# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=966&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 967 --- ## [What decisions do English speakers make subconsciously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-decisions-do-english-speakers-make-subconsciously/973655)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-decisions-do-english-speakers-make-subconsciously/973655 "2022-11-18T09:37:03Z")
When a native English speaker learns their first foreign language, they will probably run into the familiar vs formal verb conjugations that English doesn’t have. Then when speaking the new language, they will have to ma… --- ## [What could cause dozens of cardiac arrests at a gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-dozens-of-cardiac-arrests-at-a-gathering/973969)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-dozens-of-cardiac-arrests-at-a-gathering/973969 "2022-11-18T05:43:43Z")
CNN reports that this happened in South Korea. Surely either it’s an attack or the story is missing some very important context. --- ## [Am I alcohol-intolerant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alcohol-intolerant/975028)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alcohol-intolerant/975028 "2022-11-18T03:44:29Z")
I have never flushed or have my skin turn red or hot, etc. when drinking alcohol. However, I have never gotten any pleasure from alcohol, either. All alcohol has ever done is make me dizzy and a bit ill. Never once has … --- ## [Assaulted by Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assaulted-by-sister/974964)
**Author:** [@LARitchey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LARitchey)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assaulted-by-sister/974964 "2022-11-18T01:17:42Z")
My sister and I have not really spoken in over a year. She controlled her oldest son and he had enough. It came to a head when his father passed away (my sister’s ex-husband). She is mad at me because she thinks I shoul… --- ## [What if I wanted a ridiculous tattoo in another language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-wanted-a-ridiculous-tattoo-in-another-language/974250)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-wanted-a-ridiculous-tattoo-in-another-language/974250 "2022-11-18T00:01:52Z")
We’ve all heard tales of people who got tattoos in Chinese characters that said something they didn’t intend to get. You know, some guy got a tat he thought said “serenity” or “inner strength”, but it really said “Steame… --- ## [Will Trump Announce his run for 2024 on November 15th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-announce-his-run-for-2024-on-november-15th/974915)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-announce-his-run-for-2024-on-november-15th/974915 "2022-11-17T23:31:09Z")
Trump said he had a “big” announcement to make on 11/15. He may announce he’s made a mistake and now plans to retire from politics, but I doubt it. Any chance he won’t announce he’s running for president in 2024? --- ## [Fox is intentionally and gradually shifting away from Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-intentionally-and-gradually-shifting-away-from-trump/970817)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-is-intentionally-and-gradually-shifting-away-from-trump/970817 "2022-11-17T21:17:22Z")
‘Fox & Friends’ host Steve Doocy calls out Donald Trump: ‘Why did he have all that secret stuff at Mar-a-Lago?’ (yahoo.com) I saw that someone had posted the above link on another thread and thought it might be a good i… --- ## [Cat-Sitter refused US entry; Also asked if she had an Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-sitter-refused-us-entry-also-asked-if-she-had-an-abortion/968001)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-sitter-refused-us-entry-also-asked-if-she-had-an-abortion/968001 "2022-11-17T20:52:34Z")
Weird story. The way it was first presented seemed to suggest that she was refused entry because of abortion, but that was just the cherry on top. Madolline Gourley is a 32 year old Australian woman who travels around t… --- ## [How does a person deal with car registration at the state level when they have cars in multiple states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-deal-with-car-registration-at-the-state-level-when-they-have-cars-in-multiple-states/975045)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-person-deal-with-car-registration-at-the-state-level-when-they-have-cars-in-multiple-states/975045 "2022-11-17T20:18:49Z")
In the common case a person and their cars are all located at the same location. Their cars are all registered with the state of their residency. If they move to a different state, they take their cars with them and get… --- ## [Cecil's Inuit snowfall sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-inuit-snowfall-sentence/974984)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-inuit-snowfall-sentence/974984 "2022-11-17T20:04:04Z")
