# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1561 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1562 --- ## [Is Site Feedback ever going to merge with ATMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-site-feedback-ever-going-to-merge-with-atmb/931942)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-site-feedback-ever-going-to-merge-with-atmb/931942 "2021-02-01T04:06:52Z")
Are there any long term plans to merge the two forums? I understand the Site Feedback forum was a way to handle all the Discourse questions during the change over. Anyway, just a suggestion not a complaint --- ## [Colloquial names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colloquial-names/931787)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colloquial-names/931787 "2021-02-01T03:42:05Z")
A ‘Did you know?’ article says ‘Daddy long legs are not spiders.’ There is a discussion as to whether this is a true statement. The article contends that Opiliones, harvestmen, are ‘daddy long legs’ and Pholcidae, ‘cel… --- ## [NFL: What if teams were allowed to trade regular season wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-what-if-teams-were-allowed-to-trade-regular-season-wins/931930)
**Author:** [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-what-if-teams-were-allowed-to-trade-regular-season-wins/931930 "2021-02-01T03:38:39Z")
Seeing all the recent hubbub about Deshaun Watson potentially being put on the trading block, and how it might cost suitors up to 3 future first round picks to land Watson, has got me wondering: What if teams were allow… --- ## [Vaccine queue jumpers face charges in Yukon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-queue-jumpers-face-charges-in-yukon/931933)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-queue-jumpers-face-charges-in-yukon/931933 "2021-02-01T03:08:43Z")
Recent news story: A CEO of a casino in BC and his wife are alleged to have flown north to Whitehorse, Yukon, then immediately taken a local plane to the First Nation community of Beaver Creek, on the Alaska border, and… --- ## [Driving/camping Memphis to Greenville SC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-camping-memphis-to-greenville-sc/931332)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-camping-memphis-to-greenville-sc/931332 "2021-02-01T02:56:26Z")
Planning a trip Late Jan/Early Feb …I want to spend the nights in the back of the truck, preferably camping for free (ninja/Stealth Camping or not). I know that some State and National Forests allow people to just pull … --- ## [Why do sundial times vary with the latitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sundial-times-vary-with-the-latitude/931774)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-sundial-times-vary-with-the-latitude/931774 "2021-02-01T02:37:55Z")
I just came across this statement: “A sundial created for use at one latitude will give inexact times at other latitudes.” While I understand how longitude affects the times on a sundial, isn’t it the exact same time a… --- ## [Republic Day (India)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republic-day-india/931505)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republic-day-india/931505 "2021-02-01T01:14:48Z")
A coworker pointed out that tomorrow is Republic Day in India, since some of us work with teams based there. It made me wonder how many national holidays there are in the world that are based on kicking out the British. --- ## [Russia wanted Trump as an asset for 40 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-wanted-trump-as-an-asset-for-40-years/931794)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-wanted-trump-as-an-asset-for-40-years/931794 "2021-02-01T01:09:44Z")
According to a book just out. --- ## [Indicating respect for other people/places/events-- how do 20/30-somethings do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indicating-respect-for-other-people-places-events-how-do-20-30-somethings-do-this/931866)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indicating-respect-for-other-people-places-events-how-do-20-30-somethings-do-this/931866 "2021-02-01T01:06:38Z")
I thought about putting this in GD and asking if the concept of “showing respect” is outmoded and passé. But I suspect it isn’t, as fights can break out if someone feels “dissed.” But how do the youngest adults show resp… --- ## [Old Liquor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-liquor/931822)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-liquor/931822 "2021-02-01T00:10:29Z")
Mrs. Watering found some old bottles of liquor that her father stashed in the 60s or 70s. Any chance that any of these are still good? I assume the alcohol content of the Lime Brandy is 38.6 (percent or proof? Don’t kno… --- ## [Biden to eliminate the step-up in basis loophole...does this affect the little guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-to-eliminate-the-step-up-in-basis-loophole-does-this-affect-the-little-guys/931838)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-to-eliminate-the-step-up-in-basis-loophole-does-this-affect-the-little-guys/931838 "2021-01-31T23:45:07Z")
