# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1319 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1320 --- ## [Bell's palsy and treatment for long-term effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bells-palsy-and-treatment-for-long-term-effects/952198)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bells-palsy-and-treatment-for-long-term-effects/952198 "2021-10-09T06:02:55Z")
I see a number of older threads about this condition, but none on really long-term effects, so I’m starting a new one. 30 years ago, I had Bell’s palsy. A few days ago I had a quick video visit with a doctor for somethi… --- ## [US Army officers not following orders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-officers-not-following-orders/951929)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-officers-not-following-orders/951929 "2021-10-09T05:22:29Z")
In episode 8 of Band of Brothers (WW 2) the company captures a few Germans one night and loses a man. They are ordered to repeat the mission the next night. Captain Winters tells everyone to sleep and ignore the o… --- ## [Help me make sense of processors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-sense-of-processors/952183)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-sense-of-processors/952183 "2021-10-09T03:56:05Z")
This was inspired by my inability to run Diablo 2 Resurrected, but I’m not specifically asking about that. I thought that the problem might be that my desktop PC is about 5 years old, so I thought that I’d look into rep… --- ## [How Do I Know if This is "Normal" or "Advanced" Behavior for My Child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-this-is-normal-or-advanced-behavior-for-my-child/951634)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-this-is-normal-or-advanced-behavior-for-my-child/951634 "2021-10-09T03:26:21Z")
I am constantly reminding myself that I’m his parent, so I’m always skeptical that the stuff my son does is actually remarkable. It’s like how I think he’s cute, but it’s the constant stream of strangers going out of the… --- ## [Why don't Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling via budget reconciliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-democrats-want-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling-via-budget-reconciliation/952027)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-democrats-want-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling-via-budget-reconciliation/952027 "2021-10-09T02:38:10Z")
I’m not too familiar with the debt ceiling issue, but I’ve read the Dems say they refuse to do it via budget reconciliation. Why is that, and how is it not worse then breaking the filibuster or minting a trillion dollar… --- ## [What is the most comfortable face mask for long-term wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-face-mask-for-long-term-wear/951201)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-comfortable-face-mask-for-long-term-wear/951201 "2021-10-09T02:26:35Z")
I have been using the ubiquitous blue paper face masks throughout the pandemic and they have worked fine for me. Thing is, I generally only need to wear them for less than 30 minutes at a time. That’s worked fine for m… --- ## [Unmatched actors and roles - what is the cutoff for race, sexual orientation, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unmatched-actors-and-roles-what-is-the-cutoff-for-race-sexual-orientation-etc/951953)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unmatched-actors-and-roles-what-is-the-cutoff-for-race-sexual-orientation-etc/951953 "2021-10-09T01:54:29Z")
We’ve all seen the various controversies over the years, both contemporary and retrospectively, about an actor cast in a role that does not match their personal reality, e.g. Fisher Stevens (self-described “White Jewish … --- ## [Vampires and Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-and-islam/952077)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vampires-and-islam/952077 "2021-10-09T01:48:37Z")
My question is how would a Muslim react to a (evil) vampire? The standard Christian response is to hold up a cross, of course, and I suppose the Star of David would work for a Jewish person. I may well be asking this in … --- ## [What is the biggest defined finite number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-defined-finite-number/952110)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-defined-finite-number/952110 "2021-10-09T01:15:25Z")
If this has been done before I apologize (I think it might have). I was watching a video on Rayo’s Number which, they suggest, is the biggest defined finite number ever. That whooshes right over my head. “Smaller” num… --- ## [Legal responsibility for invoice with mistaken amount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-for-invoice-with-mistaken-amount/952149)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-responsibility-for-invoice-with-mistaken-amount/952149 "2021-10-09T00:19:13Z")
