# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1546 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1547 --- ## [Describe the underwear you're wearing right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-underwear-youre-wearing-right-now/313234)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-underwear-youre-wearing-right-now/313234 "2021-02-16T12:50:12Z")
Mine are boxers (I won’t wear briefs). They are dark red (like the color of roses) and have these spiral like circle things all over it. They’re pretty nice. They don’t ride up the crotch or anything like that. … --- ## [Apple Car - finally more than a rumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-car-finally-more-than-a-rumor/932216)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-car-finally-more-than-a-rumor/932216 "2021-02-16T10:22:19Z")
After a couple years of rumors and smoke, we finally have some fire. Apple rumored to invest $3.6B in Kia to produce 100,000 ‘Apple Cars’ per year | AppleInsider Apple has laid down a big chunk of change to get Hyundai… --- ## [Things that should cost more than they do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-cost-more-than-they-do/931090)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-cost-more-than-they-do/931090 "2021-02-16T08:04:05Z")
Aluminum foil- So they’re able to take a solid metal, convert it to a thin consistent sheet and package it for use… and sell it for $9.99? Seems like it should cost more. Any others? --- ## [Do you get the opposite of nostalgia with stuff you liked as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-the-opposite-of-nostalgia-with-stuff-you-liked-as-a-kid/930769)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-the-opposite-of-nostalgia-with-stuff-you-liked-as-a-kid/930769 "2021-02-16T07:01:49Z")
I’ve been reading comic books, watching kids’ TV shows and playing NES & SNES games I liked as a kid and I’ve overall been underwhelmed. I tend to enjoy listening to some of the opening themes (like this one: Générique I… --- ## [Less energy when we age, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-energy-when-we-age-why/931498)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-energy-when-we-age-why/931498 "2021-02-16T06:33:48Z")
Hello Everyone, As I approach 55 this year I was just thinking how I just don’t have the energy I did when I was 30, nevermind 20. What changes in our bodies that make our energy bevels decrease so much and why can’t i… --- ## [Canada's Flag is 50 Years Old Today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-flag-is-50-years-old-today/712756)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-flag-is-50-years-old-today/712756 "2021-02-16T06:18:01Z")
Canada’s Flag Fifty years ago today, at noon, Canada’s Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted above the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. The Flag Debate of 1964 was ranourous. It embodied two fundamentally different views o… --- ## [The exact nature ofthe American Merchant Marine / the British Merchant Navy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exact-nature-ofthe-american-merchant-marine-the-british-merchant-navy/931326)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exact-nature-ofthe-american-merchant-marine-the-british-merchant-navy/931326 "2021-02-16T03:47:29Z")
Since childhood, I have been confused by the term “Merchant Marine”. I used to think it was some kind of distinct paramilitary organization that did merchant shipping in peacetime and became a navy in wartime. Further re… --- ## [French grammar question: use of articles in French version of the Constitution Act, 1867](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question-use-of-articles-in-french-version-of-the-constitution-act-1867/932029)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-grammar-question-use-of-articles-in-french-version-of-the-constitution-act-1867/932029 "2021-02-16T02:19:57Z")
I’m puzzled by the use of certain articles in the French version of the Constitution Act, 1867 of Canada: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867. I had always been taught that provinces take a “de la” / “du” / "de l’ ", while m… --- ## [Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 493\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butt-hurt-trump-takes-to-twitter-again-part-2/928130 "2021-02-16T01:36:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again (Part 1) - #10001 by silenus. Previous discussions: Butt-Hurt Trump Takes to Twitter Again (Part 1) --- ## [130 car pileup in Fort Worth, at least 6 dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/130-car-pileup-in-fort-worth-at-least-6-dead/932717)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/130-car-pileup-in-fort-worth-at-least-6-dead/932717 "2021-02-16T01:31:33Z")
