# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1174 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1175 --- ## [What type of fighter plane should Canada purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-fighter-plane-should-canada-purchase/960563)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-fighter-plane-should-canada-purchase/960563 "2022-03-11T04:01:35Z")
The main fighter jet in Canada’s arsenal is the CF-18, a land-based derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet. The planes were purchased in the 1980s and are nearing end of life. The possibilities to replace it are : Lockheed-M… --- ## [Barr: "I'll vote for Trump in '24, though I just wrote a book showing why no one should." Explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barr-ill-vote-for-trump-in-24-though-i-just-wrote-a-book-showing-why-no-one-should-explain/960699)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barr-ill-vote-for-trump-in-24-though-i-just-wrote-a-book-showing-why-no-one-should-explain/960699 "2022-03-11T03:18:31Z")
What’s the thinking here? Bad as he is, any Democrat is worse? I’ll vote for any white supremacist? It’s fun to piss off the libs? Controversy sells books? I’m a dumbass? --- ## [What criticisms of society and culture do you have that aren’t necessarily political?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-criticisms-of-society-and-culture-do-you-have-that-aren-t-necessarily-political/960690)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-criticisms-of-society-and-culture-do-you-have-that-aren-t-necessarily-political/960690 "2022-03-11T03:11:19Z")
What criticisms of society and culture do you have that aren’t necessarily political? My example is how nostalgia and franchise obsessed people and the entertainment industry are. They’ve always existed but there’s been… --- ## [Keyboard command # stopped working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-command-stopped-working/956659)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keyboard-command-stopped-working/956659 "2022-03-11T00:56:45Z")
I noticed this for the first time just a few days ago. The keyboard # command pops up a little dialog box, in which you can enter a desired post number, and it jumps directly to that post. This has stopped working. No… --- ## [When established performers join an established band. Usually as a replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-established-performers-join-an-established-band-usually-as-a-replacement/960796)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-established-performers-join-an-established-band-usually-as-a-replacement/960796 "2022-03-11T00:04:21Z")
It’s always kind of weird to me to see a seriously established performer join a famous band, and then the band will add their solo work to their set list. I can think of three examples. Joe Walsh in The Eagles. Now thi… --- ## [Very pure water dangerous to drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pure-water-dangerous-to-drink/959706)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pure-water-dangerous-to-drink/959706 "2022-03-10T23:50:18Z")
There is an article in today’s Times that claims that very pure water would burn your insides if you drank it. Can this be true. The article was about the making of the curling rink in Beijing. It said that the tap wa… --- ## [Given the current situation, what are the implications for someone who has a large amount of Russian and Russian-backed debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-the-current-situation-what-are-the-implications-for-someone-who-has-a-large-amount-of-russian-and-russian-backed-debt/960559)
**Author:** [@MozeJose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MozeJose)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/given-the-current-situation-what-are-the-implications-for-someone-who-has-a-large-amount-of-russian-and-russian-backed-debt/960559 "2022-03-10T23:43:38Z")
Hypothetically, say I owed hundreds of millions of dollars to Russian banks, high-net-worth Russians and western banks that made loans backed with Russian collateral? In light of current events, what type of financial ch… --- ## [The Food That Built America (History Channel show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-food-that-built-america-history-channel-show/960761)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-food-that-built-america-history-channel-show/960761 "2022-03-10T23:35:06Z")
I’m kind of surprised we haven’t had a thread on this series, as it is now in season 3. The first season just had 3 episodes, and each episode featured an era and business trends in food. The second season has 16 episod… --- ## [Oh Joy. I get Free Airfare for a Vacation WITH TRUMPISTS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-joy-i-get-free-airfare-for-a-vacation-with-trumpists/960691)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-joy-i-get-free-airfare-for-a-vacation-with-trumpists/960691 "2022-03-10T23:31:01Z")
