# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1541 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1542 --- ## [High school boys and girls wrestling together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-boys-and-girls-wrestling-together/933135)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-boys-and-girls-wrestling-together/933135 "2021-02-21T06:50:12Z")
I didn’t realize this happened. But a search shows that since there may be fewer girls interested in wrestling they often have to have matches with the boys. I spotted this because of this photo which shows one of the s… --- ## [Old school Edmund Scientific Catalogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-edmund-scientific-catalogs/933338)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-edmund-scientific-catalogs/933338 "2021-02-21T04:24:26Z")
Anyone remember those from the mid-1970s? Sadly the company has turned into all optics (lenses and the like), but when I ordered from them regularly, they had quite the variety of stuff. I got my very first computer (an … --- ## [How much energy is in neutrino radiation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-energy-is-in-neutrino-radiation/933286)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-energy-is-in-neutrino-radiation/933286 "2021-02-21T03:42:38Z")
Okay, so I have here a nice chunk of unobtanium, don’t ask how I got it. It has the property that it absorbs all the neutrinos that hit it, not allowing any to pass. How much energy is it absorbing? Does it have a noti… --- ## [Stores or restaurants you used to go to in your youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stores-or-restaurants-you-used-to-go-to-in-your-youth/925972)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stores-or-restaurants-you-used-to-go-to-in-your-youth/925972 "2021-02-21T02:21:11Z")
I used to go to Toys-R-Us occasionally, and I went to Best Buy a ton too. I believe I also went to some bars in Lake Geneva as well. -Baleaf --- ## [Post-snow flooding, or "Après moi, le déluge"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-snow-flooding-or-apres-moi-le-deluge/933275)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-snow-flooding-or-apres-moi-le-deluge/933275 "2021-02-21T02:17:02Z")
When all this snow finally melts (obviously not all at once), how much flooding will there be? If it had been rain, it would have begun running off while still coming down, rather than just sitting on the ground as snow. … --- ## [Do a lot of other people look like you? What's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-lot-of-other-people-look-like-you-whats-it-like/933305)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-a-lot-of-other-people-look-like-you-whats-it-like/933305 "2021-02-21T02:13:00Z")
Very few people look like me. A few times in my life I’ve noticed someone who looks almost like me and it’s freaky to see another one of “us.” What about people who have a more “common/standard” appearance than I do (ph… --- ## [Cancer Protection and 'Canned' Fruits and Vegetables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-protection-and-canned-fruits-and-vegetables/933091)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-protection-and-canned-fruits-and-vegetables/933091 "2021-02-20T18:51:25Z")
I put canned in parentheses because I am referring to V-8 juice too (i.e., in the bottle). Anyway, I have Type 2 Diabetes and I am a little overweight. And my diet isn’t always perfect. (I just couldn’t live without at … --- ## [Incorrect email notification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-email-notification/932922)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-email-notification/932922 "2021-02-20T18:36:01Z")
In this thread, I copied and replied to part of a post from nightshadea. The poster after me (blabbermeister) copied and replied to a different part of the same post from nightshadea. I received an email notification of … --- ## [Favorite lost local treats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-lost-local-treats/933329)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-lost-local-treats/933329 "2021-02-20T18:27:50Z")
Just had some chocolate covered cherries and memories of one my favorite candies from the past came to mind. In Hawaii, up until sometime in the 70’s, possibly early 80’s, we used to have Ed & Don’s macadamia nut “bars”… --- ## [Grocery Delivery driver gets stuck in customers driveway. They invite her in for 5 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-delivery-driver-gets-stuck-in-customers-driveway-they-invite-her-in-for-5-days/933359)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-delivery-driver-gets-stuck-in-customers-driveway-they-invite-her-in-for-5-days/933359 "2021-02-20T18:23:30Z")
I needed a uplifting news story today.It’s a nice reminder of the basic kindness in humanity. The delivery driver brought the family’s groceries and got hopelessly stuck. They tried getting her car moving. A tow truck n… --- ## [Nice little things the pandemic has given you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things-the-pandemic-has-given-you/924071)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things-the-pandemic-has-given-you/924071 "2021-02-20T17:52:36Z")
To go with my other, more depressing thread. Covid has fundamentally changed lots of stuff in my life, but it’s not all bad. Just mostly. Yesterday I was in the store and was listening to music on my (open ear) headphon… --- ## [Who made this Vintage "German" Wall Clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-this-vintage-german-wall-clock/933262)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-this-vintage-german-wall-clock/933262 "2021-02-20T17:50:00Z")
I purchased a supposed “German” 8-day pendulum wall clock from an antique store in 1980. I was told it was made around 1900, but there’s no manufacture date or clockmakers label on it. I’ve never seen another one like i… --- ## [Help! I am about to be sucked into an argument about adverse covid vaccine reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-am-about-to-be-sucked-into-an-argument-about-adverse-covid-vaccine-reactions/932066)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-am-about-to-be-sucked-into-an-argument-about-adverse-covid-vaccine-reactions/932066 "2021-02-20T17:12:42Z")
Someone posted in a different chat site “Has no one else watched he numerous videos of people with seizures of dying after receiving the vaccine, sometimes with the second shot?” They then posted a link … never mind, it… --- ## [Weird problems deleting a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-problems-deleting-a-post/933190)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-problems-deleting-a-post/933190 "2021-02-20T16:21:21Z")
I wrote a post in error, not realizing who was being talked about. I tried to delete it, and got an error I had been “doing that too much.” At most I’ve deleted one other post in the past month. I was told to wait 30 sec… --- ## [Why did it take so long for people to sue the right for lying, defamation, slander and libel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-people-to-sue-the-right-for-lying-defamation-slander-and-libel/932236)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-people-to-sue-the-right-for-lying-defamation-slander-and-libel/932236 "2021-02-20T15:56:12Z")
