# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=952 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 953 --- ## [Book id. (Fire dept. WW2 New York and Tokyo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-id-fire-dept-ww2-new-york-and-tokyo/974595)
**Author:** [@TheZenPaperboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheZenPaperboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-id-fire-dept-ww2-new-york-and-tokyo/974595 "2022-11-09T18:20:32Z")
I read a book last year i believe was about New York City in WW2. There was a section that compared the fire departments of New York City and Tokyo. It showed how the New York City department was better organized. I know… --- ## [Scammer gets scammed himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-gets-scammed-himself/974544)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-gets-scammed-himself/974544 "2022-11-09T18:10:29Z")
Youtuber Kitboga posted a video of himself stringing along a scammer pretending to call from his bank. He takes on the persona of an elderly woman, a lawyer, and a couple of bank representatives until the scammer gets so… --- ## [Britney Spear's 'Diagnosis'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-diagnosis/944950)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-diagnosis/944950 "2022-11-09T18:10:02Z")
As you all probably know, singer Britney Spears is contesting her father’s role as executor of her estate. I obviously don’t even need a cite. My question: what exactly is wrong with her to begin with? Is she mentally i… --- ## [Resolved: We need a constitutional amendment guaranteeing marriage/reproductive rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-we-need-a-constitutional-amendment-guaranteeing-marriage-reproductive-rights/974014)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-we-need-a-constitutional-amendment-guaranteeing-marriage-reproductive-rights/974014 "2022-11-09T17:56:38Z")
Not just because of Dobbs. The fact that it was ever illegal for a couple (married or unmarried) to use contraception (Griswold and Eisenstadt) is ridiculous. And the fact that an adult could not marry who they wanted … --- ## [Who was the worst British Prime Minister?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-british-prime-minister/959238)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-british-prime-minister/959238 "2022-11-09T17:23:32Z")
You may say the incumbent, if you wish. I’ll say Lord North, just to get the ball rolling. He lost the American colonies in a badly-waged war. --- ## [Campaign volunteering: What have I gotten myself into?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-volunteering-what-have-i-gotten-myself-into/973345)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-volunteering-what-have-i-gotten-myself-into/973345 "2022-11-09T17:00:04Z")
With barely three weeks before the midterms, I find myself volunteering for two different Democratic organizations. I’ll be putting myself out there in situations where I’m a total novice, willing to subject myself to un… --- ## [Who is Watching...The Watcher? \[Open spoilers after post 24\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-watching-the-watcher-open-spoilers-after-post-24/973238)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-watching-the-watcher-open-spoilers-after-post-24/973238 "2022-11-09T16:41:23Z")
…by that I mean “The Watcher”, a 7 episode series on Netflix. Mrs. solost and I watched the first episode last night. So only spoiler-blurred spoilers for those who have watched further, please. Some interesting names--… --- ## [Dahmer Netflix Miniseries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dahmer-netflix-miniseries/972282)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dahmer-netflix-miniseries/972282 "2022-11-09T16:35:41Z")
I started watching the miniseries Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix last night. I watched the first two episodes and am eagerly looking forward to watching the remaining eight. Although the show is … --- ## [I need to criticise my boss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-criticise-my-boss/974584)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-criticise-my-boss/974584 "2022-11-09T16:23:18Z")
I work for a large company, writing software. My supervisor became a formal supervisor about 2 years ago; before that, he was our team leader. He used to have a few flaws, and one time he acted inconsistently (accepted o… --- ## [Was the '22 SNL season opener as awful as it appeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-22-snl-season-opener-as-awful-as-it-appeared/972590)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-22-snl-season-opener-as-awful-as-it-appeared/972590 "2022-11-09T15:23:43Z")
I don’t watch Saturday Night Live anymore (can’t stay up that late) but generally watch the selected clips that (for some reason) the New York Times always runs online on Sunday. Oh, my… last night was painfully bad. --- ## [Would anyone like to send a post card from Arkansas to a 4th grade class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-send-a-post-card-from-arkansas-to-a-4th-grade-class/974175)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-send-a-post-card-from-arkansas-to-a-4th-grade-class/974175 "2022-11-09T14:37:58Z")
A friend of mine’s niece’s class is trying to get post cards mailed from all 50 states. They seem to have almost all of them except for Arkansas. The card has to be mailed from Arkansas and must have three facts hand wr… --- ## [What's the best and worst thing you ever ate on a plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-and-worst-thing-you-ever-ate-on-a-plane/974362)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-and-worst-thing-you-ever-ate-on-a-plane/974362 "2022-11-09T13:58:05Z")
Airline food has been the butt of jokes for as long as I can remember, but I have actually had a couple of pretty good meals on planes. The best overall: Last spring I ended up sitting in first class on a Delta domesti… --- ## [Is there a way to scroll ahead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-scroll-ahead/974653)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-scroll-ahead/974653 "2022-11-09T12:48:15Z")
Newbie here. When I open some very long threads, the first post I see is from 2017 or 2019 or like that, and I’ve got to scroll through a few thousand posts to get up to posts from this month–is there a way to do it mor… --- ## [No Winner in the (US) PowerBall Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-winner-in-the-us-powerball-again/974461)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-winner-in-the-us-powerball-again/974461 "2022-11-09T09:49:25Z")
We had a thread a month or so ago, but there was no winner in the multistate power ball Saturday night. I suppose this means the Monday drawing will have a headline prize well north of two billion dollars. I have bought… --- ## [Are women harder on brakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-harder-on-brakes/280607)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-women-harder-on-brakes/280607 "2022-11-09T03:21:16Z")
