# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1335 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1336 --- ## [China Bans Effeminate Men From TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-bans-effeminate-men-from-tv/950016)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-bans-effeminate-men-from-tv/950016 "2021-09-21T21:53:39Z")
The old men of the CCP are trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Imo, they think that they can reimpose traditional Communist rule after years of allowing access to a freer more open culture. I think they wil… --- ## [ID this worm-looking thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-worm-looking-thing/951062)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-worm-looking-thing/951062 "2021-09-21T20:24:28Z")
Found in my house. I did not measure but it is in the range of 1-2". Shown on a Bounty paper towel. --- ## [Trump calls for Biden to "Resign in Disgrace"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-for-biden-to-resign-in-disgrace/948754)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 492\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-for-biden-to-resign-in-disgrace/948754 "2021-09-21T20:29:18Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-calls-on-biden-to-resign-in-disgrace-after-tragic-mess-in-afghanistan/ar-AANlT3N Due to what has happened in Afghanistan, a situation Trump himself engineered in his waning day… --- ## [Question about disposable masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disposable-masks/934028)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-disposable-masks/934028 "2021-09-21T19:38:51Z")
I see people throw masks in the garbage receptacles in public spaces. I see masks blowing in the wind and stuck in bushes and trees. I’ve yet to a public service announcement about where to dispose of masks. Are there g… --- ## [Why are specific media dominated by particular specific scams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-specific-media-dominated-by-particular-specific-scams/951076)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-specific-media-dominated-by-particular-specific-scams/951076 "2021-09-21T19:25:52Z")
So it seems that each scam (or very dodgy) industry has chosen its delivery media. There is a separate thread about car warranty spam calls, that media seems to be dominated by just that industry, but you don’t see them… --- ## [Football: Why not just start the play exactly between the hashes each time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-why-not-just-start-the-play-exactly-between-the-hashes-each-time/951075)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-why-not-just-start-the-play-exactly-between-the-hashes-each-time/951075 "2021-09-21T19:24:40Z")
Why doesn’t each play start directly in the center of the field midway between the hashes, as opposed to some plays beginning on the right hash marks or the left hash? --- ## [What to do in Scranton or Pottsville, PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-scranton-or-pottsville-pa/944914)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-scranton-or-pottsville-pa/944914 "2021-09-21T19:23:35Z")
In July, we might go see a Scranton Railriders Game (AAA Yankees franchise) and then do a Brewery tour in Pottsville of Yuengling. Looking for maybe something else to in either town or on the way in between. It looks li… --- ## [What is the origin of the irritating habit of starting every reply with So,....?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-irritating-habit-of-starting-every-reply-with-so/950775)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-irritating-habit-of-starting-every-reply-with-so/950775 "2021-09-21T19:00:30Z")
What is the origin of the irritating habit of starting every reply with So,…? I hear it among anchors a lot and now it seems just about everyone is doing it. Is is a Mid-Western regional phrase ? I’ve only started to not… --- ## [A couple of short videos of models I built](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-short-videos-of-models-i-built/950409)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-short-videos-of-models-i-built/950409 "2021-09-21T18:50:35Z")
My wife showed me how to make short videos of photos. So I did these two of models I built: The first is my scratchbuilt “Legion of super-Heroes Clubhouse”. The second is a Fantastic Plastic resin kit of… --- ## [Roku Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-question/951012)
**Author:** [@thdudescar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thdudescar)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-question/951012 "2021-09-21T18:45:16Z")
I recently bought a Roku speaker w/subwoofer and built in Roku. Sounds great. However, when I switch to the antenna (football games) and DVD, I lose the Roku speakers. It has an HDMI and Optical outlet. Can I use bo… --- ## [Question about slander (U.S. legal system)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-slander-u-s-legal-system/951033)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-slander-u-s-legal-system/951033 "2021-09-21T16:18:12Z")
Hypothetical situation. Let’s say there’s a town hall-style meeting with candidates for an election where the public were allowed to ask questions. If someone asked one of the candidates “Is it true that the rumors of yo… --- ## [Does Law Enforcement Ever Use This Method Of Nabbing Suspects? (Better explained in OP, not asking how to break the law)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-law-enforcement-ever-use-this-method-of-nabbing-suspects-better-explained-in-op-not-asking-how-to-break-the-law/950941)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-law-enforcement-ever-use-this-method-of-nabbing-suspects-better-explained-in-op-not-asking-how-to-break-the-law/950941 "2021-09-21T15:41:51Z")
This thought popped into my head last night as I was falling asleep. I’m sure the FBI has thought of it. Anyway, imagine an undercover officer is hanging out in a message board or other means where, say, wannabe domestic… --- ## [Idea for new reality tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-new-reality-tv-series/951023)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-new-reality-tv-series/951023 "2021-09-21T15:06:22Z")
Title- Virtual/Reality The show would involve taking the top players of simulation software and sticking them in real world situations to see how much their gaming prepares them for the real thing. A tank gamer would t… --- ## [Are Sci-Fi fans the biggest complainers about continuity? And](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sci-fi-fans-the-biggest-complainers-about-continuity-and/950807)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sci-fi-fans-the-biggest-complainers-about-continuity-and/950807 "2021-09-21T14:56:15Z")
And is continuity a reasonable expectation? I was reading a thread on my FB Star Trek group. A person was complaining about the show Picard bc there was a one off episode in Next Gen wherein a Romulan told Data (paraphr… --- ## [America's Got Talent '21 sort-of wrapup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-21-sort-of-wrapup/950948)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-21-sort-of-wrapup/950948 "2021-09-21T14:35:28Z")
