# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1491 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1492 --- ## [Buran in Moscow. What did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buran-in-moscow-what-did-i-see/939851)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buran-in-moscow-what-did-i-see/939851 "2021-04-12T14:05:08Z")
I visited Moscow in July 2014, and during a stroll around VDNKh (a strange hybrid between an exposition ground and an amusement park), I came across the Buran spacecraft, the Soviet Union’s equivalent to the Space Shuttl… --- ## [TV ratings today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ratings-today/939766)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ratings-today/939766 "2021-04-11T16:37:44Z")
I watched another critically acclaimed show that sucked. I got to thinking, now days, you can watch TV on damn near everything. How do they come up with ratings? --- ## [Bad, bad, bad Storm. I ain't livin' right, At. All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-storm-i-aint-livin-right-at-all/939781)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-storm-i-aint-livin-right-at-all/939781 "2021-04-12T12:39:57Z")
I’m sitting here. My electric power is out since last night. Nearly 24 hours. Because I thought ahead I have a generator. Just not the same. Especially when everyone here wants internet juice. I ain’t got none Well, … --- ## [Non-Sleeper cell -- for those who want to ramble at night, not bright and early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sleeper-cell-for-those-who-want-to-ramble-at-night-not-bright-and-early/919990)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 696\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-sleeper-cell-for-those-who-want-to-ramble-at-night-not-bright-and-early/919990 "2021-04-12T06:57:02Z")
The Monday Morning Post topics (né threads) are popular. But they are so… morning. Where is the place for insomniacs and others who are up late with the SDMB? Beckdawrek suggested it might be nice to have an omnibus top… --- ## [What type of weaponry would be needed to hurt someone 1000x more durable than a normal human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-weaponry-would-be-needed-to-hurt-someone-1000x-more-durable-than-a-normal-human/939689)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-weaponry-would-be-needed-to-hurt-someone-1000x-more-durable-than-a-normal-human/939689 "2021-04-12T06:34:10Z")
If a superhuman was a thousand times more durable than a normal man what type of military weaponry would be necessary to hurt or kill them (Artillery, missiles, cannons etc)? What’s the most powerful military weapon the… --- ## [Pandemic allows Welsh goats to implement plan for world domination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-allows-welsh-goats-to-implement-plan-for-world-domination/939714)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-allows-welsh-goats-to-implement-plan-for-world-domination/939714 "2021-04-12T05:47:23Z")
The people are all in hiding, under Wales’ strict covid measures. No cars in the streets, no people walking the town. It’s just the opportunity that Welsh goats at Lllandudno have been waiting for. Operation Goat-Worl… --- ## [What we thought about camera phones in 2004...or how things have changed in 9 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-thought-about-camera-phones-in-2004-or-how-things-have-changed-in-9-years/676881)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-thought-about-camera-phones-in-2004-or-how-things-have-changed-in-9-years/676881 "2021-04-12T03:25:46Z")
I was looking at old threads I started and I found this one about getting my first camera phone. Wow! some of us were really wrong, including me. Guess they weren’t just a fad. --- ## [Ribs: from frozen solid to falling off the bone tender in 4 1/2 hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-from-frozen-solid-to-falling-off-the-bone-tender-in-4-1-2-hours/939607)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-from-frozen-solid-to-falling-off-the-bone-tender-in-4-1-2-hours/939607 "2021-04-12T02:47:02Z")
So I did an impromptu little BBQ experiment yesterday. It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day, and I’ve been slow with work lately, so I took a ‘me day’ off. I was outside all day, first doing a few outdoor chores, t… --- ## [What crimes can you consent to vs not consent to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crimes-can-you-consent-to-vs-not-consent-to/939641)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-crimes-can-you-consent-to-vs-not-consent-to/939641 "2021-04-12T00:11:24Z")
A lot of things that are crimes, generally aren’t crimes if all parties consent and enjoy the interaction. Consensual rape is sex. Consensual theft is giving someone a gift. Consensual burglary is inviting someone to … --- ## [Comfortable weekend backpack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfortable-weekend-backpack/939693)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfortable-weekend-backpack/939693 "2021-04-12T00:06:11Z")
