# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=742&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 743 --- ## [Which animal experiences the longest amount of consciousness in its lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-experiences-the-longest-amount-of-consciousness-in-its-lifetime/989936)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-experiences-the-longest-amount-of-consciousness-in-its-lifetime/989936 "2023-09-13T20:37:23Z")
I was thinking about this the other day while observing how much our cats sleep-- they sleep on average 70% of their lives, so if you take 20 years as a reasonably long cat lifespan, 20 x 30% is only 7 years of conscious… --- ## [Is there a non-Amazon wishlist site out there somewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-amazon-wishlist-site-out-there-somewhere/330506)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-amazon-wishlist-site-out-there-somewhere/330506 "2023-09-13T20:33:59Z")
This is on behalf of MrWhatsit. He wanted me to ask if anyone out there knows if there’s some sort of wishlist website or program or something that will allow you to enter items you want, and assign you a login/password… --- ## [How does Reverse 911 work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-reverse-911-work/990059)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-reverse-911-work/990059 "2023-09-13T20:15:34Z")
In what has become a national news story escaped (now recaptured) murderer Danelo Calvalcante was on the loose for two weeks. There were news articles that ‘the authorities’ were using reverse 911 calls to a) tell peopl… --- ## [Wings-"1985"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wings-1985/955958)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wings-1985/955958 "2023-09-13T20:11:59Z")
What is Paul doing with his voice here? Sounds like he’s imitating someone or…SOME…kind of affected style. Or am I wrong? And thats his normal singing voice? --- ## [New sexual assault allegation against Justice Kavanaugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sexual-assault-allegation-against-justice-kavanaugh/840241)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sexual-assault-allegation-against-justice-kavanaugh/840241 "2023-09-13T19:45:44Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/sunday-review/brett-kavanaugh-deborah-ramirez-yale.html?auth=login-email&login=email (paywall) Is this a surprise to anyone? Still okay with him on the SCOTUS? --- ## [Resolved: Body Language is an awful way of judging reliability and truthfulness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-body-language-is-an-awful-way-of-judging-reliability-and-truthfulness/989620)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-body-language-is-an-awful-way-of-judging-reliability-and-truthfulness/989620 "2023-09-13T19:28:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from How many men have really been cancelled by #metoo?: At the moderator’s suggestion, I’m breaking this off into a new thread Body language is notoriously unreliable at revealing deceit S… --- ## [How many guitars have their own Wikipedia page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-guitars-have-their-own-wikipedia-page/989550)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-guitars-have-their-own-wikipedia-page/989550 "2023-09-13T18:40:43Z")
I’m not talking about guitar makes (of course Gibson Les Paul, for example, has a page), I’m talking about individual guitars. Blackie (Clapton’s favorite) has a page, and Trigger. Any others? I have to admit that my ey… --- ## [The metallurgy of machining brake rotors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metallurgy-of-machining-brake-rotors/989960)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metallurgy-of-machining-brake-rotors/989960 "2023-09-13T15:58:08Z")
To avoid a hijack in this thread: It seems to me that if the rotor is warped, the crystalline structure of the metal is also warped. If you machine that down, you’re getting a flat surface, but the underlying structure… --- ## [Educational WTF from across the globe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-wtf-from-across-the-globe/989078)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educational-wtf-from-across-the-globe/989078 "2023-09-13T15:56:36Z")
Because far-right whackos are becoming more involved in education and school administration, I thought a separate thread would be useful. Of course, idiots are of all political stripes, so they can be included here. It d… --- ## [I have a trip coming up and Southwest Airlines pilots may go on strike. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-trip-coming-up-and-southwest-airlines-pilots-may-go-on-strike-what-do-i-do/989950)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-trip-coming-up-and-southwest-airlines-pilots-may-go-on-strike-what-do-i-do/989950 "2023-09-13T15:51:23Z")
