# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=977&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 978 --- ## [Passed my driver's re-examination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passed-my-drivers-re-examination/974364)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passed-my-drivers-re-examination/974364 "2022-11-05T14:18:55Z")
Forgive me, I just gotta rant about this. TL;DR I have mentioned before how Quebec has instituted medicare’s worst nightmare. If you have a family doctor, fine. But if they retire (or move, or die), the province assi… --- ## [Another game of, "who is right/wrong?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-game-of-who-is-right-wrong/974304)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-game-of-who-is-right-wrong/974304 "2022-11-05T12:49:08Z")
I’ll try to describe an interpersonal dynamic involving 3 adults, and would appreciate your thoughts as to what you think reasonable/unreasonable on behalf of the 3 persons. The parties are spouse 1 and spouse2 (married… --- ## [Does Discourse cache our photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-discourse-cache-our-photos/974387)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-discourse-cache-our-photos/974387 "2022-11-05T12:23:00Z")
Link here: Dippy me, who may need to see the eye doctor, didn’t see the “parody” on the “Trump tweet”. As I do, I uploaded the pics to my Flickr account and pasted the URL’s here. It was after the SDMB edit window wh… --- ## [GOP Report on DOJ/FBI Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-report-on-doj-fbi-issues/974381)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-report-on-doj-fbi-issues/974381 "2022-11-05T10:23:13Z")
The Estimable Jim Jordan has produced a 1050 page document that details a variety of issues with the DOJ and FBI. (It’s actually a 50 page report plus about 1000 pages of an email chain that’s 2/3rds signatures and head… --- ## [Where to have my calendars made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-have-my-calendars-made/973830)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-have-my-calendars-made/973830 "2022-11-05T07:49:00Z")
For years I have been using CafePress.com to make calendars as gifts. This year when I went to their web site, I found I was unable to create a new calendar. Their customer service told me that calendars are currently un… --- ## [Colonizing a new star, question about virus/bacterial transfers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonizing-a-new-star-question-about-virus-bacterial-transfers/953179)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonizing-a-new-star-question-about-virus-bacterial-transfers/953179 "2022-11-05T05:30:26Z")
So, part of this is definitely not going to be GQ as it’s highly speculative, but the actual question I think falls into the GQ forum. Mods, feel free to move if you disagree. Ok, so let’s say in the future, we have th… --- ## [YouTube Cleaning Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-cleaning-porn/961758)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-cleaning-porn/961758 "2022-03-28T00:17:12Z")
I’m not someone who loves to clean. Sometimes I like to have cleaned, but even then, not so much. But to watch someone clean an already clean house with beautiful tools and then to clean her cleaning tools after she’s do… --- ## [What's the best way to look for hourly jobs (not gigs or careers) online these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-look-for-hourly-jobs-not-gigs-or-careers-online-these-days/969939)
**Author:** [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-look-for-hourly-jobs-not-gigs-or-careers-online-these-days/969939 "2022-11-05T04:26:38Z")
I’m finding myself looking for possibly a part-time weekend or more hourly job to supplement my income (FT job and very small businesses). Not really interested in gigs for many reasons, as I’m well-informed on those. Lo… --- ## [Is there any movie analysis idea worse than "The main character was dead all along!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-analysis-idea-worse-than-the-main-character-was-dead-all-along/974115)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-analysis-idea-worse-than-the-main-character-was-dead-all-along/974115 "2022-11-05T02:15:15Z")
I hate how it seems every single movie or other work of fiction now always has a “discussion” about how “The main character actually died at the start of the movie, and the rest is just their brain making up a happy endi… --- ## [Help me find a joke I told](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-joke-i-told/974395)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-joke-i-told/974395 "2022-11-05T01:51:20Z")
I posted a joke sometime in 2022 (I think), but I can’t remember it or find it. The gist is ‘I have been accepted by my Hispanic neighbours.’ Because they call me . They’re actually calling me an asshole. --- ## [Question about 'bluing' of a surgical instrument from the late 1800s/early 1900s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bluing-of-a-surgical-instrument-from-the-late-1800s-early-1900s/974252)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bluing-of-a-surgical-instrument-from-the-late-1800s-early-1900s/974252 "2022-11-05T01:44:29Z")
I recently acquired a Galt trephine produced by the C. Truax company. It looks very similar to this version, or this one, except that the brass of the shaft is nickel plated. It came from an estate sale at the home of a … --- ## [What Does Trump Smell Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-smell-like/974000)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-trump-smell-like/974000 "2022-11-05T00:46:45Z")
Some people recall Trump branded steaks, vodka and university. I don’t personally - I have seen Trump-branded hotels, bars and neckties. Apparently, around 2006 Trump also released a cologne called The Fragrance. News … --- ## [Need a scary short story!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-scary-short-story/973950)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-scary-short-story/973950 "2022-11-05T00:39:20Z")
My daughter (12yo) is an avid reader but has been talking smack about nothing written ever scares her. It’s close to Halloween so I want to school her. It’s a Good Life by Jerome Bixby was the scariest short story I co… --- ## [Permanent Ban for UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-ultravires/974390)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-ban-for-ultravires/974390 "2022-11-05T00:14:06Z")
Moderating: After lengthy discussion in the mod loop, we’ve decided to permanently revoke @UltraVires’s posting privileges. This is based on the following formal warnings, together with numerous mod notes. Warning from… --- ## [Pitting UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ultravires/821734)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 828\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ultravires/821734 "2022-11-05T00:07:28Z")
