# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1538 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1539 --- ## [Dishwasher shutoff valve doesn't totally stop water flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-shutoff-valve-doesnt-totally-stop-water-flow/933565)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher-shutoff-valve-doesnt-totally-stop-water-flow/933565 "2021-02-23T18:23:14Z")
I recently discovered that the supply line to my dishwasher was leaking, so I shut the water off under the sink, pulled the dishwasher and replaced the supply line. Except what I discovered is that the valve under the s… --- ## [Trump defense throwing insurrectionists under bus. What does his base think afterwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-defense-throwing-insurrectionists-under-bus-what-does-his-base-think-afterwards/932766)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-defense-throwing-insurrectionists-under-bus-what-does-his-base-think-afterwards/932766 "2021-02-23T17:24:34Z")
The impeachment defense seems to be that the insurrection was terrible, sure, but Trump had nothing to do with it. The problem was those awful people who stormed the Capitol entirely by their own bad choice. So, what do… --- ## [FriendlyCurmudgeon banned for trolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendlycurmudgeon-banned-for-trolling/933568)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendlycurmudgeon-banned-for-trolling/933568 "2021-02-23T17:23:47Z")
After discussion among the staff, it has been decided to ban FriendlyCurmudgeon for trolling based on this thread. Although some trolling is permitted in the Pit, that is not absolute. One of the important (but not th… --- ## [COVID & immunity question- slightly different than usual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-immunity-question-slightly-different-than-usual/933511)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-immunity-question-slightly-different-than-usual/933511 "2021-02-23T17:21:09Z")
Ok, so I’m well aware that contracting SARS-CoV-2 only confers immunity for a limited duration of about a year or so, much like the other human coronaviruses. But what I’m curious about is whether your immune system ret… --- ## [Can you drink cider 4 days before a colonoscopy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drink-cider-4-days-before-a-colonoscopy/933373)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drink-cider-4-days-before-a-colonoscopy/933373 "2021-02-23T16:57:24Z")
I have a colonoscopy on Wednesday. It’s Saturday night. Would I be permitted to drink cider tonight? Thank you. --- ## [Trump, Giuliani and others sued under Ku Klux Klan law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-giuliani-and-others-sued-under-ku-klux-klan-law/933068)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-giuliani-and-others-sued-under-ku-klux-klan-law/933068 "2021-02-23T16:34:21Z")
Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) has sued Trump, Giuliani, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers for inciting or participating in the riot, and attempting to prevent members of Congress from fulfilling their duties. The federal law… --- ## [Can the Supreme Court of the US issue bench warrents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-supreme-court-of-the-us-issue-bench-warrents/933512)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-supreme-court-of-the-us-issue-bench-warrents/933512 "2021-02-23T16:18:01Z")
That is, could the court bypass the executive branch’s control of the federal law enforcement apparatus by empowering bailiffs to arrest federal officials and forcibly bring them before the court? --- ## [Are there conspiracy theories outside the U.S. similar in popularity to QAnon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-conspiracy-theories-outside-the-u-s-similar-in-popularity-to-qanon/932866)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-conspiracy-theories-outside-the-u-s-similar-in-popularity-to-qanon/932866 "2021-02-23T15:35:24Z")
Do other countries have conspiracy theories which are as popular as QAnon? Could you describe these theories and tell us how popular they are? I don’t know of any, but there are several possibilities why I don’t. It m… --- ## [Recommendations needed for home outdoor security cameras](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-needed-for-home-outdoor-security-cameras/933492)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-needed-for-home-outdoor-security-cameras/933492 "2021-02-23T15:04:54Z")
I think that I need just one or two camera to cover the front and maybe side of my house. Night vision would be nice. They obviously need wifi so I can monitor things on my phone or PC. Let’s say that the use case is to … --- ## [You can't make a Sequel -- You killed off the Character!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-a-sequel-you-killed-off-the-character/924670)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-make-a-sequel-you-killed-off-the-character/924670 "2021-02-23T15:01:14Z")
