# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=767&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 768 --- ## [Why are unhappy Mother-in-Law stories almost always about the \*grooms\* mother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-unhappy-mother-in-law-stories-almost-always-about-the-grooms-mother/988150)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-unhappy-mother-in-law-stories-almost-always-about-the-grooms-mother/988150 "2023-08-09T23:46:56Z")
Why are Mother-in-Law jokes/stories almost always about the groom’s mother? poll I’ve noticed that overwhelmingly complaints about Mothers-in-Law are about the groom’s mother. What causes this? Okay, they’re also almo… --- ## [Patrick O’Brian at Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-o-brian-at-trump/988274)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-o-brian-at-trump/988274 "2023-08-09T22:57:20Z")
I sincerely hope someone understands this story. It’s terribly inside baseball in nature, but I know some folks will get it, and will enjoy the telling. I am a local news videographer in our nation’s capital. Last week,… --- ## [If Trump wins before trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-wins-before-trial/987437)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-wins-before-trial/987437 "2023-08-09T22:52:29Z")
If Trump were to win election before he’s tried for his current federal indictments, and for whatever reason doesn’t pardon himself, could the trial resume on Jan 20,2029? The statute of limitations doesn’t apply to som… --- ## [No UPS strike (tentative settlement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ups-strike-tentative-settlement/987588)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ups-strike-tentative-settlement/987588 "2023-08-09T22:50:55Z")
Not much to add, there is a tentative settlement agreed for a 5-year deal, which must be ratified by the union members. The agreement covers 340,000 workers. Story here. --- ## [Optimal desk lighting for home desktop PC setup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-desk-lighting-for-home-desktop-pc-setup/988154)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-desk-lighting-for-home-desktop-pc-setup/988154 "2023-08-09T21:04:29Z")
How are your eyes? I’ve recently read about eye strain from imperceptibly flickering LED bulbs and blue light from PC monitors. I know I need to improve the very bright lighting in my home office, especially given that I… --- ## [Is this a legit reason to request medical accommodation at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-legit-reason-to-request-medical-accommodation-at-work/987983)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-legit-reason-to-request-medical-accommodation-at-work/987983 "2023-08-09T18:50:18Z")
I have suffered chronic depression for decades. I have taken a whole laundry list of anti-depressants over the years, and most have been unhelpful at best. Not to say I am not functional (and I am definitely not suicida… --- ## [College Football - Conference Realignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-conference-realignment/987705)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-conference-realignment/987705 "2023-08-09T18:15:26Z")
Colorado trustees voted today to leave the PAC12 and join the Big12. This may be the death nail for the PAC12, with last years departure of USC and UCLA to B1G. George Kliavkoff, PAC12 commisioner since 2021, hasn’t he… --- ## [Video pool and billiards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pool-and-billiards/988119)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-pool-and-billiards/988119 "2023-08-09T18:11:38Z")
Hi, I’m an old fart and looking for a good game of pool and billiards that I can play on my computer. Nothing too fancy, just a good basic game to take up my time. --- ## [iPhone - Can you add one person to an existing text thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-can-you-add-one-person-to-an-existing-text-thread/988310)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-can-you-add-one-person-to-an-existing-text-thread/988310 "2023-08-09T17:17:09Z")
This should not be difficult but I sure cannot find the solution. You have a two-way text conversation in progress. You want to add Aunt Tillie to it. Can you do this without creating a new group text? Every innertube … --- ## [Convert floor plan to actual ft X ft real world dimensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-floor-plan-to-actual-ft-x-ft-real-world-dimensions/988202)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-floor-plan-to-actual-ft-x-ft-real-world-dimensions/988202 "2023-08-09T17:01:08Z")
Here is the floor plan of a house. The scale says “1/4” = 1’0" I don’t have the original paper document so how do I know what 1/4" looks like. I opened the jpg in Photoshop and looked at the ruler. Was that a good thing… --- ## [Elastic shirt stays for men - give me your honest opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shirt-stays-for-men-give-me-your-honest-opinion/987662)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elastic-shirt-stays-for-men-give-me-your-honest-opinion/987662 "2023-08-09T16:48:03Z")
Keep your shirt down and your socks up. Two birds, meet one stone. Looks to me like they would work, possibly uncomfortable, though? Also, pretty danged geeky. Have you ever worn them? Know anyone who has? Other comme… --- ## [How can Cardi B not be charged because of "insufficient evidence?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-cardi-b-not-be-charged-because-of-insufficient-evidence/988039)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-cardi-b-not-be-charged-because-of-insufficient-evidence/988039 "2023-08-09T16:20:22Z")
THere’s video of her throwing the microphone. How can there not be sufficient evidence that she assaulted someone and be charged? --- ## [Tales for a hot, hot summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-for-a-hot-hot-summer/988289)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-for-a-hot-hot-summer/988289 "2023-08-09T15:19:16Z")
After well over a month of triple-digit temperatures, I was reminded of Alfred Bester’s Fondly Fahrenheit. I found it scanned online, for anyone who hasn’t read it, or wants to re-read it: (Annoyingly, it’s scanned si… --- ## [What does "pH" stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ph-stand-for/988085)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ph-stand-for/988085 "2023-08-09T14:28:28Z")
When it comes to terms in chemistry, what does “pH” stand for? --- ## [Question about property / local taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-property-local-taxes/988187)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-property-local-taxes/988187 "2023-08-09T14:25:09Z")
I had a startling chat with my sister-in-law recently. She’s British, but lives in the US, working for a large US Corporation. She’s recently bought a house for (an astonishing) $2.5 million. Yes, she is loaded. But wha… --- ## [Country Music and Grunge-Alternative Angst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-and-grunge-alternative-angst/988261)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-and-grunge-alternative-angst/988261 "2023-08-09T14:20:58Z")
