# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=857 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 858 --- ## [Sequential Thread Titles in the Air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-thread-titles-in-the-air/982423)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-thread-titles-in-the-air/982423 "2023-04-09T18:55:00Z")
Is breathing stuffy air bad for you? Is breathing poo air bad for you? Both new, and not started by the same poster. Must be something in the air… --- ## [And now, for something completely different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different/982402 "2023-04-09T18:54:40Z")
The Amphibious Motor-bus. Whoda thunk it? --- ## [Head shavers: give me your tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-shavers-give-me-your-tips/982004)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-shavers-give-me-your-tips/982004 "2023-04-09T13:24:44Z")
With the bald spot on my crown winning its fight against minoxidil, I’m strongly considering shaving my head. Any tips? I do get some minor bumps and pimples on the back of my head sometimes, so wondering how guys that… --- ## [Eyes and light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-light/982396)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-light/982396 "2023-04-09T12:36:38Z")
All people see light with their eyes open and all people see darkness when they close their eyes,why do people see light with their eyes open and darkness when they close their eyes? --- ## [How india could save the UK (political humor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-india-could-save-the-uk-political-humor/982393)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-india-could-save-the-uk-political-humor/982393 "2023-04-09T08:54:13Z")
according to this author heres a plan how India could take over the UK and save it (highly unlikely) note link goes to column --- ## [Gardeners, what's a hearty great climbing vine for Midwest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardeners-whats-a-hearty-great-climbing-vine-for-midwest/982316)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardeners-whats-a-hearty-great-climbing-vine-for-midwest/982316 "2023-04-09T06:40:45Z")
I live in Wisconsin and I don’t want to see my neighbors any more. I hate wooden fences, but don’t mind green walls so I’ve planted pine trees and I’ve installed trellis’s for vines. Now I need to plant massive rows of… --- ## [Earthquake San Jose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-san-jose/982161)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake-san-jose/982161 "2023-04-09T03:51:10Z")
Scary. --- ## [Discourse Informs Me Today's My Doper Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-informs-me-todays-my-doper-anniversary/982343)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-informs-me-todays-my-doper-anniversary/982343 "2023-04-09T01:11:36Z")
A piece of cake popped up next to my username. April 7, 1999 was the date of my registration on the Dope. It’s nice to be remembered, even if only by a software program everyone loves to complain about. --- ## [WNBA Women All-Stars vs. UConn Men's Championship College Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-women-all-stars-vs-uconn-mens-championship-college-team/982143)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wnba-women-all-stars-vs-uconn-mens-championship-college-team/982143 "2023-04-09T00:52:40Z")
Imagine a women’s All-Star professional basketball team (WBNA) having several months to work out before facing UConn’s 2023 men’s championship basketball team in a regulation game using NCAA rules and regs. The women are… --- ## [Northern abolition movement; looking for book recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-abolition-movement-looking-for-book-recommendations/982319)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-abolition-movement-looking-for-book-recommendations/982319 "2023-04-09T00:42:40Z")
I’d like to learn more about the northern abolition movement so I’m looking for some recommendations of history books on the subject. Just to be clear, I’m not looking for books on the abolition movement in the northern… --- ## [Anyone else surprised (dismayed?) by Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-surprised-dismayed-by-las-vegas/980948)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-surprised-dismayed-by-las-vegas/980948 "2023-04-09T00:27:10Z")
A few weeks back, my family and I flew into Las Vegas, and set out for the Hoover Dam, Death Valley Natl. Park & that general area. After a couple of days of that, we returned to Las Vegas and drove up and down The Stri… --- ## [Who uses millet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-uses-millet/982275)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-uses-millet/982275 "2023-04-08T22:10:33Z")
Inspired by this being international year of millets. Who knew? Great grain from a climate change perspective and apparently more nutritious than brown rice. I’ve not cooked with it. Anyone? Use it like rice? How’s it… --- ## [Beginning of the Hernandez-Romero incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-of-the-hernandez-romero-incident/982170)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-of-the-hernandez-romero-incident/982170 "2023-04-08T21:22:54Z")
OK so the referee Hernandez kneed the player Romero in the crotch during an argument about a controversial American goal. I’ve watch the goal with Spanish commentary, but cannot understand what the controversy about the … --- ## [Job still going well after almost 2 years...still concerned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-still-going-well-after-almost-2-years-still-concerned/982345)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-still-going-well-after-almost-2-years-still-concerned/982345 "2023-04-08T20:08:35Z")
I wasn’t sure if I should bump the original thread from a bit over a year ago or start a new one…so I started a new one. Almost two years into my job, it objectively seems like it’s going well. And yet for some reason,… --- ## [About the Moderators and Moderation. (From my perspective at least)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-moderators-and-moderation-from-my-perspective-at-least/982214)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-moderators-and-moderation-from-my-perspective-at-least/982214 "2023-04-08T20:08:30Z")
This isn’t a job, we’re unpaid volunteers. While we tend to check most new threads, we don’t follow most threads unless they’re of interest to us. If a problematic post is not flagged, we won’t end up seeing it most lik… --- ## [What if glass was alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-glass-was-alive/982285)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-glass-was-alive/982285 "2023-04-08T19:59:54Z")
