# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1534 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1535 --- ## [Got an insurrection to go to but can't find a sitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-an-insurrection-to-go-to-but-cant-find-a-sitter/933857)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-an-insurrection-to-go-to-but-cant-find-a-sitter/933857 "2021-02-27T01:36:09Z")
Stumbled over this and thought it was funny. https://tacticalbabygear.com/collections/closeout/products/woodlands-camo-tactical-baby-carrier --- ## [The Mouse That Roared, but Politely of Course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mouse-that-roared-but-politely-of-course/933855)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mouse-that-roared-but-politely-of-course/933855 "2021-02-27T01:07:11Z")
Not so long ago, I posted a thread asking about posters’ experiences with micronations. So, you can imagine my joy when seeing this Murdoch Mysteries episode taking place in a micronation. --- ## [Clementines not like they used to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clementines-not-like-they-used-to-be/933761)
**Author:** [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clementines-not-like-they-used-to-be/933761 "2021-02-26T23:54:56Z")
We’ve always enjoyed clementine season. But in the last ?ten? years or so, they’ve changed: they used to be lovely loose-skinned treats that were easy to peel. All of a sudden one year most of them were tight-skinned. Ar… --- ## [UK: Why impose quarantine after a negative test result?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-why-impose-quarantine-after-a-negative-test-result/933805)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-why-impose-quarantine-after-a-negative-test-result/933805 "2021-02-26T22:34:10Z")
Those arriving in the UK must stay in a quarantine hotel for at least 10 days. But they are given a coronavirus test on the second day of their quarantine. Why is a negative test result not enough to release them? The U… --- ## [Cell phone help - blocked numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-help-blocked-numbers/933743)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-help-blocked-numbers/933743 "2021-02-26T22:14:17Z")
My wife and I have a old cell (Moto e5 Play about 5 years old, uses Verizon) that we keep at home as a “landline” that we only give out the number to businesses we use. We get occasional spam calls, block them and no wo… --- ## [Links are broken when threads are merged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-are-broken-when-threads-are-merged/933349)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-are-broken-when-threads-are-merged/933349 "2021-02-26T22:11:06Z")
Sent the following link about 40-odd times to various people, tweets, LinkedIn messages, etc. Because the thread was merged, the link is now broken: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-has-died/933140/93?u=j… --- ## [What gender specific descriptors remain/will remain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gender-specific-descriptors-remain-will-remain/933486)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gender-specific-descriptors-remain-will-remain/933486 "2021-02-26T22:10:10Z")
I’m not trying to advance a position as to whether gender specific descriptors (e.g. actor/actress) are good or bad. Instead, I’m just trying to adapt my personal word choices to current custom. And, I’m curious if the… --- ## [Ok, this is long enough, where was the Pizza Planet truck in The Incredibles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-is-long-enough-where-was-the-pizza-planet-truck-in-the-incredibles/344570)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-this-is-long-enough-where-was-the-pizza-planet-truck-in-the-incredibles/344570 "2021-02-26T21:52:29Z")
A tradition in Pixar films is to put the Pizza Planet Truck somewhere in the movie. It seems that the Pizza Planet truck appears on the freeway towards the end of The Incredibles as reported somewhere in Wikipedia, but … --- ## [Could UV/Suntanning/Burning be very different in Hawaii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-uv-suntanning-burning-be-very-different-in-hawaii/933710)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-uv-suntanning-burning-be-very-different-in-hawaii/933710 "2021-02-26T21:48:14Z")
I’ve been living in Hawaii for the last six months and one thing that struck me as strange is that it’s very difficult to tan/burn here. The weather is always sunny with few clouds and I do spend a fair amount of time o… --- ## [Why are gunshots to the gut so deadly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gunshots-to-the-gut-so-deadly/723219)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-gunshots-to-the-gut-so-deadly/723219 "2021-02-26T21:20:03Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m rereading a book about personal stories from the Marines who fought on Iwo Jima. One thing that is mentioned quite often is the expectation that when one of the Marines sees another gut shot, he is … --- ## [Popularity of defunct team uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-defunct-team-uniforms/932196)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popularity-of-defunct-team-uniforms/932196 "2021-02-26T21:19:26Z")
I read somewhere that (allegedly) the second best-selling hockey team sweater/t-shirt in Montreal were those of the defunct Quebec Nordiques. (obviously the Montreal Canadiens were number one). Montreal Expos caps still … --- ## [Borat 2 movie on the way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borat-2-movie-on-the-way/921257)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borat-2-movie-on-the-way/921257 "2021-02-26T20:42:44Z")
Can’t be funnier than the original but maybe it will be close --- ## [I am beginning to think that this pandemic won't end --\> now focussed on vaccine booster timing questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-beginning-to-think-that-this-pandemic-wont-end-now-focussed-on-vaccine-booster-timing-questions/930740)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-beginning-to-think-that-this-pandemic-wont-end-now-focussed-on-vaccine-booster-timing-questions/930740 "2021-02-26T20:27:04Z")
First we have the various grades of covidiots: anti-maskers, deniers etc; then flip-flopping and inconsistent policies; and now, in Quebec (where I live) and other jurisdictions, decisions to fuck around with vaccination… --- ## [Trump must hand over tax returns to NY DA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-must-hand-over-tax-returns-to-ny-da/933465)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-must-hand-over-tax-returns-to-ny-da/933465 "2021-02-26T20:19:22Z")
I guess he did not pack enough on the supreme court They won’t be public even after NY gets them --- ## [Removing the DRM Protection On Songs I Have Legally Bought In iTunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-the-drm-protection-on-songs-i-have-legally-bought-in-itunes/933830)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-the-drm-protection-on-songs-i-have-legally-bought-in-itunes/933830 "2021-02-26T19:12:15Z")
