# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1197 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1198 --- ## [Is the C-word allowed outside the Pit? {Answered: not in a misogynistic way or to insult. Not even with a letter changed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-c-word-allowed-outside-the-pit-answered-not-in-a-misogynistic-way-or-to-insult-not-even-with-a-letter-changed/959325)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-c-word-allowed-outside-the-pit-answered-not-in-a-misogynistic-way-or-to-insult-not-even-with-a-letter-changed/959325 "2022-02-16T02:14:16Z")
Because it was certainly allowed here. or is it that you can’t use the C-word but if you intentionally misspell it to make it the Q-word it’s ok? Is there a definitive list of words that Cannot be used at all? Can o… --- ## [Sports question (Winter Olympics: Luge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-question-winter-olympics-luge/959430)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-question-winter-olympics-luge/959430 "2022-02-16T01:03:15Z")
So I came into the lunchroom at work in time to catch the tail end of the Super Bowl post game show, and the TV cut away to the Winter Olympics, apparently already in progress. I saw some guy (or girl, it could have been… --- ## [Freezing avocados. Do you have to open them first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558 "2022-02-15T22:52:32Z")
What’s the best way of freezing avocados? Most of the advice I’ve seen says they’re best frozen by cutting them open first, putting the inside in a freezer bag with the air removed, and then placed in the freezer. Woul… --- ## [anti-Wordle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-wordle/959438)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-wordle/959438 "2022-02-15T22:49:26Z")
I have a modest theory, which I will be glad to elaborate on some time, that Wordle is a kind of scam, in that it’s all luck, pure luck, given a working brain and an ability to follow three very simple rules. No skill, o… --- ## [Barack Obama And The "Blagogate" Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-and-the-blagogate-scandal/958906)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-and-the-blagogate-scandal/958906 "2022-02-15T22:29:11Z")
Have been reading about this recently. Is it possible that if Obama’s role had been subjected to a more zealous investigation, he would have resigned in disgrace, ending his presidency before it began? --- ## [Obscure Parody Song Lyrics Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-parody-song-lyrics-wanted/959375)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-parody-song-lyrics-wanted/959375 "2022-02-15T22:02:41Z")
Back in the 1990s (maybe 1980s) I heard a parody of lyrics to the NBS Olympic Theme. I think it was probably on the Bob & Tom Show on the radio. As I remember they began: “This is the Olympic Theme They march and th… --- ## [Original Demos Of Much Loved Songs (And What They Tell You)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-demos-of-much-loved-songs-and-what-they-tell-you/959422)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-demos-of-much-loved-songs-and-what-they-tell-you/959422 "2022-02-15T20:12:07Z")
These days it can be surprisingly easy to find the original demo of a song. Sometimes because the 28th Anniversary Special Edition Boxed Set of something or other is padded out with a few – so if you want to own them, yo… --- ## [Black History Month is taught the wrong way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-history-month-is-taught-the-wrong-way/959182)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-history-month-is-taught-the-wrong-way/959182 "2022-02-15T18:56:48Z")
Did you know that the first black certified public accountant in America was black? Well, yes, you did know that. And if I were to go on the PA after the morning announcements and tell you that person’s name, date of b… --- ## [PNW folks: Is it too soon to panic about this dry winter? Also, how's your town doing rainwise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-folks-is-it-too-soon-to-panic-about-this-dry-winter-also-hows-your-town-doing-rainwise/959169)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnw-folks-is-it-too-soon-to-panic-about-this-dry-winter-also-hows-your-town-doing-rainwise/959169 "2022-02-15T18:20:11Z")
In Eugene we’ve just passed four weeks, in the middle of winter, with almost no rain. At least, I can’t recall seeing meaningful rain since about January 10th, although the local paper reports we’ve had about an inch si… --- ## [Snake on a plane! (Life imitates art)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-on-a-plane-life-imitates-art/359236)
**Author:** [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-on-a-plane-life-imitates-art/359236 "2022-02-15T17:38:48Z")
The naysayers would think that Snakes on an Plane is a ridiculous premise. They would be wrong. Even if his approach was more Steve Irwin than Samuel L. --- ## [Stroke to the right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stroke-to-the-right/842711)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stroke-to-the-right/842711 "2022-02-15T17:11:04Z")
This phrase was used in a book I’m reading, and I have no idea what it’s supposed to mean. Here’s the exchange: “How would I find one of these women?” “Stroke to the right, big guy,” Payne said. I tried searching for … --- ## [Can Jello be \*re\*set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-jello-be-re-set/174483)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-jello-be-re-set/174483 "2022-02-15T16:28:00Z")
Okay, I screwed up. I was supposed to let the jello ‘thicken’ before adding fruit and pouring into the mold. I got distracted, and when I remembered the jello it was already completely hard. I was wondering: I know Je… --- ## [Sleep? What's that? Quizzing the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-whats-that-quizzing-the-mmp/959034)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-whats-that-quizzing-the-mmp/959034 "2022-02-15T15:17:14Z")
Seems like no matter what I try (chamomile, melatonin, Unisom, etc), my body persists in not cooperating with me on sleep timing or duration. Whatever I think we need to do, it insists on doing something else. Ugh. Proj… --- ## [Licorice Pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-pizza/957057)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-pizza/957057 "2022-02-15T14:17:17Z")
Does the new film Liquorice Pizza have anything to do with the record store? (Man, I wish I’d kept at least one of their bags – although I think it was a shop in Westwood whose bags said ‘We give good ear’, with a drawi… --- ## [Is this story about the military paying in $2 bills true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-story-about-the-military-paying-in-2-bills-true/693016)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-story-about-the-military-paying-in-2-bills-true/693016 "2022-02-15T13:35:25Z")
