# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1522 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1523 --- ## [V Day is here. Vaccine rollout starts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-day-is-here-vaccine-rollout-starts/927552)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-day-is-here-vaccine-rollout-starts/927552 "2021-03-11T17:58:56Z")
V Day, as the UK media are besides themselves to have coined, has started. First cab off the rank Margaret Keenan, aged 90, an in-patient at NHS University Hospital Coventry. Read all about it.(BBC) --- ## [When the Hell is this Fuckin' Interview Going to be Over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-is-this-fuckin-interview-going-to-be-over/937417)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-is-this-fuckin-interview-going-to-be-over/937417 "2021-03-11T16:26:36Z")
If I hear one more mention of the Og-damned interview I’m going to puke. It’s not enough that it is a tedious who the fuck cares non-event. Oh no, we have to hear about it for seemingly months beforehand, pre-analysed,… --- ## [Our old dog has lost the ability to walk. We're HOPING he will recover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-old-dog-has-lost-the-ability-to-walk-were-hoping-he-will-recover/934138)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-old-dog-has-lost-the-ability-to-walk-were-hoping-he-will-recover/934138 "2021-03-11T16:11:14Z")
Our dog Doc is a 14 year old yellow lab. Over the past year he has slowed down dramatically because of arthritis, walking very stiffly and slipping occasionally, but still able to walk. Until Saturday night. He was layin… --- ## [Let's talk about Vascular Dementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-vascular-dementia/937331)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-vascular-dementia/937331 "2021-03-11T15:57:55Z")
\*\* Obligatory Note \*\* I am opening this thread out of need. I would ask that nobody take the opportunity to come sailing in to chide me or anyone contributing for what they say. The SDMB is not my Mom’s physician. I am a… --- ## [Psych theme in Spanish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-theme-in-spanish/937714)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-theme-in-spanish/937714 "2021-03-11T15:47:40Z")
I’ve been rewatching some old Psych episodes, and it occurred to me to be curious–is this alternate theme fluent Spanish or jokey “Spanish 101?” --- ## [Some veterans hospitals are already offering the COVID vaccine to all veterans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-veterans-hospitals-are-already-offering-the-covid-vaccine-to-all-veterans/937634)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-veterans-hospitals-are-already-offering-the-covid-vaccine-to-all-veterans/937634 "2021-03-11T15:43:14Z")
I was surprised to get an email yesterday saying that the Northern California veterans hospitals are now offering the COVID vaccine to all veterans, regardless of age. I had not expected that I would be eligible for a va… --- ## [Senate majority question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-majority-question/934079)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-majority-question/934079 "2021-03-11T15:40:53Z")
This is a question I feel dumb for not knowing. But I realize I don’t know the answer for sure. Is there any practical difference between when the senate is split 50-50 from when it is 51-49 or greater? The VP will cast… --- ## [Guidelines for posting on transgender issues on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-posting-on-transgender-issues-on-the-sdmb/937563)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-posting-on-transgender-issues-on-the-sdmb/937563 "2021-03-11T15:36:05Z")
Guidelines for discussion of transgender issues on the SDMB Discussions of transgender issues are often fraught and opinions tend to be polarized. Nonetheless, the SDMB believes frank conversation reflecting a wide dive… --- ## [What could President Buchanan have done differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-president-buchanan-have-done-differently/929140)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-president-buchanan-have-done-differently/929140 "2021-03-11T14:45:29Z")
In one of the other threads, there’s a discussion of where Trump will end up ranking amongst the presidents. Buchanan normally seems at the bottom of the heap, for letting the US drift towards the Civil war. That rankin… --- ## [Truly smutty lines on broadcast TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-smutty-lines-on-broadcast-tv/696296)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-smutty-lines-on-broadcast-tv/696296 "2021-03-11T14:41:14Z")