There is an atrocious but apparently somewhat factual copypasta making its way around Facbook deriding Biden for his plan to remove the step-up basis. I won’t dignify it with a link (it’s partisan hackery) but the gist i… --- ## [Is it Heaven? Or is it Hell? The Goteborg Isolated Cinema experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-heaven-or-is-it-hell-the-goteborg-isolated-cinema-experience/929924)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-heaven-or-is-it-hell-the-goteborg-isolated-cinema-experience/929924 "2021-01-31T23:06:24Z")
Be careful what you wish for, cinephiles. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/goteborg-film-festival-isolated-island/index.html It gives new meaning to that dorm room bull session discussion “What movies would you take… --- ## [Fear is like our planet. That is what Super Earth scientists say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-is-like-our-planet-that-is-what-super-earth-scientists-say/931841)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-is-like-our-planet-that-is-what-super-earth-scientists-say/931841 "2021-01-31T21:27:35Z")
This site seems to take English web articles and translate them into bad English? All the articles are winners, but here is the source of thread title. https://presstories.com/2021/01/27/this-planet-is-1000-crore-years… --- ## [Household UV-blocking glass testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/household-uv-blocking-glass-testing/931739)
**Author:** [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/household-uv-blocking-glass-testing/931739 "2021-01-31T20:36:57Z")
I’ve got some posters that are matted and under glass. However, I don’t know if the glass has anti-ultraviolet light properties and I don’t want to display them until I’m sure they’re safe. Is there a way I can test wi… --- ## [What is the worst animal beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-animal-beer/931640)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-animal-beer/931640 "2021-01-31T20:22:43Z")
Always been somewhat interested in beer labels, and animal beer is a thing. It’s when the bottle features a wild animal, often crudely drawn. The beer is rarely the best or priciest one in the company product line. My… --- ## [Has the practice of having a Hope Chest finally died out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-practice-of-having-a-hope-chest-finally-died-out/927492)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-practice-of-having-a-hope-chest-finally-died-out/927492 "2021-01-31T20:06:48Z")
Towards the end of my senior year of high school (class of '72) all the girls in the class were set upon by a hoard of salesmen pushing them to get cookware and dishes and crystal and all manner of crap to fill out their… --- ## [Science of Decades Past - Seasons on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-of-decades-past-seasons-on-mars/931893)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-of-decades-past-seasons-on-mars/931893 "2021-01-31T18:31:13Z")
When I was young (and maple syrup had just been invented) it was established that Mars had seasons, the planet changing color depending on the time of the Martian year. In the spring, the planet turned visibly greener t… --- ## [Establishing the Quorum For Impeachment 2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/establishing-the-quorum-for-impeachment-2-0/931885)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/establishing-the-quorum-for-impeachment-2-0/931885 "2021-01-31T17:57:04Z")
So. On Tuesday, forty-five Republican senators stated through their votes on Rand Paul’s resolution that this year’s impending impeachment trial is an unconstitutional proceeding. And yet, when the time comes for them to… --- ## [Bands that you didn't realize had two singers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-you-didnt-realize-had-two-singers/840616)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-you-didnt-realize-had-two-singers/840616 "2021-01-31T17:25:37Z")
Because they have been in the news recently with the death of Ric Ocasek – The Cars. I knew Benjamin Orr sang “Drive” but I always thought that was a one-off. It was years before I found out that he sang lead as much or … --- ## [Deadpool 2 amusing point (mild spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-2-amusing-point-mild-spoiler/931912)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-2-amusing-point-mild-spoiler/931912 "2021-01-31T10:02:17Z")
I just watched Deadpool 2, with the expected violence and bad language balanced by the comedy and plot twists. But this post is not about any of that. :wink: Instead there are two minor characters to mention: Rednec… --- ## [Huh? Mods still not banning Say Two yet? Say what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-mods-still-not-banning-say-two-yet-say-what/931699)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-mods-still-not-banning-say-two-yet-say-what/931699 "2021-01-31T11:40:52Z")
