# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1532 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1533 --- ## [Anyone remember this old one-panel joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-old-one-panel-joke/933925)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-old-one-panel-joke/933925 "2021-03-01T16:34:44Z")
Except I don’t remember any the exact particulars, if it was a cartoon, a line drawing, or a painting. So the description following may be wrong in almost every detail. But the gist of it is that it’s a scene of a virtua… --- ## [I have not had a donut in over a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-not-had-a-donut-in-over-a-year/933375)
**Author:** [@Olfatbut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olfatbut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-not-had-a-donut-in-over-a-year/933375 "2021-03-01T16:31:17Z")
I used to work in one of those offices with a common kitchen and donuts would just magically appear from time to time. Sometimes old and half-eaten refugee donuts from another area, and sometimes fresh ones. It takes exp… --- ## [FigNorton suspended for two weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fignorton-suspended-for-two-weeks/934041)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fignorton-suspended-for-two-weeks/934041 "2021-03-01T16:01:34Z")
For receiving a warning just a week after coming back from a one-week suspension, FigNorton has been suspended for two weeks. Warning is here: Suspension notice is here: --- ## [Strong Signal, Possibly From Proxima Centauri, Detected at Parkes Observatory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-signal-possibly-from-proxima-centauri-detected-at-parkes-observatory/928710)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-signal-possibly-from-proxima-centauri-detected-at-parkes-observatory/928710 "2021-03-01T15:45:25Z")
I haven’t seen another thread about this, so I thought I’d start one. The story is thus: Breakthrough Listen, a SETI radio survey, was using the Parkes Radio Telescope to look at solar flares on Proxima Centauri, the… --- ## [Underwater (2020)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-2020/933858)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underwater-2020/933858 "2021-03-01T15:25:10Z")
Maybe I’m just out of it but that movie didn’t hit like most others. I couldn’t remember the characters much beyond their note, I didn’t know where they were going, what they were doing or why beyond survival. It felt m… --- ## [Explain the sounds from a VFD-controlled electric motor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-sounds-from-a-vfd-controlled-electric-motor/759660)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-sounds-from-a-vfd-controlled-electric-motor/759660 "2021-03-01T14:46:02Z")
AIUI, an AC induction motor under the control of a variable frequency drive (VFD) has its speed controlled by varying the frequency of the current supplied by the VFD. OK, so my expectation is that when I hear whining n… --- ## [More Mondegreens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-mondegreens/914987)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-mondegreens/914987 "2021-03-01T14:29:06Z")
I was listening to Billy Joel and I heard this: “They were all impressed with your Harlequin dress And the people that you knew Abby Lane” But nooooo, it’s really: They were all impressed with your Halston dress And… --- ## [Purim came and went, with no pinball tournament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-came-and-went-with-no-pinball-tournament/933982)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purim-came-and-went-with-no-pinball-tournament/933982 "2021-03-01T12:45:20Z")
Posters who have been around a while, and read my pinball posts might remember that there’s a Jewish holiday which we always celebrate by hosting a megillah reading and pinball tournament. With lots of food, and as is cu… --- ## [The return of speakeasies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-speakeasies/933894)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-speakeasies/933894 "2021-03-01T12:19:58Z")
Here in the San Jose area, there have been three recent instances of people getting around the COVID restrictions on bars by operating underground bars. In one case, literally underground: it was in a basement. Police… --- ## [How do I remove a dingleberry from my cat without hurting her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-remove-a-dingleberry-from-my-cat-without-hurting-her/562936 "2021-03-01T07:55:02Z")
One of my cats has developed a sizable clump of dried poop on her nether regions. How do I remove it without hurting her either physically or psychologically? She’s a 7-year-old medium-hair domestic. --- ## [Has anyone self reported a positive test on a contact tracing app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-self-reported-a-positive-test-on-a-contact-tracing-app/933990)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-self-reported-a-positive-test-on-a-contact-tracing-app/933990 "2021-03-01T06:07:25Z")
I just had to self report a positive test on the SlowCOVIDNC app. It’s a contact tracing app that goes back 14 days from the reported positive test and calculates a risk factor for all mobile phones using the app that we… --- ## [What day is it in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-is-it-in-the-mmp/933448)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-is-it-in-the-mmp/933448 "2021-03-01T04:58:26Z")
February hasn’t been a particularly kind month, so here’s stuff we can celebrate today!! 2021 Daily Holidays that fall on February 22, include: Be Humble Day European Day for Victims of Crime Founders Day - (World Org… --- ## [What's the Worst Arcade Game You've Ever Played?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-arcade-game-youve-ever-played/854646)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-arcade-game-youve-ever-played/854646 "2021-03-01T04:46:57Z")
There’s tons of discussion and articles about worst video games in general, but what exactly is the worst arcade game you ever played? I don’t even know the name of it, but an arcade I used to frequent had a bizarre thi… --- ## [Do you feel like the goalposts have been moved a lot wrt pandemic restrictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-the-goalposts-have-been-moved-a-lot-wrt-pandemic-restrictions/933531)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-the-goalposts-have-been-moved-a-lot-wrt-pandemic-restrictions/933531 "2021-03-01T02:28:57Z")
I’ve seen quite a few people who complain that they felt like governments and experts have been moving the goalposts on them to extend lockdowns and restrictions. “This is to flatten the curve… Oop, never mind, we’re go… --- ## [Botticelli February 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224)
**Author:** [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224 "2021-03-01T01:27:56Z")
The next letter is P --- ## [Help With a Naughty Heater Please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-naughty-heater-please/931830)
