# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1526 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1527 --- ## ["Cost-saving bottom flap envelope" -- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-saving-bottom-flap-envelope-why/937338)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-saving-bottom-flap-envelope-why/937338 "2021-03-07T21:24:26Z")
I got a bill in the mail today with a weird envelope. The flap (opening) of the envelope is on the bottom; i.e., if you look at the front of the envelope right-side up and then flip it to the back, the flap is not on th… --- ## [Drama/Sitcom with the highest main character/other character ratio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-sitcom-with-the-highest-main-character-other-character-ratio/937275)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-sitcom-with-the-highest-main-character-other-character-ratio/937275 "2021-03-07T20:10:31Z")
In discussing TV Detectives, the series Cannon was mentioned, and the fact that the show had one star. William Conrad was in all 192 episodes The next most appearing actor was in 8 episodes (playing different character… --- ## [The Altair 8800 is supposed to bethe first pc but did anyone ever make anything useable or useful for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-altair-8800-is-supposed-to-bethe-first-pc-but-did-anyone-ever-make-anything-useable-or-useful-for-it/937325)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-altair-8800-is-supposed-to-bethe-first-pc-but-did-anyone-ever-make-anything-useable-or-useful-for-it/937325 "2021-03-07T19:36:35Z")
i was reading about the the original homebrew computer club from the 70sin an article and it mentioned the altair iit also said microsoft made the first version of basic and a lunar lander game for it…but did anything a… --- ## [Is it selfish to want babies, or NOT to want babies...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-selfish-to-want-babies-or-not-to-want-babies/937396)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-selfish-to-want-babies-or-not-to-want-babies/937396 "2021-03-07T19:34:12Z")
why are you all into children and babies so much? is that a sign of human narcissism? it’s a VERY GOOD QUESTION is it selfish to want children??? or is it selfish NOT TO WANT CHILDREN??? that’s the debate… if the la… --- ## [Thug - unacceptable racial slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thug-unacceptable-racial-slur/934202)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thug-unacceptable-racial-slur/934202 "2021-03-07T17:47:29Z")
An oped in today’s paper designated the word "thug as a “problem word” - essentially an attempt to get around using the N-word. Do you agree? I am often confused by what I perceive as changing language usage, but I gen… --- ## [County school board in Virginia expands "read across America" day beyond Dr. Seuss, to improve racial diversity (title updated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/county-school-board-in-virginia-expands-read-across-america-day-beyond-dr-seuss-to-improve-racial-diversity-title-updated/933988)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/county-school-board-in-virginia-expands-read-across-america-day-beyond-dr-seuss-to-improve-racial-diversity-title-updated/933988 "2021-03-07T17:00:46Z")
Too many white people other than the grinch and they can’t figure out which sneetches should have stars upon thars --- ## [Happy birthday, Horatio and Spicy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-horatio-and-spicy/937194)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-horatio-and-spicy/937194 "2021-03-07T16:43:23Z")
Today, March 4, marks the birthday of two of our more prolific and popular members, Spice\_Weasel and Horatio\_Hellpop. Happy birthday to you both and please enjoy some cake on me. :birthday: :birthday: --- ## [Who Is "Mexican Lucky"; and Why is he Up For Him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-mexican-lucky-and-why-is-he-up-for-him/740327)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-mexican-lucky-and-why-is-he-up-for-him/740327 "2021-03-07T16:16:16Z")
This is from a song by daft Punk-do the words make any sense? I have a problem with rock songs-the lyrics seem so crazy…what is this about? --- ## [CPAC National Anthem performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpac-national-anthem-performance/934058)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpac-national-anthem-performance/934058 "2021-03-07T16:07:25Z")
I’m not entirely sure whether this deserves its own thread, or should be folded into another thread, or moved to another forum, but I just wanted to share this rather unique, um, metatonal take on the national anthem. Th… --- ## [Anyone here a home inspector?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-home-inspector/932961)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-a-home-inspector/932961 "2021-03-07T15:06:27Z")
