# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=723&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 724 --- ## [A question about Israel's Iron Dome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-israels-iron-dome/991344)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-israels-iron-dome/991344 "2023-10-10T14:45:20Z")
I thought the Israelis designed and built Iron Dome on their own. They have requested more missiles for it from the US. Am I mistaken, or can it be used to control various missile launchers? --- ## [Appetite diminished](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appetite-diminished/991346)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appetite-diminished/991346 "2023-10-10T14:15:47Z")
I used to eat often. Hey, food! In the past month, its lessened. Now I’m not wanting food all the time. When I eat, I get filled up quicker. This is a new thing. Is it fairly normal? I weigh 158, the most I’ve ever weigh… --- ## [Road running rule: straight line distance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-running-rule-straight-line-distance/991323)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-running-rule-straight-line-distance/991323 "2023-10-10T13:04:11Z")
I was looking at the Book of Rules for athletic competitions published by World Athletics. In the section for road running events, rule 31.21.2 says The start and finish points of a course, measured along a theoretical… --- ## [Cornfielded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornfielded/991010)
**Author:** [@cincinnatus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cincinnatus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornfielded/991010 "2023-10-10T02:35:56Z")
The thread on the Michigan coach phone call said “New Troll cornfielded. Thank you for your patience.” What is cornfielded? Does it mean the thread is closed? These “in” terms sometimes befuddle me. It may be common to … --- ## [TMI warning: What does shit taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-warning-what-does-shit-taste-like/189983)
**Author:** [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-warning-what-does-shit-taste-like/189983 "2023-10-10T02:34:46Z")
This question entered my mind after getting a lovely and charming spam e-mail that promised me that Slutty Young Japanese Shit Eaters Want Your Cock!!! I would think that they would want something else from me, but mayb… --- ## [Another GIS question: Carpool grouping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gis-question-carpool-grouping/991176)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-gis-question-carpool-grouping/991176 "2023-10-10T01:46:41Z")
I’m a teacher at a school of about 700 students. Most of them live too far away from the school for biking to be practical, but it occurs to me that there’s probably room for a lot more carpooling. The main obstacle, I… --- ## [Is Tolgaim really an Irish word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tolgaim-really-an-irish-word/991322)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tolgaim-really-an-irish-word/991322 "2023-10-10T00:25:42Z")
So at first, when I asked someone about if this is a word or not, they said, they haven’t come across this word but a few minutes later, somebody told me that it is. Is it or is it not? If so, what does it mean? --- ## [What kind of party was The Wolf at? (Pulp Fiction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-party-was-the-wolf-at-pulp-fiction/991305)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-party-was-the-wolf-at-pulp-fiction/991305 "2023-10-09T22:51:40Z")
When he got the call The Wolf was apparently at some kind of party or gathering at what appears to be a private residence. People are drinking and some form of gambling. But it’s 8:30 in the morning. Was there some kin… --- ## [The "Doomsday Clock"—what do they do with it if there's a limited nuclear war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doomsday-clock-what-do-they-do-with-it-if-theres-a-limited-nuclear-war/991299)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doomsday-clock-what-do-they-do-with-it-if-theres-a-limited-nuclear-war/991299 "2023-10-09T22:45:46Z")
The “Doomsday Clock”—the symbolic meter of the proximity to global catastrophe (“Midnight”), usually imagined as nuclear war and the end of the world, maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Currently at 90 … --- ## [The NEW Delorean!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222 "2023-10-09T21:58:01Z")
And it is an EV! The New DeLorean Supercar! - YouTube --- ## [Recipe ideas for prepared (BBQ'd) steak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-ideas-for-prepared-bbqd-steak/991291)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-ideas-for-prepared-bbqd-steak/991291 "2023-10-09T21:35:21Z")
Hi there, I have about 1 - 1.5kg of grilled/BBQ’d steak. Any favourite “leftover” ideas for it - with steak as an ingredient? (i’d rather not re-use the steak as “steak-proper”, as it is right on the point of done-nes… --- ## [Shaking a container to clean it - idle sink thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-a-container-to-clean-it-idle-sink-thoughts/991117)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaking-a-container-to-clean-it-idle-sink-thoughts/991117 "2023-10-09T19:51:33Z")
Much like one might have idle shower thoughts, I had an idle sink thought while washing a peanut butter jar before putting it in the recycling. My technique was to fill the jar about half full with hot soapy water and th… --- ## [Will the Hamas attacks on Israel help Netanyahu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-hamas-attacks-on-israel-help-netanyahu/991273)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-hamas-attacks-on-israel-help-netanyahu/991273 "2023-10-09T19:44:18Z")
Tangent from the breaking news thread: I think it will help Netanyahu. 9/11 helped Bush, even though it happened on his watch. And even though it was also a gross failure of intelligence, and was stuff that Gore had be… --- ## [A few questions about the West Wing (Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-west-wing-spoilers/470767)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-the-west-wing-spoilers/470767 "2023-10-09T19:05:46Z")
So I just finished watching the last season of the West Wing for the first time, since I for some unexcusable hadn’t seen it before. It’s one of my absolute favourite series, which makes it even weirder. And since I made… --- ## [Ballot stuffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballot-stuffing/991017)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ballot-stuffing/991017 "2023-10-09T17:49:40Z")
Remember when the 20 Mules guy and Rudy were presenting videos they claimed were evidence of ballot stuffing? Given that trump’s supporters are known for being a bit more fanatical than Joe’s, shouldn’t the question have… --- ## [Robot v Xmas tree lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-v-xmas-tree-lights/986895)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-v-xmas-tree-lights/986895 "2023-10-09T15:30:10Z")
