# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=803 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 804 --- ## [Sirius XM - worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-worth-it/985056)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-worth-it/985056 "2023-06-18T16:32:23Z")
When I bought my truck last year it came with 6 months free. I listened to it pretty much every time I drove till it ran out. Then I just went back to normal radio. I miss it a bit but I can live without it. They are try… --- ## [The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Dead at 89 in 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635 "2023-06-18T16:14:20Z")
--- ## [If parliament effectively runs the UK.....what governing body runs England, Scotland etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-parliament-effectively-runs-the-uk-what-governing-body-runs-england-scotland-etc/985527)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-parliament-effectively-runs-the-uk-what-governing-body-runs-england-scotland-etc/985527 "2023-06-18T12:25:47Z")
Maybe I misunderstand, but I think Parliament is the legislative body of the UK. And the UK is made up of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Do those countries have their own legislative go… --- ## [Fellowship of the Rings minor question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellowship-of-the-rings-minor-question/984715)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellowship-of-the-rings-minor-question/984715 "2023-06-18T08:40:50Z")
I’m rewatching the extended version, and during the Hobbitses first confrontation with the Nazgul Sam says “Back, you devils!” What’s a devil to a Hobbit? --- ## [Kouign-amann](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kouign-amann/985648)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kouign-amann/985648 "2023-06-18T07:09:53Z")
I’m in Montreal this weekend\* and bought one of these tasty treats from a little shop of the same name near the Mount Royal station. And my belly is happy, if noticeably larger. It’s like someone tried to figure out how … --- ## [Star Trek - Why are alien races stronger than humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-are-alien-races-stronger-than-humans/985652)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-are-alien-races-stronger-than-humans/985652 "2023-06-18T02:41:07Z")
I’m curious about both the ‘in-universe’ reason and the design reason for the series. I believe at least Vulcans and Klingons are something like four times (!) as strong as the equivalent human, though I’m not sure abou… --- ## [Why can't I download Procol Harum's 5th album (Broken Barricades)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633 "2023-06-17T23:27:41Z")
…from iTunes (“Apple Music”) or Amazon? I want “Simple Sister!” --- ## [I've always wondered how long does it take for a dead person to just be bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-always-wondered-how-long-does-it-take-for-a-dead-person-to-just-be-bones/985658)
**Author:** [@Ranch\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranch_Dip)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-always-wondered-how-long-does-it-take-for-a-dead-person-to-just-be-bones/985658 "2023-06-17T23:18:45Z")
Mods, please move if this is the wrong topic. I 've always wondered how long does it take for a dead person to just be bones? I realize the correct answer is: it depends. Anyone have any weird questions they have alwa… --- ## [Thoughts on the Arabian Nights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-arabian-nights/985622)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-arabian-nights/985622 "2023-06-17T23:11:08Z")
I’ve only got time to write out a small portion of this, but it’s been on my mind recently, especially since I read The Annotated Arabian Nights. As I wrote in the What are you Reading This Month thread, the bulk of this… --- ## [Random musings about "Lenny" (1974) (and some ancillary junk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-musings-about-lenny-1974-and-some-ancillary-junk/985651)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-musings-about-lenny-1974-and-some-ancillary-junk/985651 "2023-06-17T22:32:33Z")
I saw this once in the 1980s, and only recently saw it again when it aired on TCM. It was like seeing a new movie, since I remembered only one thing from the movie (other than he dies at the end). TCM showed a short do… --- ## [Outlander Season 7 - \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-7-spoilers/985570)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-7-spoilers/985570 "2023-06-17T22:22:31Z")
Outlander starts up again on Jun 16th, on Starz. It’s been a long time coming! I’ve been watching random old episodes like when Do you think we should have a spoiler tag rule? I suppose I should look at older threads. … --- ## [Can I simulate red/green color blindness with my LED lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-simulate-red-green-color-blindness-with-my-led-lights/985081)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-simulate-red-green-color-blindness-with-my-led-lights/985081 "2023-06-17T22:14:22Z")
I have LED lights in my bathroom that I can set to just about any color. Is there any color or set of colors that I can set them to to simulate red/green color blindness? --- ## [Does Spencer Tracy sound like Ernest Borgnine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-spencer-tracy-sound-like-ernest-borgnine/985692)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-spencer-tracy-sound-like-ernest-borgnine/985692 "2023-06-17T22:14:04Z")
Or is it the other way around? I just tuned in to HOW THE WEST WAS WON, and the voice of the narrator sounded familiar but I couldn’t place it. I decided it was Ernest Borgnine, but it turned out to be Tracy. Do they s… --- ## [Second question about sheriffs: is there any similarity between a sheriff and a "sherif / sharif" in Islamic countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-question-about-sheriffs-is-there-any-similarity-between-a-sheriff-and-a-sherif-sharif-in-islamic-countries/985697)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-question-about-sheriffs-is-there-any-similarity-between-a-sheriff-and-a-sherif-sharif-in-islamic-countries/985697 "2023-06-17T21:33:38Z")
This is my second of three questions about sheriffs. In Islamic countries, there is a title, “sherif” (or “sharif”.) It’s not completely clear to me what this title is supposed to convey and whether its meaning doesn’t v… --- ## ["How to make an AI cover song with any artist's voice"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-ai-cover-song-with-any-artists-voice/985497)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-an-ai-cover-song-with-any-artists-voice/985497 "2023-06-17T20:16:32Z")
