# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1595 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1596 --- ## [Where do my results fit in with the masses, re: Adult Fitness Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-my-results-fit-in-with-the-masses-re-adult-fitness-test/929188)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-my-results-fit-in-with-the-masses-re-adult-fitness-test/929188 "2021-01-03T02:48:19Z")
I’ve taken the adult fitness test from the President’s Challenge Program. But now that I have results, I can’t find anyplace that lists what the results “should” be, or if I’m above or below average in any of these cate… --- ## [Election lawsuits: did courts review “evidence” or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-lawsuits-did-courts-review-evidence-or-not/927952)
**Author:** [@Kyomara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyomara)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-lawsuits-did-courts-review-evidence-or-not/927952 "2021-01-03T02:25:45Z")
This question has plagued me throughout the election lawsuits debacle. I know that what Trump and his lawyers are calling “evidence” of fraud amount to signed affidavits, hearsay, rumors, and feelings. And I know that at… --- ## [RIP Paul Westphal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-westphal/929549)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-paul-westphal/929549 "2021-01-03T01:46:43Z")
Suns player and later coach during the Suns heyday has died from brain cancer, --- ## [Anyone remember this episode of (I think) "Roger Ramjet"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-episode-of-i-think-roger-ramjet/929131)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-episode-of-i-think-roger-ramjet/929131 "2021-01-03T01:26:08Z")
It’s the 1960s. An American couple is seen waking up to breakfast. When the husband tastes the coffee his wife has prepared, he recoils, claiming it tastes like glue. She belts him (with a rolling pin?) and the scene end… --- ## [How does ‘&’ (address-of) work in C?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-address-of-work-in-c/929545)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-address-of-work-in-c/929545 "2021-01-03T00:09:07Z")
If I have a variable, or a data structure, it would seem to me that in order to reference it, the compiler would have to know it’s address, so is there any actual instructions generated to “take” the address of it, or is… --- ## [Your 'must-do' dinners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-must-do-dinners/929475)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-must-do-dinners/929475 "2021-01-03T00:07:50Z")
There are certain dinners that I must cook during the year. Here they are. Thanksgiving: Roasted turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, and green bean casserole; Christmas: Escargots in mushroom caps w… --- ## [RIP Phil Niekro (MLB pitcher)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-phil-niekro-mlb-pitcher/929029)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-phil-niekro-mlb-pitcher/929029 "2021-01-03T00:03:58Z")
Hall of Fame knuckleball pitcher Phil Niekro, who pitched in 24 MLB seasons (mostly for the Braves), and won 318 games, died last night at age 81, after a long battle against cancer. Niekro pitched until the age of 48, … --- ## [Did it used to be taboo for men to go to the grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-used-to-be-taboo-for-men-to-go-to-the-grocery-store/929003)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-it-used-to-be-taboo-for-men-to-go-to-the-grocery-store/929003 "2021-01-02T21:54:35Z")
I was watching a documentary about supermarkets, one had a training video from the 60s. in it all the cashiers were women, but so were all the customers. all the costumers were either women alone or women with their kid… --- ## [Strange numeric coincidences that should occur only rarely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-numeric-coincidences-that-should-occur-only-rarely/924478)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-numeric-coincidences-that-should-occur-only-rarely/924478 "2021-01-02T20:01:56Z")
We’ve found a few numeric coincidences that shouldn’t be. For example hex and binary are the most used bases in a computer. Hex 80 is the number of years to skip a leap year instead of 4 and 100. 128 fits much better tha… --- ## [Dried chickpeas soaked, cooked, still hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-chickpeas-soaked-cooked-still-hard/929525)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-chickpeas-soaked-cooked-still-hard/929525 "2021-01-02T19:56:36Z")
I’ve been making Chana Masala lately, trying different tweaks of various recipes. It seems everyone agrees that using canned chickpeas is the way to go, and I’ve been happy with the results. I decided to give dried chi… --- ## [GE Appliances is actually not GE. Other examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-appliances-is-actually-not-ge-other-examples/927827)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-appliances-is-actually-not-ge-other-examples/927827 "2021-01-02T19:33:15Z")
Back in 2016, GE sold their appliance division to Haier - a Chinese company. The company however keeps selling appliances with the GE logo, and the unaware consumer may think it’s the same brand as before. Are there ot… --- ## [Should I put links in my newsletter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-put-links-in-my-newsletter/929389)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-put-links-in-my-newsletter/929389 "2021-01-02T19:17:03Z")
Hey Straight Dope news writers, writer writers, and other writers near and far, I have a question. Don’t need answer fast. I write a newsletter at work for my Military and Allies Resource group at my job. It’s quarter… --- ## [THEMED Celebrity Death Pool 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2020/844277)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2020/844277 "2021-01-02T17:51:31Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2020 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as… --- ## [Why is Trump supporting, and McConnell opposing, the $2,000 stimulus checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-supporting-and-mcconnell-opposing-the-2-000-stimulus-checks/929319)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-trump-supporting-and-mcconnell-opposing-the-2-000-stimulus-checks/929319 "2021-01-02T16:27:30Z")
So this makes no sense. It’s hard to see what incentive there is for Trump to support the $2k checks - he has no voters to win (the election is already over, and he lost,) and the bigger stimulus can only benefit his riv… --- ## [The “I’m surprised there’s not a New Year’s resolution post so I guess I’ll start one” post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-m-surprised-there-s-not-a-new-year-s-resolution-post-so-i-guess-i-ll-start-one-post/929446)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-m-surprised-there-s-not-a-new-year-s-resolution-post-so-i-guess-i-ll-start-one-post/929446 "2021-01-02T15:46:26Z")
