# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=864 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 865 --- ## [Packers to play in London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packers-to-play-in-london/960277)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/packers-to-play-in-london/960277 "2023-03-31T13:45:02Z")
I’m surprised no one has commented on this. I’m thinking GB has a a reasonable quantity of fans willing to travel internationally in order to see a game. I’m not a huge fan of London games in general – I’m maybe 2% mo… --- ## [Jeremy Corbyn kicked out of the Labour Party--what's up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-corbyn-kicked-out-of-the-labour-party-whats-up/981893)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-corbyn-kicked-out-of-the-labour-party-whats-up/981893 "2023-03-31T12:37:01Z")
I was surprised to see a very short article yesterday, which casually mentioned that the Labour Party officially banned Corbyn from the party. I would have thought that this would be a huge issue in England. But it seem… --- ## [WV black lawmaker gets email with KKK graphic and anti-abortion message...also sues. Is this right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-black-lawmaker-gets-email-with-kkk-graphic-and-anti-abortion-message-also-sues-is-this-right/959845)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-black-lawmaker-gets-email-with-kkk-graphic-and-anti-abortion-message-also-sues-is-this-right/959845 "2023-03-30T19:05:20Z")
So short version is that the member of the WV House of Delegates, the only black member and that body, she and three other members (each white) introduced a bill to protect abortion rights in WV. It has zero chance of… --- ## [Who would you pick to be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-to-be-president/981502 "2023-03-30T22:35:22Z")
A recent thread, now closed, asked people to specify for whom they would vote. The problem is that, especially on this board, it is pretty much “Any Democrat”. So I’ve decided to modify it slightly: Who would you pick t… --- ## [Companies creating their own competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-creating-their-own-competition/981888)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-creating-their-own-competition/981888 "2023-03-31T03:14:06Z")
What were some times a company accidentally created their own competitors? --- ## [Two problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-problems/981558)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-problems/981558 "2023-03-31T02:39:11Z")
1. Sometimes, though not always, when I reply to a post with a numbered list it gets changed to a bulleted list. Changing quoted material is forbidden by forum rules. 2. Sometimes – again, not always – when I highlight… --- ## [1975 US Mint Sets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1975-us-mint-sets/981789)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1975-us-mint-sets/981789 "2023-03-31T01:15:23Z")
Looking around the internet at US Mint sets, I was surprised to find there actually is a 1975 Mint Set which includes a quarter. However, there were no 1975 quarters made. I understand the Mint skipped the 1975 quarter t… --- ## [Another Black Holes: GR vs. QM question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-black-holes-gr-vs-qm-question/981891)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-black-holes-gr-vs-qm-question/981891 "2023-03-31T01:04:37Z")
In theory when an object falls into a black hole’s event horizon, an outside observer sees the last shred of time the object experience before falling in stretched to infinite duration (barring actual practical difficult… --- ## [My laptop is having a bunch of unrelated glitches. Am I being paranoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-laptop-is-having-a-bunch-of-unrelated-glitches-am-i-being-paranoid/981675)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-laptop-is-having-a-bunch-of-unrelated-glitches-am-i-being-paranoid/981675 "2023-03-31T00:10:36Z")
I use Windows 11 on an Asus laptop. The computer is almost two years old, still somewhat young. Lately, I’ve experienced a number of seemingly unrelated glitches. One Gmail account starts deleting or blocking emails w… --- ## [Cat people: do you think your cats know the names we give them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-do-you-think-your-cats-know-the-names-we-give-them/981719)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-do-you-think-your-cats-know-the-names-we-give-them/981719 "2023-03-31T00:09:00Z")
Or indeed respond to them. I suspect not. Cats obviously have good hearing if they are healthy. But I have not seen any evidence that they recognise a ‘name’. We have several, and I have not seen any sign that one wil… --- ## [Insomnia is What Keeps Me Up at Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia-is-what-keeps-me-up-at-night/981822)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insomnia-is-what-keeps-me-up-at-night/981822 "2023-03-31T00:08:52Z")
Yeah, I know. “Talk about the obvious, TP! You do know what insomnia is, don’t you?” I wish I knew why I have trouble sleeping. It’s never about falling asleep in the first place. That usually happens without any trou… --- ## [Have you worked with "Slack" communication platform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-with-slack-communication-platform/981842)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-worked-with-slack-communication-platform/981842 "2023-03-30T23:31:27Z")
I do volunteer field work for a non-profit as a post-retirement hobby and excuse for getting out of the house. There is a modest amount of informational back-and-forth between me (and other volunteers) and our supervisor… --- ## [Fuck the IOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-ioc/761835)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-ioc/761835 "2023-03-30T22:32:36Z")
This is some Bond level villainy. These fuckers are complicit in some of the worst human rights abuses while supporting the some of the most evil authoritarian regimes. The entire organization is rife with corruption. … --- ## [Need Recommendation: YouTube Ukraine War Daily Updates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-youtube-ukraine-war-daily-updates/981508)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recommendation-youtube-ukraine-war-daily-updates/981508 "2023-03-30T22:06:53Z")
There are many English speaking Ukrainian YouTube streamers that give daily updates about the War’s frontlines and situation. The Current Events and Military Historian parts of me make me watch these almost everyday. B… --- ## [I Can't Lose My Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-lose-my-dad/981464)
