# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=978&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 979 --- ## [What is your oldest personal link to history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-oldest-personal-link-to-history/974091)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-oldest-personal-link-to-history/974091 "2022-11-03T20:19:52Z")
What is your oldest personal link to history? By that I mean, what person that you have met had the earliest date of birth? It would be someone who was very old when you were very young. In my case, it was my great gr… --- ## [Proposed: Dobbs will NOT overturn same sex marriage, contraception, et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-dobbs-will-not-overturn-same-sex-marriage-contraception-et-al/974007)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-dobbs-will-not-overturn-same-sex-marriage-contraception-et-al/974007 "2022-11-03T20:11:38Z")
I’ve been away from the board, but have heard the hysteria. Dobbs will supposedly overrule Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Some commentators have even said that Brown or Loving (interracial marriage) is in danger. … --- ## [Is anyone else just back after a long hiatus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-just-back-after-a-long-hiatus/974040)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-just-back-after-a-long-hiatus/974040 "2022-11-03T19:17:51Z")
Mostly just a test thread. Feels good to be back --- ## [Genius car phone holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-car-phone-holder/974006)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-car-phone-holder/974006 "2022-11-03T16:42:21Z")
I’ve tried a few phone holders. This one clamps tight to the vent, without blocking it, and is solid. The phone does not move when driving. And when the phone is not in the holder, you don’t see the holder, unlike most … --- ## [Collins' Dictionary Word of the Year 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2022/974226)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2022/974226 "2022-11-03T16:00:10Z")
I’ll be using Carolean, at least. I hadn’t heard of “lawfare” or “splooting”. --- ## [The “Hallelujah” Thread: Cohen and Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hallelujah-thread-cohen-and-covers/971734)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hallelujah-thread-cohen-and-covers/971734 "2022-11-03T15:31:17Z")
This has been discussed a bit before, with some people here claiming this song has the best opening lines or is the most romantic. There have been slight discussions about religious imagery and how literal the lyrics we… --- ## [Great comeback albums in rock music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comeback-albums-in-rock-music/974160)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comeback-albums-in-rock-music/974160 "2022-11-03T15:28:15Z")
Please tell us about an amazing comeback album by a notable rock-music artist or band who lost their way for a while but then got their mojo back! Bonus points if you want to give a little background “behind the music”… … --- ## [Do we know how the brain knows if it knows something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-the-brain-knows-if-it-knows-something/973903)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-the-brain-knows-if-it-knows-something/973903 "2022-11-03T14:27:22Z")
Everyone knows A LOT. Do we understand the process that the brain goes through to determine that it doesn’t know something? For instance, if someone asked me what the capital of Uzbekistan was, I would immediately know … --- ## [My mom has cancer. Tell me I'll get through this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-has-cancer-tell-me-ill-get-through-this/965143)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-has-cancer-tell-me-ill-get-through-this/965143 "2022-11-03T13:35:57Z")
My mom has just been diagnosed with cancer. It’s not a little cancer, it’s a lot of cancer. I can’t bring myself to say it fully but I don’t think she will survive it. She starts chemo soon. They are doing a biopsy on we… --- ## [Can the Aland Islands, Faroe Islands, etc compete in the Eurovision Song Contest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-aland-islands-faroe-islands-etc-compete-in-the-eurovision-song-contest/974261)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-aland-islands-faroe-islands-etc-compete-in-the-eurovision-song-contest/974261 "2022-11-03T12:51:43Z")
Can the Aland Islands, Faroe Islands, or Greenland compete in the Eurovision Song Contest? What about the Channel Islands or the Isle of Mann? Gibraltar? --- ## [Modern architecture with solstice features that are unintential or architecturally designed, hidden "easter eggs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-architecture-with-solstice-features-that-are-unintential-or-architecturally-designed-hidden-easter-eggs/974026)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-architecture-with-solstice-features-that-are-unintential-or-architecturally-designed-hidden-easter-eggs/974026 "2022-11-03T11:41:21Z")
