# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1543 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1544 --- ## [Architectural necrophilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architectural-necrophilia/933245)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architectural-necrophilia/933245 "2021-02-18T23:03:40Z")
Sometimes I find it hard to understand these architectural taboos: No matter how beautiful they are, we must not try to recreate the architectural styles of the past, because that would be kitsch. No matter how ugl… --- ## [Noise from non-running jet engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-from-non-running-jet-engine/932863)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-from-non-running-jet-engine/932863 "2021-02-18T22:43:58Z")
We were boarding an A319 in Key West the other day (you walk out on the tarmac and up a ramp - no jetway) and the the blades of the engine were turning in the breeze. There was metal-on-metal sound that surprised me. Wha… --- ## [Why are some usernames gray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-usernames-gray/933173)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-usernames-gray/933173 "2021-02-18T22:26:24Z")
I’ve noticed a few users (usually new ones? But that may be confirmation bias) who have a gray username instead of the default black font. What does this mean, exactly? --- ## [Humor section?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-section/929049)
**Author:** [@Dinoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinoguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-section/929049 "2021-02-18T22:25:49Z")
New here, if this place doesn’t have a humor section, it ought to - would especially help attitudes in these crazy times. Jokes, old and new, ect… Just a thought. --- ## [I like the way Discourse handles private messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-way-discourse-handles-private-messages/924460)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-way-discourse-handles-private-messages/924460 "2021-02-18T22:23:39Z")
Since Discourse handles private messages as threads, there doesn’t seem to be a limit on them, like there was on the old board. That definitely helps build the community. It’s so easy to send a message to another poste… --- ## [What's the point of all the badges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-all-the-badges/924260)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-all-the-badges/924260 "2021-02-18T22:21:33Z")
They just seem to be irritating little popups. What purpose do they serve? --- ## [Ignored users visible when new posts are loaded in an already-opened thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignored-users-visible-when-new-posts-are-loaded-in-an-already-opened-thread/924906)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignored-users-visible-when-new-posts-are-loaded-in-an-already-opened-thread/924906 "2021-02-18T22:20:14Z")
Very busy week in the various Elections threads of course… Often I’ll open a thread, and, as I read the old ones (which for a lot of these huge threads with lots of new posts can take awhile) it will accumulate new pos… --- ## [Does this Discourse feature exist (X years later)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-discourse-feature-exist-x-years-later/930812)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-discourse-feature-exist-x-years-later/930812 "2021-02-18T22:16:25Z")
One feature Discourse has that I like is that, when a thread is idle for a while, but then bumped again, it’ll insert a little line that says “5 years later”, or the like. I’m curious about a related feature. Is there … --- ## [WandaVision first 2 episodes and sitcom approach ranting \[for Omni\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-first-2-episodes-and-sitcom-approach-ranting-for-omni/932607)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-first-2-episodes-and-sitcom-approach-ranting-for-omni/932607 "2021-02-18T21:45:36Z")
What Exit?, I pulled this from the main WandaVision thread. One of the more common discussion points in the blogosphere so far has been Disney’s decision to release only the first 2 episodes in the first week instead o… --- ## [Fish reproduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-reproduction/933062)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-reproduction/933062 "2021-02-18T21:32:56Z")
I have a pair of Neon gobies, Elacatinus oceanops that spawn regularly. The male guards about fifty eggs. In the sea, hundreds of fry are produced. If they get lucky, and are swept into plankton, they live. I understan… --- ## [Mysterious 2001-like monolith discovered in Utah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-2001-like-monolith-discovered-in-utah/926298)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-2001-like-monolith-discovered-in-utah/926298 "2021-02-18T21:12:14Z")
It’s probably an artwork, but we should probably find out if it’s transmitting a signal to Jupiter. Yes, I’m aware that this object is metallic, and therefore not actually a monolith. --- ## [Riddle: Thursday's Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-thursdays-child/933045)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riddle-thursdays-child/933045 "2021-02-18T20:52:50Z")
I have two children. One is a girl born on a Thursday. What is the probability both of my children are girls? --- ## [No twitter---so why doesn't Trump use a blog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-twitter-so-why-doesnt-trump-use-a-blog/932939)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-twitter-so-why-doesnt-trump-use-a-blog/932939 "2021-02-18T19:56:55Z")
Trump has been totally silent for weeks now. He must be seething with anger, and desperate to start screaming in all-caps. But he has only been banned from two sources, twitter and Facebook, The rest of the internet i… --- ## [The Rush Limbaugh Thread in Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rush-limbaugh-thread-in-cafe-society/933175)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rush-limbaugh-thread-in-cafe-society/933175 "2021-02-18T19:39:54Z")
Do you think some of the comments in the new thread about Rush Limbaugh death in Cafe Society are a little harsh for that particular forum? If it had been Betty White that died today I am sure that similar comments woul… --- ## [U.S. life expectancy fell by a whole year in early 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-life-expectancy-fell-by-a-whole-year-in-early-2020/933225)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-life-expectancy-fell-by-a-whole-year-in-early-2020/933225 "2021-02-18T18:44:40Z")
