# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=993 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 994 --- ## [Right wing think tank "training" sheriffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-think-tank-training-sheriffs/971986)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-think-tank-training-sheriffs/971986 "2022-09-21T18:19:53Z")
In most (all?) states, each county has an elected sheriff who is the primary law enforcement official in the county. As a result, there are 3,000-some elected sheriffs whose jurisdictions blanket nearly the entire countr… --- ## ["I thought he was Welsh" -- is that a punchline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-he-was-welsh-is-that-a-punchline/971711)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-he-was-welsh-is-that-a-punchline/971711 "2022-09-21T18:00:58Z")
All this talk about Wales reminds me of something. I may have heard this exchange in a movie or sitcom. Character A: “Character B talks/behaves oddly because reasons.” Character B: “Oh. I just thought he was Welsh.” O… --- ## [Hyponatremia--Low Sodium Levels Advice/Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyponatremia-low-sodium-levels-advice-experiences/971956)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyponatremia-low-sodium-levels-advice-experiences/971956 "2022-09-21T17:29:04Z")
My last bloodwork (CMP) showed a sodium level of 128. A repeat test a week later was 129. I don’t have any symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, etc. Looking at past results over the last four years, … --- ## [What is that row of shark-fin shaped spiky things mounted on a car roof just at the top of the rear window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-row-of-shark-fin-shaped-spiky-things-mounted-on-a-car-roof-just-at-the-top-of-the-rear-window/971922)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-row-of-shark-fin-shaped-spiky-things-mounted-on-a-car-roof-just-at-the-top-of-the-rear-window/971922 "2022-09-21T16:54:03Z")
These are clearly aftermarket items. This is not one thing like the antenna, there is a whole row of them. I see them typically on compact imports that have other types of customizations (most of which seem pointless to … --- ## [Where do people keep their passports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-people-keep-their-passports/969725)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-people-keep-their-passports/969725 "2022-09-09T13:54:01Z")
I’ve never had a passport, so I’ve never had to find a place to put one. I suspect I’d put it in my underwear drawer. Now Trump is saying that three of his are missing, after a search of his basement and rooms, and I’d … --- ## [Any way to check for your muted threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-check-for-your-muted-threads/971971)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-check-for-your-muted-threads/971971 "2022-09-21T10:27:41Z")
Trying to find what if any threads I have muted. I accidentally muted a thread recently and it was tough to locate. --- ## [Ancient Egypt and the undelivered letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-egypt-and-the-undelivered-letter/971813)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-egypt-and-the-undelivered-letter/971813 "2022-09-21T07:49:38Z")
This story, from Twitter, was recently shared in a forum I frequent: https://twitter.com/parallel\_pl4y/status/1569278637240631298 It’s definitely relatable, and illustrates how, no matter the era, people are still peop… --- ## [If The British PM Weren't a Christian (would she still have spoken at the Queen's funeral)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-british-pm-werent-a-christian-would-she-still-have-spoken-at-the-queens-funeral/971806)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-british-pm-werent-a-christian-would-she-still-have-spoken-at-the-queens-funeral/971806 "2022-09-21T07:49:03Z")
I watched Liz Truss read from the New Testament at the Queen’s funeral. I’m going to assume that she is, at the very least, culturally Christian. Had the PM been a Hindu or Muslim or atheist or what have you, would she … --- ## [Should time travelers worry about getting sick from the local cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-time-travelers-worry-about-getting-sick-from-the-local-cuisine/969611)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-time-travelers-worry-about-getting-sick-from-the-local-cuisine/969611 "2022-09-21T07:34:34Z")
When traveling, especially to less developed places, visitors are at risk of developing intestinal distress accounting to less sanitary hygiene practices or just unique bacteria. “Montezuma’s revenge” is a term for tour… --- ## [Why Does Yellow Look Like White?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-yellow-look-like-white/916821)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-yellow-look-like-white/916821 "2022-09-21T06:30:42Z")
Why does the color yellow look like white? It really does. It is so pale. When I look at both off in the distance, they are sometimes indistinguishable. Why is this? And does it have anything to do with the fact that it … --- ## [I Need Cheering Up - Job Related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-cheering-up-job-related/971842)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-cheering-up-job-related/971842 "2022-09-20T19:02:42Z")
For a very long time, I was unemployed and on disability. Then, I got a part time job as a contractor for unemployment. While at first I was thrilled at the thought of helping people. Then, I realized I couldn’t help the… --- ## [NFL week 2: The Lion(s) (don't) sleep tonight(/ Sunday)(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2-the-lion-s-dont-sleep-tonight-sunday/971527)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2-the-lion-s-dont-sleep-tonight-sunday/971527 "2022-09-21T02:36:15Z")
My apologies if this week’s has been started and I missed it. The Lions are favored to win this week for the first time in a year and a half, against Washington. As a Detroit fan I always look forward to a chance to en… --- ## [Fix my dumbass audio issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-my-dumbass-audio-issue/971642)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-my-dumbass-audio-issue/971642 "2022-09-21T02:18:29Z")
I really feel like this is not complicated, but the heck if I can figure out the solution. We have a shop. Like a retail shop. We have four walls. I am behind a counter on the North wall facing a TV all the way on the S… --- ## [How do theme parks and other large venues make sure that all people are out of the park at the end of the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-theme-parks-and-other-large-venues-make-sure-that-all-people-are-out-of-the-park-at-the-end-of-the-day/971847)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-theme-parks-and-other-large-venues-make-sure-that-all-people-are-out-of-the-park-at-the-end-of-the-day/971847 "2022-09-21T02:18:04Z")
I saw a commercial on TV advertising that people who stay at Disney properties get to enter the parks thirty minutes earlier than off-property guests. As I saw the ad, I thought that I would actually prefer the extra ti… --- ## [Pass the salt in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-salt-in-the-mmp/970518)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pass-the-salt-in-the-mmp/970518 "2022-09-21T02:15:19Z")
