# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=874&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 875 --- ## [Trump says he's gonna be arrested on Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-hes-gonna-be-arrested-on-tuesday/981328)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-hes-gonna-be-arrested-on-tuesday/981328 "2023-03-18T15:33:38Z")
He then goes on to encourage people to protest and take the country back. This is getting real. --- ## [Should transwomen be allowed in women's prisons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-transwomen-be-allowed-in-womens-prisons/979830)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-transwomen-be-allowed-in-womens-prisons/979830 "2023-03-18T13:27:05Z")
So in the UK recently there was a bit of a furore (whipped up by a political dispute between the Scottish and UK parliaments) about a convicted rapist (with male genitalia) identifying as a woman and therefore being sent… --- ## [First-time home buying (planning) for a 53 year old—seeking basic wisdom on getting started](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-home-buying-planning-for-a-53-year-old-seeking-basic-wisdom-on-getting-started/981031)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-home-buying-planning-for-a-53-year-old-seeking-basic-wisdom-on-getting-started/981031 "2023-03-18T12:24:40Z")
Considering becoming a first time homebuyer at age 53. Single no kids. Not rich, aggressive retirement savings because I’m a bit short. Not looking for a palace, looking for a sound structure with a bit of nature around … --- ## [What is your favorite tribute to a musical group or singer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tribute-to-a-musical-group-or-singer/981078)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-tribute-to-a-musical-group-or-singer/981078 "2023-03-18T08:54:23Z")
Most “tributes” I’ve seen/heard are quickly tossed off vanity pieces best viewed as novelties, but a few years back at The Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin was being honored by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart singing “St… --- ## [Why were some British prices once quoted in Guineas instead of Pounds and Shillings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-some-british-prices-once-quoted-in-guineas-instead-of-pounds-and-shillings/981239)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-some-british-prices-once-quoted-in-guineas-instead-of-pounds-and-shillings/981239 "2023-03-18T07:15:10Z")
In pre-decimal British currency, a pound was worth 20 shillings (and a shilling was worth 12 pence). There was a coin called a Guinea, which was originally worth 1 pound in silver, but with the price of silver changing, … --- ## [In olden days, how common was it for people to enter marriage with literally no clue what sex was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-olden-days-how-common-was-it-for-people-to-enter-marriage-with-literally-no-clue-what-sex-was/980395)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-olden-days-how-common-was-it-for-people-to-enter-marriage-with-literally-no-clue-what-sex-was/980395 "2023-03-18T05:44:20Z")
In one of the Laura Ingalls books, Laura’s daughter, Rose Wilder, asked her (Laura) how babies are made. And Laura stammered and got flustered, before eventually saying, “You’ll find out when you get married.” How commo… --- ## [Did This Guy Really Build This Motorcycle From a Citroen 2CV in the Desert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-guy-really-build-this-motorcycle-from-a-citroen-2cv-in-the-desert/980995)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-guy-really-build-this-motorcycle-from-a-citroen-2cv-in-the-desert/980995 "2023-03-18T04:36:36Z")
Did This Guy Really Build This Motorcycle From a Citroen 2CV in the Desert? TLDR version: Guy drove his Citroen 2CVinto the desert, hit a rock that broke his axel (or chassis), tore his car down and built a motorcycle f… --- ## [Where did this YouTube voice come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-youtube-voice-come-from/981303)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-youtube-voice-come-from/981303 "2023-03-18T04:08:00Z")
Sometimes between scenes there will be voice that says something like “one hour later”, a little haltingly in some weird, probably fake, accent. WTF is that? Maybe from some game? --- ## [How should we "save" Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-save-social-security/973567)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-save-social-security/973567 "2023-03-18T01:13:19Z")
Discourse isn’t showing me a thread on this unless you go back to 2005, so I think a new topic might be worthwhile compared to resurrecting such an old thread. Social Security is now doing better than it was before the … --- ## [The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discovery-of-morniel-mathaway/981270)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-discovery-of-morniel-mathaway/981270 "2023-03-18T00:00:50Z")
