# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1292 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1293 --- ## [Famouspoets.com - how bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famouspoets-com-how-bad/118846)
**Author:** [@Plavacek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plavacek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famouspoets-com-how-bad/118846 "2021-11-09T10:24:42Z")
At some point in my inbox spam, I found an email from famouspoets.com, advertising a $50K poetry contest. Since I had just finished a poetry class in college, I said what the hell, and submitted one of mine. So it’s to… --- ## [Is the upcoming domination of the electric car going to be a good thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-upcoming-domination-of-the-electric-car-going-to-be-a-good-thing/953438)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-upcoming-domination-of-the-electric-car-going-to-be-a-good-thing/953438 "2021-11-09T10:21:29Z")
I mean, if the electric power that charges the vehicles comes from non-clean sources, is it going to make a dent in helping combat climate change? I’m also a little concerned about the lack of range on these things. --- ## [Pressure cooking and alcoholic content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-cooking-and-alcoholic-content/953918)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressure-cooking-and-alcoholic-content/953918 "2021-11-09T09:19:42Z")
Question: Ifyou were to put an alcoholic beverage into a pressure cooker such as an Instant Pot and pressure cook it for a while, would that affect the alcoholic content? --- ## [Facebook post extraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-post-extraction/953925)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-post-extraction/953925 "2021-11-09T06:24:30Z")
Two years ago I started a group to report to family and friends on a road trip that 7 of us guys took from Canada to Costa Rica to help deliver a 1979 motorhome. During the course of this trip due to the numerous photos… --- ## [Do you have a specific date you associate with elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-specific-date-you-associate-with-elections/953783)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-specific-date-you-associate-with-elections/953783 "2021-11-09T04:52:17Z")
I realized that of all the dates in the beginning of November, I associate November 4th the most with presidential elections. I wasn’t sure which election that was - and after checking it seems that I’m remembering the 1… --- ## [Emilio Estevez will not be in Season 2 of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers; spent much of Season 1 suffering from long-haul covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emilio-estevez-will-not-be-in-season-2-of-the-mighty-ducks-game-changers-spent-much-of-season-1-suffering-from-long-haul-covid/954017)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emilio-estevez-will-not-be-in-season-2-of-the-mighty-ducks-game-changers-spent-much-of-season-1-suffering-from-long-haul-covid/954017 "2021-11-09T02:29:21Z")
It was announced a few days ago that Emilio Estevez, who played Coach Gordon Bombay in the Mighty Ducks movies and also in the recent Disney+ TV series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, will not be returning for season 2. … --- ## [Mass Effect new game being produced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-new-game-being-produced/953960)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-new-game-being-produced/953960 "2021-11-09T00:36:33Z")
I saw the Twitter post (below). I am a big Mass Effect fan but I hated, hated, hated the teenagers in space sequel they did. Does anyone know anything about this new effort? Image from the link above: … --- ## [What can I do with chipotle chilis in adobo sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-chipotle-chilis-in-adobo-sauce/953947)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-chipotle-chilis-in-adobo-sauce/953947 "2021-11-08T23:19:53Z")
Yesterday I made a Texas style chili recipe that called for some canned chipotle chilis in adobo sauce. Except the recipe only needed a couple of chilis and a little bit of the sauce, so now I have the rest of them sitt… --- ## [Is the heat from peppers cumulative in a dish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-heat-from-peppers-cumulative-in-a-dish/953744)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-heat-from-peppers-cumulative-in-a-dish/953744 "2021-11-08T22:17:46Z")
For example, are ten Hatch peppers in a stew way hotter than, say, two Hatch peppers in a stew? I couldn’t seem to find a definitive answer to this. --- ## [I wrote a new story!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-new-story/953952)
**Author:** [@Aeoles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeoles)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-new-story/953952 "2021-11-08T22:10:40Z")
Hey you guys, so, I’m slightly manic and this was inspired by a random prompt I saw on TikTok of all places. I just wanted to share with some people and here I am again! Feel free to give any feedback you feel like, I wa… --- ## [Amazon's new "Before 11am" next day delivery; anyone use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-new-before-11am-next-day-delivery-anyone-use/953963)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-new-before-11am-next-day-delivery-anyone-use/953963 "2021-11-08T21:01:30Z")
