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**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-hear-of-peanut-soup/952674 "2021-10-19T22:57:37Z")
When I was still in HS, in the 1980’s, my mother bought the book, at a garage sale, Yes, You May Have the Recipe by Maria Baker. Best purchase we ever made. The book doesn’t look too special. Cheap plastic cover in a s… --- ## [17 DUI convictions, life in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-dui-convictions-life-in-prison/952181)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-dui-convictions-life-in-prison/952181 "2021-10-19T22:49:33Z")
A 75 year old Seattle man was just convicted for the 17th time for an alcohol related driving offense. He is now looking at a sentence of life in prison. The prosecution feels this is the only way to keep this guy from d… --- ## [The film Kiss Me Deadly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-film-kiss-me-deadly/952625)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-film-kiss-me-deadly/952625 "2021-10-19T22:43:47Z")
LIEUTENANT MURPHY: Now listen, Mike. Listen carefully. I’m going to pronounce a few words. They’re harmless words. Just a bunch of letters scrambled together. But their meaning is very important. Try to understand what t… --- ## [HouseBroken (animated sitcom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housebroken-animated-sitcom/952761)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housebroken-animated-sitcom/952761 "2021-10-19T21:50:48Z")
Has anyone else watched the Fox animated show HouseBroken (about household pets having group therapy sessions)? I hadn’t even heard anything about it until it had finished airing, but I thought it was really funny, with… --- ## ["Another Life" in Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-life-in-netflix/837815)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-life-in-netflix/837815 "2021-10-19T21:33:34Z")
Let me start by saying I’m not a huge Sci Fi fan - especially shows that want to be taken seriously but can’t be bothered to do even basic research. I can suspend a certain amount of disbelief and accept certain future i… --- ## [Is it theoretically possible to objectively quantify pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-theoretically-possible-to-objectively-quantify-pain/952162)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-theoretically-possible-to-objectively-quantify-pain/952162 "2021-10-19T21:08:39Z")
I know the experience of pain is highly subjective. But because of that, the pain level reported can be highly variable. On the one end, you have the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail – “Tis but a scrat… --- ## [Thoughts on Long-term Lifestyle/Societal outcome(s) from Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-long-term-lifestyle-societal-outcome-s-from-covid/950379)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-long-term-lifestyle-societal-outcome-s-from-covid/950379 "2021-10-19T20:55:12Z")
Depressingly, and thanks to the anti-vaxxers and vaccine hesitant, and the distribution of poor countries around the world, I don’t see how the general situation will get any better than it is now, Covid-wise. I foresee… --- ## [Rolling Stone top 500 songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-top-500-songs/950715)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stone-top-500-songs/950715 "2021-10-19T20:28:42Z")
They did this last in 2004 Most of the top 50 I am OK with except not a rap fan. Have at it --- ## [Will Microsoft OneDrive keep me from running out of C: drive space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-microsoft-onedrive-keep-me-from-running-out-of-c-drive-space/952760)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-microsoft-onedrive-keep-me-from-running-out-of-c-drive-space/952760 "2021-10-19T19:35:55Z")
My corporate PC has less than 10% of the C: drive free and I don’t want to run out of space and have a malfunction. But all my user files are set up with Microsoft OneDrive. If I ignore the free space numbers and keep on… --- ## [Does Joaquin Phoenix have a history of mental illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-joaquin-phoenix-have-a-history-of-mental-illness/330514)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-joaquin-phoenix-have-a-history-of-mental-illness/330514 "2021-10-19T18:41:33Z")
(Take 2) I’ve never really followed his career, however a recent blurb on salon.com made me wonder if he has a history of mental illness: Other posters in a previous thread have suggested it may be due to substance ab… --- ## [Things I miss that were in Windows 3.1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-miss-that-were-in-windows-3-1/952504)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-miss-that-were-in-windows-3-1/952504 "2021-10-19T17:55:21Z")
This first one I noticed immediately upon starting with Win 95: The clock on the bottom right corner of the screen can be formatted for all sorts of international standards, but none of them display the seconds. In Win 3… --- ## [Are you wearing a mask if you go out in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-a-mask-if-you-go-out-in-public/852448)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 331\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-wearing-a-mask-if-you-go-out-in-public/852448 "2021-10-19T16:44:41Z")
When going to the grocery store, etc. I only see about half of the people out and about, wearing any type of mask. The CDC is recommending that all people out in public should be wearing masks, not just counting on soci… --- ## [So mods can reply to a closed topic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mods-can-reply-to-a-closed-topic/952712)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-mods-can-reply-to-a-closed-topic/952712 "2021-10-19T15:50:55Z")
And post an essentially unchallengeable position? --- ## [In which RFK Jr. completely loses it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rfk-jr-completely-loses-it/947440)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-rfk-jr-completely-loses-it/947440 "2021-10-19T15:32:37Z")
There’s been plenty of evidence RFK Jr. was heading for the brink, what with episodes like his comparing vaccination to the Holocaust and then hobnobbing with pro-QAnon extremists in Germany (a group that, ironically, in… --- ## ["Truth, Justice And The American Way"- No more \[Superman New Motto\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-justice-and-the-american-way-no-more-superman-new-motto/952617)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-justice-and-the-american-way-no-more-superman-new-motto/952617 "2021-10-19T15:17:44Z")
After more than 80 years, Superman’s official motto is changing. Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow is the new motto, and I love it. Superman’s motto gets a modern update: ‘Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow’ - CNN … --- ## [My spectacular waste of time and money on photography :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spectacular-waste-of-time-and-money-on-photography/952638)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spectacular-waste-of-time-and-money-on-photography/952638 "2021-10-19T15:12:01Z")
