# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1569 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1570 --- ## [What needs to change to prevent a repeat of the past four years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-needs-to-change-to-prevent-a-repeat-of-the-past-four-years/931092)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-needs-to-change-to-prevent-a-repeat-of-the-past-four-years/931092 "2021-01-24T20:59:14Z")
I think many of us didn’t realize until the past four years just how much of American politics is dependent on candidates and politicians following historical norms rather than anything that has been codified into law. W… --- ## [Bernie Sanders bobblehead to be issued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-bobblehead-to-be-issued/931109)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-bobblehead-to-be-issued/931109 "2021-01-24T20:35:34Z")
Senator Bernie Sanders was spotted wearing a winter coat and mittens at Joe Biden’s inauguration yesterday. Plans have already been announced to issue a bobblehead commemorating the moment. --- ## [Do artillery shells still explode if they land in mud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-artillery-shells-still-explode-if-they-land-in-mud/920786)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-artillery-shells-still-explode-if-they-land-in-mud/920786 "2021-01-24T20:14:35Z")
I’m wondering if artillery shells only typically detonate if they impact something hard, like concrete or solid ground, but won’t go off if they hit soft, deep mud. Seems like in WW1 there would have been many opportunit… --- ## [Kevin Hart's credit card number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-harts-credit-card-number/930756)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-harts-credit-card-number/930756 "2021-01-24T19:19:59Z")
Kevin Hart is doing a series of commercials for Chase Freedom credit cards. In one of them, you clearly see on camera what is supposedly his credit card with the number easily readable. Obviously this is not Hart’s real… --- ## [A news bot spotted in the wild of YouTube? Or foreign fake news makers in training?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-news-bot-spotted-in-the-wild-of-youtube-or-foreign-fake-news-makers-in-training/920477)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-news-bot-spotted-in-the-wild-of-youtube-or-foreign-fake-news-makers-in-training/920477 "2021-01-24T19:11:19Z")
So I looked for video news of construction workers that recently removed a confederate statue, on orders from the city or an university in Charlottesville, the Google search pointed at a Guardian news video. Well that w… --- ## ["Roly Polio," "Locky Lockjaw," "Dippy Diphtheria," and "Hoopy Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roly-polio-locky-lockjaw-dippy-diphtheria-and-hoopy-who/11620)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roly-polio-locky-lockjaw-dippy-diphtheria-and-hoopy-who/11620 "2021-01-24T18:40:21Z")
Anyone remember these? When I was a kid in the mid '60’s, there was a series of PSA’s on immunization. They were done as cartoon commercials with these characters. “Roly Polio” sat in a wheelchair. “Locky Lockjaw” ha… --- ## [1,900 doses of Moderna vaccine destroyed after cleaner accidentally unplugs freezer in Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-900-doses-of-moderna-vaccine-destroyed-after-cleaner-accidentally-unplugs-freezer-in-boston/931197)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-900-doses-of-moderna-vaccine-destroyed-after-cleaner-accidentally-unplugs-freezer-in-boston/931197 "2021-01-24T18:08:53Z")
As reported by ABC news. Further reports are that this might produce a shortage of “second doses”. I suspect that this will show up in the pit and people will vent, but here’s a topic for non-pitting discussion. Some … --- ## [Larry King dies at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-king-dies-at-87/931282)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-king-dies-at-87/931282 "2021-01-24T18:04:21Z")
Liked his radio show as a student when I could stay up late. TV show was OK but not as good. He always said he was a talk show host not a journalist. He was a liberal Democrat --- ## ["You can’t embed media items in a post" - Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-t-embed-media-items-in-a-post-huh/931302)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-t-embed-media-items-in-a-post-huh/931302 "2021-01-24T18:01:55Z")
There are some attempts at posts at some times that elicit this error message. But at other times embedding urls that point to images or to pages containing images works just fine. Lots of users have questions about th… --- ## [Anyone here know Bernie Sanders personally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155 "2021-01-24T17:45:29Z")
If so, could you reassure him that the memes are all in good fun and we absolutely love him. Thanks. --- ## [Niece/Nephew's Trust Expenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niece-nephews-trust-expenses/931311)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/niece-nephews-trust-expenses/931311 "2021-01-24T17:42:08Z")
My brother died 10 years ago leaving behind a wife and 2 kids. My mom died a year and a half ago. My brother’s share of the estate (involving land and cash) was put in a trust for the benefit of my niece and nephew and p… --- ## [Freezer evaporator fan not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezer-evaporator-fan-not-working/931305)
**Author:** [@SheilaM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SheilaM)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezer-evaporator-fan-not-working/931305 "2021-01-24T17:33:31Z")
I have a Whirlpool refrigerator with a top freezer. The evaporator fan in the freezer (which pushes cold air into the fridge) has quit working. I live in a very rural area, so it is going to be a few days before a repair… --- ## [Guitarists, why would you use a capo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-why-would-you-use-a-capo/930060)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-why-would-you-use-a-capo/930060 "2021-01-24T16:59:42Z")
I’ve been watching the live performances from the Cavern Club online and most of the musicians play an acoustic guitar. Why do they sometimes use a capo? It can’t be because it makes the chords easier to play, right? So… --- ## [Neighbor has Covid. How dangerous to take in her dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-covid-how-dangerous-to-take-in-her-dog/931298)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-covid-how-dangerous-to-take-in-her-dog/931298 "2021-01-24T16:56:57Z")
My next door neighbor has tested positive for Covid. She lives alone with her dog. My wife or I walk her dog several times a week when she is at work and one of us is home. Heck I went into her house and walked her dog T… --- ## [Can hair ever naturally grow in colors other than the standard ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hair-ever-naturally-grow-in-colors-other-than-the-standard-ones/931329)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hair-ever-naturally-grow-in-colors-other-than-the-standard-ones/931329 "2021-01-24T16:52:51Z")