Many cultures have architecture designed with the winter or summer solstice in mind. When the sun is at one of the solstice points, a mark on the wall may be lit with sunlight. I’m sure there are many science buildings… --- ## [Best (of the worst) Bob Dylan studio albums (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-worst-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll/974211)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-worst-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll/974211 "2022-11-03T09:30:54Z")
These are the Dylan albums from the previous two polls that have received zero votes. Select one. poll --- ## [Non-US Dopers: What's Up With Education For Special-Needs Children In Your Country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-whats-up-with-education-for-special-needs-children-in-your-country/974150)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-whats-up-with-education-for-special-needs-children-in-your-country/974150 "2022-11-03T04:06:25Z")
In this article, Americans and non-Americans are sharing things that are positive about the US. One commenter says: “Access to public education for children with special needs is a right guaranteed by law. And those prot… --- ## [Do You Covet Your Neighbour’s Ox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covet-your-neighbour-s-ox/974106 "2022-11-03T04:00:33Z")
Because you shouldn’t. Stop that. Even though my ox is looking kind of scraggly. --- ## [Barbarian (no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520 "2022-11-03T02:59:11Z")
A thriller/horror from Zach Cregger (one of the original Whitest Kids U Know troupe) with a 92% rotten tomatoes score. Premise is that a woman arrives to a house in Detroit that she has rented as an AirBnB… --- ## [Show off your favorite works of art by Midjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-off-your-favorite-works-of-art-by-midjourney/971023)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-off-your-favorite-works-of-art-by-midjourney/971023 "2022-11-03T00:47:33Z")
I only first heard about the Midjourney bot on Discord a few days ago, when I read a news story about how someone won $300 in an art competition using it, but I subscribed to the $10/month deal for a couple hundred pictu… --- ## [I voted today! Midterms 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-today-midterms-2022/973834)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-today-midterms-2022/973834 "2022-11-02T23:56:45Z")
I voted today in North Carolina. I was pleasantly surprised by the turnout at the early voting location, a local library - I even had to drive once around the parking lot before a space opened up. And this was at 11AM o… --- ## [Donna Summer on the refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-summer-on-the-refrigerator/700671)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-summer-on-the-refrigerator/700671 "2022-11-02T23:47:42Z")
Way back in the 80’s I remember hearing a song on college radio whose lyrics consisted of “Donna Summer on the radio. Donna Summer on the radio. Donna Summer on the radio … .” repeated over and over again. Then it se… --- ## [Movie discussion boards for "Thank You for Smoking" and "Hot Coffee" perfectly show how ridiculous neoconservative ideology is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-discussion-boards-for-thank-you-for-smoking-and-hot-coffee-perfectly-show-how-ridiculous-neoconservative-ideology-is/971465)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-discussion-boards-for-thank-you-for-smoking-and-hot-coffee-perfectly-show-how-ridiculous-neoconservative-ideology-is/971465 "2022-11-02T23:07:23Z")
Some of these replies seriously make me roll my eyes. And cringe. --- ## [What do Straight Dopers think of Amazon's "Rings Of Power" series season that just ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-straight-dopers-think-of-amazons-rings-of-power-series-season-that-just-ended/974253)
**Author:** [@John\_Barleycorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Barleycorn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-straight-dopers-think-of-amazons-rings-of-power-series-season-that-just-ended/974253 "2022-11-02T22:52:24Z")
For myself, I watched it all the way through. Overall, I was mostly unimpressed. You could occasionally see the money in the CGI and some of the props, but (to me) the writing and plotting were cringeworthy. I’ve read mo… --- ## [Can't buy a coffin without a body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-buy-a-coffin-without-a-body/973949)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-buy-a-coffin-without-a-body/973949 "2022-11-02T22:41:08Z")
