# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1205 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1206 --- ## [Snow White and other questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-white-and-other-questions/958385)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-white-and-other-questions/958385 "2022-02-07T18:16:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Peter Dinklage Rips Disney For ‘Snow White’ Remake: ‘What The F\*\*k Are You Doing?!’: Yikes. It’s a fairy tale, FFS. It’s not a real story about real people with achondroplasia. Is it okay… --- ## [Tell me about India's caste system.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-indias-caste-system/533611)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-indias-caste-system/533611 "2022-02-07T18:11:58Z")
On this web page (an article about a border closing ceremony at the India-Pakistan border), I saw an ad for an Indian (Hindu?) dating service, www.bengalimatrimony.com. The ad flashes through a series of photographs of … --- ## [Ever been in the Tonight Show audience during Carsons tenure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-in-the-tonight-show-audience-during-carsons-tenure/959008)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-in-the-tonight-show-audience-during-carsons-tenure/959008 "2022-02-07T17:28:16Z")
Even when I was a little kid I loved Carson. I may not have gotten all the jokes but I liked hearing people laugh. Fridays were great because my parents let me stay up late and watch the Tonight Show. Always planned to … --- ## [Dogfight error in "THe Final Countdown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogfight-error-in-the-final-countdown/958994)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogfight-error-in-the-final-countdown/958994 "2022-02-07T16:01:54Z")
The two Japanese Zeros have sunk the yacht and are strafing the survivors when Kirk Douglas gives the fateful command, “Splash the Zeros - I said splash the Zeros:!” The F-14 Tomcats have been flying with wings extended… --- ## [After Life Ending (probably spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-life-ending-probably-spoilers/958809)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-life-ending-probably-spoilers/958809 "2022-02-07T15:57:41Z")
I just finished the last episode of After Life. I won’t describe the episode, I’m just wondering what others thought of it. At first, I was kind of taken aback and not sure what to make of it. I had all kinds of explanat… --- ## [Bread time/temp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-time-temp/959013)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bread-time-temp/959013 "2022-02-07T15:48:00Z")
I notice that my bread loaves are softer in the center than around the edge. Not raw but definitely not as much ‘done’. This is less of a problem in 8x4 pans than 9x5. I’m baking 35 min at 375 degrees. Would a longer ti… --- ## [How quickly can surfaces be changed in mixed-use arenas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-can-surfaces-be-changed-in-mixed-use-arenas/958999)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-can-surfaces-be-changed-in-mixed-use-arenas/958999 "2022-02-07T15:43:51Z")
Apparently there’s some Nascar race today in the LA Memorial Colosseum, which, according to the Wikipedia page, normally has Bermuda grass when USC plays football there. It’s very paved today. I’ve been to both rodeos an… --- ## [Yet Another 'Identify this Book' Thread - Fiction about a caterer, starts company](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-identify-this-book-thread-fiction-about-a-caterer-starts-company/958929)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-identify-this-book-thread-fiction-about-a-caterer-starts-company/958929 "2022-02-07T15:11:13Z")
Not sci fi so not appended to the ongoing thread dedicated to that… Woman, recently divorced or dumped or widowed and needing to make money. Starts a catering company. A wealthy ermmm don’t think he was ever a boyfrie… --- ## [Instant hot water heaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-hot-water-heaters/958982)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-hot-water-heaters/958982 "2022-02-07T15:05:56Z")
What’s the best instant hot water heater for the average 2 person home? Looking for different brand name evaluations. --- ## [Voter signature verification would just disenfranchise a lot of people, and not just Democrats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-signature-verification-would-just-disenfranchise-a-lot-of-people-and-not-just-democrats/958582)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-signature-verification-would-just-disenfranchise-a-lot-of-people-and-not-just-democrats/958582 "2022-02-07T14:32:34Z")
Inspired by this thread: Ever meet anybody who’s even able to sign their own name the same way on a consistent basis? I, personally, am not a calligraphy enthusiast. My handwriting has been shit my entire life, to t… --- ## [Controversial songs regarding the Irish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-songs-regarding-the-irish/958792)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-songs-regarding-the-irish/958792 "2022-02-07T14:09:59Z")
When I was but a lad in NYC I recall Paul McCarney’s “Band on the Run” was banned by the BBC for …reasons. I am an American. I am Irish. I live in the UK. I am dismayed that the Republic of Ireland did not - in some wa… --- ## [Identify this geographic location: Real or imaginary image? From The Expanse opening scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-geographic-location-real-or-imaginary-image-from-the-expanse-opening-scene/959004)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-geographic-location-real-or-imaginary-image-from-the-expanse-opening-scene/959004 "2022-02-07T13:14:52Z")
I keep seeing this particular ‘satellite’ image in the opening intro scene on “The Expanse”. It looks incredibly familiar to me. It’s labeled “Steven Strait” in the pic, but that’s just the main actor’s name. That pie… --- ## [Gas prices!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/958959)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-prices/958959 "2022-02-07T13:09:44Z")
Does the president of United States really drive the vehicle on how much a gallon of gas cost. Also I believe a commodity of necessity like gas or beef where there are few competitors can work together to make a politica… --- ## [Islamic State (IS) leader (Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi) blew self up during US raid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-state-is-leader-abu-ibrahim-al-hashimi-al-qurayshi-blew-self-up-during-us-raid/958872)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-state-is-leader-abu-ibrahim-al-hashimi-al-qurayshi-blew-self-up-during-us-raid/958872 "2022-02-07T12:01:11Z")
He blew up his family and one of the IS deputies was also killed. Hajji was a senior leader of IS when it slaughtered entire villages. Also enslaved women and children. His final act was to kill his own family rather … --- ## [What was this dinosaur documentary? (80s-90s, ended with rodent peaking from dino skull)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-dinosaur-documentary-80s-90s-ended-with-rodent-peaking-from-dino-skull/959009)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-dinosaur-documentary-80s-90s-ended-with-rodent-peaking-from-dino-skull/959009 "2022-02-07T10:56:09Z")
