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**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-million-year-old-lesbian-tree-found/934128 "2021-03-04T06:37:22Z")
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/europe/tree-petrified-lesbos-intl-scli-scn/index.html --- ## [Calvin and Hobbes - my all-time favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976 "2021-03-04T02:20:36Z")
I hope Watterson doesn’t mind I shared this link: --- ## [I saw a bizarre Mississippi license plate. Why would that state allow it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-bizarre-mississippi-license-plate-why-would-that-state-allow-it/933737)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-bizarre-mississippi-license-plate-why-would-that-state-allow-it/933737 "2021-03-04T02:02:47Z")
I saw a state of Mississippi license plate today that seems strange. It had crimson trim, a stylized letter A as used by the University of Alabama, and Roll Tide at the bottom. Why would Mississippi make a license plat… --- ## [Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - have you read it? Opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caste-by-isabel-wilkerson-have-you-read-it-opinions/934142)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caste-by-isabel-wilkerson-have-you-read-it-opinions/934142 "2021-03-03T23:14:44Z")
I posted this here instead of CS, because it concerns racism, but am happy to have it moved anywhere appropriate. I recently tried to read this book, but couldn’t get into it. I just didn’t see how the introduction of … --- ## [NPR trivialities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-trivialities/927918)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-trivialities/927918 "2021-03-03T22:55:34Z")
I’ve been listening to NPR for probably half of my waking hours – sometimes more, rarely less – for decades now. Couple questions for the TM: You ever notice how, almost every reporter, at the end of almost every repo… --- ## [Celebrity Deathpool 2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2000/15704 "2021-03-03T22:24:56Z")
Yes, once again it’s that time of year. Time to guess which celebrities will die in the year 2000. The rules are simple. 1 - You get ten picks. Anyone who posts more than ten picks will only have their first ten picks c… --- ## [The Great MMP Semi-Offical List of Mumpers for this Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-mmp-semi-offical-list-of-mumpers-for-this-week/932426)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-mmp-semi-offical-list-of-mumpers-for-this-week/932426 "2021-03-03T21:53:55Z")
Stayed up until after 12am US Central time to make this official. So, it was mentioned in the last MMP that a listing of all the “Mumper names” that have been assigned would be nice. So…I went back a couple weeks and lo… --- ## [The GOP finally admits it- in public. Voter suppression is just to win elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-finally-admits-it-in-public-voter-suppression-is-just-to-win-elections/934140)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-finally-admits-it-in-public-voter-suppression-is-just-to-win-elections/934140 "2021-03-03T21:18:18Z")
A significant moment during virtual arguments came when Arizona GOP lawyer Michael Carvin connected the validity of the Republican-backed laws to the party’s interest in winning elections. When asked by Barrett what th… --- ## [Body Odor, Religious Freedom (and Pakistani Cab Drivers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-odor-religious-freedom-and-pakistani-cab-drivers/934218)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-odor-religious-freedom-and-pakistani-cab-drivers/934218 "2021-03-03T20:59:09Z")
I don’t have a cite just at the moment. But I know a little while ago, there was this rather unique religious discrimination case. Pakistani taxi drivers in New York claimed their religion forbade showering and bathing.… --- ## [Is it feasible to put solar panels on the roofs of cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-to-put-solar-panels-on-the-roofs-of-cars/821731)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-to-put-solar-panels-on-the-roofs-of-cars/821731 "2021-03-03T20:22:07Z")
Could a car include a solar panel on its roof, not to supplant the entire gasoline/electric motor, but as a supplemental energy source? Perhaps it could run the lights and A/C. Or would it be too heavy? Or is there so… --- ## [How nutritious are homemade juices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nutritious-are-homemade-juices/934162)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-nutritious-are-homemade-juices/934162 "2021-03-03T19:47:06Z")
Putting this here, because it’s about food, but if mods think it should go in GQ or MPSIMS, go ahead and move it; I wasn’t really sure where to put is. I’ll try to keep the story medium-length. We got a juicer as a wed… --- ## [YouTube vids for kids and adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-vids-for-kids-and-adults/934215)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-vids-for-kids-and-adults/934215 "2021-03-03T19:43:26Z")
In the evening before bed my family and I sit down and watch YouTube vids on our tv. It’s tricky to find things that interest adults AND a 7 and 10 year old and also keep swearing and violence to a minimum. I also can … --- ## [Harris calling foreign leaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-calling-foreign-leaders/933137)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-calling-foreign-leaders/933137 "2021-03-03T19:28:16Z")
It’s not a big thing but this makes me think Biden won’t run again. So far called Canada and France leaders --- ## [What are the consequences for mortgage lenders in getting it wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-consequences-for-mortgage-lenders-in-getting-it-wrong/934124)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-consequences-for-mortgage-lenders-in-getting-it-wrong/934124 "2021-03-03T19:02:16Z")
My understanding is that one contributing factor to the subprime mortgage crisis was that since mortgage lenders were selling virtually all the loans that they underwrote anyway, they had less incentive to do sound under… --- ## [Science fiction story in grid form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-story-in-grid-form/934159)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-story-in-grid-form/934159 "2021-03-03T18:44:46Z")
I vaguely remember a story in one of my SF anthologies which was presented in grid form. Rows and columns, with the intersections relating the topic of the row to the topic of the column. I remember one intersection, whi… --- ## [I have a crazy true personal story about a billion dollar business...what is the best medium to tell it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-crazy-true-personal-story-about-a-billion-dollar-business-what-is-the-best-medium-to-tell-it/934154)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-crazy-true-personal-story-about-a-billion-dollar-business-what-is-the-best-medium-to-tell-it/934154 "2021-03-03T18:22:05Z")
