# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1564 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1565 --- ## [Pronunciation. Integral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-integral/931575)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-integral/931575 "2021-01-28T20:45:05Z")
I’ve recently heard it pronounced: in-TEG-ral Is this new? I grew up hearing: in-ta-GRAL But I know I’ve heard it the first way at least 3 times in the last month. --- ## [Aerobic Exercise: Useless if less than 20 minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerobic-exercise-useless-if-less-than-20-minutes/140731)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerobic-exercise-useless-if-less-than-20-minutes/140731 "2021-01-28T20:40:03Z")
I go to the gym regularly. Now that I’m married, I limit myself to 1 hour a day. I don’t want to spend too much time there. So I usually do 40 minutes of weights followed by 10 minutes of abs, and then end with 10 min… --- ## [What's going on with Gamestop stock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-gamestop-stock/931713)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-gamestop-stock/931713 "2021-01-28T20:32:08Z")
I just took note of this today, but apparently Gamestop stock has gone up quite a bit in the last several months. This seems to have happened on the strength of small investors using apps like Robinhood to buy the stock… --- ## [Allowing Formula Auditing (tracing) on protected Excel worksheets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowing-formula-auditing-tracing-on-protected-excel-worksheets/931703)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowing-formula-auditing-tracing-on-protected-excel-worksheets/931703 "2021-01-28T19:44:27Z")
My firm has a lot of complex actuarial models in Excel which are distributed firmwide, and in order to discourage tinkering with them the workbooks are generally protected, other than cells which are intended for user in… --- ## [Why does lemon juice make fish less "fish-smelling"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-lemon-juice-make-fish-less-fish-smelling/931704)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-lemon-juice-make-fish-less-fish-smelling/931704 "2021-01-28T19:42:44Z")
Maybe this goes in Cafe Society, but I’m seeking an actual definitive answer, hence… Putting lemon juice on fish, or in tuna salad, or whatever, seems to reduce the fishy smell . I think this must be because of some ch… --- ## [Carnivorism: what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnivorism-what/931340)
**Author:** [@cantelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantelope)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnivorism-what/931340 "2021-01-28T18:41:25Z")
Animals can be vegetarian, since the microbiome will adjust, and be handed down. Many animals also like to play. During play they learn about pain, that it hurts and is to be avoided. This begs the question: given that… --- ## [What can Democrats do to encourage non-career politicians to run for office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-democrats-do-to-encourage-non-career-politicians-to-run-for-office/931531)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-democrats-do-to-encourage-non-career-politicians-to-run-for-office/931531 "2021-01-28T18:32:13Z")
One trend that I noticed among the senate races this last year was that Democratic candidates with non-political backgrounds did better than the traditional politicians. Let’s look at the close races. Mark Kelly (astro… --- ## [It's over. This is a new era. What are you relieved about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-over-this-is-a-new-era-what-are-you-relieved-about/930993)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-over-this-is-a-new-era-what-are-you-relieved-about/930993 "2021-01-28T18:25:05Z")
I was reminded today that the ACA is still alive after 4 years of onslaught. I’m relieved. I’m also relieved that I won’t have to worry about a nuclear attack started by the President in a fit of anger. I’m relieved t… --- ## [Did kellyanne Conway post revenge porn on her own daughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kellyanne-conway-post-revenge-porn-on-her-own-daughter/931555)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kellyanne-conway-post-revenge-porn-on-her-own-daughter/931555 "2021-01-28T18:15:17Z")
I have no words. As much as I want to see Kelly and Conway rotton hell, I hope this is not true. --- ## [Rationale for priority to educators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rationale-for-priority-to-educators/930826)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rationale-for-priority-to-educators/930826 "2021-01-28T17:47:39Z")
Where I live the K-12 teachers have not been teaching in person for almost a year. The average age of those teachers is just over 40. They are being given very high priority in vaccination without the agreement or even… --- ## [Comics - and TV - unmasked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-and-tv-unmasked/931284)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-and-tv-unmasked/931284 "2021-01-28T16:30:13Z")
As I read the paper this a.m., I was surprised to realize - for the first time in nearly a year - that none of the comics showed their characters wearing masks. And last week, my wife had commented that one of the shows… --- ## [Big Data, Surveillance and Policing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-data-surveillance-and-policing/931668)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-data-surveillance-and-policing/931668 "2021-01-28T16:10:32Z")
Just read the book Predict and Surveil -(by a sociologist named Susan Brayne, 2021). It’s an interesting short read about the potential and pitfalls of Big Data as actually used by the (LA) police. Though this subject … --- ## [Flight of the Conchords - what are they parodying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550 "2021-01-28T13:03:13Z")
One thing that’s so maddening about exquisite parodies like those created by Flight of the Conchords is that the works seem oh, so, familiar, but it’s so hard to pin down the exact reference, just out of reach. It leaves… --- ## [Tipping Repair People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-repair-people/930370)
**Author:** [@Spaquaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spaquaman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tipping-repair-people/930370 "2021-01-28T10:27:12Z")
Trying to settle a friendly debate. Do you typically tip a home repair person, eg. plumber, painter, cable guy etc etc Thank you --- ## [Is the German Chancellor a member of the Bundestag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-german-chancellor-a-member-of-the-bundestag/931638)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-german-chancellor-a-member-of-the-bundestag/931638 "2021-01-28T10:15:45Z")