**Author:** [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-naughty-heater-please/931830 "2021-03-01T00:47:24Z")
I live in an old house (circa 1957) built and maintained by a series of drunk monkeys, and 10 years after purchase I continue to discover “quirks.” Two floors, plus finished basement. Runs on oil, with hot water supplyin… --- ## [Which airport terminals do you know your way around by memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-airport-terminals-do-you-know-your-way-around-by-memory/933738)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-airport-terminals-do-you-know-your-way-around-by-memory/933738 "2021-02-28T23:54:02Z")
The other day I was looking at MSP (Minneapolis-St. Paul airport) on Google Maps and feeling nostalgic for the days when you could actually travel, and it struck me that I’ve connected through that airport probably more … --- ## [Please explain the proverb "borrowed things will home again"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-proverb-borrowed-things-will-home-again/933903)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-proverb-borrowed-things-will-home-again/933903 "2021-02-28T23:23:29Z")
Hi I hope someone can explain the proverb “borrowed things will home again”. I couldn’t find any satisfactory explanations of it. I believe it simply means to return borrowed things promptly so as to remain in good stan… --- ## [What were people thinking during the transition to Discourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-people-thinking-during-the-transition-to-discourse/917400)
**Author:** [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-people-thinking-during-the-transition-to-discourse/917400 "2021-02-28T23:16:02Z")
I’m interested partly as an amateur anthropologist and partly as a software craftsman who is about to initiate almost identical transition, taking a different discussion platform from a creaking older platform to a shini… --- ## [Cool feature for splitting off topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-feature-for-splitting-off-topics/933767)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-feature-for-splitting-off-topics/933767 "2021-02-28T22:08:59Z")
I was watching an interview with codinghorror about Discourse online. He mentioned a feature that sounded pretty neat that’s not readily obvious. When you reply to a poster, if you hit the arrow next to the icon on the… --- ## [Starting Medication? (Anxiety/Panic Disorder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-medication-anxiety-panic-disorder/933836)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-medication-anxiety-panic-disorder/933836 "2021-02-28T21:32:21Z")
Hey everyone - looking for some feedback and experiences! I’ve had varying amounts of generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder (intermittent), and (I suppose, but it’s hard to separate it all out) depression since ar… --- ## [Dimmable bulbs are still flickering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimmable-bulbs-are-still-flickering/933954)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dimmable-bulbs-are-still-flickering/933954 "2021-02-28T21:04:32Z")
I have a couple light switches that are dimmers. In my guest bathroom, I have one connected to the 3-bulb light fixture above the mirror. I’ve made the mistake before of not getting dimmable bulbs, and make sure to clear… --- ## [How much do you read the board - according to Discourse? Bragging allowed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-read-the-board-according-to-discourse-bragging-allowed/933320)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-read-the-board-according-to-discourse-bragging-allowed/933320 "2021-02-28T19:18:20Z")
One of the philosophies of Discourse is that reading the forum is important to the health of the community. If people only posted and didn’t read, there probably wouldn’t be as much activity overall. One of the metrics… --- ## [Why aren't MAGAs getting scared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-magas-getting-scared/921450)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-magas-getting-scared/921450 "2021-02-28T18:56:00Z")
So they started off: “Trump is awesome because he pisses off the Libs! Dur dur dur”. Okay, I get it. But what started off as “funny” to the MAGAs has turned into some serious shit. Why aren’t they scared they’ve taken t… --- ## [Extricating us from the Imbroglio: Repairing the Damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extricating-us-from-the-imbroglio-repairing-the-damage/931007)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extricating-us-from-the-imbroglio-repairing-the-damage/931007 "2021-02-28T18:08:11Z")
I’ve suggested that the time has come to bring the Clusterfuck thread to its natural conclusion, and that we should now have a thread devoted specifically to all actions by the Biden Administration and Congress (and any … --- ## [When does Harbor Freight have sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-harbor-freight-have-sales/933859)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-harbor-freight-have-sales/933859 "2021-02-28T17:58:17Z")
Right now, Harbor Freight is sponsoring a 10% off sale. That will pay the taxes, but does HB have any better sales - like in a month or so? Usually stores have yearly sales, so I can expect a Christmas - January sale (… --- ## [Who is and who isn't a "peasant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-and-who-isnt-a-peasant/933451)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-and-who-isnt-a-peasant/933451 "2021-02-28T16:48:07Z")
When I hear the word “peasant”, I imagine a serf or other person working the land in a feudal society. I have seen/heard it used for people in the modern era as well, but it seems to be exclusively used by English speake… --- ## [R.I.P. Fanne Foxe, "The Argentine Firecracker"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-fanne-foxe-the-argentine-firecracker/933728)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-fanne-foxe-the-argentine-firecracker/933728 "2021-02-28T16:29:16Z")
Fanne Foxe has died at 84. She was the stripper involved with powerful U.S. Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, whose Tidal Basin affair was instrumental in his political downfall in the '70s. Remember when sex scandals ended politic… --- ## [At what temperature will your eyeballs freeze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-temperature-will-your-eyeballs-freeze/524645)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-temperature-will-your-eyeballs-freeze/524645 "2021-02-28T14:13:34Z")
And what keeps them from freezing before that temperature? This post got me wondering: Assume no eye protection. Corollary 1: Is there a temperature at which our eyeballs will freeze before we hit hypothermia? Corol… --- ## [What do moon landing hoaxers think of the Perseverance mission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-moon-landing-hoaxers-think-of-the-perseverance-mission/933892)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-moon-landing-hoaxers-think-of-the-perseverance-mission/933892 "2021-02-28T14:09:49Z")
I’d put this in the existing Perseverance thread, but didn’t want to start a highjack. Are the hoaxers watching the Mars footage and formulating new conspiracy-type theories of how it’s faked? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1531) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1533)