# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=724&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 725 --- ## [Are Palestinians in Gaza a distinct ethnic group? Is pushing Palestinians out of Gaza "ethnic cleansing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-palestinians-in-gaza-a-distinct-ethnic-group-is-pushing-palestinians-out-of-gaza-ethnic-cleansing/991255)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-palestinians-in-gaza-a-distinct-ethnic-group-is-pushing-palestinians-out-of-gaza-ethnic-cleansing/991255 "2023-10-08T14:28:43Z")
Given the current attacks in Israel by Hamas along the Gaza strip a discussion on the SDMB about it has formed. Some posters are saying if Israel clears out Gaza it amounts to ethnic cleansing. From that thread: @Wal… --- ## [Do you feel guilty about using a library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-guilty-about-using-a-library/991144)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-guilty-about-using-a-library/991144 "2023-10-08T09:00:53Z")
I was recently discussing books with some friends, and one guy said he sorta feels guilty about taking books out from the library, because he feels he should put more money in the author’s pocket by buying a copy. I hav… --- ## [Was H.L. Mencken a fascist who would have supported Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-h-l-mencken-a-fascist-who-would-have-supported-trump/991184)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-h-l-mencken-a-fascist-who-would-have-supported-trump/991184 "2023-10-08T08:59:22Z")
(Starting a new thread so as not to hijack the other.) Continuing the discussion from The Impending Attempt to Oust Speaker McCarthy {10/1/2023}; Patrick McHenry is now Speaker Pro Tempore {2023-10-03}: For the record… --- ## [Recommend some foreign movies and TV series - with caveats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-foreign-movies-and-tv-series-with-caveats/985035)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-foreign-movies-and-tv-series-with-caveats/985035 "2023-10-08T05:55:11Z")
I’m interested in watching movies and TV from other cultures, and would like some recommendations. Here’s the two guidelines. Anything goes as far as genre. Drama, comedy, mystery, horror, action, it’s all up for c… --- ## [Indiana Jones and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and/989348)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-and/989348 "2023-10-08T04:34:03Z")
You get to pick the topic for the next Indiana Jones movie and since we have flawless CGI and a NASA budget we get to make it in any era the character makes sense. For starters, Wiki’s plot summary of Indiana Jones and … --- ## [Tolkien Fan Entmoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fan-entmoot/437328)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fan-entmoot/437328 "2023-10-08T03:14:04Z")
I tend to notice many of the frequent posters to Tolkien threads or those with Tolkien related names. This is the short list I have: \*\*artemis athelas bbs2k Captain Carrot Cyn eleanorigby Elendil’s Heir Eonwe E… --- ## [Arcade Game ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arcade-game-id/991185)
**Author:** [@WhyKickAMooCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyKickAMooCow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arcade-game-id/991185 "2023-10-08T02:25:56Z")
I’d like to find out the name of an arcade game and wondered if anyone here might be able to help. I played it in 2007 and it had been out a year or two at the time. I believe at least two differently themed games were b… --- ## [Chucky (TV series) - Anyone else watch this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chucky-tv-series-anyone-else-watch-this/991207)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chucky-tv-series-anyone-else-watch-this/991207 "2023-10-08T00:49:51Z")
I have a guilty pleasure and it is the TV show Chucky that serves as a continuation of the Child’s Play movies, probably the most fun horror-comedy series of the 1980’s and 1990’s. And 2000’s, to be honest. In a rarity,… --- ## [How "woke" are movies really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-woke-are-movies-really/965849)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-woke-are-movies-really/965849 "2023-10-07T20:53:51Z")
People on the internet have been yelling about Hollywood being too woke for what seems like forever. Some even celebrate the Top Gun sequel because of its white maleness. That got me wondering, so I looked up the top 25… --- ## [Problem Rental House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-rental-house/989794)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-rental-house/989794 "2023-10-07T20:11:51Z")
We purchased a home in 2017 and we’ve been pretty happy with everything. My neighbor’s are great, people aren’t afraid to let their kids play outside during the day, and when I go for my evening walks everyone is friend… --- ## [Bad bad bad beck misses the old days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-misses-the-old-days/991088)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-misses-the-old-days/991088 "2023-10-07T18:19:37Z")
I remember my best friend, when I was 13, sleeping over. We gossiped and made fun of our runner-up best friend. I remember 1st best friend told runner-up bestie all about it. And then the little crums talked about me. A… --- ## [Advice about routing round grooves in wood, several in a row, close together (kind of long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-routing-round-grooves-in-wood-several-in-a-row-close-together-kind-of-long/991113)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-about-routing-round-grooves-in-wood-several-in-a-row-close-together-kind-of-long/991113 "2023-10-07T17:55:36Z")
Wood is poplar, 3/4" thick, about 12" x 23". I expect to use a plunge router and a round-nose bit to make 5/8" or 3/4" wide grooves about 18-1/2" long, cut with the grain, and about 1/4" apart. There will be 12 or 13 gro… --- ## [Recommend a crime-of-the-week type show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-crime-of-the-week-type-show/986480)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-crime-of-the-week-type-show/986480 "2023-10-07T17:19:28Z")
Here’s what I’m looking for: Something kind of along the lines of Monk, Bones, CSI, Sherlock, the various Law & Orders, etc. where there’s a different crime each episode. Or even like the first few series of Shetland, w… --- ## [Isn't ALEXA with Amazon Prime Supposed to Be Ad-Free and Have a Huge Song Library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-alexa-with-amazon-prime-supposed-to-be-ad-free-and-have-a-huge-song-library/991238)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-alexa-with-amazon-prime-supposed-to-be-ad-free-and-have-a-huge-song-library/991238 "2023-10-07T16:01:42Z")
If memory serves, when I got Amazon Prime about 5 years ago, the songs I listened to through my Alexa’s were ad-free and I could request and play a TON of songs. Now, Alexa sprinkles in ads every 2-3 songs and when I mak… --- ## [Scooters in Bermuda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters-in-bermuda/990318)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooters-in-bermuda/990318 "2023-10-07T15:42:58Z")