The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway is a famous 1955 SF story by William Tenn (pseudonym of Philip Klass). I believe it’s one of the earliest examples of the SF trope where Anyway, what I’m curious about is the name of t… --- ## [Canadians have the right to flip people off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-the-right-to-flip-people-off/981230)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-have-the-right-to-flip-people-off/981230 "2023-03-17T23:41:59Z")
Finally, some sanity in the area of free speech! But why didn’t the US snap it up as the National Gesture? --- ## [Do You Listen To Music With Your Kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-listen-to-music-with-your-kids/981213)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-listen-to-music-with-your-kids/981213 "2023-03-17T23:16:33Z")
Well, do you? Vaderling and I listen to music together while in the car. Sometimes we listen to “his stuff”, sometimes “my stuff” and sometimes, where our tastes overlap, “our stuff” Do you other doper parents have ov… --- ## [Question of how Megara Hercules 's wife actually dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-how-megara-hercules-s-wife-actually-dies/981098)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-how-megara-hercules-s-wife-actually-dies/981098 "2023-03-17T21:51:07Z")
There is typically a description of how Hercules kills his victims. Curiously I have never come across any description of how he kills his first wife Megara. I’d been interested to know how she died. --- ## [Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, and female bystander, assaulted in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/def-leppard-drummer-rick-allen-and-female-bystander-assaulted-in-florida/981273)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/def-leppard-drummer-rick-allen-and-female-bystander-assaulted-in-florida/981273 "2023-03-17T20:24:58Z")
Rick Allen, the world’s best known one-armed drummer, was attacked outside a hotel and sustained a head injury after he was tackled to the sidewalk, and a female bystander who intervened was also injured. Is it just t… --- ## [Have You Ever Made A To-Don’t List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-to-don-t-list/981258)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-a-to-don-t-list/981258 "2023-03-17T19:29:22Z")
Based on this Atlantic article, maybe it’s worth trying. Maybe not - vowing not to eat delicious, hot fresh doughnuts might just make one think of them more. If you drink too much, maybe it’s worthwhile. But is this a… --- ## [What do you know about Santorini, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Koper, Zadar, Kotor, or Katakolon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-about-santorini-dubrovnik-corfu-koper-zadar-kotor-or-katakolon/980878)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-about-santorini-dubrovnik-corfu-koper-zadar-kotor-or-katakolon/980878 "2023-03-17T18:35:55Z")
My wife and I are taking a Viking cruise in July, starting in Venice and sailing to Athens. (Click on the link for details of the whole cruise.) We have our time in those two cities pretty much planned out, so we don’t n… --- ## [Physically strong women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physically-strong-women/977169)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physically-strong-women/977169 "2023-03-17T15:45:38Z")
I joined a gym to get strong, as I was a total weakling. I especially want to build up my arms. Also self defense is important to me. The last 2 guys Ive been with say, Dont get too buff. Why? I dont plan to get mascu… --- ## [Victorian Novels: Why blank names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victorian-novels-why-blank-names/981221)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victorian-novels-why-blank-names/981221 "2023-03-17T15:33:32Z")
I don’t have a specific novel in mind but this is so common you’ll know what I’m talking about. I’m wondering why novels of this specific era (and it’s usually English Novels) leave out names in a fictional or at least … --- ## [Haven’t used hot water in a month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haven-t-used-hot-water-in-a-month/981272)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haven-t-used-hot-water-in-a-month/981272 "2023-03-17T15:23:13Z")
I found myself having to leave my house and move in to mom’s to take care of her after surgery. I don’t live too far away so I’ve stopped by my house a few times to get stuff and I’ve made a point of running the kitchen… --- ## [Let's talk about "The Thing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-thing/979840)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-thing/979840 "2023-03-17T13:35:12Z")
No, not the orange rock dude from F4, but the 1982 John Carpenter movie that bombed when it came out but which has since come to be regarded as a Horror/SF classic. If you want to go beyond the film and into the Fifties… --- ## [If you owe money to a bank that collapses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-owe-money-to-a-bank-that-collapses/981002)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-owe-money-to-a-bank-that-collapses/981002 "2023-03-17T13:02:38Z")
