# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1353 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1354 --- ## [Why aren't the inside surfaces of toilets more "advanced?" (possible grossness in discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-the-inside-surfaces-of-toilets-more-advanced-possible-grossness-in-discussion/949805)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-the-inside-surfaces-of-toilets-more-advanced-possible-grossness-in-discussion/949805 "2021-08-31T18:19:11Z")
By “advanced” I mean a surface that sheds everything better than good old porcelain. Especially now with low-flow toilets, where the actual pool of water is only 2 or 3 inches across instead of 9 or 10 inches, so that at… --- ## [Mods, OP, why should Afghanistan discussion be disallowed in the Biden Administration thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-op-why-should-afghanistan-discussion-be-disallowed-in-the-biden-administration-thread/949622)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-op-why-should-afghanistan-discussion-be-disallowed-in-the-biden-administration-thread/949622 "2021-08-31T16:52:21Z")
Without any explanation our moderator What\_Exit disallowed Afghanistan discussion in the P&E thread, The Biden Administration - the first 1,500 days (title was recently changed to add no Afghanistan). How can there be a… --- ## [I'm not racist, you are, for bringing it up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-you-are-for-bringing-it-up/925986)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-racist-you-are-for-bringing-it-up/925986 "2021-08-31T15:30:21Z")
This is just the latest version of this vomit-inducing argument I’ve seen on the boards (and elsewhere). It generally works like this: Person A does or says something with racially charged implications. Person B p… --- ## [Could these issues be related to Celiac/gluten intolerance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-these-issues-be-related-to-celiac-gluten-intolerance/949738)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-these-issues-be-related-to-celiac-gluten-intolerance/949738 "2021-08-31T12:49:22Z")
Not looking for a diagnosis, just for an idea what kind of doctor to make an appointment. I’ve been visiting doctors for the following issues for over a year now and I still can’t find the problem causing it all. I (2… --- ## [That hot ol' country sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-hot-ol-country-sun/949411)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-hot-ol-country-sun/949411 "2021-08-31T12:00:16Z")
Song lyrics for how hot it is in your neck of the woods. --- ## [Kylian Mbappe transfer situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kylian-mbappe-transfer-situation/949802)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kylian-mbappe-transfer-situation/949802 "2021-08-31T08:04:55Z")
As many times that I’ve researched it, studied it, and had it explained to me, I still don’t fully understand the motivations of all parties in these types of transfer situations. Here’s my read: PSG already have a lot… --- ## [Night Vision Critter Cams: any brand name recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-vision-critter-cams-any-brand-name-recommendations/949817)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/night-vision-critter-cams-any-brand-name-recommendations/949817 "2021-08-31T05:53:40Z")
Can anybody recommend a good brand of night vision Critter Cam? We want to upgrade our current device. We require wifi, stills and audio/video, fast trigger time. These are easy enough to find, but we have no idea w… --- ## [OnlyFans bans porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-bans-porn/949407)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-bans-porn/949407 "2021-08-31T05:25:10Z")
While I am not familiar with Only Fans or it’s content, My understanding from various news stories on the subject is they got pretty big basically from porn content from individual posters. They have now banned that co… --- ## [Moanday….meet Ida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moanday-meet-ida/949758)
**Author:** [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moanday-meet-ida/949758 "2021-08-31T02:50:54Z")
Batten down the hatches Mumpers! Hope all and sundry stay safe~lots of dear Mumpers in the path. All this damn water is in the wrong half of the US. --- ## [What counts as a "COVID patient" in a hospital bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-a-covid-patient-in-a-hospital-bed/949764)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-counts-as-a-covid-patient-in-a-hospital-bed/949764 "2021-08-31T02:03:05Z")
I’ve seen the claim that statistics regarding hospital resource utilization by COVID patients are being overstated, in that a patient occupying a bed for treatment of something other than COVID (e.g. a stroke) will be pu… --- ## [Do they still make cell phones that can only call certain numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-cell-phones-that-can-only-call-certain-numbers/949761)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-cell-phones-that-can-only-call-certain-numbers/949761 "2021-08-31T01:20:47Z")
