# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1195 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1196 --- ## [Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-bebop-netflix/953316)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-bebop-netflix/953316 "2022-02-18T03:38:41Z")
Oh boy. Where to start with this… Cowboy Bebop is close to 25 years old now. It is the anime series to recommend to people who ‘don’t like anime’. Twenty six episodes and one full length feature film of high quality stuf… --- ## [Love is in the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-in-the-air/959177)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-in-the-air/959177 "2022-02-18T02:41:47Z")
Valentines Day is approaching. It is the biggest day for Hallmark and American Greetings. They each generate about 40% of their revenue off of Valentines Day. We’re also seeing the bloomings of love happ… --- ## [Stargazer Lilies growing conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714 "2022-02-18T01:46:01Z")
Or perhaps “Sparkling Lilies” because I understand Stargazers are a proprietary thing. I got a live plant for my fiancee for Valentine’s Day. The label on them reads “Oriental Lilies,” but because I bought them in a sup… --- ## [Social Security Spousal Benefits v. Survivor's Benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-spousal-benefits-v-survivors-benefits/959712)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-spousal-benefits-v-survivors-benefits/959712 "2022-02-18T01:43:08Z")
I’m approaching the age where I can collect my full Social Security benefit in about six months. I’ve been widowed for two years, so spousal benefits aren’t a factor at this time. That said, I’m currently living with a … --- ## [Should the Federal Reserve raise interest rates in 2022?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-federal-reserve-raise-interest-rates-in-2022/957402)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-federal-reserve-raise-interest-rates-in-2022/957402 "2022-02-18T01:42:33Z")
I am on team transitory in regards to inflation and think the USA should maintain a very loose monetary policy keeping interact rates basically zero. The supply chain issue will ease but there will be hiccups throughout… --- ## [My completely whipped-up Campbell's Cream of Celery vs Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-completely-whipped-up-campbells-cream-of-celery-vs-campbells-cream-of-mushroom-soup-conspiracy/947731)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-completely-whipped-up-campbells-cream-of-celery-vs-campbells-cream-of-mushroom-soup-conspiracy/947731 "2022-02-18T01:36:13Z")
I’m all over it - their Cream of Celery is their Cream of Mushrooom, minus a bit of mushroom flavour plus some celery bits / chunks. There, boom, done and done…love, peace and hair grease. You’re welcome. --- ## [NFL 2021: The Super Bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-the-super-bowl/959338)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-the-super-bowl/959338 "2022-02-18T01:24:53Z")
So it’s come to this. The final day of the 2021 season. Sunday 6:30 pm EST Los Angeles Rams @ Cincinnati Bengals (+4) The Rams play at their home stadium as the away team. It makes as much sense as anything else this … --- ## [Weird electrical event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-electrical-event/959702)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-electrical-event/959702 "2022-02-18T00:32:39Z")
So the other day, I noticed that several electrical devices in my house were acting very strangely at the same time. My fridge had an error code that was saying there’s some kind of communication problem between the mai… --- ## ['Lit', slang term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lit-slang-term/959647)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lit-slang-term/959647 "2022-02-17T22:55:32Z")
There’s a commercial where the spokesperson says he’s not ‘lit’ (or is; I forget which). What does he mean? AFAIK, ‘lit’ means ‘drunk’. --- ## [Take a news headline too literally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-news-headline-too-literally/955180)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-news-headline-too-literally/955180 "2022-02-17T22:26:22Z")
“Federal Judge Deals Major Blow To President Biden”: Biden was attacked by a federal judge who punched him really hard. --- ## [Questions about USB quick chargers, and buzzing sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-usb-quick-chargers-and-buzzing-sounds/959698)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-usb-quick-chargers-and-buzzing-sounds/959698 "2022-02-17T21:53:10Z")
First: I just noticed a very faint buzzing, even a little clicking on my Samsung quick charger. I have to get close to hear it so I’m not sure how long it’s been going on. Search pulls up a lot, but what is different fro… --- ## [Whatever Happened to Canned Hams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-canned-hams/959496)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-canned-hams/959496 "2022-02-17T21:35:41Z")
I think there are still tiny canned hams that show up in gift baskets, but I’m talking about full-size canned hams. Mind you, I’m not mourning their loss. I’m just wondering what caused their seemingly rapid decline afte… --- ## [Judge prevents at-will hospital employees from quitting and working new jobs \[resolved: they may quit/start new jobs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-prevents-at-will-hospital-employees-from-quitting-and-working-new-jobs-resolved-they-may-quit-start-new-jobs/958223)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 499\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-prevents-at-will-hospital-employees-from-quitting-and-working-new-jobs-resolved-they-may-quit-start-new-jobs/958223 "2022-02-17T21:06:48Z")
So a judge has ordered 7 employees at a hospital from quitting and working their new jobs. The employees were at-will, so they could have been fired without notice and they can quit without notice. Interestingly, some … --- ## [What to do for a person spiralling (mental health)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-person-spiralling-mental-health/959549)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-for-a-person-spiralling-mental-health/959549 "2022-02-17T20:46:15Z")
As I may have mentioned before, my daughter spent some time in a residential facility in another state. She’s doing ok-ish - is not always good with keeping up with dishes, regular food etc. - but she has a friend (fello… --- ## [What happens chemically if voltage is applied to two stainless steel electrodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-chemically-if-voltage-is-applied-to-two-stainless-steel-electrodes/959628)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-chemically-if-voltage-is-applied-to-two-stainless-steel-electrodes/959628 "2022-02-17T19:38:42Z")
