# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=827&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 828 --- ## [Domesticated crops from North America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domesticated-crops-from-north-america/984107)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domesticated-crops-from-north-america/984107 "2023-05-18T19:28:29Z")
Important note: For the purposes of this thread, North America means North America north of Mexico. That is, Canada and the United States. So don’t be suggesting maize or Capsicum or other Central American crops. I got … --- ## [Can a SCOTUS opinion say anything they want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-scotus-opinion-say-anything-they-want/984202)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-scotus-opinion-say-anything-they-want/984202 "2023-05-18T19:19:44Z")
Is there anything other than tradition and, hopefully, good sense which prevents the SCOTUS from tacking an opinion onto a decision for an unrelated case? For example, in Smith v. Jones, about two farmers arguing about … --- ## [Steam will cease to be supported for Windows 7 {January 2024}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-will-cease-to-be-supported-for-windows-7-january-2024/983982)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-will-cease-to-be-supported-for-windows-7-january-2024/983982 "2023-05-18T16:48:54Z")
I only just noticed this, because I don’t often open up the main Steam window, just launching games directly from the desktop, but there’s a notice on my Steam that, come January 2024, Steam will no longer run on Windows… --- ## [What foot do you bake with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foot-do-you-bake-with/984102)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foot-do-you-bake-with/984102 "2023-05-18T16:15:11Z")
When that pre-heated oven door is open and you are offering the baking dish to the shelf while keeping your face out of the way - what foot is forward? I plant my right foot and prepare to yank back if necessary. --- ## [Bad, bad, bad dancing. If you can call it that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-dancing-if-you-can-call-it-that/984213)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-dancing-if-you-can-call-it-that/984213 "2023-05-18T15:41:56Z")
As you know I’m inbound alot. So I watch a lot of television. As it’s William Powell month on TCM I’ve watched a bunch of his movies. Ziegfeld Follies was one on tonight. They showed lots of dance production scenes. The… --- ## ["Some patent examiner just submitted a paper"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-patent-examiner-just-submitted-a-paper/984181)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-patent-examiner-just-submitted-a-paper/984181 "2023-05-18T15:25:07Z")
When Einstein submitted his first paper to Annalen der Physik did it matter to the editors at all that he wasn’t working at a university or research institution, or did they give his paper the exact same consideration as… --- ## [Don't Florida's book bans violate Island Trees SD vs Pico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-floridas-book-bans-violate-island-trees-sd-vs-pico/980306)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-floridas-book-bans-violate-island-trees-sd-vs-pico/980306 "2023-05-18T15:07:40Z")
I am unable to immediately find any case that overturns this decision. Law-Speaking types - a little help? I start this unit Monday and I know my students will be full of questions. (Yes, Mods - I am asking for help w… --- ## [How do you prepare sweetcorn on the cob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prepare-sweetcorn-on-the-cob/984042)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prepare-sweetcorn-on-the-cob/984042 "2023-05-18T14:44:11Z")
Sweetcorn is coming into season (at least here in northern Virginia)! How do you prepare it? I boil for 10-15 minutes, then coat in butter and Zatarain’s creole seasoning (a seasoning mix that was a staple of my upbringi… --- ## [That boastful pose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-boastful-pose/984194)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-boastful-pose/984194 "2023-05-18T14:40:30Z")
I was watching an old Bugs Bunny cartoon recently and he did that bragging pose - the one where the thumbs are under your armpits with palms facing out. Sort of like this. I thought this was kind of universal. So I star… --- ## [Was there a Real New York Mining Disaster in 1941?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-real-new-york-mining-disaster-in-1941/148517)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-real-new-york-mining-disaster-in-1941/148517 "2023-05-18T14:18:21Z")
The death of Maurice Gibb has reminded me of the Bee Gees first big American hit, “New York Mining Disaster 1941”. Was the song based on an actual event? I’ve googled without success. --- ## [Ever listen to certain accents so much you can't even hear them anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-listen-to-certain-accents-so-much-you-cant-even-hear-them-anymore/983899)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-listen-to-certain-accents-so-much-you-cant-even-hear-them-anymore/983899 "2023-05-18T14:03:30Z")
