# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1583 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1584 --- ## [Any novels/book series that now seems out of date/risque that wasn't back then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-novels-book-series-that-now-seems-out-of-date-risque-that-wasnt-back-then/930279)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-novels-book-series-that-now-seems-out-of-date-risque-that-wasnt-back-then/930279 "2021-01-13T16:35:37Z")
the subject came up with books my friend and I grew up with in the past decades. Oddly, we talked about the Baby Sitters Club that we read as preteens. It was very youthYA and seemed simple right? Until we brought up St… --- ## [US mint enrollment program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-mint-enrollment-program/928771)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-mint-enrollment-program/928771 "2021-01-13T15:40:15Z")
I like the idea of the US Mint enrollment program. Have any fellow dopers ever participated in the program? For those of you that haven’t heard of it… Info about the US Mint Enrollment Program https://catalog.usmint.… --- ## [Does Beef Based Matzoh Ball Soup Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beef-based-matzoh-ball-soup-exist/930346)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beef-based-matzoh-ball-soup-exist/930346 "2021-01-13T15:36:36Z")
Well, yeah - it’s not like the Kitchen Police would stop me if I tried it - but I was wondering if anyone else had had the notion and possibly put it into practice. If you’re totally goy I expect the fat used to make th… --- ## [President is impeached and convicted - at what precise moment does he lose power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-is-impeached-and-convicted-at-what-precise-moment-does-he-lose-power/930073)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-is-impeached-and-convicted-at-what-precise-moment-does-he-lose-power/930073 "2021-01-13T12:09:47Z")
Say that a president is impeached by the House and removed from office by a vote of at least 2/3 of the Senate. At what precise moment does he lose power? Is it when the Senate leader announces, “By an 84-16 vote, the S… --- ## [Katy bar the door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-bar-the-door/930294)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-bar-the-door/930294 "2021-01-13T09:25:13Z")
I just came across this phrase in a novel based in Texas. It’s new to me and I wondered if anyone had more information about its meaning and origin. --- ## [How to turn Autoplay off in Microsoftt Edge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-autoplay-off-in-microsoftt-edge/930347)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-autoplay-off-in-microsoftt-edge/930347 "2021-01-13T09:15:38Z")
It’s really annoying when I open an article on CNN (or another website) and a video starts playing. I found these instructions to turn Autoplay off: Disable media autoplay in Microsoft Edge Open the Microsoft Edge we… --- ## [Twitter finally locks Trump out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-finally-locks-trump-out/929866)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-finally-locks-trump-out/929866 "2021-01-13T07:33:48Z")
There’s a further possibility he could be banned altogether. Welcome your newest nutjob, Parler! (Autocorrect suggested Parolee as an alternative. I’m ok with this.) --- ## [The "living in cold places" advice thread - share yours!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-living-in-cold-places-advice-thread-share-yours/928663)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-living-in-cold-places-advice-thread-share-yours/928663 "2021-01-13T07:09:58Z")
Lived in Texas for thirty years, moved to Michigan right as the pandemic hit (!) and will be bravely facing my first “real” winter up North now. What advice and tricks do y’all have? Yes, I have a snow brush & ice scra… --- ## [Is there a way to sharpen a dull Sharpie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sharpen-a-dull-sharpie/930343)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-sharpen-a-dull-sharpie/930343 "2021-01-13T06:51:51Z")
Are there simple methods or techniques or hacks that could be used to reconstitute an old Sharpie? Or is a dull one irredeemable? --- ## [Mars at Closest, Mars at Opposition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-at-closest-mars-at-opposition/922723)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-at-closest-mars-at-opposition/922723 "2021-01-13T05:06:18Z")
This site: Exploring Mars at Opposition using Starry Night | Space is typical - it says that Mars is closest to the Earth Oct 6, and at Opposition Oct 13. Opposition is when the planet lines up exactly 180 degrees away … --- ## [What the Hell is This? Latest Trump Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-latest-trump-video/930227)
