# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1523 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1524 --- ## [Current/former college students: what did you do on spring break(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-former-college-students-what-did-you-do-on-spring-break-s/937536)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-former-college-students-what-did-you-do-on-spring-break-s/937536 "2021-03-10T16:56:57Z")
About a year ago, and again now, the news is reporting on crowds of students descending on destinations in Florida to enjoy a bacchanalian spring break. Thinking back to my own college days, I had friends who did this s… --- ## [Tools to cut a yardstick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-cut-a-yardstick/848841)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-to-cut-a-yardstick/848841 "2021-03-10T16:49:15Z")
If you poke around you can find a lot of craft projects made from cut up yardsticks. But to a one, every set of instructions I’ve run across says “cut yardsticks” without bothering to tell you what to cut them with. My … --- ## [LOTR: Dagor Dagorath...will humans come back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dagor-dagorath-will-humans-come-back/937597)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-dagor-dagorath-will-humans-come-back/937597 "2021-03-10T16:39:00Z")
Its been a very long time since I read LOTR/Silmarillion…long time since I have seen the movies (although this is never mentioned there). My recollection is Dagor Dagorath is akin to the end-of-days. Like a Norse Ragna… --- ## ["Wisconsin Hunters Kill Over 200 Wolves in Less Than 3 Days"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-hunters-kill-over-200-wolves-in-less-than-3-days/934207)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-hunters-kill-over-200-wolves-in-less-than-3-days/934207 "2021-03-10T16:18:44Z")
I’m sure anyone interested can find this at a non-paywalled source. I don’t feel like quoting paragraphs from it. :rage: --- ## [What one major issue will change in our lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-major-issue-will-change-in-our-lifetime/48112)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-major-issue-will-change-in-our-lifetime/48112 "2021-03-10T15:52:19Z")
I’m 24 so I have a pretty good run ahead of me (hopefully). Lately I’ve been wondering, what salient political issue will likely experince a significant shift in support sometime in the next 2, 3, or 4 decades? I can’t … --- ## [March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-and-goes-out-like-a-lamp/937552)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-and-goes-out-like-a-lamp/937552 "2021-03-10T14:43:40Z")
That’s how the saying goes right? Someone said it’s ‘out like a lamb’, but that makes no sense, lambs don’t go out. --- ## [Q for experienced Tracfone users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-experienced-tracfone-users/934206)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-experienced-tracfone-users/934206 "2021-03-10T14:26:58Z")
I’ve read that when you buy a new Tracfone to replace a previous one, you can transfer the cellphone number, unused minutes, and service expiration date, from your old Tracfone to the new one. But for the new cellphone,… --- ## [Schools or courses on learning to sail (nautically)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-or-courses-on-learning-to-sail-nautically/933648)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-or-courses-on-learning-to-sail-nautically/933648 "2021-03-10T13:35:31Z")
Perusing this thread, this morning, I wondered if there were still actual courses an aeronautically-minded landlubber like myself could enroll in to learn the basics of sailing on the water. Back in high school, I was i… --- ## [The shortest of rants for the shortest of months (mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shortest-of-rants-for-the-shortest-of-months-mini-rants/932146)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shortest-of-rants-for-the-shortest-of-months-mini-rants/932146 "2021-03-10T12:27:54Z")
People, I suck at thread titles. So damn you for making me start this! Also, it’s 3 days into the month. My CPAP is improving. It is no longer trying to kill me, just make me miserable. That’s progress, right? --- ## [Does short ribs and pork and beans sound like it could work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-short-ribs-and-pork-and-beans-sound-like-it-could-work/937555)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-short-ribs-and-pork-and-beans-sound-like-it-could-work/937555 "2021-03-10T10:00:48Z")
The recipe I’ve concocted goes something like this: Short ribs pan seared Caramelized onions Sauted red bell pepper Molasses Brown sugar Garlic A few cans pork and beans. Throw it all in the crock pot and let it … --- ## [Justice League - is Superman too powerful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-is-superman-too-powerful/937470 "2021-03-10T07:03:25Z")
I enjoy superhero movies (I think Marvel have done a fantastic job :heart\_eyes: ), so would like to see Justice League work (I gather Zack Snyder is doing a reboot.) However I am dismayed by how powerful Superman has be… --- ## [This study does not explain why masks lower the severity of COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-study-does-not-explain-why-masks-lower-the-severity-of-covid-19/937557)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-study-does-not-explain-why-masks-lower-the-severity-of-covid-19/937557 "2021-03-10T06:28:16Z")
To stop the hijack of the Breaking News thread, if anyone wants to make the claim that this study proves anything about the method by which masks help reduce severity or why one mask type is better than the other due to … --- ## [Movie that features 'Ask me no questions, i'll tell you no lies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-that-features-ask-me-no-questions-ill-tell-you-no-lies/478623)
**Author:** [@Punintentional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punintentional)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-that-features-ask-me-no-questions-ill-tell-you-no-lies/478623 "2021-03-10T05:07:08Z")
I think there is a movie that features this quote quite a lot, mostly from the one character. I think he says it 3 or 4 times throughout the movie, at one point i think he even starts the quote, and it’s then finished o… --- ## [New Tricks (BBC) Binge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tricks-bbc-binge/931159)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tricks-bbc-binge/931159 "2021-03-10T04:48:57Z")
i am on season 2 ep 3. Thoroughly enjoying the binge. Character development right on. Thoughts anyone? --- ## [TOC giving misleading information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toc-giving-misleading-information/933679)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toc-giving-misleading-information/933679 "2021-03-10T03:08:48Z")
