# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=561 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 562 --- ## [From a Christian perspective - What's the case against pre-destination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-christian-perspective-whats-the-case-against-pre-destination/1001144)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-christian-perspective-whats-the-case-against-pre-destination/1001144 "2024-05-19T03:38:42Z")
My view (as a Christian) is that pre-destination goes against the choice that we make of our own free will. If I have to receive Christ as my Lord & Savior in order to enter the kingdom of Heaven, then I am making a ch… --- ## [Can anyone help me find a neck pouch that will hold my e-reader and phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-a-neck-pouch-that-will-hold-my-e-reader-and-phone/1001719)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-a-neck-pouch-that-will-hold-my-e-reader-and-phone/1001719 "2024-05-19T02:30:59Z")
I mostly wear T-shirts all summer (with daily highs this week in the 80s, it is summer as far as I am concerned) and am looking for a neck pouch that can hold my e-reader and phone. Phone is no problem, but the e-reader… --- ## [Why are pineapple juice cans so much thicker than other canned beverages such as apple juice or soda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pineapple-juice-cans-so-much-thicker-than-other-canned-beverages-such-as-apple-juice-or-soda/1001625)
**Author:** [@Skwirl137](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwirl137)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pineapple-juice-cans-so-much-thicker-than-other-canned-beverages-such-as-apple-juice-or-soda/1001625 "2024-05-19T02:04:17Z")
Why are pineapple juice cans so much thicker and robust than other canned beverages? --- ## [Sally Bowles Fur Coat in Cabaret movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-bowles-fur-coat-in-cabaret-movie/1001746)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-bowles-fur-coat-in-cabaret-movie/1001746 "2024-05-18T23:41:02Z")
Can anyone hazard a guess what kind of fur that it was made from? There are two types: a silky gray (in small pieces - chincilla?) and the collar is a different fur altogether, maybe sable? I can’t find out anywhere… --- ## [Timeline question about Dune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeline-question-about-dune/1001525)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timeline-question-about-dune/1001525 "2024-05-18T23:20:39Z")
How long was it from the day Paul Atreides and family landed on Arrakis to the Harkonnen/Sardaukar attack? At least as far as I can count days mentioned in the book it wasn’t long- 10 days to 2 weeks? Certainly it was a … --- ## [Dabney Coleman dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dabney-coleman-dies/1001734)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dabney-coleman-dies/1001734 "2024-05-18T23:15:55Z")
I can’t believe he was 92! --- ## [How to Dispose of Lithium Ion Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-lithium-ion-battery/1001742)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-lithium-ion-battery/1001742 "2024-05-18T22:53:30Z")
I have a large, Lithium ion battery for my weed whacker that has lived a full life and can no longer be charged. What is the best way to dispose of this? --- ## [Identifying off-duty police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-off-duty-police/1001645)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-off-duty-police/1001645 "2024-05-18T20:53:48Z")
Every so often on a TV cop show I’ve seen some reference to either a plain-clothes cop, or an off-duty cop in civilian clothing, being identified as a cop by unsavoury bad guys. (eg "I was in the coffee shop and the gang… --- ## [Things you do just because that’s how your parents did it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-just-because-that-s-how-your-parents-did-it/1000474)
**Author:** [@Midtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Midtown)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-just-because-that-s-how-your-parents-did-it/1000474 "2024-05-18T20:33:21Z")
I store paper grocery on top on the fridge. I use them for trash receptacles throughout the house. Never get auto repairs done on your car at the dealership. They over charge you. Stuff like that. --- ## [New iPad commercial--made to offend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipad-commercial-made-to-offend/1001385)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ipad-commercial-made-to-offend/1001385 "2024-05-18T18:36:59Z")
I see all the backlash from people outraged, outraged! by the new iPad commercial, demanding and receiving an apology from Apple for making it. This article even says Of course, to be fair, the ad is also meant to caus… --- ## [What's Rudy Giuliani's life going to look like post shenanigans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rudy-giulianis-life-going-to-look-like-post-shenanigans/994942)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rudy-giulianis-life-going-to-look-like-post-shenanigans/994942 "2024-05-18T18:00:27Z")
I’m just using Rudy as an example. I’m more curious about how wealthy people in general deal with ruin. So assuming he doesn’t go to jail, what’s his life going to look like? I mean he’s several millions of dollars in … --- ## [Why the doom about Trump's immunity case at SCOTUS? {KEEP THIS ONE NARROW FOCUSED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-doom-about-trumps-immunity-case-at-scotus-keep-this-one-narrow-focused/1000972)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-doom-about-trumps-immunity-case-at-scotus-keep-this-one-narrow-focused/1000972 "2024-05-10T19:03:21Z")
So there seems to be general feeling of gloom in the media about Trump’s immunity case in the SCOTUS. Specifically a lot of people are saying that, while SCOTUS is unlikely to find for Trump outright and find he is immu… --- ## [Russo Chinese Relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russo-chinese-relationship/1001715)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russo-chinese-relationship/1001715 "2024-05-18T17:12:44Z")
An analysis piece on the BBC after Putin’s visit to Beijing suggests that Putin is very much a junior partner in the relationship and that Xi may not want to upset the West too much. Russian and Chinese state media foc… --- ## [Is trying to make the UAW unpopular a smart move for the GOP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trying-to-make-the-uaw-unpopular-a-smart-move-for-the-gop/1000403)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trying-to-make-the-uaw-unpopular-a-smart-move-for-the-gop/1000403 "2024-05-18T15:11:16Z")
I haven’t been following it closely enough to judge-is the UAW big enough that this might backfire? or is it a good idea, politically speaking? --- ## [Moms for Liberty lose big](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-for-liberty-lose-big/992841)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-for-liberty-lose-big/992841 "2024-05-18T14:41:19Z")
