# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1369 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1370 --- ## [Why Do Storms Cool Things Down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-storms-cool-things-down/948474)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-storms-cool-things-down/948474 "2021-08-13T17:27:26Z")
Just now in fact where I live, Detroit, MI. We had brutally hot weather. Then a storm. Now things are cool again. I know that is what the weathermen say in any event. The upcoming storm is going to cool things down. Tha… --- ## [A long-secret 1973 memo on how to become President in a hurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-secret-1973-memo-on-how-to-become-president-in-a-hurry/948238)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-long-secret-1973-memo-on-how-to-become-president-in-a-hurry/948238 "2021-08-13T16:39:33Z")
Written by former JFK aide Ted Sorensen to then-Speaker Carl Albert (D-Okla.) when it looked, during the Watergate Scandal and with Vice President Agnew’s looming bribery and extortion prosecution in Maryland, like Alber… --- ## [I met the girl of my dreams but she was married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-the-girl-of-my-dreams-but-she-was-married/948605)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-the-girl-of-my-dreams-but-she-was-married/948605 "2021-08-13T16:14:20Z")
This was when I lived in Dubai. Started out as a thick friendship and developed to a point where I decided to leave the country so as to not wreck her family. Took me 18 years to get over it. We are much older now, sti… --- ## [The marshmallow test - delayed gratification and emotional IQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marshmallow-test-delayed-gratification-and-emotional-iq/948365)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marshmallow-test-delayed-gratification-and-emotional-iq/948365 "2021-08-13T15:52:50Z")
Continuing the discussion from Convincing acquaintances, friends, and family to get vaccinated: The marshmallow test is a test often given to children. It is supposed to test their ability to delay gratification and ha… --- ## [What does F-19 mean (Men At Work song)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-f-19-mean-men-at-work-song/948547)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-f-19-mean-men-at-work-song/948547 "2021-08-13T15:22:05Z")
There’s a song on Men At Work’s Business As Usual album called ‘F-19’. What does the title mean? The album was recorded in 1981. The first F-117, erroneously called F-19 by people making assumptions about this Top Secr… --- ## [Maybe GQ, but: duvets with columns, not boxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-gq-but-duvets-with-columns-not-boxes/948555 "2021-08-13T14:39:47Z")
I am trying to find a duvet/down comforter that only has columns, not boxes, because: …my first was a gift from an Irish friend brought it to me from Ireland and that is how it was made. I loved it because I sleep hot a… --- ## [The Limits of Human Worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-limits-of-human-worth/948330)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-limits-of-human-worth/948330 "2021-08-13T14:22:26Z")
A thread inspired by a discussion in the Most prophetic piece of Science fiction - #143 by Turble? thread about “SJW” and equality of education vs. gifted kids. It occurs to me that there are two equally unsupportable po… --- ## [D&D like computer games, where you build your whole party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-like-computer-games-where-you-build-your-whole-party/947657)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-like-computer-games-where-you-build-your-whole-party/947657 "2021-08-13T14:17:50Z")
Are there any recent, good D&D type games where you actually build the whole party? I Loved the old Gold box games, and the original Bard’s tale et al. Obviously the last couple decades have moved toward the create one(… --- ## [So, when can we hope for the ads to go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-can-we-hope-for-the-ads-to-go-away/913086)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-can-we-hope-for-the-ads-to-go-away/913086 "2021-08-13T13:22:07Z")
Do I give it a month? Another week? What? I’m not prepared to accept any suggestion that they be permitted to remain. --- ## [How bright would a lightsaber be in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bright-would-a-lightsaber-be-in-real-life/824193)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bright-would-a-lightsaber-be-in-real-life/824193 "2021-08-13T12:18:18Z")
The current best “flashlight”-like lightsaber replicas produce about 700 lumens max in the tube, with cutting edge neopixel string LEDs pushing about double that. Both look fantastic on camera, and look damn near ident… --- ## [What camera do I want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-camera-do-i-want/667931)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-camera-do-i-want/667931 "2021-08-13T06:31:24Z")
I envision doing some photography. I don’t know anything about photography. I don’t know what kind of camera I want to buy. You're going to say that's not enough informations to give proper advice. That's why I'm askin… --- ## [Unique local/regional names for common things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-local-regional-names-for-common-things/946610)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-local-regional-names-for-common-things/946610 "2021-08-13T05:52:56Z")
Random thought time, These happen to be food, but could be anything. And may not be well known outside of Asian communities. These are some of mine from Hawaii. Manapua - char siu bao https://www.google.com/search?q=cha… --- ## [Math Question (average based on direction)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-average-based-on-direction/948448)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-average-based-on-direction/948448 "2021-08-13T05:43:30Z")
Sorry the title wasn’t clearer. My question is: suppose you take something like a stock index. Consider (A) the average price on all days in which the index has dropped for that particular day. Compare to (B) the averag… --- ## [New record slowest Strike-looking ever. 31 mph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-record-slowest-strike-looking-ever-31-mph/948307)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-record-slowest-strike-looking-ever-31-mph/948307 "2021-08-13T04:08:07Z")
Good to know I still have the stuff to be a Major league pitcher. :wink: --- ## [What recent examples, other than Trump’s actions, justify a lack of trust in the US government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recent-examples-other-than-trump-s-actions-justify-a-lack-of-trust-in-the-us-government/948385)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-recent-examples-other-than-trump-s-actions-justify-a-lack-of-trust-in-the-us-government/948385 "2021-08-13T03:49:11Z")
I’ve been thinking about the people who are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine based on a lack of trust in the US government or government in general. Clearly, these people are not well educated in the areas of molecular bio… --- ## [Forum select button adding a search field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-select-button-adding-a-search-field/948259)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-select-button-adding-a-search-field/948259 "2021-08-13T03:30:49Z")
