# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1284 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1285 --- ## [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… --- ## [Thanks, Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-dopers/954444)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-dopers/954444 "2021-11-17T06:43:23Z")
A friend and I were recently talking about where we get our news from. I admitted that I don’t read any news sites or listen to news on TV or radio. “But you always know what’s going on,” the friend said. And then I rea… --- ## [What's everyone's take on "iBuying" of real estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-everyones-take-on-ibuying-of-real-estate/954132)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-everyones-take-on-ibuying-of-real-estate/954132 "2021-11-17T04:46:21Z")
I’m right in the process of trying to wrap my head around this, as it’s new to me. I’ve read about Zillow doing the iBuying thing and how they bit off more than they could chew. They bought houses at high prices, seeki… --- ## [Is it getting more rainy in Aswan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-getting-more-rainy-in-aswan/954302)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-getting-more-rainy-in-aswan/954302 "2021-11-17T04:11:20Z")
This news story today - Scorpions are regularly washed into the streets by heavy rain … seems to be at odds with internet results that say it very rarely rains in Aswan (1.4mm in total per year). Is it getting mor… --- ## [Fallout 76: Idea Man Treading water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-76-idea-man-treading-water/950783)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-76-idea-man-treading-water/950783 "2021-11-17T01:50:36Z")
I feel a little bit of wistful sadness with each content update to the Fallout series…one I’ve spend hundreds of dollars on over many MANY years. The Unstoppables came out and it’s Yet Another stickerpack… I’m tired of … --- ## [Advice for moving with a pet - unique situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-moving-with-a-pet-unique-situation/954420)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-moving-with-a-pet-unique-situation/954420 "2021-11-17T01:24:44Z")
So my wife just got a new job two states away and the job is requiring her to start in mid-December. My job needs me to stay on through December, so I won’t be able to move up until the new year. Our unique issue is our… --- ## [Flu vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-vaccines/950682)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-vaccines/950682 "2021-11-17T00:37:16Z")
Not sure how to present this, given the heated debates about COVID vaccines. I just wanted to remind folks about getting your flu shot, soon. The most effective dates are now until late October. Most places giving them … --- ## [I do have a bad, bad, bad problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-have-a-bad-bad-bad-problem/954324)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-have-a-bad-bad-bad-problem/954324 "2021-11-16T23:48:13Z")
Not kidding at all. I’ve had diabetes since I was a baby. Generally successful in staying on my diet and keeping my glucose balanced. Except during puberty and now. All my safeguards are in place and working. I’m chai… --- ## [Okay, but WHY does multiplication/division come before addition/subtraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-but-why-does-multiplication-division-come-before-addition-subtraction/954352)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-but-why-does-multiplication-division-come-before-addition-subtraction/954352 "2021-11-16T22:51:25Z")
I mean, I know it does. I know it’s Brackets/parentheses (depends where you live) Exponents/orders (depends) Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction I can see the point of having brackets, since then you can… --- ## [In Praise of Older People Bodies With Vaginas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-older-people-bodies-with-vaginas/952574)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-older-people-bodies-with-vaginas/952574 "2021-11-16T21:14:32Z")
Limited excerpt from a recent Economist: My question: One should balance sensitivity with being practical. How do people feel about this? “Bodies with vaginas” is an odd way to refer to half the human race. Yet it … --- ## [Who generally has the easier job: Prosecutor or defense attorney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-generally-has-the-easier-job-prosecutor-or-defense-attorney/954310)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-generally-has-the-easier-job-prosecutor-or-defense-attorney/954310 "2021-11-16T17:52:22Z")
I realize the answer will probably be, “It depends on the case,” but broadly, generally and loosely speaking, who is considered to have the easier job? Is the defense’s advantage mainly that by default, a defendant is n… --- ## [Why are most of these shortages starting now rather than during peak Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-of-these-shortages-starting-now-rather-than-during-peak-covid/954246)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-of-these-shortages-starting-now-rather-than-during-peak-covid/954246 "2021-11-16T17:42:41Z")
When Covid first started, there were shortages in toilet paper and hand sanitizer, and there was a brief run on food, but, for the most part, I could get everything else I typically bought. Now every time I go to the su… --- ## [Mac & Jack, or Manny's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-jack-or-mannys/546530)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-jack-or-mannys/546530 "2021-11-16T16:57:49Z")
This is probably PNW-centric, but… I don’t often drink alcohol, so when I do I want it to be good. Sometimes I like a beer with lunch, and in that case I ask for something local, and on draught. This is how I discover… --- ## [Is there a term for people who "speak the outcome" to others and think that solves the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-people-who-speak-the-outcome-to-others-and-think-that-solves-the-problem/953319)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-people-who-speak-the-outcome-to-others-and-think-that-solves-the-problem/953319 "2021-11-16T16:55:21Z")
You know the type: The person who, when someone else has depression, says “Just stop being depressed” or if someone has an anxiety disorder, says “You need to stop being anxious” - and thinks that that solves the problem… --- ## [Why were Afghanis who wanted to leave still there at the end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-afghanis-who-wanted-to-leave-still-there-at-the-end/952083)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-afghanis-who-wanted-to-leave-still-there-at-the-end/952083 "2021-11-16T16:52:19Z")
