# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=800&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 801 --- ## [Do you apologise to your dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-apologise-to-your-dog/985650)
**Author:** [@EnglishGrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnglishGrey)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-apologise-to-your-dog/985650 "2023-06-22T15:32:01Z")
So, when I zig left and he zigs right and we collide… I invariably say ‘Oops, I’m sorry!’ Or if I realise his water bowl is almost dry I’ll let him know, in words I’m sure he understands, that I am aware it’s a poor show… --- ## [Best travel pillow for sleeping on a plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-travel-pillow-for-sleeping-on-a-plane/985207)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-travel-pillow-for-sleeping-on-a-plane/985207 "2023-06-22T15:25:23Z")
I’ve got a couple of overnight flights coming up and I’m much too poor to pay for four first class tickets but I do have enough to purchase four travel pillows. I have one of these. It’s OK but not great. I can’t tell… --- ## [Third question about sheriffs: did Canadian sheriffs ever do police work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-question-about-sheriffs-did-canadian-sheriffs-ever-do-police-work/985939)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-question-about-sheriffs-did-canadian-sheriffs-ever-do-police-work/985939 "2023-06-22T15:01:20Z")
This is my third and final question about sheriffs. It’s one I’ve had almost since I learned about the office as a small boy in Canada. When I asked, my father defined a sheriff as “an American police chief”. He believe… --- ## [Choose Your Own Genre Double Features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-genre-double-features/985925)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-genre-double-features/985925 "2023-06-22T14:19:33Z")
I have a tendency to watch two unrelated movies together as a double feature. Similar in feel, probably made around the same time, maybe a common actor to both, but not technically related. That means different directors… --- ## [NHL Playoffs 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-playoffs-2023/982821 "2023-06-22T13:49:29Z")
Puck drop for the first game is 40 minutes away with Carolina vs Islanders. I did a playoff bracket but won’t clutter up the thread with my predictions. I do think this Islanders/Canes series is going at least 6 games. C… --- ## [Why is "eat a dick" considered to be such an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-eat-a-dick-considered-to-be-such-an-insult/984474)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-eat-a-dick-considered-to-be-such-an-insult/984474 "2023-06-22T12:15:20Z")
I’ve heard and seen it used many times and never stopped to wonder why it’s considered so insulting or disdainful? --- ## [If you could pick any one gift from this catalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-pick-any-one-gift-from-this-catalog/985838)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-pick-any-one-gift-from-this-catalog/985838 "2023-06-22T12:13:51Z")
The catalog is from my favorite “toy” company-Hammacher Schlemmer, Hammacher Schlemmer - The Unexpected Gifts -Hammacher Schlemmer. I have been a fan of this place for many years, because they always come up with fun st… --- ## [Russia (In The Longer Term)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-in-the-longer-term/984935)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-in-the-longer-term/984935 "2023-06-22T09:35:49Z")
Curious about reactions to these two items. Are these essentially normal fluctuations, or something more? --- ## [Way before Dianne Carroll and Nat King Cole, This African American was the first to have a tv show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-before-dianne-carroll-and-nat-king-cole-this-african-american-was-the-first-to-have-a-tv-show/985786)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-before-dianne-carroll-and-nat-king-cole-this-african-american-was-the-first-to-have-a-tv-show/985786 "2023-06-22T07:03:04Z")
I am referring to Hazel Scott, who had her own show on the DuMont Television Network back in 1950, and she was a lifetime activist for African-American causes also. She was a hell of a classical and jazz pianist- Bing Vi… --- ## [Should I bring anything to a High School graduation ceremony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-anything-to-a-high-school-graduation-ceremony/985823)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-anything-to-a-high-school-graduation-ceremony/985823 "2023-06-22T03:53:16Z")
