# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1177&state=tracking [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1178 --- ## [Donut-shaped planet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donut-shaped-planet/961249)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donut-shaped-planet/961249 "2022-03-18T19:47:39Z")
Apparently, according to physics, a donut-shaped planet is possible. Given that the universe (if not infinite) is really, really big, does that mean that one does exist somewhere? --- ## [India should be added to the G7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-should-be-added-to-the-g7/961199)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-should-be-added-to-the-g7/961199 "2022-03-18T19:41:58Z")
India hosts 17.7% of the entire human population, is 8.1% of the global economy, has the third largest military spending on the planet, has nuclear weapons, and is a functional democracy. By almost any measure, they sho… --- ## [Russia wants Alaska back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-wants-alaska-back/961293)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-wants-alaska-back/961293 "2022-03-18T19:23:04Z")
Is this the most threatening thing they can come up with in response to sanctions? --- ## [Asymmetric and atypical ways to help Ukraine & circumvent Russian propaganda. Ideas solicited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetric-and-atypical-ways-to-help-ukraine-circumvent-russian-propaganda-ideas-solicited/961253)
**Author:** [@BadSamaritan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadSamaritan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetric-and-atypical-ways-to-help-ukraine-circumvent-russian-propaganda-ideas-solicited/961253 "2022-03-18T16:50:11Z")
We already know several ways to help Ukraine. I’ll put a few at the bottom of this post in case you haven’t heard of them. But I’m interested in the odd and offbeat ways people have come up with to help Ukraine, or circu… --- ## [Timing for cartoon voice actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-for-cartoon-voice-actors/959606)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timing-for-cartoon-voice-actors/959606 "2022-03-18T16:19:37Z")
I’m wondering how the voices in cartoons get aligned with the visuals. I would assume that the visuals are done first and the voices added later. Do the voice actors watch it a bunch of times until they can anticipate e… --- ## [I didn't think the Seinfeld finale was that bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-think-the-seinfeld-finale-was-that-bad/961190)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-think-the-seinfeld-finale-was-that-bad/961190 "2022-03-18T16:12:34Z")
In syndication it’s a two-parter and I haven’t seen part one for quite a while but I do remember it wasn’t very good. On the other hand, part two with the trial and all the returning characters was great. It gets a lot … --- ## [What law am I breaking by using someone elses Dumpster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-law-am-i-breaking-by-using-someone-elses-dumpster/258338)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-law-am-i-breaking-by-using-someone-elses-dumpster/258338 "2022-03-18T15:41:25Z")
A quick tour through the alleys of my neighborhood reveals a number of Dumpsters bearing a sticker warning “no dumping, $500 fine.” I assume that dumping, in this context, refers to the placement of waste in these recep… --- ## [A real locked (storage) room mystery! (complete with puddle of water)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-locked-storage-room-mystery-complete-with-puddle-of-water/961267)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-locked-storage-room-mystery-complete-with-puddle-of-water/961267 "2022-03-18T14:54:17Z")
This is a crawlspace underneath my garage that we use for storage of seasonal items. \[Album\] imgur.com … --- ## [Places Where Americans Can 'Drink The Water'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-where-americans-can-drink-the-water/960859)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-where-americans-can-drink-the-water/960859 "2022-03-18T14:32:02Z")
True story. I had to have four semesters of foreign language in high school. I chose French, my father’s HS language, and the first language of his mother. In one lesson, we were taught the French word for mineral water… --- ## [I'm going on holiday to SE Asia, last time March 2020!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-holiday-to-se-asia-last-time-march-2020/961172)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-holiday-to-se-asia-last-time-march-2020/961172 "2022-03-18T14:11:03Z")
I’m going to HANOI, YAY. The Vietnamese Govt finally opened the borders (officially yesterday, but only issuing visas from today). So flying out from Aus via Singapore on 01/04. Damn, I’ve been so excited, but the Viet … --- ## [Was there ever a Daisy Kenyon comic strip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-daisy-kenyon-comic-strip/961290)