I hear a lot of Brits. And I’m aware that sometimes I lose the ability to hear an accent somewhat, but this took the cake. I was just listening to this wonderful man talk about audience behavior at shows https://www.yo… --- ## [Tourist-spot crash in upstate New York kills 18 in wedding-party limo and 2 bystanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-spot-crash-in-upstate-new-york-kills-18-in-wedding-party-limo-and-2-bystanders/822623)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourist-spot-crash-in-upstate-new-york-kills-18-in-wedding-party-limo-and-2-bystanders/822623 "2023-05-18T13:06:12Z")
This limo was not built this large in the factory–instead it was extended. One wonders if this was a factor in the large number of deaths. Another factor: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/20-killed-in-Schoha… --- ## [Texas Federal Judge strikes down FDA approval of the abortion pill (competing lawsuit filed, outcome uncertain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-federal-judge-strikes-down-fda-approval-of-the-abortion-pill-competing-lawsuit-filed-outcome-uncertain/982351)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-federal-judge-strikes-down-fda-approval-of-the-abortion-pill-competing-lawsuit-filed-outcome-uncertain/982351 "2023-05-18T11:44:58Z")
Just released about an hour ago, and I don’t see any thread on it? The judge hled that the EPA made a mistake 23 years ago and shouldn’t have approved mifepristone as safe for medical abortions. Same judge who struck… --- ## [MS Word is suddenly Read Only. Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-is-suddenly-read-only-need-answer-fast/984171)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-is-suddenly-read-only-need-answer-fast/984171 "2023-05-18T05:33:29Z")
I’ve saved several .docx files as boilerplates so that I don’t have to enter the same information every time. Apparently I accidentally clicked something, somewhere, so now everything is Read Only. This is not only for… --- ## [What is the trick to forcing Google maps to NOT zoom in during a search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-trick-to-forcing-google-maps-to-not-zoom-in-during-a-search/984175)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-trick-to-forcing-google-maps-to-not-zoom-in-during-a-search/984175 "2023-05-18T05:06:44Z")
Sometimes you do a search, the results will default to your current view only. Sometimes, it will zoom into some other location that you were NOT viewing, and only show the results from that area only. Sometimes, it wi… --- ## [Tell me about your Dungeons & Dragons character!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dungeons-dragons-character/981933)
**Author:** [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-dungeons-dragons-character/981933 "2023-05-18T03:29:48Z")
(Or your favorite/“main” character from any other TTRPG you fancy!) What’s their class/species/etc? What are their stats? Why did you pick that class and those attributes? What do they look like, and do you have any pic… --- ## [Yale: The Mory’s theme? (Not Whiffenpoofs – I think)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yale-the-mory-s-theme-not-whiffenpoofs-i-think/121698)
**Author:** [@KXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KXL)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yale-the-mory-s-theme-not-whiffenpoofs-i-think/121698 "2023-05-18T03:21:19Z")
OK, back in the early 1990s a good friend attended Yale. I hung out with him over a Thanksgiving break. We went to a party. At said party were members of a one of Yale’s singing groups. Since nobody did the Whiff son… --- ## ["I'd read his grocery list."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-read-his-grocery-list/984193)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-read-his-grocery-list/984193 "2023-05-18T03:04:57Z")
We’ve probably all heard or made a similar comment about some writer or actor where you would consume anything that they put out, but the writer Haruki Murakami not too long ago actually did something similar to that, pu… --- ## [Why no vacuum or hydrogen based airships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-vacuum-or-hydrogen-based-airships/763811)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-vacuum-or-hydrogen-based-airships/763811 "2023-05-18T02:30:05Z")
I know that the Hindenburg clearly put a dent in people’s confidence in hydrogen’s usefulness in lighter than air travel, but that was a very long time ago, and there are still questions as to whether the hydrogen or the… --- ## [How many times can I be cited for the same offence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-be-cited-for-the-same-offence/984092)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-be-cited-for-the-same-offence/984092 "2023-05-18T01:41:29Z")
