# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=916 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 917 --- ## [What does “Jury of Peers” mean in a religious discrimination case ? (US context)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-jury-of-peers-mean-in-a-religious-discrimination-case-us-context/978434)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-jury-of-peers-mean-in-a-religious-discrimination-case-us-context/978434 "2023-01-20T14:43:32Z")
I believe there is a factual answer, but Mods please feel free to move. Inspired by this thread So suppose a religious accommodation case goes to trial. (Party A is of Religious belief X and is suing party B for not a… --- ## [Ever been in a rumble (street fight)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-in-a-rumble-street-fight/978366)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-in-a-rumble-street-fight/978366 "2023-01-20T13:12:31Z")
In my youth (late 60s, early 70s) there was frequent talk of “rumbles” being planned and my friends and I were confident that at some point we would be in one. Never happened. Did you ever participate (or witness first … --- ## [Personal Heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-heroes/978306)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-heroes/978306 "2023-01-20T10:58:59Z")
Inspired by MLK Day, I have been contemplating on personal heroes. For me, those are people who work for a moral and noble goal, are effective, and do so over the course of a lifetime without the diminishment of their ac… --- ## [Are 'New Years' Cards now a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-new-years-cards-now-a-thing/978316)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-new-years-cards-now-a-thing/978316 "2023-01-20T07:31:02Z")
It’s been a happy holiday season here at the Casa de Tripler, but I think I missed a memo or something. . . In the run-up to the holidays, my significant other (SIGO) and I dutifully assembled pictures of us and our pet… --- ## [In the U.S. are there any shows streamed by both Netflix and Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-u-s-are-there-any-shows-streamed-by-both-netflix-and-amazon/978469)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-u-s-are-there-any-shows-streamed-by-both-netflix-and-amazon/978469 "2023-01-20T05:44:33Z")
I live in Canada and our household subscribes to both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Occasionally I notice that a show is available for streaming on both services, which I find a bit surprising. For instance, I could … --- ## [What was the most prestigious conservatory in East Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-prestigious-conservatory-in-east-germany/978492)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-prestigious-conservatory-in-east-germany/978492 "2023-01-20T04:13:43Z")
What was the most prestigious performing arts school in East Germany? --- ## [What exactly is the "Most Decorated Battleship" in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-most-decorated-battleship-in-the-united-states/978476)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-most-decorated-battleship-in-the-united-states/978476 "2023-01-20T02:48:43Z")
I’ve noticed the official websites for the USS North Carolina, USS South Dakota, and USS New Jersey all claim they’re the “Most Decorated Battleship in the History of the US Navy”. The USS South Dakota Museum website cla… --- ## [Actor & comedian Leslie Jordan passes away at 67](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-comedian-leslie-jordan-passes-away-at-67/973712)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-comedian-leslie-jordan-passes-away-at-67/973712 "2023-01-20T00:47:02Z")
--- ## [Was Street Theater Ever Delivered In Rhyming Verse (in Europe, I guess)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-street-theater-ever-delivered-in-rhyming-verse-in-europe-i-guess/978464)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-street-theater-ever-delivered-in-rhyming-verse-in-europe-i-guess/978464 "2023-01-20T00:23:17Z")
Been watching House of the Dragon. For those not familiar, it’s a fantasy series set in a universe that is roughly analgous to Medieval Europe (at least, at its most basic level, and there’s plenty of nuance to be debate… --- ## [Windows 11 in S mode - no options for running virus/malware scans yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-in-s-mode-no-options-for-running-virus-malware-scans-yourself/978293)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-11-in-s-mode-no-options-for-running-virus-malware-scans-yourself/978293 "2023-01-20T00:22:11Z")
I got a new laptop for Christmas running Windows 11 Home in S mode. A little while ago I clicked on a link in a post and got a pop-up saying it was an unsafe site with a button to scan for viruses. It startled me and I… --- ## [A question about freeway barriers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-freeway-barriers/547318)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-freeway-barriers/547318 "2023-01-19T23:51:25Z")
Along the divided highways throughout Texas, TxDOT has taken to installing barriers on the grassy median. Sometimes, these are concrete walls. Mostly, though, they are barriers constructed of three steel cables running… --- ## [Origins of slapping people with fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-slapping-people-with-fish/133595)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-slapping-people-with-fish/133595 "2023-01-19T22:21:06Z")
A few months ago, on another message board, I saw an animated smiley that depicted one face whipping out a dead fish and smacking another face in the eye with it. I thought it was just an isolated, bizarre, random joke,… --- ## [Who were The Beattle-ettes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-beattle-ettes/978471)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-beattle-ettes/978471 "2023-01-19T21:41:18Z")
Beatle-Ettes, ‎– Only Seventeen -Now We’re Together-1964 Jubilee ‎– 45-5472 - YouTube I am looking for any information on this early 60’s Beatles tribute band, especially who did the vocals. --- ## [Now that a Tesla is marked down $15K, would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-a-tesla-is-marked-down-15k-would-you-do-it/978239)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-a-tesla-is-marked-down-15k-would-you-do-it/978239 "2023-01-19T21:44:27Z")
So, Tesla just made major price cuts and they’re eligible for the tax credit again (and they’re available for delivery in a month). I really want an EV, but I can’t STAND Elmo, and I’m fully aware of Tesla’s build quali… --- ## [Ways life is better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-life-is-better/978423)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-life-is-better/978423 "2023-01-19T20:45:31Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the thread about outrage fatigue, so I am opening a new one. Everything that people are saying in that thread are completely true; there are a lot of problems, and many of them seem to be getting … --- ## [Specific impulse and liquid ozone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-impulse-and-liquid-ozone/978418)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-impulse-and-liquid-ozone/978418 "2023-01-19T20:35:33Z")
