# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1295 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1296 --- ## [Eggs: Season before cooking or after cooking? (assume a scrambled egg or omelette)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-season-before-cooking-or-after-cooking-assume-a-scrambled-egg-or-omelette/953860)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-season-before-cooking-or-after-cooking-assume-a-scrambled-egg-or-omelette/953860 "2021-11-06T14:19:33Z")
I have seen many differing opinions on this from both professional and amateur chefs. Some say seasoning before cooking starts to break the egg down and can make it a little watery. Others say season when mixing the eg… --- ## [Anybody else watching "B Positive"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-watching-b-positive/939757)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-watching-b-positive/939757 "2021-11-06T12:25:18Z")
I’ve been watching this unlikely CBS sitcom. It’s about a therapist who’s suffering from renal failure and needs a kidney donor. His blood type is quite rare: B-positive. He finds a woman he knew in high school who’s a p… --- ## [Trying to figure our what government action has materially affected me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-our-what-government-action-has-materially-affected-me/953791)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-our-what-government-action-has-materially-affected-me/953791 "2021-11-06T07:46:57Z")
This was spurred by a discussion my wife and I had this morning about the presidents we have had thru our lives (born in 60 and 61). We have long commented that our political positions primarily reflect our philosophica… --- ## [Petting my cat causes static on my guitar amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petting-my-cat-causes-static-on-my-guitar-amp/953676)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petting-my-cat-causes-static-on-my-guitar-amp/953676 "2021-11-06T07:23:29Z")
In my TV I also have 3 guitars connected to an amp. On Friday my cat came in here, he was on the floor in front of the couch, and when I reached down to pet him I heard some very faint static on the amp. This happened t… --- ## [Is lt possible for the Earth to have a second Luna sized moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lt-possible-for-the-earth-to-have-a-second-luna-sized-moon/953830)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lt-possible-for-the-earth-to-have-a-second-luna-sized-moon/953830 "2021-11-06T03:29:50Z")
…or would such a system be too unstable to last? --- ## [What...if any...level of support do you feel is correct with respect to the US and Taiwan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-level-of-support-do-you-feel-is-correct-with-respect-to-the-us-and-taiwan/953471)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-any-level-of-support-do-you-feel-is-correct-with-respect-to-the-us-and-taiwan/953471 "2021-11-06T02:53:48Z")
So, I was watching some stuff earlier where Biden came out with an unqualified statement of support by the US for Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. Sadly, this was walked back by the White House fairly rapidly,… --- ## [THE TRUTH ABOUT PUBG (the mobile game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-pubg-the-mobile-game/953789)
**Author:** [@Itsokaytohategoogle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Itsokaytohategoogle)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-pubg-the-mobile-game/953789 "2021-11-06T02:22:28Z")
The truth is that it’s not what it appears to be. It’s not a game where you are playing against 99 other players who represent gamers from all around the world. Maybe sometimes there are real people you’re playing again… --- ## [Thought on dog behavior - yelping/whining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-on-dog-behavior-yelping-whining/953810)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-on-dog-behavior-yelping-whining/953810 "2021-11-06T02:01:49Z")
Wondering if any of you had any thoughts about a weird behavior of my dog’s. 20 mo old labradoodle. Pretty well behaved in most respects - this hasn’t got all of his brain yet. Barks a little too much out the window a… --- ## [How do you decide which cards to pass in Hearts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-which-cards-to-pass-in-hearts/953748)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-which-cards-to-pass-in-hearts/953748 "2021-11-06T01:47:56Z")
I generally pass my high clubs or diamonds and don’t pass any spade or heart. The more spades I have allows me to have an alternative to playing and being forced to take the Queen. Having hearts gives me the flexibility … --- ## [Wow drew carey has went all in on the full grandpa look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-drew-carey-has-went-all-in-on-the-full-grandpa-look/951847)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-drew-carey-has-went-all-in-on-the-full-grandpa-look/951847 "2021-11-06T00:07:44Z")