Now obviously having money in a bank that collapses is bad as insurance will only protect so much. However, what if you owe money to the bank that collapses? --- ## [Should Biden disband Homeland Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-disband-homeland-security/981211)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-disband-homeland-security/981211 "2023-03-17T12:50:12Z")
It doesn’t have any certain definition or mission. According to Wikipedia, it encompasses " In the United States, the concept of “Homeland Security” extends and recombines responsibilities of government agencies and enti… --- ## [Bootleg RX: Are there private pharmas worldwide that will manufacture a drug without government approval?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bootleg-rx-are-there-private-pharmas-worldwide-that-will-manufacture-a-drug-without-government-approval/979214)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bootleg-rx-are-there-private-pharmas-worldwide-that-will-manufacture-a-drug-without-government-approval/979214 "2023-03-17T12:39:07Z")
Let’s say an armchair biochemist who has done exhaustive research on a serious health condition has finally found what looks like a major breakthrough – but instead of submitting his drug to years and years of exhaustive… --- ## [Help me figure out a really minor life decision! Featuring tacos!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-a-really-minor-life-decision-featuring-tacos/981229)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-a-really-minor-life-decision-featuring-tacos/981229 "2023-03-17T12:30:22Z")
Here’s the sequence of events: Ordered lunch online with Chipotle across the street from the office through the Chipotle website Arrive at promise time to mild chaos and no orders at all being filled Find out that the … --- ## [Rainbow on my bedroom ceiling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-on-my-bedroom-ceiling/981088)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-on-my-bedroom-ceiling/981088 "2023-03-17T12:02:51Z")
I was lying in my bed this morning, trying to summon the energy to wake up when I noticed a faint rainbow on my bedroom ceiling. There is a large picture window at one end of the bedroom and a window shade over it. The… --- ## [What did Sam Houston call the Scottish guy in the Alamo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-sam-houston-call-the-scottish-guy-in-the-alamo/239852)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-sam-houston-call-the-scottish-guy-in-the-alamo/239852 "2023-03-17T08:37:46Z")
I watched the Alamo yesterday, and was a bit puzzled when Sam Houston called this Scottish guy a name. It must have been derogitory, because the guy nearly blew his top, and Houston called him another name too boot. I ca… --- ## [Those yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs-what happened to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-yachts-belonging-to-russian-oligarchs-what-happened-to-them/981124)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-yachts-belonging-to-russian-oligarchs-what-happened-to-them/981124 "2023-03-17T02:32:09Z")
Within the first weeks of the war in Ukraine, the news was full of stories about how all those luxury yachts were going to be impounded by Western governments… (And that would sure teach Putin a tough lesson, right? He’… --- ## [Johnson light machine gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-light-machine-gun/981039)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-light-machine-gun/981039 "2023-03-17T01:42:22Z")
There are a couple of other people on the 'Dope interested in firearms, so… I just watched Forgotten Weapon’s episode on the Johnson light machine gun. The similarity to the German FG-42 is mentioned several times. Ther… --- ## [How many countries are named after rivers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-are-named-after-rivers/981179)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-are-named-after-rivers/981179 "2023-03-17T00:41:49Z")
I saw a claim that 15 countries were named after rivers, but I couldn’t find a good site that listed them. Some poking around did give me 15. Belize - Belize Bosnia – Bosna Cameroon – Rio dos Camaroes Democr… --- ## [How much do thieves get for catalytic converters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-thieves-get-for-catalytic-converters/959369)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-thieves-get-for-catalytic-converters/959369 "2023-03-16T23:58:52Z")
Recently, the local news has been having stories about the increase in thefts of catalytic converters in Washington State, and proposed laws to make it illegal for shops and recycling companies to buy them from individua… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=873&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=875&state=tracking)