# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1222 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1223 --- ## [Southern American Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-american-food/957768)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-american-food/957768 "2022-01-20T16:13:23Z")
I have a copy of a Cook’s Illustrated magazine focused on food from states like Georgia and Alabama. This type of food is hard to find in Canada. While I’m sure you can get anything in a big city, I’m not sure how popu… --- ## [Things in life that take the exact period of "one sleep" to complete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-life-that-take-the-exact-period-of-one-sleep-to-complete/957889)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-in-life-that-take-the-exact-period-of-one-sleep-to-complete/957889 "2022-01-20T15:58:26Z")
The amount of time it takes a trimmed fingernail to stop feeling just a little bit weird The amount of time it takes the old sandals/slippers, that you had to switch back to when when the new set was pissed on by a cat/… --- ## [Mathematics site help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematics-site-help/958099)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mathematics-site-help/958099 "2022-01-20T15:29:38Z")
There is a wonder site at which you can pose math problems and get help with the answers. I’ve lost the URL. Can anyone supply it? The only real description I can give is they’re “touchy” about encoding math like x^2. … --- ## [Laundry Laundry Laundry. BAD x 3!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-laundry-laundry-bad-x-3/958008)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-laundry-laundry-bad-x-3/958008 "2022-01-20T15:08:29Z")
I spend way to much time and my valuable resources with laundry on my mind. A basket of soiled towels pings my need for cleanliness. I guess you can call that almost an obsession. Kids don’t do this, YMMV. It’s a tr… --- ## [What are those thingies that screws attach to called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-thingies-that-screws-attach-to-called/957994)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-thingies-that-screws-attach-to-called/957994 "2022-01-20T14:42:45Z")
Not talking about nuts. :slight\_smile: But it’s common in furniture, and some toys, for sections to be attached via a screw and another metal piece which the screw goes into. The way it’s done is that one section has a … --- ## [Origin of the name "Dagwood"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-name-dagwood/958021)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-name-dagwood/958021 "2022-01-20T14:41:45Z")
Dagwood Bumstead is one of the principal characters in the comic strip Blondie. What’s the origin of his first name? I’m not aware of any real-life people named Dagwood; was this given name ever used before the comic s… --- ## [The Texas 2022 Winter of Our Discontent Watch Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-texas-2022-winter-of-our-discontent-watch-thread/958060)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-texas-2022-winter-of-our-discontent-watch-thread/958060 "2022-01-20T14:33:45Z")
Not just for Texans–anyone is welcome to post. This is a thread to collect news items, personal experiences, observations, predictions, etc. re the power grid situation in Texas in the next couple of months. Share storie… --- ## [Anyone know how to read the writing in the Mandarin logo in Iron Man 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-read-the-writing-in-the-mandarin-logo-in-iron-man-3/657516)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-read-the-writing-in-the-mandarin-logo-in-iron-man-3/657516 "2022-01-20T14:26:27Z")
I’m curious if it’s real Manchu writing or just bullshit. Thanks! --- ## [Is there another Black Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-another-black-friday/958095)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-another-black-friday/958095 "2022-01-20T12:22:35Z")
Right now on the CNN webpage, the banner ad is for a Microsoft Black Friday sale. AFAIK, ‘Black Friday’ is the day after Thanksgiving. Is there another ‘Black Friday’ of which I am not aware? --- ## [What's your favorite part of a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-part-of-a-cat/957520)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-part-of-a-cat/957520 "2022-01-20T11:41:34Z")
poll Feel free to elaborate with all the gushy, feline lovin’ detail you can muster. And of course, all you wisenheimers will want to chime in with your favorite part to eat or whatever :wink: --- ## [Friends, please join me in celebrating the life of my cat, Fiona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-please-join-me-in-celebrating-the-life-of-my-cat-fiona/958039)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-please-join-me-in-celebrating-the-life-of-my-cat-fiona/958039 "2022-01-20T07:24:03Z")
Fiona passed today. She was 19 years old. It was humane euthanasia, and I was with her the whole time. We (my ex-wife and I) adopted Fiona–or as she was known then, “Number 54,” from the Calgary Humane Society (CHS), … --- ## [PNP transistor model question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnp-transistor-model-question/957890)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pnp-transistor-model-question/957890 "2022-01-20T06:44:16Z")
Edit, for some reason when I try to post the just image I’m told it can’t be found, so you’ll have to click the link to see it full size. In this image, why are the IBE and IBC currents shown going against the diodes? --- ## [Let's imagine for a moment that there was no colonization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-imagine-for-a-moment-that-there-was-no-colonization/957955)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-imagine-for-a-moment-that-there-was-no-colonization/957955 "2022-01-20T06:09:19Z")
that there was no colonization. What would be happening today in these places ? Harare Capetown Lima Delhi Melbourne Of Course, I mean the areas that presently named as such. Would we be looking at pristine jungl… --- ## [Would a clone have the same sexual orientation as myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-clone-have-the-same-sexual-orientation-as-myself/958005)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-clone-have-the-same-sexual-orientation-as-myself/958005 "2022-01-20T05:10:48Z")
Just a question that popped into my head and that Google doesn’t seem to have a quick answer to right now. Also I’m 99% I made a grammatical mistake in that title, so I apologize beforehand. --- ## [Let's talk jackfruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-jackfruit/958031)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-jackfruit/958031 "2022-01-20T04:07:05Z")
A local grocery sometimes has jackfruit for sale. I’m intrigued, but I’ve never bought it because I have no idea how to prepare it. I have read that fully ripe jackfruit is usually eaten as a fruit. How do you know if… --- ## [What celebrities in their 90's do you now most hope make it their big 100th birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-in-their-90s-do-you-now-most-hope-make-it-their-big-100th-birthday/957055)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-in-their-90s-do-you-now-most-hope-make-it-their-big-100th-birthday/957055 "2022-01-20T01:13:09Z")