I drive a truck and my wife drives a minivan. I replace my front brake pads about every 40K miles, and my wife’s about every 15 K to 20K miles. I’ve always attributed this to her habits of “riding the brake pedal” and … --- ## [Festivals in similar-named places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492 "2022-11-09T02:50:06Z")
I’ve thought of traveling to foreign places to participate in celebrations. But only those where the celebration and the place name are sort of similar. Things like near rhyme, or aliteration, or similar. I thought of s… --- ## [NFL 2022: Week Nine times out of ten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-nine-times-out-of-ten/974294)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-week-nine-times-out-of-ten/974294 "2022-11-09T02:48:23Z")
One of the rare NFL trade deadlines that actually meant something. The Bills swap RBs with the Colts (Zach Moss and a conditional 5th round pick for Nyheim Hines). The Dolphins got Jeff Wilson from the Niners (who upgrad… --- ## [Future '38](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-38/974602)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-38/974602 "2022-11-09T02:17:31Z")
Has anyone else seen this movie? It presents itself as a recently-rediscovered film from 1938, complete with an introduction by Neil deGrasse Tyson, about someone time travelling to the far-off future of 2018. It’s not… --- ## [Ann Arbor's "chonky" squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-arbors-chonky-squirrel/974575)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ann-arbors-chonky-squirrel/974575 "2022-11-09T00:11:08Z")
The brown bears of Katmai have become famous for their annual pre-hibernation weight gain, celebrated during a well-publicized “Fat Bear Week” event each Fall for several years now. It’s good clean fun as the bears are … --- ## [Solar powered outdoor lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-powered-outdoor-lights/974310)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-powered-outdoor-lights/974310 "2022-11-09T00:04:07Z")
I would like a bit of light along my driveway, and next to my front steps. I was wondering if those solar powered things work. Any recommendations? And experiences to share? --- ## [If Democrats lose the House, how big a deal is losing the Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-democrats-lose-the-house-how-big-a-deal-is-losing-the-senate/973838)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-democrats-lose-the-house-how-big-a-deal-is-losing-the-senate/973838 "2022-11-08T23:05:15Z")
At this point, I think it is highly unlikely that the Democrats maintain control of the House. Assuming that they lose it, how is losing the Senate the Armageddon that talking heads are predicting? They won’t be able t… --- ## [Any words you insist on reading wrong (in your head at least)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-words-you-insist-on-reading-wrong-in-your-head-at-least/959805)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-words-you-insist-on-reading-wrong-in-your-head-at-least/959805 "2022-11-08T22:43:30Z")
Thanks to Christmas Story the word “fragile” will always be pronounced: Fra-geeeel-lay --- ## [Sayonara, Netanyahu! {He's Back! 2022-11-02}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayonara-netanyahu-hes-back-2022-11-02/943238)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sayonara-netanyahu-hes-back-2022-11-02/943238 "2022-11-08T19:37:51Z")
Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu I know very little about Israel’s political procedures, and nothing about Bennett or Lapid except from this article. Bennett, uh, doe… --- ## [Would you lie under oath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-lie-under-oath/974158)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-lie-under-oath/974158 "2022-11-08T19:23:09Z")
In a situation in which you were required to take an oath/affirmation to tell the truth, can you imagine a situation in which you would lie? I would like to think that I would try pretty hard not to, and would try inste… --- ## [State of Kansas wants to destroy restored 1959 Corvette because wrong rivets used to reattach VIN tag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-kansas-wants-to-destroy-restored-1959-corvette-because-wrong-rivets-used-to-reattach-vin-tag/950110)
**Author:** [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-kansas-wants-to-destroy-restored-1959-corvette-because-wrong-rivets-used-to-reattach-vin-tag/950110 "2022-11-08T19:15:22Z")
https://www.kctv5.com/ott/news/classic-car-could-be-destroyed-even-though-no-crime-committed/video\_885f01c0-0dfb-5427-8e1f-e06cacd50537.html --- ## [French Rap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-rap/974411)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-rap/974411 "2022-11-08T19:09:08Z")
From What’s your favorite song in a language you don’t understand? I hated French rap as soon as it became a thing in the early 90s (derivative beats and lame lyrics) but it has now grown into the most innovative and u… --- ## [Pronoun specification - here to stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-specification-here-to-stay/974596)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronoun-specification-here-to-stay/974596 "2022-11-08T19:03:37Z")
Just curious what others’ experience is regarding people offering their preferred gender terms. Do you see this practice growing or not? Will they be used by everyone, or primarily by persons using pronouns different f… --- ## [Are There Infinite Restaurants in Manhattan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-infinite-restaurants-in-manhattan/974521)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-infinite-restaurants-in-manhattan/974521 "2022-11-08T18:39:47Z")
Say I live in Manhattan with sufficient time and money. I decide to experience every food option in the city, so I eat dinner at a different restaurant every night. Will I eventually run out of restaurants or is there on… --- ## [Reading Substack and Medium and \_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-substack-and-medium-and/974514)
**Author:** [@oligArchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oligArchie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-substack-and-medium-and/974514 "2022-11-08T18:00:07Z")
If I pay to subscribe to an author on Substack, do I get to read ALL authors on Substack? What other sites are similar to Substack and Medium? I love you I am confused about how Substack works. I’ve surfed around Subst… --- ## [HBO's Avenue 5 - Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad. {Season 2 starts Oct 10, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-avenue-5-hugh-laurie-josh-gad-season-2-starts-oct-10-2022/846766)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-avenue-5-hugh-laurie-josh-gad-season-2-starts-oct-10-2022/846766 "2022-11-08T17:00:35Z")
First epi was this past Sunday 1/19/20. Gad plays Herman Judd, an Elon Musk type billionaire, but less bright, that has established a space tourism group where hundreds of people ride on a space cruise ship around Jupit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=951) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=953)