Looking for a cell phone for one of my very young nieces. Years back I recall there were some cell phones that could be set up so they could only text/call/receive to or from certain numbers, like 911, parents, etc… Do… --- ## [Women's Hockey -- No Checking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-hockey-no-checking/949798)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-hockey-no-checking/949798 "2021-08-30T22:32:08Z")
I’m watching the Women’s Hockey World Championship. I know there’s no checking in women’s hockey (why? I’d love to discuss that, too), but what does that mean? They seem to hit into each other pretty regularly. They … --- ## [Restoring MacOS from backup. OR making Microsoft Desktop Connect work. Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-macos-from-backup-or-making-microsoft-desktop-connect-work-need-answer-fast/949701)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restoring-macos-from-backup-or-making-microsoft-desktop-connect-work-need-answer-fast/949701 "2021-08-30T22:27:39Z")
I got tired of Apple nagging me to upgrade to Big Sur. Sure, I’ll lose a couple of games but I can download more. Everything seemed to work OK. I lost Hoyle Casino, Freecell, and Sudoku Companion. That’s fine. But t… --- ## [Cuisines and seasoning mixes that combine well (and those that do not!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuisines-and-seasoning-mixes-that-combine-well-and-those-that-do-not/948950)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuisines-and-seasoning-mixes-that-combine-well-and-those-that-do-not/948950 "2021-08-30T21:45:16Z")
Making beans today, as I often do. I combined Mexican seasonings with Jamaican jerk seasoning, and it was terrific. Alternately, once before, I seasoned my beans with Indian seasonings (garam masala and others), and it… --- ## [He Hate Me Keeper League 2020 - Year 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2020-year-18/917277)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2020-year-18/917277 "2021-08-30T21:26:56Z")
SDMB He Hate Me Keeper League I wanted to start the thread because I think we need a little more runway to discuss how we’re going to do this this year. Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of 3 players. You can … --- ## [Is this news clip real? (reporters faking the news)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-news-clip-real-reporters-faking-the-news/949792)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-news-clip-real-reporters-faking-the-news/949792 "2021-08-30T20:33:22Z")
It shows tense reporters in the recent hurricane, wearing wind-blown parkas, struggling to stand upright----while people in the background casually saunter into the picture, wearing shorts and Tshirts. Th… --- ## [Can you identify this book about Tchaikovsky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-book-about-tchaikovsky/949793)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-book-about-tchaikovsky/949793 "2021-08-30T20:06:18Z")
A friend of mine is looking to re-buy a book about Tchaikovsky that she gave away. She can’t remember the name of the book or the author. The book was quite thick, with a black cover, with a line drawing of the compose… --- ## [Is it dangerous to combine sedatives with alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-combine-sedatives-with-alcohol/949630)
**Author:** [@hunterjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hunterjones)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-dangerous-to-combine-sedatives-with-alcohol/949630 "2021-08-30T20:00:58Z")
I’ve always heard doctors say that combining benzodiazepines, barbitutates, z-drugs, or opiates with alcohol is a toxic combo that results in either a coma or death. I do know anecdotally many friends who have been pres… --- ## [\[Factual\] Does SARS-CoV-2 transmit via aerosol particles that are too small to be filtered by masks? If so, to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-does-sars-cov-2-transmit-via-aerosol-particles-that-are-too-small-to-be-filtered-by-masks-if-so-to-what-extent/948537)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-does-sars-cov-2-transmit-via-aerosol-particles-that-are-too-small-to-be-filtered-by-masks-if-so-to-what-extent/948537 "2021-08-30T19:59:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Someone please help me refute what this doctor is saying about covid: Please fight my ignorance here - although I do not dispute that masks are effective, I thought the disease could spre… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2021-edition/947649)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2021-edition/947649 "2021-08-30T19:36:04Z")
So lucky me, my July ended with my computer crashing… On the upside my August will start with a brand spankin new computer! So the Western US is still on fire, but here in Northern Utah we had our first rain in two mont… --- ## [Disliking an actor vs. the character they play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disliking-an-actor-vs-the-character-they-play/949212)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disliking-an-actor-vs-the-character-they-play/949212 "2021-08-30T19:16:33Z")
