# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1271 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1272 --- ## [Predict the number dead from COVID-19 in America by end of 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-number-dead-from-covid-19-in-america-by-end-of-2020/850561)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-number-dead-from-covid-19-in-america-by-end-of-2020/850561 "2021-12-02T13:08:30Z")
I don’t think this forum allows polls but please choose between: \[ol\] \[li\]Less than 50K\[/li\]\[li\]50 to 100K\[/li\]\[li\]100 to 200K\[/li\]\[li\]200 to 300K\[/li\]\[li\]300 to 500K\[/li\]\[li\]500K to 1M\[/li\]\[li\]Over 1 M\[/li\]\[/ol\] I’m … --- ## [Question about definition of existentialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-definition-of-existentialism/955199)
**Author:** [@GeneralTang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeneralTang)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-definition-of-existentialism/955199 "2021-12-02T12:05:12Z")
I currently call myself a nihilist, but I think some of my beliefs are very close to existentialism to the point that some would argue I am actually an existentialist. However, I don’t know enough about nihilism/existent… --- ## [If Thanksgiving = Turkey, Christmas =?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thanksgiving-turkey-christmas/954959)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thanksgiving-turkey-christmas/954959 "2021-12-02T09:48:46Z")
For our American Dopers. If you typically cook a turkey for Thanksgiving, what do you do for Christmas? Another turkey? Ham? Spanakopita? Happy holidays from Soviet Canucksitan --- ## [Does vaccinating the most vulnerable world-wide actually reduce mutations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vaccinating-the-most-vulnerable-world-wide-actually-reduce-mutations/954981)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-vaccinating-the-most-vulnerable-world-wide-actually-reduce-mutations/954981 "2021-12-02T07:44:19Z")
I read things like and hear some guy from WHO say similar things, but I can’t, for the life of me, figure out a mechanism that makes this true. Sure, there are ethical issues with getting some kids slightly more prote… --- ## [No mouseover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mouseover/912436)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-mouseover/912436 "2021-12-02T05:23:04Z")
Can’t mouse over a thread title to see the first few lines of a post. I appreciated that a lot, when I could do it. Any chance it could happen here? --- ## [Mr. Spock can go to Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-spock-can-go-to-hell/949364)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-spock-can-go-to-hell/949364 "2021-12-02T05:22:44Z")
…at least according to creationist Ken Ham: That seems kinda harsh, considering how Spock sacrificed himself at the end of Star Trek II. Or the way Klaatu died for our sins in The Day the Earth Stood Still. --- ## [Did Native American hunters eat the fresh heart of their kills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-native-american-hunters-eat-the-fresh-heart-of-their-kills/678118)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-native-american-hunters-eat-the-fresh-heart-of-their-kills/678118 "2021-12-02T04:30:59Z")
There’s a scene in Dances With Wolves where the lead hunter cuts the heart from a freshly killed buffalo, takes a huge bite, and offers the rest to Kevin Costner. Other movies featuring Native American hunters often por… --- ## [Do you think I need to go to the doctor for this ingrown toenail? (with picture)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-i-need-to-go-to-the-doctor-for-this-ingrown-toenail-with-picture/954890)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-i-need-to-go-to-the-doctor-for-this-ingrown-toenail-with-picture/954890 "2021-12-02T04:03:28Z")
I’ve had this ingrown toenail for about two weeks now. Usually when I get one, it works itself out after a week or so. This one oozes pus if I squeeze it, which I have had before. The thing that has me wondering if I sho… --- ## [Ted Cruz says Texas should secede and "take the military" if Democrats "destroy the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-secede-and-take-the-military-if-democrats-destroy-the-country/954094)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-secede-and-take-the-military-if-democrats-destroy-the-country/954094 "2021-12-02T03:43:09Z")
Wow this guy really makes some long for ol LBJ eh? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ted-cruz-says-texas-should-secede-and-take-the-military-if-democrats-destroy-the-country/ar-AAQvdq2?ocid=SK2DDHP --- ## [Chugging sound when rear windows of vehicle are open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chugging-sound-when-rear-windows-of-vehicle-are-open/949795)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chugging-sound-when-rear-windows-of-vehicle-are-open/949795 "2021-12-02T02:31:38Z")
