# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1211 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1212 --- ## [New Orleans: Can You Really Have Your Own Parade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-can-you-really-have-your-own-parade/958666)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-orleans-can-you-really-have-your-own-parade/958666 "2022-02-01T02:17:15Z")
Comedy radio repeats itself a lot. And once in a while a bit comes up about a comedian who went to New Orleans, presumably before Katrina or Covid. He talks about how for a few hundred dollars and minimal notice, you c… --- ## [Turns out you can test positive for quite a long time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-you-can-test-positive-for-quite-a-long-time/958339)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-you-can-test-positive-for-quite-a-long-time/958339 "2022-02-01T01:56:25Z")
Had symptoms for Rona:The Omicron Edition on the 9th. Tested positive on the 10th. Was a little sick on the 11th and 12th…went back to full WFH on the 13th. Then tested positive on the 15th and again on the 17th Those… --- ## [Exercises for strong but flat abs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercises-for-strong-but-flat-abs/958702)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercises-for-strong-but-flat-abs/958702 "2022-02-01T01:26:05Z")
I do abs exercises on a couple of different machines that basically do a crunch motion, but loaded with weights. I have very strong abs (no visible six-pack but who cares), but my midsection protrudes a bit. This is not … --- ## [NY Times article: Democrats embraced dark money in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-article-democrats-embraced-dark-money-in-2020/958693)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-times-article-democrats-embraced-dark-money-in-2020/958693 "2022-02-01T01:17:51Z")
NYT article: Democrats were originally strongly opposed to dark money in campaigns, but then embraced it as a means of beating Trump. --- ## [The Moderna Vaccine now has full FDA approval!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderna-vaccine-now-has-full-fda-approval/958699)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderna-vaccine-now-has-full-fda-approval/958699 "2022-01-31T20:47:34Z")
Yay! I have no doubt this will stop people from resisting getting the vaccine because it’s only “experimental”. Herd immunity, here we come! --- ## [Questions re: MacGruber and Peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-macgruber-and-peacock/958697)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-macgruber-and-peacock/958697 "2022-01-31T20:36:18Z")
I just saw an ad for MacGruber on this very board, which got me wondering: I’m pretty sure Peacock has a free version with ads, doesn’t it? And does that free version (if indeed it exists) include MacGruber or only the o… --- ## [Don’t look up. Netflix film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-look-up-netflix-film/956737)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-look-up-netflix-film/956737 "2022-01-31T20:18:20Z")
On Netflix right now with an ensemble cast…and fuck me they have hit more than a few raw nerves. I can totally imagine people thinking an asteroid as fake news. Streep is fantastic as the gender swapped Trump. Mark Ryla… --- ## [Hebrew translation help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation-help/958387)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hebrew-translation-help/958387 "2022-01-31T20:17:58Z")
I’m crating a fictional character (for a D&D game, if it matters), and I want his name to be a word from a religious language meaning “Bountiful”, or something along those lines. So I figured that I’d use the Hebrew wor… --- ## [Is it Necessary to Sort Laundry these Days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-necessary-to-sort-laundry-these-days/958525 "2022-01-31T20:13:34Z")
I’m asking because I already didn’t bother sorting before washing, and everything seemed fine. Whites still white, colors as bright as ever. To hear some, you’d think washing unsorted clothes was tantamount to summonin… --- ## [Abc news on the west coast...the weather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-on-the-west-coast-the-weather/958648)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-news-on-the-west-coast-the-weather/958648 "2022-01-31T19:49:58Z")
I’m being specific to ABC nightly news and the weather segment they usually have. Frankly, I’m annoyed that it is so east coast centric. Iowa can be getting hammered and they just mention it in passing in favor of how t… --- ## [What did Trump and his followers think would have happened if the Jan. 6 coup attempt had succeeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-trump-and-his-followers-think-would-have-happened-if-the-jan-6-coup-attempt-had-succeeded/958027)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-trump-and-his-followers-think-would-have-happened-if-the-jan-6-coup-attempt-had-succeeded/958027 "2022-01-31T19:13:47Z")
I haven’t seen this discussed pretty much anywhere, and that surprises me. Let’s say that, through one route or another, January 6 goes as Trump desired (i.e., he remains in power). Personally, and I think many here wou… --- ## [Do you remember being bathed in the kitchen sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-being-bathed-in-the-kitchen-sink/958540)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-being-bathed-in-the-kitchen-sink/958540 "2022-01-31T19:01:02Z")
I brought this subject up recently, and my husband was amazed that I remember being small enough to fit in the kitchen sink. Not only that, but I remember being bathed in the sink along with my brother, who was three yea… --- ## [What’s up with airlines and 5g?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-airlines-and-5g/957991)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-airlines-and-5g/957991 "2022-01-31T18:56:55Z")
Way back in ancient history, Airlines prohibited the use of Cellphones out of the fear they’d affect the pilots instruments…part of it was that the planes were much older than the technology, and after time it came out t… --- ## [Cardiacs (band) and other discoveries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiacs-band-and-other-discoveries/957493)
**Author:** [@Pseudonym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudonym)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cardiacs-band-and-other-discoveries/957493 "2022-01-31T17:02:19Z")
I recently discovered the band Cardiacs. They are nothing like my current tastes, but hit a spot in a major way. Kind of took me back to the nineties. I knew of some then active bands that seemed a little similar, but wa… --- ## [New sailing / navigation inventions of the 1400s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sailing-navigation-inventions-of-the-1400s/958521)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-sailing-navigation-inventions-of-the-1400s/958521 "2022-01-31T15:04:01Z")
