# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1301 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1302 --- ## [How can I make this beef top round roast taste good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-this-beef-top-round-roast-taste-good/953301)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-this-beef-top-round-roast-taste-good/953301 "2021-10-29T20:50:51Z")
There are a lot of recipes online, but I’d rather hear from you guys. How can I get this to taste like an old fashioned beef roast? The kind that you can use the drippings for to make a nice dark brown gravy? Is this … --- ## [TL;DW (Too Long Didn't Watch; I Hate, Hate, Hate Videos Replacing Text)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tl-dw-too-long-didnt-watch-i-hate-hate-hate-videos-replacing-text/944170)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tl-dw-too-long-didnt-watch-i-hate-hate-hate-videos-replacing-text/944170 "2021-10-29T20:49:27Z")
I despise watching a video when text would do. News sites are really bad for this, CNN being the worst. I will automatically skip any story or commentary that’s video instead of text because, let’s be honest, video is … --- ## [As Halloween Approaches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-halloween-approaches/953430)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-halloween-approaches/953430 "2021-10-29T19:47:24Z")
I have watched a few Here Come The Mummies videos. As I watched this one: I realized the whole production reminded me of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic style of stage show. I cannot be the first o… --- ## [The "Far Left" is already being demonized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-far-left-is-already-being-demonized/924994)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 666\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-far-left-is-already-being-demonized/924994 "2021-10-29T19:36:44Z")
Before the Trump presidency is even over, we start hearing talk of how the “Far Left” nearly cost Biden the election. Medicare for All is portrayed as a ridiculous proposition, as is police reform. Will the Democrats gi… --- ## [Just split the country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-split-the-country/953108)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-split-the-country/953108 "2021-10-29T17:54:48Z")
I think it’s time to split the country due to irreconcilable differences. The red states and blue states are so fundamentally different, there’s no way to compromise. When a country can’t even agree to wear masks during … --- ## [I get mis-gendered or mis-sexed all the time and don't like it a bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-mis-gendered-or-mis-sexed-all-the-time-and-dont-like-it-a-bit/953193)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-mis-gendered-or-mis-sexed-all-the-time-and-dont-like-it-a-bit/953193 "2021-10-29T17:51:55Z")
I mentioned this several weeks ago in a post which went up as the topic of note was losing steam; it was like I had showed up just to administer the kiss of death–but it’s still true,albeit mundane and pointless,and I fe… --- ## [Texas dopers, do you remember a contest / game held by HEB back in the 1980s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-dopers-do-you-remember-a-contest-game-held-by-heb-back-in-the-1980s/951952)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-dopers-do-you-remember-a-contest-game-held-by-heb-back-in-the-1980s/951952 "2021-10-29T17:33:16Z")
I was thinking about my days as a child in the 1980s, and a memory came up of a game held by HEB back in those days. This would have likely been something like the McDonald’s Monopoly game, only it involved horse racing… --- ## [Democrats want to have a billionaire (non?)income tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-want-to-have-a-billionaire-non-income-tax/953260)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-want-to-have-a-billionaire-non-income-tax/953260 "2021-10-29T16:26:56Z")
In the quest for more taxes, the Democrats are considering a tax on billionaires. Here’s the problem - it’s on unrealized gains. That’s right! If a billionaire’s assets increase in value they are liable for capital ga… --- ## [Should religion really be a protected class? Should political orientation be one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-religion-really-be-a-protected-class-should-political-orientation-be-one/950478)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-religion-really-be-a-protected-class-should-political-orientation-be-one/950478 "2021-10-29T15:21:56Z")
So my understanding is that in the US and Canada, there are a number of groups that are defined that explicitly protected by law against certain forms of discrimination - eg. employer discrimination against people based … --- ## [Dave Chappelle is hilarious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelle-is-hilarious/952896)
