# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=865&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 866 --- ## [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… --- ## [The sap must flow! 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2023/979543)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2023/979543 "2023-03-30T14:30:16Z")
The tree is the sap. The sap is the tree. The sap enhances waffles & French toast. The sap expands waistlines. The sap maple (and a few other tree varieties), of course. So what the hell am I doing, making syrup bar… --- ## [Florida? Described well in The Atlantic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-described-well-in-the-atlantic/981729)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-described-well-in-the-atlantic/981729 "2023-03-30T12:57:35Z")
I’m curious about how accurate this article is, in the opinions of Dopers, about the state of Florida. --- ## [Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-scientists-were-so-preoccupied-with-whether-or-not-they-could-they-didn-t-stop-to-think-if-they-should/981864)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-scientists-were-so-preoccupied-with-whether-or-not-they-could-they-didn-t-stop-to-think-if-they-should/981864 "2023-03-30T12:55:06Z")
Meatball from long-extinct mammoth created by food firm Technically, it shouldn’t be any more expensive to lab grow any strain of meat over another other than minor variations in nutrient costs. And while I’m no Nostra… --- ## [Schools forced to divert staff amid historic flood of records requests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-forced-to-divert-staff-amid-historic-flood-of-records-requests/981875)
**Author:** [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-forced-to-divert-staff-amid-historic-flood-of-records-requests/981875 "2023-03-30T12:40:38Z")
--- ## [How should I go about selecting a Lasik doctor/equipment type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-go-about-selecting-a-lasik-doctor-equipment-type/960645)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-go-about-selecting-a-lasik-doctor-equipment-type/960645 "2023-03-30T09:26:47Z")
I’ve been thinking about Lasik for a long time but I’ve always worried about gambling with my vision - I know the complication rate is low, but if something happened to my eyes that would be catastrophic. Has this improv… --- ## [The probability of fatigue and collapse helps you get red envelopes faster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-probability-of-fatigue-and-collapse-helps-you-get-red-envelopes-faster/981803)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-probability-of-fatigue-and-collapse-helps-you-get-red-envelopes-faster/981803 "2023-03-30T08:09:37Z")
I was looking at 7 inch tablets on Amazon and saw the title phrase in a graphic. Googling shows that the phrase is used in several tablet descriptions. So, any ideas what they were actually trying to say? Probably a Ch… --- ## [Kanye West - what happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-what-happened/975895)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-what-happened/975895 "2023-03-30T07:48:25Z")
The very first time I ever heard of Kanye West, at least in my memory, was when he said, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black People.” I thought that pushing it a bit too far, but I understood where he was coming from. … --- ## [Psilocybin for depression. Any personal experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psilocybin-for-depression-any-personal-experience/981393)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psilocybin-for-depression-any-personal-experience/981393 "2023-03-30T05:33:14Z")
Legal US use only in Oregon and in research settings but likely to get FDA approval soon. Maybe in’24. Australia has approved it recently. Research data looks good. Any personal experiences? --- ## [Meteorology question: Can there be snow if the "real feel" temperature is below freezing when the actual temperature is above?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorology-question-can-there-be-snow-if-the-real-feel-temperature-is-below-freezing-when-the-actual-temperature-is-above/980392)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorology-question-can-there-be-snow-if-the-real-feel-temperature-is-below-freezing-when-the-actual-temperature-is-above/980392 "2023-03-30T03:34:58Z")
For Eugene, Oregon, Accuweather predicts some snow for early this morning, accumulating to about an inch, and on Monday night more snow, possibly accumulating to between two and four inches. ( I seriously doubt that wi… --- ## [The most insane health insurance system in the world is in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-insane-health-insurance-system-in-the-world-is-in-the-us/979641)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-insane-health-insurance-system-in-the-world-is-in-the-us/979641 "2023-03-30T03:32:54Z")
Charles Gaba has a blog that tracks the ACA and other coverage-related things. Just take a look at all the different types of coverage that people have in this link. It’s insanity on the scale of over 330 million peopl… --- ## [Help me ID this Django Django song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-django-django-song/974990)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-django-django-song/974990 "2023-03-30T01:27:52Z")