So a few years ago, due to a bizarre series of circumstances I found myself creating a zany consumer product on a reality-TV show. The show itself had a lot of big names attached and lots of drama on-air. Meanwhile, th… --- ## [What's the deal w/ Athena pheromones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-w-athena-pheromones/934203)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-w-athena-pheromones/934203 "2021-03-03T18:14:01Z")
If you read certain magazines, you have likely seen these ads. They have been appearing in Atlantic for (seemingly) decades. It regularly surprises me that the Atlantic - a rag that generaly prides itself in having SOM… --- ## [Face coverings in East Asian culture: Worn for allergy symptoms, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-coverings-in-east-asian-culture-worn-for-allergy-symptoms-too/934063)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-coverings-in-east-asian-culture-worn-for-allergy-symptoms-too/934063 "2021-03-03T16:25:18Z")
On another board, a group of us have been discussing whether or not “masking while sick” could take hold in the United States as it seems to have done pre-COVID in countries like Japan, Korea, China, etc. Someone propos… --- ## [Is it common to have vaccines from multiple manufacturers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-to-have-vaccines-from-multiple-manufacturers/933965)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-common-to-have-vaccines-from-multiple-manufacturers/933965 "2021-03-03T16:01:23Z")
This question isn’t specifically about the COVID vaccines, though it’s obviously inspired by them, so I’m putting it here rather than in the Quarantine Zone. Hopefully that’s the right place. Currently there are vaccin… --- ## [What color is this dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this-dress/713742)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-this-dress/713742 "2021-03-03T15:45:31Z")
74% of people taking a poll on Buzzfeed (308,000 people as of this writing) thinks this dress is white and gold. To me it is clearly blue and black. Only 26% of people (109,000 people) share my opinion. What explain… --- ## [Annoying form of argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-form-of-argument/933896)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-form-of-argument/933896 "2021-03-03T15:12:19Z")
I’m note sure I’ve picked the right forum for this. I’ve seen this recently on SD, and elsewhere many times over the years. Someone (X) will make their argument with a post that includes points A, B, and C. The points a… --- ## [Why Karen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-karen/850633)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-karen/850633 "2021-03-03T15:07:08Z")
‘So, Karen…’ She’s been in a lot of memes. Why ‘Karen’ and not another name? --- ## [Pre-Satellite Global Radio Transmissions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-satellite-global-radio-transmissions/933824)
**Author:** [@Ptolomy57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ptolomy57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-satellite-global-radio-transmissions/933824 "2021-03-03T14:39:16Z")
Watching the “The Crown” docudrama (which is described as historically accurate except for the personal affairs of the Royal Family), there is a scene where a young Prince Phillip goes on a world tour of the British Empi… --- ## [RESOLVED: Using the term "democrat party" should be a bannable offense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-using-the-term-democrat-party-should-be-a-bannable-offense/920174)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-using-the-term-democrat-party-should-be-a-bannable-offense/920174 "2021-03-03T14:32:14Z")
It’s trolling, pure and simple. It’s ignorant and juvenile beneath the dignity of posters here. It’s obnoxious. From a recent thread: Oh, and don’t worry, I’ve been deliberately leaving democrat party uncapitalized… --- ## [Netflix series "Dark": Unanswered questions (contains open spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-series-dark-unanswered-questions-contains-open-spoilers/934152)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-series-dark-unanswered-questions-contains-open-spoilers/934152 "2021-03-03T14:21:01Z")
I just finished watching the three-season Netflix series “Dark.” It’s a kind of sci-fi time-travel thriller. It was a German-language series set and shot in Germany. There were several things that were never answered or… --- ## [Have there been significant advances in warm clothing in modern times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-significant-advances-in-warm-clothing-in-modern-times/933314)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-significant-advances-in-warm-clothing-in-modern-times/933314 "2021-03-03T13:41:26Z")
It certainly seems like that if you take advertising for winter clothing at face value. This or that insulating technology and so on. I’m wondering how legit that all is. You take a typical guy living in a climate where… --- ## [English language usage question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-language-usage-question/933687)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-language-usage-question/933687 "2021-03-03T13:39:01Z")
A Vietnamese student of English asked about, “That was nearly seven years ago. The love and encouragement has never wavered.” wondering if “has” should be “have”. I see his point that “love and encouragement” are two thi… --- ## [Replacement windows advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-windows-advice/847883)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replacement-windows-advice/847883 "2021-03-03T12:35:29Z")
We are embarking on a few home improvement projects, and replacement windows will probably be the first. We are a little shell-shocked by the prices we have been quoted on them. What are your experiences with replacing… --- ## [Macroeconomic effects of the virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroeconomic-effects-of-the-virus/934190)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroeconomic-effects-of-the-virus/934190 "2021-03-03T12:21:31Z")
Something I haven’t seen discussed here: What are the likely macroeconomic effects of the virus and the responses of the various governments? Will economic balance of power among nations shift? Will events already in p… --- ## [Is the air around Mt. Chimborazo thinner than the air around Mt. Everest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-air-around-mt-chimborazo-thinner-than-the-air-around-mt-everest/934158)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-air-around-mt-chimborazo-thinner-than-the-air-around-mt-everest/934158 "2021-03-03T06:21:38Z")
On average? I figure that weather might play a part at any given time. My thinking is that, while the earth is fatter around the equator (which is why Chimborazo is further from the Earth’s center than Everest), the at… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1528) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1530)