# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1166&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1167 --- ## [Would you cruise today, this week, this month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-cruise-today-this-week-this-month/958153)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-cruise-today-this-week-this-month/958153 "2022-03-30T22:24:51Z")
We are. And I don’t feel unsafe doing so. We’ll be tested 2 days prior and tested again at the pier. The ship will be sailing at 50% capacity. We’re to be masked aside from eating or drinking or in our staterooms. And al… --- ## [Is (cable) TV trying to replicate the "binge watch" style with their scheduling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cable-tv-trying-to-replicate-the-binge-watch-style-with-their-scheduling/961966)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cable-tv-trying-to-replicate-the-binge-watch-style-with-their-scheduling/961966 "2022-03-30T22:18:08Z")
So I haven’t had cable TV in years, but I moved somewhere that it’s included, so I figured what the hell and have the TV on in the background sometime. Unlike years ago, most channels are running long marathons of the s… --- ## [IMHO, college shouldn't be all about academics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-college-shouldnt-be-all-about-academics/961837)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-college-shouldnt-be-all-about-academics/961837 "2022-03-30T22:11:18Z")
Even though it’s important to graduate with a respectable GPA. However, everyone is different when it comes to their own college experience, which means that there’s nothing wrong with focusing more on academics, despit… --- ## [Musical Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-experiences/961941)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-experiences/961941 "2022-03-30T21:54:30Z")
I’ve never shared this before. I’m 48. I was a huge Pink Floyd fan as a kid. Significant, I think, because I was 10 years too young for them, in a sense. I was about 20 years old (so ca. 1993), and stoned as could be. … --- ## ["Florida's Vaccine Policy without saying it was to basically deny minorities vaccines"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-vaccine-policy-without-saying-it-was-to-basically-deny-minorities-vaccines/961953)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floridas-vaccine-policy-without-saying-it-was-to-basically-deny-minorities-vaccines/961953 "2022-03-30T21:50:14Z")
I’m listening to an older political podcast from around the time the first wave of vaccines were being distributed around the country and the hosts are from Florida and for some reason there’s a lot of talk about minorit… --- ## [Question about aging: does eye color inevitably fade away, or has cataract surgery changed that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-aging-does-eye-color-inevitably-fade-away-or-has-cataract-surgery-changed-that/961961)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-aging-does-eye-color-inevitably-fade-away-or-has-cataract-surgery-changed-that/961961 "2022-03-30T20:35:04Z")
Even as a callous young person, I saw the aesthetic value of many of the consequences of aging. Crows’ feet and other wrinkles are lovely in their own way, age spots are interesting, weight gain/redistribution only merit… --- ## [If you could set a difficult Wordle word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-set-a-difficult-wordle-word/960446)
**Author:** [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-set-a-difficult-wordle-word/960446 "2022-03-30T18:41:03Z")
If you could set the day’s Wordle and you wanted to make it challenging what word would you choose? I was thinking about EERIE. It’s not too obscure but double letters can be a challenge so three Es and the I might send … --- ## [Who do you despise on YOUR side of the political spectrum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-despise-on-your-side-of-the-political-spectrum/961717)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-despise-on-your-side-of-the-political-spectrum/961717 "2022-03-30T18:36:15Z")
Leftie here. I hate Al Sharpton with the heat of a million suns–he’s just a lying, disingenuous, illiterate, demagogic race-baiter who, unfortunately, I often agree with on many issues. Always makes me question my own op… --- ## [Cockatiel Has Bad Hair Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockatiel-has-bad-hair-day/298660)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cockatiel-has-bad-hair-day/298660 "2022-03-30T17:57:39Z")
I have these two cockatiels, Sidney and Sushine. Sunshine is a rather typical cockatiel, with the “wild” color scheme and the hyperkinetic somewhat bratty personality (with a hefty dose of charm when he wants something)… --- ## [Let's have a nice debate about race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-nice-debate-about-race/961990)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Thunderbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Thunderbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-a-nice-debate-about-race/961990 "2022-03-30T16:57:04Z")
