# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1349 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1350 --- ## [What could people get wrong about you at first glance/first encounter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-people-get-wrong-about-you-at-first-glance-first-encounter/950055)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-people-get-wrong-about-you-at-first-glance-first-encounter/950055 "2021-09-05T10:54:05Z")
Some people have asked if I’m a cop. More than once, I’ve been told I look like law enforcement. I kinda get it. I’m bald and kind of look like a thumb… and I noticed that SOME cops also resemble thumbs. If I were talle… --- ## [How did Enlightenment thinkers defend liberty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-enlightenment-thinkers-defend-liberty/950117)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-enlightenment-thinkers-defend-liberty/950117 "2021-09-05T07:29:26Z")
Since they disputed the Hobbesian concept of the government as Leviathan, yet acknowledged that anarchy was not a desirable situation, how did they answer this question, as it might have been phrased at the time: “What i… --- ## [Vaccination cocktails (mixing vaccine types)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-cocktails-mixing-vaccine-types/942937)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-cocktails-mixing-vaccine-types/942937 "2021-09-05T06:26:12Z")
This is an emerging topic. Related questions have been asked tangentially, but up till now very little information was confirmed. As the vaccination regime evolves, new data becomes available. This thread is suggested a… --- ## [Guitarists: Whom Do You Admire Most As A Player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-whom-do-you-admire-most-as-a-player/948399)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-whom-do-you-admire-most-as-a-player/948399 "2021-09-05T01:18:38Z")
Thought I’d get some music convo going. So like…my tastes have evolved a lot, especially recently. Where I would once rank Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen as the Gods of Rock, I would now replace them with Marcus Ki… --- ## [Bad bad bad ideas! On the other hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ideas-on-the-other-hand/950091)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-ideas-on-the-other-hand/950091 "2021-09-04T23:29:37Z")
One or the other. I choose a path. But, on the other hand: Maybe I’m really a set painter… Finishing beautiful sets. Nope. I’m too lazy. Yours? --- ## [Canceling mouseovers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-mouseovers/949708)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canceling-mouseovers/949708 "2021-09-04T23:29:37Z")
A few days ago I started getting mouseovers. And I’m seeing the first couple of lines of locked threads. This is a major distraction. I thought mouseovers were optional. How do I cancel them? \[And no, Discourse, this to… --- ## [Anyone else watching the Marvel "What If" series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-marvel-what-if-series/949338)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-marvel-what-if-series/949338 "2021-09-04T23:28:11Z")
I’m usually not a massive Marvel Cinematic Universe fan, but a good friend is a sound editor/engineer at Skywalker Sound and did the sound for the What If series, so I watched the first couple that have been released so … --- ## [Is American football the only sport in which almost everything is a set play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-football-the-only-sport-in-which-almost-everything-is-a-set-play/949757)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-football-the-only-sport-in-which-almost-everything-is-a-set-play/949757 "2021-09-04T23:04:36Z")
In soccer and basketball, you’ll see pre-practiced set plays run every now and then, but for the most part the game consists of freewheeling decide-as-you-go play; you dribble upfield and see what the defense is giving y… --- ## [Why aren't liftbacks more popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-liftbacks-more-popular/948048)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-liftbacks-more-popular/948048 "2021-09-04T22:53:50Z")
Liftbacks are basically (more or less) sedan shaped cars, but that have a fully opening hatcback-styled trunk, instead of the standard tiny one on most sedans, so cars like Audi A5 Sportback, BMW 4 Gran Coupe, Skoda Octa… --- ## [Another "traveling near the speed of light, time dilation" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-traveling-near-the-speed-of-light-time-dilation-question/950048)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-traveling-near-the-speed-of-light-time-dilation-question/950048 "2021-09-04T22:17:24Z")
