# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1496 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1497 --- ## [What's the deal with Red Baron pizza? Why is a German who killed people the mascot of a pizza company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-red-baron-pizza-why-is-a-german-who-killed-people-the-mascot-of-a-pizza-company/933789)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-red-baron-pizza-why-is-a-german-who-killed-people-the-mascot-of-a-pizza-company/933789 "2021-04-06T19:30:02Z")
His 80 victories including the deaths of over 40 Brits, 7 Canadians and 1 American! And how come we don’t have an Erich Hartmann Pizza?! But more seriously, why did they land on the Red Baron to promote a reheatable piz… --- ## [Churchill was a genocidaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchill-was-a-genocidaire/795607)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/churchill-was-a-genocidaire/795607 "2021-04-06T18:58:51Z")
Winston Churchill is still revered as a hero of the Second a World War and one of the saviors of democracy. That’s debatable. He gave a few good speeches and it’s questionable whether those speeches were really necessary… --- ## [Ethernet port becomes non-functional, OK after reboot (Windows 10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-port-becomes-non-functional-ok-after-reboot-windows-10/927668)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-port-becomes-non-functional-ok-after-reboot-windows-10/927668 "2021-04-06T18:39:42Z")
Occasionally my Ethernet port will show there is no Internet connection. But there is. Running the Windows troubleshooter doesn’t help. I updated drivers and that didn’t help. When the port is in this state, there is som… --- ## [Supply of N95 masks easing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supply-of-n95-masks-easing-up/939485)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supply-of-n95-masks-easing-up/939485 "2021-04-06T18:35:23Z")
During the height of the pandemic you saw what were purported to be real single N95 masks going for $30 on eBay, and they were totally unobtainable in big box stores. I didn’t buy one for fear they were fake. Now you see… --- ## [Are there dinosaurs in every country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-dinosaurs-in-every-country/938784)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-dinosaurs-in-every-country/938784 "2021-04-06T18:20:28Z")
As I understand it, dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent, including Antarctica. But have they been found within the borders of every modern-day country (excluding microstates like the Vatican)? If not, w… --- ## [What sound do penguins make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sound-do-penguins-make/191816)
**Author:** [@TheSundanceKid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundanceKid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sound-do-penguins-make/191816 "2021-04-06T17:35:42Z")
Do penguins quack, or are they silent creatures? Do different species of penguin make different sounds? --- ## [Advanced Tactical Laser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-tactical-laser/939277)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-tactical-laser/939277 "2021-04-06T17:25:22Z")
The Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) program was a US military program to mount a high energy laser weapon on an aircraft, initially the AC-130 gunship, for use against ground targets in urban or other areas where minimizi… --- ## [Historical US train routes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-us-train-routes/939444)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-us-train-routes/939444 "2021-04-06T16:37:17Z")
Going back to the prime rail travel years of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s (or earlier): Was it ever possible to travel across the US (coast to coast) by a scheduled train without having to change (usually in Chicago if travel… --- ## [What's wrong with income inequality if everyone is well off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-income-inequality-if-everyone-is-well-off/938044)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-income-inequality-if-everyone-is-well-off/938044 "2021-04-06T16:23:14Z")
Suppose the following hypothetical society: Everyone has universal basic income whether they work or not - quite generously so. Nobody is homeless, nobody is poor, everyone gets free high-quality healthcare if needed, e… --- ## [Quitting smoking - give me tips!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-give-me-tips/938219)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-give-me-tips/938219 "2021-04-06T15:55:52Z")
So, I’ve had enough. I’m 51 and still smoking, and I hate myself for it. I’m about ten cigarettes a day - it was more like 3-4 a day before lockdown, but in the past year I’ve let myself go, and I’m fed up with myself. … --- ## [Do movie trailer narrators still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-movie-trailer-narrators-still-exist/939473)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-movie-trailer-narrators-still-exist/939473 "2021-04-06T15:25:50Z")
I was just watching something recent that was making fun of “Movie trailer voice guy” and the whole IN A WORLD ONE MAN STEPS UP TO THE CHALLENGE cliche speech but it made me realize, isn’t that pretty much a dead concept… --- ## [Baseball/Glasses Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-glasses-question/939402)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-glasses-question/939402 "2021-04-06T15:19:37Z")
I’m watching the Padres/Dbacks (day) game. The Padres left fielder is wearing what appears to be glasses with orange-colored glasses. Anyone know what he gains with this color? --- ## [Wormnado -- Mother Nature is seriously fucking with us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wormnado-mother-nature-is-seriously-fucking-with-us/939401)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wormnado-mother-nature-is-seriously-fucking-with-us/939401 "2021-04-06T15:18:47Z")
WARNING! Do not watch this video if you are creeped out by crawly, squirmy, wormy things and/or bizarre natural phenomena. Because you will not get this picture out of your head. Of course, I know there are the warped … --- ## [Zoom call audio problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-call-audio-problems/939367)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-call-audio-problems/939367 "2021-04-06T12:52:06Z")
Calll with my brother. He is playing guitar and I can hear him fine. And his voice. Everytime I play guitar, suddenly he can’t hear my voice, it becomes so low he can barely hear me. 30 seconds later he can hear my voi… --- ## ["Direction" of (fake or real) ethnic identities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direction-of-fake-or-real-ethnic-identities/929285)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direction-of-fake-or-real-ethnic-identities/929285 "2021-04-06T11:54:21Z")
