# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=587&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 588 --- ## [10th amendment fever dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-amendment-fever-dream/1000234)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10th-amendment-fever-dream/1000234 "2024-04-14T18:15:27Z")
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The alternate history which is to come: For many reaso… --- ## [Red light under penumbra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-light-under-penumbra/1000027)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-light-under-penumbra/1000027 "2024-04-14T18:06:42Z")
What was the ruby dot at the bottom of the penumbra during the April 8 eclipse? --- ## [How much hair has there been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-hair-has-there-been/1000213)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-hair-has-there-been/1000213 "2024-04-14T16:58:07Z")
Hair lasts a long time (compared to most other tissues) because few things break it down. What if nothing broke it down, and all hair that hasn’t been destroyed by heat was still around? How about an estimated mass? --- ## [Soup and \[what?\] - also, what is soup to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup-and-what-also-what-is-soup-to-you/998845)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup-and-what-also-what-is-soup-to-you/998845 "2024-04-14T16:50:00Z")
Just curious to know what various expectations might exist in different places for something commonly offered with soup This might be either just a conventional default pairing - soup and a bread roll would I think be t… --- ## [What is your favourite funny novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-funny-novel/998832)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-funny-novel/998832 "2024-04-14T16:36:56Z")
This NYT free article had me questioning what my favourite funny novel is. They give their 22 opinions. I’ve only read six of them, and have never even seen or heard of many of their recommendations. --- ## [Peak "Americana"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-americana/1000241)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-americana/1000241 "2024-04-14T14:36:05Z")
When, where and by whom did Americana peak? my peronal take: 2nd half of the 70ies, Bob Seeger IMHO it doesn’t get more americana than Seeger … Bruce is a distant 2nd … --- ## [What was the highest category of Croix de Guerre in WWI bronze palm or gold palm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-highest-category-of-croix-de-guerre-in-wwi-bronze-palm-or-gold-palm/1000264)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-highest-category-of-croix-de-guerre-in-wwi-bronze-palm-or-gold-palm/1000264 "2024-04-14T14:25:59Z")
What was the highest category of Croix de Guerre in WWI bronze palm or gold palm? Neither Wikipedia nor Britannica mention it. Is there a Croix de Guerre with a gold palm ? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/rememb… --- ## [What does Contingent mean for Beneficiary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-contingent-mean-for-beneficiary/999980)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-contingent-mean-for-beneficiary/999980 "2024-04-14T13:38:32Z")
Filling out a Annuity claim form and the beneficiaries. It has 2 primary with percents and 1 contingent with a percent I’m not sure what contingent means in this context? Webster says depending on That’s not very hel… --- ## [Do you use certain foreign words/phrases exclusively rather your native language's words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-certain-foreign-words-phrases-exclusively-rather-your-native-languages-words/844883)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-certain-foreign-words-phrases-exclusively-rather-your-native-languages-words/844883 "2024-04-14T11:42:46Z")
Sorry if the topic is a bit confusing. English is my first and only intelligible language, but I sometimes catch myself using Japanese words/phrases exclusively in certain situations. I’m not talking about about local w… --- ## [(Dimly) remembering Akebono](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimly-remembering-akebono/1000254)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimly-remembering-akebono/1000254 "2024-04-14T09:43:03Z")
The Hawaii-born sumo groundbreaker has died at age 54 of heart failure. Having followed the sport avidly when he was active, I feel compelled to say something, but as is usually the case for athletes who have been out o… --- ## [How many time have you broken a cell phone screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-time-have-you-broken-a-cell-phone-screen/1000196)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-time-have-you-broken-a-cell-phone-screen/1000196 "2024-04-14T09:38:20Z")
Reading a recent thread about someone’s mother who broke her cellphone screen made me realize that in last 15+ years of owning multiple smart phones, I have never broken a screen on one. (Frankly I can’t even remember th… --- ## [Mini-post. The Six Million Dollar Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-post-the-six-million-dollar-man/996529)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-post-the-six-million-dollar-man/996529 "2024-04-14T03:42:34Z")
Now appearing on Peacock It looks great. Better than my dvds. They must have pulled them from the Blu-Rays I could watch for Colonel Austin’s wardrobe alone --- ## [So, my kids found out my Straightdope identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-kids-found-out-my-straightdope-identity/999681)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-kids-found-out-my-straightdope-identity/999681 "2024-04-14T01:15:40Z")
It’s not like I’ve tried to keep the fact that I post here any big secret to my family. My kids knew I posted on a site called ‘Straightdope’ that my older son describes as ‘Reddit for old people’. They’ve been threateni… --- ## [Wouldn't the government itself rebel against a second Trump presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-the-government-itself-rebel-against-a-second-trump-presidency/999947)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-the-government-itself-rebel-against-a-second-trump-presidency/999947 "2024-04-14T01:24:52Z")
First off, I don’t think Trump is going to win; I don’t know if he’ll even make it to the convention. But I wanted to note something odd: All of the speculation I read online, whether on sites like this or by paid write… --- ## [Worst overdubs that made it into the final cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-overdubs-that-made-it-into-the-final-cut/998010)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-overdubs-that-made-it-into-the-final-cut/998010 "2024-04-14T00:51:58Z")
