# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=689&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 690 --- ## [Dolly Parton-- Rockstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-rockstar/993500)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-rockstar/993500 "2023-11-24T01:23:00Z")
Apparently, Dolly Parton has released a album of Rock Music-- a bunch of covers (often with one or more of the original performers helping out) and some new songs. I heard about this on NPR the other day, and have now l… --- ## [Why isn't 2024 more like 1968?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-2024-more-like-1968/992642)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-2024-more-like-1968/992642 "2023-11-24T01:05:03Z")
For those too young to recall: in 1968 Lyndon Johnson was the incumbent, but his popularity was dragged down by our involvement in Vietnam. He was challenged in the primaries by Sen. Eugene McCarthy, who did surprisingl… --- ## [What are the best arguments against the idea that objective morality doesn’t exist because it can’t be measured scientifically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-arguments-against-the-idea-that-objective-morality-doesn-t-exist-because-it-can-t-be-measured-scientifically/993218)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-arguments-against-the-idea-that-objective-morality-doesn-t-exist-because-it-can-t-be-measured-scientifically/993218 "2023-11-24T00:43:47Z")
The most common argument against the existence of objective morality and moral facts besides moral differences between societies is that they aren’t tangible objects found in the universe and can’t be measured scientific… --- ## [It's 2 am. What good "could" happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2-am-what-good-could-happen/993499)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2-am-what-good-could-happen/993499 "2023-11-24T00:15:09Z")
You know you always hear nothing good happens after 2am. Surely something good happened a couple of times. (Maybe Publishers Clearinghouse has a night shift) --- ## [Avalon Hill - Anyone Play These?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avalon-hill-anyone-play-these/87075)
**Author:** [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avalon-hill-anyone-play-these/87075 "2023-11-23T23:38:12Z")
I used to play Avalon Hill Wargames for a short stretch about twenty years ago. I realy got into a game based on Stalingrad. I recall there were dozens of these board games around? Do folks still play these or have they … --- ## [2023 Dutch Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-dutch-elections/993560)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-dutch-elections/993560 "2023-11-23T21:22:39Z")
According to exit polls, far-right populist Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) is set to win the most seats in the Dutch parliamentary election. PVV is projected to win 35 out of 150 seats, 10 seats ahead of the next la… --- ## [Six word stories: Trump Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-word-stories-trump-edition/973304)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-word-stories-trump-edition/973304 "2023-11-23T20:53:51Z")
The goal of this thread is to tell a story about the Trump Presidency using six words. A few examples are given. Inspired by this thread: Stories In Six Words Good President? Or best president ever? Circus Peanut tu… --- ## [How do jurors on long trials pay their bills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jurors-on-long-trials-pay-their-bills/985068)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-jurors-on-long-trials-pay-their-bills/985068 "2023-11-23T20:26:39Z")
I started my first experience with jury duty this morning. We are only expected to be available for this week, so no big deal. It began with the judge offering to hear from anyone to whom this may cause undue hardship. … --- ## [Why the hate for the Game of Thrones finale? (spoilers within)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-game-of-thrones-finale-spoilers-within/854540)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-game-of-thrones-finale-spoilers-within/854540 "2023-11-23T20:10:41Z")
I just wrapped up one of my quarantine projects, which was to finally watch Game of Thrones. It was good! Not great, but pretty darn good. I knew that the final season (and the series finale) was pretty heavily panned … --- ## [Dopers--Is your electricty dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568 "2023-11-23T19:58:12Z")
I just deleted a piece of spam from something called Killerwatzz, that claims your electrify is dirty, and for a fee, they will clean it for you. I swear to OG God of Cavemen, this takes the cake for goofy spam! --- ## [Network bandwidth vs. latency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-bandwidth-vs-latency/993566)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-bandwidth-vs-latency/993566 "2023-11-23T18:42:30Z")
I ran across an ad for a device (maybe includes software) that claims to reduce latency so you can play music with other people in real time over the Internet. https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/realtime-audio-buying-gui… --- ## [Supernatural: Current season, Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-current-season-open-spoilers/751526)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-current-season-open-spoilers/751526 "2023-11-23T18:10:18Z")
Hello, May you have a good life, Ok, it seems like the last thread is balls old so I started a new one. Ok, I just watched the latest one from yesterday and here be my thoughts. Misha as Lucifer is bloody brilliant. M… --- ## [Why do judges speak when sentencing someone to prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-judges-speak-when-sentencing-someone-to-prison/993454)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-judges-speak-when-sentencing-someone-to-prison/993454 "2023-11-23T16:18:43Z")
Is there a legal requirement that judges give a “sentencing speech” while sentencing defendants to prison? If a speech isn’t required by law, why don’t judges simply state the sentence and adjourn the court? --- ## [Has anyone ever really been tied to the railroad tracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-really-been-tied-to-the-railroad-tracks/993448)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-really-been-tied-to-the-railroad-tracks/993448 "2023-11-23T14:14:04Z")
It’s been seen in old movies, but did it ever really happen? --- ## ["Big Boot" reference in Simpson's Australian visit- What does it refer to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boot-reference-in-simpsons-australian-visit-what-does-it-refer-to/135006)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boot-reference-in-simpsons-australian-visit-what-does-it-refer-to/135006 "2023-11-23T11:26:38Z")
