# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=616&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 617 --- ## [Do Trump followers and Republicans think the country would survive his reelection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trump-followers-and-republicans-think-the-country-would-survive-his-reelection/995612)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trump-followers-and-republicans-think-the-country-would-survive-his-reelection/995612 "2024-03-06T01:13:37Z")
I asked this question two years ago: My new question is obviously related. Do Trump’s many dead-enders and his cowardly Republican enablers think that, if he were to be reelected, the rest of the people would just sit… --- ## [Breaking news: Photography is an expensive hobby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-photography-is-an-expensive-hobby/998440)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-photography-is-an-expensive-hobby/998440 "2024-03-06T00:31:33Z")
I’ve already had a very significant amount of money invested in cameras, lenses, and accessories when the mirrorless bug bit me. So I bought myself a nice new mirrorless camera body. But wait, now I need a $250 adapter … --- ## [Brewing coffee: why cold water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brewing-coffee-why-cold-water/998391)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brewing-coffee-why-cold-water/998391 "2024-03-06T00:11:27Z")
I’ve been brewing coffee in percolators and drip coffee makers for nearly sixty years. Ever since I was a wee tyke of eleven, I have always started by filling the percolator or the water tank of the coffee maker with COL… --- ## [Amazon hiccups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-hiccups/998509)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-hiccups/998509 "2024-03-06T00:05:38Z")
My Fire stick suddenly lost its wits mid-playback on Music and refuses to admit our home network has Internet connectivity. Every other device in the house is connecting just fine to that very network. My phone is also … --- ## [Colin Firth is Dreamy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-firth-is-dreamy/72480)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-firth-is-dreamy/72480 "2024-03-05T20:24:40Z")
I just got through six parts of the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice. Good God, Colin Firth is a dream boat. Brooding and English. A deadly combination. Hugh Grant called him a “sexy bitch” in an interview. Heh. Off to hunt do… --- ## [The comedy Airplane! was released 30 years ago! Surely you can't be serious!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 400\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comedy-airplane-was-released-30-years-ago-surely-you-cant-be-serious/546249 "2024-03-05T20:06:44Z")
I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/movies/27airplane.html --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-revolution/998458)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-revolution/998458 "2024-03-05T19:51:36Z")
It’s gonna be alright. “You tell me it’s the institution, Well, you better free your mind instead” Too much crap, hate, and loud mouth a\*\*holes littering this world. Where’s kindness, acceptance and love? That’s all … --- ## [Do you have to explain where you got a bunch of cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-explain-where-you-got-a-bunch-of-cash/996033)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-explain-where-you-got-a-bunch-of-cash/996033 "2024-03-05T19:49:44Z")
Yeah you have to report income to the IRS but that’s just a once a year thing am I correct? So in this hypotheical you have a million dollars in cash in a bag open visible in your car and a police sees it and asks where … --- ## [Why did Allen Weisselberg's plea deal say he won't testify in hush money trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-allen-weisselbergs-plea-deal-say-he-wont-testify-in-hush-money-trial/998446)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-allen-weisselbergs-plea-deal-say-he-wont-testify-in-hush-money-trial/998446 "2024-03-05T18:39:26Z")
So this has come up in a couple of threads, and is now official: Trump CFO Weisellberg has taken a deal for another 5 month sentence for perjury. But it’s still super confusing to me. Ex-Trump Org. CFO pleads guilty to … --- ## [Ethics of comparing roof repair estimates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-comparing-roof-repair-estimates/997888)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-comparing-roof-repair-estimates/997888 "2024-03-05T18:30:04Z")
Is it ehtical to give one estimator of roof repair the estimate of another? Of course, it runs the risk of local contractors talking to each other; the last time a traded in a used car, the first offer was $2,000, the ne… --- ## [I'm pitting Amazon's search engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-amazons-search-engine/997966)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pitting-amazons-search-engine/997966 "2024-03-05T17:55:39Z")
Amazon’s search engine has gone way downhill. It used to function reasonably well as a means of searching for an item Amazon sells. Which should be its main function. But Amazon seems to have adopted a new principle. R… --- ## [If I win the lottery, do I really need a financial advisor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-win-the-lottery-do-i-really-need-a-financial-advisor/997606)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-win-the-lottery-do-i-really-need-a-financial-advisor/997606 "2024-03-05T17:26:49Z")
UNFORTUNATELY, this does not yet apply to me or a friend.\* Every single place that gives advice to lottery winners harps on the idea that you MUST get a financial advisor. Now I would definitely get a lawyer so I can h… --- ## [Trouble accessing Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-accessing-facebook/998497)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-accessing-facebook/998497 "2024-03-05T17:03:08Z")
I cannot access Facebook at all right now. I tried to change the password via their system: typed in my email address, received code via email, typed in code, got sent to “change password” page and did so, hit enter…and… --- ## [Are Pants So Big Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pants-so-big-again/998416)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pants-so-big-again/998416 "2024-03-05T16:36:34Z")
I tend to favour slightly tight cotton jeans, preferably with a dollop of elasticity. But this article says people are trending wide. I don’t follow fashion trends, and this one does not yet seem to have taken hold in … --- ## [Decaffeinate Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decaffeinate-me/998468)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decaffeinate-me/998468 "2024-03-05T16:33:55Z")