Let’s get controversial! Where do you stand on adding salt to your food at the table? OK, not just salt, but include pepper, ketchup, sauces, croutons, whatever! Let the conversation rage! Happy Moanday! --- ## [FB notifications that 'someone unconnected has commented on my public post'. How to view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-notifications-that-someone-unconnected-has-commented-on-my-public-post-how-to-view/971924)
**Author:** [@BadSamaritan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadSamaritan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fb-notifications-that-someone-unconnected-has-commented-on-my-public-post-how-to-view/971924 "2022-09-21T02:06:08Z")
On FB, the cesspool of social media, I got a notifications that ‘someone unconnected had commented on my public post’ . Yet when I click on that notification, all I get is directed to menus to restrict viewers, not to se… --- ## [Peppermint or Spearmint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peppermint-or-spearmint/971759)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peppermint-or-spearmint/971759 "2022-09-20T23:21:58Z")
I offer you a stick of gum. I’ve got peppermint and I’ve got spearmint. Which do you choose? (Note: If you opened this thread, you must choose one, or you WILL be murdered in your sleep by bears and wolves.) poll --- ## [How widespread is Queen Elizabeth's image on the world's money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-widespread-is-queen-elizabeths-image-on-the-worlds-money/971233)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-widespread-is-queen-elizabeths-image-on-the-worlds-money/971233 "2022-09-20T22:46:33Z")
Just a question that occurs after her death this afternoon. She was Head of State for a lot of countries, but how many countries have her image on their currency (and/or postage stamps?) Australia? Canada? And is it on a… --- ## [Moon Knight - Top 10 Reasons Why It Sucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-knight-top-10-reasons-why-it-sucked/971933)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-knight-top-10-reasons-why-it-sucked/971933 "2022-09-20T22:36:07Z")
I just got around to watching it. I will say I knew nothing of the character before watching. If it was an original, stand alone show it would have sucked less, but: Moon Knight was barely in it. I didn’t do the math, … --- ## [What's the best app to send text from computer (android)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939 "2022-09-20T22:25:06Z")
I’ve just got a new phone and before I install Mighty Text I though I’d ask for opinions on apps that let you send/receive text from your desktop by connection to your phone’s SMS. It’s also handy to grab photos taken o… --- ## [The Immersive van Gogh — who’s gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-immersive-van-gogh-who-s-gone/961329)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-immersive-van-gogh-who-s-gone/961329 "2022-09-20T22:13:41Z")
I saw this tonight in San Francisco. I’m neither an art fan nor an art aficionado, but this show was very good! Have you seen it? Your thoughts? --- ## [The name 'Antioch' in a church name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-antioch-in-a-church-name/971752)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-antioch-in-a-church-name/971752 "2022-09-20T21:58:12Z")
Does having the name ‘Antioch’ in church name indicate anything significant about that church? --- ## [A question about the Chinese Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-chinese-government/971877)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-chinese-government/971877 "2022-09-20T20:04:52Z")
Very specifically, the chinese government. This is not about the various groups, populations, regions etc inside China, only the government. Is the Chinese Government malicious? There is no questions that it abusive … --- ## [The truth about the $3.00 bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-the-3-00-bill/971504)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Varn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Varn)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-the-3-00-bill/971504 "2022-09-20T20:02:40Z")
As we all know, the metaphore that has been used countless times to describe something that is completely fake is refered to in comparison to a three dollar bill. So is the three dollar bill completely fake? Mabey not! … --- ## [Is the Covid situation substantially different enough today to shift policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-covid-situation-substantially-different-enough-today-to-shift-policy/969727)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-covid-situation-substantially-different-enough-today-to-shift-policy/969727 "2022-09-20T19:28:56Z")
After considering several factors in the differing reactions to the easing of restrictions meant to curb Covid, I’ve come to the conclusion that the subject line is the foundation of the matter. Lots of people look at th… --- ## [What happens when I buy a carbon offset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-i-buy-a-carbon-offset/971926)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-i-buy-a-carbon-offset/971926 "2022-09-20T19:04:00Z")
From reading this thread I realized I have no clue how buying a carbon offset works. If I give a company $20/mo in carbon offset money or buy 1000 lb per month in offsets, what do they do with it and how do I verify the… --- ## [Carbon Offset Programs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-offset-programs/971925)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-offset-programs/971925 "2022-09-20T17:03:32Z")
In a thread in FQ, I’m trying to figure out how much extra CO2 I’ll emit if I buy a regular car instead of a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. The idea being, what if I bought the regular car and used some of the savings to pur… --- ## [In case you needed something to worry about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-you-needed-something-to-worry-about/971864)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-you-needed-something-to-worry-about/971864 "2022-09-20T16:49:55Z")
Search for how disaster-prone your home is: Of course, they missed a huge one, which is: drinking water supply. --- ## [Hebrew translation from a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation-from-a-movie/971871)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation-from-a-movie/971871 "2022-09-20T16:11:06Z")
Pic --- ## [Pirate Jenny lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-jenny-lyrics/971170)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-jenny-lyrics/971170 "2022-09-20T14:04:04Z")
Okay, this is a little microscopic, but that’s what Dopers do, right? I have been listening to “Let No One Deceive You: Songs of Bertolt Brecht” by Frankie Armstrong and Dave Van Ronk. Armstrong does a dynamite rendition… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=992) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=994)