**Author:** [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-lose-my-dad/981464 "2023-03-30T22:06:21Z")
I’ve been a daddy’s girl my whole life. I look like him, act like him and he was the first man I ever loved. He introduced me to Sci-fi and fantasy. He taught me how to drive and how to take care of my car. He has le… --- ## [Can "Snowpiercer" possibly not be as stupid as it sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-snowpiercer-possibly-not-be-as-stupid-as-it-sounds/691825)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-snowpiercer-possibly-not-be-as-stupid-as-it-sounds/691825 "2023-03-30T21:57:48Z")
The only human survivors of a snowball Earth are on a perpetually-traveling train. Why? I don’t know. The train supposedly runs on perpetual motion(!), except where slave labor somehow is more energy-efficient than machi… --- ## [New AI tag created](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ai-tag-created/981881)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ai-tag-created/981881 "2023-03-30T21:55:02Z")
We have had a lot of threads about ChatGPT and AI in general lately. Our only existing AI tag was for AI generated media, which did not fit well with non-media related discussions about AI. I have therefore created a ne… --- ## [TIL: You Can Change the Watching Status of a Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-you-can-change-the-watching-status-of-a-thread/981878)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-you-can-change-the-watching-status-of-a-thread/981878 "2023-03-30T21:52:15Z")
Did you know that at the bottom of every thread is a little dropdown that allows to change your notifications on the thread? You can change a thread you’ve created from “Watching” to something else so you stop getting n… --- ## [Can a city be in more than one state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-city-be-in-more-than-one-state/981509)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-city-be-in-more-than-one-state/981509 "2023-03-30T21:40:05Z")
Can a single city be comprised of land in more than one state? --- ## [Peel-and-stick fabric interfacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peel-and-stick-fabric-interfacing/981849)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peel-and-stick-fabric-interfacing/981849 "2023-03-30T21:30:49Z")
My husband sews, and saw this stuff on a sewing video from Malaysia, and now he wants some. As sewers will know, interfacing available in the US (and most other places, I guess) is iron-on, which he finds to be clumsy an… --- ## [Legal question, inheritance, biological parent and child adopted out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-inheritance-biological-parent-and-child-adopted-out/981897)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-inheritance-biological-parent-and-child-adopted-out/981897 "2023-03-30T20:57:59Z")
Everything I have read so far indicates an adopted child has no rights to biological parents inheritance. In the case I have here the biological father has no other living heirs. Could a judge make this determination in … --- ## [Is there a Moderator timeline available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467 "2023-03-30T20:31:13Z")
Has anyone ever posted a timeline as to when Moderators served and for how long? --- ## [Don't worry, Roe v. Wade is never getting overturned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-worry-roe-v-wade-is-never-getting-overturned/913683)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-worry-roe-v-wade-is-never-getting-overturned/913683 "2023-03-30T18:45:48Z")
I am convinced that the conservative powers that be have no interest in overturning Roe v. Wade. Overturning it would give a great deal of single issue voters no reason to vote Republican anymore. Republicans could pac… --- ## [Pipe with holes in fireplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pipe-with-holes-in-fireplace/981807)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pipe-with-holes-in-fireplace/981807 "2023-03-30T18:38:27Z")
I used a fireplace a while back that had a pipe with holes along its length suspended near the top of the firebox. It was loosely hanging on some sort of support and easy to knock off with logs. The owner didn’t remember… --- ## [USS Bonhomme Richard - long term outlook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-long-term-outlook/915347)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uss-bonhomme-richard-long-term-outlook/915347 "2023-03-30T17:56:15Z")
The ship appears to have suffered extensive damage. I know there are many former sailors on the board. What’s the likelihood it will ever return to service? --- ## [In this post-Joan Rivers world, who's the best American female stand-up comedian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-post-joan-rivers-world-whos-the-best-american-female-stand-up-comedian/750374)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-post-joan-rivers-world-whos-the-best-american-female-stand-up-comedian/750374 "2023-03-30T17:32:02Z")
In this post-Joan Rivers world, who’s the best American female stand-up comedian? Come to think of it, include Canadians, too, because so many really funny entertainers come from our neighbor to the north. --- ## [Afroman FTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afroman-ftw/981889)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afroman-ftw/981889 "2023-03-30T16:55:39Z")
I wasn’t sure whether this should be in IMHO or Cafe Society. It could end up in GD, which would be fine too. But, has everyone heard about Afroman (of “But I got High” fame) and his run-in with the local police? Appar… --- ## [ChatGTP et al, the creators don't know how it works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgtp-et-al-the-creators-dont-know-how-it-works/981761)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chatgtp-et-al-the-creators-dont-know-how-it-works/981761 "2023-03-30T15:59:13Z")
Listening to the Lex Friedman podcast where he is interviewing Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, and I have heard mention of this before regarding machine learning, but apparently they don’t really know how it works. I assume it i… --- ## [Would you want to keep a bone surgically removed from your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-keep-a-bone-surgically-removed-from-your-body/981783)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-keep-a-bone-surgically-removed-from-your-body/981783 "2023-03-30T15:43:35Z")
poll Background - when I had my wisdom teeth removed 30+ years ago, the oral surgeon asked me if I wanted to keep the teeth. I said sure, and after the surgery they gave me a small manila envelope with 4 bloody teeth wra… --- ## [Does it harm children to watch pornography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-harm-children-to-watch-pornography/755688)
**Author:** [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-harm-children-to-watch-pornography/755688 "2023-03-30T14:31:21Z")
In my lovely state, the GOP-led government has decided to move on from regulating women’s sexuality to regulating pornography. Apparently they simply have nothing better to do, such as tackle the pollution problem, figur… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=863) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=865)