# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1593 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1594 --- ## [Would you wear a kilt, just 'cuz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828 "2021-01-05T00:23:43Z")
I bought an authentic one from an online scottish shop. It was pricey but I really like it it’s Scottish Pride tartan pattern. I wore it to a Halloween party once with a linen shirt and some utility boots, a proper bel… --- ## [Where are my messages on my iPhone 6S?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-my-messages-on-my-iphone-6s/929663)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-my-messages-on-my-iphone-6s/929663 "2021-01-04T23:52:50Z")
I’ve just heard the Amber/Silver alert signal on my iPhone 6S. I went to read the message, but I can’t find it. It’s not in Messages. Is there another place I should look? --- ## [We have COVID. Now what? So many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-covid-now-what-so-many-questions/929192)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-covid-now-what-so-many-questions/929192 "2021-01-04T22:56:21Z")
Long story short, my fiancee brought COVID home for Christmas. She had an employee get sick and test positive, exposure would have been on Sat. Dec 19th. She tested negative the following Monday and again tested negative… --- ## [My mother says the government never had the right to make us stay home since we're a "free country." Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-says-the-government-never-had-the-right-to-make-us-stay-home-since-were-a-free-country-is-this-true/929204)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-says-the-government-never-had-the-right-to-make-us-stay-home-since-were-a-free-country-is-this-true/929204 "2021-01-04T22:21:54Z")
I put this in Politics and Elections since this topic is in that sort of nature, but What\_Exit or another mod can change the category if another is more appropriate. Anyways, I’m on the fence with another one of my moth… --- ## [The second coronavirus stimulus package](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-coronavirus-stimulus-package/928785)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-coronavirus-stimulus-package/928785 "2021-01-04T22:17:17Z")
Please note the forum. This is for those interested in the effects on their personal or business taxes without discussing whether it should have been done or done differently. Start a thread in another forum if you wan… --- ## [Gerry Marsden and The Pacemakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gerry-marsden-and-the-pacemakers/436299)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gerry-marsden-and-the-pacemakers/436299 "2021-01-04T21:57:42Z")
Sometimes I feel the need to post something obvious to some, so here’s this year’s asinine contribution: Gerry Mardsen (for his era) was a damn fine songwriter and musician. Yeah, The Pacemakers were “in there”, sure t… --- ## [The Muppets present The Great Gatsby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581 "2021-01-04T21:42:37Z")
Apparently works from 1925 enter the public domain this year, including F. Scott Fitzgerald;s The Great Gatsby. A lot of people – Of knows why – want to see a Muppet version --- ## [Couple questions on Chevy oil sensor replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-questions-on-chevy-oil-sensor-replacement/929287)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-questions-on-chevy-oil-sensor-replacement/929287 "2021-01-04T20:02:13Z")
2006 GMC Envoy Denali I have been getting weird oil pressure readings, sometimes normal, sometimes low. There is plenty of oil in the car. I replaced the oil pressure sensor but still getting the same problems. No no… --- ## [Keeping lasagna noodles from sliding around while under construction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-lasagna-noodles-from-sliding-around-while-under-construction/929504)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-lasagna-noodles-from-sliding-around-while-under-construction/929504 "2021-01-04T19:16:41Z")
My lasagna has layers of pasta, ricotta, mozzarella, and meat sauce (repeated). I don’t have strong feelings about the order. I typically spray the bottom of the pan with shortening spray to ease cleanup, but even withou… --- ## [Assembling a jigsaw puzzle starting at the center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembling-a-jigsaw-puzzle-starting-at-the-center/929443)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assembling-a-jigsaw-puzzle-starting-at-the-center/929443 "2021-01-04T19:10:49Z")