Raw language has become common on the more controlled channels, especially in the late evenings. The broadcast channels tend to be more conservative and of course were much more so just a few years ago. That never stoppe… --- ## [Financial aid office for school sent me a series of checks - are previous ones cancelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-aid-office-for-school-sent-me-a-series-of-checks-are-previous-ones-cancelled/937705)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-aid-office-for-school-sent-me-a-series-of-checks-are-previous-ones-cancelled/937705 "2021-03-11T14:31:23Z")
I receive financial aid checks from my school from the leftover money from grants … whatever money is left after tuition is paid, to help with housing, transport, books, etc. Now - in previous semesters, if I didn’t sig… --- ## [What to do if a rear end accident is imminent. Don’t need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-if-a-rear-end-accident-is-imminent-don-t-need-answer-fast/933702)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-if-a-rear-end-accident-is-imminent-don-t-need-answer-fast/933702 "2021-03-11T14:23:06Z")
Suppose that you are in a stationary vehicle and see that another vehicle is approaching fast from behind. Due to traffic, time, or whatever, you can’t move your vehicle out of the way. What would be the best body postur… --- ## [Pfizer COVID Shot screening question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-covid-shot-screening-question/937530)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-covid-shot-screening-question/937530 "2021-03-11T13:42:24Z")
Got my first dose yesterday and one of the registration questions was: Are you allergic to Miralax or GoLightly? Any idea what the connection is? At the age of 74, I have used both products in the past, so answered no. … --- ## [Green card questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-card-questions/844111)
**Author:** [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-card-questions/844111 "2019-12-09T19:16:24Z")
I’m writing a novel – or, more precisely, I like to think I’m writing a novel. This is the rough timeline of what some of my characters go through. I’ve done enough research on these questions to get answers, but I’m not… --- ## [Adverts again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverts-again/934135)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adverts-again/934135 "2021-03-11T06:03:37Z")
I haven’t been seeing ads since I started using an ad blocker (currently Ghostery). I just have started seeing blanks in between posts with the word ADVERTISEMENT which indicates there is an advert (not visible to me) i… --- ## [Plumbing question, leaking toilet (sort of)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-question-leaking-toilet-sort-of/937549)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plumbing-question-leaking-toilet-sort-of/937549 "2021-03-11T05:47:03Z")
I removed our toilet to paint behind it. There is a VERY slow leak from the end of the short pipe that leads from the valve itself to the toilet. I have tightened everything and the minimal leak is still there. I can … --- ## [North American telephone area codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-american-telephone-area-codes/926588)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-american-telephone-area-codes/926588 "2021-03-11T05:11:31Z")
North American phone numbers are in the format xxx-yyy-zzzz. In theory - there could be 10 billion combinations - enough for all the phone numbers in the world. But they say we are running out of area codes. You can’t ha… --- ## [Do other countries have the gushy "Who's a good boy?" attitude towards their dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-the-gushy-whos-a-good-boy-attitude-towards-their-dogs/937538)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-the-gushy-whos-a-good-boy-attitude-towards-their-dogs/937538 "2021-03-11T02:48:07Z")
A lot of Americans have the gushy “Who’s a good boy???..You’re a good boy!!” beaming attitude of approval towards their dog as their dog wags their tail furiously. Just wondered if this is common in non-American nations… --- ## [Phone calls from "None"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-calls-from-none/937471)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-calls-from-none/937471 "2021-03-11T01:51:35Z")
Since March 1st, we have been getting multiple calls each day from a party called “None”. These are coming from all over the country (supposedly), so it’s impossible to block them all, especially since Comcast only allow… --- ## [Why didn’t I get a stimulus payment in December?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didn-t-i-get-a-stimulus-payment-in-december/937407)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didn-t-i-get-a-stimulus-payment-in-december/937407 "2021-03-11T01:51:04Z")
I got the first stimulus in April, based on my 2018 tax filing of married, filing jointly, and less than $150K AGI. I filed my 2019 taxes the same way (still coming beneath the $150K cutoff for married couples), but som… --- ## [Have you tried Piracetam? Are you any smarter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-piracetam-are-you-any-smarter/481297)
