# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1565 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1566 --- ## [I've never figured out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-figured-out/914690)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-figured-out/914690 "2021-01-27T22:00:52Z")
Inspired by the search for the Philly Soul tune, I wanted to make a thread about stuff you’ve googled, pondered, maybe even asked around and still can’t find. It doesn’t have to be a song…maybe it’s a recipe or a TV ad … --- ## [Carl Hiaasen - Squeeze me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carl-hiaasen-squeeze-me/931551)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carl-hiaasen-squeeze-me/931551 "2021-01-27T21:44:37Z")
I was reminded about this book by the Trump/Mar-A-Lago discussion and can’t find more than a brief mention of it on the forum. I think it deserves more. For those who don’t know it, Carl Hiaasen has written a number of … --- ## [Predictions: Trump After His Term Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-trump-after-his-term-ends/930733)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-trump-after-his-term-ends/930733 "2021-01-27T19:58:09Z")
I’ve been thinking about things that may happen to Trump after he leaves office. #1 - It will be found out that he did, or tried to sell pardons. #2 - Trump will have to declare personal bankruptcy within five years. #… --- ## [Trump and Trump supporter behaviour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-trump-supporter-behaviour/931419)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-and-trump-supporter-behaviour/931419 "2021-01-27T19:48:26Z")
I’m basing this poll on Trump’s behaviour and the behaviour and opinions of his supporters, including Republican senators and congressmen and women. To me it’s so bloody obvious that Trump, the coup, and the 100 and som… --- ## [Question About Facebook's Blocking Protocols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebooks-blocking-protocols/931624)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-facebooks-blocking-protocols/931624 "2021-01-27T19:34:35Z")
A Facebook friend (also a real life friend, whom I’ve always had a great deal of affection and esteem for) has blocked me with what he’s calling a “short time-out.” Sad to say, he became afflicted with America-hating Fu… --- ## [What will be in the Trump Presidential Library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-in-the-trump-presidential-library/924993)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-in-the-trump-presidential-library/924993 "2021-01-27T19:24:13Z")
I’m picturing so much marble and faux-gold, that even the designers of Versailles would say, “That’s a little much.” But the place won’t be complete without a sculpture garden that features an eternally flaming Dumpster… --- ## [The best Seven Samurai rip-off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-seven-samurai-rip-off/931395)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-seven-samurai-rip-off/931395 "2021-01-27T18:38:33Z")
poll Your heart-felt views and bitter arguments. --- ## [Tournament-Level Chess: On Playing Through vs. Resigning When You Know You're Screwed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tournament-level-chess-on-playing-through-vs-resigning-when-you-know-youre-screwed/931228)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tournament-level-chess-on-playing-through-vs-resigning-when-you-know-youre-screwed/931228 "2021-01-27T18:21:19Z")
Lots of recorded chess games throughout history have ended in checkmate. However, any chess player who can hold his own at a tournament will see checkmate coming three or more moves away. So what’s the point of playing o… --- ## [Naked came the manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-came-the-manatee/931554)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-came-the-manatee/931554 "2021-01-27T16:31:27Z")
I just got done reading this book from 1995 edited by Hiassen–it’s different, a round robin where 13 authors each write a chapter; it’s the a typical Hiassen semi-mystery, always somewhat wacky. It does lose some continu… --- ## [How protected from Covid-19 am I after getting round 1 of the Pfizer vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-protected-from-covid-19-am-i-after-getting-round-1-of-the-pfizer-vaccine/931323)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-protected-from-covid-19-am-i-after-getting-round-1-of-the-pfizer-vaccine/931323 "2021-01-27T16:08:11Z")
Unless the simple answer is “we don’t know”. I do realize they rushed these babies out to the public and we may not know the answer. I am getting round 1 of the vaccine on Monday(hallelujah). I get round 2 a few weeks l… --- ## [The Midnight Sky (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-sky-open-spoilers/928827)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-midnight-sky-open-spoilers/928827 "2021-01-27T15:12:58Z")
