# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1350 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1351 --- ## [How should the Pit be changed, if at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859 "2021-09-04T02:46:29Z")
poll As there has been a lot of discussion lately on the Pit in many recent threads, I thought it might be helpful to try to get a feel for what the community as a whole wants to see done with the Pit. I feel like I’ve r… --- ## [Humans in the hold of an aircraft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-in-the-hold-of-an-aircraft/949796)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-in-the-hold-of-an-aircraft/949796 "2021-09-04T02:37:20Z")
A news item in the UK has had people talking and arguing. A guy chartered a plane for himself, his colleagues and about 100 animals out of Kabul, with room for about 100 extra Afghan refugees. The 2 main viewpoints can b… --- ## [Eviction moratorium and unpaid rents, are people doomed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eviction-moratorium-and-unpaid-rents-are-people-doomed/947253)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eviction-moratorium-and-unpaid-rents-are-people-doomed/947253 "2021-09-04T02:01:47Z")
In general, I think the eviction freeze was a bad idea, although well intended. Most people will have dig themselves a hole that they just won’t be able to get out of. Unlike a car payment or mortgage, you can’t just p… --- ## [Abusive use of contractions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152 "2021-09-04T01:41:27Z")
The game is simple. Form a sentence using a contraction that if the word was uncontracted is perfectly cromulent but when contracted is painful to the ears. She’s smarter than you’re. --- ## [RIP Ed Asner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-asner/949739)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-asner/949739 "2021-09-04T00:39:37Z")
Dead at 91. Natural causes, I guess. You were one of the Good Ones, Ed. --- ## [Looks like bad things are happening in New York and New Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-bad-things-are-happening-in-new-york-and-new-jersey/949961 "2021-09-03T23:26:35Z")
I can’t find a link to the facebook video I saw of the Bridge underwater and cars floating, but it looks pretty bad. Stay safe everyone. --- ## [The first reviews of the new dune are out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-reviews-of-the-new-dune-are-out/950064)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-reviews-of-the-new-dune-are-out/950064 "2021-09-03T23:11:44Z")
And its mixed… I do hope it does enough for a 2nd because that’s where all the "action "is … I still wanna see it --- ## [Ivermectin Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-q/950028)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivermectin-q/950028 "2021-09-03T19:46:52Z")
I know the difference between TV and real life, but I just saw something that made me wonder. I was watching a 10-year-old episode of House (Season 7) and, while spitballing for the patient-of-the-week’s treatment, Taub … --- ## [Why did blockbuster video fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-blockbuster-video-fail/931051)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-blockbuster-video-fail/931051 "2021-09-03T19:04:59Z")
I know the obvious answer is brick and mortar video stores were on their way out. But I remember a decade ago Blockbuster had kiosks like redbox everywhere. Blockbuster also had a streaming service and they had a DVD by… --- ## [Most famous child actor (family argument in process)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-child-actor-family-argument-in-process/949888)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-child-actor-family-argument-in-process/949888 "2021-09-03T16:38:22Z")
So, I reckon Shirley Temple is the most famous child actor, and my daughter is nominating Macaulay Culkin for the spot. There is serious cred hanging here… --- ## [Practice Quoting and Multi-quoting here. (I need this thread!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-quoting-and-multi-quoting-here-i-need-this-thread/912573 "2021-09-03T16:27:45Z")
I’ve quoted, but when I publish the post, I don’t always see the quote in the new post/reply I make. I also want to practice and figure out how to multi-quote, so I am putting this here. Feel free to quote and practice q… --- ## [When did the era of pop music begin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-era-of-pop-music-begin/949956)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-era-of-pop-music-begin/949956 "2021-09-03T16:22:58Z")
When did pop music begin? According to wikipedia, the date is some time in the early 1950s with the likes of Bill Haley and Elvis. Presumably the assumption is that the rise in popularity of FM radio went along with … --- ## [ABBA has a new album coming out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-has-a-new-album-coming-out/950000)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abba-has-a-new-album-coming-out/950000 "2021-09-03T16:11:18Z")
After 40 years, ABBA has a new album! --- ## [Daily Rachel Maddow Show to End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-rachel-maddow-show-to-end/949479)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-rachel-maddow-show-to-end/949479 "2021-09-03T15:17:34Z")
“All good things must come to an end.” Reports say the Rachel Maddow’s new contract will end her daily show. She will stay with MSNBC doing something. You can’t blame her. She has headlined the show since 2008. Certainl… --- ## [How to make cookies that are soft and chewy, and not crunchy or hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-cookies-that-are-soft-and-chewy-and-not-crunchy-or-hard/948680)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-cookies-that-are-soft-and-chewy-and-not-crunchy-or-hard/948680 "2021-09-03T14:52:19Z")
Chips ahoy makes a chewy chocolate chip cookie that is soft and chewy and not crunchy or hard at all. I like this style cookie a lot and would like to bake some at home. Does anyone know what they add to this cookie to p… --- ## [Tech Help! Online Form with Add-able Pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-help-online-form-with-add-able-pages/950049)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-help-online-form-with-add-able-pages/950049 "2021-09-03T14:36:09Z")
(if this is not pointless enough to be here, please move!) With apologies for the graceless construction of the title, I’m checking in to see if anyone else knows how to do this. I need to create an online form (e.g. G… --- ## [Typical ICU Capacity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-icu-capacity/949523)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-icu-capacity/949523 "2021-09-03T14:31:40Z")
