# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=737&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 738 --- ## [Spousal Social Security question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spousal-social-security-question/990359)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spousal-social-security-question/990359 "2023-09-19T19:39:30Z")
I cannot seem to find an answer to my specific question online, so here we are. Herbert will delay taking SS until his Full Retirement Age, at which point he will receive $3,000/month. Herbert’s wife, Maude, has alread… --- ## [Bears raid a Krispy Kreme donut shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-raid-a-krispy-kreme-donut-shop/990361)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bears-raid-a-krispy-kreme-donut-shop/990361 "2023-09-19T19:07:58Z")
I’m sure the mess was grizzly. Glad I didn’t have to clean it up. This type of bear-glary can’t continue. --- ## [Trump having trouble finding lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-having-trouble-finding-lawyer/969975)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-having-trouble-finding-lawyer/969975 "2023-09-19T19:05:49Z")
Washington Post sez Trump is having trouble finding lawyers to defend him on his many potential legal issues: Reasons: Trump stiffs everyone, including his lawyers. Trump doesn’t take advice to keep his yap shut. Tr… --- ## [A Name For Nationals (Indulging In Stereotypes)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-name-for-nationals-indulging-in-stereotypes/989296)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-name-for-nationals-indulging-in-stereotypes/989296 "2023-09-19T18:33:30Z")
Canada is largely a country of immigrants. Following the First Nations, there were successive waves of immigration from various countries. Backgrounds varied. In addition to national symbols like beavers and maple lea… --- ## [They keep on talking about the BRICS "Organisation". Is it really one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-keep-on-talking-about-the-brics-organisation-is-it-really-one/988874)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-keep-on-talking-about-the-brics-organisation-is-it-really-one/988874 "2023-09-19T18:24:15Z")
I keep on reading articles in the press in several different countries in Europe and the USA informing me about BRICS “members”, and of countries wanting to “join the club”. But nobody mentions what type of organisation … --- ## [Robert Crais](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-crais/990337)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-crais/990337 "2023-09-19T18:18:27Z")
I really like the way this man writes. Is there any other authors like him that you know of? --- ## [PA is rolling out automatic voter registration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-is-rolling-out-automatic-voter-registration/990362)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-is-rolling-out-automatic-voter-registration/990362 "2023-09-19T17:38:39Z")
It happens at the same time you get your driver’s license or ID card, and you only have to answer 11 questions. That sounds like a good idea to me, and I hope it helps to push back “election integrity” concerns. Story: P… --- ## [This is what good moderation looks like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-good-moderation-looks-like/990258)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-good-moderation-looks-like/990258 "2023-09-19T17:36:47Z")
There are a plethora of ATMB threads criticizing moderators and their moderation. This one is not. This thread is to highlight an instance where the moderation was appropriate and timely. In the thread When why how did a… --- ## [Crew or V neck tee under shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178 "2023-09-19T15:59:53Z")
See title — what goes better with a tucked-in dress shirt? A V neck or crew neck T shirt? Are other colors than white acceptable? I’m not going for super formal here, more like business casual, I guess. No tie, maybe a j… --- ## [Unanswered Questions From 'Dune' (open spoilers for 50-year-old book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-dune-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-book/986558)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-dune-open-spoilers-for-50-year-old-book/986558 "2023-09-19T15:27:07Z")
I first read Dune about 20 years ago. I re-read it (and by “re-read” I mean “listened to it on audiobook”) and just finished it last night. I’m left with some questions. Why did the emperor displace the Haarkonens and… --- ## [What does ‘springing a leak’ mean in the context of these two songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-springing-a-leak-mean-in-the-context-of-these-two-songs/990207)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-springing-a-leak-mean-in-the-context-of-these-two-songs/990207 "2023-09-19T15:07:20Z")
So, in the wake of Jimmy Buffet’s death I’ve been getting clips of his songs in my YouTube feed. I watched / listened to a live recording of ‘A Pirate Looks at Forty’ he did with Sarah MacLachlan as a guest backup singer… --- ## [(Old) Are you a "leaf peeper" in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-are-you-a-leaf-peeper-in-the-mmp/989924)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-are-you-a-leaf-peeper-in-the-mmp/989924 "2023-09-19T14:56:09Z")
I never quite got the idea of driving somewhere to look at the trees turning different colors. Sure, they’re pretty and all, but basing a day trip or a vacation on looking at leaves? \< shrug \> No skin off my nose… Did y… --- ## [Help me get a kayak from my employer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-kayak-from-my-employer/989947)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-a-kayak-from-my-employer/989947 "2023-09-19T14:21:33Z")
My job offers a fitness benefit to buy up to $1000 of fitness equipment each year and so far, I’ve only spent $50 on sneakers. Mrs. Charming and Rested and I rent a kayak 3-4 times per year and paddle on still water lake… --- ## [Chris Licht out at CNN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-licht-out-at-cnn/985200)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-licht-out-at-cnn/985200 "2023-09-19T14:20:17Z")
Apparently ratings and revenue drops did him in. Plus, giving an hour for Trump to spew. --- ## [Travel Tips for the Niagara/Toronto Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-the-niagara-toronto-area/990279)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-tips-for-the-niagara-toronto-area/990279 "2023-09-19T13:57:27Z")
Next month, Ms. Railer and I, along with three other couples, are going to spend several days in the Niagara Falls/Toronto area. We’re flying into Buffalo on October 7, spending two nights in an AirBnB in Niagara Falls,… --- ## [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… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=736&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=738&state=watching)