I keep seeing these online, after seeing some YouTubers mentioning this… I can’t imagine being able to make your own music and use anyone’s voice, someone from the dead. Or having Roger Daltrey singing Led Zeppelin songs… --- ## [Yeshua ben Yosef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeshua-ben-yosef/985222)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeshua-ben-yosef/985222 "2023-06-17T19:40:28Z")
Some years ago there is supposed to be a fellow named Yeshua ben Yosef. Today, in English that would be Joshua Josephson. Or Josh Carpenter. Or even he could be Josh Godson. What I’m wondering is how or when Yeshua, a n… --- ## ["Influencer," "Content Creator" -- are these now considered "real jobs" and career paths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencer-content-creator-are-these-now-considered-real-jobs-and-career-paths/981981)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/influencer-content-creator-are-these-now-considered-real-jobs-and-career-paths/981981 "2023-06-17T19:30:17Z")
I’m asking because there was a letter in Dear Abby the other day where a mom said her adult daughter moved back home and stays in her room all day working as an “influcencer and content creator.” She wanted her daughter … --- ## [Why do people buy body parts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-buy-body-parts/985623)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-buy-body-parts/985623 "2023-06-17T16:32:44Z")
Yeah, this is gruesome. A local guy was arrested for buying body parts from a morgue in PA, apparently to resell or something. The guy at the morgue where he got them looks like something out of a horror movie, and would… --- ## [So, about Seven of Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-seven-of-nine/985468)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-seven-of-nine/985468 "2023-06-17T15:35:32Z")
How come Anika was Seven of Nine, but Hugh was Third of Five? Shouldn’t Anika be “Seventh” or Hugh be “Three”? --- ## [Can anyone spare a "www.tildes.net" invite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-spare-a-www-tildes-net-invite/985675)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-spare-a-www-tildes-net-invite/985675 "2023-06-17T14:40:06Z")
I’ve recently started browsing tildes.net after the management problems with reddit. I wanted to reply to a thread there and found that you needed an “invite” to join. Does anyone have a tildes.net invite that they wou… --- ## [Another Latin grammar question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-latin-grammar-question/985636)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-latin-grammar-question/985636 "2023-06-17T14:34:13Z")
Will someone please explain to me the difference between plurals ending in “i” versus those ending in “ia”? E.G., millennia vs. millenni? --- ## [Creating a child 'on paper' only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-child-on-paper-only/985670)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-child-on-paper-only/985670 "2023-06-17T14:32:29Z")
How far along one could create a child ‘on paper’ only. Something like at home birth reported, could a birth certificate be given without presenting the baby (even under unusual circumstances such as closes ‘cult like’ … --- ## [Cormac McCarthy has died (13 June 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-has-died-13-june-2023/985448 "2023-06-17T13:57:46Z")
Cormac McCarthy died today at 89 years of age. A few years ago I would have guessed he was already dead, until he released two new books last fall. He was certainly not the most public figure. I’ve mentioned here a few … --- ## [Superboy's friend Pete Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superboys-friend-pete-ross/985669)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superboys-friend-pete-ross/985669 "2023-06-17T13:01:53Z")
When I started reading comic books, I assumed this name was a kind of pun on “peat moss.” No real reason, just that I’d come across the words “peat moss” and thought this was a writer’s play on words. Now I’m not so sure… --- ## [What happens when a retainer is exhausted during a criminal trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-retainer-is-exhausted-during-a-criminal-trial/985655)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-retainer-is-exhausted-during-a-criminal-trial/985655 "2023-06-17T12:25:57Z")
Question for lawyers: As I understand it, if you represent a defendant in a criminal matter once they’re indicted, you cannot withdraw from the case. If that’s true, what happens if money your client has paid you runs … --- ## [What's the most "Slow News Day" story you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-slow-news-day-story-youve-ever-seen/985526 "2023-06-17T09:03:36Z")
Basically the front page top headline newspaper story, the live coverage on TV news, or the very first news story you see on a website, happen to be the most baffingly boring news story you’ve ever seen take center stage… --- ## [Babylon 5 Animated Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-animated-movie/983605 "2023-06-17T03:49:43Z")
Vague info from JMS, but says is 100% done and in the can Brian --- ## [What Psychiatric Condition Might Explain This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-psychiatric-condition-might-explain-this/985608)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-psychiatric-condition-might-explain-this/985608 "2023-06-17T03:31:43Z")
Ten years ago my closest friend suffered extreme personal stress and over the course of a month came to believe I was conspiring against him (in a seemingly unimportant professional matter). It was entirely untrue, could… --- ## [Route 666 to Hel is no more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-666-to-hel-is-no-more/985547)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/route-666-to-hel-is-no-more/985547 "2023-06-17T00:50:36Z")
The bus to the town of Hel on Poland’s Baltic coast has long been popular with tourists. But some Christian conservatives have protested against the use of a number signifying the devil on a bus leading to a place that s… --- ## [Deconstruction of Christianity - took 30 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-christianity-took-30-years/985404)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstruction-of-christianity-took-30-years/985404 "2023-06-17T00:29:54Z")
This is a true “miscellaneous/personal stuff to share,” nothing important, just venting and a heart-dump. I’m sure there are many other Dopers who went the same path, nothing unique: It took me 30 years (embarrassing ho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=802) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=804)