Most “near the speed of light” travel questions involve getting in a spaceship, approaching the speed of light, and then returning to find that everyone that didn’t make the trip is now older or dead. In my scenario, I’… --- ## [Any VaTech football fans here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vatech-football-fans-here/949531)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vatech-football-fans-here/949531 "2021-09-04T21:50:49Z")
I am planning to go see a Hokies football game for the first time since the mid-80s, now that I am living in my hometown nearby. I see there is a shuttle from the Prices Fork area of Blacksburgh, is that as good as any?… --- ## [Is there a way to remove forums from my "latest" section?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-forums-from-my-latest-section/949265)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-remove-forums-from-my-latest-section/949265 "2021-09-04T21:11:00Z")
I pretty much never go into thread games anymore and when someone goes in and basically makes my latest posts section nothing but those threads I get annoyed … anyway I can stop that? i don’t want to ignore the forum en… --- ## [How do you decide if clothes fit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-if-clothes-fit/949381)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-decide-if-clothes-fit/949381 "2021-09-04T20:29:55Z")
I think many, if not most, women will agree that sizing of women’s clothing is a joke. There is no standard, and vanity sizing adds to the insanity. Anyone who says “I’m a size 8” without specifying which manufacturer mi… --- ## [What's in my OBDII port?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-my-obdii-port/847692)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-my-obdii-port/847692 "2021-09-04T19:04:46Z")
I purchased a 2013 Ford Escape a few months ago. There is something plugged into the OBDII port with a thickish cable that goes back behind the dash somewhere. Disconnecting it doesn’t seem to affect anything, except tha… --- ## [New Texas abortion law - can the state be sued for child support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-texas-abortion-law-can-the-state-be-sued-for-child-support/949993)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-texas-abortion-law-can-the-state-be-sued-for-child-support/949993 "2021-09-04T18:46:16Z")
A new anti abortion law has gone into effect in Texas, and SCOTUS has refused to block it, thus effectively gutting Roe v Wade. So now the state of Texas is basically forcing women to carry babies to term that they don’… --- ## [Why Does Shakespeare Sometimes Say '-eth' and Sometimes '-es'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shakespeare-sometimes-say-eth-and-sometimes-es/949027)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shakespeare-sometimes-say-eth-and-sometimes-es/949027 "2021-09-04T18:40:36Z")
Back when I was still in HS I read somewhere (possibly a Webster’s Dictionary \[there are so many, you know\]) that -eth and -es are basically the same thing in English. In fact, they were even pronounced the same way. Tha… --- ## [Closing off/plugging a chimney. DIY options that should meet code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-off-plugging-a-chimney-diy-options-that-should-meet-code/949985)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closing-off-plugging-a-chimney-diy-options-that-should-meet-code/949985 "2021-09-04T18:13:20Z")
Disclaimer, I know code varies by local. We bought the house at the end of December 2020. We replaced the Water Heater 2 months ago. The chimney is no longer in use. The Air Handler and Water Heater both exhaust outside… --- ## [eBay conundrum (shipping details not showing on Order Details page (Windows 10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-conundrum-shipping-details-not-showing-on-order-details-page-windows-10/950067)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-conundrum-shipping-details-not-showing-on-order-details-page-windows-10/950067 "2021-09-04T18:04:45Z")
This has been going on a few days, and I can’t find anything on eBay help or if I google it. Also, I have deleted my eBay cookies, but that didn’t make any difference. If I have an item that has been shipped (and that h… --- ## [Fratricidal caterpillars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fratricidal-caterpillars/949974)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fratricidal-caterpillars/949974 "2021-09-04T18:02:56Z")
This spring we bought our daughters a kit to raise butterflies from caterpillars. The whole process went well and 9 of the 10 caterpillars successfully turned into butterflies (Painted Lady I think). The 10th formed a ch… --- ## [Your opinions on English grammar and usage \[Click on each arrow for more\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-english-grammar-and-usage-click-on-each-arrow-for-more/949327)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-english-grammar-and-usage-click-on-each-arrow-for-more/949327 "2021-09-04T17:21:10Z")