My main goal is here comfort. Features such as tiedowns are nice too. I don’t have any preference for brands. --- ## [What are you snacking on right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-snacking-on-right-now/939694)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-snacking-on-right-now/939694 "2021-04-12T00:00:18Z")
Normally I’d never snack during the day. WFH has me snacking like an m-fer out of boredom. Just now I polished off the remains of a box of CheezIt Sharp White Cheddar Grooves. For the love of god, stop me before I snac… --- ## [How to quote multiple dopers in the same response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-multiple-dopers-in-the-same-response/939780)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-quote-multiple-dopers-in-the-same-response/939780 "2021-04-11T23:15:58Z")
Let’s say I have a simple thread: Who is the best pitcher in baseball history? Doper A responds with Cy Young Doper B responds with Walter Johnson Doper C responds with Lefty Grove How could I quote A and then respon… --- ## [A "Christian-Israelite-Identity" and a "Kinist-Pro-Nomian-Theonomist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christian-israelite-identity-and-a-kinist-pro-nomian-theonomist/939363)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christian-israelite-identity-and-a-kinist-pro-nomian-theonomist/939363 "2021-04-11T23:10:31Z")
What the heck is that? I’ve been PM’ing with a guy who has identified himself as a “Christian-Israelite-Identity” and a “Kinist-Pro-Nomian-Theonomist”. I’ve never heard of either of these things (in the two groups of d… --- ## [Revising an industry manual that has racist content](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revising-an-industry-manual-that-has-racist-content/939732)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revising-an-industry-manual-that-has-racist-content/939732 "2021-04-11T22:24:44Z")
For obvious reasons I must be vague about details but the story goes like this: In the late 90s and early 2000s a well respected estimator in our industry published a job costing manual. I met the guy and attended his c… --- ## [Midnight Cowboy - whatever happened to Joe Buck afterwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-cowboy-whatever-happened-to-joe-buck-afterwards/939381)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-cowboy-whatever-happened-to-joe-buck-afterwards/939381 "2021-04-11T20:46:36Z")
I always hoped we’d see the next chapter in Joe Buck’s life. He’s on the bus to Florida with Ratso Rizzo, RIP. So what’s next? Does Joe Buck keep hustling and support himself with prostitution? How about that possible m… --- ## [Did late 17th century ships from England take a similar route as Columbus to America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-late-17th-century-ships-from-england-take-a-similar-route-as-columbus-to-america/939695)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-late-17th-century-ships-from-england-take-a-similar-route-as-columbus-to-america/939695 "2021-04-11T20:42:37Z")
Did late 17th century passenger ships from England take a similar route as Columbus to America? I’m specifically thinking of ships sailing to Virginia or the Carolinas. According to my reading they seemed to have hugged… --- ## [Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nineteen-hundred-and-eighty-five/939814)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nineteen-hundred-and-eighty-five/939814 "2021-04-11T20:17:39Z")
What is the cool filtered sound all through “1985”? It comes in around 25-30 seconds playing A-flat and C: --- ## [Our dog died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-died/939217)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-died/939217 "2021-04-11T20:15:01Z")
If unconditional love really exists in the world, it must be dogs who give it. We lost our sweet girl late Monday night. We took her to an emergency vet, where they said we’d have to wait our turn—about an hour—so ok, … --- ## [How immune am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-immune-am-i/939691)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-immune-am-i/939691 "2021-04-11T19:38:57Z")
So basic immunology question here: I got my first shot of Pfizer on Monday, so let’s say 96 hours ago. For simplicity, let’s ignore the 21-day second shot, and define 100% immunity as being the most immune I’m going to … --- ## [Fortnite dances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortnite-dances/939704)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortnite-dances/939704 "2021-04-11T19:32:24Z")
I’ve been aware of the dance the Floss for a while, but just for the first time heard it called a Fortnite dance. So I looked up “fortnite dances” and found there are several. I’d never heard of Fortnite so I looked it u… --- ## [And to Think I can't See it on Mulberry Street -- Six Seuss Books retired for racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113 "2021-04-11T19:10:44Z")
