# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1575 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1576 --- ## [Has Trump got on the plane yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-got-on-the-plane-yet/930959)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-got-on-the-plane-yet/930959 "2021-01-20T16:16:21Z")
Don’t see anything in my news feed. Did he have his grand red carpet 21 gun salute? Has he got on the plane? Has he left Washington? --- ## [2020 Election Schadenfeude Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-election-schadenfeude-thread/924790)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-election-schadenfeude-thread/924790 "2021-01-20T16:01:23Z")
This is sort of a tradition dating from 2012 – for this thread, please find the most enjoyable gnashing of teeth, denial of reality, and similar sentiments, from online pundits or random internet people, and share. Last… --- ## [Sawapping hard drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawapping-hard-drives/930732)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawapping-hard-drives/930732 "2021-01-20T15:24:35Z")
Crap. My HP sff desktop started going blank then correcting. A warning states the graphics accelerator is to blame. A trip to a local shop confirmed bad caps on the main board in the video section. This is a Windows 7 m… --- ## [U.S. Senate races 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 719\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-senate-races-2020/852876 "2021-01-20T14:53:31Z")
Big-picture discussions here, or your thoughts on particular races that might not merit a thread all their own. Democrats need to shift just three seats, and Republicans seem to be nervous: --- ## [To my American friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-american-friends/924613)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-american-friends/924613 "2021-01-20T13:26:04Z")
I popped in to say: --- ## [Echo Show 5: Educate me (please don't just post a link to the Amazon page selling it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-show-5-educate-me-please-dont-just-post-a-link-to-the-amazon-page-selling-it/930888)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echo-show-5-educate-me-please-dont-just-post-a-link-to-the-amazon-page-selling-it/930888 "2021-01-20T13:20:48Z")
I got this for Christmas, and am looking for a non-sales-oriented description of what I might use it for, what its limitations are, etc. I do not currently have Alexa (or any other, similar) devices in my home. Thanks. --- ## [Bad year according to Chinese calendar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606 "2021-01-20T12:22:28Z")
We all hoped that New Year 2021 would mark an end to the bad news 2020 was filled with. We all know that bad news has continued without regard to the changing of calendars. It occurred to me that maybe it’s the Chinese y… --- ## [Do you know more people who've had COVID or the vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529 "2021-01-20T12:11:09Z")
poll Well, after 9 months and counting, the end is in sight. Pretty soon, tens of millions of people will be immune to the novel coronavirus one way or the other. In your personal life, do you know more people who’ve c… --- ## [The Tyger and late 1700's English pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyger-and-late-1700s-english-pronunciation/930628)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyger-and-late-1700s-english-pronunciation/930628 "2021-01-20T09:44:00Z")
I’ve always loved William Blake’s poem, The Tyger. The first 4 lines being… “Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?” In the late 1700’s… --- ## [Who will Trump pardon after election day 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-trump-pardon-after-election-day-2020/923609)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-trump-pardon-after-election-day-2020/923609 "2021-01-20T08:30:04Z")
poll The title is the question. There will be a prize that I will make up later. The earliest respondent with the most correct answers (as judged by me) wins. There is some subjectivity in the categories but I’ll use my … --- ## [President for a Day: Who do you pardon---and you only get one choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-for-a-day-who-do-you-pardon-and-you-only-get-one-choice/930937)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-for-a-day-who-do-you-pardon-and-you-only-get-one-choice/930937 "2021-01-20T07:56:27Z")
My choice is one I’m not comfortable with but would possibly remove a divisive issue in the Philadelphia community: Mumia Abdul Jamal. In 1982 he was convicted of murdering Philadelphia officer Daniel Faulkner and sente… --- ## [50 ONE-HIT WONDERS OF THE 80s-fixed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s-fixed/930849)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s-fixed/930849 "2021-01-20T05:00:22Z")
I was curious how many of these people know people know. - YouTube\[poll type=regular results=always chartType=bar\] poll --- ## [NFL 2020: Wild Card Playoffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-wild-card-playoffs/929916)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-wild-card-playoffs/929916 "2021-01-20T04:46:44Z")
PLAYOFFS!!! I’m a bit shocked the NFL made it through the whole season without missing a game, but they did and we’re here now. Outside of that, not a lot of news as the teams prep for the playoffs. Coaching/Covid probl… --- ## [Do all covid-19 vaccines use mRNA technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-covid-19-vaccines-use-mrna-technology/930933)
**Author:** [@Embraceable\_Ewe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Embraceable_Ewe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-covid-19-vaccines-use-mrna-technology/930933 "2021-01-20T04:34:14Z")
Both of the vaccines approved in the US are mRNA-based, but is that true for all of the vaccines developed for this disease? Are there any foreign vaccines using the older vaccine technology, such as those that use an i… --- ## [TWO mid-90s songs IDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-mid-90s-songs-ids/441283)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-mid-90s-songs-ids/441283 "2021-01-20T02:46:09Z")
Okay, I’ve been meaning to post these so I might as well get both of them out of the way right now: Straight-on techno song whose chorus goes something like “welcome to my planet soul”. Singer sounds like a cross bet… --- ## [Anybody subscribe to Discovery+?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-subscribe-to-discovery/930924)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-subscribe-to-discovery/930924 "2021-01-20T02:14:30Z")
