# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1024 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1025 --- ## [Taco pizza is surprisingly unsatisfying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-pizza-is-surprisingly-unsatisfying/969791)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-pizza-is-surprisingly-unsatisfying/969791 "2022-08-17T23:41:12Z")
Tacos. So very satisfying. Pizza. I think it goes without saying that it’s probably the most satisfying food in history. But taco pizza? We had a lot of taco fixin’s in the house tonight, left over from a dinner we host… --- ## [Movies ruined by "Happy Endings". So spoilers, I hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749 "2022-08-17T23:35:36Z")
Riffing off of this thread, what are the films you think were, if not ruined, then lessened by a tacked-on happy ending (or a sad ending, to make it more ‘artsy’). I’m of the opinion that books-to-movie films are especia… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad playing cards and the strange things they do to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-playing-cards-and-the-strange-things-they-do-to-me/969720)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-playing-cards-and-the-strange-things-they-do-to-me/969720 "2022-08-17T23:26:52Z")
This may be in the wrong forum. Change it, if necessary. I play solitaire alot. Today I dealt the cards out. From looking at the the cards I realized that the Ace of Hearts was missing. (I read a deck very well. Don’t… --- ## [Jordan Elsass not returning to "Superman and Lois", role of Jon Kent to be recast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836 "2022-08-17T23:25:19Z")
Jordan Elsass, who appeared in the CW show Superman and Lois as their son, Jonathan, has dropped out of the show after not showing up in Vancouver, B.C. for the start of the upcoming third season. His absence is said to … --- ## [Organ Donation from a nurse's experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-from-a-nurses-experience/969740)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-from-a-nurses-experience/969740 "2022-08-17T23:06:14Z")
There was discussion about organ donation in the Anne Heche thread and I offered to share my experiences and it was suggested that a new thread might be more appropriate. Anne Heche: Actress, lost soul, burn victim \[Upd… --- ## ["Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon, survey finds"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-americans-anticipate-a-u-s-civil-war-soon-survey-finds/968314)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-americans-anticipate-a-u-s-civil-war-soon-survey-finds/968314 "2022-08-17T22:28:03Z")
The subject line is the title of an article (linked below) Any opinions on this? Personally, I think it might happen. Part of me wants to think it could never happen but…I am not so sure these days. The US is becomin… --- ## [Strange Mod Note re: Following posters around and harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mod-note-re-following-posters-around-and-harassment/969713)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-mod-note-re-following-posters-around-and-harassment/969713 "2022-08-17T21:28:14Z")
In this thread about dating websites, the OP states that he is 47 yrs old. He also links to another thread of his from only three weeks ago, where he is 45 yrs old. When I questioned the discrepancy, I got a mod note s… --- ## [Unusual cocktails you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986 "2022-08-17T21:15:14Z")
I recently started drinking dry vermouth on the rocks–nothing else. It’s caused double takes when I order it at bars, with one bartender saying she’s worked for 15 years and never heard anyone order it before. What alc… --- ## [Anyone else enjoy swatting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-enjoy-swatting/969374)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-enjoy-swatting/969374 "2022-08-17T20:59:17Z")
This summer I’ve gotten into the habit of sitting on the porch with our dogs and Rocco, our African Grey. In fact, if I do not have Rocco with me on the porch, he will begin yelling, “PORCH”. There are very few mosquit… --- ## [Did you ever have a nickname unrelated to your given name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-nickname-unrelated-to-your-given-name/969547)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-have-a-nickname-unrelated-to-your-given-name/969547 "2022-08-17T20:24:47Z")
Michael becomes Mike, Patricia becomes Pat - these are expected nicknames. But when Michael becomes Moose, that might take some explaining. Here’s your chance - share your (or someone you know) possibly perplexing nickna… --- ## [What Lies Did Your Siblings Tell You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lies-did-your-siblings-tell-you/969784)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lies-did-your-siblings-tell-you/969784 "2022-08-17T19:41:53Z")
