# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1448 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1449 --- ## [Resolved: Price-gouging shouldn't be discouraged when the government isn't rationing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-price-gouging-shouldnt-be-discouraged-when-the-government-isnt-rationing/942219)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-price-gouging-shouldnt-be-discouraged-when-the-government-isnt-rationing/942219 "2021-05-25T12:48:33Z")
This is in response to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s order to suspend the gasoline tax and prohibit price-gouging in Georgia following the Colonial pipe disruption. I risk permanently damaging my liberal cred over this, but… --- ## [In the dustbin of our cultural history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-dustbin-of-our-cultural-history/927703)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 941\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-dustbin-of-our-cultural-history/927703 "2021-05-25T12:16:03Z")
Some years ago I attended the retirment party of a man who had been my sixth grade teacher. Of all the teachers and instuctors I’d had, our would have after, he was my favorite. It had been his first year of teaching t… --- ## [Should I buy a bunch of high quality disposable N95 face masks now, or is it a waste of money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-bunch-of-high-quality-disposable-n95-face-masks-now-or-is-it-a-waste-of-money/942803)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-bunch-of-high-quality-disposable-n95-face-masks-now-or-is-it-a-waste-of-money/942803 "2021-05-25T11:52:55Z")
I’ve been trying to get a hold of high quality disposable face masks since this COVID thing took off. I finally have a chance to buy a bunch. Too little, too late? I’ve been getting by for a long time without them and … --- ## [How can I turn on a Raspberry PI GPIO pin based on presence of ~22vdc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-turn-on-a-raspberry-pi-gpio-pin-based-on-presence-of-22vdc/942751)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-turn-on-a-raspberry-pi-gpio-pin-based-on-presence-of-22vdc/942751 "2021-05-25T11:28:08Z")
TL;DR version: I have a pair of wires with ~22vdc across them, and I want to use the presence or absence of this voltage to trigger a GPIO line on my Raspberry Pi in order to tell my program to do something. I know noth… --- ## [Novelty is Severity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelty-is-severity/942482)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelty-is-severity/942482 "2021-05-25T11:23:59Z")
Curious what people who are a little more informed than me in the ways of immunology think about this article I ran across this morning: https://www.theinsight.org/p/novelty-means-severity-the-key-to Brief summary: SA… --- ## [“Farmers are notoriously bad gardeners”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmers-are-notoriously-bad-gardeners/942840)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmers-are-notoriously-bad-gardeners/942840 "2021-05-25T10:23:10Z")
This trope was often repeated in the James Herriot books. He was English, and many English people seem to know a lot about gardening and botany. Farmers tend to be hard-working and practical. So, is there any truth to… --- ## [Do you have any weird food combinations that actually taste good to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879 "2021-05-25T09:42:52Z")
I usually add potato chips or Doritos to PBJ’s, ham & cheese, sloppy joes, and hamburgers. IMO, it adds some extra flavor to the sandwich, along with an added crunch as well. The most common food, drink, and condiment c… --- ## [High School classmate is crazy as f](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-classmate-is-crazy-as-f/942400)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-classmate-is-crazy-as-f/942400 "2021-05-25T09:04:18Z")
It was a couple years ago and I’m not going to post the details to avoid identifying her, but a girl I knew well in high-school and had that sexy big-brain a teen nerd like me falls in love with. Found out by accident t… --- ## [PGA Championship 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-championship-2021/942703 "2021-05-25T05:21:42Z")
Welp, Phil just 2 putted for a birdie on 2 to take a 2 stroke lead, but 34 long holes to go (longest course ever for the PGA). Would be awesome if he won. --- ## [What might this noise be coming from my Ford Escape? Video inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-this-noise-be-coming-from-my-ford-escape-video-inside/942844)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-this-noise-be-coming-from-my-ford-escape-video-inside/942844 "2021-05-25T04:44:10Z")
I drive a 2010 Ford Escape. Runs fine, drove it today with this issue ongoing. No engine lights of any kind come on. If I hadn’t hear this noise when I got out of my car, I would not have noticed it. It’s a rattling typ… --- ## ["Women know men better than men know women" - true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-know-men-better-than-men-know-women-true/941861)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-know-men-better-than-men-know-women-true/941861 "2021-05-25T03:01:27Z")
Not me saying this, but Will and Ariel Durant wrote the above sentence which caught my eye last night while reading one of their works\*. Do you think it’s accurate? Why or why not? \*(Volume 9 of their The Story of Civi… --- ## [How often did your parents kiss/hug each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-did-your-parents-kiss-hug-each-other/942617)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-did-your-parents-kiss-hug-each-other/942617 "2021-05-25T01:17:06Z")
We’ve got a thread about you and your spouse, how about your parents with each other? And did that affect how you are with your spouse? As for myself, I never saw my parents kiss, hug or even hold hands. I never saw my … --- ## [Amazon Audible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-audible/942718)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-audible/942718 "2021-05-25T00:32:24Z")
I’m thinking of joining Audible but I have a couple of questions before I do. When you purchase an audiobook from Audible, can you listen to it on all your devices? If you can listen to it on all your devices, am I… --- ## [Coca Cola commercial where boy can't find his wallet to buy movie ticket and it turns out (spoiler) he and his gf are dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-commercial-where-boy-cant-find-his-wallet-to-buy-movie-ticket-and-it-turns-out-spoiler-he-and-his-gf-are-dead/942725)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-commercial-where-boy-cant-find-his-wallet-to-buy-movie-ticket-and-it-turns-out-spoiler-he-and-his-gf-are-dead/942725 "2021-05-24T23:44:31Z")
This commercial was from somewhere between 2003 and 2007. It was a Coca Cola commercial where this white boy and his black girlfriend (or girl he’s dating) are standing in line to buy movie tickets. The boy can’t find hi… --- ## [Noise mysteries you've solved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-mysteries-youve-solved/942630)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-mysteries-youve-solved/942630 "2021-05-24T23:42:44Z")