Mel Brooks is 95 and the laughter he has brought us all make me cheer for him. Dick Van Dyke is actually 96 and again, just seems like a nice guy. Not my top picks, though. I want David Attenborough to make it the mos… --- ## [What happens when authorities cannot determine whether a crook was a juvenile or adult at the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-authorities-cannot-determine-whether-a-crook-was-a-juvenile-or-adult-at-the-time/958022)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-authorities-cannot-determine-whether-a-crook-was-a-juvenile-or-adult-at-the-time/958022 "2022-01-20T01:00:49Z")
Question pertaining to US law only, although discussions about other countries’ laws would be welcome as well: Suppose that John Doe commits a crime (theft, embezzlement, whatever) - but the exact time cannot be determi… --- ## [Phone scams: is there (still) a danger of being billed just for pressing 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-scams-is-there-still-a-danger-of-being-billed-just-for-pressing-1/957986)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-scams-is-there-still-a-danger-of-being-billed-just-for-pressing-1/957986 "2022-01-20T00:51:50Z")
Most scam phone calls are just ordinary phishing, getting the victim to reveal a credit card number or some other info to a “live” operator. The initial, automated part asking the victim to press 1 is just to skim out th… --- ## [Has the "Hostage(s) threatened in order to get prisoner released" ploy ever worked in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-hostage-s-threatened-in-order-to-get-prisoner-released-ploy-ever-worked-in-the-u-s/957930)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-hostage-s-threatened-in-order-to-get-prisoner-released-ploy-ever-worked-in-the-u-s/957930 "2022-01-20T00:50:41Z")
It was attempted recently in the news, and has been attempted many times in the past, but has it ever worked when attempted in the U.S.? --- ## [Harry Potter from the Malfoys' perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-from-the-malfoys-perspective/958076)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-from-the-malfoys-perspective/958076 "2022-01-20T00:46:56Z")
It occurred to me today that I want to see this story, soup to nuts, from the Malfoys’ perspective. Lucius was probably always a pureblood elitist snob, but I think that’s only a red herring. When Voldemort was startin… --- ## [Bill Jackson (BJ and Dirty Dragon Show) R.I.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-jackson-bj-and-dirty-dragon-show-r-i-p/958058)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-jackson-bj-and-dirty-dragon-show-r-i-p/958058 "2022-01-20T00:40:25Z")
Well this blows. Two of my TV crushes have died within a one month span. First Nicholas Georgiade, and now Bill Jackson, known to Chicagoans as BJ. Back in the Seventies and beyond, Bill Jackson was the host of The BJ… --- ## [Doom on the web Zandronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-on-the-web-zandronum/958085)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-on-the-web-zandronum/958085 "2022-01-19T23:52:21Z")
Few Doom sites have been working for me, and the last two quit working today. Does anyone play Doom on the web, and how are things working for you? --- ## [Spam on the board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-on-the-board/958046)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-on-the-board/958046 "2022-01-19T23:38:59Z")
Just talking about spam with a friend today and I mentioned I only get about 1 or 2 spam gmails a month, but get all kinds of spam texts and phone calls every day. So I was curious what spam was like on the Dope. I’ve on… --- ## [Was this a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-movie/957876)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-a-movie/957876 "2022-01-19T23:36:35Z")
50s noirish. A guy wants to infiltrate a gang by posing as another guy. But the other guy was missing part of his little finger, so he slams his finger in a car door and (I guess) after it heals, he ages it by soaking it… --- ## [Is having Omicron worse than having flu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-omicron-worse-than-having-flu/957588)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-omicron-worse-than-having-flu/957588 "2022-01-19T21:38:47Z")
Having one of the earlier variants was worse than having flu, at least in some senses such as higher fatality rate. Is that true of Omicron? Apparently it’s fairly common to have covid and not know it, or have very mild… --- ## [The Thread about The Thing (1982)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-about-the-thing-1982/951421)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-about-the-thing-1982/951421 "2022-01-19T20:47:35Z")
My 15 year old daughter’s best friend was over this weekend and they wanted to watch a scary movie. They were perusing our various streaming services and finding a bunch of dumb slasher movies, and I said they should wa… --- ## [Families need thier fathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036)
**Author:** [@PNG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PNG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/families-need-thier-fathers/958036 "2022-01-19T20:36:06Z")
Looking for years for the song that has this as its chorus… Families Need Their Fathers A Mother needs a shoulder To cry on when shes over Everyday-… And what about the children are they gonna suffer While your jus… --- ## [The situation in Kazakhstan (2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-situation-in-kazakhstan-2022/957325)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-situation-in-kazakhstan-2022/957325 "2022-01-19T19:31:04Z")
Whoa! Large protests in an authoritarian regime; both protestors and police officers dead, mealy-mouthed double-talk from the embattled leader, Russian military assistance… This is some pretty epic stuff going on. But… --- ## [Virginia Governor Youngkin Wants to Kill Children (and their families)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-governor-youngkin-wants-to-kill-children-and-their-families/958011 "2022-01-19T18:53:54Z")
One of Hizzoner’s first moves was to sign an executive order banning schools from enforcing mask mandates. Yes, those very kids whose families are antimaskers, and thus at increased risk of catching and spreading COVID,… --- ## [What makes a curry/kebab compelling eating after a night out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-curry-kebab-compelling-eating-after-a-night-out/412602)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-curry-kebab-compelling-eating-after-a-night-out/412602 "2022-01-19T18:05:30Z")
After watching the rugby this evening and having a few, I’m pining for a curry. Based on my experiences of kebab houses and curry houses after hours, I’d say I’m not the only one who likes a curry/kebab, either. But wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1223)