I got a message this morning that my mother was in the hospital. She woke up very dizzy, with a blood pressure over 200. She was just getting over meningitus, so my sister took her in to the ER. Turned out to be Flu B … --- ## [Is it difficult to get a tourist visa to visit the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-get-a-tourist-visa-to-visit-the-u-s/998418)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-difficult-to-get-a-tourist-visa-to-visit-the-u-s/998418 "2024-03-05T16:30:22Z")
I was reading this article just now: The migrants pass along a chain of countries chosen because of easy visa requirements, according to interviews with more than a dozen families and their agents in three states in we… --- ## [Just bought a magnificent little micro pc for $200](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-magnificent-little-micro-pc-for-200/998409)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-magnificent-little-micro-pc-for-200/998409 "2024-03-05T16:18:50Z")
This palm sized gem is replacing a 2014 large tower with Windows 10 on it. It is 3.5"x3.5"x1.5" in size. Can hang from the back of the monitor (includes the bracket). 512GB SSD and 16GB of Ram. 3 HDMI (which I need for… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter D and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[final polls added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-d-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-polls-added/998300)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-d-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-polls-added/998300 "2024-03-05T11:28:10Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter D. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [This is not what I call brilliance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-what-i-call-brilliance/998324)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-what-i-call-brilliance/998324 "2024-03-05T09:48:54Z")
I was reading through one of the clickbait articles titled “Brilliant but Unethical Life Hacks”. It was supposedly giving you ways you could cleverly cheat your way through various situations. It included this gem: “I… --- ## [Formula 1 2023 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718 "2024-03-05T07:31:37Z")
The season has begun! The first race in Bahrain is tomorrow, Sunday March 5 at 18:00 local time (UTC +3), 10 am U. S. EST. I haven’t been following the off-season activities much, just watched a few YouTube videos. So I… --- ## [Samuel Adams has jumped the shark!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-adams-has-jumped-the-shark/994131)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-adams-has-jumped-the-shark/994131 "2024-03-05T05:23:40Z")
The Boston Beer Company has decided to “remaster” Samuel Adams Boston Lager in an attempt to make it a “brighter” more “approachable” beer. What they ended up with, IMHO, is an inferior product compared to the original. … --- ## [The secret is out, but I am not telling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-is-out-but-i-am-not-telling/991801)
**Author:** [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-secret-is-out-but-i-am-not-telling/991801 "2024-03-05T03:08:12Z")
Its fun that way. --- ## [Suppose that Trump takes a substantial lead over Biden in the polls. What's the Democratic strategy then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-that-trump-takes-a-substantial-lead-over-biden-in-the-polls-whats-the-democratic-strategy-then/996553)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-that-trump-takes-a-substantial-lead-over-biden-in-the-polls-whats-the-democratic-strategy-then/996553 "2024-03-05T02:41:17Z")
Over the past eight years, there is one scenario the Democrats have never had to confront, and that is a situation in which Trump has taken a substantial lead in the polls over the D-nominee. Throughout 2016, Trump trai… --- ## [More than 130 dead in plane crash in China {2022-03-21}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-130-dead-in-plane-crash-in-china-2022-03-21/961426)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-130-dead-in-plane-crash-in-china-2022-03-21/961426 "2024-03-05T02:19:50Z")
Not a lot known. It was a 737-800, and was cruising at altitude when it dropped from the sky. --- ## [Vintage (French?) car ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-french-car-id/998420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-french-car-id/998420 "2024-03-05T02:13:57Z")
We’re watching the last episode of Monsieur Spade. There is a sporty-looking, pale yellow, coupé. The character opens the trunk (boot), and the lid is hinged on the left side. I could not make out a badge. Any ideas … --- ## [Transferring everything from old Samsung Phone to new Samsung Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-everything-from-old-samsung-phone-to-new-samsung-phone/998325)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-everything-from-old-samsung-phone-to-new-samsung-phone/998325 "2024-03-04T23:38:52Z")
I’ve just received my new Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra from Verizon. My old phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which is on its last legs (it’s a periodic heating problem and I’ve been nursing it along, but it is getting reall… --- ## [The law for people born on leap days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-for-people-born-on-leap-days/998274)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-for-people-born-on-leap-days/998274 "2024-03-04T23:31:00Z")
Are there legal provisions governing when people born on a leap day, i.e. February 29, complete a year of their life? Suppose a child is born today. When will this person become of full age legally? Logically, it must be… --- ## [Do Most Current Conservatives Admire Dictators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-current-conservatives-admire-dictators/998328)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-current-conservatives-admire-dictators/998328 "2024-03-04T22:49:46Z")
This article claims that they do, because of their ability to enforce social changes in favour of traditional and family. I’m not very convinced. It’s not like Trump was rebuked when challenging long-standing instituti… --- ## [So What Just Happened in Gaza? (March 1st 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-just-happened-in-gaza-march-1st-2024/998329)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-just-happened-in-gaza-march-1st-2024/998329 "2024-03-04T22:28:25Z")
I am disappointed with press coverage. Something Very Bad jut happened in Gaza. There is just about no coverage about it except in the New York Times. I can see why, Gaza right now is a heck-hole. Starvation is starting … --- ## [Nuclear fission / fusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-fission-fusion/996046)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-fission-fusion/996046 "2024-03-04T21:58:38Z")
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