# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1536 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1537 --- ## [Does Biden have a health care plan or a realistic method of getting it passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-biden-have-a-health-care-plan-or-a-realistic-method-of-getting-it-passed/932098)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-biden-have-a-health-care-plan-or-a-realistic-method-of-getting-it-passed/932098 "2021-02-25T14:59:07Z")
I agree Covid relief should come first, its our biggest priority. But can’t you only pass 1 budget reconciliation bill a year? If so, does anyone know if the Biden admin has talked about if they want to use reconciliati… --- ## [Chilling pie crust: a question for bakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilling-pie-crust-a-question-for-bakers/932792)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilling-pie-crust-a-question-for-bakers/932792 "2021-02-25T14:36:53Z")
I’ve been baking pies recently. And I’ve taken to making my own crusts. I’ve recently switched to a new recipe from Pieometry, which is pretty similar except she makes a big deal about how important it is to rest the dou… --- ## [Use of Latin in Posts (Note from What Exit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-latin-in-posts-note-from-what-exit/933249)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-latin-in-posts-note-from-what-exit/933249 "2021-02-25T13:42:20Z")
I realize this isn’t a big deal at all and that board rules are purposely vague to allow for flexibility in rulings, and most aren’t even written down to allow for differences in how individual Fora are Modded. So, even … --- ## [What are exceptionally weird left wing conspiracy theories you've seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-exceptionally-weird-left-wing-conspiracy-theories-youve-seen/931268)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-exceptionally-weird-left-wing-conspiracy-theories-youve-seen/931268 "2021-02-25T12:29:12Z")
Everyone talks about right wing conspiracies, but left wing conspiracies are just are bonkers and don’t really get as much traction on the internet these days in discussion circles. A weird American left wing conspiracy… --- ## [Spoons on the front page of Wikipedia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoons-on-the-front-page-of-wikipedia/933519)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoons-on-the-front-page-of-wikipedia/933519 "2021-02-25T11:57:43Z")
Or else it’s someone masquerading as @Spoons in the « Did You Know? » section. :grin: --- ## [Ear dildo, knobbed for your pleasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-dildo-knobbed-for-your-pleasure/932567)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ear-dildo-knobbed-for-your-pleasure/932567 "2021-02-25T08:04:22Z")
After all the threads on these boards over the years about eargasms, I am pleased to bring you the latest development in ear stimulating technology… https://discover.lastobject.com/cotton-swabs-qtips/?gclid=EAIaIQobChM… --- ## [How do birds identify food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-identify-food/933402)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-birds-identify-food/933402 "2021-02-25T05:41:06Z")
From what I understand birds have a very weak sense of smell and taste yet they are extremely selective about what they eat. Many of their food sources are not highly visible and I can’t imagine that birds just go around… --- ## [Question about BMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bmi/933696)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bmi/933696 "2021-02-25T05:25:17Z")
Let’s take a hypothetical person. Let’s say this hypothetical person’s BMI is 23.2. If 25 is the lower limit for the next danger category up, how close is this nonexistent and totally hypothetical person to getting to th… --- ## [Transgender - transracial. What is the essential difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117)
**Author:** [@mr\_jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_jp)\ **Replies:** 437\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-transracial-what-is-the-essential-difference/932117 "2021-02-25T03:48:56Z")
I am trying to think through why it is generally accepted that people can be transgender, but people cannot be transracial. Most famously Rachel Dolezal lived as a black woman, but there are many other cases. Both are … --- ## [Fry's Electronics in Las Vegas may not make it to the end of the year: RIP, Feb 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frys-electronics-in-las-vegas-may-not-make-it-to-the-end-of-the-year-rip-feb-2021/840914)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frys-electronics-in-las-vegas-may-not-make-it-to-the-end-of-the-year-rip-feb-2021/840914 "2021-02-25T03:26:27Z")
Not much more to add to the thread title, really. Fry opened here in 2002 and was insanely popular. It was an alternative to Best Buy and Circuit City for TVs and stereos and stuff but it was also fantastic because the… --- ## [What just happened? Flags at half-mast all over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-flags-at-half-mast-all-over/933693)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-just-happened-flags-at-half-mast-all-over/933693 "2021-02-25T03:11:03Z")
This is the forum for breaking news, so I guess it’s also the forum to ask this. Did something BIG just happen today (or yesterday)? I just got home from a multi-stop shopping trip, passing through four (smallish) citi… --- ## [What's the proper name for those bollards that you tie boats up to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-name-for-those-bollards-that-you-tie-boats-up-to/367202)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-name-for-those-bollards-that-you-tie-boats-up-to/367202 "2021-02-25T02:32:13Z")
You know, the big, often mushroom-shaped bollards on a quayside used for tying boats up to, and/or tripping up pedestrians who aren’t watching where they’re going. I’m sure they have a proper nautical-sounding name, but … --- ## [San Fran might rename 44 schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-fran-might-rename-44-schools/928110)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/san-fran-might-rename-44-schools/928110 "2021-02-25T01:57:32Z")
Including one named for that well known racist Abe Lincoln (and yes I know the article is not new) --- ## [Pit Trolling And Friendly Crumudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-trolling-and-friendly-crumudgeon/933573)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-trolling-and-friendly-crumudgeon/933573 "2021-02-25T00:38:43Z")
If the standard for trolling and banning for trolling is a misrepresentation that makes someone mad 1/2 to 7/8 of the those who regularly pit folks would qualify as trolls. This reminds me of the Huey banning (among othe… --- ## [Tails of woe - the mini-rants thread about animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tails-of-woe-the-mini-rants-thread-about-animals/933413)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tails-of-woe-the-mini-rants-thread-about-animals/933413 "2021-02-25T00:38:13Z")