**Author:** [@gandrews3367](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gandrews3367)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelle-is-hilarious/952896 "2021-10-29T14:25:05Z")
Ever since the nonsense of recent weeks concerning Dave Chappelle, I have watched a lot of clips of his comedy act on YouTube. I was vaguely familiar with him because he had a TV show about 15 or so years ago and some fr… --- ## [What is the true threshold level it would take for a civil war to break out in today's America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-true-threshold-level-it-would-take-for-a-civil-war-to-break-out-in-todays-america/953341)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-true-threshold-level-it-would-take-for-a-civil-war-to-break-out-in-todays-america/953341 "2021-10-29T13:17:40Z")
IMHO, the true threshold for what it would take to trigger a real civil war in America today is far, far beyond what most people casually say on the Internet. Prior to the election last year, many people said, “If (oppo… --- ## [How is a discussion of the secondary effects of people quitting a hijack of the vaccine mandate discussion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-discussion-of-the-secondary-effects-of-people-quitting-a-hijack-of-the-vaccine-mandate-discussion/953348)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-a-discussion-of-the-secondary-effects-of-people-quitting-a-hijack-of-the-vaccine-mandate-discussion/953348 "2021-10-29T13:10:40Z")
In the thread Vaccine mandates...are you for, or against, and why do you have the stance you have? What\_Exit and D\_Anconia got into a discussion about whether cops, first responders, etc would really quit over a vaccine… --- ## [Name This Cure Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-cure-song/953460)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-cure-song/953460 "2021-10-29T12:52:46Z")
Does anyone know the name of this Cure song that begins around 53:21? I’ve looked up all the song titles on the cover graphic and can’t find it. --- ## [U.S. Government to Pay $88 Million For Failed Gun Check To Victims of Charleston Church Massacre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-to-pay-88-million-for-failed-gun-check-to-victims-of-charleston-church-massacre/953432)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-to-pay-88-million-for-failed-gun-check-to-victims-of-charleston-church-massacre/953432 "2021-10-29T11:47:00Z")
This is crazy. The government does a massive amount of regulation. It is not possible for the government to provide 100% effectiveness of these regulations. In any event it is the responsibility of the person or busine… --- ## [3000 bottles (and pints, etc) of beer on the wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-bottles-and-pints-etc-of-beer-on-the-wall/834870)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3000-bottles-and-pints-etc-of-beer-on-the-wall/834870 "2021-10-29T11:41:20Z")
I’m a lifelong beer nerd and enjoy trying all different types of beer. A few years ago I stumbled across a smartphone app called “Untappd” that has a huge database of beers, breweries, pubs, etc. It allows you to ‘check … --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Seven Deadly Sins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-seven-deadly-sins/952909)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-seven-deadly-sins/952909 "2021-10-29T10:37:03Z")
The big news in the NFL, as always, is injuries. The Browns are the current most snakebit team out there, and have to play tonight’s game without their starting QB, their starting RB, their backup RB, and starting CB. On… --- ## [\[Solved\] Need name of non-alcohol disinfectant prior to IV insertion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solved-need-name-of-non-alcohol-disinfectant-prior-to-iv-insertion/953412)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solved-need-name-of-non-alcohol-disinfectant-prior-to-iv-insertion/953412 "2021-10-28T22:47:21Z")
A few months ago, my brother drove me to the hospital for what turned out to be severe hypotension. As soon as the intake nurse saw my readings, I was immediately sent to a triage room, where two different nurses tried t… --- ## [Product prices on furniture: outrageous or reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-prices-on-furniture-outrageous-or-reasonable/953302)
**Author:** [@notadoctorshh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notadoctorshh)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-prices-on-furniture-outrageous-or-reasonable/953302 "2021-10-29T08:12:23Z")
I’m going through a weird transitional phase atm and have been on a sort of unexpected interior design journey for my apartment. It’s kinda small, maybe in the lower 30’s in square meters and I’ve been doing a Pinterest … --- ## [Convicted of a crime? Sold into chattel slavery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convicted-of-a-crime-sold-into-chattel-slavery/949829)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convicted-of-a-crime-sold-into-chattel-slavery/949829 "2021-10-29T07:59:18Z")