Some of you have probably seen one of the videos where a code enforcement official is ticketing a homeowner for grilling or smoking because someone called in a complaint about the smell. The basics being that smoke isn’… --- ## [Did the ancient Egyptians travel to South America and build the Inca pyamids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ancient-egyptians-travel-to-south-america-and-build-the-inca-pyamids/955528)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ancient-egyptians-travel-to-south-america-and-build-the-inca-pyamids/955528 "2023-05-18T01:25:54Z")
My batshit landlord again. He was watching a video about the Egyptian pyramids that made a lot of sense for the first 2 1/2 hours or so, until we got into conspiracy theory territory. I’ve found a decent place to start… --- ## [I just started walking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-started-walking/983575)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-started-walking/983575 "2023-05-18T01:27:50Z")
After almost 4 years of doing nothing but sitting at a computer or sitting at a coffee shop I decided to start walking again. I had a few breaks in the idleness each year that were usually only about a week or two long d… --- ## [How to question with PowerPoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-question-with-powerpoint/983192)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-question-with-powerpoint/983192 "2023-05-18T01:12:45Z")
I need to teach some teachers how to create an escape room for our students. I have everything ready for that, including a fun PowerPoint presentation. The one thing that would make it more fun is if I can add a sound–sp… --- ## [Yet another inheritance question: Predeceased beneficiary with no secondary beneficiary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-inheritance-question-predeceased-beneficiary-with-no-secondary-beneficiary/984133)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-inheritance-question-predeceased-beneficiary-with-no-secondary-beneficiary/984133 "2023-05-18T00:31:51Z")
You are not my lawyer, etc., and this probably varies from one state to the next, but anyway. . . Some years ago, the father-in-law of a friend died. He was under the impression that since FIL had only two children, an… --- ## [IMHO, "Confidence comes before success" puts the cart before the horse, and often starts a vicious cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-confidence-comes-before-success-puts-the-cart-before-the-horse-and-often-starts-a-vicious-cycle/982312)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-confidence-comes-before-success-puts-the-cart-before-the-horse-and-often-starts-a-vicious-cycle/982312 "2023-05-18T00:24:34Z")
The constant refrain in society is that you have to believe in yourself and confidence breeds success. While confidence can certainly increase your success, IMHO, this is putting the cart before the horse. People usuall… --- ## [May 17, 2023 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161 "2023-05-17T22:49:53Z")
Today is May 17, 2023 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia Looking forward to the day when everyone can simply be who they are - in the meantime, we’ve got a lot of work to do!! And the mos… --- ## [Do football receivers know in advance if they're getting the ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-football-receivers-know-in-advance-if-theyre-getting-the-ball/984072)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-football-receivers-know-in-advance-if-theyre-getting-the-ball/984072 "2023-05-17T22:41:16Z")
For any given play in American football, there could be 4-6 eligible receivers. How do the players know when the ball is being thrown to them? --- ## [Daughter/car/flight crisis -- need advice quick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030)
**Author:** [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-car-flight-crisis-need-advice-quick/984030 "2023-05-17T20:20:49Z")
My daughter just lost everything she owns in a car fire. I am happy to share the details of how this happened but for now the questions are these: –She is on the side of the road on Route 70 in Illinois. She has no ID. … --- ## [“The Great” on Hulu SPOILERS and discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-on-hulu-spoilers-and-discussion-thread/854379)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-on-hulu-spoilers-and-discussion-thread/854379 "2023-05-17T19:57:17Z")
First of all, can we just award the Best Actor Emmy to Nicholas Hoult for his madcap performance as Peter III? How about some more for Elle Fanning as Catherine, Adam Godley as the Archbishop, and maybe nominations for… --- ## [Forces and the Planck length](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forces-and-the-planck-length/984177)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forces-and-the-planck-length/984177 "2023-05-17T18:23:15Z")
If I jump up and down, am I literally making the earth oscillate on its orbit? I guess the answer to this depends on whether the planet’s particles, on average, are experiencing an acceleration enough to move them more t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=826&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=828&state=muted)