# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1535 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1536 --- ## [Are some genres "for kids"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-genres-for-kids/933228)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-genres-for-kids/933228 "2021-02-26T11:26:22Z")
Into the thread about Joss Whedon, @Manwich dropped an accusation that genre fiction is for children. This led to some discussion that was an irrelevant hijack in that thread, but I thought it was worth discussing, so I … --- ## [When you're an ACE in human resources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-an-ace-in-human-resources/833694)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-youre-an-ace-in-human-resources/833694 "2021-02-26T10:25:59Z")
I have seen this postnomial a few times. It may not be exactly a human resourse certification but it seems to come up with people in that position. Any idea what this is? --- ## [Is Russia "conservative?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-conservative/933658)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-conservative/933658 "2021-02-26T09:37:33Z")
How much overlap is there between the Pro-Putin types and American Conservatism? I’m sure it’s a mix, but what are the main differences and similarities? --- ## [Why was the 1972 AFC championship played in Pittsburgh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1972-afc-championship-played-in-pittsburgh/933715)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-1972-afc-championship-played-in-pittsburgh/933715 "2021-02-26T09:23:44Z")
The Steelers were 11-3, the Dolphins 14-0. So why was the 1972 AFC Championship game played at Three Rivers Stadium rather than the Orange Bowl? Were there different rules then about the team with the better record gett… --- ## [I saw the girl of my dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-girl-of-my-dreams/263649)
**Author:** [@noname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noname)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-girl-of-my-dreams/263649 "2021-02-26T09:07:57Z")
…in my dreams. Let me explain. Yesterday, I had this dream, that I was with a wonderful woman. She seemed to like all the things that I do, and had the most beautiful of smiles I have seen, and the most infectious laugh… --- ## [Has your butter become less spreadable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-butter-become-less-spreadable/933088)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-butter-become-less-spreadable/933088 "2021-02-26T08:06:46Z")
I tend to cook with olive oil and use butter on bread. Growing up, we had to keep the butter in the fridge. I prefer to keep some butter at room temperature to allow for easy spreading. Except for the last few months,… --- ## [Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small-Press Publisher, Dies At 101](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-ferlinghetti-beat-poet-and-small-press-publisher-dies-at-101/933646)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-ferlinghetti-beat-poet-and-small-press-publisher-dies-at-101/933646 "2021-02-26T06:06:58Z")
Seems like this ought to get mentioned here. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small-Press Publisher, Dies At 101 Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died in San Francisco. He was 101. Ferlinghetti is probably best known for… --- ## [Plurals in English Are Weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plurals-in-english-are-weird/933657)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plurals-in-english-are-weird/933657 "2021-02-26T05:09:24Z")
Mostly, making an English word into a plural is fairly easy, you add an S or ES to the end of it. Window becomes windows Arch becomes arches Sometimes plurals are unusual though, for example, fish becomes fishes unles… --- ## [Anyone interested in a The Prisoner VCR Collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-the-prisoner-vcr-collection/933769)
**Author:** [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-the-prisoner-vcr-collection/933769 "2021-02-26T04:48:52Z")
If interested, message me --- ## [What is the name for turkey tails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-turkey-tails/933403)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-turkey-tails/933403 "2021-02-26T03:50:09Z")
You know, that fatty, bony bit of the roasted turkey that most people don’t use. --- ## [What could "gear rush" mean wrt motorcycle riding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-gear-rush-mean-wrt-motorcycle-riding/933756)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-gear-rush-mean-wrt-motorcycle-riding/933756 "2021-02-26T03:30:15Z")