What causes the chugging sound when we open the rear windows of a vehicle ? I have noticed it mostly in SUVs. It has to do with turbulence I know, but chugging pattern of the air rushing past the windows what I am curi… --- ## [Macy's Parade - - Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macys-parade-thanksgiving/954939)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macys-parade-thanksgiving/954939 "2021-12-02T01:39:54Z")
Hope everyone is gearing up for a joyful Thanksgiving. I have ribeyes marinating. We’ll grill them at 1:30. Baked Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli and of course baked rolls. We use the frozen dough fresh from Kroger. What are… --- ## [How are they intending to have electric-car charging stations in urban areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-they-intending-to-have-electric-car-charging-stations-in-urban-areas/954250)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-they-intending-to-have-electric-car-charging-stations-in-urban-areas/954250 "2021-12-02T00:58:33Z")
I’ve spent much of my life living in areas like Manhattan, some of those years as a car-owner who (tried to) park on the street, and I can’t figure out where the charging-stations would go. First place, I used to park m… --- ## [Rushing to get the field goal unit on: college football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rushing-to-get-the-field-goal-unit-on-college-football/955007)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rushing-to-get-the-field-goal-unit-on-college-football/955007 "2021-12-02T00:05:17Z")
During the Texas - Kansas State game today, the UT QB went down on 3rd down with 15-20 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. The field goal unit ran out onto the field, very quickly lined up and made the field goal. My questi… --- ## [(comp sci): Is there another term for public information screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comp-sci-is-there-another-term-for-public-information-screen/954971)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comp-sci-is-there-another-term-for-public-information-screen/954971 "2021-12-01T22:54:34Z")
never mind: I was trying to find if a term existed for a display screen that needs to be visible to many people but is not necessarily “public”. Then I eventually figured out it’s information radiator (or dashboard). (t… --- ## [What do you make of people who are "hard of hearing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-people-who-are-hard-of-hearing/955177)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-make-of-people-who-are-hard-of-hearing/955177 "2021-12-01T22:31:33Z")
Not long ago, my mom’s birthday passed. I got to reminiscing and I remembered how she seemed to feign this loss of hearing. I say “feign” because it gradually dawned on me that she heard me the first time. \*When other… --- ## [For Omicron, get a booster now or wait until an updated vaccine is available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-omicron-get-a-booster-now-or-wait-until-an-updated-vaccine-is-available/955224)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-omicron-get-a-booster-now-or-wait-until-an-updated-vaccine-is-available/955224 "2021-12-01T22:30:48Z")
So I’m wondering if this is a quandary other people are worried about. With the new omicron variant is it better to get a booster now with the existing vaccines, or wait ~3 months until an updated mRNA vaccine comes out … --- ## [Is there a non-sexual term for "sadist?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-sexual-term-for-sadist/955308)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-non-sexual-term-for-sadist/955308 "2021-12-01T22:20:28Z")
I’m trying to come up with a term to describe some fictional character who simply enjoys inflicting as much suffering and misery on others as possible, but the term “sadist” (the most dictionary definition of such a pers… --- ## [How many people on earth are having sex at any given moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-on-earth-are-having-sex-at-any-given-moment/476182)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-on-earth-are-having-sex-at-any-given-moment/476182 "2021-12-01T20:47:33Z")
It’s an odd thought that just popped into my head, but there has to be some way of estimating this. --- ## [Changing LARGE Whole House Water Filters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-large-whole-house-water-filters/955305)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-large-whole-house-water-filters/955305 "2021-12-01T20:22:13Z")