Not sure if GD is the correct forum, but I found myself asking this when the news reported all of the stories about people wishing to get out of Afghanistan in the weeks before/after the US pulled out. It shouldn’t have… --- ## [Was Magellan’s/Elcano’s circumnavigation of the world planned as such?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-magellan-s-elcano-s-circumnavigation-of-the-world-planned-as-such/954300)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-magellan-s-elcano-s-circumnavigation-of-the-world-planned-as-such/954300 "2021-11-16T15:40:18Z")
The main objective of the first circumnavigation of the world, which Magellan commenced in 1519 and Elcano completed in 1522 after Magellan’s death, was to do what Columbus had failed to accomplish three decades before: … --- ## [New standing seam metal roof: How important are snow guards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-standing-seam-metal-roof-how-important-are-snow-guards/954392)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-standing-seam-metal-roof-how-important-are-snow-guards/954392 "2021-11-16T15:40:15Z")
We finally got our new standing seam metal roof installed, some 3 months late. The whole house reno project has stretched on longer than anyone would have liked, and funds are running low. Having snow guards (those littl… --- ## [Federal crime committed, sentenced to 60 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-crime-committed-sentenced-to-60-days/954407)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-crime-committed-sentenced-to-60-days/954407 "2021-11-16T15:11:02Z")
I know in the US, the breakdown is any sentence under a year is Jail and anything over is Prision. But the Federal system does not have jails, so do the same people doing under a year for a Federal crime go to a differen… --- ## [Silver Age Supergirl happened until…when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-age-supergirl-happened-until-when/948689)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-age-supergirl-happened-until-when/948689 "2021-11-16T14:48:47Z")
You know what I mean. The original DC Supergirl in the Superman costume, except the pants were a blue skirt. Superman imprisoned her in an orphanage as his “secret weapon,” and she went along with it for some reason. … --- ## [My Test Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-test-poll/954340)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-test-poll/954340 "2021-11-16T14:14:24Z")
I’m definitely testing a poll…lets see if it works edit: It didn’t work --- ## [Electrical wiring in U.S. government buildings overseas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-in-u-s-government-buildings-overseas/954199)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-wiring-in-u-s-government-buildings-overseas/954199 "2021-11-16T13:44:36Z")
What kind of electrical wiring is used in buildings outside the U.S. that are owned and operated by the U.S. government? Strictly American, local (if different) or both? Say, at the U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt, G… --- ## [Dan Goldman announces he's running for New York Attorney General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-goldman-announces-hes-running-for-new-york-attorney-general/954451)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-goldman-announces-hes-running-for-new-york-attorney-general/954451 "2021-11-16T12:20:05Z")
What do you guys think? --- ## [Some parents now going after mental health programs in schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-parents-now-going-after-mental-health-programs-in-schools/954424)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-parents-now-going-after-mental-health-programs-in-schools/954424 "2021-11-16T13:31:13Z")
Claiming that mental health programs in schools are akin to indoctrination, some parents’ groups are going after them now. Another example of parents fearing what they don’t understand. --- ## [Assigning ringtones by caller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assigning-ringtones-by-caller/954328)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assigning-ringtones-by-caller/954328 "2021-11-16T10:29:05Z")
Do you use different rings for different callers or do you have a single ring for everyone? I’ve set 3 in my phone - one assigned to family and friends, one assigned to businesses I deal with regularly, and one for ever… --- ## [WTF was Popeye always singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-popeye-always-singing/799606)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-popeye-always-singing/799606 "2021-11-16T06:02:44Z")
Saw this on one of my friends Facebook pages. Reminded me that in almost every Popeye cartoon he was reciting that gibberish. Was it anything more than that? Or did it come from some song way back when? Or was it a res… --- ## [Dizziness for a day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dizziness-for-a-day/954068)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dizziness-for-a-day/954068 "2021-11-16T05:59:55Z")
Everything was fine Sunday night. When I woke up around 3AM to pee, I could barely walk to the bathroom because I was so uneasy on my feet. But I was fine walking back to bed. Same thing happened when I got up around … --- ## [So ... about Deadpool's girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-deadpools-girlfriend/953908)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-deadpools-girlfriend/953908 "2021-11-16T05:28:40Z")
What exactly does she say to him? Is it Kiss me like you miss me. Kiss me like you missed me. Kiss me like you’ll miss me. At one time or another I’ve suspected each choice. --- ## [Leftists are trying to kill the Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftists-are-trying-to-kill-the-right/951086)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftists-are-trying-to-kill-the-right/951086 "2021-11-16T05:06:37Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum for this. Maybe it should be in QZ or the Pit. Mods, please move if deemed necessary. A few days ago, someone on Twitter posted a link to this articleHoward Stern Proves Democrats W… --- ## [The Earth is (contrary to expectations) spinning faster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-contrary-to-expectations-spinning-faster/954210)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-earth-is-contrary-to-expectations-spinning-faster/954210 "2021-11-16T02:18:30Z")
Long term the rotation of the Earth is getting slower, with energy being lost due to friction in the Earth-Moon system. We can measure the length of a day so accurately now that leap seconds are added or removed from tim… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1285)