# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=790 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 791 --- ## [What terms are suitable to express the takeover of a Vice President in the event of the death of a sitting President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-are-suitable-to-express-the-takeover-of-a-vice-president-in-the-event-of-the-death-of-a-sitting-president/986605)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-are-suitable-to-express-the-takeover-of-a-vice-president-in-the-event-of-the-death-of-a-sitting-president/986605 "2023-07-05T12:07:35Z")
Other than ‘take over as President’ what other words or phrases are appropriate? --- ## [Photo test post, please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-test-post-please-ignore/986187)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-test-post-please-ignore/986187 "2023-07-05T08:40:55Z")
I’m trying to make sure I’m embedding photos the right way. ETA: It worked, please carry on. --- ## [All Star Game voting preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-star-game-voting-preferences/986611)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-star-game-voting-preferences/986611 "2023-07-05T08:21:10Z")
People seem to have different values of who they want to have in the All Star Game. Do you want to see the biggest stars of the game? The players having the best year so far? Do you put a larger consideration for players… --- ## [Peeing in the pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-the-pool/986079)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peeing-in-the-pool/986079 "2023-07-05T07:39:03Z")
Aside from offending my own aesthetic sensibilities am i creating any sort of health problem by peeing in my own pool? It measures 75 feet x 40 feet with an average depth of 5 feet. I estimate the quantity of urine as a… --- ## ['The Crucible' (Marine Boot Camp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crucible-marine-boot-camp/986518)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crucible-marine-boot-camp/986518 "2023-07-05T03:15:14Z")
Near the end of marine boot camp (at week 10 of 12), recruits have to pass The Crucible. Two quesions please: About what percent of recruits fail it? What happens to failed recruits (do they start back at week one or … --- ## [Friday The 13th The Online Game is going out in style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-online-game-is-going-out-in-style/986612)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-the-13th-the-online-game-is-going-out-in-style/986612 "2023-07-05T01:13:51Z")
It looks like Gun Media will lose the license at the end of the year, so they have decided to give the players a little gift-they are “going to boost all players to max level, give them all available Legendary Perks, unl… --- ## [Need to ID some literate PBS frogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386 "2023-07-05T01:11:15Z")
I can’t remember the name of the series and it surprisingly isn’t googling up. It is a kid’s show about reading where in the opening credits there are clamation frogs. One frog is hopping around passing out books to othe… --- ## [Others may disagree but the Bent Neck Lady plot twist is one of the best I have ever seen (spoilers for Haunting of Hill House)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/others-may-disagree-but-the-bent-neck-lady-plot-twist-is-one-of-the-best-i-have-ever-seen-spoilers-for-haunting-of-hill-house/986522)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/others-may-disagree-but-the-bent-neck-lady-plot-twist-is-one-of-the-best-i-have-ever-seen-spoilers-for-haunting-of-hill-house/986522 "2023-07-05T00:31:23Z")
HOW DO I DO SPOILERS NOW? To have your own doom haunting you throughout your whole life, following you from place to place, and then maybe being conscious when you become that doom, conscious enough to weep and go mad … --- ## [Do you obsess over relative price differences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-obsess-over-relative-price-differences/984960)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-obsess-over-relative-price-differences/984960 "2023-07-05T00:28:46Z")
I was shopping Amazon yesterday for a fairly large order (a budget of $500) and one thing I wanted was some higher capacity USB flash drives. They had 256 GB Silicon Power drives (which is a real brand, not fake crap) at… --- ## [I can't figure this out on my new Samsung phone (RE: downloaded app icons)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584 "2023-07-04T23:30:21Z")
Didn’t really pick this phone for any reason other than my old one met and abrupt end (it had lived a good life, and didn’t suffer). I needed a new one ASAP, and it was the best I could afford (second highest price for m… --- ## [NY Dopers: where to donate pantry items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-dopers-where-to-donate-pantry-items/986387)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-dopers-where-to-donate-pantry-items/986387 "2023-07-04T22:51:10Z")
Hi folks, Long story short, I am going to Forest Hills, Queens on Sunday to pack up my recently deceased father’s apartment because the real estate agent apparently thinks it should be shown empty, and my brother (the e… --- ## [Chuck Todd is OUT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-out/985034)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-todd-is-out/985034 "2023-07-04T22:40:06Z")
(I assume you all know who Chuck Todd is. He’s been the host of Meet the Press for about a decade.) Yay. I caught the last five minutes of MTP yesterday, and it was about the most defensive, condescending farewell spee… --- ## [What is it? Alien Tape and Pooph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-alien-tape-and-pooph/986390)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-alien-tape-and-pooph/986390 "2023-07-04T22:18:05Z")
We want to know how does Alien Tape work? What is it made of? And, the Pooph product. What is it made of that claims to be edible yet used to control industrial odors. (This assumes these products are what they claim to … --- ## [June 30, 2023 (that's yesterday) A significant date for me, and Mr VOW, too!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-30-2023-thats-yesterday-a-significant-date-for-me-and-mr-vow-too/986405)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-30-2023-thats-yesterday-a-significant-date-for-me-and-mr-vow-too/986405 "2023-07-04T21:40:12Z")
Yesterday was our wedding anniversary. Next year will be the big, whoop-de-doo anniversary, but that doesn’t detract from this recent milestone. We’ve been married 49 years now. When I say that, or even think that, my … --- ## [NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9998\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2023-07-04T21:42:07Z")
Continuing the discussion from NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) - #10037 by running\_coach. Previous discussions: NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) --- ## [Vitamin D strikes out again (or maybe not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-d-strikes-out-again-or-maybe-not/962041)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-d-strikes-out-again-or-maybe-not/962041 "2023-07-04T21:37:49Z")