My brother in law and I were having drinks after work last week. He mentioned that he had begun collecting art and had purchased a few items from fine art online auctions. He had won an auction for an antiquity sculptu… --- ## [Do-it-yourself meat question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-it-yourself-meat-question/853803)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-it-yourself-meat-question/853803 "2021-10-09T00:09:50Z")
Approximately how much would it cost to buy a steer from a rancher, deliver it to a butcher, and have her cut it up and package it for you? --- ## [Rewrite the second line of a well-known poem or song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-second-line-of-a-well-known-poem-or-song/951790)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewrite-the-second-line-of-a-well-known-poem-or-song/951790 "2021-10-08T23:58:12Z")
This thread asks you to take the first line of a popular song or poem, then change the second line to whatever you want. The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day. Four players had tested positive A… --- ## [Celebrity shaman reveals he's a reptilian/andromeda hybrid sent to interrupt our frequencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-shaman-reveals-hes-a-reptilian-andromeda-hybrid-sent-to-interrupt-our-frequencies/951869)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-shaman-reveals-hes-a-reptilian-andromeda-hybrid-sent-to-interrupt-our-frequencies/951869 "2021-10-08T23:49:15Z")
In 2019 Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise announced she was in a serious relationship with an American celebrity shaman. This made the self described “shaman”, Durek Verrett, world famous in Norway overnight. In early 20… --- ## [Americans seem determined to be stupid, now and in the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-seem-determined-to-be-stupid-now-and-in-the-future/952038)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-seem-determined-to-be-stupid-now-and-in-the-future/952038 "2021-10-08T22:54:23Z")
I don’t know that I can add much to the thread title; this is just sad and stupid. A waste of taxpayer money, and IMO likely by a lot of the same people who bitch and moan loudest about what they perceive as wasteful go… --- ## [Installing replacement wheel on a cart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-replacement-wheel-on-a-cart/951964)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-replacement-wheel-on-a-cart/951964 "2021-10-08T22:31:54Z")
I need to replace the wheels on my lawn tractor cart. Simple process. I was inspired to do this browsing at Harbor Freight (a discount hardware store chain here in the states. emphasize discount and de-emphasize quality)… --- ## [The Elf In The Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elf-in-the-room/952029)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elf-in-the-room/952029 "2021-10-08T22:26:32Z")
On WBST, the local NPR station, there was a promo for a story about Indiana’s latest adventure in Gerrymandering. A voice said, “Everybody knows it, but nobody wants to talk about it. It’s the elf in the room.” The guy s… --- ## [Alternate applications of nuclear energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-applications-of-nuclear-energy/951975)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-applications-of-nuclear-energy/951975 "2021-10-08T21:36:31Z")
Commercial nuclear energy to all intents and purposes means electricity generation. Has anyone looked at using the tremendous heat produced by nuclear reactors directly for industrial purposes, e.g. steel production? --- ## [Use of the Word 'False' in Ethical Nihilism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-false-in-ethical-nihilism/952173)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-false-in-ethical-nihilism/952173 "2021-10-08T21:10:16Z")
I try to understand all I can about science and philosophy. And as I understand it, many philosophers are moral nihilists. (I once assumed most were. But someone on these boards once pointed out actually most philosopher… --- ## [How often do you talk to aliens? (not really about aliens)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-talk-to-aliens-not-really-about-aliens/952076)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-talk-to-aliens-not-really-about-aliens/952076 "2021-10-08T19:51:52Z")
I average around once a week. More often when I was a kid, but probably once a week now. When I find myself alone, bored, and doing some mundane task, my internal monologue often amuses itself by explaining what I’m doi… --- ## [New Antiviral Drugs and HIV Research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-antiviral-drugs-and-hiv-research/952108)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-antiviral-drugs-and-hiv-research/952108 "2021-10-08T17:29:56Z")
