# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=758&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 759 --- ## [Unlikely coincidences you have experienced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-coincidences-you-have-experienced/970790)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-coincidences-you-have-experienced/970790 "2023-08-22T16:29:40Z")
Another random thread by yours truly. Way back in the 90’s I was driving a 76 Chrysler Cordoba. My parents were driving a 92 Chrysler 5th Avenue. One day they wanted me to move their for some random reason. Out of h… --- ## [Go Team Venture! - VB movie is in the works!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-team-venture-vb-movie-is-in-the-works/983000)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-team-venture-vb-movie-is-in-the-works/983000 "2023-08-22T16:13:42Z")
There’s a Venture Brothers movie coming out that picks up where season 7 left off! The trailer below was posted yesterday. It looks great to me! --- ## [How can campaign funds be used to cover legal expenses in a criminal case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-campaign-funds-be-used-to-cover-legal-expenses-in-a-criminal-case/988887)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-campaign-funds-be-used-to-cover-legal-expenses-in-a-criminal-case/988887 "2023-08-22T15:42:06Z")
Looking at FEC | Candidate | Personal use, I don’t see how campaign funds could be used by a candidate to defend itself against a criminal charge. How would you make the case that the charge existed only because the can… --- ## [What to do with with dead bodies on Generation Ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-with-dead-bodies-on-generation-ships/985514)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-with-dead-bodies-on-generation-ships/985514 "2023-08-22T12:16:14Z")
For those not familiar: “A generation ship , or generation starship , is a hypothetical type of interstellar ark or spaceship that travels at sub-light speed. Since such a ship might require hundreds to thousands of ye… --- ## [RAP is the most versatile music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rap-is-the-most-versatile-music/240974)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rap-is-the-most-versatile-music/240974 "2023-08-22T07:25:25Z")
I was just thinking about how Rap and Hip Hop music can be effectively mixed with Jazz, Heavy Metal, Rock and Roll, R and B, Gospel, Classical, Country, etc. I have a CD that I burned that I call Rap, Rap and More Rap b… --- ## [Cellphone Duplication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-duplication/988774)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-duplication/988774 "2023-08-22T03:13:41Z")
With the cellphone becoming such a necessary thing anymore, is there a way to duplicate it? I’m not talking about just all the data but rather having a spare. One often needs the phone to do common things like enter a s… --- ## [In "The Great Escape", did Hilts really think the mole digging plan would work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-did-hilts-really-think-the-mole-digging-plan-would-work/988892)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-did-hilts-really-think-the-mole-digging-plan-would-work/988892 "2023-08-22T02:23:26Z")
Spoilers, obviously. So I was re-watching The Great Escape, which is one of my favorites. There’s a scene I always found funny, in which Steve McQueen’s character (Hilts) is asked by the senior officers to explain his u… --- ## [Convince me to take my DSLR on a 5-country European trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-take-my-dslr-on-a-5-country-european-trip/985688)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-to-take-my-dslr-on-a-5-country-european-trip/985688 "2023-08-22T01:57:10Z")
…or confirm my growing conviction that my cell phone is all I need. In July my wife and I will be spending five days in Florence and Venice, then taking a ten-day Viking cruise with stops in Koper, Slovenia Zadar, Cro… --- ## [Who was the better dancer: Fred Astaire, or Gene Kelly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-better-dancer-fred-astaire-or-gene-kelly/988820)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-better-dancer-fred-astaire-or-gene-kelly/988820 "2023-08-22T01:55:16Z")
Who was the better dancer: Fred Astaire, or Gene Kelly? You’ll notice there are only two options. Pick one, or don’t vote. Today is Fred Astaire Day on TCM. Lots of good dancing, of course. Personally, I think Gene Kell… --- ## [What are we now supposed to call a Tweet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-now-supposed-to-call-a-tweet/988569)
