# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1606 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1607 --- ## [Bisexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bisexuality/928409)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bisexuality/928409 "2020-12-23T17:44:30Z")
The wind-up: I’ve done some reading about the statistics and biology (or at least, what little we know of the biology) behind homosexuality. Not enough to rattle off facts, but enough to remember bits and pieces. From … --- ## [Where have all the great NHL points leaders gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-great-nhl-points-leaders-gone/928717)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-great-nhl-points-leaders-gone/928717 "2020-12-23T17:09:31Z")
I was perusing a list of all the top single season points leaders in NHL history, and was a bit shocked: https://records.nhl.com/records/skater-records/points/skater-most-points-one-season Now, spots 1-13 are occupied … --- ## [Draconian copyright crackdown provisions are included in the omnibus stimulus bill which contains a lot more than just stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draconian-copyright-crackdown-provisions-are-included-in-the-omnibus-stimulus-bill-which-contains-a-lot-more-than-just-stimulus/928599)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draconian-copyright-crackdown-provisions-are-included-in-the-omnibus-stimulus-bill-which-contains-a-lot-more-than-just-stimulus/928599 "2020-12-23T16:48:40Z")
Ordinary users can be fined up to $30,000 for uploading and sharing copyrighted images. A copyright claims tribunal would be created to determine how to deal with copyright violations. --- ## [Cincinnati time outs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-time-outs/928596)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-time-outs/928596 "2020-12-23T16:46:16Z")
Why the heck is Cincinnati calling time outs instead of just letting the clock run out. I’m not watching so I’m hearing no commentators. Suppose Pittsburgh had blocked that field goal attempt and run it back for a TD, o… --- ## [Travelling Wilburys or Wings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-wilburys-or-wings/916323)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-wilburys-or-wings/916323 "2020-12-23T16:34:20Z")
Which do you prefer: The Wilburys or Wings? (Not a poll on which was the better band, just which do you like better, which would you rather put on the ol’ hi-fi and listen to on any given day). poll --- ## [U.S. Courts: Does a witness still swear on a Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-courts-does-a-witness-still-swear-on-a-bible/685653)
**Author:** [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-courts-does-a-witness-still-swear-on-a-bible/685653 "2020-12-23T15:09:43Z")
This seems to be the right forum. I was watching TV and there was a re-enactment of a courtroom scene, the witness was sworn in by placing their hand on a bible and swearing to tell the truth so help them god. Does thi… --- ## [NBA 2020 Redux - The Seasonette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2020-redux-the-seasonette/916635)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2020-redux-the-seasonette/916635 "2020-12-23T15:35:19Z")
It just breaks my heart to revive the old NBA thread after such a long break. The beloved Raptors play on August 1st against the Lakers. 538.com has both LA teams favoured to win and place, somehow ignoring Toronto and… --- ## [My Captain Nemo Story is Coming out this Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-captain-nemo-story-is-coming-out-this-month/855339)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-captain-nemo-story-is-coming-out-this-month/855339 "2020-06-11T01:28:34Z")
In the anthology 20,000 Leagues Remembered, a collection honoring the 150th anniversary of the publication of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The book has been edited by Steven R. Southard and Kelly A. Harmon… --- ## [Bijou\_Drains suspended until January 21st 6:00 am ET for cursing out a Mod via PM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-suspended-until-january-21st-6-00-am-et-for-cursing-out-a-mod-via-pm/928736)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-suspended-until-january-21st-6-00-am-et-for-cursing-out-a-mod-via-pm/928736 "2020-12-23T13:07:47Z")
He followed this warning up with a PM (Note my asterisk) The Mods decided the suspension should be 30 days rather than the 7 I originally used as he has had a suspension this year. He has two previous warnings thi… --- ## [Even Pat Robertson agrees that it's over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-pat-robertson-agrees-that-its-over/928585)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-pat-robertson-agrees-that-its-over/928585 "2020-12-23T12:16:28Z")
Pat Robertson has said some pretty stupid things himself, over the years. So when even he admits that Biden won, there’s not much left for Trump. Televangelist Pat Robertson Says Trump ‘Lives in an Alternate Reality,’ … --- ## [Omnibus "religious people who think they control the virus" thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-people-who-think-they-control-the-virus-thread/850616)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-people-who-think-they-control-the-virus-thread/850616 "2020-12-23T11:06:57Z")
There are plenty of them to go around, but the one that finally caused me to start this is Kenneth Copeland, who commands the virus by calling it "doggone." (This thread may also encompass religious people who know why … --- ## [Library books on Kindle - returning them immediately - ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-books-on-kindle-returning-them-immediately-ethical/927961)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/library-books-on-kindle-returning-them-immediately-ethical/927961 "2020-12-23T09:58:39Z")
I read a lot of books from my local library on Kindle. I have discovered that, at least on my version of Kindle, that the books never get removed from my Kindle until I turn Wifi on. I assume most libraries have a simil… --- ## [A little Ponchielli in Roberta Flak's "Mood"? (Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Side 2, 1972)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-ponchielli-in-roberta-flaks-mood-roberta-flack-donny-hathaway-side-2-1972/928623)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-ponchielli-in-roberta-flaks-mood-roberta-flack-donny-hathaway-side-2-1972/928623 "2020-12-23T08:01:04Z")
“Mood” is a rather obscure and depressing piece, the last song on the album. It really stands out from the rest of the album, not necessarily in a good or bad way, but as a break in theme. Composition of this slower inst… --- ## [Car wiring question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wiring-question/928579)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wiring-question/928579 "2020-12-23T06:58:11Z")
