# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=691&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 692 --- ## [Substituion while the game is active](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substituion-while-the-game-is-active/993428)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substituion-while-the-game-is-active/993428 "2023-11-21T14:12:33Z")
Is ice hockey the only team game in which substitution is allowed while the “ball” is in play. And yes I know the probably apocryphal story about King Kelly coming off the bench to catch the foul ball. --- ## [Regarding my 2nd warning in the "Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-my-2nd-warning-in-the-discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread/993020)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-my-2nd-warning-in-the-discussion-thread-for-the-hamas-attacks-israel-thread/993020 "2023-11-21T13:42:39Z")
I was banned from the “Discussion thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel thread, October 2023” for pointing out to someone who had been misrepresenting my posts that they were misrepresenting my posts. I had assumed that a… --- ## [Need help identifying a movie or TV scene ("She was a whore" at a cemetery)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-movie-or-tv-scene-she-was-a-whore-at-a-cemetery/993456)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-movie-or-tv-scene-she-was-a-whore-at-a-cemetery/993456 "2023-11-21T05:18:56Z")
There was a scene in a movie or TV series in which a woman is talking to a man and she says, “This was so-and-so… she was a whore.” Just the matter-of-fact way she says it is so funny. And then a moment later she flash… --- ## [What thought or effort has gone into a merger between the alternatives to Twitter/X?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thought-or-effort-has-gone-into-a-merger-between-the-alternatives-to-twitter-x/993325)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thought-or-effort-has-gone-into-a-merger-between-the-alternatives-to-twitter-x/993325 "2023-11-21T04:39:41Z")
Seems to me the largest hurdle in these newer places getting off the ground successfully is that the alternative market to Twitter/X is the multiple venues, too many people quitting but all going to discrete places. Have… --- ## ["philosophical" thoughts on our future with AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-thoughts-on-our-future-with-ai/993369)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-thoughts-on-our-future-with-ai/993369 "2023-11-21T04:33:09Z")
well, first off, I am not an expert in any of this (neither AI nor Philosophy), so consider everything I say, a layman’s / intelectually curious reasoning … but not more. I have been thinking lately a lot about AI and h… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begins with the letter E? See rules in OP: FINAL POLL ADDED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288 "2023-11-21T03:21:54Z")
Rules: CLARIFIED: If you edit your already-posted entry to make a change, I may not see it. Please do not re-post your entire list – this gets confusing - just a new post with changes or additions only. EXAMPLE: Remov… --- ## [What's your longest no-vomit streak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-longest-no-vomit-streak/432899)
**Author:** [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-longest-no-vomit-streak/432899 "2023-11-21T02:12:32Z")
Last night I had a lovely time heaving my guts out every hour or so from 10 pm to 7 am and I got to thinking along the lines of Seinfeld. This was the first time I had vomited since September of 1999, so my streak (whic… --- ## [You know you're getting old(er) when](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-getting-old-er-when/963091)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-getting-old-er-when/963091 "2023-11-21T01:33:17Z")
In my case, you find out that 80s teen star Debbie Gibson is affiliated with AARP. --- ## [Recommend lawyers for guardianship in Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-lawyers-for-guardianship-in-tennessee/993451)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-lawyers-for-guardianship-in-tennessee/993451 "2023-11-21T01:31:37Z")
Do you have any recommendations for a lawyer, or other appropriate person, to establish a guardianship in Tennessee? A friend has a relative with an autistic teen, and the school suggested a guardianship be set up before… --- ## [Might Mercury 13 astronaut wannabe Jerrie Cobb have been the "Babushka Lady" at the JFK assassination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-mercury-13-astronaut-wannabe-jerrie-cobb-have-been-the-babushka-lady-at-the-jfk-assassination/993405)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-mercury-13-astronaut-wannabe-jerrie-cobb-have-been-the-babushka-lady-at-the-jfk-assassination/993405 "2023-11-20T22:11:18Z")
Or even the second shooter? This woman thinks so. Yeah, I know, the book’s release almost coincides with the 60th anniversary of the assassination. I personally disagree, although stranger things have happened, I gues… --- ## [Anyone an adult-onset Type 1 diabetic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-adult-onset-type-1-diabetic/993337)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-an-adult-onset-type-1-diabetic/993337 "2023-11-20T21:02:13Z")
In my family, there is a tendency to develop type 1, which is to say, insulin-dependent, diabetes as an adult. This is not insulin resistance; it’s pancreatic failure due to an autoimmune disorder where the pancreas for … --- ## [What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-best-compliment-you-ve-ever-received/993000)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-best-compliment-you-ve-ever-received/993000 "2023-11-20T19:57:43Z")
I was told that I’m reliable and nice. One co-worker even said that she’d never heard or seen me lose my temper, which pleases me very much. --- ## [Is jail really worse than prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jail-really-worse-than-prison/993310)
**Author:** [@sarahdonahue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sarahdonahue)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jail-really-worse-than-prison/993310 "2023-11-20T19:40:31Z")
Seemingly everybody who’s been to both jail and prison says that jail is actually worse than prison. Supposedly prison food is less bad than jail food, prison is somewhat less boring, prison has more visitation rights, t… --- ## ["Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-court-moves-to-drastically-weaken-voting-rights-act/993437)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-court-moves-to-drastically-weaken-voting-rights-act/993437 "2023-11-20T19:37:11Z")
… Should the ruling stand, it would remove perhaps the most important facet of the Voting Rights Act; the majority of challenges to discriminatory laws and racial gerrymanders have come from private citizens and civi… --- ## [Where is my minimizer? (Chrome problem?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-minimizer-chrome-problem/993424)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-minimizer-chrome-problem/993424 "2023-11-20T19:29:37Z")