We have a winner for the title of West Virginia’s dumbest lawyer This guy! Here’s another bit of genius from the same thread… Brett Kavanaugh is lucky to have you on his side. --- ## [Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia", dies at 49](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-powell-author-of-julie-julia-dies-at-49/974268)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-powell-author-of-julie-julia-dies-at-49/974268 "2022-11-04T23:51:20Z")
The official COD was cardiac arrest. 49 is way too young. The movie was MUCH better than the book. RIP, Julie. --- ## [Over 150 people killed in human crush in South Korea \[29 Oct 2022\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-150-people-killed-in-human-crush-in-south-korea-29-oct-2022/973975)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-150-people-killed-in-human-crush-in-south-korea-29-oct-2022/973975 "2022-11-04T22:33:34Z")
--- ## [Should “Attack Ads” Be Permitted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-attack-ads-be-permitted/974313 "2022-11-04T22:03:15Z")
Trevor Noah makes a fair point about attack ads. Obviously, dirty tricks have long been a factor in politics. Balancing freedom of speech with attacks going too far may be difficult. But in theory, should they be allo… --- ## [Let's talk pickle distribution on a sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pickle-distribution-on-a-sandwich/974349)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pickle-distribution-on-a-sandwich/974349 "2022-11-04T21:57:05Z")
Do you want a pickle in every bite? Or a pickle in every few bites? poll Me I want the pickle bites to be a surprise. --- ## [Question about book editions and paper used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-editions-and-paper-used/974385)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-editions-and-paper-used/974385 "2022-11-04T20:49:40Z")
I’ve mentioned that I collect books by the sf small press Gnome. Gnome was infamous for never (after their first book) removing the “first printing” designation on its titles even when it was obvious that a later second… --- ## [Seriously, this thread is closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031 "2022-11-04T20:26:21Z")
I continue to be dumbfounded by the new moderation. The idea that men have no say in an abortion was an undisputed part of the Roe jurisprudence. A revival of Roe, as proposed in the thread, would continue it. A po… --- ## [Does Oprah's endorsement of John Fetterman make any difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oprahs-endorsement-of-john-fetterman-make-any-difference/974380)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-oprahs-endorsement-of-john-fetterman-make-any-difference/974380 "2022-11-04T20:20:37Z")
The title pretty much says it all. --- ## [Famous comic strips (singles, not properties)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-comic-strips-singles-not-properties/974223)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-comic-strips-singles-not-properties/974223 "2022-11-04T19:29:32Z")
I was thinking today about comic strips which have in some way transcended their origins. Maybe the best example is the Bechdel Test. I doubt most people who know the concept could tell you the name of the strip it came… --- ## [Interface Changes that stink!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interface-changes-that-stink/974354)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interface-changes-that-stink/974354 "2022-11-04T18:25:23Z")
I noticed two recent changes with web sites/apps that are just bad ideas: On my Disney Plus Roku app when you pause, it no longer shows the length of time the show you are watching is an at what point of time you are in… --- ## [How does something I touch, warm up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-something-i-touch-warm-up/974346)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-something-i-touch-warm-up/974346 "2022-11-04T18:19:16Z")
Sorry if the question is poorly worded. I’m not even totally sure what I’m asking. If I put my warm hand on a cool counter top, the part under my hand slowly warms up. Is my hand pushing the heat out to make the two the … --- ## [Where was the royal court of Spain based during Philip III's reign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-the-royal-court-of-spain-based-during-philip-iiis-reign/974332)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-the-royal-court-of-spain-based-during-philip-iiis-reign/974332 "2022-11-04T17:34:27Z")
Where exctly was the royal court of Spain based during Phillip III’s reign? --- ## [Mrs Piper haz new job. I is happy and sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-piper-haz-new-job-i-is-happy-and-sad/974053)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-piper-haz-new-job-i-is-happy-and-sad/974053 "2022-11-04T16:50:18Z")
Happy because it’s a great new job and she’s going to be great in it. Sad because we have worked together in the same office for a decade, with individual offices side-by-side. We’ve worked on files together, been in co… --- ## [Interest Rate Hikes vs. Tax Hikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rate-hikes-vs-tax-hikes/974284)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interest-rate-hikes-vs-tax-hikes/974284 "2022-11-04T16:50:02Z")
There is a FQ here, I think, but possibly a subsequent GD. I defer to the mods on where this belongs. What I’m wondering is if the effect of raising taxes would be the same as raising interest rates, but less damaging t… --- ## [Gluing your self down for protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-your-self-down-for-protest/973598)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-your-self-down-for-protest/973598 "2022-11-04T16:06:59Z")
A few days ago 2 protesters clued themselves to a museum wall after splashing tomato juice on a painting. Here are 9 scientists gluing themselves to the VW museum floor in protest. And VW handled it just fine. VW said, “… --- ## [I'm sorry vs. Excuse me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-vs-excuse-me/964579)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-vs-excuse-me/964579 "2022-11-04T15:04:49Z")
I don’t feel like I got old, I feel like the world continued to change faster and faster, often in subtle ways. It’s not just the changes to nomenclature…Master and Slave are now forbidden labels in a number of systems … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=976&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=978&state=watching)