# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1488 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1489 --- ## [Anyone here have trouble playing scrabble games and word memory games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-trouble-playing-scrabble-games-and-word-memory-games/940011)
**Author:** [@Jillwood77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillwood77)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-trouble-playing-scrabble-games-and-word-memory-games/940011 "2021-04-15T03:02:45Z")
I tried playing scrabble games and some other memory games and I’m struggling. And I don’t know if I should see a doctor or this is typical for the first 3 or 4 months to struggle with scrabble games and other memory ga… --- ## [Questions about anti-vaxxers and the COVID future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-anti-vaxxers-and-the-covid-future/939874)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-anti-vaxxers-and-the-covid-future/939874 "2021-04-15T02:47:44Z")
For those die-hard anti-vaxxers who simply refuse to get vaccinated but who are not COVID deniers, will they just wear face masks the rest of their lives? I know this has been raised in other threads, but are there … --- ## ["Dad Stop Embarrassing Me" - new Jamie Foxx show on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-stop-embarrassing-me-new-jamie-foxx-show-on-netflix/940009)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-stop-embarrassing-me-new-jamie-foxx-show-on-netflix/940009 "2021-04-15T02:11:40Z")
My wife heard a podcast interview or something with Jamie Foxx, and was interested to see the new sitcom he co-created and co-wrote, premiering today on Netflix. I didn’t know anything about it, but she seemed enthusiast… --- ## [The Spin of the Sun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spin-of-the-sun/939887)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spin-of-the-sun/939887 "2021-04-15T01:53:57Z")
I just learned that the sun spins. And since it’s all plasma, the parts of the sun near its equator spin 3 times as fast as the parts near its poles. Question: does the sun spin on a similar plane as the plane of the p… --- ## [Snow tires stay on for a week or two more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-tires-stay-on-for-a-week-or-two-more/939895)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-tires-stay-on-for-a-week-or-two-more/939895 "2021-04-14T23:54:45Z")
I normally don’t take the snow tires off until the end of April. Good thing - what started as a gentle snowfall yesterday has turned into a full-blown blizzard. Went out for an errand a few hours ago but you couldn’t tel… --- ## [Bridgerton - did the sex add or detract? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgerton-did-the-sex-add-or-detract-spoilers/929640)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgerton-did-the-sex-add-or-detract-spoilers/929640 "2021-04-14T22:46:21Z")
We just finished watching Bridgerton on TV. Entirely inconsequential but entertaining diversion. My question, however, concerns the manner in which the sex scenes were portrayed. I do not generally consider myself a p… --- ## [How can I get the birds back to my feeder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-birds-back-to-my-feeder/939678)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-birds-back-to-my-feeder/939678 "2021-04-14T22:03:14Z")
I’ve used this thistle feeder for many years. We get lots of birds, often starting in very early spring as the goldfinches start to return. Last year, nobody came. I cleaned it out completely, scrubbed it of anything th… --- ## ["Isn't it pretty to think so?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-pretty-to-think-so/939464)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-pretty-to-think-so/939464 "2021-04-14T21:07:39Z")
It’s nice to think I could of been a professional dancer. Or a famous muralist. Or my kids were geniuses who cure cancer, or movie stars with loads of cash. Either one is fine. Or my dog is best of show at Westminster… --- ## [Do you plan to keep a souvenir mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-plan-to-keep-a-souvenir-mask/939855)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-plan-to-keep-a-souvenir-mask/939855 "2021-04-14T20:45:45Z")
We probably all have dozens of masks cluttering up our homes and cars…disposable paper, hand-crafted works of art, everything in between. Do any of you plan to keep one when this is all over? Something to show your gra… --- ## [Norwegian conspiracy theorist dies with covid after holding in-person meetings declaring it a hoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-conspiracy-theorist-dies-with-covid-after-holding-in-person-meetings-declaring-it-a-hoax/939996)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-conspiracy-theorist-dies-with-covid-after-holding-in-person-meetings-declaring-it-a-hoax/939996 "2021-04-14T19:49:00Z")
