# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=802&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 803 --- ## [Can someone explain how Disney has outmanuevered DeSantis via Charles III's descendants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-disney-has-outmanuevered-desantis-via-charles-iiis-descendants/981880)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-disney-has-outmanuevered-desantis-via-charles-iiis-descendants/981880 "2023-06-20T02:22:49Z")
News article about Iger, Disney CEO, pulling a fast one by relying on a law that somehow depends on Charles III’s last descendent dying, but I can’t figure it out and the sites I go are too buggy for me to decipher any o… --- ## [What was the most that was achieved by a political song or piece of music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-that-was-achieved-by-a-political-song-or-piece-of-music/985060)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-that-was-achieved-by-a-political-song-or-piece-of-music/985060 "2023-06-19T23:28:44Z")
So modern (i.e. post WW2) popular music is replete with political statements and stances (as is older music of course). That runs the gamut from rich megastars pontificating on the cause de jour from the safety of their… --- ## [Jim Morrison Singing "The Pina Colada" Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-singing-the-pina-colada-song/985715)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-singing-the-pina-colada-song/985715 "2023-06-19T23:26:59Z")
It’s AI, and it’s brand new (his character was just created) and so I expect a lot of uploads. Hopefully Jim Morrison singing some Pink Floyd, instead of the shit most upload. I listen anyway, and the songs still suck, e… --- ## [Trump's indictment--does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-indictment-does-it-matter/985251)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-indictment-does-it-matter/985251 "2023-06-19T23:22:12Z")
I know, this time it’s supposed to be different. This isn’t one woman’s word against Trump’s. This isn’t a boring question about real estate valuations where blame is pinned on an underling This is “The. Big. One”. T… --- ## [How many jobs did you do as a professional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-jobs-did-you-do-as-a-professional/985705)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-jobs-did-you-do-as-a-professional/985705 "2023-06-19T22:56:17Z")
There was this guy on a messageboard who used to annoy me by doing one thing (well, he did dozens of things that annoyed me, but this one in particular): whatever topic was under discussion, he used to say “I did that fo… --- ## [Name another song by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-another-song-by/985727)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-another-song-by/985727 "2023-06-19T22:10:08Z")
My prediction on this game - wildly successful or crash and burn before a dozen posts. In this thread game you are given an artist and song. What you need to do is from memory (so you are on your honor to not look it u… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #7 - June 2023 - "Reflections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-7-june-2023-reflections/984627)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-7-june-2023-reflections/984627 "2023-06-19T21:53:39Z")
This is the monthly thread for June 2023. The topic this month is “Reflections”, chosen by @Chefguy and @aurora\_maire Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To… --- ## [Iconic Moments in History, in Just a Few Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-moments-in-history-in-just-a-few-words/985290)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-moments-in-history-in-just-a-few-words/985290 "2023-06-19T20:57:56Z")
Just read or hear them and a whole story leaps to mind. “Oh, the humanity!” “He is moving like a tremendous machine!” “I am not a crook.” “The die is cast.” --- ## [Buying plans for a home addition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-plans-for-a-home-addition/985517)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-plans-for-a-home-addition/985517 "2023-06-19T20:39:36Z")
One of my neighbors is adding on a detached garage guest house combo, about 1700 sq ft total. I really liked the floor plan and would like to buy his plans. The question I have is this. I would like to get the plans as c… --- ## [Could this have been POTUS traveling on Interstate 95?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-have-been-potus-traveling-on-interstate-95/985691)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-have-been-potus-traveling-on-interstate-95/985691 "2023-06-19T19:55:33Z")
Yesterday, Friday, about 10:20, I saw an interesting entourage on Interstate 95, about 65 miles NE from the center of Washington D.C. It was about 7 big new shiny black SUVs with red and blue flashing lights. The first o… --- ## [Do actual magical spells from the Middle Ages / Renaissance survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actual-magical-spells-from-the-middle-ages-renaissance-survive/985696)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actual-magical-spells-from-the-middle-ages-renaissance-survive/985696 "2023-06-19T19:28:02Z")
I am informed that various actual, real-life “grimoires”, that is, books of magic, have come down to us from the Middle Ages / the Renaissance. Googling around, I have found that they contain things like magical symbols,… --- ## [WWII Ration Chocolate Bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-ration-chocolate-bars/984800)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-ration-chocolate-bars/984800 "2023-06-19T19:09:12Z")
I just learned today (from something that popped up on a news site) that the chocolate bars they issued with rations during WWII were – well, awful Okay. But I remember hearing all those stories about GIs making f… --- ## [What happens if Trump absconds to Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-absconds-to-russia/985656)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-absconds-to-russia/985656 "2023-06-19T18:41:11Z")
Not sure this belongs in Factual Questions, so feel free to move it to a more appropriate forum. If Trump were to suddenly feel the heat and decides to lam it to Russia, what would happen? I expect that Putin would ref… --- ## [Time Travel on film, grouped by origin-destination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-on-film-grouped-by-origin-destination/985741)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-on-film-grouped-by-origin-destination/985741 "2023-06-19T17:56:31Z")
“Past”, “present” and “future” are from the timeframe of the film’s release. So when Marty McFly goes from 1989 to 2015, that counts as Present-Future. Includes time travel and suspended animation, etc. Let me know wh… --- ## [Sci Fi Book Recommendations please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-book-recommendations-please/985699)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-book-recommendations-please/985699 "2023-06-19T17:48:18Z")
