# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1048&state=watching [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1049 --- ## [Cracker Barrel adds Impossible Sausage to their menu, conservatives lose their minds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-adds-impossible-sausage-to-their-menu-conservatives-lose-their-minds/969101 "2022-08-11T13:32:29Z")
Cracker Barrel has decided to add Impossible Sausage to their menu. Conservatives are not happy. How dare they provide options to people!!! :grin: “Don’t you ever try to push that crap in my direction. Stick to the ba… --- ## [Howzabout a Feud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howzabout-a-feud/968649)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howzabout-a-feud/968649 "2022-08-11T11:50:35Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. You want to match the other people in the game. Rules: DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS , lest you see the other answers. Scroll … --- ## [Effect of a magical increase in Earth's mass on Moon's orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-a-magical-increase-in-earths-mass-on-moons-orbit/969290)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-a-magical-increase-in-earths-mass-on-moons-orbit/969290 "2022-08-11T10:43:21Z")
Some technobabble handwavium process increases Earth’s mass by a significant amount - say 5% - by, I dunno, teleporting basalt here from the basalt dimension. The process doesn’t affect the Moon, other than by changing i… --- ## [Mrs. (H)arris Goes to Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-h-arris-goes-to-paris/969416)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-h-arris-goes-to-paris/969416 "2022-08-11T09:49:47Z")
The novel has been continuously on my A-list since I first read it as a teenager, so I can’t help holding the recent movie to a pretty high standard. Oh, it was an all right movie in and of itself; certainly better than… --- ## [How dependent are we on surgical masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dependent-are-we-on-surgical-masks/969367)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dependent-are-we-on-surgical-masks/969367 "2022-08-11T06:02:56Z")
My cousin is anti-vax, and apparently anti-mask. He heard that surgical masks “don’t do anything”, meaning they don’t even filter the droplets in our breath—the droplets pass right through the filter element. I know this… --- ## [Multiple Investigations / Seized Materials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-investigations-seized-materials/969397)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-investigations-seized-materials/969397 "2022-08-11T04:56:18Z")
Let’s say that multiple, independent Investigations have been opened against a single individual, Patrick. One of the teams running an investigation - far before any other group is liable to do - swoops in and grabs all… --- ## [Paul Sorvino RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-sorvino-rip/968550)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-sorvino-rip/968550 "2022-08-11T04:48:25Z")
Not long after Ray Liotta. He was 83 The Goodfellas scene where he slaps Ray Liotta was not in the script --- ## [Draining Lake Superior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draining-lake-superior/969334)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draining-lake-superior/969334 "2022-08-11T02:20:11Z")
I have posted before about draining Lake Erie. It’s shallow, it slopes towards Niagara Falls, piece of cake. But what about draining Lake Superior? It would be a hell of a lot of work but just imagine walking up to the … --- ## [Film Title Sought: Maybe 1930s, US, Divorce and Meet Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-title-sought-maybe-1930s-us-divorce-and-meet-again/969460)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-title-sought-maybe-1930s-us-divorce-and-meet-again/969460 "2022-08-11T02:09:34Z")
I thought I’d try here before heading to r/movies, since this is home and I don’t want to get up. I am seeking the title of a film. I last saw the film perhaps 8 years or so ago. As best I recall, which in this one inst… --- ## [The Orville: Moclans speaking to their children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-moclans-speaking-to-their-children/969458)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-moclans-speaking-to-their-children/969458 "2022-08-10T23:27:58Z")
“Eat the green vegetative substance on you plate. Remember if you do not eat, you will die.” “Quickly! Run, and bring me the scissors!” “You throw the baseball like a GIRL! Attempt to injure me with it.” --- ## [Rand Paul not really board certified MD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-not-really-board-certified-md/969110)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-not-really-board-certified-md/969110 "2022-08-10T23:31:21Z")
He basically certified himself https://twitter.com/TuanieDang/status/1555143602996756481 --- ## [Just little bits of enjoyment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144 "2022-08-10T21:48:53Z")
In these troubled times, I hope posters will enjoy and share some minor pleasures - here are mine: I just got a new pair of slippers and they are jolly comfortable :wink: on my latest visit to the dentist, she pron… --- ## [Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 8)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-8/952079)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-8/952079 "2022-08-10T20:55:34Z")
Eighth season debuted on the CW network with its first episode on October 1, 2021 . I thought it got off to a good start, although the P&T trick at the end was pretty obvious. --- ## [Superheroes with two origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-with-two-origins/968491)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-with-two-origins/968491 "2022-08-10T20:31:39Z")
Most superheros have straightforward single origins: The Fantastic Four got powers from space radiation, Green Lantern got a Ring, Superman was born that way, etc. But there are a few superheroes with iconic powers that… --- ## [Side hustle ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-hustle-ideas/969438)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/side-hustle-ideas/969438 "2022-08-10T20:27:07Z")
I have a job in corporate IT. I have been working from home since Covid hit, and will be for the foreseeable future. I find myself with a lot of free time during the day (shhh…) I’m trying to think of some ideas for how … --- ## [Calories Burned on Apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-on-apps/969376)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-on-apps/969376 "2022-08-10T20:17:44Z")