All right, I know y’all don’t care very much, but this is probably the last time I’ll ever write about this show and there’s something I’d like to get a bit of closure on. First off, a quick rundown of the final. Jimmi… --- ## [Brooklyn 99 - Season 8 discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-season-8-discussion/948621 "2021-09-21T13:38:59Z")
Two new episodes premiered last night, looks like they will be on 2 episodes at a time all season. I loved it! They hit hard on police racism, didn’t hit us over the head with “new mom in a job” stuff but also didn’t le… --- ## [Chag Samech - Happy New Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chag-samech-happy-new-year/950185)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chag-samech-happy-new-year/950185 "2021-09-21T13:33:03Z")
To my fellow Members of the Tribe, to a sweet and healthy year! --- ## [Things you like that everyone else seems to hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-that-everyone-else-seems-to-hate/947101)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-that-everyone-else-seems-to-hate/947101 "2021-09-21T13:31:07Z")
The “your topic is similar to…” message actually listed a thread on the exact same topic from July '02, but I figure it’s best to start a new thread rather than bumping a 19 year old one. Air travel. It’s not that I … --- ## [Why no iceplant in the green waste bins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-iceplant-in-the-green-waste-bins/950944)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-iceplant-in-the-green-waste-bins/950944 "2021-09-21T09:42:15Z")
I’ve been clearing the neighbor’s iceplant from a slope in my yard (it crept into my yard through the fence) for several months, just filling my green waste bin with however much will fit each week. This week I had a not… --- ## [The Vinland Map-Is It a fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vinland-map-is-it-a-fake/127655)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vinland-map-is-it-a-fake/127655 "2021-09-21T07:36:51Z")
A recent article in the BOSTON GLOBE, relates that the Yale University-owned “Vinland” Map has been radio-carbon dated to ca. 1430. I belive that the late Dr. Walter McCrone analyzed themap. and decided that it was a fak… --- ## [Is there a book about Losers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-book-about-losers/950885)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-book-about-losers/950885 "2021-09-21T07:25:48Z")
i just had an idea for a book I’d like to read (or write!) about people who have lost (wars, debates, elections, and other such things) but who persist in pursuing and refighting their cause instead of accepting their lo… --- ## [How to find all the posts by a member in a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-all-the-posts-by-a-member-in-a-thread/951021)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-all-the-posts-by-a-member-in-a-thread/951021 "2021-09-21T05:51:26Z")
If I want to find all the posts by a certain poster in a thread, how would I go about that? Thank you --- ## [Any way we can disable cutesy Discourse messages? ("Let's welcome back So'n'So")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-we-can-disable-cutesy-discourse-messages-lets-welcome-back-sonso/950933)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-we-can-disable-cutesy-discourse-messages-lets-welcome-back-sonso/950933 "2021-09-21T03:45:08Z")
I find the chipper little messages that automatically pop up between posts are often inappropriate. It’s jarring to have one appear in a very serious discussion. The last time was in the middle of people baring their fam… --- ## [Is regulatory capture a big problem in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-regulatory-capture-a-big-problem-in-canada/950946)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-regulatory-capture-a-big-problem-in-canada/950946 "2021-09-21T03:14:28Z")
do people who live in Canada or know a lot about it have an opinion? here in the US regulatory capture (where people who benefit from a particular private industry take over or bribe the government agencies that regulat… --- ## [Could hardcore military video games influence you on an actual battlefield if you had no prior training?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hardcore-military-video-games-influence-you-on-an-actual-battlefield-if-you-had-no-prior-training/950930)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hardcore-military-video-games-influence-you-on-an-actual-battlefield-if-you-had-no-prior-training/950930 "2021-09-21T03:07:11Z")
First of all, I am not asking if video games can come anywhere close to formal military training, since obviously they can’t, I am asking if they can maybe teach you at least some things that could help you out in a batt… --- ## [Can the US bar the entrance of a US citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-us-bar-the-entrance-of-a-us-citizen/950772)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-us-bar-the-entrance-of-a-us-citizen/950772 "2021-09-21T02:52:20Z")
Two incidences prompted this question. Once when returning from Canada ten years ago, the Border Patrol officer was a complete asshole and if he could, I’m sure he would have denied me entrance if he could but after a f… --- ## [Does the term "ball & chain" imply a particular gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-term-ball-chain-imply-a-particular-gender/950762)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-term-ball-chain-imply-a-particular-gender/950762 "2021-09-21T01:10:49Z")
I personally don’t think so. I’ve have historically heard both genders referred to as the ball & chain, by respective spouses. If it is equally applied, can the term by msogynistic? --- ## [I'm calling about your Car warranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-about-your-car-warranty/948752)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-about-your-car-warranty/948752 "2021-09-20T23:38:21Z")
I’m no rocket surgeon. There might be other reasons, but we as a society no longer answer phone calls unless our smart phone knows the person (even then it’s iffy) I assume people in the law enforcement community get t… --- ## [What happens to ants or bees who don't do any work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-ants-or-bees-who-dont-do-any-work/950502)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-ants-or-bees-who-dont-do-any-work/950502 "2021-09-20T22:51:24Z")
This question is, obviously, a human projecting his human attitudes and thoughts onto non-human insects. But if a worker bee or worker ant just sat there and did nothing, lazing and getting fat off the labor of others, h… --- ## [Is there any chance Brian Laundrie is not responsible for the death of Gabby Petito?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-brian-laundrie-is-not-responsible-for-the-death-of-gabby-petito/951024)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-chance-brian-laundrie-is-not-responsible-for-the-death-of-gabby-petito/951024 "2021-09-20T22:25:14Z")
I like to believe in innocent until proven guilty, but damn…this does not look good for him. Reports are now that he has gone missing…? Sure, if by “gone missing” you mean " on the run" and/or “in hiding”. It seems he h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1334) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1336)