I have 12 songs in my iTunes library that I legally purchased through the iTunes store years ago, and they came into my library with DRM Protection. I would like to remove this DRM so I can burn these songs to disks and … --- ## [Question about top right panel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-top-right-panel/933599)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-top-right-panel/933599 "2021-02-26T19:10:49Z")
Apologies for the clunky title, I am not sure of the correct word. I am also not sure if this is an ATMB question or a Discourse question. You know the little panel at the top right where it displays some of the subforu… --- ## [Beatles Drumming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-drumming/855479)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-drumming/855479 "2021-02-26T19:04:59Z")
I noticed in “Baby You Can Drive My Car”, I believe (or, Daytripper?) the drumming is very simple, and in parts there is drumming along with a tambourine. Ringo can’t be doing it all. Does he have an unknown helper, or i… --- ## [Forward-reading or Backward-reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-reading-or-backward-reading/933829)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forward-reading-or-backward-reading/933829 "2021-02-26T19:01:55Z")
Suppose you’re reading a book or article and you get to a sentence you don’t understand. Do you tend to keep reading, hoping it’ll be explained in the coming paragraphs, or do you tend to go back and reread the previous… --- ## [Bayliss! Is he a bad bad bad birddog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayliss-is-he-a-bad-bad-bad-birddog/933713)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bayliss-is-he-a-bad-bad-bad-birddog/933713 "2021-02-26T18:40:46Z")
We were walking after all the snow piled up to about 11inches. Higher in drifts around the place. Bayliss loved the snow. I don’t know his genetic makeup but I was thinking he might have malamute or something in there. … --- ## [Mole Lake and the dead dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mole-lake-and-the-dead-dog/933811)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mole-lake-and-the-dead-dog/933811 "2021-02-26T18:19:29Z")
In the 1980s the indigenous people of Mole Lake Wisconsin held an annual bluegrass festival. Charlie Danial, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and scores of other bands played there. It was rustic camping at its best. A friend… --- ## [Do you suffer from floppy ear? (mask fit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-floppy-ear-mask-fit/932778)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-floppy-ear-mask-fit/932778 "2021-02-26T17:29:02Z")
So these days the experts are recommending wearing two masks, or fastening the mask loops together with twist ties once it’s on your face for a tighter fit. So I’ve started wearing a cloth mask over a surgical type mask… --- ## [How cold does it have to be before "bundling up" does no good and you still freeze to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-does-it-have-to-be-before-bundling-up-does-no-good-and-you-still-freeze-to-death/933312)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-does-it-have-to-be-before-bundling-up-does-no-good-and-you-still-freeze-to-death/933312 "2021-02-26T17:09:23Z")
Suppose you put on two sweaters and a decent winter coat, how cold does it have to be before it overcomes your trapped body heat? Make whatever assumptions you want about the size or BMI of the individual, or the qualit… --- ## [Looking for a television series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-television-series/933776)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-television-series/933776 "2021-02-26T17:06:18Z")
On what network, cable or internet based, can I find The New Avengers? --- ## [Smoking as a health condition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-as-a-health-condition/933820)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-as-a-health-condition/933820 "2021-02-26T16:04:39Z")
Saw in the paper that vaccs were going to open up for people under 65 with various health conditions. Was a little surprised to see “smoking” listed as a health condition. They said they would not require proof of a co… --- ## [Vegans: buying products from companies that also sell animal products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-buying-products-from-companies-that-also-sell-animal-products/933735)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-buying-products-from-companies-that-also-sell-animal-products/933735 "2021-02-26T15:19:57Z")
I’m not a vegan. I’d like to think I understand the idea of it, and am on my own journey toward reducing the harm I do, but none of this is really relevant. I occasionally review vegan products on YouTube and I get a f… --- ## [Is Cancun a fun place to vacation this time of year...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cancun-a-fun-place-to-vacation-this-time-of-year/933240 "2021-02-26T15:17:51Z")
Is Cancun the fun spot to vacation this time of year that it used to be? I remember years ago, it was fun and a bargain… but now it seems to be the place where the Uber Rich with money to burn go to hob-nob while leavi… --- ## [Best way to get into enjoying poetry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-into-enjoying-poetry/931348)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-into-enjoying-poetry/931348 "2021-02-26T14:42:57Z")
So asking for a friend, if I wanted to really start enjoying poetry who are some good poets or poems to read? I love poetic languange in prose its the bees knees I love all sorts of structure and choice of punctuation a… --- ## [Songs That Are Also Ghost Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-also-ghost-stories/933342)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-also-ghost-stories/933342 "2021-02-26T14:39:08Z")
I read something recently, probably on these boards, about how a belief in the supernatural was one of the common characteristics of human societies. Not me personally , I like to think – but I have to confess it goes a … --- ## [Van Gogh painted on water by Turkish artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-painted-on-water-by-turkish-artist/916401 "2021-02-26T13:58:02Z")
Very cool! The videos here are worth a look: Turkish Artist Garip Ay Uses Ancient Technique To Paint On Water Kids News Article --- ## [30 days at sea aboard a container ship - very cool timelapse footage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-days-at-sea-aboard-a-container-ship-very-cool-timelapse-footage/933576)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-days-at-sea-aboard-a-container-ship-very-cool-timelapse-footage/933576 "2021-02-26T12:48:30Z")
Looking ahead through all kinds of weather, night and day. Coming into port in Hong Kong, near the end, is maybe my favorite sequence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1533) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1535)