# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=568&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 569 --- ## [X-Men '97 (Disney+ Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-97-disney-series/999075)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-97-disney-series/999075 "2024-05-09T23:16:47Z")
The two-part season premiere just dropped on Disney Plus and I’m watching right now. It’s a direct continuation of the '90s animated series, picking up sometime after the series finale, with Professor X having been assas… --- ## [Most analyzed female tv character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-analyzed-female-tv-character/1000881)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-analyzed-female-tv-character/1000881 "2024-05-09T23:09:48Z")
On YouTube I’ve hit a seam of Gilmore Girls shorts and apparently watching them has put me on the recommended list of analyses of Rory Gilmore - of which there seem to be a bazillion. Before this weekend, I’d have assume… --- ## [RFK JR seems to be gaining steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-seems-to-be-gaining-steam/992451 "2024-05-09T22:51:55Z")
Given the inherent dynamics of third-party candidates, it seems to me that both Democrats and Republicans should be concerned about this. --- ## [Browser extension to zoom text in specific regions of the screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-extension-to-zoom-text-in-specific-regions-of-the-screen/1001324)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-extension-to-zoom-text-in-specific-regions-of-the-screen/1001324 "2024-05-09T19:49:56Z")
When I zoom text to where I’m able to read it comfortably, on this and many other sites, the zoom causes areas I don’t need to read to take up proportionally more screen real estate. Headers, footers, sidebars, etc. Are … --- ## [Loose neutral (electrical problem and how to detect it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-neutral-electrical-problem-and-how-to-detect-it/998676)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loose-neutral-electrical-problem-and-how-to-detect-it/998676 "2024-05-09T19:42:16Z")
We had the internet technician out to our house for a modem that wasn’t working. While the tech was here, something happened and various appliances, including some very expensive ones, were fried. We are now going to hav… --- ## [Adverse Religious Experiences Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverse-religious-experiences-support-thread/1001195)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverse-religious-experiences-support-thread/1001195 "2024-05-09T19:06:18Z")
This thread is for people to share about lingering issues they have from adverse religious experiences and what if anything they have done to overcome them. In middle school I became a born-again Evangelical Christian. … --- ## [In Vermeer's "Milk Maid" what is that thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-vermeers-milk-maid-what-is-that-thing/1001217)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-vermeers-milk-maid-what-is-that-thing/1001217 "2024-05-09T17:29:41Z")
In VerMeer’s “Milk Maid” what is that thing on the floor behind her? It could be a simple boot scraper, or a step stool, but it seems to have some sort of gear or “works” inside of it. The patterns of holes in the top … --- ## [What sci-fi movie am I thinking of please? (It's not Avatar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-movie-am-i-thinking-of-please-its-not-avatar/1001279)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-movie-am-i-thinking-of-please-its-not-avatar/1001279 "2024-05-09T17:05:34Z")
Again it’s NOT Avatar. I remember blue aliens living on a white sands beach like environment. And they had these blue ball things that were important to them. I forget what the blue aliens used them for. But there are … --- ## [Contempt of court and constitutional issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-court-and-constitutional-issues/1001315)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-court-and-constitutional-issues/1001315 "2024-05-09T16:17:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here: (Without further hijacking the original thread, I wanted to comment on this.) This… --- ## [Holy shit… Steve Albini dead at 61](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-steve-albini-dead-at-61/1001269)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-steve-albini-dead-at-61/1001269 "2024-05-09T15:57:23Z")
The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, has died of a heart attack If you’ve listened to anything in the last 30 years that could be characterized as … --- ## [Persuade me to try cold-brewed hot coffee (from a person who doesn't drink coffee)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-to-try-cold-brewed-hot-coffee-from-a-person-who-doesnt-drink-coffee/995356)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-to-try-cold-brewed-hot-coffee-from-a-person-who-doesnt-drink-coffee/995356 "2024-05-09T15:14:52Z")
I have only tried coffee twice in my life, both times hot with milk and sugar, and I couldn’t stand it, nor understand the appeal. I guess it was the bitterness, I don’t really know. Both times were home brewed, not fro… --- ## [Can albinos join the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-albinos-join-the-military/1001310)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-albinos-join-the-military/1001310 "2024-05-09T15:01:00Z")
Is albinism a disqualifying condition for joining the military of any nation? Does albinism come with any disqualifying conditions that would prevent them from passing the physical? --- ## [Need a decent free AI image/video generator that will do this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-decent-free-ai-image-video-generator-that-will-do-this/1001239)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-decent-free-ai-image-video-generator-that-will-do-this/1001239 "2024-05-09T12:44:44Z")
I had a phone conversation couple of days ago with a not-very-internet-savvy friend and somehow we ended up joking about DJT and Kristi Noem mud-wrestling, or something like that, and I informed him that AI could generat… --- ## [Football loses 3 Coaching Icons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-loses-3-coaching-icons/995947)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-loses-3-coaching-icons/995947 "2024-05-09T12:17:07Z")
Bill Belichick after an incredible 24 years, Pete Carroll after 14 years, and Nick Saban after a whopping 17 years are all done coaching for their respective teams. I think each was a great coach in his own right. I be… --- ## [Do you notice a lot of bicyclists with their seats too low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-a-lot-of-bicyclists-with-their-seats-too-low/998890)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-a-lot-of-bicyclists-with-their-seats-too-low/998890 "2024-05-09T11:41:34Z")