So yesterday I was looking to have something delivered quick, after verifying that I couldn’t buy it locally, and I was willing to take a chance on the time of day it was delivered by ordering the “same day” or “next day… --- ## [Does America Still Have Any Optimism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-america-still-have-any-optimism/953836)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-america-still-have-any-optimism/953836 "2021-11-08T20:12:04Z")
I’ve worked with many Americans. I’ve visited the country many times, but it is an expansive place and I have not seen very much of it. Americans travelling in other countries, Americans at home, Americans at work… are… --- ## [Dr. No (Bond review)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-no-bond-review/953959)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-no-bond-review/953959 "2021-11-08T19:22:36Z")
So I’ve started watching the Bond films What a weird little movie. Everyone blunders about. Bond sorta just thuggery’s his way to the end. (Which is fine, No, calls him a hooligan.) The entire thing grinds to a fricken… --- ## [What was your opinion of GM’s Saturn automobiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-opinion-of-gm-s-saturn-automobiles/953912)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-opinion-of-gm-s-saturn-automobiles/953912 "2021-11-08T19:09:54Z")
I had a lot of experience with Saturns, I owned an SL1, one friend had an SL1 which he traded in for a VUE, and another friend had an SC2. I had a chance to drive all of them on long road trips. I absolutely loved them,… --- ## [How does Trump's endless appealing court decisions scheme work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-trumps-endless-appealing-court-decisions-scheme-work/953989)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-trumps-endless-appealing-court-decisions-scheme-work/953989 "2021-11-08T18:57:01Z")
I understand there are probably a lot of exceptions and varying rules, but in general I thought that in order to appeal a court decision you need to show that an error in law or fact was made. IOW, you can’t appeal a de… --- ## [\[Breaking News\] Stampede at Israel Religious Celebration Kills at Least 45](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-stampede-at-israel-religious-celebration-kills-at-least-45/941119)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-stampede-at-israel-religious-celebration-kills-at-least-45/941119 "2021-11-08T18:20:09Z")
While relatively common in the third world it is rare that large numbers of deaths are seen in stampedes in advanced, industrialized countries: I suppose it’s because of the heavy influence of the Orthodox parties in… --- ## [Best opening monologue to a movie or tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-monologue-to-a-movie-or-tv-series/953728)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-monologue-to-a-movie-or-tv-series/953728 "2021-11-08T18:19:08Z")
I can recite this one from memory-Criswell at the beginning of Plan 9 From Outer Space: “Greetings, my friends! We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. … --- ## [Can I remove the alcohol from alcoholic drinks (e.g. beer, wine, whiskey) and then add it back later and have the same product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-remove-the-alcohol-from-alcoholic-drinks-e-g-beer-wine-whiskey-and-then-add-it-back-later-and-have-the-same-product/953953)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-remove-the-alcohol-from-alcoholic-drinks-e-g-beer-wine-whiskey-and-then-add-it-back-later-and-have-the-same-product/953953 "2021-11-08T17:54:47Z")
If I distilled all of the alcohol out of beer or wine or whiskey (or take your pick) would I be left with beer juice, wine juice and whiskey juice sans alcohol? Could I then make them as they were by simply mixing pure … --- ## [Did saloons in the wild west serve beer collected from overflow trays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-saloons-in-the-wild-west-serve-beer-collected-from-overflow-trays/953850)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-saloons-in-the-wild-west-serve-beer-collected-from-overflow-trays/953850 "2021-11-08T16:37:13Z")
In western films sometimes you see them serving a cheap ‘all sorts’ beer which appears to be beer collected from the overflow/drips trays, or possibly collected from the dregs at bottom of the barrels. Did this really oc… --- ## [Recommend historical fiction on prehistoric steppe people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-historical-fiction-on-prehistoric-steppe-people/953981)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-historical-fiction-on-prehistoric-steppe-people/953981 "2021-11-08T14:54:14Z")
I was reading an article about the steppe mummies and was trying to find some historical fiction about those people. Something like a cross between The Mummies of Urumchi and Clan of the Cave Bear. Can anyone recommend… --- ## [Fluorescent light fixture not working---bulbs glowing a faint orange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluorescent-light-fixture-not-working-bulbs-glowing-a-faint-orange/953484)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluorescent-light-fixture-not-working-bulbs-glowing-a-faint-orange/953484 "2021-11-08T14:14:43Z")