Okay, there’s a lot of history to this story. Short summary, my aunt and uncle are paying my airfare for me to come see them in northern Georgia, close to Tennessee. I’m grateful, really I am. But my entire family are… --- ## [Mutual intelligibility of Russian and Ukrainian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-intelligibility-of-russian-and-ukrainian/960765)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutual-intelligibility-of-russian-and-ukrainian/960765 "2022-03-10T23:29:23Z")
Obviously inspired by current events. How much would two monolingual speakers be able to understand each other if at all. I realize lots of Ukrainians are likely to have at least a passing familiarity with Russian, (I … --- ## [Do any Dopers live in a place that has no name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-live-in-a-place-that-has-no-name/960636)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-dopers-live-in-a-place-that-has-no-name/960636 "2022-03-10T23:14:53Z")
In the context of this thread, “a place that has no name” refers to an unincorporated part of a county that’s residentially and commercially developed but lacks a specific and commonly used designation to identify it. Pe… --- ## [Is what's happening to Putin "cancel culture"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-whats-happening-to-putin-cancel-culture/960527)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-whats-happening-to-putin-cancel-culture/960527 "2022-03-10T22:28:38Z")
This is my issue with those who complain about 'cancel culture: it’s only cancel culture if you like the person being ‘canceled.’ Otherwise, it’s just “Good for the sonofabitch.” --- ## [Has anyone been to the aircraft museum in Colorado Springs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-the-aircraft-museum-in-colorado-springs/960785)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-been-to-the-aircraft-museum-in-colorado-springs/960785 "2022-03-10T21:03:59Z")
We’ve been to Dayton and D.C., my guy is a huge WWII aircraft buff. Worth it to go up there? It’s that or go see the 4th hangar in Dayton which wasn’t build when we went. --- ## [“The Entirely Unnecessary Demise of Barnes and Noble”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-entirely-unnecessary-demise-of-barnes-and-noble/808894)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-entirely-unnecessary-demise-of-barnes-and-noble/808894 "2022-03-10T20:28:08Z")
Can anyone comment on the accuracy of the deductions and claims of this post? It’s just one person, so I’m not taking it all as gospel yet, but it does make me think. Is the Amazon empire coming soon, thanks to B&N’s ex… --- ## [How to get to the first or last post (iPhone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-to-the-first-or-last-post-iphone/960803)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-to-the-first-or-last-post-iphone/960803 "2022-03-10T19:51:49Z")
I saw this annoying commercial and thought, I know where I can post about it! So I opened the thread (on my iPhone) and it dropped me in the middle of a 3000 post thread (I guess I had read part of it before). So I tried… --- ## [Tidal tails make dark matter-less galaxies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tidal-tails-make-dark-matter-less-galaxies/960774)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tidal-tails-make-dark-matter-less-galaxies/960774 "2022-03-10T19:46:02Z")
Here’s a blog by an astrophysicist which I think says that tidal tails caused by two galaxies making a near pass to each other will result in a dark matter-less satellite galaxy. However he isn’t as clear on this as c… --- ## [You Don't Deserve a Break Today -- McDonald's closes its stores in Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-deserve-a-break-today-mcdonalds-closes-its-stores-in-russia/960696)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-deserve-a-break-today-mcdonalds-closes-its-stores-in-russia/960696 "2022-03-10T19:40:52Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/business/mcdonalds-pepsi-coke-russia/index.html --- ## [Why no underline/spoiler/etc. formatting 'blocks' in the posting dialog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-underline-spoiler-etc-formatting-blocks-in-the-posting-dialog/959737)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-underline-spoiler-etc-formatting-blocks-in-the-posting-dialog/959737 "2022-03-10T19:35:23Z")
In this dialog interface, as I type, I see a ‘Quote,’ ‘Bold,’ ‘Italicized,’ ‘Link,’ ‘Blockquote,’ ‘Code,’ ‘Upload’ quick-blocks, and a few more at the top of the box. Why no “spoiler,” “underline” or other formatting ta… --- ## [Topics for which you think you've read every single book about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-for-which-you-think-youve-read-every-single-book-about/960787)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-for-which-you-think-youve-read-every-single-book-about/960787 "2022-03-10T19:32:41Z")
I’m curious about topics, no matter how niche that a) It’s possible to exhaustively list every single book that covers that topic to a reasonable degree of certainty and b) You’ve managed to read every one of those boo… --- ## [Suggest a "spooky" nursery rhyme or children's song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-spooky-nursery-rhyme-or-childrens-song/960619)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-spooky-nursery-rhyme-or-childrens-song/960619 "2022-03-10T18:25:57Z")