Six of the Dr. Seuss books are not going to be published any more because of the way they portray non-“Western” people https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/dr-seuss-books-cease-publication-trnd/index.html To tell the tru… --- ## [Tipping Dog Groomer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-dog-groomer/938526)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-dog-groomer/938526 "2021-04-11T18:57:09Z")
For those that have their dogs groomed by a pro, do you tip them when the job is finished? What about for a very simple job like a dog bath and nail trim? I took one of my dogs (\<50 pounds) for a simple bath and nail tr… --- ## [Does the Star Trek franchise explain how teleportation is achieved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-star-trek-franchise-explain-how-teleportation-is-achieved/939400)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-star-trek-franchise-explain-how-teleportation-is-achieved/939400 "2021-04-11T17:59:20Z")
To say that teleportation to and from the starship is a staple in Star Trek is an understatement. It’s a long time since I saw anything connected with the franchise and I was wondering if the principle behind how the tel… --- ## [Corrugated Drain Pipe; Simple, Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrugated-drain-pipe-simple-right/939638)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrugated-drain-pipe-simple-right/939638 "2021-04-11T17:54:02Z")
I need a 10-ft length of corrugated drain pipe (4-in diameter, typ. nominal). Both Lowes and Home Depot sell (a) a 10-ft length of “corrugated solid pipe” and 10-ft length of “corrugated perforated pipe” that sounds like… --- ## [Homemade salty licorice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-salty-licorice/932103)
**Author:** [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-salty-licorice/932103 "2021-04-11T17:33:14Z")
Since reading about salty licorice (aka salmiak, Salzlakritz, Süßlakritz, salmiakki, etc.) here years ago, I’ve enjoyed many of the varieties that are available for purchase online. Recently I’ve been interested in makin… --- ## [Question regarding collectivisation in Russia under Lenin and China under Mao](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-collectivisation-in-russia-under-lenin-and-china-under-mao/938971)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-collectivisation-in-russia-under-lenin-and-china-under-mao/938971 "2021-04-11T17:04:07Z")
At 9.01 minutes into the discussion on china, this professor of economics (Richard Wolff) seems to be saying that the land distributed under the Lenin/Bolshevik regime was private property. Have I misunders… --- ## [Happy 94th Birthday, Mort Sahl (Great Quotes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-94th-birthday-mort-sahl-great-quotes/939795)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-94th-birthday-mort-sahl-great-quotes/939795 "2021-04-11T16:33:15Z")
Every time the Russians throw an American in jail, WE threw an American in jail to show the Russians they couldn’t get away with it. My life needs editing. A conservative is someone who believes in reform, but not whil… --- ## [Star Trek TOS Rewatch Binge — Annoying Recurrent PlotThemes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-rewatch-binge-annoying-recurrent-plotthemes/939761)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-rewatch-binge-annoying-recurrent-plotthemes/939761 "2021-04-11T14:34:52Z")
In some ways the original series still stands out as superlative television from an age of pretty awful television suckitude. But after a couple decades of not watching it, which perhaps has had the effect of de-fanboyi… --- ## [Can a link in a text message contain (revisited)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-link-in-a-text-message-contain-revisited/939707)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-link-in-a-text-message-contain-revisited/939707 "2021-04-11T14:32:03Z")
A link in a text message may link to something bad, the same as any other link anywhere else. A link in a text message will probably open your (web) browser (Chrome, whatever) when clicked on (touched, whatever). Web s… --- ## [Popular songs ruined forever (played in the wrong music genre)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-ruined-forever-played-in-the-wrong-music-genre/938041)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-ruined-forever-played-in-the-wrong-music-genre/938041 "2021-04-11T14:24:36Z")
Ever wanted to hear Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself” as a Christmas song? Or Nirvana’s “Come as you are” as swing? No? Of course you haven’t. But someone did it anyway: My favorite is the Oktoberfest version of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1492)