# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=639 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 640 --- ## [Thoughts on comments at a memorial service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-comments-at-a-memorial-service/996832)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-comments-at-a-memorial-service/996832 "2024-02-01T01:36:41Z")
Attended a memorial service yesterday. I had only met the dead guy once. My wife was decent friends with the widow, very close friends with the widow’s cousin. I had no opinion about him other than what I heard from m… --- ## [HOA financial question/ IRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-financial-question-irs/996922)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoa-financial-question-irs/996922 "2024-02-01T01:03:27Z")
This might be unanswerable but here goes… My wife is the manager of our gated community. There is an HOA that is unassociated with management or ownership of the park. They are a secretive and non-effectual group. There… --- ## [Ad for yoga teacher helped catch killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-yoga-teacher-helped-catch-killer/996875)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-for-yoga-teacher-helped-catch-killer/996875 "2024-01-31T23:01:59Z")
Just a weird story, but I’m glad that the apparent killer has been arrested. --- ## [If a cow jumped over the moon, how fast would it be going when it got back and hit earth's atmosphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-cow-jumped-over-the-moon-how-fast-would-it-be-going-when-it-got-back-and-hit-earths-atmosphere/996737)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-cow-jumped-over-the-moon-how-fast-would-it-be-going-when-it-got-back-and-hit-earths-atmosphere/996737 "2024-01-31T20:56:32Z")
According to the nursery rhyme, the cow jumped over the moon. But coming back, man, that would not be good. Let’s assume the cow’s trajectory takes it in a free return trip around the Moon, a la Apollo 13. (Apollo 8 s… --- ## [Colorado CD5 up for grabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-cd5-up-for-grabs/996925)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-cd5-up-for-grabs/996925 "2024-01-31T20:05:53Z")
Doug Lamborn (R - CO) announce he will not be running for the House this year. He represents Colorado Springs which has been deep red but over the last year or two has started to drift to the purple. I suspect it will … --- ## [The family business: Market Distribution Specialists, Inc (1984-2012)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289 "2024-01-31T20:00:43Z")
It wasn’t until the plane hit cruising altitude that Teri realized she was having problems. Earlier in the morning, everything was fine, delightful even. She and her husband, John, had been preparing for their vacation…… --- ## [Aducanamab, FDA Approval, Patient "feelings"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aducanamab-fda-approval-patient-feelings/943964 "2024-01-31T19:58:46Z")
Probably most have seen the news that FDA has approved Biogen’s aducanamab, for the treatment of Alzheimers. I just need to say that I have some direct experience with this drug (well, development and trials) and I’m fru… --- ## [Impeaching Cabinet members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-cabinet-members/996701)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeaching-cabinet-members/996701 "2024-01-31T19:01:47Z")
I just read on CNN that the House Speaker is threatening to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary. Congress can impeach the President’s Cabinet? --- ## [The Catch 22 of acute costochondritis - need advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catch-22-of-acute-costochondritis-need-advice/996860)
**Author:** [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-catch-22-of-acute-costochondritis-need-advice/996860 "2024-01-31T18:54:46Z")
So, I’ve had a persistent cold with a bad cough. A couple of nights ago, I coughed really hard and found myself with excruciating chest pain to the point that I thought I was having a heart attack. After a late night tri… --- ## [Yet another pizza toppings post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-pizza-toppings-post/995087)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-pizza-toppings-post/995087 "2024-01-31T18:22:45Z")
So I’m sitting here, eating reheated leftover pizza topped with eggplant and hamburger, and thinking ye gods but this is delicious! And yet I know a lot of other folks would think “EW!” – at least to the eggplant. I’ve… --- ## [Permutations for six arms of six segments with 5 positions each](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permutations-for-six-arms-of-six-segments-with-5-positions-each/996740)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permutations-for-six-arms-of-six-segments-with-5-positions-each/996740 "2024-01-31T18:11:00Z")
Teaching my grandson about combinations. He has the following “Morphing Fidget Spinner”. Each of the six arms has six knuckles, each with 5 positions. So for each arm it is 5 to the sixth power = 15,625. So for the entir… --- ## [Stop Making Sense (2023) {Talking Heads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-sense-2023-talking-heads/984160)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-sense-2023-talking-heads/984160 "2024-01-31T17:51:33Z")
The great (maybe greatest) concert film, Stop Making Sense is going to be re-released in theaters to celebrate the 40th (yikes) anniversary of the movie. Trailer Rolling Stone article I see that the album is also bein… --- ## [Android Tiles opposed to Apple Air Tags: A primer for a first-time user](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-tiles-opposed-to-apple-air-tags-a-primer-for-a-first-time-user/996004)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-tiles-opposed-to-apple-air-tags-a-primer-for-a-first-time-user/996004 "2024-01-31T17:46:59Z")
We are Android phone people but we also both use iPads. About to fly in a few months for the first time in at least 4 years. Trying to minimize stress and complications. If you have used either or both Tile and Air Tag… --- ## [Machine gun parts legality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-parts-legality/996835)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-parts-legality/996835 "2024-01-31T17:28:26Z")
This ‘funny’ came across in my Facebook feed. It’s a picture of a handful of M-16 automatic sears, and the caption reads ‘Found a bunch of these Mousetrap parts in my crazy uncle’s garage by his drill press…’ I remembe… --- ## [What are your favorite series novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-series-novels/996646)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-series-novels/996646 "2024-01-31T16:44:36Z")
Mine are Donald Hamilton’s Matt Helm, very different from the films, and Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey. --- ## [Sports gambling promotions question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-gambling-promotions-question/996543)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-gambling-promotions-question/996543 "2024-01-31T14:05:21Z")