I knew he changed his look a bit from the “human cartoon” look since his show ended (what a decade or more now?) and he started the price is right… but in this clip from the TPIR anniversary show the other day where th… --- ## [ZosterSandstorm is suspended for 3 days after 5th warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zostersandstorm-is-suspended-for-3-days-after-5th-warning/953855)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zostersandstorm-is-suspended-for-3-days-after-5th-warning/953855 "2021-11-05T20:59:50Z")
Suspended for 3 days for 5th Warning since October 2021 You are being suspended for 3 days. You are also banned from talking about CRT at all on the Straight Dope when you return. You’ve been warned for detailing & hij… --- ## [Why is CRT a hijack in a thread about the VA election? \[rescinded CRT restriction\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-crt-a-hijack-in-a-thread-about-the-va-election-rescinded-crt-restriction/953839)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-crt-a-hijack-in-a-thread-about-the-va-election-rescinded-crt-restriction/953839 "2021-11-05T20:55:33Z")
ISTM that pundits broadly agree that this was a major factor in that election. Why would a moderator declare this to be a hijack in a P&E discussion of that election and ban all mention of it? --- ## [Taking a trip to NYC (restaurant suggestions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-trip-to-nyc-restaurant-suggestions/953831)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-trip-to-nyc-restaurant-suggestions/953831 "2021-11-05T20:19:15Z")
This winter for a week. We already have a packed itinerary and plans on eating tons of New York pizza (or as Jon Stewart calls it - pizza) and street hot dogs. My question is what is a restaurant that we absolutely, po… --- ## [Problems with Pfizer's vax trials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-pfizers-vax-trials/953819)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-pfizers-vax-trials/953819 "2021-11-05T19:24:43Z")
Just saw this: Some significant problems at a Pfizer subcontractor site that was involved with the COVID-19 vaccine trials. The broad deployment and success of the Pfizer vaccine among the general public suggests tha… --- ## [Django Reinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/django-reinhardt/953687)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/django-reinhardt/953687 "2021-11-05T18:49:20Z")
This thread is about the guitarist Django Reinhardt. I’ve noticed some influences that I’ll mention below. Feel free to agree or disagree with my comments, and/or say anything you like about Django. I’ve been listening … --- ## [Election Night November 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-november-2021/953702)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-november-2021/953702 "2021-11-05T16:30:53Z")
OK so a lot of people are really anxious about Virginia But there’s also New Jersey, NYC, Atlanta and surely a whole bunch more localities, so how about we all follow up here? Polls just closed in VA. (and BTW, c’mo… --- ## [Funeral Invitations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-invitations/953737)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-invitations/953737 "2021-11-05T16:22:29Z")
I’ve read it in books and seen it in movies/tv. Someone will say, “so and so is not invited to the funeral” or “did you invite so and so to the funeral?” I have NEVER heard of funeral invitations in real life. When someo… --- ## [Speculate: High branch cut from tree on city parkway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-high-branch-cut-from-tree-on-city-parkway/953269)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculate-high-branch-cut-from-tree-on-city-parkway/953269 "2021-11-05T16:21:36Z")
I arrived home from work today and found a tree branch had been cut from the 40 foot tall honey locust in front of my house. The tree is growing from the parkway and so actually belongs to the city but I do mow, pick up… --- ## ["Guy in a jetpack" reported at LAX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-in-a-jetpack-reported-at-lax/919559)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-in-a-jetpack-reported-at-lax/919559 "2021-11-05T16:01:13Z")
Wow! At about 3,000 feet, apparently. :astonished: Here’s audio in this brief news clip: Found a local news article, too: (ETA: shouldn’t that be him/her?) First drones, now folks with jetpacks… this… --- ## [Handclap for America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handclap-for-america/953673)
**Author:** [@GWF\_Hefel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GWF_Hefel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handclap-for-america/953673 "2021-11-05T15:50:31Z")
From the New York Times: GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — In a stark rebuke of the torture carried out by the C.I.A. after the Sept. 11 attacks, seven senior military officers who heard graphic descriptions last week of the bruta… --- ## [What's the etymology of mandolin-the-kitchen-utensil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-etymology-of-mandolin-the-kitchen-utensil/953817)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-etymology-of-mandolin-the-kitchen-utensil/953817 "2021-11-05T14:34:05Z")
