# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=571&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 572 --- ## [Kentucky's search for a new head coach isn't going well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentuckys-search-for-a-new-head-coach-isnt-going-well/1000159)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentuckys-search-for-a-new-head-coach-isnt-going-well/1000159 "2024-05-05T05:48:27Z")
The Big Blue Nation who claims that their basketball head coaching position is the most enviable position in college basketball, have struck out on 4 premier coaching candidates at this time. Nate Oats - Alabama Jay Wr… --- ## [Visiting Copenhagen. Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-copenhagen-recommendations/1000471)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-copenhagen-recommendations/1000471 "2024-05-05T04:45:28Z")
Going to Copenhagen for 5 days early May. (Running the marathon there with my baby girl on Sunday the 5th!) What are must do items we should have on our itinerary? I’ve had the Danish Museum of Design strongly recommen… --- ## [Court trial tactic question - "Objection!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-trial-tactic-question-objection/1000745)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-trial-tactic-question-objection/1000745 "2024-05-05T04:34:45Z")
I asked this question in the Alina Habba thread and the first response I got was Trump-specific; I am actually after a more global answer. In courtroom dramas (I don’t know how often it happens IRL), there’s the frequen… --- ## [Was the US DoD involved in the British defense cut in the early 1980s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-us-dod-involved-in-the-british-defense-cut-in-the-early-1980s/1000996)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-us-dod-involved-in-the-british-defense-cut-in-the-early-1980s/1000996 "2024-05-05T02:43:20Z")
Before the Falklands/Malvinas broke out, the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy had been leading a delegation called the “Zakheim power talks” for about a year to sa… --- ## [Are these tire chains any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-tire-chains-any-good/1001066)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-tire-chains-any-good/1001066 "2024-05-05T01:31:31Z")
And assuming you haven’t used these specifically, what about the concept and design? Specifically these here. They are 6 separate chains with each one fitting through a hole in your wheel. They look easy to put on and… --- ## [Two-page logins - is this a security thing? What's the benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-page-logins-is-this-a-security-thing-whats-the-benefit/1001109)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-page-logins-is-this-a-security-thing-whats-the-benefit/1001109 "2024-05-05T00:44:30Z")
I’ve noticed that a number of websites that I use for work which require me to log in, have gone to a two-page login where you enter your user ID first, then a second page for the password, rather than both user ID and p… --- ## [Western writers widely recognized as master stylists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-writers-widely-recognized-as-master-stylists/1001117)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-writers-widely-recognized-as-master-stylists/1001117 "2024-05-04T22:57:42Z")
Now that I am traveling more and have more time to read, I’d like to sample some fine writing. From the outset, I’ll concede “great writing” is highly subjective. I’m not interested right now in reading works by best-sel… --- ## [How many people here have never knowingly had COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-have-never-knowingly-had-covid/995566)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-have-never-knowingly-had-covid/995566 "2024-05-04T20:48:05Z")
I hope I’m not the only one. --- ## [Great police interview/interrogation scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-police-interview-interrogation-scenes/993617)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-police-interview-interrogation-scenes/993617 "2024-05-04T20:16:33Z")
My daughter is studying the policier genre in her literature class. As an exercise, students have been asked to memorize and perform a scene in which a police officer or detective interviews/interrogates a suspect. I’d … --- ## [Does anyone here belong to the Freedom From Religion Foundation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-belong-to-the-freedom-from-religion-foundation/1000441)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-belong-to-the-freedom-from-religion-foundation/1000441 "2024-05-04T18:19:17Z")
