# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=951 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 952 --- ## [People who are born blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-born-blind/974706)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-born-blind/974706 "2022-11-10T21:10:28Z")
Do people who were blind since birth describe their concept of sight in a similar way? --- ## [Teach me to appreciate Metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-appreciate-metal/819076)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-appreciate-metal/819076 "2022-11-10T20:36:15Z")
I have recently come to realize that I know next to nothing about Metal. This strikes me as a pretty large hole in my understanding of modern popular music and I would like to fix it. I’m really bored with the music I h… --- ## [Cast your bets! How long will my 'Beto for Gov' sign remain in my S Texas yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-your-bets-how-long-will-my-beto-for-gov-sign-remain-in-my-s-texas-yard/958191)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-your-bets-how-long-will-my-beto-for-gov-sign-remain-in-my-s-texas-yard/958191 "2022-11-10T20:06:47Z")
One week from today, around 6pm CST, the following will go up: Though living in blue-ish San Antonio, I am still surrounded by Rabid Anti-Democracy Trump Fan, in a neighborhood with … --- ## [Explain it like I'm five - Filing Probate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-it-like-im-five-filing-probate/974591)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-it-like-im-five-filing-probate/974591 "2022-11-10T19:47:32Z")
My spouse’s dad passed away back in March 2022. Spouse has been dragging feet in working through the necessary Probate (no Will in place). Spouse wants to act as Personal Representative, in order to avoid paying lawyers.… --- ## [Cool cool cool...'Community: The Movie' appears to officially be in the works!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cool-cool-community-the-movie-appears-to-officially-be-in-the-works/972515)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-cool-cool-community-the-movie-appears-to-officially-be-in-the-works/972515 "2022-11-10T19:25:59Z")
It’s going to be a joint Sony / Universal / Peacock project, so Peacock will have streaming rights, with all of the original cast except for Donald Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown, who may or may not appear, and of course… --- ## [Why is a reversed suspension being used as a reason for a permanent banning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-reversed-suspension-being-used-as-a-reason-for-a-permanent-banning/974510 "2022-11-10T19:03:05Z")
UltraVires has been permanently banned. The first reason for the ban is that he was suspended for a comment made about outdoor mask-wearing during Dick Clarke’s Rocking New Year’s Eve. That suspension was reversed. I… --- ## [What unusual political parties were on your ballot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-political-parties-were-on-your-ballot/974611)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-political-parties-were-on-your-ballot/974611 "2022-11-10T19:00:32Z")
Here in MN we have both “Legal Marijuana now” and “Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis”. I can understand one, but both?. There is also “Independence-Alliance” and “Socialist Workers” – only for Governor/Lt Gov, the two pot … --- ## [Going forward, will Repub candidates still need Trump's endorsement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-forward-will-repub-candidates-still-need-trumps-endorsement/974696)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-forward-will-repub-candidates-still-need-trumps-endorsement/974696 "2022-11-10T18:56:15Z")
Or after this election, is his support now somewhere on a spectrum from inconsequential to toxic? IOW has he lost his mojo? Show your work. --- ## [Space Shuttle Challenger - 25th Anniversary of the Tragedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-challenger-25th-anniversary-of-the-tragedy/569283)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-challenger-25th-anniversary-of-the-tragedy/569283 "2022-11-10T17:48:48Z")
Wow, time flies. I remember this like it happened a few weeks ago. I was still in college and working as a lab assistant in the computer lab. Some students started coming into the lab and they were crying. I didn’t hav… --- ## [Quick removal of excess fat from broth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-removal-of-excess-fat-from-broth/974657)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-removal-of-excess-fat-from-broth/974657 "2022-11-10T17:44:36Z")
My Instant Pot is currently brewing a chicken destined to be soup. One big problem is no matter how finicky I get about trimming off excess fat pre-cooking, I always wind up with broth that needs to sit in the fridge for… --- ## [Copying files between Macs (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-files-between-macs-part-2/974433)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copying-files-between-macs-part-2/974433 "2022-11-10T17:20:40Z")
I have folders on my two MacBook Pros, and I want to copy each to the other. I couldn’t find the previous thread that said I needed to use Airdrop, so I attempted to move a folder into iCloud. Since I dragged-and-dropp… --- ## [Word List for the Crossword Clue Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-list-for-the-crossword-clue-game/927079)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-list-for-the-crossword-clue-game/927079 "2022-11-10T16:47:17Z")
If the Crossword Clue game is to continue, we should have a list of the words we’ve used, so as not to use them again. Plus, not clogging up the game thread with past words. So here is where we can post the words used. … --- ## [Is it true that Republican voters are dying of COVID at 5X the rate as Democrats, as claimed by Neil deGrasse Tyson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-republican-voters-are-dying-of-covid-at-5x-the-rate-as-democrats-as-claimed-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/949869)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-republican-voters-are-dying-of-covid-at-5x-the-rate-as-democrats-as-claimed-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/949869 "2022-11-10T16:38:13Z")
The claim was made in this Tweet: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1432657940071297026 If he says somewhere where this data comes from, I cannot find it. --- ## [Examples of people hating a drug too much…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-people-hating-a-drug-too-much/974128)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-people-hating-a-drug-too-much/974128 "2022-11-10T16:15:58Z")
….who then become addicted to that drug. I have 2 people who are close to me who this happened to. Many years ago, I had a friend who was very vocal and sickened by the thought of cocaine. I noticed just how much he h… --- ## ["Bummer of an Earthmark, Hal."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bummer-of-an-earthmark-hal/506864)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bummer-of-an-earthmark-hal/506864 "2022-11-10T15:56:21Z")
