# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=562&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 563 --- ## [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… --- ## [Have you been inside the Sydney Opera House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-inside-the-sydney-opera-house/1001485)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-inside-the-sydney-opera-house/1001485 "2024-05-17T21:12:08Z")
I was rereading The Phantom of the Opera, and it made me wonder where else a Phantom could hide. Naturally, the Sydney Opera House sprang to mind, but I’ve never been there and have only seen pictures. Is it mazelike at … --- ## [Leaving purchases in the (virtual) cart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-purchases-in-the-virtual-cart/1001650)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-purchases-in-the-virtual-cart/1001650 "2024-05-17T21:00:36Z")
I expect some of you have experienced this/figured this out already, but I am pleased with myself about it, and if you don’t know, it might (or might not) be useful to you. A while back I created a couple of documents a… --- ## [GPT-4o is amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gpt-4o-is-amazing/1001683)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gpt-4o-is-amazing/1001683 "2024-05-17T20:22:22Z")
Thia video showcases the capabilities of GPT-4o. It can chat, sing, converse with other AIs, describe and give opinions on images, work as a translator, teach math, and much more. Its bubbling with personality, but mayb… --- ## [Plumbers- what is this device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbers-what-is-this-device/1001671)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbers-what-is-this-device/1001671 "2024-05-17T20:01:46Z")
I had to go into the crawl space on a house we just bought. It’s a mess. I noticed this odd plumbing fixture. I’ve never seen one before- is it some type of trap, with a drain plug? It appears to attach to a bathtub dra… --- ## [What's the earliest song with lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-song-with-lyrics/1001450)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-song-with-lyrics/1001450 "2024-05-17T18:47:51Z")
Seems to me like lyrics are a (relatively) modern part of music. I’m curious what is the oldest known song with lyrics? Do we know if the oral tradition of storytelling often involved music? Was there ever a time in huma… --- ## [High school reunion dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunion-dating/1001634)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-reunion-dating/1001634 "2024-05-17T18:23:39Z")
As everyone knows, High School reunions are typically associated with the Homecoming football game, which suggests that they’re logically going to happen in the fall. My daughter graduated in June of 2014. Will her 10-ye… --- ## [What arguments would you use to convince someone that God really does exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arguments-would-you-use-to-convince-someone-that-god-really-does-exist/1000101)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 653\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arguments-would-you-use-to-convince-someone-that-god-really-does-exist/1000101 "2024-05-17T18:11:12Z")
Would you cite the appearance of things in nature having been designed as evidence, or the fulfillment of Biblical prophecies in our modern age? --- ## [The Stormy case is no big deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stormy-case-is-no-big-deal/1001626)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stormy-case-is-no-big-deal/1001626 "2024-05-17T13:20:49Z")
Continuing the discussion from Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here: In the linked post, CoolHanndCox states simply that he doesn’t think it’s a big d… --- ## [Military Aircraft Designations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-aircraft-designations/1001608)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-aircraft-designations/1001608 "2024-05-17T11:58:37Z")
What makes an Attack aircraft different from a Fighter? --- ## ["Old-personisms" that have sneakily snuck into your habits or vocabulary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-personisms-that-have-sneakily-snuck-into-your-habits-or-vocabulary/978111)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-personisms-that-have-sneakily-snuck-into-your-habits-or-vocabulary/978111 "2024-05-17T09:53:55Z")
I think it’s pretty common, as we get into late middle age and full-on old age, to have a set “mental age”, an age that we feel like we are inside, even though we’re perfectly aware of how old we actually are. I’m 58, n… --- ## [Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) plagiarizing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-plagiarizing/994299)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-artificial-intelligence-ai-plagiarizing/994299 "2024-05-17T08:19:37Z")
From this post @puzzlegal suggested a new thread about this so…here it is. Artificial Intelligence is often accused of plagiarism. The notion being that it cannot “create” on its own but must, instead, draw on what has… --- ## [Florida, Alabama and lab-grown meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-alabama-and-lab-grown-meat/1001508)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-alabama-and-lab-grown-meat/1001508 "2024-05-17T06:22:55Z")
Oh FFS! “Florida is fighting back against the global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs to achieve their authoritarian goals,” the DeSantis added. Naively, I thought that lab-gr… --- ## [Pharmacies, Doctor's Offices, Fax tag, and the Collapse of the Known Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacies-doctors-offices-fax-tag-and-the-collapse-of-the-known-universe/1001604)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacies-doctors-offices-fax-tag-and-the-collapse-of-the-known-universe/1001604 "2024-05-17T02:13:34Z")
Where to start: The last time one of my many prescriptions needed a refill, my regular gastro, let’s call him Doctor A, was unavailable, so Doctor B (presumably from the same office) sent a new prescription to my local C… --- ## [What Academy Award winning actor carried a candy bar in the pocket of his suit at all times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-academy-award-winning-actor-carried-a-candy-bar-in-the-pocket-of-his-suit-at-all-times/578644)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-academy-award-winning-actor-carried-a-candy-bar-in-the-pocket-of-his-suit-at-all-times/578644 "2024-05-17T00:27:12Z")
I tried Googling this, but can’t find it. Anyone heard of this? My wife is reading a book and part of the book is about the power of food and how some people are deeply affected by food-related fears. In the book it say… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=561&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=563&state=muted)