Authors and filmmakers have proven incredibly capable of resurrecting characters that were apparently “undeniably and reliably dead.” Sometimes it’s public clamor for the character, and sometimes it’s a desire or a need … --- ## [The Muppets are coming, The Muppets are coming \[The Muppet Show to Disney+\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-are-coming-the-muppets-are-coming-the-muppet-show-to-disney/930905)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-are-coming-the-muppets-are-coming-the-muppet-show-to-disney/930905 "2021-02-23T14:43:57Z")
The Muppet Show (the Classic) is finally coming to Disney+. February 19th is what I’m seeing. I’m hearing all 5 seasons. I’m pretty happy this is happening. --- ## [I just got a Nigerian scam letter---sent by snail mail, with a real stamp!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-nigerian-scam-letter-sent-by-snail-mail-with-a-real-stamp/933447)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-nigerian-scam-letter-sent-by-snail-mail-with-a-real-stamp/933447 "2021-02-23T13:24:31Z")
Did a time warp just happen? I feel like I’m back in 1985 I got a letter in the mailbox. A real letter. In a nice envelope, and with a real stamp that somebody had stuck on the corner… It was from a wonderfully nice… --- ## [Aversion to cucumber and melon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426 "2021-02-23T13:19:33Z")
I have a food quirk that other people always find odd, which is that I’m completely unable to tolerate the taste of cucumber or any sort of melon. I’m told that cucumbers taste of nothing, and that melons are sweet. But… --- ## [Rioter, thanks for getting that tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-thanks-for-getting-that-tattoo/933369)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rioter-thanks-for-getting-that-tattoo/933369 "2021-02-23T13:06:54Z")
So they used the video of the guy starting the dumpster on fire outside of the police station to identify the accused arsonist. The women who allegedly started two squad cars on fire had a unique etsy shirt on when she … --- ## [I am looking to buy a new toilet. Anything I should know? (gotchas...that sort of thing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-to-buy-a-new-toilet-anything-i-should-know-gotchas-that-sort-of-thing/932544)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-to-buy-a-new-toilet-anything-i-should-know-gotchas-that-sort-of-thing/932544 "2021-02-23T13:06:52Z")
We use them every day and never think about them much. But, alas, I am faced with replacing a toilet in my home. While recommendations are fine what I am really interested in is whether I can just buy any toilet (withi… --- ## [Trump Impeachment II: Insurrection Boogaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-impeachment-ii-insurrection-boogaloo/932463)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 762\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-impeachment-ii-insurrection-boogaloo/932463 "2021-02-23T12:44:17Z")
There are some general threads around impeachment going, but it seems to me we might need a “follow-along” thread about the trial itself, which starts in the Senate tomorrow 2/9/2021. Let this serve as a place for news … --- ## [What are the necessary components of air to sustain human or mammalian life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-necessary-components-of-air-to-sustain-human-or-mammalian-life/933009)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-necessary-components-of-air-to-sustain-human-or-mammalian-life/933009 "2021-02-23T12:38:41Z")
I know we need a certain partial pressure of oxygen in the air we breathe, and a tiny partial pressure of carbon dioxide. We’re most comfortable within a specific humidity range and near-0% humidity is bad for long-term… --- ## [When did Saturday Morning Cartoons end? Was it done by all 3 networks at once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-saturday-morning-cartoons-end-was-it-done-by-all-3-networks-at-once/933351)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-saturday-morning-cartoons-end-was-it-done-by-all-3-networks-at-once/933351 "2021-02-23T08:15:50Z")
Saturday Morning cartoons are a cherished memory of my early childhood. I can remember sitting in front of the tv (7:30AM) in my PJ’s eating a big bowl of Captain Crunch. I was entertained until 11AM. My family occasion… --- ## [Why do benzodiazepines cause blackouts rather than unconsciousness in higher doses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-benzodiazepines-cause-blackouts-rather-than-unconsciousness-in-higher-doses/933423)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-benzodiazepines-cause-blackouts-rather-than-unconsciousness-in-higher-doses/933423 "2021-02-23T04:14:15Z")
I’ve talked to some recreational drug users who have had blackouts on xanax where they did inappropriate things but have no memory of doing so. They take too much xanax (a few mg) and then they regain consciousness hours… --- ## [Math problem on combinations of components](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem-on-combinations-of-components/933430)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-problem-on-combinations-of-components/933430 "2021-02-23T03:02:26Z")