My wife and I will be traveling to Bermuda in October. The last time she was in Bermuda, she and her friend rented scooters and used them as their primary/sole transportation, and they had a blast. But that’s when she wa… --- ## [A question about winning the lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-winning-the-lottery/991121)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-winning-the-lottery/991121 "2023-10-07T14:45:46Z")
The question is this. In states where a winner can remain anonymous, does that really happen? Or somehow do they get outed? See, if I won a big one I wouldn’t want to be bothered but I figure someone in the system wou… --- ## [Fun fact: Welsh language got rid of K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-fact-welsh-language-got-rid-of-k/991218)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-fact-welsh-language-got-rid-of-k/991218 "2023-10-07T14:44:16Z")
--- ## [Instructions You Say? Pffft!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-say-pffft/668500)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-say-pffft/668500 "2023-10-07T13:59:27Z")
Up until recently, I never really understood why items like toothpicks and Q-tips came with instructions. When I originally read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy and came across the toothpicks thing I didn’t belie… --- ## [Question about oversized truck loads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-oversized-truck-loads/991225)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-oversized-truck-loads/991225 "2023-10-07T13:47:47Z")
I was driving today and I encountered a truck carrying an oversized load. It was some kind of big storage tank. This was on a standard two lane road and the load was a little wider than the lane. This wasn’t a problem fo… --- ## [Should i bail on my trip to Israel next week? (Leaving 2023-08-06)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bail-on-my-trip-to-israel-next-week-leaving-2023-08-06/987684)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bail-on-my-trip-to-israel-next-week-leaving-2023-08-06/987684 "2023-10-07T13:33:36Z")
I was supposed to visit Israel the summer of 2020. The trip is to go to a puzzle convention, plus a little touring. For some reason, the puzzle convention was cancelled a couple of times, but now it’s supposed to happen. … --- ## [Israel at war with Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237 "2023-10-07T13:25:32Z")
Hamas launched a surprise attack of Israel. Reuters has a good article, which my broken app won’t let me link: (but it’s easy to Google) JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the … --- ## [How can I set a default address in Google Maps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-default-address-in-google-maps/991216)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-set-a-default-address-in-google-maps/991216 "2023-10-07T10:31:25Z")
When I use Google maps for directions, I’d like to have the starting address default to my home address rather than typing it in every time. Is there a way to do this? --- ## [Your top-10 science fiction films of this century (2000-2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-science-fiction-films-of-this-century-2000-2023/990918)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-science-fiction-films-of-this-century-2000-2023/990918 "2023-10-07T06:24:22Z")
Listening to the latest The Big Picture podcast and the hosts (Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan) are doing their top-10 lists of sci-fi films released this century, an exercise perfectly suited for this audience, so let’s h… --- ## [What's the difference between outlines after the sketch/preparatory drawing and line art without a sketch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-outlines-after-the-sketch-preparatory-drawing-and-line-art-without-a-sketch/991209)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-outlines-after-the-sketch-preparatory-drawing-and-line-art-without-a-sketch/991209 "2023-10-07T06:16:49Z")
There’s no difference between outlines and line art since they focus on the use of line, they’re different on they’re made, outlines are drawn after a sketch and preparatory drawing which drawn with outlines but not inke… --- ## [What are examples of authentic Bell Curves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-examples-of-authentic-bell-curves/991098)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-examples-of-authentic-bell-curves/991098 "2023-10-07T03:08:46Z")
I need a project for my students that involves taking data and calculating z-scores and percentiles so I need examples of real bell curve distributions. However it needs to be high-school student appropriate so no IQ te… --- ## [Why can't I buy pork broth at the grocery store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-pork-broth-at-the-grocery-store/991027)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-pork-broth-at-the-grocery-store/991027 "2023-10-06T22:59:36Z")
I can’t find it, and I’ve looked. Neither canned pork stock broth nor pork boullion cubes are anywhere in sight. This is unfortunate, as substituting chicken broth will not do for the recipes I want to try it in. Don’t f… --- ## [The Astronaut Wears Prada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-astronaut-wears-prada/991186)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-astronaut-wears-prada/991186 "2023-10-06T22:54:38Z")
Prada has been asked to help design the suits for the upcoming Artemis III mission. I’m sure there’s some good reason for this, but it’s not obvious. It does seem to be good for publicity and set-ups for jokes. Since … --- ## [How do you scan QR codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-scan-qr-codes/991132)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-scan-qr-codes/991132 "2023-10-06T22:21:28Z")
Just like the question asks: how do you scan QR codes? I’ve run into this a lot recently. I have a smartphone, but rarely use it. If It has “QR Code scanning capabilities,” I’m unaware of them. Do I have to download … --- ## [Diary of a Wandering Thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diary-of-a-wandering-thule/985453)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diary-of-a-wandering-thule/985453 "2023-10-06T21:36:56Z")
8:00 AEST sofa.even.notices Well it’s getting real now Dopers. Have cleared the baggage checkers. Found my gate lounge. At worst can now spend the next 50 days wandering Kingsford Smith with only a beanie for a change … --- ## [The Trump civil trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-civil-trial/991167)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-civil-trial/991167 "2023-10-06T20:53:33Z")
Isn’t fraud a crime? Why isn’t this a criminal case? Who is the plaintiff? If New York State is the plaintiff, does that mean that NYS suffered a financial loss as a result of Trump’s fraud? If Trump is ordered to pa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=723&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=725&state=muted)