# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1499 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1500 --- ## [Cartoon character cuts out a picture of a fish and puts it in a frying pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-character-cuts-out-a-picture-of-a-fish-and-puts-it-in-a-frying-pan/939204)
**Author:** [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-character-cuts-out-a-picture-of-a-fish-and-puts-it-in-a-frying-pan/939204 "2021-04-03T15:45:38Z")
I’m trying to find this scene from a cartoon of the 1960s that I saw as a kid. The character was living in an igloo, so I think it was Chilly Willy–but it might’ve been someone else (Woody Woodpecker?). The character was… --- ## [Last verse of "The Streets of Laredo" aka "Cowboy's Lament" song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-verse-of-the-streets-of-laredo-aka-cowboys-lament-song/939163)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-verse-of-the-streets-of-laredo-aka-cowboys-lament-song/939163 "2021-04-03T15:41:15Z")
I think there’s a version of this song with the last verse in a minor key. Johnny Cash’s version has the major key in every verse but Allan Sherman’s parody “The Streets of Miami” has the minor-key last verse. Can you … --- ## [Old Threads and some follow-ups!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-and-some-follow-ups/939326)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-and-some-follow-ups/939326 "2021-04-03T15:34:41Z")
So, my OP has two points: To see if anyone else had some ‘ancient’ SDMB threads pop up in their notifications feed, and… To follow-up on the specific one that has popped up for reasons unknown I blame DiscoBot. For w… --- ## [UltraVires suspended for 1 day, possibly longer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultravires-suspended-for-1-day-possibly-longer/939327)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultravires-suspended-for-1-day-possibly-longer/939327 "2021-04-03T15:05:10Z")
Warning and 1 day suspension for UltraVires This is pretty much trolling. Combined with the your recent warning and other activity of late I am suspending you for a day while bumping this up to the mod loop. And this… --- ## [April Fools Gone Bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-gone-bad/939162)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-gone-bad/939162 "2021-04-03T14:28:33Z")
In 1989, a local Seattle news program ran a prank news bulletin by comedy group “Almost Live,” announcing that the Space Needle had collapsed. Panic ensued. Are there other examples of similar April Flops? https://www.k… --- ## [Some thoughts on an autumn night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-an-autumn-night/939311)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-an-autumn-night/939311 "2021-04-03T14:08:31Z")
It’s about 2100 local, and I just spent a few minutes outside looking at the sky. Seeing Orion leaping across the northern sky, and then turning to see the Southern Cross. Moving to a darker spot of the lawn, I can see… --- ## [Drugs taken by animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drugs-taken-by-animals/939263)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drugs-taken-by-animals/939263 "2021-04-03T10:36:51Z")
Quailudes. fANTanyl. Tortoisone. Crowpioids. --- ## [What singers should have taken their own song's advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-singers-should-have-taken-their-own-songs-advice/938779)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-singers-should-have-taken-their-own-songs-advice/938779 "2021-04-03T10:36:48Z")
The obvious one is that Amy Winehouse should have gone to rehab. Keith Whitley sang that he was over Lorrie Morgan when he pretty clearly wasn’t and should have been. He also sang that “You’ve heard I’m drinking more t… --- ## [Do any of the major Grocery Stores still bake their own Cakes/Cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-major-grocery-stores-still-bake-their-own-cakes-cookies/575417)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-major-grocery-stores-still-bake-their-own-cakes-cookies/575417 "2021-04-03T06:50:29Z")
I was somewhat shocked to learn the Kroger bakeries no longer cook their cookies, cakes, pies etc. in-house anymore. I found out by asking a manager about getting a custom cake baked. He said all that stuff is cooked in … --- ## [Best/worst computer brands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-computer-brands/939278)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-computer-brands/939278 "2021-04-03T01:01:15Z")
If you don’t feel like building your own computer and would rather get a prebuilt, What are the best major computer brands? The worst? --- ## [Coming 2 America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-2-america/939131)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coming-2-america/939131 "2021-04-03T05:33:03Z")
I had high hopes for this, with some decent reviews, and IMO Eddie Murphy redeemed himself with Dolemite is my Name. But so far I have only watched the first 30 minutes or so. Incredibly juvenile hijinks and jokes appar… --- ## [Travel to Galápagos Islands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-galapagos-islands/938344)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-to-galapagos-islands/938344 "2021-04-03T02:31:21Z")
Have any of you been to Galopgos? Or consider going? I just got the notion implanted in my brain literally yesterday. I imagined it would be very costly, but my very early research seems to indicate that it is quite aff… --- ## [Any way to prepare swordfish steak without a grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-prepare-swordfish-steak-without-a-grill/938931)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-prepare-swordfish-steak-without-a-grill/938931 "2021-04-03T01:55:57Z")
I’ve got a frozen swordfish steak bought at a great discount due to Lent. The grills at my apartment building aren’t open yet, they don’t open the patio outside until usually late April/early May. Blackening in a cast i… --- ## [How can I determine the magnifying power of my Glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-determine-the-magnifying-power-of-my-glasses/939199)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-determine-the-magnifying-power-of-my-glasses/939199 "2021-04-02T23:33:31Z")
The title says it all… I bought a few pairs of glasses over the years, and I don’t know the power of each pair. I wear each pair, and I see, about right, but I want to know what power they are. So, how can I tell? Th… --- ## [What is Critical Race Theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-critical-race-theory/921629)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 439\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-critical-race-theory/921629 "2021-04-02T21:39:25Z")
When i discuss critical race theory, I feel like some people on this board are talking past one another. I think critical race theory started off as a fringe legal concept that turned it’s back on logic and traditional … --- ## [Andrew yang UBI education reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-yang-ubi-education-reform/939242)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-yang-ubi-education-reform/939242 "2021-04-02T20:58:35Z")