Let’s say you have a system where elementary components can be combined from 0-1 times with each other. E.g.: If you only have component A, you have 1 possibility: A. If you have components A and B, you get: A, B, A+B … --- ## [Establishing a particular sect of Christianity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/establishing-a-particular-sect-of-christianity/933029)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/establishing-a-particular-sect-of-christianity/933029 "2021-02-23T03:01:49Z")
When James Madison said in his Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments in 1785 that illegitimate authorities might “establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions,” and "may establish with th… --- ## [Will all 357 magnum revolvers also fire 38 special rounds, or do you need a 357 that explicitly say this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-357-magnum-revolvers-also-fire-38-special-rounds-or-do-you-need-a-357-that-explicitly-say-this/933407)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-all-357-magnum-revolvers-also-fire-38-special-rounds-or-do-you-need-a-357-that-explicitly-say-this/933407 "2021-02-23T02:36:58Z")
I was looking at 357 magnums, but some mention that they can fire 38 special rounds and some other models do not. They don’t say ‘do not use with 38 special rounds’, it just doesn’t mention 38 special rounds as a form of… --- ## [Sticky Outside of Liqueur Bottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-outside-of-liqueur-bottle/932908)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticky-outside-of-liqueur-bottle/932908 "2021-02-23T01:32:55Z")
We have a bottle of elderflower liqueur, similar to St. Germain’s, and the outside is incredibly sticky. It wasn’t sticky when I bought it, and I’ve actually washed the outside once and it’s still sticky. We haven’t spi… --- ## [Why do my original NES games need such frequent cleaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-original-nes-games-need-such-frequent-cleaning/933377)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-original-nes-games-need-such-frequent-cleaning/933377 "2021-02-23T01:03:24Z")
I don’t know if it’s really cleaning, or removing static, or something, or exactly what is happening, chemically-- that’s actually me question-- but I needed some word for the thread title. I have an original NES consol… --- ## [Booting an IBM ThinkPad off of an external HDD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booting-an-ibm-thinkpad-off-of-an-external-hdd/933514)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booting-an-ibm-thinkpad-off-of-an-external-hdd/933514 "2021-02-23T00:11:57Z")
Can it be done? We cannot afford a new machine for my wife and her HDD is making…bad sounds. Can we get a nice SSD and put everything onto it? How would I go about telling her machine to default to an external? Can that… --- ## [Alien v. Farrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-v-farrow/933505)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-v-farrow/933505 "2021-02-23T00:02:13Z")
I keep seeing ads for the HBO movie Allen v. Farrow, but my perverse mind keeps changing it to ALIEN v. Farrow. Now I’m imagining Mia Farrow in a powered exosuit squaring off against an extraterrestrial monster. Or, ev… --- ## ["The Great British Baking Show" -- 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-british-baking-show-2019/839633)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-british-baking-show-2019/839633 "2021-02-22T23:52:40Z")
Okay, just watched the first episode (“Cake Week”) of this season – Surely there are other fans here? First, I think I like the way they’ll be showing the series this year, one episode a week, and just a few days behind… --- ## [Electric cars vs. power outages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-vs-power-outages/933495)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-vs-power-outages/933495 "2021-02-22T23:51:32Z")
The recent severe power outages in Texas got me wondering if electric cars would be a liability in such a situation. Gasoline is storable and there, barring the inability of stations to run their pumps (emergency backup?… --- ## [Long Shot- Anyone Have Course Catalog for Harvey Mudd, circa 1998/1999?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-anyone-have-course-catalog-for-harvey-mudd-circa-1998-1999/933374)
**Author:** [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-shot-anyone-have-course-catalog-for-harvey-mudd-circa-1998-1999/933374 "2021-02-22T23:36:08Z")
I am filling out forms for international field licensure. They have this awful form requesting the course description for every class you have ever taken in undergrad or grad school. I am having a horrible time finding i… --- ## [Tim Cook at Apple calls out Facebook as encouraging violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-cook-at-apple-calls-out-facebook-as-encouraging-violence/931786)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-cook-at-apple-calls-out-facebook-as-encouraging-violence/931786 "2021-02-22T23:31:05Z")
Zuck responds by saying Apple is just abusing its market position. Story here: Can some of you smart techno people explain what’s going on? And what the new Apple App tracker feature will do? (Putting this in GQ b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1537) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1539)