I have an issue with the switch for my radiator cooling fan. The fan doesn’t come on when the engine coolant gets hot. One of the ways to diagnose the problem is to disconnect the switch and use a paperclip to jump the c… --- ## [How can wearing masks become the "cool" thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-wearing-masks-become-the-cool-thing-to-do/923927)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-wearing-masks-become-the-cool-thing-to-do/923927 "2020-12-23T06:29:53Z")
I’m thinking back to seatbelts. There was resistance. I didn’t wear mine all the time at first. Now I buckle it as soon as I’m in the car. Hell, I wear it in my driveway and when I’m going through the car wash. A nation… --- ## [Can you cook wthout a recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cook-wthout-a-recipe/928379)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cook-wthout-a-recipe/928379 "2020-12-23T06:24:32Z")
Do you always consult a recipe when you cook, or can you cook by “instinct”? I learned to cook mostly by watching my aunt and my grandmother, a little my bobbe, who was my aunt’s mother. My mother did a lot of basic stuf… --- ## [Treatment for sun-damaged skin? I HAVE A CURE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-for-sun-damaged-skin-i-have-a-cure/928612)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treatment-for-sun-damaged-skin-i-have-a-cure/928612 "2020-12-23T05:56:42Z")
Let me preface this with…my skin is shit. It’s fair to the point of translucent, it freckles, I live in Australia and I also inherited my mother’s propensity for skin cancers. I’ve had umpteen basal cell and squamous ca… --- ## [Robert E Lee statue removed from US capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-statue-removed-from-us-capitol/928538)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-statue-removed-from-us-capitol/928538 "2020-12-23T05:49:30Z")
Probably not the last one taken out each state gets 2 statues there --- ## [Have the "alternate elelectors" committed a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-alternate-elelectors-committed-a-crime/928690)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-alternate-elelectors-committed-a-crime/928690 "2020-12-23T05:12:47Z")
Trying to vote in an election without a legal right to do so is a crime. One person in the 2020 US Presidential election was caught trying to use his dead mother’s vote, and now faces up to 19 years in prison. Rosa Ma… --- ## [Recommend some heirloom vegetables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-heirloom-vegetables/928420)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-heirloom-vegetables/928420 "2020-12-23T04:45:08Z")
Yes, I know that I’m late with my Christmas shopping, but never mind that. My mom and my uncle are both very active gardeners. This year, Mom’s been experimenting with saving seeds from some heirloom tomatoes that she … --- ## [First Amendment Audit videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amendment-audit-videos/928448)
**Author:** [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amendment-audit-videos/928448 "2020-12-23T01:47:41Z")
I watch various youtube channels and just wanna know what the folks here have to say about them. I have zero affiliation with anyone on such channels including “Auditing America” and “Amagansett Press” but just can’t sto… --- ## [Adjusting boiling points if liquid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-boiling-points-if-liquid/928570)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-boiling-points-if-liquid/928570 "2020-12-23T01:11:57Z")
Assume atmospheric pressure. Is there a way I could create a liquid compound (not necessarily water but water would be preferred) that would boil at very specific points by adding another chemical or compound to it. If s… --- ## [Breath training: Health benefits or woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-training-health-benefits-or-woo/928655)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breath-training-health-benefits-or-woo/928655 "2020-12-22T22:54:46Z")
I just talked to someone today who is into breath training. This involves, among other things, holding your breath for extended times (3-4 minutes). I have the philosophy that forcing your body to do something that it’s … --- ## [Who said, 'Critics hate coincidences'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-critics-hate-coincidences/927359)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-critics-hate-coincidences/927359 "2020-12-22T22:53:28Z")
The question is in the title. --- ## [Things You Know You Will Miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-you-will-miss/928438)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-you-will-miss/928438 "2020-12-22T21:18:47Z")
There are two meanings for “miss” in the title. Lately, I have been watching Jupiter and Saturn with great interest in the western early evening sky(with a comet in the picture even!) Now with an event that won’t be se… --- ## [Is yoga a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yoga-a-scam/611798)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yoga-a-scam/611798 "2020-12-22T21:04:16Z")
Is yoga a scam? I’ve never really liked all the spiritual woo associated with yoga but always thought that at least the exercise aspect might be worthwhile. Searching for yoga teachers leads to all sorts of proprietary … --- ## [Wolfpup found mummified!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolfpup-found-mummified/928659)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolfpup-found-mummified/928659 "2020-12-22T20:56:01Z")
Fortunately, not our @Wolfpup ! --- ## [Name the counties you've taken up residence in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-counties-youve-taken-up-residence-in/925765 "2020-12-22T19:55:36Z")
What counties have you lived in? (You can define “taken up residence in” however you like, but I’m considering any county Ithat 've registered to vote in during my life). Me: Wayne County, MI Cook County, IL Kent Cou… --- ## [Read your insurance policy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-your-insurance-policy/927916)
**Author:** [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-your-insurance-policy/927916 "2020-12-22T19:01:24Z")
So I own an IT consulting business and have a 10,000 sq ft office which has been largely empty since the middle of March when we went fully virtual. At the beginning of November the air conditioner in my server room die… --- ## [I wonder if discobot could be used like Xiaoice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-discobot-could-be-used-like-xiaoice/928261)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-if-discobot-could-be-used-like-xiaoice/928261 "2020-12-22T18:16:10Z")
You don’t know who Xiaoice is? Neither did I until I read this article and I must say, it was the most disconcerting thing I have read for a while. Xiaoice is “an artificial intelligence-driven chat bot that’s redefining… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1605) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1607)