**Author:** [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-now-supposed-to-call-a-tweet/988569 "2023-08-22T01:42:14Z")
Now that Elon killed the cute little blue birdie, are we supposed to use a different term for the noun “tweet” or for the verb “to tweet”? The letter X doesn’t seem to convey what the word “tweet” has been doing for the… --- ## [Pitting society’s lack of concern over the crisis in pediatric infectious disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-society-s-lack-of-concern-over-the-crisis-in-pediatric-infectious-disease/975464)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-society-s-lack-of-concern-over-the-crisis-in-pediatric-infectious-disease/975464 "2023-08-22T01:39:32Z")
Flashback fairly early days of Covid. There was fairly decent evidence that children were not very effective spreaders of Covid and zero solid evidence that closing schools was very effective at reducing its spread. But … --- ## [Republican campaign for President 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-campaign-for-president-2024/988893)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-campaign-for-president-2024/988893 "2023-08-22T01:17:44Z")
I didn’t see a thread for this already, so I thought I might start one. Vivek and Nikki Haley are squabbling over aid to Israel. I thought that was a solid position in the GOP? But it’s not going to help any evangelical… --- ## [Hurricane Hilary on path toward Southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-hilary-on-path-toward-southern-california/988725 "2023-08-21T23:53:12Z")
Apparently the eighth named storm of the year is named Hilary. I hadn’t been aware that hurricanes were a thing in California. The question I really have though is what affect will this have on the presidential electio… --- ## [New SIM card didn't activate - can I put the old one back in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sim-card-didnt-activate-can-i-put-the-old-one-back-in/988781)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sim-card-didnt-activate-can-i-put-the-old-one-back-in/988781 "2023-08-21T23:49:32Z")
Consumer Cellular sent me a new SIM card for my phone. I put it in this evening and tried to activate it online. I couldn’t get it to work. I got stuck in a circle of “log in to activate” “activate” “log in to activate”.… --- ## [Could you actually make bread from bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-actually-make-bread-from-bones/461495)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-actually-make-bread-from-bones/461495 "2023-08-21T23:18:45Z")
Like giants do in fairy tales. Could you actually do that with appropriate equipment? --- ## [Another "identify this SF story" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-sf-story-thread/988884)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-sf-story-thread/988884 "2023-08-21T22:59:52Z")
Sorry I couldn’t find the most recent thread about this, all my searches turned up ten years ago or older. Someone on another forum posted this description and it sounds interesting: the one in outer space where an ear… --- ## [Why doesn't water cover the entire surface of Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-water-cover-the-entire-surface-of-earth/988810)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-water-cover-the-entire-surface-of-earth/988810 "2023-08-21T22:55:44Z")
It seems odd that with the massive amount of water we have on this planet that it just doesn’t cover the entire surface. Is there some physical reason that causes a certain amount of land to rise above the water? Is it b… --- ## [Identify this science fiction short story, decades old, about gun battles on the freeways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-science-fiction-short-story-decades-old-about-gun-battles-on-the-freeways/979454)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-science-fiction-short-story-decades-old-about-gun-battles-on-the-freeways/979454 "2023-08-21T22:09:44Z")
I read this story at least 3, if not 4+ decades ago, I’m sure. I may even have the damn thing in my library, in some short story collection. But I’ve not been able to find it. No idea of the author. (I am embarrasse… --- ## [How about potentially dangerous car thief traps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-potentially-dangerous-car-thief-traps/16206)
**Author:** [@Sentinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sentinel)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-potentially-dangerous-car-thief-traps/16206 "2023-08-21T18:57:50Z")
I was bored and watching some CNN news clip late one night, roughly around 3 in the morning, after everything on cable had turned to crap. There came an article about some country, Brazil I think, where car thefts and ca… --- ## [Shopkeeper shot for flying a Pride flag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopkeeper-shot-for-flying-a-pride-flag/988879 "2023-08-21T19:55:34Z")
