# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1571 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1572 --- ## [How did the Dope help you get through the clusterfuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-dope-help-you-get-through-the-clusterfuck/930879)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-dope-help-you-get-through-the-clusterfuck/930879 "2021-01-23T00:57:57Z")
On this, the last official day of trump’s so-called administration, I want to have a thread to acknowledge the companionship and support that each of us sought and (mostly) found at the Dope during this long, painful slo… --- ## [Number bubble says mod "edited" (or pencil thingy) my post but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-bubble-says-mod-edited-or-pencil-thingy-my-post-but/931114)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-bubble-says-mod-edited-or-pencil-thingy-my-post-but/931114 "2021-01-23T00:56:13Z")
So the number bubble thing says @What\_Exit edited one of my threads. But when I click on it, all I get is my OP posted twice side by side. And I don’t see any changes made. Anybody know what’s going on here? --- ## [Photos - how the %&! are you posting them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-how-the-are-you-posting-them/918991)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-how-the-are-you-posting-them/918991 "2021-01-22T23:55:47Z")
Is embedding a photo directly into a post possible when posting from my phone? I think I got it when I went and fired up my laptop, but I do 99.9% of my doping from my phone. Is this supported by Android? All my pics … --- ## ["He's a real actor? I remember him from that kids' show!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-real-actor-i-remember-him-from-that-kids-show/930759)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-real-actor-i-remember-him-from-that-kids-show/930759 "2021-01-22T23:43:19Z")
This one is about recognizing someone from a kids’ show (Saturday morning, ideally) turning up in a “real” (Prime Time, ideally) program. For example, when “The Love Boat” started, I recognized Gopher (Fred Grandy) as … --- ## [Legal question regarding compensatory time.(employment law question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-regarding-compensatory-time-employment-law-question/931087)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-regarding-compensatory-time-employment-law-question/931087 "2021-01-22T23:20:06Z")
For those that don’t know many government employees have the option of taking paid time off instead of time and a half pay when they work overtime. For example, if I worked an extra 8 hour shift I can choose to received… --- ## [Anyone complain about no shirt, no shoes no food rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-complain-about-no-shirt-no-shoes-no-food-rules/931227)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-complain-about-no-shirt-no-shoes-no-food-rules/931227 "2021-01-22T22:43:27Z")
Maybe a few people do complain. I guess those rules have been around for decades now. Maybe places at the beach or resort areas don’t enforce those rules strictly for shirts. Are those rules part of health code… --- ## [How well can you function on sub-hour catnaps over a week and a half?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-you-function-on-sub-hour-catnaps-over-a-week-and-a-half/928839)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-you-function-on-sub-hour-catnaps-over-a-week-and-a-half/928839 "2021-01-22T21:56:28Z")
From now until the 4th Jan there’s a rewarding task I may do. I won’t go into the exact details of what it is, but I’ll summarise the main points and answer any general questions if relevant. The point is I need to be u… --- ## [Do you know anyone who faked their death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-faked-their-death/930588)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-faked-their-death/930588 "2021-01-22T21:23:52Z")
I have one friend who did it twice. First time, shortly after graduating college, he got tired of the Alumni Association contacting him asking for money. So the next time they called, he said “Oh, hadn’t you heard? He d… --- ## [Is a Vicodin scrip normal after an implant procedure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-vicodin-scrip-normal-after-an-implant-procedure/931168)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-vicodin-scrip-normal-after-an-implant-procedure/931168 "2021-01-22T20:53:54Z")
I had a dental implant procedure a few days ago. It went fine, the pain was slight, and while I am not enjoying living on puree, gargling with saltwater, polishing the implant with a q-tip, or foregoing my usual alcohol-… --- ## [Family supporting high school football coach job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-supporting-high-school-football-coach-job/931216)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-supporting-high-school-football-coach-job/931216 "2021-01-22T20:49:05Z")
