# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=575 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 576 --- ## [TV Technology & compatibility question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-technology-compatibility-question/1000927)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-technology-compatibility-question/1000927 "2024-04-29T22:21:35Z")
Behind our apartment are other rentals from which an old tube-TV was being removed. This got my wife and I wondering if a TV of that vintage would actually work with today’s cable technology. Or would some computer guru/… --- ## [Why is there still an Electoral College in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-still-an-electoral-college-in-2024/1000017)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-still-an-electoral-college-in-2024/1000017 "2024-04-29T18:19:32Z")
I know there are some existing threads on this topic, but it’s time to ask the question again. Why is there still an Electoral College in 2024? Who is in favor of the Electoral College and who is successfully keeping it… --- ## [Question about the number of musicians James Reese Europe took with him to France in 1917](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-number-of-musicians-james-reese-europe-took-with-him-to-france-in-1917/1000862)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-number-of-musicians-james-reese-europe-took-with-him-to-france-in-1917/1000862 "2024-04-29T18:18:37Z")
I’m trying to find out about the number of musicians James Reese Europe took with him to France in 1917 as part of the 15th New York Regiment Band. When he returned he had 90. How many did he have going over on the USS P… --- ## [I have a disability so I can do anything I want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-disability-so-i-can-do-anything-i-want/972779)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-disability-so-i-can-do-anything-i-want/972779 "2024-04-29T18:08:41Z")
No not me but … I’ve known people that because they have a disability they believe they can do whatever they want at work because hey they have a disability. The idea of reasonable accommodations escapes them along wit… --- ## [Do women get orgasms while riding a horse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-get-orgasms-while-riding-a-horse/1000909)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-get-orgasms-while-riding-a-horse/1000909 "2024-04-29T17:06:31Z")
This has been an urban legend for as long as i can remember. Is this true? --- ## [The Democratic president of the United States of America, the guy who ran against Donald Trump and just launched his campaign to do so again, just called someone "an illegal" in the State of the Union address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-the-guy-who-ran-against-donald-trump-and-just-launched-his-campaign-to-do-so-again-just-called-someone-an-illegal-in-the-state-of-the-union-address/998607)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-the-guy-who-ran-against-donald-trump-and-just-launched-his-campaign-to-do-so-again-just-called-someone-an-illegal-in-the-state-of-the-union-address/998607 "2024-04-29T16:45:37Z")
Language about which SDMB users recently argued: "Illegals" and "invaders" should be moderated as hate speech in the context of immigration debates Marjorie Taylor Greene gives Biden a pin and yells at him about it, so … --- ## [Doc Martens - same quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-martens-same-quality/413357)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-martens-same-quality/413357 "2024-04-29T16:09:37Z")
In short, is anyone aware of any change in the quality of DMs? Are DMs today the same product they were 10 years ago? After many years of loyal service, a couple of pair of my DMs are giving up the ghost. Since I’ve b… --- ## [Cars waiting overlong for pedestrians/bikers at intersections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-waiting-overlong-for-pedestrians-bikers-at-intersections/1000791)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-waiting-overlong-for-pedestrians-bikers-at-intersections/1000791 "2024-04-29T15:55:02Z")
I’d appreciate the experiences and opinions of folk who have experienced the scenario below either as drivers or as bikers/pedestrians. Early this morning, my wife and I were walking the dog. Little to no pedestrian or… --- ## [Not In Favor of the Change to Top Banner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-favor-of-the-change-to-top-banner/1000535)
**Author:** [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-favor-of-the-change-to-top-banner/1000535 "2024-04-29T15:28:10Z")
I’m not sure why the top banner was changed, but I much prefer the three items (search-menu-avatar) to be over on the far right. It looks and feels pretty awkward as it is now…on my smaller screen especially (Surface Pro… --- ## [A forecast of the 2024 US presidential election -- are the assumptions and results reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-forecast-of-the-2024-us-presidential-election-are-the-assumptions-and-results-reasonable/997960)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-forecast-of-the-2024-us-presidential-election-are-the-assumptions-and-results-reasonable/997960 "2024-04-29T15:11:27Z")