Mine are pretty typical: 8th annual Dry January Go back on keto (the only diet I seem to be able to successfully lose weight on) and lose 20 or 30 lbs. Exercise and get back into some semblance of shape How bout y’all… --- ## [Are there any infinities in the universe? Could there be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-infinities-in-the-universe-could-there-be/927978)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-infinities-in-the-universe-could-there-be/927978 "2021-01-02T15:19:25Z")
The thread about extra light in our universe and the comment on a closed topology got me thinking. Is there anything in our universe that is either known or could possibly be infinite in quantity? My knowledge comes fr… --- ## [What 2020 movies did you see this year and what did you think of them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-2020-movies-did-you-see-this-year-and-what-did-you-think-of-them/929213)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-2020-movies-did-you-see-this-year-and-what-did-you-think-of-them/929213 "2021-01-02T15:04:53Z")
I managed to see 24 2020 movies despite seeing zero in the theater this year. I found it to be a very poor year for movies, though there are many I have not seen. I think I’m being pretty generous on some of these, to … --- ## [Happy New Year! Please let 2021 be better than 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-please-let-2021-be-better-than-2020/929383)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-please-let-2021-be-better-than-2020/929383 "2021-01-02T14:19:09Z")
I invited a friend to distance drink, but she has errands to run and I already started so I’m not sure I’ll last until she gets here. But I wish you all a better year than 2020. Cheers! It’s margaritas this year for m… --- ## [Receiving duplicate gifts from Amazon wishlists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-duplicate-gifts-from-amazon-wishlists/929453)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/receiving-duplicate-gifts-from-amazon-wishlists/929453 "2021-01-02T12:37:13Z")
My family (and I) rather lack in creativity and have agreed to purchase Christmas gifts for each other pretty much exclusively through Amazon. So each of us puts down our ideas on a personal wishlist (and we put up a lis… --- ## [Another network bites the dust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-network-bites-the-dust/929507)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-network-bites-the-dust/929507 "2021-01-02T08:13:27Z")
So, after watching “Doctor Who” on BBC America, I turn to El Rey Network to catch a bit of “Correctamundo”. "El Rey Network has ceased operations. Damn it. --- ## [Ultra's suspension](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultras-suspension/929396)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultras-suspension/929396 "2021-01-02T04:52:47Z")
Yeah, maybe stupid and insensitive, but that is not ‘Trolling’. C’mon. Close the thread. Maybe a terse message, possibly a warning, but really? Suspension? This seems like an over-reaction. I don’t know this poster’s wh… --- ## [Larry Sanders show question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-sanders-show-question/929416)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-sanders-show-question/929416 "2021-01-02T04:00:20Z")
I’ve seen a few episodes over the years, but now I have a one-month subscription to HBO and am watching from the beginning. Is Larry’s monologue at the beginning of the show supposed to be funny, or be funny in a Ruper… --- ## [Soul -Pixar Disney+. Open spoilers past op](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-pixar-disney-open-spoilers-past-op/928933)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-pixar-disney-open-spoilers-past-op/928933 "2021-01-02T01:44:40Z")
I loved it. Best Pixar ever? No. That’s a high bar though. But it hit some good notes and was amazing to watch. Also the collection of Pixar shorts? Really worth watching. I’ve a few more to go. The ones I’ve seen hit h… --- ## [Terry Pratchett OKs Night Watch TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-oks-night-watch-tv-series/575280)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-oks-night-watch-tv-series/575280 "2021-01-02T01:31:43Z")
Story here. I have to say, I was not terribly enamored of “The Colour of Magic” nor “Hogfather,” although I don’t think they were truly awful. Still, I look forward to checking this out via whatever means I will need t… --- ## [Looking for a running app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-running-app/929473)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-running-app/929473 "2021-01-02T00:35:42Z")
I’ve started running for exercise again - but outside this time around because I think the gyms are closed (and even if they aren’t, I’m not comfortable going to them yet). The treadmills were convenient for many reason… --- ## [2020 claims one last victim: RIP microwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-claims-one-last-victim-rip-microwave/929406)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-claims-one-last-victim-rip-microwave/929406 "2021-01-02T00:34:12Z")
In the fall of '91 I was moving into a place with a couple of university friends, and it was determined that I should supply the microwave. Picked up a little GE model, iirc for about $200 at Sears, a not inconsiderable … --- ## [Real Easy Tax Question -- When Does Income Count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-easy-tax-question-when-does-income-count/928588)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-easy-tax-question-when-does-income-count/928588 "2021-01-02T00:27:21Z")
Say they send me a nice stimulus check, and I receive it in the mail (a paper check, not direct deposit) on, say, Dec 28. But I don’t deposit it at an ATM until Jan 2. Is it 2020 income, or 2021 income? When does inco… --- ## [Do You Like Movies That Explore Things You Wouldn't, But Think About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452 "2021-01-01T23:18:26Z")
Voyeuristic stuff, for example. I’m a curious guy, but I’d never screw with someone’s privacy, so watching it in a movie gets my “fix”. Or someone wanting to rob a bank and live a luxurious life, but who either didn’t h… --- ## [Is there a way to not be e-mailed by the board's software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440 "2021-01-01T22:12:14Z")
I get summary e-mails and e-mailed every time someone posts to a thread I started. I know how that could be useful but I would rather it didn’t but don’t see a way to turn it off. Is there one I am missing? Thanks. --- ## [Disclosure and opposite sex friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosure-and-opposite-sex-friends/928766)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disclosure-and-opposite-sex-friends/928766 "2021-01-01T21:48:05Z")
In an effort to align myself in a way that is most conducive to being able to form and maintain healthy romantic relationships I’ve found myself trying to decide on how to approach things with future partners that have b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1594) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1596)