# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=904 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 905 --- ## [What sporting event/achievement do you remember EXACTLY where you were when you saw/heard about it happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sporting-event-achievement-do-you-remember-exactly-where-you-were-when-you-saw-heard-about-it-happening/976306)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sporting-event-achievement-do-you-remember-exactly-where-you-were-when-you-saw-heard-about-it-happening/976306 "2023-02-06T03:05:10Z")
Some sporting events or achievements, much like historical events, just stick with you. You remember EXACTLY where you were when you saw or heard about it happening. You knew, as soon as you saw or heard about it, that h… --- ## [Unlimited Summer Flights? $399?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-summer-flights-399/979346)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-summer-flights-399/979346 "2023-02-06T03:11:02Z")
One takes certain promotions with a grain of salt, since terms and conditions often limit benefits. Still, this article raises eyebrows. Good deal? Too legit to split? Too good to be good? --- ## [Latinx (Your thoughts on the term)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latinx-your-thoughts-on-the-term/962358)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latinx-your-thoughts-on-the-term/962358 "2023-02-05T23:38:55Z")
(Continuing the discussion from Why was this useage of "queer" offensive?) What are your thoughts on the term Latinx? For those who aren’t aware, it is the removal of the gender indicators in Latino and Latina in order… --- ## [Sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-on-russia-for-invading-ukraine/960007)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-on-russia-for-invading-ukraine/960007 "2023-02-05T23:06:06Z")
Western nations have warned Russia that it faces harsh economic sanctions for its war on Ukraine. Putin & Co. are hoping that the lure of Russian oligarchs’ money and Europe’s need for natural gas will weaken the sancti… --- ## [Pixel 6a(6/7) camera question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixel-6a-6-7-camera-question/979345)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixel-6a-6-7-camera-question/979345 "2023-02-05T22:20:46Z")
For those who have the latest Pixels–have you noticed a lack of sharpness with pictures taken with the wide angle (.6) lens? Here’s a side by side of normal lens vs wide angle: … --- ## [I want to know which artery was severed by surgeon that killed my Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-which-artery-was-severed-by-surgeon-that-killed-my-dad/979348)
**Author:** [@MichelleLeFurgey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichelleLeFurgey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-which-artery-was-severed-by-surgeon-that-killed-my-dad/979348 "2023-02-05T21:51:37Z")
I googled arteries in body, trying to determine which artery was severed by surgeon that killed my Dad. It was discovered by surgeon, doing latest surgery, so who knows which surgery “something” was severed. I’m asking o… --- ## [Let's talk BBQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bbq/978815)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bbq/978815 "2023-02-05T20:39:08Z")
It seems that Tell me you're southern w/o telling me your southern has gotten derailed into a BBQ discussion. While that is a perfect fit for the thread subject, it’s not fair to OP. So in consideration for her, let’s … --- ## [What flight sim was this? (Mid-late 90s, screenshot on box had crew reloading SAM launcher)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-sim-was-this-mid-late-90s-screenshot-on-box-had-crew-reloading-sam-launcher/977624)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flight-sim-was-this-mid-late-90s-screenshot-on-box-had-crew-reloading-sam-launcher/977624 "2023-02-05T18:25:01Z")
Something’s been tickling my mind, for awhile, and I wonder if I can tap the savants of esoterica here for help. I’m trying to ID a commercial Flight Sim game I saw the box of, I think in a Software, Etc., sometime betw… --- ## [Love Story. How Hard did the Doctors Try?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-story-how-hard-did-the-doctors-try/978781)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-story-how-hard-did-the-doctors-try/978781 "2023-02-05T17:33:17Z")
I watched the movie Love Story last week. Then while reading some reviews, one had a point that struck me. Jenny’s doctors in the movie seem very blase about Jenny’s disease. (Yes, I know it’s popularly called Old Mov… --- ## [Have any AFAB people been held in the male wing of UK prisons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-afab-people-been-held-in-the-male-wing-of-uk-prisons/979325)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-afab-people-been-held-in-the-male-wing-of-uk-prisons/979325 "2023-02-05T14:40:31Z")