Last week we took some vacation time and I spent part of it kicking around the Colorado ranch exploring. There was a portion of it I’d only been through once, and then hurridly as I quickly crossed through during an ant… --- ## [What was this pool like game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-pool-like-game/974617)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-pool-like-game/974617 "2022-11-10T12:51:58Z")
Flipping through the back channels, I came across a game of pool or billiards, except that there was only three balls, yellow, orange, and white. The most notable thing about the game was that the pool table didn’t have … --- ## [Geologically speaking what mountain formation surrounds Jerusalem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologically-speaking-what-mountain-formation-surrounds-jerusalem/974450)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geologically-speaking-what-mountain-formation-surrounds-jerusalem/974450 "2022-11-10T07:23:23Z")
What are the names of the mountains surrounding Jerusalem. This is not a question about it’s seven hills. --- ## [Question regarding the 1587 attack on Cadiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-1587-attack-on-cadiz/974350)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-the-1587-attack-on-cadiz/974350 "2022-11-10T07:22:35Z")
I can’t seem to find the name of the Spanish Armada flagship destroyed by Sir Francis Drake’s raid on Cadiz harbor. Lots on Drake’s fleet online. emphasized text --- ## [Puzzling Questions about Kant's Critique of Pure Reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzling-questions-about-kants-critique-of-pure-reason/974676)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzling-questions-about-kants-critique-of-pure-reason/974676 "2022-11-10T06:37:32Z")
In a nutshell what does Kant say we experience/perceive when we see an external object and what goes in our mind/with our senses during this observation ? 2. Where does Kant in some interpretations contradict himself a… --- ## [Guantanemo Bay Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanemo-bay-revisited/344618)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanemo-bay-revisited/344618 "2022-11-10T02:15:08Z")
…this started out in my head as a Great Debate, but after a few minutes of typing, I realized there wasn’t much to debate. I first posted about Guantanemo Bay back in 2004. I followed that up a few weeks ago with this… --- ## [Teepee vs tipi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teepee-vs-tipi/974603)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teepee-vs-tipi/974603 "2022-11-10T01:34:50Z")
I read an article this morning about an artist who built tipis. I must admit that at 76 years of age and wisdom I have never seen the word TIPI except for Tippi Hedren Them pointy things are TEEPEEs to me. A Wiki search … --- ## [Dog catcher--- Does anybody really elect them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-catcher-does-anybody-really-elect-them/326349)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-catcher-does-anybody-really-elect-them/326349 "2022-11-10T00:23:34Z")
A friend recently repeated this oft heard phrase: “I wouldn’t vote for him/her for dog catcher!” And it got me to wondering… Was there ever a time people actually voted for the dog catcher? If so…why? Does the job sti… --- ## [Best Site for Election Results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-site-for-election-results/974555)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-site-for-election-results/974555 "2022-11-09T23:58:31Z")
Recommendations? --- ## [Anyone vote in person? How was turnout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-vote-in-person-how-was-turnout/974614)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-vote-in-person-how-was-turnout/974614 "2022-11-09T23:10:14Z")
I just got back from voting about an hour ago, at the same place I’ve voted for the past 8 years. Every other time I’ve voted (every two years, plus a few primaries), including the Presidential years, I’ve been in and o… --- ## [D&D 5e Lasso Rules, suggestions and constructive critiques wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-5e-lasso-rules-suggestions-and-constructive-critiques-wanted/974607)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-5e-lasso-rules-suggestions-and-constructive-critiques-wanted/974607 "2022-11-09T22:23:50Z")
So I’m thinking a Lasso would basically be a Dexterity check using Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand or maybe a specific Lasso Tool. I’ll really appreciate feedback on this part. poll Grapple Rule summary: Using at least on… --- ## [What was the last movie you saw that made you say "WTF?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-movie-you-saw-that-made-you-say-wtf/971516)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-movie-you-saw-that-made-you-say-wtf/971516 "2022-11-09T22:16:30Z")
Not looking for internet lists or a long list of movies you’ve seen through your lifetime-just the last one that made your jaw drop and/or made you say WTF? I just finished watching “Anyab” (1981) on Other Worlds Televi… --- ## [Number of perpetual motion machines conceived per year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-perpetual-motion-machines-conceived-per-year/974475)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-perpetual-motion-machines-conceived-per-year/974475 "2022-11-09T21:12:40Z")
I operate in circles that occasionally puts me in front of people who have a device that is essentially a perpetual motion machine or ‘over-unity’ device. I’d like the teeming millions help on a ‘guess.’ Can you provid… --- ## [I Just Discovered The Keystone Party- They Do NOT Have My Vote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-the-keystone-party-they-do-not-have-my-vote/974546)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-the-keystone-party-they-do-not-have-my-vote/974546 "2022-11-09T20:16:38Z")
There’s a big election tomorrow. I went to VOTE411 for information on races and ballot questions. Besides Rep, Dem, L (Libertarian) and Green I saw candidates listed as Key. I had a good laugh at the thought of the Key P… --- ## [What is the concept in Arabic to shut out questioning of the Koran?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-concept-in-arabic-to-shut-out-questioning-of-the-koran/974649)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-concept-in-arabic-to-shut-out-questioning-of-the-koran/974649 "2022-11-09T18:55:58Z")
What is the arabic word for shutting out any questioning of the authority or infallibility of the suras/ Koran. --- ## [Most Formal Place You Have Worn Sweatpants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-formal-place-you-have-worn-sweatpants/974516)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-formal-place-you-have-worn-sweatpants/974516 "2022-11-09T18:40:01Z")
Before Covid, I only wore sweats to the gym. Even afterward, I would be reluctant to wear them to work or any place more formal than the mall. Yet I know educated people who do wear them at work. I can easily imagine … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=952)