# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1580 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1581 --- ## [How bad will it be on Inauguration Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-will-it-be-on-inauguration-day/930098 "2021-01-15T22:47:10Z")
I feel like “will there be violence” is a dumb question. “How many deaths will there be” is probably better. I don’t think there will be as many yahoos doing dumb things as there were on the 6th. I think there will be a… --- ## [How are America's militia groups responding to the current insurgency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-americas-militia-groups-responding-to-the-current-insurgency/930413)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-americas-militia-groups-responding-to-the-current-insurgency/930413 "2021-01-15T22:16:39Z")
So we have a segment of the population willing to overthrow the government because things didn’t go their way, and a sitting President openly encouraging them to do so. How are the many militia groups in the U.S. respon… --- ## [The NRA in financial trouble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nra-in-financial-trouble/831769)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nra-in-financial-trouble/831769 "2021-01-15T21:18:51Z")
The N.R.A. is claiming that it’s in financial dire straits (and it’s blaming Andrew Cuomo for that). Do you believe it? Or do you believe it’s an attempt on the N.R.A.'s part to “start the money flowing in” again? --- ## [If the coup attempt had been better planned, could it have actually damaged democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-coup-attempt-had-been-better-planned-could-it-have-actually-damaged-democracy/930096)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-coup-attempt-had-been-better-planned-could-it-have-actually-damaged-democracy/930096 "2021-01-15T20:32:22Z")
The coup was mostly a bunch of guys breaking in and sitting at desks and vandalizing things. But assume it had been done more intelligently with more planning. Lets say they took politicians hostage, they executed 100+ … --- ## [Have you been tested for COVID? How many times? Are you getting tested regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-tested-for-covid-how-many-times-are-you-getting-tested-regularly/926122)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-tested-for-covid-how-many-times-are-you-getting-tested-regularly/926122 "2021-01-15T19:49:44Z")
I’m asking the question because a friend of mine (close to 70) just had her fourth test. She’s retired and lives in an apartment alone, but it’s in a retirement community. She’s never had any symptoms. She got tested the… --- ## [How do I add a poll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-poll/925266)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-poll/925266 "2021-01-15T19:41:43Z")
I must be incredibly dense tonight, I can’t figure out how to add a poll to a new thread I wanted to create in IMHO. I’m on my iPhone using Safari browser. --- ## [Need help/advice about my wood stove with a dirty blower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-advice-about-my-wood-stove-with-a-dirty-blower/930619)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-advice-about-my-wood-stove-with-a-dirty-blower/930619 "2021-01-15T19:12:58Z")
I have a Regency woodstove, probably 15 years old, with a blower, in the living room of my 1,200 sq. ft. single level house. I have the stove cleaned annually; it works fine. The problem I have is the dust and dirt that… --- ## [How to get a written manuscript turned into music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-written-manuscript-turned-into-music/930342)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-a-written-manuscript-turned-into-music/930342 "2021-01-15T18:09:52Z")
Many years ago, I wrote as my master’s thesis a 3-movement piece of music for orchestra. I never heard it performed. I know there is elaborate software that can be used to convert a written score to an approximation of t… --- ## [Can Biden revoke any of Trump's Presidential Medals of Freedom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-revoke-any-of-trumps-presidential-medals-of-freedom/930515)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-biden-revoke-any-of-trumps-presidential-medals-of-freedom/930515 "2021-01-15T18:05:47Z")
Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to some truly despicable and undeserving people, such as Rush Limbaugh and most recently Gym Jordan and Devin Nunes. There is probably no precedent for a President revo… --- ## [References You Probably Wouldn't Get without a Certain Bit of Knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-you-probably-wouldnt-get-without-a-certain-bit-of-knowledge/930558)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/references-you-probably-wouldnt-get-without-a-certain-bit-of-knowledge/930558 "2021-01-15T17:53:59Z")
In the opening of tonight’s episode of Endeavour, a barber asks one gentleman if he needs “anything for the weekend” when he’s finished with him. Not in a million years would I realize the significance of that question … --- ## [Suggest a dog breed for us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-dog-breed-for-us/853255)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-dog-breed-for-us/853255 "2021-01-15T17:46:56Z")