Examples: Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest “Well fuck screw that!”: The pimp in Crocodile Dundee “Are you gonna talk all night my man or you gonna fuck screw one of 'em?”: Others? --- ## [How's your balance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-your-balance/999995)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-your-balance/999995 "2024-04-14T00:25:34Z")
According to an article I read (but cannot of course remember where) folks who cannot consistently balance on one leg, with no external. support, for more than 10 seconds are likely to die significantly younger than thos… --- ## [What's the cheapest video card worth buying now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-video-card-worth-buying-now/998573)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-video-card-worth-buying-now/998573 "2024-04-13T23:13:24Z")
We’ve had threads like this before, but the market seems to be in constant flux. Anyway, my video card is one of the oldest components in my desktop PC. It’s an NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 3 GB. And it’s definitely sho… --- ## [I pit Jim1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jim1/1000208)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-jim1/1000208 "2024-04-13T21:18:15Z")
He is making a splash in the thread about the government rebelling against the Trump presidency, making all kinds of wild claims and telling people to look it up themselves when asked for cites, so I took a peek at his p… --- ## [Niger unrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niger-unrest/987885)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niger-unrest/987885 "2024-04-13T20:43:48Z")
I’ve read that ECOWAS told those taking over the Niger government they have one week to release the previously elected president or they will intervene with their militaries. Some of the citizens there have strong viewpo… --- ## [What type of stone are fossils usually made of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-stone-are-fossils-usually-made-of/1000115)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-stone-are-fossils-usually-made-of/1000115 "2024-04-13T20:08:06Z")
A discussion about gorgons led to the question “just what kind of stone do gorgon’s victims get turned into?”. Since that is not factually answerable the next best thing would be actual fossilization; what type of stone … --- ## [Biden ends "gun show loophole"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-ends-gun-show-loophole/1000177)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-ends-gun-show-loophole/1000177 "2024-04-13T20:04:37Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/gun-show-loophole-rule-finalized-biden-admin/index.html The finalized rule aims to close what gun control advocates call the “gun show loophole” by increasing the requirements to … --- ## [Delta between I and J?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-between-i-and-j/1000122)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-between-i-and-j/1000122 "2024-04-13T17:12:35Z")
I was looking at a site where an author had posted some stories they had written. One of the stories started with the letter Δ (it was a science fiction story). If I was filing that story alphabetically, I’d probably pu… --- ## [All the ice is gone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-ice-is-gone/1000215)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-ice-is-gone/1000215 "2024-04-13T16:55:56Z")
From the back garden, chez Pipers! It actually smells like spring out there. --- ## [SNL controversial hosts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-controversial-hosts/1000160)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-controversial-hosts/1000160 "2024-04-13T15:53:43Z")
This was posted in the O.J. thread, and there were a lot of hosts! My first thought was Richard Pryor. Controversial, yes, also a great host. My second thought was Dice Clay. --- ## [How to aim my electrically enhanced indoor antenna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-aim-my-electrically-enhanced-indoor-antenna/1000166)
**Author:** [@coppens1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coppens1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-aim-my-electrically-enhanced-indoor-antenna/1000166 "2024-04-13T16:13:25Z")
I have a GE 34700 aerial with electrical enhancement. It has a flat plate, and dipole antennas. I seem to get the best reception when I aim the whole antenna 90 degrees from where I know the stations are. I don’t kno… --- ## [What Should Ukraine Do Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-ukraine-do-now/999946)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-ukraine-do-now/999946 "2024-04-13T15:54:18Z")
This Washington Post article (gift link below) discusses in unusually stark terms the situation in Ukraine. They have, of course, lowered the age of conscription - an unpopular move, even with an age of 25. And there i… --- ## [Single Malt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-malt/999652)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-malt/999652 "2024-04-13T12:22:00Z")
Hello… Would any advice be available for someone who would like to take his first drink of Scotch? What would be recommended for someone who rarely drinks, but wants to know why people “cry” when they break a bottle of … --- ## [Is My Son Too Young to View the Eclipse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-son-too-young-to-view-the-eclipse/999902 "2024-04-13T08:46:36Z")
My son’s school informed me that they are handing out eclipse glasses to all the students on Monday. My son is four, and autistic, with developmental delays in some areas. The school said they aren’t taking the special E… --- ## [Flight stopover on way to Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-stopover-on-way-to-europe/998140)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-stopover-on-way-to-europe/998140 "2024-04-13T08:44:30Z")
There are a couple of similar older threads, but nothing recent enough to bump. I’m booking a flight from Boston to Nice, France, and there are a few options, all with a layover. Some options are Paris, London, and Newa… --- ## [How much are parents responsible for actions of their children? (Crumbley found guilty for son shooting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-parents-responsible-for-actions-of-their-children-crumbley-found-guilty-for-son-shooting/997406)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2024, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-parents-responsible-for-actions-of-their-children-crumbley-found-guilty-for-son-shooting/997406 "2024-04-13T05:21:46Z")
There were threads mentioning this case in 2021, closed for veering off topic. I didn’t read that thread nor have I closely followed this case. There was a shooting and the mother was charged with involuntary manslaugh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=586&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=588&state=watching)