Every time I click the button at the top left of a forum to switch to a different forum, a search field appears (with an ‘f’ in it, too) that obscures the top line of the dropdown list. I don’t recall this happening befo… --- ## [Heart Throbs/Sex Symbols in their prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-throbs-sex-symbols-in-their-prime/948410)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heart-throbs-sex-symbols-in-their-prime/948410 "2021-08-13T02:02:37Z")
As an alternative to slugging it out with logic etc., post links to hotties from those halcyon days. I’ll start. Linda Ronstadt, back in the day: Mrs. L. totally had a thing for this fellow: … --- ## [Name for word (rather than letter) "palindromes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-word-rather-than-letter-palindromes/948551)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-word-rather-than-letter-palindromes/948551 "2021-08-13T01:03:00Z")
Some among you must know. What’s the name for a phrase where the words repeat like a palindrome (but the words themselves aren’t palindromic)? For example, the species and subspecies “sapiens sapiens,” but with more word… --- ## [Olympic medal count. Who is winning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-medal-count-who-is-winning/947775)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-medal-count-who-is-winning/947775 "2021-08-13T00:47:19Z")
Some sites rank the medal count by total medals (US is winning). Some sites rank by Gold medals won (China is winning) I am not that big into sports, but I do like when US athletes win and you get the whole back story … --- ## [Tell Me About Sleeping with a FreeStyle Libre Sensor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-sleeping-with-a-freestyle-libre-sensor/943776)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-sleeping-with-a-freestyle-libre-sensor/943776 "2021-08-13T00:46:01Z")
I’m about to start using the FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitoring system. The sensors were ready for pickup on Saturday, but the reader is on backorder. The only question I can’t seem to Google an answer to i… --- ## [What are you a collector of - intentionally or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-collector-of-intentionally-or-not/948445)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-a-collector-of-intentionally-or-not/948445 "2021-08-12T23:53:10Z")
I was in my kitchen last night, pondering what to cook for some guests tomorrow night, and perusing my cookery book collection, when it occurred to me ‘my god, I have a cookery book COLLECTION. When did that happen?’ So… --- ## ["Death" Comes For You - But Which One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-comes-for-you-but-which-one/948529)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-comes-for-you-but-which-one/948529 "2021-08-12T23:25:30Z")
Congratulations! You’re dead. Maybe you lived a rich, full life and died in bed surrounded by your family. Maybe you lived fast, died young and left a beautiful corpse. Maybe your last words were “Hold my beer” and now y… --- ## [Does anyone still play The Sims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-play-the-sims/776853)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-play-the-sims/776853 "2021-08-12T22:44:21Z")
And if you do, do you do the challenges? How did that work out for you? I’ve played The Legacy and the I Am Surrounded By Idiots challenges. I have yet to do 10 generations of either. I’d sure like to hear that people h… --- ## [Is it possible we end up with a variant that becomes a plague of the vaccinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-we-end-up-with-a-variant-that-becomes-a-plague-of-the-vaccinated/948415)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-we-end-up-with-a-variant-that-becomes-a-plague-of-the-vaccinated/948415 "2021-08-12T22:43:11Z")
So delta is mostly affected the unvaccinated right now, especially for serious diseases. I think a lot of breakthrough diseases among the vaccinated are among those with comorbidities. So is as a possible scenario one w… --- ## [Why does the icon flutter in and out for "replying"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-icon-flutter-in-and-out-for-replying/944415)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-icon-flutter-in-and-out-for-replying/944415 "2021-08-12T22:31:18Z")
Sometimes when I’m reading the last post in a thread, a user’s icon pops up in the lower left screen, with “replying”, but then it disappears, and then reappears. It flutters like that a fair bit, and sometimes no icon … --- ## [Valparaiso University to change team nickname from "Crusaders" to "Beacons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valparaiso-university-to-change-team-nickname-from-crusaders-to-beacons/948408)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valparaiso-university-to-change-team-nickname-from-crusaders-to-beacons/948408 "2021-08-12T22:26:58Z")
Valparaiso University, a private Lutheran university that plays in the Missouri Valley Conference for Division 1-A basketball, and the Pioneer Football League in the Football Championship Subdivision, announced that effe… --- ## [Difficulty getting “replied” posts \[trouble with notifications\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficulty-getting-replied-posts-trouble-with-notifications/948204)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficulty-getting-replied-posts-trouble-with-notifications/948204 "2021-08-12T20:22:24Z")
Starting yesterday, I had difficulties receiving the list of “replies” to involved threads - posted as a number over ones icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Unsure if this has been an issue for anyone else or… --- ## [Why do people state he/him and she/her as preferred pronouns instead of just ‘he’ and ‘she’?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-state-he-him-and-she-her-as-preferred-pronouns-instead-of-just-he-and-she/948472)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-state-he-him-and-she-her-as-preferred-pronouns-instead-of-just-he-and-she/948472 "2021-08-12T19:47:05Z")
Do some people have mixed preferred pronouns, like he/her or she/him? If not, it seems like a simple ‘he’ or ‘she’ would clarify what someone prefers --- ## [What happens when LIBOR ends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-libor-ends/948404)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-libor-ends/948404 "2021-08-12T18:40:54Z")
The Federal Reserve and other regulators in recent years have encouraged financial institutions and corporate treasurers to substitute SOFR for LIBOR, the reference rate for trillions of dollars in mortgages, derivatives… --- ## [Dark Souls wasn't \*that\* hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-souls-wasnt-that-hard/947928)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-souls-wasnt-that-hard/947928 "2021-08-12T17:21:54Z")
Compared to other games that aim to be in the same difficulty league as it, at least. While I had many moments of frustration, and one trip to a walk-through to figure out where to go, I thought it was fairly comparable… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1368) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1370)