# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1506 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1507 --- ## [Any reason to pick Pfizer over Moderna, or does it not really matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-to-pick-pfizer-over-moderna-or-does-it-not-really-matter/938354)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-to-pick-pfizer-over-moderna-or-does-it-not-really-matter/938354 "2021-03-27T02:14:10Z")
Where I live I will soon be eligible for the vaccine. Around me its mostly Pfizer and Moderna, which is what I want since I prefer the mRNA vaccine. When you sign up, they tell you what vaccine they have available at eac… --- ## [Miles Walker, the owner of A OK Walker Autoworks in Peachtree City, GA, is a fucking asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miles-walker-the-owner-of-a-ok-walker-autoworks-in-peachtree-city-ga-is-a-fucking-asshole/938669)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miles-walker-the-owner-of-a-ok-walker-autoworks-in-peachtree-city-ga-is-a-fucking-asshole/938669 "2021-03-27T01:09:08Z")
He’s a coward as well. Good on Mr. Flaten and Miss Oxley for their attitude. I hope that everyone in this story gets what they deserve in the end. --- ## [RIP Larry McMurtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-larry-mcmurtry/938785)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-larry-mcmurtry/938785 "2021-03-27T00:46:46Z")
I can still remember a friend who read maybe one book a year toting the massive “Lonesome Dove” around everywhere, and a few months after she was done, she started again. That was the kind of writer he was, and there has… --- ## [Is there an easy way to tell if I've already posted to a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ive-already-posted-to-a-thread/938769)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-ive-already-posted-to-a-thread/938769 "2021-03-27T00:37:24Z")
On the old vBulletin site, it would display a little check mark next to the thread title if you had previously posted in it. (Actually, IIRC, the check mark meant that you were subscribed to a thread, but since you were … --- ## [Running digital distribution game sale/special thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1111\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734 "2021-03-27T00:28:34Z")
The various digital distribution gaming services (like steam, direct2drive, and impulse) seem to be competing more lately by offering some significant sales on games. When I ran a thread about Steam’s black friday sales … --- ## [Hoarding as a coping mechanism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarding-as-a-coping-mechanism/854120)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarding-as-a-coping-mechanism/854120 "2021-03-27T00:14:04Z")
I think most of us are feeling pushed up a wall right now. There have been a few threads about–ha ha-- hoarding. I’ve talked about my grandmother Hilma, and how her legendary hoarding is a running joke in our family. No … --- ## [Kaido one piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaido-one-piece/938351)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaido-one-piece/938351 "2021-03-26T23:15:48Z")
why is kaido in one piece invincible? --- ## [Dominion official in hiding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominion-official-in-hiding/938804)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominion-official-in-hiding/938804 "2021-03-26T23:04:55Z")
This is not the country I grew up in. What kind of threats? At first they were coming to my email and general email boxes at Dominion. And a tremendous amount of online threat activity. People posting: “Hang him.” “… --- ## [Gathering Countdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gathering-countdowns/938802)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gathering-countdowns/938802 "2021-03-26T22:22:44Z")
All the old people (over 50) in my long running D&D group have had their first shots. We have three people in their 20s (our own kid and two kids of friends) one of them has had a first shot and our kid will remain virt… --- ## [Talking to a celebrity without triggering their "Here we go again"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-a-celebrity-without-triggering-their-here-we-go-again/938615)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-a-celebrity-without-triggering-their-here-we-go-again/938615 "2021-03-26T22:15:43Z")
Say you get to meet any celebrity you want - not necessarily in the arts/cinema like Downey or Clooney, but anyone. Such as Obama, etc. How would you hold a conversation with them without them thinking, “Here we go agai… --- ## [Movie Marathon (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780)
**Author:** [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Replies:** 9998\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2021-03-26T22:05:44Z")
10 movies or movie related elements with something in common, 10th one chooses new topic. First off, Actor/Director Collabs, movies from actors and directors that have worked on at least two movies together. Gene Wild… --- ## [Newspapers.com - Is There Anything You Want Looked Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspapers-com-is-there-anything-you-want-looked-up/938789)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspapers-com-is-there-anything-you-want-looked-up/938789 "2021-03-26T20:33:07Z")
20,700 newspapers from the 1700s–2000s If you have a date, or a person, something significant (or not) that’s interesting, I’ll look it up, download it as a gif, upload it on imgur and post the link. --- ## [Transporting oil through the Suez canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-oil-through-the-suez-canal/938585)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transporting-oil-through-the-suez-canal/938585 "2021-03-26T19:27:58Z")
I read that about 600k barrels are transported one way, and about 850k barrels are transported the other way through the Suez canal every day. Why does this happen? Surely this could be optimized in a way? --- ## [Straight dope banner change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-banner-change/938460)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-banner-change/938460 "2021-03-26T19:03:01Z")
I use Discourse Classic, Windows 10, Chrome, which has always had SD on the left, with the thread title and forum in smaller lettering. Then a bog empty space until over on the right you have the search/hamburger/profile… --- ## [Are there any red, yellow, or purple police uniforms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-red-yellow-or-purple-police-uniforms/938072)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-red-yellow-or-purple-police-uniforms/938072 "2021-03-26T18:26:40Z")
