# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=580 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 581 --- ## [Was this a grift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-grift/1000577)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-grift/1000577 "2024-04-22T21:54:45Z")
I was just reading nextdoor. In a new post, someone says he was at the movies and a father and little boy were at the lobby ATM machine which wasn’t working. The father told the little boy that he was sorry but they co… --- ## [What were the 2nd biggest news stories of 9/11 (and other dates that will live in infamy)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-2nd-biggest-news-stories-of-9-11-and-other-dates-that-will-live-in-infamy/999394)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-2nd-biggest-news-stories-of-9-11-and-other-dates-that-will-live-in-infamy/999394 "2024-04-22T21:54:35Z")
I remember living in Australia and waking up to discover that Ansett Australia, half of the duopolistic airline market in Australia, had attempted a dramatic, middle of the night rescue plan that had failed, meaning that… --- ## [Conan O'Brien Must Go -- new series on Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-must-go-new-series-on-max/1000551)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conan-obrien-must-go-new-series-on-max/1000551 "2024-04-22T21:50:27Z")
Along the lines of Conan Without Borders, the 4 episodes feature the tall redhead’s international visits with fans and the people of Norway, Argentina, Thailand and Ireland. You’ll probably enjoy the series if you like … --- ## [Bump or Don't Bump This Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-or-dont-bump-this-thread/997044)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-or-dont-bump-this-thread/997044 "2024-04-22T21:48:57Z")
Inspired by the “Bump this thread” and the “Don’t Bump this thread”, this one can be either bumped or not bumped. If you post in this thread, please specify whether you are bumping or not bumping. Unlike the other th… --- ## [Up Yours Bruce Wayne. Wayne Manor ISN'T--](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-yours-bruce-wayne-wayne-manor-isnt/1000513)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up-yours-bruce-wayne-wayne-manor-isnt/1000513 "2024-04-22T19:16:52Z")
A Stately Home. BECAUSE HERE’S THE DEFINITION. LINK --- ## [What were the exact number of battles the AEF engaged in in WWI. 10? 13? 17?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-exact-number-of-battles-the-aef-engaged-in-in-wwi-10-13-17/1000600)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-exact-number-of-battles-the-aef-engaged-in-in-wwi-10-13-17/1000600 "2024-04-22T18:15:30Z")
What were the exact number of battles the AEF engaged in in WWI. 10? 13? 17? I haven’t been able to find a reliable number. --- ## [Would you rather get $1 million or three random superpowers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-get-1-million-or-three-random-superpowers/1000564)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-get-1-million-or-three-random-superpowers/1000564 "2024-04-22T18:01:17Z")
Would you rather get $1 million or three random superpowers? For those who chose the second option here is a random power generator. --- ## [What are the most accurate figures for the numbers of Americans drafted and conscripted into service in WWI? I've looked at quite a number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-accurate-figures-for-the-numbers-of-americans-drafted-and-conscripted-into-service-in-wwi-ive-looked-at-quite-a-number/1000572)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-accurate-figures-for-the-numbers-of-americans-drafted-and-conscripted-into-service-in-wwi-ive-looked-at-quite-a-number/1000572 "2024-04-22T17:26:14Z")
What are the most accurate figures for the overall number of Americans drafted and conscripted into service in WWI? I’m looking for separate number of drafted and conscripted men and women in the AEF in WWI. I’ve looke… --- ## [What's "debt parking"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-debt-parking/1000530)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-debt-parking/1000530 "2024-04-22T16:57:15Z")
(I was going to post about this in P&E when it struck me that I ought to have at least a rudimentary understanding of the issue.) Apparently Donald Trump has reported a $50 million loan that may not actually exist. One… --- ## [What is the Language Spoken by the Native Americans in this Youtube Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-language-spoken-by-the-native-americans-in-this-youtube-video/1000609)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-language-spoken-by-the-native-americans-in-this-youtube-video/1000609 "2024-04-22T15:02:53Z")
Spin-off from the excellent On the Naming of Canada Thread. The natives that Cartier encountered in Gaspé Bay were St. Lawrence Iroquoians. If this video was 100% accurate, the aboriginals would be speaking that langu… --- ## [Which fast food items still taste the same as they used to, let's say 20 years ago or longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-items-still-taste-the-same-as-they-used-to-lets-say-20-years-ago-or-longer/997328)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-items-still-taste-the-same-as-they-used-to-lets-say-20-years-ago-or-longer/997328 "2024-04-22T13:12:51Z")