A modest proposal. Andrew Yang is running on a ubi platform that clearly has legs in nyc and after the covid payments its pretty hard to say that its a stupid idea. I am particularly interested in education in nyc (and… --- ## [Cost of Dental Work (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-dental-work-need-answer-fast/939116)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-dental-work-need-answer-fast/939116 "2021-04-02T20:29:06Z")
So, my sister has avoided dentists for quite a few years, but finally reached the point that she needs one, so went in. Long story short, she needs a lot of work (she’s missing a lot of back teeth, among other problems)… --- ## [Lingual accents of the Belters (The Expanse) \[no spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingual-accents-of-the-belters-the-expanse-no-spoilers/938867)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lingual-accents-of-the-belters-the-expanse-no-spoilers/938867 "2021-04-02T18:41:45Z")
I’ve been binge watching The Expanse via Prime, and am in Season 5 right now. I noted how one character seems to ‘switch accents’ between her presumably normal British-English accent, to that of a “Belter” accent when s… --- ## [Does this coffee company actually exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-coffee-company-actually-exist/933180)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-coffee-company-actually-exist/933180 "2021-02-18T19:00:05Z")
Every link I can find mentioning this coffee company, New Guinea Coffee is Launching Soon, leads to the exact same place. Earlier their Facebook links mentioned that they were voted “Best Organic Coffee” by The Today Sh… --- ## [April Fools' Day 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-2021/939142)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-2021/939142 "2021-04-02T17:02:33Z")
Jokes and articles. A few to start off with: Duolinguo offers toilet rolls for language learning No shit! Or you could order a bulletproof mouse for those really tough gaming … --- ## [Risk mitigation .. why not just give up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-mitigation-why-not-just-give-up/939107)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk-mitigation-why-not-just-give-up/939107 "2021-04-02T16:53:12Z")
Let me first stipulate that I think the governor of TX is a moron. But without getting political… If I were a governor, or President, I would be sorely tempted to just throw in the towel. To make an address to the peop… --- ## [Home made Black Walnut syrup, yum!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-black-walnut-syrup-yum/939245)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-black-walnut-syrup-yum/939245 "2021-04-02T16:48:20Z")
This year in addition of tapping my maple trees, I tapped the huge black walnut in the yard too. Walnut syrup is not so common as maple syrup, as walnut trees put out less than 1/3 of the sap of mapes, and it still tak… --- ## [Biden will hopefully put a mandate in his infrastructure bill to speed up renewable energy adoption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-will-hopefully-put-a-mandate-in-his-infrastructure-bill-to-speed-up-renewable-energy-adoption/939196)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-will-hopefully-put-a-mandate-in-his-infrastructure-bill-to-speed-up-renewable-energy-adoption/939196 "2021-04-02T16:38:16Z")
The backbone of President Biden’s plan to use infrastructure spending to advance climate policy is a clean electricity standard for the power sector that has the potential to be the most aggressive ever enacted by the… --- ## [Why does my coworker play Game music throughout the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-coworker-play-game-music-throughout-the-day/939172)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-coworker-play-game-music-throughout-the-day/939172 "2021-04-02T16:34:50Z")
I have a coworker that plays electronic music throughout the day. I casually asked about it and she said it was a game? I’m not a gamer. So I’m not sure what she means. I get the impression that’s she’s somehow staying … --- ## [Helicopter power requirements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-power-requirements/939165)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-power-requirements/939165 "2021-04-02T16:02:24Z")
AIUI, helicopters require more power during hover than during moderate-speed forward flight (hover establishes a detrimental local downwash air flow), and hovering in mid-air requires more power than when hovering in gro… --- ## [Allergic to hair coloring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergic-to-hair-coloring/939241)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergic-to-hair-coloring/939241 "2021-04-02T15:51:13Z")
I read the instructions for Just For Men Control GX. It is a grey reducing shampoo. It has a notice that you must test a drop of the product on your skin and wait a day to see if you have a reaction. OK, I think that is … --- ## [Anyone have a mechnical keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-mechnical-keyboard/933038)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-mechnical-keyboard/933038 "2021-04-02T15:26:05Z")
I’ve wanted a mechanical keyboard for a long time, but the choice in switches has left me stymied. I don’t have anywhere that I can go to try them out side-by-side to really grok the differences between them. I was also… --- ## [Teach me about blood pressure, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-blood-pressure-please/938926)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-blood-pressure-please/938926 "2021-04-02T13:56:01Z")
To start off - I’m not looking for medical advice. I’m under the care of a doctor and I’ve been charting my BP daily. I’ve shed a lot of weight lately and we’re trying to figure out exactly what, if any, dosage of meds I… --- ## [How can I use this simple syrup left over from candied citrus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-this-simple-syrup-left-over-from-candied-citrus/939053)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-this-simple-syrup-left-over-from-candied-citrus/939053 "2021-04-02T13:47:54Z")
Hi everyone, I candied some citrus and have almost two cups of the syrup sitting in the fridge calling my name. I’m wondering if any of you have a good idea about how best to use it. I see cocktails mentioned, but I’m… --- ## [Would You Throw This Food Away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-throw-this-food-away/939028)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-throw-this-food-away/939028 "2021-04-02T02:45:56Z")
I got grocery a few days ago, and somehow I must have dropped the bag that had two quesadilla TV dinners. When I found them, I threw them in the freezer right away, like it was on life support. $4 is a lot of money for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1500)