# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=824 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 825 --- ## [(Old) The Joy of Brain Farts in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-joy-of-brain-farts-in-the-mmp/984073)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-joy-of-brain-farts-in-the-mmp/984073 "2023-05-22T07:41:42Z")
Last night, I neglected to shut the freezer completely. Dammit. This morning, there was a frosty residue from the slight crack that permitted not-freezer air in all night. Which means the stoopit appliance was running al… --- ## [Did anyone go to SatanCon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-go-to-satancon/984357)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-go-to-satancon/984357 "2023-05-22T05:49:23Z")
Story here. I’ve supported them for awhile, and I hope they continue to do good work. The world needs more people pushing back against overbearing religious authority. Maybe I’ll go to the next one. --- ## [What is the longest urban warfare battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-urban-warfare-battle/984033)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-urban-warfare-battle/984033 "2023-05-22T04:51:44Z")
The Battle of Bakhmut, in which Russian invaders try to capture a town in eastern Ukraine, has been going on for the past 9 months, 1 week and 6 days. In comparison, the largest urban warfare battle ever, the Battle of S… --- ## [Do pistol grips make AR-15 better people killers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pistol-grips-make-ar-15-better-people-killers/984096)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pistol-grips-make-ar-15-better-people-killers/984096 "2023-05-22T02:19:15Z")
What I mean is, afaik, there’s a certain stance a target shooter or a hunter would take for greatest accuracy. Do the mass shooters tend to shoot more or less from the hip, or do they actually use the sights? If from the… --- ## [Was the Bible banned in Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bible-banned-in-nazi-germany/6925)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bible-banned-in-nazi-germany/6925 "2023-05-22T01:35:43Z")
I was flipping through a book called “100 Banned Books”. In the section on “Mein Kampf” is this line: It goes on to quote several points from Nazi crank Alfred Rosenberg’s “30 points” (1942) proposal for a National Rei… --- ## [Small Dogs versus Coyotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-dogs-versus-coyotes/719054)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-dogs-versus-coyotes/719054 "2023-05-22T01:07:10Z")
We live on the western Rocky Mountain front, and see and hear coyotes fairly often. Sometimes we will hear them ‘yipping’ in the early evening hours. If I happen to be outside at the time with my Parson Russell Terrier h… --- ## [Has the Centre Pompidou had many Structural Problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-centre-pompidou-had-many-structural-problems/732606)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-centre-pompidou-had-many-structural-problems/732606 "2023-05-22T00:21:06Z")
The building is unusual, in that the pipes, ductworks, etc. are all exposed. I wonder if this has lead to any problems-does the building leak excessively? I also wonder if this mode of construction has been emulated-I ha… --- ## [Verbose Song Lyrics Part Whatever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics-part-whatever/984301)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbose-song-lyrics-part-whatever/984301 "2023-05-21T20:28:21Z")
We do this from time to time here. Take the lyrics to a song and make them as verbose as possible. I’ll start. Relieve yourself of your burdens, Stephanie There’s no charge for relief Relieve yourself of your burdens,… --- ## [The Quote System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-system/983034)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-system/983034 "2023-05-21T19:46:36Z")
I realise it’s just how the board is designed but the quote system seems needlessly convoluted and complicated, or is there a really simple way to quote multiple people and I’m just being dense? Which is of course entir… --- ## [Setting for Acrobat Professional: language of new Bookmark -?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-for-acrobat-professional-language-of-new-bookmark/984337)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-for-acrobat-professional-language-of-new-bookmark/984337 "2023-05-21T19:05:09Z")
I have Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.0, somewhat out of date at this point but it does what I need it to and I feel no urge to upgrade. But it has one annoying proclivity. Whenever I create a new bookmark, in a PDF of my own cre… --- ## [New trend in TV show dialog device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trend-in-tv-show-dialog-device/984146)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trend-in-tv-show-dialog-device/984146 "2023-05-21T19:00:46Z")