ISTM that there’s been a big change over the last few decades. At one point, it was not uncommon for ethnic minorities who could “pass” as members of the majority identity to adopt that identity. But I can’t remember hea… --- ## [Dentists, Veterinarians, Opticians, What are they doing Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentists-veterinarians-opticians-what-are-they-doing-now/851188)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dentists-veterinarians-opticians-what-are-they-doing-now/851188 "2021-04-06T10:42:34Z")
Compared to regular “Doctor-Doctors” there are very few "Other Medical Doctors"out there. After all there are a lot more medical schools than veterinarian schools out there. Nonetheless, this is an emergency. What are … --- ## [If you have already had Covid, would your reaction to a vaccin be likely to be less severe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-already-had-covid-would-your-reaction-to-a-vaccin-be-likely-to-be-less-severe/938751)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-already-had-covid-would-your-reaction-to-a-vaccin-be-likely-to-be-less-severe/938751 "2021-04-06T09:59:38Z")
I’m kind of prone to making up medical theories that sound logical, but, as I have no medical background, turn out to have little relation to reality. This is the latest. So if someone, either knowingly or unknowingly, h… --- ## [How Long Will CD's and DVD's Last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-cds-and-dvds-last/939067)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-cds-and-dvds-last/939067 "2021-04-06T04:42:56Z")
A couple of days ago I was playing a CD I had made at FYE’s Mix and Burn. Wonderful company. They will burn any song that you want on CD, as they have a large collection of songs. Anyways, I noticed the CD had lumps on t… --- ## [How Would You Defend the Concept of a Benevolent and Omnipotent God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-defend-the-concept-of-a-benevolent-and-omnipotent-god/937878)
**Author:** [@velcro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velcro)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-defend-the-concept-of-a-benevolent-and-omnipotent-god/937878 "2021-04-06T04:02:21Z")
I apologize if this has been covered - please point me to the proper thread if it has. I’m curious how one might defend the concept of a benevolent and omnipotent God, given that bad things happen to innocent people, an… --- ## [Why do women wear skirts and men trousers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-skirts-and-men-trousers/937836)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-skirts-and-men-trousers/937836 "2021-04-06T03:55:46Z")
Logic might suggest that men’s dangly bits might be happier unconfined, while women might like trousers. Roman men wore skirts so what happened in Europe to make the switch? --- ## [Libertarian knock knock joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-knock-knock-joke/939369)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-knock-knock-joke/939369 "2021-04-06T03:43:42Z")
Knock knock. Get a warrant. From here: Libertarian Dad Jokes - YouTube I’m not Libertarian but this video is funny, IMO. --- ## [Bad bad bad Beck has found a fresh new hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-has-found-a-fresh-new-hell/939068)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-has-found-a-fresh-new-hell/939068 "2021-04-06T03:32:31Z")
Mr. Wrekker bought him a huge ugly orange building with an even uglier green roof. He’s not home. Of course, the building got delivered Monday. They messed up my gate getting it thru. They tore up my lawn. Probably kil… --- ## [Very odd thing with float numbers in Python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-odd-thing-with-float-numbers-in-python/938300)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-odd-thing-with-float-numbers-in-python/938300 "2021-04-06T02:48:10Z")
I’m playing around writing code in Python these days (hence my series of IT-related questions lately), and one of the little practice projects that I’m doing involves, inter alia, the total amount of heaps of coins. So I… --- ## [Do birds have their own "spots"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805 "2021-04-06T00:28:03Z")
I have my favorite chair. Hubs has his. Our cats both have their spots as well. We have climbing roses on one side of our porch and I can look at them from the bathroom. There are usually about 50 sparrows hanging out a… --- ## [Sign meaning - “No Loitering - Police take notice”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-meaning-no-loitering-police-take-notice/939189)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-meaning-no-loitering-police-take-notice/939189 "2021-04-05T22:47:38Z")
I have seen multiple like signs, seemingly put up by private interests, that include the phrase ‘Police take notice’. That one has been a head scratcher to me. Does it mean to tell the person reading that police do ta… --- ## [The 2020-21 Ski Thread - The mountains are calling and I must go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-21-ski-thread-the-mountains-are-calling-and-i-must-go/920085)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-21-ski-thread-the-mountains-are-calling-and-i-must-go/920085 "2021-04-05T22:11:43Z")
Last season’s ski thread is here: It’s hot out and our A/C broke down this Labor Day weekend, but I just bought a season pass (Epic Pass) for the upcoming ski season, so I was inspired to start this season’s ski thread… --- ## [What can cause sudden onset of anemia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-sudden-onset-of-anemia/916342)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-sudden-onset-of-anemia/916342 "2021-04-05T22:04:37Z")
I am a regular blood donor and have been for years. They test your hemoglobin prior to donating and my level has consistently been between 14.1 and 14.4. I went into donate a couple of weeks ago and it was 12.5 which isn… --- ## [2021 Fantasy Baseball Recruitment Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-fantasy-baseball-recruitment-thread/937529)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-fantasy-baseball-recruitment-thread/937529 "2021-04-05T21:53:32Z")
I have waited what I feel is an appropriate amount of time to mourn the results of the Super Bowl, and it’s time to move on to more important things in the sports world - baseball, and more specifically, fantasy baseball… --- ## [Beverly Cleary, children's author, dies at 104](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-cleary-childrens-author-dies-at-104/938800)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-cleary-childrens-author-dies-at-104/938800 "2021-04-05T21:33:24Z")
Beverly Cleary, who wrote a lot of beloved children’s books, including the Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby stories, passed away today at the age of 104. She was my very first “favorite author,” and I remember, as a grad… --- ## [Add "Stargate" to the list of shows actively trying to make a comeback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-stargate-to-the-list-of-shows-actively-trying-to-make-a-comeback/938504)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-stargate-to-the-list-of-shows-actively-trying-to-make-a-comeback/938504 "2021-04-05T20:14:56Z")
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