Is the German Chancellor a member of the Bundestag, on the Westminster model? Or separate from the Bundestag, on the dualism approach of some other western European parliaments? And are the cabinet minsters also member… --- ## [Are any commonly-issued forms of ID beyond the counterfeiting abilities of foreign governments/intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-commonly-issued-forms-of-id-beyond-the-counterfeiting-abilities-of-foreign-governments-intelligence/930454)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-commonly-issued-forms-of-id-beyond-the-counterfeiting-abilities-of-foreign-governments-intelligence/930454 "2021-01-28T09:56:09Z")
I’m not talking about rarely issued things that might be used to allow people into top secret facilities or the like. This is about mass-issued things like passports, birth certificates, drivers licenses, and such. Are a… --- ## [Confused about VOIP phone and battery backup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-voip-phone-and-battery-backup/931593)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-about-voip-phone-and-battery-backup/931593 "2021-01-28T08:42:21Z")
My phones plug into wall jacks and don’t need power to work. I recently switched from the old fashioned kind to Spectrum VOIP. If my home’s electricity goes out, will my phones still work? I initially purchased Spectrum… --- ## [The American Civil War - Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-civil-war-question/931394)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-civil-war-question/931394 "2021-01-28T06:15:06Z")
(I guess this belongs in GQ) Correct me if I have any of the following wrong. The North, in general, was anti-slavery. The South was pro-slavery for obvious reasons. Lincoln knew that the country could not remain unite… --- ## [Selective Magnet School in Virginia moving towards a lottery system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-magnet-school-in-virginia-moving-towards-a-lottery-system/922347)
**Author:** [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\ **Replies:** 821\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-magnet-school-in-virginia-moving-towards-a-lottery-system/922347 "2021-01-28T04:18:41Z")
There is a magnet school in the northern virginia suburbs that has frequently ranked top in the nations called thomas jefferson high school of science and technology or tjhsst for short. It is less selective than stuyve… --- ## [Reporting a post is trolling? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post-is-trolling-wtf/931666)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-a-post-is-trolling-wtf/931666 "2021-01-28T04:04:34Z")
C’mon now. --- ## [Stinkiest foods you regularly eat that linger even after you've eaten it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinkiest-foods-you-regularly-eat-that-linger-even-after-youve-eaten-it/926892)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stinkiest-foods-you-regularly-eat-that-linger-even-after-youve-eaten-it/926892 "2021-01-28T03:57:51Z")
According to many, durian is high up on the list, but I’ve never eaten or smelled it. Cheese may qualify, but the odor generally doesn’t really linger. I’m eating ika (dried shredded cuttlefish) right now and I’m always… --- ## [Arrow - where to find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-where-to-find/931665)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-where-to-find/931665 "2021-01-28T03:37:55Z")
The Cub and I want to watch Arrow. Where would I find it in the streaming-verse? --- ## [Looking for the name of a fallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-a-fallacy/931499)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-a-fallacy/931499 "2021-01-28T02:54:12Z")
The fallacy is discounting evidence from someone because they have a reason to lie. Something like: Police officer: A neighbor said you were blaspheming. I’m writing you a summons. You: I wasn’t blaspheming. Police… --- ## [I learned my lessons in the BBQ Pit and here I am again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-my-lessons-in-the-bbq-pit-and-here-i-am-again/931655)
**Author:** [@Rebj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebj0rn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-my-lessons-in-the-bbq-pit-and-here-i-am-again/931655 "2021-01-28T02:44:17Z")
Once upon a time I entered the straight dope forums. I was unable to express my thoughts in a way that was understandable by another human being. I was roasted, toasted and BBQed all over the place. Rightfully so. But I… --- ## [Is the US going to have enough vaccines for every adult by summer now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-going-to-have-enough-vaccines-for-every-adult-by-summer-now/931572)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-going-to-have-enough-vaccines-for-every-adult-by-summer-now/931572 "2021-01-28T02:13:13Z")
So the Biden Admin is buying another 200 million doses of the COVID vaccine, which means supposedly we will have 600 million doses by summer of 2021. Is the virus supported for children or pregnant women? If it is sup… --- ## [People who do (or don't) want extreme lifesaving measures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-do-or-dont-want-extreme-lifesaving-measures/931434)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-do-or-dont-want-extreme-lifesaving-measures/931434 "2021-01-28T00:54:39Z")
This doesn’t really belong in the Quarantine Zone, because it isn’t about COVID in particular, although it could apply. Anyway, I hear and see people saying all the time, “I wouldn’t want extreme measures taken, unless … --- ## [The amazingly small amounts of stuff that can kill you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazingly-small-amounts-of-stuff-that-can-kill-you/931491)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazingly-small-amounts-of-stuff-that-can-kill-you/931491 "2021-01-28T00:52:20Z")
I am amazed when I hear about stuff that can kill you in incredibly tiny amounts: One milligram of toxin from the golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis) can kill 10-20 people. A teaspoon can hold about 5,000 mill… --- ## [A message to romansperson (with picture!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-message-to-romansperson-with-picture/931549 "2021-01-27T23:50:30Z")
romansperson back in 2014 you sent me a gift for the Santa Exchange. One of the items was an astronomy themed shirt which I absolutely loved. It even glows in the dark. Today I made that shirt into a pillow for my traile… --- ## [The Patriot party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-patriot-party/930969)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-patriot-party/930969 "2021-01-27T22:54:04Z")
Trump has been considering forming a third party after he leaves office; the “Patriot Party.” Will anything ever come of this? Trump, of course, does not posses the organizational and administrative know-how, much less… --- ## [Human vs animal waste in rivers and lakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-vs-animal-waste-in-rivers-and-lakes/931648)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-vs-animal-waste-in-rivers-and-lakes/931648 "2021-01-27T22:18:15Z")
Why is there such a big difference if people empty sewage into lakes and rivers considering that all sorts of aquatic life are obviously already doing the exact same thing? Is it a matter of scale, or is it something uni… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1563) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1565)