# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1336 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1337 --- ## [Son of Bachelor Kibble Returns!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-bachelor-kibble-returns/950954)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-bachelor-kibble-returns/950954 "2021-09-20T21:54:53Z")
Wow, someone is making something sort of solid Soylent, kind of. Words sort of fail me =) I hit up This is why I am broke now and then for fun crap, and they have a posting for https://squareat.com . Compressed “pure” … --- ## [Equipment left behind after Dunkirk evacuation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equipment-left-behind-after-dunkirk-evacuation/950255)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equipment-left-behind-after-dunkirk-evacuation/950255 "2021-09-20T21:23:14Z")
Afghanistan isn’t the first time a defeated Superpower hastily left a battlefield without their equipment and supplies. Dunkirk was equally bad. 64,000 abandoned vehicles (including tanks and motorcycles) 90,000 rifle… --- ## [Should I get a COVID test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-covid-test/950293)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-covid-test/950293 "2021-09-20T21:13:03Z")
When I got home today I noticed a piece of mail addressed to my neighbor was mistakenly delivered to me. I noticed he was in his garage, so I walked over and handed it to him, and then he informed me that he had COVID. … --- ## [Things that seem to exist solely as bad examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-to-exist-solely-as-bad-examples/950014)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-to-exist-solely-as-bad-examples/950014 "2021-09-20T20:31:08Z")
Got into a discussion about the word irregardless, and I realized that I haven’t heard or read it in forever except as a go-to example for nonstandard speech. Ain’t is more commonly used for that example, but ain’t would… --- ## [Slang Words for Penis in Other Languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-words-for-penis-in-other-languages/147500)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-words-for-penis-in-other-languages/147500 "2021-09-20T20:28:15Z")
\[sub\]I apologize if this has been done before.\[/sub\] Pud, dick, dong, wang, Johnson, dode, pecker, tally-whacker, willie, John Thomas, schwanz, shlong, shmeckel, prick, cock… etc. What I want is slang for “penis” in ot… --- ## [Typewriter refurbished!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typewriter-refurbished/950889)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typewriter-refurbished/950889 "2021-09-20T20:08:36Z")
I bought a 1955 Olympia SM some months ago and sent it off to get refurbished by a fellow in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The typewriter was in mostly working condition, but the platen was rock-hard, and it was out of alignm… --- ## [Your Pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pronunciation/949375)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-pronunciation/949375 "2021-09-20T19:25:01Z")
I think this belongs here, if not feel free to move it. Are there certain words that you just cannot or will not pronounce correctly even though you know you’re pronouncing them wrong? Sherbet - It will always be sherb… --- ## [Why did American fighter-jet designers never go for canards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-american-fighter-jet-designers-never-go-for-canards/950734)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-american-fighter-jet-designers-never-go-for-canards/950734 "2021-09-20T19:18:21Z")
Starting in the 1970s-2000s, canards really caught on in Europe, Russia and China. The Rafale, Eurofighter, Gripen, Viggen, Jian-10, Jian-20, Jian-31, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34, Su-35 and Su-37 all featured canards near the no… --- ## [Elderly people moving long distances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-people-moving-long-distances/950717)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elderly-people-moving-long-distances/950717 "2021-09-20T18:45:19Z")
(Bear with me on this - I’ll get to my point) So, I was meandering around the webs today and came across a posting from the historical society in my small town place of birth in Michigan. They had recently done a docen… --- ## [Revamping home heating/cooling -- oil/AC to electric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revamping-home-heating-cooling-oil-ac-to-electric/951001)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revamping-home-heating-cooling-oil-ac-to-electric/951001 "2021-09-20T18:29:29Z")
Our 1800-sf ranch house in NYS has a hodgepodge of heating and cooling systems. An oil boiler (20 yo, with significant overhaul when we bought the house 3 yrs ago) heats our house via hydronic baseboards. It also heats … --- ## [What if: Sleestaks had actually existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-sleestaks-had-actually-existed/950967)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-sleestaks-had-actually-existed/950967 "2021-09-20T18:35:42Z")
Would they have picked off early hominids and prevented humans from evolving? Or would these ancestors just spent their time in trees? --- ## [Jane Powell, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-powell-rip/950976)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-powell-rip/950976 "2021-09-20T17:33:57Z")
She died three days ago at the age of 92, but I haven’t seen anything about it here. She was a teen and young adult musical star for MGM in the 40’s, and in the 50’s was in such movies as Royal Wedding with Fred Astaire… --- ## [Why are most people right-handed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-people-right-handed/950824)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-people-right-handed/950824 "2021-09-20T17:20:02Z")
I know that approximately 10% of people are left-handed. But why? I cant think of any environmental selective pressure for this. I would think it would be more or less evenly split. Also (related), is handedness heritar… --- ## [That's A Fine Pickle I've Gotten Myself In](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-fine-pickle-ive-gotten-myself-in/947763)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-fine-pickle-ive-gotten-myself-in/947763 "2021-09-20T17:16:42Z")
I was wandering through a farmers market yesterday and spotted some pickling cukes, so on a whim I bought them. Once home, I looked up a quick pickling recipe for fridge pickles, sliced up the cukes and less than 6 hours… --- ## [What to do with ground venison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-ground-venison/950837)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-ground-venison/950837 "2021-09-20T16:44:31Z")