Long ago, the Master was working on a sentence regarding his feelings on snow. Here’s a short snippet of the column. ''In my spare time I’ve been attempting to construct an Eskimo sentence in my basement, such as will be… --- ## [Missile hits Poland - Biden call meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-hits-poland-biden-call-meeting/975008)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-hits-poland-biden-call-meeting/975008 "2022-11-17T18:05:16Z")
So the Third World War starts in Poland, again? --- ## [2024 battlegrounds states. What changes will there be compared to '20 and '22?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-battlegrounds-states-what-changes-will-there-be-compared-to-20-and-22/975038)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-battlegrounds-states-what-changes-will-there-be-compared-to-20-and-22/975038 "2022-11-17T18:04:08Z")
Now that Trump has announced, I don’t think it’s too early to start talking about the likely battlegrounds for 2024. Which states do you all think will be purple, pink, and aqua? Are there any states that you think wil… --- ## [A wrong way driver just hit 25 LA Sheriff recruits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrong-way-driver-just-hit-25-la-sheriff-recruits/975047)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrong-way-driver-just-hit-25-la-sheriff-recruits/975047 "2022-11-17T17:55:52Z")
According to the article, people were likely saved because the driver was stopped by hitting a telephone pole. Things are just getting way too crazy anymore. --- ## [Georgia's six-week abortion ban overturned by Fulton County judge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-six-week-abortion-ban-overturned-by-fulton-county-judge/974985)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgias-six-week-abortion-ban-overturned-by-fulton-county-judge/974985 "2022-11-17T17:44:30Z")
In a victory for abortion rights, a Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, saying it was flagrantly unconstitutional. But I’m only cautiously optimistic. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/j… --- ## [The man who lived in the paris airport for 18 years has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-lived-in-the-paris-airport-for-18-years-has-died/974926)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-lived-in-the-paris-airport-for-18-years-has-died/974926 "2022-11-17T17:38:48Z")
i think even cecil had a column about him --- ## [Has anybody else read Stephen King's short story 'The Jaunt.' Wow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-read-stephen-kings-short-story-the-jaunt-wow/846574)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-read-stephen-kings-short-story-the-jaunt-wow/846574 "2022-11-17T17:11:53Z")
Slight spoilers here. I finished reading ‘The Jaunt’ a few days ago, and I have to tell you guys that it’s probably the one thing I’ve read in years that has really stuck with me. Truly unsettling. I am always kind of… --- ## [Is there music that cannot be danced to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-music-that-cannot-be-danced-to/972504)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-music-that-cannot-be-danced-to/972504 "2022-11-17T16:58:06Z")
I recently came across this: The Nice – Intermezzo From The Karelia Suite/Rondo - French TV Show, March 1 1969 (Film) - YouTube Yikes! Are these woman intentionally dancing oddly or is the music being played (by “The Ni… --- ## [Gallagher has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallagher-has-died/974754)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallagher-has-died/974754 "2022-11-17T16:43:14Z")
It is now safe for watermelons to come out of hiding. He brought me much simple joy, may he RIP. --- ## [Pilot threatening to crash small plane in Mississippi (into a Walmart) {2022-09-03} \[Landed, no one harmed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-threatening-to-crash-small-plane-in-mississippi-into-a-walmart-2022-09-03-landed-no-one-harmed/970881)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-threatening-to-crash-small-plane-in-mississippi-into-a-walmart-2022-09-03-landed-no-one-harmed/970881 "2022-11-17T15:53:33Z")
Not sure what can be done in a situation like this. Just hope to talk him down? --- ## [Another "How Do You Pronounce This?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-do-you-pronounce-this/974897)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-do-you-pronounce-this/974897 "2022-11-17T15:18:48Z")
I’m listening to an audio book and the narrator pronounces the H in WH words like white, when, whisper, etc. I can’t explain how it’s pronounced but I can definitely hear the H sound. Is this a regional thing? Do most pe… --- ## ["It was a dark evening with only the feeble light of a waning crescent moon." How much basic astronomy is widely understood by those not specifically interested in the subject?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-dark-evening-with-only-the-feeble-light-of-a-waning-crescent-moon-how-much-basic-astronomy-is-widely-understood-by-those-not-specifically-interested-in-the-subject/974200)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-a-dark-evening-with-only-the-feeble-light-of-a-waning-crescent-moon-how-much-basic-astronomy-is-widely-understood-by-those-not-specifically-interested-in-the-subject/974200 "2022-11-17T14:37:56Z")
