# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1611 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1612 --- ## [Ah honest attempt to 'see the other side' by a Progressive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-honest-attempt-to-see-the-other-side-by-a-progressive/926354)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-honest-attempt-to-see-the-other-side-by-a-progressive/926354 "2020-12-18T20:25:03Z")
There are a couple threads here where posters have told Progressives or Dems in general to see the world from a Trumpers point of view. I am very Progressive and have been for a while. I started out my adult life as a … --- ## [My problems with sibilance in speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problems-with-sibilance-in-speakers/928202)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problems-with-sibilance-in-speakers/928202 "2020-12-18T20:07:17Z")
I have for many years had a Marantz PM5004 connected to some second hand Dali 104 floor standing speakers. They have been connected to my tv using the line out. This was maybe not the most high end setup, but I have alwa… --- ## [Using Migration Manager on a Mac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-migration-manager-on-a-mac/927600)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-migration-manager-on-a-mac/927600 "2020-12-18T20:00:43Z")
Got a new Mac Mini as a gift. Using a late-2012 Mac Mini now. I’ve used this process with other Macs with zero problems. So, my question. The back of this new Mini shows two " Thunderbolt/ USB-4 " small jacks. I bough… --- ## [Has anyone ever read Tim Dorsey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-read-tim-dorsey/262618)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-read-tim-dorsey/262618 "2020-12-18T19:11:03Z")
A few weeks ago I picked up The Stingray Shuffle in paperback and couldn’t put it down. Since then, I’ve gone on a Dorsey kick and I’ve now read Florida Roadkill, The Hammerhead Ranch Motel and \* Orange Crush. Now I’m ju… --- ## [Pumpkin spice labeling has gone too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-spice-labeling-has-gone-too-far/928220)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-spice-labeling-has-gone-too-far/928220 "2020-12-18T18:49:35Z")
(almost put this in MPSIMS) I have, in my fridge right now, a jug marked as pumpkin spice apple cider. Guess what it tastes like? Yep, standard mulled/spiced apple cider. Because that’s what it is. The spices you use i… --- ## [If it weren’t for COVID, would you personally have found 2020 so far a remarkably bad year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-weren-t-for-covid-would-you-personally-have-found-2020-so-far-a-remarkably-bad-year/925544)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-weren-t-for-covid-would-you-personally-have-found-2020-so-far-a-remarkably-bad-year/925544 "2020-12-18T18:14:47Z")
I’ve kind of thought that the consequences of the one world-shaking issue colors the view of most people, which is completely understandable, but it seems to me to say more about COVID than 2020 itself, if that makes sen… --- ## [The Georgia GOP are now eating their own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-georgia-gop-are-now-eating-their-own/925202)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-georgia-gop-are-now-eating-their-own/925202 "2020-12-18T17:17:56Z")
I know what some of you might be thinking, but no, our SoS is a proud member of Trumpistan. When a district judge ordered an extension to accepting mail in ballots due to current circumstances, it ended up being appeal… --- ## [Heads Up: Astonishing Tech & Other News Announcements Coming Today (Tuesday)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-astonishing-tech-other-news-announcements-coming-today-tuesday/685056)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-astonishing-tech-other-news-announcements-coming-today-tuesday/685056 "2014-04-01T17:22:25Z")
Keep an eye out on your favorite news sites and share the info with us. Thanks. --- ## [20/20/2020 --how should we celebrate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-20-2020-how-should-we-celebrate/928171)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-20-2020-how-should-we-celebrate/928171 "2020-12-18T15:28:53Z")
Hurry up folks, you only have 4 days left to get ready! It’s party time!!! This is the only day in your lifetime when American-format dates will match the rest of the world’s, with 8-digit symmetry. Bonus points if you… --- ## [How long ago did scientists determine that the gas giant planets were gaseous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-ago-did-scientists-determine-that-the-gas-giant-planets-were-gaseous/305458)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-ago-did-scientists-determine-that-the-gas-giant-planets-were-gaseous/305458 "2020-12-18T14:06:47Z")