I saw a tv ad for this organization ( the one where Ron Reagan “is not afraid to burn in hell”) during the State of the Union address. Pretty good strategy to catch folks when they’re all fired up. It worked on me, anywa… --- ## [Could congress prevent SCOTUS from invalidating laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-prevent-scotus-from-invalidating-laws/923130)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-prevent-scotus-from-invalidating-laws/923130 "2024-05-04T17:28:25Z")
Here is a clause in the constitution concerning SCOTUS. The previous sentence refers to cases where the court has original jurisdiction. My question is could congress simply remove the court’s jurisdiction over acts o… --- ## [In current time, Who pays what for a wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-current-time-who-pays-what-for-a-wedding/1001049)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-current-time-who-pays-what-for-a-wedding/1001049 "2024-05-04T17:08:53Z")
Within reason is it split 50/50 or Brides pay for wedding reception groom rehearsal dinner and alcohol bill ? How is it hashed out happily! It seem like very awkward process where feelings can be hurt for a long time. --- ## [Alt.fan.cecil-adams - the poster who loved Vic Morrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-fan-cecil-adams-the-poster-who-loved-vic-morrow/1001110)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alt-fan-cecil-adams-the-poster-who-loved-vic-morrow/1001110 "2024-05-04T16:55:06Z")
Vic Morrow’s name came up the other day and for some reason I thought of the woman poster from the alt.fan.cecil-adams Usenet group who loved him. I really can’t remember any details but she brought his name up in all so… --- ## [Tell me about pellet smokers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pellet-smokers/1001084)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-pellet-smokers/1001084 "2024-05-04T14:55:24Z")
i’ve been grilling all my life, on Weber kettles (charcoal), currently on a gas grill (also Weber). And I do some smoking, on a Weber Smokey Mountain. But I’m considering making the switch, and looking at Traeger pelle… --- ## [Star Wars VII, VIII, IX possibly to be retconned away {Warning Spoilers for other Star Wars movies}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-vii-viii-ix-possibly-to-be-retconned-away-warning-spoilers-for-other-star-wars-movies/913809)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 783\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-vii-viii-ix-possibly-to-be-retconned-away-warning-spoilers-for-other-star-wars-movies/913809 "2024-05-04T13:25:01Z")
According to a rumor source that apparently has a history of knowing inside info. --- ## [What size pillow(s) do you sleep on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-pillow-s-do-you-sleep-on/1000988)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-pillow-s-do-you-sleep-on/1000988 "2024-05-04T13:09:54Z")
We have a king bed but we use queen size pillows and have for ages. King pillows are too big and always seemed to end up with the stuffing at either end. Maybe they were just cheap. I actually sleep on a foam wedge with… --- ## [Jigsaw puzzle with extra piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jigsaw-puzzle-with-extra-piece/1000700)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jigsaw-puzzle-with-extra-piece/1000700 "2024-05-04T10:43:32Z")
This is a plea for assistance! Yesterday, a friend and I were working on a jigsaw puzzle - a 500 piecer which we started weeks ago and occasionally return to. We had found all the edge pieces early on, and put them in p… --- ## [A very short but sweet Sci Fi story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-short-but-sweet-sci-fi-story/1001062 "2024-05-04T07:52:46Z")
Takes only a few minutes to read but I enjoyed this: --- ## [How do I find people talking about their personal injury lawsuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-people-talking-about-their-personal-injury-lawsuit/1001125)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-people-talking-about-their-personal-injury-lawsuit/1001125 "2024-05-04T05:16:31Z")
Apologies in advance - my Google Fu has failed me… We are considering a personal injury claim / lawsuit. While there are apparently thousands of videos by lawyers about this topic, I want to find experiences, feedback,… --- ## [Question for Aviation Historians (what is the aircraft in this picture?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-aviation-historians-what-is-the-aircraft-in-this-picture/1000853)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-aviation-historians-what-is-the-aircraft-in-this-picture/1000853 "2024-05-04T05:15:49Z")
Can you identify this aircraft? I don’t know of it’s off the box of a model or maybe a set of DVDs, but I’ve never seen it before. There’s a slight resemblance to the Vultee Vengeance, but the areas fore and aft of the… --- ## [Barbie - Teaser Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-teaser-trailer/976667)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-teaser-trailer/976667 "2024-05-04T04:34:12Z")