The standard hair colors that grow naturally are (in various shades) black, brown, red (i.e. a copper-orange), blonde (i.e. a straw-yellow, golden-yellow or a yellow going on red or brown), grey, and white. As I understa… --- ## [America’s Booziest Cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-s-booziest-cities/929737)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-s-booziest-cities/929737 "2021-01-24T16:38:47Z")
Men’s Health magazine has long had a dubious Metrogrades article where they use a mixture of arbitrary stats (in this case, driving deaths, underage drinking, rates of alcoholic chronic diseases, etc.) to rank American c… --- ## [You can still bet online for Trump to win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-still-bet-online-for-trump-to-win/926686)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-still-bet-online-for-trump-to-win/926686 "2021-01-24T15:10:01Z")
LMAO. Tells you all you need to know about the online betting markets --- ## [Expensive asteroid found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-asteroid-found/924482)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-asteroid-found/924482 "2021-01-24T13:12:36Z")
Worth $10,000 quadrillion almost as much as Jeff Bezos :slight\_smile: --- ## [What is a "registered" dietician or "certified" nutritionist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-registered-dietician-or-certified-nutritionist/931002)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-registered-dietician-or-certified-nutritionist/931002 "2021-01-24T08:04:10Z")
Searching the web for advice on how to eat “good” is, um, helpful - but there is high noise to signal ratio. I would love to benefit from evidence based advice from an expert. I am, perhaps unfairly, skeptical of the t… --- ## [What is this style of painting called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-painting-called/931313)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-painting-called/931313 "2021-01-24T07:01:20Z")
This is called a geometric painting. What is this type of painting called? --- ## [Inauguration Day follow-along thread -- Woo-hoo! Cue the brass bands & fireworks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-day-follow-along-thread-woo-hoo-cue-the-brass-bands-fireworks/930958)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauguration-day-follow-along-thread-woo-hoo-cue-the-brass-bands-fireworks/930958 "2021-01-24T03:20:16Z")
Let’s start with this: https://trumpevictionclock.com/nicer/ I propose we use this thread to keep up with today’s events, beginning with… well, whatever kicks off the festivities. I know there are better-informed Dope… --- ## [How can the constitutionality of impeaching a former president be determined?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-constitutionality-of-impeaching-a-former-president-be-determined/931262)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-constitutionality-of-impeaching-a-former-president-be-determined/931262 "2021-01-24T03:09:07Z")
Ahead of Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial, many in the GOP are stating that removing a former president from office is unconstitutional. Frankly, I find the argument extreme in the absurd but that’s just IMO. If a Sena… --- ## [What range of carbon chain molecules are edible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-range-of-carbon-chain-molecules-are-edible/931170)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-range-of-carbon-chain-molecules-are-edible/931170 "2021-01-24T02:53:09Z")
I was recently reading about ‘coal butter’ which was during ww2, Germany experimented with making margarine out of coal. it worked it just required a lot of energy. It said they used carbon chains of 9-16 carbon in leng… --- ## [You recognize someone in insurrection pics. Do you ID them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-recognize-someone-in-insurrection-pics-do-you-id-them/930032)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-recognize-someone-in-insurrection-pics-do-you-id-them/930032 "2021-01-24T01:50:46Z")
I was looking at pictures posted of insurrectionists who, if identified, could face prosecution. I didn’t recognize anyone, but it got me thinking about what I’d do if I did recognize a neighbor. I generally avoid any i… --- ## [Is Biden being foolish to insist on an outdoor inaguration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-being-foolish-to-insist-on-an-outdoor-inaguration/930539)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-being-foolish-to-insist-on-an-outdoor-inaguration/930539 "2021-01-24T01:19:08Z")
I think so. One sniper bullet is all it would take. What do you think? --- ## [Blue blocker eyeglass lenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-blocker-eyeglass-lenses/931316)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-blocker-eyeglass-lenses/931316 "2021-01-23T23:49:54Z")
I just got a pair of glasses to use for computer use (astigmatism correction plus add for reading distance). I decided to give the blue blocker option a try. They included a blue laser pointer as a promotion. When I poi… --- ## [Do Raccoons Have Hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-raccoons-have-hands/931037)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-raccoons-have-hands/931037 "2021-01-23T23:42:53Z")
Is there a technical definition of “hands” in the Zoological Sciences? Raccoons, and lemurs, and pandas, and even mice have forepaws that have a lot of dexterity and versatility. But are they “hands” in a formal, scien… --- ## [Dealer or local shop? Subaru Forester electric power steering fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-or-local-shop-subaru-forester-electric-power-steering-fail/931317)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealer-or-local-shop-subaru-forester-electric-power-steering-fail/931317 "2021-01-23T23:15:36Z")
My 2017 Forester’s power steering system just failed, and I don’t think I can drive it – I’m really not strong enough to turn the steering wheel in traffic, even just to take it to a shop. Besides, I don’t know how stabl… --- ## [I need to talk to Dopers who are knitters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-talk-to-dopers-who-are-knitters/930727)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-talk-to-dopers-who-are-knitters/930727 "2021-01-23T23:03:38Z")
So. My wife is not inclined to spend one red cent at Hobby Lobby for personal and political reasons. Their “store brand” of yarn is, sadly, the type she very much prefers. Michael’s used to carry a variety of brands and… --- ## [How would you do as president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-do-as-president/930946)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-do-as-president/930946 "2021-01-23T22:39:43Z")
Now that Trump has finished his precidency we have seen the results of what many would call an incompetent president. But still, he does have experience leading an organizaltion and socializing with important people. He … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1568) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1570)