Hello, riders. I’m doing a translation for a Japanese motorcycle company, and the person speaking in the video uses the term “gear rush” (gia no rasshu). The new bike has TBW control that prevents this and unwanted burst… --- ## [Latency with every new laptop I've tried: How do I get back to home recording?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latency-with-every-new-laptop-ive-tried-how-do-i-get-back-to-home-recording/929129)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latency-with-every-new-laptop-ive-tried-how-do-i-get-back-to-home-recording/929129 "2021-02-26T02:46:18Z")
I play guitar and love to write little songs and record them, but for years I’ve been stymied because no modern laptops can handle real-time recording, and I’m baffled. My previous laptop was an HP Spectre i7 that had b… --- ## [Jimmy Neutron episode with double-triple-quadruple negatives to confuse teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-neutron-episode-with-double-triple-quadruple-negatives-to-confuse-teacher/933739)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-neutron-episode-with-double-triple-quadruple-negatives-to-confuse-teacher/933739 "2021-02-26T00:52:11Z")
I once looked over my kids’ shoulders to see a Jimmy Neutron episode where his buddy said to the teacher something like, “Could I not never be unexcused from not taking this test?” And the teacher was baffled so the kid … --- ## [How often does a commercial remind you of a song you'd forgotten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-a-commercial-remind-you-of-a-song-youd-forgotten/933638)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-a-commercial-remind-you-of-a-song-youd-forgotten/933638 "2021-02-26T00:39:07Z")
Commercials occasionally get the rights to use classic songs. Sometimes it’s a song that I’ve heard constantly on oldies stations. Downy surprised me with a song I haven’t heard in decades. I couldn’t remember the title… --- ## [UK Dopers: tell me about divorces and gift registries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-about-divorces-and-gift-registries/932846)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-about-divorces-and-gift-registries/932846 "2021-02-25T23:41:48Z")
To make a VERY long story short, my (American) college roommate is finally leaving her schmuckface (British) husband of 20+ years and moving out into her own place with basically nothing. He is “letting” her take a chair… --- ## [When did married women stop being addressed as Mrs. Husband'sFirstName Husband'sLastName?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-married-women-stop-being-addressed-as-mrs-husbandsfirstname-husbandslastname/928077)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-married-women-stop-being-addressed-as-mrs-husbandsfirstname-husbandslastname/928077 "2021-02-25T22:50:30Z")
Inspired by a tangent in this thread, which I didn’t want to hijack further: Worst Job Interview You Were the Inteviewer On - #131 by Jackmannii There were a few other comments after that (post #105) about the practice… --- ## [What Are These Telescope Features Called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-telescope-features-called/933355)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-telescope-features-called/933355 "2021-02-25T22:34:20Z")
I’m thinking about saving up for a high-quality backyard telescope. I’m specifically looking for two features, but I don’t know what they’re called in the telescope industry (I want to know the right search terms to look… --- ## [What was the last Movie you've seen in a theater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-movie-youve-seen-in-a-theater/933554)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-movie-youve-seen-in-a-theater/933554 "2021-02-25T21:12:49Z")
For me it was the craptastic Fantasy Island remake a year ago today. I really hope theaters make it through this because that can’t be the last movie I see. What’s yours? --- ## [Computer problem with playing shows from CW.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-with-playing-shows-from-cw-com/933741)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-problem-with-playing-shows-from-cw-com/933741 "2021-02-25T20:51:49Z")
Everybody sounds like they’re whispering. When the characters talk softly I can’t understand them at all. Any way to fix this? --- ## [Last Movie From 30-70s You Saw For The First Time, and Loved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-movie-from-30-70s-you-saw-for-the-first-time-and-loved/933676)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-movie-from-30-70s-you-saw-for-the-first-time-and-loved/933676 "2021-02-25T20:34:35Z")
The Visitors (1972) If you like tension without the BS, check this movie out. It’s rare I give a movie an 8/10, especially nowadays… One of Kazan’s best, the only movie of his that made the transition between the 50s a… --- ## [Frog Eggs! With pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-eggs-with-pictures/933731)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-eggs-with-pictures/933731 "2021-02-25T20:34:27Z")
