# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=869&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 870 --- ## [Bad bad bad "You say it's Yer birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-you-say-its-yer-birthday/981554)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-you-say-its-yer-birthday/981554 "2023-03-25T05:57:18Z")
:musical\_score::musical\_note::musical\_note::notes::notes::notes:Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to ??? Happy birthday to you​:notes::musical\_note::notes::notes:! Not ‘your’ birthday. ‘Yer… --- ## [National Emergency Library: 1.4 Million Books Free to Read (Internet Archive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-library-1-4-million-books-free-to-read-internet-archive/850392)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-library-1-4-million-books-free-to-read-internet-archive/850392 "2023-03-25T05:43:33Z")
The site: https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary --- ## [The failure of trans-bashing politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-failure-of-trans-bashing-politics/974850)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-failure-of-trans-bashing-politics/974850 "2023-03-25T05:38:58Z")
Republicans and other anti-trans politicians (and many anti-trans pundits) appeared to believe that trans rights was going to contribute to a bloodbath for Democrats and progressives in 2022, similar to how GWB used gay … --- ## [Hello, Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-tomorrow/980026)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-tomorrow/980026 "2023-03-25T03:31:06Z")
Interesting new retro-futuristic dark comedy series on Apple about traveling salesmen pushing lunar homes in suburban middle America that looks like the 1950s, except with flying cars and robots. Feels a bit like someth… --- ## [If You're Going to Shut Down My Email, Please Tell Me First](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-shut-down-my-email-please-tell-me-first/980664)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-shut-down-my-email-please-tell-me-first/980664 "2023-03-25T02:44:49Z")
One of the benefits, the only benefit really, of paying for my annual alumni membership is that I got to keep my university email address. I’ve had the email address for almost twenty years now, and I use it for anythin… --- ## [The Metaverse: How far away is it from being realised?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metaverse-how-far-away-is-it-from-being-realised/979414)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metaverse-how-far-away-is-it-from-being-realised/979414 "2023-03-25T01:55:25Z")
Just to preface that the Metaverse is a single, shared, immersive, persistent, 3D virtual space where humans experience life in ways they could not in the physical world. Now, I am going against the grain here and will … --- ## [A Marvel Comics one off story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610 "2023-03-25T01:35:34Z")
I don’t know why I think of this 60s story now and then. The gist is that civilization of undersea monsters (I think) are poised to attack our world. One guy steps forward volunteering to disclose all our secrets and is … --- ## [The Searchers - great film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-searchers-great-film/981240)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-searchers-great-film/981240 "2023-03-25T00:35:52Z")
We just watched the John Wayne movie, The Searchers. I’ve long heard that it is a “classic.” I don’t see it. The scenery is great - but that’s about it. John Wayne is just himself, the acting and dialogue are laughab… --- ## [Rocket Man, Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-man-again/973)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-man-again/973 "2023-03-25T00:28:00Z")
Although the references to the Ray Bradbury story seem feasible, I had always assumed the Elton John song “Rocket Man” was influenced by the Thomas Pynchon novel “Gravity’s Rainbow”. In this novel the main character (uh,… --- ## [Novelization better than the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelization-better-than-the-movie/975440)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelization-better-than-the-movie/975440 "2023-03-24T23:44:59Z")
There’s lots of discussion about whether the movie made from a novel is better or worse than the novel. What about novelizations? This is when a movie comes out first. The filmmakers arrange for an author to write a n… --- ## [How long have people kept knickknacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-people-kept-knickknacks/981418)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-people-kept-knickknacks/981418 "2023-03-24T19:59:39Z")
This is prompted by the discussion about Roman dodecahedrons. I speculated they might just be knickknacks. But i wonder how far back in history people had knickknacks. I’m defining “knickknack” to be an object that is… --- ## [The Onion gets serious about qualified immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766 "2023-03-24T19:59:26Z")
The Onion has filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case, arguing that the Court should hear a case challenging the doctrine of qualified immunity for civil suits involving free speech. The case was triggered when a … --- ## [Video lights causing lens implants to shine/glitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-lights-causing-lens-implants-to-shine-glitter/981526)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-lights-causing-lens-implants-to-shine-glitter/981526 "2023-03-24T19:57:01Z")
Here’s a funny one - from time to time I make little vlogs on various unimportant topics. I sat down just now to start recording one for the first time since my cataract surgeries, and on looking at the first edit I saw … --- ## [Jet lag before jets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-before-jets/981520)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jet-lag-before-jets/981520 "2023-03-24T19:53:29Z")
When did people start traveling libg distances fast enough for jet lag to be a thing? Did it exist before jets? Before airplanes? Before air travel? Did passengers on the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg experience anything … --- ## [If no more clock changing why freeze in DAYLIGHT time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-more-clock-changing-why-freeze-in-daylight-time/981105)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-more-clock-changing-why-freeze-in-daylight-time/981105 "2023-03-24T18:54:55Z")
Once again we have legislation to stop changing the clocks twice a year, which is a good idea from my viewpoint, but all of this seems to be wanting to freeze the time zones in DAYLIGHT SAVINGS time. Why not standard ti… --- ## [How to include info on profile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-include-info-on-profile/981587)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-include-info-on-profile/981587 "2023-03-24T17:43:39Z")