I have upgraded my well water system with the large 4 1/2" x 20" carbon block water filters like these. I use two of them plumbed in parallel to avoid any pressure drop. I’ve always assumed that these should be replace… --- ## [Tell me about Stanislaw Lem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-stanislaw-lem/59721)
**Author:** [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-stanislaw-lem/59721 "2021-12-01T20:11:42Z")
Next Thursday on the campus on which I work there is going to be a talk on Stanislaw Lem, the Polish Science Fiction Writer. Here’s the thing: I’m a pretty big Science Fiction Fan, but I’ve never read anything by Lem a… --- ## [Alabama stays number two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-stays-number-two/955075)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-stays-number-two/955075 "2021-12-01T19:11:34Z")
In the latest coaches poll? --- ## [Ask the person who has never ever shopped on black Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-has-never-ever-shopped-on-black-friday/954969)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-has-never-ever-shopped-on-black-friday/954969 "2021-12-01T19:00:04Z")
I like to shop for things for other person’s. I’ve raised kids in the age of the Nintendo and DS. And fancy cel phones. I have grandkids who love toys, alot. The Lil’Wrekker loves fashion and shoes. Lots and lots of s… --- ## [Dry Brisket: What Went Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-brisket-what-went-wrong/955156)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-brisket-what-went-wrong/955156 "2021-12-01T18:50:18Z")
I smoked a brisket for Thanksgiving (plus a roasted turkey). The flavor was excellent - everything I’d want in smoked brisket - but it was very, very dry. This was my first attempt ever at cooking a brisket. I assembled… --- ## [Is It Time For You To Move To Texas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-you-to-move-to-texas/955006)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-you-to-move-to-texas/955006 "2021-12-01T18:21:02Z")
Just curious about this article and it’s conclusions that you might want to move just outside Dallas. As a Canadian I have no opinion on the matter. --- ## [Antifragility and opinions on Nassim Taleb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antifragility-and-opinions-on-nassim-taleb/951350)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antifragility-and-opinions-on-nassim-taleb/951350 "2021-12-01T17:01:29Z")
I enjoy reading books by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, such as The Black Swan, Aphorisms and Skin In The Game. I am currently rereading Antifragility. Although I think Taleb is clever and innovative, I often disagree with his… --- ## [Cut the cable and it feels so good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-the-cable-and-it-feels-so-good/954390)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-the-cable-and-it-feels-so-good/954390 "2021-12-01T16:55:56Z")
This morning, my wife noticed Comcast increased our monthly triple play charge $70. Seems like every year we discuss cutting the cable, but we always get some rate reduction and inertia takes over. For whatever reason … --- ## [Maximum Punishment for Juvenile Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-punishment-for-juvenile-crime/955297)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-punishment-for-juvenile-crime/955297 "2021-12-01T16:36:38Z")
Deleted to move to Great Debates. --- ## ["I love excellent X, but will (or won't) enjoy lesser quality X"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-excellent-x-but-will-or-wont-enjoy-lesser-quality-x/955044)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-excellent-x-but-will-or-wont-enjoy-lesser-quality-x/955044 "2021-12-01T16:32:47Z")
Some people are snobs about all food sensations, some don’t give a shit. I am in between about a lot of things, and am going to guess that most SDMB denizens feel the same as I do. So…here is a thread to discuss your sn… --- ## [Highways without speed limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highways-without-speed-limits/955058)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highways-without-speed-limits/955058 "2021-12-01T16:00:22Z")
A recent thread on Americans speeding in Saskatchewan combined with a comedy routine on how the Autobahn became popular because you could “just f\*\*king drive” made me wonder about the wisdom of highways without a strict … --- ## [Google flash style games site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-flash-style-games-site/954989 "2021-12-01T15:12:57Z")
Google have spent large amounts of money on a load of html5 games and hosted them on this site: GameSnacks Retrodrift for the win! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1270) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1272)