Just happened to catch this yesterday not realizing it was just released on Netflix. Felt pretty epic with some grand set pieces and very high production value but still left me having more problems with it than satisfa… --- ## [Whats the difference in peacock vs peacock premium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-in-peacock-vs-peacock-premium/931569)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-in-peacock-vs-peacock-premium/931569 "2021-01-27T15:08:31Z")
I’m enjoying regular peacock, its got a lot of good TV shows and the commercial load really isn’t bad. Its maybe one minute every ten minutes, which for a free channel is pretty good. So whats the difference between pea… --- ## [Will the pandemic make office work redundant for software developers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-pandemic-make-office-work-redundant-for-software-developers/852879)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-pandemic-make-office-work-redundant-for-software-developers/852879 "2020-05-02T12:51:16Z")
AFAIK, the office rental fees are huge. Buying an office in big cities (no matter which country) is also extremely costly. My experience as a developer is no more than 18 months (1.5 years). So, I don’t think I can anal… --- ## [How would a repeal of section 232 of Communications Decency Act affect the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-repeal-of-section-232-of-communications-decency-act-affect-the-sdmb/929843)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-repeal-of-section-232-of-communications-decency-act-affect-the-sdmb/929843 "2021-01-27T14:43:05Z")
according to this, it would have a great impact overall websites with user-generated content (it starts out about sports websites but discusses web sites in general Does anyone know how an MB like ours might be affect… --- ## [What's a good streaming show/movie etc. with lots of tropical scenes to use as video background?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-streaming-show-movie-etc-with-lots-of-tropical-scenes-to-use-as-video-background/931529)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-streaming-show-movie-etc-with-lots-of-tropical-scenes-to-use-as-video-background/931529 "2021-01-27T14:17:52Z")
I’m already heartily sick of winter, so I’m thinking of doing a tropical day this Saturday for me and Mrs. solost-- we have a fireplace insert that heats the house nice and warm. I’ll get a hot fire going and get the fir… --- ## [Post-COVID lungs worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-covid-lungs-worse-than-the-worst-smokers-lungs-surgeon-says/930719)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-covid-lungs-worse-than-the-worst-smokers-lungs-surgeon-says/930719 "2021-01-27T13:40:34Z")
Another reason to avoid getting sick. Even if you were someone who figured the risk of dying was low, the risk to your health is worse than you might think. (I know most on this board are not COVID deniers and their ilk… --- ## [D'Addario Humidipak/Humiditrak System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddario-humidipak-humiditrak-system/931574)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daddario-humidipak-humiditrak-system/931574 "2021-01-27T13:21:38Z")
Anyone have any experience with these products? I recently bought a new Taylor guitar and figured that I’d better start humidifying my guitars. At the end of November I bought the Humiditrak system. For about a month the… --- ## [Scalp psoriasis - what worked best for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scalp-psoriasis-what-worked-best-for-you/931548)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scalp-psoriasis-what-worked-best-for-you/931548 "2021-01-27T12:31:10Z")
The last thread on this looks to be five years sold so I’d thought I’d ask if there is anything new under the sun. I have a bit but my adult daughter has a couple of large, itchy, stubborn patches on her scalp. The derma… --- ## [Kids' sports teams wearing exact same logos and uniforms as actual pro teams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-sports-teams-wearing-exact-same-logos-and-uniforms-as-actual-pro-teams/930561)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-sports-teams-wearing-exact-same-logos-and-uniforms-as-actual-pro-teams/930561 "2021-01-27T05:35:48Z")
I played T-ball at age 5-6 in Dallas and my team was the Cubs (exact same uniform, logo as Chicago Cubs.) All the other teams had the same uniforms as real pro teams too. My sister played softball for the ‘Blue Jays’ at … --- ## [Date inaccuracy in thread scroll bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-inaccuracy-in-thread-scroll-bar/930565)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-inaccuracy-in-thread-scroll-bar/930565 "2021-01-27T05:26:53Z")
I was looking at the thread in Politics about the Trump impeachment inquiry, from September 2019. It got revived today. The last post date before it was revived just says “Jan 27” with no year (it was last year, 2020). T… --- ## [Guess the 16-letter word game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-16-letter-word-game/921657)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-16-letter-word-game/921657 "2021-01-27T05:19:48Z")