Barbie - Teaser Trailer I’m not sure I’m interested in the movie, the stars are OK, I do like the director’s work, but that is hands down the best teaser trailer ever! --- ## [So tell me has anyone here personally experienced the "treason and tyranny" of the biden admin and if so how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-has-anyone-here-personally-experienced-the-treason-and-tyranny-of-the-biden-admin-and-if-so-how/1000980)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-has-anyone-here-personally-experienced-the-treason-and-tyranny-of-the-biden-admin-and-if-so-how/1000980 "2024-05-04T02:53:56Z")
All I hear from my relatives and their endless hours of Facebook circle jerks is the corrupt Biden administration is nothing but …tyranny and treason … and trump is anointed by god to save us and possibly the world Bu… --- ## [Lawyers for Trump campaign want off a discrimination case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-for-trump-campaign-want-off-a-discrimination-case/1001121)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-for-trump-campaign-want-off-a-discrimination-case/1001121 "2024-05-04T02:33:46Z")
So this doesn’t affect Trump directly, but a former Trump campaign worker is suing the campaign alleging discrimination, after she was fired in 2016, allegedly for revealing that she had a relationship with Trump campaig… --- ## [Woman who ran down Bennigan's waitress gets 30 years in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-ran-down-bennigans-waitress-gets-30-years-in-prison/190164)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-ran-down-bennigans-waitress-gets-30-years-in-prison/190164 "2024-05-04T02:32:09Z")
In case you don’t know the story, 19-year-old Sarah Foust and three of her buddies got shnookered at a Bennigan’s one night (I assume fake IDs were involved), running up a $130 tab in the process. They didn’t have the mo… --- ## [Why Are There Razor Blades in My Walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-razor-blades-in-my-walls/213476)
**Author:** [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-razor-blades-in-my-walls/213476 "2024-05-04T01:56:14Z")
Mrs. Torgo and I are remodeling our bathroom. After knocking out some old plaster we notice about 20-30 rusty razor blades amid the rubble. These were the old kind of blades; the old Gillette flat ones that were insert… --- ## [Do you know what a number painted on a house wall means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-number-painted-on-a-house-wall-means/1001033)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-number-painted-on-a-house-wall-means/1001033 "2024-05-04T00:05:32Z")
About 20 years ago, I noticed that the main water cutoff valve in my house was almost too stiff to turn, which I decided was dangerous and called my plumber. He explained that in order to do it, the pipe from the water … --- ## [Help identifying a MAC address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-mac-address/1001077)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-mac-address/1001077 "2024-05-03T23:16:14Z")
My Wi-Fi app notified me last night about an unknown device that joined the network. I’ve looked up the MAC address at a couple of websites and they both said it was unknown. How do I go about figuring out what is connec… --- ## [Dealing with "difficult" dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-difficult-dogs/1000925)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-difficult-dogs/1000925 "2024-05-03T23:09:28Z")
This is a slightly edited and expanded version of a post in the Pit relating to the Noem brouhaha: Speaking of how to treat animals, in particular dogs: I was friends with a family that got a young dog to be a companion… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #17 – April 2024 – “Change” {Poll Added}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-17-april-2024-change-poll-added/1000055)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-17-april-2024-change-poll-added/1000055 "2024-05-03T23:04:49Z")
This is the monthly thread for April, 2024. The topic this month is “Change”, chosen by @Fiendish\_Astronaut and @Strinka. Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month . … --- ## [Is there any correlation between maternal nutrition and a person's adult teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-correlation-between-maternal-nutrition-and-a-persons-adult-teeth/1001088)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-correlation-between-maternal-nutrition-and-a-persons-adult-teeth/1001088 "2024-05-03T22:51:36Z")
I would assume there is not - the calcium you ingest while you are growing up and your adult teeth are coming in is more important. Or do children of mothers whose nutrition was poor during pregnancy tend to have worse t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=570&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=572&state=tracking)