In another thread, a link was shared with Q&A about the building of the Munster Koach and Drag-U-La. This caught my eye: 15.) What do you know about Barris obtaining the coffin to make the car? Where did you get them … --- ## [What's wrong with November 1st?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-november-1st/974187)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-november-1st/974187 "2022-11-02T21:57:59Z")
This is about procedure rather than strategy or the latest outrage. Election day in the US is defined as, “the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.” The only effect I can see is that it prevents, as with thi… --- ## [NFL Week Eight Ways to Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-eight-ways-to-sunday/974028)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-eight-ways-to-sunday/974028 "2022-11-02T21:26:19Z")
Since there is no thread yet, and I don’t have the time to do my usual, I’ll just start this one quick. The Broncos/Jags game was nice and close, with some quite good defensive play on both sides of the ball. But anyone… --- ## [What were the 2 or 3 most impactful Crusades of all 8 crusades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-2-or-3-most-impactful-crusades-of-all-8-crusades/974212)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-2-or-3-most-impactful-crusades-of-all-8-crusades/974212 "2022-11-02T21:22:03Z")
What were the 2 or 3 of most impactful Crusades of all 8 crusades (in terms of RC Church policy and ‘international stability’? The first and fourth?. I’m really talking about how these crusades shaped the world at the t… --- ## [Seeking a second doctor mid treatment. Am I being unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-second-doctor-mid-treatment-am-i-being-unreasonable/973141)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-second-doctor-mid-treatment-am-i-being-unreasonable/973141 "2022-11-02T21:09:37Z")
I’ve been having issues with ankle pain lately. I go to see my podiatrist, only to find out my regular doctor has retired, and now I’ll be seeing “Dr. David”. Nobody bothered to tell me this when I made the appointment.… --- ## [When did the UK go from the monarch to parliament having most of the power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-uk-go-from-the-monarch-to-parliament-having-most-of-the-power/973870)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-uk-go-from-the-monarch-to-parliament-having-most-of-the-power/973870 "2022-11-02T21:08:44Z")
Inspired by the recent Truss and Sunak try to lead the UK threads. When did the UK monarch lose the majority of their powers? As an American I didn’t really get an education in most of 19th century British history, whi… --- ## [Administration and Membership Update?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-and-membership-update/974110)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administration-and-membership-update/974110 "2022-11-02T21:01:45Z")
I’m curious what the status is on appointing/hiring/knighting/consecration of an SDMB admin (besides Ed) and progress on membership/payment options/custom title options etc. I realise there has been an ownership change … --- ## [Buying CDs Through a Brokerage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cds-through-a-brokerage/974171)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cds-through-a-brokerage/974171 "2022-11-02T19:52:17Z")
I’ve got some intermediate-term (Don’t need it yet, but will in several months) cash at a brokerage firm and would like to park some of it in something fairly liquid, very safe, and paying better than the amount I can ge… --- ## [Does bioavailability mean you just need X times more of one method than the other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bioavailability-mean-you-just-need-x-times-more-of-one-method-than-the-other/974228)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bioavailability-mean-you-just-need-x-times-more-of-one-method-than-the-other/974228 "2022-11-02T18:45:39Z")
Say you have Generic Drug ABC. When administered via IV drip, its bioavailability is 100%. When taken by mouth (pill, tablet, etc.), its bioavailability is 20%. Does this mean you just need to take 5x as much of the med… --- ## [Embarrassing and Slightly TMI - Ammonia-Like Smell on my Clothes When I Exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-and-slightly-tmi-ammonia-like-smell-on-my-clothes-when-i-exercise/974122)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-and-slightly-tmi-ammonia-like-smell-on-my-clothes-when-i-exercise/974122 "2022-11-02T18:11:23Z")
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always sweated a lot. Not only when I’m nervous or when I do sports - all the time. I sweat when I wake up. When I eat. When I drink hot beverages. When I play the piano. Needless to say, I’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=977&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=979&state=tracking)