# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=862 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 863 --- ## [Would ex-President Trump run in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-ex-president-trump-run-in-2024/840373)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-ex-president-trump-run-in-2024/840373 "2023-04-03T14:28:58Z")
If so could he win the nomination? Even if he’s decisively defeated in 2020 no other Republican is going to have his level of support and his true believers will never desert him. This presumes, of course, that he’s not… --- ## [The Glory Character Relationship Chart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glory-character-relationship-chart/982063)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glory-character-relationship-chart/982063 "2023-04-03T13:52:53Z")
My wfie and I are now watching the Korean suspense drama/psychological thriller The Glory. We’re now three episodes in and the story is getting quite complicated. I tried to find a character relationship chart online, bu… --- ## [Purple streetlights: Anyone else seen this in their area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purple-streetlights-anyone-else-seen-this-in-their-area/975184)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purple-streetlights-anyone-else-seen-this-in-their-area/975184 "2023-04-03T13:03:35Z")
Several LED street light bulbs have turned purple in my area, and people seem to either love it, or hate it. Other cities have had the same phenomenon, and the explanation is a defect in the bulb’s coating. Some places… --- ## [How is movie promotion on nightly shows decided?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-movie-promotion-on-nightly-shows-decided/981983)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-movie-promotion-on-nightly-shows-decided/981983 "2023-04-03T12:57:55Z")
Say I want the cast of Killer Wombats to go talk about the movie on NPR, The Late Show, etc. How do they decide who goes where? --- ## [\[OLD\] Have As Good A New Monday MMP As Possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-have-as-good-a-new-monday-mmp-as-possible/981700)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-have-as-good-a-new-monday-mmp-as-possible/981700 "2023-04-03T05:30:18Z")
thanks @purplehorseshoe for the inspiration. Here’s hoping this finds us all having “as good a day as possible”. I’ll be the one stumbling in mid-morning rueing the hour after I take my pill before I can have that firs… --- ## [Thoughts and Experiences with SSRIs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-and-experiences-with-ssris/981596)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-and-experiences-with-ssris/981596 "2023-04-03T05:25:21Z")
Someone I care a lot about (and no, it really isn’t me) has been dealing with what I would call mild depression and anxiety. It’s been an issue for this person their whole life, but due to a very stressful (and very good… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Barret Eugene Hansen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barret-eugene-hansen/982044)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-barret-eugene-hansen/982044 "2023-04-02T23:54:55Z")
aka Dr. Demento, who is now 82. The man has put joy and laughter in my heart and/or ears for a few decades now. I started listening to him in early 1977 when I was sent to March AFB, so I got to hear the start of Weird… --- ## [Where can I get a solid wooden block?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673)
**Author:** [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-solid-wooden-block/981673 "2023-04-02T23:22:11Z")
I own a book rack! It’s one of my favorite possessions. The problem is that I also have a Roomba. For some reason, the Roomba likes to drive partway up the sloped base of the book rack and decide that it’s “stuck near a … --- ## [Can't unstick the sticky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-unstick-the-sticky/981954)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-unstick-the-sticky/981954 "2023-04-02T23:00:04Z")
The recent thread about the forum name change won’t allow me to unpin it. Is this an error? Or do we have to wait a certain amount of time before we can unpin it? --- ## [Remake "Vertigo?" Oh, no!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-vertigo-oh-no/981568)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-vertigo-oh-no/981568 "2023-04-02T21:55:45Z")
Paramount has announced they plan to produce a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece “Vertigo,” with Robert Downey Jr. in the role played by James Stewart. No. Please don’t. For one thing, RD Jr is no Jimmy St… --- ## [Kia crash and flip in Chatsworth (video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-crash-and-flip-in-chatsworth-video/981991)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kia-crash-and-flip-in-chatsworth-video/981991 "2023-04-02T21:16:04Z")
This video has been making the rounds. It shows dashcam footage of a tire hitting a Kia on the freeway, and launching the car 12 feet in the air and flipping it. Something about this scream “FAKE” to me. It’s too “per… --- ## [That crazy Gwyneth Paltrow Skiing lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-crazy-gwyneth-paltrow-skiing-lawsuit/981949)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-crazy-gwyneth-paltrow-skiing-lawsuit/981949 "2023-04-02T18:50:47Z")
A little late 'cause the verdict is in. But did anybody follow that? It had its absurd and comical moments. Do you think the DA was fluffing Paltrow intentionally, or was the DA truly star-struck and enamored? And the … --- ## [MA legislators propose letting prisoners donate organs in exchange for reduced sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ma-legislators-propose-letting-prisoners-donate-organs-in-exchange-for-reduced-sentences/979136)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ma-legislators-propose-letting-prisoners-donate-organs-in-exchange-for-reduced-sentences/979136 "2023-04-02T18:06:59Z")
This one goes out to everyone who’s ever called me paranoid for believing that organ donation could be weaponized against the poor. I’m absolutely horrified that anyone would even propose something this monstrously un… --- ## [Steroids for inflammation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steroids-for-inflammation/981962)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steroids-for-inflammation/981962 "2023-04-02T17:58:54Z")
I’ve had an undiagnosed medical issue for 2.5 years. Mainly pain in the neck and head but also into the shoulder and eyes and ears. All on the right side of my body. I finally got some relief about ten days ago when a ne… --- ## [Amazon Shutting Down DPReview.com Site and YouTube Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-shutting-down-dpreview-com-site-and-youtube-channel/981953 "2023-04-02T17:26:17Z")
