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**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientist-teach-pigs-how-to-play-video-games-will-flying-be-far-behind/932916 "2021-02-15T07:02:06Z")
read this article recently about a set of pigs being taught how to play a homemade video game but there vague on a few details as it sounds like the game wasn’t much … https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientis… --- ## [Site in read only mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/932738)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/site-in-read-only-mode/932738 "2021-02-15T06:52:55Z")
What was up with that? --- ## [Disclaimers that don't mean what the company thinks they mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclaimers-that-dont-mean-what-the-company-thinks-they-mean/932909)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclaimers-that-dont-mean-what-the-company-thinks-they-mean/932909 "2021-02-15T06:25:38Z")
I just got a “Make your own hot sauce” kit from a company called Grow and Make. On the back of the instruction booklet, there’s a disclaimer: Grow and Make does not assume responsibility for the outcome of kits that ar… --- ## [Hot water heaters being outside an apartment is weird, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-heaters-being-outside-an-apartment-is-weird-right/932477)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-water-heaters-being-outside-an-apartment-is-weird-right/932477 "2021-02-15T05:24:43Z")
There was a big fire this morning in the town I grew up in. 2 people were hurt and dozens displaced :worried: The thing that struck me as strange about the story, though, is someone at the fire department said that the … --- ## [Do your feet get cold, then hot, then cold, etc. in bed at night? Try this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-feet-get-cold-then-hot-then-cold-etc-in-bed-at-night-try-this/932879)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-feet-get-cold-then-hot-then-cold-etc-in-bed-at-night-try-this/932879 "2021-02-15T05:21:30Z")
Yeah, you can wear socks to bed and then later when your feet get hot, take them off. But what about when your feet (inevitably) get cold a little while later? You don’t want to have to wake up and put the socks on again… --- ## [How Well Does Generic Viagra etc Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-does-generic-viagra-etc-work/932710)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-does-generic-viagra-etc-work/932710 "2021-02-15T05:18:49Z")
I’m 66. Are there any cautions ? --- ## [Willy's Wonderland may be the greatest movie of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willys-wonderland-may-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/930773)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willys-wonderland-may-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/930773 "2021-02-15T04:31:40Z")
OPEN SPOILERS AFTER THE FILM OPENS ON 12 FEBRUARY 2021! I just stumbled across this trailer: Of course, this movie could suck. It could be really, really bad. It could be so bad it’s good. Or… it could … --- ## [Trump is acquitted again - then what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-acquitted-again-then-what/932763)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-acquitted-again-then-what/932763 "2021-02-15T04:11:07Z")
I thought I would split this question off from the impeachment trial follow-along thread. It’s looking pretty certain that Republicans will vote to acquit Trump a second time. So then what happens? After the vote to con… --- ## [Long live John Prine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-john-prine/932915)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-live-john-prine/932915 "2021-02-15T01:31:54Z")
This is special. He plays songs of course but I’ve seen them all performed so I skipped to the interview portions, at least half of the hour is John talking about his life and his music. For example, starting about 9:15 … --- ## [Difference between Aldi's and Lidl's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-aldis-and-lidls/932844)
**Author:** [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-aldis-and-lidls/932844 "2021-02-15T00:30:30Z")
For anyone who has shopped at Aldi’s and Lidl’s, which do you like better? I’ve shopped at both and they seem equal to me. What aspects of Aldi’s do you like better/worse and which aspects of Lidl’s do you like better/… --- ## ["And the Horse may learn to sing."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-horse-may-learn-to-sing/932812)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-horse-may-learn-to-sing/932812 "2021-02-14T22:50:52Z")
I want to use the fable of the “horse may learn to sing” from The Mote in God’s Eye, but I can’t find my copy. Would anyone have the patience to scan or type it in for me, or point to an online source? --- ## [Why is the furnace howling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-furnace-howling/932623)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-furnace-howling/932623 "2021-02-14T22:00:52Z")
Our propane tank was filled yesterday. Since then, the furnace occasionally howls when it starts up. I called the propane company, but they don’t know why. My hypothesis is that there was moisture in the fuel that was… --- ## [Unfamiliar locations listed as Recently used devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfamiliar-locations-listed-as-recently-used-devices/932841)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfamiliar-locations-listed-as-recently-used-devices/932841 "2021-02-14T21:27:49Z")
I am not tech savvy at all. I’m looking at my sdmb profile preferences for my account and I noticed that under the header Recently used Devices were a couple of unfamiliar locations listed that apparently accessed my ph… --- ## [Regional Virus names bad. So what do we call the new variants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-virus-names-bad-so-what-do-we-call-the-new-variants/931715)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-virus-names-bad-so-what-do-we-call-the-new-variants/931715 "2021-02-14T21:00:43Z")
You may remember early reports of the “China Virus”, but the World Health Organization did not recognize that – the decision to refrain from geographic titles for viruses was made long before. So what are the proper nam… --- ## [Is there more susceptibility to the UK strain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-susceptibility-to-the-uk-strain/932638)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-susceptibility-to-the-uk-strain/932638 "2021-02-14T20:52:15Z")
I saw this in another thread: And I wondered. I’m seeing higher replication numbers for the ‘UK strain’. Either that means that people are less resistant ---- or that carriers are more infectious. Mostly there seems… --- ## [FigNorton suspended for one week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fignorton-suspended-for-one-week/932901)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fignorton-suspended-for-one-week/932901 "2021-02-14T20:08:43Z")