(And I present this as a purely factual question \[no hot debate please :slight\_smile: \].) I like to think that I am not too old. And I still remember when I was a child, if you had a virus, you were out of luck. They of… --- ## [Comedy brilliance in a Twitter thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-brilliance-in-a-twitter-thread/952151)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-brilliance-in-a-twitter-thread/952151 "2021-10-08T16:56:16Z")
Blaine Capatch, who is a comedian I never heard of before yesterday, put together his Rolling Stone’s 500 Worst Albums list in a HUGE twitter thread, starting here (some NSFW language): Happily, someone put together t… --- ## [The Boys S2 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s2-open-spoilers/844446)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s2-open-spoilers/844446 "2021-10-08T16:30:31Z")
The Boys S1 thread here. 90 second trailer for S2 here. (Some blood & gore.) Not much story reveal, which is great. The footage looks interesting; I can’t wait to see some real fighting going on. I think I read somew… --- ## ["It's like a party in my mouth..." origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-a-party-in-my-mouth-origin/952140)
**Author:** [@xfr3386](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xfr3386)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-a-party-in-my-mouth-origin/952140 "2021-10-08T15:34:24Z")
Does anyone know the origin of the phrase “It’s like a party in my mouth, and everyone’s invited”? I know that there are two Simpsons episodes that use the line, and a Futurama episode that uses a variation of it. Did … --- ## [75 years of the NBA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-years-of-the-nba/952091)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/75-years-of-the-nba/952091 "2021-10-08T14:42:02Z")
Well, this season is the NBA’s 75th, dating back to its 1946-1947 inaugural season. And the league just released a special commercial to celebrate its history, both happy and sad — including a Kobe tribute. https://yout… --- ## [Acceleration Required To Transport Passengers 220 Miles Straight Up In ~40 Seconds (Spoilers for "Space 220" restaurant at Disney World)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceleration-required-to-transport-passengers-220-miles-straight-up-in-40-seconds-spoilers-for-space-220-restaurant-at-disney-world/952003)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceleration-required-to-transport-passengers-220-miles-straight-up-in-40-seconds-spoilers-for-space-220-restaurant-at-disney-world/952003 "2021-10-08T13:53:33Z")
This video shows the VFX that customers experience when they dine at the “Space 220” restaurant at Epcot at Walt Disney World. For those not familiar, the concept is that the customers board a “space elevator” that takes… --- ## [NFL 2021: Week Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse/951658)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse/951658 "2021-10-08T13:53:20Z")
Thursday, September 30, 2021 8:20 PM: Jaguars @ Bengals Sunday, October 3, 2021 1 PM: Titans @ Jets 1 PM: Chiefs @ Eagles 1 PM: Panthers @ Cowboys 1 PM: Giants @ Saints 1 PM: Browns @ Vikings 1 PM: Lions @ Bears … --- ## [High voltage transmission line wire swapping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-voltage-transmission-line-wire-swapping/951939)
**Author:** [@icbm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icbm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-voltage-transmission-line-wire-swapping/951939 "2021-10-08T13:04:26Z")
I was driving along Manitoba highway 6, between Grand Rapids and Nowhere and one of the major lines from the hydroelectric generating stations down to the south runs alongside the road. At two points (that I saw) the th… --- ## [Importing music on a DVD into iTunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/importing-music-on-a-dvd-into-itunes/952102 "2021-10-08T12:49:56Z")
Lemme start with the disclaimers. I OWN this DVD. It is Neil Young’s Greatest Hits. I paid cash for it. NO pirating, etc going on here. Firm case law allows me to duplicate it into my iTunes for private use. So. Here’s … --- ## [Use of mercenaries between end of Napoleonic wars end of WW2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-mercenaries-between-end-of-napoleonic-wars-end-of-ww2/952087)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-mercenaries-between-end-of-napoleonic-wars-end-of-ww2/952087 "2021-10-08T12:08:26Z")
So in early modern times, and earlier, mercenaries were a major part of armies (in fact the cost of maintaining large armies of them is often cited as one of the reasons for the development of the modern state) By the N… --- ## [I pit used book sharks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-used-book-sharks/951692)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-used-book-sharks/951692 "2021-10-08T11:49:28Z")
They have a scanning accessory that communicates with their iphone to place resale values on books. They hang around in thrift stores and hog anything that fits their anti-literate algorithm. Trying to make a killing it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1318) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1320)