Has anyone ever heard of this? I came across this completely out of context while reading about something else, and it really intrigued me: I landed in the middle of a delightful conversation between several jigsaw puz… --- ## [Alexa Listening in to Target Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-listening-in-to-target-ads/929431)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexa-listening-in-to-target-ads/929431 "2021-01-04T18:42:07Z")
Before the Plague hit it was a big discussion. The claim was that if you talked about something (like shrimp or plate o’shrimp) Alexa and all the rest would overhear you and send you ads. Then 2020 hit and I sort of for… --- ## [Ruin Mandalorian with a line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-mandalorian-with-a-line/927792)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruin-mandalorian-with-a-line/927792 "2021-01-04T18:22:42Z")
“Annie, meesa just had a muy muy strange-o dream, okeeday?” “Oh, uhhh… he’s got… Super-Force. It’s like Force but double extra Forceyness.” --- ## [Discovery+ streaming network launches in Jan 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-streaming-network-launches-in-jan-2021/927694)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-streaming-network-launches-in-jan-2021/927694 "2021-01-04T17:35:49Z")
From here. Discovery networks include Discovery network, Travel Channel, HGTV, Food Network, Animal Planet, TLC, OWN, Investigation Discovery, BBC’s natural history collection, others. They’ll have a bunch of new origin… --- ## [Players on online games with terrorist leader picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-on-online-games-with-terrorist-leader-picture/720468)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-on-online-games-with-terrorist-leader-picture/720468 "2021-01-04T17:18:21Z")
I was playing an online game today. One of my teammates had an Osama bin Laden’s picture as his profile picture. Considered that National Security Agency has surveillance programs such as PRISM (Link), the very fact tha… --- ## [Pocket Cast to MP3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-cast-to-mp3/929616)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pocket-cast-to-mp3/929616 "2021-01-04T17:09:44Z")
Is there a way to transfer podcasts from Pocket Casts to a MP3 player? --- ## [Covfefe Haiku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covfefe-haiku/929602)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covfefe-haiku/929602 "2021-01-04T17:02:38Z")
Summarize the end of Trump’s term, or any part of his four years in office, in haiku. (5-7-5) Desperate and scared His tiny fists of fury Impotently flail. His great corpulence Won’t stop him from being our Nation’… --- ## [Did they ever explain why Tattoo left Fantasy Island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-explain-why-tattoo-left-fantasy-island/929370)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-ever-explain-why-tattoo-left-fantasy-island/929370 "2021-01-04T16:53:58Z")
It’s well-known that Hervé Villechaize left the show from a salary dispute, but did they ever explain in the show why the character left? My googling failed to come up with anything, so I suspect they never explained it… --- ## [A conversation between my cousin, RN, PhD, and a friend of hers (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-between-my-cousin-rn-phd-and-a-friend-of-hers-long/929468)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-between-my-cousin-rn-phd-and-a-friend-of-hers-long/929468 "2021-01-04T16:06:18Z")
Edited formatting to clarify the text – PuzzleGal Here is a conversation between my cousin and a good friend (of her husband) that wants to gather more data on the vaccine. Please excuse the length, the friend’s name ha… --- ## [I left my small vault freezer open for almost week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-small-vault-freezer-open-for-almost-week/929610)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-left-my-small-vault-freezer-open-for-almost-week/929610 "2021-01-04T09:26:10Z")
I discovered earlier today that I’d left the lid on my vault freezer wide open for a week, the contents ( fish, chicken, broccoli) was amazingly frozen solid. Is there any chance that it is okay or is it possible that it… --- ## [Dave Daubenmire, America's New Great Villain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-daubenmire-americas-new-great-villain/928748)
**Author:** [@deltogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltogre)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-daubenmire-americas-new-great-villain/928748 "2021-01-04T09:24:21Z")
This guy was a high school football coach, and was fired for his “Christian” bullshit being foisted on his players. He confuses the intent of his religion of choice (Being kind to others, etcetera…) with his imagined rig… --- ## [The 'I've got a feeling 21 is going to be a good year' MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-got-a-feeling-21-is-going-to-be-a-good-year-mmp/929046)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-got-a-feeling-21-is-going-to-be-a-good-year-mmp/929046 "2021-01-04T08:49:48Z")
