# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=806&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 807 --- ## [Squaring the US - a grand tour idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squaring-the-us-a-grand-tour-idea/821625)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squaring-the-us-a-grand-tour-idea/821625 "2023-06-15T07:11:12Z")
Sort of inspired to post based on this thread. PT’s progeny includes a son who turns finishes uni next year, and a younger one who finishes secondary school this year. So next year would be a good and maybe last opportu… --- ## [The time is now 5 Noon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-is-now-5-noon/985537)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-is-now-5-noon/985537 "2023-06-15T03:55:25Z")
How’s that for a hook?\* I have inflicted upon myself organizing and conducting an Escape Room activity in English for my school’s lower-level 12th grade students prior to their finals next month. The school is in Beijin… --- ## [What's your favorite example of zeugma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-example-of-zeugma/984471)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-example-of-zeugma/984471 "2023-06-15T03:34:51Z")
I’m sure I don’t have to tell my erudite fellow Dopers that zeugma is I happened to think about zeugma last week because my wife directed her school production of Fiddler on the Roof, and the song “Matchmaker, Matchma… --- ## [Anyone have a cat with inflammatory bowel disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-cat-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease/985319)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-cat-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease/985319 "2023-06-15T03:10:21Z")
My cat has has had probems with occasionaly diarehha for most of this life but about a year ago it got worse. He’s been to the vet and is on a special diet, several different types of food have been tried and he’s had me… --- ## [Bernie Sanders blocking Biden health nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-blocking-biden-health-nominees/985399)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-blocking-biden-health-nominees/985399 "2023-06-15T02:02:56Z")
Apparently tired of Joe Manchin getting all of the attention as the obstructionist Democrat in the Senate, Bernie Sanders has pledged to block Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health — as well as any ot… --- ## [CO2 bike tire pump question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co2-bike-tire-pump-question/985447)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co2-bike-tire-pump-question/985447 "2023-06-15T01:55:51Z")
I just bought one of these today: Review: Genuine Innovations Ultraflate CO2 Inflator | road.cc after some frustrating experiences with pinch-flats and a couple of failed mini hand pumps. I have one question - is there … --- ## [Candle press](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-press/985536)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-press/985536 "2023-06-15T01:51:47Z")
In this version of “The Story of the White Pet”, the cat sleeps in the candle press. What is the nature of this candle press? Are we talking about a big tub? --- ## [Live music suddenly in demand!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-music-suddenly-in-demand/979284)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-music-suddenly-in-demand/979284 "2023-06-14T23:27:34Z")
I’ve been an amateur musician all my life (guitar, vocals, harmonica). When I was in high school and college, I made money playing in bar bands. In one night, I could make the equivalent of one to two 8-hour days of mini… --- ## [Little Frustrations - The Place for All Your Minor Venting Needs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-frustrations-the-place-for-all-your-minor-venting-needs/981500 "2023-06-14T23:25:18Z")
I didn’t see a topic similar to this in MPSIMS, but if there is one and I missed it, feel free to point me in it’s direction and delete this one. Everyone has the little frustrations. The ones that aren’t quite big eno… --- ## [Is “MrBeast” Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mrbeast-good/985379)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mrbeast-good/985379 "2023-06-14T22:55:58Z")
MrBeast, as you likely know, is an Internet philanthropist. He does somewhat outrageous things for web views, but pours much of the profit into calculated philanthropic acts largely derived to get more attention and web… --- ## [Is BEAR! (With link)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bear-with-link/985384)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bear-with-link/985384 "2023-06-14T22:54:18Z")
Is BEAR! Bear is Great Symbol of Russia. Bear is hanging ten, in Florida. Bear is also Hodad & Big Kahuna. Therefore, since Bear is more likable than Putin, Putin throw Bear out window. LINK HERE–Bear On Florida Bea… --- ## [Cover Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-story/985467)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-story/985467 "2023-06-14T22:18:50Z")
In much the same way some musicians do cover versions of other musician’s songs, imagine writers doing cover versions of other writer’s works, like Tom Clancy’s Clear And Present Danger covered by Janet Evanovitch. … --- ## [My Cancer Gone By](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cancer-gone-by/985347)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cancer-gone-by/985347 "2023-06-14T21:35:36Z")
A Cancer In Four Movies All That Jazz: On June 11, 2021, I was in serious trouble. I’d had worsening swelling of lower extremities, shortness of breath, persistent stuffy nose with occasional severe mucus production, an… --- ## [Large language model AI doesn't learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-language-model-ai-doesnt-learn/984778)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-language-model-ai-doesnt-learn/984778 "2023-06-14T21:34:10Z")
In recent discussions, there’s been some debate about whether it’s accurate to say that large language models/AI can learn things. I have strong skepticism that this is an accurate description, or even a helpful metaphor… --- ## [Why Do The Women On Christian Broadcasting Have Such Big Hairdos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-women-on-christian-broadcasting-have-such-big-hairdos/191441)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-women-on-christian-broadcasting-have-such-big-hairdos/191441 "2023-06-14T21:23:48Z")
I’ve noticed that the women on the Christian television networks almost always have big, bouffant hairdos. Why is this? Is this type of hairstyle common in the regions they come from?? And why do they wear heavy clown m… --- ## [Computer question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/985260)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question/985260 "2023-06-14T20:25:44Z")
