# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1206 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1207 --- ## [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")
It was suggested on this thread that I start this thread, so here it is. --- ## [Is a Mary Sue Character (Author Insertion) Necessarily a Bad Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-mary-sue-character-author-insertion-necessarily-a-bad-idea/958855)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-mary-sue-character-author-insertion-necessarily-a-bad-idea/958855 "2022-02-06T13:17:10Z")
I’m not really writing much anymore, but I would like to get back to it. The thing is that I don’t enjoy writing unless I’m writing about a character that’s standing in for myself in a story. In all my stories, the mai… --- ## [Don't Look Up Question (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-up-question-spoilers/958916)
**Author:** [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-up-question-spoilers/958916 "2022-02-06T13:06:59Z")
Not sure if there is a factual answer to this but gonna give it a shot. The recent Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” involves a killer comet that hits the US and humanity’s failure to pull together to avert the catastrophe.… --- ## [Police + Invisible Son meaning of song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-invisible-son-meaning-of-song/958981)
**Author:** [@Imogen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imogen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-invisible-son-meaning-of-song/958981 "2022-02-06T11:06:04Z")
The video makes it clear this is about England in the 1990 era. But I only heard the lyrics and to me this was a song about the disappeared in Argentina and in Pinochet’s Chile - “I don’t want to be an invisible son”, “a… --- ## [I am boycotting the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-boycotting-the-olympics/958934)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-boycotting-the-olympics/958934 "2022-02-06T07:40:02Z")
I thought I ought to let you know as nobody will much care. Still, the heck with the Xi government, the CCP and the IOC. So there. --- ## [Chicago Sun Times to be acquired by WBEZ, Chicago's NPR radio station](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-sun-times-to-be-acquired-by-wbez-chicagos-npr-radio-station/951700)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-sun-times-to-be-acquired-by-wbez-chicagos-npr-radio-station/951700 "2022-02-06T06:16:45Z")
I was very interested to learn that Sun Times Media, the company that owns The Straight Dope Message Board, is set to be acquired by Chicago Public Media, the parent company of WBEZ, the NPR affiliate here. Here are the… --- ## [Morocco attempts rescue of boy in a deep well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morocco-attempts-rescue-of-boy-in-a-deep-well/958961)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morocco-attempts-rescue-of-boy-in-a-deep-well/958961 "2022-02-06T05:33:58Z")
I think this is day four of the attempted rescue of Rayan. Rescuers dropped water and oxygen to him. I’m not sure if the young child is using it. The rescue effort is staggeringly large. A huge, massive pit has been dug… --- ## [Are there any symptoms of illness NOT associated with COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-symptoms-of-illness-not-associated-with-covid/958528)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-symptoms-of-illness-not-associated-with-covid/958528 "2022-02-06T03:29:29Z")
We’ve known for a while that this virus is pretty creative in the many bodily systems it can affect and the different ways it can present. Last night my left wrist broke out in hives, and more out of curiosity than conce… --- ## [Are there acting styles other than “method”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-acting-styles-other-than-method/958964)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-acting-styles-other-than-method/958964 "2022-02-06T03:20:14Z")
I’ve heard of “method acting”, which I understand to mean that an actor embodies a character throughout the production (and not just when performing scenes), with the goal of actually experiencing the emotions of the cha… --- ## [What's The Big Deal About George Washington?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-george-washington/958663)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-george-washington/958663 "2022-02-06T03:15:26Z")
‘First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.’ HENRY ‘Light Horse Harry’ LEE. Clearly early Americans were going gaga over General Washington¹. But why? I’ve read things about the guy over t… --- ## [Chicken in the car and the car can't go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-the-car-and-the-car-cant-go/22391)
**Author:** [@njk8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njk8)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-in-the-car-and-the-car-cant-go/22391 "2022-02-06T01:48:02Z")
Does anyone know the origen or purpose of the saying, “Chicken in the car and the car can’t go,” and i believe it also has “and thats how you spell chicago.” --- ## [Would you sell out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-out/958743)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-sell-out/958743 "2022-02-06T00:08:45Z")
So the creator of Wordle has sold out for at least a million dollars. Good for him, I say! I’ve always thought of the concept of “selling out” as mostly sour grapes from those of us not in a position to cash in ourselve… --- ## [Our new bed has 8 USB ports. How many does yours have & what do you use them for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-bed-has-8-usb-ports-how-many-does-yours-have-what-do-you-use-them-for/958324)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-bed-has-8-usb-ports-how-many-does-yours-have-what-do-you-use-them-for/958324 "2022-02-05T23:41:19Z")
The last bed the Mrs. and I bought for ourselves was purchased in 1995. It served us well, but was just worn out. So we did our research (well, the Mrs. did anyway) and we ended up with a king size Tempur-Pedic product… --- ## [Problem with poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-poll/958877)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-poll/958877 "2022-02-05T22:41:54Z")
I posted this poll. For giggles, I chose a pie graph to represent the results. When I click Show Results, the pie is so big I can’t even read it. I can see a fingernail of it and part of the legend below it, and I c… --- ## [California proposes UHC again, another empty promise to give false hope to their voters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-proposes-uhc-again-another-empty-promise-to-give-false-hope-to-their-voters/957413)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-proposes-uhc-again-another-empty-promise-to-give-false-hope-to-their-voters/957413 "2022-02-05T18:58:46Z")
I don’t know. I get tired of states proposing universal health care, then doing nothing. You can’t even blame republicans for this, because California has 80 seats in their state assembly, of which 60 are held by dem… --- ## [Trump and his rallies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-his-rallies/958188)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-his-rallies/958188 "2022-02-05T16:42:22Z")
