# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=735 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 736 --- ## [An Australian Journalist tested the baby naming system with an unfortunate result](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-australian-journalist-tested-the-baby-naming-system-with-an-unfortunate-result/990422)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-australian-journalist-tested-the-baby-naming-system-with-an-unfortunate-result/990422 "2023-09-21T19:38:28Z")
“Methamphetamine Rules” will have her name changed, but it will be part of her permanent record. It slipped through the cracks. --- ## [North West New Jersey in September, what else to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-west-new-jersey-in-september-what-else-to-do/987175)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-west-new-jersey-in-september-what-else-to-do/987175 "2023-09-21T19:03:58Z")
We’re going to spend a few days in Sussex & Morris Counties; staying at a nice but reasonable B&B. I’ve got a fairly lengthy list of places but I’m wondering what I’m missing. We’ll being doing the Morris County stuff e… --- ## [What is The Howard Stern show like these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-howard-stern-show-like-these-days/990440)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-howard-stern-show-like-these-days/990440 "2023-09-21T18:48:03Z")
I have not listened to Howard even a little since his E! show and roughly the late 90’s or so on the radio. It was good interviews mixed with stupid, kind of really terrible vulgarity. Just low-brow stuff all around. I… --- ## [Monday Happies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-happies/990429)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-happies/990429 "2023-09-21T18:41:21Z")
I have decided that since everyone needs help with getting through Monday, I will start texting an uplifting story to my family Monday mornings. This last Monday was the first one and featured Doodlebug the Kangaroo. D… --- ## [Weight of the atmosphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-the-atmosphere/990237)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-the-atmosphere/990237 "2023-09-21T18:14:30Z")
Does the weight of the atmosphere change as more gasses are released into it, regardless of the source of the gas? --- ## [Latest Mafia Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-mafia-game/821586)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-mafia-game/821586 "2023-09-21T17:43:55Z")
We haven’t had much mafia around here lately. I was first exposed to the forum game over a decade ago in Werewolf a game Part 2 (this time with MAFIA!). What aggravating fun it was! Is there any interest in starting it … --- ## [Republican debate and Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-and-trump/988979)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-and-trump/988979 "2023-09-21T15:11:21Z")
I haz no tv, so am hoping someone will take one for the team and make a thread informing us what was said in the Debate tonight and also the Trump/Carlson interview. --- ## [When/why/how did attitudes towards rape victims change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-how-did-attitudes-towards-rape-victims-change/989906)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-how-did-attitudes-towards-rape-victims-change/989906 "2023-09-21T14:57:53Z")
Okay, so I was talking to my sister tonight, and she just this week finished reading The Women’s Room. One thing she wanted to discuss was a disturbing sequence late in the story, when a college student is raped by a str… --- ## [Pushing c in Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-c-in-star-trek/989956)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-c-in-star-trek/989956 "2023-09-21T14:45:14Z")
In Star Trek canon, was there ever any reason presented why a warp-capable vessel couldn’t push their warp engines or impluse drive right up to just under warp 1, aka 1x the speed of light, aka c? A ship going at say war… --- ## [Shawn Fain, UAW President, is not associated with Sinn Fein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawn-fain-uaw-president-is-not-associated-with-sinn-fein/990424)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawn-fain-uaw-president-is-not-associated-with-sinn-fein/990424 "2023-09-21T14:20:38Z")
I’ve been hearing his name a lot in regards to the auto worker’s strike, and I keep thinking we’ve veered into Irish politics. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the similarity on the networks or on Op-Ed pages, because… --- ## [Spot on the liver: looking for advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-on-the-liver-looking-for-advice/990280)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-on-the-liver-looking-for-advice/990280 "2023-09-21T13:07:26Z")
It’s not my liver, it’s my sister’s. But she’s asked me to go to her doctor’s appointment because “you are better at talking to doctors”. So I’ll mostly take notes, but I also want advice on what questions to ask. My si… --- ## [Xenophobia rising in South Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenophobia-rising-in-south-africa/990387)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenophobia-rising-in-south-africa/990387 "2023-09-21T12:39:39Z")
We’ve heard a lot about European xenophobia )which is often directed against Muslim immigrants). Turns out that South Africa is having issues too. Operation Dudula was set-up in Soweto two years ago, the first group t… --- ## [Scantron and Modern MCQs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scantron-and-modern-mcqs/990365)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scantron-and-modern-mcqs/990365 "2023-09-21T10:56:42Z")
I spent thirteen years in university, and Scantron tests were a part of the woodwork. This Atlantic article says that with digital tests they are a thing of the past. And so are multiple choice questions. I doubt it. S… --- ## [Holding the door in a long hallway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-the-door-in-a-long-hallway/990380)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holding-the-door-in-a-long-hallway/990380 "2023-09-21T10:27:06Z")
Scenario: you’re walking down a long hallway, at the end of which is a door. When you open the door, you see somebody has been walking behind you and is maybe 30-50 feet away. Holding the door might create a sense of ob… --- ## [Former NM Gov Bill Richardson is dead - 9/2/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nm-gov-bill-richardson-is-dead-9-2-2023/989515)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nm-gov-bill-richardson-is-dead-9-2-2023/989515 "2023-09-21T09:27:52Z")
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/02/politics/bill-richardson-former-new-mexico-governor/index.html Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and Uni… --- ## [Word categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-categories/990049)