I recently read an article on the internet (so I know it’s true!) that said that Southwest Airlines’ management and pilots’ union are nearing (or have reached) an impasse. In fact, if the Federal government weren’t forc… --- ## [Archaic English/British insult: "Pale Eyelashes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-english-british-insult-pale-eyelashes/989907)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaic-english-british-insult-pale-eyelashes/989907 "2023-09-13T14:31:26Z")
My wife is reading a novel written in the early 1930s by an English author set in a roughly contemporary, say 1920s - 1930s, English setting. One of the characters declines help from a relative citing that they have pal… --- ## [Let's talk about chili crisp (condiment with chili flakes, garlic, etc. in oil)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-chili-crisp-condiment-with-chili-flakes-garlic-etc-in-oil/970341)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-chili-crisp-condiment-with-chili-flakes-garlic-etc-in-oil/970341 "2023-09-13T14:00:04Z")
I read this article in Huff Post yesterday and it made me realize I’ve been missing out on a food-related experience. I don’t like it when that happens. Do you chili crisp? I’ve seen it in the store (sort of) but don’… --- ## [Wine Flood in Portugal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-flood-in-portugal/989983)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-flood-in-portugal/989983 "2023-09-13T13:49:41Z")
There are currently several places in the world that are suffering catastrophic flooding – Greece and Libya chief among them. It’s no laughing matter, with many deaths and huge amounts of property damage. Here is Massach… --- ## [Where do these stains on my pants come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-these-stains-on-my-pants-come-from/372573)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-these-stains-on-my-pants-come-from/372573 "2023-09-13T12:59:53Z")
Every pair of khakis I have ever owned has these stains, and it is starting to really tick me off. They are almost always located on the outside of the pant, near the bottom of the pocket. They are a dark gray color, a… --- ## [Is this a scam and what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-and-what-is-it/989803)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-and-what-is-it/989803 "2023-09-13T12:13:33Z")
I have been getting this call every day or every other day for a couple weeks. Phone rings, I answer. A recorded announcement starts by saying this is not a telemarketing call, but an important call from RBC (Royal Ban… --- ## [Reely. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reely-really/989823)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reely-really/989823 "2023-09-13T11:04:44Z")
Agatha Christie spells a character’s use of “really” as “reely” in one of her books. Not a typo: she repeats it to indicate some kind of an accent, presumably a lower-class one. In American English “reely” is the only p… --- ## [Airlines and animals and food and water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-and-animals-and-food-and-water/990029)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-and-animals-and-food-and-water/990029 "2023-09-13T08:34:09Z")
Way back when, my ex-wife and I moved from Toronto to Calgary with our three cats. Each was in an airline-approved carrier, and they went in the cargo hold. We took care to label each carrier with the cat’s name, and t… --- ## [Some questions about mosquitoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-mosquitoes/989545)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-mosquitoes/989545 "2023-09-13T08:14:08Z")
This morning I squashed a mosquito in the kitchen and it released a rather dramatic splotch of blood. Clearly it had eaten recently. But the odd thing was that neither I nor any of my family members had been bitten, and … --- ## [Size of Aliens and Space Travel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-aliens-and-space-travel/989542)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-aliens-and-space-travel/989542 "2023-09-13T02:57:11Z")
Are there lower and upper bounds for the size of creatures able to construct spaceships? It’s hard for me to imagine creatures the size of ants being able to do so, but perhaps on a planet with lower gravity a smaller sp… --- ## [Where to buy at-home covid tests now (Sept 2023 - )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-at-home-covid-tests-now-sept-2023/989590)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-at-home-covid-tests-now-sept-2023/989590 "2023-09-13T01:03:07Z")
I’m down to three covid tests left from my stockpile of last year. One of them had its expiration date extended (magically?) by a year, so it’s still good. And showed positive this morning. :frowning\_face: I’ve been posi… --- ## [How Many People did Kwai Chang Caine kill in Kung Fu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-did-kwai-chang-caine-kill-in-kung-fu/989905)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-did-kwai-chang-caine-kill-in-kung-fu/989905 "2023-09-13T00:13:56Z")