Let this be a nice one. :slightly\_smiling\_face: --- ## [Let's Debate Race!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-debate-race/961982)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Thunderbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Thunderbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-debate-race/961982 "2022-03-30T15:57:02Z")
I would like to debate race. We should not think for a moment that the internet prohibits this (Reno v ACLU, 521 US 844), or that we must agree with laws we believe are wrong. I’ll take all you suckers on with one hand… --- ## [A term for the opposite of "In medias res"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-term-for-the-opposite-of-in-medias-res/961949)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-term-for-the-opposite-of-in-medias-res/961949 "2022-03-30T15:20:18Z")
In medias res is where the story opens in the middle of action. Is there a term for when it ends in the middle of action? It happens in some movies, but I’m thinking more of episodic stories such as TV. Say that when the… --- ## [The diffident British stance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diffident-british-stance/961817)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diffident-british-stance/961817 "2022-03-30T15:11:48Z")
In reply to Haig’s report that Thatcher has decided to use force to expel the Argentinians on the Falklands, President Reagan mentioned that: It’s my guess from the diffident British stance that any compromise on Thatch… --- ## [Allow your dash cam to record audio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allow-your-dash-cam-to-record-audio/961907)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allow-your-dash-cam-to-record-audio/961907 "2022-03-30T14:51:28Z")
Do you / should you allow your dash cam to record audio? After a couple of recent very close calls (likely by drivers on phones) I just got my first dash cam. Playing around learning to use it I am somewhat uncertain ho… --- ## [Weird Al wishes Eric Idle a Happy Birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-wishes-eric-idle-a-happy-birthday/961974)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-wishes-eric-idle-a-happy-birthday/961974 "2022-03-30T14:00:37Z")
--- ## [Recommend a free VPN for Android tv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-free-vpn-for-android-tv/923976)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-free-vpn-for-android-tv/923976 "2022-03-30T13:58:39Z")
Well, I guess the title is pretty much it. Looking to use it for Locast. Thanks in advance. --- ## [What Will “Food Shortages” Look Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-food-shortages-look-like/961695)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-food-shortages-look-like/961695 "2022-03-30T12:40:37Z")
The President said that we’ll have Food Shortages, as a result of the Russian sanctions and ongoing supply chain issues. Having seen shortages of toilet paper, sanitary wipes, flour and a host of other things over the p… --- ## [Looking for a French TV series/movie equivalent of 'Blackadder' or 'Fawlty Towers'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-french-tv-series-movie-equivalent-of-blackadder-or-fawlty-towers/961889)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-french-tv-series-movie-equivalent-of-blackadder-or-fawlty-towers/961889 "2022-03-30T10:47:51Z")
Hi I’m looking for a French TV series/movie equivalent of ‘Blackadder’ or ‘Fawlty Towers’(very different settings of course). I’ve seen some hilarious French comedies over the years and some set in medieval France. Sa… --- ## [Why did my Wikipedia font display get small?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-wikipedia-font-display-get-small/961954)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-wikipedia-font-display-get-small/961954 "2022-03-30T10:39:18Z")
I have no idea what I did, but the font size on my Wikipedia pages jsut got small. I’d like to make it bigger again - I find the small font hard to read. Any suggestions what I did? I’m using Chromebook. (It’s not af… --- ## [Have you ever dealt with class clowns/pranksters or knew someone who was a class clown/prankster in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-dealt-with-class-clowns-pranksters-or-knew-someone-who-was-a-class-clown-prankster-in-college/961857)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-dealt-with-class-clowns-pranksters-or-knew-someone-who-was-a-class-clown-prankster-in-college/961857 "2022-03-30T07:32:45Z")
Even though I did my share of dorm pranks in college (knock & ditch, leaving food/random stuff outside people’s rooms, running in the halls, etc) I slowed down and eventually quit since I was told that pranking was immat… --- ## [WTF? Amtrak wants $661 for a bed for ONE night? $1,340 for a "bedroom"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-amtrak-wants-661-for-a-bed-for-one-night-1-340-for-a-bedroom/961740)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-amtrak-wants-661-for-a-bed-for-one-night-1-340-for-a-bedroom/961740 "2022-03-30T07:10:22Z")