**Author:** [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-latest-trump-video/930227 "2021-01-13T04:42:10Z")
This is a video that was posted on Parler today. I can’t tell if Trump himself put it there, or if it was made by someone who supports him. Are we looking at an all-out, violent insurrection on the 20th? C… --- ## [Things to consider, whistleblowing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-consider-whistleblowing/930386)
**Author:** [@CoconutPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoconutPete)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-consider-whistleblowing/930386 "2021-01-13T04:41:00Z")
Ok I don’t want to give away too much identifying information. Suffice it to say at the height of the covid epidemic April-June of last year I worked a job at a nonprofit hospital that had record numbers for the state of… --- ## [Animated characters voiced by someone of the opposite gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-characters-voiced-by-someone-of-the-opposite-gender/930140)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-characters-voiced-by-someone-of-the-opposite-gender/930140 "2021-01-13T04:11:47Z")
I think it’s fairly well known that Bart Simpson is voiced by a woman – Nancy Cartwright. IIRC, Cartwright also voices a couple of minor male characters on The Simpsons – Ralph Wiggum, either Rod or Todd Flanders, and s… --- ## [We may see a string of 1-term presidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-see-a-string-of-1-term-presidents/930285)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-may-see-a-string-of-1-term-presidents/930285 "2021-01-13T02:17:30Z")
Trump - got voted out - enough said. One term only. Biden - already oldest ever to be elected, will be 82 by the next election. Furthermore, he is too centrist for the liking of many Democrats. There may be pressure f… --- ## [Ethernet Printer Odd Behavior With Iffy Cable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-printer-odd-behavior-with-iffy-cable/930380)
**Author:** [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-printer-odd-behavior-with-iffy-cable/930380 "2021-01-13T02:04:09Z")
Our office printer, a Konica Minolta Bizhub multifunction, is connected to our network via an old Cat 5 (not Cat 5e) Ethernet run, so it only auto-negotiates to 100mbit rather than gigabit. No real problem there and it’… --- ## [My 7 year old nephew got a Nintendo Switch. What should he do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-7-year-old-nephew-got-a-nintendo-switch-what-should-he-do-with-it/928930)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-7-year-old-nephew-got-a-nintendo-switch-what-should-he-do-with-it/928930 "2021-01-13T01:12:48Z")
Pretty simple, what should my 7 year old nephew (1st grade) do with his Nintendo Switch? He’s obviously too young to play anything online. I’m pretty naive when it comes to gaming and especially for kids. --- ## [Do you put your wallet in your back pocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-your-wallet-in-your-back-pocket/929134)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-your-wallet-in-your-back-pocket/929134 "2021-01-13T00:49:00Z")
I’ve been having hip problems and a buddy told me it’s because I put my wallet (plastic cards, ID, gate key at work, etc…) in my back pocket. I stopped doing that a couple months ago and my hip feels much better. Is it c… --- ## [Looks like the IRS gave my stimulus payment to someone else. Is there anything I can do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-the-irs-gave-my-stimulus-payment-to-someone-else-is-there-anything-i-can-do-about-it/929645)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-the-irs-gave-my-stimulus-payment-to-someone-else-is-there-anything-i-can-do-about-it/929645 "2021-01-13T00:28:35Z")
While everyone has been posting to social media about their stimulus payments getting deposited and lots of hookers-and-blow level spending, I’ve been watching my bank account and seeing bupkis. So today I went to the I… --- ## [CDC says 1 million vaccinations given in 10 days. Is that possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-says-1-million-vaccinations-given-in-10-days-is-that-possible/928816)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-says-1-million-vaccinations-given-in-10-days-is-that-possible/928816 "2021-01-12T23:39:45Z")
This was Tweeted Dec 23 at 12:18pm (my time zone). The number of vaccinations is even higher by the time you read this post. I believe the number. It’s just hard to wrap my head around 1 million syringes stacked up in a… --- ## [So...what if the Weds coup attempt 'succeeded'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-the-weds-coup-attempt-succeeded/930324)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-the-weds-coup-attempt-succeeded/930324 "2021-01-12T23:25:04Z")
Hypothetical… Let’s say they broke down that last hallway and got access to the House of Representatives and put them on a quick show trial etc and let’s say they kill 100 - 90 Democrats and 10 Republicans including all… --- ## [Probabilistic senate prediction competition final results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probabilistic-senate-prediction-competition-final-results/930379)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probabilistic-senate-prediction-competition-final-results/930379 "2021-01-12T23:12:40Z")
