# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=737 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 738 --- ## [What series have final seasons that returned to their roots after having drifted from what originally made them good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-have-final-seasons-that-returned-to-their-roots-after-having-drifted-from-what-originally-made-them-good/990364)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-series-have-final-seasons-that-returned-to-their-roots-after-having-drifted-from-what-originally-made-them-good/990364 "2023-09-19T13:53:41Z")
I’ve been watching the 10th season of Law & Order Criminal Intent and I’m enjoying it. They got back to the original formula of Goren browbeating the killer into confessing after he figures it out using his ability to r… --- ## [Keeping watch at sea. With binoculars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-watch-at-sea-with-binoculars/990077)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-watch-at-sea-with-binoculars/990077 "2023-09-19T13:18:24Z")
Below is a pic from a CBC news article of a Canadian sailor: Am I wrong in thinking that any ship or threat that’s visible through binoculars would also have been picked u… --- ## [When I die, can I split a retirement account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-die-can-i-split-a-retirement-account/990325)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-die-can-i-split-a-retirement-account/990325 "2023-09-19T13:02:31Z")
Hopefully do not need answers fast. I have a Roth IRA that I prefer to leave to each heir as a start on their retirement plan should I die before retirement. Can I split up my Roth to multiple heirs? If so, how would … --- ## [India's PM Modi and his support for nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indias-pm-modi-and-his-support-for-nonsense/838632)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indias-pm-modi-and-his-support-for-nonsense/838632 "2023-09-19T12:02:38Z")
As an insider I prefer to laugh at the various Judeo-Christian crazinesses, but it’s sad to see the governing party of a nation that has made great strides since independence lead it down a path of mysticism and pseudosc… --- ## [Questions about non-American actors, the SAG, and the SAG-AFTRA Strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-non-american-actors-the-sag-and-the-sag-aftra-strike/990334)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-non-american-actors-the-sag-and-the-sag-aftra-strike/990334 "2023-09-19T11:46:54Z")
The SAG-AFTRA Strike has me wondering. Can actors from Canada, the UK, and other countries join SAG if they do TV and movie work in the US along with their home countries? I’m fairly sure they have actors’ unions in ot… --- ## [Is a Healthy GOP even possible anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-healthy-gop-even-possible-anymore/990243)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-healthy-gop-even-possible-anymore/990243 "2023-09-19T07:48:02Z")
What would it look like? And who would be a member of it? When people like Nancy Pelosi say that she wants a healthy (or a normal, or a sane) GOP, what does that actually mean? The problem with the GOP goes miles beyon… --- ## [Police and their weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-and-their-weapons/989998)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-and-their-weapons/989998 "2023-09-19T04:56:15Z")
Really just curious based on a family discussion last evening. How common is it for a Police officer to go their whole career without ever discharging their weapon? --- ## [Please leave me out of your kink, or a horrifying breach of public restroom etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-leave-me-out-of-your-kink-or-a-horrifying-breach-of-public-restroom-etiquette/989247)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-leave-me-out-of-your-kink-or-a-horrifying-breach-of-public-restroom-etiquette/989247 "2023-09-18T23:00:00Z")
I made a pit stop at my local grocery store yesterday. The first stall was disgusting, so I went into the second one and took a seat. I was on my phone and not making any noise, which is something I wish I could change. … --- ## [Where can I go to play with puppies near Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-go-to-play-with-puppies-near-chicago/990208)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-go-to-play-with-puppies-near-chicago/990208 "2023-09-18T22:06:34Z")
Title kinda says it all. My GF has a milestone birthday coming up and she is not happy about it. I’d like to do something that can only make anyone happy…a pile of puppies. We cannot adopt (wish we could). I’d just l… --- ## [Old Greek board game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-greek-board-game/990238)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-greek-board-game/990238 "2023-09-18T21:53:31Z")
We used to play a simple Greek battle game. The pieces were simple shapes= triangles, squares, etc. Each shape matched a type of ancient greek army unit, such as hoplites. The idea was to “kill” an enemy shape unit by … --- ## [USC and UCLA in the Big 10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usc-and-ucla-in-the-big-10/967197)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usc-and-ucla-in-the-big-10/967197 "2023-09-18T21:50:40Z")
I am on lunch break from work and not drunk or high, but this just crossed my radar. Ok, I get that college football is all about money but how does this make financial sense? UCLA and USC are both fine academically, … --- ## [Rural Ohio community with all African street names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-ohio-community-with-all-african-street-names/972868)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-ohio-community-with-all-african-street-names/972868 "2023-09-18T19:35:43Z")
I came across this development in rural Stark County, Ohio. It was built around 1980 and all the street names are African terms; Uganda Parkway, Hippo Dr, Watusi Way, Lion Rd, etc. Got to be a story there but I haven’t u… --- ## [How are stats recorded on a hook and ladder play (American football)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-stats-recorded-on-a-hook-and-ladder-play-american-football/990165)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-stats-recorded-on-a-hook-and-ladder-play-american-football/990165 "2023-09-18T17:26:52Z")
In a hook and ladder play, the quarterback throws downfield to a receiver, the receiver laterals back to another player, and that player (attempts to) run for more yards. How are the stats recorded on such a play? Let’s… --- ## [Australia wants dating apps to make themselves safer for users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-wants-dating-apps-to-make-themselves-safer-for-users/990313)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-wants-dating-apps-to-make-themselves-safer-for-users/990313 "2023-09-18T17:05:14Z")
According to research, 3/4 of Australians suffer some type of sexual violence through the platforms. They want sites such as Bumble, Hinge, and Tinder to create a “voluntary code of conduct that addresses user safety con… --- ## [Countering or masking steady background noise in apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countering-or-masking-steady-background-noise-in-apartment/990274)