I’m probably jumping the gun, but I’ve never started one of these before. (And I’m anxious for the year to be over.) I think 2020 was my fault. Last year, I forgot – for the first time – to make black-eyed peas, and c… --- ## [Would these Meat Scenarios Make You Upset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-meat-scenarios-make-you-upset/929198)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-meat-scenarios-make-you-upset/929198 "2021-01-04T08:28:58Z")
Let’s say someone invites you to dinner, and says the main course will be something special, a new meat you’ve probably never had before. You’re thinking maybe ostrich or alligator or a take on the Impossible Burger, bu… --- ## [Beer expiration date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-expiration-date/929425)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-expiration-date/929425 "2021-01-04T07:42:39Z")
Just over a year ago, my wife and I bought two cases of Tsingtao beer which we intended to give to her brother around April/May 2020 timeframe. The pandemic interrupted our plans so we now have two cases of beer which ne… --- ## [Winter Ventilation: Fireplace, Windows, Furnace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-ventilation-fireplace-windows-furnace/929617)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-ventilation-fireplace-windows-furnace/929617 "2021-01-04T06:06:20Z")
This could go in GQuestions or Quarantine Zone, but let’s try it here. Due to Covid concerns I’d like to ventilate my home this winter — there are three people in the house, and we wear masks during close conversation, a… --- ## [How do you pronounce the word "idea"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-idea/929539)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-the-word-idea/929539 "2021-01-04T05:33:30Z")
In the equivalent of 9th grade ESL, I was told by the teacher that the word “idea” is pronounced “I-Dee” and that “I-Dee-A” is giving oneself airs. poll --- ## [Chicken glazed with fruit (jam, marmalade, etc.) Recipes? Tips and suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-glazed-with-fruit-jam-marmalade-etc-recipes-tips-and-suggestions/929604)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-glazed-with-fruit-jam-marmalade-etc-recipes-tips-and-suggestions/929604 "2021-01-04T02:36:53Z")
I have a vague memory of having a go-to recipe for chicken breasts, years ago, that used apricot jam or something similar. Mix up a tasty mess, glop it over the raw meat, 350 F until caramelized was the ideal. Mustard w… --- ## [A song part that either brings down or ruins a song you'd otherwise like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-part-that-either-brings-down-or-ruins-a-song-youd-otherwise-like/927722)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-part-that-either-brings-down-or-ruins-a-song-youd-otherwise-like/927722 "2021-01-04T02:33:43Z")
Listened again today to the Beach Boys’ “You’re So Good to Me” and confirmed my disappointment with its “lalalala” chorus. The verses are great, but near the end of each verse Jardine(?) warns of the impending doom with … --- ## [How Likely is It that Trump will Try to Proclaim Martial Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-trump-will-try-to-proclaim-martial-law/928294)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-likely-is-it-that-trump-will-try-to-proclaim-martial-law/928294 "2021-01-04T01:17:02Z")
This Trump in Heels is calling for martial law. Chase is a candidate running for Governor of Virginia. Most of her colleagues think she’s a loon, but Trump himself is not put off by loons. How likely do you think that… --- ## [MacOS software to detect duplicate image files even of different formats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-software-to-detect-duplicate-image-files-even-of-different-formats/929570)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macos-software-to-detect-duplicate-image-files-even-of-different-formats/929570 "2021-01-03T23:42:22Z")
Hi everyone. Like many amateur photographers, I have an external SSD drive full of images. Since I haven’t always the very most diligent of archivists, the filing is… suboptimal. There’s a mix of at least three differen… --- ## [Did Fidel Castro speak English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fidel-castro-speak-english/929568)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fidel-castro-speak-english/929568 "2021-01-03T23:33:00Z")
If so, how fluently? Heavy accent or slight? Where did he learn his English, if at all, and how long did he study it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1592) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1594)