The post below is my original work. It is based on nothing more than past presidential election results from Wikipedia and the mathematical application of the eight assumptions laid out below. Compared to the work of pro… --- ## [Harlem Globetrotters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlem-globetrotters/1000827)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harlem-globetrotters/1000827 "2024-04-29T14:39:01Z")
A few questions about the Harlem Globetrotters (exhibition basketball team): I assume they have more than one “team” (e.g. they are scheduled for both Montreal and Orlando today). How many “teams” do they have? They ha… --- ## [What's a Trock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-trock/1000624)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-trock/1000624 "2024-04-29T14:07:53Z")
I saw a thread where a poster was listed as “BANNED as Troll or Trock”. I know what a Troll is, but “Trock” is a new one. --- ## [Retirees: do you identify as "a (whatever)" or as a "retired (whatever)"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-do-you-identify-as-a-whatever-or-as-a-retired-whatever/1000789)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirees-do-you-identify-as-a-whatever-or-as-a-retired-whatever/1000789 "2024-04-29T14:00:53Z")
I had a long career as a degreed physicist, and am now retired and doing no physics work. I’m not sure which way of identifying myself makes more sense. The question works for any profession, I think. One way of looking… --- ## [Why do some people like spicy food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-like-spicy-food/1000824)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-like-spicy-food/1000824 "2024-04-29T12:45:59Z")
Is it nature, nurture, or a combination? --- ## [Wikipedia editors help - Rockaway Peninsula Population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-editors-help-rockaway-peninsula-population/1000703)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-editors-help-rockaway-peninsula-population/1000703 "2024-04-29T12:36:00Z")
I know there are some Wiki editors on this site. Looking at the page for the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, it has a population of almost 130k. But, this publication from NYC has it at under 50k. That’s a huge differen… --- ## [Is there a similarity between the theme song of Get Smart & The Immigrant Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-similarity-between-the-theme-song-of-get-smart-the-immigrant-song/416642)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-similarity-between-the-theme-song-of-get-smart-the-immigrant-song/416642 "2024-04-29T08:49:06Z")
Am I dreaming? Could it be? It seems to me that there is a similarity between the theme song from Get Smart, and the Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin. Jimmie Page’s wail sounds a lot like the Get Smart Theme. Could Led … --- ## [My Huckleberry friend... 🌙](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015 "2024-04-29T06:45:59Z")
Moonriver and me. :crescent\_moon: Tell me a moon song you like. The Moon is the one causing this. The Sun is the supporting actor. --- ## [(Old) Happy Earthday in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-earthday-in-the-mmp/1000607)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-earthday-in-the-mmp/1000607 "2024-04-29T03:42:08Z")
Yes. Go outside, ride a bike, plant something. Me, I’m going back to sleep. --- ## [Wondering if anyone else remembers a very old computer game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-if-anyone-else-remembers-a-very-old-computer-game/1000842)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-if-anyone-else-remembers-a-very-old-computer-game/1000842 "2024-04-29T03:39:20Z")
I’ve been racking my brain to remember the name of a very old text-only game, probably played it around 1984-1987 sometime on a Apple II… So I checked out this list: List of Apple II games - Wikipedia But nothing looke… --- ## [Disney movie seen around 1974, about two kids stranded on a beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-movie-seen-around-1974-about-two-kids-stranded-on-a-beach/1000886)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-movie-seen-around-1974-about-two-kids-stranded-on-a-beach/1000886 "2024-04-29T01:43:00Z")
Around 1974, I saw a Disney movie on TV (on The Wonderful World of Disney, I think) about two kids (about 10 - a boy and a girl) who are somehow stranded alone in an isolated area (in South America, perhaps?). They deci… --- ## [Toddler Tells Mom She Hears Monsters in Her Bedroom. Beekeeper Discovers Over 50,000 Bees in the Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-tells-mom-she-hears-monsters-in-her-bedroom-beekeeper-discovers-over-50-000-bees-in-the-wall/1000813)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toddler-tells-mom-she-hears-monsters-in-her-bedroom-beekeeper-discovers-over-50-000-bees-in-the-wall/1000813 "2024-04-29T01:41:12Z")