Moms for Liberty is the “antiwoke” purveyor of hate deemed extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center. After their major wins in 2021, liberal and progressive groups got their act together and ran as slates to take b… --- ## [Jeffrey Clark, former Assistant Attorney General, pleads 5th in disbarment proceedings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffrey-clark-former-assistant-attorney-general-pleads-5th-in-disbarment-proceedings/999763)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffrey-clark-former-assistant-attorney-general-pleads-5th-in-disbarment-proceedings/999763 "2024-05-18T13:53:34Z")
And another Trump lawyer is facing disbarment for his role in Starting the Steal (by Trump). Jeffrey Clark was the Assistant AG in the DOJ with responsibility for environmental litigation. Trump wanted to put him in char… --- ## [US/NATO - conventional arms production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nato-conventional-arms-production/1000697)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nato-conventional-arms-production/1000697 "2024-05-18T13:27:40Z")
Anyone have the skinny as to whether the US (or other NATO countries) have significantly ramped up production of conventional arms? I don’t hear much about this in the media. With situations in Europe (Ukraine), the Mi… --- ## [Those who journal, how do you do so authentically? (How to stop “self-editing” or “censoring” yourself and your thoughts?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-journal-how-do-you-do-so-authentically-how-to-stop-self-editing-or-censoring-yourself-and-your-thoughts/1001707)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-journal-how-do-you-do-so-authentically-how-to-stop-self-editing-or-censoring-yourself-and-your-thoughts/1001707 "2024-05-18T12:31:18Z")
I have tried and failed to journal many times in the past. I always find myself self-editing, avoiding writing certain thoughts or feelings and just overall not being as authentic or honest or genuine as I should be to a… --- ## [The GOP hates ballot havesting, and will start doing so immedately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-hates-ballot-havesting-and-will-start-doing-so-immedately/1001689)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-hates-ballot-havesting-and-will-start-doing-so-immedately/1001689 "2024-05-18T07:39:54Z")
They’ve been howling against the practice for years, and even made a movie claiming that Democrats used it to “steal the election.” But it worked, so now they’re gonna use it too. Do we think it will be successful, or wi… --- ## [Why do people hate on Canada geese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008 "2024-05-18T03:46:14Z")
Just from general online chitchat, including on Facebook and other social media and forum sites, I notice that many people complain about Canada geese. They sometimes tell Canadians that they need to come down here and … --- ## [Divers searching for dead body find different dead body](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divers-searching-for-dead-body-find-different-dead-body/1001628)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divers-searching-for-dead-body-find-different-dead-body/1001628 "2024-05-18T03:18:27Z")
It sounds like an Onion headline, I know. How many corpses are floating around out there? --- ## [Why couldn't we hear the iphone during a zoom call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-we-hear-the-iphone-during-a-zoom-call/1001727)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-we-hear-the-iphone-during-a-zoom-call/1001727 "2024-05-18T02:30:35Z")
Three of us babbling about nothing on a zoom call and one guy says we should hear this great video he has on his iphone so he puts it up near his computer microphone and we hear nothing. He says he has it up as loud as … --- ## [Buttermilk powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttermilk-powder/1001602)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttermilk-powder/1001602 "2024-05-18T01:50:35Z")
I’m eating barbecue chips. The seasoning is sugar, salt, tomato powder, onion powder, buttermilk powder, yeast, brown sugar, molasses powder and paprika. Buttermilk powder? I see they have this at the bulk store. Any… --- ## [A question about heart rate and exercise…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-heart-rate-and-exercise/1001676)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-heart-rate-and-exercise/1001676 "2024-05-18T01:18:18Z")
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m into a renewed effort to get more physically fit. The CDC recommends that everyone get a minimum of a certain amount of time vigorously exercising per week, with “vigorous” defined as a hear… --- ## [Questions about lesser PGA golfers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-lesser-pga-golfers/1001648)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-lesser-pga-golfers/1001648 "2024-05-18T01:09:39Z")
I was watching the tournament at lunch today. Every now and then they would show the entire ranking, not just the top players. And some guy is dead last at the 143rd position. I mean no disrespect to those guys since the… --- ## [Surely The Lord of the Rings is one of the best stories ever written](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-the-lord-of-the-rings-is-one-of-the-best-stories-ever-written/1001504)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-the-lord-of-the-rings-is-one-of-the-best-stories-ever-written/1001504 "2024-05-17T23:32:08Z")
I don’t think I’ll find much disagreement here. I’ve read the books more times that I can count. At least once a year for the last 20 years and many times before that. I’ve memorized so many parts that, when I listen to … --- ## [Question about each category's URL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-each-categorys-url/1001607)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-each-categorys-url/1001607 "2024-05-17T23:23:14Z")
I noticed that the URL for this category for instance ends in a number 9: Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board It’s a different number for each board. For that matter what does the /c/ indicate. That’s the s… --- ## [Trying to identify this artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721 "2024-05-17T22:56:13Z")
I can’t make out the name. Tin Eye was no help. Is this style familiar to anyone? --- ## [Abbott to Pardon Perry {Pardon has happened}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbott-to-pardon-perry-pardon-has-happened/982497)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abbott-to-pardon-perry-pardon-has-happened/982497 "2024-05-17T22:55:22Z")
What I find particularly interesting about this case is the collision of between open carry and stand your ground. Foster was open carrying legally. He never made a threatening move with his firearm. Perry shot him, fe… --- ## [Am I the only one annoyed at the term "compute"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-at-the-term-compute/1000492)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-annoyed-at-the-term-compute/1000492 "2024-05-17T22:47:13Z")
I guess I’m firmly in old man territory now but every time I read or hear the usage of “compute” to describe computer capability I just get a little triggered. I think it’s because I remember it being used back in the 80… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=560) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=562)