Seems like not only are dopers bailing left and right from any of the quarantine threads that he’s been threadshitting in, but also, just the fact alone that he’s disseminating such toxic and potentially dangerous shit, … --- ## [11 US soldiers drink antifreeze thinking it is alcohol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-us-soldiers-drink-antifreeze-thinking-it-is-alcohol/931872)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-us-soldiers-drink-antifreeze-thinking-it-is-alcohol/931872 "2021-01-31T09:06:01Z")
I’m not sure exactly what they were training for, but it is probably pretty safe to say that they failed. --- ## [What judgments/assumptions do you make about someone who catches coronavirus these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-judgments-assumptions-do-you-make-about-someone-who-catches-coronavirus-these-days/931390)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-judgments-assumptions-do-you-make-about-someone-who-catches-coronavirus-these-days/931390 "2021-01-31T06:52:40Z")
I’m talking about instinctual reactions towards random people whom you know nothing about. Do you assume that with all the information and time that’s passed with restrictions in place, that they were somehow negligent?… --- ## [Political dramas - recommendations, and any Trump dramas in the pipeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-dramas-recommendations-and-any-trump-dramas-in-the-pipeline/931784)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-dramas-recommendations-and-any-trump-dramas-in-the-pipeline/931784 "2021-01-31T05:16:08Z")
I’m a sucker for political dramas - don’t mind what country or even what language, I’ll watch them all. I feel like I’ve exhausted my back catalogue and have returned to the West Wing, which I haven’t watched for about … --- ## [How would someone (not me) volunteer to be a moderator here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-someone-not-me-volunteer-to-be-a-moderator-here/931887)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-someone-not-me-volunteer-to-be-a-moderator-here/931887 "2021-01-31T04:32:14Z")
I’ve seen my permanent record so the lack of invitations is unsurprising, but how does someone more deserving get the nod? --- ## [A couple of vaccination questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-vaccination-questions/931172)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-vaccination-questions/931172 "2021-01-31T03:34:38Z")
I keep reading that we don’t know whether or not people who get vaccinated can spread the virus. Is it that hard to determine whether people are shedding the virus? Once I’ve had both doses of the vaccine and a few we… --- ## [Why Do Brits Eat Heinz Baked Beans when Americans Don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brits-eat-heinz-baked-beans-when-americans-dont/930701)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-brits-eat-heinz-baked-beans-when-americans-dont/930701 "2021-01-31T03:17:08Z")
After watching videos about full English breakfasts I’m wondering about why Brits are eating Heinz, an American brand of beans while Americans eat Van Camp’s or Bush’s. We Americans eat Heinz Ketchup and 57 Sauce, but n… --- ## [A COVID-19 prophylaxis? Lower incidence associated with prophylactic administration of ivermectin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-covid-19-prophylaxis-lower-incidence-associated-with-prophylactic-administration-of-ivermectin/931878)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-covid-19-prophylaxis-lower-incidence-associated-with-prophylactic-administration-of-ivermectin/931878 "2021-01-31T03:17:04Z")
Posted with great reservation and strictly FWIT: I’ve been reading a lot of research the past couple of weeks on the drug ivermectin. It seems there is serous study going on regarding its use in both curing and preventi… --- ## [SDMB NFL Pick'em and Survival Leagues 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-survival-leagues-2020/920176)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nfl-pickem-and-survival-leagues-2020/920176 "2021-01-31T02:15:54Z")
Not to step on SenorBeef’s toes, but the season starts tomorrow and there’s no league set up. So I decided to be proactive and do so. Here’s last year’s thread: SDMB NFL Pick 'em and Survival Leagues 2019 Stealing from … --- ## [Beating a stuffed animal to encourage little kids to eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-a-stuffed-animal-to-encourage-little-kids-to-eat/931623)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-a-stuffed-animal-to-encourage-little-kids-to-eat/931623 "2021-01-31T01:57:16Z")
Found something that was trending in mid 2019 - early 2020. Funny or horrifying? Smart parenting or psychological child abuse? https://www.facebook.com/sweetv1/videos/10104342664807102 https://twitter.com/xowildcherr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1560) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1562)