Household is two adults, two kids and two cats. Cats be bitches though!! We live in an apartment that has green spaces, and 5 min walk from a beach. For 99% of the time there is someone home, so doggie would rarely be … --- ## [Help me design fourth grade electricity kits--need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-fourth-grade-electricity-kits-need-answer-fast/930597)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-design-fourth-grade-electricity-kits-need-answer-fast/930597 "2021-01-15T17:45:40Z")
I’m getting ready to start work with fourth graders on electricity and magnetism. We’re in remote learning, so I need to send kits home for the kids. I have a budget of about $5 per kid, although I can maybe stretch this… --- ## [The coup I want to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coup-i-want-to-see/930468)
**Author:** [@moes\_lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moes_lotion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coup-i-want-to-see/930468 "2021-01-15T17:27:03Z")
Pure fantasy on my part, but supposedly the CFSG passed control of his company/companies to his sons and CFO Allan Weisselberg for the duration of his term in office. Wouldn’t it be sweet, sweet justice if they refused t… --- ## [Joni fans/guitarists - do you know about the book 'Complete So Far..'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-fans-guitarists-do-you-know-about-the-book-complete-so-far/930610)
**Author:** [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joni-fans-guitarists-do-you-know-about-the-book-complete-so-far/930610 "2021-01-15T17:09:23Z")
I did not know of it but it seems it was published in 2014. It has the music and lyrics for all of her songs but more importantly has the correct tuning for each. My beautiful and exceptional wife bought it for me this … --- ## [Marinating foods: How does a vaccuum environment help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marinating-foods-how-does-a-vaccuum-environment-help/930492)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marinating-foods-how-does-a-vaccuum-environment-help/930492 "2021-01-15T15:31:40Z")
I figured there’d be a thread about this kind of thing already, but my search came up empty so I’ll post my question. Redirect me to an existing thread if you know of one… While browsing for stuff on Amazon I stumbled … --- ## [Google Maps - City Borders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-city-borders/930487)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-city-borders/930487 "2021-01-15T14:51:12Z")
Google Maps has a feature for showing the borders of any city or zip code in the USA. Just search on the city name, or enter the zip code, and you’ll see a red line around the area. (I am somewhat annoyed about how it co… --- ## [Metal detectors and face masks - why do we allow Republicans to flout the rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-detectors-and-face-masks-why-do-we-allow-republicans-to-flout-the-rules/930469)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal-detectors-and-face-masks-why-do-we-allow-republicans-to-flout-the-rules/930469 "2021-01-15T14:51:01Z")
Basically, the heading says it all. There are a number of bone headed, stupid ass, fucking moronic Republican members of Congress who refuse to wear face masks and begun walking around the new metal detectors installed … --- ## [I'm moving to the chicago area in a few weeks. How should I go about making new friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-chicago-area-in-a-few-weeks-how-should-i-go-about-making-new-friends/930537)
**Author:** [@PastelBatQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastelBatQueen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-chicago-area-in-a-few-weeks-how-should-i-go-about-making-new-friends/930537 "2021-01-15T14:47:46Z")
As the title shows, my husband and I are moving to a town near Chicago soon. In fact we leave on the 30th. I am 21 and very new to adult life so now that I’m out of school I have no idea how to make friends. --- ## [The Internet - it's got pretty much anything you can imagine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-its-got-pretty-much-anything-you-can-imagine/930456)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-its-got-pretty-much-anything-you-can-imagine/930456 "2021-01-15T13:51:17Z")
I was puttering around the house singing to myself “Dust In The Wind” by Kansas. As I am a very silly person the words of the chorus soon became: “Ducks in the wind. All we are is ducks in the wind.” I stopped and th… --- ## [Is Dexter actually a good show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dexter-actually-a-good-show/930531)
**Author:** [@KennyT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennyT)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dexter-actually-a-good-show/930531 "2021-01-15T13:19:34Z")
I felt the first two seasons were watchable. Like Breaking Bad, it had a premise that’s really only good for two season but unlike Brekaing Bad, they stretched the show into 8 seasons (and now there’s a reboot/continuati… --- ## [Reviewing an assumption I hold: Is Recreational Drug Use Inherently Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviewing-an-assumption-i-hold-is-recreational-drug-use-inherently-bad/930467)
