# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1200 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1201 --- ## [Does POTUS Biden believe that he's the smartest in the room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-potus-biden-believe-that-hes-the-smartest-in-the-room/958330)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-potus-biden-believe-that-hes-the-smartest-in-the-room/958330 "2022-02-12T18:55:10Z")
With the recent flush of instances where the POTUS remarks to reporters that their questions are dumb or that the reporters themselves are stupid, it is apparent that he is losing patience with the press questioning his … --- ## [Is the meth cooking depicted in Breaking Bad legit? (No spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-meth-cooking-depicted-in-breaking-bad-legit-no-spoilers-please/958790)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-meth-cooking-depicted-in-breaking-bad-legit-no-spoilers-please/958790 "2022-02-12T18:48:37Z")
I’m only 5 episodes in, so am avoiding older threads on the show to avoid any spoilers. But the gist is that the main character is a chemist, whose methods of cooking meth result in a very superior product. He seems to… --- ## [Shared DNA (simple mathematical question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shared-dna-simple-mathematical-question/959372)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shared-dna-simple-mathematical-question/959372 "2022-02-12T18:09:13Z")
A first cousin once removed just notified me that she has become a grandparent, and I thought of writing back to her that it was good to know that x% of my DNA will live on. I thought it would be simple arithmetic to fi… --- ## [Just for beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-beckdawrek/959113)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-for-beckdawrek/959113 "2022-02-12T16:50:29Z")
One morning you are going to go out on the porch and… --- ## [Two search questions (one answer?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-search-questions-one-answer/957553)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-search-questions-one-answer/957553 "2022-02-12T16:44:52Z")
If I wanted to look through someone’s posts, going back years if need be, what’s the most efficient way to do that? (Fewest steps, most complete search history, etc.) Sometimes one poster will catch my eye and I’ll get c… --- ## [Help With a Stupid Cabinetry Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-stupid-cabinetry-problem/959236)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-stupid-cabinetry-problem/959236 "2022-02-12T15:22:47Z")
So… when my late husband and I moved to my current abode, we did an extensive kitchen remodel. Among the projects was cabinet replacement. My husband was very handy, so we did virtually all the work ourselves. It look… --- ## [Calling All "Lost In Space" Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-lost-in-space-fans/959320)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-lost-in-space-fans/959320 "2022-02-12T11:56:58Z")
In this series of three seasons, the “Jupiter” spacecraft is often referred to as the Jupiter 2. Even in the first episode, they call the ship the Jupiter 2. Is this merely an inconsistency? Perhaps, we are to believe th… --- ## [NFTs and Money Laundering / - Funds Shifting (ML-FS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfts-and-money-laundering-funds-shifting-ml-fs/959311)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfts-and-money-laundering-funds-shifting-ml-fs/959311 "2022-02-12T11:03:47Z")
Given that you - basically receive nothing (tangible) in return for your money transfer - isn’t that a great potential ML-FS-highway to form? I sell cute-as-a-button-golden-retriever-pups-photo NFTs for $500 / $5.000 /$… --- ## [Marvel Netflix series are leaving Netflix the end of February](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-netflix-series-are-leaving-netflix-the-end-of-february/959335)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-netflix-series-are-leaving-netflix-the-end-of-february/959335 "2022-02-12T09:21:41Z")
Looks like the rights are reverting back to Disney so they will probably end up on Disney Plus at some point but if you are watching or rewatching (like I am) them you don’t have much time left. --- ## [Seattle Mazda drivers can't change their radios off of KUOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162 "2022-02-12T06:35:23Z")
Over the past couple of weeks, some people who listen to KUOW in their Mazdas say their car radio is permanently stuck on 94.9 FM. It’s only affecting KUOW, Mazdas from 2016, and we have no idea why… It still isn’t c… --- ## [Doubles luge, this sport looks physically painful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubles-luge-this-sport-looks-physically-painful/959223)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doubles-luge-this-sport-looks-physically-painful/959223 "2022-02-12T05:36:07Z")
I’m watching Olympic luge, the doubles competition. Sliding down a mountain while another adult is squashed on top of you? At least 2 and 4 person bobsled make sense as there’s room in the sleigh for all the participant… --- ## [Texas Abortion Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/709281)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-abortion-case/709281 "2022-02-12T05:27:11Z")
Here’s the NY Times article: Texas Abortion Clinic Rules Tested in Appeals Court - The New York Times The case is about a Texas law that requires abortion clinics to meet equipment and safety standards of ambulatory su… --- ## [Wordle saved a life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-saved-a-life/959329)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-saved-a-life/959329 "2022-02-12T05:13:10Z")
An elderly woman living in Illinois was taken hostage by a mentally ill man who burst into her house nude and pointed a pair of scissors at her. He promised he wouldn’t hurt her, but forced her to bathe (still in her … --- ## [Descriptive place names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/descriptive-place-names/951264)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/descriptive-place-names/951264 "2022-02-12T04:55:33Z")
Looking for names of cities, towns, regions, etc. that describe what is/was there. The name may have come from something indicated on a map or someone’s observation of a map. I’m pretty sure you Dopers have talked about… --- ## [Blasts from the past: Songs, movies, TV, whatever, that you haven't seen or heard in a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasts-from-the-past-songs-movies-tv-whatever-that-you-havent-seen-or-heard-in-a-while/946420)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasts-from-the-past-songs-movies-tv-whatever-that-you-havent-seen-or-heard-in-a-while/946420 "2022-02-12T04:18:14Z")