I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile–kind of a long shot, but this is the place for it. There was a dinosaur documentary I remember seeing, as a youngin’—I think between about 1988 and 1992, and I’m leaning towards… --- ## [Six Nations 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-nations-2022/958997)
**Author:** [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-nations-2022/958997 "2022-02-07T10:44:48Z")
The first weekend of a much hyped championship is upon us. Ireland and France were vying for favourites among the pre-match punditry, Scotland advertised as being a step up from their usual form (and “red hot favourites… --- ## [Facebook problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problem/958886)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problem/958886 "2022-02-07T08:13:27Z")
All of a sudden when I go on my friends FB page all I see are posts from 3 years ago. He puts new stuff on almost daily. Up until 3 days ago I could see all his new stuff. This is on his home page, not my newsfeed. Any… --- ## [What if a third of all pregnant women magically ceased to be pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-third-of-all-pregnant-women-magically-ceased-to-be-pregnant/958941)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-a-third-of-all-pregnant-women-magically-ceased-to-be-pregnant/958941 "2022-02-07T06:44:33Z")
There are around 100 million women pregnant at any one point in time in the world. What if a third of all pregnant women magically ceased to be pregnant? It’s instant, painless and no physical harm is suffered by the w… --- ## [Thank you for fine place to come for though & conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-fine-place-to-come-for-though-conversation/955956)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-fine-place-to-come-for-though-conversation/955956 "2022-02-07T05:20:10Z")
Wonderful place! --- ## [Well, nobody ever said not to do that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-nobody-ever-said-not-to-do-that/958696)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-nobody-ever-said-not-to-do-that/958696 "2022-02-07T02:53:13Z")
I did some repair work for a friend of mine. He sent me a pre-addressed and pre-stamped flat-rate box to mail the repaired items back to him. He never received them. When he looked up the tracking number, it said that … --- ## [Are distilled water refill stations an option at stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-distilled-water-refill-stations-an-option-at-stores/958913)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-distilled-water-refill-stations-an-option-at-stores/958913 "2022-02-07T02:06:58Z")
I’m wanting to set up a humidifier and read I should use distilled water. A lot of grocery stores have water refill stations (where you can refill a gallon jug for 40 cents or so, rather than spend $1 on a new jug) but I… --- ## [Why do coffee shops close so early on Sunday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coffee-shops-close-so-early-on-sunday/959011)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coffee-shops-close-so-early-on-sunday/959011 "2022-02-07T01:12:23Z")
Typically, my wife and I go out for a brunch on Sunday. Then, we walk around or shop, and then try to find a coffee shop or café to have a snack around 3pm. Over the last few years, we have noticed an annoying trend for… --- ## [NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2022-02-07T00:52:36Z")
The old thread (now topic) maxed out. --- ## [Four Weddings And A Funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-weddings-and-a-funeral/958989)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-weddings-and-a-funeral/958989 "2022-02-07T00:25:27Z")
Watching Four Weddings And A Funeral for the first time. There have been three weddings, and now they’re having a funeral. I wonder who the fourth wedding is. Hugh Grant’s character? --- ## [Could Los Angeles host the Winter Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-los-angeles-host-the-winter-olympics/958927)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-los-angeles-host-the-winter-olympics/958927 "2022-02-07T00:22:29Z")
Beijing is now the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Los Angeles should have all the existing facilities for the indoor events and there are plenty of mountains in Southern California. Are the mount… --- ## ["All the President's Men" -- 50 years after the events -- oh the nostalgia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-presidents-men-50-years-after-the-events-oh-the-nostalgia/958974)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-presidents-men-50-years-after-the-events-oh-the-nostalgia/958974 "2022-02-07T00:15:54Z")
I’m rewatching the movie, and the contrast with where we are in 2022 is more heartbreaking than I have experienced in my 15 or so previous viewings. Per the summary below, it’s almost quaint: breaking into the Democrati… --- ## [Do You Shovel a Straight Path in the Snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shovel-a-straight-path-in-the-snow/957909)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shovel-a-straight-path-in-the-snow/957909 "2022-02-06T19:34:33Z")
Do you shovel a straight path in the snow? I am referring to when you shovel a path equal to the width of your snow shovel–not for example when you shovel the entire sidewalk. Mine curve left and then curve right…–leavi… --- ## ["Is this still available" responses to car for sale -- how to respond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-still-available-responses-to-car-for-sale-how-to-respond/958415)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-still-available-responses-to-car-for-sale-how-to-respond/958415 "2022-02-06T16:22:45Z")
I’ve advertised a car for sale on Craiglist and facebook Marketplace. Within the first several hours I got several messages asking if it’s still available. They don’t strike me as how someone who was actually interested … --- ## [Funeral dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-dress/958985)
**Author:** [@Dbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dbug)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-dress/958985 "2022-02-06T16:01:53Z")
Ok I am preparing to possibly attend a friends fathers funeral I don’t have black dress pants. are red courdories or how you spell it ok. or would my tan stretchy jeans be better. either way I’m wearing a blue striped … --- ## [What would it take for you to think a head of state should, or would,resign in disgrace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-think-a-head-of-state-should-or-would-resign-in-disgrace/958920)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-you-to-think-a-head-of-state-should-or-would-resign-in-disgrace/958920 "2022-02-06T15:56:02Z")
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