My sister is turning 60 so my brother and I have planned a trip for her. At the end my sister and I will fly from Denver to Chicago which is about $163 around Memorial Day. My sister though that, maybe, a train tip wou… --- ## [Single & album versions of "Let It Be"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-album-versions-of-let-it-be/961900)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-album-versions-of-let-it-be/961900 "2022-03-30T05:03:04Z")
I’ve always known that there are two versions of “Let It Be”, differing in the guitar solo. But they sound otherwise the same. I never thought about it much until I saw the “Let It Be” documentary. The album was recorded… --- ## [Are we looking at another wave of covid in the US in the next 3-6 weeks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-looking-at-another-wave-of-covid-in-the-us-in-the-next-3-6-weeks/961152)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-looking-at-another-wave-of-covid-in-the-us-in-the-next-3-6-weeks/961152 "2022-03-30T04:08:56Z")
I’ve been reading that cases of omicron BA.2 are starting to increase. China is restarting lock downs due to it. my question is does most people having antibodies from vaccines and previous infections help stop it from … --- ## [Did this attorney behave unethically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-attorney-behave-unethically/961708)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-attorney-behave-unethically/961708 "2022-03-30T04:14:33Z")
I’ll keep this as simple as possible - more details available if needed. Board members from a nonprofit organization began to explore options for regaining access to funds that had been wrongfully removed from the nonpr… --- ## [My Musings On First Contact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-musings-on-first-contact/961832)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-musings-on-first-contact/961832 "2022-03-30T02:01:01Z")
I think I already alluded to this in another thread. But I will use this thread to expound on my theories of First Contact in general. First of all, I do believe that there are very advanced ET’s out there. And I do bel… --- ## [Researching Writer Safety Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-writer-safety-issues/961800)
**Author:** [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-writer-safety-issues/961800 "2022-03-29T21:38:22Z")
Hi all, The Bookangel site is running a survey on safety issues affecting authors, open to 30th March, which groups including Alli and the Crime Writers Association are supporting. We’re trying to find out how common pr… --- ## [Republican ideas for handling Ukraine war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-ideas-for-handling-ukraine-war/961256)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-ideas-for-handling-ukraine-war/961256 "2022-03-29T20:49:19Z")
Maybe I missed it but among all the “Biden is a disaster with Ukraine” coming from the Pubs, have any of them come up with a better idea? Empty Greene seemed to be saying " 'merica first! And screw everyone else." but … --- ## [How do deer catch covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-deer-catch-covid/959457)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-deer-catch-covid/959457 "2022-03-29T20:43:37Z")
I’ve read lots of articles about deer having covid in north America. Here’s one: I haven’t seen any that say how they catch it, or spread it, however. Maybe that’s not known, yet. But it seems odd. We are told it’s no… --- ## [Would bird seed be something potentially useful in a home emergency kit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-bird-seed-be-something-potentially-useful-in-a-home-emergency-kit/961648)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-bird-seed-be-something-potentially-useful-in-a-home-emergency-kit/961648 "2022-03-29T20:28:17Z")
I’ve always been prepared for potential disasters since I live in a major earthquake zone. I was just wondering if I should buy one of those 20 pound bags of bird seed and put it in a storage container somewhere. I buy … --- ## [Movie Titles that are Quotes (or false quotes) from other Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-that-are-quotes-or-false-quotes-from-other-movies/961897)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-that-are-quotes-or-false-quotes-from-other-movies/961897 "2022-03-29T20:25:40Z")
What started me thinking about this was They call me MISTER Tibbs! It’s a famous line delivered by Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night, but they used it as the title for the sequel starring Poitier (I assume it di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1165&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1167&state=tracking)