No, this isn’t a new Marvel adventure, this is a real question about a technical problem I am facing. I have a Stihl robot lawn mower that is connected to the internet via my home wifi so that I can manage settings etc … --- ## [National Alert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-alert/991110)
**Author:** [@allyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/allyn)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-alert/991110 "2023-10-09T12:12:52Z")
Just got my alert at 11:18 am Pacific… --- ## [(Old) Writing Letters - A Stationery MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-writing-letters-a-stationery-mmp/990993)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-writing-letters-a-stationery-mmp/990993 "2023-10-09T08:17:34Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 14c/57f with a predicted high of 17c/62f, and cloudy. Weather app says “Welcome to today. It’s a grey bucket of fucking suck outside. You’re fucking welcome.” I wouldn’t go that far,… --- ## [CIA conducted operations to build popular support to go against Somoza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cia-conducted-operations-to-build-popular-support-to-go-against-somoza/991232)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cia-conducted-operations-to-build-popular-support-to-go-against-somoza/991232 "2023-10-09T06:48:12Z")
On December 1, Reagan signed a finding that authorized the CIA to “support and conduct paramilitary operations against the Cuban presence and Cuban-Sandinista support infrastructure in Nicaragua and elsewhere in Central … --- ## [I'm About To Pre-Inherit (so to speak) A House; Tax Liability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-pre-inherit-so-to-speak-a-house-tax-liability/991211)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-pre-inherit-so-to-speak-a-house-tax-liability/991211 "2023-10-09T02:58:29Z")
So, Mrs. H and I rent a house that belongs to a relative on her mother’s side. Mrs. H’s mother is about to come into some money and intends to buy our house and then put it in our name (collecting rent on a rental proper… --- ## [The future of the Russian Ruble/Russian economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-russian-ruble-russian-economy/991189)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-russian-ruble-russian-economy/991189 "2023-10-09T01:42:37Z")
The Russian Ruble has broken through the 100 Rubles = 1 US Dollar milestone. If it continues to decline in value at the current rate, it will be worth nothing by around the end of next year. Assuming western support con… --- ## [Alexa says the 2020 election was stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-says-the-2020-election-was-stolen/991274)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-says-the-2020-election-was-stolen/991274 "2023-10-09T01:12:17Z")
This is not good. The article goes on to say that people tend to trust Alexa more than other sources like Wikipedia, because it sounds like a real person talking to them, and because they think the statements are endor… --- ## [PowerPoint keeps messing up my carefully designed (and saved) slides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-keeps-messing-up-my-carefully-designed-and-saved-slides/991205)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-keeps-messing-up-my-carefully-designed-and-saved-slides/991205 "2023-10-09T00:47:54Z")
HUGE SIGH. I spent a week designing a 20-slide PPT deck on my company’s history for an MBA class. Each slide is designed to resemble a 2-page magazine article, each article focused on a company milestone. After getting e… --- ## [Who wins in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-in-2024/974481)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-in-2024/974481 "2023-10-08T22:55:59Z")
Why not guess as to who wins the White House in 2024? It’s more than 2 years away, which is something like a thousand dog years, so anything could happen. I think it’s easier guessing who the two main nominees will be, b… --- ## [Rao’s, Broth, Gravy and Higher End Grocery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rao-s-broth-gravy-and-higher-end-grocery/991174)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rao-s-broth-gravy-and-higher-end-grocery/991174 "2023-10-08T22:08:41Z")
Through a mix of marketing, reputation and simple quality ingredients, Rao’s has sold hundreds of millions of dollars of pasta sauce, then Savos was bought out by Campbells for $2.7B It’s not hard to make great sauce. … --- ## [NFL 2023: WEEK FOUR leaf clover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-four-leaf-clover/990831)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2023-week-four-leaf-clover/990831 "2023-10-08T19:59:03Z")
Hey, did any of you hear that Taylor Swift was at the Chiefs game last week and is dating Travis Kelce? I had no idea. I’m sure the massive increase in his jersey sales has to do with his resumption of his Hall of Fame c… --- ## [What is the Democrats' strategy behind not supporting McCarthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-democrats-strategy-behind-not-supporting-mccarthy/991075)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-democrats-strategy-behind-not-supporting-mccarthy/991075 "2023-10-08T19:45:46Z")
I understand the general, “I’m not going to vote for a Republican”, but I don’t follow why the Democrats would vote against McCarthy and throw things into dissarray. Do they think with McCarthy out, that they can get an… --- ## [Is Elizabeth Warren a viable presidential candidate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-elizabeth-warren-a-viable-presidential-candidate/991090)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-elizabeth-warren-a-viable-presidential-candidate/991090 "2023-10-08T17:57:49Z")
I did get a notice that there is a similar thread, but while trying to click on those, i got no response. So is she? --- ## [Can you convince yourself that you are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-convince-yourself-that-you-are-you/989904)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-convince-yourself-that-you-are-you/989904 "2023-10-08T17:34:47Z")
You have acquired a device that allows you to send one short (1000 character) text message into the past. You are going to use it to send a message to yourself ten years ago. For reasons I needn’t get into, it is vitally… --- ## [Multiple levels of acting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-levels-of-acting/991171)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-levels-of-acting/991171 "2023-10-08T16:10:48Z")
In Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Orlando is in love with Rosalind. For reasons, Rosalind is forced to flee her home, disguised as a man, Ganymede. Orlando meets Ganymede but does not recognize him as Rosalind. Orlando ta… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=722&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=724&state=watching)