At one point in this episode the Bart’s punishment is to be kicked with a giant boot. What does this giant boot as punishment refer to in the context of Australian politics/justice/culture? --- ## [Possible deadly Chinese submarine clusterfuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-deadly-chinese-submarine-clusterfuck/991079)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-deadly-chinese-submarine-clusterfuck/991079 "2023-11-23T11:22:58Z")
A Chinese nuclear sub possibly (China is denying) gets caught in China’s own submarine net, is damaged badly enough to require 6 hours to escape, repair, and surface, and somehow the air supply or scrubbers or something … --- ## [Anvil rebound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anvil-rebound/993535)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anvil-rebound/993535 "2023-11-23T10:52:21Z")
There is a controversy in the world of blacksmithing regarding anvil rebound. The idea is to test an anvil by taking a ball bearing and seeing how high it will return when dropped on the face of the anvil. IIUC, a hard… --- ## [Former Obama administration official turns out to be a raging asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-obama-administration-official-turns-out-to-be-a-raging-asshole/993531)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-obama-administration-official-turns-out-to-be-a-raging-asshole/993531 "2023-11-23T09:33:12Z")
You’d expect high-level US government officials to embody the worldview of the administration under which they serve, but apparently that’s not always the case. Stuart Seldowitz, who worked in the Obama administration, … --- ## [Wrapping HVAC Duct with Reflective Roll Insulation vs. Fiberglass Roll Insulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-hvac-duct-with-reflective-roll-insulation-vs-fiberglass-roll-insulation/993484)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-hvac-duct-with-reflective-roll-insulation-vs-fiberglass-roll-insulation/993484 "2023-11-23T05:27:26Z")
Three of the vents in my family room are connected to the main HVAC trunk via 25-foot runs of round, uninsulated 7-inch sheet metal duct pipes. These ducts run along the ceiling of my basement, which is part living space… --- ## [Popcorn button on microwave oven. How does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-button-on-microwave-oven-how-does-it-work/694739)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-button-on-microwave-oven-how-does-it-work/694739 "2023-11-23T04:50:18Z")
Put the bag in, press the “popcorn” button, and the microwave oven knows precisely when to shut off. How does it do this? In this SDMB thread from 2005, Q.E.D. said the oven measures the humidity level in the chamber. … --- ## [Longevity of beef jerky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longevity-of-beef-jerky/989373)
**Author:** [@Malkav23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malkav23)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longevity-of-beef-jerky/989373 "2023-11-23T04:30:42Z")
How long does beef jerky last in an unopened package? How about an opened one? --- ## [Hidden Camera Shows Are All Fake--Aren't They?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-camera-shows-are-all-fake-arent-they/118860)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-camera-shows-are-all-fake-arent-they/118860 "2023-11-23T04:28:27Z")
I can summarize my reasons for believing this in one word: lawsuit. Think about it. If someone frigtened, kidnapped, assaulted, accosted, or otherwise abused you–all which I have seen on these programs–you would sue the… --- ## [Can behavior affect our DNA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736 "2023-11-23T03:39:46Z")
I followed a conversation on this yesterday, and it got me to thinking of ways our behavior might be translated in someway to our genetic code we passed on… The only thing I could think of was that chemicals and hormones… --- ## [Freshness of beef jerky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshness-of-beef-jerky/993561)
**Author:** [@Malkav23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malkav23)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshness-of-beef-jerky/993561 "2023-11-23T03:04:08Z")
I’m trying to figure out what to stock my storm shelter with. How long does beef jerky last in an unopened package? --- ## ["The Captain always goes down with the ship"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809)
**Author:** [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809 "2023-11-23T02:29:51Z")
Has the ever actually (voluntarily) happened? Is it a literary/Hollywood invention, or was it once part of some honor code of the sea? --- ## [Do American border guards have .50 cal rifles for anti-vehicle use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-border-guards-have-50-cal-rifles-for-anti-vehicle-use/993564)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-american-border-guards-have-50-cal-rifles-for-anti-vehicle-use/993564 "2023-11-23T02:20:57Z")
I forgot where I read this but apparently the US border patrol stationed at actual border checkpoints were apparently equipped with .50 bolt action rifles or even M16s chambered in a shortened .50 cal round (either .AE o… --- ## [Holy Shit! How can they show that on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457 "2023-11-23T01:22:43Z")
Just watching an episode of Emergency! You know the 1 hour drama about to paramedics and their adventures. They show the guys going into a rock concert with serious and I MEAN serious strobe light action. It wasn’t ev… --- ## [What were the words to the "Looney Tunes" Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-words-to-the-looney-tunes-song/244258)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-words-to-the-looney-tunes-song/244258 "2023-11-23T00:21:20Z")
I know that Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny both sang this song, but apart from that have very little to go on. The only part I know for sure is a line of Daffy’s “Please pass the Ketchup, I think its going to rain” I am a… --- ## [Can anyone identify a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-a-book/993430)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-a-book/993430 "2023-11-22T22:13:09Z")
It would have been from the 1950s and featured a female agent(?) working outside the law, mostly, a bit like Simon Templar. She had a trusty male sidekick of course and he made a telescopic bow that she used to kill her… --- ## [NBC News did a story tonight about opiate kids in junior high and even elementary schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-news-did-a-story-tonight-about-opiate-kids-in-junior-high-and-even-elementary-schools/993045)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbc-news-did-a-story-tonight-about-opiate-kids-in-junior-high-and-even-elementary-schools/993045 "2023-11-22T21:34:53Z")
I can’t find a link yet, but like I said in the header, NBC News did a big story tonight about a school district in Ohio that is doing training sessions for parents and students about how to use Narcan (naloxone, an opia… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=688&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=690&state=watching)