# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1283 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1284 --- ## [What is an "atmospheric river"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-atmospheric-river/954569)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-atmospheric-river/954569 "2021-11-18T17:37:29Z")
The news articles about the BC rains keep referring to an “atmospheric river”, which is a new term for me. What does it mean? :thinking: --- ## [What MCU material is missing from Disney Plus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mcu-material-is-missing-from-disney-plus/954462)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mcu-material-is-missing-from-disney-plus/954462 "2021-11-18T17:29:13Z")
I know that The Incredible Hulk and all the stand alone Spiderman movies are missing. What I’m wondering is if there are other missing bits and pieces that just didn’t make it. If I sat down and watched all the MCU stu… --- ## [Bible: Did Jacob (aka Israel) wrestle with God or an angel? (Genesis 32:24)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-did-jacob-aka-israel-wrestle-with-god-or-an-angel-genesis-32-24/953081)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-did-jacob-aka-israel-wrestle-with-god-or-an-angel-genesis-32-24/953081 "2021-11-18T14:23:05Z")
In Genesis 32:24 it is implied that Jacob wrestled with God and was winning until God cheated near the end. It seems crazy that God would come on earth to wrestle some guy and then lose to that guy. But I looked and ma… --- ## [John Cleese Cancels Himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-cancels-himself/954188)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-cancels-himself/954188 "2021-11-17T15:39:11Z")
John Cleese cancels his Cambridge Union Performance. I can see his point. He did impersonate Hitler (as Hilter) in his Monty Python days. “If he opens his big mouth again, IT’S LAMPSHADE TIME!!!” I hate what’s happen… --- ## [Car-sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sharing/954284)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-sharing/954284 "2021-11-18T06:46:14Z")
I’ve got a thread going over in GQ (now FQ, I guess) on EV charging stations in urban areas and something came up that isn’t quite GQ or FQ: car-sharing programs. I used to live in a high-rise building in NYC (20 storey… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Ten-donitis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193 "2021-11-18T06:33:25Z")
@Hamlet normally starts these threads, but it’s getting late and I assume he’s off helping mount a play or digging up skulls, so here’s this week’s schedule. Thursday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins… --- ## [What performer was the best athlete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139 "2021-11-18T06:30:08Z")
I’m specifically putting this in CS and not the Game Room because I’m curious about performers who primarily became famous for acting, music etc but coincidentally were very good to great athletes. So no Caitlyn Jenner d… --- ## [Why add Fentanyl to cocaine? (mild TV spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-add-fentanyl-to-cocaine-mild-tv-spoilers/953229)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-add-fentanyl-to-cocaine-mild-tv-spoilers/953229 "2021-11-18T01:59:51Z")
I haven’t used cocaine since the 80s and have never used recreational opiates, so everything I know about the economics of their distribution and usage comes from TV and movies. In American Rust on Showtime, a dealer is… --- ## [Why can't I scroll to the end of a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-scroll-to-the-end-of-a-thread/954056)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Fairway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Fairway)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-scroll-to-the-end-of-a-thread/954056 "2021-11-18T00:03:14Z")
Sometimes I want to see the most recent posts in a long thread and I can’t seem to get to the end of the thread. If I move the progress bar down, it does not go all the way to the end. Or it goes to the end visually but … --- ## [Has this been done? Chess with dice rolls added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-been-done-chess-with-dice-rolls-added/954520)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-been-done-chess-with-dice-rolls-added/954520 "2021-11-17T23:36:26Z")
Ordinarily in chess the outcome of a confrontation between two pieces is predetermined: whichever piece gets the jump on another wins, even if somehow it can be contrived to have a pawn take a queen. The “strength” of th… --- ## [The Ocean Cleanup \[The Great Pacific Garbage Patches\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocean-cleanup-the-great-pacific-garbage-patches/953838)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ocean-cleanup-the-great-pacific-garbage-patches/953838 "2021-11-17T23:16:34Z")
7 years ago we had a thread on this project: Today I randomly found this: So this project is ongoing, and some sort of test is complete. Looking at the video though, I’m skeptical. The trash they collecte… --- ## [Tales from the viral crypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-viral-crypt/954535)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-from-the-viral-crypt/954535 "2021-11-17T23:03:33Z")
Just when we were starting to think we had covid under control (maybe - sorta)… --- ## [Sesame Street diversifies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-diversifies/954421)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-diversifies/954421 "2021-11-17T22:56:30Z")
At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon. She is Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding. :+1: … --- ## [Straight Dope wiki shout out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-wiki-shout-out/954533)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-wiki-shout-out/954533 "2021-11-17T22:52:54Z")
I was reading the history of Manhattan Island on Wikipedia and came across this: --- ## [Was America ever a poor nation (compared to the relative standards of its time?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-america-ever-a-poor-nation-compared-to-the-relative-standards-of-its-time/952424)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-america-ever-a-poor-nation-compared-to-the-relative-standards-of-its-time/952424 "2021-11-17T21:57:55Z")
Aside from its beginning (the travelers who disembarked from the Mayflower obviously couldn’t have had much prosperity when first getting things set up,) was America ever at any point a poor nation, by living standards o… --- ## [Funny, odd, or strange nicknames that you use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-odd-or-strange-nicknames-that-you-use/954464)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-odd-or-strange-nicknames-that-you-use/954464 "2021-11-17T21:04:16Z")