I’m looking for some light reading to get psyched for Starfield’s release. The game is inspired by the old Traveller RPG which I loved. I’m a huge fan of Ursula LeGuin and Jack Vance and also the Expanse series. I’m ho… --- ## [Hand someone tissues = telling them to stop crying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-someone-tissues-telling-them-to-stop-crying/985700)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hand-someone-tissues-telling-them-to-stop-crying/985700 "2023-06-19T17:46:30Z")
At a conference where this sort of thing matters, somebody explained that when a person starts crying, you should never hand them the box of tissues, because that’s really telling them to stop crying. Instead, you should… --- ## [Calorie tracking apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-apps/985724)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-apps/985724 "2023-06-19T16:17:08Z")
So, i decided to try to lose a few pounds, mostly for the benefit of my knees and feet. And i saw a nutritionist, who wanted me to track everything i eat for a few days as a baseline. She suggested i use an app called “b… --- ## [Can AI be used to create an early Beatles tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ai-be-used-to-create-an-early-beatles-tune/985745)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ai-be-used-to-create-an-early-beatles-tune/985745 "2023-06-19T14:48:58Z")
If so, how easy or hard is it? I’ve been ranting and raving over here about the formulaic quality of the early Beatles’ hits, but I don’t know much about AI or ChatGPT. Has it advanced enough to write a full set of lyri… --- ## [The music of Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-of-yusuf-islam-aka-cat-stevens/976343)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-of-yusuf-islam-aka-cat-stevens/976343 "2023-06-19T13:16:41Z")
I am a big fan of the Cat Stevens hits of the 1960s and 70s. I believe his songs perfectly matched the whimsical vibe of the time and they are also still poignant to listen to today because the lyrics contained quite dee… --- ## [What is a period sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-period-sign/985632)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-period-sign/985632 "2023-06-19T13:11:38Z")
No, not that. (I hope.) If they thought that I shouldn’t do ‘The Griddy’ across the stage and do the Girls’ High traditions, nobody should have been able to wave or blow kisses or do period signs because I feel like th… --- ## [2023 US Open (golf)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-us-open-golf/985582)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-us-open-golf/985582 "2023-06-19T12:05:51Z")
Rickie Fowler just broke the record for a single round with a 62, as well as the birdie record with 10 (Johnny Miller had the latter I believe which got him a 63, half a dozen others have also shot 63’s). This is a guy… --- ## [Happy Father’s Day youz guyz, and to our fathers too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-father-s-day-youz-guyz-and-to-our-fathers-too/985729)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-father-s-day-youz-guyz-and-to-our-fathers-too/985729 "2023-06-19T11:04:55Z")
Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there! Mine passed away a few years back. Here he is and here we were back in 1970 (I’m the oldest of 5). --- ## [The MAGAverse's most comical moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magaverses-most-comical-moments/981609)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magaverses-most-comical-moments/981609 "2023-06-19T10:45:10Z")
Where we can laugh lest we cry. Some of my favs are Rudy’s motor oil leakage, the whole 4 Seasons fiasco, and the toilet paper on PAB’s shoe. I’m sure I’ll think of more. --- ## [The mayor of Miami is also running for President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mayor-of-miami-is-also-running-for-president/985528)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mayor-of-miami-is-also-running-for-president/985528 "2023-06-19T10:43:43Z")
He’s joining the Republican herd. Not the time I’d choose to make the big jump. Not sure why he thinks he has a shot over DeSantis or Trump. Brave, but maybe dumb. --- ## [Amazing but trivial coincidences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-but-trivial-coincidences/949682)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-but-trivial-coincidences/949682 "2023-06-19T05:32:06Z")
The largest amusement park in Germany, Europa-Park, lies in the extreme west of the country, about 2 km from the national border, and immediately adjacent to a town named Rust. The largest amusement park in Austria, Fam… --- ## [Rick Monday and the Greatest Play in Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-monday-and-the-greatest-play-in-baseball/985376)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-monday-and-the-greatest-play-in-baseball/985376 "2023-06-19T05:29:08Z")
Many of you recall Rick Monday stopping the two guys from burning the American flag at Dodger Stadium. He ran in from the outfield and grabbed the fluid-soaked flag before they could light it. This was April 1976. Does … --- ## [What travel restrictions apply to Chinese citizens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-travel-restrictions-apply-to-chinese-citizens/985572)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-travel-restrictions-apply-to-chinese-citizens/985572 "2023-06-19T04:27:19Z")
Can Chinese students study abroad? Can families take vacations in Europe or the US? Is it easy to maintain a home in China and another country? For example, a Chinese businessman that works in London, and still comes h… --- ## [Google Doodle - Father's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-fathers-day/985753)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-doodle-fathers-day/985753 "2023-06-19T03:58:57Z")
Here’s what the Google doodle looks like, for the moment at least: Can someone help me? what about that says “Father’s Day”? --- ## [So many tadpoles! With video!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-tadpoles-with-video/985539)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-tadpoles-with-video/985539 "2023-06-19T03:58:53Z")
I spent the day at the lake and found a tadpole nursery - look how many! Click on the picture to see the video. --- ## [Older tanks reversing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-tanks-reversing/985716)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-tanks-reversing/985716 "2023-06-19T03:34:34Z")
This thought popped into my mind while looking at the Soviet era tanks being sported by Russia. I am pretty sure modern tanks have cameras and screens for the driver to see, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tank with … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=801&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=803&state=muted)