At @digs suggestion (and posts of others) in the February mini-rants thread, this is a thread for those with animal woes. I know not all pets have tails and not all sad animal stories about are pets. This can be a plac… --- ## [Why are shoes typically made with an inward curving back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-shoes-typically-made-with-an-inward-curving-back/933540)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-shoes-typically-made-with-an-inward-curving-back/933540 "2021-02-25T00:07:42Z")
Breaking in a new pair of shoes right now and one problem I often have is that the top part of the heel section (where there is sometimes a loop attached for pulling on the shoe) curves back in, pressing on my Achilles t… --- ## [Woody Allen's autobiography cancelled by publisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-autobiography-cancelled-by-publisher/849028)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woody-allens-autobiography-cancelled-by-publisher/849028 "2020-11-28T16:45:31Z")
Maybe he can get Amazon or Lulu to self publish it. :slight\_smile: Hachette Drops Woody Allen's Book After Ronan Farrow Objects, Employees Walk Out : NPR --- ## [WTH is wrong with Roger Eberts face in this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-is-wrong-with-roger-eberts-face-in-this-video/933616)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wth-is-wrong-with-roger-eberts-face-in-this-video/933616 "2021-02-24T22:32:56Z")
In the review of “A Few Good Men” at about 2:56 a gash opens up on Eberts lower left check (his left, our right). It continues and gets bloody until about 3:12 when it goes back to normal. But then at about 3:20 somethi… --- ## [Update Java?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-java/933558)
**Author:** [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-java/933558 "2021-02-24T21:17:54Z")
Still using Windows 7; should I update Java (it’s pestering me)? Dan --- ## [ID this partial mandible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-partial-mandible/933656)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-partial-mandible/933656 "2021-02-24T21:15:25Z")
I was walking with our eldest dog, Ella the other day. I ran over to see what she was chewing and I saw a section of mandible, 6-8 inches in length. Looks like molars are present. I’m guessing deer. Anyone else? … --- ## [Ending of Mott the Hoople's 'All The Young Dudes' - Backstory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-of-mott-the-hooples-all-the-young-dudes-backstory/522502)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-of-mott-the-hooples-all-the-young-dudes-backstory/522502 "2021-02-24T19:55:25Z")
Listening to drive time radio on the commute home tonight, I heard Social Distortion and Led Zep (no Christmas music for me :slight\_smile: ) and then ‘All the Young Dudes’ by Mott the Hoople (written by David Bowie of co… --- ## [Perseverence on Mars: what limits the bandwidth of comms to Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseverence-on-mars-what-limits-the-bandwidth-of-comms-to-earth/933487)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perseverence-on-mars-what-limits-the-bandwidth-of-comms-to-earth/933487 "2021-02-24T19:29:30Z")
AIUI, bandwidth of the link between Perseverance on Mars and us here on Earth means we’ll get plenty of still images, but not much video. Why is bandwidth so limited? How would the rover (or its orbiting comm relay) ha… --- ## [Is it possible to buy the rights but not the obligations to a property? Disney related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-the-rights-but-not-the-obligations-to-a-property-disney-related/925948)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-the-rights-but-not-the-obligations-to-a-property-disney-related/925948 "2020-12-14T18:00:51Z")
Story here: Disney has acquired the rights to all the works Alan Dean Foster on behalf of the Star Wars franchise but refuses to pay him royalties earned. As Foster says, "“When you purchased Lucasfilm you acquired th… --- ## [How Soon After the Vaccine are you Immune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-vaccine-are-you-immune/928022)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-vaccine-are-you-immune/928022 "2021-02-24T18:58:43Z")
I did look on lesser-parts of the Internet. There seems to be no obvious answer. After I get the vaccine how long must I wait before I start kissing random people again? When will I be immune? --- ## [Site not pulling up on Firefox on my PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-not-pulling-up-on-firefox-on-my-pc/929547)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-not-pulling-up-on-firefox-on-my-pc/929547 "2021-02-24T18:50:00Z")
The site is periodically not pulling up at all on Firefox on my PC, but I have no problem accessing it on Chrome on my Droid. --- ## [Adapting the self-recognition test for my dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-the-self-recognition-test-for-my-dog/933571)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adapting-the-self-recognition-test-for-my-dog/933571 "2021-02-24T17:49:39Z")
I tentatively think my dog recognises that the image she sees in the mirror is herself. As far as I know, this is considered uncommon for dogs, but my reasons for suspecting this is the case are: She does not react to… --- ## [Anybody like to take a wild guess at what's wrong with my cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-like-to-take-a-wild-guess-at-whats-wrong-with-my-cat/933584)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-like-to-take-a-wild-guess-at-whats-wrong-with-my-cat/933584 "2021-02-24T16:02:16Z")
This has been going on for a few weeks now. I blew it off at first thinking it was one of those “Cats are weird” things. But now I’ve come to realize there’s definitely something wrong. He keeps Obsessively grooming h… --- ## [2017 Nissan rogue wiper stopped working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-nissan-rogue-wiper-stopped-working/932384)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-nissan-rogue-wiper-stopped-working/932384 "2021-02-24T15:55:16Z")
It’s under warranty but I would like to avoid a dealership trip. It’s the passenger side wiper. Is there stuff I should check on my own? Like fuses . --- ## [The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-2/933643)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-2/933643 "2021-02-24T15:00:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1) - #10011 by Just\_Asking\_Questions. Previous discussions: The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Pa… --- ## [The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 9978\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083 "2021-02-24T14:56:12Z")
Well, since the new board has a limit of 10,000 posts, and the old Clusterfuck thread was WAAAAY more than that… Here is a new thread to discuss all of the newest clustefucks. Perhaps we can start with the Tulsa Oklaho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1535) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1537)