# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1004 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1005 --- ## [Tomato plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-plants/969498)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-plants/969498 "2022-09-08T14:34:18Z")
A couple (few?) months ago, a neighbour gave us two tomato plants of different varieties. One is rather short, and has green tomatoes on it. They either don’t seem to be getting bigger, or they’re growing very slowly. … --- ## [Can forest fires "preserve" burnt pine trees so that they stay standing even long after they are dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forest-fires-preserve-burnt-pine-trees-so-that-they-stay-standing-even-long-after-they-are-dead/971144)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-forest-fires-preserve-burnt-pine-trees-so-that-they-stay-standing-even-long-after-they-are-dead/971144 "2022-09-08T14:06:31Z")
When hiking through a forested area which has been burned, I’ll sometimes see dead, burned trees still standing even though it has been years or decades since they have been burned. One thing unique about these trees is… --- ## [Orangina is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangina-is-back/971017)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangina-is-back/971017 "2022-09-08T13:39:35Z")
Or at least, I found some locally, at a grocery store in a higher-end neighborhood. It was a bit pricey, but I picked up two bottles anyway, because it’s totally worth it. --- ## [Political Whataboutery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-whataboutery/970934)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-whataboutery/970934 "2022-09-08T07:41:15Z")
I’m fairly new to the term ”whataboutery”, used very occasionally at the Dope since 2012. A weak defence to arguments, the idea is to suggest something is unimportant because your opponent is a hypocrite. Defences to c… --- ## [Evidence Trump won/Biden lost the 2020 Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-trump-won-biden-lost-the-2020-election/971075)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-trump-won-biden-lost-the-2020-election/971075 "2022-09-08T05:37:49Z")
In poll after poll, about 70% of Republicans say they don’t think Joe Biden is the legitimate winner of the 2020 election. Although the article linked above is a few months old, I am pretty confident that new polling wi… --- ## [Anyone here a lotto winner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-lotto-winner/971036)
**Author:** [@Persimmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persimmon)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-lotto-winner/971036 "2022-09-08T05:00:27Z")
Just out of curiosity, anyone here a big lotto winner? I’m mainly asking about people who have won at least $50K and up. If so, did you notice people wanting to be your friend after that? People who never talked to y… --- ## [Air BnB (etc) cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bnb-etc-cuisine/971092)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bnb-etc-cuisine/971092 "2022-09-08T02:56:50Z")
Need ideas for meals that you can prepare when you’re in a kitchen that might have limited cookware, limited seasonings, etc. - we’re at an Air BnB house which is pretty well equipped, but whenever I do meal planning at … --- ## [What Cymbal Makes This Sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cymbal-makes-this-sound/971174)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cymbal-makes-this-sound/971174 "2022-09-08T01:59:55Z")
What cymbal creates like a crescendo type shSHSHS sound, as heard at the very opening here in Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy”? And, how is this sound created? Does the drummer play a drumroll on the cymbal? Listen Her… --- ## [What can a user see when I post a link to a Dropbox file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-user-see-when-i-post-a-link-to-a-dropbox-file/971161)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-user-see-when-i-post-a-link-to-a-dropbox-file/971161 "2022-09-08T01:53:07Z")
I use Dropbox. You can Share a file to the public, view only. I just had someone on Reddit suggest I not do that, and to make his point he used my real first name. So what data am I exposing by doing this? --- ## [NFL Preseason 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-2022/969388)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason-2022/969388 "2022-09-08T01:37:57Z")
This past weekend saw the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton between two of the 10 first-year head coaches. This weekend the rest of the league will be taking the field for the first time in 2022, so lots of rookies and … --- ## [Dealing with depressive anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-depressive-anger/971062)
