# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1559 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1560 --- ## [Anybody an expert on the Chad Mitchell trio,(and/or bands in their cohort?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-an-expert-on-the-chad-mitchell-trio-and-or-bands-in-their-cohort/847368)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-an-expert-on-the-chad-mitchell-trio-and-or-bands-in-their-cohort/847368 "2021-02-03T01:14:58Z")
I have a weird memory in the back of my head from an song I used to listen too. I really cannot pin it down within 30 years sadly . I am pretty sure that I heard it enough that it had to have been records and not live, a… --- ## [Can people request one type of vaccine over another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-request-one-type-of-vaccine-over-another/932032)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-request-one-type-of-vaccine-over-another/932032 "2021-02-03T00:47:46Z")
Italy isn’t sure if giving the Astra Zeneca vaccine to people over age 55 is a good idea, and recommends other vaccines. My understanding of the Astra Zeneca vaccine is that even though the efficacy is lower at around… --- ## [Just got a new knee. Your experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-new-knee-your-experiences/919566)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-new-knee-your-experiences/919566 "2021-02-03T00:47:26Z")
My left knee had been a problem for 30 years, Late last year I tore the meniscus on my right knee, leaving me a good knee count of 0. I was scheduled to get the left replaced in March and then the whole world turned upsi… --- ## [Anal swabs more effective in detecting COVID, says Chinese scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-swabs-more-effective-in-detecting-covid-says-chinese-scientist/931641)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-swabs-more-effective-in-detecting-covid-says-chinese-scientist/931641 "2021-02-03T00:36:52Z")
Somebody check this guys search history. We are so screwed now. On the other hand maybe the prospect of Government mandated anal probing might get the anti maskers, vaccine deniers and assorted Covidiots to finally s… --- ## [Credit card fraud? Who pays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fraud-who-pays/677213)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-card-fraud-who-pays/677213 "2021-02-03T00:32:46Z")
If someone commits credit card fraud, who suffers the loss? The cardholder? The merchant? The bank that issued the card? MasterCard Incorporated? I’m sure the answer is “it depends”, but under what circumstances. Ar… --- ## [Roku or Firestick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-or-firestick/931950)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roku-or-firestick/931950 "2021-02-02T23:42:47Z")
So I’m looking for your considered opinion, on which of these you would choose. I’m new to the whole concept, but I’ve decided to give it go. The research I have done seems to find them almost equal. That’s making it har… --- ## [64 Bit Operating Systems and 32 Bit Applications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/64-bit-operating-systems-and-32-bit-applications/931908)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/64-bit-operating-systems-and-32-bit-applications/931908 "2021-02-02T22:56:18Z")
I’m curious about what is gained by making a 64 bit operating system refuse to execute a 32 bit application. MacOS 10.14 was the last MacOS that would let you run a 32 bit app. It’s a 64 bit environment and cheerfully … --- ## [Encryption which quantum computers cannot break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-which-quantum-computers-cannot-break/931873)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encryption-which-quantum-computers-cannot-break/931873 "2021-02-02T21:37:34Z")
The link below goes to an article from a very respectable newspaper in Israel, but written by a journalist, not a scientist, and with a headline that sounds like click bait. The article is fairly long, and a bit boring,… --- ## [Can You name Famous lead singers with a deep bass voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-famous-lead-singers-with-a-deep-bass-voice/810939)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-famous-lead-singers-with-a-deep-bass-voice/810939 "2021-02-02T19:46:51Z")
How unusual is Trace Adkins career? He has a deep, gravelly bass voice. He is a very successful solo country artist. I can’t think of many basses with solo recording careers. Hoyt Axton had a bass voice and recorded a f… --- ## [Do we need gun ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-gun-ads/929284)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-gun-ads/929284 "2021-02-02T19:17:57Z")