Specific impulse of newtonian thrust engines, like jets and rockets, measures the efficiency of the engine thrust. Specific impulse - Wikipedia If we restrict the discussion to rocket thrust, what increases in efficien… --- ## [What the heck is Ron Jeremy doing anywhere near a television camera?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-ron-jeremy-doing-anywhere-near-a-television-camera/108568)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-ron-jeremy-doing-anywhere-near-a-television-camera/108568 "2023-01-19T20:19:57Z")
Last night I was up kinda late after a nice long 8-hour CQ watch, and what did I see on TV when I went into the dayroom? Ron Jeremy, hosting an infomercial something or other for some penis enlarger. :eek: He had testi… --- ## [Why is the answer to "the most annoying math puzzle" not 8?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-answer-to-the-most-annoying-math-puzzle-not-8/977874)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-answer-to-the-most-annoying-math-puzzle-not-8/977874 "2023-01-19T19:08:24Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of the excellent maths YouTube channel numberphile, but this one has me confused: In this video Tim Hartford poses this problem as an example of a cognitive reflection problem (as i… --- ## [St. Andrew's Second Epiphany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-andrews-second-epiphany/978375)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-andrews-second-epiphany/978375 "2023-01-19T19:04:11Z")
That Glorious, Soul-lifting Enlightenment when you realize all bad things in your life… Are Your Fucking Fault. And, as a side Butt-Fuck, all bullshit as a result are your fault as well! I used to be An Asshole. I still… --- ## [Let's talk non-alcoholic beer (and other N.A. beverages)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-non-alcoholic-beer-and-other-n-a-beverages/977425)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-non-alcoholic-beer-and-other-n-a-beverages/977425 "2023-01-19T18:58:04Z")
In a thread about the connoisseur culture surrounding wine, @pulykamell has made some posts about non-alcoholic beer, such as this one: I didn’t want to hijack that thread, but I am interested in a fuller discusseion … --- ## [Two (possibly stupid) linguistics questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-possibly-stupid-linguistics-questions/978069)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-possibly-stupid-linguistics-questions/978069 "2023-01-19T18:40:19Z")
Here are a few Hebrew words that sound (to me, at least) as if they could be linguistically related to their equivalents in a few Indo-European languages. Yes, of course I know: Hebrew is Semitic, and languages in differ… --- ## [Flickering lights - utility co. has been called - but I have questions for any electricians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flickering-lights-utility-co-has-been-called-but-i-have-questions-for-any-electricians/977318)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flickering-lights-utility-co-has-been-called-but-i-have-questions-for-any-electricians/977318 "2023-01-19T17:53:16Z")
I called the utility company three hours ago but they aren’t here yet. In the meantime, I’ve realized the problem might be in the house and not from the transformer. The lights started flickering late last night. This… --- ## [Scale model of solar system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scale-model-of-solar-system/978370)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scale-model-of-solar-system/978370 "2023-01-19T17:43:08Z")
If I were to create a perfectly scaled model of our solar system in a 12 ft sphere, would the planets be visible to the naked eye ? --- ## [Are women overall likelier to believe psychics, fortune-telling, prophets/prophetesses etc. than men, and if so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-overall-likelier-to-believe-psychics-fortune-telling-prophets-prophetesses-etc-than-men-and-if-so-why/978090 "2023-01-19T16:23:26Z")
I’m trying to phrase this thread carefully because I don’t intend it to come across as misogynistic in any way. I’ve noticed that the vast majority of the clientele of palm-readers, fortune-tellers, psychics, soothsayer… --- ## [Why does searching for "limerence" give me a bunch of hits on "limericks"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-searching-for-limerence-give-me-a-bunch-of-hits-on-limericks/975795)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-searching-for-limerence-give-me-a-bunch-of-hits-on-limericks/975795 "2023-01-19T16:02:12Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/search?q=Limerence Does the search engine simply ignore the letters past #5 or something? Very strange. Trying another example…psychopath and psychological didn’t give me irrelevant res… --- ## [Amazon Prime Xray cast picture question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-xray-cast-picture-question/978415)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-xray-cast-picture-question/978415 "2023-01-19T13:29:41Z")
When I’m watching a movie on Amazon Prime, I’ll look at X Ray to view trivia and information about the cast. If I look at pictures of an actor/actress the caption for the picture will have the names of all the actors pi… --- ## [Stories about the disproof of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-the-disproof-of-god/977983)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-the-disproof-of-god/977983 "2023-01-19T12:50:07Z")
There are lots of stories about some proof of God’s existence being found in the digits of pi, or God returning to Earth wrap things up, or some aliens pretending to be God that don’t fool the true believers, or rebels f… --- ## [Help me debunk a claim made by my conspiracy theorist friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-debunk-a-claim-made-by-my-conspiracy-theorist-friend/978171)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-debunk-a-claim-made-by-my-conspiracy-theorist-friend/978171 "2023-01-19T09:26:11Z")
He made a FB post that there’s been a “sudden increase” in cardiac arrests for young athletes, and that it’s “probably due to the Covid vaccine.” I told him that there are many scholarly articles - going back decades -… --- ## [Tell me about slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-slippers/978358)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-slippers/978358 "2023-01-19T07:59:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers: Did anyone read this and think “Good point.” Or is everyone thinking “Hey, I know something … --- ## [Where are the British cemeteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-british-cemeteries/978427)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-british-cemeteries/978427 "2023-01-19T06:53:22Z")
During the American Revolution, the Redcoats took some casualties. What did they do with the bodies? Are there cemeteries with British soldiers on American soil? In a related thought, what was the typical British sold… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=915) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=917)