I seem to recall a number of the sci-fi stories of the 40s, for example, there would be a base or colony on the surface of some place like Jupiter. Seems like “Who Goes There?” (the basis for two “The Thing” movies) mig… --- ## [Giza Pyramid Relics Found!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giza-pyramid-relics-found/928185)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giza-pyramid-relics-found/928185 "2020-12-18T14:04:58Z")
…inside a cigar box in Scotland. Let that be a lesson to you. Always look inside old boxes when you’re cleaning. You never know what you’ll find. I’ve been wondering about these relics for years, ever since I read abou… --- ## [Ever had a 'cannibal sandwich'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-cannibal-sandwich/928096)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-had-a-cannibal-sandwich/928096 "2020-12-18T13:59:43Z")
I saw the below article on CNN and was a bit surprised I had never heard of this holiday tradition in the neighboring state of Wisconsin. Basically a sandwich made of raw hamburger with onions. Seems like an odd holiday … --- ## [Jeremy Bulloch, the original Boba Fett, has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-bulloch-the-original-boba-fett-has-died/928306)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-bulloch-the-original-boba-fett-has-died/928306 "2020-12-18T13:43:54Z")
May he rest in peace. I wasn’t familiar with him, but am saddened that another original SW cast member has passed. --- ## [Any threads here for Plinkers (folks who target shoot) small caliber arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-here-for-plinkers-folks-who-target-shoot-small-caliber-arms/928152)
**Author:** [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-threads-here-for-plinkers-folks-who-target-shoot-small-caliber-arms/928152 "2020-12-18T13:36:42Z")
I’m asking about recreational shooting only( at an indoor range) and most certainly NOT trying to open a can of worms regarding rights and or freedoms. --- ## [BBC Radio 1981 Lord of the Rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313 "2020-12-18T12:46:22Z")
I’d never even heard of this until someone mentioned it in an online chat. Now, I’m really intrigued. The Lord of the Rings: The Trilogy: The Complete Collection Of The Classic BBC Radio Production (BBC Radio Collection… --- ## [Questions about those alt-Republican electoral slates .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-those-alt-republican-electoral-slates/928066)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-those-alt-republican-electoral-slates/928066 "2020-12-18T12:16:02Z")
(Somebody stop me if we’ve done this before.) I have questions about those “alternate Republican electors” who are voting for Trump in states that Biden won. First: Are these the actual electors chosen by the Republica… --- ## [What is on your bucket list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-bucket-list/927610)
**Author:** [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-bucket-list/927610 "2020-12-18T10:38:54Z")
I am interested in hearing what is on your bucket list. What do you want to do that you haven’t done yet? Not talking about the unattainable, but something that you dream about doing. I discovered my deepest wish was t… --- ## [How to get closed captions on Disney+?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-closed-captions-on-disney/928296)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-closed-captions-on-disney/928296 "2020-12-18T10:36:57Z")
I’m new to Disney+. I started using it because my nephew recommended The Mandalorian. To get to it, I have to leave my cable remote, where I can just tell the remote, “closed caption,” and use the TV’s own remote. I have… --- ## [Trump twitter passwords that made hack easy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-twitter-passwords-that-made-hack-easy/928287)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-twitter-passwords-that-made-hack-easy/928287 "2020-12-18T06:55:11Z")
your fired was 1st one and this year it was Maga2020. ROFL :rofl: --- ## [Quick! Recommend a YA mystery for my neice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-recommend-a-ya-mystery-for-my-neice/928259)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-recommend-a-ya-mystery-for-my-neice/928259 "2020-12-18T06:30:00Z")
It’s Christmas and I need a book for my niece, 14, who like mysteries. Name something I haven’t heard of. Help! (Hello, everyone. It’s been a year, hasn’t it.) --- ## [New Eminem album, 12/18/2020 (Music to Be Murdered By - Side B)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-eminem-album-12-18-2020-music-to-be-murdered-by-side-b/928311)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-eminem-album-12-18-2020-music-to-be-murdered-by-side-b/928311 "2020-12-18T06:22:09Z")