We’ve got a junior high at the end of our block. As the weather has warmed, each day I see quite a few kids riding their bikes to school. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of them has their seats set WAY too low. They are all ri… --- ## [Your data is public. What to do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-data-is-public-what-to-do-about-it/1001138)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-data-is-public-what-to-do-about-it/1001138 "2024-05-09T09:14:55Z")
There are some factual questions here, but I’d prefer to have the discussion in a more casual forum where people can muse, digress, and lightly rant at will. Maybe it needs to be in IMHO? Mods, if this gets any responses… --- ## [Current GMT/UTC/Zulu time... Why 7 hours ahead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-gmt-utc-zulu-time-why-7-hours-ahead/1001197)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-gmt-utc-zulu-time-why-7-hours-ahead/1001197 "2024-05-09T06:35:01Z")
I reset my watch today, which has a 24-hour hand. Currently in Pacific Standard Time, it is 13:00. I looked up the current UTC, and it says it’s 20:00. Why is UTC only seven hours ahead instead of eight hours ahead? --- ## [Define your region (of the US) with a yes/no question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-your-region-of-the-us-with-a-yes-no-question/966327 "2024-05-09T06:19:25Z")
If I were to create a quiz that could pinpoint where you live based on yes/no questions, what would that question be for your region(s) of choice? Do you call interstates/freeways “The \*\*\*”?" Yes = Southern California --- ## [Kevin Spacey comes out in response to accusation of sexual harassment of 14-year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221 "2024-05-09T05:01:30Z")
Story. That’s a real downer. I love Spacey’s acting but he won’t get a pass from anyone for trying to use his coming out as a shield against attempting to molest a young boy. I am really disappointed in him. I thought … --- ## [It’s sad though, just at the moment it’s a very beautiful planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-sad-though-just-at-the-moment-it-s-a-very-beautiful-planet/1001285)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-sad-though-just-at-the-moment-it-s-a-very-beautiful-planet/1001285 "2024-05-09T04:05:01Z")
It is. It is indeed. The rich primal greens… the river snaking off into the distance… the burning trees… --- ## [What time signatures are "Golden Brown" and "One Of These Things First"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signatures-are-golden-brown-and-one-of-these-things-first/1001232)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signatures-are-golden-brown-and-one-of-these-things-first/1001232 "2024-05-09T03:09:10Z")
This is a question about two of my favorite songs, by very different artists, the Stranglers’ “Golden Brown” and Nick Drake’s “One Of These Things First”. First, I only wanted to ask for the time signature of “Golden Bro… --- ## [Today I start as a volunteer firefighter (1 year update)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-start-as-a-volunteer-firefighter-1-year-update/1000941)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-start-as-a-volunteer-firefighter-1-year-update/1000941 "2024-05-09T01:12:11Z")
original thread So its been an interesting and exiting year. I Recently completed EMT class. I am now a certified EMT again. I I have lost about 30 pounds and I haven’t been in this good of shape for 20+ years. I … --- ## [What are some good travel games to pack for a trip (apart from a deck of cards)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-travel-games-to-pack-for-a-trip-apart-from-a-deck-of-cards/1000574)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-travel-games-to-pack-for-a-trip-apart-from-a-deck-of-cards/1000574 "2024-05-09T00:37:16Z")
My family and I are going on a cruise which will be all sea days. I was wondering what might be some fun games to bring along. The ability to be small/fit in a suitcase without taking up too much room is important for … --- ## [(Old) Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896 "2024-05-09T00:07:42Z")
As it is now 12:43 in WestByGawdVirginia, I feel qualified to start the new MMP this early. We have enough parm, garlic and shrimp for dinner tonight and I will want something fast and easy. I haven’t been able to use … --- ## [The debt is not mine, the doctor's billing company are morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-is-not-mine-the-doctors-billing-company-are-morons/1001273)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debt-is-not-mine-the-doctors-billing-company-are-morons/1001273 "2024-05-08T22:57:33Z")
So… let’s keep this short. A doctor’s medical billing company has been insisting for over a year I owe them over a thousand dollars. I do not - I already paid that bill. I have proof of this. I suspect they have sent… --- ## [How often (in, say, the last 20 years) do you think corporations have had individual citizens killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-in-say-the-last-20-years-do-you-think-corporations-have-had-individual-citizens-killed/998765)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-in-say-the-last-20-years-do-you-think-corporations-have-had-individual-citizens-killed/998765 "2024-05-08T21:51:50Z")
Inspired by absolutely nothing in particular, certainly not a specific aircraft manufacturer. --- ## [The ghost of ? lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghost-of-lake/1001256)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ghost-of-lake/1001256 "2024-05-08T20:47:01Z")
I’ve heard this ghost story so many times. Only except it’s never at the same place. It’s just the same story different place. The story goes something like this: The story takes place somewhere near a large body of wa… --- ## [Songs about Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868 "2024-05-08T20:05:53Z")
… On a really crappy Sunday! :persevere: https://youtu.be/dZMc0-ZAUeY https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs https://youtu.be/g4flAZEgtjs --- ## [Scottish Independence-Is it realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-independence-is-it-realistic/1000883)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scottish-independence-is-it-realistic/1000883 "2024-05-08T20:05:41Z")
I’m no expert on politics in the UK, but apparently it’s again a possibility. But by realistic I mean could Scotland survive on its own? And should they push for it? (Wish I’d kept in contact with my Scottish relatives … --- ## [Have the SS Totenkopfring rings ever been found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-ss-totenkopfring-rings-ever-been-found/947738)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-ss-totenkopfring-rings-ever-been-found/947738 "2024-05-08T19:35:00Z")
This is very weird. I stumbled across this wikipedia article: It outlines how Himmler had a special “death’s head ring” made for valued members of the SS, which he presented to them. Then, in the waning days fo the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=567&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=569&state=muted)