How do they come up with the calories burned figure on exercise apps. Th elliptical machine at the gym says 400 in 30 minutes. One biking app says 1000+ for a 20 mile bike ride in 1 hour 20 minutes. A different app says … --- ## [NFL Offseason 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 495\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-2022/960634 "2022-08-10T20:15:41Z")
Here’s an omnibus thread for NFL off-season news. I assume we will have a separate thread for the draft. I guess we found out what Calvin Ridley’s personal issue was: betting on games. He gets an indefinite suspension a… --- ## [Cars you've owned as Art Objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-youve-owned-as-art-objects/969436)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-youve-owned-as-art-objects/969436 "2022-08-10T20:08:03Z")
I had a youthful infatuation with classic cars. The long hood of a straight 8 engine, the huge head lamps, the chrome bumpers and sweeping clamshell fenders were to my eye, artistry. … --- ## [Clu Gulagers death inspired this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clu-gulagers-death-inspired-this-thread/969289)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clu-gulagers-death-inspired-this-thread/969289 "2022-08-10T20:12:27Z")
Have you all ever been watching an old show or movie and its standard fare, and everyone is doing what you expected acting wise, and then a character shows up and no one fucking told him or her?? Like someone just walke… --- ## [What is your favorite James Bond novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-james-bond-novel/969440)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-james-bond-novel/969440 "2022-08-10T19:40:39Z")
A lot of discussion about the movies so I am curious what people on the forum think about the books. Feel free to rank them if you want. I’ve read all of Fleming’s stories plus two adaptations by Anthony Horowitz that we… --- ## [Is Q Anon still doing “drops?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-q-anon-still-doing-drops/967923)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-q-anon-still-doing-drops/967923 "2022-08-10T19:10:14Z")
Haven’t heard much about Q recently. Is Q still doing “drops”? --- ## [Life under Attila the Hun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-under-attila-the-hun/969255)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-under-attila-the-hun/969255 "2022-08-10T16:32:21Z")
Granted if you’re in charge, when Attila and the Huns show up, it could get real ugly. But if you were a peasant digging in the dirt and kicking up taxes etc., would it be more a case of “meet the new boss, same as the o… --- ## [Dopers who regretted marrying (or not marrying) someone: What was the regret about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-regretted-marrying-or-not-marrying-someone-what-was-the-regret-about/969408)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-regretted-marrying-or-not-marrying-someone-what-was-the-regret-about/969408 "2022-08-10T16:13:09Z")
Saw a lot of posts in another thread and wanted to side-thread it a bit: A lot of Dopers commented that they regretted marrying someone who was unsuitable, or not marrying someone who was indeed suitable. I myself have … --- ## [Movement of atoms in solids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movement-of-atoms-in-solids/969205)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movement-of-atoms-in-solids/969205 "2022-08-10T15:43:31Z")
As I understand it, atoms and molecules are (nearly always) moving and bouncing around. When a material is solid, it’s because the atoms have slowed enough to get caught against each other in an invisible net of mutual a… --- ## [Why no potato dumplings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/969414)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/969414 "2022-08-10T14:31:26Z")
growing up in a 1/2 German family, my mother would always make home-made potato dumplings (knodel) to go with her sauerbraten (there were NO leftovers!), but in all the German restaurants I’ve visited in the US cities, n… --- ## [Company voting rights of a shareholder who has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-voting-rights-of-a-shareholder-who-has-died/969390)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-voting-rights-of-a-shareholder-who-has-died/969390 "2022-08-10T13:21:08Z")
Hypothetical - not needing answer fast. Also, unsure whether British/U.S law differences have much of an impact here. Suppose Mr. Jones has ordinary shares in companies ABC and XYZ. They both give notice in May of their… --- ## [Airplane turbulence and Global warming - is there a correlation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-turbulence-and-global-warming-is-there-a-correlation/969309)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-turbulence-and-global-warming-is-there-a-correlation/969309 "2022-08-10T11:23:29Z")
Is Airplane turbulence at cruising altitudes correlated with global warming ? Is there a metric to quantify such turbulence ? Assuming it is correlated with climate change, How much worse has it gotten over the past 50… --- ## [Who do you consider family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-consider-family/969229)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-consider-family/969229 "2022-08-10T11:01:38Z")
Over the years, I’ve noticed a dichotomy in the world. The first group of people classify family as those that share chromosomes with you (spouses and their chromosome carriers too). These people are the ones that say … --- ## [Discourse did not welcome a new member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-did-not-welcome-a-new-member/969402)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-did-not-welcome-a-new-member/969402 "2022-08-10T10:36:25Z")
I noticed a new member joined recently, and made their first post here: Discourse didn’t put its standard “please welcome this new member” banner above it. \[Moderator Note - Link to post fixed\] --- ## [Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves 8/9/22 game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sox-vs-atlanta-braves-8-9-22-game/969399)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-sox-vs-atlanta-braves-8-9-22-game/969399 "2022-08-10T02:31:36Z")
I was dozing off with the game showing on tv, and woke up, and thought, wth is wrong with that guy’s face?? I don’t know his name, but he looked like he was wearing some kind of full-face mask. Who was he, and what is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1047&state=watching) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1049&state=watching)