# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1573 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1574 --- ## [Star Wars Cantina theme played with a pencil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-cantina-theme-played-with-a-pencil/930647)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-cantina-theme-played-with-a-pencil/930647 "2021-01-21T16:03:37Z")
Because why not? --- ## [Is it considered inappropriate to compliment someone on their appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-inappropriate-to-compliment-someone-on-their-appearance/931099)
**Author:** [@joesnowden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joesnowden)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-inappropriate-to-compliment-someone-on-their-appearance/931099 "2021-01-21T15:59:08Z")
By saying something like “you’re good looking/hot/cute”. I kind of feel this is gender based. Not to stereotype but in my experience, many of my male friends would be fine with receiving a compliment from the opposite s… --- ## [Does anyone here have experience with bone anchored hearing systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-experience-with-bone-anchored-hearing-systems/930981)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-experience-with-bone-anchored-hearing-systems/930981 "2021-01-21T15:58:44Z")
I have significant hearing loss in one of my ears, and one of the options that my doctor suggested was a bone anchored hearing system. It’s an implant that attaches directly to the skull and sends vibrations through it, … --- ## [What does the abbreviation ETA stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-abbreviation-eta-stand-for/930000)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-abbreviation-eta-stand-for/930000 "2021-01-21T15:43:29Z")
ETA , as used to add something to your post after sending it. E means “edit” , I assume. What,s the TA mean? (And where is the smilie for "facepalm, I’m embarrassed about my post). :slight\_smile: --- ## [NFL 2020: Divisional Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-divisional-round/930520)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-divisional-round/930520 "2021-01-21T14:52:33Z")
Divisional Round!!! Not a lot of Covid news. The Seahawks were the only team to go without a single positive Covid test. The Brownies get a couple of important defensive players, and likely their head coach, back off the… --- ## [Moving Day at the White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-day-at-the-white-house/930960)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-day-at-the-white-house/930960 "2021-01-21T14:48:21Z")
January 20 - movers have a five-hour window in which to clear the White House of all furnishings of the old administration, and moving in that of the new administration. I’m hoping for a video. --- ## [3 hours before the Trump leaves ....which Doper will post the cleverest thread title at 12:01 p.m?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-hours-before-the-trump-leaves-which-doper-will-post-the-cleverest-thread-title-at-12-01-p-m/930961)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-hours-before-the-trump-leaves-which-doper-will-post-the-cleverest-thread-title-at-12-01-p-m/930961 "2021-01-21T14:07:41Z")
I tried to come up with something good… But ;alas, woe is me…I can’t think of anything. There is the obvious: “Your FIRED!!” But that’s not up to the standards of the Dope. So help me out, folks. In the meantime, I’… --- ## [I need help with an Arts & Crafts project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-an-arts-crafts-project/931035)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-with-an-arts-crafts-project/931035 "2021-01-21T13:54:55Z")
I want to remove the label off of an empty jug of pennzoil 5W30. This label is almost part of the jug. Is there a way to remove it? --- ## [Designated troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designated-troll/931008)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designated-troll/931008 "2021-01-21T13:44:35Z")
I thought trolling earned a ban. I just noticed that the user songsearch has the title “designated troll.” If the moderators have decided E’s a troll, why isn’t Ē banned? --- ## [Help Choose A Rowing Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choose-a-rowing-machine/930998)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-choose-a-rowing-machine/930998 "2021-01-21T12:37:25Z")
I’ve always enjoyed the experience of using a rowing machine on the rare occasions I’ve had an opportunity to use one (it’s been years now). I have talked for years about getting one for my house, and this year my employ… --- ## [Ellis as NSA General Counsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellis-as-nsa-general-counsel/930995)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellis-as-nsa-general-counsel/930995 "2021-01-21T11:55:14Z")
What will the Biden administration do about it? Apparently, he has Civil Service protections and can’t be removed but can be transferred. Send him to be in legal counsel for mops and brooms? --- ## [Why does Discourse sometimes not alert me to replies in threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-discourse-sometimes-not-alert-me-to-replies-in-threads/927744)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-discourse-sometimes-not-alert-me-to-replies-in-threads/927744 "2021-01-21T10:58:17Z")
It seems to happen when there is no quote. Are some people replying to the thread and not the individual post, or is it a Discourse ‘feature’? --- ## [In honor of the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, here is why Nirvana was the best grunge band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-the-anniversary-of-kurt-cobains-death-here-is-why-nirvana-was-the-best-grunge-band/617902)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-the-anniversary-of-kurt-cobains-death-here-is-why-nirvana-was-the-best-grunge-band/617902 "2021-01-21T10:44:13Z")
was best friends with Dylan Carlson of the drone doom band Earth was a good buddy of Calvin Johnson of K Records and Beat Happening was a roadie for The Melvins was a fan of Os Mutantes, and even asked the Brazilian psy… --- ## [Ghost quotation attribution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-quotation-attribution/925499)
**Author:** [@Steven\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_G)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-quotation-attribution/925499 "2021-01-21T10:34:37Z")
Got a flag (notifications) and email about being quoted in a thread. But I have never even read that thread before and no trace of a quotation from me when I checked it. A one-off oddity or a some issue with my accoun… --- ## [Stuff I know about only because of the memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-i-know-about-only-because-of-the-memes/930855)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-i-know-about-only-because-of-the-memes/930855 "2021-01-21T08:56:02Z")
I’ve never seen a single episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” but I can make a Pepe Silvia complex-conspiracy reference as if I have. I’ve never played “Skyrim” but between the jokes about arrows to the knee a… --- ## [Why do people hate/dread Christmas music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-dread-christmas-music/928109)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-dread-christmas-music/928109 "2021-01-21T06:34:12Z")