This is FQ. Not looking for a debate, just would like to know the answer to the question in the title: has any female-bodied person ever been held in the male wing of a UK prison? --- ## [Weapons production in case of long future war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-production-in-case-of-long-future-war/769121)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-production-in-case-of-long-future-war/769121 "2023-02-05T07:56:40Z")
During WW2, the combatants were turning out tanks, planes, ship, and artillery at an extremely fast pace. But the modern peacetime manufacturing processes are extremely slow, completely useless if we were losing equipmen… --- ## [Do wifi routers tell devices the length of the password?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wifi-routers-tell-devices-the-length-of-the-password/979247)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wifi-routers-tell-devices-the-length-of-the-password/979247 "2023-02-05T06:50:25Z")
When I want to log onto a password-protected wifi with my iPhone and type the password into my phone’s settings, the “Join” button remains inactive as long as I’m typing; but as soon as I finish the last character of the… --- ## [Are cities in Europe cold and dark due to lack of Russian gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cities-in-europe-cold-and-dark-due-to-lack-of-russian-gas/977988)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cities-in-europe-cold-and-dark-due-to-lack-of-russian-gas/977988 "2023-02-05T00:58:06Z")
Six months ago, there was talk that the war in Ukraine would bring catastrophic conditions this winter, which would affect Germany and other European countries. In reality, what is happening now? There were several cou… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad slippy, slidey car ride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-slippy-slidey-car-ride/979170)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-slippy-slidey-car-ride/979170 "2023-02-05T00:13:15Z")
Now, Ivy don’t drive fast. She don’t drive well. But she gets us there. Half-way down the highway to dialysis I was wondering why I didn’t take the offer to come and stay overnight and then be there. No weather surprise… --- ## [Problems with "take it to the Pit" (i.e., pitting someone instead of dealing with it in-thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-take-it-to-the-pit-i-e-pitting-someone-instead-of-dealing-with-it-in-thread/979277)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-take-it-to-the-pit-i-e-pitting-someone-instead-of-dealing-with-it-in-thread/979277 "2023-02-04T23:18:58Z")
I am not questioning here a specific mod decision. I am also not questioning the the rule itself per se: it would not be conducive to the purpose and atmosphere of the board to flame people out or get into an extended of… --- ## [All Americans need education in Black studies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-americans-need-education-in-black-studies/978888)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-americans-need-education-in-black-studies/978888 "2023-02-04T23:13:51Z")
Racism is the old evil, the source of the cancer eating away at America and threatening our democracy. Ignorance of white privilege allows racism to continue unchecked. To defeat racism, the general ignorance around ra… --- ## [Hospital pricing makes no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-pricing-makes-no-sense/979227)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-pricing-makes-no-sense/979227 "2023-02-04T22:26:40Z")
Just got a bill from the hospital for lab work. We had switched out insurers and they had gone to the wrong one for reimbursement. That’s being fixed, so all is good. What did bother me were the numbers on the bill. It … --- ## [God Friended Me - resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me-resolution/979285)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me-resolution/979285 "2023-02-04T20:58:08Z")
What was the “solution” to the series? Was it really God? Someone else? Did it make any sense, or was it as stupid as every other show like this? Wikipedia is unusually silent on the subject. The last episode says simpl… --- ## [Potty training and toddler bladder control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-training-and-toddler-bladder-control/979276)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-training-and-toddler-bladder-control/979276 "2023-02-04T20:50:24Z")
We’re in the midst of potty training our two-and-a-half year old. For whatever reason, he likes to drag out his peeing - he’ll pee for a few seconds, then stop for a few seconds as something catches his intention, then p… --- ## [Fuck the Austin City Council, Austin Energy and the morons in charge!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-austin-city-council-austin-energy-and-the-morons-in-charge/979280)