We’ve been watching Young Sheldon since it came on the air. Sheldon’s dad in the show is a high school football coach, and the sole earner for the family. It appears that he is not a teacher, nor a school administrator… --- ## [Beer for pizza dough recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-pizza-dough-recipe/930761)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-pizza-dough-recipe/930761 "2021-01-22T20:34:15Z")
My bread maker cookbook has a recipe for pizza dough that calls for beer. That’s all it says - beer. I don’t drink beer and I don’t know one from the other. So I ask - what kind of beer should I be using? Would whatever… --- ## [Vaccine, infection, and spreading COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-infection-and-spreading-covid/931224)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-infection-and-spreading-covid/931224 "2021-01-22T20:05:48Z")
I’ve read here and elsewhere that there’s no evidence that being vaccinated will prevent you from getting infected and spreading the novel coronavirus. I understand that to mean that no one really knows if that can happ… --- ## [Help me choose an orthopedic dog bed for Sweetie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-orthopedic-dog-bed-for-sweetie/931103)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-orthopedic-dog-bed-for-sweetie/931103 "2021-01-22T19:50:25Z")
So named because she is THE sweetest dog in the whole world. She’s about 14 (don’t know how old she was when she showed up at my house in the country in 2007), long-legged, and getting stiff and achy. \[More medical notes… --- ## [John Fogerty - Weeping in the Promised Land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-fogerty-weeping-in-the-promised-land/931105)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-fogerty-weeping-in-the-promised-land/931105 "2021-01-22T18:57:37Z")
Powerful new song from the former Creedence front man. He sings about the pandemic and about racial violence by the police. --- ## [Increasingly likely that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed to 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-likely-that-the-tokyo-olympics-will-be-postponed-to-2021/849813)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increasingly-likely-that-the-tokyo-olympics-will-be-postponed-to-2021/849813 "2021-01-22T18:37:41Z")
ThisNY Times article lays out the reasons behind "Tokyo 2021": The coronavirus crisis will simply make it too difficult to go ahead with Tokyo 2020 as planned, numerous other sporting events are already canceled or postp… --- ## [Death penalty opponents and supporters: do you think Trump deserves to be executed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty-opponents-and-supporters-do-you-think-trump-deserves-to-be-executed/930209)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-penalty-opponents-and-supporters-do-you-think-trump-deserves-to-be-executed/930209 "2021-01-22T18:37:09Z")
poll First, are you generally opposed to capital punishment, or do you support it in certain instances? Second, do you think Trump’s alleged crimes (particularly inciting Wednesday’s Capitol riot) warrant the death pena… --- ## [Dealing with "we can't be sure the Sun will rise until it does" people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-we-cant-be-sure-the-sun-will-rise-until-it-does-people/930215)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-we-cant-be-sure-the-sun-will-rise-until-it-does-people/930215 "2021-01-22T17:21:41Z")
From pretty much the point it became clear Biden had beaten Trump, I’ve been frustrated with his supporters (including some acquaintances) who insist that we can’t be certain that the swing states will certify Biden as t… --- ## [Noting the 3 week periodicity of recent cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noting-the-3-week-periodicity-of-recent-cases/931212)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noting-the-3-week-periodicity-of-recent-cases/931212 "2021-01-22T17:11:37Z")
We became aware early of the weekly periodicity of reported cases and deaths. THis appears to be an artifact of reporting. THere is a spike every 7 days in both reported cases and reported deaths. I note now from here:… --- ## ["Old Dog" Vestibular Disease (dog condition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dog-vestibular-disease-dog-condition/684200)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-dog-vestibular-disease-dog-condition/684200 "2021-01-22T17:11:33Z")
My Dolly will be 12 in April. Twelve is almost “pushing it” for a golden retriever. I am super sensitive to every move she makes, always thinking “This is it! This is the big one!” Boring shit about how my dog suddenly … --- ## [Did the Trump protestors/insurrectionists shoot their wad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-trump-protestors-insurrectionists-shoot-their-wad/931052)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-trump-protestors-insurrectionists-shoot-their-wad/931052 "2021-01-22T16:48:36Z")