I see all the time on Twitter and other places that people hate Christmas music and dread its return every year. Some even go as far as to say that they wish they were deaf so that they don’t have to listen to Christmas … --- ## [So I went to call in my scrip for Effexor to pick up Saturday and realized I didn't have any refills left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-call-in-my-scrip-for-effexor-to-pick-up-saturday-and-realized-i-didnt-have-any-refills-left/930639)
**Author:** [@The\_Uppington\_Smythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Uppington_Smythe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-went-to-call-in-my-scrip-for-effexor-to-pick-up-saturday-and-realized-i-didnt-have-any-refills-left/930639 "2021-01-21T05:38:45Z")
Monday’s a holiday and I work Tuesday so I’m not gonna be able to get to call my doc and get to the drug store again until at least Wednesday. I have two tabs for Saturday and Sunday. I don’t want to get into the pros… --- ## [Discourse @{autocomplete} is Buggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-autocomplete-is-buggy/931048)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-autocomplete-is-buggy/931048 "2021-01-21T02:39:47Z")
At the esteemed @codinghorror’s request I’ll try to summarize in this OP the experience we’re having with this strange, buggy, or both feature. First … my personal expectation of proper function which seems to be common… --- ## [Why wasn't the Capitol Raid Even More Violent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-capitol-raid-even-more-violent/930964)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-capitol-raid-even-more-violent/930964 "2021-01-21T04:37:58Z")
I’m not saying the insurrection wasn’t violent with five dead, but I have to ask it. Why wasn’t there more shooting? These guys brought guns in their cars, more than was found, I’m sure. I mean, there’s footage of som… --- ## [How do I add a photo to the top of my profile section?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-photo-to-the-top-of-my-profile-section/930687)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-photo-to-the-top-of-my-profile-section/930687 "2021-01-21T03:44:46Z")
Some tech savvy dopes like @penultima\_thule and @susan have added spiffy banner pics to the top of their profile pages. How do I do that? I’ve got a couple of pix on my iPhone that I could try, but I don’t know how. D… --- ## [WandaVision on Disney+ (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-on-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/930618)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-on-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/930618 "2021-01-21T03:43:25Z")
So, the first two episodes of “WandaVision” have dropped on Disney+. Anyone see this yet? I have. Spoilers and commentary after first post. --- ## [New Computer - What to Expect When I Boot it Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-what-to-expect-when-i-boot-it-up/931031)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-what-to-expect-when-i-boot-it-up/931031 "2021-01-21T03:19:26Z")
Ok, I’m not a complete idiot. I have some idea. I’ve set up lots of new computers and even built a couple (decades ago). But here’s the situation: I have a great PC laptop that has served my needs well for 7 years. … --- ## [Interrupting dryer mid-drying cycle is a fire hazard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrupting-dryer-mid-drying-cycle-is-a-fire-hazard/930790)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interrupting-dryer-mid-drying-cycle-is-a-fire-hazard/930790 "2021-01-21T03:11:11Z")
So I’ve read that if you interrupt a dryer when it is mid-flow (still in the heating cycle and drying the clothes, not yet cooled down), that it poses a fire hazard because it allows the temperature to suddenly spike wit… --- ## [Why do freshly made burgers you grill yourself taste better than chain resturant/fast food burgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791 "2021-01-21T03:08:03Z")
This is going to sound really obvious, but I’m curious why burgers I either grill at home or have during a backyard BBQ taste better than burgers I can get from even “higher end” places like 5 Guys or In-N-Out. I can’t e… --- ## [I don’t care for the way Discourse handles private profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-care-for-the-way-discourse-handles-private-profiles/929498)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-care-for-the-way-discourse-handles-private-profiles/929498 "2021-01-21T02:54:05Z")
Earlier today, somebody complained that not being able to see the poster’s profile because it was private prevented them from putting that poster on an ignore list. A workaround to this was provided by a moderator, so th… --- ## [I guess our blocked user lists went away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-our-blocked-user-lists-went-away/913049)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-our-blocked-user-lists-went-away/913049 "2021-01-21T02:47:36Z")
How do I block someone now? --- ## [What's going on with the page header](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-page-header/926115)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-page-header/926115 "2021-01-21T02:46:39Z")
The title header with the login button and menu controls is wider than my screen. The list if forums and threads is all scrunched down as really tiny text with a big open space on the right. This is on a samsung s10e, … --- ## [Anyone else get their "forever" ignore list trimmed periodically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-their-forever-ignore-list-trimmed-periodically/924164)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-their-forever-ignore-list-trimmed-periodically/924164 "2021-01-21T02:40:21Z")
When I ignore someone I always put it “forever”. If I don’t aim for it to be indefinite, I’d just skip over their posts for a few days. But over the past few days, I’ve noticed that I keep seeing people’s posts that I h… --- ## [Need some help with uploading an avatar pic please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-uploading-an-avatar-pic-please/924165)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-uploading-an-avatar-pic-please/924165 "2021-01-21T02:39:33Z")
Ok so first off, how do mega pixels relate to MB? the pic I’d like to use is 2.68MB in heic format (which discourse doesn’t seem to recognize) and 4.26MB in jpeg format which discourse does recognize but says is too big… --- ## [Banned Posters become Un-Ignored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-become-un-ignored/925933)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-become-un-ignored/925933 "2021-01-21T02:34:06Z")
I have put some posters on my ignore list who were later banned. Their names are no longer on my ignore list and their posts are now showing up in threads where they participated. Unfortunately, I don’t seem to be able … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1572) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1574)