Every time I read about the age of exploration, it’s always mentioned that there were numerous ‘advances in sailing and navigation’ that made it possible, but they never elaborate on what those things were or how they he… --- ## [What if any businsess skills do farmers need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-businsess-skills-do-farmers-need/957902)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-businsess-skills-do-farmers-need/957902 "2022-01-31T13:36:02Z")
When you imagine a farmer, do you ever envision them selling their goods? Probably not - you mainly imagine them working the land, raising their livestock, etc. At most, you may imagine the farmer loading some goods into… --- ## [Anne Frank betrayer possibly found. How did AI work in this case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-frank-betrayer-possibly-found-how-did-ai-work-in-this-case/958020)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-frank-betrayer-possibly-found-how-did-ai-work-in-this-case/958020 "2022-01-31T13:32:19Z")
Mods, feel free to move to another category if this Q isn’t factual enough After 5 years of work, a cold case investigation has come up with a name that they think is backed by strong circumstantial evidence: “Arnold v… --- ## [Reading a book, seeing a film - and suddenly you think of it in terms of the pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-a-book-seeing-a-film-and-suddenly-you-think-of-it-in-terms-of-the-pandemic/958628)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-a-book-seeing-a-film-and-suddenly-you-think-of-it-in-terms-of-the-pandemic/958628 "2022-01-31T12:06:53Z")
I was rereading “World War Z” and ran across something that was eerily prescient. In the book, the explanation for ‘quislings’, people who pretend to be zombies, is that (to paraphrase): Some people can’t handle fight o… --- ## [What \_does\_ that voice in "Silent Lucidity" say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-_does_-that-voice-in-silent-lucidity-say/188280)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-_does_-that-voice-in-silent-lucidity-say/188280 "2021-08-25T08:14:02Z")
Queensryche…last third of the song…deep voice spoken word: “Visualize \…\ pattern to form. If you persist in your efforts, you will achieve dream control.” I’ve always wanted to know what the gibb… --- ## [A fun Beatles video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fun-beatles-video/958651)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fun-beatles-video/958651 "2022-01-31T08:26:05Z")
I got some good laughs. Inspired Beatles – Live Goofs, Gaffes & Mayhem --- ## [Please give me tourism suggestions for New York State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-tourism-suggestions-for-new-york-state/958665)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-tourism-suggestions-for-new-york-state/958665 "2022-01-31T06:22:10Z")
(Wasn’t sure what would be the right place for this). Every summer my mom and I visit someplace in New York so my aunt can meet us. Last summer it was IIthaca since we have a family connection there. Any interesting plac… --- ## [Top Gun: hitting the brakes \[spoiler for ancient movie\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655 "2022-01-31T05:42:32Z")
In the movie Top Gun, Maverick has some flying trick where he “hits the breaks, he’ll fly right by”. It happens twice in the film. Here’s the second instance: In a trailer for the new movie, Top Gun: Maver… --- ## [Florida Hard Freeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-hard-freeze/958646)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-hard-freeze/958646 "2022-01-31T03:56:25Z")
Central Florida here: The house we’re renting has well water and tonight we’re getting the first hard freeze since we moved in 2-1/2 years ago. Being a child of the suburbs, I’m not sure what to leave dripping or not. Th… --- ## [Tales of Uber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-uber/831474)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-uber/831474 "2022-01-31T02:44:29Z")
I do a fair amount of driving for Uber and Lyft: I have always enjoyed driving, both city and rural driving, and doing so allows me to think on shit – and right now, I’ve got some shit on which to think. And as I do the… --- ## [Can a higher frequency EM signal encode more information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-higher-frequency-em-signal-encode-more-information/958653)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-higher-frequency-em-signal-encode-more-information/958653 "2022-01-31T02:09:17Z")
I’ve heard a couple times that a GHz signal can encode more information than a 100 MHz signal. My contention was that a photon is identical to any other except for the frequency/wavelength, and so an antenna can only not… --- ## [Help me find a poem, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-poem-please/958649)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-poem-please/958649 "2022-01-30T17:56:08Z")
The title of the poem is Nancy. It appeared in an anthology of English-language poems that I had as a textbook in a high school English class (1970-1974). The title refers, of course, to the comic strip character drawn … --- ## [I'm starting to get the feeling that the conservative right is winning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-the-feeling-that-the-conservative-right-is-winning/945477)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 526\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-get-the-feeling-that-the-conservative-right-is-winning/945477 "2022-01-30T13:17:38Z")
We’ve got the Roberts Court gutting the Voting Rights Act. We’ve got Republican legislatures all over the country working on passing draconian voting laws to disenfranchise Democrats and minorities. We’ve got states ma… --- ## [What Page Are You on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-page-are-you-on/958398)
**Author:** [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-page-are-you-on/958398 "2022-01-30T12:29:02Z")
I’m curious what page you’re on of the book you’re currently reading. If you’re reading several books at once, then you may answer for each, but otherwise please answer only for the one you have most recently put aside. … --- ## [Home improvement- self installing luxury vinyl planking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-self-installing-luxury-vinyl-planking/957905)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-improvement-self-installing-luxury-vinyl-planking/957905 "2022-01-30T06:04:02Z")
Last year we had our downstairs remodeled , obviously got the professionals in for that. Now we want to tidy up the upstairs, which, other than a bathroom that needs a real work over, which I will not to, will mostly i… --- ## [The Summary Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-summary-game/958635)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-summary-game/958635 "2022-01-30T03:39:10Z")
This game asks people to summarize a complicated topic in twenty words or less. For example, calculus could be summarized by “what happens to math when things change or are broken into small parts then put back together… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1212)