I’ll be attending my daughter’s high school graduation ceremony soon. Am I supposed to bring flowers or anything? I probably won’t see her before the event, just afterwards. My concern is that I’d have to hold them fo… --- ## ["becoming boats" - WTH does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-boats-wth-does-this-mean/651436)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-boats-wth-does-this-mean/651436 "2023-06-22T03:41:37Z")
I’m reading The Devil in the White City, and came across a phrase I cannot interpret. Author Erik Larson is describing the vision of landscape architect OImstead for how to lay out the Chicago grounds for the 1893 World… --- ## [Fake stick shift and "vroom" sound effects in electric vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-stick-shift-and-vroom-sound-effects-in-electric-vehicles/985587)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-stick-shift-and-vroom-sound-effects-in-electric-vehicles/985587 "2023-06-22T02:52:38Z")
“Toyota has decided that the way to get people excited about electric vehicles is to give consumers the illusion of driving a stick shift, fake vroom sound and all. The simulated manual transmission and other emerging fe… --- ## [Can executive clemency stipulate conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-executive-clemency-stipulate-conditions/985509)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-executive-clemency-stipulate-conditions/985509 "2023-06-22T02:32:50Z")
Nikki Haley recently been suggested that if Donald Trump is found guilty of a federal crime, that he be pardoned “for the good of the country”. I won’t get into the merits of that but I was wondering, can presidential or… --- ## [WANT TO BUY-- The Kula Kola Caper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-the-kula-kola-caper/985495)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-the-kula-kola-caper/985495 "2023-06-22T01:24:17Z")
I am looking for a copy of Ben Caldwell’s LINK–The Dare Detectives! 2: The Kula Kola Caper Not available on Amazon, nor ebay. Got an extra to sell, Dopers? --- ## [Is Reddit Really Going to Have A 'Blackout'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-reddit-really-going-to-have-a-blackout/985278)
**Author:** [@Carlspank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlspank)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-reddit-really-going-to-have-a-blackout/985278 "2023-06-21T22:50:53Z")
So because of the API change, i guess 3rd party apps will have to pay reddit? So now starting next month on the 12th, people will have to pay to use any 3rd party reddit app. Also, on reddit there’s talk that a lot of s… --- ## [Humidity for flooring wood to acclimatize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humidity-for-flooring-wood-to-acclimatize/985831)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humidity-for-flooring-wood-to-acclimatize/985831 "2023-06-21T22:17:20Z")
My basement project is FINALLY coming to conclusion, and the contractor is planning to bring over the wood today for the floor. It’s engineered hardwood, which will theoretically match the older engineer hardwood in the … --- ## [What’s an innocent or common misconception about your profession or your hobby that just drives you up the wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-an-innocent-or-common-misconception-about-your-profession-or-your-hobby-that-just-drives-you-up-the-wall/985496)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-an-innocent-or-common-misconception-about-your-profession-or-your-hobby-that-just-drives-you-up-the-wall/985496 "2023-06-21T21:17:33Z")
Like for example, how someone thinks because you work in IT you can fix their TV, or how if you’re into music you must be able to play any random instrument. --- ## [OBD scanner does not show code \[Fixed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obd-scanner-does-not-show-code-fixed-title/985806)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obd-scanner-does-not-show-code-fixed-title/985806 "2023-06-21T20:55:30Z")
My 2007 Camry Hybrid is showing a Check Engine light (and also a Check Hybrid System message). I decided to spring for a scanner. I got a MOTOPOWER MP69033 but it said “0 codes”. I took it to Advance Auto Parts store whe… --- ## [Introducing Sports Teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-sports-teams/985312)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-sports-teams/985312 "2023-06-21T20:37:44Z")
I watched some of the third Stanley Cup hockey game. They introduced the away team in a fairly succinct way, while the crowd booed each player vociferously. Then they introduced the home team, spending about twice the … --- ## [The teen Mail Jumpers of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-teen-mail-jumpers-of-lake-geneva-wisconsin/985800)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-teen-mail-jumpers-of-lake-geneva-wisconsin/985800 "2023-06-21T19:23:17Z")