Just observing that for the last couple of days, just about every SDMB page I’ve opened as ad an ad w/ a picture of a handgun, saying something about holsters. Yeah, I know the Dope’s gotta get $, but I’d personally pre… --- ## [Will We Ever See A Straight Actor Playing A Gay Character Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-see-a-straight-actor-playing-a-gay-character-again/930277)
**Author:** [@TimothyNewsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimothyNewsome)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-see-a-straight-actor-playing-a-gay-character-again/930277 "2021-02-02T19:15:46Z")
…in a major network series like Eric Stonestreet (“Cameron Tucker”) in “Modern Family” or Eric McCormack (“Will Truman”) on “Will & Grace”? It seems like over the past couple of years there has been significant backlash… --- ## [Getting burned out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-burned-out/931664)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-burned-out/931664 "2021-02-02T19:11:48Z")
On politics. We now have a sane President and all that entails. My state legislature “looked” at whats happening at the national level and decided to take up the slack. They want to impeach the governor, restrict his a… --- ## [Can everyone pick their own nose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-everyone-pick-their-own-nose/931940 "2021-02-02T18:10:31Z")
Seeing my baby attempt to pick her nose (:woman\_facepalming:) made me wonder whether some people have fingers that are too fat to fit in their own nostrils, or do the two always scale together? --- ## [Are there Trumpers who don't self-identify as Christian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-trumpers-who-dont-self-identify-as-christian/931560)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-trumpers-who-dont-self-identify-as-christian/931560 "2021-02-02T16:16:48Z")
I never heard of a Trump worshiper who didn’t also mention being a Christian, often in the same breath. --- ## [Identify this 80's song for a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-80s-song-for-a-friend/182224)
**Author:** [@MIKE\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MIKE_P)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-80s-song-for-a-friend/182224 "2021-02-02T14:27:50Z")
We’ve both tried google and had no luck. It sounds like an 80’s rock song and he says its somewhat famous. The Chorus goes “oh oh” OR “oh no” OR “uh oh” (one of those combinations) and “round and round we go”. At the … --- ## [Amanda Gorman poem at the inauguration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-gorman-poem-at-the-inauguration/931104)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-gorman-poem-at-the-inauguration/931104 "2021-02-02T14:18:41Z")
Amanda Gorman’s poem at the US Capitol yesterday, “The Hill We Climb,” was arguably the highlight of the inaugural festivities. Besides capturing the zeitgeist, it had a meter I don’t think I’ve ever heard in a poem bef… --- ## [Piano tunes, horses, and political correctness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piano-tunes-horses-and-political-correctness/931689)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piano-tunes-horses-and-political-correctness/931689 "2021-02-02T13:07:45Z")
Back in the 1950’s, I took piano lessons from a book called " Michael Aaron Piano Course Lessons Grade 1" - the first in a series of several. It’s still in print. One of my favorites was called “Indian War Dance” - I fi… --- ## [Mundane Pointless Musing I Must Share](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-musing-i-must-share/931799)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-musing-i-must-share/931799 "2021-02-02T11:03:47Z")
You can be amused. You can be bemused. Why can’t you be ceemused? --- ## [Was "a horse of a different color" a common phrase around the time of The Wizard of Oz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-horse-of-a-different-color-a-common-phrase-around-the-time-of-the-wizard-of-oz/931164)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-horse-of-a-different-color-a-common-phrase-around-the-time-of-the-wizard-of-oz/931164 "2021-02-02T10:48:06Z")
I put this in General Questions because even though it pertains to a certain movie, it is asking for a factual answer. May need to be moved to Cafe Society; I don’t know. When Dorothy and her friends are trying to ente… --- ## [Discrimination evidently doesn't stop at the victim's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discrimination-evidently-doesnt-stop-at-the-victims-death/931973)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discrimination-evidently-doesnt-stop-at-the-victims-death/931973 "2021-02-02T10:11:49Z")
Black Sheriff’s Deputy Denied Burial at Louisiana Cemetery Due to Its ‘Whites Only’ Policy. But, hey, it’s okay. If the family really and truly wanted him to be buried there, they could request the cemetery board to app… --- ## [Split topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-topic/931956)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-topic/931956 "2021-02-02T07:26:42Z")
