# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=984 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 985 --- ## [Assistant principal fired for reading "I Want a New Butt!" to second-graders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-principal-fired-for-reading-i-want-a-new-butt-to-second-graders/960857)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-principal-fired-for-reading-i-want-a-new-butt-to-second-graders/960857 "2022-10-02T19:35:48Z")
Another example of book-banning. Not over critical race theory this time, though, but over a silly book that has depictions of cartoon butts and the words “butt” and “fart” in it. Did I mention that no parents compla… --- ## [Ya know, I think I just don't like poutine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-know-i-think-i-just-dont-like-poutine/972527)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ya-know-i-think-i-just-dont-like-poutine/972527 "2022-10-02T19:35:40Z")
Living in the Detroit area there are no end of the people who say “I know what you have had is not the same as Quebec/Montreal, but there is this little place who does it RIGHT, it’s gonna be an hour or so, but it will … --- ## [Smart Comedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-comedies/972239)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-comedies/972239 "2022-10-02T18:23:24Z")
Okay, I am slow bingeing some great smart comedies from the past- WKRP, Night Court and Barney Miller, all from epi 1. Great, smart humor. What else ya got? Rule one- no stupid people (okay, WKRP has Herb, but). Tha… --- ## [Let's recast "The Princess Bride"...with Muppets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-recast-the-princess-bride-with-muppets/972568)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-recast-the-princess-bride-with-muppets/972568 "2022-10-02T16:06:37Z")
There is no way I can see where a live action recast would be anything but a massive disappointment, but a Muppet version might work. All Muppets from the different versions of their tv shows and movies, and any from Se… --- ## [Trilogy of Terror on Svengoolie on Saturday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trilogy-of-terror-on-svengoolie-on-saturday/972505 "2022-10-02T15:56:18Z")
Hello fellow Chicagoans and those who get the MeTV channel. Just thought I’d mention that this Saturday, October 1st at 7:00 PM Central Time, Svengoolie will be showing Trilogy of Terror. Yep, the one with the legendar… --- ## [Tell me about the iPhone 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-iphone-14/972559)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-iphone-14/972559 "2022-10-02T14:55:38Z")
So I was looking at our XFinity cable bill and said to My Beloved "Hey, did you know we were signed up for something called “XFinity Rewards?”. “Really? How many points do we have? Enough to get a free movie or a disc… --- ## [European energy crisis, 2022/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-energy-crisis-2022-2023/970467)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-energy-crisis-2022-2023/970467 "2022-10-02T14:53:47Z")
European energy crisis, 2022/2023 This is about an ongoing current event that I think deserves a thread. Occasionally this has been touched on in the “Russia invades Ukraine” thread. Developments within the last few we… --- ## [What is the average age of a NON-straight Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-a-non-straight-doper/972546)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-a-non-straight-doper/972546 "2022-10-02T10:40:49Z")
In an ancient thread titled “What is the average age of a straight doper?” @Esprix asked “Yeah, what about us gay dopers?” Maybe a little late, but this thread is for you @Esprix :grin: If you identify as anything oth… --- ## [What would get European royal family intermarrying again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-get-european-royal-family-intermarrying-again/972350)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-get-european-royal-family-intermarrying-again/972350 "2022-10-02T08:16:07Z")
What social, cultural, political, or economic situations would it take to make the various European royal families to intermarrying with each other again? What would it take to extend this to Asian and African royal fami… --- ## [Donald Trump wants to know "Why are people so mean?" This is the thread to tell him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-wants-to-know-why-are-people-so-mean-this-is-the-thread-to-tell-him/970625 "2022-10-02T02:28:19Z")
He just posted this to TS: This is the thread to answer this question. Why are some people just so mean to Donald Trump? --- ## [I learned a new word today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-a-new-word-today/972533)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-a-new-word-today/972533 "2022-10-02T02:14:16Z")
I just learned that ‘empleomaniac’ is someone desperate to hold on to power, no matter what the cost. I just wish I could apply it to someone I know in the real world. --- ## [Unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics (Wigner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics-wigner/972403)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unreasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics-wigner/972403 "2022-10-02T01:48:54Z")
Creating a new topic here because I don’t want to muddy the waters in a former technical discussion about infinitesimals. The problem is the infinities that arise in quantum theory (and to a lesser extent in general re… --- ## [Weird feeling while working on a document – anyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-feeling-while-working-on-a-document-anyone-else/972537)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2022, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-feeling-while-working-on-a-document-anyone-else/972537 "2022-10-02T01:05:55Z")
I’m curious if I am the only person on the globe who experiences this feeling. When creating or changing any sort of document on a computer, I am continually aware of the need to Save it. I don’t think I click Save more… --- ## [I think we can fully quote people now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-can-fully-quote-people-now/972057)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-can-fully-quote-people-now/972057 "2022-10-01T22:50:41Z")
It used to be that Discourse would delete the quote if you quoted a full post in a reply. But I did so earlier today, and it didn’t delete it. Is it possible that it’s letting us do this stuff now? Exciting! --- ## [What's the hardest part about learning English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hardest-part-about-learning-english/225861)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hardest-part-about-learning-english/225861 "2022-10-01T21:24:03Z")
Title is question. --- ## [How might the MCU "Blip" have impacted the British line of succession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-mcu-blip-have-impacted-the-british-line-of-succession/972552)