That might be a good part time job for me in retirement. This area is booming and there is always a need for inspections. I know I need to get certified. I also know a real estate guy who can probably send me work… --- ## [The Kids Guide to Fighting Socialism Gift Bundle.......is actually a thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-guide-to-fighting-socialism-gift-bundle-is-actually-a-thing/937362)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-guide-to-fighting-socialism-gift-bundle-is-actually-a-thing/937362 "2021-03-07T14:25:59Z")
ok, I heard this on my aunts Facebook and thought it was a parody thing but no apparently this is a real thing started by political mike huckabee … words can’t describe my opinion on this … --- ## [Q: Are your SO's insecurities an "us" problem or their problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-are-your-sos-insecurities-an-us-problem-or-their-problem/933964)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-are-your-sos-insecurities-an-us-problem-or-their-problem/933964 "2021-03-07T13:17:58Z")
FTR, I’m not asking for myself. Just pondering past relationships. Like say for example, jealousy. Your SO doesn’t like you being friends with people of the opposite sex (if you’re gay, make the adjectives or pronouns w… --- ## [Ooh! Ooh! Bill Nye for Grownups!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-ooh-bill-nye-for-grownups/297734)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-ooh-bill-nye-for-grownups/297734 "2005-04-08T18:12:27Z")
Freakin’ sweet, baby! Naturally, my local PBS station probably won’t be carrying it. --- ## [Bolded user names v @ names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolded-user-names-v-names/937292)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolded-user-names-v-names/937292 "2021-03-07T07:13:10Z")
We used to bold user names but now with the @ username feature that seems to be falling by the wayside. What, if any, are the pluses/minuses for you? Does it make any difference to you at all? Do you still just bold nam… --- ## [Walter Cronkite, 40 years ago today, final newscast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-cronkite-40-years-ago-today-final-newscast/937358)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-cronkite-40-years-ago-today-final-newscast/937358 "2021-03-07T04:24:56Z")
I just heard this on news radio: 40 years ago today, Walter signed off the air for his final newscast as CBS anchor. Forty years! Time sure flies by. Therefore we must be having fun. Right? --- ## ["Hovering" Ship Photographed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hovering-ship-photographed/937284)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hovering-ship-photographed/937284 "2021-03-07T04:10:59Z")
I’m struggling to get my head around the explanation for the incredible photo in this article. --- ## [The ins and outs of turtle soup (and mock turtle soup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ins-and-outs-of-turtle-soup-and-mock-turtle-soup/937126)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ins-and-outs-of-turtle-soup-and-mock-turtle-soup/937126 "2021-03-07T03:50:07Z")
Eating some form, or even multiple forms of turtle soup is on my bucket list. My interest in this comes from being a fan of “Alice in Wonderland”, in which a character called the Mock Turtle sings a song called Turtle So… --- ## [Identifying a bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-a-bird/934278)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identifying-a-bird/934278 "2021-03-07T03:28:32Z")
Small thrush-like in Northern Colorado. Gray feathers but red iridescence on its head and chest so that it looks gray from the side and you see the color more the straighter-on you see it. What bird could it be? --- ## [Is There A Registry, Trademarking System, Or Other Means Of Protecting Drag Performers' Names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-registry-trademarking-system-or-other-means-of-protecting-drag-performers-names/937274)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-registry-trademarking-system-or-other-means-of-protecting-drag-performers-names/937274 "2021-03-07T03:11:45Z")
What mechanism, if any, prevents drag performers from copying each others’ stage names? Is there a database? Are they trademarked? Like, if Jeff Smith in Chicago routinely brings down the house as Sally Minella, and in … --- ## [With Single-Payer dead politically for the time-being, what is next for the ACA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-single-payer-dead-politically-for-the-time-being-what-is-next-for-the-aca/928978)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-single-payer-dead-politically-for-the-time-being-what-is-next-for-the-aca/928978 "2021-03-07T01:33:04Z")
