# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=850&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 851 --- ## [Wisconsin Supreme Court Election - hugely important election happening now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-hugely-important-election-happening-now/982158)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-hugely-important-election-happening-now/982158 "2023-04-19T00:49:39Z")
I’m from Michigan, which recently got itself less gerrymandered…leading to the entire government being Democratic for the first time in 40+ years. Wisconsin has an election tonight that can swing the court to be liberal… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Emma Watson!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-emma-watson/352705)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-emma-watson/352705 "2023-04-19T00:33:04Z")
Emma Watson – the young actress who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies – turns sweet 16 on April 15th. Happy Birthday, Emma! --- ## [Walmart closings in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-closings-in-chicago/982670)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-closings-in-chicago/982670 "2023-04-18T23:49:38Z")
They are saying the stores are not financially successful. Why not? Are there too many stores, are they in dangerous areas? And where are people without a lot of money shopping there, if not Walmart? --- ## [Funny Food Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-food-memes/982760)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-food-memes/982760 "2023-04-18T22:30:15Z")
Because food is funny. --- ## [Please explain the Chernobyl disaster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-chernobyl-disaster/962359)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-chernobyl-disaster/962359 "2023-04-18T21:32:22Z")
I’ve tried to understand the Chernobyl disaster by reading the wikipedia page, but I have trouble getting it. In words of few syllables, can someone take a crack at explaining exactly how the explosion happened? Assume… --- ## [Bujold: Geographic equivalents in the 5 Gods Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bujold-geographic-equivalents-in-the-5-gods-universe/982825)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bujold-geographic-equivalents-in-the-5-gods-universe/982825 "2023-04-18T21:08:00Z")
Bujold’s Five Gods Universe (or World of the Five Gods) is loosely based on European history/geography of the late Medieval/Renaisance period. It’s not a perfect match. For example, there’s no equivalent of the Pope and … --- ## [Macron, France, Europe and China/Taiwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macron-france-europe-and-china-taiwan/982472)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macron-france-europe-and-china-taiwan/982472 "2023-04-18T20:59:45Z")
French President Macron recently visited China and met with Xi. When he got back to France, he made a statement about Europe’s role in any disputes between China and Taiwan. Among other things he said (translated to Engl… --- ## [A comparison of rockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comparison-of-rockets/982790)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comparison-of-rockets/982790 "2023-04-18T20:06:38Z")
With the impending (hopefully successful) launch of Starship, I saw this informational picture. It is too large to post so I’m just putting it as a link (which apparently converted into an image anyway :rofl:). Starship … --- ## [XFL 2023 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-2023-season/982005)
**Author:** [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xfl-2023-season/982005 "2023-04-18T19:32:19Z")
So, I noticed it was week 6 (7?) of the once again rebooted XFL and hadn’t heard anything about it so far. I suppose ratings and attendance are as low or lower than expected. I haven’t watched or attended (Houston has a… --- ## [Another landlord tenant issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-landlord-tenant-issue/982804)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-landlord-tenant-issue/982804 "2023-04-18T18:14:34Z")
I know, YANAL etc. Our son and DIL own a rental property that they are trying to sell. The tenant was in arrears to the tune $3000. They went court and the tenant agreed to pay the back rent. As of today AM, the payment … --- ## [Why is a 21-year old National Guard airman given access to such sensitive intelligence data as was recently leaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-21-year-old-national-guard-airman-given-access-to-such-sensitive-intelligence-data-as-was-recently-leaked/982653)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-21-year-old-national-guard-airman-given-access-to-such-sensitive-intelligence-data-as-was-recently-leaked/982653 "2023-04-18T18:01:28Z")
From this: Jack Teixeira: National Guard airman arrested over leaked Pentagon documents - BBC News It looks like the suspect is a 21-year old National Guard airman I have so many questions Why does a National Guard a… --- ## [Poll on Grammaticality vs. Acceptability of a Pair of Sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-grammaticality-vs-acceptability-of-a-pair-of-sentences/982581)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-grammaticality-vs-acceptability-of-a-pair-of-sentences/982581 "2023-04-18T17:23:39Z")
Considering the following two sentences… I’ve played football for 2 years. I’ve been playing football for 2 years. … would you say that : poll --- ## ["Renfield" with Nicholas Cage as Dracula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renfield-with-nicholas-cage-as-dracula/982853)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renfield-with-nicholas-cage-as-dracula/982853 "2023-04-18T16:53:52Z")
I searched and no thread… I went to this yesterday and I have to say it was a lot of fun–it’s tonally all over the place going from over the top horror to broad comedy to stylized action (reminded me of Kick-Ass that wa… --- ## [Entering a property without a search warrant, then finding evidence and subsequent search warrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entering-a-property-without-a-search-warrant-then-finding-evidence-and-subsequent-search-warrant/982398)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entering-a-property-without-a-search-warrant-then-finding-evidence-and-subsequent-search-warrant/982398 "2023-04-18T16:38:52Z")
This doesn’t sound like it should hold up in court but I just watch a netflix episode of Heist where this apparently happened…(?) Episode 5 and 6. Barrels of bourbon are being stolen out of Buffalo Trace distillery in … --- ## [Black Adam-Do I need to know any backstory before watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adam-do-i-need-to-know-any-backstory-before-watching/973632)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adam-do-i-need-to-know-any-backstory-before-watching/973632 "2023-04-18T16:26:18Z")