No significant pro-Trump protests, much less attacks, at the state capitols, as was threatened. Apparently an Antifa protest in Sacramento, but that was not pro-Trump. Was it all bluster to begin with, lack of support, o… --- ## [Donald Trump Has Just Left The White House for Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-has-just-left-the-white-house-for-good/930972)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-has-just-left-the-white-house-for-good/930972 "2021-01-22T16:48:02Z")
Cite: I’m my personal opinion, this is a Good thing. My opinion may be skewed though, as I was banned from Twitter for telling @realDonaldTrump to “Go Fuck Yourself, Donald!”. To be fair, I can’t even remember which… --- ## [IT guys, is there any excuse for this? (Can't delete device from Alexa)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-guys-is-there-any-excuse-for-this-cant-delete-device-from-alexa/931097)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-guys-is-there-any-excuse-for-this-cant-delete-device-from-alexa/931097 "2021-01-22T16:37:19Z")
So Amazon’s Alexa sucks and I’m pissed. I had a smart bulb in my living room that went out. So I buy another one and name it “Living room” like I did the other one. Alexa then proceeds to tell me I can’t do that because… --- ## [Regional expressions you use but can't really explain to non-locals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-expressions-you-use-but-cant-really-explain-to-non-locals/931062)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-expressions-you-use-but-cant-really-explain-to-non-locals/931062 "2021-01-22T16:24:32Z")
The other regional expression thread got me thinking about regional expressions you use, but when someone else asks what they mean or for you to explain the grammar of them, you kind of flounder. Off the top of my head … --- ## [Class action lawsuits against CD Projekt Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuits-against-cd-projekt-red/930897)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuits-against-cd-projekt-red/930897 "2021-01-22T15:57:50Z")
This may actually be better suited for GQ, but I’m putting this where the interest is likely to be. CD Projekt Red is currently facing two class-action lawsuits alleging that the company misled investors about the readi… --- ## [Was a Jarl ever equivalent to a king?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-jarl-ever-equivalent-to-a-king/930664)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-a-jarl-ever-equivalent-to-a-king/930664 "2021-01-22T14:45:45Z")
Was there ever a time or place where a was Jarl equivalent to a king? I’ve read jarl equated to a king, called a stand in for a king or just the equivalent of a duke or earl in second place to a king. --- ## [Cops/Garbagemen Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-garbagemen-revisited/931038)
**Author:** [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-garbagemen-revisited/931038 "2021-01-22T12:25:06Z")
As I drive around my town, I see garbage and litter everywhere. Fast food wrappers strewn along highways, residential areas. I see crazy amounts of trash overflowing at the city bus-stops, overflowing from the provided r… --- ## [How do I counter the the flu v COVID-19 argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-counter-the-the-flu-v-covid-19-argument/849427)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-counter-the-the-flu-v-covid-19-argument/849427 "2020-12-17T22:50:32Z")
I have to admit when someone posts over and over and over again on Facebook that the Flu kills 12,000-61,000 people a year and this COVID-19 thing is overblown by the media and we are all needlessly panicking, I have tro… --- ## [Why were we all so mean to people who wore glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-we-all-so-mean-to-people-who-wore-glasses/927841)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-we-all-so-mean-to-people-who-wore-glasses/927841 "2021-01-22T09:56:53Z")
I remember when my young female cousin got a prescription for eyeglasses and we all called her 4 eyes. There was a phrase: “Boys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses.” They’re just glasses. Why did we behave thi… --- ## [Can a President pardon someone for future crimes they haven't committed yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-pardon-someone-for-future-crimes-they-havent-committed-yet/931063)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-pardon-someone-for-future-crimes-they-havent-committed-yet/931063 "2021-01-22T09:03:49Z")
I was wondering if The President can pardon someone for future crimes they haven’t committed yet. For example issuing one that says “I pardon Joe Blow for any crimes he may commit between May 1, 2021 to April 1, 2022.” … --- ## [mRNA vaccine potential?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrna-vaccine-potential/929505)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrna-vaccine-potential/929505 "2021-01-22T08:53:51Z")
I have questions about mRNA vaccines… The new mRNA covid vaccines are all offering really high effectiveness. Much more effective than any flu vaccine, for example. Are they effective because they’re mRNA based, or is i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1570) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1572)