**Author:** [@Deflagration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deflagration)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-categories/990049 "2023-09-21T08:36:50Z")
Specifically: I was upset. I am angry. I am wholefully beholden. Where does noun, verb, adverb, bridge fit into these? Bonus question: Can someone point me to a resource to further enlighten me. Translation: Done sp… --- ## ["Sound of Freedom" - anyone seen this movie, and if so, what did you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-freedom-anyone-seen-this-movie-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/987278)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-of-freedom-anyone-seen-this-movie-and-if-so-what-did-you-think/987278 "2023-09-21T06:12:24Z")
In short, it’s about human trafficking and enslavement of children, and the press about it seems to be evenly divided between “Do not see this movie under any circumstances” and “This movie is a must-see, and is not grap… --- ## [The movie plot summary game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-plot-summary-game/835600)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-plot-summary-game/835600 "2023-09-21T05:42:51Z")
In this game the last player will have provided the title of their fictitious movie - \*don’t \*use any real movie titles, please - and based only on that title, you’ll tell everyone what that movie’s plot is about: as for… --- ## [Air Force Honor Guard and Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-honor-guard-and-biden/990186)
**Author:** [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-force-honor-guard-and-biden/990186 "2023-09-21T00:15:19Z")
There is a meme going around that purports to show that the Marine Honor Guard wasn’t present at the ramp to Air Force One when Biden left India for the G20 Summit, suggesting that they disrespected him. I suspect the H… --- ## [Rare words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-words/989623)
**Author:** [@Jagraze1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jagraze1)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-words/989623 "2023-09-21T00:01:16Z")
So what happens to the words that are rare in English or any language? Do they get used infrequently or what? Examples of rare words in English? --- ## [Manifest (new NBC paranormal series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manifest-new-nbc-paranormal-series/821913)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manifest-new-nbc-paranormal-series/821913 "2023-09-20T22:31:20Z")
The first episode debuted last night. I was willing to give it a chance, and was glad I did. It will be shown again on Friday evening. In short, a plane that took off in the spring of 2013 from Kingston, Jamaica arriv… --- ## [@kenobi\_65 and his bad bad bad (very awesome) news!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenobi-65-and-his-bad-bad-bad-very-awesome-news/990376)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenobi-65-and-his-bad-bad-bad-very-awesome-news/990376 "2023-09-20T21:25:25Z")
Happy New Job eve. Hope you’re ready! Hope it’s a great fit! Hope you have great day! All my hopes, Friend, beck. Don’t forget about us Dopers! --- ## [COVIDtest.gov is up and taking orders (site for free covid tests - program restarted Sept 2023),)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidtest-gov-is-up-and-taking-orders-site-for-free-covid-tests-program-restarted-sept-2023/958015)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidtest-gov-is-up-and-taking-orders-site-for-free-covid-tests-program-restarted-sept-2023/958015 "2023-09-20T21:21:07Z")
I ordered our four free tests today, they are scheduled to be shipped around the end of this month. Mods, I think this post should be here, but if you think it should be somewhere else so more folks can see it and order… --- ## [Underrated, lesser known Christmas movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/977038)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/977038 "2023-09-20T20:11:50Z")
What are some underrated, overlooked or simply unconventional, but good Christmas movies? Like I mentioned a few times before, I really like “Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage” (2011). The movie, taking place in Nova Scotia a… --- ## [One Piece (TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-tv-series/989470)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-tv-series/989470 "2023-09-20T20:01:13Z")
Netflix has recently dropped a ton of One Piece content. Looks like the first 15 seasons of the main animated series, and a bunch of the films and specials, certainly all in support of their brand-new live action series. … --- ## [Razzie Awards face sharp criticism for nominating ‘Firestarter’ child star:... called an outdated relic by hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razzie-awards-face-sharp-criticism-for-nominating-firestarter-child-star-called-an-outdated-relic-by-hollywood/978726)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/razzie-awards-face-sharp-criticism-for-nominating-firestarter-child-star-called-an-outdated-relic-by-hollywood/978726 "2023-09-20T18:59:44Z")
did they go too far this time? i don’t think so but are they an outdated relic as people in the article claim ? --- ## [The Foraging And Preserving Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foraging-and-preserving-thread/948931)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foraging-and-preserving-thread/948931 "2023-09-20T18:54:17Z")
For tales of your foraging and your preserving; and particularly for the preserving of the things you forage. I generally forage either on foot for local goodies (mostly blackberries) or on a bike if the resources are m… --- ## [Common Held Beliefs or Ignorance about a Film That Drives You Crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524 "2023-09-20T18:47:32Z")
Often a belief or interpretation about a film will take hold in the public and grip it like a dog with a bone…and it makes you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Here’s a lighter example. It doesn’t make me feel like… --- ## [My bank just called to check in - after 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bank-just-called-to-check-in-after-30-years/979918)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bank-just-called-to-check-in-after-30-years/979918 "2023-09-20T18:39:40Z")
Got a voice mail message from someone at my bank asking me to call back. Rather than use that number (I halfway smelled a scam), I looked up the branch and called their main number. The person who had called me happened … --- ## [I'm Seeing Buckethead in Concert and I Have No One Else to Tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-buckethead-in-concert-and-i-have-no-one-else-to-tell/810297)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-buckethead-in-concert-and-i-have-no-one-else-to-tell/810297 "2023-09-20T18:39:18Z")
This is about as Mundane and Pointless as you’re going to see in Cafe Society, but I have no one IRL who probably even knows who Buckethead is, much less will care I’m seeing him. Way back in 7th/8th grade I remember se… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=734) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=736)