I enjoy some comic book films but it seems like they’re being churned out so quickly and often you need to know a ton of backstory to have a clue as to what’s going on and who’s who. I don’t know Black Adam from Adam Wa… --- ## [Heartwarming story of the day. Penguin Grape-kun and his waifu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartwarming-story-of-the-day-penguin-grape-kun-and-his-waifu/982837)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartwarming-story-of-the-day-penguin-grape-kun-and-his-waifu/982837 "2023-04-18T16:25:08Z")
I heard this Youtube story today. The heartwarming story of Grape-kun and his waifu (anime wife). I don’t know if direct Youtube links still now allowed, but search or Whang! and Grape-kun: The Penguin With the Anime Wa… --- ## [Inheritance question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question/976999)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-question/976999 "2023-04-18T16:02:14Z")
Here’s the bare bones of the situation: Dad recently passed away, leaving 3 adult children; sib1, sib2, and myself. Decades ago sib2 accused Dad of sexual abuse, sued him in civil court, lost, and was disinherited. Now… --- ## [Becoming a Musician or: How I Learned to Hate Computers (rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-musician-or-how-i-learned-to-hate-computers-rant/979581)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-musician-or-how-i-learned-to-hate-computers-rant/979581 "2023-04-18T15:36:08Z")
I’m working on some java code. The code insists that a driver is missing. So I copy in a new version of the driver but I forgot to remove the other old one. It complains “Sorry, but there’s now two suitable drivers and I… --- ## [Do we ever hear of POTUS getting illnesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-ever-hear-of-potus-getting-illnesses/982759)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-ever-hear-of-potus-getting-illnesses/982759 "2023-04-18T14:30:28Z")
Is it ever in the news that the President of the United States has a cold, or sore throat, or stomach flu, or one of the myriad things that everyone is subject to now and then? I remember Trump had a COVID scare a few ye… --- ## [Considering a trip to Estonia-any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-trip-to-estonia-any-advice/982712)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-a-trip-to-estonia-any-advice/982712 "2023-04-18T11:12:27Z")
I’ve wanted to take an international trip for a while and Estonia in particular (for reasons I can’t explain) has lately really interested me. Has anyone been there? --- ## [Foreign restaurant chains that have made inroads in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-restaurant-chains-that-have-made-inroads-in-the-us/979078)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-restaurant-chains-that-have-made-inroads-in-the-us/979078 "2023-04-18T10:02:36Z")
The thread about American fast food restaurants in the UK got me musing about the inverse – how many foreign restaurant chains have managed to make inroads in the US? There is of course the Canadian chain Tim Horton’s w… --- ## [Lockwood & Co. - new TV show based of book series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockwood-co-new-tv-show-based-of-book-series/978632)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockwood-co-new-tv-show-based-of-book-series/978632 "2023-04-18T06:11:14Z")
Wow, the made a TV show out of the book series. I had absolutely no idea this was coming, but it drops on Netflix this Friday. I’ll be checking it out, read all of the books. --- ## [Is it perfectly possible to live like people did in the 50’s and 60’s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-perfectly-possible-to-live-like-people-did-in-the-50-s-and-60-s/979603)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-perfectly-possible-to-live-like-people-did-in-the-50-s-and-60-s/979603 "2023-04-18T02:47:22Z")
In another thread, I responded to @Sam\_Stone thusly: I’m not sure it’s true that a person today could actually live like a person in the 50s or 60s, in light of today’s society. How far can one interact with the world… --- ## [Why Can't I Post a YouTube Link?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-youtube-link/982829 "2023-04-18T01:04:53Z")
Tried to post something with a link to a YouTube video and I am getting a message that says (paraphrasing) “You can’t post a message with embedded media” But I see it here all the time. What am I doing wrong? --- ## [Hyoliths are lophophores!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyoliths-are-lophophores/777546)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyoliths-are-lophophores/777546 "2023-04-18T00:43:01Z")
In the least headline grabbing paleontology story since “Tully Monsters are lampreys”, once again a paleozoic mystery species proves to be a little bit less mysterious than originally thought. --- ## [Trying to Rent a Freaking Car from Airport to Dad's Home in the Sticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-rent-a-freaking-car-from-airport-to-dads-home-in-the-sticks/981044)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-rent-a-freaking-car-from-airport-to-dads-home-in-the-sticks/981044 "2023-04-18T00:41:23Z")
My Dad, who definitely qualifies as Officially Old, got hit with unexpected health issues (something that tends to happen more often once one is Officially Old) — nothing lethal or from which recovery is not expected, fo… --- ## [To-Do software to manage an employee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-do-software-to-manage-an-employee/982799)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-do-software-to-manage-an-employee/982799 "2023-04-18T00:04:00Z")
I have a great manager—for the most part. He is terrible at checking in and giving updates, and doesn’t understand that “no news” is news. I need to know that he called so-and-so and she doesn’t have an answer yet. Is th… --- ## [(OLD) Out and About in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-out-and-about-in-the-mmp/982448)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-out-and-about-in-the-mmp/982448 "2023-04-17T23:45:00Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s 11c/52f with a predicted high of 17c/62f and cloudy. Weather app says “Let’s make Play-Doh moulds of our genitalia and show them to the fucking neighbours”. Perhaps not! Yesterday was a far too… --- ## [18,000 dairy cows in one structure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-000-dairy-cows-in-one-structure/982728)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-000-dairy-cows-in-one-structure/982728 "2023-04-17T23:23:19Z")
There was an explosion and fire at a dairy farm in Texas recently and approximately 18,000 cows were killed. How large would that barn have to be to contain that many 1500 pound animals? That’s 27 million pounds of beef… --- ## [Firefox Android image saving problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-android-image-saving-problem/982814)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-android-image-saving-problem/982814 "2023-04-17T20:54:34Z")
So traditionally a long-press/save image saves the image in downloads and if there is a file name conflict, it renames the file, so you would have file.jpg, file(1).jpg, file(2).jpg, etc. But recently it has started savi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=849&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=851&state=tracking)