The idea that vitamin D supplementation is a cheap and safe way to avoid infection has gotten considerable attention during the pandemic. A newly published randomized controlled trial found that boosting vitamin D levels… --- ## [Each franchise's Ohtani?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/each-franchises-ohtani/986402)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/each-franchises-ohtani/986402 "2023-07-04T20:59:02Z")
The Angels now have the best Pitcher/Batter combination in Shohei Ohtani, and the Red Sox are IMO second-best with Ruth, but every franchise has had, I think, some player who turned in their best combo of the two roles. … --- ## [Trucks hauling "suicide coils."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trucks-hauling-suicide-coils/833142)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trucks-hauling-suicide-coils/833142 "2023-07-04T20:48:54Z")
I have a friend who’s an OTR trucker. He said he will haul any freight except “suicide coils.” :confused: According to him, “suicide coils” are large coils of steel that are rolled onto (and then secured to) a flatbed … --- ## [Economic results of WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-results-of-wwii/986420)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-results-of-wwii/986420 "2023-07-04T19:17:45Z")
The US became an economic power house. England did not fare so well. What of Canada, Australia and New Zealand? --- ## [Is Russia in danger of becoming a "failed State"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-in-danger-of-becoming-a-failed-state/986470)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-in-danger-of-becoming-a-failed-state/986470 "2023-07-04T18:30:29Z")
This NY Times posting describes how, independently of the War, Russia is literally falling apart. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/30/putin-russia-war-modernization/ A 15-year-old Russian boy today has … --- ## [Military novels from the otherside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-novels-from-the-otherside/986228)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-novels-from-the-otherside/986228 "2023-07-04T17:51:02Z")
I like to read,among other things, military thrillers. You know, Tom Clancy, etc. They are all written where the US are the good guys fighting the evil Russian or Chinese bad guys. Are there any that are opposite? The g… --- ## [How much biking is equivalent to 1 mile of jogging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-biking-is-equivalent-to-1-mile-of-jogging/986083)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-biking-is-equivalent-to-1-mile-of-jogging/986083 "2023-07-04T16:45:48Z")
Been looking to do biking instead of jogging for two reasons: All the running surfaces here are concrete, which is bad for the knees, and biking generates a much stronger breeze, which helps cool one down a lot more in T… --- ## [Why should you exhale through the mouth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-you-exhale-through-the-mouth/986514)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-you-exhale-through-the-mouth/986514 "2023-07-04T15:23:45Z")
I am not asking for medical advice. I would simply like to know if there is any factual basis for the advice always given in discussions of deep breathing to inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. --- ## [A royal title for Winston Churchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-royal-title-for-winston-churchill/982721)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-royal-title-for-winston-churchill/982721 "2023-07-04T14:46:33Z")
Perhaps British 'Dopers can explain. From reading Churchill biographies, at the end of his second term as Prime Minister, it was expected for Elizabeth II to offer him a title, but is was important that he not accept it.… --- ## [Another School Shooting \[Stoneman Douglas\] (2/14/2018)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-school-shooting-stoneman-douglas-2-14-2018/808843)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 637\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-school-shooting-stoneman-douglas-2-14-2018/808843 "2023-07-04T12:52:05Z")
It appears to be happening again. This time in Florida. Reports of many injuries. Again. --- ## [Which is the best forum for posting a photo that you took, and you want the post to be at least partly \*about\* the photo itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-forum-for-posting-a-photo-that-you-took-and-you-want-the-post-to-be-at-least-partly-about-the-photo-itself/986529)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-forum-for-posting-a-photo-that-you-took-and-you-want-the-post-to-be-at-least-partly-about-the-photo-itself/986529 "2023-07-04T11:00:00Z")
You know how sometimes you want to post a photo, but you want the post to be not just about the thing or event you photographed, but also about the photo and the process by which it was made as well. Should that go in C… --- ## [Will Boris Johnson resign? (Has resigned, June 9, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-boris-johnson-resign-has-resigned-june-9-2023/958388)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-boris-johnson-resign-has-resigned-june-9-2023/958388 "2023-07-04T08:48:07Z")
Or will he attempt to ride it out? He’s catching a tremendous amount of blowback over some Covid-restriction-violating parties he attended and his lying about the whole situation. Do you think he’ll resign over this? It… --- ## [Selling your comic book collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-your-comic-book-collection/986058)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-your-comic-book-collection/986058 "2023-07-04T03:26:37Z")
Who has sold their collection? I only collected for a few years. I probably have about 1,000. Mostly Marvel Copper Age comics between 1980 and 1985. I know there are some valuable ones in there. None are graded and I kno… --- ## [James T. Kirk still defending the earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-t-kirk-still-defending-the-earth/986520)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-t-kirk-still-defending-the-earth/986520 "2023-07-04T01:02:52Z")
In Real Life. Because Radio Waves. Since 66.LINK --- ## [Evidence of women hunters in hunter/gatherer societies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-women-hunters-in-hunter-gatherer-societies/986451)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2023, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-of-women-hunters-in-hunter-gatherer-societies/986451 "2023-07-03T23:56:44Z")
Story here; I think worth reading. Story includes a link to the study: Basically: if what’s looked at is the actual evidence, not just the image inside the heads of those human researchers who had/have the preconcep… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=789) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=791)