# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=706&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 707 --- ## [UAW on strike (9/15/2023)(tentative deal 10/25/2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaw-on-strike-9-15-2023-tentative-deal-10-25-2023/990151)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uaw-on-strike-9-15-2023-tentative-deal-10-25-2023/990151 "2023-11-03T09:26:33Z")
As of midnight, the UAW are striking against Ford, Chrysler, and GM, the first time in history the union has struck all three at once. The union is seeking a 40% raise over the next four years, the return of traditional … --- ## [Spanish Flu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-flu/992503)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-flu/992503 "2023-11-03T07:40:53Z")
Does the Center for Disease Control have samples of the Spanish Flu in storage? Did anyone think to preserve samples a century ago just in case some future researcher could use it to prevent an outbreak of similarly vir… --- ## [Would using an EMP before occupying an area actually be a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-emp-before-occupying-an-area-actually-be-a-good-idea/992343)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-using-an-emp-before-occupying-an-area-actually-be-a-good-idea/992343 "2023-11-03T06:13:11Z")
Not simply shutting off power and communications to a civilian area as we seen in Ukraine and Gaza. I’m talking the fictional trope where a country when it wants to invade and takeover another country using EMPs (either … --- ## [Good music that noone else seems to have heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-that-noone-else-seems-to-have-heard/238161)
**Author:** [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-music-that-noone-else-seems-to-have-heard/238161 "2023-11-03T04:29:52Z")
A package arrives from Amazon.com. Or you rush back home in the rain from your local music store. Or you tear the wrapping off a Christmas present… And you encounter some excellent, excellent music. You excitedly mentio… --- ## [State vs mattynw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-mattynw/992058)
**Author:** [@mattynw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattynw)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-vs-mattynw/992058 "2023-11-03T03:39:11Z")
anybody know any good websites for case law… im fighting the states dept. of children and families for custody of my sons with my wife and they are against us 100% THEY OFFER NO SUPPORT Whatsoever. they use my wifes disa… --- ## [Gays and lesbians - Does seeing members of the same sex in the locker room do anything for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-and-lesbians-does-seeing-members-of-the-same-sex-in-the-locker-room-do-anything-for-you/525750 "2010-01-24T06:11:15Z")
Yes, this question is un-PC in the extreme. But it’s something I’ve always wondered about. The other thread about locker rooms here got me thinking about it. I’m a straight male and if I were to somehow find myself in a… --- ## [Not quite NaNoWriMo '23--an invitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-quite-nanowrimo-23-an-invitation/992469 "2023-11-03T02:43:26Z")
The formal NaNoWriMo structure doesn’t really work for me, since blasting out text isn’t difficult once I get started. I do like the accountability piece, though. So, I’m working on a book this month and wondered if you’… --- ## [Is the word "Adventures" in a title Box Office Poison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-adventures-in-a-title-box-office-poison/992494)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-adventures-in-a-title-box-office-poison/992494 "2023-11-03T01:19:53Z")
I forgot who said it, might have been Roger Ebert, but in a film review they brought up the fact there hasn’t been a successful film with the word “Adventures” in it not aimed at kids since the 1950s. Thinking back he mi… --- ## [Then one day you find 50 years have got behind you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-one-day-you-find-50-years-have-got-behind-you/980551)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-one-day-you-find-50-years-have-got-behind-you/980551 "2023-11-03T00:44:24Z")
Dark Side of the Moon turns 50 today. --- ## [How Do I Obtain Readable U.S. House Financial Disclosure Reports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-obtain-readable-u-s-house-financial-disclosure-reports/992505)
**Author:** [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-obtain-readable-u-s-house-financial-disclosure-reports/992505 "2023-11-03T00:15:25Z")
This may be a dumb question where I missed something obvious. But I am unable to find the actual reports here: Download Financial Disclosure Reports by Year When I download and extract the annual .zip files for 2022 … --- ## [I am getting queasier about some internet stuff as I age. Allow me to explain…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-queasier-about-some-internet-stuff-as-i-age-allow-me-to-explain/992411)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-queasier-about-some-internet-stuff-as-i-age-allow-me-to-explain/992411 "2023-11-03T00:15:01Z")
In my younger days I was never shy about clicking on – or even seeking out – graphic, gory, gruesome, or vulgar images or videos on the internet. I remember visiting one site – it’s name mercifully escapes me at the mome… --- ## [A Question of Poker Etiquette (sorta)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-poker-etiquette-sorta/977695)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-poker-etiquette-sorta/977695 "2023-11-02T22:45:58Z")
Actually, I don’t know if “etiquette” is the right word. I’ve been playing an occasional poker hand at this social poker club. It’s a pretty sweet set-up. They host daily tournaments for as little as $20 buy-ins. They d… --- ## [Laying flooring and moisture barrier question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-flooring-and-moisture-barrier-question/992425)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laying-flooring-and-moisture-barrier-question/992425 "2023-11-02T22:33:13Z")
We had a room that animals chose to use as a latrine. I have pulled all of the carpet and revealed the fiberboard beneath. After sanding it to get any layer of pee-wood up, I am going to coat it with KILZ primer. We a… --- ## [Prednisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prednisone/992490)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prednisone/992490 "2023-11-02T21:57:20Z")
I posted a similar thread here a while back so this is an update on the same subject… I asked about taking prednisone long-term because I have severe neck and head pain. The responses were that you don’t want to take p… --- ## [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 … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=705&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=707&state=muted)