I suspect many of us had siblings who told the occasional whopper, growing up. My brother claimed they stopped making Bubble Yum since it was consistently contaminated with baby spiders. I could go on… but maybe yours … --- ## [Jif peanut butter recall (5/2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jif-peanut-butter-recall-5-2022/964857)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jif-peanut-butter-recall-5-2022/964857 "2022-08-17T19:37:51Z")
I just heard about this today. We’re big Jif peanut butter fans, and/so we seem to have at least six different jars affected by this recall :frowning: JIF’S PAGE FDA PAGE NPR STORY FOOD SAFETY NEWS ARTICLE --- ## [Why does the thread on resource in the moon have a link to a webpage under the thread title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-thread-on-resource-in-the-moon-have-a-link-to-a-webpage-under-the-thread-title/969828)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-thread-on-resource-in-the-moon-have-a-link-to-a-webpage-under-the-thread-title/969828 "2022-08-17T18:08:02Z")
Underneath the thread title, there’s the normal little forum description: “Factual Questions”. There’s also a link to an off-board site. Why the link to the off-board site? Is it some sort of spam? I’ve not clicked … --- ## [I hate commercials that make parents, adults, kids, oh hell anybody look like idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-commercials-that-make-parents-adults-kids-oh-hell-anybody-look-like-idiots/969585 "2022-08-17T18:19:11Z")
Example 1: A boy is reading/watching LoTR. Mom comes in the room and says something like, ‘Time for bed your PIXIES can wait until tomorrow. Has this woman been living under a rock? Does she pay no attention to her kids … --- ## [Moving freshwater around on continents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-freshwater-around-on-continents/951528)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-freshwater-around-on-continents/951528 "2022-08-17T18:18:11Z")
What type of sciences or technology is currently being researched for the purpose of moving water around on continents for irrigation? --- ## [Which go quicker from "raw" to "rotten": your bananas or your cantaloupe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-go-quicker-from-raw-to-rotten-your-bananas-or-your-cantaloupe/969823)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-go-quicker-from-raw-to-rotten-your-bananas-or-your-cantaloupe/969823 "2022-08-17T17:20:02Z")
For me, it’s close. I buy both, and it seems like a matter of hours for me to enjoy either one, as I leave it to ripen, before it’s more than ripe, it’s soft, sometimes even moldy, and inedible. I must toss out pounds … --- ## [West Virginia governor "scoffs" at idea of abortion referendum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-virginia-governor-scoffs-at-idea-of-abortion-referendum/969805 "2022-08-17T16:14:19Z")
Seeing what happened in Kansas, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) said he opposes a suggestion by Democratic lawmakers to put abortion rights up for a referendum in his state. He’d rather let the heavily gerrymande… --- ## [Sky-high price of powdered eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-high-price-of-powdered-eggs/969776)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-high-price-of-powdered-eggs/969776 "2022-08-17T15:52:49Z")
I thought I’d give them a try to see if they were an acceptable substitute for fresh eggs; and supposedly they were either cheaper than fresh eggs or at least comparable in price. But I went online recently to price them… --- ## [PA Supreme Court tosses ALL convictions by Judge who sold kids to private prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-supreme-court-tosses-all-convictions-by-judge-who-sold-kids-to-private-prison/515772)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pa-supreme-court-tosses-all-convictions-by-judge-who-sold-kids-to-private-prison/515772 "2022-08-17T15:17:58Z")
Story Here. “The Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that none of the young offenders got a fair hearing.” (AP via t… --- ## [Looking for specific anecdote about woman being turned away from church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-specific-anecdote-about-woman-being-turned-away-from-church/969827)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-specific-anecdote-about-woman-being-turned-away-from-church/969827 "2022-08-17T14:41:31Z")