I’m assuming that Biden will go into the administration and try to unwind any damage that Trump did. Lengthen the enrollment period Increase marketing outreach Increase funding for navigators Put an end to any talk of … --- ## [Quick question re: yeast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-re-yeast/933760)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-re-yeast/933760 "2021-03-07T01:07:17Z")
I got a new cookbook at Christmas (‘kiin’ by Nuit Regular, it’s awesome!) and am about to try my hand at a fried dough/pastry type sweet, to have with tea! (Pa Thong Ko) Yum! It calls for ‘1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast’… --- ## [The San Antonio Snowdeo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-san-antonio-snowdeo/933415)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-san-antonio-snowdeo/933415 "2021-03-07T00:33:27Z")
You get used to ignoring the weather reports in San Antonio, especially if you have lived in other parts of the country- the weather here is pretty stable, hot during the summer, colder and rainy during the winter months… --- ## [Knife Sharpener Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-sharpener-recommendations/937129)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-sharpener-recommendations/937129 "2021-03-07T00:29:26Z")
I want to get a knife sharpener for my kitchen but have no idea of what to get. Any input from the Dope? --- ## [Bedbugs - Best Way to Get Rid of Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs-best-way-to-get-rid-of-them/917599)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs-best-way-to-get-rid-of-them/917599 "2021-03-06T23:07:53Z")
What is the best way? We don’t have a lot, but they are a problem. --- ## [Tom Brady \> Michael Jordan as single most dominant athlete in the history of team sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-michael-jordan-as-single-most-dominant-athlete-in-the-history-of-team-sports/932421)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-michael-jordan-as-single-most-dominant-athlete-in-the-history-of-team-sports/932421 "2021-03-06T23:01:58Z")
I think Tom Brady has officially overtaken Jordan as the single most dominant athlete of all time in team sports. Not because of the quantity of championships but because he went to Tampa and immediately won a SB. Jorda… --- ## [Do dog theft rings operate on a "circuit"...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-theft-rings-operate-on-a-circuit/937298)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-theft-rings-operate-on-a-circuit/937298 "2021-03-06T22:29:12Z")
I’ve noticed that by me every 2 years or so the number of dogs reported missing skyrockets for a few weeks. I’ll see reports on FB of about 20+ dogs all missing in a 2 week period. Afterward, it goes back to one dog mi… --- ## [F Former Sec'y of Transportation, Elaine Chao](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-former-secy-of-transportation-elaine-chao/937177)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-former-secy-of-transportation-elaine-chao/937177 "2021-03-06T21:54:01Z")
Former Labor Secretary under Bush 43, former Transportation Secretary under the Cheeto-Faced Shit Gibbon, wife of Mitch McConnell – arguably, no stranger to politics – has been implicated in ethics violations by an IG re… --- ## [100 percent polyester = "tumble dry low" vs "do not tumble dry"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-percent-polyester-tumble-dry-low-vs-do-not-tumble-dry/937361)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-percent-polyester-tumble-dry-low-vs-do-not-tumble-dry/937361 "2021-03-06T21:49:23Z")
There is 100 percent polyester clothing that has care tags “Tumble dry low.” Then there is 100 percent polyester clothing that says “Do not tumble dry.” Are there different…versions of polyester? And if one uses a dry… --- ## [A&E loses viewership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-loses-viewership/916404)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-loses-viewership/916404 "2021-03-06T20:49:43Z")
Guess people aren’t watching A&E. The station is saying it’s because of the cancellation of Live PD. --- ## [BBQ Smoke Gets In Your Eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes/937133)
**Author:** [@Rix29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rix29)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes/937133 "2021-03-06T20:23:34Z")
Is it straight hallucination or does the smoke from a BBQ grill shift to blow directly into the direction of the person tending the grill? No matter what the direction of the prevailing wind, the smoke seems invariably t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1525) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1527)