Never on an arc to become known outside of Norway Hans Kristian Gaarder published “alternative thinking” furiously for over a decade on the biggest “alternative news” site in Norway. Apparently he’s also been doing lectu… --- ## ["Plant-Based" COVID Vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-based-covid-vaccine/939971)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-based-covid-vaccine/939971 "2021-04-14T18:49:23Z")
I just heard a blurb on our local NPR affiliate that a local doctor’s office is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial of a “plant-based” COVID vaccine. This same office was a local partner for the Moderna clinical t… --- ## [Today is the 151st anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-151st-anniversary-of-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/939904)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-the-151st-anniversary-of-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/939904 "2021-04-14T18:00:11Z")
I only know this because it’s today’s (April 13 2021) Google Doodle. I certainly didn’t hear anything about the 150th anniversary last year. But then again, I’m up here in Boston. I grew up going to the MMA\* If you turn… --- ## [Badvertisements: When an Ad Repels Me from Its Product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badvertisements-when-an-ad-repels-me-from-its-product/938992)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badvertisements-when-an-ad-repels-me-from-its-product/938992 "2021-04-14T17:57:42Z")
Just like the rest of you,\* I occasionally fall down a U2B rabbit hole and watch a buncha music videos in a row. When I do this, before every other video–literally between every two videos–my vid association flow is inte… --- ## [This Joke Only Works In Writing / This Joke Only Works When Spoken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-joke-only-works-in-writing-this-joke-only-works-when-spoken/925326)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-joke-only-works-in-writing-this-joke-only-works-when-spoken/925326 "2021-04-14T17:18:33Z")
Tell me two jokes; The first only works (or works best) in written form; the second only (or best) in spoken form. EGO and SUPEREGO walk into a bar. The bartender says “I’m going to need to see some ID” Two chemists … --- ## [Very stupid overheard conversations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-stupid-overheard-conversations/926858)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-stupid-overheard-conversations/926858 "2021-04-14T16:52:12Z")
I heard this one in the supermarket a few days ago in the butter section: Man: Irish butter is on sale. Woman: Oh, my grandfather only gets that type of butter. Man: What’s the difference? Woman: I told you, it’s the… --- ## [U.S. murder rates up in 2020. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-murder-rates-up-in-2020-why/939560)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-murder-rates-up-in-2020-why/939560 "2021-04-14T16:30:07Z")
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-19/the-u-s-homicide-rate-spiked-in-2020-why Covid stress alone not a sufficient explanation as other nations with lockdowns and economic insecurity did not have similar nu… --- ## [What - if anything - excites you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-excites-you/939853)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-excites-you/939853 "2021-04-14T14:36:42Z")
Feel free to substitute any word for “excite” indicating “stirs strong emotion.” I have a very comfortable life. I have hobbies - golf, biking, playing music, reading, and enough friends and family. I don’t think of m… --- ## [39% of US Marines refuse COVID-19 vaccination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/39-of-us-marines-refuse-covid-19-vaccination/939760)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/39-of-us-marines-refuse-covid-19-vaccination/939760 "2021-04-14T14:25:46Z")
Link: Two points/questions: Well, this is dismaying. Why the hell do they have a choice? You volunteered, asshole. Take the shot or hand in your kit and find a civvie job. --- ## [Repairing vs replacing roofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-vs-replacing-roofs/939619)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-vs-replacing-roofs/939619 "2021-04-14T13:47:01Z")
I had a roofer come down to replace an attic fan, and while he was at it I asked him to replace various (asphalt) tiles which had come down in recent storms, or any others that he thought needed replacing. Day beforehan… --- ## [Gun Manufacturers' Liability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-manufacturers-liability/939719)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-manufacturers-liability/939719 "2021-04-14T15:09:49Z")
