# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=706 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 707 --- ## [Anyone remember this SNL skit? ("No, no, no, Jennifer")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-snl-skit-no-no-no-jennifer/992390)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-snl-skit-no-no-no-jennifer/992390 "2023-11-02T21:52:39Z")
I can not find this on the web anywhere. Back in maybe the early 1990’s there was either a Weekend Update segment or a skit that featured (I think) Victoria Jackson reporting on some ‘Man on the Street’ interviews she h… --- ## [What's the Highlander 2 of music albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highlander-2-of-music-albums/991977)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highlander-2-of-music-albums/991977 "2023-11-02T21:48:29Z")
I think we all know the trope of denying that the sequel to “Highlander” has ever existed, it’s at least an old SDMB meme though I don’t know if it’s universal. Anyway, I know that Highlander 2 exists because I saw it in… --- ## [How long does COVID last in a room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-covid-last-in-a-room/992491)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-covid-last-in-a-room/992491 "2023-11-02T18:40:58Z")
I have COVID. Tomorrow (Friday), I’ll be on day 6. Turns out, I’ll have the house to myself tomorrow, all the way until Saturday at 2PM. If I want to roam the house free of any mask, how long before 2PM on Saturday do… --- ## [Is there a law against releasing the model of guns used in a mass shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-law-against-releasing-the-model-of-guns-used-in-a-mass-shooting/992357)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-law-against-releasing-the-model-of-guns-used-in-a-mass-shooting/992357 "2023-11-02T18:07:23Z")
I was listening to the radio and the person being interviewed said that the police/ FBI are not allowed to say that a gun used in a shooting is a certain model. Is this true? I’m having trouble figuring out how to googl… --- ## [The debate about inheriting your parents' wealth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-about-inheriting-your-parents-wealth/991994)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-debate-about-inheriting-your-parents-wealth/991994 "2023-11-02T17:46:03Z")
Let’s say your parents own property that is valued over a million dollars. Is it a parents’ duty and responsibility to leave that wealth and pass it onto their children when they pass? Would they be ‘bad/irresponsible’… --- ## [Which animals would do best in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animals-would-do-best-in-space/992392)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animals-would-do-best-in-space/992392 "2023-11-02T17:44:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Will Musk's starship reach orbit this year?: Not to hijack the thread on Musk’s starship reaching orbit this year, answering post #494, I wonder what animals would feel comfortable in zero… --- ## [Everything you always wondered about cooking with gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-always-wondered-about-cooking-with-gas/992413)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-you-always-wondered-about-cooking-with-gas/992413 "2023-11-02T16:50:38Z")
Not me, but literally cooking with gas, including the origin of that phrase. In the context of the hysteria over the dangers of gas stoves and the real and potential bans, this podcast gives a history of how the natural … --- ## [Post some random advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-random-advice/988996 "2023-11-02T16:46:56Z")
Any topic, any style, serious or tongue in cheek. Trust dogs. They always know who to stay away from. When you know better, do better. Listen more than you speak. --- ## [I just learned about the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023, which will be passing right over my house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-about-the-annular-solar-eclipse-of-october-14-2023-which-will-be-passing-right-over-my-house/962945 "2023-11-02T15:51:32Z")
That said, I do live in Oregon, and my history with attempted eclipse viewing has been less than stellar. There may still be some posters on here who were with me at Jonathan Chance’s viewing party in South Carolina, w… --- ## [Do the powers of the Speaker of the House vary from state to state in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-powers-of-the-speaker-of-the-house-vary-from-state-to-state-in-the-united-states/992351)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-powers-of-the-speaker-of-the-house-vary-from-state-to-state-in-the-united-states/992351 "2023-11-02T15:41:49Z")
Do the powers of the Speaker of the House vary from state to state in the United States? If you were to compare each of the individual state constitutions, would the powers of the Speaker vary in any way? --- ## [Recommend me a weather app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-weather-app/992443)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-weather-app/992443 "2023-11-02T15:28:21Z")
I just upgraded to Android 14, and my AccuWeather app says it’s not compatible. Truth be told, I’m not sure it was compatible with the prior version, either, as it had a lot of incompatibly glitches. So I’m looking for … --- ## [What countries take American refugees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-take-american-refugees/992103)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-take-american-refugees/992103 "2023-11-02T14:46:38Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is the Import of Mike Johnson's Win as Speaker of the House?: Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina are 3 I can think of. It takes more money, but Malta, Portugal and Greece are possible. I… --- ## [A Roman what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roman-what/992365)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-roman-what/992365 "2023-11-02T14:26:41Z")
Reading an online article, I was pulled up short by a strange phrase. I kid you not, it took me a whole minute to figure this out: “Gottschalk was the only composer the nineteenth century managed to invent who was at o… --- ## [How was trick-or-treating by you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-trick-or-treating-by-you/992432)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-trick-or-treating-by-you/992432 "2023-11-02T14:16:24Z")
Weather in the Chicago area was chilly and unsettled yesterday, near 32 and varying wildly between snow showers and sunshine. But in the beginning of the denoted time (3:30-7 pm), the snow stopped and it was just a cold… --- ## [Your opinion of Shucked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-shucked/991587)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-shucked/991587 "2023-11-02T11:15:27Z")
Shucked is closing on January 14, 2024. I will be in New York City that weekend. Shucked has been on my ‘nice to see one day’ list of shows. What’s your opinion of the show? A friend of mine, who just got back from N… --- ## [Questions about the recent Maine mass shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-recent-maine-mass-shooting/992254)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-recent-maine-mass-shooting/992254 "2023-11-02T10:09:59Z")