Can you tell me if all past seasons of The Next Iron Chef are streaming on it? --- ## [Should Capitol trespassers lose gun rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-capitol-trespassers-lose-gun-rights/930820)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-capitol-trespassers-lose-gun-rights/930820 "2021-01-20T02:06:37Z")
I was wondering whether a loss of access to firearms, and required surrender of guns, should be an aspect of the repercussions for people convicted IRT the 1/6 insurrection. I have no idea what legal provisions would al… --- ## [What is required for a presidential pardon to be legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-required-for-a-presidential-pardon-to-be-legal/930828)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-required-for-a-presidential-pardon-to-be-legal/930828 "2021-01-20T01:40:51Z")
If at 11:59 on Wednesday, President Trump were to say “Oh yeah, I forgot. I hereby pardon the Tiger King, Joe Exotic”, would that be considered a legal pardon or is paperwork from the Department of Justice necessary? --- ## [365 until the next Inauguration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/365-until-the-next-inauguration/846732)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/365-until-the-next-inauguration/846732 "2021-01-20T00:35:48Z")
Hang on, we can see the end of this. --- ## [Any statistics on sales of guns recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-statistics-on-sales-of-guns-recently/930880)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-statistics-on-sales-of-guns-recently/930880 "2021-01-20T00:01:47Z")
A couple months ago, there were reports of a large increase in gun sales. These were mostly from first-time buyers who were getting a gun license for the first time and taking courses for beginners on how to shoot. Th… --- ## [Transition periods - the good and the bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transition-periods-the-good-and-the-bad/930890)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transition-periods-the-good-and-the-bad/930890 "2021-01-19T23:32:19Z")
So, like the rest of the world, I’ve been watching in morbid fascination as Trump tries to pull down any vestige of smooth power transitions and his own reputation in the long gap between the election and Biden taking of… --- ## [Having trouble ignoring somebody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-ignoring-somebody/930841)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-ignoring-somebody/930841 "2021-01-19T22:01:54Z")
I’m trying to ignore somebody and when I choose a time period, in this case “Forever”, it keeps saying “Choose a duration”. --- ## [Somebody missing a few marbles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-missing-a-few-marbles/930222)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-missing-a-few-marbles/930222 "2021-01-19T20:34:02Z")
Mr VOW and I were bantering about a certain famous jerk who has exhibited for the hundred-thousandth time he is lacking in his mental operations. We came up with a few standards: He doesn’t have all the raisins in his … --- ## [2022 midterms after a Biden win. Can Democrats avoid 1994 and 2010 part 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-midterms-after-a-biden-win-can-democrats-avoid-1994-and-2010-part-3/922336)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-midterms-after-a-biden-win-can-democrats-avoid-1994-and-2010-part-3/922336 "2021-01-19T19:32:48Z")
Let’s speculate on the 2022 midterms. With 1 month to go for this year’s Election Day I thought it might be an interesting topic. Here are the two scenarios to consider. Biden wins and the Democrats take the senate … --- ## [Why Don't They Make Movie Musicals Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-movie-musicals-anymore/120726)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-movie-musicals-anymore/120726 "2021-01-19T18:54:40Z")
Broadway adaptations, that is. Call me gay ('cause hey, I am), but I loved the 40s, 50s, 60s, even 70s film adaptations of Broadway musicals. Kiss Me, Kate, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Showboat, Hair, Jesus Christ Superst… --- ## [A few COVID memes to lighten the atmosphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-covid-memes-to-lighten-the-atmosphere/930642)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-covid-memes-to-lighten-the-atmosphere/930642 "2021-01-19T17:57:14Z")
Some are better than others, of course. --- ## [The movie “Tenet” (Warning: Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-tenet-warning-spoilers/920325)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-tenet-warning-spoilers/920325 "2021-01-19T17:37:20Z")
At the end of the movie, aren’t there 2 Katherines, in present time? Neither of them is depicted as being inverted. How do they handle custody of their son? Seems confusing for him, having 2 identical mothers. --- ## [Where draw the line? (on stigmatizing Trumpists)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-draw-the-line-on-stigmatizing-trumpists/930450)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-draw-the-line-on-stigmatizing-trumpists/930450 "2021-01-19T17:21:40Z")
I think a certain amount of cancel culture is ok: why should I continue supporting someone financially whose expressed views I find repugnant? Especially when I have easy choices to support someone whose views I admire? … --- ## [I Wish I Could Make All Evangelical Voters –](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-make-all-evangelical-voters/923867)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-make-all-evangelical-voters/923867 "2021-01-19T16:53:50Z")
I wish that I had the power to compel all those ‘conservative’ Evangelical voters (not just the dozens or more related to me) to spend one week of all waking hours observing Trump in everything he does – and then having … --- ## [Books like Forever War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-like-forever-war/927223 "2021-01-19T16:07:02Z")
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. Forever War is one of my favorite books of all times, an Joe Haldeman is one of my favorite authors. For those of you that have read it, what do you think? And, do you have re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1574) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1576)