# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=825&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 826 --- ## ["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… --- ## [Can CD's be cashed in at any bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cds-be-cashed-in-at-any-bank/984279)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cds-be-cashed-in-at-any-bank/984279 "2023-05-20T22:58:20Z")
I found two CD’s in my mom’s safe. Both issued to me and have instructions to cash in after her death. I understand a death certificate is needed. The bank is in my hometown. One says to talk with ---------. Probably a… --- ## [The Voyager Spacecraft: Where Are They Going And When Will They Get There?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voyager-spacecraft-where-are-they-going-and-when-will-they-get-there/984303)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voyager-spacecraft-where-are-they-going-and-when-will-they-get-there/984303 "2023-05-20T21:40:54Z")
Did we just yeet the Voyager spacecraft into space with the hope that some day an alien civilization will find and decipher the Golden Records? Or did we send them towards specific stars with the hope that they host orbi… --- ## [What's it like to be emotionally close to your parents when you're middle-aged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-be-emotionally-close-to-your-parents-when-youre-middle-aged/983912)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-be-emotionally-close-to-your-parents-when-youre-middle-aged/983912 "2023-05-20T21:03:37Z")
This was triggered by some of the recent threads about parents dying and how hard it can be to lose one’s parents, even when they have lived long lives. But I would like to step back a few years before those kinds of eve… --- ## [Being beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-beckdawrek/984016)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-beckdawrek/984016 "2023-05-20T20:56:46Z")
This past week I was blind, depressed, happy, hungry, eating a Popsicle, could see. Sorry I ate broccoli. Scared of a bear, loved, hated, dismissed, lonely then so busy I wished I was in a cave alone somewhere. A nuisa… --- ## [Is AI coming to Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ai-coming-to-alexa-siri-google-assistant/984122)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ai-coming-to-alexa-siri-google-assistant/984122 "2023-05-20T20:06:50Z")
It me it seems like a great match. Alexa has basically stalled in advancements, Amazon has stated that it wants to have people more engaged with it and has a very big user base and seems perfect for AI, same with the ot… --- ## [Was "battle by champion representative" ever a thing in human history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-battle-by-champion-representative-ever-a-thing-in-human-history/984327)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-battle-by-champion-representative-ever-a-thing-in-human-history/984327 "2023-05-20T19:40:02Z")
There is scant, if any, evidence that the David and Goliath story in the Bible was actually real. But I would like to ask if such “combat by selecting a representative” was ever a thing in ancient or modern times at any … --- ## [Son of Zorn: the complete series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-zorn-the-complete-series/983656)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-zorn-the-complete-series/983656 "2023-05-20T19:36:57Z")
During my recent annual Spring vacation, I decided to take on a personal project about a subject that’s been gnawing at me for a long time. Well, all right, I’ve totally lost interest in a rather unsettling number of thi… --- ## [Clean rooms, exposed faces, and sneezing/coughing/talking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-rooms-exposed-faces-and-sneezing-coughing-talking/984266)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clean-rooms-exposed-faces-and-sneezing-coughing-talking/984266 "2023-05-20T19:33:13Z")
In clean rooms where people work on things like nanoscale semiconductors, the occupants typically wear suits, caps, and masks to prevent the shedding of hairs and fibers that could ruin their work. But I often see that … --- ## [Time's Arrow by Martin Amis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-arrow-by-martin-amis/621991)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-arrow-by-martin-amis/621991 "2023-05-20T19:32:26Z")
For some reason a novel I read 20 years ago popped into my consciousness and I thought I’d recommend it, and ask if Martin Amis has written other good novels. Time’s Arrow: or The Nature of the Offence, published 1991, … --- ## [Whats the most oddball impression you can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-oddball-impression-you-can-do/983783)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-oddball-impression-you-can-do/983783 "2023-05-20T18:54:16Z")
BESIDES stuff like “My kid. No one else does him” I can do Matt Berry. I’ve seen one other person do him. I can do Jason Statham better then Seth Green (Who does him in a movie they did together) My Morgan Freeman is p… --- ## [How do women get in the "date mood" on a first-time date with a stranger if they're simultaneously concerned the man may harm them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-get-in-the-date-mood-on-a-first-time-date-with-a-stranger-if-theyre-simultaneously-concerned-the-man-may-harm-them/984309)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-get-in-the-date-mood-on-a-first-time-date-with-a-stranger-if-theyre-simultaneously-concerned-the-man-may-harm-them/984309 "2023-05-20T18:38:23Z")
I had read a while ago about all the elaborate precautions that women have to take when going on a first-time date with a stranger - such as notifying a friend in advance (in case the woman doesn’t make it home safe by a… --- ## [Do plastics manufacturers store samples to judge aging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plastics-manufacturers-store-samples-to-judge-aging/984328)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-plastics-manufacturers-store-samples-to-judge-aging/984328 "2023-05-20T16:06:20Z")
I know plastics are subjected to accelerated aging tests like heat/cool cycles, UV light, soaking in hot water, etc. Do any manufacturers have samples set aside that are many decades old at this point? Some gun powder m… --- ## [Jack Teixeira - possibly used for counterintelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-teixeira-possibly-used-for-counterintelligence/984278)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-teixeira-possibly-used-for-counterintelligence/984278 "2023-05-20T15:52:29Z")
This whole Jack Teixeira thing interests me for some reason. Now info is coming out that he was caught a few times taking notes, (link goes to CNN) inside a SCIF, on classified information and had been told to quit it, b… --- ## [Use of a capital 'S' as the last letter of a noun or Proper Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-a-capital-s-as-the-last-letter-of-a-noun-or-proper-name/984296)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-a-capital-s-as-the-last-letter-of-a-noun-or-proper-name/984296 "2023-05-20T15:10:47Z")
I have seen recently movie titles as well as plain old nouns where the last letter is ‘S’ and it is strangely and inexplicably capitalized when the other letters are not. Let’s sat the word was ‘tarantulas’. They would… --- ## [Selling my mother's car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-mothers-car/984300)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-my-mothers-car/984300 "2023-05-20T14:30:52Z")
When she was still reasonably mobile and with her faculties around her six months ago, I agreed to buy her a used car, a Toyota from a local used-car dealer. I should have had her go for a full purchase and not the loan… --- ## [My blue USB ports stopped working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blue-usb-ports-stopped-working/984239)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-blue-usb-ports-stopped-working/984239 "2023-05-20T13:45:27Z")
My blue USB ports stopped working last week. Nothing new on my machine, no update or anything. The strange thing is that my black ones (USB 2.0?) does work, while my blue ones (USB 3.0?) suddenly does not. I have a feel… --- ## [Star Wars: Visions (Anime inspired anthology)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-visions-anime-inspired-anthology/951275)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-visions-anime-inspired-anthology/951275 "2023-05-20T11:25:53Z")
New Series on Disney+ – 9 short (\<30 min) episodes made by various anime studios and set in the Star Wars universe. The visual/story style varies – the first episode is almost entirely black and white (with a few color … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #6 - May 2023 - “Flowers”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352 "2023-05-20T11:17:10Z")
This is the monthly thread for May 2023. The topic this month is “Flowers”, chosen by @snowthx Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=824&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=826&state=watching)