**Author:** [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-piracetam-are-you-any-smarter/481297 "2021-03-11T01:49:12Z")
From Wikipedia: “Piracetam (brand name: Nootropil, Qropi, Myocalm, Dinagen, Synaptine) is a nootropic. It is a drug which is claimed to enhance cognition and memory, slow down brain aging, increase blood flow and oxygen… --- ## [Potato Head -- Preferred Pronouns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-head-preferred-pronouns/933844)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-head-preferred-pronouns/933844 "2021-03-11T01:38:35Z")
I’ve been hearing today about Hasbro’s renaming “Mr. Potato Head” as simply “Potato Head”. It’s on a lot of radio talk shows. But it’s not really true. Here’s the Hasbro announcement posted online: https://corporate.h… --- ## [Help with Gmail Notifier Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-gmail-notifier-pro/937603)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-gmail-notifier-pro/937603 "2021-03-11T01:12:16Z")
I have been using Gmail Notifier Pro to check my E-Mails for some years without any problems. I have accounts with Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and Gmail and recently my two Yahoo Mail accounts have been giving a “failed” notice… --- ## [What to do with a dry cooked pork loin (need answer fast-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-dry-cooked-pork-loin-need-answer-fast-ish/937546)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-dry-cooked-pork-loin-need-answer-fast-ish/937546 "2021-03-11T00:39:11Z")
So I cooked a pork loin on the grill Sunday and, not paying attention, let it overcook past a center temp 145 degrees so the end result, while not terrible, was pretty dry. It’s even more so the next day and today, and m… --- ## [International Space Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-space-law/937618)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-space-law/937618 "2021-03-10T23:45:53Z")
I not sure if this topic should be here or in general. Please move if appropriate. Last summer I read the treaty and thought that the international space treaty sounds very noble. In 1967 The General Assembly of The Un… --- ## [Do you like vibrating game controllers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-vibrating-game-controllers/934147)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-vibrating-game-controllers/934147 "2021-03-10T23:20:37Z")
Recently I have realised that, for most Xbox games, having a vibrating controller doesn’t do much for me. I’ve started to turn off the option in games because it seems like a waste of batteries. Is there anyone out the… --- ## [The Arkansas Executions, or More Evidence that Prison for Murderers Doesn't Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arkansas-executions-or-more-evidence-that-prison-for-murderers-doesnt-work/784648)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arkansas-executions-or-more-evidence-that-prison-for-murderers-doesnt-work/784648 "2021-03-10T21:38:50Z")
Arkansas is trying to execute some people who have been wasting oxygen for many years (cite). Most of them are standard-issue lowlifes, but two of the cases are somewhat more interesting. One was previously convicted o… --- ## [Has any figure in human history 'failed forward' as much as trump has?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-figure-in-human-history-failed-forward-as-much-as-trump-has/934039)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-figure-in-human-history-failed-forward-as-much-as-trump-has/934039 "2021-03-10T21:06:20Z")
I racked my brain and could not think of anybody even close. trump, as we all know, failed often and spectacularly as a businessman, piling up a string of bankruptcies. Even bankrupting casinos somehow, which are design… --- ## [When did we start killing each other for gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-killing-each-other-for-gold/937369)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-killing-each-other-for-gold/937369 "2021-03-10T20:55:42Z")
Not property, or sexual partners, but the element Au, the metal gold? Does anyone know at what point in human history gold itself became worth dying or killing for? --- ## [How do I do a proper 'find'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-a-proper-find/937334)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-do-a-proper-find/937334 "2021-03-10T19:44:10Z")
Anywhere else on the Internet, when I want to find a word on a page and click Control+F, I get the number of the word or phrase found in the upper-right corner of my browser, the page background dims, and the word or phr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1521) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1523)