# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=68 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 69 --- ## [Great basket ball throwing skill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-basket-ball-throwing-skill/1032011)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-basket-ball-throwing-skill/1032011 "2026-07-29T23:39:54Z")
I stumbled across a feed from this down syndrome kid and his aid. He has an uncanny knack to sink basketballs, and there’s not much of an arc, he pretty much throws them straight at the goal. Now I realize he might have… --- ## [Greatest Live Album of All Time? What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-live-album-of-all-time-what-do-you-think/1031939)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-live-album-of-all-time-what-do-you-think/1031939 "2026-07-29T23:15:08Z")
I’m listening to Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971 · The Allman Brothers Band. I’m thinking this is it. I know the Who’s Live at Leeds and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same (1976) are up there. At Folsom Pris… --- ## [I have achieved a milestone in my writing career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-achieved-a-milestone-in-my-writing-career/1031801)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-achieved-a-milestone-in-my-writing-career/1031801 "2026-07-29T22:41:06Z")
I have long thought about, alternately looking forward to, and dreading this day. I have, at long last, found one of my books in a used book stall. On the one hand, it means that someone once bought the book, and that … --- ## [Man, that sucks! Television shows featuring vampires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-that-sucks-television-shows-featuring-vampires/1031967)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-that-sucks-television-shows-featuring-vampires/1031967 "2026-07-29T21:28:40Z")
I am watching the Roku “Time Portal TV” app right now, and my second favorite show featuring vampires just popped up-Forever Knight. I watched it from beginning to pretty much inevitable end. I even watched the pilot mo… --- ## [Macroscopic quantum effects in human history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroscopic-quantum-effects-in-human-history/1031977)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroscopic-quantum-effects-in-human-history/1031977 "2026-07-29T20:26:48Z")
Quantum physics tells us that weird things happen on the very small scale. Particles popping into brief existence out of nowhere, or interfering with other particles or even themselves like a wave, or tunneling across a … --- ## [Don't Bump This Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 5836\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859 "2026-07-29T20:02:09Z")
Just let it die. --- ## [The original book, or the video adaptation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-book-or-the-video-adaptation/1031948)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-book-or-the-video-adaptation/1031948 "2026-07-29T18:08:10Z")
Often, the two are so different that if you started with one the other will disappoint. So which to go with? Specifically I was thinking of: A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin vs. Game of Thrones and The Hel… --- ## [Is there any law against dropping birdseed in a public place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-law-against-dropping-birdseed-in-a-public-place/1031926)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-law-against-dropping-birdseed-in-a-public-place/1031926 "2026-07-29T17:22:21Z")
I am thinking specifically of the vicinity of Flock and traffic cameras. If I dropped a pile of birdseed near the base of the camera, would I be breaking any laws? --- ## [Stories of lottery winners squandering their winnings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-lottery-winners-squandering-their-winnings/491261)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-lottery-winners-squandering-their-winnings/491261 "2026-07-29T16:47:23Z")
I’ve heard people talk about how it’s not all that uncommon for lottery winners to completely squander their windfalls because they are poor money managers. I’m looking for a book that goes into depth examining some of t… --- ## ["The Odyssey": How important is it to see it in 70mm IMAX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-how-important-is-it-to-see-it-in-70mm-imax/1031890)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odyssey-how-important-is-it-to-see-it-in-70mm-imax/1031890 "2026-07-29T14:32:14Z")
I have a few choices for IMAX in Chicago but only one is 70mm IMAX and it is a long(ish) drive for me to get to (90 minutes give or take). I have seen it written that, if possible, definitely see it in 70mm IMAX. Howev… --- ## [Confusing east and west](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-east-and-west/1031478)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-east-and-west/1031478 "2026-07-29T13:54:53Z")
I keep seeing this happen over and over again. Here and anywhere else on the internet people are typing. People say east when they mean west and vice versa. This goes along with a general human tendency to confuse left a… --- ## [Why does USB-B exist? (computer cable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-usb-b-exist-computer-cable/1031930)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-usb-b-exist-computer-cable/1031930 "2026-07-29T13:10:25Z")
There are many forms of connectors for USB cables that we use with our computers. Sometimes I am baffled at why one is used rather than another but the one that always gets me us USB-B (see pic below). I have only ever… --- ## [The City and the City Anyone watch it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-city-and-the-city-anyone-watch-it/838347)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-city-and-the-city-anyone-watch-it/838347 "2026-07-29T07:36:19Z")
The BBC did an adaptation of the China Mieville book, aired in 2018. I never heard about the series, but vaguely remembered liking the book. It’s available on Amazon now. David Morrissey (the Governor from the Walking… --- ## [Could the original flavor of Red Rose Tea be replicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-original-flavor-of-red-rose-tea-be-replicated/1031889)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-original-flavor-of-red-rose-tea-be-replicated/1031889 "2026-07-29T06:00:03Z")
I am a tea lover, a habit I picked up from my father, and most teas don’t come up to scratch for me. The reason is that I am looking for a specific flavor or aroma which is very hard to find or which only occurs inconsis… --- ## [Key-Cay. Ok what's the hoo-hay? (Is there a difference?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-cay-ok-whats-the-hoo-hay-is-there-a-difference/1031969)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/key-cay-ok-whats-the-hoo-hay-is-there-a-difference/1031969 "2026-07-29T04:24:02Z")