I was unable to turn on my laptop for about 2 hours. Any ideas? --- ## [Will Trump be charged with disseminating secret documents in NJ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-be-charged-with-disseminating-secret-documents-in-nj/985498)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-be-charged-with-disseminating-secret-documents-in-nj/985498 "2023-06-14T19:37:24Z")
This is an interesting wrinkle, explaining why perhaps Jack Smith has not charged him with disseminating documents in the Florida case. A key question raised is whether charging in NJ could be viewed as “overcharging.” … --- ## [Is there more to "Southpark" than just an animated cable TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-to-southpark-than-just-an-animated-cable-tv-series/985518)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-to-southpark-than-just-an-animated-cable-tv-series/985518 "2023-06-14T19:07:05Z")
I started listening to talk radio way back when Rush Limbaugh started, and since then I have been listening to a wide variety of radio talk shows rangeing from politics, sports, conspiracies, paranormal, personal finance… --- ## [Is there a word for what Ronstadt is doing here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-what-ronstadt-is-doing-here/962920 "2023-06-14T17:58:13Z")
I think she’s got the greatest voice in popular singing, just a fabulous set of pipes, but she does something with her voice (that I just love) that I don’t know if there’s a word for it: she sort of reaches down for som… --- ## [What band or artist, can you appreciate but don’t like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-or-artist-can-you-appreciate-but-don-t-like/984667)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-or-artist-can-you-appreciate-but-don-t-like/984667 "2023-06-14T17:43:37Z")
What band or artist, that while can you appreciate their talent and acknowledge that they are good, just don’t like them for whatever reason - within a genre you do like. I’m not talking about saying, for example, I can… --- ## [Human Fly in Seoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480 "2023-06-14T17:29:26Z")
Man attempts ropeless climb of Seoul skyscraper The posted story is quite short, so no quote here. You should definitely watch the video, though! --- ## [Air conditioning question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioning-question/985309)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-conditioning-question/985309 "2023-06-14T16:15:20Z")
I find my window ac unit is dying, and I need a replacement \[10000 BTU\] I do want it controllable with my android phone like this one on amazon. Anybody able to chime in? I could consider one of those drill a 3 inch hol… --- ## [How would a President serve from prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-president-serve-from-prison/985492)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-president-serve-from-prison/985492 "2023-06-14T15:11:43Z")
And surprisingly enough this is not about Trump per se. I first thought of the question when I read about how Eugene Debs ran for President while imprisoned as a Socialist. But with Trump facing criminal charges in sta… --- ## [Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857 "2023-06-14T11:29:52Z")
SDMB rules have been reorganized and are restated below. This version incorporates all recent revisions and adds a new rule about troublesome posters, which is highlighted. Most of these rules are of long standing and in… --- ## [Is Edward, Duke of Kent the longest-serving peer (Duke or otherwise) in British History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-edward-duke-of-kent-the-longest-serving-peer-duke-or-otherwise-in-british-history/985209)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-edward-duke-of-kent-the-longest-serving-peer-duke-or-otherwise-in-british-history/985209 "2023-06-14T10:02:32Z")
I noticed today that Edward, Duke of Kent, has held his title since August 25, 1942, when his father, the previous Duke, died in a plane crash. He’s held the title of Duke of Kent now for over eighty years. Is there an… --- ## [Does Eye Cream Do Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-eye-cream-do-anything/984701)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-eye-cream-do-anything/984701 "2023-06-14T05:29:28Z")
The dermatologists I know all use it and are nevertheless skeptical. The gods of capitalism smile when a small tub of it sells for fifty dollars. I buy mine at the dollar store - same ingredients, which are cheap, and … --- ## [Supreme Court of Canada judge resigns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-judge-resigns/985380)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-judge-resigns/985380 "2023-06-14T03:32:36Z")
Justice Russell Brown has resigned. He was facing a disciplinary hearing by the Canadian Judicial Council over allegations of a late-night brawl with a Marine in Arizona. --- ## [Dogma line "Who's house? Run's house!" WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogma-line-whos-house-runs-house-wtf/77687)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogma-line-whos-house-runs-house-wtf/77687 "2023-06-14T03:29:53Z")
Just watched this movie again. This line is right after Matt Damon shoots the adulterer on the bus. Does it mean anything? Or is it just a line from a rap song (which would explain why I don’t recognize it)? --- ## [Think Canada geese are bad? Canadian pigeons are into drug-dealing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-canada-geese-are-bad-canadian-pigeons-are-into-drug-dealing/985440)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-canada-geese-are-bad-canadian-pigeons-are-into-drug-dealing/985440 "2023-06-14T03:07:04Z")
News article from a while ago that I meant to post: The pigeon was stripped of its tiny meth-packed knapsack and flew away, unharmed. Could be heard to mutter: « wait till I find out who the stoolie was! » --- ## [Forward defense has meant defense as near to the inter-German border as possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-defense-has-meant-defense-as-near-to-the-inter-german-border-as-possible/985403)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-defense-has-meant-defense-as-near-to-the-inter-german-border-as-possible/985403 "2023-06-14T00:04:12Z")
NATO’s military strategy has been characterized as one of flexible response and forward defense. Flexible response has implied the use of tactical and/or strategic nuclear weapons in the event of a Soviet Warsaw Pact con… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=805&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=807&state=tracking)