We have sort of tossed this question around in the past, but here is the text of the Thirteenth Amendment: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been d… --- ## [Has there ever been a "chain" of suicides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-chain-of-suicides/953358)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-chain-of-suicides/953358 "2021-10-29T06:36:00Z")
I’ve seen this story come in multiple variations over the years, but it basically goes a teenager is washing her baby sister in a bathtub when she gets a phone call and goes to the other room for a few minutes. She comes… --- ## [COVID-19 as brain disease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-as-brain-disease/939518)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-as-brain-disease/939518 "2021-10-29T05:17:55Z")
According to this study, COVID-19 is causing longer term neurological problems in a huge percentage of survivors. When I have more time, I’ll see if I can’t poke some holes in the methodology because I really want this … --- ## [Does anyone have a good New England clam chowder recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-new-england-clam-chowder-recipe/953270)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-new-england-clam-chowder-recipe/953270 "2021-10-29T02:23:14Z")
Had a nice bowl of clam chowder on a rainy day at a restaurant, and remembered what good comfort food it is. Anyone have a chowda recipe they would recommend? --- ## [How can a locally owned roofing company offer a 50-year warranty on their work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-locally-owned-roofing-company-offer-a-50-year-warranty-on-their-work/948550)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-locally-owned-roofing-company-offer-a-50-year-warranty-on-their-work/948550 "2021-10-29T02:11:33Z")
I just saw a commercial for a locally-owned roofing company that offers a 50-year warranty on all their work. How does that work, exactly, with no guarantee that the company will even still be around in 50 years? Hell,… --- ## ['These aren't the droids you're looking for' - It's definitely not aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-arent-the-droids-youre-looking-for-its-definitely-not-aliens/953429)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-arent-the-droids-youre-looking-for-its-definitely-not-aliens/953429 "2021-10-29T02:06:04Z")
It seems like the whole article tries to disprove the Headline… --- ## [Help me find this "House of the Rising Sun" cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-house-of-the-rising-sun-cover/792385)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-house-of-the-rising-sun-cover/792385 "2021-10-29T01:45:34Z")
So I’m listening to Pandora late at night. I have my classic rock station on, and on comes a rendition of “House of the Rising Sun” I’ve never heard before. It’s nothing at all like the recording the Animals made famous … --- ## [Let's Go Brandon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/953385)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/953385 "2021-10-29T00:22:05Z")
What is this supposed to mean? --- ## [Miss Lucille Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-lucille-ball/953332)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-lucille-ball/953332 "2021-10-29T00:16:08Z")
I always thought it odd that a middle aged married entertainer would insist upon being called “Miss”, but that was how she was introduced. Was it an age denial thing? I can’t think of any other aged “misses” from old tv. … --- ## [Is there a paradigm shift going on with China...or am I in a bubble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-paradigm-shift-going-on-with-china-or-am-i-in-a-bubble/855307)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-paradigm-shift-going-on-with-china-or-am-i-in-a-bubble/855307 "2021-10-29T00:02:45Z")
I wanted to see what other 'dopers feel about recent events happening that revolve around China, and see if anyone else is thinking that there has been a shift in attitude towards China…or if this is basically me being i… --- ## [Fly, mouse, be free!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-mouse-be-free/953254)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-mouse-be-free/953254 "2021-10-28T23:42:09Z")
After he had two days of “playtime” with my indoor cat, I was finally able to trap an exhausted mouse in a corner and scoop it up on a dustpan. From there, he had a short, but spectacular flight out the front door. Surp… --- ## [Fuck you, FlyLady!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-flylady/387966)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-flylady/387966 "2021-10-28T23:16:49Z")
And fuck me for needing you! So, I’m a filthy person. I’m one of those people who can every so often mount a cleaning campaign, but who is incapable of cultivating clean habits and ends up right back at the start befor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1300) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1302)