Story here: The owner of a clothing shop had a Pride flag flying. A man ripped it down, came into her shop, and made disparaging comments about. Then he shot her dead and ran. The police later shot him in a “lethal… --- ## [Moving a Heavy Ship with Relatively Small Sails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-heavy-ship-with-relatively-small-sails/933521)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-a-heavy-ship-with-relatively-small-sails/933521 "2023-08-21T19:05:06Z")
I recently read this article: And frankly my gut reaction is that the sails shown are too small to move this heavy a vehicle. Why am I wrong? --- ## [Dumb question, but could stealth bombers be used in a makeshift anti-aircraft role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-but-could-stealth-bombers-be-used-in-a-makeshift-anti-aircraft-role/988769)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-but-could-stealth-bombers-be-used-in-a-makeshift-anti-aircraft-role/988769 "2023-08-21T17:30:44Z")
Say you take a B-2 or B-21, modify it to carry 40 AMRAAMs, give it the appropriate radar and avionics - seems like it would be well-suited for doing a “drive-by shooting” any time there is a cluster of enemy warplanes in… --- ## [Before I step off the cliff in dealing with my email issues,,,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-step-off-the-cliff-in-dealing-with-my-email-issues/988844)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-i-step-off-the-cliff-in-dealing-with-my-email-issues/988844 "2023-08-21T17:15:06Z")
I have had an @roadrunner.com email for more than 20 years. The ISP for the roadrunner email servers has shifted around over the years and is now Spectrum, and has been for at least 5 years. My email client on both my … --- ## [Earthquake near Ojai, California - 2023-08-20 21:41:01 (UTC). In other news, I now know there's a shake app on my phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-near-ojai-california-2023-08-20-2101-utc-in-other-news-i-now-know-theres-a-shake-app-on-my-phone/988845)
**Author:** [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-near-ojai-california-2023-08-20-2101-utc-in-other-news-i-now-know-theres-a-shake-app-on-my-phone/988845 "2023-08-21T17:13:17Z")
My phone made a new noise. I looked at Notifications and saw something like, “5.0 earthquake Ventura you may feel some shaking” … and the room swayed a bit before I finished reading. Cool! https://earthquake.usgs.gov… --- ## [How fast does electricity interruption travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-electricity-interruption-travel/988807)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-electricity-interruption-travel/988807 "2023-08-21T17:08:36Z")
Remembering Muhammad Ali allegedly claiming to switch off the light in his room and getting into bed before the room went dark I wonder how fast the effect of interrupting an electrical circuit travels down a conducting … --- ## [Drones and future wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-and-future-wars/988840)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drones-and-future-wars/988840 "2023-08-21T16:54:30Z")
Hi there, based on this event: … I’d be interested in a broad debate on how the rise of drones will impact future wars… I am somewhat optimistic, as it tends to bring the war back to “specific targets” ves. carpet b… --- ## [Magellan01 is Banned for Trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-is-banned-for-trolling/988869)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-is-banned-for-trolling/988869 "2023-08-21T16:25:31Z")
magellan01 had returned after over 4 years to Troll. Especially in the “hijack the thread” and “Just Asking Questions” type of trolling. Added bonus, then bothering the Moderators who modnoted or warned him with more JAQi… --- ## [Complete the Simon or McCartney lyric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-simon-or-mccartney-lyric/988708)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-the-simon-or-mccartney-lyric/988708 "2023-08-21T14:39:29Z")
Sometimes lyricists just give up before finishing the job. Paul Simon for example in “The Boxer” left some filler lyrics in the final version of the song, “Li li li, li li li li li li li…”, because he felt lazy, or becau… --- ## [Where are the birth control commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-birth-control-commercial/988698)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-birth-control-commercial/988698 "2023-08-21T14:26:40Z")
At one time there were all sorts of TV commercials for contraceptives. Spermacidal foams, pills, implants, injections, condoms. Now that Roe has been dismantled I would think companies making such products would jump on… --- ## [Ivana Trump's Body Lies a-Moulderin' in the Grave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivana-trumps-body-lies-a-moulderin-in-the-grave/988566)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivana-trumps-body-lies-a-moulderin-in-the-grave/988566 "2023-08-21T13:25:31Z")
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