The title says it all. The game master gives the letters the word is composed of and players are supposed to guess it. The game master must also offer at least one clue of any kind. The first person to guess the word be… --- ## [Switching on & off of a modern electric stovetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-on-off-of-a-modern-electric-stovetop/931412)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-on-off-of-a-modern-electric-stovetop/931412 "2021-01-27T05:01:56Z")
We’ve got a new-ish Samsung electric range - like this one - and I’m wondering about control of the heating elements on top. When you turn them on high, the heating element switches on and off, producing a lot of heat, b… --- ## [An Inaugural 2021 MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-inaugural-2021-mmp/930789)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-inaugural-2021-mmp/930789 "2021-01-27T04:56:45Z")
Or Jancember 49th, 2020 2.0 by the new calendar. Up, caffeinated, and sheveled off to sort. Stay safe this week, Mumpers. Hijack away. --- ## [Are old (crumbling and powdery) benzodiazepine tablets unsafe to take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-crumbling-and-powdery-benzodiazepine-tablets-unsafe-to-take/931506)
**Author:** [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-crumbling-and-powdery-benzodiazepine-tablets-unsafe-to-take/931506 "2021-01-27T03:55:55Z")
Inquiring minds want to know. --- ## [Vintage XBox (2001) displaying black and white on a 4k UHD tv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-xbox-2001-displaying-black-and-white-on-a-4k-uhd-tv/931518)
**Author:** [@Gretzky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretzky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-xbox-2001-displaying-black-and-white-on-a-4k-uhd-tv/931518 "2021-01-27T03:52:36Z")
I have a 2001 XBox which I connected successfully to an RCA 60-inch 4K, UHD tv, but it displays in black and white. I manipulated all relevant settings on the tv and the XBox with no joy. Is there a solution to this di… --- ## [Why are they trying to impeach Trump again instead of just blocking him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-trying-to-impeach-trump-again-instead-of-just-blocking-him/931559)
**Author:** [@therealhoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/therealhoax)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-trying-to-impeach-trump-again-instead-of-just-blocking-him/931559 "2021-01-27T02:02:17Z")
from running again in the future? Impeaching seems like a waste of time since it’s unlikely to get enough votes, but blocking him from running for president again in the future only requires a senate majority. --- ## [Hereditary - anyone else see this movie? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-anyone-else-see-this-movie-open-spoilers/820023)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-anyone-else-see-this-movie-open-spoilers/820023 "2021-01-27T01:20:43Z")
Wow. I mean…wow. The most intense and scary movie I’ve seen made in the past few years. Very effective, amazingly acted, and a whole heck of a lot better than the bigger hit A Quiet Place(which I also liked). I mean…th… --- ## [Can a person entitled to a military \[police, etc.\] funeral make the arrangements themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-entitled-to-a-military-police-etc-funeral-make-the-arrangements-themselves/931408)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-person-entitled-to-a-military-police-etc-funeral-make-the-arrangements-themselves/931408 "2021-01-27T00:25:17Z")
One issue that interests me and that I have been researching for a long time is the power of a person to make binding arrangements for what will be done with their body after they die, rather than leave the organization … --- ## [Different things that have the same name (where you live) and nobody gets confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739 "2021-01-27T00:16:51Z")
Here’s a conversation that happens to me more than you might imagine: Me: …you may know this as an English muffin, but in England, we just call them ‘muffins’ An American: So… what do you call the cupcake-type muffins … --- ## [Favorite Songs Of The Musician's Own Discography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-songs-of-the-musicians-own-discography/931535)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-songs-of-the-musicians-own-discography/931535 "2021-01-27T00:16:44Z")
And if you can (please), list (as best as you can) the writers and/or co-writers of the song… I’m usually interested when a musician in a great band names songs they love that they didn’t write. In “Far Out” magazine, D… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1564) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1566)