Eminem offers another round of ‘Music to Be Murdered By’ in unannounced album release First track I’ve listened to: Alfred’s Theme. (NSFW, obvs) First thoughts: Damn, I like it! Classic Marshall, with him rapping over… --- ## [Inverters/NOT gate without transistors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverters-not-gate-without-transistors/927793)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverters-not-gate-without-transistors/927793 "2020-12-18T06:14:01Z")
So an inverter or NOT gate (not to be confused with the AC/DC power inverter) is an abstract electric component that takes one input at either a high or low voltage state, and has one output which is the opposite voltage… --- ## [Phosgene poisoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phosgene-poisoning/928198)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phosgene-poisoning/928198 "2020-12-18T04:34:05Z")
I just learned something new to me. One can suffer phosgene poisoning, as in the poison gas, from a leaking refrigerator! A friend of ours ended up in the emergency room when the refrigerator decided to fail in the worst… --- ## [Prosecutorial and Police Discretion, and Gays (Among Others)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecutorial-and-police-discretion-and-gays-among-others/928175)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecutorial-and-police-discretion-and-gays-among-others/928175 "2020-12-18T04:13:52Z")
I first learned about it in Street Law class in high school. Discretion. Specifically prosecutorial and police discretion. Believe it or not, it’s usually a good thing. I mean, if police and prosecutors pursued every cas… --- ## [Is it "schwanzstucker" or "schwanzschtupper"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-schwanzstucker-or-schwanzschtupper/927958)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-schwanzstucker-or-schwanzschtupper/927958 "2020-12-18T02:51:36Z")
Considering that you use your schwanz to schtupp, I think the latter is more appropriate but Google seems to disagree. --- ## [Protected veteran status -- what does it mean for the hiring companies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protected-veteran-status-what-does-it-mean-for-the-hiring-companies/925256)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protected-veteran-status-what-does-it-mean-for-the-hiring-companies/925256 "2020-12-18T02:27:08Z")
Hello Dopers, I’m asking for help with job applications regarding my veteran status. On every job application I’ve submitted recently there is a question as to if the applicant is a protected veteran or not. The question… --- ## [Is there any evidence that Isaac Newton viewed the 1702 Kirch Comet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-isaac-newton-viewed-the-1702-kirch-comet/927956)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-isaac-newton-viewed-the-1702-kirch-comet/927956 "2020-12-18T02:23:14Z")
Is there any evidence that Isaac Newton viewed the 1702 Kirch Comet? I haven’t found any online. He was obviously still alive. He died in 1727. --- ## [Joe Biden and Donald Trump as Archtypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-and-donald-trump-as-archtypes/928157)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-and-donald-trump-as-archtypes/928157 "2020-12-18T02:21:36Z")
I was posting in a Cafe Society thread about the Frank Capra classic Holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life and then a little later I heard Biden’s speech in Georgia today and realized I view Joe Biden as a real life George… --- ## [So I lent a friend money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-lent-a-friend-money/927474)
**Author:** [@allison415](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/allison415)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-lent-a-friend-money/927474 "2020-12-18T01:08:21Z")
And he told me a few days later that he sent a romantic interest expensive flowers and Italian chocolates. He also claims he can’t yet repay me. What would you do in this situation? I never lend money I can’t afford to l… --- ## [Please help me to understand this riddle from when I was 11 years old, using crayons if necessary. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-to-understand-this-riddle-from-when-i-was-11-years-old-using-crayons-if-necessary/919717)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-to-understand-this-riddle-from-when-i-was-11-years-old-using-crayons-if-necessary/919717 "2020-12-18T00:55:42Z")
Hello everyone. When I heard this riddle when I was about 11 years old (just a coup’la years ago :wink:) I “got” this riddle right away and found it quite clever, but darn it if I could explain this riddle to anyone els… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1610) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1612)