**Author:** [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-mcu-blip-have-impacted-the-british-line-of-succession/972552 "2022-10-01T20:52:30Z")
I hope I’m asking this question in the right place (and I did search first, to see whether any such question had been asked already): Prior to the death of Elizabeth II, Princess Charlotte was fourth in the British line… --- ## [What is the worst thing that could have happened to a Socialist-minded person in the McCarthy era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-that-could-have-happened-to-a-socialist-minded-person-in-the-mccarthy-era/972492)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-thing-that-could-have-happened-to-a-socialist-minded-person-in-the-mccarthy-era/972492 "2022-10-01T20:16:55Z")
The McCarthy era with its witch hunts of suspected “Communists” in the United States is a topic about which I have a general idea but about which I don’t have detailed knowledge. In general, I understand that during this… --- ## [Movies/TV shows set in a location you know well, but obviously not filmed there, or just gets something wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-set-in-a-location-you-know-well-but-obviously-not-filmed-there-or-just-gets-something-wrong/972003)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-set-in-a-location-you-know-well-but-obviously-not-filmed-there-or-just-gets-something-wrong/972003 "2022-10-01T20:04:15Z")
So this thread @carrps said: So I did. Monk was set in San Francisco. Some establishing shots like Monk’s apartment building were shot there, and I think at least some episodes in season 1 were filmed there. But the… --- ## [I object strenuously to this moderator instruction in the Ukraine Breaking News thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-strenuously-to-this-moderator-instruction-in-the-ukraine-breaking-news-thread/972437)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-strenuously-to-this-moderator-instruction-in-the-ukraine-breaking-news-thread/972437 "2022-10-01T19:52:19Z")
Generally speaking, the purpose of a breaking news thread is to share information about an emerging event. Developments in a high-profile story can move quickly, so a breaking news thread acts as a sort of clearinghouse … --- ## [Good Discord Servers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-discord-servers/972549)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-discord-servers/972549 "2022-10-01T19:51:52Z")
OK, so I have the Discord app. Now what are the best servers? Does SDMB in fact have one? Is there something approaching our community here? How about a news server? Which servers are worth the bother? --- ## [What's the deal with "TakeLessons"? A scam? Malware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-takelessons-a-scam-malware/972555)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-takelessons-a-scam-malware/972555 "2022-10-01T19:20:08Z")
I have Microsoft Edge for my browser. At the top of my feed homepage are links to sites I visit frequently. These links used to update automatically. If I started visiting a new site frequently enough, a link for that s… --- ## [What will/won't you tolerate in a close friend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-wont-you-tolerate-in-a-close-friend/972506)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-wont-you-tolerate-in-a-close-friend/972506 "2022-10-01T18:50:15Z")
In another thread, I asked if people would ride with an unlicensed driver, and described having a close friend (my wife’s best friend) who drives w/o a license. I was somewhat surprised at the number of responses that s… --- ## [Did Obama show favortism to NY vs NJ after Hurricane Sandy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-show-favortism-to-ny-vs-nj-after-hurricane-sandy/972525)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-show-favortism-to-ny-vs-nj-after-hurricane-sandy/972525 "2022-10-01T18:30:56Z")
This question is prompted because of a discussion of the current hurricane on another board. I’ve tried to find the details of what actually went down in 2012 but my searches just seem to lead me to overtly partisan si… --- ## [Objects seem to get heavier as you carry them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-seem-to-get-heavier-as-you-carry-them/972419)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objects-seem-to-get-heavier-as-you-carry-them/972419 "2022-10-01T18:01:52Z")
Is this just me or is this common? --- ## [An American Language Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-language-question/972522)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-language-question/972522 "2022-10-01T16:42:06Z")
In some Country songs, “Coat of Many Colors” by Dolly Parton is one example, she sings about the kids at school “a makin fun of me”. I’ve also heard the phrase “I’m a fixin to go to town”. I’m wondering where that use o… --- ## [Can you get long Covid even if you've had just an asymptomatic infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-long-covid-even-if-youve-had-just-an-asymptomatic-infection/968175)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-long-covid-even-if-youve-had-just-an-asymptomatic-infection/968175 "2022-10-01T14:07:13Z")
I wasn’t sure if I should put this question into one of the long Covid threads already in existence. I’m quadruple-vaxxed and have never shown any symptoms of Covid. However, this year I have had weird recurring sickly… --- ## [“I’m spinning a lot of plates in the air right now”. Do you understand the reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-spinning-a-lot-of-plates-in-the-air-right-now-do-you-understand-the-reference/972107)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-spinning-a-lot-of-plates-in-the-air-right-now-do-you-understand-the-reference/972107 "2022-10-01T13:58:16Z")
Just curious. I’m crazy busy at work, and yet another person asked about the status of one of the many projects I’m juggling (yes, juggling, I should have probably gone with that, everybody knows that metaphor). So I sa… --- ## [Can you tell me where this game piece is from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-where-this-game-piece-is-from/972281)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-where-this-game-piece-is-from/972281 "2022-10-01T13:57:14Z")
Facebook It was found after a local game day event, and a friend would like to know where it goes before rifling through the hundreds of games in the game library. --- ## [Explain Hurling and Gaelic Football to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-hurling-and-gaelic-football-to-me/972487)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-hurling-and-gaelic-football-to-me/972487 "2022-10-01T09:25:59Z")
Many years ago I read the book Beyond Belfast, about an intrepid Canadian hiker who visits the Emerald Isle and gets sore feet while explaining a lot of Irish culture. IIRC he says everything from one’s name, favourite … --- ## [The Cookie Jar and the Colander of Awesomeness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cookie-jar-and-the-colander-of-awesomeness/972477)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cookie-jar-and-the-colander-of-awesomeness/972477 "2022-10-01T07:50:10Z")
My sister doesn’t remember our little playful argument we had a few months ago about who gets what when dad passed. At the time I promised to relinquish any claim to the Colander of Awesomeness if she let me have the coo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=983) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=985)