I was looking through my dad’s coin and currency collection with my mom. He had saved several $2 bills (consecutive years) from the mid 1950’s. My mom said it was from his military pay. The local town was bitching about… --- ## [Our Aging Action Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-aging-action-stars/959446)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-aging-action-stars/959446 "2022-02-15T05:41:49Z")
This is a spin off from the Book of Boba Fett thread where there’s been some mention of Temuera Morrison’s age. He’s about 60, and, well, as much as I enjoyed the series the fact that he’s not a young man really shows. … --- ## [How often do you write?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-write/959445)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-write/959445 "2022-02-15T04:53:36Z")
For those of you who do writing as a profession or a hobby, how often do you write? I write literally every day. I’m a member of a few online writing roleplaying groups. --- ## [Queen Regent or Queen Consort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-regent-or-queen-consort/958992)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-regent-or-queen-consort/958992 "2022-02-15T04:29:08Z")
I just saw an article on Yahoo News today that Queen Eliz gives her blessing to Camilla to become Queen Consort when Charles becomes King. The article explains the difference between Queen Consort and Queen Regent, for … --- ## [I need a way to control an outdoor water tap by remote control from inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-way-to-control-an-outdoor-water-tap-by-remote-control-from-inside/959385)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-way-to-control-an-outdoor-water-tap-by-remote-control-from-inside/959385 "2022-02-15T04:23:50Z")
What am I looking for? I’m sure there are things that do just what I want but I don’t have a clue what to search for. If you nice folks give me a device name, I can find it from there. Please and thank you and promises … --- ## [Tech query: bouncing emails I did not send](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-query-bouncing-emails-i-did-not-send/959488)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-query-bouncing-emails-i-did-not-send/959488 "2022-02-15T04:22:32Z")
I’ve been getting repeated bounce messages in the last few days for emails I did not send. They come from Google, because they were attempts to send to (my username)@google.com, which I’d never do. I have 2FA on for the… --- ## [Fate of Tony Soprano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fate-of-tony-soprano/855458)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fate-of-tony-soprano/855458 "2022-02-15T02:47:09Z")
Sleeping with the fishes as many people thought. --- ## [What are the largest, most recent Russia/Ukraine-type invasions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-largest-most-recent-russia-ukraine-type-invasions/959401)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-largest-most-recent-russia-ukraine-type-invasions/959401 "2022-02-15T02:05:47Z")
Basically what the title asks. Russia recently annexed Crimea, and looks poised to potentially annex more of Ukraine. What were the largest/most significant similar forceful annexations in the last 20-50 years? I’m th… --- ## [I Have Signed Up for Seattle Sutton's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-signed-up-for-seattle-suttons/958759)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-signed-up-for-seattle-suttons/958759 "2022-02-15T02:05:42Z")
I guess this could go into Mundane, but because it’s about food, I put it here. I’ve been thinking about going on Seattle Sutton’s for awhile now, and yesterday, I signed up. I have experience with them, so I know what… --- ## [Who would you build a statue of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-build-a-statue-of/959342)
**Author:** [@Carltonyourdoorman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carltonyourdoorman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-build-a-statue-of/959342 "2022-02-15T01:47:01Z")
You are the Mayor of your town. Somewhere on earth. The city council authorizes you to build a statue of an important person. Who do you choose? --- ## [Damn you John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-john/959266)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-john/959266 "2022-02-15T01:42:35Z")
You were always a really nice guy. You’d give anyone a helping hand whenever they needed it. You were the stereotypic midwestern redneck farmer. You were a BIG guy that I don’t think I ever saw not wearing a pair of over… --- ## [Eyelash mites & mascara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelash-mites-mascara/959396)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelash-mites-mascara/959396 "2022-02-15T01:30:18Z")
What happens to eyelash mites when you apply mascara? Don’t need answer fast. Was getting ready for work and started idly wondering. Is it like Godzilla attacking? Do they run screaming for their little lives, covered … --- ## [What did the anti-war left want us to to in regards with Japan prior to World War 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-anti-war-left-want-us-to-to-in-regards-with-japan-prior-to-world-war-2/958884)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-anti-war-left-want-us-to-to-in-regards-with-japan-prior-to-world-war-2/958884 "2022-02-15T00:50:14Z")
A very common anti-war sentiment seen in both left and right wing circles, but lately I’ve read examples stemming from left leaning media that are summarized as such. From the book The Fighting Sullivans: How Hollywood … --- ## ["Dirty Jobs" is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-jobs-is-back/680532)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-jobs-is-back/680532 "2022-02-15T00:31:25Z")
Mike Rowe’s TV show is being aired once again, at 1pm Central time on the Animal Planet. As you may have guessed, they’re all animal-related episodes, which I always thought were the best ones anyway. My TiVo’s definit… --- ## [Inserting A Photo Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-a-photo-test/958397)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-a-photo-test/958397 "2022-02-14T23:08:12Z")
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Seal\_of\_Detroit\_(B%26W).svg --- ## [Producer Director Ivan Reitman has passed away at 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producer-director-ivan-reitman-has-passed-away-at-75/959439)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/producer-director-ivan-reitman-has-passed-away-at-75/959439 "2022-02-14T21:11:06Z")
Director of, among many others, Stripes and Ghostbusters. He directed and/or produced quite a few very funny films. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1198)