Ever heard a noise you couldn’t immediately identify and investigated? Just the other night I suddenly began hearing a strange high-pitched whistling noise while I was in my basement. It just started all of a sudden. We… --- ## [TV / DVD player conflict - help please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-dvd-player-conflict-help-please/942806)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-dvd-player-conflict-help-please/942806 "2021-05-24T23:41:46Z")
I have exhausted my troubleshooting arsenal so I am here to seek assistance. My TV does not play nice with my DVD player. When I switch the input from TV to DVD, I can use the DVD player, but when I return to the TV all… --- ## [Do you have any anecdotes about the PPP feeding trough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-anecdotes-about-the-ppp-feeding-trough/942618)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-anecdotes-about-the-ppp-feeding-trough/942618 "2021-05-24T23:36:00Z")
I know of a few bussinessessses that have done better due to pandemic conditions that are taking PPP money and no doubt applying for forgiveness. You can check them out here: Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved … --- ## [What makes a chicken sandwich “next level”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-chicken-sandwich-next-level/942668)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-chicken-sandwich-next-level/942668 "2021-05-24T22:50:49Z")
Chick Fil A is not really a thing in most of Canada so the “chicken sandwich wars” which amused the small minds of American bloggers in 2017 and 2019 were not a thing here. Wendy’s puts out a sandwich with tasty chicken… --- ## [Critical Race Theory and Education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-race-theory-and-education/942815)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-race-theory-and-education/942815 "2021-05-24T21:39:53Z")
So there seems to be a blanket prohibition on discussion of education in threads about critical race theory. This seems a bit like prohibiting discussions of when life begins in an abortion thread. Its application to e… --- ## [If the vaccine is approved for emergency use only, how SURE can they be that it’s safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-vaccine-is-approved-for-emergency-use-only-how-sure-can-they-be-that-it-s-safe/942641)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-vaccine-is-approved-for-emergency-use-only-how-sure-can-they-be-that-it-s-safe/942641 "2021-05-24T21:06:43Z")
On the one hand, I keep getting hammered with messages about how very safe the vaccines are. But then when I read the fine print, it turns out that they’ve been approved for emergency use only. I feel like I’m missing p… --- ## [Time for somebody to say: "Happy Birthday Bob Dylan"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-somebody-to-say-happy-birthday-bob-dylan/942820)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-somebody-to-say-happy-birthday-bob-dylan/942820 "2021-05-24T20:32:11Z")
Happy 80th, Bobby. --- ## [How often do you kiss/hug your spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-kiss-hug-your-spouse/942585)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-kiss-hug-your-spouse/942585 "2021-05-24T19:32:39Z")
Been married 37 years. Several times daily. How about you folks? --- ## [My hand feels like a balloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hand-feels-like-a-balloon/942766 "2021-05-24T18:51:28Z")
But, no fever. I was doing yard work yesterday, and got stung by some paper wasps. One got me on the back of my right hand (looks like three times), and the other on my temple. My right hand looks like Mickey Mouses’ ha… --- ## [Reply didn't post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-didnt-post/942798)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-didnt-post/942798 "2021-05-24T18:47:20Z")
I posted into MPSIMS oh, around 6am today. It was a 9-year old thread ( which should not have mattered at all ). I’m suffering what the OP’er suffered and wanted some feedback/ info. Composed. Checked it. Hit Reply. N… --- ## [Soon you will see my pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-you-will-see-my-pain/942730)
**Author:** [@Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Something)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soon-you-will-see-my-pain/942730 "2021-05-24T18:39:28Z")
Soon you will see my pain. --- ## [Is every icon unique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-every-icon-unique/917100)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-every-icon-unique/917100 "2021-05-24T17:29:38Z")
A random question that just occurred to me. Those users who have not chosen to create an icon get a generic icon with the first letter of their username in a colored circle. If two users had the same first letter could t… --- ## [Is there a way to ignore a category when viewing "Latest" posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-a-category-when-viewing-latest-posts/942802)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-a-category-when-viewing-latest-posts/942802 "2021-05-24T15:31:00Z")
My mode of reading The Dope is to view all updated threads since the last visit. I’m generally interested in all the categories except Thread Games. Is there a way to exclude TG from the list of new/updated threads? --- ## [Breaking News: 21 Runners Die In Extreme Weather In China Mountaineous Ultra-Marathon Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-21-runners-die-in-extreme-weather-in-china-mountaineous-ultra-marathon-race/942748)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-21-runners-die-in-extreme-weather-in-china-mountaineous-ultra-marathon-race/942748 "2021-05-24T15:28:26Z")
For more extensive discussion see this Reddit thread: Can anyone think of any other athletic event that has caused so many deaths? --- ## [Take a guess at when you will end up being vaccinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 743\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006 "2021-05-24T15:04:51Z")
Only one guy who I know personally has been so far, and well, he’s an M.D. and the head of infectious diseases at a nearby hospital, so he absolutely should have been among the first. Me? It’s hard to triangulate the lo… --- ## [Isn't mercury bad for tuna, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-mercury-bad-for-tuna-too/942640)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubbly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubbly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-mercury-bad-for-tuna-too/942640 "2021-05-24T14:44:31Z")
We’re supposed to be careful about not eating too much tuna because of all the mercury they accumulate by being very high up on the food chain. But if the mercury level in tuna is risky for us, isn’t it even riskier for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1447) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1449)