I have a fluorescent tube lighting fixture in my basement—it’s quite old (it was here when I moved in 18 years ago, and it looked old then, so who knows when it was put in). Both bulbs went out at the same time–just a f… --- ## [The Restaurant/Vår tid är nu (Swedish TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-restaurant-var-tid-ar-nu-swedish-tv-series/953939)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-restaurant-var-tid-ar-nu-swedish-tv-series/953939 "2021-11-08T14:01:18Z")
I’ve just discovered this show on Amazon Prime and I’m hooked. It’s about a family who own’s a high class Stockholm restaurant and their staff starting in 1945. It’s been called the Swedish Downton Abbey, but it’s so m… --- ## [Rocket motor thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-motor-thought/953707)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocket-motor-thought/953707 "2021-11-08T13:40:36Z")
I know there is an immense amount of engineering that goes into the shape of rocket motor nozzles. Maximizing the impulsive force transferred to the vehicle during combustion of the fuel. I am wondering if a sort of fla… --- ## [Why did the British high court refuse to hear the case of an Argentine resident from one of its colonies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-british-high-court-refuse-to-hear-the-case-of-an-argentine-resident-from-one-of-its-colonies/953559)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-british-high-court-refuse-to-hear-the-case-of-an-argentine-resident-from-one-of-its-colonies/953559 "2021-11-08T11:29:24Z")
The UK began re-colonizing the Falkland islands on Jan. 3, 1833. Furthermore, in 1843 Antonio Rivero “El Gaucho” was taken to London to be judged for crimes committed on the islands, but the British high court, despite “… --- ## [Thoughts on sharing sexy selfies on social?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sharing-sexy-selfies-on-social/953738)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-sharing-sexy-selfies-on-social/953738 "2021-11-08T10:42:01Z")
I follow a former coworker on Instagram. She’s young, brilliant, driven and AFAICT quite successful in her gigs since we last worked together. Her Instagram, of course, isn’t business oriented – it’s about travel and nig… --- ## [HMS\_Irruncible, I have a suggestion for where you can place your concern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hms-irruncible-i-have-a-suggestion-for-where-you-can-place-your-concern/926299)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hms-irruncible-i-have-a-suggestion-for-where-you-can-place-your-concern/926299 "2021-11-08T09:50:29Z")
This was originally written as a response to go into ATMB, but with @What\_Exit’s mod note, I chose to place it here instead. Had I started here, I may have tried being a bit less diplomatic, so here’s a “fuck” just to ev… --- ## [Using An Inverted Parabola To Approximate Sine Function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-inverted-parabola-to-approximate-sine-function/953829)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-inverted-parabola-to-approximate-sine-function/953829 "2021-11-08T09:28:53Z")
I’m putting this in MPSIMS, because I partly want to share something with you all. But I also have a couple of questions. Anyways, since I took my first class in trigonometry, I have tried to deduce ways of finding valu… --- ## [In previous times, what did people have to keep up-to-date on, such as WRT technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-previous-times-what-did-people-have-to-keep-up-to-date-on-such-as-wrt-technology/953648)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-previous-times-what-did-people-have-to-keep-up-to-date-on-such-as-wrt-technology/953648 "2021-11-08T06:09:37Z")
I don’t want this to come across as an anti-tech rant, but my wife and I often comment on the challenge of staying abreast with technology developments such as phones, TV, and computers. For just one example, a while ba… --- ## [Can you really end up on the sex offender registry for public urination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-end-up-on-the-sex-offender-registry-for-public-urination/953904)
**Author:** [@GrilledCheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrilledCheese)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-end-up-on-the-sex-offender-registry-for-public-urination/953904 "2021-11-08T05:02:23Z")
I sometimes see people question the efficacy and fairness of the sex offender registry by claiming you can be convicted of indecent exposure and required to register merely for being caught urinating in public. If true, … --- ## [Iconic but awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-but-awful/952285)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-but-awful/952285 "2021-11-08T04:16:19Z")
I’m watching John Carpenter’s They Live right now and boy, howdy, is it awful. There are some truly iconic scenes, but the Roddy Piper and his hair are indescribably bad. The make up, the clothes, the sets, the script - … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1293)