Why in the world does Trump think that 30,000 people showing up to his rallies (where probably at least 1/3 of them are the same people showing up to them over and over) means that he had to have won the election? There… --- ## [Hacker in Pj's retaliates against N. Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacker-in-pjs-retaliates-against-n-korea/958864)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacker-in-pjs-retaliates-against-n-korea/958864 "2022-02-05T16:32:17Z")
P4x is such a bad ass. :joy: I’ve read so many articles about N Korea, China, and Russian state sponsored hackers. Scary stuff. N Korea is still using obsolete OS (win XP, for example) with known vulnerabilities. But, … --- ## [Ivermectin question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-question/958741)
**Author:** [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-question/958741 "2022-02-05T15:28:20Z")
According to this article, a Japanese pharmaceutical company has found that Ivermectin has an “anti-viral effect” against COVID-19 in non-clinical research. Originally, the article said Ivermectin was “effective” agains… --- ## [Anyone else following the story of the 5 year old boy trapped in a well in Morocco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-following-the-story-of-the-5-year-old-boy-trapped-in-a-well-in-morocco/958962)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-following-the-story-of-the-5-year-old-boy-trapped-in-a-well-in-morocco/958962 "2022-02-05T15:22:34Z")
nm - already done. Typical - you wait 4 days for this thread then 2 come along together. --- ## [What do you think of this college policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-college-policy/958800)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-college-policy/958800 "2022-02-05T14:12:03Z")
My stepdaughter is a freshman at college. She just told us that the school has a policy of calling fire drills, then inspecting student’s rooms while they’re waiting outside. If there’s any contraband (drugs or alcohol) … --- ## [What should I do with my flat round glass bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-flat-round-glass-bottle/958928)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-with-my-flat-round-glass-bottle/958928 "2022-02-05T13:24:03Z")
You know, this sort of thing … Any ideas for a crafty project welcome … (It’s about 7" across if that helps !) --- ## [Treason is now official policy of the Republican National Committee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treason-is-now-official-policy-of-the-republican-national-committee/958945)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treason-is-now-official-policy-of-the-republican-national-committee/958945 "2022-02-05T09:12:28Z")
In censure of Cheney and Kinzinger, RNC calls events of January 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’. Here’s what the chair said: “Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger crossed a line,” McDaniel said. “They chose to join Nancy … --- ## [Blood Shortage - It's your bandwidth Red Cross, not us donors!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-shortage-its-your-bandwidth-red-cross-not-us-donors/958449)
**Author:** [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-shortage-its-your-bandwidth-red-cross-not-us-donors/958449 "2022-02-05T08:22:54Z")
The National and Massachusetts Red Cross say there is a “Blood Crisis” and they are making emphatic appeals for Donors. A December 26 NYT published in the Globe said (in part): “The pandemic has caused many supply-cha… --- ## [For those in hot climates. Shoes. What/which type do you wear the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-in-hot-climates-shoes-what-which-type-do-you-wear-the-most/958889)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-in-hot-climates-shoes-what-which-type-do-you-wear-the-most/958889 "2022-02-05T06:19:12Z")
I wear Birkenstock sandals, every day, wherever I go. Have done since moving to warmer climes a few years ago, and before that, whenever I ventured overseas to tropical countries. I think my Birks are on their last legs… --- ## [Best and simplest way to watch Taiwanese TV in US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-simplest-way-to-watch-taiwanese-tv-in-us/958729)
**Author:** [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-simplest-way-to-watch-taiwanese-tv-in-us/958729 "2022-02-05T05:08:49Z")
I suppose any country outside Taiwan could be addressed as well, but I’m looking for the best way to watch Taiwanese TV in the US. Ideally the format for picking between channels would be the same as navigating through t… --- ## [Do I really have to scroll all the way to the bottom manually on my cell phone to put in a new Post in the thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-have-to-scroll-all-the-way-to-the-bottom-manually-on-my-cell-phone-to-put-in-a-new-post-in-the-thread/941911)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-have-to-scroll-all-the-way-to-the-bottom-manually-on-my-cell-phone-to-put-in-a-new-post-in-the-thread/941911 "2022-02-05T03:35:58Z")
The title says it all. --- ## [Let's talk about claustrophobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-claustrophobia/958831)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-claustrophobia/958831 "2022-02-05T03:17:01Z")
I think I have just a touch of it, but I’ve noticed a few times recently when I’ve reacted to something - a video or maybe just a passing remark - that stirred an uncomfortable feeling inside. I was in my fifties the fi… --- ## [Chewing gum, and chewing gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewing-gum-and-chewing-gum/937228)
**Author:** [@DaveUnknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveUnknown)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewing-gum-and-chewing-gum/937228 "2022-02-05T02:33:40Z")
I like to chew gum sometimes. Double-mint, dentyne, wrigley’s, bazooka. It’s fun to play around with, tongue tricks. Bubbles. Noisy click-pops Does anyone chew gum anymore? I know it can cause problems with indisc… --- ## [Trump at his Texas rally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-at-his-texas-rally/958719)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-at-his-texas-rally/958719 "2022-02-05T02:05:07Z")
Trump said, “If these radical, vicious racist prosecutors do anything wrong or illegal, I hope we are going to have in this country the biggest protest we have ever had … in Washington, D.C., in New York, in Atlanta, and… --- ## [Fast food/chain resturant items that were recently removed that you now miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chain-resturant-items-that-were-recently-removed-that-you-now-miss/918215)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-chain-resturant-items-that-were-recently-removed-that-you-now-miss/918215 "2022-02-05T01:40:42Z")
Due to COVID and other factors many resturants are either streamlining their menus or limiting menu items to certain times. McDonald’s all day breakfast was reverted back to only-morning breakfast most famously, but also… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1207)