Which fast food items still taste the same as they used to back in the day? Let’s start with at least 20 years ago, but feel free to go back further if you remember any specific changes further back. The question was i… --- ## [Can we make an open nuclear reactor core? (spaceship power plant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-an-open-nuclear-reactor-core-spaceship-power-plant/1000469)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-make-an-open-nuclear-reactor-core-spaceship-power-plant/1000469 "2024-04-22T12:42:57Z")
Nuclear reactors tend to produce quite a bit of heat. In a spaceship or space station, instead of trying to transfer that to heat transfer devices to radiate away from the ship, could we do it by just having the core it… --- ## [How will the Israel and Iran conflict play out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-israel-and-iran-conflict-play-out/1000247)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-israel-and-iran-conflict-play-out/1000247 "2024-04-22T07:45:30Z")
I’m starting this thread so as not to hijack the MPSIMS thread. How do you all think this will play out? I don’t see any way this works out for Iran. In other times (before 2/2022) I’d say they could at least count on … --- ## [Getting dentures, need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-dentures-need-advice/1000573)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-dentures-need-advice/1000573 "2024-04-22T04:21:06Z")
So I cashed in a bit of my superannuation (401k for you Yanks) and am wanting to get dentures. Little bit of backstory, I’ve always had YELLOW teeth since childhood, perhaps an over-supply of antibiotics, or perhaps gen… --- ## [Judgement at Nuremberg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgement-at-nuremberg/1000579)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgement-at-nuremberg/1000579 "2024-04-22T03:29:43Z")
I just finished watching this movie for the first time. Wow, what an incredible movie. It is very clever because it makes the trial about people (judges) that you can kind of understand why they should be found guilty, b… --- ## [Fallout Episode 1: The End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-1-the-end/1000136)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-1-the-end/1000136 "2024-04-22T03:14:16Z")
Fallout TV series on amazon prime video.. Because they release the whole season at once, that complicates discussing the show. People watch at different rates, which means that if we just have 1 thread, someone might be… --- ## [Fallout Episode 2: The Target](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-2-the-target/1000137)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-2-the-target/1000137 "2024-04-22T03:11:19Z")
Spoiler policy: Anything in this episode and any previous episodes are open spoilers. Please do not discuss what happens in later episodes in this thread. Rather, go to the thread for that episode and discuss it there. A… --- ## [(Old) It's snacktime in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-snacktime-in-the-mmp/1000308)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-snacktime-in-the-mmp/1000308 "2024-04-22T02:25:58Z")
Bring your favorite snax, whatever they may be. I’m sure there’ll be enough to share. Got any personal weird favorites nobody else has heard of? Even better! My current favorite is Triscuits, with good salted butter an… --- ## [Why is Iran launching this attack on Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-iran-launching-this-attack-on-israel/1000251)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-iran-launching-this-attack-on-israel/1000251 "2024-04-22T01:12:03Z")
Can anyone explain why Iran is doing this? --- ## [What do you wear swimming, men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-swimming-men/1000220)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-swimming-men/1000220 "2024-04-22T01:02:45Z")
So packing up I tried on an old pair for size and told my wife “these swim trunks fit well”; she argued that the right phrase is “bathing suit.” She’s originally from New Jersey and I’m a Chicago boy. Maybe it’s regiona… --- ## [Was Perry Mason unique for the era? Showing Police and Prosecutors as incompetent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-perry-mason-unique-for-the-era-showing-police-and-prosecutors-as-incompetent/1000526)