What are your thoughts on the vagaries and particularities of the English language? Packing a lot of stuff in here, so I’ve broken it down by topic. Feel free to add others if you want. (But no polls, please.) Singula… --- ## [Big Sur compatible time-waster games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sur-compatible-time-waster-games/950107)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-sur-compatible-time-waster-games/950107 "2021-09-04T17:16:49Z")
Last week I upgraded to macOS Big Sur. I’d put off upgrading for more than a year. (The latest OS was Catalina at the time.) I didn’t upgrade before because I knew I’d lose my games. And I did. Freecell: I played a … --- ## [Do you want to install Straight Dope Message Board on this device?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-to-install-straight-dope-message-board-on-this-device/950088)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-to-install-straight-dope-message-board-on-this-device/950088 "2021-09-04T16:20:46Z")
No thank you. Is there any way to not be asked this on every forum load? (Brave browser on Android, fwiw.) --- ## [The SinoNasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22). Best medical acronym ever? Do you have a fave medical acronym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sinonasal-outcome-test-snot-22-best-medical-acronym-ever-do-you-have-a-fave-medical-acronym/949938)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sinonasal-outcome-test-snot-22-best-medical-acronym-ever-do-you-have-a-fave-medical-acronym/949938 "2021-09-04T16:09:16Z")
My patient with ENT issues underwent the SNOT-22 a while back, and I finally got the report. It’s a predictor of post-surgical improvement in patients with chronic sinusitis. SNOT-22 This test replaced the previous SNO… --- ## [Is it more common for women to talk to themselves than for men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-common-for-women-to-talk-to-themselves-than-for-men/950056)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-common-for-women-to-talk-to-themselves-than-for-men/950056 "2021-09-04T15:38:51Z")
I don’t think it’s especially common for either gender, but in my experience - FWIW - it’s far more common among women. I know and have known women who go about their day giving a virtual play-by-play along with color co… --- ## [Botticelli - Aug. 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881 "2021-09-04T14:43:25Z")
Last month’s thread: Botticelli - July 2021 Updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #83 by Elendil\_s\_Heir And our new letter is F --- ## [Nobody - the Bob Odenkirk action movie (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-the-bob-odenkirk-action-movie-open-spoilers/940178)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-the-bob-odenkirk-action-movie-open-spoilers/940178 "2021-09-04T14:25:23Z")
Watching this right now with my wife. Bob Odenkirk developed the movie, though I see he is not actually the screenwriter. I guess it is kind of a John Wick movie, which is the movie I keep seeing it compared to. It’s re… --- ## [Fight or flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-or-flight/949982)
**Author:** [@Sidvees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sidvees)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-or-flight/949982 "2021-09-04T14:15:10Z")
I work on a P.I.C.U ward as a mental health/support worker. I no longer have the “fight or flight” when trouble on the ward happens and now I don’t even flinch. Will I get it back after a while when/if I leave mental hea… --- ## [Where did the majority of Ida’s water come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-majority-of-ida-s-water-come-from/949975)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-majority-of-ida-s-water-come-from/949975 "2021-09-04T13:22:43Z")
Hurricane Ida dumped a huge amount of water on the southeastern US as it landed in LA. As the system moved northeast, it continued to produce heavy rain, and then finally dropped record-breaking rainfall amount on porti… --- ## [Lasagna cheese filling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagna-cheese-filling/944816)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagna-cheese-filling/944816 "2021-09-04T13:05:34Z")
I make a damn good lasagna. I’ve always used small curd ricotta for the filling, but I’ve seen/heard of people using larger curd cottage cheese. Given that I make giant lasagnas, they cost $50 each and I don’t wanna scr… --- ## [Books as decoration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-as-decoration/949628)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-as-decoration/949628 "2021-09-04T10:37:46Z")
I know, I know, books are for reading, but what if they aren’t. My ex-wife has a collection of books from Eaton Press. I’ve looked at the illustrations, but they’re too nice to really crack open. The other day I disco… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1348) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1350)