**Author:** [@Slight\_Off\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slight_Off_Hand)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-depressive-anger/971062 "2022-09-07T23:34:55Z")
I don’t post much here but I’ve been following for a long time. I need advice and have nobody IRL that I can talk with. Either people who are involved or people I don’t have a close enough relationship with to discuss. … --- ## [What WOULD a "sustainable existence" actually look like for the average person? Is it feasible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-sustainable-existence-actually-look-like-for-the-average-person-is-it-feasible/969868)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-sustainable-existence-actually-look-like-for-the-average-person-is-it-feasible/969868 "2022-09-07T23:16:56Z")
So all the discussion about droughts and water shortages across the world has rekindled discussion of what it would take to beat climate change and head off its related issues, including dwindling common resources. I’ve … --- ## [Yet another "what is this thing?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-what-is-this-thing-thread/970815)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-what-is-this-thing-thread/970815 "2022-09-07T23:13:09Z")
Our back yard looks out over the Atlantic Ocean on the North Shore of Boston. We see sailboats, power boats, jet skiers, kayakers (but not, AFAIK, @kayaker) and fishing boats, including lobstermen who leave lobster pots … --- ## [Should Biden unveil the Donald and Melania Trump portraits? I mean, will that even be an option?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-unveil-the-donald-and-melania-trump-portraits-i-mean-will-that-even-be-an-option/971158)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-biden-unveil-the-donald-and-melania-trump-portraits-i-mean-will-that-even-be-an-option/971158 "2022-09-07T20:42:14Z")
We finally had Barack Obama’s portrait unveiled today after Donald Trump refused to do it. I am guessing that Trump’s portrait will not even be considered during the Biden first term. I don’t think Trump would ever atte… --- ## [Please help me figure out what this script says. It's a mystery!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-what-this-script-says-its-a-mystery/951846)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-what-this-script-says-its-a-mystery/951846 "2022-09-07T20:13:39Z")
Hi SD, This is an old fashioned “crack the code” mystery. A friend has a painting on her wall. I took some pictures. Both of the script in the middle and the artist’s name. I believe it is a pigpen cipher, but I’m n… --- ## [Do the Presidential Libraries have any Classified Documents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-presidential-libraries-have-any-classified-documents/970825)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-presidential-libraries-have-any-classified-documents/970825 "2022-09-07T19:34:30Z")
Presidents used to keep their Documents and Created Presidential Libraries. Did any Classified materials go to the Presidential Libraries? Were documents aged and sent later? For Example, Reagan’s Presidential document… --- ## [Travel destinations of the future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-destinations-of-the-future/969786)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-destinations-of-the-future/969786 "2022-09-07T19:17:39Z")
Name a place outside the U.S. that is currently off travelers’ radar (relatively speaking) and that you think is likely to become very popular in the next 10 to 20 years, such that people will say, “I wish I’d gone there… --- ## [80s Chicago Healthy Pizza Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-chicago-healthy-pizza-place/971098)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-chicago-healthy-pizza-place/971098 "2022-09-07T19:00:42Z")
I lived in Chicago in 1989 and there was a pizza place that marketed itself as healthy, with whole wheat crust, more veggie options, and so forth. What was it called? --- ## [Peanut butter expiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-expiration/971003)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-expiration/971003 "2022-09-07T18:26:08Z")
I just got my favorite smuckers natural. It seemed unusually stiff. I looked at the exp date and its Feb 2022. Eat, or no? --- ## [Spontaneous (2020) - movie on Amazon Prime and the 2016 book it's based on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-2020-movie-on-amazon-prime-and-the-2016-book-its-based-on/971070)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-2020-movie-on-amazon-prime-and-the-2016-book-its-based-on/971070 "2022-09-07T18:21:47Z")
Anyone else seen this movie, or read the book? It’s quite bonkers, as well as endearing, funny, probably horrifying to at least some, and nerve-wracking. Potential spoilers follow, though I’m not sure you can get to it… --- ## [The End of the Confederacy -- in Brazil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-confederacy-in-brazil/971138)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-confederacy-in-brazil/971138 "2022-09-07T18:16:47Z")
