# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1478 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1479 --- ## [Alternate, but correct, answers to trivia or thought questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-but-correct-answers-to-trivia-or-thought-questions/940689)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-but-correct-answers-to-trivia-or-thought-questions/940689 "2021-04-25T16:14:21Z")
A question I’ve heard several times in my life goes like this: “A man walks 1 mile south, then 1 mile east, and then 1 mile north, and ends up on the same spot that he started. Where is he?” The usual answer is . How… --- ## [Are flamingos the only birds with knees that bend backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flamingos-the-only-birds-with-knees-that-bend-backwards/940653)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-flamingos-the-only-birds-with-knees-that-bend-backwards/940653 "2021-04-25T14:19:16Z")
As in the thread title: are there any other birds with backwards bending knees? --- ## [Why Does Bleach Odor (and Other), LINGER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-bleach-odor-and-other-linger/940566)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-bleach-odor-and-other-linger/940566 "2021-04-25T14:03:40Z")
I just cleaned out an old container I had in my sink. It contained cole slaw that I had just a little too long. It wasn’t moldy or otherwise visibly spoiled. But just to be on the safe side, I thought I’d clean it with C… --- ## [How does Ronald Reagan know it's my birthday? Facebook privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ronald-reagan-know-its-my-birthday-facebook-privacy/940699)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-ronald-reagan-know-its-my-birthday-facebook-privacy/940699 "2021-04-25T13:56:46Z")
I got a targeted ad in my Facebook feed for the Ronald Reagan Presidental Foundation. It showed up one week before my birthday (it says Happy Birthday Week). My privacy is set so onl… --- ## [International travel for the Covid vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-for-the-covid-vaccine/940664)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-for-the-covid-vaccine/940664 "2021-04-25T13:53:13Z")
Let’s say there is a specific Covid vaccine available in Canada and the UK that is not currently available in the US. Is there any reason, either legal or logistical, that would prevent me from traveling to that country… --- ## [Patrick Robinson is out of his mind, but he's so bad he's good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-robinson-is-out-of-his-mind-but-hes-so-bad-hes-good/940718)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-robinson-is-out-of-his-mind-but-hes-so-bad-hes-good/940718 "2021-04-25T12:49:28Z")
Robinson is a wanna-be Clancy, but his books are utterly nonsensical. Nevertheless, I love them anyway, if for no reason other than to turn the pages wondering how much worse it can get (and they are entertaining.) Some… --- ## [Dreading the second dose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreading-the-second-dose/939817)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreading-the-second-dose/939817 "2021-04-25T12:48:48Z")
I just got off the phone with someone who received his second dose of Moderna’s vaccine 4 days ago. He describes a severe reaction that almost landed him in the ICU. His symptoms began 8 hours after his (second) shot, an… --- ## [Is this the first time we have had the the technology to fight off a widespread pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-time-we-have-had-the-the-technology-to-fight-off-a-widespread-pandemic/940660)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-time-we-have-had-the-the-technology-to-fight-off-a-widespread-pandemic/940660 "2021-04-25T12:45:31Z")
Got my 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine today! While I was waiting for my turn I started to wonder if this is the first time in history where there has been a pandemic that spread quickly across the globe and we had the … --- ## [Disappearing sculptures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-sculptures/940726)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappearing-sculptures/940726 "2021-04-25T12:40:27Z")
This physicist turned artist creates steel sculptures that “disappear”. He creates them using 3D printing and design. --- ## [Why "True Scotsmen" don't wear underpants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-true-scotsmen-dont-wear-underpants/940630)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-true-scotsmen-dont-wear-underpants/940630 "2021-04-25T05:00:02Z")
With kilts, that is. The reason given is “tradition”, but it’s hard to understand anyway. If no one sees what’s under the kilt, then no one knows whether you’re wearing underpants or not. And if someone does get a glim… --- ## [Big cat ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-cat-id/937615)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-cat-id/937615 "2021-04-25T03:28:21Z")
Someone posted this on Nextdoor. \[Album\] imgur.com B… --- ## [What is your MO concerning scam calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mo-concerning-scam-calls/940625)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mo-concerning-scam-calls/940625 "2021-04-25T03:05:25Z")
Do you have a standard MO when it comes to receiving scam calls? If so, what does it entail? hang up immediately? keep em on the phone and string them along as long as possible for entertainment? report the incident t… --- ## [What's the worst thing conservatives have to fear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-thing-conservatives-have-to-fear/939345 "2021-04-25T01:57:49Z")
Generally, you don’t see conservatives arguing that conservative dominance of the political system would be good for liberals. But I’ve seen some - not many, but some - liberals argue that total liberal dominance would b… --- ## [Weird decision of Quebec supreme court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-decision-of-quebec-supreme-court/940391)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-decision-of-quebec-supreme-court/940391 "2021-04-25T01:20:21Z")
A year or two ago, Quebec passed a law that banned the wearing of religious “symbols” by people in the public service. That included teachers and day-care workers. There was a grandfather clause protecting people alrea… --- ## [Which threads are you currently "Watching"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-threads-are-you-currently-watching/940636)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-threads-are-you-currently-watching/940636 "2021-04-25T01:13:53Z")
I’ve got many threads on “normal” or “muted”, but currently and for the first time, I’ve got “One line - Identify the Movie” in Thread Games on “Watching”. --- ## [Vandals damage home while family away -- they're "children" and won't be charged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-damage-home-while-family-away-theyre-children-and-wont-be-charged/940007)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vandals-damage-home-while-family-away-theyre-children-and-wont-be-charged/940007 "2021-04-24T22:50:32Z")