My electrochemistry is rusty (heh…a joke). If I apply a DC voltage to two stainless steel electrodes in regular hard water, what will happen at the electrodes? I know water will be split into hydrogen and oxygen gas, bu… --- ## [One more time... Getting files onto an iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-time-getting-files-onto-an-iphone/959685)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-time-getting-files-onto-an-iphone/959685 "2022-02-17T19:18:36Z")
I got a new QR code for my COVID vaccinations. Now I want to put it into my Wallet on my iPhone. The ‘share’ option on the vaccination website doesn’t work, so I printed it as a .pdf file and saved it to my desktop. T… --- ## [Amish dinner: Yumasetti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-dinner-yumasetti/959557)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-dinner-yumasetti/959557 "2022-02-17T19:10:28Z")
My wife is big into Amish romance novels these days (don’t ask), and came across a mention or two of “Yumasetti.” She looked it up and discovered it’s an Amish hotdish, made from noodles, ground beef, peas, cream soup, s… --- ## [Ridiculous Stuff that TERRIFIES Your Pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-stuff-that-terrifies-your-pet/959555)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-stuff-that-terrifies-your-pet/959555 "2022-02-17T18:40:14Z")
I’m not talking thunder storms, fireworks or vacuum cleaners here. I’m talking stuff that no one else’s pet would even notice but your pet goes into fits about. I just had an appliance repair guy come out to replace the… --- ## [Specific term for this type of tube top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656 "2022-02-17T17:43:50Z")
Is there a specific term or words a fashion maven would use to refer to this tube top? I’m pretty sure fashion gurus would have terms to describe the specific shape of the over and under bust hems and the how the backs… --- ## [What soldier roles in a fight are more or less likely to survive a firefight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-soldier-roles-in-a-fight-are-more-or-less-likely-to-survive-a-firefight/959339)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-soldier-roles-in-a-fight-are-more-or-less-likely-to-survive-a-firefight/959339 "2022-02-17T17:04:01Z")
If we compare regular automatic riflemen with snipers, machine gun operators, mortar operators and other roles, then which of them would have a higher chance to survive a battle? All I could find are survival rates of U… --- ## [Need help with a statistics problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-statistics-problem/959605)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-statistics-problem/959605 "2022-02-17T15:57:41Z")
So I’m trying to solve this statistics problem, for no other reason than someone showed it to me and I didn’t know how to do it (I’ve never actually taken statistics, but I was bored and curious so I took a stab at it). … --- ## [How to find the source of references in academic articles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-source-of-references-in-academic-articles/959660)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-the-source-of-references-in-academic-articles/959660 "2022-02-17T14:35:57Z")
The thesis of this article is that the timing of the Malvinas inva- sion, and the subsequent miscalculation that the United States would tacitly assist Argentina, were partly shaped by U.S. policies. Al- though the princ… --- ## [Around the World in 80 Days on Masterpiece (PBS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-world-in-80-days-on-masterpiece-pbs/959088)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-world-in-80-days-on-masterpiece-pbs/959088 "2022-02-17T13:06:03Z")
Who is watching this? I never read the book, only saw snippets of the 60’s film with David Niven and Cantinflas, so don’t have much to go on. Seemed kinda fun and lighthearted, and focused on the journey. But this series… --- ## [Emails you never thought you would send](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-you-never-thought-you-would-send/955719)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-you-never-thought-you-would-send/955719 "2022-02-17T12:51:55Z")
“In instance 4, the question stem refers to a pineapple but a cantaloupe is pictured. Please change the image to a pineapple. Thank you.” What are yours? --- ## [Another ID this movie request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-movie-request/959649)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-movie-request/959649 "2022-02-17T04:25:57Z")
Can somebody identify this movie based on my memories of the dvd case? It was a small budget independent film. It was made and set in Canada. The case was all in black and white so the movie might have been. The plo… --- ## [Update on Tags \[was Adding tags to many Cafe Threads to organize them better\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-tags-was-adding-tags-to-many-cafe-threads-to-organize-them-better/921842 "2022-02-17T03:11:12Z")
Trying out the tags system in discourse. It looks pretty useful. You should start seeing tags in The Cafe like: tv-shows movies food-cooking Clicking on these tags will pull up all the threads tags the same. Almost … --- ## [Dealing with small-town construction permits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-small-town-construction-permits/959469)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-small-town-construction-permits/959469 "2022-02-17T03:07:11Z")
We live in a small town on the North Shore of Boston, and want to expand our one-car driveway to two cars, from 10x30 feet to 20x30 feet. Although the state says that permits are not needed for driveways, the town does r… --- ## [Switching from Gabapentin to Pregabalin, a Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-gabapentin-to-pregabalin-a-question/959590)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-gabapentin-to-pregabalin-a-question/959590 "2022-02-17T03:00:54Z")
I am under a doctor’s care, but my next appointment isn’t until sometime in March. I am especially interested in personal anecdotes of dealing with switching these meds. I have been taking ever-increasing doses of gabap… --- ## [Top 3 most-played Steam games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-3-most-played-steam-games/958820)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-3-most-played-steam-games/958820 "2022-02-17T02:53:26Z")
Open your Steam library. Sort by “Hours played.” What are your top 3 games? Mine are: Fishing: North Atlantic 317.7 hours American Truck Simulator 186.3 hours Project Zomboid 156.3 hours --- ## [Languages that do not have gendered pronouns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-that-do-not-have-gendered-pronouns/958688)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/languages-that-do-not-have-gendered-pronouns/958688 "2022-02-17T02:14:19Z")
This question was prompted by an item in WaPo’s Ask Amy column today: A reader wrote: I always wondered why my Iranian father and aunts and uncles who came to the United States never could correctly identify men as “h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1194) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1196)