I see some posters have information about themselves when you click on their usernames and the “summary” page comes up. I tried to modify my profile to add some info, but it still doesn’t seem to appear. Can anyone see … --- ## [Did this actually happen regarding family naming conventions following the US Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-actually-happen-regarding-family-naming-conventions-following-the-us-civil-war/980757)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-actually-happen-regarding-family-naming-conventions-following-the-us-civil-war/980757 "2023-03-24T17:35:16Z")
An African-American acquaintance posted an assertion of Facebook that doesn’t make much sense to me. However, I am not well-versed in the subject nor do I wish to engage in an argument. So, this person says that, follo… --- ## [Quoting a small part of a long post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-small-part-of-a-long-post/981416)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quoting-a-small-part-of-a-long-post/981416 "2023-03-24T17:31:21Z")
Sometimes I only want to respond to one part of a lengthy post. Usually what I do is hit the button to reply to the post, then hit the quote button (the word balloon) to display the entire post, then I will selectively d… --- ## [What, Specifically, Is The Manhattan DA's Office Planning (Maybe, Probably) To Indict Individual One On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-is-the-manhattan-das-office-planning-maybe-probably-to-indict-individual-one-on/981445)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-is-the-manhattan-das-office-planning-maybe-probably-to-indict-individual-one-on/981445 "2023-03-24T17:31:07Z")
We’re all aware that Trump is himself expecting to be indicted/arrested any minute now, and that it’s all related to paying hush money to a porn actress. But what are the specific criminal charges they’re looking at? And… --- ## [A question about "Pleading the Fifth"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-pleading-the-fifth/981085)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-pleading-the-fifth/981085 "2023-03-24T17:27:14Z")
IANA American and IANA lawyer but when I hear about Trump and his ilk (or anyone else for that matter) “pleading the fifth”, how does that work? Is that some magic thing that allows people to get off scot-free? Or at som… --- ## [People of color - do you ever guess at others' ethnicity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-do-you-ever-guess-at-others-ethnicity/981264)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-do-you-ever-guess-at-others-ethnicity/981264 "2023-03-24T17:11:37Z")
Just wondering if this is something people of color do. For example, if you are of Japanese descent and interact with someone else who is also East Asian, do you try to guess whether they are Japanese, Chinese, Korean, … --- ## [DeJoy accused of campaign finance fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dejoy-accused-of-campaign-finance-fraud/919964)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dejoy-accused-of-campaign-finance-fraud/919964 "2023-03-24T16:54:47Z")
A Washington Post article accuses Postmaster DeJoy of reimbursing his employees for campaign contributions as a way of getting around campaign finance laws. While the federal statute of limitations seems to have expired… --- ## [Any risk of psychedelic drugs causing corneal neuralgia if done shortly after LASIK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-risk-of-psychedelic-drugs-causing-corneal-neuralgia-if-done-shortly-after-lasik/981503)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-risk-of-psychedelic-drugs-causing-corneal-neuralgia-if-done-shortly-after-lasik/981503 "2023-03-24T15:17:41Z")
There’s an existing IMHO thread about psilocybin but I didn’t want to hijack it with an odd/obscure question. I’m doing LASIK or SMILE eye laser surgery in the next 2-3 weeks. I’m also planning to try psilocybin or MDMA… --- ## [Presenting the finest in geriatric UK hip hop, The Northern Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-finest-in-geriatric-uk-hip-hop-the-northern-boys/978256)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-finest-in-geriatric-uk-hip-hop-the-northern-boys/978256 "2023-03-24T12:30:00Z")
Do you want to make love to a sad old man? Enjoy. --- ## [Military meaning of "In Country"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-meaning-of-in-country/973673 "2023-03-24T09:57:29Z")
In her book An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz makes the claim that “In Country” is a shortened form of “Indian Country,” meaning in essence enemy territory filled with savages who … --- ## [Of Tarantino's 9 films which do you believe is the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-tarantinos-9-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/981496)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-tarantinos-9-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/981496 "2023-03-24T06:28:12Z")
I am a big Tarantino fan. He has always indicated that we would only direct 10 feature films. poll He has completed the writing of what is believed to be his 10th feature film, The Movie Critic. It is supposedly inten… --- ## [U.S. Postal Service reform bill passed into law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-postal-service-reform-bill-passed-into-law/962460)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-postal-service-reform-bill-passed-into-law/962460 "2023-03-24T05:19:43Z")
President Biden just signed a bipartisan USPS reform bill into law. Is it too soon to celebrate the idea that the Post Office is saved? --- ## [Who leaked the draft abortion decision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-leaked-the-draft-abortion-decision/963910)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-leaked-the-draft-abortion-decision/963910 "2023-03-24T04:18:11Z")
And why? My guess is that Kavanough is the source of the leak. A clerk or staffer who got caught would be fired. A clerk’s legal career would be ruined. So i think one of the justices is more likely. They could do it w… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Chub meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chub-meat/981517)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chub-meat/981517 "2023-03-24T03:36:54Z")
Ok. First off, you Jokers, get your mind outta the gutter! You know that meat in giant chubs. 3 or 5 lbs. I think you can get 1 lb. ones too. But we wouldn’t be in the market for that. Too many mouths. (Oh, god, this … --- ## ["Why should I care if China knows how many cat videos I see on TikTok?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-china-knows-how-many-cat-videos-i-see-on-tiktok/978734)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-if-china-knows-how-many-cat-videos-i-see-on-tiktok/978734 "2023-03-24T03:19:17Z")
This was a question posed by a listener on NPR just now, read by the NPR interviewer to a couple of “experts” explaining why Tiktok is a danger to U.S. citizens, and you know what? These experts could not answer the very… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=868&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=870&state=tracking)