To counterbalance the uplifting story I posted the other day, here’s one that makes me gnash my teeth and cry. … “They urinated on my computer to the point where they fried the inside and it started smoking,” said B… --- ## [Making actual use of the "12 days of X-Mas"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-actual-use-of-the-12-days-of-x-mas/928869)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-actual-use-of-the-12-days-of-x-mas/928869 "2020-12-25T22:47:19Z")
So, taking stock, there’s: partridge two turtle doves three French hens four calling birds five golden rings (!!!) six geese seven swans eight maids \[albeit in the act of milking (cows?), posing logistical challenges\] n… --- ## [Gone reverse fishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-reverse-fishing/846894)
**Author:** [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-reverse-fishing/846894 "2020-02-01T08:12:34Z")
… Which involves going places and taking fishing gear out of the water to protect sealife. When I get the chance I join a volunteer conservation group dedicated to cleaning up (mostly) derelict fishing equipment from re… --- ## [Generic Flashlight/Spotlight usage warning(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-flashlight-spotlight-usage-warning-s/940639)
**Author:** [@gmak1520](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gmak1520)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-flashlight-spotlight-usage-warning-s/940639 "2021-04-24T19:36:21Z")
I have a flashlight that looks a lot like this: They’re pretty generic, and produced by many manufacturers. My unit is not Craftsman, and really doesn’t have a manufacturer nam- e … --- ## [Any fans of The Phantom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-phantom/940626)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-phantom/940626 "2021-04-24T19:22:42Z")
aka The Ghost Who Walks, aka Kit Walker. I have been following his exploits for over fifty years, via comic strip, cartoons and live action movies and, except for that “Defenders Of The Earth” atrocity, I have enjoyed e… --- ## [Canadian MP should have followed my Zoom advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-mp-should-have-followed-my-zoom-advice/940025)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-mp-should-have-followed-my-zoom-advice/940025 "2021-04-24T18:33:03Z")
Some of you expressed scepticism when I started this thread: Right now, there is a Canadian MP who would have benefitted from reading my thread: He apparently was changing in his office after going for a jog. Unfo… --- ## [Maurice Dallimore: Palmdale connection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-dallimore-palmdale-connection/940706)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maurice-dallimore-palmdale-connection/940706 "2021-04-24T17:47:14Z")
Maurice Dallimore (1912-1973) was an actor born in England. He died in Hollywood. Someone in an Antelope Valley Facebook group posted \[link added by me\]: He appeared in many TV shows & died in the SFV/Hollywood area,… --- ## [Seeking source for rare peony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-source-for-rare-peony/940473)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-source-for-rare-peony/940473 "2021-04-24T17:42:53Z")
I haven’t done any paid garden design for quite awhile now, so my sourcing networks of yesteryear are somewhat dehydrated. But I’m helping a friend with their yard, and I’m having trouble tracking down some of our wishli… --- ## [Glaring mathematical error in \_The Sentinel\_ by Lee and Andrew Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaring-mathematical-error-in-the-sentinel-by-lee-and-andrew-child/940652)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glaring-mathematical-error-in-the-sentinel-by-lee-and-andrew-child/940652 "2021-04-24T17:20:32Z")
The clock is ticking, and Jack Reacher has to get into the bad guy’s house. There is a big, strong iron gate and a numeric keypad to open it. Reacher knows the access code is four digits long, and there are therefore “te… --- ## [Some guy keeps parking on my property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guy-keeps-parking-on-my-property/940571)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guy-keeps-parking-on-my-property/940571 "2021-04-24T16:54:40Z")
I’ve got an RV type space, separate from my driveway, a couple dozen feet down the street. I don’t use it for anything. Anyway, twice now I’ve seen a black pickup parked in it. The first time last week I shrugged it off … --- ## [Why is a dangling air freshener in a car an offence in Minnesota?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-dangling-air-freshener-in-a-car-an-offence-in-minnesota/940503)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-dangling-air-freshener-in-a-car-an-offence-in-minnesota/940503 "2021-04-24T16:48:19Z")
Apparently the police who pulled over Daunte Wright said he had a dangling air freshener on his rear view mirror, which is an offence of some type. Why is that an offence in Minnesota? --- ## [If something tiny but controversial slips by in legislation, does it become law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-something-tiny-but-controversial-slips-by-in-legislation-does-it-become-law/940632)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-something-tiny-but-controversial-slips-by-in-legislation-does-it-become-law/940632 "2021-04-24T16:03:49Z")
Suppose that Congress passes some giant 2,000-page-long legislation about protecting endangered species or doing something about climate change - but someone has slipped in a tiny sentence on page 469 of the bill - somet… --- ## [How to become a financial advisor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-financial-advisor/940628)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-financial-advisor/940628 "2021-04-24T15:56:52Z")
I know that that is a wide-open question because like counseling there is a whole spectrum from having no education/experience and just calling yourself an advisor to fully certified working for a respected company. Her… --- ## [1940s helicopter ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1940s-helicopter-id/940641)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1940s-helicopter-id/940641 "2021-04-24T15:54:43Z")
There’s a helicopter in the photo on this page: I thought it might be a Bell H-12, but that one has an upraised tail rotor and the one in the photo doesn’t seem to. Pretty sure it’s a Bell, though. Anyone have a pos… --- ## [US Postal Service introduces Star Wars Droid stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-service-introduces-star-wars-droid-stamps/940633)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-postal-service-introduces-star-wars-droid-stamps/940633 "2021-04-24T15:50:20Z")
“Help me, Postmaster General, you’re my only hope…!” https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/star-wars-droids-S\_577604 Coming May 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1479)