Where does the word mandolin, as in the kitchen utensil, come from? --- ## [If your vehicle has a sunroof, how often do you use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-vehicle-has-a-sunroof-how-often-do-you-use-it/953600)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-vehicle-has-a-sunroof-how-often-do-you-use-it/953600 "2021-11-05T12:47:03Z")
Between my wife and I, we’ve probably owned 5 or 6 vehicles that have sunroofs. While having one almost always seem like a cool idea, we almost never use them. And when I do use one, it’s either just to cool off a parked… --- ## [I Bought An EVP Device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-an-evp-device/953274)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-an-evp-device/953274 "2021-11-05T12:36:27Z")
…off of Amazon, in fact. (EVP stands for ‘electronic voice phenomenon’, in case you don’t know. It’s used by ghost hunters.) Anyways, my father died 10 years ago, this year. And my mother 15 years before that. I was ver… --- ## [The Society for Creative Anachronism-has it become too political?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-society-for-creative-anachronism-has-it-become-too-political/953661)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-society-for-creative-anachronism-has-it-become-too-political/953661 "2021-11-05T11:09:57Z")
Many years ago my Beloved and I were members of the SCA, but dropped out due to life interference. I was thinking about getting back into it but I keep hearing stories about how political and inclusive it has become and… --- ## [Halloween candy - so what did you give out this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-candy-so-what-did-you-give-out-this-year/953597)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-candy-so-what-did-you-give-out-this-year/953597 "2021-11-05T10:53:03Z")
Pretty much solid chocolate this year. Splurged and bought normal-sized Snickers bars, along with the higher-end mix of name-brand bars of Heath, Milky Way, Twix, Kit-Kat and the like. Standard drop is a handful of the b… --- ## [Halloween decision-- just curious what others think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-decision-just-curious-what-others-think/953786)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-decision-just-curious-what-others-think/953786 "2021-11-05T10:20:10Z")
So, DH and I had a difficult call about Halloween this year. I’m still comfortable with what we did, but I’m getting some shocked looks from other people when I relate the situation, so I’m curious what others think. Th… --- ## [Holy crap a 9 million + dollar laundering refund scheme on twitch revealed by hackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-9-million-dollar-laundering-refund-scheme-on-twitch-revealed-by-hackers/953828)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-9-million-dollar-laundering-refund-scheme-on-twitch-revealed-by-hackers/953828 "2021-11-05T09:42:39Z")
apparently, some hackers thought it would be funny to acquire info on how much money a lot of people made on twitch Well, the law of unintended consequences decided to apply its self and some people notice something od… --- ## [Hows this different from major message boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-this-different-from-major-message-boards/953734)
**Author:** [@Zeyad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeyad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-this-different-from-major-message-boards/953734 "2021-11-05T05:54:01Z")
hello everyone, i’m new here and i’ve havn’t been into internet forums for a long long while. now that reddit and social media exists kind of hard time understanding the staying appeal of this old school forum format. w… --- ## [The societal ramifications of an indisputable miracle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-societal-ramifications-of-an-indisputable-miracle/945858)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-societal-ramifications-of-an-indisputable-miracle/945858 "2021-11-05T05:27:07Z")
Suppose that, someday, a miracle took place that had indisputable evidence for it - videorecording by multiple cameras, a large audience of eyewitnesses (including not only religious adherents but also skeptics and athei… --- ## [Why no hate for the Midwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hate-for-the-midwest/952515)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hate-for-the-midwest/952515 "2021-11-05T03:41:04Z")
The south gets made fun of for its backwardness, but let’s be real, most of the Midwest isn’t much better. Like, outside of Minneapolis, Detroit, and Chicago, the Midwest is as red as it gets. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1294) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1296)