Many horror movies (and not a few action or suspense ones no doubt) use a previously cheerful song and make it darker in order to up the creep factor. There is, of course, a trope about it.. What’s a song or little rhyme… --- ## [Usability of captured Russian equipment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usability-of-captured-russian-equipment/960754)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usability-of-captured-russian-equipment/960754 "2022-03-10T16:48:22Z")
Maybe this has been answered elsewhere but there’s just too much to read. Given the commonality of much of the equipment on both sides, are things like the multiple launch rocket systems, shoulder fired rockets, newer ta… --- ## [Trans legal status in male primogenitor inheritance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-legal-status-in-male-primogenitor-inheritance/960464)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-legal-status-in-male-primogenitor-inheritance/960464 "2022-03-10T16:43:27Z")
Has female trans person made an inheritance (property and/or title) case against a younger male sibling? --- ## [Building Credit From Zero At Age 35](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-credit-from-zero-at-age-35/960302)
**Author:** [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-credit-from-zero-at-age-35/960302 "2022-03-10T15:57:04Z")
I should point out that I’m not referring to myself: if nothing else, I doubled that age some time back. The subject is my daughter (the Elder Ottlet), who has been attempting to establish credit and finds herself in a p… --- ## [Polish Mig 29s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-mig-29s/960773)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-mig-29s/960773 "2022-03-10T15:11:56Z")
Why do the Poles want to fly their Ukraine bound Migs to a US air force base instead of flying or trucking them across the border to Ukraine? Do they want to be sure they get some nice shiny new F-16s in return? --- ## [Why do I have a delicious-looking slice of cake emoji next to my avatar handle today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-a-delicious-looking-slice-of-cake-emoji-next-to-my-avatar-handle-today/939541)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-a-delicious-looking-slice-of-cake-emoji-next-to-my-avatar-handle-today/939541 "2022-03-10T14:56:21Z")
I just noticed today next to my avatar handle and Guest designation is what looks like a yummy slice of vanilla cake with a strawberry on top. What did I do to earn such an honor? It’s not my birthday. --- ## [What lessons should we have learned from Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lessons-should-we-have-learned-from-covid/960543)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lessons-should-we-have-learned-from-covid/960543 "2022-03-10T14:45:32Z")
Mitigation should be part of any crisis response. What lessons should governments and people have learned from Covid? How can these be better and more widely applied? --- ## [Anyone else watching/watched "Inventing Anna" on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-watched-inventing-anna-on-netflix/960731)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-watched-inventing-anna-on-netflix/960731 "2022-03-10T13:24:48Z")
A search of posts to date on the SDMB shows that @Chefguy watched “Inventing Anna” (all episodes released on Netflix on Feb. 22, 2022) and wasn’t overly impressed. That’s consistent with the reviews I’ve found on line, w… --- ## [Time Team (more words added because titles have to have 10 characters)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-team-more-words-added-because-titles-have-to-have-10-characters/960767)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-team-more-words-added-because-titles-have-to-have-10-characters/960767 "2022-03-10T13:12:59Z")
I’ve recently been watching Time Team on Amazon Prime. At least the seasons they have on anyway. I started watching it because of Sir Tony Robinson but the show did draw me in. A couple of questions to start. Did they e… --- ## [Most "prominent" SD-user ever disclosed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prominent-sd-user-ever-disclosed/960581)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prominent-sd-user-ever-disclosed/960581 "2022-03-10T10:22:25Z")
Well, title says it all. where there ever prominent (IRL) users on SD? … and if so how much of that was known (to mods or to the general public)? just wondering … --- ## [Did anyone else know of people who routinely stole condiments/silverwear from restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-of-people-who-routinely-stole-condiments-silverwear-from-restaurants/959039)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-of-people-who-routinely-stole-condiments-silverwear-from-restaurants/959039 "2022-03-10T10:03:23Z")
I’m not talking taking an excessive amount of ketchup packets (which I don’t consider stealing if you intend to use them eventually but if you want to comment feel free too) I’m talking at actual sit-down restaurants whe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1173) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1175)