Or is it just regional spelling, language difference? Yeah..I’m dumb. --- ## [Anyone here still not have a smartphone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-still-not-have-a-smartphone/1014428)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-still-not-have-a-smartphone/1014428 "2026-07-29T03:20:30Z")
Just wondering if anyone has made it this far without one and if so how do you handle all the things in daily life that kind of force you into one? --- ## [Are the muppets the reason names like Kermit and Grover have become archaic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-muppets-the-reason-names-like-kermit-and-grover-have-become-archaic/1029219)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-muppets-the-reason-names-like-kermit-and-grover-have-become-archaic/1029219 "2026-07-29T00:46:03Z")
In the thread about things that became ubiquitous and then died out, I mentioned names, like Buffy. But older examples of perfectly acceptable names that have become largely extinct are Kermit, Grover, Elmo, and Oscar. … --- ## [Are there any good conservative commentators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-conservative-commentators/1031949)
**Author:** [@Colesy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colesy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-conservative-commentators/1031949 "2026-07-28T23:00:53Z")
It may sound like a strange and short sighted question, but just humour me. I am concretely situated on the left for a vast majority of issues, however i do hold the perspective that debate and the exchange of ideas is … --- ## [Two networks, one station. (NBC-CBS shakeup weirdness.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-networks-one-station-nbc-cbs-shakeup-weirdness/1031974)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-networks-one-station-nbc-cbs-shakeup-weirdness/1031974 "2026-07-28T21:33:47Z")
A bit of a weird TV situation in my area. Here NBC has been carried on Channel 4 since 1953, and CBS has been carried on Channel 7 since 1956. Suddenly and with little advance notice Channel 7 is dropping CBS and becomin… --- ## [Polynesians traveled West from South America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polynesians-traveled-west-from-south-america/1031192)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polynesians-traveled-west-from-south-america/1031192 "2026-07-28T20:04:06Z")
I just read this. Sweet potato was taken from its American homeland by Polynesians who introduced it into many Pacifc islands and New Zealand about 1000 years ago. The only thing I previously read about Polynesians t… --- ## [Cars with biometric surveillance of the driver--experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-with-biometric-surveillance-of-the-driver-experiences/1030634)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-with-biometric-surveillance-of-the-driver-experiences/1030634 "2026-07-28T18:08:57Z")
All new cars sold in America will soon be required to be spies, performing nonstop biometric surveillance on the driver. 1.Is this only an American requirement, or will it become the international standard? 2.Does any… --- ## [Refrigerator recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-recommendations/1031922)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerator-recommendations/1031922 "2026-07-28T18:01:31Z")
About 2 years ago I bought a GE refrigerator. I have never been more unhappy with a refrigerator than with this thing. It’s very loud, but more importantly, the functionality is crap. When the temperature is set to 38 de… --- ## [Sid Kroft has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264 "2026-07-28T17:40:08Z")
Sid and Marty Kroft were responsible for some of the weirdest, most imaginative kids shows in the 1970’s. Their creativity still influences programs today. --- ## [I've heard this song before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-heard-this-song-before/1031979)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-heard-this-song-before/1031979 "2026-07-28T16:22:55Z")
Over the years, he would keep hearing those four notes elsewhere. He first noticed it with “Apt.,” 2024’s hit song by Rosé and Bruno Mars. Then he heard it throughout K-pop, American pop, dance music, indie records an… --- ## [Does anybody recognize these products in a Zillow photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-recognize-these-products-in-a-zillow-photo/1031901)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-recognize-these-products-in-a-zillow-photo/1031901 "2026-07-28T16:06:51Z")
This is one of those crazy things you see when flipping through Zillow. At first glance this bathroom looks like a pharmacy wall. But then you realize that most of the boxes and bottles look alike. Is it some sort of … --- ## [The Surreptitious Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surreptitious-bird/1031715)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surreptitious-bird/1031715 "2026-07-28T15:26:43Z")
It’s not uncommon – at least since the 1960s – for one character in a movie to express his or her displeasure with another by “flipping the bird” – i.e. “giving them The Finger”. It’s shown overtly often enough. But I’ve… --- ## [Was Hiroshima necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hiroshima-necessary/1031923)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-hiroshima-necessary/1031923 "2026-07-28T14:20:19Z")
The options were to the USA (and the Allied powers- which didnt know about the Bomb of course)- Invasion- lots of casualties- Depending on the scope and context, casualty estimates for American forces ranged from 220… --- ## [Political/religious things people would admit if it weren't for social consequence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-religious-things-people-would-admit-if-it-werent-for-social-consequence/1031213)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-religious-things-people-would-admit-if-it-werent-for-social-consequence/1031213 "2026-07-28T07:22:25Z")
I feel a lot of religious people would admit openly, “Yeah, the argument for God’s existence is pretty weak and a lot of things our religion teaches are quite questionable” if it weren’t for the immense social penalty th… --- ## [Bill Oddie dies at 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oddie-dies-at-85/1031954)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oddie-dies-at-85/1031954 "2026-07-28T05:55:06Z")
First reports are coming in of the death of comedy legend and (no longer) national living treasure, Bill Oddie. He was one of the Goodies, a British comedy trio who were massively influential in the 1970s. Tim Brooke-T… --- ## [107 Days (Kamala's campaign diary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/107-days-kamalas-campaign-diary/1023783)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/107-days-kamalas-campaign-diary/1023783 "2026-07-28T04:34:10Z")
Just finished Kamala’s book….a few notes. It’s fairly candid, but it will be an actual historian/journalist who writes a complete unvarnished account of the 2024 presidential campaign. This isn’t it. She is bitter abo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=69)