**Author:** [@KAndre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KAndre)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reviewing-an-assumption-i-hold-is-recreational-drug-use-inherently-bad/930467 "2021-01-15T11:59:49Z")
A book review in the NY Times caught my attention, When Getting High Is a Hobby, Not a Habit. It seemed especially apt since there is so much discussion now about people and their political beliefs and what it takes to … --- ## [Needing sausage recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-sausage-recipes/930550)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-sausage-recipes/930550 "2021-01-15T11:46:55Z")
I got a meat grinder for Christmas and want to start making sausage. I know I can go on the internet but that is hit or miss and the Dope has never let me down. I’m thinking country breakfast sausage, italian sausage, … --- ## [Two 6 packs of Coca-Cola Classic - WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-6-packs-of-coca-cola-classic-wtf/930447)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-6-packs-of-coca-cola-classic-wtf/930447 "2021-01-15T07:49:50Z")
I was digging through my parents’ cabinets looking for something and came across two six-packs of Coca-Cola Classic in 8 oz glass bottles. The date on the cap is “Dec 09 98”. The bottle has a date of 1996 on it. I for… --- ## [Will Fox Sports ever become a streaming service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fox-sports-ever-become-a-streaming-service/930562)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fox-sports-ever-become-a-streaming-service/930562 "2021-01-15T06:19:20Z")
With the start of the NHL season it looks like FS1 has not renewed its contracts with Hulu, YoutubeTV, or Sling. They seem to be only available through the major cable companies and DirectTV. Since they hold major cont… --- ## [Tis the season to try new Whisk(e)y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-try-new-whisk-e-y/928139)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-try-new-whisk-e-y/928139 "2021-01-15T06:16:23Z")
I decided to buy my self an early Christmas present, after I was talking with a friend I hadn’t see in a while about not being able to go to the bar for a while. Then we got to talking about Whiskey. He was saying to he… --- ## [Tell me about your craziest coincidences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-craziest-coincidences/849595)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-craziest-coincidences/849595 "2021-01-15T04:55:02Z")
The spooky, the funny, the ones that came to you right when you needed them most… tell me about all of them! P.S. this is just for fun, so… exaggerate if you want. I don’t care. And, if you don’t mind, please try to res… --- ## [How common was it for JFK to be referred to as "Jack Kennedy?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-it-for-jfk-to-be-referred-to-as-jack-kennedy/922460)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-was-it-for-jfk-to-be-referred-to-as-jack-kennedy/922460 "2021-01-15T02:30:39Z")
Pre-coverage of the vice presidential debate that’s about to occur in a few minutes, has included references to the notorious “You’re No Jack Kennedy” line during the 1988 debate between Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle. I h… --- ## [Can Trump block extra security at the inauguration of Biden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-block-extra-security-at-the-inauguration-of-biden/930092)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-block-extra-security-at-the-inauguration-of-biden/930092 "2021-01-15T00:46:37Z")
Didn’t the pentagon deny requests for extra security at the capitol building? Can Trump deny the ability to send the national guard to DC to protect the inauguration? Can he stop nearby states like Virginia or Maryland f… --- ## [Help me identify a Leonard Cohen song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-leonard-cohen-song/930556)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-leonard-cohen-song/930556 "2021-01-15T00:40:21Z")
The song I remember is a somewhat upbeat (for Cohen) song. It’s not from any of his regular studio albums. I’m pretty sure it’s middle aged or old Leonard. I think the song had some reference to Elvis. It may have be… --- ## [Weatherman fired for uttering a racial slur on air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weatherman-fired-for-uttering-a-racial-slur-on-air/827413)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weatherman-fired-for-uttering-a-racial-slur-on-air/827413 "2021-01-14T21:57:15Z")
A TV weatherman in Rochester, NY was fired on Sunday for uttering a racial slur on live TV last Friday: Here’s a low-quality cell-phone video of the incident: It’s pretty subtle. To my ear it doesn’t even sound like… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1579) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1581)