luck finding Hamas, as Isreal’s been trying. --- ## [The Star Trek TNG Finale First Aired 30 Years Ago Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-trek-tng-finale-first-aired-30-years-ago-today/1001974)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-trek-tng-finale-first-aired-30-years-ago-today/1001974 "2024-05-29T14:15:41Z")
The exact date differed because it was syndicated but this was the first day it could air. Probably still the best finale of any Trek series. Also probably still my favorite Trek Series although I don’t binge rewatch th… --- ## [Are there just that many more people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-just-that-many-more-people/1002091)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-just-that-many-more-people/1002091 "2024-05-29T13:11:57Z")
My perception is that many aspects of life are more crowded than in decades past. Do you perceive the same? Are there any solutions? Exceptions? Traffic in the Chicago area was never great, but it seems to be worse t… --- ## [Who is the first person we know as FI - Middle Name - Last Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-first-person-we-know-as-fi-middle-name-last-name/1001226)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-first-person-we-know-as-fi-middle-name-last-name/1001226 "2024-05-29T12:28:35Z")
Riffing off the thread I thought it’d be interesting to ask about first initial people. I thought of a few early ones: F Scott Fitzgerald b.1896 W Somerset Maugham b.1874 J Pierpont Morgan b.1837 The last one is… --- ## [California Psychics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-psychics/1002163)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-psychics/1002163 "2024-05-29T11:30:05Z")
I don’t believe in psychics. At best, they are skilled observers. More often, they seem to play the odds and talk in generalities. You could probably be a pet psychic. “I am seeing your dog… now I see a favourite bow… --- ## [Richard M. Sherman dead at 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-m-sherman-dead-at-95/1002176)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-m-sherman-dead-at-95/1002176 "2024-05-29T06:25:49Z")
Everyone invariably thinks of Mary Poppins – I certainly do, because his name and his brothers, Robert B. Sherman, appear on the sheet music on our piano. We bought this in the wake of the movie so we could play the song… --- ## [Celebrity Blockout List '24 and the Met Gala controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-blockout-list-24-and-the-met-gala-controversy/1001454)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-blockout-list-24-and-the-met-gala-controversy/1001454 "2024-05-29T03:29:17Z")
What do you think? Will this be effective in hurting these people’s bottom line? What do you think of the message, (Both the ‘class debate’ and Celebrities’ supposed responsibility to speak out on Gaza)? Things really… --- ## [Proving real ID if accused of fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-real-id-if-accused-of-fake/827357)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-real-id-if-accused-of-fake/827357 "2024-05-29T01:55:30Z")
I tried googling but only got sites for spotting fake IDs, how to buy/make fake IDs, penalties for being caught, etc. But I want to know the reverse: what happens if I am accused of a fake ID when all I have is a legit c… --- ## [Euclid Telescope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euclid-telescope/1002198)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euclid-telescope/1002198 "2024-05-29T01:01:32Z")
These beautiful space pictures from the Euclid telescope are worth your time. My understanding is the telescope is on a craft launched into space and capable of taking detailed wide-angle pictures showing galaxies separ… --- ## [Looney Tunes: What is the name of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-tunes-what-is-the-name-of-this-song/1002194 "2024-05-29T00:03:35Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlAhhbltic At 6:51 --- ## [Fan mail to Russell T Davies (Doctor Who writer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-mail-to-russell-t-davies-doctor-who-writer/1002139)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-mail-to-russell-t-davies-doctor-who-writer/1002139 "2024-05-28T21:29:26Z")
Hi All, I wanted to send a fan e-mail to Russell T Davies, but my Internet skills have not turned up a suitable address. Any offers from you lot? Thanks. :grinning: --- ## [How to tell if your current book is old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-your-current-book-is-old/1001759)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-your-current-book-is-old/1001759 "2024-05-28T20:12:53Z")
The main character calls the operator to get the number for the police --- ## [How is property seized by a loan holder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-property-seized-by-a-loan-holder/1001926)
**Author:** [@EdwardFound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardFound)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-property-seized-by-a-loan-holder/1001926 "2024-05-28T18:48:45Z")
The current story of Graceland almost being actioned as well as the recent Planet Money episode on “zombie mortgages” make me confused and curious as to how a lender gains control of a property. It seems that company can… --- ## [Carlo Rossi Sweet Red. Have you had it? Review, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlo-rossi-sweet-red-have-you-had-it-review-please/572515)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlo-rossi-sweet-red-have-you-had-it-review-please/572515 "2024-05-28T18:25:16Z")
I noticed a bottle of “Carlo Rossi Sweet Red” wine in the grocery store today. Please note that this is different than the Sangria and Paisano wines this winery produces. This label is not mentioned on Rossi’s web site. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=553&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=555&state=muted)