The last few months I have noticed a dialog quirk come up again and again, on almost every show I watch. The character is getting angry or frustrated with another character, and is carrying on a barely-contained rant. Th… --- ## [What does the beeping noise in this ship in rough sea indicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-beeping-noise-in-this-ship-in-rough-sea-indicate/984341)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-beeping-noise-in-this-ship-in-rough-sea-indicate/984341 "2023-05-21T17:40:17Z")
YouTube video: Ship in Storm | Cruise Ship Climbing Up Big Waves - YouTube Apparently YouTube has determined that I am interested in videos of ships in rough seas. This beeping noise is common after crashing into the se… --- ## [pH and dissolved oxygen levels in rivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ph-and-dissolved-oxygen-levels-in-rivers/984343)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ph-and-dissolved-oxygen-levels-in-rivers/984343 "2023-05-21T16:46:47Z")
I have been doing some prospecting for gold this year and have been using the USGS site to check water depth and turbidity (clarity). Here is their page for the Vermilion River water height. We had some rain last night a… --- ## [Concentrated sunlight using mirrors enough to kill someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concentrated-sunlight-using-mirrors-enough-to-kill-someone/983739)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concentrated-sunlight-using-mirrors-enough-to-kill-someone/983739 "2023-05-21T13:06:50Z")
I once read a collection of Arthur C Clarke short stories and in one of them the main character visits a football / soccer game in South America where the referee is under threat, so much so that he wears a bullet-proof … --- ## [Who are the people dying now of Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-people-dying-now-of-covid/978844)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-people-dying-now-of-covid/978844 "2023-05-21T12:54:45Z")
Almost three years and several vaccinations into the pandemic, a few hundred people are still dying daily in the U.S. from Covid. My latest check of USA Facts.org shows a seven-day average of 284 deaths per day as of Ja… --- ## [Where do right-wingers get the idea that Biden suffers from dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-right-wingers-get-the-idea-that-biden-suffers-from-dementia/984152)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-right-wingers-get-the-idea-that-biden-suffers-from-dementia/984152 "2023-05-21T12:04:50Z")
On right-wing message boards, I see that there are many claims that Biden suffers from dementia. That he can only repeat what is provided to him on teleprompters, by other people; and that there are some sort of “handle… --- ## [Could Earth capture a new, small moon without it hitting us and killing us all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-earth-capture-a-new-small-moon-without-it-hitting-us-and-killing-us-all/966679)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-earth-capture-a-new-small-moon-without-it-hitting-us-and-killing-us-all/966679 "2023-05-21T10:30:46Z")
Suppose that a rogue planetoid were to enter our solar system from parts unknown and barrel towards us. To make this specific, let us suppose this object is about the size of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid, s… --- ## [How could this small plane fly from San Francisco to Hawaii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-this-small-plane-fly-from-san-francisco-to-hawaii/984354)
**Author:** [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-this-small-plane-fly-from-san-francisco-to-hawaii/984354 "2023-05-21T10:26:42Z")
Deleted by author --- ## ["We can't keep singin' the same song"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-keep-singin-the-same-song/984292)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-cant-keep-singin-the-same-song/984292 "2023-05-21T06:41:08Z")
“Everytime you leave you take a piece of me with you” I hate doctors. (Excepting, of course our Doper docs. MAINLY because they can’t get near me with a scalpel) --- ## [Jim Brown has barreled his way into the afterlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-brown-has-barreled-his-way-into-the-afterlife/984294)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-brown-has-barreled-his-way-into-the-afterlife/984294 "2023-05-21T05:56:06Z")
--- ## [Assuming the war eventually ends in Ukraine’s favor, with all of Ukraine being back in rightful hands, is there any aspect of international law that would prevent the government from expelling those that are pro-Russian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-the-war-eventually-ends-in-ukraine-s-favor-with-all-of-ukraine-being-back-in-rightful-hands-is-there-any-aspect-of-international-law-that-would-prevent-the-government-from-expelling-those-that-are-pro-russian/984280)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-the-war-eventually-ends-in-ukraine-s-favor-with-all-of-ukraine-being-back-in-rightful-hands-is-there-any-aspect-of-international-law-that-would-prevent-the-government-from-expelling-those-that-are-pro-russian/984280 "2023-05-21T05:19:06Z")