It dropped from 78.8 to 77.8. Story here. It’s even worse for minorities. Thanks, Covid. --- ## [Rolling Blackouts - Why Not Shut Down Industry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-blackouts-why-not-shut-down-industry/932988)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-blackouts-why-not-shut-down-industry/932988 "2021-02-18T18:36:26Z")
So we are about to have rolling blackouts across Oklahoma due to the power demand from the winter storm. They are already doing them in Texas. At the same time, there are manufacturing facilities and data centers that … --- ## [Trump could scorch the GOP on the way out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-scorch-the-gop-on-the-way-out/924879)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-scorch-the-gop-on-the-way-out/924879 "2021-02-18T17:31:00Z")
So as expected, Trump tried to declare himself president on election night, and called all efforts to count the whole vote fraudulent. The GOP has been completely sycophantic to all his authoritarian desires up until now… --- ## [Harris will be impeached --Lindsey Graham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-will-be-impeached-lindsey-graham/933134)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-will-be-impeached-lindsey-graham/933134 "2021-02-18T17:06:53Z")
According to an article in yesterday’s Times (online), Lindsey Graham has stated that if the Republicans win the HR in 2020, their first act will be to impeach Kamala Harris. Her “high crime and misdemeanor” was to supp… --- ## [Musicians lacking a sense of rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-lacking-a-sense-of-rhythm/933207)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-lacking-a-sense-of-rhythm/933207 "2021-02-18T16:59:02Z")
My ex was a fiddler in a bluegrass band. To hear him play, I immediately pointed out that he didn’t have a sense of rhythm. He hit all the right notes at the right time, but something was just off. Perhaps his bowing att… --- ## [Another Lethal injection question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lethal-injection-question/921254)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lethal-injection-question/921254 "2021-02-18T14:04:36Z")
A story on NPR pointed out that many people executed by lethal injection may suffer, violating the “cruel and unusual punishment” forbidden by the US Constitution. There is seemingly a problem with the combinations of c… --- ## [Harvard Law professor claims that Japanese comfort women were voluntarily employed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-law-professor-claims-that-japanese-comfort-women-were-voluntarily-employed/932485)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvard-law-professor-claims-that-japanese-comfort-women-were-voluntarily-employed/932485 "2021-02-18T13:41:27Z")
Harvard Law School Japanese legal studies professor J. Mark Ramseyer argues in a paper due to be published next month that it’s a myth that women were coerced into working as prostitutes for the Japanese Army in WWII. N… --- ## [Economic term for a product where demand is flat, then spikes past supply, then demand is flat again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-term-for-a-product-where-demand-is-flat-then-spikes-past-supply-then-demand-is-flat-again/933085)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-term-for-a-product-where-demand-is-flat-then-spikes-past-supply-then-demand-is-flat-again/933085 "2021-02-18T12:01:08Z")
Snowplows would be a good example. Theres no demand for snowplows for months on end, then when a snowstorm hits the demand is (generally) higher than supply. Then after the roads are plowed the demand drops again. Becau… --- ## [Trading Places (Anyone here stock savvy?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-places-anyone-here-stock-savvy/852005)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-places-anyone-here-stock-savvy/852005 "2020-04-29T22:08:34Z")
So, in the movie, as far as I can tell, Dan and Eddie didn’t just fuck over the Duke Brothers…they fucked over a lot of people! Everyone following the Dukes seem to have lost out to some degree. Now…here’s where my know… --- ## [Favorite fake product names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158 "2021-02-18T08:47:36Z")
For example, The Simpsons has a board game named “Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos” and Sabrina the Teenage Witch has a chocolate-flavored drink named “Hey, Over Here!”. --- ## [Fox cancels Lou Dobbs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-cancels-lou-dobbs/932291)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-cancels-lou-dobbs/932291 "2021-02-18T07:17:38Z")
Buh-bye! --- ## [When did wireless speakers completely take over the market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-wireless-speakers-completely-take-over-the-market/932872)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-wireless-speakers-completely-take-over-the-market/932872 "2021-02-18T06:23:37Z")
I was looking for some simple cheap desktop speakers, you know the kind: AC powered, jack goes into the back of your computer. But apparently those are now as obsolete as non-LED flashlights, incandescent light bulbs or … --- ## [Cartoons with a director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoons-with-a-director/933044)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoons-with-a-director/933044 "2021-02-18T05:37:46Z")
I was watching some cartoons and noticed that there is a “director”. What does a director of cartoons do? --- ## [Okay, what the heck is this? \[Staff Notice\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144 "2021-02-18T05:13:45Z")
In this thread, after post 45. Something with a blue background, no attribution, no post number. I haven’t noticed one of those before. --- ## [Checking something out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-something-out/933090)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-something-out/933090 "2021-02-18T03:53:46Z")
just testing something. everyone ignore this. --- ## [Looking for a song heard on Dr. Demento](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-song-heard-on-dr-demento/933109)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-song-heard-on-dr-demento/933109 "2021-02-18T03:27:47Z")
The title is “Romanian Love”, and I think it was played on the Dr. Demento show back in the 90’s. What I do NOT want is a long list of Romanian love songs, please-just a song with that particular title. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1542) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1544)