In the English-speaking world, police officers tend to wear blue, black, brown, or beige uniforms. The German-speaking world clad its officers in green until relatively recently; now blue seems to be an EU-wide standard… --- ## [Remote printing options for the technologically unsophisticated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-printing-options-for-the-technologically-unsophisticated/938537)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-printing-options-for-the-technologically-unsophisticated/938537 "2021-03-26T17:57:54Z")
Google print is going away. It was a useful service that allowed my in-laws to scan documents that were automatically emailed to Mrs. Charming and Rested. We could also use remote printing to send things to the printer … --- ## [The ol' sock on a doorknob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ol-sock-on-a-doorknob/938338)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ol-sock-on-a-doorknob/938338 "2021-03-26T17:08:09Z")
My wife were watching a show tonight (ok, ok, it was a few season 4 episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210), and a couple of characters had the ol’ agreement where if one was hooking up, there’d be something hanging on the doo… --- ## [RIP Jessica Walter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713 "2021-03-26T16:41:20Z")
Man she was funny, loved her in Arrested and Archer. --- ## [Archer S11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s11/920776)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s11/920776 "2021-03-26T16:33:06Z")
FYI, starts tonight. Sploosh! --- ## [Band Member Who Refused To Leave When Asked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-member-who-refused-to-leave-when-asked/938512)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-member-who-refused-to-leave-when-asked/938512 "2021-03-26T15:41:42Z")
Assuming everyone has equal power in the legal contract. If you have an example, please give us a brief story, since we don’t all know every band and/or the details. I’ve read in interviews from Eric and Stevie that aft… --- ## [Chicken (or other) stock use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-or-other-stock-use/938665)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-or-other-stock-use/938665 "2021-03-26T15:35:55Z")
I make chicken stock every couple of weeks and am looking for other ways to use it. It’s fine with me if you want to talk about other kinds of stock (beef, fish, etc.). Soup recipes are welcome, too, although I’m more in… --- ## [Is there plastic in my muscle tissue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-plastic-in-my-muscle-tissue/938731)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-plastic-in-my-muscle-tissue/938731 "2021-03-26T15:24:26Z")
I just saw a fishy video of someone opening a can of tuna and putting the meat under a microscope. It contained plastic microfibres. Are these microfibres introduced at the factory which cans the tuna, or are do they a… --- ## [Romney speaks ... again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-speaks-again/922887)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-speaks-again/922887 "2021-03-26T15:27:31Z")
Did I vote for the guy ? No. Would I vote for the guy ? I dunno. But I do like the cut of his jib --- ## [Trek to Everest base camp or Anapurna circuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-to-everest-base-camp-or-anapurna-circuit/937785)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-to-everest-base-camp-or-anapurna-circuit/937785 "2021-03-26T13:11:02Z")
Anyone done either of these treks? Might do 1 in the next year or two. Looking for advice on who to go with, etc. --- ## [When did corporatists started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-corporatists-started/930944)
**Author:** [@Jillwood77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillwood77)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-corporatists-started/930944 "2021-03-26T12:53:32Z")
In the past government was really pro capitalism a separation of government and business. Some thing happen and now governments are servants for corporations. What has happen and how did this get started? It was not lik… --- ## [Let’s find an alternative word for ‘Spring Breakers’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-find-an-alternative-word-for-spring-breakers/938579)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-find-an-alternative-word-for-spring-breakers/938579 "2021-03-26T12:26:39Z")
When I hear the word ‘Spring Breaker,’ I immediately think of a college student, 18-22, that visits a warm location for a week when school is out. They’re typically looking for alcohol, members of their preferred gender,… --- ## [M\*A\*S\*H vs. Scrubs - which is the better show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435 "2021-03-26T11:36:14Z")
My wife and I are re-watching Mash on Hulu. By the way, it looks absolutely amazing in HD. They did a great job maintaining the quality of the film they used or they refurbished the whole thing. It looks like it aired ye… --- ## [Legit email from Straightdope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legit-email-from-straightdope/938600)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legit-email-from-straightdope/938600 "2021-03-26T10:43:41Z")
I haven’t opened it yet but I just got an email saying “a brief summary since your last visit”. I’ve never had an email like that so I’m not sure if I should delete without opening or read it. --- ## [Oh, my fucking gawd does insomnia suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-fucking-gawd-does-insomnia-suck/918378)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-fucking-gawd-does-insomnia-suck/918378 "2021-03-26T06:21:50Z")
Tried going to bed early tonight, on zolpidem. Slept from 9pm to about midnight. Last night, didn’t take any extra meds, and didn’t fall asleep until 5am. Have managed to binge-watch Xena: Warrior Princess, which I hadn… --- ## [What happened to CornQuistos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cornquistos/53014)
**Author:** [@Alonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonist)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cornquistos/53014 "2021-03-26T05:47:38Z")
Why did they stop making CornQuistos? For those who don’t remember, they were little tubes of crunchy cornmeal, filled with tomato-based sauce-- like Combos, except that Combos use a wheat crust and slightly less volatil… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1505) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1507)