This seems short-sighted but I assume somebody crunched the numbers and decided that the Amazon-only links weren’t generating the revenue to justify maintaining the sight and handful of reviewers. I’ll admit to buying… --- ## [Did a power outage screw up my landline phone line? What can I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-power-outage-screw-up-my-landline-phone-line-what-can-i-do/982012)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-a-power-outage-screw-up-my-landline-phone-line-what-can-i-do/982012 "2023-04-02T16:01:33Z")
We had a power outage in the neighborhood a few days ago, and since then there is a loud noise on the landline, sort of a cross between a hum and a buzz. We have a cordless phone with two satellite handsets besides the m… --- ## [2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-pool/981090)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-pool/981090 "2023-04-02T13:03:07Z")
Time once again for the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament pool. Enter your brackets at ESPN.com or download the tournament app. As always, our group name is SDMB Bracketeers and the password is cecil123. Limit o… --- ## [Someone just tried to scam me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-just-tried-to-scam-me/981859)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-just-tried-to-scam-me/981859 "2023-04-02T13:01:18Z")
Phone rings. Hello. This is your grandson. My mistake was to guess which one. I should have asked which one. Anyway, he said, “How did you know?”, then went on to ask how I was and then started on a story about visi… --- ## [A favour please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favour-please/981970)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favour-please/981970 "2023-04-02T09:40:54Z")
Could I possibly get someone who is currently in the USA to look at this link and tell me what the price is? It doesn’t show a currency for me and if it’s USD then it’s very expensive while if it’s in NZD it’s about righ… --- ## [What’s the worst (as in unbelievable) lie you’ve ever been told?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-worst-as-in-unbelievable-lie-you-ve-ever-been-told/981593)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-worst-as-in-unbelievable-lie-you-ve-ever-been-told/981593 "2023-04-02T07:05:31Z")
Obviously pets don’t count, since my cats lie to me all the time. And political lies don’t count, since the field is so rich. --- ## [Storm leads to roof collapse at Morbid Angel concert in Belvidere, IL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-leads-to-roof-collapse-at-morbid-angel-concert-in-belvidere-il/981960)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storm-leads-to-roof-collapse-at-morbid-angel-concert-in-belvidere-il/981960 "2023-04-02T05:18:18Z")
If you’re in or near the American Midwest, you know that the area has been/will be walloped by heavy thunderstorms and thunderstorms around this time. (I was fortunate; we just got heavy rain, a few minutes of wind, and… --- ## [NFL question: Can the punter be the receiver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-can-the-punter-be-the-receiver/981894)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-question-can-the-punter-be-the-receiver/981894 "2023-04-02T03:49:46Z")
I just saw a video of a high school game where the punter kicked the ball almost straight up, caught it himself, then made a run for the touchdown. Is this a legal play in the NFL? --- ## [Trump indictment - what is the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indictment-what-is-the-problem/982011)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-indictment-what-is-the-problem/982011 "2023-04-02T03:48:14Z")
Ok maybe am a bit stupid but I’ve read several articles about the recent indictment of ex-president Trump and I don’t quite understand the problem. Yes, he paid $130,000 to some porn star but this doesn’t seem illegal t… --- ## [Can I convince a friend she should wash her hair more often? (see details)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396 "2023-04-02T03:35:21Z")
My friend “Penny” has quite a bit of hair that frizzes out all the time. She washes it just once every two weeks “because it’s an ordeal” that lasts 45 minutes at least. What I don’t know how to tell her is that her s… --- ## [RIP samclem (former mod) (December 18, 2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-samclem-former-mod-december-18-2021/981459)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-samclem-former-mod-december-18-2021/981459 "2023-04-02T03:14:36Z")
As I recall he just ghosted the board, unless there’s some secret knowledge in the mod loop. Thought I would see if I could find anything and found: Obit. --- ## [NSW votes - March 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsw-votes-march-2023/981614)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsw-votes-march-2023/981614 "2023-04-02T02:11:58Z")
Performed my civic duty Biggest issue seems to be cost of living. Biggest consequence would be if there’s a change of government and ALP NSW leader Minns wins then Australia is wall-to-wall Labor which (for either main … --- ## [Post your favorite "non-musical" movie themes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376 "2023-04-02T01:38:09Z")
By that I mean they have to be “stand-alone” pieces that are not performed as “numbers” in the movies themselves. They can be repeated as background music, but not showcased separately. This eliminates, for example, th… --- ## [Looking for recent news story (2022-23) about young female athlete from Ireland or the UK, who suffered personality change before diagnosis and treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-recent-news-story-2022-23-about-young-female-athlete-from-ireland-or-the-uk-who-suffered-personality-change-before-diagnosis-and-treatment/981998)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-recent-news-story-2022-23-about-young-female-athlete-from-ireland-or-the-uk-who-suffered-personality-change-before-diagnosis-and-treatment/981998 "2023-04-02T01:11:55Z")
I’m putting this in FQ rather than Cafe Society because I’m far more interested in the neurology of her case than the fact she is an athlete. I don’t object to its being moved if the mods so decree. I read this story ma… --- ## [The Pure ~~Florida~~ Greater Miami NCAA Basketball Championship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pure-florida-greater-miami-ncaa-basketball-championship/982007)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pure-florida-greater-miami-ncaa-basketball-championship/982007 "2023-04-02T01:05:07Z")
As I write, FAU is slightly ahead of San Diego State approaching halftime. And Miami has yet to start against UConn; that’s about 30 minutes in my future. Depending on your relative velocity mine versus the speed of lig… --- ## [Arrest or Summons for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-or-summons-for-trump/981907)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-or-summons-for-trump/981907 "2023-04-01T22:58:01Z")
Having been indicted, could Donald Trump be issued a summons instead of being arrested? I am only seeking a factual answer to this one question. It would be a matter of New York law and I am too busy right now to look … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=861) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=863)