I’m 62 now and my wife and I are starting on a mission of down-sizing. Way back in the day, when I was in my late teens and throughout my twenties I used to think of myself as a pretty good photographer (I actually wasn’… --- ## [Florida Principal says he "can't say the Holocaust was real"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-principal-says-he-cant-say-the-holocaust-was-real/836709)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-principal-says-he-cant-say-the-holocaust-was-real/836709 "2021-10-19T14:33:12Z")
This is seriously fucked up. I think the principal is claimed that he doesn’t want to say this, but is forced to by policies. Which are seriously fucked up, if that’s true. Just when you’ve digested that, you get the s… --- ## [Ken Ham blames "Ark Encounter" failure on atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-ham-blames-ark-encounter-failure-on-atheists/789575)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-ham-blames-ark-encounter-failure-on-atheists/789575 "2021-10-19T14:10:25Z")
I think the blame is misplaced. He should look in the mirror first of all. Among other things, it was not near any other big tourist attractions, it costs $40 a person or so to get into, and even most Christians don’t … --- ## [Ain't technology wonderful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-technology-wonderful/952706)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aint-technology-wonderful/952706 "2021-10-19T13:39:59Z")
Couple sent fine after a word on a woman’s clothing was mistaken for their number plate --- ## [What would it take to make pro-lifers become OK with abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-make-pro-lifers-become-ok-with-abortion/951520)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-make-pro-lifers-become-ok-with-abortion/951520 "2021-10-19T13:17:12Z")
Preemptive plea in advance: Let’s not have this turn into yet another generic abortion thread A variety of arguments have been used against pro-lifers over the decades: “If you don’t like abortion, then don’t get one” (… --- ## [Trump: GOP should sit out 2022 and 2024 elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gop-should-sit-out-2022-and-2024-elections/952546)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-gop-should-sit-out-2022-and-2024-elections/952546 "2021-10-19T04:07:37Z")
I’m sure everyone has heard and/or read that Trump is now encouraging GOP voters to NOT vote until the ‘fraud’ that he claims occurred in the 2020 elections is ‘solved’ Trump Says Republicans Won’t Vote in Midterms, 202… --- ## [Should elementary schools require bike helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elementary-schools-require-bike-helmets/952016)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elementary-schools-require-bike-helmets/952016 "2021-10-19T05:13:40Z")
There is a middle school (grades 6-8) at the end of our block. Many kids bike to school. Earlier this year, I noticed that the overwhelming majority of bikers (I’d estimate 90%) did not wear helmets when biking to/from… --- ## [Is anybody close to making a vaccine for the Delta variant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-close-to-making-a-vaccine-for-the-delta-variant/952267)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anybody-close-to-making-a-vaccine-for-the-delta-variant/952267 "2021-10-19T05:04:46Z")
A year or so ago, the news was filled with daily announcements that a miracle vaccine was being developed for covid. Every news agency proudly reported on its local favorite son-(usually the local university or departme… --- ## [Scrolling Gets Stuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrolling-gets-stuck/950784)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrolling-gets-stuck/950784 "2021-10-19T04:31:09Z")
For the last week(ish) I’ve notice that the board gets stuck while scrolling. It doesn’t seem to matter which thread I’m in, I can scroll down to around 20 posts and then it just gets stuck. There is a kind of “window… --- ## [Plane crashed because pilots were too distracted talking about how hot the flight attendents were - Which flight was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crashed-because-pilots-were-too-distracted-talking-about-how-hot-the-flight-attendents-were-which-flight-was-this/952666)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crashed-because-pilots-were-too-distracted-talking-about-how-hot-the-flight-attendents-were-which-flight-was-this/952666 "2021-10-19T03:17:40Z")
I remember seeing his story on one of those true air crash shows about 5 years ago. The basic story went that an airplane (might have been in the 90’s or 00’s) was taking off from an airport within the United States. It … --- ## [First telescope advice (need advice fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-telescope-advice-need-advice-fast/943770)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-telescope-advice-need-advice-fast/943770 "2021-10-19T03:04:16Z")
Mrs. Charming and Rested would like a telescope for her birthday in two weeks. We’ve set $600 price limit but if small dollars at that point go a long way, we can go a bit over. Since neither she nor I know about teles… --- ## [Yes, idiot drivers again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-idiot-drivers-again/952644)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-idiot-drivers-again/952644 "2021-10-19T02:10:29Z")
I’m a mountain driver. And I drive to Denver about 3 times a month. This is 100 miles each way. I drive 2 lane mountain highways. I go the speed limit because they are reasonable for the roads I use. I have the correct … --- ## [Are there different types of gas pumps for cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-types-of-gas-pumps-for-cars/952608)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-different-types-of-gas-pumps-for-cars/952608 "2021-10-19T02:00:53Z")
I just moved to a new city and I’ve been finding that filling my car with gas at the pumps here (regardless of which brand of gas station) is a little trickier/more-finicky than I’m used to. I’m wondering if anyone can … --- ## [Respiratory virus resistance after tonsillectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respiratory-virus-resistance-after-tonsillectomy/952693)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respiratory-virus-resistance-after-tonsillectomy/952693 "2021-10-19T00:07:37Z")
Maybe this is too general for The Quarantine Zone, but I wouldn’t be bringing it up at all, if it weren’t for the implications in COVID-19 resistance. So, bear with me. I’m 54. That means that it was 20 years ago that I… --- ## [How do you feel about people that murdered as children and their guilt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-people-that-murdered-as-children-and-their-guilt/952707)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-people-that-murdered-as-children-and-their-guilt/952707 "2021-10-18T23:16:07Z")
I was just reading some discussions on Reddit about Eric Smith getting released. I can understand that people believe there is something permanently wrong with him and that he cannot be rehabilitated. But what do you f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1309) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1311)