In the 1972 to 1975 television series Kung Fu, how many people did Kwai Chang Caine kill? Of course there was the emperor’s nephew. Were there any others? --- ## [Side dish for Korean-style short ribs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-dish-for-korean-style-short-ribs/989959)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-dish-for-korean-style-short-ribs/989959 "2023-09-13T00:11:31Z")
No rice! If I eat rice, I gain two pounds overnight. Really. So I have some Korean-style short ribs. What should we have with them? I have an idea of something with bok choy, but I don’t know what. I’m thinking a n… --- ## [Bubonic Plague? Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubonic-plague-again/989860)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bubonic-plague-again/989860 "2023-09-13T00:08:32Z")
Ivy has a sore butt. She sez “It’s not my butt, it’s the top of my thigh, in the back!” Sorry girl, that’s yer butt. I knew something was amiss. She’s been sitting kinda gingerly for a few days. A lump appeared in he… --- ## [Make Up Real Sounding Statistics About Your Country (or other Demographic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-real-sounding-statistics-about-your-country-or-other-demographic/979411)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-real-sounding-statistics-about-your-country-or-other-demographic/979411 "2023-09-12T23:52:31Z")
As a Canadian, I am pleased to help others learn more about our great country. :wink: the average Canadian weighs 0.7 Americans 56% of Manitobans think they have “travelled to the future” when they visit other pro… --- ## [How resistant is Resistant Starch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-resistant-is-resistant-starch/989791)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-resistant-is-resistant-starch/989791 "2023-09-12T21:51:54Z")
Other than this thread from 2011, I haven’t been able to find more recent info here on resistant starch. I ask because I still find controversy about whether it even exists. I think it’s safe to say Resistant Starch exi… --- ## [I pit trailers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-trailers/989944)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-trailers/989944 "2023-09-12T19:52:45Z")
OK I’m sure I am not the first or the last old git to pit trailers nowadays But seriously WTF is wrong with people (or the film industry) that they need every last plot twist laid out in the fucking trailer. Case in po… --- ## [If Harris becomes the 2024 Dem nominee, who's her VP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-harris-becomes-the-2024-dem-nominee-whos-her-vp/989896)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-harris-becomes-the-2024-dem-nominee-whos-her-vp/989896 "2023-09-12T19:31:33Z")
I will be horrified if it happens, but … say Biden dies or is incapacitated after securing the nomination – so, anytime from spring '24 onward. The party agrees that Harris should be the nominee. She instantly polls well… --- ## [Why don't MAGAs / Republicans address accusations of authoritarianism / fascism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-magas-republicans-address-accusations-of-authoritarianism-fascism/989535)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-magas-republicans-address-accusations-of-authoritarianism-fascism/989535 "2023-09-12T18:54:29Z")
We on the left are now in a state of continuously calling out and condemning the authoritarian / fascist policies and goals of Trump, MAGAs, QAnon freaks, and the Republican party in general. Biden gave a major speech on… --- ## [International air travel \[excessive travel time from USA to Bangladesh?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-air-travel-excessive-travel-time-from-usa-to-bangladesh/989792)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-air-travel-excessive-travel-time-from-usa-to-bangladesh/989792 "2023-09-12T18:34:52Z")
An associate is traveling from the USA to Bangladesh and says that given air plane changes and layovers, it will require a week each way. I find that difficult to believe in the 21st century. Is he exaggerating? --- ## [Taking a cop's word in law enforcement incidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-cops-word-in-law-enforcement-incidents/695717)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-cops-word-in-law-enforcement-incidents/695717 "2023-09-12T17:41:12Z")
So it seems that many (not necessarily here) are arguing that if Michael Brown did indeed steal from that store and assault that clerk, then that makes it much more likely, if not probable, that he did try to kill the po… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=741&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=743&state=watching)