**Author:** [@Midtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Midtown)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-perry-mason-unique-for-the-era-showing-police-and-prosecutors-as-incompetent/1000526 "2024-04-21T23:27:48Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of Perry Mason on one of those old TV stations. I think he pretty much always wins. Usually cuz the cops didn’t do a good job finding the real killer. While I am sure there were isolated movie… --- ## [Interesting study: medical debt relief provides no meaningful value](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-study-medical-debt-relief-provides-no-meaningful-value/1000586)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-study-medical-debt-relief-provides-no-meaningful-value/1000586 "2024-04-21T22:59:26Z")
I found this NBER working paper interesting, though after some thought not so surprising. It’s a well-designed study in my opinion, and they worked closely with the relatively famous group RIP Medical Debt to do the a… --- ## [Parent Dopers: What Would Happen If Your Child Accidentally Walked Into The Wrong Restroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-would-happen-if-your-child-accidentally-walked-into-the-wrong-restroom/1000585)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parent-dopers-what-would-happen-if-your-child-accidentally-walked-into-the-wrong-restroom/1000585 "2024-04-21T22:54:35Z")
Inspired by this thread. Putting aside matters of gender identity (because that’s not the discussion I want to have in this thread), in your child’s school, what would happen if they walked into the wrong restroom? Assum… --- ## [Not being selected for a jury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-being-selected-for-a-jury/1000431)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-being-selected-for-a-jury/1000431 "2024-04-21T22:51:44Z")
I’ve been selected for a jury a couple of times, but I only sat through the trial the first time (back in the '80s). When the defendant’s attorney found out I worked in computers he said something like, ‘You know that t… --- ## [Screen Director's Playhouse: A Midsummer Daydream (1955) -- Script?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-directors-playhouse-a-midsummer-daydream-1955-script/1000590)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-directors-playhouse-a-midsummer-daydream-1955-script/1000590 "2024-04-21T21:48:39Z")
Here’s why I ask: Roy Glenn is credited as a Bootblack, but does not appear onscreen. With the exception of one quick outside scene the whole episode takes place in an office, so I don’t see where this character would … --- ## [Shrinkflation: France to force consumer disclosure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinkflation-france-to-force-consumer-disclosure/1000529)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrinkflation-france-to-force-consumer-disclosure/1000529 "2024-04-21T20:59:31Z")
This article says the French government is going to force companies to tell consumers when they shrink a package without a corresponding reduction in price. Ideas like this warm the soul. But of course, significant red… --- ## [Breaking, Iran launching strike against Israel (4/13/2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-iran-launching-strike-against-israel-4-13-2024/1000244)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-iran-launching-strike-against-israel-4-13-2024/1000244 "2024-04-21T20:54:42Z")
For about the last two hours, major news organizations are reporting that Iran has launched perhaps 100 drones against Israel, possibly to be followed by cruise missiles. The cable networks (including where I live,m BBC … --- ## [Incredible powers discovered/revealed on Star Trek that are used once and dismissed forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredible-powers-discovered-revealed-on-star-trek-that-are-used-once-and-dismissed-forever/999963)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredible-powers-discovered-revealed-on-star-trek-that-are-used-once-and-dismissed-forever/999963 "2024-04-21T20:35:58Z")
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Elementary, Dear Data” (S2E3) it is revealed that the ship’s computer and holodeck are capable of literally creating sentient, intelligent life. While the character Moriarty… --- ## [Why does everything have to be so polarized these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everything-have-to-be-so-polarized-these-days/998918)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everything-have-to-be-so-polarized-these-days/998918 "2024-04-21T20:35:01Z")
I’ve noticed in recent years that everything seems to be becoming dramatically more polarized, and I’m being expected to “pick a side” more and more. I mean, it’s not like someone can have a middle of the road position … --- ## [On The Mixing Of Local Wildlife And Exotic Animals In Captivity (better explained on OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-mixing-of-local-wildlife-and-exotic-animals-in-captivity-better-explained-on-op/1000587)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-mixing-of-local-wildlife-and-exotic-animals-in-captivity-better-explained-on-op/1000587 "2024-04-21T19:10:40Z")
Here in the US, there are places where predatory, carnivorous/omnivorous animals that aren’t native to the area are kept in captivity: zoos, unethical animal habitats (think: Joe Exotic), quasi-ethical rescue animal habi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=579) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=581)