FigNorton has been suspended for one week for accumulating three warnings in a short time. Warnings are here. --- ## [Rule change proposal: 15-second time limit between MLB pitches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-change-proposal-15-second-time-limit-between-mlb-pitches/932780)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-change-proposal-15-second-time-limit-between-mlb-pitches/932780 "2021-02-14T15:26:42Z")
Nowhere near as knowledegable in baseball as I am in others, so, curious how this OP’ll get eviscerated as to why that’s not a good idea. I’d probably watch more if games they were ‘closer’ (huh, get it?) to two hours, … --- ## [How can any member of the Senate not see the Capitol insurrection as a deeply personal attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-any-member-of-the-senate-not-see-the-capitol-insurrection-as-a-deeply-personal-attack/932706)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-any-member-of-the-senate-not-see-the-capitol-insurrection-as-a-deeply-personal-attack/932706 "2021-02-14T14:52:08Z")
I remember House member Liz Cheney’s emotional comments about Jan 6. She set politics aside and spoke from the heart. Cheney is getting a lot of heat from fellow Republicans for that now. I’ve been watching the recent… --- ## [Messages for web app on computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messages-for-web-app-on-computer/932868)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messages-for-web-app-on-computer/932868 "2021-02-14T14:34:05Z")
I went to that page yesterday and scanned the bar code and it is working on my phone. But I can’t see messages on my computer. I go to the page below and get the bar code again. I see no way to log in. When you have un… --- ## [Monty Python girl with big knockers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-girl-with-big-knockers/510006)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-girl-with-big-knockers/510006 "2021-02-14T14:14:04Z")
I recall some girl on the Monty Python show with a very large set of knockers. i can’t remember a lot about her, and I only saw her once on the show, some sort of Dr. skit, or something. Anybody know who she is/was? Th… --- ## [What one specific drive-thru have you been through the most times in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-specific-drive-thru-have-you-been-through-the-most-times-in-your-lifetime/932149)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-specific-drive-thru-have-you-been-through-the-most-times-in-your-lifetime/932149 "2021-02-14T12:50:31Z")
Thinking strictly food here what one particular drive-thru have you used the most times in your life and how many times do you estimate that is? It has to be one specific location also so McDonalds in general doesn’t co… --- ## [Hacker tried to poison Florida city's water supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacker-tried-to-poison-florida-citys-water-supply/932471)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacker-tried-to-poison-florida-citys-water-supply/932471 "2021-02-14T09:55:06Z")
This is some seriously scary stuff. Evil as fuck too. “On Monday officials from Pinellas County in Florida announced that an unidentified hacker remotely gained access to a panel that controls the City of Oldsmar’s w… --- ## [Why wasn't Dubya named George H.W. Bush Jr.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-dubya-named-george-h-w-bush-jr/931923)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-dubya-named-george-h-w-bush-jr/931923 "2021-02-14T07:22:33Z")
If George and Barbara were going to name their first son George, why not make him George Jr.? Omitting the “Herbert” deprived him of that honor. Had they ever said why they made that choice? --- ## [Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow--book reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddy-wouldnt-buy-me-a-bow-wow-book-reference/932875)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddy-wouldnt-buy-me-a-bow-wow-book-reference/932875 "2021-02-14T06:40:17Z")
I’m reasonably sure I read a novel in the last few years where someone was thinking the chorus of “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow-Wow.” I don’t know the tune for this song, and this chorus runs through my head with annoying… --- ## [Amazon Is Pissing Me Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-pissing-me-off/917605)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-is-pissing-me-off/917605 "2021-02-14T04:59:35Z")
I need to complain about Amazon. I have two issues: Shopping for an item on Amazon - I see an Amazon Prime item with a decent price and pretty fast delivery date two days from today. I place the item in my basket and … --- ## [Fluorescent tubes, is there a 20 watt incandescent equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluorescent-tubes-is-there-a-20-watt-incandescent-equivalent/932407)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluorescent-tubes-is-there-a-20-watt-incandescent-equivalent/932407 "2021-02-14T02:47:20Z")
Basically I’m looking for a standard 36" tube but one with a very minimal amount of light, no more than what a 20 or 40 watt incandescent would produce. I have a short hallway that is currently painted yellow, and has t… --- ## [Finance question (parents giving me their house)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finance-question-parents-giving-me-their-house/932771)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finance-question-parents-giving-me-their-house/932771 "2021-02-14T02:23:24Z")
My parents (69 and 70) said they were considering signing their house over to me. Mom’s in ok health, dad is generally poorly. We get on well, I get on well with my brother. I’m considered to be very honest and good with… --- ## [Help with Roku?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-roku/932786)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-roku/932786 "2021-02-13T23:26:40Z")
So we moved over to ATT TV from U verse and the process changed out our router and apparently the name of our router. One tv has a physical Roku 3 box and the dog had chewed up the remote long ago so I’ve been using the … --- ## [Record player hum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084 "2021-02-13T23:02:32Z")
I got a new record player (TEAC TN-300. (Kids: records are like giant CDs except they break easier and sound worse.)) Anyway, there is a noticeable constant hum with this thing. I don’t think it’s a ground loop problem,… --- ## [Cutting through a dog bone with expensive scissors using arthritic hands. Guess what failed first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-a-dog-bone-with-expensive-scissors-using-arthritic-hands-guess-what-failed-first/928150 "2021-02-13T22:09:09Z")
The damn Fiskers! The one thing that’s worth a crap or won’t heal eventually. Damn! Although, I’m somewhat happy that I can snap scissor handles with my hands. Well, it was the right hand. That might have something to d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1546) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1548)