Several sports gambling sites are currently offering promotions - open a new acct, bet $5, and get $150-ish in free bets. There’s some fine print - the free bets have to be used within 7 days, and obviously if you win, … --- ## [Secrets of Sulphur Springs on Disney Channel and Disney+ (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-sulphur-springs-on-disney-channel-and-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/940746)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-sulphur-springs-on-disney-channel-and-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/940746 "2024-01-31T13:39:31Z")
You guys. I just binge-watched the entire 11-episode Disney series, Secrets of Sulphur Springs, in one go, and I have to say it’s an amazing watch. It’s a mystery/thriller/ghost story, with some twists that I’ll talk a… --- ## [The sea around Newfoundland is littered with shipwrecks. One has just re-surfaced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sea-around-newfoundland-is-littered-with-shipwrecks-one-has-just-re-surfaced/996768)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sea-around-newfoundland-is-littered-with-shipwrecks-one-has-just-re-surfaced/996768 "2024-01-31T10:55:44Z")
Part of a shipwreck, likely from the 19th century, has emerged on a beach in Newfoundland. May have come to light due to erosion from Hurricane Fiona. Naval historians are excited. --- ## [What's my obligation to art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-obligation-to-art/996615)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-obligation-to-art/996615 "2024-01-31T04:48:39Z")
I’ve dreamt, at least 4 times of a particular painting. At first I thought it was the Cover of Lennon’s Imagine album. The second dream I realized it’s an angel. Clouds. The clouds have thinned out in subsequent dream… --- ## [WTF does "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-does-john-wayne-is-big-leggy-mean/341120)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-does-john-wayne-is-big-leggy-mean/341120 "2024-01-31T03:49:49Z")
There was really annoying song called “John Wayne Is Big Leggy” in the 80’s by a band named Haysi Fantayzee, that my sister used to listen to. Not sure why it came to mind 25 or so years later, but what does that mean t… --- ## [Help me make some award-winning chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739 "2024-01-31T02:41:39Z")
I want to make a killer batch of chili for the AFC / NFC games tomorrow. I’ve found a couple YT links showing how to make what they claim is award-winning chili, but I’m skeptical. For one thing, both videos claimed tha… --- ## [What can a person say in defending themself and denying a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-say-in-defending-themself-and-denying-a-crime/996717)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-say-in-defending-themself-and-denying-a-crime/996717 "2024-01-31T01:37:26Z")
The recent Trump verdicit raised this question. Please don’t focus on the person. I’m asking about legal guidelines. What can someone say in defending themself against an accusation? Hypothetically, a public person is a… --- ## [What disaster prep things have you undertaken in your homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disaster-prep-things-have-you-undertaken-in-your-homes/996497)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disaster-prep-things-have-you-undertaken-in-your-homes/996497 "2024-01-30T22:03:34Z")
A “disaster” in this context could be as simple as preparing for a power outage that might last a day or two, but also includes preparations for other events, such as hurricanes, tornado damage, flooding, or getting snow… --- ## [So, a question about the TOR browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-question-about-the-tor-browser/996853)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-question-about-the-tor-browser/996853 "2024-01-30T22:02:04Z")
Earlier today I downloaded something from rapidgator using Firefox. When you download something for free from rapidgator, you have to wait at least two hours before the next download. Thirty-five minutes later, I tried… --- ## [Kari Lake recamps to Arizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kari-lake-recamps-to-arizona/991465)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kari-lake-recamps-to-arizona/991465 "2024-01-30T20:25:53Z")
Not getting any traction at Mal-A-Lardo with the Mango Manchurian as a potential VP; Ms. Lake is taking her essence back to Arizona. I hope this turns the purple state bluer. Or else it’s another stunt to get a Faux Ne… --- ## [Sometimes, the \[what?\] is too much - poetry reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-what-is-too-much-poetry-reference/996856)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-what-is-too-much-poetry-reference/996856 "2024-01-30T20:21:47Z")
I’m annoyed, because my slightly inebriated, emotional self is trying to recall some poetic line that said, more or less, that “sometimes, the … mumble can’t remember … is too much.” Who and what was that? Walt Whitman?… --- ## [How can a Medicare Part D provider charge a $0 monthly premium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-medicare-part-d-provider-charge-a-0-monthly-premium/996842)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-medicare-part-d-provider-charge-a-0-monthly-premium/996842 "2024-01-30T19:34:25Z")
Last year, our Part D provider, Wellcare Value Script, charged $7.40 per month for our coverage. This year, our monthly premium is $0 - nothing. How can this provider afford a $0 premium? I called their help number, b… --- ## [Be cool! Be blue! Argyria as a choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-cool-be-blue-argyria-as-a-choice/996781)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-cool-be-blue-argyria-as-a-choice/996781 "2024-01-30T19:01:05Z")
Argyria is a condition that turns your skin blue, or grey, or something in between. It is caused by absorbtion of collodial silver, which is a tincture containing elemental silver in molecular form. It was sometimes pres… --- ## [Obama portraits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760 "2024-01-30T18:11:56Z")
Yesterday, two portraits of the Obamas were unveiled. They are not the White House portraits, but they are the portraits that will sit in the National Portrait Gallery in DC (an outstanding museum, by the way). Compar… --- ## [Why am I so f-ing cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-f-ing-cold/993439)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-f-ing-cold/993439 "2024-01-30T18:07:09Z")
Okay, I’ve been ill for 4-5 days. Weirdly no respiratory stuff. No real symptoms. But when I take my temperature it’s been low, like 96F.something each time. I’m shivering - seriously cold. My home office is right now 7… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=638) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=640)