Once upon a time I read an anecdote (possibly here) about a quasi-famous clergyman who, for his sermon, talked about how he’d been made aware that one of the church members had made a woman unwelcome to the church becaus… --- ## [The Radio Wave Mystery That Changed Astronomy : Short Wave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-radio-wave-mystery-that-changed-astronomy-short-wave/969829)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-radio-wave-mystery-that-changed-astronomy-short-wave/969829 "2022-08-17T14:35:30Z")
Testing that a Hyperlink is pasted into the thread title it creates this virtual link looking like a tag. --- ## [Can somebody explain these gender terms to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-these-gender-terms-to-me/969731)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-these-gender-terms-to-me/969731 "2022-08-17T13:36:38Z")
I’m not looking for a debate on the validity of these terms or the genders they describe. I’m only looking for factual explanations. Somebody posted a list in another thread of a list of genders that Facebook users can … --- ## [Japan's Giant 3d Cat on a billboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-giant-3d-cat-on-a-billboard/945935)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-giant-3d-cat-on-a-billboard/945935 "2022-08-17T05:33:27Z")
Just in time for the Olympics. The Cat :scream\_cat: certainly looks realistic. Is this a projected image? From Where? Maybe the building across from the 3d display? I don’t understand how it’s visible in the daytime. I… --- ## [When Technology Changes Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-technology-changes-language/969692)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-technology-changes-language/969692 "2022-08-17T03:48:27Z")
Apart from the trivial examples of new words being added to dictionaries (Internet, email, etc.), do you have examples of new technologies influencing the way we speak ? Back in the 90s, I remember a guy seated next to … --- ## [Question on qualified immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-qualified-immunity/969797)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-qualified-immunity/969797 "2022-08-17T03:20:49Z")
I think this is a GD since there is no factual answer and it’s not IMHO since it is not a current legal issue I’m facing. Qualified immunity is partly based on “clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of … --- ## [Snakes! With Robot Legs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-with-robot-legs/969693)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-with-robot-legs/969693 "2022-08-17T02:46:37Z")
At least he hasn’t given the snake arms and hands. Yet. https://www.amazon.com/General-Birthday-Card-Hallmark-Shoebox/dp/B07XLNCQNX --- ## [If Trump fled to Russia, how would Fox News report it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-fled-to-russia-how-would-fox-news-report-it/969772)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-trump-fled-to-russia-how-would-fox-news-report-it/969772 "2022-08-17T02:35:03Z")
Trump’s passports have been in the news a lot. And we’ve had a thread or two speculating about why the FBI seized them (and now returned them)–with lots of fun guessing about Trump fleeing the country , and what the spec… --- ## [What should US policy be toward Saudi Arabia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-us-policy-be-toward-saudi-arabia/937162)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-us-policy-be-toward-saudi-arabia/937162 "2022-08-17T02:08:15Z")
On the one hand, the US depends on Saudi oil and military cooperation. On the other hand, the Saudi leader has destabilized the Arabian peninsula with a pointless and devastating war (and has dismembered a US resident in… --- ## [Headwinds, tailwinds, and treadmills (NOT airplane-related!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headwinds-tailwinds-and-treadmills-not-airplane-related/969724)
**Author:** [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/headwinds-tailwinds-and-treadmills-not-airplane-related/969724 "2022-08-17T01:26:28Z")
Imagine a human running on a treadmill with wind present. Perhaps someone set up a fan pointed at the runner’s front (or back). Perhaps the treadmill is outside. Your pick. My question: do headwinds/tailwinds make runni… --- ## [Stuff that's surprisingly hard to google](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-thats-surprisingly-hard-to-google/968919)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-thats-surprisingly-hard-to-google/968919 "2022-08-17T00:54:26Z")
I was using a rental car with an automatic gearbox. Since, here in the UK, manuals (“stick shift”) are more common, I am not so familar with automatics. I wanted to know what I am supposed to do when stopped at traffic … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1023) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1025)