I’ve just been reading a thread in Cafe Society about Alan Dean Foster’s dispute with Disney over royalties. The title was intriguing when I saw it in the CS Table of Contents, and when I saw the date of the OP (November… --- ## [Have you ever given or taken a ride from a stranger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-given-or-taken-a-ride-from-a-stranger/932712 "2021-03-10T02:07:02Z")
Over in the Karma Bank thread, a few posts discuss hitch-hiking, with a few people mentioning giving a ride to a stranger on occasion. I thought this would be an interesting topic - so, have you ever given a ride to a st… --- ## [What if you have an Amazon locker pickup but no way to show the barcode with the email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-have-an-amazon-locker-pickup-but-no-way-to-show-the-barcode-with-the-email/933517)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-have-an-amazon-locker-pickup-but-no-way-to-show-the-barcode-with-the-email/933517 "2021-03-10T01:46:37Z")
I had an Amazon locker pickup at Whole Foods and my phone is broken, so I brought my tablet PC with the email “pre-loaded” and displayed. I was going to ask the person what if I didn’t have the barcode, but forgot. Can… --- ## [Georgia senate runoff elections. Let’s debate and make predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 680\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-senate-runoff-elections-let-s-debate-and-make-predictions/925015 "2021-03-10T01:09:40Z")
Trump has gone down. Now it’s time to find out if the same can be done to McConnell’s senate leadership. The Georgia senate runoffs will be on 1/5/2021. Here are some relevant vote totals from recent elections in Geor… --- ## [Clown Murder Museum!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clown-murder-museum/937308)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clown-murder-museum/937308 "2021-03-10T01:02:12Z")
When you saw the title of this thread, what first came to mind? poll --- ## [Tell me about your self cleaning litter box please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-self-cleaning-litter-box-please/596615)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-self-cleaning-litter-box-please/596615 "2021-03-10T00:35:23Z")
Anyone have any experience with the Cat litter robot or other such litter boxes? I’ve always had a cat, but they’ve always been primarily indoor/outdoor pets. Well, we just recently rescued a second kitty as a companio… --- ## [Good gift ideas for a 14 year old girl who is into alternative culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gift-ideas-for-a-14-year-old-girl-who-is-into-alternative-culture/937349)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gift-ideas-for-a-14-year-old-girl-who-is-into-alternative-culture/937349 "2021-03-10T00:07:05Z")
My niece turns 15 soon, I’m wondering whats a good gift. I can always just go with money, but wonder if something more personalized is better. I don’t know the correct term for what she is, maybe counterculture. Dyed ha… --- ## [Doors that can't be locked unless you slam them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doors-that-cant-be-locked-unless-you-slam-them/937497)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doors-that-cant-be-locked-unless-you-slam-them/937497 "2021-03-09T23:46:24Z")
I’ve known several doors like this in my life, including my current apartment door and the house I grew up in. You close the door but you can’t turn the key unless you open the door and close it again louder. The door … --- ## [RIP Norton Juster, “Phantom Tollbooth” author](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norton-juster-phantom-tollbooth-author/937537 "2021-03-09T23:29:22Z")
I read that book countless times as a kid, and I have no doubt it influenced my sense of humor and my love of whimsy. RIP to a delightful rambler through the fields of language and mathematics. --- ## [Your lamest sci-fi / horror monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-lamest-sci-fi-horror-monsters/933394)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-lamest-sci-fi-horror-monsters/933394 "2021-03-09T23:19:03Z")
Couldn’t make heads or tales of this one: Just scroll to near the end. --- ## [Washington State to Washington DC bike path soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-to-washington-dc-bike-path-soon/937405)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-to-washington-dc-bike-path-soon/937405 "2021-03-09T22:48:04Z")
It will soon be possible to bike from coast to coast via this new 4000 mile path New 4000-Mile Trail Will Let People Bike Across US on One Path (returntonow.net) I think using old railroad routes is ingenious, and I wo… --- ## [What is the song "Wildfire" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154 "2021-03-09T22:49:43Z")
Okay, most of us know that song that goes, “She ran calling Wiiiiiiiiiiildfireeeeeee…” What is it about? It sounds like some young girl who had a horse named Wildfire (d’uh), and then she died, and the horse was depres… --- ## [Questions about using the college 529 plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-using-the-college-529-plan/937265)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-using-the-college-529-plan/937265 "2021-03-09T22:24:29Z")
We’ve set aside money for the grandkids in some 529 plans. Once the kids are actually in college, how does the money get disbursed? The rules say it has to be used for educational expenses. So if the kid needs to buy … --- ## [Is "Magic: The Gathering" pay-to-win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-magic-the-gathering-pay-to-win/932452)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-magic-the-gathering-pay-to-win/932452 "2021-03-09T21:24:02Z")
This brief question was inspired by a thread in GQ about valuable baseball cards, but I decided to outsource it to this board rather than raise the question in the other thread. Apparently, in collectible card games suc… --- ## [Dulcimers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dulcimers/507930)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dulcimers/507930 "2021-03-09T21:11:44Z")
Just curious - are there any mountain dulcimer players out there in Doperland? --- ## [Why did Navies select white as their uniform colour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-navies-select-white-as-their-uniform-colour/937173)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-navies-select-white-as-their-uniform-colour/937173 "2021-03-09T20:46:20Z")
I mean, they didn’t till the late 19th century, and still today work uniforms tend to not be white as do shipboard ones. But why did White=Navy begin. Cannot think of a worse colour to wear onboard a ship or at a base. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1522) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1524)