We had a cold front with freezing rain overnight. A driver in the express lane must have stopped, and chain reaction commenced. Of note, the express lane is one lane with concrete barriers on both sides, for proba… --- ## [The Lady and the Dale on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-and-the-dale-on-hbo/932383)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lady-and-the-dale-on-hbo/932383 "2021-02-16T01:03:46Z")
It’s a documentary in 4 parts about a con artist trying to sell a 3 wheel car with 70 mpg in 1974. First 2 episodes are out now and the last 2 are out tonight Feb 7th. Very good show. the main person died in 20… --- ## [I have Desert Thrashers in our climbing roses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-desert-thrashers-in-our-climbing-roses/931963)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-desert-thrashers-in-our-climbing-roses/931963 "2021-02-15T21:18:46Z")
We have Desert Thrashers building a nest in our climbing roses. Two days ago, we noticed a male Thrasher on top of one of our pines, just singing his heart out. You didn’t need to be a bird to hear him singing his prais… --- ## [What's with the Millennial/Zoomer fascination with old crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-millennial-zoomer-fascination-with-old-crap/930344)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-millennial-zoomer-fascination-with-old-crap/930344 "2021-02-15T21:04:28Z")
So in this thread, we go into a lot of depth about old abandoned formats of various sorts making comebacks. Vinyl records, photographic film, etc… Apparently something like 60% of photographic film users have started … --- ## [Thought experiment: Where would the 'ecliptic equator' be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-where-would-the-ecliptic-equator-be/932974)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-where-would-the-ecliptic-equator-be/932974 "2021-02-15T18:34:52Z")
That is, if we had a word for the imaginary line where Earth intersects the ecliptic, what countries would it go thru? --- ## [My son likes watching me play video games. What first-person-shooter would be good to play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-likes-watching-me-play-video-games-what-first-person-shooter-would-be-good-to-play/930636)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-likes-watching-me-play-video-games-what-first-person-shooter-would-be-good-to-play/930636 "2021-02-15T18:08:16Z")
Here is what I would like. I am currently playing Battlefront 2’s single-player mode, which is a very PG first person shooter(for the most part). It’s fun and appropriate for my 10 year old son to watch sometimes when I … --- ## [Converting a vented gas log to woodburning insert fireplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-a-vented-gas-log-to-woodburning-insert-fireplace/932968)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-a-vented-gas-log-to-woodburning-insert-fireplace/932968 "2021-02-15T17:53:30Z")
Don’t worry I won’t do it myself. I’m interested in the process and approximate cost. I currently have a vented gas log fireplace that is worthless if you are more than 3 feet away from it. I want to convert it into a… --- ## [Messi's contract was filthier richer than we imagined ($674 million)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messis-contract-was-filthier-richer-than-we-imagined-674-million/931999)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messis-contract-was-filthier-richer-than-we-imagined-674-million/931999 "2021-02-15T16:54:35Z")
A Spanish newspaper leaked the details: Messi was earning a salary of 138 million euros per year (over $166 million/year), and got a 115 million euro renewal fee and a 78 million euro loyalty bonus. Look, I am a huge M… --- ## [How many elderly covid patients get mild cases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elderly-covid-patients-get-mild-cases/925445)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elderly-covid-patients-get-mild-cases/925445 "2021-02-15T16:48:26Z")
We keep hearing about how dangerous the virus is for the elderly and that they are more susceptible to serious or fatal viral infection. Higher percentages of older patients die from covid. My question concerns the oth… --- ## [The Time and Temperature Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-and-temperature-thread/930717)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-and-temperature-thread/930717 "2021-02-15T16:33:43Z")
What is the time and temperature where you are? Here it’s 8:55pm and 77 degrees Fahrenheit. --- ## [Larry Flynt passes away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-flynt-passes-away/932647)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-flynt-passes-away/932647 "2021-02-15T16:02:50Z")