**Author:** [@hat\_trick\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hat_trick_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countering-or-masking-steady-background-noise-in-apartment/990274 "2023-09-18T15:34:47Z")
Just moved into a new building. The steady HVAC sounds from the building are rather loud in my bedrooms. (I guess HVAC is what generates the noise, it never shuts off or changes but I’m not sure what else could be the so… --- ## [If you're in need of a good smile right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-in-need-of-a-good-smile-right-now/990241)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-in-need-of-a-good-smile-right-now/990241 "2023-09-18T14:59:56Z")
Here is a heartwarming video clip of family life with sisters. (Real life, not scripted.) It starts with a 14 year old girl, preparing a tik-tok video for her followers, (sitting in front of a mirror, showing how to ap… --- ## [Medical Ethics - Emergency Medical Care and Personal Choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-ethics-emergency-medical-care-and-personal-choice/989805)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-ethics-emergency-medical-care-and-personal-choice/989805 "2023-09-18T14:55:22Z")
Continuing the discussion from Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread: An ongoing discussion in the above thread caused me to create a new spin off. I’ll quote the sections of my first post on the subject that i… --- ## [Real Genius (1985)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-genius-1985/986270)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-genius-1985/986270 "2023-09-18T14:30:19Z")
I recorded Real Genius, and am watching it now. I loved it when it came out. Michelle Meyrink was so freakin’ cute! Even at the time, I don’t know if I could have been in a relationship with her character, since she w… --- ## [Will beneficiary question: What if the beneficiary has offed the decedent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-beneficiary-question-what-if-the-beneficiary-has-offed-the-decedent/990271)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-beneficiary-question-what-if-the-beneficiary-has-offed-the-decedent/990271 "2023-09-18T13:33:32Z")
Don’t need answer fast. This was inspired by a rerun of ‘Forensic Files.’ Guy with a fairly large estate thinks his son doesn’t deserve anything, so he has changed his will so that his caregiver will receive everything… --- ## [Do spicy chile peppers confer any antibacterial properties to food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spicy-chile-peppers-confer-any-antibacterial-properties-to-food/989403)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-spicy-chile-peppers-confer-any-antibacterial-properties-to-food/989403 "2023-09-18T13:25:43Z")
Tuesday I made sort of a spicy tomato-based Bolognese sauce with ground beef and lots of both seasonal ripe chiles and crumbled-up dry chiles, since the whole family likes the spice. It turned out really good, and pretty… --- ## [I saw Duran Duran last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-duran-duran-last-night/990261)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-duran-duran-last-night/990261 "2023-09-18T12:37:41Z")
Duran Duran was Mrs. solost’s favorite band back in the day, so when she saw they were coming to Detroit on their ‘Future Past’ tour she was like, hells yes. I’m not a huge DD fan; they were too ‘poppy’ for me-- back the… --- ## [Recommend me a mail order cookie company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-mail-order-cookie-company/989993)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-mail-order-cookie-company/989993 "2023-09-18T11:30:37Z")
Hi guys! I would like to send someone cookies for their birthday on September 27. Ideally they would be chocolate chip cookies and/or black and white cookies. I would like to spend about $50 including shipping. There… --- ## [Tour de France 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2023/986374)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2023/986374 "2023-09-18T07:48:33Z")
The Tour de France starts tomorrow (Saturday). I don’t really follow professional cycling, but I enjoy reading updates and analysis in the annual TdF thread from the knowledgeable posters here. So I’m hoping if I start i… --- ## [What if the Dope offered a ban amnesty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-dope-offered-a-ban-amnesty/987371)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-dope-offered-a-ban-amnesty/987371 "2023-09-18T05:52:09Z")
I’m sure I’ll get flamed for this, or get accused of being a troll, or a sock, or a trock (or maybe somebody who should be cold cocked), but I’m really not, and it’s just an idea. But it arises from thoughts of “illegal… --- ## [Birding Binoculars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birding-binoculars/990281)
**Author:** [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birding-binoculars/990281 "2023-09-18T05:15:28Z")
My wife would like some birding binoculars for her birthday. I read this thread from 15 years ago, and I looked at the Cornell Lab Review of budget binoculars. A few years ago I bought her Eagle Optics Triumph 8x25, bu… --- ## [ID folk song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-folk-song/990275)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-folk-song/990275 "2023-09-18T03:14:18Z")
Is anyone familiar with this song? Name? Lyrics? --- ## [Aspirated a pill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirated-a-pill/990254)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirated-a-pill/990254 "2023-09-18T03:03:33Z")
At 6:30 last night, our SIL called in something of a panic, saying she thought she had just aspirated a vitamin pill. Her husband had told her it was 1) unlikely 2) unlikely to be a problem even if she had aspirated it a… --- ## [How many animals would Biblical Jews know about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-animals-would-biblical-jews-know-about/990289)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-animals-would-biblical-jews-know-about/990289 "2023-09-18T01:30:39Z")
I read another of those silly questions asking, essentially, how could Noah fit 5.6 million known species onto his ark. I hope to get past the silliness and land on some actual history. The Torah just has two lines on t… --- ## [What is this smell coming from my drains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-smell-coming-from-my-drains/989900)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-smell-coming-from-my-drains/989900 "2023-09-18T00:35:10Z")
I have side by side sinks in my kitchen. When large amounts of water are draining out of one sink, a horrible sulfur like smell comes out of the drain for the other sink. What is causing this? Particles of rotting food? … --- ## [Scam I Don't Know. Your Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-i-dont-know-your-thoughts/990217)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-i-dont-know-your-thoughts/990217 "2023-09-18T00:00:09Z")
Trying to sell something on Facebook Marketplace. Within seconds of posting, a couple of people responded asking the usual “is this still available?” Upon replying that it was, they immediately requested cell phone numb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=736) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=738)