I’ve been fascinated in recent years by the story of the Confederados – descendants of people from the Confederate States of America who fled to Brazil after the end of the Civil War, unwilling to live in a US that outla… --- ## [Medieval (2022 film about Jan Zizka) spoilers ok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-2022-film-about-jan-zizka-spoilers-ok/971155)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-2022-film-about-jan-zizka-spoilers-ok/971155 "2022-09-07T18:12:24Z")
Looks like this could be quite an interesting film, I’d never even heard of Jan Zizka. Anyone see it? I’m hoping there’s a lot more action and a lot less romance in the film. I’ll see it this weekend and report back. --- ## [Actors range in Sci Fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-range-in-sci-fi/970270)
**Author:** [@Oxido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oxido)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-range-in-sci-fi/970270 "2022-09-07T17:59:59Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right place for thice but here goes. Actors with the widest range of character in somewhat recent film, and actors with a narrow range? I bring this up after watching Tombstone, loving the p… --- ## [Fun pairings in your alphabetically organized music collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-pairings-in-your-alphabetically-organized-music-collection/971014)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-pairings-in-your-alphabetically-organized-music-collection/971014 "2022-09-07T17:52:29Z")
Like most sane people, I organize my CDs and LPs alphabetically by artist, regardless of genre. This sometimes puts two very different artists right next to each other, and I sometimes wonder what the artists would say a… --- ## [Busted: "The Masturbator" ran away screaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busted-the-masturbator-ran-away-screaming/644177)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busted-the-masturbator-ran-away-screaming/644177 "2013-02-26T17:17:04Z")
Whoo. What is it with me and hijinks on the CTA? Some background - which may make this a little long… There’s this guy I’ve seen frequently over the last year or so. He’s fairly normal-looking, seems clean, groomed, and… --- ## [Name for Source Evaluation: Criterion of Partisan Agreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-source-evaluation-criterion-of-partisan-agreement/971085)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-source-evaluation-criterion-of-partisan-agreement/971085 "2022-09-07T15:44:21Z")
Let’s say that two people are blamed for breaking the vase. In the tale of suspect 1, the order of events was A, B, C. In the tale of suspect 2, the order of events was A, B, D. Given that the two suspects each have a m… --- ## [Having problems with my computer, specifically Edge browser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-problems-with-my-computer-specifically-edge-browser/971110)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-problems-with-my-computer-specifically-edge-browser/971110 "2022-09-07T15:07:00Z")
I’ve been having some terrible computer problems today; I’ve had two Blue Screens of Death, and at one point it wasn’t recognizing my operating system. At the moment, I’m having trouble with Microsoft Edge. Here’s some… --- ## [Roger\_That has been banned for 6 Warnings in 16 months and a 1 week suspension. Warnings from 4 different mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-that-has-been-banned-for-6-warnings-in-16-months-and-a-1-week-suspension-warnings-from-4-different-mods/971140)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-that-has-been-banned-for-6-warnings-in-16-months-and-a-1-week-suspension-warnings-from-4-different-mods/971140 "2022-09-07T14:16:16Z")
@Roger\_That has been banned for 6 Warnings in 16 months and a 1 week suspension. This is quite the achievement. Warnings from 4 different mods. He has been disagreeable from the start and very much a problematic poster a… --- ## [How has your experience been having outdoor security cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-experience-been-having-outdoor-security-cameras/970707)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-your-experience-been-having-outdoor-security-cameras/970707 "2022-09-07T13:30:21Z")
I am thinking about getting a video doorbell, a floodlight/camera over my driveway, and a camera for the back door/deck. How has your experience been having outdoor security cameras? Do you actually use them over time?… --- ## [Tic Tok Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tic-tok-videos/970940)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tic-tok-videos/970940 "2022-09-07T13:16:12Z")
I have to wonder how deeply society is affected by Tic Toc and other videos, Not a day goes by that I don’t somehow stumble on to these videos and maybe spend 15 min over a days period watching them. I have to admit that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1003) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1005)