**Author:** [@Ccphuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ccphuss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-daisy-kenyon-comic-strip/961290 "2022-03-18T14:10:48Z")
I just saw the Joan Crawford flick “Daisy Kenyon” (1947), and my memory keeps insisting that many moons ago, there was a syndicated comic strip based on it. However, my internet searches allude to some comic books, but n… --- ## [Why does the Dow Jones seem to like this week's interest rate increase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-dow-jones-seem-to-like-this-weeks-interest-rate-increase/961264)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-dow-jones-seem-to-like-this-weeks-interest-rate-increase/961264 "2022-03-18T12:34:42Z")
The title says it all. I would think higher interest rates meant higher debt expenses for companies which translated into lower earnings. There must be someone that I’m missing here, or the market increase has absolutely… --- ## [Temperpedic Mattress - $7.5k - Worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperpedic-mattress-7-5k-worth-it/949742)
**Author:** [@bernardch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernardch)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperpedic-mattress-7-5k-worth-it/949742 "2021-09-02T01:35:29Z")
Did a board search and found several threads from 2007-09, and then a few mentions 2-3 years ago. Curious to know if Dopers that responded back then feel the same way. Wife and I are in the market for a new mattress. … --- ## [Australian Door Knobs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-door-knobs/961115)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-door-knobs/961115 "2022-03-18T05:05:54Z")
I watched an Australian TV series called Packed to the Rafters on Amazon (I see it’s now on PBS). I noticed that all of their doorknobs in the house are much higher up on the door than ours in the US. They look like they… --- ## [Poster appreciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-appreciation/961148)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-appreciation/961148 "2022-03-18T02:10:59Z")
In light of the thread about gdave saying he’s leaving, it occurs to me that maybe we could show some appreciation to other posters and build community. Which posters do you enjoy, for whatever reason? I’ll start. @pu… --- ## [Erin Go Something-Or-Other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-go-something-or-other/961278)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-go-something-or-other/961278 "2022-03-18T01:40:17Z")
“Lay your ear close to the hill. Do you not catch the tiny clamour, Busy click of an elfin hammer, Voice of the Lepracaun singing shrill As he merrily plies his trade? He’s a span And a quarter in height. Get him … --- ## [Sanctions against Russia (and Belarus) for 2022 Ukraine invasion: Omnibus thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-for-2022-ukraine-invasion-omnibus-thread/960452)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-for-2022-ukraine-invasion-omnibus-thread/960452 "2022-03-18T00:07:45Z")
With the list of sanctions against Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs, and the countries of Russia and Belarus for their actions in invading Ukraine growing by the day, I feel it’s high time we have an omnibus thread just… --- ## [What's Russia doing these days to block their citizens' online activity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-russia-doing-these-days-to-block-their-citizens-online-activity/960921)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-russia-doing-these-days-to-block-their-citizens-online-activity/960921 "2022-03-17T23:54:58Z")
Is the Russian government actively preventing their citizens from accessing non-government-approved news sources? Are they blocking them from the entire world wide web except for Russian sites? Are Russian citizens abl… --- ## [Registry difference between Win10 and Win 11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registry-difference-between-win10-and-win-11/961232)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registry-difference-between-win10-and-win-11/961232 "2022-03-17T23:35:48Z")
To fix a certain technical problem (an Open NUL error in msiexec), we had users go to the registry entry HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Services/Null and change it to 2. Now in Win11 that Null key does not seem… --- ## [Could a plane be shipped by train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-plane-be-shipped-by-train/960839)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-plane-be-shipped-by-train/960839 "2022-03-17T22:06:55Z")