" SPLIT THIS TOPIC 2 DAYS AGO 5 posts were split to a new topic: Removed from What judgements/assumptions do you make about someome who catches coronavirus" Removed the posts since they can’t be read? Why not simply … --- ## [How does buying gold as an investment work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-buying-gold-as-an-investment-work/931545)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-buying-gold-as-an-investment-work/931545 "2021-02-02T03:49:12Z")
I keep seeing commercials, ‘buy gold as a sure-fire investment’ - OK, I buy a gold bar. Suppose there is some apocalypse where cash money is no good, or I lose everything in a flood, and I own nothing of value in the w… --- ## [New-ish "free speech" app, Parler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-free-speech-app-parler/925109)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-free-speech-app-parler/925109 "2021-02-02T03:20:50Z")
I never heard of it until yesterday, and now it’s all over my Facebook, and the culprits who are advertising it are quite predictable. In short, they allow certain posts, activities, and viewpoints that aren’t allowed o… --- ## [Disco Elysium - Ending discussion and full open spoiler game discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disco-elysium-ending-discussion-and-full-open-spoiler-game-discussion/931776)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disco-elysium-ending-discussion-and-full-open-spoiler-game-discussion/931776 "2021-02-02T02:58:49Z")
The other thread really is for people still playing or just non-spoilery reflecting, but I wanted to discuss this game more deeply here and see what people thought. Also, just general reflecting on the game here without … --- ## [Is there a specific name for this huge human advancement in the past 300 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-name-for-this-huge-human-advancement-in-the-past-300-years/931488)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-name-for-this-huge-human-advancement-in-the-past-300-years/931488 "2021-02-02T02:38:20Z")
Over the past 300 years or so, humans have undergone a drastic skyrocketing in technology, information, affluence, standard of living, science, etc. Far more than all previous millennia combined. (Whereas someone even ju… --- ## [I'm Against Capital Punishment but I'm Not Crying Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-against-capital-punishment-but-im-not-crying-today/930462)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-against-capital-punishment-but-im-not-crying-today/930462 "2021-02-02T02:31:23Z")
The Feds are executing their first female prisoner in 67 years. Now, I am against the death penalty, but I shed no tears for this person, Lisa Montgomery. The reason I oppose capital punishment is because of the possib… --- ## [Columbo TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbo-tv-show/931652)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbo-tv-show/931652 "2021-02-02T01:43:48Z")
Prime has an IMDB channel which is free but has commercials. I’m sure I saw a few EPs in the 70s but don’t remember. Just watched the first two EPS from 1968, both were pilots, very cool. In EP 2 Lee Grant kills her … --- ## [Why does everyone hate Elisabeth Rohm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-elisabeth-rohm/344894)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-elisabeth-rohm/344894 "2021-02-02T01:31:03Z")
I’m only halfway through this thread on bad actors in good TV series and Elisabeth Rohm has already been mentioned twice. And I don’t understand why. She’s had three major TV roles: Kate on Angel The Girl Lead on Bull … --- ## [Was the locomotive in this story repaired, or essentially built anew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-locomotive-in-this-story-repaired-or-essentially-built-anew/931905)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-locomotive-in-this-story-repaired-or-essentially-built-anew/931905 "2021-02-02T01:25:38Z")
Would anyone who knows something about building or restoring steam locomotives care to examine this old story and give an opinion on what exactly happens to the engine in question? I grew up with an old series of picture… --- ## [Tesla Owners - Let's Talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-owners-lets-talk/931835)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-owners-lets-talk/931835 "2021-02-02T01:12:52Z")
Howdy, I’m in the market for a new car and a Tesla Model Y is one of the options near the top of the list. I know there’s no shortage of places on the interwebs to solicit lots of passionate opinions on Tesla, but I figu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1558) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1560)