Given the success and popularity of Jason Aldean, and the unlikely (and beautiful) country remake of Fast Car, wonder what folks thought about these hits or the increasing popularity of country music in general. I large… --- ## [ChatGPT: Have you tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-have-you-tried-it/978512)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgpt-have-you-tried-it/978512 "2023-08-09T13:36:32Z")
I’d been reading about ChatGPT, an AI writing tool that apparently has become quite popular. I’ve used creative writing my entire professional career, but have rarely dabbled in fiction, and I was especially intrigued b… --- ## [Simon & Schuster Bought by Private Equity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-schuster-bought-by-private-equity/988242)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-schuster-bought-by-private-equity/988242 "2023-08-09T12:11:15Z")
After the merger with Penguin was rejected (rightly), a private equity firm has bought them. It will be sad to see such a long time company that brought me lots of joy in reading get looted into oblivion by vultures. --- ## [Deaths that sort of define a person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person/986999)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-that-sort-of-define-a-person/986999 "2023-08-09T09:30:48Z")
Sometimes famous people die, and sometimes those deaths become larger than their lives (almost). These are deaths that immediately pop into one’s mind when you hear this person’s name, see their picture or see/hear some … --- ## [If You Lived With A Monster, Would You Ever Get The Hiccups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-lived-with-a-monster-would-you-ever-get-the-hiccups/987798)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-lived-with-a-monster-would-you-ever-get-the-hiccups/987798 "2023-08-09T05:41:20Z")
Well? Would you? --- ## [Best beginner's yoga videos on YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beginners-yoga-videos-on-youtube/988185)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-beginners-yoga-videos-on-youtube/988185 "2023-08-09T03:20:11Z")
I am looking for a good beginner YouTube video, no more than 10-15 minutes long. I see many choices available, and I will browse them, but if anyone has a favorite I’d like to hear about it. These old bones need some st… --- ## [Did/Does your medical provider let you know about your right to switch doctors? Was it hard to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-does-your-medical-provider-let-you-know-about-your-right-to-switch-doctors-was-it-hard-to-do/988076)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-does-your-medical-provider-let-you-know-about-your-right-to-switch-doctors-was-it-hard-to-do/988076 "2023-08-09T01:43:21Z")
In another thread about the usefulness of the internet, someone said that the internet lets people know that they have the right to see other physicians, and that the providers don’t let them know about that right and/or… --- ## [Using a radio receiver to find a lost key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-radio-receiver-to-find-a-lost-key/988221)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-radio-receiver-to-find-a-lost-key/988221 "2023-08-09T01:13:15Z")
My neighbor was commenting that his wife lost his spare key somewhere in their house. It’s one of those newfangled wireless keyfob keyless ignition systems. I jokingly said that all he needs is one of those teenagers who… --- ## [Castor oil in the umbilicus stimulates the immune system, and is detoxifying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castor-oil-in-the-umbilicus-stimulates-the-immune-system-and-is-detoxifying/988215)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castor-oil-in-the-umbilicus-stimulates-the-immune-system-and-is-detoxifying/988215 "2023-08-09T01:07:40Z")
I just saw this on a pharmacy website, not promoting its use but instead explaining why so many people were wanting it. Gosh, and I would have thought they were trying to get rid of gophers, and that the only internal o… --- ## [Homemade Roach Powder: Do you know its secrets? Can you share them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-roach-powder-do-you-know-its-secrets-can-you-share-them/466126)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-roach-powder-do-you-know-its-secrets-can-you-share-them/466126 "2023-08-09T00:51:08Z")
Not long ago, I read something somewhere about how you can make bug bait powder that’s reliably fatal, safer than the commercial varieties made with unpronounceable synthetic toxins, and specifically effective against t… --- ## [The last thing that made you LOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-that-made-you-lol/988163)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-thing-that-made-you-lol/988163 "2023-08-08T23:57:30Z")
I was in my car, on the way to pick up dinner, when I got a text message. I tapped the play button on my car’s screen, and this is what Siri read: (click on link above to hear the message). I laughed out loud when she… --- ## [Kamala Harris for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-for-president/967693)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harris-for-president/967693 "2023-08-08T21:07:51Z")
I mean, she’s getting the same on-the-job training Biden had, and from someone who’s been there. She’s intelligent and seems charming. I haven’t been following her work as VP, but the idea of her as President doesn’t see… --- ## [Why are the lights coming on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-lights-coming-on/988210)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-lights-coming-on/988210 "2023-08-08T20:21:51Z")
So we just upgraded our internet to something new and fast. This required bringing the router in through a different entrance point, as the new service does not work through the existing coaxial service. To simplify the… --- ## [How clean is condensation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-clean-is-condensation/988256)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-clean-is-condensation/988256 "2023-08-08T17:44:04Z")
If I have a cold drink outside on a humid day, I get a lot of condensation on the can. If the can were thoroughly cleaned beforehand, would the collected condensation be potable? --- ## [On Chess(dot)com, What Is A "Book Move"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-what-is-a-book-move/988158)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-chess-dot-com-what-is-a-book-move/988158 "2023-08-08T17:29:02Z")
Those of you who play on Chess(dot)com are aware of the post-game analysis tool, which, uh, analyzes your game. The first few moves are deemed “book moves” (as in, “Nc3 is the last book move”). From the context, I’m gues… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=766&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=768&state=muted)