I realize this falls deeply into ‘we’ll probably never know’ territory, but is there something psychological that includes suicidal depression with the desire to take out a bunch of people with the depressed? I guess I … --- ## [In "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", was that indeed cold blooded murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-was-that-indeed-cold-blooded-murder/991998)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-was-that-indeed-cold-blooded-murder/991998 "2023-11-02T06:09:46Z")
ENDING SPOILERS FOR THE FILM In the ending you see John Wayne’s character open fire from a hidden area to save Jimmy Stewart’s character from Liberty Valance who has openly said he will kill Jimmy Stewart if he doesn’t … --- ## [A question for those who play a stringed instrument: Notes or Tabs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-who-play-a-stringed-instrument-notes-or-tabs/991885)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-who-play-a-stringed-instrument-notes-or-tabs/991885 "2023-11-02T04:10:49Z")
I’m trying to learn ukelele. My fingers don’t have enough flexibility for guitar, due to arthritis, but the uke is a bit more friendly. There are two methods to learning to play the uke or any similar stringed instrume… --- ## [Intelligence, Literacy Level, Carpet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-literacy-level-carpet/992053)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligence-literacy-level-carpet/992053 "2023-11-02T02:51:06Z")
I’m reading a book on neuroscience by a highly regarded expert on intelligence. It makes the surprising claim about functional literacy that just has to be incorrect. The author himself claims he was surprised by the d… --- ## [Re-Open Closed Tab (Windows 10? 11? Whatever's current)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-open-closed-tab-windows-10-11-whatevers-current/992230)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-open-closed-tab-windows-10-11-whatevers-current/992230 "2023-11-02T02:02:46Z")
I frequently load up a whole bunch of windows before settling down to read. Then I pick and choose among them, reading in the order of interest to me, and kill the tab after I’m done with it. Problem is, I not infreque… --- ## [Can't open Excel app on iPhone- can I retreive an .xlsx file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-open-excel-app-on-iphone-can-i-retreive-an-xlsx-file/992423)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-open-excel-app-on-iphone-can-i-retreive-an-xlsx-file/992423 "2023-11-02T01:53:35Z")
So I kept a master password file on my iphone as a password-protected excel spreadsheet file. This has worked fine for years, but as my phone is an older model and the memory is getting full, I opted to have programs unu… --- ## [Gaza naval blockade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-naval-blockade/992399)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaza-naval-blockade/992399 "2023-11-02T01:50:25Z")
How effective is the naval blockade on Gaza? Is the water mined? Could boats with refugees (or whatever) slip through and sail to Egypt, other mainland countries, or Mediterranean islands - without being detected or atta… --- ## [Presenting my album “Old Enough to Know Better” - drops Oct. 27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-my-album-old-enough-to-know-better-drops-oct-27/991936)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-my-album-old-enough-to-know-better-drops-oct-27/991936 "2023-11-01T21:59:53Z")
Hi, everyone. I’m really pleased to tell you that on Oct. 27th, I will be releasing “Old Enough to Know Better”, an album of eight of my original songs. On the same day, I’m releasing the video to my single “I Believe i… --- ## [Odd date-error on the board - or time travels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-date-error-on-the-board-or-time-travels/992416)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-date-error-on-the-board-or-time-travels/992416 "2023-11-01T21:04:09Z")
is my math off, or did I screw up my time travels? is that a known bug here? --- ## [More Doper Diet Data - Which Vegetables Do You Dislike (Poll)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-doper-diet-data-which-vegetables-do-you-dislike-poll/992085 "2023-11-01T19:20:30Z")
OK, so we’ve had a poll about preferred animal proteins: And one about Carnivore, Vegan or somewhere in between: In the second thread, a few people posted abut the vegetables that they don’t like - which led me to … --- ## [How far out into the Gulf does the Mississippi fresh water go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-into-the-gulf-does-the-mississippi-fresh-water-go/598078)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-into-the-gulf-does-the-mississippi-fresh-water-go/598078 "2023-11-01T18:25:22Z")
How far out in the Gulf of Mexico could one drink the water that flowed from the Mississippi? Could this water be economically “captured” in large 100,000 gallon bags and floated over to Galveston or Corpus Christi? (A… --- ## [Computer “glitches”. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-why/983781)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-glitches-why/983781 "2023-11-01T18:16:17Z")
For example, when I stream video and make the view full screen, a little message pops up at the top of the screen that says “Press Esc to exit full screen”. Sometimes that message fades away after a second or two. I imag… --- ## [If you were a hero when would a villain become worthy of death in your opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-hero-when-would-a-villain-become-worthy-of-death-in-your-opinion/992341)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-hero-when-would-a-villain-become-worthy-of-death-in-your-opinion/992341 "2023-11-01T18:13:48Z")
The issue of lethal force and whether or not certain comic villains like the Joker, Red Skull, Magneto etc should be killed by the heroes has been debated for decades. With this in mind if you were a comic book hero wha… --- ## [Describe your last bowel movement with a movie title (one per post, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-last-bowel-movement-with-a-movie-title-one-per-post-please/990070)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-last-bowel-movement-with-a-movie-title-one-per-post-please/990070 "2023-11-01T17:14:37Z")
“Splash” --- ## [What would happen to prisoners during a nuclear war and its aftermath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-prisoners-during-a-nuclear-war-and-its-aftermath/992205)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-prisoners-during-a-nuclear-war-and-its-aftermath/992205 "2023-11-01T16:25:11Z")
In the event of a modern full scale nuclear war (bolt out of the blue or a gradual buildup) between the US and Russia what would happen to the nearly two million prisoners incarcerated in the thousands of jails and priso… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=705) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=707)