My African Dwarf Frogs laid eggs! If you click on the photo and then click on it twice to enlarge it, you 'll get a really good view of the eggs. This is the fat momma: … --- ## [New computer specs opinions wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-specs-opinions-wanted/933650)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-specs-opinions-wanted/933650 "2021-02-25T20:02:40Z")
I am shopping for a new computer to replace an old desktop that I primarily use for web browsing, streaming (video and music) and a little bit of writing. No real gaming or anything. I am looking at two units with simil… --- ## [The Shining - \[probably open spoilers to follow...\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shining-probably-open-spoilers-to-follow/933665)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shining-probably-open-spoilers-to-follow/933665 "2021-02-25T19:38:51Z")
I love this movie and was thinking about it on a long-ish car ride last weekend. I’ve seen it several times but admittedly haven’t seen it in a while so the following musings might be in error. But I’m wondering if Jack… --- ## [Joe Biden doesn't make it 4 years: who is Kamala's Veep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-doesnt-make-it-4-years-who-is-kamalas-veep/930939)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-doesnt-make-it-4-years-who-is-kamalas-veep/930939 "2021-02-25T18:05:59Z")
I ask this as a Biden voter. I’d be a fool to not think there is a chance Sleepy Joe doesn’t make it to 2024 for various reasons. I hope I’m wrong, but if needed, and Kamala Harris is sworn in, who would be here Vice-Pr… --- ## [Words that have a different meaning in your profession than generally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-have-a-different-meaning-in-your-profession-than-generally/932865)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-have-a-different-meaning-in-your-profession-than-generally/932865 "2021-02-25T17:21:50Z")
When my province started opening up again in the summer, there was one sign that kept catching my attention. It was from a local beauty salon announcing they were open and the services they were providing. The phrase t… --- ## [Triple-Bypass Comics Special: My Hospital Room Saved My Life!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-bypass-comics-special-my-hospital-room-saved-my-life/932892)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-bypass-comics-special-my-hospital-room-saved-my-life/932892 "2021-02-25T16:46:46Z")
Some of you may remember that I started a thread asking about experiences with triple bypass surgery (CABG or “cabbage” in the trade). What actually happened was so improbable and melodramatic that nothing will do it jus… --- ## [I would like to dual boot my computer, can anyone help me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-dual-boot-my-computer-can-anyone-help-me/933674)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-dual-boot-my-computer-can-anyone-help-me/933674 "2021-02-25T16:27:52Z")
I would like to dual boot my computer. Currently, I am running windows 10 64bit, so I would like to run windows 10 32 bit for legacy programs. The first step is to buy another copy of windows 10 32bit. The next step i… --- ## [Trying to figure out how not to pay car insurance while kid is abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-how-not-to-pay-car-insurance-while-kid-is-abroad/933705)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-how-not-to-pay-car-insurance-while-kid-is-abroad/933705 "2021-02-25T15:49:59Z")
My son is happily studying abroad this semester (& not planning to drive where he is), with school wrapping up at the very end of June. Meanwhile, his car is sitting here undriven, but getting assessed insurance at a fai… --- ## [I crap bigger than you (way TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crap-bigger-than-you-way-tmi/443886)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-crap-bigger-than-you-way-tmi/443886 "2021-02-25T15:35:26Z")
So, I arrive at work at my usual early time this morning, 5:30 since we got to take care of the east coasters. As soon as I drop my stuff off at my cube, I head for the bathroom. For some reason just being at work make… --- ## [Seeking a balanced assessment of my recent behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-balanced-assessment-of-my-recent-behavior/933651)
**Author:** [@SharltoCopley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharltoCopley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-balanced-assessment-of-my-recent-behavior/933651 "2021-02-25T15:15:33Z")
I am not sure if this kind of post is allowed here, but I wish to write it because I need some peace. Facts: I am 37M, single since 2016, balanced guy, mediocre in all the ways there are for someone to be mediocre. Now … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1534) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1536)