Inspired by the Spanish nickname thread currently in MPSIMS. What nicknames have you heard or used that seem normal to you because you’ve used them so often? Unusual monikers for grandparents are perfectly welcome. (I… --- ## [Got a warning email from cis@amazon.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-warning-email-from-cis-amazon-com/732780)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-warning-email-from-cis-amazon-com/732780 "2021-11-17T19:41:01Z")
I recently had a very large Amazon order go missing in transit. 4 total packages and a value of over $500. I did get a full refund. A couple days after getting the refund, I got this email " Hello, A careful review … --- ## [Who Killed Malcom X? Two Men Convicted to Be Exonerated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-malcom-x-two-men-convicted-to-be-exonerated/954526)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-malcom-x-two-men-convicted-to-be-exonerated/954526 "2021-11-17T19:30:42Z")
Or if this is paywalled for you: https://archive.md/XVcsV The article says the prosecutors, FBI and New York City Police Department withheld key evidence. --- ## [How close to the "Turing Test" are current speakers/headphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-the-turing-test-are-current-speakers-headphones/954428)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-the-turing-test-are-current-speakers-headphones/954428 "2021-11-17T19:23:19Z")
Let’s say you have a theater with a gigantic curtain over the stage and behind the curtain is either some kind of real life event happening or some kind of speaker setup that’s designed to replicate the audio of that eve… --- ## [How were members of the Riksdag of the Estates chosen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-members-of-the-riksdag-of-the-estates-chosen/954146)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-members-of-the-riksdag-of-the-estates-chosen/954146 "2021-11-17T19:08:43Z")
Wikipedia goes over how the the Four Estates (Clergy, Nobility, Burgers, & Farmers) were organized, but not how members of each chamber were chosen. Did all noblemen get to attend their chamber like the British House of… --- ## [Greatest chess player tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-chess-player-tournament/954409)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-chess-player-tournament/954409 "2021-11-17T18:59:23Z")
By virtue of my time-machine I am going to gather the eight greatest chess players ever in their prime. The tournament is structured as follows: Ranked pairings each round (like the NCAA Basketball Tournament) You beat… --- ## [Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-trailer/954475)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-trailer/954475 "2021-11-17T17:16:14Z")
It looks very interesting. Spider-Man: No Way Home - Official Trailer (2021) Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya - YouTube --- ## [Is there any benefit to protecting the integrity of your Netflix algorithm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-benefit-to-protecting-the-integrity-of-your-netflix-algorithm/954393)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-benefit-to-protecting-the-integrity-of-your-netflix-algorithm/954393 "2021-11-17T16:34:47Z")
I’m a member of a platelet donor group on Facebook. Because he process takes several hours the Red Cross has Netflix and Hulu available to entertain donors during the process. Members on the group have observed that one … --- ## [Sale of Trump DC Hotel lease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-of-trump-dc-hotel-lease/954383)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-of-trump-dc-hotel-lease/954383 "2021-11-17T14:56:31Z")
Reports are that Trump Organization is selling the lease for $375 million. This is more than double the $180 million that they leased it for in 2016. The hotel lost $70 million while he was in office, despite all the peo… --- ## [Capless Olympic medalist swimmers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capless-olympic-medalist-swimmers/954508)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capless-olympic-medalist-swimmers/954508 "2021-11-17T11:47:25Z")
These days, it seems that all Olympic swimmers wear caps. However, from looking at photos from very old Olympics games, most of the swimmers did not wear caps. Who was the last person to win an Olympic medal in swimmin… --- ## [Russian recent destruction of a satellite and Kessler Syndrome...how big is the threat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-recent-destruction-of-a-satellite-and-kessler-syndrome-how-big-is-the-threat/954461)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-recent-destruction-of-a-satellite-and-kessler-syndrome-how-big-is-the-threat/954461 "2021-11-17T12:48:32Z")
Russia recently did another anti-satellite test and destroyed one of its satellites in orbit. This has caused a backlash of international censure since it supposedly has put both the international space station and the … --- ## [What are your thoughts on the current border crisis in Poland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-current-border-crisis-in-poland/954137)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-current-border-crisis-in-poland/954137 "2021-11-17T12:44:08Z")
I haven’t seen a thread on this, but I was wondering what 'dopers thoughts are wrt the unfolding border crisis with migrants on the Polish border? There are hundreds (some say thousands…Belarus claims 2000, Poland claim… --- ## [Is race considered a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-race-considered-a-thing/953746)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-race-considered-a-thing/953746 "2021-11-17T12:34:45Z")
I know there are other threads on this, but was watching a video on the genetics of prehistory and the narrator was saying that race is unquestionable a real thing with humans, it’s just different than people think (i.e.… --- ## [New Rule about Thread Titles when Pitting Other Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rule-about-thread-titles-when-pitting-other-posters/944549)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rule-about-thread-titles-when-pitting-other-posters/944549 "2021-06-20T19:13:58Z")
Discourse has a feature where if you put a link to another thread into a post, it creates a back-link in the linked thread. Which has caused a minor issue with the Pit forum when someone Pits another poster, and the thr… --- ## [After climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-climate-change/954465)
**Author:** [@mjmartin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmartin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-climate-change/954465 "2021-11-17T07:22:22Z")
Imagine we see a 4-5 (or higher) degree increase in temperatures by the end of the century. Obviously, the impact on humanity would be catastrophic. At some point, perhaps just by so many people being dead, the levels of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1284)