The right are now being sued by at least 2 major lawsuits from election companies. The issue is the right lies all the damn time. Why aren’t they constantly being buried under an avalanche of lawsuits? When they acc… --- ## [Book ID - develop old film, solve mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-id-develop-old-film-solve-mystery/928029)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-id-develop-old-film-solve-mystery/928029 "2021-02-20T13:56:08Z")
This just popped into my head. I think I must have read it in the mid 1990s. I remember very little about it. I’m not even certain it was a novel, it could have been a short story. But I think it was probably a novel. I… --- ## [Sour beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-beers/931297)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-beers/931297 "2021-02-20T13:17:01Z")
I was recently introduced to sour beers – specifically the Flanders Red style. We have family that lives in Belgium and they sent me a box of Belgian beers. I was shocked by how much I loved the beer (it was Duchess de… --- ## [Naming things for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-things-for-trump/931921 "2021-02-20T06:21:08Z")
This morning’s paper ad an op-ed suggesting some legal action against Trump as an alternative to impeachment. The photo accompanying the article showed the fence around the Capitol. I wish no end of unpleasantness for … --- ## [Can we start ground fires with space lasers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-start-ground-fires-with-space-lasers/932132)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-start-ground-fires-with-space-lasers/932132 "2021-02-20T05:42:41Z")
Just in case you haven’t heard, there’s a conspiracy theory out there which claims that the 2018 Camp Fire in California was deliberately started by a space-based solar power collection system. For the record, I don’t b… --- ## [Cooking with coconut milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-coconut-milk/928230)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-coconut-milk/928230 "2021-02-20T04:27:17Z")
In the last year, I’ve been trying a lot more Thai curries. I buy the paste (can or pouch, I’m partial to Penang) at the Asian market, chop some boneless chicken thighs and saute them with the paste in an open skillet. … --- ## [The actual meaning of "bear down"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actual-meaning-of-bear-down/933326)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actual-meaning-of-bear-down/933326 "2021-02-20T04:06:26Z")
A woman in Alaska took a stroll from the yurt to the, uh, “library”. Taking a seat turned out to be a bad move, --- ## [Could a Member of the House or Senate Not Serve on Any Committees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-member-of-the-house-or-senate-not-serve-on-any-committees/932170)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-member-of-the-house-or-senate-not-serve-on-any-committees/932170 "2021-02-20T03:36:49Z")
Is there a precedent for a congress-person being stripped of their committee posts and just … not serving on any of them? --- ## [Good Lord Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-bird/925944)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-bird/925944 "2021-02-20T03:08:36Z")
Showtime ran them all the other day, wife expressed interest, so I recorded them all. Weather was crap the last couple days, so we watched them. Not ‘Bad’, but way too much style over substance. I’d have rather watched … --- ## [Anyone have 5.1 stereo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-5-1-stereo/933264)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-5-1-stereo/933264 "2021-02-20T01:02:34Z")
If so do you run it in Standard/sci-fi/spectacular (You know…the different options) Or do you run it in ‘5 ch stereo’? I think my problem is my setup is too stubby. The former doesn’t seem to do enough effects, and the… --- ## [Have you ever gotten stuck in your dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-stuck-in-your-dream/523295)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-stuck-in-your-dream/523295 "2021-02-19T23:14:44Z")
This is inspired by the interesting dream thread, but I didn’t want to hijack it so I created my own. I sometimes get stuck in my dreams, particularly if I’m taking a nap. What I mean by this is that I realize that I’m… --- ## [Internet data limits and overage charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-data-limits-and-overage-charges/926434)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-data-limits-and-overage-charges/926434 "2021-02-19T22:59:30Z")
TLDR version: What do you think over data limits and overage charges? Full version: In the last few days, my news feed has had a whole bunch of stories about Comcast. Apparently, the company is about to start introduci… --- ## [Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismantling-racism-in-mathematics-instruction/932992)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismantling-racism-in-mathematics-instruction/932992 "2021-02-19T20:55:39Z")
Saw this on Twitter, a booklet on ‘anti-racist’ mathematics instruction that apparently has been sent out to teachers in Oregon. I had a look through it, and the actual suggestions seem pretty similar to previous educ… --- ## [Is this gross? Possibly a health code violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gross-possibly-a-health-code-violation/933229)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gross-possibly-a-health-code-violation/933229 "2021-02-19T20:49:32Z")
So I went to the coffee shop in my building today and ordered a drink (hot apple cider). I get home and realize they gave me the wrong drink. I go back to the shop where they had also realized their mistake and had my … --- ## [Can I stop my monitor from getting all dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-stop-my-monitor-from-getting-all-dark/933277)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-stop-my-monitor-from-getting-all-dark/933277 "2021-02-19T20:29:29Z")
I have a laptop but I use it only as a CPU. I have separate keyboard, mouse and monitor. The HP laptop is about 3-4 years old, the monitor is a Samsung 23" that is a couple of years older. It is connected to the laptop v… --- ## [Lesser known Elton John songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-elton-john-songs/933147)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-elton-john-songs/933147 "2021-02-19T19:55:56Z")
Like so many artists, it seems that most of Elton John’s catalog gets ignored these days. What are some of your favorites that haven’t been played to death? I’ll go with Empty Garden, the John Lennon tribute song. It ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1540) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1542)