This is based on the current discussion in another thread re: sending Polish planes to Ukraine. Flying them in seems a non-starter, as does moving them on a road. Could someone in theory conceal a jet plane on a train an… --- ## [Whites In Black-Majority Countries, Do They Experience Discrimination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whites-in-black-majority-countries-do-they-experience-discrimination/960917)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whites-in-black-majority-countries-do-they-experience-discrimination/960917 "2022-03-17T22:05:05Z")
In places where Blacks are the majority but there is a white minority - like Jamaica or The Bahamas - are whites discriminated against the same way Blacks are in the US (or elsewhere where Blacks are the minority)? Can a… --- ## [Wagyu vs Prime cut steak: Which is better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wagyu-vs-prime-cut-steak-which-is-better/958509)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wagyu-vs-prime-cut-steak-which-is-better/958509 "2022-03-17T21:47:54Z")
Obviously, Wagyu is the more expensive higher grade steak. But I’ve been told Wagyu is better in small amounts. Sliced thinly and served with veggies or rice. But how would a 14oz chunk of Wagyu steak be? Too much fat? … --- ## [What do you believe firmly with zero evidence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-firmly-with-zero-evidence/960129)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-firmly-with-zero-evidence/960129 "2022-03-17T21:30:55Z")
Personally, I’m sure that certain prominent GOPers (Trump, Lindsay Graham, Marco Rubio, and very possibly dozens of others) have been blackmailed (possibly by Putin) into taking the positions they have. I’m not sure that… --- ## [Pre-St. Patrick's Day silliness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-st-patricks-day-silliness/961134)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-st-patricks-day-silliness/961134 "2022-03-17T21:16:43Z")
At the Dollar Store, the rack of 3-for-a-dollar green t-shirts all said “Kiss me, I’m Trish!” --- ## [Joni Mitchell's "Song about the Midway"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchells-song-about-the-midway/961242)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-mitchells-song-about-the-midway/961242 "2022-03-17T20:39:22Z")
The consensus seems to agree that this song was a slap in the face to her cheating boyfriend David Crosby, and that she first played at a party where he was present and everyone since then has concluded “Wow, what a dire… --- ## [Prime Ministers go to Kyiv. Crazy, dangerous move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-ministers-go-to-kyiv-crazy-dangerous-move/961102)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-ministers-go-to-kyiv-crazy-dangerous-move/961102 "2022-03-17T20:14:59Z")
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa arrived in Ukraine and are headed to Kiev, the Polish PM’s … --- ## [Anyone read "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-read-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/369520)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-read-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell/369520 "2022-03-17T19:51:13Z")
I’m about 2/3 through it so far and I can’t decide how I feel about it. Anyone else out there read this book? What did you think about it? --- ## [Only Wikipedia (as far as I can tell) states that the brain has 6 lobes. Everyone else says 4. Which statement is correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-wikipedia-as-far-as-i-can-tell-states-that-the-brain-has-6-lobes-everyone-else-says-4-which-statement-is-correct/961189)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-wikipedia-as-far-as-i-can-tell-states-that-the-brain-has-6-lobes-everyone-else-says-4-which-statement-is-correct/961189 "2022-03-17T19:23:26Z")
Only Wikipedia (as far as I can tell) states that the brain has 6 lobes. Everyone else says 4. Which statement is correct? --- ## [William Hurt - RIP at age 71](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-hurt-rip-at-age-71/960992)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-hurt-rip-at-age-71/960992 "2022-03-17T18:15:10Z")
I will actually first think of him as Leto I on the Scifi channel’s Dune miniseries. I know others will go to other roles first, but that is my biggest memory of him. Edit: Forgot to add a link. --- ## [Meat eaters: Do you have any vegetarian meals in regular rotation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-have-any-vegetarian-meals-in-regular-rotation/952142)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-do-you-have-any-vegetarian-meals-in-regular-rotation/952142 "2022-03-17T17:50:33Z")
Just curious. I was putting together the menu for next week and realized we only ever have one vegetarian option. It’s a roasted red pepper bisque, with grilled cheese on the side. Even a ravening carnivore doesn’t mi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1176&state=tracking) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1178&state=tracking)