**Author:** [@Nightaudit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightaudit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-austin-city-council-austin-energy-and-the-morons-in-charge/979280 "2023-02-04T19:14:48Z")
So some of us here in Austin have been without power for 3 or more days now, and the shit heads on charge at Austin Power have no clue when they’re going to get all the service restored. You would think that after the la… --- ## [Happy 50th birthday, Cecil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-50th-birthday-cecil/979210)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-50th-birthday-cecil/979210 "2023-02-04T18:17:07Z")
Today is February 2 and it’s Cecil’s birthday! First column appeared on February 2, 1973. --- ## [Boston City Hall Is Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-city-hall-is-awesome/979186)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-city-hall-is-awesome/979186 "2023-02-04T18:11:28Z")
I’m a lifelong resident of the Boston area. I was born shortly after Boston City Hall was built. https://www.google.com/search?q=boston+city+hall&rlz=1C1CHBF\_enUS1037US1037&oq=boston+city+hall&aqs=chrome.0.0i271j46i131i… --- ## [What's a walyo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-walyo/534993)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-walyo/534993 "2023-02-04T14:44:18Z")
I’ve currently been re-watching each season of The Sopranos, and have heard, from time to time as the show’s commenced, characters refer to other mobbed-up characters as “walyos”. Initially, during the early seasons, I … --- ## [Trust keyboard and mouse, lost USB dongle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trust-keyboard-and-mouse-lost-usb-dongle/978122)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trust-keyboard-and-mouse-lost-usb-dongle/978122 "2023-02-04T12:48:55Z")
Is there a way to connect without the dongle? Buying a new one, i assume is wrong frequence. Any ideas? --- ## [Potential issues that may have arisen when expanding “death with dignity” (assisted suicide/euthanasia) to more people, particularly in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-issues-that-may-have-arisen-when-expanding-death-with-dignity-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-to-more-people-particularly-in-canada/979208)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-issues-that-may-have-arisen-when-expanding-death-with-dignity-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-to-more-people-particularly-in-canada/979208 "2023-02-04T11:54:15Z")
I’m been reading about things that have been happening with regards to MAiD (medical assistance in dying) in Canada. There has been some controversy with regards to it. According to some, MAiD is becoming an alternative … --- ## [What types of loads are appropriate for welds, and what are not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-loads-are-appropriate-for-welds-and-what-are-not/978835)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-loads-are-appropriate-for-welds-and-what-are-not/978835 "2023-02-04T08:57:51Z")
Over in Reddit there was a photo of a car wheel that had five radial arms. They had all been broken and they had all been (shittily) welded. There was universal agreement this was unsafe (possibly illegal). But there is… --- ## [Science Fiction Debate: One-Way Brain to Radio Interface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-debate-one-way-brain-to-radio-interface/977648)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-debate-one-way-brain-to-radio-interface/977648 "2023-01-06T05:03:27Z")
Summary: How might the world change after the invention of a practical, non-invasive, one-way brain-to-radio interface? Below I describe one such fictional invention. What are the implications, short-term and long-term, … --- ## [Is the 60s "counterculture" responsible for a lot todays "alt right?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-60s-counterculture-responsible-for-a-lot-todays-alt-right/970125)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-60s-counterculture-responsible-for-a-lot-todays-alt-right/970125 "2023-01-23T14:39:55Z")
A friend of mines grandparent draws this conclusion as he made a comparison that a lot of the things the alt-right follows like anti-vaccinations and a lot q anon types of things started back in the 60s and even if … --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Jojo might be a magical feline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-jojo-might-be-a-magical-feline/979242)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-jojo-might-be-a-magical-feline/979242 "2023-02-04T04:41:06Z")
I’m afraid he’s gonna make 2 turns and be a person, animal or mythical creature. Well, maybe not ‘afraid’ more 'concerned ’ Sometimes you get bad results from this kinda magic. I need a way to harness this. He nearly… --- ## [Another Words With Fríends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-words-with-friends/979269)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-words-with-friends/979269 "2023-02-04T01:46:51Z")
Up until a couple days ago after watching commercial videos Words would give you 3 “coins” for each you watched. Now only 1 is awarded. Anyone know why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=903) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=905)