Larry Flynt, the longtime publisher of Hustler Magazine, who wound up becoming a First Amendment advocate, died this morning in Los Angeles, at age 78. In 1978, while Flynt was the defendant in an obscenity trial in Geo… --- ## [When the current Dalai Lama dies, how will they choose the next one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-current-dalai-lama-dies-how-will-they-choose-the-next-one/402401)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-current-dalai-lama-dies-how-will-they-choose-the-next-one/402401 "2021-02-15T15:08:37Z")
Traditionally, the monks wait a few years, then search the neighborhood of the lamaserie for small boys, hoping to find one who recognizes the late lama’s possessions; any who appears to is presumed to be the lama’s late… --- ## [Minor league baseball new leagues are revealed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-league-baseball-new-leagues-are-revealed/932788)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-league-baseball-new-leagues-are-revealed/932788 "2021-02-15T14:16:07Z")
42 minor league teams were cut , 120 teams left Each MLB team is allowed 4 teams, AAA,AA, High A, Low A. Rookie leagues are gone. some cut teams are now independent or college summer teams --- ## [Sales tax on item bought from UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sales-tax-on-item-bought-from-uk/932023)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sales-tax-on-item-bought-from-uk/932023 "2021-02-15T13:28:53Z")
I live in NC and bought an UK item online and they charged me state sales tax. It is a new item. Is this required for state sales tax? I don’t think I was charged tax when I bought a book from the UK. They said … --- ## [What Happened To Our Signatures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-our-signatures/932953)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-our-signatures/932953 "2021-02-15T13:20:18Z")
I swear mine is gone. And I do have Charter Member status. If it’s gone, then I ask Why? Or if it’s still here, how do I reëstablish mine? I don’t see anything in the control panel that reïnserts it. Am I missing somet… --- ## [Why no oral anti-itch medications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-oral-anti-itch-medications/932718)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-oral-anti-itch-medications/932718 "2021-02-15T13:15:37Z")
We have so many pain pills that travel throughout the body and alleviate pain in multiple locations. Why don’t we have similar pills for itching? --- ## [Has anyone filed taxes using IRS freefile fillable forms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-filed-taxes-using-irs-freefile-fillable-forms/931716)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-filed-taxes-using-irs-freefile-fillable-forms/931716 "2021-02-15T11:55:03Z")
Free File Fillable Forms are a way to e-file federal tax forms: The IRS site states that the acceptable operating systems are Windows or MAC I can understand why the IRS would not want to get involved with all of the… --- ## [Why do many Made in China products smell like Toxic Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-made-in-china-products-smell-like-toxic-death/545227)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-made-in-china-products-smell-like-toxic-death/545227 "2021-02-15T10:55:59Z")
From phone cords to furniture and everything in between, I have noticed that many products that are made in China have this hideous toxic smell. What is it? Is this some kind of chemical warfare agent? Just kidding. But … --- ## [Christmas Cards, should be Christmas Postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-should-be-christmas-postcards/932880)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-should-be-christmas-postcards/932880 "2021-02-15T10:24:13Z")
(This thread is NOT about the latest troubles the Postal Service is having. Please start a new topic if you want to discuss that.) Another Christmas is gone and the cards I’ve received go into the recycling bin. Which… --- ## ['Address Service Requested'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-service-requested/932827)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-service-requested/932827 "2021-02-15T09:36:38Z")
As many of you may already know, I have a number of scientific and medical theories that I have been trying to share with people for about 20 years now, if not more. Anyways, I like using the US mail to share it sometim… --- ## [Things that could be more acceptable to the other side if "sold" differently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-could-be-more-acceptable-to-the-other-side-if-sold-differently/922727)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-could-be-more-acceptable-to-the-other-side-if-sold-differently/922727 "2021-02-15T07:25:41Z")
IMHO, a lot of ideas could be more acceptable to the other side if “sold” in different packaging. Single-payer healthcare: Saying “we need to do it out of compassion” is totally the wrong way, that doesn’t sell it. Rath… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1545) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1547)