I just learned about this from NPR today. It started in the late 19th century, when the lakefront mansions were only accessible by boat. Mail is delivered by a a “mail jumper” who jumps from a moving boat onto the dock… --- ## [With Culture technology what would be the best plan for humanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-culture-technology-what-would-be-the-best-plan-for-humanity/985775)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-culture-technology-what-would-be-the-best-plan-for-humanity/985775 "2023-06-21T18:44:57Z")
In Iain Banks’ Culture universe trillions of people live on millions of orbitals throughout the galaxy with each orbital capable of housing billions of people. Assuming our real world Earth got Culture like post scarcit… --- ## [Big puppy paws, big dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-puppy-paws-big-dog/985553 "2023-06-21T18:32:51Z")
The old trope that a pup with big paws is going to grow into a BIG dog has been proven less true than true for me. My last doggie was a Stumpy Tailed Smithfield/Lab cross. He paws were humungous. She only grew to the si… --- ## [What's the difference between vegan butter and margarine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-vegan-butter-and-margarine/985776)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-vegan-butter-and-margarine/985776 "2023-06-21T17:37:00Z")
I first heard about vegan butter when a vegan friend of mine told me a recipe for which she had used it. I asked her what it was and how it was different from margarine, but she also didn’t know herself. Today I was brow… --- ## [Yet another burger thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-burger-thread/985752)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-burger-thread/985752 "2023-06-21T15:55:58Z")
For a long time, I enjoyed thick, giant burgers. More recently, for several years, I liked very thin burgers with crispy edges. Lately, when I have a burger, I make a thick-ish 5+ ounce patty and cook it ‘medium’. (I’… --- ## [The Art of Looney Tunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-looney-tunes/985634)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-looney-tunes/985634 "2023-06-21T15:14:19Z")
A critique regarding the background artwork of your favorite Warner Bro. cartoons. ​ ​(1) The hidden world of LOONEY TUNES’s background art - YouTube --- ## [Which Kindle to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-kindle-to-buy/985627)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-kindle-to-buy/985627 "2023-06-21T14:56:21Z")
I’ve narrowed it down to the “regular” Kindle, as apparently you can read ANY of the new ones outside in sunlight - or in bed, under the covers - and the Paperwhite (the cheapest version) because it is slightly nicer and… --- ## [How harmful would it be for evidence from Trump's lawyers to be excluded in the documents case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-harmful-would-it-be-for-evidence-from-trumps-lawyers-to-be-excluded-in-the-documents-case/985881)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-harmful-would-it-be-for-evidence-from-trumps-lawyers-to-be-excluded-in-the-documents-case/985881 "2023-06-21T12:45:15Z")
The court previously allowed attorney-client privilege to be pierced due to the crime-fraud exception. If that testimony is excluded, how damaging would it be to the government’s burden of proving mens rea? Also, is it… --- ## [Cannabis In Tennessee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-in-tennessee/985864)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabis-in-tennessee/985864 "2023-06-21T11:35:32Z")
Tennesse hasn’t gotten on the legalization bandwagon yet, per NORML. https://norml.org/laws/tennessee-penalties-2/#:~:text=2015)%20Web%20Search-,Possession,a%20%24500%20mandatory%20minimum%20fine. Except, I was in Gatli… --- ## [Hypothetically, if Trump flees the US, where would he go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-if-trump-flees-the-us-where-would-he-go/985460)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetically-if-trump-flees-the-us-where-would-he-go/985460 "2023-06-21T08:40:29Z")
If the deep state or shallow state every catches up with Trump, which country should he settle in (assuming he doesn’t want to face US legal consequences)? Requirements: the foreign country would have to be friendly to … --- ## [What if Trump drops out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trump-drops-out/985203)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-trump-drops-out/985203 "2023-06-21T01:56:55Z")
Trump is under indictment in the Story Daniels thing, and will be indicted any day now for the Mar-a-Lago documents. Further indictments are possible for January 6 and in Georgia for election fraud. Plus, there’s an in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=799&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=801&state=tracking)