ok heres my question… the mom says they checked the room because you know toddlers but didn’t hear anything for weeks … beekeeper says they’d been there for 8 months … Iam I missing something because I can hear when 1 b… --- ## [Did you ever wear that bridesmaid dress again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-wear-that-bridesmaid-dress-again/1000459)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-wear-that-bridesmaid-dress-again/1000459 "2024-04-29T01:28:37Z")
As a logical follow-up to my other thread, it’s time to ask about all those colorful dresses with the massive butt bows. I was never a bridesmaid (not counting my stint as a 9-y/o in my cousin’s wedding) so I don’t have… --- ## [Can somebody explain Oprah Winfrey to non US-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-oprah-winfrey-to-non-us-americans/994778)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-oprah-winfrey-to-non-us-americans/994778 "2024-04-29T01:26:54Z")
I think the title is clear, but just to make sure have a look at her making a surprise entry in Stephen Colbert’s Late Night Show (7:45, if the link does not lead you directly there). He seemes thrilled. The audience is … --- ## [What do straight guys really think about guys who are gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-straight-guys-really-think-about-guys-who-are-gay/1000758)
**Author:** [@gman\_AK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gman_AK)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-straight-guys-really-think-about-guys-who-are-gay/1000758 "2024-04-28T23:55:00Z")
I recently accepted that I am gay. It has been rough for a variety of reasons, including fear that straight guys will think I am a freak. I wonder what straight guys really think about gay guys. Do you wonder why the he… --- ## [Which member of the SDMB Science Advisory Board wrote the most guest colums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-member-of-the-sdmb-science-advisory-board-wrote-the-most-guest-colums/1000721)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-member-of-the-sdmb-science-advisory-board-wrote-the-most-guest-colums/1000721 "2024-04-28T22:20:01Z")
I know that I’m definitely not in the running, with just six columns, but I was curious as to which person was the most prolific guest columnist? --- ## [Arsenic and Old Lace - quick question (movie...also open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arsenic-and-old-lace-quick-question-movie-also-open-spoilers/1000803)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arsenic-and-old-lace-quick-question-movie-also-open-spoilers/1000803 "2024-04-28T21:56:03Z")
I just re-watched the movie “Arsenic and Old Lace” and I was wondering why Mortimer was so singularly focused on having Teddy committed throughout the whole movie? He always knew Teddy was crazy. But when Mortimer foun… --- ## [How often does the dog die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-dog-die/1000847)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-dog-die/1000847 "2024-04-28T21:46:22Z")
The latest news involving that psychopath Kristi Noem reminded me of Sounder. A movie that made me cry. Sure Old Yeller was sad but, for some reason, Sounder was just too much for me and I cried buckets and buckets. Coul… --- ## [Do Higher Dimensions actually exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-higher-dimensions-actually-exist/1000768)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-higher-dimensions-actually-exist/1000768 "2024-04-28T19:37:37Z")
According to Einstein’s General theory of Relativity, the universe operates on four dimensional spacetime. I can take an object and, with a ruler or tape measure, fairly accurately estimate it’s length, width, and depth… --- ## [In defence of Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1629\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166 "2024-04-28T18:13:27Z")
In this thread, @puzzlegal wrote: The issue is that @Kedikat seems to be an apologist for Russian aggression in Ukraine, and that others (myself included) disagree. In accordance to moderator instructions, I’m posting… --- ## [Rank your superpowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-superpowers/1000610)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-superpowers/1000610 "2024-04-28T17:35:30Z")
Based on this thread: Would you rather get $1 million or three random superpowers? In this case, there’s no million dollars. And there’s no actual superpowers. Just go to the Random Superpower Generator and collect the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=574) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=576)