Current federal law explicitly protects the manufacturers of firearms from being sued because their products were used to commit crimes including manslaughter and murder. It was recently in the news that removing this pr… --- ## [Godzilla Vs. Kong - OK, so did anybody else see this thing? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzilla-vs-kong-ok-so-did-anybody-else-see-this-thing-open-spoilers/939126)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzilla-vs-kong-ok-so-did-anybody-else-see-this-thing-open-spoilers/939126 "2021-04-14T12:50:08Z")
Schlock? Trash? I’m not sure. It certainly looks like it cost a lot of money and the effects were amazing. But… Did they just go to the center of the Earth? Did Godzilla then shoot his ray to the center of the Earth? An… --- ## [Them - on Amazon Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/them-on-amazon-prime/939818)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/them-on-amazon-prime/939818 "2021-04-14T11:54:48Z")
This is the weirdest damn show… I’m not finished with the series yet. I’m currently on Episode 7. Everybody sees a different invisible person. Lucky’s trauma is horrific, but this whole family is fucked up beyond recogn… --- ## [Fraternity members pay off mortgage for former cook (Add your own uplifting story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-members-pay-off-mortgage-for-former-cook-add-your-own-uplifting-story/939931)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraternity-members-pay-off-mortgage-for-former-cook-add-your-own-uplifting-story/939931 "2021-04-14T10:42:00Z")
Jessie Hamilton worked as a cook at a fraternity house at Louisiana State University for 14 years. While she was in constant motion preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for the members of Phi Gamma Delta, commonly c… --- ## [Characters that become tropes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-become-tropes/938906)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-become-tropes/938906 "2021-04-14T06:49:04Z")
The Sherlock Holmes character has been redone and reimagined in TV and movies probably dozens of times. Both the actual ‘Sherlock Holmes’ character, and also characters who are not, but are clearly modeled after Holmes, … --- ## [What are these stainless steel things I bought from a (dairy?) barn auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-stainless-steel-things-i-bought-from-a-dairy-barn-auction/646264)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-stainless-steel-things-i-bought-from-a-dairy-barn-auction/646264 "2013-01-07T18:48:52Z")
https://picasaweb.google.com/m/viewer#photo/109667390045908457426/5830372657696774737/5830373151143647058 (Bananas for scale) Hopefully this pic works, I’m posting from my phone and having some trouble. About 15 years… --- ## [Is this the most poorly-targeted SDMB advertisement ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-most-poorly-targeted-sdmb-advertisement-ever/939883)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-most-poorly-targeted-sdmb-advertisement-ever/939883 "2021-04-14T05:26:23Z")
I know there have been complaints about Trump ads showing up here. I’ve become numb to political ads appearing everywhere, so those didn’t surprise me. But this ad, which I saw this morning, made my jaw drop. I can’t ima… --- ## [The Alamo -- what were they thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alamo-what-were-they-thinking/939525)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alamo-what-were-they-thinking/939525 "2021-04-14T04:46:30Z")
A bunch of guys want to break off from the Mexican Government. So they all get together at The Alamo, and are wiped out by the Mexican Army. They apparently had some idea that the Mexican Army might come after them, bec… --- ## [How do you handle Facebook friend requests from people you don't recognize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-facebook-friend-requests-from-people-you-dont-recognize/932527)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-handle-facebook-friend-requests-from-people-you-dont-recognize/932527 "2021-04-14T04:43:43Z")
My Facebook presence in pretty small. But sometimes I get a friend request from somebody and I’ll be asking myself “Who is this person?” Even if I go to their page, I can’t figure out how I know them (or how they know m… --- ## [Why does Venus have retrograde rotation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-venus-have-retrograde-rotation/939930)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-venus-have-retrograde-rotation/939930 "2021-04-14T00:32:20Z")
Are there any theories to explain its retrograde rotation? --- ## [Goo Goo g'Joob! Take that Easter Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goo-goo-gjoob-take-that-easter-bunny/939338)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goo-goo-gjoob-take-that-easter-bunny/939338 "2021-04-14T04:13:08Z")
“I am the eggman, They are the eggman, I am the Walrus.” So I boiled up 3 dozen eggs. Grandwrex and pets are way too excited. Man oh man, I hate to mix up that Paas. Vinegar smell gives me PTSD. It’s decided to car… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1487) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1489)