I heard a song recently while eating in a Chipotle which caught my attention because it had brief passages resembling “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, one of my favorite songs. I asked a guy behind the counter if he could … --- ## [Trigger warning My school shooting experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warning-my-school-shooting-experience/981801)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warning-my-school-shooting-experience/981801 "2023-03-29T23:49:25Z")
First up - I truly don’t know which forum this should go in. After consideration, I decided that the Pit is as good a place as any. Mods, as always, should feel free to move. Second - many years ago, I was at school dur… --- ## [Autumn tree colors & sunlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-tree-colors-sunlight/981817)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-tree-colors-sunlight/981817 "2023-03-29T22:08:03Z")
When trees (esp. those that show spectacular autumn colors, such as maples) get sunlight from predominantly one side, does the “sunny” side stay greener longer, or is that the side that loses chlorophyll and shows red/or… --- ## [Possible avenue for Russell's Paradox solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-avenue-for-russells-paradox-solution/981816)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-avenue-for-russells-paradox-solution/981816 "2023-03-29T22:06:41Z")
An anomaly of Set Theory: (4) russell’s paradox - YouTube Due to a convolution of the logic, trying to include the predicate “is true of itself” into the set of all "is true of itself"s is sensible, logical, and true. … --- ## [How many different plays does an average NFL team use in a game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-plays-does-an-average-nfl-team-use-in-a-game/981813)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-plays-does-an-average-nfl-team-use-in-a-game/981813 "2023-03-29T21:48:35Z")
About how many unique plays from their playbook does an average NFL team use in any particular game? (Offense and defense). --- ## [Professional W-9 Form, Need Answer Quick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-w-9-form-need-answer-quick/981836)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-w-9-form-need-answer-quick/981836 "2023-03-29T21:47:10Z")
Hey All I need to provide a W-9 for some consulting I’m doing. I’ve only done a little over my career, so I’m not up on all the tips and tricks. The customer wants a W9, which of course I can download from the IRS. How… --- ## [Roof vent in an 1850s house (static vs ridge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-vent-in-an-1850s-house-static-vs-ridge/981676)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-vent-in-an-1850s-house-static-vs-ridge/981676 "2023-03-29T20:14:09Z")
A year ago, I bought a house that needs a new roof. It’s a small cape with a gambrel roof, and was built in 1850 (in New England). The roof currently has 4 static vents (two on each side). I’ve gotten two estimates, one … --- ## [Wot's SPF or DKIM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wots-spf-or-dkim/981839)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wots-spf-or-dkim/981839 "2023-03-29T19:42:36Z")
I use a unique domain address (basically my oddball last name) because I thought “What could be easier for folks emailing me to remember, firstname@lastname.com?” Turns out many emails don’t get delivered because: mx.… --- ## [Do protons have different masses depending on what atom they’re a part of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-protons-have-different-masses-depending-on-what-atom-they-re-a-part-of/981498)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-protons-have-different-masses-depending-on-what-atom-they-re-a-part-of/981498 "2023-03-29T17:25:05Z")
Do protons and neutrons have different masses based on what kind of atom they are a part of? When atoms undergo fission or fusion, they release energy according to the famous e=mc2 equation. My understanding of the pr… --- ## [\[OLD\] There's a Spring in Your Step - A Seasonal MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-theres-a-spring-in-your-step-a-seasonal-mmp/981398)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-theres-a-spring-in-your-step-a-seasonal-mmp/981398 "2023-03-29T16:58:47Z")
Today is the first day of spring, and it’s 30 degrees(Fahrenheit) outside. :face\_with\_raised\_eyebrow: Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. Talk amongst yourself till I get back. --- ## [Fewer days, more rants (February Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fewer-days-more-rants-february-mini-rants/979184)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fewer-days-more-rants-february-mini-rants/979184 "2023-03-29T16:56:23Z")
My biggest rant right now: it’s after 5pm PST and no one else got it in gear to start this month’s mini-rants. Minor: maintenance is pressure-washing the balcony above my patio, which means water coming down on my patio… --- ## [MLB-Hot Stove League winter 2022/23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-league-winter-2022-23/974910)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-league-winter-2022-23/974910 "2023-03-29T16:26:37Z")
Don’t see a Hot Stove League thread for this winter. I can start with some good news: Cubs release Jason Heyward. His defense definitely helped, especially with some of the not so great defensive outfielders the Cubs… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=864&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=866&state=tracking)