What would happen if somehow all glass suddenly became alive? --- ## [Are We Sleepwalking into War with China?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-sleepwalking-into-war-with-china/981902)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-sleepwalking-into-war-with-china/981902 "2023-04-08T19:53:20Z")
Last week or so the Failing New York Times had a story trying to determine why the US invaded Iraq twenty years ago. Their conclusion seems correct. All the Smart People sort of talked themselves into it. Does anyone e… --- ## [Do I understand this rule about "overspent" flexible spending accounts correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-understand-this-rule-about-overspent-flexible-spending-accounts-correctly/982385)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-understand-this-rule-about-overspent-flexible-spending-accounts-correctly/982385 "2023-04-08T19:30:14Z")
I participate in a flexible spending account for health care expenses provided through my work. I contribute the maximum and use it up every year. This year it’s probable I’ll be retiring about mid-year. To date, I’ve… --- ## [Why does this Type III PFD state "not for water skiing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-type-iii-pfd-state-not-for-water-skiing/982323)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-type-iii-pfd-state-not-for-water-skiing/982323 "2023-04-08T18:42:13Z")
Was helping a friend clean and arrange his his boating stuff for the upcoming season, and I noticed he had a “paddle sports” type lifejacket (MTI Reflex MBU). It has zipper and one buckle in front, and various other buck… --- ## [Straight Dope 4/7/2023: Followup - What was neoliberalism, is it dead, and was it really so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-4-7-2023-followup-what-was-neoliberalism-is-it-dead-and-was-it-really-so-bad/982315)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-4-7-2023-followup-what-was-neoliberalism-is-it-dead-and-was-it-really-so-bad/982315 "2023-04-08T18:18:55Z")
Many have taken issue with your columnist’s contention that Trump’s election could be blamed on neoliberalism and offered their own explanations. Clearly a followup column is called for. Short version: Economic insecurit… --- ## [We've all heard of Dr. Pimple Popper; now there's "Dr. Down Below."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-all-heard-of-dr-pimple-popper-now-theres-dr-down-below/982231)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-all-heard-of-dr-pimple-popper-now-theres-dr-down-below/982231 "2023-04-08T18:09:46Z")
Episode 1 is being recorded on my Tivo as I write this. Looks interesting (they’re a urologist) but I suspect a lot of the footage is going to be fuzzied out. --- ## [Why does China want Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-china-want-taiwan/965145)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-china-want-taiwan/965145 "2023-04-08T17:50:34Z")
(Mods, feel free to move this to IMHO if that is a better place. I’d prefer the best rational/factual statements, not just anti-china comments.) What has always baffled me is why China wants Taiwan so much? Is it nothin… --- ## [Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear challenge to Medicare system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-medicare-system/982368)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-of-canada-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-medicare-system/982368 "2023-04-08T14:04:26Z")
Well, this was a surprise. There’s been a case working its way through the British Columbia court system for donkey’s years. A group of doctors and patients have challenged the Medicare system, arguing that it infringes… --- ## [Bob Segar/Kansas mashup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segar-kansas-mashup/982366)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segar-kansas-mashup/982366 "2023-04-08T13:53:40Z")
We’re all running against the wind to become dust in the wind. So fuck it, I’ll have another beer. --- ## [Strange occurrence with TV emergency broadcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-occurrence-with-tv-emergency-broadcast/982280)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-occurrence-with-tv-emergency-broadcast/982280 "2023-04-08T13:51:26Z")
Just a few minutes ago, our TV had an emergency weather alert. It took a few seconds to load up and I used that time to mute it before it started that terrible noise. Nonetheless, my toddler put his hands over his ears … --- ## [When will the first criminal indictments for Trump happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-first-criminal-indictments-for-trump-happen/973205)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-first-criminal-indictments-for-trump-happen/973205 "2023-04-08T13:45:40Z")
poll Never has anyone been so heavily investigated but never indicted as Donald Trump. Do you think a criminal indictment will ever be brought against him? If so, which case will be first and under which charges? --- ## [A Question for deaf Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-deaf-dopers/982346)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-deaf-dopers/982346 "2023-04-08T13:25:30Z")
My hearing is very nearly gone and I’m preparing myself for profound deafness (72, male). For overnight use I need: a paging device that can be used to wake me up in an emergency. a smoke detector Obviously, sound al… --- ## [Another "Relativity from the photon's viewpoint" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-relativity-from-the-photons-viewpoint-question/982344)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-relativity-from-the-photons-viewpoint-question/982344 "2023-04-08T13:25:11Z")
If from a photon’s perspective the rest of the universe is traveling at C, how does that not mean that all the objects with rest mass in the universe appear to have infinite relativistic mass? --- ## [Should I be concerned about my low heart rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-my-low-heart-rate/982292)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-concerned-about-my-low-heart-rate/982292 "2023-04-08T12:20:31Z")
A few months ago during my annual medical checkup, my provider thought that my heart rate seemed a little low. My watch records that my resting heart rate hovers in the low 50’s. She sent me to a cardiologist who put me … --- ## [Beer recipes, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-recipes-please/982262)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-recipes-please/982262 "2023-04-08T12:08:45Z")
Thinking I’m gonna have to buy a six of this to show support. Only I don’t drink beer in a can or Bud, Light or otherwise. So far I’ve got two things I can do with them–Beer Can Chicken and Beer and Cheese dip. What can … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=856) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=858)