A few months ago I listened to the outstanding Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin, which, like James Howard Kunstler’s World Made By Hand series, turned out to be thoroughly enjoyable and has made me reconsider my supposed… --- ## [Need help removing hair color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-removing-hair-color/975067)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-removing-hair-color/975067 "2022-11-17T14:36:35Z")
What was supposed to be a temporary teal hair coloring from Splat! has lasted many months, and I am looking to remove it (or at least lighten it up as much as possible. I have tried several suggested home remedies, such… --- ## [What is the meaning to this song lyric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meaning-to-this-song-lyric/971896)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meaning-to-this-song-lyric/971896 "2022-11-17T12:06:27Z")
I was listening to one of my favorite albums from the 80’s today, Adam Ants "Friend or Foe". There is a song on the album called “Crackpot History and the Right to Lie”. The song generally is about his feelings about f… --- ## [How did the first responders know to call me? (wife was in an accident and unable to answer their Qs0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-first-responders-know-to-call-me-wife-was-in-an-accident-and-unable-to-answer-their-qs0/974730)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-first-responders-know-to-call-me-wife-was-in-an-accident-and-unable-to-answer-their-qs0/974730 "2022-11-17T08:10:19Z")
Awhile back my wife got into a minor fender bender, because she was having a low blood sugar moment. She’s a T1D, type 1 diabetic, and she’d just started on a new insulin pump and it wasn’t calibrated correctly. The pol… --- ## [A new Civilization 6 DLC leader pass is on the way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-civilization-6-dlc-leader-pass-is-on-the-way/975018)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-civilization-6-dlc-leader-pass-is-on-the-way/975018 "2022-11-17T07:57:35Z")
talk about a late money grab although I didn’t get the anthology maybe they’re using it to help fund making 7 and hopefully, it will be like 9.99.? --- ## [Dave Chappell, a very funny bigot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappell-a-very-funny-bigot/975060 "2022-11-17T07:33:04Z")
Ok, I searched and I couldn’t find a thread on this, really. I’m not sure I’ll make for the best person to start one off. I’m not Trans, or Black, or Jewish, and I’m not an expert in comedy or social commentary; but, Dav… --- ## [Is Jesus connected to Esau?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jesus-connected-to-esau/975051)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jesus-connected-to-esau/975051 "2022-11-17T00:33:39Z")
I just noticed that Jesus in Aramaic is something like “Yeshua” which in turn is something “Esau.” Is this just a coincidence or is there some sort of etymological connection? --- ## [Why do reading glasses get dirty so quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-reading-glasses-get-dirty-so-quickly/974876)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-reading-glasses-get-dirty-so-quickly/974876 "2022-11-16T23:49:40Z")
I was near sighted and wore glasses since age 12. Smudges on my glasses never bothered me. I cleaned them each morning after getting dressed. I never touch the lenses with my fingers. Had cataract surgery and I’m now fa… --- ## [Why Are Police So Hell-Bent On Getting Citizens' Information (When They're Not Entitled To It)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-police-so-hell-bent-on-getting-citizens-information-when-theyre-not-entitled-to-it/974857)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-police-so-hell-bent-on-getting-citizens-information-when-theyre-not-entitled-to-it/974857 "2022-11-16T23:33:09Z")
The latest in a series of videos of people getting unjustly arrested for refusing to show ID, answer questions about name and DOB, etc. I’m not interested in getting into parsing the legalities here, it’s obviously going… --- ## [Democratic House Math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-house-math/974806)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-house-math/974806 "2022-11-16T23:32:55Z")
Democratic control of the House is not out of the question, although it is a bit of a long shot. With the help of Dave Wasserman (Cook Political Report, @redistrict on Twitter), I have collected the House races that hav… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=965&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=967&state=watching)