I almost forgot to post this thread. In the six months leading up the election I created a thread for each month for people to predict the results of ‘swingable’ senate races. Here are those threads… May thread June … --- ## [Are we are being watched from afar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-are-being-watched-from-afar/929462)
**Author:** [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-are-being-watched-from-afar/929462 "2021-01-12T22:44:04Z")
Are we are being watched from afar? The probability that aliens are watching us can be calculated . There are billions of galaxies with billions of planets circling billions of suns. Milky Way Galaxy, where earth resid… --- ## [US Marines vs US Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-marines-vs-us-army/287457)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-marines-vs-us-army/287457 "2021-01-12T22:06:25Z")
What is the difference. Why do Americans need two branches of foot soldiers. Why would a young American choose one above the other. Do the Marines have status over the army? Differences in boot camp? Difference in ass… --- ## [New car company Lucid Motors-Is it for real, or just another empty promise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-company-lucid-motors-is-it-for-real-or-just-another-empty-promise/930241)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-company-lucid-motors-is-it-for-real-or-just-another-empty-promise/930241 "2021-01-12T22:01:42Z")
Lucid Air | Lucid Motors The cars look nice, but what is the down and dirty? The claim is max horsepower 1080, projected range 517 miles, and 0 to 60 in 2 and a half minutes. The website is very pretty, but are there … --- ## [14th Amendment Section 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-section-3/930165)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14th-amendment-section-3/930165 "2021-01-12T21:36:54Z")
Haven’t seen this mentioned before, and I don’t know where else to put it. Briefly, Section 3 of the Amendment, which was passed after the Civil War, prohibits any person from holding any civil or military office in the… --- ## [What are we to make of Chad Wolf's resignation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-to-make-of-chad-wolfs-resignation/930302)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-to-make-of-chad-wolfs-resignation/930302 "2021-01-12T21:35:45Z")
The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has just resigned. I’m nonplussed. He evidently makes no mention of the January 6 insurrection in his resignation letter: “I am saddened to take this step, as it was my intent… --- ## [Lead in Flint's water. Who decided to change supply? Why is governor under fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-in-flints-water-who-decided-to-change-supply-why-is-governor-under-fire/743637)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-in-flints-water-who-decided-to-change-supply-why-is-governor-under-fire/743637 "2021-01-12T21:31:52Z")
I’m trying to understand this mess and keep hearing the city changed where the water came from to save money. But now the governor is being blamed for the lead poisoning of the children. Shouldn’t the blame be on the cit… --- ## [I don't think I will ever retire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-will-ever-retire/929481)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-will-ever-retire/929481 "2021-01-12T21:28:02Z")
Was laid off a few months ago, I didn’t mind. I had become tired of my job and where I was living, took it as an opportunity to move and look for a new job. A little vacation where I could sleep in and relax and binge-w… --- ## [Machining stainless steel at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machining-stainless-steel-at-home/930072)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machining-stainless-steel-at-home/930072 "2021-01-12T21:06:03Z")
I have a stainless steel\* split shaft collar type item that needs to be embiggened. Its inner bore is 1.25" now, but I need to increase it to 1.35" and the thing is 0.6" thick. As a one-off thing, am I insane for thinki… --- ## [Will any Republican Senators abandon the Republican party in the near future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-any-republican-senators-abandon-the-republican-party-in-the-near-future/930094)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-any-republican-senators-abandon-the-republican-party-in-the-near-future/930094 "2021-01-12T19:58:15Z")
Apparently Senator Murkowski has called on Trump to resign and has claimed that she’s not sure if she can continue to be a Republican. Given the toxicity of the last few days, do you expect any Senators to leave the Rep… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1582) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1584)