A friend gave us some ground venison. I could make burgers out of it, but is there anything more interesting I could do? I don’t want to make sausages, and turning into meat loaf seems like a waste. --- ## [Who has a perfect driving record (never fault on your part)? How easy do you think it was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-perfect-driving-record-never-fault-on-your-part-how-easy-do-you-think-it-was/950862)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-a-perfect-driving-record-never-fault-on-your-part-how-easy-do-you-think-it-was/950862 "2021-09-20T16:00:59Z")
So, as I mentioned in the Pit, I was involved in a fender bender tonight. Without going into how much fault I think I have (just in case of the exceedingly unlikely event the other guy’s insurance company somehow finds t… --- ## [Nikon's Small World Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikons-small-world-contest/950787)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nikons-small-world-contest/950787 "2021-09-20T15:31:24Z")
Well, this is my new obsession. Science and photography mashed up together. The results of Nikon’s 47th annual Small World photomicrography contest have been posted and they’re just incredible. The gallery features photo… --- ## [iPhone 12 Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-12-charger/950766)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-12-charger/950766 "2021-09-20T14:57:53Z")
Does anyone here have an iPhone 12? I purchased one about a week ago, after my 3 trips and about 3 hours of craziness at Verizon. There isn’t much difference between the 12 and 11. The edges of the phone are square inst… --- ## [Tablet recommendation for simple games (for challenged adult)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablet-recommendation-for-simple-games-for-challenged-adult/950825)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablet-recommendation-for-simple-games-for-challenged-adult/950825 "2021-09-20T14:13:43Z")
I’d like to get a relatively inexpensive tablet for a mentally-disabled (autistic and intellectually disabled) woman, which can download and play simple games. She likes things such as Connect-the-Dots and Word Search. S… --- ## [The “Justice for J6” Rally in DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-justice-for-j6-rally-in-dc/950857)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-justice-for-j6-rally-in-dc/950857 "2021-09-20T14:12:59Z")
I figured we might as well have a thread for it eh. In case, ya know, there’s anything to talk about. --- ## [Does it do any good to water a large tree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-do-any-good-to-water-a-large-tree/950931)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-do-any-good-to-water-a-large-tree/950931 "2021-09-20T13:25:03Z")
All the trees in my yard and the ones on either side were planted in 1925 when it was one large lot. A mix of maples and oaks. The maples are apparently near the end of their lives as numerous ones have died. They all di… --- ## [Recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recall-of-gov-gavin-newsom-of-california/938239)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recall-of-gov-gavin-newsom-of-california/938239 "2021-09-20T13:00:33Z")
Do you think the effort will succeed? Should it? --- ## [Why is my unopened16.9 oz bottle of Diet Pepsi compressed and won't open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-unopened16-9-oz-bottle-of-diet-pepsi-compressed-and-wont-open/950856)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-unopened16-9-oz-bottle-of-diet-pepsi-compressed-and-wont-open/950856 "2021-09-20T11:57:35Z")
Also the cap appears to be installed slightly crooked. It looks like too much air was sucked out when it was sealed – the liquid goes all the way up to the bottom of the cap, and the sides are compressed. I can’t turn th… --- ## [Monday The 13th - The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-the-13th-the-mmp/950594)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monday-the-13th-the-mmp/950594 "2021-09-20T06:40:50Z")
Garfield’s least favorite Monday. Although I’m not sure why a cat would dread Mondays in general. Anyways, don’t eat lasagna alone in a summer camp, and hijack away. --- ## [Could the death of FDR in January 1945 triggered a constitutional crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-death-of-fdr-in-january-1945-triggered-a-constitutional-crisis/950863)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-death-of-fdr-in-january-1945-triggered-a-constitutional-crisis/950863 "2021-09-20T02:14:08Z")
I was reading one of military historian Peter G. Tsouras’s alternative history books and he has a scenario where in January 1945 after the German Army successfully captures Antwerp during the Battle of the Bulge this cre… --- ## [Shazam! (DC's Captain Marvel film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shazam-dcs-captain-marvel-film/829373)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shazam-dcs-captain-marvel-film/829373 "2021-09-20T01:44:41Z")
I couldn’t find a thread related to this. If I missed it, I apologize. I am really looking forward to seeing this movie. I know the teasers look unrepentantly corny and silly, just like Shazam from many of the classic c… --- ## [Is there (was there ever?) serious programming being done in machine code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-was-there-ever-serious-programming-being-done-in-machine-code/937343)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-was-there-ever-serious-programming-being-done-in-machine-code/937343 "2021-09-20T00:32:52Z")
Every now and then I read a story about this or that programmer who supposedly wrote this or that piece of software “directly in machine code”. As I understand those stories, “machine code” here refers not to the actual … --- ## [Adorable cats thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-cats-thread/950961)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-cats-thread/950961 "2021-09-20T00:21:38Z")
I love puppies and all sorts of other animals but I gotta admit that I’m a wee bit partial to cats. Here’s a cat thread, with cute cat videos: --- ## [Airplane styling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-styling/662646)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-styling/662646 "2013-07-05T02:35:31Z")
Yes, yes; I know. 'Johnny L.A. is starting yet another airplane thread. :rolleyes: ’ Since I can’t afford an airplane, I like to look at them. You all know that most of my fixed-wing experience is in a 1970 Cessna 17… --- ## [Overly-Cornfielding Messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-cornfielding-messages/950940)
**Author:** [@Acierocolotl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acierocolotl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-cornfielding-messages/950940 "2021-09-19T22:56:10Z")
Hello administration and other gentlebeings. In this thread, all replies were shuffled off to the cornfield. Surely not every reply was made by a sock. I’ll warrant in the grand scheme of things, it’s not the most imp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1335) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1337)