Assuming the war eventually ends in Ukraine’s favor, with all of Ukraine being back in rightful hands, is there any aspect of international law that would prevent the government from expelling those that are pro-Russian?… --- ## [How do small towns deal with sewage? (Particularly mountain towns)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-small-towns-deal-with-sewage-particularly-mountain-towns/983480)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-small-towns-deal-with-sewage-particularly-mountain-towns/983480 "2023-05-21T04:50:34Z")
About a year ago I was driving through the mountains in Colorado. I wondered how these many little towns got their water? I live in the midwest and there are lots of little towns and many (most?) have water towers so e… --- ## [How does my iPhone count my steps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-iphone-count-my-steps/984285)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-my-iphone-count-my-steps/984285 "2023-05-21T03:31:15Z")
During an iPhone update, for some reason my “Fitness app” woke up. Every morning my phone would notify me I hadn’t “closed my ring” the previous day. I ignored this for weeks. Then one day I looked into it and found my … --- ## [Found a pic of an 19th century cough syrup label on reddit .... great grandma and pa didnt play when it came to meds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-pic-of-an-19th-century-cough-syrup-label-on-reddit-great-grandma-and-pa-didnt-play-when-it-came-to-meds/984150)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-pic-of-an-19th-century-cough-syrup-label-on-reddit-great-grandma-and-pa-didnt-play-when-it-came-to-meds/984150 "2023-05-21T02:16:18Z")
I have a lot of "exciting and unusual " historical subs on Reddit and here’s one that I found… I knew the 1800s had some doozies but I’ve never seen this one before https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/13… --- ## [In Retrospect, What Measures Did and Didn't Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-retrospect-what-measures-did-and-didnt-work/982336)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-retrospect-what-measures-did-and-didnt-work/982336 "2023-05-21T01:42:01Z")
Looking back with perfect 20/20 hindsight, what did the US and other countries do right and wrong with regards to COVID? Just to kick it off, it seems to me that we should have restricted international travel earlier. A… --- ## [Couplers to mate two female RCA jacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couplers-to-mate-two-female-rca-jacks/984334)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couplers-to-mate-two-female-rca-jacks/984334 "2023-05-21T00:47:28Z")
Last month I bought an RCA-to-HDMI adapter so that I could connect my VCR to the TV. I finally decided to hook it up, only to find… the output jacks on the VCR are female. The jacks on the HDMI adapter are female. Bef… --- ## [Screenshot prank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenshot-prank/984035)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screenshot-prank/984035 "2023-05-21T00:38:29Z")
@PastTense’s Windows-related query in FQ reminded me of something I heard about in the early 2000s. I even posted about it here a ways back but haven’t tried doing it until now. It’s a prank to pull on a coworker. When … --- ## [Where does (did?) the conservative identification with light beer come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-did-the-conservative-identification-with-light-beer-come-from/984189)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-did-the-conservative-identification-with-light-beer-come-from/984189 "2023-05-21T00:38:03Z")
The whole recent Bud Light/Coors Light controversy reminded me of a mystery I never fully grokked which is how light beer became a part of the conservative, rural, rugged, outdoor, manly man identity. If you had asked m… --- ## [Who would you bring back from history to show the modern world to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-bring-back-from-history-to-show-the-modern-world-to/984113)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-bring-back-from-history-to-show-the-modern-world-to/984113 "2023-05-20T23:36:22Z")
Because this was mentioned in a book I’m currently reading and I thought it was interesting, the authors choice is also a good one, the Wright Brothers. For purposes of the question you can bring back a single person, a… --- ## [Is a day trip to Edinburgh worthwhile from Newcastle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-day-trip-to-edinburgh-worthwhile-from-newcastle/984099)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-day-trip-to-edinburgh-worthwhile-from-newcastle/984099 "2023-05-20T23:11:28Z")
It is a 90 minute train ride to and from Edinburgh from Newcastle. There seems to be so many sites to see in Edinburgh that I wonder if the day trip is worthwhile or should I just plan a trip to Scotland in the future a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=823) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=825)