The little box (in the upper right, in between the “X” for closing out Chrome, and the “-” sign for putting the current screen on the bottom bar) no longer works. I must have accidentally hit some disabling button. Does… --- ## [How do I ladder/scaffold/whatever my way up to this spot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ladder-scaffold-whatever-my-way-up-to-this-spot/984103)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-ladder-scaffold-whatever-my-way-up-to-this-spot/984103 "2023-11-20T19:28:47Z")
Y’all were so helpful with the chandeliers, I’m going to ask another one. A savage crew of woodpeckers attacked my house, and I’d like to go up there and replace about 2’ of trim (NB: we hung up suet in various places a… --- ## [QAnon Shaman has filed paperwork to run for Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-shaman-has-filed-paperwork-to-run-for-congress/993029)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qanon-shaman-has-filed-paperwork-to-run-for-congress/993029 "2023-11-20T18:50:42Z")
Just when I thought we had seen the worst of the crazy stuff coming from the far right, this happens. I’ve expressed in other threads that I just don’t understand how anyone could support this kind of stuff, and it’s be… --- ## [If a lawyer breaks attorney-client privilege and reports a client to police, is the evidence still admissible in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-lawyer-breaks-attorney-client-privilege-and-reports-a-client-to-police-is-the-evidence-still-admissible-in-court/993360)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-lawyer-breaks-attorney-client-privilege-and-reports-a-client-to-police-is-the-evidence-still-admissible-in-court/993360 "2023-11-20T18:42:41Z")
Say a client is guilty of murder, and tells his lawyer so. His lawyer then - for whatever reason - tells this to the cops. That would be a violation of attorney-client privilege (assuming the client didn’t pose a threat… --- ## [Hunger games prequel out Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-games-prequel-out-tuesday/853924)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-games-prequel-out-tuesday/853924 "2023-11-20T16:26:08Z")
Haven’t heard much about this but I am not into this kind of book. --- ## [‘American Horror Story: Delicate’ - Anyone watching? (No open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-delicate-anyone-watching-no-open-spoilers/990542)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-delicate-anyone-watching-no-open-spoilers/990542 "2023-11-20T15:16:59Z")
So it looks like the first ep of this season has dropped, but I have not seen it yet, nor do I know much about its theme this time. I googled, and apparently it’s about (not really a spoiler, but I’ll blur it just in cas… --- ## [Nantucket Pie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nantucket-pie/993135)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nantucket-pie/993135 "2023-11-20T15:10:16Z")
Has anyone made a Nantucket Pie? I saw someone make one on TikTok and decided that it looked so good and easy to make that I would try it. It’s very easy. Halved fresh cranberries, chopped walnuts and sugar are put on th… --- ## [Enforcing Leaving the State for an Abortion, Other Post-Roe Abortion Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-leaving-the-state-for-an-abortion-other-post-roe-abortion-questions/964068)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-leaving-the-state-for-an-abortion-other-post-roe-abortion-questions/964068 "2023-11-20T14:18:08Z")
So some states are planning to enact laws that make it a crime to leave the state for an abortion. I don’t see how they can enforce that: short of parking cops at the border and then being on the lookout for women of chi… --- ## [AS Byatt Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-byatt-appreciation-thread/552042)
**Author:** [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-byatt-appreciation-thread/552042 "2023-11-20T12:39:30Z")
I just finished The Whistling Woman. I am consistently amazed by the hugeness of this woman’s imagination, the musical poetry she can create out of putting words together on a page, and her knowledge and originality of … --- ## [An Evening with the Late John Cleese tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249 "2023-11-20T10:59:57Z")
I didn’t see anything for this. We went to see John Cleese last night as he came to our town. It was awesome! His daughter, Camilla, opened for him, and then read him audience questions after the intermission. His sh… --- ## [(Old) Getting caught off-guard n the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-caught-off-guard-n-the-mmp/993062)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-caught-off-guard-n-the-mmp/993062 "2023-11-20T06:37:44Z")
I guess we all have those times when all of a sudden, you realize a deadline, an event, an appointment, something is bearing down and you lost track. My most recent example was this past weekend realizing that Thanksgivi… --- ## [Real life '"I didn't do it!" boys'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-i-didnt-do-it-boys/991950)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-i-didnt-do-it-boys/991950 "2023-11-20T05:53:29Z")
In an episode of The Simpsons Bart accidentally becomes vey popular due to an accident. His “I didn’t do it!” leads to variations but all on the exact same joke. He rides a wave of popularity for a while but he has nothi… --- ## [Car tire pricing and size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-tire-pricing-and-size/993362)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-tire-pricing-and-size/993362 "2023-11-20T05:47:12Z")
We have 2 cars, a subcompact and a minivan. I was looking at snow tires for both, and to my surprise, the tires for the smaller car are all more expensive. The Michelin X-Ice for the minivan, 215/65R/16, are $159.99, whi… --- ## [Name something that you currently enjoy that you once thought was only for old folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459 "2023-11-20T05:26:08Z")
Mine is learning about history. Young’uns don’t give a rat’s buttocks about what caused the onset of WW I, how long the Roman Empire lasted, or who the sixth President of the U.S. was. Neither did I, back when I was forc… --- ## [I think Doctor Who was just elected president of Argentina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-doctor-who-was-just-elected-president-of-argentina/988722)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-doctor-who-was-just-elected-president-of-argentina/988722 "2023-11-20T04:49:13Z")
If this guy isn’t a Time Lord, I don’t know who is. (No pun intended.) Google Image Search. --- ## [Short shorts for men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-shorts-for-men/983074)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-shorts-for-men/983074 "2023-11-20T03:23:06Z")
I used to have a pair of OP corduroy shorts like these: In the '80s, basketball shorts were short. Nowadays, men’s shorts … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=690&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=692&state=tracking)