Sometimes I have a hard time discerning whether my dislike of an actor is because they’re playing an unlikable character, or if maybe they were specifically cast because they can bring that particular aspect out. My mos… --- ## [Have you Been Back To the Movies? How was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-back-to-the-movies-how-was-it/946171)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-back-to-the-movies-how-was-it/946171 "2021-08-30T19:09:42Z")
During the lockdown I missed seeing movies in the theater the most. I was worried the entire business would collapse and I am happy they seem to have made it through. Now that I am fully vaccinated and a big chunk of my… --- ## [Browns gas for ICE - not totally without merit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browns-gas-for-ice-not-totally-without-merit/945924)
**Author:** [@wils2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wils2021)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browns-gas-for-ice-not-totally-without-merit/945924 "2021-08-30T17:02:31Z")
Dear Cecil, I have something stuck in my craw (not claw, CRAW!). Years ago you debunked the notion of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen into brown’s gas using a cars electrical system, only to reburn it for better… --- ## [Why Did The Cute Baby Squirrel Almost Accost Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cute-baby-squirrel-almost-accost-me/949693)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cute-baby-squirrel-almost-accost-me/949693 "2021-08-30T16:17:01Z")
First of all, this is the first time that I ever saw a baby squirrel. I mean, where are all the baby squirrels? Especially in Detroit where I live, where there already an overpopulation of adult squirrels to begin with? … --- ## [Airborne evacuations where evacuating aircraft were under direct attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airborne-evacuations-where-evacuating-aircraft-were-under-direct-attack/949680)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airborne-evacuations-where-evacuating-aircraft-were-under-direct-attack/949680 "2021-08-30T15:52:19Z")
Speaking about civilian evacuations using either civilian/government/military aircraft. Wondering if there’s been a civilian evacuation using aircraft in history where the aircraft came under constant direct attack. Sta… --- ## [Are female breast considered sexual in societies where women are always topless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-breast-considered-sexual-in-societies-where-women-are-always-topless/949222)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-female-breast-considered-sexual-in-societies-where-women-are-always-topless/949222 "2021-08-30T14:47:53Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m sure this has been asked before, but my search skills are weak. In societies where women go about their business bare chested do the breast become sexualized during romantic "operations” or are they … --- ## [Media Responsibility and Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-responsibility-and-covid/949453)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-responsibility-and-covid/949453 "2021-08-30T14:27:35Z")
Covid seems to have had different effects in different places. Where I live, some 90% of hospitalizations and 93% of ICU admissions are said to be in people not fully vaccinated, and generally unvaccinated. Some people… --- ## [When did car detailing become a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-car-detailing-become-a-thing/949380)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-car-detailing-become-a-thing/949380 "2021-08-30T14:19:00Z")
A couple I know are sorta retired. He had two independent auto-parts places, which he now employs a guy to manage. His wife used to work for him, she’s retired now also. So they do their “hobby” to keep busy; detailin… --- ## [Don Everly dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-everly-dies/949309)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-everly-dies/949309 "2021-08-30T09:19:11Z")
Don Everly, one half of the rock’n’roll duo the Everly Brothers, has died at his home in Nashville at the age of 84. His younger brother Phil had died in 2014. The duo, who had 15 US top 10 hits between 1957 and 1962, w… --- ## [Back to the Grindstone- A Post Vacation MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grindstone-a-post-vacation-mmp/949353)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grindstone-a-post-vacation-mmp/949353 "2021-08-30T06:03:37Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. Be goodTry not to get caught while I’m gone. {{{{shades}}}} I’m sorry about your kitty. :frowning: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1352) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1354)