The TV Shows Only You Remember thread has a lot of ‘blasts from the past’. Rather than remember obscure TV shows as in the other thread, let’s talk about things – songs, movies, TV shows, commercial jingles… anything – … --- ## [Overpopulation spawns unfortunate headline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overpopulation-spawns-unfortunate-headline/959332)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overpopulation-spawns-unfortunate-headline/959332 "2022-02-12T04:06:10Z")
I clicked on this headline today in the Columbus Dispatch website, not knowing quite what to expect: “Birth control aimed at Columbus rats now being offered to residents” Someone apparently figured out the Dispatch mig… --- ## [Finding a Good Landline Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-good-landline-phone/959229)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-good-landline-phone/959229 "2022-02-12T03:59:41Z")
I’m looking for one: With a volume control that stays at that level and doesn’t default loud every time it rings again With a way to turn off the ringer altogether With a speakerphone setting button With caller ID an… --- ## [Self checkout at grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-checkout-at-grocery-store/957589)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-checkout-at-grocery-store/957589 "2022-02-12T03:30:49Z")
Why do they care if I put a scanned item in a bag or back in the cart? I assume it has something to do with stopping theft? --- ## [Ford found my wife and her phone number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-found-my-wife-and-her-phone-number/958930)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-found-my-wife-and-her-phone-number/958930 "2022-02-12T00:56:18Z")
My car was recalled to replace the air bags. I’ve been putting it off because I don’t want to sit in a waiting room for several hours with people not wearing masks. But I digress. They called my wife’s cell phone to g… --- ## [Best and Worst Dean Koontz books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dean-koontz-books/42833)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dean-koontz-books/42833 "2022-02-12T00:35:04Z")
Of course, inspired by the Stephen King thread. I couldn’t really contribute to that one, having read only 5 or so SK books. On the other hand, I’ve read probably 20 Koontz novels. Best: Watchers. I re-read it last yea… --- ## [When a yardstick isn’t a yardstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-yardstick-isn-t-a-yardstick/959240)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-yardstick-isn-t-a-yardstick/959240 "2022-02-12T00:23:45Z")
My fiancée’s house was bequeathed to her by a childhood friend, who had inherited it from her parents, the original owners. Both women found better things to do with their time than empty the garage and storage areas of … --- ## [NFL 2021: Conference Championship Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-conference-championship-week/958587)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-conference-championship-week/958587 "2022-02-12T00:08:31Z")
It’s week 21 of the NFL season, and it’s officially old enough to drink. Who will be sipping champagne after the games, and who will be sitting alone at the bar with a cheap bottle of whiskey, trying to forget their many… --- ## [My-digitalconnections dot com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-digitalconnections-dot-com/959187)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-digitalconnections-dot-com/959187 "2022-02-11T23:19:40Z")
Wow, I get a lot of spam/scam emails from this address, since I came to their attention (a few months ago, I think). And all different kinds of content - window blinds, Expedia survey, Chase Bank survey, FedEx survey (I’… --- ## [Bad, bad, bad words that mean something else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-words-that-mean-something-else/959200)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-words-that-mean-something-else/959200 "2022-02-11T23:00:58Z")
Olympic words that are weird for me: Luge Double dip Axel Euler Salchows Lutz Mogul Super G Curling Twizzler Twisty Butter Slalom Camel Skeleton I’m so confused. --- ## [Nerdy Sport Team Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-sport-team-names/959221)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerdy-sport-team-names/959221 "2022-02-11T22:04:41Z")
In grad school I played on several intramural sports teams. When it came time to come up with names for the sports, a lot of these were uninspired. But some went out of their way to come up with clever discipline-related… --- ## [Stupid Dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-dream/947595)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-dream/947595 "2022-02-11T21:00:59Z")
So I woke up this morning from a really stupid dream … Mom \[dead for 4 years, alzheimers for the past decade\] and I were apparently renting an apartment that was along side a macine shop facility. It was 4 rooms and a b… --- ## [Don't nurse that Mule - chug it down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-nurse-that-mule-chug-it-down/959319)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-nurse-that-mule-chug-it-down/959319 "2022-02-11T19:22:04Z")
A study shows that ginger beer dissolves enough of the copper from a Moscow Mule mug to raise the toxicity level above the safety standard. But if you chug it, you’re good! https://nordot.app/864813149791125504?c=592622… --- ## [Third of humanity dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-of-humanity-dies/958948)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-of-humanity-dies/958948 "2022-02-11T18:18:38Z")
The other thread here wondering what if some women ceased being pregnant made me wonder something else. What if a third of each nation perished, what would be the immediate and long term results of that? apologies for po… --- ## [Al Franken: 'It would be tempting' to run for office again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-it-would-be-tempting-to-run-for-office-again/959256)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-it-would-be-tempting-to-run-for-office-again/959256 "2022-02-11T18:05:43Z")
I, for one, would love to see Franken back in the senate. I think the reasons he was forced out were overblown. YMMV --- ## [What Irritated You Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-irritated-you-today/953315)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-irritated-you-today/953315 "2022-02-11T17:31:44Z")
The opposite of the What Made You Smile Today thread. I’m not talking about climate change, politics, etc. I’m talking about the little irritants that piss you off. I’ll go first. When trying to move or pick up a rug, t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1201)