As long as this has been going on, and as many stories as there are about ICU beds filling up, it struck me that I have no idea what typical ICU capacity is. No Covid, how many beds are typically occupied at any one tim… --- ## [Are the men of Afghanistan simply cowards or is it something else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-men-of-afghanistan-simply-cowards-or-is-it-something-else/946110)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-men-of-afghanistan-simply-cowards-or-is-it-something-else/946110 "2021-09-03T14:14:25Z")
The rapid surrender of the ANA and police to the Taliban over the last 2-3 months has me convinced that they are cowards. I understand fear of being killed, I’ve done Afghanistan multiple times. With that said I don’t … --- ## [Question about new Texas abortion law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-new-texas-abortion-law/950023)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-new-texas-abortion-law/950023 "2021-09-03T14:12:30Z")
Is there anything in the Texas anti abortion law that just went into effect that stops anyone from suing someone that assists a woman from Texas getting an out of state abortion? If I’m a Texas resident and I drive a wom… --- ## [How do foamers create foam from a liquid product?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-foamers-create-foam-from-a-liquid-product/949935)
**Author:** [@All\_About\_M3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/All_About_M3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-foamers-create-foam-from-a-liquid-product/949935 "2021-09-03T12:49:35Z")
There are tools that take a liquid product (e.g. soap) & spray it as a foam (some of these tools use a hand-pumping action, while others use a pressure washer, or even a stream of water.) How do these products do this (… --- ## [Worst, most meaningless metaphor ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-most-meaningless-metaphor-ever/949922)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-most-meaningless-metaphor-ever/949922 "2021-09-03T12:14:22Z")
Well, the worst I’ve ever seen anyway. In a review of a book in Sunday’s Times. The book under review was a book by Andrew Sullivan. Now Sullivan can be controversial, always interesting, never fatuous. But here is a… --- ## [Why are we still in Afghanistan and Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-still-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/845985)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-still-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/845985 "2021-09-03T08:58:24Z")
My grand-daughter posed that question to me the other day. She’s aware of the initial reason to invade Afghanistan after 9/11. She’s aware of the unilateral decision by Bush 43 to invade Iraq. What’s she’s finding har… --- ## [Covid testing rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-testing-rant/949903)
**Author:** [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-testing-rant/949903 "2021-09-03T08:03:04Z")
OK, so to not give too much info, I had symptoms of either food poisoning or a stomach bug, and I thought “hey this probably isn’t covid but just to play it safe I’ll check what the CDC recommends.” So I spend WAY too mu… --- ## [What Brand Are These PC Gaming Headphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brand-are-these-pc-gaming-headphones/950036)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-brand-are-these-pc-gaming-headphones/950036 "2021-09-03T07:35:15Z")
I’ve had this pair of “gaming” headphones for the past 10 years and they’re legitimately the best gaming headphones I ever used, only had to recently retire them due to one of the sides finally losing all sound. I want t… --- ## [Why American vs. National conferences instead of West vs East?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-american-vs-national-conferences-instead-of-west-vs-east/950026)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-american-vs-national-conferences-instead-of-west-vs-east/950026 "2021-09-03T02:38:47Z")
The NBA and NHL are divided into Western vs. Eastern conferences, but MLB and the NFL are American vs. National. I’m assuming the NFL does this partly because the lesser travel (only 16 games per season) means less need… --- ## [I need some advice on chicken and dumplings (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-advice-on-chicken-and-dumplings-need-answer-fast/950015)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-advice-on-chicken-and-dumplings-need-answer-fast/950015 "2021-09-03T01:28:42Z")
We used Great Value biscuits to try and make chicken and dumplings, but they’re not poofing up even after 15 minutes of being cooked with the chicken in the chicken water; they’re remaining gooey and inedible. What can … --- ## [Upgrade to sell house - What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-to-sell-house-what-should-i-do/947916)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrade-to-sell-house-what-should-i-do/947916 "2021-09-03T00:45:28Z")
I have a small house in town that I’ve been using as a rental for the last 5 years. It has supported itself plus over these last 5 years. Real estate prices have gone crazy, and with 10 years left on the mortgage I’m thi… --- ## [Recommendations for safety glasses that do not have a gap on the bottom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-safety-glasses-that-do-not-have-a-gap-on-the-bottom/950021)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-safety-glasses-that-do-not-have-a-gap-on-the-bottom/950021 "2021-09-03T00:30:37Z")
I used to have a great pair of safety glasses that fit close to your cheek and did not have a gap near the bottom. Eventually they ended up breaking and the company does not make them anymore. I tried a couple other diff… --- ## [Tim Tebow as tight end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-tebow-as-tight-end/942639 "2021-09-03T00:19:38Z")
Signed on with the Jacksonville Jaguars. No doubt there is some PR aspect to the signing (he already has the #1 selling jersey in the NFL online shop). But the question is does he also have a legitimate shot, or is it pu… --- ## [Best and worst Olympic events to watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-olympic-events-to-watch/948175)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-olympic-events-to-watch/948175 "2021-09-02T23:52:34Z")
Best: Woman’s beach volleyball. Worst. Or perhaps just the oddest. I don’t know what it is called but there are 5 women throwing Hula Hoops into the air. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1349) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1351)